Hello, Everyone. This is Brave of the Blue here, with another long-awaited chapter! This chapter was initially supposed to be split into two, but since I took so long to finish, I decided to put them into one long chapter to satisfy those who waited over a year for this chapter.

Ragna: Funny question, what the hell took you so long anyway! It's been over a year!

Well, funny you should mention that since there are many reasons for why it took so long, I had a bit of a writer's block on what direction to take the story in, what characters I should add (other BB characters and not) and what I wanted the ending to be, but after some thinking, I have a pretty good idea of what I want the ending to be and all the major plot points, so hopefully you shouldn't have to wait this long again for another chapter.

Ritsuka: But you've had this chapter pretty much done for like 5 months now.

Ah, I see you want to be a little tattle tale huh? I don't regret what's coming to you.

Ritsuka: Wait! What's that supposed to mean?!

Ahem. Nothing~. Another reason that it took so long is that this year sucks, Coronavirus and so many other things have been stopping me from putting a focus on this story, but I plan on finishing what I started...so on that note, I have a question for the readers..I̶̶̶ ̶w̶̶̶a̶̶̶n̶̶̶t̶̶̶ ̶̶̶y̶̶̶o̶̶̶u̶̶̶ ̶̶̶t̶̶̶o̶̶̶ ̶̶̶r̶̶̶e̶̶̶p̶̶̶l̶̶̶y̶̶̶ ̶̶̶w̶̶̶h̶̶̶e̶̶̶n̶̶̶ ̶̶̶y̶̶̶o̶̶̶u̶̶̶ ̶̶̶r̶̶̶e̶̶̶v̶̶̶i̶̶̶e̶̶̶w̶̶̶,̶̶̶ ̶̶̶w̶̶̶h̶̶̶e̶̶̶t̶̶̶h̶̶̶e̶̶̶r̶̶̶ ̶̶̶R̶̶̶a̶̶̶g̶̶̶n̶̶̶a̶̶̶ ̶̶̶s̶̶̶h̶̶̶o̶̶̶u̶̶̶l̶̶̶d̶̶̶ ̶̶̶h̶̶̶a̶̶̶v̶̶̶e̶̶̶ ̶̶̶a̶̶̶ ̶̶̶p̶̶̶a̶̶̶r̶̶̶t̶̶̶n̶̶̶e̶̶̶r̶̶̶ ̶̶̶(̶̶̶o̶̶̶t̶̶̶h̶̶̶e̶̶̶r̶̶̶ ̶̶̶t̶̶̶h̶̶̶a̶̶̶n̶̶̶ ̶̶̶R̶̶̶a̶̶̶c̶̶̶h̶̶̶e̶̶̶l̶̶̶ ̶̶̶2̶̶̶.̶̶̶0̶̶̶ ̶̶̶o̶̶̶f̶̶̶ ̶̶̶c̶̶̶o̶̶̶u̶̶̶r̶̶̶s̶̶̶e̶̶̶)̶̶̶,̶̶̶ ̶̶̶o̶̶̶r̶̶̶ ̶̶̶s̶̶̶h̶̶̶o̶̶̶u̶̶̶l̶̶̶d̶̶̶ ̶̶̶i̶̶̶t̶̶̶ ̶̶̶b̶̶̶e̶̶̶ ̶̶̶a̶̶̶ ̶̶̶s̶̶̶o̶̶̶l̶̶̶o̶̶̶ ̶̶̶a̶̶̶d̶̶̶v̶̶̶e̶̶̶n̶̶̶t̶̶̶u̶̶̶r̶̶̶e̶̶̶.̶̶̶ (EDIT: I forgot that you can make a poll since I haven't really been in this account for over several months, so go to my profile and vote on the poll instead, thank you in advance!)

Ragna: A partner?! I don't need one!

Well, that's for me to decide, so post if you are for or against it and I'll make my decision looking at your opinions and the way I had the story laid out. Now I'll let you ladies do the honors.

Mashu, Gudako, and DaVinci: Enough talking, let's get this show on the road!

Chapter 4: Wanderer

Bedivere braced himself for the oncoming attack, bringing out his sword to block incoming sword strikes from Mordred. The two swords clashed, creating sparks as the wielders of these two swords used their might to force the other into submission. Mordred smirked as he pushed forward, causing Bedivere to lose ground, that was until Bedivere pushed back causing Modred to be caught off guard by the strength of the man he considered to be a third-rate knight compared to the other in the Knights of the Round Table. Modred got over her confusion quickly and pushed back with even more force, pushing Bedivere back seeming to have the advantage until Mordred felt a punch to the gut, causing her to gasp in pain as she sent flying backward.

Modred then saw Mashu charging forward with her shield. Modred was able to get his footing back and blocked the attack with his sword, before pushing Mashu back, overwhelming her and sending a kick to her stomach. Mordred then saw Ragna coming from behind Mashu and focused her attention on the incoming Bloodedge, easily sidelining Mashu and charging towards him.

He's fast!

Ragna is barely able to dodge the oncoming sword slash from Mordred's sword but is left wide open after dodging. Mordred takes advantage of this and seemingly punches Ragna in the stomach. Mordred smirks until she takes a closer look and sees Ragna is able to stop her punch at the last moment. Ragna then tries to kick Mordred, but she is able to block the attack with her sword. Bedivere appears from above and tries to strike down Mordred, but Mordred pushes Ragna away and moves back, avoiding the attack altogether, however right behind her was Mashu, who uses her shield to land a blow which sends

"Not bad, you three are putting more of a fight than I thought you would. I might be able to get some real enjoyment from this." Mordred said.

"You alright, Mashu?" Ritsuka asked as he went towards where Mashu was.

"Yes..I'm alright," Mashu said.

"Ragna, we'll back you up!" Gudako said as she was about to summon his servants, but Ragna put his hand up signaling to Ritsuka to stop what he was about to do.

"There's no need for you to waste your energy, the three of us should be enough to take this son of a bitch down," Ragna said. "I know what you're gonna say, but just trust me, okay?"

