Author's note: This will be my first ever story I am submitting as a test to see if I can write in a decent format. I will go on record and say the JoJo series will be my favorite anime/manga for the rest of my life and recommend it to anyone who has not picked it up yet. That being said when I watched UBW a few months ago and the idea for this story would not leave my head so I decided to finally write it down. I would like to ask those who are willing to leave criticisms in the review and point out what I can improve on. With all the formalities over lets start the show already.

I do not own any of the licensed material in this story.

Shirou opened the gate leading out of the Church grounds with Rin following after, finally leaving the neutral zone of the Holy Grail War. Saber who was waiting patiently in her yellow raincoat was there to meet them.

"Shirou have you decided on what you wish to do?" she questioned.

"Yeah. I've decided to participate in this war as a Master. Do you still want to be my Servant, Saber?"

"My wants are irrelevant, from the moment you summoned me I've sworn to use my body as your blade."

"Then it's settled, I will be your Master."

Shirou extended his arm looking to close the deal with a handshake but Saber simple stood there unmoving.

"What is it, did they do something different back in your time?"

"No I understand I was just surprised is all." Saber smiled as she grasped Shirou's hand in her armored one. "Let me renew my vows with this. So long as you hold my Command Seals in your hand I promise to serve as a blade of your will." As Saber finished both parties agreed to the deal with a quick shake and began their partnership in this war.

As Shirou began to turn away he caught a glimpse of the city and thought on his reason for participating. If the fire ten years ago was caused by the last Holy Grail War, I have to prevent that destruction from ever happening again.

The group of three began walking back toward the city with Rin pulling ahead. They barely left the church grounds before Rin stopped abruptly and addressed Shirou.

"I don't mean to be rude but you can get home by yourself." Shirou made a sound of confusion at her sudden tone but before he could question her she cut him off.

"I only brought you here because you weren't officially in the war but now you are a fellow Master, Emiya-kun."

"I'm not going to fight you Tohsaka." He replied quickly.

Rin's posture fell with a sigh as she brought her hand over her eyes. "Your hopeless, what was even the point of bring you out here?"

Just then Rin's own Servant Archer appeared out of astral form and spoke to his Master.

"Rin."

"What now?" she replied in aggravation.

"Any chance to remove an enemy in this war should be taken."

"I know what I'm doing, you don't need to remind me."

"If so then act. If you don't I might start thinking you pity the boy."

Embarrassed at her Servant's quip Rin blushed and waved her hands at him. "O-Of course not, don't go around saying things like that! It's just that I owe him a favor and I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I got rid of him before I repaid it."

Archer slumped down in defeat and spoke. "You and your petty complications. Once you decide to stop tiptoeing around come call me." And with that the Servant Archer returned to his astral state.

Shirou took this time to ask his question on what she had just said. "Hey Tohsaka when you said you owed me did you mean-

"Yes that, whether you meant it or not you used one of your three Command Seals to stop Saber from attacking. I can't go all out on you if I want to balance out the scale."

"You have the weirdest morals Tohsaka, that or you're a much nicer person than you let on." Shirou responded hiding his laughter.

"I just hate feeling indebted to anyone, is that so hard to understand and don't start trying to smooth talk me into giving you more help."

"I just don't want us to end up fighting each other, you're the kind of person I like."

Rin took a step back and froze in shock at Shirou's choice of words and couldn't think of a retort before he said goodbye and started walking away. Before his Servant Saber could begin following him she became tense and made a quick about-face. The two Masters curious on what caused such an action tracked Saber's eyes down the street where a small girl was standing by herself.

This newcomer was standing there in the cold night air, bundled up in a buttoned up wool coat, scarf, and matching flat-top hat. The strangest thing about this girl was not that she looked so young and all alone nor was it because her hair was an exotic white. The thing is this child had the deepest piecing red eyes that looked at the three with cold humor. Then breaking the silence that fell upon the street this small child spoke.

