24 Holiday Leave
"Really… can't even get angry at that old man for doing this…" I said as I looked at the familiar red bridge separating this city in two.
Not long after I said that two more rainbow portals opened and two familiar figures exited from them.
"Where are we? Kaleidoscope? What happened?" My wife said with a questioning look as she looked around, her senses already discerned that it was Kaleidoscope which teleported her.
"This is Fuyuki, what we are doing back in Japan?" Artoria asked from the side as she saw the familiar red bridge.
"Zelretch offered me to enjoy Fifth Grail war in Fuyuki," I said while looking at the bridge in distance.
"You serious? Fifth war… this doesn't look like 2040 husband." Morgan said while looking at the skyscrapers in the distance. They didn't look that different from the ones we saw in American cities or London.
"The year is 2004, it only has been 10 from last war in this timeline."
"What? We got transported to a different timeline? Why you accepted such a thing?" Morgan walked over, she put both hands on her hips with a questioning look.
"Because I got tired of grading homework, attending boring meetings, ass-kissing, politics in general," I said with a tired look.
Seriously paperwork is the enemy and it doesn't care about how much understanding of the universe you have! Like seriously… Even Akasha can't help with that!
"So, I decided to take a holiday, and since we go on regular holidays as it is, so this time I decided to see a possible war, where I never participated in fourth."
My words made Morgan relax, she slowly nodded.
"Besides this war Saber is King of Knights, and Berserker is Heracles, it should be entertaining."
Now I got both of their attention, Morgan instantly smiled while Artoria had curious look.
"Very well, are you going to participate in this war?" My wife asked while crossing her hands.
"No, it's already too late, last Master was selected a couple of days back, no we going to watch this one, maybe butt-in couple battles," I said the last part on my Knight behalf as Artoria is itching to cross her blade against some opposition, vampires won't do it to her anymore.
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A man dressed in a blue bodysuit was blasted out from a shed by a blonde swordswoman with an invisible sword.
*Tsk*
"An invisible weapon? Seriously?" The man with red spear said with an annoyed look.
"What? It's too much for you?" The blonde woman taunted the spear user.
"Not at all!" The Servant charged in and started to fight the fellow Servant.
Few seconds later redhead teen rushed out from the shed and looked at two Servants fighting with utter disbelief.
"Seriously… why is it always Saber fighting Lancer at opening night?" The redhead heard a voice of an annoyed woman.
He turned around and saw a man with two very familiar women standing next to him.
They had the same face as the woman in blue armour which he just summoned few minutes ago…
Are they related?
Still, Servants have incredible hearing and Saber who was fighting Lancer heard that, she turned utterly stiff for a second and jumped back and looked at the source of this voice.
"M-Morgan?" The blue Saber said with a pale face.
"Did you just said Morgan!?" Lancer stopped and looked at the newcomer as well.
He grimaced when he saw her as well, goosebumps went through his whole body…
"Don't mind me! Seriously! I am not part of this War! I am not a Servant or even a Master!" Morgan raised her hands.
"...Imposible, how are you even alive?" Blue Saber said while looking at her in disbelief, as her senses told her that this Morgan was not a Servant! No, it was something else entirely, she felt something similar to Vivian...
Not only that but she looked like she was not even in her twenties yet!
"That's a long story, nonetheless, you should continue your war." She said nonchalantly as she looked at Artoria who was quiet the whole time.
"Little sister, who do you think will win this exchange?" The pale blond witch asked the fallen Knight.
"It depends, That lance looks similar to Diarmuid's, a cursed one perhaps, an Irish Hero, too little information, Master what are your thoughts?"
Blue Saber stiffed when she heard a black version of her mention Diarmuid.
'What is going on? Who are these intruders? Why she looks similar to me? Another Homunculus? No… she feel human… this is confusing!?'
"Ho? You faced Diarmuid? I heard he is a great Spearman! Are you a survivor of a previous war?" The man in a blue tight bodysuit asked.
"Artoria…" The Blue Saber twitched when she heard her name being said by the sole male from this group.
"There is only one red spear with barbs like that in the world." He said while looking at the spear from distance.
"... I see, the Child of Light, the Shield Of Ulster, Cu Chulainn, heh… no wonder he twitched when he heard your name older sister," The darkened Artoria smirked when she said the last part.
*Hmph!*
Morgan crossed her hands and looked away, she has not cursed anyone for months!
Artoria chuckled seeing that, she then looked at Cu Chulainn.
"I am indeed survived last war, not in this timeline, of course, we arrived here with Kaleidoscope." The Armani dressed Artoria took a step forward.
Blue Saber eyes widened she instantly understood what is going…
'Kaleidoscope? Seriously? Why this war has to get more complex?' The blond Saber grimaced and clenched her sword tightly.
"And I didn't just survive, we won, my Master got his wish granted…" That moment black miasma surrounded her as Artoria's suit got replaced by pitch-black armour with green sheen, she was holding two swords in her hands. That moment she activated her Dragon Core and prana spikes from her.
"And I was given a second chance to live as well…"
Blue Saber took a step back when she felt that presence, not only that armour, the sword… Swords she was holding…
She has two? Two Excaliburs? How!?
