New Servants II

Seth picked the Saint Quartz before throwing them at the summoning circle. Each one of them fell on the empty slots.

Positioning himself in front of the stairs leading to where Heroic Spirits are summoned, he waited for a few seconds before the circle started spinning with the usual white lightning around it.

The blinding white light didn't last very long, and when it faded, a blond woman with a flag on her hand was standing there.

"Servant Ruler—Oh! It's you, Master. And you too, guys!" Jeanne was going to introduce herself, but seeing familiar faces, she got so happy that she stopped her introduction midway, even if the group didn't need it.

"Tch. Just what I needed." Saber clicked her tongue in annoyance. She felt today wasn't exactly her ideal day.

Although he didn't utter a word, Seth's twitching face spoke for itself. 'Damn...I should have put more trust in my instincts and not come here in the first place.'

Different from those two and Cu Chulainn, who didn't have any opinion on the girl as he hadn't interacted with her yet, the rest of the "old" group was happy seeing a former comrade who fought together with them through almost all Orlean's Singularity.

"Jeanne!" Mash was one of the happiest to see her here. She was practically the one who had to spend the most time with her, after all.

The Saint smiled at her before jumping down from where she was standing and approached her Master. "Thank you for summoning me. I will do my best to aid you, this time as a proper Servant." She also smiled at him, unaware of his expression, she then turned toward the recently summoned Rider. "I can't believe you got summoned too. It is a pleasure to fight by your side this time!"

"Mhm. I must admit that it feels better when you are not under Madness Enhancement." She nodded at her, also sharing her sentiment.

Jeanne also noticed the other additions but not knowing what to say; she just stayed quiet. She did wonder why Kiyohime was unconscious, though. And why Saber was grumpier than usual.

'Please, not someone troublesome.' Seth prayed to no one in particular. Spinning once again for some seconds, what was revealed when the atop of the summoning circle was a woman similar to Jeanne in appearance but with short pale blond hair, yellow eyes, and black armor.

'Oh, come on!' At this point, Seth wanted nothing more than to turn around and go someplace far away.

Seeing the figure, not only Chaldea's group got tense. Even her former "allies" could be seen with hostility directed at her. However, there was no one more shaken than Jeanne.

'Well...this was unexpected...' Romani thought while looking at the new Servant.

"Servant, Avenger. Summoned upon your request." Their former enemy, the Black Saint, said before turning to face her other-self. 'Hmph.' She started walking toward her new Master after looking at her counterpart for a second, feeling like she was not worth her time.

Ignoring all the stares, she moved beside her Master while giving a secret smug smile toward certain King of Knights who was gritting her teeth in frustration.

'Should I wish for the worst of Servants? Reverse psychology...was it?' Dealing with bickering kids was never his forte, so he decided to ignore it and get this over with.

With the usual spinning, the circle radiated light before stopping. Siegfried was the one who was summoned this time. Seth released an internal sigh of relief. Seeing how things were going so far, he even expected to summon that weird man with the bulging eyes.

"Saber, Siegfried. I have come in response to your summons. It's an honor to fight by your side once again, Master." The white-haired knight kneeled and did the usual introduction. He noticed former enemies, but seeing as his Master wasn't doing anything, he guessed they were allies now, as weird as it sounded.

"Okay, now that we have finished summoning Heroic Spirits, it's time to plan what we are going to do next." Romani said, gaining the attention of everyone present.

"We don't need to plan. I will just burn them to the ground." Jeanne Alter was pretty confident in her ability to kill whoever stood in her way.

"Ho? You couldn't kill us, what makes you think you are going to be able to kill our future enemies?" It was Saber's time to have a mocking smirk on her face.

"What did you say, you ice bitch?!" Just as she was going to unsheathe her sword, she was stopped by a hand on her shoulder. Looking at the owner, she saw her Master looking at her with his eyes narrowed.

Clicking her tongue, she begrudgingly let go of the handle of her sword. Saber was about to mock her, but she received the same glare making her stop in her tracks.

"Ahem... As I was saying, the enemies will certainly get stronger with each Singularity, so we need to prepare properly. Fujimaru, Saber, and Mash are familiar with the training ground, but the rest are not. I would like for you to go there now if possible." Romani resumed his talk, giving them a task to help the new 'recruits' to improve their capabilities.

Fujimaru offered to lead the way as he had been on the training ground before, and he had to take his new Servants there too. Mash also decided to tag along even if she didn't to giving the reason that she was concerned about his safety even if he had tons of Servant by his side.

Cu Chulainn didn't go as he occasionally went there with EMIYA to pass the time, and Saber went to the cafeteria. Martha had to carry Kiyohime as she was still passed out.

As per Seth's suggestion. Fujimaru used a Command Spell on Lancelot to prevent him from attacking Saber, even if he felt bad for doing it.

The training ground wasn't very far from where they have been before. Entering a room, all they could see was pure white that extended seemingly endlessly.

The group walked ahead a bit further into the room before Fujimaru motioned for them to stop. "We are ready, Dr. Roman!" With his shout, the room was enveloped by an even whiter light. The group shielded their eyes from that blinding radiance. Once the light disappeared, they found themselves in some forest.

