Hello everyone and welcome back to the start of chapter 91 of the story!
And the last one of Pluribus Unum! Not saying much thing here on the introduction this time since I've talked enough in the previous chapter. So go ahead and enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: All of the Nasuverse characters belong to Nasu and are property of Type-Moon, with the exception of the OC's that belong to me, the author
"We did it! We took over the city, boys! The empire's headquarters are ours!"
The troops of the South Army all let out a cry of victory as they celebrated shortly after having defeated the last of the enemy forces that were still trying to fend off against them. Washington D.C was now theirs once again. This battle was over, and so did they expected the war to be ending with this too.
Having been the generals and great leaders of this particular confront, both Nightingale and Rama both relaxed down a bit and smiled. Their constant help and leadership of the troops was important for this win.
"It seems our work here is done." Rama speaked, resting down his sword. "Wouldn't have made it without your aid, Nightingale."
"Same goes for you." The nurse replied, also commending her ally efforts. "But the chaldeans could still be fighting as we speak! We must lend them our help too!"
Rama nodded, agreeing with her before the two could start heading to where the Chaldea team went to. "Right! But...that light. You've seen it too, didn't you?" He brought up the big fleeting light that they saw traversing through the city, having gone away just as quicly as it had appeared.
"Yes. I saw it. My mind couldn't quite process it what was it exactly. It was just so fast." Nightingale responded, mentioning how the giant light was only observable for some milliseconds due to how swift it was for them.
"General Rama! General Nightingale! You must see this!"
The two servants saw a soldier approaching them, his face anxious to show something.
"You look quite agiated. Easy up a bit and tell us what is it." Nightingale told to the soldier.
"And please it better be good news this time." Rama added.
"I-I can't really figure if it's good or bad. But it's certainly something outlandish! You need to see it!"
Wanting to know what was so 'outlandish' to make this soldier act so unquiet, the two decided to follow him torwards the place where he had see it. And upon reaching there, both Nightingale and Rama soon realized that the thing the soldier told them about was indeed extraordinary.
"Wha-?! This is..!" Rama approached, taking a closer look alongside Nightingale.
In front of them, an enormous deep chasm tored a zone of the city apart, separating the two sides with the wideness of a river. Entire buildings and streets having been wipped clean, with the abyss extending all the way out of the city and into the horizon. Presumably, that was where the big light passed through.
"What kind of force was behind such powerful magnitude like this one?" The nurse wondered.
California, East Coast
"L-Look! The Alactraz Prison has been split in half!"
The onlookers of a nearby town exclaimed in commotion as they all saw the prison that was located near the coast having been slashed by a what looked like having been a huge cut, leaving its mark on the building.
"Are you telling me that giant and long abyss came all from that distance to here, hitting the prison?!"
One of the inhabitants exclaimed in astonishment, having seen the chasm splitting the earth miles away until it reached nearby, having effected the famous prison as well.
And he was right. In just a space-time of three seconds, the giant light had traveled all those kilometers, going from one coast of America to the other, its power leaving a huge territorial damage in the form of a great, extensive and linear deep pit, as if the country itself had been cut in half horizontaly.
This was the power Nala had liberated.
Washington D.C
A suspenseful silence stood in the surroundings of the White House as the chaldeans all stared at Cú Alter after he had suffered the devastating purging attack from Nala, having totally destroyed his armour, Curruid Coinchenn, into pieces. A giant, gushing slash wound on the spearman's chest as he took a step or two back, having suffered the violent and blunt hit directly.
And even panting, at their limits, with their bodies begging to stop, if Cú Alter wouldn't go down after this, then the chaldeans would keep on fighting until he did.
"..." Peko stared at Cú Alter's eyes, with the spearman doing the same, locking contact. The boy felt the tension to be stil alive, already mentalizing himself for another hour of fighting Cú Alter if necessary.
Yet...
"Eh. Beginners luck I suppose..." Cú Alter smirked to Peko, confusing the boy.
"Huh?"
A loud metallic sound was made as Gáe Bolg slipped from Cú Alter's hand, falling with a bang on the ground.
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"Still..." Lifting up his head, Cú Alter saw the dark purple sky dissapear, being replaced by a soft grey one to which sun rays pierced through the clouds, shinning down on the loser and the winner of this battle. And the spearman was aware of who had win it. "Well played." He told to Peko and the rest of the chaldeans, attributing the victory to his enemies while looking at them, his body starting to fade.
"!" Peko's eyes widened, the emotions beggining to overwhelm his body as he and the group heard Cú Alter's declaration. What initially looked impossible and took several hours and effort, they eventually managed to pulled through.
"We...We did it. We defeated Cú Alter." Ritsuka said, lowering his face, the lips forming a tired smile. "We actually did it!"
"Confirmation of the objective! Both Cú Alter and Medb have been defeated!" Mash reported, laying down her shield, also making a smile. "With this, the war has eneded! Victory is ours!" She exclaimed. "Well done everyone!" She put a hand on Ritsuka's back, staring warmly at him. "You did well, Senpai."
"Wouldn't have made it without any of you." Ritsuka replied to his demi-servant. "That's where our strenght came from."
"Ritsuka..." Peko called out his friend, his voice sounding heavy with thrill.
"Hm? What is it Pe-O-Oi!" Ritsuka was cut short as Peko jumped torwards him, hugging Ritsuka.
"We've done it! We really defeated him, Ritsuka!" Peko exclaimed in pure joy, sharing the feeling with his friend. After such suffering and endurance, the chaldeans put an end to it.
Ritsuka laughed. "of course we did! With all that previous talk, we wouldn't let this end in no other way, would we?" He stared to the bright eyes of the boy, full of life and exctiment. "You've said it and done it, Peko. Great job!" He patted his friend's head, commemorating the victory alongside him. The blue sky appeared as the clouds drove away in the meantime.
Mash chuckled at seeing the two boys celebrating together. Her vision then went to Nala, who was some meters away from them, having been the one who slashed down Cú Alter after going through a transformation that attributed her a majestic royal knight armor. "That attack of yours was also amazing, Nala!"
"..."
"You really showed him!" Ritsuka said, heading torwards Nala alongside Peko and Mash, putting a hand on her shoulder. "This armor kinda makes you look-"
"Don't dare to touch me with those filthy hands, you low-scum peasant." Nala slapped Ritsuka's hand from her shoulder, speaking with an emotionless voice as she looked at him and the rest of the group with a cold and solemn expression in her face and blue eyes.
Such weird unfriendliness made the three take a step back in shock.
"E-Eh? What's wrong Nala?" Ritsuka asked her.
"W-Why are you giving us a mean glare, sis?" Peko also questioned, seeing how serious and apathetic she was looking at him and her friends. Specially in a situation like this. This was unusual of Nala.
"She's treating us like we were complete strangers to her!" Mash said, not wanting to assume what she was thinking in her head to be exactly what happened. "Don't tell me...that this transformation made her forget about us somehow and overwritten her entire personality!"
