A Not So Evil God In Fate/Grand Order

"It seems we got ourselves a problematic guy," William said as if this didn't concern him. The Scottish man had dark, short black hair and was fairly tall, nearing the height of two meters. He had a black doublet that was red on the inside and equally black breeches. He also wore a big hat with some feather coming out of it. His weapon was a cutlass shaped a bit weirdly and with black markings resembling contemporary tribal ones, a trait shared by his clothes too, as well as some parts of his skin. Overall, he looked like the type of man who you would describe as gentlemanly.

'William Kidd...' Mary felt strange seeing this man here. In life, she found his treasure but couldn't get close because his ghost was protecting it. By the looks of it, at some point in time, he could move on and properly become a Heroic Spirit.

"Why...? Why have you forsaken me, my Goddess...?" Blackbeard was on a different plane from the rest of them. Reality seemed to be something distant to him. He felt cheated. Words alone couldn't describe what he was feeling in his heart. He just wanted to ask someone to end his existence right there and then.

"It's useless. Master is dead inside now." The blond-haired woman sighed. If it was going to be like this, she much preferred one of the new Servants to be a woman even if that poor girl would suffer in return.

Eventually, the smoke that was covering the figure of the last Servant disappeared. The man revealed was as tall, or even more, than Kidd. Compared to the lavish-looking Saber, the one before them didn't possess much in terms of clothes. He just wore white baggy pants and a pair of sandals. He had a b.a.r.e upper body with some golden accessories on his arms and an equally colored necklace. Despite not wearing much, he didn't give the impression of someone lacking material possessions by any means. His skin, as well as his eyes, were black. Archer's hair was a weird mix between blonde and black that looked more artificial than anything. Blue vein-like marks traveled his forearms until reaching his nails, painting them of that same color.

The way he looked at them was as if they were not even people, just a bunch of little dogs barking instead. Many might perceive it as arrogance or conceit, but to him, it was not that way. You simply don't call yourself arrogant for seeing animals as what they are, animals.

"What is this? The true boss of the story? Only I get that position!" Teach suddenly came back to reality, only to keep fooling around. However, contrary to what others might expect, he was in full alert. 'This guy is dangerous. As the person holding the Grail and the one who summoned him, I can feel it. The bastard is on another level.'

Archer's face reflected how displeased he was with this buffoon in front of him. If the woman's words were correct, then this man was his Master. He must be very unlucky to end up as a Servant for this guy.

"I suppose you are not one to disclose your True Name easily." They would get nowhere by trying to expect something rational from this guy, so Saber took the matter in his own hands.

"Only people worthy of it shall know my name. It is not for the likes of robbers to know." The last part contained an unusual tone of hate. Whatever happened while he was alive, it was something that made him detest people like pirates.

"Well, that's what self-important guy says. So, what are our plans, Captain? I don't think you are simply trying to create a female-only crew—... You were trying to do just that, didn't you?" William sighed, unable to believe the mess he got into this time.

"Of course! With those two men gone, my plan for the creation of the Ultimate Harem Pirates was just about to come true! No matter, as long as I get that old hag's Holy Grail, I can get another chance at summoning while mine recharges." Anne and Mary didn't know if it was a good thing, but his mood swings were becoming more frequent lately.

"...You managed to fail the expectations I didn't even have in you." He didn't know how to react to him, so he just opted not to do so in the first place. Turning to the only girls in the crew, he politely smiled. "Could you two please fill us on what's going on, my fair ladies?"

"We don't mind." Mary, in particular, held some interest in William as a pirate. She wanted to ask him some questions about his treasure and the like, but they would have to wait for some other time. Besides, it was a pleasant change of airs the fact that he was someone well-mannered, instead of a lecherous creep like their Master was.

The two then told them all about the recent events, of how they fought Francis Drake and how they had to retreat due to losing —or missing— one of their most vital forces, Hector. They also told them about their current plans, but not of their primary objective, as even they didn't know of it, only their Captain did.