"...Alright, but if things start looking south, I'll do what I think is best." Ritsuka said.

"Brother, are you insane?!"

"Heh, you bastards must have a death wish, but don't worry I'll make it quick and painless," Mordred said as he charged towards Ritsuka, but her charge was blocked by Bedivere. Both of them being out their swords and two swords clashed.

"Don't forget that we're your opponents," Bedivere said as he used more force to push back against Mordred.

"Fine then, I'll take care of you first then I'll deal with them later," Mordred said as she proceeded to use more force to match the force Bedivere was using. Bedivere then started smirking as he stops pushing back against Mordred, moving to the side as Mordred begins to fall forward, revealing that Ragna was behind Bedivere before Mordred was able to react Ragna sends a kick to her gut. Mordred ends up landing on her feet and is about to charge towards Ragna, but she suddenly found herself blocked by Mashu's Shield. Mordred strikes against the shield with her sword, thinking that there was someone there only to be met with surprise, as she is easily able to knock the shield down to the ground and finds that Mashu wasn't there. Mordred looks left and right but doesn't see Mashu.

"Over here!"

Mordred looked up to the sky and saw Mashu trying to dropkick her. Mordred easily blocked the oncoming attack with her sword and then swatted Mashu away, causing her to fly backward. However, instead of falling to the ground, Bedivere came from behind and Mashu landed on his sword with her feet and uses it as a backboard allowing her to chargeback in immediately.

"What the-?!"

Mordred was then kicked in the face by Mashu, causing her to stumble backwards. The top of her armor was shaking around so much that Mordred started to get disoriented. Mordred was barely able to dodge Bedivere's horizontal sword slash by moving back to create space and she tries to reorient herself. Ragna predicted this and appeared from behind Mordred as she was landing.

"Pay attention! Hell's-!"

Mordred looks back in confusion, but before she was able to do anything, she received a right punch which was surrounded by darkness that appeared to the stomach from Ragna.

"Fang!" before Ragna follows it up with his left arm, sending Mordred several feet away and crashing towards the ground.

"Look, who's the insect now, huh. You know if this is all that King Arthur's son has, then I'm quite disappointed." Ragna said as he charged after Mordred not trying to give him time to breathe.

Mordred reached for her sword and stabbed it towards the ground, causing Ragna to lift his eyebrow a bit before noticing that the sword started to shine a red light and tried to back off from Mordred, but was too late as a beam came from the ground and while he was able to avoid getting hit by it, the force of the attack was enough to send him backward. Thankfully he was caught by Bedivere. The beam caused a massive hole in the ground and out of the hole, came an incredibly pissed off Mordred.

"You're sure are talking a lot of shit, for a person who's about to get their ass kicked, just because you got lucky with Gawain, doesn't mean that you are anything to me," Mordred said as she took off her helmet, revealing her facial features.

"It looks like someone's mad. But sure, whatever you say daddy's boy," Ragna said and then turned to Mashu & Bedivere.

"Did you really have to make him angrier?" Gudako said

"It looks like he is finally taking things seriously, be on your guard, you two." Bedivere said the two.

"Same to you, Bedivere," Mashu said

Mordred stayed still as the three prepared themselves and then suddenly disappeared, appearing in front of Mashu as Mordred used the back of her fist to sway Mashu away like a fly.

'He's gotten even faster!' Ragna thought to himself, he was then interrupted by Mordred sword almost about to go through his skull, thankfully Bedivere was able to block the attack and used his elbow to create space between him and Mordred.

"Focus, Sir Ragna! Now is not the time to be focusing on other things!" Bedivere said.

Ragna nodded and charged towards Mordred, however, Mordred used Mana Burst, increasing her speed exponentially, in order to get behind Ragna and kicked him backward, sending him crashing towards the wall. Ragna saw that he was crashing towards the wall and using quick thinking, turned on the wall sticking ability that was installed on his Azure Grimoire, so instead of crashing through the wall, Ragna was able to land safely on the wall by sticking to it with his feet.

Ragna then sees that Mordred is about to go after Mashu, who had just gotten up from the ground and activated Hela's Shield, using the Kanshou that he got from Emiya and threw it at Mordred. Mordred from the corner of her eye saw this and tried to move out of the way, but was too late as it managed to cut her left cheek.

Mashu then used her shield while Mordred was distracted and pushes Mordred back. Mordred snickered in annoyance and was about to charge towards Ragna until she was then forced to defend against Bedivere's attack, with the two being at a stalemate.

"That's an impressive artifical arm by the way! Is that why you were so confident earlier! Where did you get a thing like that?! I don't remember any of us having anything like that!" Mordred said as she began to use more force, pushing Bedivere back.

"Ugh!...You don't remember huh?...You sure about that? Maybe it's just your bird brain getting in the way!" Bedivere said as he pushed against Mordred.

"Oh so you're calling me a blockhead? Don't get too cocky, Bedivere. You're just a feeble knight who managed to the King's attendant because of Agravain kicking it so early. Your nothing compared to me! King Arthur just happened to have a liking to you!"

"You are right that I am just a real knight, I am nothing compared to the others whether it be in prowess or gifts. Yet the king relied on me until his last breath. To repay that kindness, this arm was granted to me. A gift from the archmage Merlin, Nuada's arm."

"Until his last breath, you say? Fine, I'll kill you here right now, I won't even tell the King that you were here!"

"Burn thy soul and unleash thyself, O Silver light. Both my loyality and yours are the same. In the past they were true, but now they are distorted. Mordred...you are both my enemy and my brother-in-arms. I can understand that pain now. That is precisely why I will slay you with all of my strength! Switch on- Airgetlam!" Bedivere's artificial arm started to shine, activating his noble phantasm. Bedivere started to push back Mordred's sword with more force, pushing back Mordred.

"Shut up! You don't know anything about me!" Mordred said as he tried to push back, only to be overwhelmed.

Damnit, what the hell is going on! Even with my gift, he's pushing me back!

