AN: I'm not dead, and I have come back stronger than ever.
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Assassin disappeared. There was no trace of blood. None of Assassin's multiple personalities had left any sign of his existence after his death. Being a Servant, his body is spiritual and not physical. Once his manifestation came to an end, everything that once belonged to him disappeared. As if he had never existed.
Drako ignored it, though he felt calmer now. It was curious how the Servant Drako had despised the most was the one who had caused him the most concern. He had never felt fear, not even being on the brink of death when facing Ladon. Well, maybe he had felt it at first when he didn't understand anything and was a little baby dragon. However, the thought that a loved one could get hurt because of him had terrified him.
Drako finally saw blood.
At his feet lay the limp body of Kirei Kotomine.
After finishing Assassin, Drako had pursued his Master. It was vital to end his life, as he was a potential problem. It was the same with Kayneth Archibald (Lord El-Melloi). Drako had decided to send Zoe to hunt him down because he could become a future nuisance, but Kirei was boosted several times.
[You have successfully changed a person's fate!]
[1 Fate Point obtained]
[You have successfully changed a person's fate!]
[1 Fate Point obtained]
[You have successfully changed a person's fate!]
[1 Fate Point obtained]
[You have successfully changed a person's fate!]
[1 Fate Point obtained]
[You have successfully changed a person's fate!]
[1 Fate Point obtained]
[You have successfully changed a person's fate!]
[1 Fate Point obtained]
[You have successfully changed a person's fate!]
[1 Fate Point obtained]
He is a true psychopath, even if he hasn't figured it out yet. From one point of view, Drako had managed to save his soul before Gilgamesh finished corrupting him. Sadistic by nature, Kirei was going to kill his master after being influenced by Archer. Later, he would blame the innocent Kariya for killing him in front of Sakura and Rin's mother, causing him to go mad and cause brain death to Mrs. Tohsaka.
"Seven Fate Points, unbelievable," Drako muttered as he watched Fuyuki's dark night. With a wave of his hand, Kirei's body was incinerated. Just as had happened with Assassin, all trace of Kirei Kotomine's existence had disappeared.
The first Fate Point should belong to Kirei Kotomine himself. He was still the main villain of Fate/Zero in the final stretch, and because of Drako's actions, he had barely had any real chance to do anything. Furthermore, he was one of the major villains in all three Fate/Stay Night routes.
From the Tohsaka family came three of the remaining six Fate Points, or so Drako believed. Tokiomi was no longer going to die at the hands of his student, nor was Aoi going to suffer brain death at the hands of Kariya because of Kirei's influence. Rin's childhood would be very different, as her parents were not supposed to die (or at least her mother, AoiTohsaka, was still part of the Holy Grail War).
From here, Drako was no longer so sure who the Fate Points belonged to.
Perhaps Kariya Matou was another one of the Fate Points, though Drako doubted it. He was going to keep dying in this war, and there was no solution to this. His fate had not changed at all. Another candidate was the Master that Kirei killed or wounded (Drako had never been clear on this) to obtain Lancer (Cu Chulainn). Lancer himself was one of the possible Fate Points. There was also the possibility that the remaining ones were none of the ones Drako had thought of, and a person Drako was unaware of had been the cause of one of the Fate Points.
Whatever it was, there was no point in overthinking about it. At this point, he had already interfered enough with the story. Everything that was going to happen from this point on was going to be a completely different story. Drako had written it in blood.
No, actually, there was still one event that Drako had not changed. After all, he hadn't stopped Rider from going to visit Einzbern Castle. Although this time, Saber and Irisviel's residence and Kiritsugu and Maiya's might not have been completely destroyed by the battle between Kayneth and Kiritsugu. Too bad the buildings don't deliver Fate Points.
...
"There has been some action in the night."
It wasn't a question, but a statement.
A smile crept onto Drako's face.
"I thought you were sleeping."
Drako closed the door to the living room and leaned his back against the bedroom wall.
"Of course not, silly-nyaa. You jumped out of bed and ran out of the house. How could I not wake up, how could I not worry-nyaa?"
In front of him, sitting on the sofa, Kuroka looked at him with the playful smile that characterized her. Drako was not fooled; his wife's eyes were serious. She wasn't lying; she really was worried.
Drako dodged her gaze and looked to the side.
"I was afraid. I don't want anyone to destroy our peaceful life."
From where he stood, Drako could see Sakura's sweet face. She was sleeping in the bed shared by Kuroka and Drako, which had plenty of room for the little girl to accompany them. At least the little girl hadn't woken up. The dragon had been very careful not to wake either of them, but Kuroka had superior senses.
Drako sighed and turned his gaze back to Kuroka. She was not wearing her kimono, but rather simple, comfortable pajamas. Shirone, Valina, and the other girls would have been shocked to see Kuroka in something that wasn't either a kimono or directly naked (how she used to sleep). Still, the pajamas couldn't hide her curves, let alone her beautiful looks.
"Come."
Kuroka waved her hand, tapping a hand on her lap. He knew what she wanted and didn't refuse at all. Drako sat down next to her and rested his head on her legs. Kuroka brought her hands to Drako's head, and he felt her playing with his hair. It had grown back; maybe it was time to cut it a bit.
"I thought you liked to fight," Kuroka muttered. "But you don't seem very happy."
Drako closed his eyes. Why wasn't he happy? Kuroka was right; he hadn't enjoyed the night at all.
"I don't enjoy murdering. It's necessary, but I don't enjoy it. Assassin didn't stand a chance. Caster didn't either," Drako explained. "It wasn't even a fight. I simply assassinated them. Their deaths were necessary for me to level up, but I didn't enjoy the fight. Fuck it, There wasn't one from the start.
