Everything was drowned under a flash of white.
The trees in our surroundings crumbled like fragile toothpicks, and the ground beneath us shattered like glass. Even the sky above dimmed for a moment.
When visibility returned, a large chasm was revealed, stretching from the dragon all the way to my position.
My hand remained frozen in a punching motion toward its strongest attack, blood dripping relentlessly down my arm.
Every bone in my hand was broken. Every muscle in my arm torn. Every vein in my limb shredded.
Yet... it was worth it.
Why?
Because...
Dragon Physiology - 100%.
Yes... I had finally deciphered a dragon's physiology to complete my [Beast Will] spell.
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I poured my leftover mana into [Avalon] as the sheath started to heal my grave injuries. My hand would be out of commission for some time.
However, what was even more pressing was that our last clash had ruptured the complex boundary fields Medea had overlaid across this area.
Meaning, if the fluctuations of our battle before were like music played through headphones, now they were blaring through a connected amplifier.
Every single Servant across Fuyuki could now pinpoint our exact location without difficulty.
I looked towards the dragon ahead, then to Artoria and Medea behind me.
My gaze swept over them to peer beyond this part of the Einzbern forest.
They were closing in on us...
Fast.
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Matou Manor.
"Rider, I want you to go and hunt that Master down. How dare he even think to compete against my Servant!? How dare he!?" Shinji roared like an entitled brat, slamming his hand against a nearby table.
"You couldn't even handle a magus like him? What kind of waste are you, Rider!?" He spat the words toward Rider standing beside him, his tone laced with disdain and contempt.
"Go. Get me his head. Don't bother coming back if you can't." Shinji concluded, tearing a page from his Book of False Attendant in his impatience.
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Tohsaka Manor.
Rin Tohsaka was about to step out of her manor when a man materialized beside her. He possessed white hair swept backwards, along with grey eyes, and tanned skin.
He wore body armor consisting of a black, sleeveless shirt with silver accents and a metal plate on his collar, paired with black pants.
"Master, I sense the fluctuations of two or more Servants fighting. Should we investigate?" He asked, gazing in a specific direction.
"Hmph. Who dares cause trouble just before nightfall on my turf? Let's go check it out, Archer." Rin spoke, resting her hands on her hips, her eyes narrowing in barely veiled irritation.
Both Archer and his Master headed toward Einzbern forest.
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Einzbern Manor.
"It seems someone is making quite a commotion near our manor. Shall we greet them, Heracles?" Illyasviel von Einzbern spoke, swinging her legs while sitting upon a swing.
"Rrrauah." Heracles stood ahead of her, his eyes already fixed on a specific part of the nearby forest.
"Alright. We'll head there after one last swing." Illya continued to play on the swing, alone.
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Berserker and his Master soon headed toward that particular part of Einzbern forest as well.
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Fuyuki Church.
"Do you feel it in the air, Lancer? That malice, that despair, that... Oh. Pardon me, I nearly lost myself for a moment." Kirei Kotomine's composure nearly slipped after instinctively sensing the malice from a certain [Ultimate Despair].
"Don't you want to go check it out? There will surely be worthy warriors there for you to duel against." Kirei further attempted to incite Lancer.
"You don't have to persuade me, Kotomine. I was going to check it out anyway." Lancer spoke as he walked out of the church, a crimson spear resting across his shoulder.
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Fuyuki Streets.
Gilgamesh was strolling through the streets of Fuyuki with his hands casually buried in his pockets when...
He snapped his gaze toward Einzbern forest.
The people around him blinked, and in that instant, he was already gone.
Only his words lingered in the air.
"Mongrel... You just went from an interesting ant to a slightly more interesting ant."
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We don't have much time. Other Servants are closing in on us... fast. I projected my thoughts directly into both of my Servants' minds.
What should we do, Master? This dragon is nowhere near perishing as of now. Medea pointed out through our connection.
I am certain that I can kill it with my Noble Phantasm, Master. Artoria shared her assessment.