While Mordred was distracted with Bedivere, Mashu jumped over Bedivere, trying to land an attack from above. Mordred reacted to this and backed away, causing Mashu to miss and leaving her open for an attack. Mordred's charge was intercepted by Hela's shield interrupting Mordred's attack on Mashu. Mordred snickered in annoyance as she turned her attention to Ragna, charging directly at him, causing him to jump off the wall to dodge the incoming attack. However, Mordred recovered faster than Ragna had expected and as Ragna was currently still in the air he wouldn't be able to dodge...normally.

Mordred saw this opening and dashed towards Ragna, planning on taking him down once and for all, but Ragna smirked as the letter of his right arm changed from H to D.

Alright, it's now or never! Let's show him what we came up with, Rachel!

Activating Dark Asylum

Suddenly Mordred suddenly started falling to the ground at a faster rate than normal, causing her to miss her attack entirely. Mordred managed to land to the ground in her feet. Before Mordred could even register what had just happened, she was sent flying backward from a kick from Mashu or would have if Mordred hadn't grabbed her foot before the kick could have made an impact. Mordred then threw her towards Bedivere who was charging towards Mordred, knocking the two of them away. From the corner of her eye, Mordred sees Ragna planning to sneak attack her from the back. Mordred quickly turned around and threw her sword at Ragna, surprising him although he was easily able to sidestep it. However, this was just a distraction as Ragna soon learned when Mordred appeared right in front of him

"ORA!" Mordred said as she proceeds to lariat Ragna to the ground, creating a giant crater in the ground.

She sure lives up to her title as the Son of King Arthur. Ragna thought to himself as he started touching his aching neck. Her erratic fighting style makes it hard for me to get a reading of what she is planning to do...

"Tsk. Are you all ready to give up and surrender? If you do, I'll give all a painless death (except for the red coat bastard. Can't wait to finally get out of this hellhole and finally get a home in the Holy City with father.)."

"As much as I hate to admit this, she's tough for sure," Ragna said as he got back up from the ground. "But I have an idea on how to take care of this bastard once and for all."

"Hm?" Mashu said confused

"I hope it's nothing too crazy, Sir Ragna," Bedivere said laughing sheepishly as he got up from the ground.

"Nah, just come over here real quick," Ragna said as he beckoned the two to come to him. The two walked over towards where Ragna as he turned to them and started to whispering to them the plan he had in mind.

"Oh yes, that might actually work," Bedivere said.

"I agree, it's worth a shot at least."

"Alright, then let's do this." Ragna as the three broke up and began to face their opponent.

"Hey, what are you insects plotting?!"

"Nothing, shorty! You scared that we're going to kick your ass!"

"Hah, as if! You honestly think I would go completely serious against a bunch of losers like you."

"We'll see about that!" Ragna said as he charged back into the fray against Mordred. Mordred prepared her sword to strike Ragna down before he got close to her. Ragna sidesteps this attack and ends up using the back of his right foot to slam Mordred's sword into the ground. He then rotates 360 degrees before kicking Mordred in the face, causing her to reel back loosening her grip on her sword. Ragna then uses his left foot to kick her sword out of the ground before grabbing it and throwing it towards Mordred, who charges towards it. Mordred grabs it before suffering a direct hit from Bedivere, not paying attention due to being solely concentrated on the sword.

Mordred lands on the ground after Bedivere's attack but gets up to see Mashu about to hit her with her shield. Mordred tightens her grip on her sword as the sword itself starts to glow with a red aura. However before she could attack Mashu, Hela's shield made contact with the sword, clashing with a sword, causing the red aura to suddenly disappear, shocking Mordred.

"What the-?!" Mordred was then forced to block Mashu's attack which had enough force to push her back to the wall.

"Alright, we're almost done here!" Ragna said as he charged ahead of the two towards Mordred, clutching his hand in a fist. Mordred prepared to block Ragna's incoming attack but was surprised when Ragna completely jumped over her, opening his hand as if he had dropped something next to Mordred. Mordred didn't have time to figure out what Ragna was planning, as she was pushed back by the combined forces of both Mashu's and Bedivere's attack.

"I don't know what the hell you insects are planning, but it's not gonna work!" Mordred said as she proceeded to step forward with her right foot, trying to use force to push back their oncoming attack. However, the ground under Mordred proceeded to glow a dark aura, causing Mordred to look down in confusion, only to be sent flying by an explosion the moment after.

"What the hell?!"

"Huh?!" Ritsuka said in the background confused about what had happened. He turns to Arash and asks. "Who was that? You see what happened, sis?"

"Nope, I'm confused as you are." Gudako said.

"Hmmmm...I see, this idea of Ragna's seems to be working.." Da Vinci said.

"What do you mean? do you know what's going on, Da Vinci?" Gudako asked.

"Well, I have a hunch, but it would be no fun spelling it out. Just keep watching and pay close attention."

"Tsk. You damn insects are damn annoying!" Mordred tried to charge towards Mashu and Bedivere using Mana Burst to get an increase in speed, only to be blown back again by a sudden explosion. Mordred ended up being back where she was before and looked around her to see where these explosions are coming from. It doesn't take long for Mordred to put two and two together and figure out the culprit behind the explosions, as Ragna appears right in front of her.

"Yo."

"Oi, what the hell did you do?!" Mordred said. "I know that you're the one behind those damn explosions!"

"I don't know what you are talking about?" Ragna said while smirking. "Why are you so mad, I thought you said that we were just some insects."

"Why you!" Mordred said in annoyance, stepping forward as she plans on striking down Ragna, only to be blown back again by another explosion. Before Mordred could even have time to catch her breath, she ends up getting rammed in the face by Mashu's shield, falling to the ground.
"Damn y-!" Mordred is then blasted by another explosion, sending crashing towards the wall. Mordred looks at Ragna who is sitting down on the ground and smirking at her. Mordred right eye, starts to twitch in annoyance and she quickly gets herself off the wall and is about to rush towards Ragna, but Ragna speaks up.

