Omake: One Punch-Servant 2
Tohsaka Rin was a great promise as a Magus, but she also had quite some 'flaws', despite her love for always do things 'perfectly'.
Like being a horrible morning person, forgetting to set-up her house's clocks in such a way that she messed up her summoning and ended up with the Servant Archer instead of the Saber she wanted, not accepting the death of a certain idiotic redhead to such a degree she sacrificed her most precious and powerful gem to save his life, then not thinking that Lancer may actually return to look for him when he realized Emiya wasn't dead…
Of course, out of all the things that had happened, what the heir of the Tohsaka truly wasn't expecting upon, despite Archer's protests, rushing to the boy's house to 'save him', was to find him with what seemed like a cosplayer their age asking if they wanted to fight.
Then discovering that said cosplayer was, in fact, a Servant (Which made Emiya Shirou a Master and a Magus, something that she hadn't realized despite having…known of the boy's existence for quite some time). Servant SAVIOR, to be precise, a Class she had never heard about and that the redhead had somehow summoned by mistake as the last Master instead of Saber. Then, there was the fact that Savior claimed, and was supported by Emiya, to have killed Lancer. Which made no sense for Rin, given that the Servant was totally and absolutely unimpressive by all looks (She was sure even Archer could easily take that silly-dressed boy, for crying out loud) and didn't even seem to be some kind of Hero! In fact, when asked, Savior had said that he actually came from the FUTURE, and not even this world's future at that.
While the young Tohsaka knew that, technically, this was in fact possible (What with the Multiverse existing and all that), the sheer absurdity of the claims made her more inclined to believe that Emiya had just screwed the summoning so much that he had caused his Servant some kind of brain damage.
Because of this and the fact that she was a fair person and had a big heart (And that had in no way to do with anything she thought or felt about the redheaded boy, no sir), she had decided to explain the basics of the Grail War to the obviously clueless Master, and then had taken him to the church for that damn Kotomine to give him the full explanation and officially 'register him' into the war.
That sure as hell had gone in a totally unexpected way and was also the reason why, right now, she was walking down the street with a stunned expression, closely followed by the pensive-looking boy at his jumpsuit-clad Servant.
"Man, that guy is SO obviously evil that it's not even funny." sighed Savior while shaking his head, making Rin's eyebrows twitch in annoyance.
"So you have said several times, Savior, and I still think you're exaggerating." acidly commented the Tohsaka heir while scoffing at the thought.
Sure, Kirei was a bastard and the worst teacher she could have ever asked for, but actually evil and 'planning evil deeds to mess everything', like Savior claimed? Yeah, as if!
"Well, Savior certainly seemed sure while cutting off each and every single one of his lines…" added Shirou with a small smile, as if suppressing a chuckle at the thought. For obvious reasons, he really disliked the man. "That was pretty cool of you."
"Eh, the guy is too much of the stereotypical 'Evil Guy who tries and makes you see all the negative side of yourself and your dreams' for my taste. Seriously, though, Master, ignore everything he said. Being a Hero has jackshit to do with wishing others to be in danger to be actually saved from." the caped Servant shook his head, as if he found the thought laughable. "Believe me, I was one for enough time and fought weirdos WAY more twisted and crazy that that Fake Priest to know it firsthand."
Rin released another sigh while the Emiya boy just nodded at Savior's words, as if they were some great shared wisdom. The pigtailed girl actually felt Archer scoffing, despite being in Spirit Form.
"And you still insist on such a silly notion…"
"Ugh…Rin, right? Well, girl, hear me out: I DON'T need to be a Heroic Spirit to know these things, you know? Things like how that Kotomine guy is obviously evil, that you're way more attached to my Master than you let out or that that Servant of yours is planning something fishy and would probably betray you if it suited whatever shady goals he has." the caped Servant took a moment of satisfaction in seeing how Shirou blinked in confusion, Rin almost tripped while spluttering with a crimson face and Archer somehow seemed to have frozen dead on his tracks, despite currently being immaterial.
Poor guys. If they had been through even a quarter of the insanity he had, perhaps they would stand a little chance of actually seeing those kinds of things.
