A few minutes earlier…

Lancer was at the end of his rope as Ichigo continued to swipe at him with his Getsuga Tenshou-infused blade forcing him to do nothing but dodge and while he was faster than the Captain-level shinigami it was only up by a measily margin.

It eventually became clear to the Servent that it was only a matter of time before Ichigo got too close for him to dodge and when that moment comes were Lancer is force to block, that literal wave of destruction in the form of a sword. His Goa Borg will get snapped in two in an instant and leave the Heroric Spirt helpless.

But then he heard a massive explosion from behind him and when he turned around he nearly gasped when he saw Berserker in the middle of a huge burning crater and reduced to a near skeletal crisp. While Illisvyal stood paralyzed.

Then notice that Urahara was about to cast another spell and eventually the final blow.

'Damn it!' Lancer cursed to himself. 'If that guy manages to defeat Berserker then I have to face them two-on-one' he then let out a sigh while just barely dodging one of Ichigo's strikes. 'It might be better to cut my losses and fight again when it is just one or one' he then snorted. 'Or at least go down fighting'

However, the voice of Kirei then spoke in his mind.

'Now Lancer that is unwise…' The false priest spoke and the Heroric spirit could feel his stomach heart turn in dreaded anticipation. 'If we want to win this war against the shinigami, neither retreat nor death alone is optional now' he argued and then one of the command seals on his left forearm glowed. 'And thus…more desperate measures must be taken'

A few moments later Ichigo was still rushing at Lancer hoping to strike him down with his Getsuga-infused zanpaktou but then the Heroic spirit made a huge leap towards the substitute shingmai catching Ichigo off guard and forcing him to block the strike…Only for Lancer rushed passed him much to Ichigo's shock.

Which then gave The Heroic Spirt the time needed to activate his noble phantasm.

"Gae-Bolg" Lancer announced and Ichigo's heart was then filled with dread on hearing the name the spear and the noble phantasm not even needing to be thrown immediately flew out of the Celtic hero's hands shot up into the air and zigzagged in multiple angles at rapid succession.

However, Ichigo quickly resolved himself and charged at Lancer. Because even though he may still die he can at least take Lancer out with him and not allow his other allies and friends to suffer the same fate.

Yet instead of going to Ichigo…it went straight to Urahara.

In the present…

The moment Gae Bolg was activated and after Lancer chose a target…the victim's fate was sealed with very few means of avoiding it.

Sure its power could be negated if the conditions are met…but if not. Then it is simply impossible to oppose the curse of the spear.

For even if Urahara were to dodge and block the noble phantasm Gáe Bolg: Barbed Spear That Pierces with Death. It will just reverse causality itself, by making it so that the shingmai would be too slow to dodge or miss the timing to block the spear.

In other words, the moment that Cú Chulainn activated that noble phantasm…Kisuke Urahara's heart was already pierced.

Lancer then mentally called back his spear and flicked off the blood. While Ichigo looked in absolute shock at what he saw. His mouth hung open speechless before trembling in despair, his eyes widened and his pupils dilated as the horror and desperation finally kicked in.

"KISUKE!" Ichigo screamed in a panic and immediately rushed over to his mentor but by the time he got there it was too late.

Kisuke Urahara was dead.

'Lancer…' Keri spoke in the servant's head. 'Did the plan work?'

The Heroic spirit then growled in lowly displeasure. '…you did not need to make me do such a dishonorable move…' he spate in displeasure and Kirei let a short laugh in.

'As I said…some actions are deemed necessary in order win' He retorted evenly 'Now that troublesome Shinigami is out of the way and Berserker is still alive the rest of the enemies should be easy to b-'

Suddenly Kirei stopped himself when he felt a massive pressure radiating throughout the city much to his surprise. 'Lancer, what is that presence!?' He orderd but for a few moments, all he heard was a few grunts…until his servant spoke.

'It's the kid…' Lancer barely managed to say as felt the immeasurable aura pressing down on his shoulders like a large lake or sea slamming down upon him and upon looking at Ichigo, the teen's body was glowing yellow. 'That Spiritual pressure of his is skyrocketing…' A cold bead of sweat then dripped down Lancer's neck and a terrifying realization hit him. 'And I believe…he is no longer holding back'

Ichigo's body then as if on cue exploded like an eruption with Spiritual power and shot high up into the sky when he turned to face Lancer his eyes shone brightly and for a moment he saw a flash of red igniting them.

Lancer thought about using Gae Bolg on the enraged kid…before him even if it risked getting instantly cut down in the attempt.

However, before Ichigo could do anything else Soi-Fon now fully healed but still drained approached Ichigo.

"Kurosaki that is enough" Soi-fon ordered but Ichigo continued to rage.

"This guy ended up killing Kisuke by playing dirty and you are saying that is enough!" He snapped. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't go Bankai on that bastard right here and now!"