Fearing that could be the truth, the party all stared at the stoic Nala.
"...Pff!" Then, a contained mischiveous smile broke through her blank face. Nala dropped the facade. "Just joking!" She said in her usual lively and energetic voice, making the three all sigh in huge relieve.
"Good lord! You scared us with that!" Ritsuka said, happy to see that nothing bad had happened with the girl.
"Hahaha! I got you there, didn't I?" Nala smiled cheerfully.
"That wasn't funny! My heart actually skipped some beats!" Peko replied, not having liked his sibling's prank.
"What? Was I perhaps too edgy with the acting? I'm willing to take some criticism!" Nala told him.
"I think you acted well. Maybe even a bit overboard with it." Mash said to the girl.
"Yeah. There was no need for you to worry us like that-?!" Ritsuka said shortly before being immedialy hugged by Nala around his neck and shoulders.
"Then let's leave that aside and celebrate already!" Nala exclaimed with a wide happy smile, leaning her cheeks onto Ritsuka's.
The master of humanity couldn't help but to do as Nala said, contageated by her glee. Peko and Mash followed soon after and now the entire party was enjoying their victory all together in a sort of a group hug. Even if this was the fifth Singularity they have cleared and were most than likely used to it by now, this one felt special. After the way the previous one ended, with Solomon's presence and everything, the party was really needing this. Overcome an hard challenge if they wanted to proceed and lift up their spirits overall. And with the defeat of such ardeous and taxing enemy that was Cú Alter, that required the entire party to be at their best and even breach the limits, they all felt the collective step the group had taken with this fight.
"Fou fou!" Even Fou appeared behind Mash's shoulder to join the celebration, jumping up and down.
"And when I had just found out a purpose of my own, it all ends abruptly for me..." Cú Alter softly lamented, getting the attention of the party. He was still there after all despite his body being on the process of vanishing. "How ironic. To grasp it too late. An overdue will." He chuckled in resignation, proceeding to stare at Peko. "It would seem mine was too underdeveloped to clash with yours properly."
"And that's what made the difference in this." Peko replied to the spearman. "You never fought with a clear goal in mind nor ever had a will of your own until now. You could have all that raw strenght inside, be the strongest ever, that you'd still continue to be an aimless puppet for Medb. But with a mighty will, even a person you deem 'weak' can go much further than that." He explained to Cú Alter the reason why he had lost even after discovering his own ambition. "My and my team's will has been clear and undoubtable ever since the very start. We would never let our combined goal and hopes be destroyed by the will of an evil man who never had one in the first place."
"So that's what made you reach this far." Cú Alter gave an almost friendly smile to Peko. He had to admit it was in some way amusing to have seen the progress and evolution of the boy throughout all of their fights during the events of the Singularity. The contrasting ideas he had of Peko from their first battle to the aftermath of their last confrontation. Seeing how he trained and went above and beyond in order to prevail torwards an hard enemy like Cú Alter, made the spearman remember of a distant young past of his normal self. It looked like his teacher was right on something. It made Cú Alter genuinely gain some respect for Peko. "Eheh. To think I initially perceived you as a scrawny whimp..."
"Well, I kinda was that at the very beggining. But due to the hardships I came to face, it helped me get past that." Peko replied to Cú Alter, remembering how afraid and scared of everything he was at the start of this journey, working on himself to slowly change that with the influence of every passing Singularity he'd experience. "In a way, you also helped me take another step forward. I know it will sound weird to say this but, thanks for that."
"Keh! Got any medal for me then..?" Cú Alter responded sarcastically. "So in the end...character and determination also pushes people into being strong...My question is...where did yours come from?" He asked to Peko, staring to him one last time. "What's the reason behind your wills and ambitions?"
Peko knew exactly how to respond to that. "I do have one that gave me the spur to be where I am now." He put a hand on his own chest, remembering of a certain someone he had met in the flamming city of Fuyuki. "A promise to a person, that when we'd meet back again, I would have become more stronger and capable."
"...Ehehehehe. I get it..." Cú Alter responded, his body on the brink of fadin away totally. And in his last seconds, the corrupted Ireland's Child of Light could only wonder who or what kind of person that Peko made his promised with was. To push a fragil, meager boy into someone that could stand up for himself. That individual certainly had to be special. "Whoever that person is..." Cú Alter gave a smile to Peko, the resemblence of a more familiar Cú Chulainn appearing on his face. "...I bet that they'd be proud..."
And the terrifying spearman, the warmongering and blood hungry king that had plunged America into havoc alongside his cruel queen, had finally dissapeared, having only found his purpose at the very end. His and Medb's presence, would never come back to cause turmoil in this country ever again. The grail hit the ground, being left behind.
Peko stood quiet as he picked up the relic and stared at the remaining mana particles of Cú Alter's body going upwards torwards the sky before being no longer visible to his eyes.
Nala approached to her sibling, standing by his side while also looking to the same place. "There he goes. It's over." She turned her head to gaze at Peko. "He won't be a problem for us anymore."
"I sure hope so." Peko said, his mind rummaging into his own toughts. But he was shortly taken out of it by Nala knocking him in the head. "Ouch! W-What was that for?!"
"For saying 'thanks' to him!" Nala explained the motive.
"Come on now! I didn't meant it like that! You know it!" Peko told her, thinking that wasn't enough of a reason for his sister to punch him. "And you pratically punched me with iron by the way! That hurts a lot more than a normal fist!"
"Oh please! If you handled all those attacks you certainly can handle an iron punch!" Nala replied.
Peko rubbed the back of his head, groaning and whispering. "Then why don't you punch yourself in the face with that..."
"That armour does look pretty good on you Nala." Mash told to the girl, she and Ritsuka standing next to the twins.
"Hehehe, do I look like one of those magical girls?" Nala asked.
"Well, more like a knight girl rather than magical." Ritsuka replied. "But still, you're looking very cute in that outfit! Like a true princess!"
Nala giggled a bit as she inspected her own new armor and clothing. "Thanks!" She said, initially amused before having her smile tremble and her face getting a bit shadowy. "It's a little heavy though...Better start getting used to it next time!"
"How did you managed to get such transformation in the first place?" Peko asked her, curious.
"Training, of course!" Nala replied with a big prideful smile, crossing her arms.
"Don't throw that half-assed answer at me! What you just did definetly requires something else than just training!" Peko didn't believed that Nala managed to pull such transformation by only doing some practice. There had to be more to it.
"I doubt it as well." Mash agreed with Peko, looking thoroughly at Nala. "A transformation like yours would certainly need more other factors in order to be done."
"Speaking of which, how is your body feeling right now with that? Good? Bad?" Ritsuka asked to Nala, wanting to know if the transformation and addition of her armour gave somewhat of an effect inside her.