"Are you two done with you little talk?" Her voice was tiny and soft while carrying a feeling of kindness and innocence. "Good evening Onii-chan.", she continued when her question went unanswered. Before Shirou's brain could catch up the new girl faced Rin and curtied resuming her introduction. "Nice to finally meet you, Rin. My name is Illya, Illyasviel von Einzbern, I don't have to tell you about the Einzberns do I." She said while winking at Rin.

"Einzbern." Rin repeated contempt in her voice while her body took an aggressive stance

However as the introduction between the two families was happening Saber looked towards the child not with caution but remembrance. For this was the daughter of her Master from the previous Holy Grail War, Kiritsugu Emiya.

Illya's soft voice cut across the cold air once again.

"Now with the greetings over I can do want I came here for." With a crooked smile on her face she said the one word that would cause the surrounding area to be destroyed by morning.

"Berserker."

As that word was spoken the three across from Illya assumed a defensive stance in preparation to come. What appeared from astral form was a towering figure that brought an extra layer of tension with it. To say he was simply large would be an insult to his person. Not only was Berserker a few centimeters taller than Archer who would be able to look down on most adults, but at the same time contained a muscle mass that reached into the realms of superhuman. This new Servant's bizarre appearance didn't stop there, what made him stand out among Servants besides his size was his choice of clothing. He wore an open dark blue jacket that stretched down to his knees, what looked like a fat golden chain hung from his left on the popped-up collar. There was a tight magenta shirt that could be seen underneath. Berserker used two zig-zag belts to hold up his matching pants. To finish off the outfit was a hat with a gold open palm pin in the front and a large hole in the back. It might have just been the poor lighting of the night but no one present could tell where the hat ended and hair began. Rin's brain made the connection that what he wore looked very similar to the high school uniforms way back in the 80's. That is if someone tried fitting an American football player into one. What looked like a cigarette was held between his lips giving off a faint light. To add even more mystery on to this eccentric Servant the look on his harden face was not insanity but of irritation. Before anyone could continue observing this 'Berserker' something occurred that surprised all but one of them.

The 'mad' Servant spoke.

"Hey little girl what is it now? If this isn't something important I'm out, understand?" His voice was deep and booming with a hint of an accent making it noticeably contrast with Illya's.

"Don't worry I'm sure we'll both enjoy what's next. See that boy over there with the red hair, get rid of him and do what you want with the girl who thinks she a capable Magus."

Berserker's stare fell onto Shirou who recoiled from the sudden attention. The giant started a slow walk towards the three his hands in his pockets and his eyes on Shirou. Saber who had yet to respond countered Berserker's challenge with her own as she threw off her coat and positioned herself between her Master and her new foe. Both continued walking towards each other neither one averting their gaze.

Tohsaka chose this time to magically scan the new threat but what she got in response confused her. "I don't understand, his parameters are devastating even for the Berserker class and 'Mad Enhancement' is active. How does he have the brain capacity to speak normally?"

To answer her question Archer spoke to her internally.

"Rin, how he can speak is not the aspect you need to focus on what you should be doing is watching out for his fighting style. On that note how do you want me to play this out?"

"I don't like how nonchalant that Servant is behaving, it would be best to take the cautious route on this one at least until we know more about him.

"So I'm running support then. I trust that you can take care of yourself."

"Yes yes I'll be fine, just remember Saber and Emiya-kun aren't our enemies in this fight.'

"Have it your way." And with that gruff reply Archer flew off searching the city for a proper sniper's nest.

As Rin and her Servant were finishing their mental planning the two remaining Servants finally stopped at a distance both considered neutral. Saber was the first to make a comment.

"I didn't think it possible for a Berserker under 'Mad Enhancement' to be capable of speech. Tell me, what circumstances lead someone like you to be summoned for this war?"

Berserker didn't respond immediately, instead choosing to take one last breath from his cigarette before crushing it underneath his foot. "You kind-of look like my mom so I'll give you a fair warning, I'd rather not fight a girl your size my only mark is on that boy behind you. The sooner he's out of the picture the sooner I can stop baby-sitting a bunch of kids and go home."

