(continue from Chapter 2)
The only thing I know about magic is how to reinforce things. It's been a long time since I last practiced this magic, as I didn't have much training to do after the death of my father. Making use of this power is kinda useful sometimes. I get to reinforce broken things to make it better. For example I could just make a short-circuited lamp back to life. But sometimes, it can be a little annoying, because if I give it too much power, it'll just burn off. After refreshing my mind about my ability, I went to my room to take a break. I looked at my table and saw the three cards. I took one of it and said, "Don't worry. I'll be fine for now." It didn't glow or gave a response or something. So I guess it has already settled down. After taking a good nap, I woke up feeling so refreshed. I went to the living room, and caught something at the corner of my eye. I saw a note on the table saying, " I'll be back in a while. For the time being, take care. Kazuya."
"He must've been dead bored. Heheh," I said to myself.
I was feeling a little happy, when I felt my chest started to hurt again. It was the same sensation like yesterday. I went out to get some fresh air. But what a grave mistake I made. There he was. Standing right before me with a sword in his hand. I was trapped.
"Heh. I finallly got you now. Now, no one can hear you scream. I'm gonna make this an instant death. Surprisingly I get to kill the same person twice," the mysterious man said.
He said he was going to KILL me? SHIT! What am I suppose to do now? The only thing I can think of doing now is to delay his time and think of a way out of here.
"What do you want from me? And who are you?" I asked.
"Buster, they call me. By just listening or understanding my name, I think you already know what it means. Eh? I BUST any new Masters around. And of course, the naive ones and the TO BE ones like you."
I knew I had to do something, so without hesitating, I dashed away and toward the store room just a few steps, to grab something I can use as a weapon.
"You'll never learn boy!"
"Aghh!"
He kicked me like I was a football ball. I hit the ground.
"Huh? This is.."
"Hmph, who knows, you might be the lucky one to be saved now. But I guess, it's just a little too late."
I looked at the ground and saw a shape like a portal.
"Say goodnight BOY! HAHHHH!!"
I felt something or someone was standing in front of me. I could see the shadow, but I couldn't see who it was.
"Kazuya?" I whispered to myself.
"Hmph.. Guess you're not alright after all, are you, Master?"
I opened my eyes and I saw a man in red with two blades in his hands. And I could see Buster backing off.
"You won't get far!" the man in red said.
"W..Wait!" I called out to him.
There was a fight going on in front of my house. Luckily no one passed by, or else that person would have gotten killed in this ferocious battle. And I remembered that Kazuya had already set up a sound-proof force field so that in case of any unsespecting battles, no one will be able to hear.
"So, you're the boy's Servant I bet!"
"Chh.. What else would I do to back you off? Hahh!"
Buster was conered. But he wasn't going to give up so soon.
"Hah! You won't get away with this! Weapon change!" Buster yelled out with pride.
Now Buster had two guns instead of one sword.
"Sacred Ammos!" Buster yelled out.
"AH!" The guy in red was being shot, nearly.
Buster got up and said, " Hmph. It's no point for us to be fighting anymore, FOR NOW. Since you manage to dodge THAT."
"Hey! Come back here you coward!"
"My Master told me to retreat if my last hit missed. So, I am heading back now. FOR NOW, you can just sit back and wait for the next arrival, Archer," Buster jumped away and backed off.
"Are you alright?" He wasn't really injured or hurt. He looked like he was barely even scratched.
"I'm alright. Hmm...you seem to have guts, Master."
"Huh? Wha~? Master?"I asked him. Then I saw the scratch on his shoulder that was being shot by Buster was healing by its own.
"You summoned me. So therefore, I am your Servant from now on. Servant Archer."
It felt like I was being struck by lightning. I am a Master now? Whoa!
"Oh, erm..I'm Daisuke. Daisuke Kimihiro. You can call me Daisuke instead of Master."
"Hnn.. If it's an order, then I will." He gave me a nod and suddenly he vanished. But I could hear him talking.
"Right now, I'm in spiritual form. If you need my assistance, just call me. I will be protecting you, Daisuke."
I smiled to myself and answered, "Yeah. OK. I will."
TWO
"So, you finally woke up buddy." The voice sounded familiar. *grunt*. I opened my eyes lazily and was surprised to see it was Kazuya.
"How are you feeling? Any better?"
I got up and saw my body being bandaged.
"I...I...
am feeling a little better now. But how did you..."
"It is a long story. I'll tell you after breakfast."He got up and manage his way to the living room.
"Wait a minute. What day's today? Oh, no wonder! It's Saturday."