"Heh heh! Feeling quite well actually!" Nala said, moving her arms and hands. "It's as if my senses had an huge improvement! I can hear and see in a much more defined way! My body feels alot more fluid and energetic!" Nala said, hopping up and down on the ground until she begun to float in the air, much to everyone's surprise, her blue eyes shinning. "It's like I could do many things I couldn't before!" She exclaimed, shortly before beggining to sense her muscles get a bit sore, exhausted. "It's...very amazing..."
"H-Hey!" Ritsuka grabbed her body as she slowly descended. "You're looking tired, Nala! Take some rest!"
"Having performed such a transformation for the first time, adding the attack that ended Cú Alter, no wonder why you must be feeling extremely fatigated now." Peko looked at her with a reprehensive look. "Learn to economize your mana properly, idiot!" He said, lifting up his hands and about to cast hiw newly cure spell.
Nala giggled a bit as reaction, resting on Ritsuka's arms. "As if you yourself would reserve your mana during this fight."
"Leigheas!"
Some small green vegetation erupted on the ground below them, starting to cure Nala's exhaustion.
"That new skill you learned also helped us a lot, Peko." Mash told to the boy, remembering how he casted it during the fight in a moment where they felt they couldn't keep going anymore. "Specially coming in at an hour like that."
"Yep! It felt like we just had won an extra life with that." Ritsuka also congratulated Peko, giving a smile to him. "Great job on that one, Peko!"
"G-Geez! You think? I was just d-doing what I thought it was the best move to t-take us out of that situation..." Peko replied, blushing a bit from the compliments of both Ritsuka and Mash. He was glad that what Scáthach teached him ended up being helpful. Deep down, she was the one he had to thank. "It worked, teacher! Thank you for having teached it to me."
On the region of the North Army, the troops advanced torwards the huge crater that had opened on the ground after the explosion of Arjuna's Noble Phantasm, taking out the twenty-eight Demon God Pillars that composed Clan Calatin and the hindu servant himself with it.
Upon reaching to the place, the party of servants and soldiers gazed at the crater, finding no signs of either the demonic monsters nor Arjuna.
"The threat has been eliminated. Not a single trace left." Helena stated, looking around to the huge hole made. "I knew hindu Heroic Spirits were quite fearsome when it came to their types of magic and mana levels but hell, wasn't expecting that Noble Phantasm to be a literal nuke!"
"It was the only way we could have defeated those things." Tesla responded, looking satisfied. "And it was quite the successful plan."
"Tesla, you madman! I never thought you'd be crazy enough to have made a huge explosion part of your plan!" Edison shouted to his rival. "Taking risks never seemed a thing of yours!"
Tesla smirked arrogantly. "Because it was all previously calculated. I'm a genius you fool! I never would have went forward with this plan if I wasn't aware of its success rate! Of course that Arjuna was the biggest and most important piece to it. And he did it wonderfuly so." He explained, looking to the center of crater. "And now I hope he got the redemption he so desperatly needed..."
"What?! You're telling me you convinced that poor young man into suicide?! Tesla, you fiend!" Edison accused him.
"The heck you're talking about?! I didn't convinced such nonsensical crap you numbskull! Arjuna did it voluntarily and on his own will! I discussed the plan with him and everything!" Tesla justified, defending himself from the accusations of his rival.
Elizabeth sighed at the sight of seeing the two inventors about to start another squabble between them. "Is there anyone who gives bigger headache than those two?"
"Look who's talking!" Robin replied mentally, shocked at the lack of self-awareness from the idol lizard girl. He then stared at Li Shuwen, the martial artist looking at the sky. "What is it now? Another flying servant appearing?"
"No." Li Shuwen replied, seeing that the clouds were no longer with that dooming dark purple colour. "The sky, its opening up."
"Hm?" Robin decided to look upwards to the sky, everyone doing the same.
And so, they all witnessed the skies getting cleaner and blue. Not only that, but a breeze in the air that passed through them. A feeling that breeze brought a message with it.
"Hello? Is anyone there? Hello?" The hologram of Romani appeared in front of them, trying to establish contact.
"Oh! It's the boss of the Chaldea people!" Helena exclaimed, wondering why he was here. "Do you have something to tell us?"
"I do. I was trying to see your situation here the moment the signals of the demon god pillars dissapeared from my monitor." Romani explained, noticing the crater. "And judging by that, I assume that you defeated them, right?"
"You're absolutely correct, my transmissional friend." Tesla speaked to Romani, surprising the doctor who spotted him for the first time.
"W-Wait WHAT?! Tesla?! You're alive?!" Romani shouted in huge bewilderment. "How?!"
"Could we get to more important topics first?" Tesla ignored the doctor's question. "Do you have any news to give us about the South Army and their campaign?"
"Eee-y-yes! I do have!" Romani exclaimed, still being taken aback a bit at seeing the inventor alive. "It's..."
And so Romani explained the situation of the South Army and their fellow allies. He told them about queen Medb's fall. Of the valiant efforts of the Chaldea team on their intense battle against Cú Alter. How they were able to defeat him and the headquarters of the Celtic Empire conquered.
With that, came an unanimous realization on everybody's mind of the North Army.
"So that means..." Elizabeth said lowly, processing what Romani had told them.
"We won..." Robin speaked, a bit strucked with disbilief. "The war has ended and we won!"
Helena smiled brightly, turning around to look at Edison. "Did you heard that, Presiking? America was..."
"I...I really..." Getting overloaded with emotions, Edison's body shuddered, lowering his head as he could barely contain it.
Tesla just smiled. "They did it then. This country is no longer at-"
"AMERICA IS SAVED!" Edison roared in pure excitment to the entire army, erupting into huge cries of victory. "WE DID IT SOLDIERS! OUR HOMELAND PERVAILS! IT WILL SEE A NEW TOMORROW!"
All of this happiness was transfered to the troops, hugging one another, letting all of their tears of joy, suffering and relief come out, having reached to the end of a brutal war and see their country standing as the winner. What they had fought for, they guaranteed that couldn't no longer be taken away from them. They were finally free from the conflict and their enemies.
"Quite the lively party." Li Shuwen flashed a smile, seeing every soldier around him celebrate ina huge way.
Even Robin and Elizabeth couldn't hold themselves.
"You heard that puppy? We've won! Hahaha!" Elizabeth smiled, not prepared for what would happen next.
"True! We've pulled it off! We really did!" Robin said, getting so passionate with the victory that he ended up grabbing Elizabeth, lifting up her body.
"W-Woah! Hold on!"
"C'mon now! Don't tell me that when we just won the war! We have to celebrate!" Robin said enthusiasticaly, before calming himself down. "We have to...for those who aren't here." He said in a sorrowful tone, putting Elizabeth's body back to the ground.
She spotted the small bittersweet sadness on his face. "Puppy? Are you alright?"