Saber angry at his rude remarks to both her Master and her size readied her invisible longsword and positioned her feet for a charge. "I must warn you! My stature has no ill effect on my battle proficiency and if you wish to attack my Master you will have to go through me first."

Berserker closed his eyes in annoyance and muttered softly to himself.

"Yare Yare Daze."

With those word gone both Servants dashed toward each other and the first official battle of the fifth Holy Grail War began.

During the split second it took for Saber to close in on her opponent her mind became plagued with questions. He isn't carrying any weapons or is he simply waiting until the last second to reveal it. His outfit is more modern then other Servants would we use a bat or maybe brass knuckles? Could his Noble Phantasm be similar to the last war's Berserker?

As she was finishing her swing to his shoulder she was not for the last time tonight caught in surprise. A fist had blocked her sword. The knightly Servant glanced down to make sure she was not hallucinating, she wasn't. Berserker's hands were still at his sides, the fist had belonged to something else.

Saber jumped back in caution and observed her adversary in full and the sight only added to the mountain of questions surrounding him.

Behind Berserker floated a humanoid figure that held its arms up like a boxer would during a title match. The phantom, despite the odds was even more extravagant than the Servant. While it held the same body shape as Berserker that was where the similarities ended. The being's entire body was colored a light purple; Saber could tell this because very little of its body was actually covered. The only semblance of clothing were its boots, fingerless gauntlets, pauldrons, red scarf, and a loincloth. An iron headband hung right above the eyes as its lengthy amount of dark hair flowed upwards into the sky. Finally, the spirit's face was comprised of overly angular dimensions and copied Berserker's serious scowl.

Could this be his Noble Phantasm?

Before her thoughts could continue with its speculation and get a grasp of the situation Berserker addressed her in his usual tone of irritation.

"You can see it can't you. My Stand…Yare Yare Daze.

That just means this is going to drag out longer then it has too." With his speech done the 'mad Servant' lunged at Saber with enough force to shatter the ground, his Stand right behind him.

Before she could prepare herself the Stand was already upon her with a thunderous battle cry.

"ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA!"

Its punches came at unreadable speeds and all Saber could do was stay on the defensive. The Stand's speed and precision was so intense in its blows that it gave the illusion of having multiple arms. Before she finished blocking two simultaneous strikes she would see two more closing in, forcing her to back up to give more space to respond. As she was slowly being pushed back by his onslaught Saber noticed something that caused her even more stress. Despite the fact the she was blocking with the sharp edge of her sword the Stands knuckles remained unscathed.

Suddenly from across the late night sky three arrows closed in on Berserker forcing him to jump back or risk impalement. Saber's mind was so focused on surviving the mad Servant's attack that she forgot that there was a third Servant involved in this fight.

Unbeknownst to Saber the two Masters behind her were in a much larger state of confusion than she was. In her nature of finding the answers to everything Rin was the one to state her frustration about the state of affairs.

"What… what happened! They throw out one attack before Berserker starting talking about how he was 'standing.' Then all of a sudden he bolts at Saber and all she can do is retreat because she gets attacked by nothing while Berserker just 'stood' there. What is going on!?" Quickly turning to her temporary teammate looking for something she missed

"Shirou did you see anything else I might have overlooked?"

Shirou who was still in a state of shock at Rin's anger and the fact she used is first name took a moment to respond. "I'm sorry Tohsaka I can barely keep track of their movements, I didn't see anything."

Before she could berate him for his incompetence her own Servant contacted her through their mental link and she put her fingers to her temple to show Shirou her discussion with him was over

"Rin, you said you couldn't see how Berserker was attacking?"

"Archer good of you to show up. Please tell me you understand what's going on?"

"I do. It appears that Berserker can summoned his own muscled up familiar, called it his Stand, looks like someone dipped an Aztec warrior in purple paint."

"What?!"

"Let me finish, from what I can guess only other Servants can see it and maybe the Eiznbern girl." Rin took this moment to glance over at the homunculus in question. She was still carrying that sickly smile on her face, probably waiting for Rin to finish her conversation before having her Servant continue the fight.