Soi-fon then sighed "Because he is not alone now…" she answered while eyeing Berserker who was ready for battle. "And not only that…but you will be also harming another in the process"

Ichigo then followed the captain's gaze and saw that Illyasviel was struggling to breathe not so much by the spell Kisuke cast on her which had since worn off… but rather by his overwhelming Spiritual pressure all the while staring at Ichigo in petrified fear.

"Ichigo…" Sado spoke to him while placing his right hand on his shoulder. "Calm down…" his friend reasoned. "Losing our cool is not going to make things better… so please"

The substitute Shinigami then looked at Illyasviel and then at his friend Sado and let out a deep breath and cooled down his Spirtual pressure. Knowing that both Soi-Fon and Sado were right and that they now need to focus on the battle in front of them.

Illvyasiel then regained her breathing and looked over to the fallen Kisuke and then let out a resighted breath. "Lancer, Berserker…I think it is time for us to retreat"

Lancer then looked over to the young magus. "Are you sure?"

The young childlike woman then brushed herself off. "It is as you said, the Shinigami are organized and powerful…and continuing this fight won't benefit any of us right now especially since we have already taken out one of their major players" She then had Berserker mentality command him to pick her up and place the magus on his right shoulder. "And once we regroup, get the chance to restore our strength and have more allies on our side…" She then glared at Ichigo who then looked away in guilt. "Then will have the means to crush them"

And with that Illvasviel and Berserker jumped up into the air to get away from the battlefield while a Lancer went into his spirit form and disappeared.

Later back at the emiya's residence. Both Shirou and Saber were in critical condition yet somehow stable. Shirou suffering from a server case of frostbite and Saber is from numerous cuts and loss of blood.

Rin then sighed dejectedly. 'It is a miracle that these two are alive at this point and that their bodies are somehow healing at a much faster rate than usual" She then lowered her gaze. "But it seems that even allying ourselves with Berserker wasn't enough to stand against the Shinigami"

Archer then stood silent with his arms folded for a moment and then let out an inward breath before speaking. "Indeed…simply teaming up with one or two more servants isn't enough to counter their teamwork. Given that will go as far as rescue their own when needed" He then stared off into the distance. "At this point, the only two options to win this war is to try or luck in getting the other Masters to help us…" he then narrowed his eyes "Or we just wait it out until the Shinigami and the other Servents wipe counter out"

Rin gripped her fists. "There has to be more options than that!" She snapped. "Maybe we can try taking the shingmai out one at a time while they are battling other servants, maybe we can start spying and gather information about their abilities and learn how to counter them!"

Archer then stared down at Rin. "And what is stopping the Shinigami from doing the same thing?"

The Tohsaka magus tried to speak up but couldn't come up with an answer.

The Heroic spirit then let out a breath. "Look Rin I know you don't want to lie low when dealing with a challenge, but right now our best bet is doing exactly that" he then stared back at Shirou. "Hopefully when enough shingmai and servants kill each other then we can make our move"

Rin then bared her teeth In frustration gripped her fists in anger and gazed over to the injured Saber and Shirou. Which made her let go of her fury. For as much as she hated to admit Archer was right.

However, to the servant and the magus surprise they heard ring and then a knock on the door, and Rin opened it, they saw Illyasveil with a tired but determined expression on her face. Alongside Lancer and Berserker.

A half an hour passed as the child-like-magus and spear-wielding Servant relayed the information to them all.

Archer focus his eyes speciously at Lancer. "So your master wants all the servants and magi in the war to work together to defeat the Shingami?" He then further furrowed his eyes on the spear-wielding hero. 'Am I hearing this right?"

Lancer then shrugged. "That is what he proposes and even the priest is willing to offer a command seal to each magus who participates in the alliance"

Archer then raises an eyebrow. "Well…if the overseer of the holy grail war is offering something like that then I guess it is possible. Considering that he would have plenty of command seals from all the magi that quit in the past Holy Grail wars" He then turn his gaze at Lancer. "But still, that is a lot to ask for all the magi to work together in this war even if it is against the Shinigmai"

Illyasviel then closed her eyes in thought. "Honestly, I can't help to agree with you" she agreed "However it clear to me that even with Beseker at my side, I would have lost him if it wasn't for Lancer here" She commented but the hero looked away in shame. "So while it is unlikely to happen. It is still the best chance to take out The Shinigami"

Rin then took in everything that Illyasviel and explained. Closed her eyes in thought and after a few moments gazed over to Illyasviel. "I have just one question…are you still willing to be our alley even if the other servants refuse?"

The child-like Magus then chucked. "Not too long I might have humored you…' her expression then straightened and became serious. "But right now I don't plan on ending our alliance until there are just the four of us left"

Touska then nodded in agreement. "That's better than what I can hope for" She then looked over to Lancer. "And what about you Lancer, are willing to still ally with us regardless of the result?"

Lancer then frowns. "At least until all the shinigami are whipped out or until my master says otherwise" He answered dismissively.

