[Chapter 26] umu umu

Alex closely examined the sockets, finding each one to require a different kind of bladed weapon.

The first one needed a longsword.

The second one needed a spear.

The third one needed a straight-edged sword, AKA a katana.

The fourth and last one needed a mighty greatsword.

In the middle of the four sockets, he saw a text that looked ancient, even more than the tablet they found.

'Those who gather the great four weapons shall be given the ultimate blade.' Alex chuckled at the text. He will get this 'ultimate blade' and give it to one of his lovers.

"Do you want me to get this 'ultimate blade'?" He asked the man.

"Yes. It was made by the greatest of our blacksmiths..." He sighed before continuing in a quiet tone. "...Before they were massacred by the bat people."

"Got it." Alex nodded at the man. He then opened four portals to his treasury.

First, he pulled out a longsword. It was a replica of Artoria's Excalibur. He walked towards the socket before placing the sword in it.

Then, he pulled out a spear. It was a replica of the Gae Bulg. the one Eresh used before he gave her a better one. He placed it in the second socket.

Later, he pulled out a katana. It was Dojikiri Yasutsuna, the sword of Minamoto no Yorimitsu, a hero of Japanese legends. He placed it inside the socket aswell.

Finally, he pulled out an enormous greatsword, its size exceeding his own. It was Gram, the sword Sigurd used to slay the dragon Fafnir. He planted it firmly into the last socket.

Of course, he had hundreds of copies of these weapons inside his Treasury.

The text in the middle glowed, turning into a set of runes. Shining brilliantly, they fused into a blob.

"This is the legendary blade? Doesn't look like a blade to me." Alex voiced out his thoughts upon seeing the 'ultimate blade.'

"Does it shapeshift, perhaps?" He asked out loud to no one. However, the sword seemed to hear his voice as it transformed into a long spear.

"Huh. That's good." His words caused the sword to vibrate with joy.

"Do you two want it?" He said to Nero and Eresh.

"I don't. Dovahdwin works fine. Especially the upgraded version." Nero refused. Her sword was also upgraded by Alex a lot.

"I don't mind. Maybe I can duel wield it with Gae Bulg?" Eresh accepted. She wanted to know how it felt to dual-wield spears. Her lover sometimes dual-wielded swords, after all.

"Good idea," Alex said before throwing the spear to Eresh.

The strength of the weapon depended on the wielder's mana, something Eresh had a lot.

He turned to the man again, who looked at him with awe. He decided to give this man something for this gift, even though he didn't do anything.

"Take this." He said and threw a silver ball covered with golden runes at the fellow. It was an Apple of Eden. But instead of mind-controlling people, It instead gave the user a lot of abilities related to governing.

"A Holy Artifact?!" The man caught the apple with surprise. Looking to thank the young fellow, he found that they were gone.

"A blessing from the Heavens..." He murmured before curiously looking at the ball.

He was then injected with all of its abilities, and with it, a lot of pain.

His screams were heard by everyone inside the realm.

One hell of a gift, indeed.

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"Today was fun," Eresh said as she sat on the bed. They had directly teleported to their room after giving the man the Apple of Eden.

"Umu," Nero said and sat next to her.

Shapeshifting into more comfortable clothes, Alex threw himself in the bed. He inserted some sleeping poison on himself, making him fall asleep immediately. Perks of being a snake.

"He looks sleepy," Nero said and booped his nose.

"Yes. So cute." Eresh answered and ruffled his hair.

The two girls played with his face for a while before sleeping too.

-The Next Morning-

"Nero, can I ask something?" Artoria said to the Red Saber.

"Sure." The clone of Nero replied.

"Why do you seem different nowadays?" Artoria asked her questioningly. Even though she helped in governing this place, her first order was to protect Alex.

"U-Uhm..." Nero stuttered and tried to search for an excuse.

"Suspicious. Tell me, who are you really?" Artoria questioned further. She didn't believe that someone was capable of trespassing into their base.

'Just tell the truth. Artoria is my Servant.' When clone Nero heard her Creator's voice inside her head, she almost jumped in shock.

"Well, I'm a clone created by Master." She said after getting herself together.

"Master...? Do you mean Alex?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"The original didn't want to do paperwork. And..."

"And?"

"...And she wanted to spend more time with Master."

"*Sigh*" Artoria sighed after hearing her reason. Alex created a clone with the power of a Servant just because his lover didn't want to do paperwork?

Oh, she couldn't forget more cuddle time. That was definitely a good reason.

'What a useless way to use his abilities.' She thought.

"If you don't mind, can I visit Master?" Artoria asked the clone Nero after mentally chuckling at her Master's way of using his abilities.

"Go ahead." The Red saber approved of her request before getting back to work.

Giving the clone a nod of gratitude, Artoria walked out of the room.

After going through multiple hallways, she finally found her Masters' room and knocked on it thrice.

*KNOCK, KNOCK*

"My body pillow~" Artoria heard the genuine Nero's voice behind the door. It seems her Master was abducted by his girlfriends.

'Help me, Artoria.' When she heard her Master's pitiful voice through their mental link, she couldn't stop herself from letting out a chuckle.

It felt good for her, having fun again.

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980 words.

An extra part from the other fic I'm working on. I'll start posting it after I finish this story. No way I can write 2k words a day.

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"I'm here, Saber," Rin said while calmly sipping her tea.

"I failed my task," Aaron said with a sigh. His abilities were severely limited by his Servant status. In his prime, he could scan a whole country with his magic. This bothered him a lot.

"I see."

"How about the boy?" Aaron asked as he sat next to her.

"I saved him using my jewel." She answered.

Aaron thought that was stupid but didn't really care.

'Now that I think about it...' Aaron started to think. Couldn't the blue man find the boy and kill him again?

"Hey, Rin." He called out to the black-haired girl.

"?"

"Can't Lancer come back to finish the job?"

"...!" Rin quickly stood up from her seat, almost dropping her cup of tea.

"Saber, how fast can you go?" She asked him in a hurry.

"I'm specialized in speed." He replied. After all, his sword style depended on his agility and skill.

"I see. Carry me towards the house of that boy." She said.

"I have no idea where that is."

"I'll show you. You listen to me and run." Nodding at her, he appeared behind her before picking her up princess style.

Gathering demonic energy on his legs, he dashed out of the house.

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"There!" Rin pointed at the Emiya Residence while they were jumping from building to building.

He used demonic energy to propel himself towards the house, creating blue wings made from demonic energy while doing so. He didn't want to destroy the house with a shockwave.

*THUD*

Landing in front of a shed, they saw a bright flash of light.

'A Servant summoning?! This guy has more luck than my brother.' Aaron thought as he stood in front of Rin defensively.

The man in blue retreated after fighting the Servant for a while.

Afterward, Archer-class Servant swiftly moved to them, not even asking the redhead for permission.

"Speak. Who are you?" She asked them. She had blonde hair tied in a bun behind her head, blueish-green eyes, and wore a long blue and white coat over her light armor. She held a blue and golden bow in her hand. (A/N: Custom version of Archer Artoria. No way I'm making Shirou summon a Servant in a bikini. the OG Archoria's move set is also too weird. Though, that's a good idea for a crackfic.)

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