"I'll tell you the truth and say I would hold no better than Saber against his speed and precision. Thankfully it looks like the Stand can't move more than two meters away from where he's standing but I don't want to get close to him before I have more data."

A small pause occurred before he continued. "I have a plan that could make an opening in his guard, I need you to tell Saber to go on the offensive and let me deal with the distraction."

"Remember our deal Archer."

"Don't worry, I'll be extra careful and make sure not to use any explosives."

As Rin cut off her conversation with her Servant she turned towards Saber to tell her of Archer's proposed plan. "Saber, Archer said that if you can break through his guard he'll distract the familiar"

Notching another arrow to his bow Archer began his own analysis on the Eiznbern's Servant. This man is no insane beast from some random corner of time, every single blow of that Stand is calculated. He's not so much the essence of madness then he is cold brutality. I have to remove him from this war here and now.

Saber whose eyes had not deviated from her enemy's figure nodded her head and prepared for another charge. Meanwhile Berserker had repositioned himself so that he had a diagonal point of view for both Saber and the direction the arrows had come from. His brow pushed deeper into his face as the encompassing silence ticked down before the sound of battle resumed. With a shattering boom from Saber's foot the clash of the three Servants began again.

Berserker's Stand repelled Saber's initial swings but before it could overwhelm her with its counter-attack two blue bolts aimed at his chest forced him to back off. Both Servants understanding what Archer's plan involved reinforced their strength for the upcoming two on one fight. Saber relieved at her new ally's assistance continued striking at the Stand which turned back toward her.

Every time Berserker would close in on her more arrows would interrupt, forcing him to either dodge back or deflect them with his Stand. This form of strategy is what most recognize as a pincer attack, by coming from two different fronts the target can not focus all their attention on one force without being overwhelmed by the other.

This sequence of events repeated itself as the two close range Servants jumped up and down the street without straying too far from their starting point. The road itself was gaining a significant amount of potholes from all the missed swings and arrows.

Soon the Servants' dance on destruction gave a glance of delight for the two teammates. The tip of Saber's sword was able to slice a deep gash into the Stand's lower torso. Immediately Berserker dashed back while holding the same spot that was just cut on his Stand and threw her a deeper lever of irritation from his face. As Berserker clenched his now bloody hand into a fist the two Servants made the insightful connection that the Stand and the Servant shared their injuries. Before Saber could make use of this new development she spotted Berserker racing in her direction and made the first move that came to mind with a vertical slash. She froze for a moment when the mad Servant's Stand did the unthinkable, it caught and stopped her invisible Noble Phantasm. Still in a state of shock all she could do was hold her grip tight as Berserker swung her whole body around to his left.

Before Saber could regain her footing and pull away the new situation dawned on her and she turned her head to confirm her suspicion. Archer's arrow that he released just as Berserker grabbed her sword was now aimed right at her spine.

Archer sucked his teeth as he realized his mistake and dispelled his next shot so as to focus on saving his partner. Just before the missile would have hit Archer used his class skill to redirect it into the ground, showering the interlocked Servants with rubble.

Unfortunately for the two this was what Berserker had planned on. With Archer disabled and Saber disorientated the Stand gripped the blade and with a mighty cry of "ORA!" threw Saber into the adjacent forest. Not wanting to be caught in a hail of arrows the mad Servant dashed into the trees to avoid Archer's sight.

Rin saw Illya up the road smile and begin to follow after her Servant. Not wanting to lose track of the fight and seeing her chance to target Eiznbern, Rin jogged off in the direction of the fighting. Before she could move far she remembered her classmate and spun around to address him.

"Just go home ok. Saber won't fight at full strength if it puts you in danger." With that Rin returned to her original path into the woods.

Shirou now all along collapsed to his knees in self-hating anger as his thoughts went haywire. I couldn't do a single thing! She's putting herself in danger fighting that invisible 'thing' and all I could was stand there.

Shirou's head flew up at the sound shattering wood and muttered the name of his Servant in fear. That's right, I made a promise to her, she's my Servant and I'm her Master. If there is even the smallest chance that I could help I need to be at her side to do it. New found determination coursing through him Shirou set off following his internal link to Saber.

