The streets of Fuyuki were tranquil on a night as dark as today. There were hardly any people on the streets beyond the poor homeless beggars. Even they seemed strangely silent and cautious. This was probably due to the killer's news who had been kidnapping children and slaughtering entire families. None of them wanted to meet this terrible and mysterious man (or woman).
Luckily for them, none of them were going to meet Caster, who had already been killed by Drako the night before. The common people didn't know it, but the dragon had already managed to restore relative normalcy, eliminating the person in charge of causing nightmares in the city's families.
Drako knew that by killing Caster early, he had saved many lives. And, although this should not have mattered to him at all, he was relatively pleased by that fact.
The statement Father Risei had made did not take Drako by surprise. Since he was a nuisance to Tokiomi (and therefore was also a nuisance to the Church), sooner or later, he would resort to this tactic to get him out of the way. Drako was not bothered by this measure they had taken. In fact, it was of far less importance than he had originally given it.
After all, Father Risei had to be alive to deliver the reward.
1
The streets of Fuyuki were strangely dark, or so it seemed to Drako. Dressed in a black sweatshirt and black pants, he easily passed unnoticed in the black night.
Walking slowly, Drako made his way through Fuyuki Town from Miyama Town (the location of Drako's residence) and arrived at the Shinto area.
The city's new area was developing favorably in Drako's eyes, and Drako couldn't help but sigh as he remembered that this whole place was going to be destroyed in just a few days. It was a shame, but that was an inevitability to his plans.
Drako stopped thinking about it. It was silly to give the matter too much thought. After all, those who were going to be harmed were not related to him. It was a shame, but Drako had to sacrifice those lives and buildings to achieve his goal. He needed more strength.
If the forces that were threatening him were capable of destroying the entire universe, then they should be stronger than Ophis or Great Red. In fact, they should be much stronger, with enough power to annihilate all the most powerful people in all the universes. They were the ultimate villain.
5
Being so, to defend himself against them, Drako needed a power equal to or greater than those of these mysterious enemies.
He didn't want to bear the burden of saving the universe. That role sucked. Everything that all these heroes of justice have to put up with to do "good" is pure crap. The quiet days he had lived in the past few years had led him to fondly embrace this quiet life he was coming into so far. But he could not maintain that life, for he knew that trouble would come to him even if Drako did not seek it out.
If trouble was going to come sooner or later, he had better be prepared for it when it did.
The road sloped upward, and Drako found himself climbing a not-too-big hill. The target was at the bottom of that hill, a Christian Church.
Father Risei had offered to give command seals to the Masters who joined in killing Drako and the girls. Knowing the Masters, they would only try to proactively attack Drako if, and only if, Father Risei gave them the command seals. They were magus, and they would not risk doing anything that would not pay off for them.
The problems with this situation that set it apart from the original one with Caster were several.
For starters, Drako wasn't doing anything as horrific as what Caster would have done if Drako hadn't killed him. Instead, he was killing Servants, or more specifically, he was hunting them.
Lord El-Melloi, one of those most eager to get the original story's command seals, was now dead. That is, one of the Masters most likely to try to make Drako's life miserable was already dead. With Waver, something similar was happening, but the conversation Drako had had with Rider and his Master earlier that day had greatly reduced the chances of Rider or Waver joining some other Master.
Kiritsugu was going to just wait, just like Tokiomi. Their strategies were strangely similar, as well as different. Tohsaka was not going to allow any other Master to obtain command seals, so he would wait to finish off Drako with Archer and then finish off any other Servants that had ended up wounded. Kiritsugu didn't care about command seals (a little bit of importance he gave them), so he wasn't going to force any situation that could be minimally detrimental to him and his target.
The only unknown was Kariya Matou. He really wanted to go find Drako and attack him since he could "rescue" Sakura that way. Maybe he is looking for where Drako is hiding to attack him in his own base. But Drako was not afraid of Berserker, much less with a Master like Kariya. The only way he can do any damage to Drako is to hit him in the head. The only problem would be to finish Berserker off before Kariya died himself.
Reaching the top of the hill, Drako set his eyes on the Church in front of him. Assassin was amazing. Drako had noticed that he had been spotted long before reaching the top of the hill, and yet he had been unable to find the exact location of Kirei's Servant. At least, he could sense the presence of Kirei and Risei inside the Church.
With determined steps, and without paying attention to the increasing number of presences watching him (he couldn't know their exact location, but Drako knew they were there), Drako entered the interior of the Church.
It was time to hunt down the third Servant.
