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Chapter 4: Chapter 4 You Can Call Me Rider

Leaping out of the top floor of the abandoned apartment complex, Gray landed gently on a nearby rooftop, his drop silent and yet deadly, with a poise to strike.

Gray had refined the style that Rider had perfected over his many years of training and combat.

It was like a martial artist who in his prime was unrivaled stopping for over ten years and deciding to pick it back up again.

The form and image within his mind were correct. And he possessed the experience within him, he only had to embed those techniques again back into his mortal flesh, becoming more like instinct than action.

This wasn't just limited to his spear techniques either.

Gray's footwork, breathing, riding-skills all had to be practiced in order to get them up to the same level as the original Achilles.

A mocking yet encouraging feeling came from the Rider Class Card.

"You may not be as good a teacher as someone like Chiron, Rider, but don't sell yourself short. All the other Servants are monsters in their own right. You could still fight it out with the best of them".

Despite not being able to communicate with words, the intent that Achilles sent over to Gray still got through to the twenty year old.

Someone like Rider, whose renown may have been the greatest out of all his Servants, had a power that was at the bottom of his Servants was a little bit discouraging. However, contrary to Gray's initial thought, it only made the desire for battle within Achilles' heart grow, and his chance to do battle with beings that could slay gods and cleanse demons were more than he could ever wish for.

His train of though was interrupted by a single gunshot going off in the dock area several hundred meters away. Gray quickly jumped over the buildings, sometimes leaping dozens of meters in a single jump.

"We're here".

Spear in hand, the Pseudo-Servant Gray squatted down over a large warehouse on the dockyard and watched as several men kicked a bloody body into the sea, dropping down to the bottom of the dock within a few seconds.

Gray frowned but didn't act.

It would be stupid to run in straight into a firefight without checking how many men he would be facing. And even if he wanted to do something about the man they just killed, Gray was too late to stop them.

His grip tightened on his spear.

'I count roughly 30 men. I can't be sure how many men are inside the building, but 30 mortals should be enough for me to deal with. Even if they have guns'.

Gray took a deep breath before dropping down onto the dockyard. His spear poised as the earth beneath him shattered, and his body shot forward with the might of hundred men. Every stomp gave away his position to the criminals who had already raised their guns and started shooting at Gray, yet his overwhelming speed allowed Gray to weave between the waves of gunfire, blocking any stray bullet with Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē.

The gap between the various warehouses on the Gotham City dockyard were narrow and dark. Perfect for both illegal deals and ambushes.

With a physical strength, endurance and agility, only Gray's shadowy armored figure could be seen, with the occasional flash of sparks being created as he blocked the wall of bullets approaching him. One or two getting past his defenses, and being reflected of his armor.

The faces of the criminals in front of Gray become frightened, but one of them shouted over the loud gunfire.

"We've got a meta!-".

With a gentle swing of his spear, Gray knocked out the guard who spoke over the gunfire, propelling him with enough force to knock him, and the other guy he hit, out.

Achilles strength, while only augmenting Gray's body was still a B+, and his power was more than enough to bisect these men, even at less than half his original strength.

With a flourish and wave, several more armed criminals were sent flying, and hit the walls with enough force behind it to knock them out. Gray deflected the smart criminals who still chose to use their guns over their own brute strength, but punched them with enough power behind it to make them curl up into a ball and vomit up their half-digested food.

None of them were killed as being a killer would put him on the Bat Family wanted list.

Gray's gaze turned to the single remaining criminal he hadn't knocked out or incapacitated and held him up by the scruff of his neck, his golden amber eyes staring into this middle-aged man's scared brown ones.

"If you tell me were you keep the money, I won't hurt you".

His words were clear and concise, and the terrified man nodded instantly and extended his finger towards the empty warehouse.

"It's in there! Just please don't hurt me!".

Gray dropped the man were he stood and gestured for him to run away. The twenty year old Pseudo-Servant watched the man's figure run away into the darkness, and let out a helpless sigh at his actions.

"They may be criminals, but at least they're not crazy. Gotham City is a breeding ground for unsavory individuals..... I'm lucky that I didn't meet any of them tonight".

Turning around and entering the empty warehouse, Gray noted the complete lack of any form of cash before seeing a small trap door in the corner of the building. In the darkness of the night, it couldn't be seen by normal people, causing Gray to smile and tear off the lock on the trap door, revealing a pile of bundles of hundreds.