"What the hell are you saying, so crazy Servant?!" shouted Rin while turning around and pointing angrily at Savior. "I want you to know that…! Wait, what was that about Archer…?"
Sadly, whatever shenanigans were about to ensue were interrupted by one of the most dreaded things in the Multiverse.
The 'innocent' voice of a 'sweet little girl'.
"Hello again, Onii-chan."
Heads whipping to the side, the group was greeted by a sight that seemed out of some bizarre horror movie: a young girl, seemingly no older than 10, with red eyes and long white hair…behind which a giant of a man whose massive body seemed to be composed of gray-bronze muscles stood, with an enormous slab of rock shaped like some kind of axe-sword on his hand.
The caped Servant was just marginally aware of Rin's reaction as the girl introduced herself as Illyasviel von Einzbern or how his master apparently had seen her before, even of how Archer subtly started to get away from the area while still in Spirit Form. He was too busy staring into the young-looking girl's eyes, and into the well of revelations they offered.
Those were the eyes of someone who was far older than they looked. They were also the ones of someone putting up a façade that they didn't care about maintaining, as long as they achieved their goals. There was also clear hate and a warped madness in them, which immediately told him that the girl was someone who wouldn't hesitate or even bat an eyebrow at the thought of killing someone.
It was something incredibly sad…and also frustrating. Savior suppressed the urge to sigh, upon identifying that the source of all of Illya's negative feelings was centered upon his Master. Which most likely meant that the 'Onii-chan' bit (How he cringed when he heard that word said in such sinister tone) probably was more than just a childish way of addressing him.
…it seemed his fucking life couldn't stop being like some weird anime plot even after actually being dead. Joy.
Even so, the caped Servant just shook his head, looking back at Illya. For all the problems it all seemed, he was pretty sure it was no big deal. Perhaps that was a bit cruel of him, not knowing the girl's background at all, but then again, he was sure he had encountered, faced and solved worse things in his life, which was probably what had desensitized to similar encounters so much. After all, for all the suffering the adult in the body of a child talking 'happily' before them had experienced, she had nothing on Lizeris. That other 'little girl' had actually been over a century alone, with nothing more than a spider to talk to, watching upon a hopeless world, when he had met her. Compared to that, whatever was Illyasviel's problem, he was sure they could fix it if they all sat and talked it out like civilized peo…
"Kill them, Berserker." finished the Einzbern Master with a sweet smile, even as the giant ROARED and shot forward at speeds that betrayed its amazing size, aiming right for the two frozen teens besides Savior. His massive axe-sword was swung down…
…and the totally unimpressive-looking Servant stopped it with his bare hand, deadpanning at the giant with a small look of annoyance. Then, he closed his hand and the whole slab of rock was CRUSHED, breaking apart into Berserker's grip as if it was made of glass.
Illya blinked.
Rin gaped.
Shirou blinked, then raised a hand.
"Wa-way to go, Savior!"
"Thanks, Shirou." sighed the caped Servant before looking back at the blinking and staring Einzbern. "Hear, I know you must have a lot of murderous rage and wishes for revenge bottled all up inside for some convoluted reason I KNOW is a misunderstanding, because, despite only having known him for a couple of hours, I'm sure my Master is unable to hurt anyone that way. So, could we please stop to talk like…"
Berserker roared, interrupting Savior's speech and sending an earth-shattering punch towards his face.
Instead of the boy's head disappearing into a bloody mist (Which was what Illya was hoping for), though, a loud sound echoed and the mad Servant blinked, seeing smoke coming from his hand at the point where his massive fist had failed to even move the caped Hero, barely cracking the ground around them.
Sighing and taking a step back so as to remove Berserker's massive knuckles from his face, Savior reared back his fist…and PUNCHED.
The gigantic and seemingly unstoppable force of nature that was the giant Servant exploded into a rain of red gore, splashing his remains everywhere, a good chunk of them failing over his blinking Master.
Illyasviel dumbly opened her mouth, no sound coming out of it. Rin made some kind of choking noise.
