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Chapter 37: Saber

Platinum-coloured armour with crimson touches, a striking silver helmet with horns that accompanies the armour. The knight is kneeling on the ground, prostrating himself before me.

This is my Servant. I am surprised.

And my surprise comes because I can't see his name, and I can't see his Noble Phantasm.

This is all I can see.

...........................…

Class: Saber

True Name: *******

Class Skills: Magic Resistance (B), Riding (B)

Personal Skills: *********

Noble Phantasm: ********

Parameters:

Strength: B+

Endurance: A

Agility: B

Mana: B

Luck: D

NP: *

...........................…..

He's my own Servant, and I can't see his statistics.

Fortunately, I can recognize him, and I know who he is. More specifically, who she is.

The knight stands up, and the helmet that was covering the knight's head moves back and hides inside the armour.

She is beautiful!

Medium-long blond hair tied in a ponytail, crystalline blue eyes and a beautiful face.

"My name is Mordred! The one and only legitimate successor to Arthur Pendragon, the King of Knights!

Yes, she is Mordred. I wouldn't have recognized that distinguished armour if I hadn't seen Fate/ Apocrypha. She's Saber of Red.

She gives me a slightly strange smile.

"Now, I shall inquire. Are you... my Master?"

She has intensity, I'm sure of it.

And to think I finally summoned one of the heavyweights. King Arthur's own daughter, the knight of treachery Mordred.

I'm going to take advantage of her not having the helmet to see her parameters.

..........................

-Class: Saber

-True Name: Mordred, The Knight of Treachery

-Class Skills:

Magic Resistance (B)

Riding (B)

-Personal skills:

Instinct (B)

Mana Burst (A)

Battle Continuation (B)

Charisma (C-)

-Noble Phantasm:

Secret of Pedigree-Anti-Unit (Self) (C)

Clarent-Anti-Unit (C)

Clarent Blood Arthur-Anti-Army (A+)

-Parameters:

Strength: B+

Endurance: A

Agility: B

Mana: B

Luck: D

Noble Phantasm: A

........................….

She is a good Servant, and seems to be quite strong.

What kept me from seeing her Noble Phantasm, True Name and Personal Skills is one of her Noble Phantasm, [Secret of Pedigree].

[Secret of Pedigree] is the helmet of Mordred given to her by Morgan along with the words "You must not remove", told to wear it at all times to keep her identity and lineage a secret. Manifesting from the fact that it was never once removed in public until her final fight with King Arthur, it hides certain sections of her parameters, even from her own Master.

Her other two Noble Phantasms are related to her sword, Clarent.

One of them is the sword itself. [Clarent] It's a symbol of royalty that denotes the right of succession to the throne. It is a treasured sword that has a value equal to, if not greater than, Caliburn, which extends the authority of the king, the "king's" royal aura.

It is usually a B-rank sword granted during the succession of the reign, but Mordred stole it without recognition. She obtained it by breaking into the vaults of Camelot when she temporarily claimed the throne during her rebellion, after inciting the incidents that led her father to lead an expedition after the traitor Lancelot. Because of this action, she was never recognized as a king, so the sword's rank is reduced by one to C, and she does not get any of the normal bonuses while wielding it.

The last and most powerful Noble Phantasm is [Clarent Blood Arthur].

Clarent Blood Arthur: Rebellion Against My Beautiful Father, that's the full name of this Noble Phantasm.

It is the full power, released form of Clarent utilized by Mordred, a transformation into an evil sword of hatred upon the condition of her holding it. It is not the proper nature of the sword, but an effect of the episode in Mordred's legend where she had stolen the sword from King Arthur's armoury and then later used it to deal a fatal blow to her father. It is an application of [Mana Burst] that allows her to force her excessive hatred for her father into the sword in the form of magical energy. Then the sword amplifies it and enables it to be launched as an attack.

I don't need the system's help to know all this information about Mordred. The Saber and Lancer classes have always been my favourite, and I've done a lot of research on them. Being Mordred one of the few Saber that appears in the anime, I have researched it even more in the past.

For what I want to do now, I do need the help of the system.

God's Voice, show me her status.

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[Mordred]

Race: Human/Servant (Homunculus)

Status: Normal

Lv: 75/???

HP: 1200/1200

MP: 850/850

Strength: 1050

Defense: 1150

Magic: 900

Agility: 900

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Holy Fuck!

She's too strong, too strong.

Now that I look at it, she's small. I, who look like a 13-year-old boy, am about the same height as her. Kuroka is a little shorter than Mordred and me.

Swoosh!

The armour that covered Mordred disappeared, leaving only a small layer of clothing. It was a single piece of equipment that wrapped her breasts and arms, leaving her abdomen and back exposed. This was attached to a pair of grey trousers, which had a sort of red skirt and red heels.

Her smile has disappeared, and now she is looking at me with a severe face.

"I am Draco, your Master. I'm glad to know you."

She doesn't answer me and looks at me with a strange face. She then starts looking sideways.

"You summon me in a forest, and you're just a little boy. You were playing with your friends, and you summoned me by accident?"

Geezer, I think I understand how you felt when I was making fun of you. What's worse, she doesn't seem to have said it to make fun of me.

"I know you're hiding, get out of there!"

"Ufufufu, so you've discovered me, even Ddraig wouldn't be able to detect my presence if I tried hard to hide it. It seems these Servants Draco was talking about are more interesting than I thought."

Tiamat came out from behind a tree.

So Mordred is capable of this...

"Hahaha, I didn't really know anyone was there. It was my instinct to act now."

She smirked.

"So, are you my Master?"

Mordred asks Tiamat.

Hey, that hurts a little bit, you know.

"No, your master is that guy over there."

"Really?"

It really hurts.