Putting one hand on the lizard idol's head, the thief closed the other one into a fist and raised it up high in the sky. "Did you saw it? Chief? Billy?" Robin looked up, honoring his oldest allies. "Your country is secured. You can rest easy now!"
"And I'm sure they are." Elizabeth found it lovable how Robin dedicated this victory to his two fallen friends. She decided to do the same, thinking of one person in particular. "You too must be partying this, aren't you, Nero?"
"With me fellas! Three hoorays for Madame Blavatsky!" Edison told to his soldiers as he picked up Helena.
The small occultist however seemed a bit reluctant about it. "W-Wait a bit Presiking! I'm was just your secretary! The Presiking should be the one with the-"
"Hip Hip-"
"HOORAY!"
"Hip Hip-"
"HOORAY!"
"Hip Hip-"
"HOORAY!"
Tesla and Romani stood by, watching as Edison would throw Helena in the air, with the soldiers shouting.
"Its moments like these that makes a life worth living sometimes, don't you think?" Romani asked to Tesla.
"Ah. You could say so. Fighting for our survival and the seek for inovation to make such objective easier has always been mankind's goal." The inventor replied to him. "There is no better gift bestowed to a human than freedom."
"Took the words right out of my mouth." Romani said. "Well, gotta share the news of your victory against the Demon god Pillars to the others. Man, I can't wait to see the expression on their faces when I tell them that you're alive! Imagine the reactions!"
Tesla laughed a bit. "I sure would love to see that! Anyways, we're gonna continue the 'party' here. Until a next time my friend! It was a pleasure working with the likes of you!" The inventor said goodbye to Romani, knowing that since the Singularity was technically resolved, this would likely be the last time they'd saw each other before it begun correcting itself.
Romani guessed it too. "Likewise! You were a true genius like they said, Nikola Tesla!" He said, turning off the communicator and his hologram dissapearing.
Meanwhile, Edison and the soldiers had finished giving their hoorays to Helena, the american inventor putting the small occultist back on the ground. "Soldiers! I require your attention now please!" He called all of the army out, getting their eyes to stare solely at him. "For such special triumph, we need a special moment befitting of it!" Edison had something prepared. A long thing he had ready for when the scenario of their victory in the war happened. And now it was time to show it.
Getting in a higher position by climing a rock, Edison turned his electricity on, the cannon on his chest projecting a light that displayed the visual of instruments and lyrics. The crowd of soldiers all wondered what was about to happen as music from the projected instruments started playing and Edison, filled with a patriotic radiance, started singing.
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on!"
As Edison sang, Elizabeth reacted a bit perplexed. "Hey! What's this? What about my song?! I was the one supposed to-"
Robin quickly silenced her. "Please. Let's just enjoy the moment, shall we?"
And soon enough, it didn't took much time for every soldier of the army to join Edison on the singing, acting as the maestro while the lyrics would guide the troops in the singing. An hymn for those who had fought hardly for this land. A song that symbolized the wills and dreams of every american. For Edison, this was the crowning moment of an event that history would never register in its pages, but still couldn't let it pass by.
"In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free
While God is marching on!"
And every single soldier sang to the top of their lungs the chorus of the song, becoming in syinc with it, forming a beautiful moment of union. And Edison felt nothing more than an honour to witness it as its leader. Once the song was over, the entire army cheered, firing bullets in the air as if it were fireworks.
"Remember! This is America! Do never let anyone take what's precious from you! For the american dream is to be free! And free is what this population shall continue to be! Either be it in a hundread or even a thousand years from now!" Edison exclaimed, gaining another round of high applause.
"Something tells me you always planned on doing this." Li Shuwen said to him, seeing how delighted the american inventor got.
"You sure there won't be consequences in singing a song in a time period that said song still doesn't exists?" Tesla questioned his rival.
"Meh! The Singularity will clear all the irregularities within itself in any moment now, so I took the chance while I still could." Edison justified, knowing that what he did wouldn't make that much of a difference now.
"You jerk!" Elizabeth runned torwards him, pissed. "I tought we had a deal and I'd be the one singing the victory song! My own song!" She yelled, punching repeatedly the inventor on the chest.
Robin tried to stop her. "Jesus! Calm down a bit, will you?"
"Ow ow ow ow ow! Stop with that! It was an innocent mistake! I forgot!" Edison tried to explain himself as the lizard idol repeatedly punched him.
Tesla couldn't help but do a smug. "That was your fatal mistake, miss idol. You see, this guy here should never be trusted when the subject is about fulfilling deals."
Edison gave him an angry glare. "Grrr, Tesla you sneaky...!" Then he felt Elizabeth's punches coming to a stop. As he looked down, he saw the reason why. Her body was beggining to dissapear.
"Are you serious? It's time already?" Elizabeth said displeased, looking at her own hands. "I can't believe I missed the opportunity for my last show!"
"You know what they say. There's always a next time!" Robin tried to cheer her up.
"But I don't want to wait for it! I wanted to perform right now!" Elizabeth protested, sulking.
"I would also love to be here for a little longer, but it seems that's not possible." Helena speaked. "When a Singularity is resolved, us servants are the first ones to go. Our job here is done and our very own presence in this era are anomalies that also need to get cleaned off."
"I know that! It's just..." Elizabeth went a bit silent for a moment, feeling sad before coming up with something. "Oh! I had an idea! I'll perform my concert in the Throne of Heroes then!"
"I don't think the Throne is a place that allows you to do that..." Robin told her, finding Elizabeth's idea to be impossible to happen.
"Then I'll perform it in my next summoning! Right in the first seconds! To who, where, in what context, it doesn't matter!" Elizabeth exclaimed, set on making her next show in whatever means necessary. "Until then, I'll practice my voice and singing every day!"
"I'm sure that you'll rock it if so." Helena said to the lizard idol girl, giving her the goodbyes. "Thank you for fighting alongside us! If anything, it'd be a luck to be summoned in the same place as yours so that I too could watch your show."
"Hehehe, sure! Feel free to come! You won't have to pay a cent to enter!" Elizabeth replied, about to dissapear. "And you, Puppy? You'll also be there to support me, right?"
"If I get the chance..." Robin looked to the side before smiling to Elizabeth. "I'll make sure to be in the first line and get your autograph."
Elizabeth exploded from happiness with that. "Ooooh! Puppy!" She hugged him tightly for a few seconds before letting Robin go. "Welp! That was my participation on this tour! Hope you liked it and appear for future ones!" She said with a big smile, vanishing away, being the first to leave.
"You...aren't exactly thinking on going to her next show, are you?" Tesla told to Robin, aware of the terrible singing skills of the lizard idol.
"Hmm, I don't know exactly anymore to be honest." Robin replied, a part of him admitting that he'd much probably do it to give support to Elizabeth. And then, the thief also noticed his body beggining to dissapear. "Oh, looks like I'm next. A shame that Rama or anyone of the original Resistance isn't here for me to talk to." He lamented a bit, altough continuing to smile. "Still, I'm sure they are happy too."