Shirou just stared in utter awe and a bit of excited fear.
"…it says something about my life that this isn't the first time I bathe a girl with the bloody remains of an angry beast of destruction." sighed the caped Servant before staring towards the now terrified-looking Illya. "Can we now talk this out?"
"Ho-how?! Yo-you took four of Berserker's lives…with just one punch!" shouted the white-haired loli while taking several steps back.
"Yes, I know it's a bit…wait, what? 4 lives?"
"Sa-Savior, watch out!"
Blinking at his Master's warning, the black-haired Hero turned around in time to see how, impossibly, the gory remains of the Mad Servant gathered together and started to assemble themselves again, 'reconstructing' his body while a reddish glow covered it.
"Ha-hah, you weren't expecting that, right?!" recovering a bit of her confidence, Illya pointed towards the shocked group with a bright look. "Berserker is Greece's strongest hero, the great Heracles himself! And besides his godly strength, his Noble Phantasm, God Hand, gives him the ability to resurrect 12 times, as much as his legendary 12 Tasks!"
"…are you shitting me? It actually has 'Extra Lives'?" facepalming, Savior seemed to ignore how Berserker came back to life with a roar of pure rage, making him groan as he simply backhanded the mountain of muscles and destruction the side when he tried to lunge for him, sending the Mad Servant crashing and destroying part of the graveyard they were at the side of, and almost giving both Illya and Rin a heart attack and an aneurysm at the same time because of it. "Typical. Why do literally every important enemy I face has a way to just say 'fuck you' to Death, while only 1 one my friends ever did? That's unfair as hell!"
"A-amazing…" whispered Shirou while looking at his utterly nonplussed Servant. To be so strong it could be so careless in a fight against such deadly enemy, yet still be a true Hero at heart…maybe Savior could teach him how to become a Hero Justice?
"N-no way…" muttered Illya while taking several steps back, staring at the caped Servant with absolute terror. "Wha-what are you?"
"…eh, I haven't said it in a LONG time, so what the hell?" grinning, Savior crossed his arms and looked proudly towards the white-haired girl. "I'm just a Gamer playing as…!"
"…shit, Savior, Illya, move!" shouted the redheaded Magus while running their way, much to Illya's confusion.
The caped Servant only needed to hear Rin confusedly replying to what seemed like a one-sided conversation before turning around towards a very specific point in the distance, eyes widening….with pity.
"Oh, Archer, you poor fool…"
Meanwhile, an absurd distance away, the Servant of the Bow had already brought his supposedly trademark weapon to bear and was knocking what seemed like a sword with a drill-like blade on it, aiming 'at Berserker', but actually hoping to catch the terrifying Servant of the cape, or at least his stupid Master, with the blast.
To hell with this not being his timeline, Counter Guardian EMIYA was NOT dealing with someone who seemingly would support and encourage the stupid ideals of his past self, much less if it was someone who could turn freaking Berserker into a red mist with just a fucking punch. Those thoughts in mind, the red-clad Servant prepared to unleash Caladbolg…
…only to freeze when he felt and saw two swords, one jet-black and the other emerald in color, cross around his neck, the blades reflecting his shocked face, both because he hadn't even felt the enemy getting behind him…and because of the clearly mechanic hands that were gripping said blades, seeming straight out of some sci-fi movie.
"Even if I'm sure that whatever that fancy arrow of yours is can't hurt him, I do not take lightly on someone trying to harm my husband or his friends, you know?" came a sweet voice from behind the paralyzed Archer, who risked looking back towards his unexpected executioner.
It was a young girl, either an older teenager or already a young woman, of beautiful chestnut-colored hair…and whose whole body (Except for her head, apparently) was made of some gleaming white and bluish metal, clearly cybernetic of some kind in origin, yet somehow still giving her generous curves under the battle clothes she wore. The Servant of the Bow didn't know if that or the fact that she was giving him a Rin-patented smile was more terrifying, though.
Then, the mysterious cyborg opened her eyes, revealing them to be jet black and with golden irises, even as they narrowed towards him. Archer finally seemed to process her words at that moment, cursing everything to hell.