"I wouldn't really do that if I were you," Ragna said. "Unless that is you want to be sent flying again."

Mordred then stopped in her tracks, not wanting to be met with another explosion.

"You've lost. It would be best if you surrender, Mordred, and get lost." Ragna said."In case, you haven't realized, while you were busy fighting with Mashu and Bedivere, I put explosions all over this place that only activates when you are near on them. Your fighting style is erratic and was hard to read at first and the mountain terrain is so big meaning that you had a lot of freedom. I figured that if I box you on in, then I can negate that factor completely. Also don-"

"A Landmine, huh? All that means is that I don't have to touch it, right?!" Mordred said as she proceeded to jump to the air, trying to avoid the landmines while at the same time attack Ragna from above, only to blast back to the wall."

"You didn't let me finish! I was going to say that it activates when you are near it, whether it be from above or below and the explosion will track you. Also just in case you were wondering, my shield over here cuts through magic, which is why cut on your cheek hasn't healed or why your noble phantasm didn't activate."

"Face it, Treacherous Knight Mordred. If you are unable to reach us, then this fight is over." Bedivere said putting away his sword. "As much as I would like to settle things between us, I would prefer if you didn't disgrace yourself anymore."

"Mordred…" Mashu said remembering the events that had happened in London and contrasting how the Mordred before them acted

Mordred stayed silent for a bit, before rising up from the ground while smirking.

"Not bad, you've got me."

"...?" Ragna responded by raising an eyebrow before Mordred's sword started to glow red.

"I'd be the laughing stock of the Round Table if I were to surrender to you weaklings. So screw my reputation! I'll obliterate this mountain and you along with it!"

"Oh. Shit."

Ragna said as he immediately got up from where he was sitting and charged towards Mordred in an attempt to stop her from unleashing her noble phantasm.

Crap! I don't think I'm going to be able to make it in time!

"Feel the seething rage of this planet! Clarent Blood-!"

Mordred was then interrupted by arrows shooting at her arm joint, stopping her from unleashing her noble phantasm.

"Oi, Who the hell was that? You wanna die?!" Mordred said, looking towards the source of where those arrows came from.

"It's a battle after all...someone is bound to die! Especially those who ignore their own limits and keep coming back for more!"

"Arash!" Mashu said in glee.

"Nice move, you three. Thanks to you guys taking care of the Knight over there, I was able to take care of the other soldiers, leaving only over there. All that is left is to take his head, but…" Arashi sighs. "I don't know about that guy, he looks like he's ready to blow up everything including himself. His gift is Rampage, right? I bet he's about to unleash all of his power and blow this mountain away along with his sword.

"..You can tell, huh," Mordred said.

"Nahhhh. Just a coincidence. Rampaging magical energy would only lead to your own demise, even for a heroic spirit. At most, you get to power up your noble phantasm for a bit. Your gift "Rampage" sounds good, but it's no different than a nuclear meltdown. Do you get it now? The one who gave you that gift, see what they think of you?"

"...Yeah, that's right! I'm a hound, see? I take the prey, kill, and kill again. In the end, I'll happily die in a ditch! I'm just taking you along for the ride! Come die along with…"

"No thanks."

Mordred blinked and was met with a hard left hook to the face, with Mordred swearing that her nose broke. Mordred expected to send flying backward but instead found her neck being grabbed by Ragna's right arm and being pulled upwards.

"What the hell do you mean by, 'I'll happily die in a ditch!'? Not only have you Knights of the Round Table lost your minds, but your pride! Shit like what you said pisses me off, even if you're my goddamn enemy! Did your King Arthur run away when Camelot was burning down or did she continue fighting for her country till the very end? You were part of the Knight of the Round Table, I don't know why I have to be the one to tell you this."

"..." Mordred said

"You said you came here in order to get a reward from the Lion King, so now that you've hit a roadblock you're just going to give up?! I thought I was fighting against one of the knights of the round table, not freaking 'brats' who give up after one obstacle."

"B-Brat?! Who the hell are you calling a brat?!"

"Y-" Ragna said until he was interrupted by an unexpected voice.

"You, you dumbass!" Ritsuka said yelled, "At least that's what you are acting like right now, the Mordred we met would never give up her pride, even when things looked tough she always had that 'If you want me you can get me you, son of a bitches!'."

Everyone looked at Ritsuka in complete surprise, as the last words that you would think would come from a 16-year-old modest teen are Dumbass and Sons of a Bitches. Well, that is would happen if you hang around someone who swears like a sailor most of the time.

"Well, that was unexpected...but you're talking my language, Ritsuka!" Ragna said.

Note to self: Talk to Ragna about the things he's has been teaching my brother.

"Wait a minute, what did she mean by she wasn't a brat!" Arash said. "By your appearance, you appear to be younger than Ritsuka and Gudako."

"No! I'm older than them, probably. My appearance is frozen at my 16-year-old self!"

"So you're saying that somewhere in the throne of heroes there is a 25 ye-."Romani said

"Romani. Drop It." Da Vinci said.

"I see...then he's a proper adult, all the more reason to start over and put everything on the line if your feeling frustrated."

"So what is it going to be, are you going go on with the whole blow yourself up thing you got going on if so I'll destroy right here and now," Ragna said as he glared at Mordred. "..Or are you willing to take this as a draw and fight me again."

"...Shit, as much as I would hate to say it, listening to these idiots cooled my head." Mordred said as she sighed. "Fine, I'll play along. This round is my loss. Besides, my whole unit has been annihilated."

Ragna then let go of Mordred and she fell to the floor on her feet. Mordred grabbed her sword and put it over her shoulder, walking past Ragna.

"I'll let this village go, too. I was only hunting after you vermin anyway. If you're going to be meeting with the Lion King, we'll face off in the Holy City regardless...This fight is on hold until then. This is an oath of a Knight since you spared my life. I will never break it." Mordred said as she then turned around looking directly at Ragna. "Oh, also there's a bit of a game on who can capture you, so the rest of the Knights will be after you too."

