Im Sorry?

Aegis looked at Salem who waved at him to come closer, not question her action Aegis came to Salem who made him sit beside her and took his head into her lap as she smiled at him.

"You helped me, once again..."

Salem said with a smile as she from above looked at Aegis who just kept silent.

"You probably already know of my visit, and from the reports about zero deaths and destruction, know that it went... Well..."

Salem said and Aegis nodded his head, just too still as he felt Salem's hand go through his hair.

"I will not tire you of all things I spoke with Ozpin... Just that you no longer need to worry about sending your girls to Beacon... Ozpin chose to live this life to the fullest, and then ask your pale friend to take his soul once for all..."

Salem said, and Aegis could hear the little tremor in her tone, not surprising, even if they warred against each other for centuries, they still knew each other for centuries, hate or not, losing one another must by a blow to the other...

"Ozpin... He... I knew he had children with other women... That he moved on where I stagnated... I do not regret not taking men to my bed... After all, I would risk becoming attached to them, and then just watch how they wither with time until they leave me too..."

Salem said and Aegis could feel cold acceptance radiating from Salem.

"But... That changed, didn't it? With you, and these miracles you pulling out from somewhere all the dammit time..."

Now Aegis could see Salem's red irises with black sclera, yet even though they looked intimidating, Aegis could see something other in them...

Something innocent, it was hope Aegis saw in Salem's eyes...

"But enough about me! What happened inside? I couldn't help but notice new magical signatures, especially the ones that were previously dormant."

Salem said as she shook herself from something and diverted the conversation, Aegis didn't see the reason to make Salem uncomfortable by pushing her, followed in her diversion.

"Yes... You already know about Heroic Spirits, right?"

Aegis asked and seeing Salem nod her head, he continued.

"These four lack ability to permanently sustain themselves on this plane, the sole and easiest way for them to live, is to find master, something I made clear must by from Schnee family... Weiss already gained one of them, and the others chose to see for themselves who would by ideal master for them, of course, there were more words spoken, but this is the gist of it."

Aegis said as Salem gently hummed and nodded her head.

"I see... And you wouldn't want one of them for yourself? After all, from what I saw, all of them are very attractive women."

Salem said with a smile as Aegis shook his head in Salem's lap.

"No... I do not need one, and even then, I already have Morgana and Merlin tied to me... I will let them choose for themselves, and in truth, it would easied my heart if I knew that you all have Heroic Spirit by your side."

Aegis said with a smile, and Salem laughed.

"Oh, dear, there is no need for one, especially for me, or did you forget? Even that blowing gift of yours wasn't able to kill me."

Salem said with a smile as Aegis winced, knowing what she spoke about, the bomb used to kill Tyrian...

"Don't be sorry... After all, thank to that bomb that killed me, I took you seriously, and that made me listen to your words, something I do not regret."

Salem said, and Aegis just nodded his head, still, now that Aegis thought about it, he felt bad for killing Salem, even if she survived and recreated her body...

Aegis promised in his mind that he would somehow make up to her, at least even if she herself didn't mind, Aegis could be more at ease...

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"Merlin, I know you are there."

Artoria said to empty the space of the garden she was currently in.

"Aww... What gives me away?"

Merlin pouted as Artoria targeted her sharp green eyes on her.

"Why Merlin?"

"Why what? Why I crystalize you? Why I didnt wake you up earlier? Or why I used magic to tie herself to Aegis?"

Merlin asked with a smile, but her eyes showed how serious she was as they lacked her usual playful glint.

"Or is it why I let you die and didn't tell you that Guinevere was cheating you with Lancelot?"

Merlin said and her eyes downcast at the memory, but Arturia's fists tightened as she held herself and looked at Merlin.

"Yes."

Arturia simply said, not believing she could say something more, even as King, these memories brought her nothing but pain and suffering, but now she was without Kingdom to rule, without people to protect and to before who she needed to act as King, now she was just Arturia Pendragon, someone who wanted the dammed truth from someone she once believed with her own life...

After all, her choice or not, it was Merlin who made Arturia pick up that sword that changed her from a mere commoner girl into a destined King...

"You know Alaya..."

