[] You'll need more people. Medb will power them up with her skills and you'll send them to investigate this matter. You'll be nearby of course, you want to know what freak was giving a Saber Class a hard time.
"Send more reinforcements to storm the building and subdue these corpse creatures. Medb will take command of them there. Bring out your best weapons and equipment for this and expand the perimeter. Nothing goes in and goes out, those that do will be met with heavy violence," you ordered as you glanced at the police chief, "Get is there in five."
"Understood. I'll be relaying the orders now. Please wait by the entrance to be picked up," The Chief nodded before Medb blew him a kiss while you stepped out of the office.
Your servant walked by your side, "So you're going to kill Saber?"
"We'll let Saber get killed by Berserker. At least that's the plan," you decided as you walked through the station.
"Berserker? You think Berserker's involved in this?" Medb whistle with a light giggle. She hummed under her breath before speeding up, "Well that would be interesting."
"We can't be certain but we have to assume considering Saber's being beaten black and blue out there," you said as the thunderous jog of officers got ready a few floors below.
You walked out to the entrance to find some SWAT cars zipping by while a police car skidded to a halt before you. Can't you just have a normal day from now on? It's like you're suddenly back on duty for a job you didn't want. You get that in the war but at least a breather would be nice!
One week! One week of no Servant Magi bullshit would be nice!
Rider dragged you into the car before you blew a fuse and shoved you into the backseat. She rode shotgun before snapping her finger to have the policeman driving floor it to chase after the SWAT team. The rumbling of the car's engine took you out of your reverie as the city raced by out the window.
You steadied yourself before letting out a shaky breath as you looked ahead. Rider had her legs and arms crossed while looking forward to the chaos that will ensue. You just want to know while keeping yourself out of the line of fire. No need to get in there yourself. As long as you're hiding and Rider didn't do anything flashy, you'll be fine!
Grail Wars were just the worst.
The car turned and you could see the mall from afar. You were getting close now. There were other cars in the way but they quickly moved apart to give you a path. The car drove through the path the SWAT team took before lining up with the back of their truck.
A few minutes later you arrived at the scene with the other cops. Medb's presence lowered their guard and there weren't any more civilians in the vicinity. It was just the police and firefighters at this point, all of which were under Medb's charm to keep you here. If there were no civilians then it was no a free for all.
There could still be survivors...
"Rider, it's all yours," you said as your Servant stepped up to the men gathered up front.
"Hear me, men! Do you recognize who I am?" Rider asked as her voice took on an amplified tone as the officers donned in body armor stood at attention.
"Our Queen and our fair maiden of the night!"
"Our Queen and our fair maiden of the night!"
"Our Queen and our fair maiden of the night!"
"Our Queen and our fair maiden of the night!"
"Our Queen and our fair maiden of the night!"
"Our Queen and our fair maiden of the night!"
Rider seemed happy by the response as she raised her hand, "Tonight you'll go with my blessing! Take down any abominations that get in your way! Those that seek to harm me and Master must fall! Do not disappoint me or I'll crush you boys under my heel!"
The police adopted a soft red glow from her words as every single man in the vicinity grew invigorated. Power seemed to escape them as their eyes bore a manic light in them. Just from her presence, her smile and her words she was able to inspire them just like that. You couldn't help but be captivated by it as well.
"Now go! Bring me good entertainment from your works! Take and pillage their lives with glee!" Rider ordered them with a sweep of her hands before the SWAT teams armed themselves before moving into the building.
You watched them run up to the entrance and split up into several squads. They'll be going through the place and clearing it all out of the shambling dead. Turning your gaze to Rider, she seemed pretty proud of her handiwork as you waited for her.
"Now... Why don't we get a good view?" Rider offered you her hand.
You blinked before sighing as you took it, "I can sense something though. Let's try to lay low for now."
"Oh fine," Rider huffed as she crossed her arms.
You leaned against the side of the police vehicle before opening the passenger seat. You opened the glove compartment and took out a handgun. Unloading the magazine, it had a full seven bullets ready to be fired.
Recalling your lack of offensive options in the last battle, you decided to take it with you this time. Hopefully you won't have to use it-
Overload.
You blinked the vision away as you looked down at the gun. Rider turned to you with a raised eyebrow after noticing your behavior.
"Your circuits are active," Rider pointed out as she lifted up your right hand. You noticed that your hand was indeed glowing before you unconsciously cut off the power.