"I see, what a fascinating development!!! You are this Saber's inverted version, aren't you? I have heard of this phenomenon from my teacher!" Cu Chulainn said while pointing his spear at Blue Saber.
*Snort*
"Correct, I am someone who got its foolish ideals beaten out, I am no longer, King, or even a Knight, no matter what my Master says, I am his Sword!" Artoria said while pointing one of her Sword at Cu Chulainn.
"Now, now. Artoria, you are good Knight even if you say otherwise." Her Master said with a chuckle.
"Nonetheless, I wish to face you Shield of Ulster! Diarmuid was a strong Hero from Ireland and I wish to face an even more famous one!" The Black Saber said with a feral grin.
The blue Lancer slightly sweat sensing the oppressive aura coming in spades from this darker version of the Saber.
"Hold on! I am his opponent! You are not even a Servant of this war!" Blue Saber furiously said from her side attracting the attention of her Alter version.
"You are weak, your Master can't even supply you with Prana, how are you intending to negate Gae Bolg?" Saber Alter said with a sneer.
"You wish to test me?" Blue Saber said with a pissed look.
" I can sense your measly Prana from here, there is nothing to test." The paler Saber said while twirling one of her swords.
"While I do love to fight any of you my Master is a coward, and he ordered me to retreat the moment my identity is exposed." The Lancer said with a sigh.
"Pity… nonetheless, I understand." Artoria lowered her swords she sighed in disappointment.
"Don't die, Child Of Light, I wish to face you in proper battle." She said that while looking back at her Master.
"Is it fine with you My Master?" She then asked Ren for confirmation.
"Sure, we did came to this war to enjoy ourselves." He said with shrug.
"Hahaha! I like you, Sorcerer! No wonder you have both The Witch and the King with you! If only I had a Master like you! It would be a dream come true!" Lancer said while laughing.
"Ho? Truly? Then you allow me to call you from the Throne if I need your help?" Ren asked while smiling, his question confused Cu Chulainn, but his next words make his confusion disappear.
"After all, I am Sorcerer of Third Magic."
"Hahaha, Sure! I will answer your call anytime! even if your Knight wishes a sparring partner!" Lancer happily said that before disappearing from the yard in his spirit form.
"You know Master, I remembered that you can summon Servants at will! Why you never summoned anyone when I was bored!" Saber Alter stomped over to his side, there was a massive pout on her face.
"I... forgot?" Ren scratched the back of his head.
"You... forgot? Is that even possible? Don't you sense the Throne? Or just... know?" Artoria asked with complete disbelief.
"I was busy, and Association knows how to distract me long enough to forget about, plus there was no need for Servants as I had you to deal with any nuisances." He honestly said that.
*Sigh*
"Fine, at least I know that you can summon the Hound of Ulster for me to beat up." The Servant of Sword sighed as black miasma surrounded her for few moments before disappearing, revealing her in her black suit.
All of that was observed by Blue Saber who didn't know how to behave around these three anomalies.
They were not Servants of his war which makes them not her enemies, but Morgan's existence makes them not her allies either.
"Can someone please tell me what is going on? Why that guy with the spear attacked me?" Eventually, the redhead teen couldn't take it anymore, everything was confusing as hell to him!
"Heh, you are Master of Saber and you don't know what is going?" Saber Alter said with a baffled look she then looked at Blue Saber.
"My condolences, not only he can't support you with prana but he is clueless as well!"
The blonde narrowed her eyes as she looked at the darker version of herself why does she sound like Morgan?
"More curiously how on Earth did he summoned the same Saber as in previous war?" Morgan said curiously as she looked at the ignored redhead.
"This is Emiya residence, you must be related to Emiya Kiritsugu. That means he used the same catalyst to summon King of Knights." Ren said as he walked forward.
"You know my old man?" Redhead happily asked that, while Blue Saber grimaced when she heard the name 'Emiya Kiritsugu', she started to think that her luck stat should be E or even F by this point…
"We were enemies in last war, I was Master of Caster." Ren motioned Morgan…" And he was Master of Saber, the same Servant which is under your control now, in the end, I won, I took Saber as my third Servant, while in return I gave your 'old man' freedom to be with his wife and daughter." He explained to the guy, which made Blue Saber eyes widen for a second, she looked at Saber Alter that was Saber of previous war in his timeline?
And Kiritsugu lost and he handed over her to Master of Caster who is Morgan? The King of Knights doesn't know how to feel about this, being betrayed at the end of war or being handed over to the enemy Master?
"W-Wait my old man had a family? And he was in this war? What is this war you talking about?" The redhead teen was even more confused.
That moment Blue Saber snapped out as she felt approaching Servant, she looked at the group then at her Master.
There is no way in hell she will allow her Master to be anywhere near Morgan! Instead, she decided to wait at his side for this new Servant.
Few seconds later they saw a black haired girl with twin tails.
"Tohsaka?" The red-haired teen said with disbelieve.
"Ho, that is the grown-up version of that Magus daughter?" Morgan asked, more like confirmed when she saw similarities in those two, after they did met in person several times after the war.
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