"Whatever, I'm not scared of those assholes. (not like I'm not used to people being after me anyway)."

"Heh. Either you're brave or an idiot. Stay alive until then, weaklings! I won't forgive you if you lose to another Knight of the Round Table!" Mordred then departed, causing Mashu to sigh in relief.

"Mordred's signal is fading away. Are you sure about letting her go?"

"...It's despicable, yet unavoidable. We can't save the village if she self-destructs here. We already lost when they invaded. The fact that we were able to negotiate a draw is enough." Cursed Arm said.

"That's true, Arash was able to protect the village with his cover fire. Now all that's left is to check up on everyone in the village and see if there's anything we can do to-Bedivere?"

Ragna turned to Bedivere, who appeared to be in pain, he then suddenly collapsed, shocking everyone one.

"Bedivere?! Are you okay? Hang in there!" Mashu said.

The last thing Bedivere saw was everyone's concerned faces as the world seemed to get darker and darker until it was nothing but darkness.

"I've laid Bedivere down to sleep. He has no noticeable wounds, but he's physically exhausted. If only we had a servant specialized in healing. Both me and the cursed arm have no knowledge." Arash said.

"And I haven't mastered treatment spells, either," Mashu said

Ragna turned to Ritsuka and Gudako, who shaved their heads no and sighed

I wish I could help, but my healing Ars is pretty limited...man I wish 'she' was here right now.

"...This might be due to his Noble Phantasm." Da Vinci said. "Yeah...It definitely takes a toll on him...Not just physically, but apparently mentally. He was crying out in his sleep just now. "Forgive me, my king."."

"That's...not surprising," Mashu said. "Despite being fused with a Knight of the Round Table, even I can feel an indescribable irritation when we fight them...A sense of guilt telling me this is treason against King Arthur. So for Sir Bedivere, an actual member of the Round Table, it must be a lot worse."

"There you are, Ritsuka. Forgive my delay. I've just returned from checking on the village. Thanks to you, we were able to keep damage to a minimum. On behalf of the village hunter, I humbly offer my thanks. We are deeply in debt to all of you." Cursed Arm said.

"You're right. If we had given up back then, the village would have been toast. It was a spur of the moment decision, but it seems like you guy's decisions were right."
"Well, that was a spur-of-the-moment decision, because of the whole Arash sky-flying incident." Ritsuka said

"Yes. Let it go down in Chaldea's history forever. Yes, so may no one fall victim like we did!" Mashu added

"Yeah, we should also add the 'Ragna-incident' too." Gudako said as she turned her attention to Ragna. "Also, Ragna~ What did you teach my brother while you guys were hanging around~."

"...I have no idea what you are talking about, by the way what are your plans now, Hassan?" Ragna said quickly changing the subject

"Hey, don't g-." Gudako said until she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see DaVinci and sighed.

"Introduce you to the village leader, of course. We've come all this way, after all. It's a good opportunity. We are already in cooperation with each other. I'll introduce you all as my new military power. Hahaha, I'm sure that talks will go smoothly now. She too was grateful for your assistance. Oh, speak of the devil. Yes, this way, Hundred Personas. These are my new brethren I was telling you about."

"...I apologize for the delay. I have nothing but the utmost gratitude for your assistance on this occasion. I'm the guardian of this village, an Old Man of the Mountain, Hassan of the Hundred Pers-Huuuuuh?! What!? You're the one from-?!"

"Nice to see you too, Miss Hundred Personas," Gudako said.

"I refuse. They can't be trusted. Fighting together is completely out of the question. Be thankful I don't slaughter you here and now in front of these villagers! We won't feed you, either. The place is strapped for food, even for today. For two days now, the villagers have only had a little water and salt. We have no food to serve the likes of you."

"What is this? Going so far to reveal your face while making such threats? What on earth happened, Ritsuka & Gudako? Hundred Persona is nasty and stubborn. Easy to resent, but also the most calculating Hassan. Even without my explanations, she should know that your assistance is worth its weight in gold."

"What did you do to get her this angry?" Ragna asked.

"We met back in Egypt and long story short..." Ritsuka said while scratching his head.

"Hey quit speaking like it is over! Do you know how much I suffered because of you?!" Hundred Persona's then put her mask back on and continued. "You disrupt my carefully crafted Nitocris abduction, force me to reveal my face...And now, to suffer the humiliation of being rescued by such a hated enemy. If the great founder was to ever find out about this, I would be punished! I will never fight alongside you! What's wrong with you, Cursed Arm?! To trust in a Knight of the Round Table, of all people?"

"Hahaha. It's like watching my former self. It'll be hard to convince this one."

"I think I have an idea of how to settle this... you two should fight it out or something." Ragna said as he yawned.

"NO! Did you think I would accept you if you beat me!? If anything, I'd hate you more! Fool, idiot!"

"Hmm. She's worse than Mordred. What did you guys do to her?"

"But she's also an old Man of the Mountain. Without her help, we can't even advance onto the Holy City. We've got to convince her somehow."

"Hm. By the way, Hundred Personas. How is the other matter going?"

"Oh, that. No developments. At this rate, it's just waiting for death. I'm sure that she is not one to break her silence, but...I hear there are masters of torture within the Knights of the Round Table. If she were to reveal our plan before she dies, we would lose our chance of a counterattack..."

"Hm. That's worrisome. If only we could find someone somewhere, Someone stronger than us, able to work independently and willing to work with us."

"I agree, Cursed Arm, if only there were people who would be willing to help. If only..." Mashu said

"Where are you going to find such a convenient helper?! Give me a break, fo-...right here in front of my eyes...Ugh. Uggggh!"

Ragna proceeded to whistle, Ritsuka proceeded to shadowbox silently, and Gudako smiled at Hundred Personas.

"So it looks like we can help, Miss Hundred Personas."

"Yes, to put it simply, one Old Man of the Mountain has been captured. If it were any other Old Man of the Mountain, we wouldn't be worried. She would have taken her own life, but this one is young and her innate constitution prevents her from killing herself. Unless we rescue her, she may eventually leak our information to the enemy."

