Kirei watched the summoning circle as he felt a burning sensation in the back of his right hand as a command spell appeared there. Maria was standing behind him with her own knives out as she was ready with her knives as they watched the light dim down.
'She is... Why did she appear here?' Kirei's eyes widened as he looked at the servant.
Said servant looked at him as she sensed the connection to the command spell as she looked at him.
"Servant, Saber. King of Knights, Arthur Pendragon. True name, Artoria Pendragon Alter." The knight said as she stood in a stance, with all her armor on along with the visor.
Kirei looked at her in surprise as he hadn't even thought that she would appear in front of him. He had thought that he would get an assassin or something similar, not the very king of knights herself, even if it's the alter version.
"Are you my master?" Artoria Alter asked him in a serious tone.
"Yes. I am Kirei Kotomine, and I am your Master for this Grail War." Kirei said to her as he showed his command spell.
"Good. I can see that you are a member of the Church." Artoria said as she looked at his clothes and the cross.
"That I am. I was certainly not expecting King Arthur him... Umm... herself to answer my summons." Kirei said to her as he looked at her.
"I felt a pull and it usually doens't happen as not many can summon me. However, I felt something familiar from you, that is why I had answered your summons. A servant summoning depends upon the personality of the summoner as well. So perhaps that might have been the reason." Artoria said to him calmly.
"I see." Kirei said as he nodded at her words.
"And who is that young lad standing behind you?" Artoria asked as she looked at Maria.
"Her name is Maria. She is a young nun under me, and she is under my guardianship." Kirei said to her as he glanced at her.
"Hmm. I do not sense any form of warmth or care in your words, Master." Artoria said as she looked at him.
"Unfortunately, that is how I have been born, though I hope that this Grail might be able to solve it." Kirei said to her with a neutral look.
"I see. So, do I have to fight a servant now?" Artoria Alter asked as she was ready with her sword.
"Not at the moment, the Grail War hasn't even started yet. And since your summons had went much smoother than I expected, I guess that means that the grail is a good one." Kirei said to her as he looked at her.
"If that is the case then tell me where I am going to stay, or would you rather I stay in spirit form?" Artoria Alter asked him as she looked at him.
"I think you only need to use your spirit form for when you go out, you can use your physical form when in the house." Kirei said to her as he thought about it.
"Of course. Then, what is the name of the child?" Artoria Alter asked him as he looked at her.
"Her name is Maria, she doesn't have a last name yet." Kirei said to her calmly.
"I see. I hope that you are competent enough to participate in this war child." Artoria Alter said to her in a dignified tone as she walked towards them, her armor making clanking sounds as she walked to them.
"I have vowed to serve him faithfully, and I don't intend to back down even for this war." Maria said to her seriously as she looked at her.
Artoria saw that the child also has cold eyes, but she can also see some anger behind them as well.
'Hmm, intriguing. Both the child and my Master seem to have emotional problems.' Artoria Alter thought to herself as she looked at them.
"Well, I shall be looking at the rest of the house. I will come to your side if I ever feel the presence of a servant." Artoria Alter said before she walked away and exited the room.
"I suppose it is good that she is willing to co-operate with us." Kirei said after the king had left.
"I thought King Arthur was a man." Maria said as she looked at him.
"Historians might have made some mistakes when recording it." Kirei said calmly as he looked at the spell.
'She said that what kind of Servant is called also depends upon the summoner as well. Is it perhaps because of our perhaps similar situation? She is one who wants to become a great king and protector, she has a noble wish, but used the path of tyranny to accomplish it. And I am a twisted being who finds joy in the suffering of others, and yet I go against that nature and try to do good. And I also do have fascination towards knights for a long time, that can't have influenced the summoning, can it?' Kirei thought to himself as he didn't know what to think of the situation.
But he knew that having Artoria as his Servant is a very good thing as she is a very strong Servant and will be a great help. He just has to make sure that the enemies he is facing are defeated, and if the Grail is actually good, then perhaps he can use it cure his condition.
'Even so, I shouldn't let my guard down. I don't know what kind of Servants the other mages had gotten in their summoning. Therefore I should be careful as well.' Kirei thought to himself as he turned and walked out of the room, closely followed by Maria.
'Why did King Arthur have to be a woman?' Maria thought to herself as she frowned at the memory of the knight.
Kirei and Maria reached the living room where they found Artoria eating some of the snacks that they had left on the table. Both of them blinked at the sight as Artoria Alter saw them as she looked at them.
"What?" Artoria Alter asked them calmly.
"I wasn't expecting to see you eating snacks right after saying that you were going to explore the home." Kirei said to her calmly as he looked at her.
"I was curious about it since there weren't anything like it in Britain of my time. I have to say, this is quite good to eat." Artoria Alter said as she ate the chips.
"I'm happy to see that you like our food. And I have also looked at your information and I have to say that it is very impressive. I shouldn't expect anything less from the King of Knights." Kirei said to her as he walked to her and stood a few feet away.
"That is a given. But I am more interested in knowing how you intend to fight in the war." Artoria Alter said as she looked at him.
"I know a lot of sacraments that I can use to fight against the enemy masters. I also am quite good in the use of weapons as well and in close combat, so I can handle myself in a battle between Masters." Kirei said to her with a small smile on his face.
"If that is the case then I won't have to always protect you." Artoria Alter said as she nodded her head at the fact that her Master knows how to fight.
"And also, you have to make sure that you do not cause too many property damage and if possible, try to take my fights away from the civilians." Kirei said to her as he remembered that detail.
"If that is what you wish." Artoria Alter said to her as she didn't find anything wrong with it.
'It would make sure that there would be no further distractions if I do that. But it seems that my master does have some principles that he follows.' Artoria Alter thought to herself as she went to explore the place and familiarise herself with it as the two watched her go.
A/N: Yeah, been a long time since the last update, even I was surprised. Well, I am feeling very sleepy right now so I don't have much to talk about so uh, I hope you like it and I will try to update this much sooner.