Illya who had been following her Servant at a safe distance became more alert as her defenses block the deadly spells aimed at her back. She summons her crystalized bird familiars in preparation before answering her fellow Magus.

"My aren't you the sneaky one attacking while my back was turned." Turning her head she spots Rin with her arm outstretched and ready to fire off more curses.

"You're more uncultured then even my Servant, or are underhanded tactics the norm for the Tohsaka family."

"You're the one who started this fight don't come complaining to me about what is and isn't 'fair play'." While her body language and tone displayed a feeling of confidence inside was a different story. She's too far away for an accurate shot, dealing with those birds will have to come first.

In response Illya faced Rin completely before continuing there verbal debate.

"I have no interest in you at the moment Tohsaka. But if you insist on being difficult than I'll kill you here and now and save myself the trouble of tracking you down later." With those final word the two Magus' began their own private duel.

Illya's Zelle chased after their target swooping in-between the black orbs of Rin's Gandr, pushing her back in fear of being overwhelmed. For a minute the familiars chased after Rin firing off small burst of magic as they flew.

One misstep was all it took before Rin found herself rolling down a mud covered hill into a bush. She was allowed a moment of peace as her pursuer took the long way around, using this time to think up a strategy.

Having two automatic summons with their own brand of magic… The amount of mana she's generating at her size is must be astronomical. Taking a look from behind cover she noticed that there was now a total number of four Zelle orbiting the homunculus. Are you serious! Ok, calm down, high performance familiar must have some limitations in their design. Looking at the gems in her palm Rin decided holding back would be fatal.

Rin ran from her hidden alcove and made a stand directly in front of Illya.

"Are you done running away or have you given up?"

Not bothering to answer Rin dashed right, throwing green jewels above her head which exploded in a shining light. Illya's Zelle began to attack with their magic darts. As quickly as it disappeared the handheld gems reshaped themselves into a massive polygonal shield. The new protection acting as a distraction Rin hurled her Gandr at an angle knocking down two of the automated familiars.

Before she could congratulate herself a transparent sword smashed through her barrier and implanted itself in the ground behind her. Rin's ego lost its courage as her mind caught up with what happened.

They can change shape!

"Your petty magic might have worked on Zelle but it seems Degen is too much for you." Said Illya as her last familiar transformed into a copy of the sword. "You really have been a disappointment Tohsaka. But don't worry you won't have to worry about your failures anymore… Good bye."

Rin truly felt as if she would die as the Degen raced toward her. But before the final blow was struck two arrows curved down from the tree tops and destroy the violent summon in a cloud of smoke. Rin realizing her chance of winning the duel were zero took the opportunity given by her Servant to escape.

Feeling that she was safe Archer spoke with his Master on her wellbeing.

"I hope my intervention was not unwarranted, Master?"

"No, of course not, I would have died on my feet if you didn't intervene. Do you see Illya anywhere?"

"I'm sorry I've lost sight of her, my spiritual detection only pertains to your person. I agreed with you that taking out Berserker's Master was the optimal course of action, but now the plan needs adjustment. That Eiznbern girl will cause us no shortage of problems in the future."

"Yeah tell me about it…Keep looking for Saber while I search on foot. She's our best bet as of now"

"Understood. When I give the signal don't hesitate."

"Sure, just don't do anything reckless."

Shirou's forehead began to sweat as he ran in the direction of his Servant. Not seeing around the corner of a tree he almost tripped as he bumped into someone. Gathering his barring he looked up and came face to face with Rin. The two parties muttered each other's name at the surprise of the encounter. Before Shirou could speek further Rin rushed over, grabbed him by the collar, and slammed him into a tree.

"What are you doing here?! Don't you realize that without a way to fight you're useless? If you die than that stupid dream of yours would be over and that you would have died for nothing?"

"Why are you so upset with how I live my life? If I die than that would put you one step closer to the Grail."