The girl was most likely part of Savior's Noble Phantasm, whatever the hell that was.
"…I don't suppose you can lower these blades of yours to let me explain how I was actually trying to help, right?" commented the Servant of the Bow while looking back at the girl's swords…and almost reeling from shock at what he saw.
Two swords that didn't make any sense, one apparently having come from some sort of two-headed giant and the other made out of the essence of an absurdly powerful DRAGON and forged by a clearly DIVINE power. Their names were Elucidator and Fafnir's Fang, but that wasn't important, not compared with the fact that, inside both Noble Phantasms, there slept…
Archer felt a headache the likes he hadn't felt since his own time in a Grail War as a Master coming to him, when he felt the Will of the impossibilities inside those blades stir at his gaze, almost defying him to look further. With a soul-crushing chill, the Servant realized that the edges of both swords (That his Marble would never be able to fully copy because of THAT) were glowing with a power that defied the natural order of things.
All the while, the cyborg girl behind her kept utterly calm, as if she didn't realize she was wielding abominations that could potentially damage the very essence of the World…or maybe just ignoring it totally.
Again, EMIYA didn't know which case was more terrifying.
"Still feeling up for lying, or are we going to go down there for you to apologize?" asked the chestnut-haired girl with another sweet smile. Slowly nodding, Archer let his weapons disperse into particles of Prana.
Where in Alaya's name had Savior met this monster?!
"Wha-what the hell?! Another Servant?!" asked a confused Rin while looking in the direction her Servant was (Despite none of them actually being able to see him clearly from there), even as Shirou blinked and the caped Servant just shook his head.
"No…it's just one of my wives. Also, the little girl and her giant bodyguard took advantage of this timely interruption to get away." informed Savior while both Masters looked at him in shock, quickly sweeping the area with their gazes to find that, effectively, Illyasviel and Berserker had gotten the hell out of there. "Damn, why can't any of these crazy things be ever easy…?"
"Wa-wait a minute, you can call other Heroic Spirits with a Noble Phantasms?!" nearly screamed the Tohsaka heir, her mind reeling at the implication of that and seriously considering the best way of convincing Emiya to form an alliance with her (After she punished Archer for the stupid move he had almost done), or at least not to totally crush her…when the full words that the caped Servant had said registered on her mind. "Wait…one of your wives?"
The black-haired Hero just looked to the side at the clearly implied question, blushing slightly as he scratched the back of his head in a way that Shirou found strangely relatable, for some reason.
"It's…complicated." muttered Savior while shaking his head, his eyes clearly lost in some kind of memory. "VERY complicated."
And as the pseudo-Servant who introduced herself as the 'Mighty Flash' arrived while dragging Archer at sword point, the first night of the 5th Holy Grail War ended. 6 Servants remained.
Every single person that had been spying the scene through supernatural means was quick to move their asses, and start searching for a quick way to survive the crazy anomaly that had shown up in the Heaven's Feel.
Of course, none of them could know that a smiling figure with red eyes and oozing ethereal darkness already knew they had been watching…
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Servant: Savior
True Identity: Kirigaya Kazuto/Kirito
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Strength: EX
Endurance: EX
Agility: EX
Mana: -
Luck: ?
Noble Phantasm: EX
Class Skills
Independent Action: A+
The Servant can operate without a Master. With a rank of A+ that exceeds even A, the support of a Master is unnecessary even while unleashing a large amount of magical energy. It is an ability that bends the rules and allows for the continued materialization of Servants even after the conclusion of the Holy Grail War.
Riding: ?
Technically, Savior only knows how to ride a motorcycle and a car (Though given his speed and endurance this is completely unnecessary in his current state), but in life he rode on the back of beings that, using this world's terms, ranged from powerful Phantasmal Beasts to Pseudo-Gods, be it because he befriended or simply beat them into submission.
Personal Skills
Pioneer of the Stars: EX
Skill given to heroes that became turning points in human history. At this level, all difficult voyages and challenges which are considered 'impossible' turn into 'events that can be realized'.