'Jackpot', he thought.

He picked up the bag containing the stacks of illegally obtained cash, and slung it over his shoulder, mentally calculating roughly how much was in the bag.

"Roughly 30 or so stacks, each ten thousand dollars.....! Three hundred thousand! That's insane!".

A happy smile rested on Gray's face as he walked past the pain filled groans and unconscious bodies of the criminals he stole from. One of them managed to point at Gray with a hate-filled look as he held his stomach in pain.

"The Boss won't like this! Even if you are a meta!".

Gray stopped his happy skip and turned around, looking straight at the kneeling man in front of him.

"Tell him that he can visit me at any time. But he'll have to pay for every minute that he wastes".

Walking away from the crime scene, the hairs on Gray's neck raised slightly, and he leaped back several feat to avoid the overhead fly kick.

He opened up his hand and Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē appeared in his grip, raised and ready to fight this newly-revealed enemy.

But his spear wavered as he gazed at his opponent.

Long, wavy red hair whose brilliance overshadowed the sun. Bright green eyes that lit up the night sky. A slightly curvy figure which couldn't be hidden behind such a tight, bulletproof suit. Legs that went on for miles, which caused Rider to gulp and admire through Gray's eyes.

A single bat-shaped symbol could be seen on her chest.

She spoke, "I haven't seen you before, so you must be a new super-villain.... what is your name!".

Gray snapped out of his trance, although the mental messages Rider sent caused a slight distraction to him as he looked at the masked vigilante in front of him.

He smiled and bowed.

"I have many names but for now..... you can call me Rider".


Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Batgirl and Rider

"I have many name but for now.... you can call me Rider".

The hero whose beauty couldn't be hidden behind a mask tilted her head slightly as she looked at Gray, whose face was slightly hidden in the darkness of the night. The surrounding cameras and lights had been disabled by the earlier criminals leaving the scene with a dimly lit visibility.

This hindered Batgirl's vision slightly, but left the Pseudo-Servant Gray with almost perfect vision.

She gazed at the spear in Gray's hand and looked warily as it appeared out of no-where.

She had been watching his fight with the criminals who were currently incapacitated by the man in front of her, and noted that none of them were dead, and that he only took the money these men had stolen. That he never permanently injured anyone.

This meant one of two things.

One, he never wanted to hurt them and only came for the money or two, that he didn't see the point on killing them.

Either way she was dealing with an opponent with strength greater than hers and a speed far exceeding the limits of a normal human. His prowess with the spear, to block incoming bullets with such efficiency, was also remarkable.

Although she had already called for backup in the form of Batman and Robin, she needed to by time for either of them to arrive and assist her with taking this "Rider" down.

"I can't let you take that Rider. That money doesn't belong to you".

Gray tilted his head but didn't make any outwardly aggressive actions.

"It didn't belong to them. And I'm sure that it doesn't belong to you either".

Gray already knew the identity of this fiery haired beauty, and only stared at her figure which was hidden in the darkness, walking around Gray in a circle, like a lioness surrounding a pack of deer.

It had grace, yet their was a hidden power beneath her skin tight bat suit.

She frowned but didn't let her tone show it.

"It doesn't matter. Unless your headed back to the Bank to return that money I can't let you leave Rider. Now matter how many times the money in your hands changes owners, it still isn't yours".

Rider ignored her words and started walking back towards Gotham City, she cursed and stood in between him and the crime capital of the world, he gaze fixed on his hidden face.

He gazed at her with golden amber eyes. They shone like gems in the darkness, and an unseen intent passing through his eyes.

"I don't want to fight you Batgirl. I need this money to escape this place. I only steal from criminals, although in your eyes it doesn't really make a difference.... right?".

She narrowed her eyes at his words.

Money? Escape? Was he being threatened? Maybe he just wanted to leave Gotham for a better life?

Batgirl shook her head inwardly and threw those thoughts to the back of her mind. It didn't matter what Rider intended to do with this money. All that mattered was that it didn't belong to him. And that she needed to give it back to whom it truly belonged to.

She pulled out a batarang from behind her waist and raised her arms, ready to fight. The intent not shared by Rider, who stood there, bag over his shoulder and spear at his side.

It was a great contrast to the battle hungry expression he had facing those criminals earlier.

Gray, who was currently getting the biggest migraine of his life from Rider, tried his best to ignore the feelings of regret from when he killed Penthesilea, transferring onto the woman in front of him.