"Where are we supposed to be?" Asked Jalter, not understanding anything that was happening.

"This the training ground. Here is where you will fight enemies that will make you stronger little by little." It was Romani the one who answered her question through their communication device.

"Ha?! I don't need that!" Just as she said that one of the trees that surrounded them seemed to come to life and shot a ball of energy toward her. Reacting quickly, she used her sword to slash it, but when she did so, the ball exploded, making her take several steps back.

Her face rapidly turned red, out of anger or embarrassment, only she knew. Looking at the assailant, she could see how the bark of the tree was falling apart, and its branches slowly took the form of fingers revealing what seemed to be a black arm with silver lines and an equally colored four-pointed star on top of it.

It wasn't only that 'tree' who suffered a transformation, a grand part of them also did. However, they noticed that these strange arms didn't move and stood rooted in their place.

"They can't move from their place, but their attacks make up for that." Mash clarified the doubts of the people who haven't been here before.

They nodded in understanding, Seth ordered his three Servants to work together to take down the arm that attacked Alter before, much to the displeasure of said woman, but she still complied.

He noticed they were way weaker than before, so it was better for them to work together, Seth didn't know how exactly is that they were going to become stronger by defeating these monsters, but he decided to wait and see. Snapping his fingers, a fire ring started isolating them and their enemy from the rest.

"You can fight without worrying about interruptions now. If we are going to fight together then you will need to adapt to your teammates' fighting style, Jeanne and Siegfried have fought together before so they can do alright, but you are different, Alter. Use this time to the best of your ability." He exited the enclosure after giving his orders.

"Listen here. You better don't drag me down. I am only cooperating with you because Master asked me to!" Although her words were directed at the other two, they were specially meant for Jeanne.

"I'm sorry for not being of much help..." Siegfried apologized, but Jeanne put a hand on his shoulder. "It's okay. Master trusted us with this, so we will do all we can."

Their chat was cut short as the arm send another energy ball toward them, the three dispersed in time to avoid being hit by the attack.

"If we are going to defeat that monster then we need to work together, won't Master be disappointed in you if he knows you didn't follow his orders?" Jeanne said to Jalter, gaining a weird look from Siegfried, who thought. 'Aren't you the same?'

Jeanne noticed this, and her cheeks turned slightly pink in embarrassment, but she still kept her gaze on her other-self.

"Whatever, it's not like I will die by fighting alongside you two." Jalter said while looking the other way like she didn't mind.

Coming to a consensus, they set their differences aside for now and prepared to fight the giant arm that suddenly started to fire with more frequency.

Meanwhile, the moment Seth exited the fire, he was met with the sight of Lancelot cutting an arm in two. The moment he did that, silver motes of light went from the arm toward the black knight.

'So that's how it is...' Seth could see that the instant they entered him, Lancelot got stronger even if it was just by a little.

Although they were outnumbered and were dealing with a more significant number of enemies, Fujimaru group was much more organized. Mash blocked most of the attacks while the rest did the finishing blows. It came as no surprise to Seth as the youth had been here before.

Deciding to try something, he burned one of the arms who was preparing to attack him. The same particles of light entered him, but he didn't feel any difference. 'Well, not that I expected anything.'

Seeing as he didn't have anything to gain by killing the monsters, he decided to become just a bystander and let the Servants get the best of it.

It wasn't long before he noticed the presence of the arm inside the ring of fire disappearing. With a wave of his hands, he retracted the wall he made, revealing his three Servants without any injuries.

"You could somehow work together by the looks of it. I commend you for that. Now go and fight the remaining enemies." He ordered them once they were in his line of sight.

They accepted his command and moved to finish as many arms as possible off. Seth was glad they started to work together without complaints, at least on the surface.

The three took turns to land the final blow on the enemies, sharing the "experience" between them. With each foe they defeated, their teamwork became better and better.

As all of the new Servants were fundamentally weaker than the enemies, the time it took to kill all of them was not short, but they eventually did it.

Once they defeated them all, the same blinding white light as before encompassed the group, and they returned to the same room as before.

"Whew, doing this is tiring as always." Fujimaru wiped the sweat from his forehead. Romani, who had entered the room once they were done, handed a towel to him.

"Good work, you all." He congratulated them with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, Doctor." Fujimaru thanked him as they started to exit the room. Mash offered to tour the new Servants around Chaldea, said Servants agreed to it as they will be spending a lot of time here, so it was best to familiarize themselves with the place they are going to stay.

As everyone was already following Mash, Romani called out to Seth. "Wait! Would you mind if we have a chat?"

Seth stopped in his tracks, turning toward the man in the lab coat he nodded. "I don't mind." He followed Romani in the direction of the Command Room, where they could have a conversation without being disturbed.

Jalter noticed her Master going in the opposite direction and also stopped, but Seth turned his head around and shook his head, indicating her not to follow him. Receiving the message, she looked conflicted for a second before eventually complying and following the rest.

(A/N: I have to do something like a character sheet. I will probably do it this afternoon, It's going to have Seth's abilities that were updated after the fight against Vlad and Carmilla, but I didn't mention as he hadn't used them again yet.)