FGO Specter of Glass

Japan Ch4

The alarm blared and he reached his hand out to turn it off, looking at the time, it was just turning six in the morning. He planted his face in the pillow and tried to get back to sleep, that was until the door to his room opened.

"You're still asleep?" A familiar voice said. "Come on, get dressed, we have a busy day."

"How are you up at this time? It's six A.M.," he asked, rubbing his eyes to see the figure before him.

"You get used to it."

"Roman, you're insane."

"You signed up for this. Now you have to get to work!" Roman pulled off the covers and gave him a doctor's uniform. "Today, I'm going to have you watch me do checkups. You learn fast, so it'll be a breeze. Our first patient is Mash, she's easy. A simple blood test, physical exam, and height and weight."

"Do you and Da Vinci wake up this early every morning?"

"That's right," Roman gave him a cup of coffee.

He took a sip. "Okay, let's get this day over with."

Akko woke up, feeling his head hurting, and it didn't help when he fell off the couch after seeing how close Kobo was to him. The group was just about to head out but waited for him to wake up first. They were also going to drag him with them since he was a decent healer; they gave him potions if he got tired and took him by the collar into Japan. 

Chaldea and the demon hunters split up with Chaldea taking Daji and Sun as they would be helpful against Douma. Both Aka Manto and Yuki Onna were guarding the castle as they were tasked to protect it from intruders. They were seen arguing with one another before a blast of magic nearly hit them. The demon hunters went in, attacking before either demon knew what was going on. Their barrage was enough to cloud the area and allow Chaldea to enter undetected; Carmen looked back at the hunters and wished them luck as she slowly closed the door and followed Yu. They went straight to the throne room as Daji and Sun took out any demons in their way, and although she was hesitant to open the door, Carmen pushed it and found Douma sitting on the throne. 

He rose, summoning dark magic to his side as he descended the stairs. He was prepared for a fight, and so were they. They split up, Helena grabbing as much mana as she could before turning it into light magic and hitting Douma while Nero and Yu went after him from both sides. He caught their blades, not noticing Mitra behind him. He was punched by the god and hit the wall, recollecting himself, he lifted his hands to gather the energy into one large sphere. It took the form of an eye that blinked and turned into a mouth filled with sharp fangs. Miasma flooded the room, causing Chaldea to cough and falter. Sun and Daji weren't affected though, they nodded to one another as both went after Douma. Sun planted himself firmly and took the blows while Daji placed mirrors on the wall.

When she was done, she snapped her fingers and Sun jumped above a powerful blast of energy. The sphere fell, turning back into mana that Helena was able to steal. She turned the page of her book to create a wave of light magic that purified the miasma and Chaldea got back up. Nero quickly went with her sword raised and blasted through Douma's barrier as Mitra punched him again. They had to keep attacking him, not giving him a second to cast a spell or hit them back. Yu sliced him with her dagger and paralyzed him long enough for Carmen to trap him in a glass cage. They caught their breath, trying to take a small break after hitting and dodging attacks for what felt like hours. 

Yu approached the glass and put her hand against it, she tried to talk to him, to see if she could snap him out of his crazed state. However, he hit the glass, beginning to slowly break it while Carmen kept putting her mana into repairing the damage. He eventually shattered it and attacked Yu; she got out of the way and countered his claw with her dagger. It wasn't an option for her to take the peaceful route, that meant she had to beat him into submission. Mitra grabbed Carmen, who nearly fainted, as Helena, Nero, Sun, and Daji got ready for another session of continuous attacks.