It was Rider's greatest regret to fight the Amazonian, whom which he killed in single combat. This carried over into his Saint Graph and made him feel uncomfortable when fighting female opponents.

Especially pretty ones.

"Batgirl. You know that you cannot win against me. Your strength and speed while impressive among normal humans, is nothing when compared to a Servant. Please get out of my way".

"Servant? What's that?".

Gray cursed the womanizing Rider as it distracted him and he revealed a term unfamiliar in this world.

Even if they could figure out what it meant, their were hundreds of beings that could be considered Servants, none of them being able to manifest in this reality.

Gray kept walking, ignoring Batgirl's presence altogether, the pain coming from Achilles insistence to not fight her lessened slightly and his Gray's mind became clearer.

This action obviously didn't sit well with Batgirl.

"Stop! Rider!".

She swung a fist at the taller man but found that her fist had met with an enclosed hand, wrapped tightly around a much larger one. Batgirl tried to pull back but found her strength unable to resist Riders.

Batgirl jumped up in the air and spun her body to its absolute limits to try and knee Rider in the face, only to find that her knee had been caught by his other than. Smiling she opened up her right hand and smacked Rider on the ear.

Even if he was a metahuman, their were still extremities on the human body that were sensitive, the ear being one of them.

But before she could bring down her hand onto Riders ear, she felt the hand over her knee letting go, catching her hand.

"Please stop, I don't want to-".

Before Gray could finish his sentence, Batgirl once more raised her knee to attack, this time aimed at his lower body, at a certain organ which was every man's known weakness.

He fought against Achilles' wishes and pushed down the beautiful masked girl onto the ground, pining her arms his his hands and her legs with his own.

All this happened in the span of ten seconds.

Batgirl let out a surprised gasp at the reversal, and tried to push Rider off her, but to no avail. The gap between their faces were only a few inches, but Gotham's darkness prevented the other from seeing their face.

".... This position.... while could be interpreted by some as indecent.... is completely necessary for restraining someone like yourself.... yep, that's totally the reason".

She wanted to roll her eyes at Riders comment but found herself staring straight into his golden amber eyes. The looked unnatural on the older male, but not out of place. As if his current face was a mask.

"Let me go Rider. When Batman and Robin get here, then you'll have explain to them why you've pinned a girl down while pressing your body against her!".

Rider seemed to contemplate the pros and cons of the situation, before looking down at her body and nodded.

"You're right. I should at least see what's beneath the suit before leaving".

Batgirl's eyes widened at the notion and she squirmed under Riders ambiguous wording, trying to protect the rest of the body from his grip.

She felt a hand hold both of hers above her head, and another on her neck.

"Don't worry. I'm not interested in your body".

His final words caused her to stop her movements, and she felt a hand pull off her mask and reveal her face. Her eyes widened and she felt even more exposed than if she was naked.

"Oh? So you're Batgirl. Didn't expect someone pretty to be so deadly. I guess what they say about roses was correct".

Batgirl, felt Rider release his grip on her and felt his hand pat her head as she backed away from him carefully.

"Don't worry about me revealing your identity Miss Gordon. I know this is blackmail and is illegal but I need money in order to survive. I'm sure Mr Wayne knows all about money and what it can buy".

Batgirl felt her heart stop for a moment at the meaning behind Riders words. She looked up at the masked thief whose handsome face was now visible in the faint light of the aircraft flying above him.

"Stop! Unhand Batgirl!".

Another flying kick was directed towards Gray, and he backed away several meters, looking at the young teen boy in a green, red, yellow and black outfit.

Barbara Gordon quickly put her mask back on, and stood up beside Robin as she whispered something in his ear.

'Looks like it's my time to leave'.

With a crackle of green lightning, Gray activated one of Riders Noble Phantasms [Dromeus Komētēs: Comet Form] and he traveled across Gotham City in a single flash, appearing on the top of a skyscraper several kilometers away.

Looking down at the docks, he could vaguely see the Batman talk to Batgirl causing him to smile and frown at the same time.

'My interactions with Batgirl could've been better. If I just used [Dromeus Komētēs: Comet Form] from the start I could've avoided it. My mention of Bruce Wayne and Batman necessary either. It served as both a deterrent as well as a warning..... Barbara Gordon was quite gorgeous though'.

Rider smiled and vanished in the night.

He needed to find a new place to crash.


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