"Ohhh damn it!" Omenda screams out while using his fastest Shunpo crying tears of fear. "Will you two just piss off already!"
Shirou and Saber ignored the pleading Vice-Captain. The latter carried her master on her shoulder as she rapidly jumped from rooftop to rooftop and while he was too fast for her to catch up with the fleeing Shinigmai she was not so slow that she wouldn't be able to lose track of him.
Shirou then narrowed his eyes on Omenda and then to Ichigo who was grabbed in his arms. "So Illaysveil must have somehow captured the same captain-level Shinigami we fought yesterday…" He mused as looked back up at Ichigo. "I don't know how but somehow his Shinigmai powers are sealed' he then looked at his servant. "What do you think Saber?"
"She then focuded her gaze on Ichigo. "Curious…it seems that this shingmai has a human form but, he is only able to access a sliver of his Spiritual powers through it…" she then lowered her eyes. "If you wish Shirou we could attack from this distance as they flee and I will aid you in that"
Shirou's expression then softens. "But you don't want to do that huh?"
Saber then averted her gaze.
"Look it's alright…" Shirou assure her. "If want to face this Captain-level Shinigami when he is at full strength then that is what we are going to do"
Saber then widens her eyes a bit in surprise and looks towards Shirou. "Are you sure?"
The young magus then smiled. "Of course, because I know how much you care about honor in war and combat Saber" he explained reassuringly. "I am not going to force you to do something that you don't want to do"
Saber then looked at Shirou and then backed at her fleeing target. Before saying "Thank you"
Ichigo who was a little more than a citizen at this point couldn't help but look over to Shirou and Saber talking to one another like good friends.
And makes his heart ache that they will soon have to fight to the death.
Meanwhile back in the forest…Soi-Fon without a second thought dodge out the way of a massive stone axe that split apart the earth in half from where she one stand.
Then upon seeing her attacker, they revealed themselves to be a shirtless behemoth of a man with dark gray skin, wild hair, huge bulging muscles that looked like they were carved out of steel and red flashing eyes that were consume by rage and madness.
"Don't think this makes us allies Lancer…'" the voice of the child spoke up and when Soi-fon turned around she saw the albino girl in the purple fur coat and dress Illyasveil. "I just rather not lose a servant to one of these Shinigami if I can help it"
Lancer then looked at the magus and snickered.
"Well, I usually don't like when someone interrupts my fight…" he then looks over to Berserker. "But considering I am outmatched I will retreat for now..." He then jumped onto a tree branch and looked over to Soi-fon. "If you survive this, I hope we meet again Shingami" he then made a salute and dashed off.
"Hmph…now that he is out of the way…" Illayveil then eyed the captain. "Berserker…kill her!"
With a mighty roar the enraged titan of a hero rushed at Soi-fon at furious speed and swung his stone axe at her once more. But the commander of the stealth force flash stepped out of the way, appeared behind Berserker's back, and stabbed the golden needle of Suzumebachi into the nape of his neck.
However, to Soi-fon's shock, the blade of her Shikai couldn't pierce through the Servant's skin while Illaysveil smirked in amusement. Berserker then immediately turned around and swung his stone axe at the captain once more. Forcing her to backflip over the attack land on a nearby tree branch and begins to analyze her new opponent.
Then she remembered a conversion she had with Kenpachi who encountered this Berserker for the sake of gathering intelligence.
" He was pretty strong, but didn't have much in terms of skills, but what made him challenging was this god hand of his!" Kenpachi spoke up in excitement.
"God hand?" Soi-Fon said perplexed.
"Yeah, it was this special ability this little girl ranted on about how her Servant can revive themselves from death each time it is killed and gain near invulnerability to the thing that killed him…so I just made my attacks much stronger than last to overcome it"
The smaller Captain then sweet stomped in bemusement on hearing that. "Right…so basically the way to deal with this ability is by killing it differently each time until he runs out of lives to revive himself, right?"
"Kenpachi snorted. "Maybe considering that girl ordered him to retreat after I killed him for the fourth time…though I do like challenge that Servent guy that fought Ichigo a and that curse spear of his!"
Soi-Fon let out an irritable sigh. "I just might Kenpachi...just don't be surprised if your recklessness gets you killed when you face him"
The 11th division captain chucked. "And the same could be said for you if you encounter that Berserker guy!"
Upon flashing back to the present then looking at the needle of her Shikai and then back at Berserker 'It was like a refined version of the Arrancar's Hierro...to the point that Servant wasn't even fazed by Suzumebachi's stinger...'
