Fate/Grand Order: the Path of a Sword

Garden of Sinner (Part 4)

A Heroic Spirit was summoned in their golden age, so it was logical to think that he could not become stronger than he already was. But Rider Yuto was nothing but a person outside the box. Each fight was a way to test himself against strong opponents who would corner him. He had faced many opponents with this spirit.

However, this time was different.

He was a sinner and the Everdistant Utopia had always been closed to those like him, no matter how hard he tried to reach it in the centuries in which he had lived. Not even having saved humanity twice was enough to allow him to redeem himself. Yet, he had never lost hope and finally succeeded. Precisely because he had succeeded, he did not intend to lose her again. That is why he decided to save mankind again.

Rider Yuto grabbed the shield and threw it at Lancer Cú who planted his spear in the ground and jumped.

"What?" Lancer Cú was taken aback when Rider Yuto appeared in front of him, wrapped in a golden aura.

"Heavenly Dragon Claw."

Rider Yuto clad his foot with cosmic energy and assaulted Lancer Cú with a powerful kick, throwing him violently to the ground.

"Heavenly Dragon Sidereal Fist."

Lancer Cú grimaced as he pulled back to avoid Rider Yuto's fist. The impact on the ground raised a cloud of dust and debris that covered Rider Yuto entirely.

[Be careful, Lancer. If he's who I think he is, he has several tricks up his sleeve.]

Lancer Cú snorted as his master's voice rang in his mind to warn him of the danger. They didn't get along very well having two different concepts of honour. However, this time he agreed, his instinct that had been honed by the numerous battles told him to be careful.

"Heavenly Dragon Roar."

Suddenly, the dust cloud was dissipated by a ray of cosmic energy fired directly from Rider Yuto's mouth.

Lancer jumped into the air and landed behind Rider Yuto. "You're mine," he said, pushing the spear forward and piercing Rider Yuto's heart.

He smiled, however that smile gave way to disbelief when his opponent's body turned to ice and shattered.

A dark silhouette lifted from the projected shadow of the Lancer Class Servant.

"Damn, did you hide in my shadow?!" Lancer Cú moved the spear horizontally, however, it was another blank shot as Rider Yuto again hid in the shadow of Cú. "What kind of caster can fight like this?!"

"Didn't I tell you?" Rider Yuto came up behind Lancer again and, turning his arm into an iron club, hit Cú hard and threw him into the warehouse. "I am a Rider Class Servant," he said as he brought his arm back to normal. "Do you want to continue, Lancer?" he asked.

Shirou turned and saw the blue lancer come out with only a few scratches. However, his spear had been broken.

"Rider, huh? Are you sure?" Lancer snapped his tongue. The way he fought looked more like a Berserker or a Caster Class Servant.

Rider Yuto assessed well whether and how to answer him, also based on what his counterpart would do. Being the same person, he could also imagine how he would answer and what his desires and feelings were.

"Do you have a problem with the way I do things? If you don't like it, there's always the Plan B," Rider Yuto said pointing to the sky with his finger, releasing a small sphere of mana from the tip of his index finger and exploding it at a certain height as if it were a firework.

A second passed and a roar reverberated in the air.

"A beast," Lancer shifted his focus from Auros to Rider Yuto. "Damn, you've even restrained yourself," he said, upset.