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[System Notification][Landing Zone: Fuyuki City - Residential District]
Maverick materialized in a quiet back alley of Fuyuki City.
The chat was already spamming.
[Chat]:[Question_Mark]: Wait, Fuyuki? Why Fuyuki? I thought you were going to the desert?
[Logic]: The desert is for Assassin mains. Maverick wants a Saber. Fuyuki has the best ley lines for Sabers.
[Hopium]: Is he going for Artoria again? Please be Artoria. I miss her.
[Salty]: Maverick's luck is E-Rank. He's going to summon Jason. Or worse, Shakespeare.
Maverick ignored the doubters. He had a plan. Or at least, a vague notion of a plan that involved not embarrassing himself in front of the other streamers.
He broke into an abandoned house (locking picking skill: amateur but effective). He cleared a space in the living room, pushing aside dusty furniture.
He didn't have Avalon. He didn't have a catalyst. He was raw-dogging the summoning ritual.
"Okay," Maverick whispered, drawing the circle with a piece of chalk he found. "I need a win. I need someone strong. Someone flashy. Someone who screams 'Main Character Energy'."
He stood up, dusting off his hands.
"Silver and iron to the origin..."
The circle began to glow.
"Gem and the archduke of contracts to the cornerstone..."
Maverick poured his mana into the circle. He focused on the concept of "Victory." He focused on "Glory." He focused on "Being the center of attention."
"HEED MY WORDS! MY WILL CREATES YOUR BODY, AND YOUR SWORD CREATES MY DESTINY!"
The light intensified. It wasn't the calm blue of Artoria's summon. It was a vibrant, aggressive crimson.
Rose petals—actual rose petals—began to swirl in the air, materializing from nothing.
"I hereby swear! I will be all the good in the world! I will be all the evil in the world!"
The wind howled. The windows rattled.
"ARRIVE FROM THE RING OF DETERRENCE, O KEEPER OF THE BALANCE!"
BOOM.
A pillar of red light erupted.
When the light faded, a figure stood in the center of the circle.
It was a girl. Blonde hair. Green eyes. A regal face that looked... remarkably similar to Artoria Pendragon.
But that was where the similarities ended.
Instead of heavy silver armor, she wore a flamboyant red dress with puffed sleeves. The front of the dress was... unique. It was translucent, revealing a generous amount of cleavage and midriff. She held a strange, jagged red sword that looked more like a piece of abstract art than a weapon.
She struck a pose, hand on her hip, chin raised in supreme confidence.
"Umu!" she declared, her voice ringing like a bell. "Are you my Master?"
Maverick stared. The chat exploded.
[Chat]:[WTF]: ARTORIA?!
[Correction]: THAT'S NOT ARTORIA! LOOK AT THE... ASSETS!
[Simp_Nation]: SHE'S HUGE! ARTORIA IS FLAT! THIS IS AN IMPOSTOR!
[Lore_Master]: Red Saber?!
[Confusion]: Is this Mordred? Is this Alter? Why is she wearing a see-through dress?!
[Umu]: UMU!
[Gacha_God]: Nero Claudius! It's Nero!
[SERVANT SUMMONED: SABER - NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS]
"Nero?" Maverick blinked. "The Roman Emperor? The one who burned Rome?"
The Red Saber frowned, pouting slightly. "Master! That is a rumor! Slander! I simply redesigned the city! With fire!"
She stepped out of the circle, inspecting Maverick.
"You look... capable," Nero decided. "Good! An artist needs a patron! I am the greatest artist in the world, and this war shall be my stage!"
She twirled her sword, Aestus Estus.
"Prepare yourself, Master! We shall not just win. We shall dazzle them! Umu!"
Maverick grinned. "Flashy. Confident. Slightly crazy. I like it."
Meanwhile, in the Desert...
Monkey (the FPS pro) had just landed. He was sweating in his German camouflage gear.
"Okay," Monkey muttered. "Robin Hood. You said you were good at traps?"
"The best," Robin Hood drawled, leaning against a cactus. "But this terrain sucks. No trees. Just sand."
"We adapt," Monkey said. "We camp the canyon entrance. Anyone comes through, we ambush them."
"Fine," Robin sighed. "But if we die of heatstroke, I'm haunting you."
Meanwhile, in Fuyuki...
Panda (PDD) was having a crisis.
"Why is he so cute?!" Panda wailed, looking at Astolfo.
Astolfo giggled, adjusting his pink hair. "Master! Let's go ride a hippogriff! It's so fun! Wee!"
"I am a manly man!" Panda roared. "I wanted a manly Servant! Why do I always get the traps?!"
"Because you have E-Rank Luck," his chat reminded him.
Back in Fuyuki (Residential District)...
Maverick and Nero walked out of the abandoned house.
"So," Maverick asked. "What's the plan, Saber? Do we hunt?"
"Hunt?" Nero scoffed. "We do not hunt like common beasts! We perform! We shall go to the center of the city and announce our presence! Let the challengers come to us!"
"That sounds... dangerous," Maverick noted.
"Danger is the spice of life!" Nero declared. "Besides, I have a headache. The headache of genius! I need to sing!"
"Sing?" Maverick paled. "Wait. You sing?"
"Of course! I am a idol!" Nero beamed. "My voice is like a choir of angels!"
[Chat]:[Lore_Warning]: DO NOT LET HER SING.
[Ear_Bleed]: HER SINGING IS A NOBLE PHANTASM. IT KILLS PEOPLE.
[Run]: MAVERICK PLUG YOUR EARS!
"Uh, maybe later," Maverick said quickly. "Let's fight first. Singing comes after victory."
"Very well!" Nero nodded. "To the bridge! That seems like a suitable stage!"
They headed for the Fuyuki Bridge.
But as they walked, Maverick noticed something.
The streets were empty. Too empty.
"Master," Nero said, her playful demeanor vanishing. She gripped her sword. "I sense... vermin."
"Vermin?"
"Assassin," Nero hissed.
From the shadows of a nearby alley, a figure emerged.
It wasn't a Hassan. It wasn't King Hassan.
It was a man in a blue bodysuit, holding a long, red spear. He wore metallic earrings and had a smirk that screamed trouble.
[SERVANT: LANCER - CU CHULAINN]
Wait. Lancer?
"I thought Daisy summoned Diarmuid?" Maverick whispered.
"Yo," Cu Chulainn grinned, leaning on his spear. "Wrong class, buddy. I'm not an Assassin. I'm just fast."
He pointed his spear at Nero.
"Red girl. You look like you're worth a fight. Wanna dance?"
Nero's eyes lit up. "A challenger! Excellent! Umu! Prepare to be dazzled!"
She charged.
[Chat]:[Lancer_Ga_Shinda]: IT'S THE DOG!
[Best_Dog]: Cu Chulainn! The child of light!
[Matchup]: Saber vs Lancer. Nero has the class advantage, but Cu has "Protection from Arrows" and "Battle Continuation." This is gonna be a grind.
Maverick watched as the two Servants clashed. Red sparks flew against red light.
"This," Maverick thought, "is going to be fun."
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