I looked at the nearly recovered dragon ahead. My mind had already formulated a surefire way to evade further confrontation—and avoid greeting every Master-Servant pair all at once.
Medea, assume your spirit form and follow us discreetly. I commanded while walking toward an area just outside our previously set bounded fields.
"..??.." Question marks practically flashed above both of their heads, yet they followed instinctively.
I did not clear their confusion, Instead, my hand brushed some foliage aside to reveal our R1 parked there.
I mounted it in moments, my singular working hand igniting its engine.
Medea and Artoria both looked at me, then back at the dragon starting to advance toward us.
Caster wisely dematerialized, while Artoria mounted R1's back seat with practiced ease.
VROOOM
I twisted the throttle, speeding away at top velocity.
The dragon watched us escape with wrath. Its wings flapping with abandon as it took flight, chasing after us with a personal vendetta.
I maneuvered our bike through the complex terrain, a dragon hot on our tail.
Medea, can you lead me directly toward a Master and Servant pair? I projected my question into Medea's mind mid-maneuver.
Understood, Master. Medea replied instantly.
I jerked R1, changing direction to head straight for a Master-Servant pair.
The dragon continued its pursuit from above, a new breath attack building within its maw.
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Finally...
Trees and foliage were swept away as we broke onto a road.
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"Hey, Archer. Why did we have to walk all the way here? And on a service road, no less?" Rin complained, pulling a face as her twin tails swayed with the motion.
"Because, Master, we are dead broke. You spent all your money on jewels for magecraft, so we don't even have enough money to use public transport." Archer replied, keeping his gaze on the Einzbern forest ahead.
"I don't know, you could have carried me here instead, right?" Rin suggested, tugging on one of her twin tails.
"If you wanted to spill your guts afterward, sure, you could've just told me. I could have knocked you out and carried you like a sack of potatoes." Archer said, his voice dry.
VROOOOM
Their conversation was cut short by the resounding roar of a motorcycle approaching from ahead.
"Master. Its a Servant. Stay behind me." Archer spoke with sudden seriousness, stepping in front of Rin as he instantly projected a bow alongside a nocked arrow.
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Master, a Master-Servant pair is just ahead. Medea notified me through our connection.
I twisted the throttle even further in response.
VROOOOM
R1's exhaust howled as we reached a service road just outside Einzbern forest.
Meanwhile... the dragon above us had nearly finished charging its breath attack.
I ignored it, my gaze locking onto the Master and Servant pair ahead.
It was Rin Tohsaka and her Servant.
Tohsaka's Servant held a bow, aimed directly at us.
I watched as he loosed the arrow straight toward us, R1 continuing to barrel toward them.
[Ultimate Analyst] & [Instinct (A)] activated simultaneously.
Countless threads of gold and data flashed across our vision as Artoria and I tilted our heads with eerie synchronization.
Whoosh.
The arrow screamed past, missing us by an inch.
We had already reached them by the time her Servant nocked another arrow.
Just as we passed them... the dragon above us finally unleashed its breath attack.
Time seemed to slow as we sped past Tohsaka and her Servant.
My voice resounded in both of their ears.
"Tohsaka. Make it a little less boring for me, will you?"
With those words... we accelerated past them.
"Huh? Wait... Wait. Who even are you? Basta—" Rin's voice was cut off as...
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
She and her Servant were blasted to kingdom come.
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[200 Power Stones = 1 Bonus Chapter]
[5 chapters ahead on P@tr3on = [email protected]/Not_Aaryan]
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[Book Of False Attendant]: Normally a book created for magical contracts, it has been adapted to serve as a Command Spell to grant false ownership of a Servant to anyone. Created from a Command Spell, it is not the actual book that binds the Servant, but rather the Command Spell engraved inside the book.
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[Authors Thoughts]
I ask... have you seen anyone else bomb Rin to kingdom come in their fics? I had the idea and said... Why not?
Anyway... Enjoy.