Discernment of the Poor: A+++
Insight to see through the opponent's character and attribute. At this level, literally nothing upon the normal plane of existence can 'trick or deceive' Savior, he will be able to see through the ruse or the lie because he's too 'Genre Savvy' about life. Funnily enough, though, his friends are still able to deceive him sometimes, mainly when they're trying to get some fun at his expenses.
Eye of the Mind (True): A+
Heightened capacity for observation, refined through experience. At this level, Savior can literally deduce everything about his enemy or a situation that can be known by observation alone in literally seconds of the battle having started, and as such deduce the best and easiest path to resolve a conflict. Sadly, this Skill isn't really all that useful to Savior, given that 99% of his opponents can be put down by just punching them into oblivion, one way or another.
Charisma: A+?
The natural talent to command an army/group. Increases the ability of allies during group battles. A rare talent and ability inherent to Servants of the Savior Class. It is said that a rank of B in this skill is sufficient to lead a nation as its King. At this level, it is no longer popularity, but rather a kind of spell (curse) in itself. The irony comes that, even after the last and craziest events of his life as a Hero, Savior never really took notice of his own charisma towards people.
Fate's Grudge: EX
More like a curse of the highest degree than a Skill, it represents the grudge one of the greatest forces of Reality Itself feels after Savior defied and bested It on all levels. Because of this, Savior is 'cursed' to, if the circumstances are right and someone calls for a 'Hero', always answer all kind of supernatural summoning or ritual that summons someone to 'save' others, even if he has no interest in the matter. Even more, the curse also makes it so that both he and his friends always remember each and every single one of these summons and all events that took place in them, even after returning to be part of the Throne of Heroes. Luckily, they have long-since learned to take things like this in stride.
Noble Phantasms
Absolutely Average Guy (Fake) - 'Just a Gamer playing Hero for Fun' (Anti-Self NP): EX?
A 'fake' version of a Noble Phantasm originated from the Heroic Spirit known simply as 'Saitama'. As long as the Servant doesn't exhibits his true power, not even the World itself will be able to recognize him as more as an unimpressive and average person. This is especially useful because even the strongest of beings will be unable to know they're facing a being that can in truth absolutely destroy them, but, unlike the usually impassive Saitama, Savior sometimes finds this extremely annoying.
United Heroes Association - 'Bonds beyond Reality' (Support NP): B++ ~ EX
A semi-automatic Noble Phantasm, which allows Savior to call from the Throne as Pseudo-Servants any of those he considered as his closest friends, comrades and lovers thorough his life. Incidentally, this Noble Phantasms isn't totally under the Servant's control, as some of the strongest Heroic Spirits linked to him can come through the NP without Savior calling for them, if they have a strong enough reason to (Or if they just feel like it). This Noble Phantasm is seriously limited, though, as the 'Heroes' will need to use their own Prana reserves to manifest themselves, as these are limited per summoning. While Savior could theoretically call for all of them to come to aid him at the same time, it's not only extremely unnecessary (Given the Servant's nature) but also a great risk, given that some of his strongest allies have abilities and/or Noble Phantasms that allow them to defy, break, override or outright Incarnate one or more of the Laws of the World, which would doubtlessly catch the attention of Gaia and/or Alaya, and the results would be…messy.
One Punch-Gamer - 'The Strongest One' (Anti-Reality NP): EX
Savior's personal version of Saitama's 'One Punch-Man' Noble Phantasm. Originally gifted to him by [FATE] in an attempt to create an interesting situation, the boy managed to break free of the chains of reality and make the impossible ability truly his. As long as the Omniverse stands, no opponent or force will be able to physically harm Savior, no enemy will be able to resist or survive his punches (No matter in which plane of existence they are), no force will be able to stop or contain him and, if he makes the effort of concentrating, no event or ability will be able to even affect his mental state. Though this has always been put in doubt by countless beings and can't be truly proven, Savior's greatest feat with this Skill was to punch and break the metaphorical manifestation of [FATE] while fighting Outside of Reality, with all the implications and consequences that came with that.