Other Dimension's Knight

Chapter 11 - XI: Retreat

~Inside the Ryuudou Temple.~

"Let me ask you Medea, do both of your masters work together? " asked Alexander.

" Work together ? " asked Shirou, not understanding the meaning.

" Of course. Assassin guards the gate and Caster lurks within the temple, it isn't hard to guess that they're working the same way you and Rin work together. " said Alexander.

Caster laughed a bit at the question.

" Me, work with that dog? With Assassin who is nothing more than my pawn? " said Caster.

" Your dog? " said Alexander, narrowing his eyes on Caster's hands.

" Yes, after all, that dog has no master you see. " said Caster.

" Tch, as I suspected, you broke the rules Medea. " said Alexander.

" What's wrong with me summoning a servant as a mage? " said Caster.

" Caster summoned Assassin? " said Shirou, not believing what was happening.

" You're saying that a servant summoned another servant? " asked Shirou.

" That gatekeeper is not the true assassin summoned in the grail war. That is what is happening. " said Alexander.

Suddenly, Alexander kicked away Shirou, dodging a ray of purple light that would have killed him if it hit him and jumped in front of Caster, who, not excepting his speed, could only send two rays that were easily blocked with one of Alexander's sword, and the second one cut through her torso once again.

Caster screamed in pain as she tried to put some distance between her and Alexander but he simply kicked her to the ground while landing himself.

" As I said to Berserker, I'm giving you the opportunity to flee from death, an opportunity that would be wise to take, I simply came here to retrieve Shirou. " said Alexander picking up Shirou who was slightly injured from the kick and the landing.

Alexander headed towards the gate in his white armor while Caster gritted her teeth and disappeared, already thinking that assassin would not last against Alexander anyway.

Archer who was looking at the situation from the top of a building saw Alexander looking at him and saw him deposing Shirou to the ground.

" Alexander, why didn't you finish her? " asked Shirou, looking slightly angry.

" I don't have to. I can defeat her anytime, but with you in the way it can become dangerous and if she takes you hostage no matter my strength I will lose. " said Alexander

" Don't play with me! You have no problem killing Shinji but for someone that is killing innocent, you're saying you can't do anything? " shouted Shirou, finally saying what he wanted to since this afternoon.

" As much as I know you didn't want to kill him, the action made sense, he was an enemy in this Grail Wa- " started Alexander before being interrupted.

" Don't F.u.c.k with me!! No matter what he was still a human that you mercilessly killed when there was other alternative! How dare you call yourself a knight! you should take example on Sa- " said Shirou but suddenly a sword was on his neck.

" I would prefer of you if you do not taint chivalry with your stupid ideals, Shirou. Contrary to you, although we don't indulge in killing, we still have realistic rules and when an enemy offers his head, we wouldn't foolishly spare him for futile reasons. " said Alexander looking very serious as his blade was centemeters away from taking Shirou's life.

Shirou couldn't speak after what Alexander said and was slightly frightened.

" Anyway, I think you have some explaining to do with someone else. " said Alexander, as he took his sword back into his sheathe.

" Please do not kill him, it would be useless anyway. " said Alexander as he astralized and Archer appeared and looked at Shirou with anger.

" You ... you betray me Alexander ?! " shouted Shirou as Alexander disappeared.

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Meanwhile, in front of the gate, Sasaki and Arturia sensed a spike in mana that was Alexander's mana burst.

" It appears that matters do not progress as planned up there. My master is in danger, so I no longer have the luxury to conceal my true skill. Even now, you won't reveal your Noble Phantasm. Your master is unskilled, so you count on the strength of his luck? Your trust in him is admirable. " said Sasaki looking at Arturia.

" I see that half-hearted measures cannot break it " said Sasaki, getting off the high ground.

" However, that simply won't do. " added Sasaki, arriving at the same height as Saber.

" You yield the advantage of the high groung? What are you playing at? " asked Saber, looking slightly confused.

" I may have no true name, but I have devoted my life to the sword. If you think that giving his all for this fight is an option, shall I break open that belief with brute force? " said Sasaki, looking serious.

Sasaki got into stance, and Saber saw through one of her skill her end, she looked at her neck being severed by Assassin, and quickly tried to activate Excalibur.

" Concealed Sword. Swallow Reversal. " said Sasaki as three strikes appeared in front of Saber at the same time.

' Too late! ' thought Saber as she didn't have time to use her sword before being struck.

Thanks to her instinct and luck, she managed to a block a strike, dodge another and the third one wasn't fatal. Although she nearly died, she managed to survive Assassin's fearful skill.

She fell down but managed to get up quickly with a wound on her torso. It wasn't fatal and Sasaki looked surprised because she managed to survive.

" You withstood my Concealed Sword. To be truthfull, it is no- " started Sasaki but was startled by the appearance of Alexander in front of him.

" Where do you come from? " said Sasaki as he once again got in stance because he kept getting dangerous feeling from the white-haired knight in front of him.

" Well, I was only supposed to get back Shirou and get away, but someone else has business with him, so I thought of watching Saber's fight. I am truly impressed by your skill and simply wanted to spar with you. " said Alexander looking at Saber for approval, which she gave.

" Spar? We are fighting, it is not time to spar, you should have sparred during your life, this is a fight to death. " said Sasaki unnerved by Alexander's comments.

" No, trust me, swordsmanship aside, if I wanted you dead it would be quite easy, master swordsman. " said Alexander putting himself in front of him and redying his twin blades.

" You... Understood, I shall teach you what it means to fight me the hard way, since you take these fights as simple spars. " said Sasaki, once again activating his secret skill.

But to the shock of both him and Saber, Alexander simply parried all three strikes with the nearly same technique.

Sasaki took a step back with wide opened eyes.

" You ..... how ? " asked Sasaki.

" What do you mean? If you slash me three time instantaneously, then the only way for me to defend myself is to do the same right? " said Alexander once again redying his blade.

" ... hahahahahaha! " laughed Sasaki at Alexander's words.

" You are right. Well, matters not, I guess you have earned the right to get away from here with that move alone. " said assassin as he sheathed his blade and climbed the stairs to take his original position.

But suddenly Shirou's bloodied corpse came crashing down on the stair and Saber quickly rushed to him to support him.

" Tsk. Archer didn't I tell you to not kill him ? " asked Alexander at the other white-haired servant that appeared in front of the gate.

In response, he simply lauched one of his married blade towards Shirou, a strike that Sasaki blocked.

" You stand in my way, Samurai? " asked Archer.

" That is my line. I thought of letting them go and you would interfere? My duty is to guard this gate. I permitted entry, but exiting is another matter. Your head lacks elegance, but I shall satisfy myself by claiming it tonight. " said Sasaki.

" You think you can fight me, lackey of Caster? " answered Archer, looking slightly unnerved.

" I could say the same. I send you to give that vixen a scare, but you couldn't even complete the job and had someone else do it. So imagine my disappointement to see you flee for your own well-being. " answered Sasaki.

To his taunt, Archer simply attacked him with his black married blade and they both entered a dangerous battle.

Shirou in Saber's arm was protected from the shock waves from the fight and him, Saber and Alexander escaped from Ryuudou Temple.

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