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"I'm not a God as you think. So, I take it you get the information about the holy grail war?"

"Yes, Master. If we win the war, I get a wish since the Holy Grail is omnipotent "

'Right, It can't do sh*t. The moment it rewrites reality and changes history, 'Humanity's unconscious' will slaughter everyone on this world and resets the world, wait, the Grail slaughters the people before 'Humanity's will' does it, stupid humans and stupid grail'

Cael kept this to himself and asked "So, what's your wish?"

"...You have to use command seals to get that answer" Assasin's answer didn't surprise him that much.

"Very well, I won't force you. Don't you want to ask about my wish?"

"No, it's only fair to ask when I have told you mine"

Cael didn't pursue this matter anymore, he could see her emotions becoming extremely sad and guilty.

"Then Master~, let me scout the ar-"

"No need, I have done my preparations"

"What?"

"Follow me"

They arrived at an area that has a room with a portal-like mirror mounted to the wall.

"This is a mystic code I created called Marionette's sight. It could show all the Fuyuki, record it, and broadcast it live to us" Cael announced proudly as he explained about the new mystic code he created.

"Is this like a camera?" Assassin asked, basic information will be downloaded in the servant's brain about the era they are summoned to by the holy grail.

"Yes, that's why it's not that great of my creation but still, it has a lot of uses and a broad range"

Even though Cael downplayed it very much, No magus could create the same thing as him. His greatest accomplishment is creating this mystic code with the least possible materials and adding the foundations of alchemy to its very output which shows how monstrous he is.

He did all this as just a first-generation magus alone.

"I have already recorded every piece of information regarding the city. You just need to observe the city from here"

"Very well, then what to do next?"

"I have a plan...."

Cael explained his plan

"But why? Why go over all that trouble? Master, are you looking down on me?"

Assassin is enraged after hearing the plan, not because it is wrong or anything but because her pride is not allowing it for her role is non-existent.

Cael understood her anger and explained, "Listen to me, This time the servants are Demi-gods and even if you have Divinity, you are a human In your lifetime and the demi-gods are invincible unless they are harmed with specific weapons."

This didn't convince Assassin as she persisted and asked

"How do you the enemy servants are Demi-gods? And how do you I was a human? And what makes you think you a mere human, can take on heroic spirits?"

"I have spells that can tell the future and I saw the future but the future is a sensitive concept, it might change and I'm not certain but in the future I saw, the servants are dangerous"

Technically, Cael didn't lie because he has spells that can look into the future but it will only give clues, nothing much.

But he is mainly reliant on knowledge of anime series. Even then, he's not sure if it happens just like in the anime, after all, everything is a possibility in this world.

There's no guarantee that things will happen just like in the anime. So, He wants to make sure of some things.

"Oh, how dangerous the other servants are?"  Assassin asked, information is an important aspect of the war. As a former queen, she knows the value of it. Cael's abilities are certainly surprising but for her, it only means the chances of victory have increased severely.

"Berserker is the strongest servant physically but the real threat is his Noble phantasm. He should be killed 12 times in different ways and he could restore those lives if he has enough mana from his master. Oh, and the weapons that can harm him must be extremely strong, if your Noble phantasm is weak, it will be rendered useless "

This put away the resistance in Assassin's heart as she asked fearfully

"Who is this servant?"

"You must have heard of him, The Greek hero, Heracles, Son of Zeus"

Assassin's mind went over many scenarios thinking of ways to challenge this foe. She's well aware of Zeus, the king of gods, and heard of Heracle's legendary labors.

"What about others?"

"There is Saber, the king from Arthurian legend, the Half-dragon. Her Noble Phantasm is the Sword of Promised Victory, Excalibur. Her luck is ridiculous. Then, there is the Lancer, the Irish hero, Child of Light, another Demi-god with a spear that can alter cause and effect. Do you understand why I insisted on my plan"

"Alright, that's enough. I admit, my abilities are inferior to those servants, we need extreme strategies to win this war" Assassin is aware of the dangers of Pride in situations like these.

"It's not your fault, you are an extremely unique heroic spirit and strong one in Assassin class. Those are just non-humans, that's why they are strong"

"Master, do you think humans are weak?"

Hearing the question, Cael knows his answer. It's not a fact but it is right in his eyes.

"In my eyes, Humanity is the Embodiment of weakness.

Humans need each other to move forward. It's not wrong, After all, humans have no power to speak of, they can only come together to make miracles happen.

That's what kept us sticking to each other and made us dependent on each other.

My goal is to break away from this dependence.

To break away from humanity

Become Independent"

****

Rin, the master of the Archer class servant, and Shiro, the master of the Saber class servant are at the crossroads.

Rin took Shiro to the supervisor of the Grail War and explained how everything works.

"From now on, we are enemies, don't expect me to go easy on you"

"Thank you, Rin. You helped me a lot now"

Shiro expressed his gratitude.

Just when they are about to leave, a girl appeared

"Good evening, brother"

Rin, saber, and Archer got on guard as the girl continued to introduce herself. Her servant manifested behind her.

"That servant is on whole another level"

Rin said sensing Beserker's overwhelming Aura.

"Nice to meet you, Rin"

"I'm Illya, Illyasviel von Einzbern, You understand right?"

Shiro didn't recognize the name but Rin recognized it "Einzbern?"

"You will all die today"

"Do it, Berserker"

Under Illya's command, Berserker is about to attack but then he stopped.

"What happened, Berserker?"

He went defensive protecting Illya.

Mist arose from the surroundings and the group is enveloped in the mist as if cutting them from the rest of the world.

Just then, everyone heard footsteps, this alerted all the servants because they couldn't sense the enemy yet the enemy is present there and they could even hear the footsteps

"London bridge is falling down~

falling down~

falling down~

London bridge is falling down~

My.... fair.... lady~"

A man in a gray Victorian Era formal suit with a white shirt underneath and a blood-red steampunk top hat, wearing blood-red trousers, a blood-red coat over his suit, and a pair of black gloves with a mask on his face appeared walking down the road with a cane in his hand

He introduced himself standing in front of everyone

"Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen"



"What a wonderful evening, isn't it the best time to have a cup of tea?"

Berserker is about to attack but a sudden pressure crushed him to death.

This shocked everyone including Saber

"Oh my~, that was an unnecessary attack on my part, my apologies, it was just.....instinctual"

"Berserker, heal fastly!"

Illya commanded and tried to move but she couldn't move a muscle as something stopped her the more she tried.

The same happened to everyone, everyone that tried to move couldn't.

"Everyone, Please calm down. Sir, It is not my intention to attack you, this humble servant just wants to greet everyone present here as a participant in this magnificent war. Now that, it is done"

Berserker has revived again due to his Noble phantasm. He lost one life.

"Farewell, everyone"

The mist along with the 'servant' vanished out of existence. No one is sure if he really left or is just hiding in an ambush.

It is the fear of the unknown.