"I said that I would give you a free pass for tonight, so you should just go home and let Archer and Saber deal with Berserker. But no, you had to come along and be a distraction and put everyone in danger. Including me!" With her angry dissipating she dropped her arms and turned back the way she was going.

"You should just escaped while you can, that demon child wants to butcher all of us, you especially."

"I'm sorry but regardless of what you think Saber is fighting her hardest out there. If she needs help than I have to be there for her. I can't just leave and hope for the best."

"What could you do you're barely a Magus? The only thing you could possibly do is supply her with mana and even that seems too much for you. "

"There has to be something. As long as I can walk I still have to try something, anything. Besides… I can't ask someone to do something just because I don't think I can do it."

Rin astonished at Shirou's resolve paused before ushering him to lead the way.

Berserker and Saber moved deeper and deeper into the forest leaving a trail of ruin behind them. Saber without her aerial support was back to using all her strength just blocking the tsunami of punches. While taking a brief pause by hiding behind a tree the knightly Servant thought on how she could gain the upper hand and defeat her deadly pursuer.

This can't go on, the ferocity of his attacks will catch me eventuality and I doubt I can recover after that. If only I could get an opening to use my Noble Phantasm but these thick trees cover us from Archer's range… That's it! If I remember correctly there should be an old cemetery due south west. That clearing should be enough for Archer to see. As much as I dislike relying on someone like him it's my only chance. Once Berserker is distracted I'll unleash Caliburn and finish this.

With a burst of speed Saber left cover and dashed towards her goal feeling Berserker's presence not far behind.

Once she burst through the tree line and placed herself in middle of the graveyard she turned around scanning the foliage for any sign of danger.

The first thing out of the darkness was not Berserker but instead a rotted log thrown with the force of a javelin. A quick slash bisected the wood and revealed the mad Servant behind it. Their brawl continued as Berserker's Stand unleashed a fury of punches and kicks at Saber's exhausted body. Just before the Servant thought it was all over her saving grace appeared in the shape of a blue streak over Berserker's shoulder. The Stand in an effort to protect its master swung around his back to deflect the arrow.

Saber seeing her only chance used the last of her energy on a piercing thrust, for the first time dispelling the invisible air around her sword. With her Noble Phantasm at full strength she lunged at her targets heart, a small notion of joy crept into her mind at seeing fear in Berserker's eyes. Regrettably this is where Saber made her final mistake of the night. This whole time she had been focused on fighting off Berserker's Stand not recognizing the fact that Berserker himself was a powerful and deadly Servant.

With a kick that would destroy a building Berserker indented Saber's armor and sent her flying back. She skidded across the dirt in the same manner a pebble would across a lake. Her journey did not last long before she impacted a heavy oak with a sickening crack, breaking it in two. Broken and bloodied she could only hope that her Master was somewhere safe and that he would not be disappointed in her failure as a Servant.

Just as this was happening Shirou and Rin caught up and took refuge behind a mound of grass. Shirou stared in horror at his prone unmoving Servant, praying to whatever god there was that she was still breathing.

Archer seeing Saber's Noble Phantasm for the first time recorded it into his mind before tracing an exact copy in his hand. Now that Saber was out of commission and far enough away to be relatively unharmed he pulled back his bowstring, morphing the sword to a more aerodynamic shape. Before releasing his new armament Archer took the extra step of overcharging it with mana, turning it into an explosive Broken Phantasm.

"Rin, get down."

A roaring bang was heard all over Fuyuki as Archer let fly the ticking time bomb.

As he stood there in disbelief Shirou came upon an uneasy feeling in his core, Archer was about to do something, he didn't know what but it was dangerous. In his self-sacrificial nature he sprinted over to his Servant throwing her arm over his shoulder. He became relieved when he saw Saber breathing and still awake. With a quiet "Thank you" the two hobbled away from the approaching warhead.

Saber still weary of Berserker's goal looked over her shoulder to make sure her Maser was safe. Berserker was standing there simply waiting for Archer's arrow. When the Broken Phantasm was not more than 5 meters away Berserker shouted with all his might.

"STAR PLATINUM: THE WORLD!"