Rin then places and holds her right chine and then huffed. "Very well…" she looked over to the Cletic Hero "Lancer, let your master know that I will accept the alliance"

Illyasviel nodded. "I as well" she added.

Lancer then let out a tired breath. "Well alright then" he said while turning his back. "I can only hope the rest of the masters are this reasonable" he then looked back at the group. "Until I meet again" he then jumped out into the air, went into spirit form and disappeared.

Meanwhile, back in the forest Ichigo looked over the dead body of Kisuke Urahara and sighed at his disappointment, and then Soi-fon appeared beside him.

"I search throughout the Castle but there is no sign of the magus or her servant" She then looked over to Ichigo's sour expression. "Is there something wrong?"

Ichigo looked away. "It's nothing I…" he then let out a defeat sigh. "It's just I wish I figured out sooner that Lancer would pull a dirty move like that…and maybe Kisuke would still be alive"

Soi-fon looked at Ichigo and let out a dismissive breath. Yet her eyes and her voice if ever slightly, softened. "Don't blame yourself for not anticipating every single move your opponent makes Kurosaki. Especially against one you have no full knowledge of" She walked over to Kisuke's body. "For during a battle against a single opponent, it is only natural to have your focus only on them and to do otherwise would be both foolish and fatal" She then raised her zanpaktou.

'And besides…this bastard is too conving to die that easily" She then immediately stabbed her zanpakuto into Kisuke's body much to Ichigo's shock.

'HEY WHAT ARE-' He was about to rage, only for Soi-fon to pour more of her Spiritual pressure into the corpse…

Until it popped itself like a balloon.

Leaving Ichigo at a complete loss for words. Then he received a call from his cell phone and immediately picked up.

'Oh hey, Ichigo Kurosaki' the familiar voice of Kisuke spoke to Ichigo in a cheerful matter which made Ichigo stuttere himself in utter confusion.

"Kisuke I…" the substitute could barely form the words in his mouth. "How are you still alive!?"

The shopkeeper then let out a sly chuckle. 'Well Ichigo I am not exactly one to come into a fight unprepared and I anticipated that there was the off chance that Lancer might of targeted me with his spear of death. So by using my one of my portal Gigai's I transferred my consciousness and spiritual power into it. While my real body is nice and tuck in at home base'

Ichigo then had an exasperated look before letting out a breath of relief. "Well I am glad you alright hat and clogs…so you think you'll be in fighting condition soon?"

Kisuke then tone then soured. 'I am afraid not, while was saved from death with a fake body. It still resulted in nearly all my Spirtual power extinguished and it will take days for me to get back to full strength'

Ichigo hummed in understanding. "Right…well I guess just get everyone head back to base then"

'Best you do Kurosaki…' Kisuke agreed, but then his tone lowered and Ichigo immediately listened closely to his mentor's words. 'Because I have a feeling that the tide of this war is soon going to turn'

Meanwhile at Fukui Church Lancer then approached Kieri.

"Apparently by some miracle, every single Servent and Master has decided to join in the alliance" the hero spirit reported. "With some lured by the offering of an additional command seal and eliminating all the shinigami at once' he then narrowed his eyes. "However I wouldn't say it is a stable one"

Kieri then chuckled. "It matters not... After all the main goal is to eliminate as many of the Shinigami and Servents as soon as possible to complete the grail and to avoid as much interference as possible…" he then turned his gaze to another figure in the room. "Isn't that right King of Heroes?"

A handsome man dressed in elegant golden armor with a red rope draping over his legs, with fair skin, short spiky blond hair, matching earrings, and crimson eyes approached the priest with an air that radiated power, pride, and unfathomable arrogance.

"Of course, it is…" the man answered condescendingly as if speaking to a group of lowly dogs. "If those lowly grave keepers are willing to interfere in the completion of my Holy Grail then it is only natural that they should be eliminated for not knowing their rightful place"

Well things looking to heat up Now that the all Servents decided to band to togather to defeat the Shinigami. With the latter losing one of their major players.

Anyway here are other Captain and Vice Captain Parameterters.

Byakuya Kuchiki

Strength: B

Speed: B+

Endurance: A

Spiritual Power: A

Zanpakuto: B

Shikai: B

Bankai A+

Soifon

Strength: C+

Speed: A+

Endurance: C

Spiritual power: B

Zanpakuto: C

Shikai: C

Bankai A+

Renji Abarai

Strength: B

Speed: C

Endurance: B

Spiritual power B

Zanpakuto: C

Shikai: C

Bankai: B

Rukia Kuchiki

Strength: C

Speed: C

Endurance: D

Spiritual Power: C

Zanpakuto: D

Shikai: C+

Rangiku Matsumoto

Strength: C

Speed: C

Endurance: D+

Spiritual Power: C

Zanpakuto: D

Shikai: C

Anyway, see you next time!