Ambush

Golden, fiery hue painted the once blue sky, as the sun set in horizon. Unbounded by the world's physics, he traveled in a world of darkness with his glowing eyes shone more brightly. 

"I hath found thee."

His murmur echoed for no one to hear, and his pace shamed even the wind itself. Shortly, he stood at the foremost tip of the tallest tree, gazing at his prey. 

His presence was so thin that one couldn't discern him with one glance. Air distorted and Sounds repelled, he moved, but at the same time he didn't, it's like he was already in that place to begin with, but that's very far from the truth. 

"Contractor.." 

He connected his mind to the human that was the vessel for him to exist in this world. Tilting his head to the side, his eyes glowed as he finish his task 

"I seeth thy foe." 

**** 

The sun had dipped down, painting the sky with vibrant red, orange, and yellow color by the time they finished fishing. 

"You got a lot of fish, Lancer!" Yumi said in awe, tucking her hair back as she looked at the bucket currently filled with fish swimming around, crowding on top of one another. 

The male puffed out his chest proudly. "Of course, I've been doing this for years already, I'm a master of it." 

The girl stood from her crouching, carefully dusting her skirt, looking at the sun descending between the mountains. "Guess we found a way to spend our time together." She smiled. 

"Shall we head home to store them? We can't go around the town while carrying a bucket full of fish." The girl was about to pick it up when Lancer beat her to it. 

"A lady like you shouldn't be the one who do the heavy job," the male said, grinning, carrying the bucket like its nothing. 

The girl blushed and huffed. From the amount of time they spent fishing, Yumi found out that the blue haired male was quite a flirt. She wasn't used to it, having to spend most of her time inside the manor being bedridden or training and studying. She smacked the male's shoulder as they began to walk from where they came in. 

The girl tapped her chin. She couldn't get the excited smile from forming on her lips at what she was going to cook with the fish. It was what she could do as her way to welcome him as her Servant. 

"Lancer?" Yumi asked when the male suddenly stopped walking and started to look around behind him, no trace of cheerfulness on his face. 

"We're being watched." 

*****

*Triririring*

Bell chiming in the air as the atmosphere filled with dread, ominous feeling. 

"Thy time hast come" 

*SLASH*

After the voice sounded, an arm was looped off of its shoulder and He stepped out of thin air, facing his now one handed opponent. 

"I come for thee." 

Lancer gritted his teeth and jumped back as he grabbed the lump where it had been his arm formerly, his decapitated arm thudded on the ground before him. 

"Lancer!" The girl shouted in horror, her brown eyes scanning for signs of the Servant's Master but she found none. 

"Stand back," the male said as he twirled his spear in his only hand, taking a fighting stance. 

"I'll stall him, you need to get out of here, Master," he continued as he pulled his arm back, red light beginning to form on the tip of the spear. 

Yumi knew that staying around the area would only hinder Lancer from fighting ever further. 

"Don't die on me, Lancer!" She screamed before she swiftly turned around and disappeared into the trees, searching for a way to civilization. 

The male glanced back to see if the female had gone for good. When he's sure, he swiftly jumps back, farther from his opponent. The air began to crackle as red began to form around the spear, the force of it causing the ground to crack underneath him. 

The Servant had managed to sneak up on him even when he felt the gaze. He should finish this quickly. 

With light feet, Lancer jumped up as he pulled his arm further, the red light shining even brighter than before. 

"Gae..." He gritted his teeth as he threw the spear with all of his strength, aiming for its heart. "BOLG!"

Yumi felt a large amount of her mana getting sucked out in an instant and she nearly crumbled to her feet, putting a hand to a tree to steady herself. He must have been using his Noble Phantasm. She forced herself to continue running even when she began coughing and blood poured out of her mouth. 

"Listen, the evening bell has tolled thy name." 

He chanted, as he saw the impending doom in the shape of a red spear, flying towards him.

"The feathers foreshadow your death, and behead-"

The spear almost reached him, In just three heartbeats, the spear would pierce right through his heart. 

"Azrael!!" 

His voice boomed, and his hand moved at unnatural speed. He swung it upwards as blue flames gathered on his great sword. 

*BOOOOMMM!!!*

Both powers clashed, and crimson energy fought for dominance against the azure flames. But both of them were stalled, as each of them strong enough to only halt one another. 

*CRAACKLLEE*

Ripple crossed the surrounding air and earth trembled. Before he knew it, both of his feet sunk on the ground, for they cannot hold the weight of magical powers on him. 

BOOOMMM!!

Another burst of power ravaged the ground once where he stood. Massive crater appeared as he's in the middle of it. Moving his gaze downward, he saw that the red spear was able to push his Azrael slightly and pierced him right in his heart. 

His eyes unperturbed, as if the spear that's in his chest didn't exist. He raised his head and saw that his opponent's servant was breathing heavily, with look of horror in his eyes. 

"....." 

No words given to his enemy as he walked calmly towards the spearman, which has lost his spear, unarmed, and injured.