The duo managed to catch Archer's attention the moment they mentioned a lightning user in the enemy ranks. He had been having a suspicion since this sc.u.m summoned him, and if he succeeded in obtaining more information from these two rats, then he might confirm it.

"Oi, that guy who fought the one you call Hector. How did he look?" The tone he used pretty much told them that they had to answer, or things wouldn't go well. It was the first time the dark-skinned man showed some interest at all.

Anne was the one who answered this time, describing as much of Seth as possible. Once she finished, she expected him to say something, but the only thing he did was to fall silent.

"..."

"Haha...Hahaha...HAHAHAHA! Yes! There is no mistaking it! He is here!" Archer put a hand on his face and started laughing madly. Safe to say, it threw them off. No one took him for the sort of guy to laugh out of nowhere, even less so like this.

"Very well, I shall lend you mutts a hand. However, let me give you a warning, if any of you dares to interfere with the combat between us, I am going to murder you personally." Now that he confirmed his suspicions, his motivation was on a whole other level. He initially planned to kill them all and be done with it, but now things changed. If anything, they would work as foot soldiers to face the others while he battled Seth.

'Just wait, I will show you that I can put an end to your misery. The moment my arrow pierces your heart, I will have demonstrated I am capable of bringing down Gods.' The blue marks on his arms shined, responding to his anticipation. It was indeed a once in a lifetime opportunity, one he did not plan to waste.

"That's reassuring! With this new addition, the Blackbeard pirates have a better chance of capturing Euryale-chan and Euryale-chan#2! Yahoo! Our Captain is the best! Yeah! He got powerful allies!" As if nothing had happened, Teach began cheering for himself while motioning others to do the same with his gaze. Sadly for him, only the pirate mob did as the Servants would rather die than do so.

'Who was the one crying over not getting any female Servants just a moment ago...?' The other three had very similar thinking. It seemed that common sense was something that didn't work when it came to their Master.

"Then, I suppose we have to get going. Or what? Are you planning to summon another Servant fitter to your liking somehow?" Kidd asked Teach. He didn't see any reason to stay here and no nothing, but he wasn't the Captain this time, so...there was simply nothing he could do about it.

"I am glad someone shares my readiness to get the small prize! You heard that ugly pirate, men! Let's get moving!" Blackbeard was not jealous of William's appearance, not at all.

"Wait. I have to greet our enemies properly." Not even bothering to wait for an answer, Archer summoned a weird-shaped bow. It was colored black and gold and had two blue strings that looked to be made out of lightning. There were two glows on each of the upper and lower parts of the bow that resembled eyes of a sinister origin. One thing was sure, though. The remaining Servants couldn't get a clue of his identity with just his weapon.

He materialized an arrow that strangely combined with his weapon and attached it to the strings. Archer then pointed in the direction Seth and the others were, hundreds of kilometers away. His Magical Energy was on the rise, and it was no joke to those present. Many of Blackbeard's pirates died just by being near him, while others died after being hit by the lightning bolts that began surrounding him.

It was at this moment the other four realized just how much of a monster the person in front of them was. Just his Magical Energy alone was capable of making them lose any willingness of resistance were he to declare he wanted them dead.

'Forget about ordering this guy to commit suicide; he would kill me before I even got the chance to speak. Well, as long as I obtain my little treasure, then all is good.' Teach thought to himself while outside he was acting like a kid who was meeting his favorite idol.

Finally, he pulled the string back. 'My unstoppable conquest reaches far and wide.' Speaking quietly inside his mind, he released the arrow. The others had barely any time to react before it disappeared in the distance as a blue beam, traveling at a speed that even them as Servants had trouble keeping up with it.

That arrow might as well be just a streak of light on the horizon, disappearing as soon as it came.

...

The Chaldeans were about to face the furious Dragon that intended to kill them because of the mass-killings of Wyverns they did.

