January 27, 2021 - Day 1
Murakawa Tetsuya was on the train, comfortably seated sipping whiskey from his personal bottle while watching the alternate lights of the dark gallery that passed quickly in front of the window. The noise of the wagons moving was the only sound that filled that empty section of the train. Tetsuya was thinking about the Command Seal on his chest and constantly wondering what he should have done to win: how many people would he have to kill?
« You are thoughtful. »
Lancer appeared: a woman with Greek armor and a hoplite helmet. She sat down in front of Tetsuya.
« Why did you materialize? »
« Are you afraid that someone knows that you are a Master? »
« I don't like being noticed by dickheads that could hinder me. »
« Where are we going? »
« Hunting a Master. Here in London the Holy Grail War of Yggdrasil will take place, we are here to hunt Master and Servant. »
« You don't speak like a Master ... you look like a predator. What are you? »
« A murderer. A former killer, actually. I worked for T6, an organization of magi who were paid to kill particular targets. I use Magecraft to kill. »
« T6? A strange name. »
« You're right, but I've never asked myself what it means. It's just a name. »
« I don't get along with the killers. They are all dishonorable people. »
« Honor is a strange word, don't you think? It's a way in which the rich love to stand out from the poor. But a poor man uses the methods at his disposal to succeed, he doesn't have time to be "honorable". Honor is a luxury, not a duty. »
« Are you poor? »
« I was. »
The train stopped. Lancer disappeared and Tetsuya left the station to head towards Regent's Park. It was night. Tetsuya saw another Master arrive, a boy who was dressed as a Japanese school student. He had blond hair and green eyes, was calm, calm like a Buddhist monk and approached Tetsuya, stopping only about twenty paces from him.
« What's a brat doing in a war like this? » Tetsuya asked nervously.
« Do you have a problem with me? »
« A couple of problems, yes. »
« I am Nishijima Kazuki, the Master of Rider. »
« The Master of Rider? Well. Let's start very well, then. »
Lancer appeared and Rider also made an appearance. Rider was a girl wearing Japanese armor, she had long black hair, her right eye was green while the left one was yellow. Rider was holding her katana and the first thing she did was nod to Lancer with a smile.
« You don't look much to me, Lancer. » Rider said with a proud smile.
« I just met you and I already want you dead. Well, I love when things are simple. »
Lancer jumped forward and, brandishing her spear, struck a direct blow to the opponent's heart. Rider parried the blow using her katana and attempted to injure Lancer but the latter dodged the blow at an incredible speed, however Rider didn't let the opponent run away and followed her: the two dueled exchanging different blows.
Lancer kicked Rider's stomach and made her flew into the sky and then, with impressive speed, reached her and tried to pierce her but Rider parried the blow and recovered with a jump backwards. Rider's katana began to glow with an intense light but then went out.
« I don't think I'll use my Noble Phantasm against someone like you. » Said Rider.
« Do you think you can beat me without it? Prove it. »
« I will not use my trump card on you, but I will still use a Noble Phantasm, maybe it will be a little weaker but it will kill you anyway. »
Rider sheathed the katana and went into a fighting stance. Lancer, confused, waited for the opponent's move.
Tetsuya, meanwhile, noticed that Kazuki's expression was strangely amused, probably something bad would have happened to Lancer, he set his eyes on Rider again and saw the ground under her feet vibrate slightly, even the air around her seemed to distort slightly.
Suddenly Rider disappeared and reappeared in front of Lancer, unlined the katana and shouted:
« Mittsume! (She Who is in Third Place Compared to Nobunaga) »
Lancer dodged in time the slash which, despite being single, generated three very powerful invisible cuts in three directions: forward, to the right and to the left of Rider. These invisible cuts mowed each tree for at least six meters. Tetsuya had to stoop to avoid the blow.
Rider, noting that Lancer had managed to survive, said to her:
« You are very lucky, Lancer. It's a pity that this luck will not last long. »
« Wait, Rider. » Kazuki said: « I would like to ask a question at the Master of Lancer. »
Kazuki then turned to Tetsuya:
« You have seen the strength of my Servant, by now you have understood that your defeat is inevitable. Rider is superior to Lancer, you'd better give up. So what about throwing in the towel and leaving? »
Tetsuya thought about it a bit. With his hands in his pockets he approached one of the trees that had been cut by Rider's Noble Phantasm and then said:
« Or ... »
Tetsuya kicked the trunk against Kazuki, who immediately ducked. The trunk thumped to the ground just missing the Master of Rider who was shocked by the strength of his opponent.
« I could just break that asshole-face you have, brat. » Tetsuya concluded.
« Very well. »
Tetsuya turned to Lancer and said to her:
« Don't die, I want to win against that asshole. »
« Don't worry, Master, I have no intention of dying. »
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| Lancer fighting Rider by Bikowolf |
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