"For as much as I did not thought of it at the beggining, I have to say that you and your small faction were important on the unfolding of this entire conflict." Edison said to him, giving the merit. "Your group were as much of saviors to America as mine was. And I too, wished I could have shared this moment with your leader. An american to another american."
"Heh. Thanks a lot for that. Are you going to give me a medal or something?" Robin joked.
Edison took it lightly. "Hahaha, don't go giving me ideas boy! You know I could've done that if I had thought of it earlier!"
"Then I'd have to decline. You should know who I am by this point. I'd probably give that medal to someone else in more need." Robin told to the american inventor, stating that material wealth was something he didn't really craved for, staying true to his legend.
"As if we wouldn't know it. You're a thief with a good heart, Robin Hood." Helena told him. "And that I think it's the most valuable in you."
"Eish! People sure love to romanticize my actions! But well, I just do what sits right with me." Robin said with sincerity, dissapearing. "And now, I shall go back to those woods..."
As the remaining party saw the thief of Sherwood leaving, Helena's body begun to also fade away.
"My turn! So, before I get to vanish..." She turned around to stare at both Tesla and Edison. "Be more friendly with each other next time! Do you hear me? Enough with acting so petty and rude with one another every time you meet!"
The two inventors were both taken a bit aback from the small occultist's demand, feeling a bit embarass.
"S-Sure thing, Madame Blavatsky. I'll at least TRY to do my best to tolerate him..." Tesla responded, not daring to look at Edison.
The other inventor was doing the same. "If it means you'll be happy, I'll see if I can be around this guy for five seconds, Helena."
Helena slapped herself in the face. "O Bozhe, you two really can't change..." Accepting that nothing could be done about that, Helena just decided to go out with a smile. "Well, I'm glad to hear that! This was quite the genius collab we got here! Looking forward for us three to work together again but for a longer period next time! And Presiking..."
"Hm?" Edison gave one last look at his right hand.
"You were really worthy of an american hero!" Helena gave thumbs up and winked at him, her body completely vanishing.
As he watched his most important helper go away in silence, Edison felt that he too was about to dissapear. And so, he headed to his troops and called their attention one last time. "Hear me, my fellow compatriots! As much of a beautiful moment this was for our history, I must inform you that I'll be leaving this country shortly after as my duty here is done!" Revealing that, the entire army's reaction was of confused and puzzled noises, not understanding why their leader was now abandoning them. "However, do not think that means my existence will be gone from this world! No matter the place or the situation, I'll always be looking down to this country and every american that inhabits it or is on another part of the planet, wishing every single one good luck! And like the present and future Founding Fathers, I too shall bestow my blessings to this land!" And in a last act to his own men, Edison saluted them. "IT WAS AN HONOR SERVING ALONGSIDE YOU!"
And in a huge commotion, the army replied with even more loud cheers and cries, feeling that there would be no other leader for them that would rival Edison. Walking back and standing next to Tesla, the two watched the soldiers continue the party, enjoying the moment.
"Now, America shall have to move on without me. Do you think they would miss me if this whole event wasn't wipped from their memories? " Edison asked to Tesla, still gazing at the crowd.
"This country needed someone to step up and serve as their leader. A figure that could serve as a carrier for their hopes and pick this land up from its chaotic state, saving it from destruction. So in my humble opinion, I do think this country would indeed miss you." Tesla gave his opinion. "For a few months." He added.
"Eh. Guess that this might have brought me more joy than of my inventions. Seeing this prosperity is...heartwarming." Edison told to Tesla.
"And that's the true goal of an inventor. Not create things in order to boast himself and sell it for high prices, but to contribute for the greater good on humanity's evolution. An inventor who thinks of the others well-being will never run out of ideas." Tesla responded, telling Edison what was the true essence of inventors like them.
"That sentimentalist talk does sound quite nice." Edison replied, seeming to understand Tesla. One of those rare moments were the two seemed at peace with each other. "Maybe I should try that approach too one day..."
"..."
"Tesla..."
"Hm?"
"Here's the remote device I made to turn off all the helter skelters!" Edison told him, throwing a remote at Tesla all of a sudden.
"W-Wait-What?!" Tesla clumsly catched it with his hands.
"It's just to press the big red button! I made it simple so that idiots like you could use it! Bye!" Edison threw one last insult to Tesla, vanishing away.
"Wait a damn minute you-..." Seeing that his rival had left in a hurry, Tesla cleenched his teeth in irritation. "Grrr, Edison you jackass! Even here I have to finish up your works without being paid!" He complained before pression on the red button of the remote, turning off all the helter skelters on the army, no more being able to be used in the short time that was left of this Singularity before being corrected. "And what avout you? Aren't you going to start dissapearing as well?" Tesla turned around, speaking to Li Shuwen.
The martial artist had been quiet for the entirety of the other servants goodbyes, still being present. "Not yet. I still have some business to attend to. I only hope to arrive on time before missing the opportunity." Li Shuwen told to Tesla beggining to walk away.
"Could I know what is it?" Tesla asked.
"A thing that was promised to me." Li Shuwen smiled. "See ya around." He bid farewell to Tesla.
"Have fun then! Until a next time!" Tesla replied back, being the only one remaining of the party now. Walking into the cater, heading torwards its center, the inventor distanced himself from the happy noises of the soldiers, getting some short time to himself. And now, with only the soft wind to make him company, the inventor made some calculus. "Define the longitude and latitude...Direction Southeast and..."
Using the previous knowledge he had of having lived on this country for majority of his life, Tesla closed his eyes and smiled when he positioned his body to face a specific direction. The direction where he knew he'd be facing torwards Washington D.C. where his master was.
"That could pretty much have been an ascension that Nala did it just now."
"WHAT?!"
The entire Chaldea team, minus Nala, yelled in surprise as Romani and Da Vinci were explaining to them the hypothesis behind Nala's recent transformation.
"Nala ascended?! How is that possible? I tought only Heroic Spirits like servants could be able of doing such thing!" Mash asked, having studied the topic of ascensions.
"We are also trying to figure it out here." Da Vinci replied, looking to other screens at Chaldea that contained new data about Nala. "But according to the information of the readings we just got, the mana inside her looks to have dilated, the circuits becoming something of an higher standard. And if what she said about her senses having gotten sharper, than it could be assumed that Nala has literally ascended in physical and mystical terms."
"Plus the magic crest on her back. The one with the crown tattoo." Romani tapped his monitor with a pen, pointing to the image of Nala's back. "The signal has also expanded, and its now looks the equivalent of a power plant supplying the entire enery throughout her body. It's clear that Nala's mana is drawn from here."
"Then there might be more deep correlations to the magic crests on our backs?" Peko asked to Romani, already knowing that the magic crests/tattoos on his and Nala's back were potential clues and evidences tied to their lives.