You hid away your gun in your jacket's pockets before you rubbed your shoulder, "Right. Got it. Let's move."
You both vacated the mall's entrance to put some distance between you and the place. Like this you hoped to avoid any contact with Saber and his foe while being close enough to the cops to respond if they got attacked. You were running the opposite direction while Rider took to Spirit form by your side, presence remaining even while hidden.
Running as fast as you can you caught sight of a man passing you. Your eyes widened once you felt your Command Seals burn, making you turn to face him. A Master?!
"Rider!" You called out, forcing your Servant to appear beside you but the man continued running.
He didn't even spare you a glance. Was he headed for the mall? You slid to a halt to see where he was going... But he was gone already. That man was the one who told you to stay out of the hotel you were staying at.
"You saw him, right?" You asked Rider with a grimace.
"Yes. He didn't react to you though," Medb replied as she crossed her arms.
You didn't like the implications of that. You didn't want to get in his way so you'll just continue on to the building you and Rider will view the whole thing in. Civilians seemed to be evacuated neatly save for a few that hid away.
Riding the elevator up, you crossed your arms and tapped your foot on the ground. A sigh left your lips as you looked around while Rider fixed her makeup on the nearby mirror.
BOOM
The elevator quaked before the lights shut off. You looked around before you heard Rider giggling in the darkness.
"Well now. This is quite the scene," you heard her voice whisper right next to your ear.
You stomped on her foot and it felt like stepping on a steel block. You winced before Rider laughed at that and pulled apart the elevator into a random floor of the building. You limped outside before you followed her to the open portion of the building's fourth floor with a full view of the Super Mall.
There were explosions now tearing through the building as the police forces gunned down the escaping shambling corpses. You focused your attention on the Mall itself as you saw an arrow hit the sky and explode. You couldn't help but blink at that as you stepped back and frowned.
"That's not Saber," you declared while Rider stared at the fading light from the heavens.
"It's not Archer either, I hope?" Rider hummed as she glanced at you.
The two of you watched the chaos unfold before you perked up. There was a huge surge of power just now. What the hell was going on in-
BOOM
Fire and light burst through the back end of the Mall followed by the sounds of collapse. It seemed that the battle was getting more intense as the moment passed. The police were just ordered to pull back and keep their guns trained at the building.
"So... What do you feel about explosions?" You wondered out loud.
"Too hot for my tastes," Rider waved you off before the front of the building burst.
A body flew out and you saw him... A Silver Knight slid to a halt while holding his blade to the side. Clad in armor, he was akin to the moon in this darkened section of the city. Your eyes strained as you frowned, his right arm... It was pure silver.
"Here comes the other one," Rider smiled as you looked ahead.
Walking out of the Mall was a large man dressed in a thick coat. You could hear his footsteps from where you were. The surrounding police had their guns trained at the two individuals in alarm.
"Rider, make them pull back! Order a retreat, they'll die," you hissed as your Servant flicked her wrist.
The police saw what was happening and lowered their guns to run away. Saber watched them go in confusion before fixing his gaze back at his opponent.
You felt a chill down your spine as you recognized the man. You met him in that hotel too... He was accompanied by that boy.
"That's not natural," Rider observed as the Tall man rushed at Saber.
Saber kicked off the ground and clashed with the man, his blade cutting but not slicing through his foe's flesh and blood. This left him open to a vicious swing that he narrowly avoided.
A gloved hand reached out for him as he pulled back before he stomped on the ground and cut. His sword shined for a moment as a trail of light was left on the Tall Man's chest. Saber clenched his fist and slammed his fist into his foe's chest, succeeding in sending him straight into the nearby cop car.
Saber fell down his knee as then and there.
"Oh that's not good," you murmured as you saw the man walk out of the fire, "That's a Dead Apostle."
"And a powerful one too," Rider hummed as Saber got up again. He wasn't looking so good...
Juggernaut
[] Keep watching. Let them kill each other. You have no reason to interfere.
[] Have Medb send her Celtic Warriors to aid the Servant. He's not going to last for long. He's going to need some measure of support until his Master got here.
[] Help Saber personally. Send Rider to assist him and maybe you can catch him together with his Master so you can kill them both at once.
[] You're not sticking around to gather the attention of a vampiric abomination. Tell Rider you're finding a place to hide until Ruler does something about this mess.
[] Write in...