Chapter 5: First encounter

"I am Iskandar, the king of conquerors. Summoned to fight in this Holy Grail war as a valiant warrior of the Rider class!" - everyone is in disbelief at Rider's sudden appearance. - "What the hell are you thinking, you idiot!" Said his master, clearly scared, before receiving a strong shake on the head.

"Fate brought us together to fight for the Cup. But I would like to ask you something first. How about..." - said Rider raising his arms. - "grant the Cup to me and join my army?"

"Is this guy serious?.... No!" - Itadori said to the man in front of him. - Lancer shakes his head negatively. - "I fear I will be forced to refuse. I will grant the Cup to one man only, my master, not to you, Rider!" - said Lancer.

"You interrupted our battle merely to try to make us this ridiculous proposal? According to the knights' code of honor, this insult is unacceptable" - Saber said quite irritated.

"Well, I intended to negotiate with you..." - Said Rider. - "NO!" - The three servants said at the same time to Rider.

"Furthermore... I am a king responsible for the well-being of all of Britain. Even though I was a renowned ruler, I cannot lower myself to the level of a subordinate." - Saber said. - "Ah, King of Great Britain? What a great surprise! I never imagined that the King of Knights was a little girl." - Rider said laughing.

Itadori noticed Saber's irritation, since the same boy made the same comment a few days ago, he tries to alleviate the situation. - "Listen here, brutes, don't think you're going to get away with talking nonsense like that!" - said the boy, trying not to irritate Saber. - "Don't worry Itadori, the King of Conquerors will feel the strength of this little girl's sword!" - Saber says, containing her anger and raising her invisible sword.

The situation didn't improve and Rider noticed it. - "It seems that the negotiation was a failure... Well, I tried" - it was a failure, but Rider didn't care much about it and laughed again. - "Rider! You idiot! What are you doing?!" - said his master, scared to death.

"I see, so it was you?" - Said the voice of Lancer's master. - "I'm trying to understand what motivated you to steal my relic. It would never cross my mind that you would be planning to participate in the Holy Grail War, Waver Velvet." - Rider's master seemed scared when he recognized that voice. - 'So these two masters know each other... wait, he's just a boy!' - thought Itadori.

The mysterious man's voice continued. - "Perhaps I should give you some extra lessons, considering that this is a special case. I will teach you the true meaning of the death of one wizard at the hands of another! You should feel honored." - the boy panics and puts his hands to his head. - 'Is this guy going to kill his own student?' - Itadori thought.

"Listen here WEIRDO, apparently now I have a reason to end your RACE!..." - Itadori said, closing his fist and standing up. - "Then show up at once! Don't hide!"

Rider looked at that pink-haired servant and felt admiration for having defended his master like that. - "Yes, i liked it!" - Rider puts his hand on Waver's shoulder and complements. - "Hey, MAGIC USER! Apparently, you should have been my Master, instead of this boy. But that would be unacceptable. Only a man brave enough to join me in battle could be considered my Master! And like that scar boy said, someone who is afraid to show their own face would never be worthy of such a privilege!" - Rider finished his speech laughing. - "And this also applies to those who are watching from the shadows!"

"What are you talking about, Rider?" Saber said. - "Saber, Lancer and Scar Boy. The duel between you was truly magnificent! Hearing the sound of punches and clashing blades, I couldn't have been the only Heroic Spirit to be drawn here. And you scar boy." - said Rider pointing to Itadori.

"My name is Yuji! Yuji Itadori..." - said the boy, somewhat irritated by the nickname. - "Your strategy was very good! If you were to join my army, you would be an excellent warrior!" - says Rider giving a thumbs up. - "T-thank you?!" - said Itadori. 'This guy is weird... He reminds me a little of Todou.'

"And as I was saying, Heroic Spirits summoned through the Holy Grail, gather here immediately! Those who will not appear will be worthy of the scorn of Iskandar, the King of Conquerors!" - Rider said raising his arms.

A golden light begins to appear in the sky, everyone looks in the same direction. - "That's..." "The servant who defeated the Assassin!" - said the teacher and the student.

A man with golden hair and blood red eyes, he wore armor the same color as his hair and without saying anything, he already appeared arrogant. - "In a single night, two insolent people dare to call themselves Kings before my presence." - Said the golden man. - 'This guy... His presence is different from the others. I shouldn't underestimate him... For some reason, he reminds me of Sukuna.'