"Surely. We'll have to conduct a more analyzed study once you arrive here." Romani replied, shifting his sight to Nala. "And if you don't mind Nala, we'd need you to perform some tests so that we get a better comprehension of the current state you are in."
"Aww men! Does that means I won't be able to have some minimal rest?" Nala pouted, only wanting to lay down and have some nice sleep.
"Don't worry about that. Of course that you'll get your rest. We are thinking about running the tests only some days later." Romani gaved her a reassuring smile.
"But how does an ascension works in the first place? Nala wasn't the first case we've seen of it." Ritsuka speaked. "If I recall correctly, Cú Alter also did ascended when fighting against us."
"See it as a way of leveling up or someone entering into their next stage during a battle." Romani explained to Ritsuka as well as the entire group. "For Heroic Spirits, ascending allows them to gather and possess more mana energy withint their Saint Graphs. Its like upgrading a weapon with better equipment. For a servant themselves to reach it, they must have already been alligned with their own being in order to make their Saint Graph evolve."
"And ascensions can vary between significant or small changes, both physically or psychologically." Da Vinci continued the explanation. "In a sort of way, they are a representation of an Heroic Spirit at the peak of their lives or even idealized versions of them."
"Then Nala's armour is in someway connected to our lives?" Peko theorized after hearing the explanation of the italian inventor.
"Does this armour reminds you of anything, Nala? Have you seen it or used it before?" Mash asked to the girl, wanting to test out that theory.
Unfortunately, it didn't seemed to get much of a result. "Hmmm, nope! Doesn't ring me any bell. As much as I'm concerned, this is the first time I'm seeing and using this armor."
Ritsuka made her another question. "What about the moment when you ascended? Did you felt anything?"
Nala tried to recall it. "Well, it felt like I had bathed in a warm light. I-I know it sounds bizarre but it did felt like it." She closed her eyes. "A shinning flower in the middle of a darkness. It was like that inside of me, I had an obligation to protect you and then everything in my body begun to feel perfect in that moment, as if I had took an higher step, if you know what I mean."
"It sounds like your entire being was in a state of ecstasy." Da Vinci replied.
"That's what ascending feels like?" Peko asked.
"I think it would depend on the situation or servant or on how common does a servant uses to ascend." Romani replied, not being so sure. "But like, we don't exactly know if Nala's transformation was even an ascension by the true definition of it. It could have been something simillar maybe. Did it came sporadically or you intentionally triggered it?" Romani asked to Nala.
The girl on the other hand looked like she was getting enough of the questions. "Is this supposed to be a questioning or something? Why don't you save that entire thing for later? Can't we just go home now?"
Romani backed down once Nala told him that. "Y-Yeah! You're right. Sorry for making all of these questions now. I was just curious about this phenomenon. By the way, we bring you news of the North Army."
"Did they managed to defeat the Demon God Pillars?" Mash asked to him and Da Vinci.
"We can confirm it! They have dealt with them! The war has been won on the two fronts!" Da Vinci happily revealed to them.
"So that means this war has indeed ended! All the problems this Singularity had have been solved!" Peko replied, content with the news.
"And once more, Chaldea saves the day!" Nala exclaimed.
"Now, only two Singularities are left remaining." Mash said, seeing how majority of their mission had now been finished. "I can feel the salvation of humanity getting closer!"
Seeing the group happy with the news, Romani couldn't wait to reveal one more thing. "And also-...?" Staring at Ritsuka, the doctor saw him happily smilling with his eyes closed, the head lifted up to the sky and the hand with the Command Seals on his chest.
"I did it, Tesla." Ritsuka said in a calm and serene tone, thinking about the person who had been his servant since the start of this Singularity.
"..." Observing, Romani couldn't help but to smile a bit as he decided that perhaps Ritsuka didn't need to know Tesla was actually alive.
"Thank you, for making me see it." Ritsuka said, visualizing the image of the inventor. "I'm grateful that you were my servant."
And on other part of the country, Tesla could also feel the pride on his master, his closed eyes facing the direction of his current location. Even if his master was very much an average human being, with no extraordinary talents or skills, Tesla could tell that Ritsuka had something that many other mages of higher caliber would never have or care in having it. Perhaps being an ordinary human in a world of powerful mages, was the thing that made Ritsuka Fujimaru special.
"Goodbye, my master. I always knew you were a genius to something."
Dissapearing amidst some static electricity, Tesla faced the open sky as he left this Singularity with one guarantee about Ritsuka.
"You truly were a good master."
"We will start setting up the Rayshift now." Da Vinci told the group as she and Romani begun to prepare their travel back to the base, typping on the computers and ordering the other staff. "Be ready to leave this place at any minute!"
"Got it." Ritsuka replied, awaiting it with his team.
"See ya soon!" Romani told them as his and Da Vinci's hologram dissapeared.
And just as the Chaldea team was left alone, wondering what they would do or talk about in order to spent the short time left before exiting the Singularity, they heard some footsteps approaching them.
It was from Nightingale and Rama.
"Glad to see you fine." Nightingale told them.
"So it's true! You have really defeated Cú Alter!" Rama added.
"Nightingale-san! Rama-san! You're here!" Mash exclaimed, replying back.
"Did you came here to say your goodbyes?" Peko asked to the two servants.
"We sure did. We noticed that the Singularity is about to fix itself, so we decided to bid you farewell." Rama told them.
"And what about the soldiers in the city?" Ritsuka asked, seeing that they had left the troops behind.
"Don't worry. They are all fine and celebrating. Once the Singularity gets resolved they'll be back to their families and forget all of this happened." Nigthingale said, proceeding to pass a finger on the bandages that covered her lost eye. "Specially those who have died. They'll come back and wake up like it was all a dream." She said with an warm smile, glad that all the deaths of normal soldiers and innocents in this war would be reverted.
"And what a hell of a dream that would be!" Nala said back, making the two servants notice the armor she was wearing for the first time.
"Wow! Where did you get that?" Rama said in surprise.
"It's a bit of a long story. Don't know if we have the time to tell you all the details." Ritsuka said to king of Kosala.
"I see. Welp! What's important is that we managed to put an end to the Celtic Empire!" Rama said.
"And now, this country can go back to breath normally, having been rid of its disease." Nightingale speaked, glad that she and everybody else saved the entire lives of one country. "They shall not suffer anymore."
"And it wouldn't have been possible without your help." Peko said to the nurse. "You've always been helping and pushing for us since day one from when we arrived here. You're the reason why Ritsuka is even still here with us."
"Nightingale-san's determination to save all those people, even at the worst of times, was fundamental. You never stopped from trying to heal this nation." Mash told to the nurse.
"And you even made me change my perspective on nurses overall! I hope more could be like you!" Nala said, Nightingale's posture and demeanor having left a good impression on her.