This beast was just a nameless one, so it wasn't at the level of other Dragons like Fafnir, Nidhogg, or Vritra, among others. As Seth summoned his spear to fight it, he felt the arrival of an old acquaintance, stopping him in his tracks.

'You are also here, huh. The world seems to be trying to put the hardest obstacles in our way for this particular Singularity. Why is it that every time some kind of ship and me are involved, I have to fight almost impossible challenges, I wonder.' Things have just got much, much worse for them. He had hoped to save everything for his ultimate battle against Herakles, but he didn't have that luxury now.

The connection between them was such that even with Poseidon's restriction on everyone's senses, he could still feel his presence in a very faraway place.

He decided not to focus on it for now as what was in front of him was more important. The others have already engaged the Dragon, and he was the only one who remained stationary and hadn't done so yet.

However, before he could even do as much as to move a muscle, he noticed something heading in their direction at astonishing speeds.

'Should've seen that coming...' Mentally sighing, Seth turned to EMIYA, who was jumping from place to place, raining arrows on the Dragon. The Red Bowman made sure to mix in a Dragon-Slayer sword turned arrow every once in a while.

"Archer, use your Reality Marble to trap us all inside, like, right about now." The Counter Guardian split his concentration for a fraction of a second to look at him, not understanding why he wanted that.

"Arrow. Here. Boom. All of us die. Sounds good to you?" After fighting and training together, one would expect for EMIYA to know that when he asked others to do something, it wasn't because he had free time, it was because he needed them to do it.

Although he didn't grasp what the black-haired meant precisely, the word "die" made him act out of reflex, even going as far as to shorten the chant of his Noble Phantasm to take it out faster, with all the implications it carried.

'I am the bone of my sword.'

They didn't need stability or an extended period inside. The group just needed to disappear from that place for an instant.

'So, as I pray.'

The arrow Archer released was already close enough that the rest also noticed it, together with the destructive force it carried.

『Unlimited Blade Works!』

An imaginary fire covered them in an instant, taking them away from that location and only leaving the solitary Dragon and some of his minions.

Not even a thousandth of a second after EMIYA successfully transported them to his Reality Marble; the arrow finally met its target. For a moment after the impact, there was silence. But then, a destruction that would make even an Atomic Bomb seem like the popping of a balloon ensued. The attack created the illusion of a colossal thunderbolt that impacted the earth with God's wrath from the very heavens.

The level of damage was such that it totally modified the landscape. A crater of enormous proportions was formed on the place of impact. Water soon began to emerge from under the island and flood everything.

The Chaldeans quickly exited EMIYA's Reality Marble, as he couldn't keep it much longer because of how he made it in a hurry. When they did so, though, there was no more ground to stand onto, so they quickly fell. As the only one who could float, Seth created some fire serpents from his hands to bite on their clothes and prevent them from falling. Luckily, if he didn't want them to burn, they wouldn't. Otherwise, it would be the same as doing nothing.

"What the hell is this?! And don't you dare stop doing whatever it is you are doing!" Drake's surprise was only overwhelmed by her fear of falling.

"What...What just happened?" Mash asked with a tone of disbelief. One moment they were facing a Dragon, and the other they are transported to EMIYA's Reality Marble only to return to whatever this was.

"It seems we barely made it..." Archer sighed. Even though everything was a succession of quick events that only lasted a few minutes, it left him exhausted.

"Darling, you can hug me all you want so you don't fall!" Everyone had their own priorities, all right.

"No, thanks. I am fine with having my tail bitten by a snake." Orion mercilessly turned her down. BUT, if some of the other women wanted, then he was all for it!

'Good grief. His skills are as fearsome as ever.' The fact that it was just a casual arrow released by Archer the thing that caused all of this said something about how skilled he was.

'I will be waiting. Show me the power you obtained through your journey, Archer of Lightning.'