She gaze nervously at the imposing heroic spirt before letting out a deep inward recompose herself and then flared up her Shunko. 'Then just means I have to increase my strength to the point I can bypass it like Kenpachi did' she lunged at herself at Berserker with a wind-empowered kick.
But to her shock the Servant didn't even bother to dodge her strike…and to her dread just like her Shikai the monstrous man remain indifferent to her strikes.
While Illayveil chucked in the background
Growing desperate. Soi-Fon proceeds to launch various wind-empowered kicks and punches at Berserker, but not a single one manages to affect him in the slightest. Then as if almost casually Berserker grabbed hold of Soi-Fon's left leg much to her horror and proceeded to slam her down repeatedly and rapidly into the ground. With enough force to crater it and make the captain cough up saliva and blood, as she could feel her organs nearly getting crushed and bones on the edge of breaking. Before the Servant tossed her away like a rage doll.
However, Soi-Fon used the moment to launch a massive tornado blast at the Serven that leveled hundreds of trees at once and created a wide trench into the ground itself…yet the mad Servant charged through it as if were nothing more than a harmless breeze. Before immediately rushing right in front of Soi-Fon who widened her eyes in disbelief, her pupils dilated and her jaw quivering, before the Servant stuck down with his axe and once again forced Soi-Fon to narrowly evade from the attack that shattered the ground where her feet had once been.
'Not even a fully powered blast from my Shunko can affect this thing!' She cried out in her head in completely stupefied by what she was witnessing from the servants and then focused her gaze on the raging servant. 'I didn't think I had to use this so soon, but it doesn't seem I have a choice'
The captain then landed on the ground immediately she was engulfed in a massive pillar of white Spiritual energy that made the air dense and shook the area around her. Then when the dust settled her golden needle-like gauntlet, transformed into a massive golden rocket with black markings with a matching face guard much to Illayveil's surprise and bemusement.
'Bankai…Jakuhō Raikōben!'
Soi-Fon shouted out and immediately aimed her missile at Berserker who immediately charged at her. As if trying to stop the captain from launching it. However, Soi-fon had long since trained herself to be slowed down by such preparations, even from the recoil of her Bankai and so all she'd needed to do was aim her target.
And when Berserk was at point-blank range, she fired…
Fins shoot out of the missile as it heads straight towards Berserker who for once tried to block with his stone axe. Yet the huge rocket overpowered him and pushed the servant up high into the air.
Before denoting a tremendous explosion that was so massive that it could be seen throughout the entire city sent shockwaves so vast and potent that pushed back nearly all the trees in the forest and forced Illvaysail to cover her arms.
Then when the dust settled. She saw that Soi-fon was gone and a few seconds later Berserker landed right next to her.
'Impressive…' Illayveil said. 'When that captain used that…Bankai of hers it was strong enough to take out three of Berserker's lives. She then nodded in thought. "And the fact she retreated must mean she likely knows of God hand's abilities…no matter" she then smirked. "For she will be dealt with soon enough"
Meanwhile standing behind Illayveil who was overlooking the fight was Rin with a stern yet analytical expression.
'Archer, you saw that right?' She asked her servant mentally.
'I did…' Archer confirmed from the top of the rooftop hill. 'Not only does her servant Berserker possess greater strength than a saber, but his noble Phantasm practically made Shingami powerless before him…' he then furrowed his eyes in concern. 'And even when that Bankai managed to kill him he just revived himself from death'
Rin then let out a short breath. 'Then it is I assume…her servant Berserker is no other than legendary Hercules, with the noble phantasm god hand. A blessing and curse of the gods that makes one imperious to any attack rank that is rank B or lower. A stock of eleven extra lives that each represents one of Hercules's deeds and an Adaptability to any attack that manages to take one of those lives'
Archer Hummed. 'With that type of power hardly any servant or captain would be able to stand up to this Berserker…' his tone then lowered. 'Which must mean that this Kenpachi is much more dangerous than we thought'
Rin then gripped her fist. 'And yet even if managed to kill this Shinigami…it makes me wonder if she would still bother to hold on to this alliance…'
Archer then smirked. 'Don't worry Rin…' he perked up and Tousaka looked a
'Even if they both turn on us you still have me, the kid, and Saber on your side and together we take down Illayveil and Berserker when comes to it'
Rin then paused herself for a moment…and then smiled. 'Thanks, Archer…' she then looked over to the distance. 'And right now we have another battle to deal with'
Meanwhile, Saber and Shirou finally tracked down Omenda to the Suit where all of his associates resided and prepared themselves for battle once more.
