1 Chapter 0: The unfortunate's wish

"You poor little thing, forced to use such crude looking spear against me, how pathetic and revolting"

Few golden ripples appeared in front of me and shot many noble phantasms at me as I started twirling the green spear I held, it might not be able to do much but it could protect me somehow, I ran swiftly under the covers of a thick pillar, enough to cover me while my master hid behind a rubble caused by our early skirmishes.

'Crap, if only that darn master of mine finally found the proper moment to unseal my Gae Bolg'

My skill warned me that the pillar I was hiding in is about to be destroyed so I quickly went out of the way, and what do you know? It actually did break, I mean why wouldn't it if a sword as big as that came smashing towards it?

The flying goldie continued raining me with weapons left, right and center, to the point that I had to use what runes I could, mainly the ones about speed and defense did good, but it was only for a short amount of time.

"Lancer! Try finding somewhere else to run off to! He's luring you to a tight area!"

'Master! Use telepathy!'

Archer heard her shouts and smirked before completely changing the directions his golden ripples came from, they now surrounded me and I had no choice but to throw my spear to distract him.

"Shit! Do your job spear!"

The spear naturally did not hit, and even if it did, the goldie's armor would negate any sort of damage that's not at the very least D class phantasm.

'Not like I'm planning to hit you either, sorry goldie but the winner is usually the trickiest one'

I continued running towards the tight area, this time not because of his plans but my master was starting to find the proper moment she was looking for, granted that goldie there still didn't know about me.

"Why keep running? Fool. Did you really think, I'll shy down on my plan just because you are aware of it? Dream on, mongrel"

He increased the rate of his golden ripples but that's beside the point, my speed was faster and once I reached the ends of the hall, I picked up a pillar that was conveniently shaped as a long projectile.

'Lancer! I permit you to use your noble phantasm! Now's the only chance!'

I smirked and picked up the pillar in the fall, while I kept running to the corner of the hallway, when goldie finally caught up he wanted to say something but I threw the pillar at him anyways.

"You mongrel, interrupting me for no reason? Say, why don't you just end this pointless farce, if your master is too weak to even sustain your noble phantasm, why do you try so hard?"

"Too weak?"

Archer narrowed his eyes at my now cockier tone, he gave me a snort before sending his presumed last batch of weapons at me before turning around...but thanks to that!

"It's game over, resign yourself, and receive my blow! Gáe Bolg!"

A red spear which emitted extreme bloodlust materialized in my palms as I grabbed it and started twirling it circularly in front of me to deflect the countless weapons coming my way, the weapon made Archer with a frightful look but it was already too late, I was already using the maximum speed I had and the true power of the spear.

"Tch, I let my gua-"

"Your heart is pierced, the target hit as I declare. Gáe Bolg!"

A red streak came about the vision of the 2 masters watching the fight, I closed the distance in not even a blink of an eye and goldie couldn't even turn around properly when the spear was already in his chest.

"IMPOSSIBLE!"

The master of Archer started moving towards us, but goldie couldn't respond as my spear insta-killed him turning him into motes of golden light, he stared at me with fury and I smirked back at him before pulling the spear and pointing it at the upcoming master.

"We won! Hand over the holy grail!"

"NO! THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE! HOW CAN HE LOSE?! HE'S THE FIRS-"

"Then we'll get it ourselves"

I hit him with the back of my spear slightly hard, it knocked him out while my cute master started running towards the grail with the face of extreme joy, I couldn't help it and laughed. She looked really cute.

"Oi~ master, the grail might disappear if you stare into it too much"

I held the spear to my shoulders and walked towards her with nonchalance, and for the first time in my life, a thought appeared in my head that I couldn't just shrug off.

'What should I wish for?'

The situation continued and the first to make a wish was none other than me, the servant, I held the grail in my arms and I felt it's holy wish granting power waiting for my words. The warmth of the cup was mesmerizing and my entire being couldn't help caress it a little, right. The warmth, if I had a wish, it would be to feel warmth freely again...without regrets.

"I...wish for me to live again"

"Lancer?!"

My master looked at me incredulously but something seems to have made her relax and just patted me in the back, I felt myself disappearing and my connection to Alaya also thinning along with the last few words my master gave me.

"Say hi to me if you remember me, kay?"

Huh? Oh shit, I forgot to mention I meant my life as Cu Chulainn.

"NO WAIT, I MEANT RESTAR-"

And then it was black.