The streets of Fuyuki were tranquil on a night as dark as today. There were hardly any people on the streets beyond the poor homeless beggars. Even they seemed strangely silent and cautious. This was probably due to the killer's news who had been kidnapping children and slaughtering entire families. None of them wanted to meet this terrible and mysterious man (or woman).
Luckily for them, none of them were going to meet Caster, who had already been killed by Drako the night before. The common people didn't know it, but the dragon had already managed to restore relative normalcy, eliminating the person in charge of causing nightmares in the city's families.
Drako knew that by killing Caster early, he had saved many lives. And, although this should not have mattered to him at all, he was relatively pleased by that fact.
The statement Father Risei had made did not take Drako by surprise. Since he was a nuisance to Tokiomi (and therefore was also a nuisance to the Church), sooner or later, he would resort to this tactic to get him out of the way. Drako was not bothered by this measure they had taken. In fact, it was of far less importance than he had originally given it.
After all, Father Risei had to be alive to deliver the reward.
1
The streets of Fuyuki were strangely dark, or so it seemed to Drako. Dressed in a black sweatshirt and black pants, he easily passed unnoticed in the black night.
Walking slowly, Drako made his way through Fuyuki Town from Miyama Town (the location of Drako's residence) and arrived at the Shinto area.
The city's new area was developing favorably in Drako's eyes, and Drako couldn't help but sigh as he remembered that this whole place was going to be destroyed in just a few days. It was a shame, but that was an inevitability to his plans.
Drako stopped thinking about it. It was silly to give the matter too much thought. After all, those who were going to be harmed were not related to him. It was a shame, but Drako had to sacrifice those lives and buildings to achieve his goal. He needed more strength.
If the forces that were threatening him were capable of destroying the entire universe, then they should be stronger than Ophis or Great Red. In fact, they should be much stronger, with enough power to annihilate all the most powerful people in all the universes. They were the ultimate villain.
5
Being so, to defend himself against them, Drako needed a power equal to or greater than those of these mysterious enemies.
He didn't want to bear the burden of saving the universe. That role sucked. Everything that all these heroes of justice have to put up with to do "good" is pure crap. The quiet days he had lived in the past few years had led him to fondly embrace this quiet life he was coming into so far. But he could not maintain that life, for he knew that trouble would come to him even if Drako did not seek it out.
If trouble was going to come sooner or later, he had better be prepared for it when it did.
The road sloped upward, and Drako found himself climbing a not-too-big hill. The target was at the bottom of that hill, a Christian Church.
Father Risei had offered to give command seals to the Masters who joined in killing Drako and the girls. Knowing the Masters, they would only try to proactively attack Drako if, and only if, Father Risei gave them the command seals. They were magus, and they would not risk doing anything that would not pay off for them.
The problems with this situation that set it apart from the original one with Caster were several.
For starters, Drako wasn't doing anything as horrific as what Caster would have done if Drako hadn't killed him. Instead, he was killing Servants, or more specifically, he was hunting them.
Lord El-Melloi, one of those most eager to get the original story's command seals, was now dead. That is, one of the Masters most likely to try to make Drako's life miserable was already dead. With Waver, something similar was happening, but the conversation Drako had had with Rider and his Master earlier that day had greatly reduced the chances of Rider or Waver joining some other Master.
Kiritsugu was going to just wait, just like Tokiomi. Their strategies were strangely similar, as well as different. Tohsaka was not going to allow any other Master to obtain command seals, so he would wait to finish off Drako with Archer and then finish off any other Servants that had ended up wounded. Kiritsugu didn't care about command seals (a little bit of importance he gave them), so he wasn't going to force any situation that could be minimally detrimental to him and his target.
The only unknown was Kariya Matou. He really wanted to go find Drako and attack him since he could "rescue" Sakura that way. Maybe he is looking for where Drako is hiding to attack him in his own base. But Drako was not afraid of Berserker, much less with a Master like Kariya. The only way he can do any damage to Drako is to hit him in the head. The only problem would be to finish Berserker off before Kariya died himself.
Reaching the top of the hill, Drako set his eyes on the Church in front of him. Assassin was amazing. Drako had noticed that he had been spotted long before reaching the top of the hill, and yet he had been unable to find the exact location of Kirei's Servant. At least, he could sense the presence of Kirei and Risei inside the Church.
With determined steps, and without paying attention to the increasing number of presences watching him (he couldn't know their exact location, but Drako knew they were there), Drako entered the interior of the Church.
It was time to hunt down the third Servant.