"I appreciate the words. But I just did my duty as a woman who cares for the health of others." Nightingale replied while shaking their hands. "I couldn't sit by and ignore all the pain and death. I urged to treat every single wounded I could. And at last, exterminate the virus that had been infecting this country and causing harm to its people."
"And you've succeded." Ritsuka told her.
"Particularly, yes. I do have a wish however, that is still far away from happening." Nightingale revealed to them her body beggining to dissapear.
"Hm? And what wish is that?" Nala asked to the nurse.
"That hospitals will cease to exist. That the world becomes a place that will deem them unnecessary." Nightingale shared her wish, surprising the others a bit. "It might be contradictory, since that such buildings are my working area, but I really do desire that there comes a day where all illnesses are eradicated, so that no more people can be sick or hurt. That no more pain will need to be healed!"
"A world without pain, huh? No suffering..." Peko whispered, feeling that such premise and scenario to be endearing to him, almost familiar. "That's a very lovely wish."
"I wouldn't mind that one becoming true. For the sake of everyone" Mash gave her opinion on it.
"A world like that sure sounds fantastic!" Nala added.
"I never tought I'd meet a nurse that could be so serious and obsessed about her duty yet gentle and caring at the same time." Ritsuka told to Nightingale. "If anything, I think you deserve to witness a world like that someday."
"As long as I know my job will no longer be needed, I'll be more than happy enough." Nightingale replied, glaring at Mash. "Miss Mash, do you still remember about our conversation."
"Y-Yes I do, Nightingale-san. Why?" Mash replied.
"Then you know that if you want your wish to become true, you'll have to fight hard for it, understanding the reality that makes you desire for such thing in the first place. Never forget about that." Nightingale gave one final piece of advice to the shielder.
Mash nodded in reaction. "I will! Thank you for saying me that, Nightingale-san!"
With a smile, Nightingale gave one last look at the group. "Same goes for you too. Remember to never stop fighting for what you think its right." She said, her body vanishing. "To fight...for a better world..."
And as she was gone, Rama now prepared to say his goodbyes too, being the last servant remaining.
"I wonder how many times you've had to say goodbye to many other allies throughout your journey." Rama wondered, judging by the expression on the chaldeans faces.
"You could say we are used to it by now." Ritsuka replied. "But everytime we do have to say goodbye, we make sure to do it with one important detail: to always be smiling." He said to Rama, remembering of an advice given to him and his friends by Mozart at the end of the first Singularity.
"Eh. That sure sounds quite useful for farewells." Rama replied, seeing his body vanishing. "And mine is now. It was a pleasure to fight alongside you, people of Chaldea. Altough I'm sorry if I couldn't be of help for majority of your time here."
"No problem! You ended up making a great difference anyways." Nala told to the king of Kosala.
"You led the South Army incredibly well, Rama-san. I'm sure that every soldier felt honored to have had you as a general to this decisive campaign." Mash added, commending Rama's efforts.
"As I'm sure that Sita must have felt proud of you too." Peko brought up Rama's wife, the person responsible for having taken out his deadly curse at the cost of her own life.
"I wouldn't doubt it." Rama replied, happy to hear that. "I'd say that in the end, my main priority maybe had always been to rescue Sita. And I'm glad I achieved that. However, to have also save this distant nation by fighting alongside brave warriors like you, made this experience even more unforgettable." Rama bowed down respectfully, his body almost fading. "May next time we meet, it will be with my sword dedicated to your goals for a longer time. My blessings to the rest of your journey, people of Chaldea..."
"Thank you. And save travel back to the Throne. May you reunite with your beloved there." Ritsuka gave his farewell to Rama, watching the king of Kosala dissapear.
And now, with the two servants gone, the chaldeans didn't had to wait much time as the Rayshift begun, their bodies beginning to levitate as they headed torwards the sky.
"Oh! The Rayshift has already begun!" Peko speaked, holding the grail in his hands to make sure it wouldn't fall.
"Isn't that a spider on your hand?" Nala asked, pointing at Peko's head, scaring her sibling.
"HPHM?! W-Where?!" Peko exclaimed in fright, almost letting the grail slip from his hands as he looked and saw that there was no spider, having fell for his sister's life. "Ah! You liar! T-That wasn't funny!"
Nala giggled, loving the reaction. "Well, it was for me." She said, putting her hands in the back of her head as Fou appeared on her head.
"Fou fou!"
"See? Even Fou agrees with me." Nala told to Peko.
"Like if you know what he's saying..." Peko replied, a bit annoyed by the prank Nala played on him.
Meanwhile, Nala observed the two siblings interacting with one another before looking down at Ritsuka and offering him her hand. "And what about you, Senpai? Ready to go?"
The answer was obvious. Ritsuka smiled back to her, taking Mash's hand. "Ready."
And once again, the chaldeans had cleared another Singularity. From a rocky and tragic start to a grand and glorious ending, they had left this country with a new hope for a better future after helping America survive against its menacing enemies. By now, there wasn't a single american in the land that wasn't smiling with glee and partying after hearing the news of the war's ending. From west to east, up north and down south, to the younger and older generations, to the ones that were already here and the ones who arrived later. They all celebrated and thanked for the salvation of their nation despite from where they were. America was a big land, with many different people and cultures inside the United States. And despite that, America would find its strenght on all the different populations that would be present in its giant territory, taking them under the wing of the american dream. For its grace was in one super population that was formed from many.
"Oi...Wake up...Wake up!"
"Nghmm, mhmmm?"
"Good. You didn't kick the bucket."
Waking up in her residence, Scáthach saw Li Shuwen standing next to her, waiting for the spearwoman to open her eyes.
"What...happened?" Scáthach asked to the martial artist, lifting up her body.
"Nothing but the good news. They've won the war." Li Shuwen revealed the outcome to Scáthach.
"Oh! Then Cú Alter and the Celtic Empire were defeated?" Scáthach replied.
"Yes, they are no longer a trouble." Li Shuwen said, getting up from the ground. "Congratulations! You make a hell of a great teacher."
"You mean 'we'. You also trained one of them." Scáthach giggled, wanting Li Shuwen to also recognize his own credit for having trained Peko and Nala alongside her. "See? I knew you had the knack for this. You should start teaching as well."
"Don't speak of that now. I'm still too young for it. I'll save it for when I'm older. This was a one time exception only." Li Shuwen said to Scáthach, still not finding attractive the idea of having pupils and teaching them. "I know exactly why I'm here."
"Of course I do. I'm not the type of forgetting promises." Scáthach replied to the martial artist, the two exiting the Land of Shadows and stepping into the woods outside. "Hmm, the florest is back up again. The Singularity is already beggining to fix itself."
"I do think we still have enough time for one round." Li Shuwen said, warming up his arms and spear, positioning himself, ready for combat. "So, what do you say? To the death?"
Scáthach gave him a little smirk. "Sure. Why not?" She replied, summoning up her two red spears. It was finally time to fulfill the duel she had promised to Li Shuwen. And now, with all the problems here solved, the two could fight one another without interference of things holding them back. Being fully healed and her body back to great condition, Scáthach prepared herself to attack Li Shuwen.
