The King of the Grail's Fate (Fate/Nasuverse)

Chapter XLI: Payoff

"Harrison was it," the large man shouted so his voice could be heard across the room, "Why don't you come over here so we can talk a bit before I end this." His voice was filled with abject confidence and absolute certainty. One step after another Harrison and the other man began to walk toward the center of the room. Though Harrison and Salter both took this opportunity to analyze the way the Master and servant walked, they seemed to be out of sink almost as if they were still not used to being together as they struggled to match pace ever so slightly. When they were a mere two feet away from each other Denis smiled down at Harrison, "So you're a core master huh, what did you forget your other servant or something," he spat at Harrison. "It's sad that a week magus like yourself needed two servants to be considered at the same level as me haha, and I have since trained since receiving the letter, I am easily twice as strong as I was at the selection," Denis continued to talk at Harrison as Harrison looked on at him with a lack of animosity or hatred which is what ticked Denis off even more.

"You're lucky we can't take servants or else I'd be sure to have lots of fun with that missy you got back there," Denis said as his eyes looked over Salter who was standing behind Harrison her classic calm aura not letting on at any emotion. However, Denis got what he wanted as for the first time since meeting in the middle Harrison looked up at him with a sidelong glance, and for a moment Denis felt his stomach turn, "It's over for this kid," he thought. "I'd make sure to..." he started to say as he threw a wild punch at Harrison as if to catch him off guard. To Harrison however, the punch seemed as if it was moving through molasses as he easily stepped back dodging out of the way of the fist. "... absolutely fuck the ev-" Denis didn't get to finish his sentence as Li Shuwen threw him to the floor to block the incoming strike from Harrison. 

"What so you are one of those silent edgy types, the women must be all over you," Denis spat as he got to his feet once again, energy starting to coat his fists. The problem, however, that Denis and his servant faced at this moment is that Harrison seemed to disappear entirely as if his presence didn't exist. "Salter they both seem to be close combat specialists, make sure to make use of your sword in keeping distance, you take Li Shuwen and I will handle Denis," Harrison spoke as he revealed his position seeming to return back to the material plane out of nowhere. "YEAH, YOU THINK IT'LL BE THAT EASY PUNK!" Denis shouted as he rounded on Harrison, Salter taking the opportunity to dart for Li Shuwen.

Denis' attacks were more telegraphed than any of the servants Harrison had to fight, and much much slower. This allowed him to easily dodge and move out of the way of each of the wild blows as if it was as simple as breathing. "Schattenschlag," Denis invoked as his fist seemed to extend an extra foot catching Harrison off guard, and forcing him to move in a suboptimal way, putting weight on his hands as he leaned back. Denis expected him to simply roll away or stand back up, but that was not what Harrison did. Instead, he gave into his current awkward position as bent his elbows lowering his center of mass. With a sly grin, Harrison kicked up with the power of a freight train slamming his heel right into Denis' nose sending him flying 20ft back.

(A move similar to the one used at 00:34)

Harrison didn't need to search for Salter as he could hear the sounds of metal clashing and could feel the constant draw on his mana, she wasn't in trouble he just needed to keep his ears open for if Li Shuwen's noble phantasm. Denis then sprang to his feet with a newfound ferocity as he charged toward Harrison like a wild beast throwing blow after blow. Harrison thought to end this quickly before things got out of hand. So finally bringing his hands into the position Salter had taught him, open palms with relaxed fingers circling idly around his body, Harrison looked on at Denis his face cold and collected.

No matter the magecraft used or the power put behind the blow if they landed Denis didn't seem to faze Harrison at all, it was as if he was fighting a servant. Harrison's speed, reaction time, and strength seemed to be beyond human, and from what Denis could see he wasn't even using magecraft. Though Denis was somewhat lucky as it seemed Harrison wasn't privy to strike instead it seemed as if he was waiting for the perfect opportunity. In which case Li Shuwen just had to finish off the servant and come deal with Harrison, that would be easy enough. "Assassin unleash your noble phantasm!" Denis called out. Harrison's face darkened as his eyes snapped to where Salter was, his eyes a brilliant glow. That is before Denis' world went black as Harrison ditched the mindset that he needed to hold back, instead choosing to unleash his many tools. Within an instant, Harrison activated his magic circuits and whipped around in midair using Denis' extended fist as a means to angle himself, then using all of his strength kicked off Denis' chest breaking his ribcage as Harrison shot forth like a bullet.

Salter and Li Shuwen were relatively evenly matched with how Salter was fighting at the moment. Yet getting the orders from his Master Li Shuwen activated his noble phantasm striking the ground before Salter with his foot sending a shockwave through the entire space. "In lieu of a hundred techniques, I strike with but one. There truly is no second-strike..." he stated with absolute confidence, as he threw his fist forward. Harrison saw into another realm that was reality but wasn't fantasy either his vision swam but for just a moment he swore he could see the power of the strike, he could not let that strike hit. Seemingly within a fraction of a second Harrison had appeared between the two of them. He ducked down sweeping Li Shuwen's front leg as he grabbed the incoming fist attempting to use it as momentum to throw him to the ground. "GUAH!" was what came out of Harrison's mouth as Li Shuwen altered the strike slightly and it impacted Harrison's chest causing a boom akin to a bad thunderstorm to ring out across the arena, large crater exploded into the walls, and ceiling as blood shot from Harrison's mouth.

By the time Li Shuwen eye's looked up to see Salter, he knew the fight was beyond over, her sword was already cutting into his neck. The wind whipped throughout the room as if a category 5 hurricane had been centered in this very room, as the walls and ceilings were cut to shreds by just the force of Salter's attack as it cleaved only through air. Denis and his Servant had been teleported away due to Denis falling unconscious earlier. As Salter scooped up Harrison his eyes flickered open and he gave her a thumbs-up, "Yeah that hurt but I think Sakata has hit me way harder than that haha," he said with a bloody smile. "What about the instant death effect," Salter questioned very concernedly. "Well I could either have a very high death resistance or the slight change in the technique made that effect fail," Harrison said in between coughs of blood. "So overall a win right," Harrison coughed.