"I am the one and only king and hero in all heaven and earth." - said the powerful servant. - 'he reminded me a little of Gojo-sensei too...' - Itadori said.

"Tell us what your name is!" - Itadori said without fear. - "And why would I say my name to a scum like you? Tell me, mongrel." - says the golden man. "I don't think any real king would be afraid to say his own name, tell me, blondie." - Itadori said trying to irritate the golden man.

"HOW DARE YOU!... You're questioning me, you mongrel! You dare question the King of Kings?!" - continued the golden man. - 'Seriously, even Sukuna was less annoying than this guy...' - thinks Itadori, irritated with the man.

The golden man stamps his foot irritably and says. - "If you cannot discern my identity when faced with my grandeur, then due to your ignorance, you have no right to live!" - the golden man shows his power, behind him, a golden wall was coming out with several swords from small portals, it was no wonder that this guy was powerful.

"I see, so this is how you defeated the Assassin?" Rider asked. The situation got even worse, Itadori and Saber moved away and began to protect Irisviel, a tense atmosphere was established in that abandoned place.

"Kill him!"

Someone emerges from the darkness. A man fully armored, enveloped by darkness and death. - 'Another crazy person?! We have to get out of here!' - thought Itadori. - "Berserker?!" - Said Saber.

"Tell me boy, how strong is servant?" - Rider asked. - "I can't say. I really can't say..." - Waver replied. - "What? You may not be a top Master, but you should be able to sense his attributes and weaknesses, right?" - replied Rider. - "I can't say, that black thing is definitely a Servant. But I can't analyze any of its attributes!" - said Waver.

"It looks like it will be another tough opponent." - said Irisviel, visibly nervous. - "That heroic Spirit has some type of ability that hides its identity, or it may be that it carries some curse." - said Saber. -

Itadori looked at Saber and said. - "Maybe I can remove this curse from him..." - "To what extent? Will removing his curse kill him or leave him alive, but under control?" - Saber asked. - "Well, let's find out!" Itadori said smiling. - "Yes, but we need to be cautious, Irisviel is still very exposed." - Said Saber.

Berserker looked at the sky, but specifically at someone, at the man in his golden armor. - "Who gave you permission to look at me, rabid dog? Seeing your body in pieces will be great entertainment, mongrel." - the golden man turned his barrier towards the mad dog and threw his magic tools.

Berserk might be out of control, but he was still agile, he caught the first sword still in the air and countered the spear and came towards him. "how dare you lay your filthy hands on my treasures? You must be desperate for death, mongrel!" - said the golden man irritated.

"It can not be!" - Waver said. - "Let's see how long you can last, you little thief."

Somewhere else.

A man in a burgundy suit sat, apparently listening to the entire situation. - "Showing your Hougo to everyone was completely thoughtless." He used his Command Seal. "By the power of my Command Seal, suppress your anger and withdraw from this place, King of Heroes" - ordered his master.

The King of Kings felt his master's command. - "How dare you order the retreat of a king?!... Feel lucky, rabid dog... Mutts, reduce your numbers until our next meeting. Only a true hero is worthy of looking at me. " - said the golden man, withdrawing and disappearing.

"This guy's arrogance is indescribable..." Itadori said sniffling. Saber noticed that Berserk was looking at her. - "Irisviel, stay away!" - Saber prepared to defend herself.

Berserk begins to twitch, letting out a roar and rushes towards Saber. Berserk grabs an iron staff and jumps to attack her. Itadori uses his blood to pierce and break that staff in half.

Even so, that monster holds his staff broken in half. - "What are those red things?!" - said Itadori, holding and containing Berserk who was doing everything he could to attack Saber. -"I think I understand, Itadori. Anything he holds will become his Hougo." - Saber said, going after Berserk.

Saber hits him, which knocks him away. - "Tell me, who are you?" - Saber asked. It didn't take long for him to get up and run towards Saber again. - "What do you want with her!" - Itadori said, giving Berserk a divergent fist. - 'He is completely consumed by hatred... But there is something wrong, I can't feel his soul.' - thought Itadori.