Immediately after three of the parties involved were confused when no explosion occurred. What they did recognize was the immense light, sound, and force of the projectile as it blew apart the clouds above them.

The same thought going through all of them.

How did he (I) miss?

Before the silence could claim the night Illya spoke softly across the tombstones.

"That's enough for now, return to me Berserker."

At his Master's call Berserker dispelled his Stand, lite up a new cigarette, and walked over to her side. "Fine. I was starting to get annoyed by her prissy attitude anyway."

"You know maybe I was wrong about you Tohsaka that Servant of yours is very interesting indeed. I had originally plan to make some standing in this war right off the bat but I've changed my mind."

"Does this mean you're running away?" Rin taunted.

"Not at all. I could care less about what happens to you or Saber but Archer is the puzzle I want to examine before winning this war, so I'll let you live for now. Good bye, Onii-chan." And the pair zoomed off, Illya resting on her Servant's shoulder.

The three stood there in stillness while Saber gathered her breath for what she was about to tell them.

"Master I have grave new… Berserker is infinitely more dangerous then I first thought."

Rin curious of Saber distraught walk over and asked. "What is it, what went wrong with Archer's attack."

"I saw everything." With that Saber began her tale that would leave all of them restless for the war to come.

Only a few moments ago

"STAR PLATINUM: THE WORLD!"

Riding the same current as the shout an unnatural sound flowed out from the center. Saber unconsciously blinked and the world changed before her eyes leaving behind a diluted copy. The first thing that drew her sight was Archer's arrow not one meter away from Berserker, frozen in midair. Horribly confused at this sight she turned her head to her Master to ask for any sort of guidance. What she saw only added to her burden. Shirou a look of struggle as he supported her, was locked in place not even breathing.

"Shirou, can you hear me, please respond."

Nothing

With her heart beating in such a panicked pace it was a surprise she heard the movement behind her. Turning her head back around she saw something that would stay with her for her entire existence.

Berserker's Stand grasped the unmoving arrow in its hands and with its defining cry, "ORA!", launched into the sky. It continued on this new path before freezing once again.

Saber with some difficulty(?) turned her eyes on Berserker only to see his cold stare centered on her. In his typical tone he spoke across the makeshift arena.

"Don't try to hide it I saw you moving your head a second ago."

In a desperate attempt to have answers she planned to ask her enemy about the situation, only to find she couldn't. In fact she couldn't do anything besides see and hear what encircled her. Saber had become as still as the world around her.

"I won't get any closer just in case it turns out you can move for longer than you're leading on. But I guess you at least showed me someone here can move in the frozen time, probably has something to do with that stupid 'Magical Resistance' your class has.

Yare, Yare, Daze. This whole Holy War is becoming a major pain in my ass." He stayed there while his hands returned to his pockets as the seconds of frozen time ticked down.

"Well, looks like my time is up, but don't start thinking I'm just going to let you walk away." With his final warning said time resumed its constant flow.

Back in the present

The three had become four as Archer joined back up with his Master, Rin was busy shaking in terror at what she heard.

"He-He stopped time. He broke the universal laws and used True Magic, oh god how are we supposed to deal with this? From what Saber told us eight seconds passed before things returned to normal.

Ei-Eight seconds before any of us know what will happen."

Archer with his own troubling look tried to calm down his Master. "Yes he shows unparalleled strength and a Noble Phantasm of unbelievable power but we did learn one good thing tonight"

Rin and Shirou missing his point looked at him in confusion.

"Berserker can only handle one Servant at a time."

Realization dawned on the two teenagers as they remember the earlier part on tonight's clash. A sliver of hope creeped into their hearts at this news, just enough to bring them out of their tunnel of despair.

Jumping up and preparing herself for the journey home Rin spoke. "What happened, happened nothing we can do to change it. Come on Shirou lets go home and get some rest for tomorrow."

Looking up at her Shirou couldn't help but think that Tohsaka's new found friendliness was a result of their challenge tonight or just self-preservation. Either way the coming war with this 'Berserker' is sure to force both of them to their limits.