I got dressed and head to the living room slowly. Surprisingly, breakfast was being prepared already. Usually I prepare most of my meals since my dad passed away 5 years ago. But during the weekends, Kazuya comes to my house to help me out with some stuffs like homework and housework.
"So, you remembered anything last night?"
I stared at him, giving him a frown.
"I was being attacked by someone. Then I almost got killed. Later, I saw someone approaching with a lance. Not to mention, one of my cards were glowing befored I was being attacked."
Kazuya gave a really heavy sigh and said, " Yare yare. You almost died last night. OK. I'll tell you what really happened last night."
"Huh?"
"Last night....(flashback) after I left you at the junction, you walked yourself back home, right?"
"Yeah."
"That was when I felt that the air tasted sweet. So, I ran after you. Suddenly, I saw someone, faster than me, chasing after you."
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(Flashback)
"Darn! This is not good. I guess I'll need your help, Lancer."
"Sure do!"
"Go! Quick. I'm counting on you."
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"When Lancer reached your place, I saw you on the ground. Lancer managed to fend him off. So, then I carried you into the house. Since you got hit last night I noticed your wound wasn't as serious as I thought it would be. I thought you'll have a big hole between your abdomen. Maybe you have a 'Self Curing' ability. At least that was what I thought."
"WHAT!?"
"But in order to have that kind of ability, you must've been or have a magic mark or a high rank Magician. Because there is no other possibility for your wound to heal up so fast in just one night."
"OK.....tell me about this magic mark and high rank Magician later. But I want to know who is this Lancer you're talking about."
Kazuya rolled his eyes and said, "I knew you'll ask me that. Sigh..Lancer."
Suddenly, a man in blue appeared behind him with a long red lance. Then I remembered from last night's incident. It was this lance that I saw last night.
"This is Lancer. He is one of the heroic souls that I have summoned and is living in this world now. He is from the 'Lancer class', and one of the Royal Knights."
I couldn't believe what I saw. It was like a dream I was being saved by a Knight.
"So this means...." I stammered.
"This means, I too had one of the cards. I was apparently chosen to be a Master of a Servant. And the other day you told me you had the cards, I was feeling a little worried there. I told you not to bother it, but I was wrong."
"What do you mean?""I mean that you are also chosen to be a Master. Your card was glowing, wasn't it? It means that an enemy is approaching. So here I am today, in your house. As a Master, I will be with you for a while,until you summon your first Servant. Lancer here, will be helping out too, right? And I'll set up a force field around your house"
"Thanks, man"
Kazuya smiled and went off with Lancer.
-to be continued-
(continue from chapter one)
A few days ago, I was walking back home alone. Usually my friends would accompany me back, since our houses are quite close to each other, but it so happened that they had an occasion going on. So they had to discuss about things they had to do. While walking back home, I saw a mysterious person. I couldn't see his face clearly, as it was dark. He walked pass by me and said,"You're NOT alone." I froze and turned back, but when I turned back, he was gone. I thought I was hallucinating. When I reached home, I was surprised to see three weird looking play cards in my pocket. One of the three cards mentioned 'Saber class', the other 'Archer class', and the last one 'Dark Knight class'. There was also a piece of paper saying, "Summon them while you can." I was as cold as ice. I was shaking in fear. I was driven into oblivion. It ended with a red colored ink saying,"The Battle is ON!"
I decided to tell Kazuya everything. After all, I needed to tell at least to SOMEONE. He wasn't sure what I was saying, by just looking at his expression.
"You know, I think it's best for you to look at the cards thoroughly. It might contain something else. And don't worry about it. You'll be fine. Don't think too much about that guy. Maybe he's trying to scare you.Oh, and I'll follow you back home tonight."
Kazuya was always there for me. When I'm alone at home, he'll just give me a call and he'll be in front of my door house in a flash. And for what he said today, I wished I could believe that. I have a bad feeling about this.
Kazuya accompanied me back home that night. After we reached the junction, I felt much better. I felt confident that everything will be fine tonight. When I reached home, I felt something wasn't right. My chest started to hurt. When I looked up, I saw a figure on my roof. I quickly rushed into the house and into my room.
"What the heck was that?"
I was too afraid to move. I put my bag on my study chair, and I saw one of the cards were glowing. The Archer class play card was glowing red.
"It's trying to tell me something," I thought.
Suddenly, I heard a thud on the roof. When I went out of the house to check, there was nothing there. I felt relieved for a while. Later did I noticed there was a shadow behind me. Shocked, I quickly ran. It was holding a sword like weapon. But befored I could reach out for the door, he pierced me from the back through my abdomen. After that, I wasn't sure whether I would live or not. Moments later, I noticed another person approaching. He managed to fend the assassin off using a long lance.
"Daisuke.....!"
I passed out.