With Lancer, it was different. It was a fair duel. I fought with everything I had. Lancer did the same. I felt the adrenaline, the excitement.
I enjoy fighting. I love to fight. I don't enjoy one-sided kills. They don't bring me satisfaction. I love getting stronger, though... even if it means I do things like I did tonight or last night."
Drako opened his eyes and looked up at the ceiling. Kuroka's face interrupted him. And something that wasn't the face but looked like a pair of huge mountains.
"Isn't it strange? Even my tastes contradict each other."
"No," Kuroka shook his head. "It's not strange. You don't like to murder, but you want to become stronger. I know you, my beloved. You want more strength so that you can defend us so that our peace will not be disturbed. Even if you don't like to murder, you do it for our sake.
Your target tonight (Did you say his name was Assassin?) was a possible threat to us, wasn't he? That's why you rushed to eliminate him. You did what you thought was right, and I trust your judgment. I never have, and never will doubt your decisions."
"Kuroka..."
"I love you-nyaa."
Night had descended again on Fuyuki City.
It had only been a day since he had attacked the Kotomine pair. With them and Assassin out of the picture, it seemed Drako could relax. There were only four Servants left. Practically, half the job was done.
However, that was not the case. At first, the Holy Grail War was supposed to last about two weeks, maybe less. But he had accelerated this process too much. Perhaps in two or three days, it would all have come to an end.
The best thing was to end this war as soon as possible. There was no sense in dragging out this farce any longer than necessary. It was a waste of time. Sakura had been unable to go to school for a week. This morning, she had already asked about this situation. Somehow, Kuroka had taken it upon herself to calm her worries. Drako had never been good at coming up with good excuses.
Zoe was in charge of Sakura tonight, protecting her from possible danger. Now that Assassin was no threat, Drako could be safe leaving only one of his Servants with the little girl.
He had only intended to bring Kuroka tonight, but Mordred had insisted on coming with them after learning of their destiny. Drako didn't mind, and neither did Kuroka, so they had agreed to let her accompany them.
Einzbern Castle was a very important place in Fate/Zero. Caster would attack it, using small children to force Saber to rescue them. Kayneth would also attack Kiritsugu, but it would go very badly for him. The magus killer would destroy the noble magus's magic circuits, leading him to despair and many other events that would happen in the future. On the other hand, Kirei would attack Irisviel and Maiya, but that was no longer possible.
All this had been thwarted beforehand by Drako. It was curious how all the attackers had been killed by him. Many would not believe it, but this was indeed a coincidence.
"So this is father's residence," Mordred murmured as she surveyed the massive mansion the Einzbern's had built on the outskirts of Fuyuki. "Truly worthy of the King of Knights."
Drako nodded his head. The place was truly impressive from the outside, and it was surely impressive from the inside as well. He could probably only find one problem with it.
"The only thing impressive about the place is its appearance-nyaa. I'd rather have a smaller house, like the one we have in Kuoh, but with a lot more movement. Living here every day would be a bore."
Drako agreed with Kuroka. As impressive as this place looked, it couldn't compare in the atmosphere to his home. Though that house had nothing to envy to the Einzbern's mansion, as Drako doubted they had heated pools and thermal baths.
For the pools and baths alone, Drako considered his home superior to the Einzbern's. The baths, especially, had given him very good times with Kuroka and Lavinia.
Lavinia... he hadn't seen her for a year, just like Natsume. Drako missed all the girls and boys of DxD. They weren't going to notice his disappearance, but he did notice their absence.
Drako opened the door to the Einzbern mansion. There was no need to announce his arrival. He had already noticed that they had placed a ward warning of intruders. They had intentionally let them in, or Drako would have had to use force to enter. It's not like a simple magic field could have stopped him.
Upon entering, the first thing that struck him was the considerable number of traps set. This was Kiritsugu's handiwork, no doubt about it. A little further on, a silver-haired woman was waiting for them.
"What is the reason for your visit?" Irisviel asked with a smile. She seemed calm, but Drako could sense her nervousness thanks to her [Senjutsu]. Kuroka had sensed it too, or so Drako could decipher from her mischievous smile.
"We didn't come here to fight," Drako assured.
Irisviel let out a sigh of relief. For some reason, she actually trusted his words. Or perhaps, she wanted to trust his words. Her time was running out. Three Servants had died, and if she could move it was thanks to Avalon.
"So?"
"We wanted to attend the banquet."
Irisviel looked at Drako with obvious confusion. There was no need to explain anything, just wait. Meanwhile, the girls watched the interior of the mansion.
Suddenly, a thunderous roar rang in the ears of those present. An explosion of prana swept through the place. Nothing too powerful for Drako and his Servants, but enough to stagger a weakened Irisviel.
"As loud as ever," Drako muttered.
The roar came from a nearby thunderclap, and the prana impact that followed it meant that the camp in the forest was already under attack.
"What is it... a frontal onslaught?" Irisviel asked.
A pair of strong arms held Irisviel's shoulders; they were the arms of Saber who immediately appeared at her side when this strange change occurred.
"Are you all right, Irisviel?"
"Yes, just scared. I didn't think I would visit such a rude guest."
"I'll go greet him. You stay by me."
Irisviel nodded upon hearing this. Staying by Saber's side, who was going out to greet the attack, meant that she herself must also face the enemy. However, the battlefield is the safest place for Irisviel, because the strongest Servant is beside her.
Saber looked at the guests (whom they had not invited, but at least they were not causing trouble). Her gaze was complicated as she passed by Mordred and was confused when she saw the unknown Kuroka. Finally, she looked cautiously at Drako. She knew who was the most dangerous in the place.
"Mind if we join you?" Drako asked politely. "Honestly, I doubt this is going to escalate into a fight."
Saber frowned, but ended up nodding.
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