"Yes. But to think that Mordred, King Arthur's son, was a woman..."

Oh, shit! That's something you can never tell Mordred.

Swoosh--

I feel the wind pressing against me, and I step back unconsciously.

"For a Servant, you're pretty rebellious, aren't you?"

Mordred was no longer in place and was aiming her sword at Tiamat's neck.

"Next time you call me a woman, I won't be able to control myself. Understand?"

For some reason, this reminds me of the beginnings of Apocrypha.

"So what are you gonna do? Are you gonna deny reality, woman?"

No, this has nothing to do with the beginnings of Apocrypha.


Chapter 38: Mordred

"So what are you gonna do? Are you gonna deny reality, woman?"

How much pressure there is right now. Both Tiamat and Mordred are facing each other.

Mordred is overflowing with murderous intent after Tiamat's last line. I'm sure she would have slit Tiamat's throat thousand times by now if it wasn't for something.

That something is Tiamat's hand, which is blocking Mordred's sword with one hand.

Seriously, how strong is Tiamat?

"Not bad, you have power comparable to an Ultimate Class of middle class or higher. In fact, if you used those Noble Phantasms Draco told me about, I wouldn't be surprised if you could rival a God."

"Damn..."

"Huh?"

Mordred clenched her teeth, and her aura rose. Her body was covered in full armour and her strength increased. This surprised Tiamat, as she took a step backwards.

"Not bad, not bad. But this goes as far as it goes."

Tiamat raised her free hand and clenched it into a fist. With a quick movement, she struck Mordred's side.

Boom!

Mordred was sent flying and hit a tree, splitting it in two. She continued to break trees, about three more before she was stuck in one last tree.

"Woagh!"

Mordred spat out a mouthful of blood.

Well, this is not the start I expected.

Mordred rose slowly, and her helmet was removed.

Oh, shit. Oh, shit.

"Don't do it!"

"Clarent...!"

Shit, shit, shit.

This is gonna get ugly.

"Kuroka, Shirone!"

The two cats came out of hiding. They were both shaking with fear.

"Let's go quickly!"

I grabbed both sisters' hands and started running. But I didn't advance much before what happened.

"Blood...!"

"I won't let you."

A light enveloped Tiamat, and the next thing I saw was a huge blue dragon.

"Arthur!"

Crimson lightning similar to the previous magic circle came from Mordred's sword, Clarent. She held the sword straight, pointed at the sky, and lowered it as she called out the name of her Noble Phantasm.

"Behind me!"

The range of the Noble Phantasm is vast, I was sure it would reach us. I doubt anyone like me will survive the attack, but at least I have the endurance skills.

The problem is, in my human form, I only have half my powers. I need to revert to my original form.

[That's simple, just tell me and I'll reverse the transformation. It's that simple.]

I see. Then, do it!

[Reversing transformation]

A light came over me. I am feeling again the same as when I became human, an enormous pain.

I feel my cells multiplying and my bones growing.

I'm back to my original form, a dragon, in less than a second.

"Draco!" "Draco-nii!"

I turn around and hug Kuroka and Shirone.

Then I saw the sky in front of me turn crimson, that was the result of the Noble Phantasm falling. It wasn't falling right in front of me, it was falling towards Tiamat. The problem is that this was an anti-army Noble Phantasm, and the area of effect was very wide. The damage I'm going to get is going to be a small proportion of the Noble Phantasm, but I'm sure I'm going to get some damage.

BOOM!

The Noble Phantasm fell, and just as I predicted, the shock waves reached my position.

It fucking hurts.

I feel like my bones are breaking.

[Warning, risk of death]

Thanks, I didn't realize it.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, I stopped feeling pain.

When I turn my head, I see that it is Tiamat in her dragon form that is covering us.

The Noble Phantasm soon disappears.

"Are you all right?" Tiamat asks.

Now that the danger has passed, Tiamat has returned to her human form.

"Thanks to you, Tia."

I put on a smile. This is the second time Tia has saved me, the third time actually.

Tiamat smiles when she sees we're fine and turns around. There stood Mordred, sword in hand.

"Knight of Treachery, you're pretty good. You've managed to do me some damage. But you almost killed your own Master, although I don't find that strange coming from someone who rebelled against her own father."

Mordred shows a complicated expression.

"Sigh... Sorry, I got carried away."

I think we've had enough of this conflict. We're allies now, we don't have to fight anymore. Besides, Shirone and Kuroka don't stop shaking, they're terrified right now. Kuroka is more stable, but Shirone doesn't seem to be able to hold out much longer.

"Aunt, can you take Kuroka and Shirone? I'd like to talk to my Servant alone."

Tiamat looked at me, and I tried to stand as firm as possible.

"It's okay, be careful."

....

In front of me is Mordred. Tiamat has already taken the two sisters elsewhere.

"So my Master is a dragon, huh?"

"Yes, this is my true form."

System, turn me back into a human.

[Understood]

Again the same process...

But it doesn't hurt as much as it used to. I have also been researching how much mana I spend while in this form, and it seems that I spend one mana point for every two minutes that pass.

I can maintain this form for about four hours and a little longer.

"This semi-human form is something I got today. I still can't take on a fully human form."

"That brings back memories... My father once fought my grand-uncle, who had turned into a dragon."

Mordred no longer wears his armour, and he's relaxed enough. She at least seems intent on communicating with me.

"How about a fresh start?"

I see Mordred's not answering, so I'm going to take that as an agreement.

"Draco. I'm your new Master. Pleased to meet you."

I extend my hand to her.

Pah!

"He! I am Mordred, Arthur Pendragon's only son and heir to the throne of Britain."

I was expecting a handshake, but she clapped pretty hard. Now my hand itches a little.


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