As the fall of a single branch broke the silence, both two servants jumped and clashed their weapons into each other, giving start to their so promised duel.
"Guess who's back?" Nala exclaimed, the team having arrived to Chaldea from the mission, having finished another one.
Yet, no one else replied back or said anything.
"Hm? What's the deal? Cat got your tongues?" Nala asked, finding weird how everybody stood silent.
"It isn't exactly that, sis." Peko told her, calling her attention.
"Hm?"
"Your armor is gone, Nala." Ritsuka told her, pointing to the girl's own body that had gone back to her normal and default clothes, the royal princess look gone alongside her blue eyes.
"Wah?! I'm back to normal?" Nala said in shock, looking at herself.
"Guess the Rayshift cancelled out your transformation or it has simply runned out of time." Mash pondered.
Meanwhile, Da Vinci was comforting Romani.
"Why!? Why did it had to dissapear right before I could have took a closer look?!" Romani yelled, crying and sobbing on the italian genius shoulder.
"Don't be sad Roman. It happens. I'm sure there will be a next time." Da Vinci consoled him.
"Y-yeah...Maybe you're right Leonardo..." The doctor said amongst the sobbings. "Unless..." Putting his hands together in a prayer and transmiting an aura of a good samaritan, Romani approached Nala and tried to convince her. "Will you transform and show me your armor if I ask nicely?"
"Hell no! I'm exhausted! What I want right now is to take a bath and sink deep into my bed's mattress!" Nala replied, shutting down Romani's request, much to the doctor's anguish.
"You tried doc. You tried." Ritsuka patted Romani in the back.
"Sure, I guess...But going back to what's important, where's the grail?" Romani asked the group.
"Right here!" Peko replied, showing and handing the grail to the doctor.
"Thank you." Romani said. "Another one for the collection. I could already consider you veterans at this."
"But we still haven't guaranteed the perservation of humanity nor avoided its doom yet." Mash told him. "After today, we should already be thinking and preparing about the next Singularity up ahead."
"You speaked well Mash." Da Vinci replied to the shielder. "For now you should go to your rooms and take some rest. We will call you later for dinner."
"Understood Da Vinci!" Peko replied. "Oh! And one more thing that I want to ask you..."
Leaning over to hear Peko's words to her ear in secret, Da Vinci seemed initially surprised to then change her face into mild intrigue. "Hehehe, sure thing Peko! I'll be more than happy to allow you to."
"What are you two talking about?" Ritsuka asked them, he and the rest curious.
"Can't tell. It's secret only between me and Da Vinci." Peko told them.
"Oh well, not gonna any sleep into trying to figure out what is it." Nala replied, not insisting for the two to reveal it.
"Same here. You are all dispatched guys!" Romani declared. "See you later!"
"See ya doc! Da Vinci!" Ritsuka replied, beggining to walk out of the control room alongside the rest of the team.
"Fou! Fou!"
As they where on their way to the exit, Mash begun to speak with Ritsuka as Peko, Nala and Fou walked in front of them. "Are you enjoying the journey so far, Senpai?"
"It had its highs and lows, but I guess that's the point of every journey." Ritsuka told her, still walking. "So yeah, I've been liking it so far."
"Same." Mash replied. "Even in the bad moments that have pushed us down, it made me appreciate the better moments with you and everyone else even more." She put her hands close to her chest. "I know that even if everything I experienced was to be erased, I would cherish this memories for as long as I was able to."
Ritsuka agreed with her, turning around. "You said it Mash. But why do you speak-...M-Mash?" In a sudden shocking terror, Ritsuka stared at the shielder with a dreadful glare.
"Hm? What's wrong, Senpai?" Mash asked him, not knowing why he seemed so afraid all of a sudden.
"Your head is..." Lifting up his finger and pointing at it, Ritsuka was so in shock that he was unable to finish his words.
Even Peko and Nala stopped in their track to look behind.
"What are you two talking about?" Nala asked.
"Is there something wrong?" Peko added.
Feeling a warm liquid slidding down on her face, Mash proceeded to touch it with the tip of her fingers, seeing it what it was.
Blood.
Mash was bleeding from her head without explanation. She then stared back at Ritsuka, her eyes fully muddled. "S-Senpai...?"
And then she felt her vision failling and her legs giving up, her entire body losing consciousness as she fell down.
"H-Hey!? Mash? Mash?! MASH!"
Fifth Singularity: North American Myth War: E Pluribus Unum- Foundation Restored
To be continued...
And that was it for chapter 91 and the end of Pluribus Unum!
Wow! What a ride! Exactly twenty chapters! The longest one of the Singularities until now. And oh boy, if this was big, imagine Camelot and Babylonia later on!
And what better way to end a Singularity in America than with the feeling of american patriotism? And thinking about it, it amazes me how there wasn't any other story event that took place in it. (And before you can say 'actually' I do am aware that Traum does happen in North America. Altough there isn't really anything american in there)
About Nala's armor, Kristallblume, it's technicaly Nala's first Ascension. Like imagine, she's actually a playable character that you are there leveling it up, gather the materials for her Ascension and then *poof* you get her royal armor design. Now, why she has an armor and the lore reasons behind it?...I'm afraid I cannot tell you now for story reasons. And like you've guessed it, if it's anime and there's a transformation, it automatically means that the character is stronger in that transformation. So yeah, Kristallblume enchances Nala overall fighting skill and senses, making her a more powerful fighter.
So that's finally it guys. This fic has completed all the 'early' Singularities (Even thou I myself don't consider Pluribus Unum to be exactly 'early' but whatever), only being left with the two clearly best Singularities and behemoths of Part 1 of FGO. From here on, not only the plot of the game will go crazy but the plot of the fic as well. This was the point Nasu came in and said: "Hey gimme that shit! I'll begin writting for this game now if we want this to have a story with real great quality!" So yeah, if you enjoyed this fic so far, prepare for it to go even wilder! Because some of the things I have planned for both Camelot and Babylonia, oh boy! If it makes me want to rub my hands like a villain.
So anyways, that's all I wanted to say, and see you next time on chapter 92 and beggining of Camelot! Peace!
P.S:
Nala (Walking with a replica of a windmill in her hand)
Don Quixote: Oh oh, niña Nala! What do you bring there?
Nala (shows him): A windmill! Like it? I made it myself! (lie)
Don Quixote: Hm hm, a windmi-...(looks at it and begins to have PTSD) A...A windmill?
Nala: Hummm, are you oka-
Don Quixote (brandishes his lance): ¡Un gigante! ¡Cuidado niña Nala, estamos bajo ataque!
Nala: W-What?! A giant?! Where?!
(IMPORTANT NOTE: THERE WON'T BE CHAPTER NEXT WEEK)