"Unfortunately, the fort she is being held in belongs to the Round Table. It will be difficult to penetrate. We've sent a select few to attempt it, but so far, none have returned..."

"All right, let's do this! Sorry about Nitocris, Hundred Personas!"

"Your "Sorry", doesn't cut! I had a miserable trip back home! Including cold glares from my subordinates!"

"Oh, how reassuring, I knew you would say so! So how about it, Hundred Personas, you said we couldn't trust Ritsuka and the others? After saving our skin twice, I'm sure you have no complaints. Still, it depends on what they do next.

"...Let's have them prepare a hostage."

"All right I see where this is going," Ragna said before Ritsuka could agree. "How about I go alone, while the rest of you stay as hostages and get ready for what's to come."

"Go by yourself?! Are you insan-"

"You heard what Mordred said, they have a bounty on my head and it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility that Mordred tells the other Knights of the Round Table the mountain that this village is located in. So the idea I have is that I go along and get the Old Man of the Mountain that is in captivity while also getting them off their attention as they'll most likely chase after me while you guys come up with a plan. You guys can also protect the villages while I'm gone. Sounds like a good plan to me."

"...As much as I hate to admit it, he is right." Davinci said. "It would best if most of us were to stay here, so we could come up with a plan before we fight the Lion King."

"True." Ritsuka said. "

"Well, there we have it," Ragna said.

"Who is this man, Cursed Arm? Wait, you must the man with the crimson jacket that I've heard about who fought against Gawain of the Round Table."

"Yes, the name's Ragna. Just a wanderer who lost his memories and happened to met up with these guys. Nice to meetcha."

"All right, then. Now that's decided are you ready, Ragna?"

"Of course." Ragna said. "It's better than we starting going now, since this fort is pretty far, huh."

"Agreed, I'll show you the direction of the fort. Let's go." Hundred Persona's said as she proceeded to lead the way.

"Thanks, Cursed Arm," Gudako said.

"No, no, likewise. You were all brilliant."

"Oh before I forget you might want to take this, along with you." Da Vinci said as she gave Ragna a wrist-watch like device.

"What's this for?" Ragna said.

"It's something that will allow you to keep in touch with us, in case anything bad happens and vice versa." Da Vinci said. "Make sure, he doesn't get into too much trouble, Dr. Romani."

"I hear you, loud and clear, Da Vinci." Romani said through the device.

"Alright then, Mashu & Gudako I'm trusting you two to take care of Bedivere while I'm gone, make sure that he doesn't get up from the bed until he's 100%."

"Understood." Mashu said.

"And Ritsuka...have fun cleaning the room, bye."

"WAIT, THAT'S WHY YOU WANTED GO BY YOURSELF?! WAIT A MINUTE!"

"I can't hear you, bye!" Ragna said while smirking to himself as he proceeded to leave the mountain

"Good grief..."

"Now, that he's gone...Ritsuka~." Da Vinci said with a chlling voice as she looked at Ritsuka with closed eyes and a creepy smile.

"...Hello, Da Vinci, w-what's with the creepy tone."

"You know what we want, Senpai~." Mashu said with the same face Da Vinci had.

"Wait, h-hold on Mashu, w-what's with the sudden change."

"Don't act dumb, silly~." Gudako said.

"A-are you still upset about that whole 'sons of a bitches' thing I shouted out, c-c'mon can't we all just let it go?"

"No, not that silly~." Scathath said being summoned by Gudako. "It's something else that you've been keeping from us~"

"A-Arash, could you help me real quick, I think t-there something wrong with my sister! Arash?" Ritsuka said as he turned around to see that Arash was gone

"Sorry, man! I'm too busy taking care of Bedivere right now, so you'll have to deal with them yourself." Arash said while whistling.

"TRATIOR!" Ritsuka said until he summoned two more servants appeared behind Gudako: Emiya and Jeanee Alter.

"So, fellow Master~ Why don't you spill the beans~." Emiya and Jeanee Alter said at the same time with the same creepy smile that everyone else had on their face.

"You're leaving me with no choice, Sis." Ritsuka said as he summoned Achilles and Drake. "I don't know what's going on, but something is strange with th-Drake? Achilles?"

The two servants turned around revealing the same creepy smile that everyone else had on, before saying.

"What are you hiding Master~"

MY OWN SERVANTS ARE GOING AGAINST ME!

"Fou~" Fou said

"I forgot you were here! (So did the Author) " Ritsuka said looking at his left shoulder until he saw everyone getting closer and closer to him. "*gulp*...SOMEBODY HELP!"

We may never know what happened to Ritsuka Fijumaru on that day, it said that on every full moon, if you listen closely you can hear a young man scream for help...but that's not important right now. So let's move on from that, shall we?

In the Desert

"The winds are picking up…..heh heh heh. Sandstorms are nothing to us. A good omen indeed."

Ragna raised his eyebrow in complete confusion, something that the Cursed Arm noticed.

"Ah, sorry if that was difficult to understand. What Hundred Personas means is "Soldiers of the Holy City will never find us in a sandstorm. We are in luck. Now's our chance let's hurry!"

"You don't need to translate every single thing I say."

"True it does seem like we'll reach the first soon without any trouble from the knights," Ragna said.

"I wouldn't let your guard down yet! There is a servant detected up ahead! One is headed the same way you are, the magical energy response is enormous!" Romani said.

"A Servant!? Is it strong!? An A-ranked Servant?"

"Oh no! Scratch that! Rather it's an "interesting" one. How should I describe it...Shiny and fluffy, yet also stocky! It's a colorful servant, impossible for the Knight of the Round Table!"

"Well that's a reli-"

"Waaaaaah! Heeeeelp! Someone do something!" Ragna is able to see thanks to good eyesight that there is a woman being currently chased by….a dragon in the middle of the desert. By pure experience alone, Ragna figures that whoever that woman is can only bring him more troubles, but at the same time experience also tells him that one way or another he will end up having to help her anyway. Ragna sighs before charging towards where the woman was, saving her from the Dragon's attack by jumping above the dragoon.