Berserk staggered back, but it didn't seem like it had much effect. - "Itadori, what can you do with him?" - Saber asked. - "I have two hypotheses, first: he has no soul, he is just an empty shell consumed by anger. Second: his soul is still there, but it is confused by hatred." - said Itadori. - "Then we need to hit more!" - said Lancer, moving forward.

Berserk takes the spear that the King of Heroes left behind and uses it for himself. - "Sorry, Berserk. But this couple already has business with me. I can't just ignore them if they insist on getting in the way of our fight." - Lancer said counterattacking Berserk.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, LANCER? This is your chance to defeat Saber and that scar boy." - said the Lancer's master. - "Are you seriously going to keep calling me that?!" - said Itadori.

"I, Diarmuid O'Dyna, swear on my honor that I will defeat her! But watch as I rid myself of this rabid dog. I ask your permission, my master!" - Said Lancer pointing his spear at Berserk.

"With my Command Seal, I command you... " Said his Master. - "MASTER!" - Lancer exclaimed. - "May Berserk help kill Saber and the boy with the scar."

Silence echoed that place, nothing happened. - "Lancer?" - Saber asked. - "Forgive me, Master, but it seems that our connection has broken a little, I will not accept your command!" - said Lancer. - "WHAT?!" - His master shouted without understanding anything.

"How is this possible?" - asked Irisviel. - "It was probably because of my Kokusen, it must have affected your connection with your master." - said Itadori.

Berserk shouted and charged at the trio. - "Itadori, this Berserk is just after me, take Irisviel and get her out of here! Take advantage of an opening and go as far as you can." - said Saber. - "Are you sure?" - Itadori looked at Saber.

The girl just smiled at him as a gesture of confirmation. Itadori blushed slightly, but didn't even notice. Itadori goes to Irisviel at high speed and carries it on his lap. "Wait, Itadori!" - Said Irisviel. - "If you think I'm going to leave my master in this place where there are only crazy people, you are very mistaken" - said Itadori.

Suddenly rays echoed through the place, it was Rider who simply ran over Berserk. "You're really resistant ..." - said Rider. Berserk started to disappear.

"Apparently he withdrew ... Hey! Master of Lancer! I don't know where you are watching us, but don't use negligible tricks to disturb a battle between knights! Take the lancer from here. If you insist on humiliating it even more, I I will help to know and the scar boy. What will he do? " - said Rider.

The Lancer master swallowed his pride and said. "Remove Lancer. That was enough for today." "Thank you very much, king of the conquerors." - Lancer looks to know and especially to Itadori, without saying anything only nodded in the form of thanks and disappears.

"In the end, what did you want when you arrived here, king of the conquerors?" - Asked Saber. - "I don't know, I don't usually think much about these things. I say goodbye for now, king of the knights! And Scar Boy, I see a lot of potential in you, I hope you enjoy our next meeting as much as I enjoyed this we had today. Hey. Boy, don't you want to say anything to these two? " - He takes his master and gets it up.

He was passed out.

"I wanted him to be a little bold," Rider was smiling at both of them. - "Later!" - He disappeared.

Itadori took Irisviel out of his lap and headed towards. - "Are you okay?" - Saber demanded to speak and just smiled at Itadori. - "If it wasn't for you, Lancer would have hit his golden spear right on my wrist. Lucky he used his red spear to hit my eye." - Said Saber giving a finger-clicked in the head of Itadori. "And what idea was this to let your arm be cut by Lancer? And if this plan is wrong, you're very reckless!" - If smile disappeared and now knowing was scolding Ititori. - "Anyway, thank you, Yuji." - The boy cannot stop blushing.

Irisviel approaches both. - "Glad it is okay, Saber. Itadori, she is right, was very reckless on your part." Said Irisviel trying to be angry. - "Okay, it wasn't the best idea in the world, but it worked, I'm sorry." - Said Itadori.

Irisviel took their hand and said. - "Thank you guys, I managed to survive thanks to you both." "I could only focus on battle because you and Yuji were protecting me." - Said Saber.

Itadori looked into the sea and thought. 'So this is the Holy Grail War ... It won't be easy.' Itadori thought.

Somewhere else.

"That was really amazing! Say. Mr. Blue Beard, all that happened was real, right? So that's the war of the Holy Grail! .... Lord?" asked his master.

"It came true ... my maiden ... my holy virgin ... I'll be back to you soon, but I need to know ...

Who is this boy next to her?"

End of Chapter 5