Harrison is your average Fate fan with a "light" obsession with FGO. However with a Holy Grail of his own can he survive? See if he can become one of the seven core masters, with his first of many servants Artoria Pendragon (Alter), or will his name...
As Harrison and Jalter exited the white abyss, in the same step the world around them regained color and shape in a different form than the room they had just left. They were surrounded by rocks and long streams of water. It reminded Harrison of a mountain plateau however there didn't seem to be a drop-off point anywhere within sight. However about 200 ft away Harrison saw the same glowing door he walked through earlier. Michael Travedon for some reason the name seemed familiar which only served to make Harrison more uncomfortable. "Formation D, Jalter," Harrison issued his first command as Jalter took position abrest Harrison.
"Jalter remember we have no idea who we will be facing at the moment, so try not to go all crazy attacking. Also, don't reveal anything too early who knows who might be watching,"
"Yeah yeah I understand you try not to lock up so bad as you typically do."
"Hey this isn't about me I'll be fine."
"Harrison even you can be widdled down with time and if I am not able to get through the servant in time to save your ass, we will be screwed, so just try to not get so tunnel-visioned," Jalter said with a sigh as the door began to open.
A woman walked out first she had short blonde hair and piercing red eyes, she wore a simple white turtle neck and a long crimson skirt whit a leg slit so large it defeated the purpose of the skirt a little bit. Though something was off to Harrison, she looked as calm as a lake, yet he saw or felt distaste and dissonance from her that might have been invisible to others. Then he saw the man that followed her out confirming she was the heroic spirit. The man who had picked a fight with Harrison earlier that day, Micheal was a large man who was barrel-chested and wore a stained white button-up straining to keep his gut from pouring out. Not to mention the greasy black hair on his head an equal mess to the random patches of stubble on his face.
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(Michaels servant, art by YD)
It was easy enough to see the smile that crossed his lips when he realized he was matched up against Harrison. "Jalter that woman Michael is with, she seems very familiar but I don't have a name for her, so be wary I don't know what abilities she may or may not have." Jalter just nods in acknowledgment of what was said. Suddenly a booming voice cuts off the idol chatter the two masters have with their servants. "ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLLLLLEEEEE!!!!! But please agree to your command seal wager now be aware you cannot be left with less than one command seal remaining if you lose... It would seem one of you is only able to wager one command seal so that is the wager that will be initiated. Now before we get started you will notice you are in a mountain region with small bodies of water, be aware the rocks get slippery. Still, more importantly, there are barriers set up placing you four in the middle of a 500ft cube, and to prevent blow-off or blowback the barriers should be able to withstand blows from Enum Elish so go crazy and don't hold back. Regardless good luck."
As the voice died off into the distance a couple of things all happened at once. For starters one command seal on the back of Harrison's hand faded out slightly, around 250ft away from Harrison the air started to shimmer creating what he assumed were barriers and lastly, a large 5 appeared in the center of the cube starting from 5 it began to count down. Jalter began to unsheath her swords as she took her ready stance, and Harrison did the same getting down low ready to bolt in any direction. Though the other two enemies seemed to be arguing, Micheal brandishing his command seals, and as soon as he did it seemed like the woman's body froze for a second. A spell of dizziness struck him suddenly at quite possibly the worst time. The timer hit 0 and instantly the woman with a burst of speed came for Harrison and Jalter. Though because of Harrison's falter, Jalter hesitated in action for a moment allowing the woman to cut large gashes in Jalters shoulder with claws that extended from her fingernails, as Jalter dove into Harrison knocking them both to the floor.
"Righter go deal with the master I can handle this," Jalter said spinning to her feet as she blocked another blow from the woman. Though Harrison saw what he needed to, the realization hit him like a truck he knew who that woman was, though it wasn't a version he was familiar with. As he got up and started to run for Michael Harrison called out to Jalter, "That's Red Arcueid a true ancestor a.k.a a fancy vampire," he didn't have time to elaborate so he hoped Jalter could work with that information. That woman, if she was at full power, well there was nothing Harrison or Jalter could do.
Harrison didn't have time to look back but he could hear Arcueid's sultry voice, "Oh so you know who I am, it sucks that it won't help you at all." Harrison just continued to run over the jagged rocks as the sounds of fighting made their way to his ear. Michael who was standing only 100 or so feet (30 meters) away now had a large grin on his face as his fists began to glow with mana. Clearly, he wanted a rematch, Harrison would have to give him one.
As for Jalter she was beat for beat matching Arcueid in speed and strength however what Jalter didn't account for that became clear soon enough into the fight was the magecraft prowess Arcueid had Jalter couldn't compete with. It seemed space itself was under her command. This left Jalter with the strategy of rushing down Arcueid hitting her with flurries of blows against her claws which almost nullified any damage. However, Jalter was more of an unpredictable fighter than that utilizing her body to great effect, twisting and kicking Arcueid in the chin sending her off with a spurt of blood from her mouth. "Haha I like you a lot girly, playing with you is almost enough of a distraction to get me to forget about the god-awful master I was forced to be with," she says as her grin turns to a scowl. Jalter takes this time to glance back at Harrison who has just started to engage with the opposing master, a piece starting to click in Jalter's mind. Before she can open her mouth the sound of space being torn reaches her ear as Arcueid lunges out of a portal she made crossing hundreds of feet in an instant and forcing Jalter to lean backward while blocking with her sword to avoid the claws that rend space itself.