Activate Dark Asylum

On it!

Ragna then fell faster than normal, as he increased his own gravity be several tons and brung out his right hand.

"Nightmare Edge!"

With the force of gravity pushing down along with Ragna even using more force to push himself down, once he had touched the Dragon. The Dragon fell from the sky's like a meteor and was immediately slammed to the ground, creating a giant crater. Ragna deactivated Dark Asylum and turned his attention to the scared woman.

"That was scary….So scary...why is it that when you are your weakest...that they come at you...like BAM?!" The woman said while sniffing. "I didn't do anything at all...ah, well, I guess I was hogging the watering hole, yes….But even then, I left enough for the wild animals."

"Umm….hello?" Ragna said as he was confused about how to respond to the crying lady.

"Sheesh...why do I always get into these situations...I materialize here all alone...I can't hear the Bodhisattva's voice anymore. Turning into spirit form is gross, so I don't wanna, Ugh...and it's all because...Oh! If only I didn't give Wukong and the boys time off! But.."

The woman continued to nag and complain, causing Ragna to stay completely silent until Romani spoke.

"Wait, this might be the servant that Ritsuka was talking about? But why was screaming from animal attack when she has a top-level Spirit Origin!"

"...You were right, this woman is definitely "interesting", to say the least." Ragna said as he then turned to the woman, who had finally noticed their presence. "Hey, you're a servant right?"

"That's right, I'm Xuanzang Sanzang! With the guidance of Buddha, I've materialized in this world. My Class? Caster, of course!"

"..."

"Not much of a reaction, huh? Well, no matter, I'll continue. I was summoned in the world about half a year ago. Following the Buddha's guidance, I traveled the silk road and ended up here. Of course, I'm here to stop the unprecedented crisis going on in the Holy Land. Honestly, this is nothing but trouble for me. In my heroic spirit form, I'm still technically on my way back from Tianzhu, after all…..However, guidance is guidance, so I must go. That's why I am here! In this forsaken land, this land of endless sandstorms, Shambhala!"

"This isn't Shambhala," Romani said.

"...Wait, really? That doesn't sound right. But let's not get caught up in the details. Let your feelings always be composed, as calm as the River Ganges. Know that this is the way to reach enlightenment, okay?"

"...Sure, anyhow you don't seem like a servant from the Holy City, are you aware of this era's circumstances, I reckon you know about the Lion King's holy city."

"Yes, of course, I lived there for two months as an honored guest. It was such a pleasant place, everyone was carefree and happy and there wasn't a wicked person insight. But it didn't feel like I belonged there, so I left. I had other places to see, too. Ummm….you there."

"Ragna."

"Thank you for saving me. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Any you skeleton's too. That leaves only-."

"The name's Romani. Well, it is hard to remember a name without a face. Anyway, will you be joining us?"

"Of course! I always try to return the favors I receive. And I'm sure I came here for the purpose. I'm well known as a traveling high priest. So it's only natural for me to join you on your journey."

"Yare Yare Daze, this should be interesting," Ragna said.

"Everything's happening so fast that I can hardly keep up, but it's good that we have an increase in fighting power. Thank you, Monk Sanzang! The assistance of a servant is an unexpected stroke of luck!" Romani said.

"Not a stroke of luck. The Lord Buddha's divine protection. You all have the Lord Buddha's divine protection. That would be….me! I don't have Wukong, Bajie, Wujing, or the White Dragon Horse not can I hear Bodhisattva's voice, but whatever! I am the high priestess who shall one day become a Buddha, Xuanzang Sanzang. Just you watch! Like Buddha's palm, I'll save you all...as in like, BAM!"

"...Okay, I don't quite understand the situation, but it's good to have more fighting power!"

"Never a dull moment with Ragna, is there?"

Yes. Yes, she was crying alone just now. But I'll pretend I didn't see that. Romani thought

"You just said that out loud, you know." Ragna said

Oops

"I couldn't help it, okay?! I….can't stand by myself. It makes me feel….lonely, scared helpless. Touta won't for me either...I've called and called, but he won't come at all."

"Well, if you're worried about being alone, don't. Since you're now with us." Ragna said.

"...Yeah, you're right. I'm not alone!"

"Hm. Now that you've calmed down, may I ask a question?"

"Sure, what is it, voice guy?"

"Did you come here on your own? It seems like you came from the direction of the desert." Romani said

"Well, that's the thing. I actually had one disciple. A servant I met a while ago. He was so hopeless that I took him under my wing. But that idiot got captured in from of the Holy City's army fort. I'm his memory, so I tried to go back to save him, but then I lost my way, and...oh this is beyond hopeless…"

"We're heading to the fort to go rescue someone else anyway, so just leave it to us," Ragna said

"Realllly! Thanks, Ragna! I just love you! That settles it you can be my disciple! Yeah, I'm not really supposed to play favorites, but I'll do everything I can to help you!"

I appreciate the help, but being your disciple is off the menu...

Nighttime, Outside the Fort

After hours of walking in the desert, the group had finally made it to their destination, the Holy City Fort.

"We've made it, that's the fort. It's carefully well guarded. However, the lookouts can't see very well at night, so they might as well be scarecrows."

"I see 10 patrol officers around the outer wall and 10 around the upper wall. Hey doc, could you scan the inside of the fort."

"It's quite a large structure. Two big buildings and one small one, the latter might be stable and it appears like there's a large space underground. It must be a dungeon."

"A dungeon, huh? One can only imagine the kind of cruel things that happen there. Lord Mage, can you detect any servants."

"Two underground. Sorry, that's I can tell. Looks like their using some old ruins down there. Can't really get any more important information using normal echolocation technology."

"Let's see what to do….how about we just bumrush and distract the guards somehow..(or I could do it the way I usually do it)."

"No. Something is not right. I can feel it. It feels darker than when I was here earlier. The people in this tent are tense. It's like they are already aware of our movements."

