FGO Specter of Glass

Rome Ch4

Liuva shot one of the guards with a silent bullet to take him out before he noticed Carmen and her group sneaking into the coliseum. The people were in a panic, demanding to know why the battles stopped and what would happen if the stranger returned. Laverna had his back on the crowd, trying to stop them from driving him mad. He eventually raised his hand and turned the sky a dark purple. When he made a fist, lightning struck the field and stopped the commotion. He faced the people and put his hand on the railing, he told them to return home and forget what happened. If they brought it up, they would be arrested.

He went back inside to pick up a call from Vibia, she confirmed that Probus was from the other world and that someone was protecting him. She was ordered to take out anyone who got in her way and bring Probus to the castle. She sent him the video of the fight and he told her to not hit Probus, each time she did, Probus' spells were stronger than before. He built up energy whenever he was hit, so attacking him head-on wasn't an option. Instead, she was directed to use her speed and dodge his attacks before making one single lethal blow.

Vibia hung up as Laverna sunk into his chair, he sighed and called the King of the seventh realm. "I found the person you were looking for."

"That took quite some time," the King said. "But I suppose it's better than nothing."

"What do you want to do next?"

"I want you to publicly kill him, make a statement to the world that people like him aren't allowed."

"What is your goal?" Laverna finally asked.

"To destroy the threats that will lead our world into the Void," the King sighed. "I won't explain everything to you, sometimes it's better for you to see it for yourself. Call me when you've completed the mission, I have other things to do now."

Carmen opened the door to the dungeons after Liuva shot the guards down, there were cells filled with criminals and outlaws, dim lights were all that allowed the people to see, and the stench of rotting was overwhelming. The guards made their rounds as well, forcing the group to hide before they were spotted. El Coco turned into a shadow and went up to the guards, she summoned hands made of darkness and dragged them to the ground. She then reappeared with the group and held a piece of armor and then threw it away.

She walked up to each cell to see if Mitra was in any of them. Liuva sighed. El Coco was doing it again, she was being too calm about a life-or-death situation. Carmen asked about their relationship, she saw how antagonistic they were being together. Liuva clicked her gun, she explained that El Coco was once part of Spain's army before Egypt invaded, it was partly due to her apathy to the situation that Spain fell. At least, that was how Liuva saw things. Liuvigild told his sister not to pin everything on one person, it wasn't fair to El Coco. Egypt was stronger than them, and only Greece had the power to counter it.

When they didn't find Mitra, they went to the next level of the dungeon. They found the woman who fought against Liuva and Liuvigild, she was walking through the hall with a ball in her hand. She threw it up, caught it, then stopped when she heard sounds coming from the cell near her. She leaned down to see a child was inside, a young boy was caught attacking a council member, and sent to the dungeons. The woman threw the ball inside the cell to give the boy something to play with and continued to walk.

She was met by Karna when he opened the door and entered the dungeons. He asked her to leave the rest to him and she went back into the palace. He opened one of the cells and dragged Mitra out, he told the caster to run from Rome and not come back. When asked why he was helping, he merely pushed Mitra away. It wasn't unnoticed though; the woman was on the other side of the door and her footsteps could be heard as she was going to tell Laverna. Karna knew his time was running out and told Mitra one last time to leave, he summoned his gauntlets and went back to the palace, ready to face the King.