Saber and Berserker were fighting each other, destroying everything that was on their way and yet, despite their being a battle to the death, there was something that implied that the two were having fun.
Alessandro Serpi was making his way through the rubble and joined the Grand Master who for a moment didn't recognize him because of the black sweatshirt and dark jeans. With an ironic smile he said:« You're wearing hideous clothes, Alessandro. You look like an idiot. »
« They are what they are. »
« Are you here to save me? »
« Exactly. »
« Then you arrived late. »
« What do you mean? »
Giovanni raised his finger and pointed at the girl who was approaching from the other side of the street, she had a black gothic dress with a black right sleeve longer than the left. The girl was Kumahira Yukiko. As soon as Alessandro saw her the blood in his veins froze, it was as if he had seen a ghost, Yukiko smiled at him and approached the Grand Master.
« You owe me an arm, big brother. » She said.
« I know what you want to do, Yukiko. I know everything now. »
« You don't know anything. You think you know, but in reality you only know what they told you. »
« "They"? »
« The Coven, the ;Mage's Association … anyone who sees the world in a bipolar way. For them or you are white or you are black, or you are good or bad, or you are useful or you are useless. There is no middle ground. »
« Is that why you want to kill the Grand Master? »
« Judging from what you wear I can deduce that it's no longer YOUR Grand Master. This man is now a stranger to you. »
« That doesn't mean that I don't need him alive. »
« I want him dead instead. »
« And what would you earn with his death? »« Don't misunderstand, it's not that everything I do is part of a grand plan. Sometimes I act only because I am driven by feelings, and this is one of those times. I don't like him so I kill him. »
« You know I will stop you. »
« Really? The last time we fought I almost killed you. Do you think that Saber will save you again? »
Yukiko was right, Alessandro was aware of it. She was a magus above average, her magic was much more powerful than that of a magus of the Coven and to make matters worse she was also very good at fighting, probably she had received martial arts teachings. Fighting her would have been suicide but Alessandro couldn't hold back, he had to defend the Grand Master.
« Don't you want to run away? » Asked Yukiko.
« I can't, I have to stop you, even if this will cost me my life. »
« It seems right and I congratulate you. You are very mature and I will not fight you for this. »Those words confused Alessandro but Yukiko had not yet finished speaking:
« However, you still owe me something, you owe me an arm. Do you believe in the law of retaliation? An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth ... you know? »
« Do you want to fight, then? »
« No, you misunderstood me. I don't want to fight, it would be useless. But I want to show you something really very nice, big brother. You will surely like it. »
Yukiko raised her left hand and showed Berserker's Command Seal which began to light up. The girl ordered:
« Berserker, your goal is the Grand Master. Show off a milligram of your power. »
Berserker turned to the Grand Master Giovanni Monteverdi X and distanced herself from Saber. Alessandro immediately thought of stopping Yukiko but she hit him with a kick to the testicles that put him on the ground and he said:
« Do you really want to die for this man? Then go ahead, big brother. I won't miss you. »
The flames in Berserker's fists went out. Berserker unsheathed her broken sword and lifted it up to the sky and suddenly this gave off so pure energy that Alessandro felt his body warm up, even Saber was shocked as soon as she sensed the magical energy coming from that Noble Phantasm, it was definitely something unique of its kind.
A blade made of the same substance as the sun was suddenly generated, creating a whole sword whose energy was literally shaking the skies, spinning clouds, that weapon had an incredible and terrifying power.
« The Light of the Saints. » Alessandro said.
« The Blessed Sword. » Giovanni said.« Excalibur … » Saber said, stunned.
An indestructible blade able to subdue the dragons, to make every demon flee and to lead humanity towards salvation. A weapon synonymous with royal power and hope at the same time, the sword that brought Britain together. But in the hands of that dark Servant, that weapon would never have brought divine light.
Berserker said only these words:
« No More Avalon. (Deicide) »
A powerful and shining blow hit the ground, targeting the Grand Master. Saber intervened immediately and brought only Alessandro to safety, letting the attack take on Giovanni Monteverdi X.
« No, stop! Saber! »
« Forget it, Master. It's too powerful. »
« We can still save him! »
« Look down. »Alessandro saw the ground cracking, the asphalt was swallowed in a pit and then he realized that it was precisely that attack that caused the Disaster of Ibaraki and also the split in Regents Park. But no common Noble Phantasm would ever have been able to do such a thing unless it was one of the Anti-Planet category, and then thinking of that possibility he began to tremble with fear.
Yukiko had on her side one of the most powerful Servants ever.
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