"Are you saying that they are on high alert? Wait...we did intercept one of the Knights of the Round Table. That must be why those in the Holy City are sensitive to our movements….Heh."

"Your smug satisfaction is not going to help us, Hundred Personas. We should wait and find another opportunity. Ragna, why don't we take a day to assess the situation here? It's hard to believe they'll remain alert for long. Good things come to those who wait. Rather than risking danger...huh?"

"Everyone, hide! I'm seeing movements from the fort!"

"Honestly, can't they give us a break. Making all of us come here in the middle of the knight." said one of the guards.

"It can't be helped, A Knight of the Round Table is secretly visiting this fort. Any form of disrespect and our head will roll."

"That's just it. It's a sudden visit without any prior communication, right? And it's not just any Knight of the Round Table. It's the secretary of His Majesty the Lion King, Agravain of Iron! What's the Round Table's second-in-command doing in a place like this? I thought that he's not supposed to leave the Holy City?"

"...Oh, I know. Remember we gave Sir Lancelot that horse the other day? You're not supposed to take a fort's resource without first consulting Sir Agravain...Maybe he's here to pass down his judgment."

"Seriously?! Upon our leader?! Yeah, well. He's a piece of garbage who treats refugees like dirt. If he gets fired, it would be doing us a favor.."

"...Or it may be the suspicious bowman we captured the other day. It took several enforcement knights to finally capture him. Maybe Sir Agravain is here to kill him with his own hands?"

"Seriously?! He's going to be executed, I don't really understand what he's saying, but he's not a bad guy, ya know? Plus ever since he came, our meals got so much better. I actually wanted him to join our side."

"...No,no, perhaps Sir Agravain is after the Old Man of the Mountain we locked up in our dungeon. I hear that she's so tight-lipped, that even the torturers gave up...Sir Agravain is the best interrogator at the Round Table...They say that he's so good that he can literally make a hippo scream for help."

"Seriously?! Just how brutal can Sir Agravain be? And just how much trouble can one fort hold?! Man, I just want to move to the Holy City, too!"

"No, no, perhaps…"

"You've got more….!"

The two guards proceeded to walk away

"...The signals are leaving your location, it's okay to come out now." Romani said.

"Sheesh, it's not like we're the only one's who've got our work cut out for us." Ragna said

"..Yeah, hearing that made my head hurt. Tell me the truth, do you and the others carry some kind of curse?" Hundred Personas said

"Looks like the situation has changed. If Agravain is coming, then we have to hurry. That guy doesn't approve of any servants besides the Knights of the Round Table. We can't wait around all night. They'll get Touta!" Sanzang said

"We also have to deal with the issue of the capture hassan..but it doesn't seem like Agravain is going to be reaching the fort any time soon. So it's now or never." Ragna said.

"...Wait, Ragna, may I speak too?" Cursed Arm said.

"Your stage."

"I can hear a pin drop thousands of kilometers away...The group of horses headed for this fort is already very near. We'll most likely encounter the enemy group as we emerge from the dungeon. That'll complicate our escape. Let's split into two parties. One will break in and rescue the Servants. While the other party will remain here, and after Agravain's entourage appears, launch an ambush on the fort, creating a diversion."

"I see. That sounds like a good idea to me."

"But how is going to manage the ambush," Romani said, speaking up. "The soldiers at the fort won't mobilize for just one or two of us. Won't we need at least twenty of us to cause a diversion?"

"..Leave that to me, the rest of you go to the dungeon."

"But Hundred Personas you can't go at all of them alone!" Romani said.

"Ambush and Diversion are my forte, I can't allow myself to rely on you all the time. I am an Old Man of the Mountain possessing many personas. If I feel like it…" Hundred Persona's then created three copies of herself to get the point across.

"See? When it comes to assassination by numbers, no one can rival me. I may be no match for a Knight of the Round Table but against mere soldiers. There is no one more suitable than me. I'll at least give those foot soldiers a good scare and while I'm at it, I'll get you all a horse. All of you, go save Serenity and Touta."

"You heard her, Doc. It's time for us to stop talking, start moving! Let's move." Ragna said. "First, let's jump over this wall, then we can search for the dungeon's entrance."

"What?! We are going to jump wall? Without a sound, I can't do that?!"

"I will carry Lady Sanzang with me, I assume you can jump over this wall, Ragna."

"Of course, alright let's move people!" Ragna said as he jumped with Cursed Arm carrying Sanzang following him as the three proceeded to jump over the wall, beginning the first steps in their plan to rescue Serenity and Touta.

In the Dungeon

There was a girl chained to the wall, with blood all over the floor along with several tools. The girl turns to her side, as she hears footsteps coming from that direction.

"...Who are you?...you haven't given up, yet? No matter what, you do to me, I won't tell you anything, so hurry up and slit my throat.

"My word, I would never have expected such words to come from a young girl like yourself. Well technically you're not really just a girl, isn't that right Miss Serenity of the Hassan's."

Serenity was taken back as the voice didn't belong to any of the knights that she had been tortured by, but instead, the voice had an air of warmth, love, and mystery. She turns to see a mysterious figure, whose features are covered by his brown cloak.

"Do relax, I am not here to torture you or even interrogate you, your friends should be here soon to rescue you. I'm merely just here to let's say 'observe' until it's the right time for me to 'act'." The man said as he snapped his fingers and in an instant the chains that bound serenity had disappeared, causing her to fall to the ground. She turned towards the mysterious figure who closed the book he was reading.

"Now that I've saved you from your captivity, the least you can do is keep me company until your friends from the East arrive."

"...Fine. First question, who are you?"

"...Well, revealing my true identity would be no fun but if I were to describe myself I'm a lover of all things and a person who likes to learn more about the world... yes, I am a 'wanderer' just like one the people here to save you...that might be the best way to describe who I am."

And that's the end of this chapter, the next chapter is 90% complete so if all goes well, then it should be out soon. Until next time take care and stay safe out there!