Merlin said, and Arturia nodded her head even if she didn't understand where Merlin was coming with it...

"Then you know how big bitch she is... Then you can safely say that The Fate is a thousand times worse."

Merlin said with a painful sigh, even old as she is, and the time she had to distance herself from these memories, it still brought Merlin pain when she remembered the happy times in Avalon...

"From the moment I met you, I knew how you will die, I knew how you will suffer, I knew that they would betray you, I knew all that, yet I didn't do nothing, and you want to know why?"

Merlin said as she looked into Artoria's eyes, flowery red-pink eyes meeting emerald green that on the outside showed serenity but on the inside were in turmoil...

"Because the alternative would by thousand times worse."

Merlin said as she threw her hands up.

"Because every time I would try to change something for better, The Fate would make it thousands of times worse! Knowing the future isn't Gift Artoria, it is Curse! It is curse to watch my friends suffer yet unable to do nothing for the risk of making it thousands of times worse."

Merlin said as she hiccuped, the serenity in Artoria's green eyes shattered at seeing normally calm or playful Merlin in such a state.

"And that is why I and even that bitch Morgana choose to tie our lives to that boy Aegis, that is why we are willing to be his fuck toys, even if he didn't use us as such and truly wanted our affection, yes Morgana has other plans, she always has, but that is the reason why we choose to belong to Aegis Schnee, for he gave us respite, he took that curse we held, and threw it away, Im free Arturia, WE are free to finally do as we wish, no longer we need to look on our actions and worry that The Fate would screw us..."

Merlin said, but before she could continue, she froze as she felt hands around her, encasing her in a warm embrace as her head was pushed between two big breasts as Artoria held Merlin in her embrace.

"I do not forgive you Merlin... But... I can move on..."

Artoria said as Merlin just nodded her head as she rested in Artoria's embrace...

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"The Fate hmm? Do you too have something to say to your dear sister?"

Semiramis silky voice asked as she looked at Morgana who watched the happenings in the garden through the window.

"No... She said it all..."

Morgana said without any emotion, yes, maybe not all she has done was because she worried about The Fate, she truly wanted Britain for herself...

But Merlin was right in one thing, even Morgana sometimes needed to do something more horrible than she wanted just because the alternative was a thousand times worse...

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"Who are you?"

Asked Pyrrha as she saw an unfamiliar blonde-haired girl stand in the middle of sparring grounds with a spear that looked like a flag pole, or was it spear? And scabbard with a thin-looking sword.

"Jeanne."

"Oh, Hellou Jeanne, Im Pyrrha Nikos Schnee! Glad to meet you!"

Pyrrha said with a friendly wave as Jeanne looked at her, Pyrrha felt unnerved at that piercing gaze but was confused when Jeanne's eyes suddenly melted in their intensity and her neutral face settled into a smile.

"You will do well."

"Im sorry?"

Pyrrha half asked and half apologized as she watched Jeanne walk to her.

"I Jeanne D'Arc pledge to you as my master, shall we brighten this world in the kindness of Lord."

Jeanne said with a serious tone, yet her face was set into that of a small smile.

"Im sorry?"

Pyrrha uttered, absolutely confused and clueless...

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"Common, you can't be that boring!"

"How many times I told you this is work, not entertainment."

"Then come fight! I want to know my master's strength!"

"You are insufferable."

Weiss sighed at the grinning Mordred who didn't let her work in peace, did that woman even know how hard it is to manage Kingdom?

Probably not Weiss, though...

"Verry well... But if I win, you will be quiet when I work."

Weiss told the nodding Mordred who set her smile into that of bloodthirst.

"Don't worry, master, you will not."

Mordred uttered the master in a mock-like tone that made Weiss twitch at the upcoming fight, wishing to show that bitch her place...

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*Author note*

Stones for me? :P

And to those who recommended for me to stop using Humanity when speaking about Alaya, I do think Humanity as a whole, even Faunus who I think are sub-humans, not in a derogatory way, but purely in evolution way as they ARE humans, but just with some add ups, that could by either plus or minus in human evolution, just like Mutant's in Marvel, they are humans just with something extra, so Yes they too belong under Alaya Will.