Fate/White Parmesan

[] "Hey, Rider. What's the Clan Calatin?"

She was already ready to leave? You wonder what bothered her so much. Still, you didn't feel like going yet not until you had some answers. Books were nice and all but there was a genuine repository of things you could draw from when it came to legends from the past. She was just a bit stupid at times but maybe she knew something?

You shook your head, "No. I don't feel like going yet. I've barely started after all. Though I am feeling a bit under the weather."

"Geez. Don't push yourself, okay? What am I gonna do if you drop dead?" Rider said with a huff, "I... I guess I can stay with you for a bit."

"You have other things planned?" You wondered with a raised eyebrow.

"Huh? Oh no. Nothing like that," Rider awkwardly laughed at the notion, "I did plan on bringing you to some restaurants to eat before going home. But I guess I can let it slide."

"Right. I did find something interesting that I wanted to ask you," you said as you held up your book.

"Really?" Rider blinked in surprise at that.

You leaned forward and asked her, "Hey, Rider. What's the Clan Calatin?"

Rider paled at your words before looking at you, "Uh... Where'd you see that?"

She looked like you just told her to go make friends with Scathach. She was staring at you with a wary expression which only made you curious as she tapped her little finger. It's one of her nervous ticks. She was hiding something...

"In one of the books. It was only referred to in passing as a monstrous beast consisting of a father with his 27 sons attached to his body... Or at least that's what I interpret it as," you said as you held up your book, "It was mentioned the Cu fought it during his war against you so I'm led to believe-"

"It's not just a monster," Rider said as she cut you off. You blinked in surprise as she scratched her cheek, "People have the wrong impression that it's just one monster... Some people say that it's a collection of elite Warriors to defeat Cu Chulainn."

"But?" You asked her with a raised eyebrow.

"Clan Calatin could be invoked as a means to summon the Clan itself, which is the creature but the true power of it lies upon the poisonous weapons they wield. Clan Calatin are the 28 weapons they wielded to kill Cu," Medb explained as she started biting into her thumb, "They could easily help us win the war if we wield them."

"Wield... The weapons?" You frowned at her.

"Those spears could contaminate the city in toxic elements. Heroic Spirits would be affected too and if Cu Chulainn in his current state would be struck then even he wouldn't remain unscathed. It'll be like detonating the adverse effects of radiation within the city with just one spear," Rider explained as she met your gaze with a serious look, "If we were to use it or the creature, you'd have to say goodbye to this city and anything within 7 kilometers from the center of where you use it. The only things that would survive in it would be the Creature itself or servants with resistance to poison."

"If all 28 spears were to be used then... Would that kill Cu Chulainn in his warp spasm?" You asked her with a frown.

"It should but the environmental damage would make modern day Chernobyl look like a joke," Rider said as she shook her head as she sighed, "Calatin was a dumbass with his bright idea of becoming a monster. Though bedding him in that form would be an experience but I didn't have poison resistance. Those spears he made specifically to kill Cu but it warped him and his sons in that beast."

"And you can invoke them, right?" You asked to confirm with a frown.

"Yes. But it will take a lot of energy. It would be like invoking Caladbolg dozens of times. If the mana drain doesn't kill you then the poison from Clan Calatin's presence will if you're with me. I'm not going to put your life in danger by dragging that stupid thing here, even if it is the masterpiece of my legend," Rider said as she gave you an intense look, "Give it up and don't ask me about it."

"Then that just leaves us at zero then. Without a trump card, we can't make headway in stopping Cu Chulainn under warp spasm," you said as you leaned in your chair.

Rider raised her eyebrows before huffing, "Use your head a bit. There is a way."

"Huh?" You blinked.

"We drop him near Scathach's lake. That'll cool him off," Rider said with her arms crossed, "After that, I can just trap him in my reality marble until he calms down. See? Simple! I'm the best so my genius can't be compared to anyone!"

[] "That... Actually sounds like a decent idea."
[] Don't say anything. Don't. It's a stupid idea but it might just work. No, don't praise her, she'll have her ego inflated. No praises.
[] "I think I prefer turning this place into a nuclear wasteland rather than watch you absolutely get shredded."
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