A Not So Evil God In Fate/Grand Order

"Before we begin, I want to say sorry for the way I acted earlier." Thutmose was aware that he might have disappointed him, so he wanted to apologize. No matter the outcome was, he didn't wish Seth's last impression of him to be that.

"Don't worry, Mose. The initial plan was for you to demonstrate to me what you are capable of in battle, and that still stands." His disappointment was temporary, so there was nothing that could change his view on Archer other than a fight.

Both were floating centimeters above the water, staring at each other without much emotion. Seth had his wings out to take advantage of the defense boost while Thutmose was standing on little sparks of lightning.

"If you are going to shapeshift, why do you not use your stronger forms?" The dark-skinned asked while nocking an arrow.

"You know very well the reason." He didn't say anything more, as there was no need to thanks to the mutual understanding that existed between the two.

"I imagined it was like that. Does it mean you will not fulfill your end of the deal?" Archer was the first to attack, firing his arrow to test the capabilities of his teacher.

The arrow had the same speed from the one he sent to the Chaldeans when they tried to question Seth. None of them had managed to react until it was too late. Fortunately, the black-haired man redirected it to him.

That went to show how fast that arrow was, but against someone specializing in speed and strength, it was nothing. Seth merely tilted his head, successfully avoiding getting his head blown off. A blast that sounded like a clap of thunder happened soon after, further proving the danger it carried.

"..." Seth was silent for a moment before flapping his wings and launching himself toward Thutmose. The said man wasn't going to lose his advantage as an Archer, so he started jumped back while firing shots in quick succession.

"That will be on you. If you make me proud, I will devour you. I am willing to do as much for all the sacrifices you have done for me." The Egyptian God gave chase, but his opponent kept gaining distance.

In the meantime, Thutmose never stopped shooting arrow after arrow at his teacher. The bow that was in his possession made him able to use lightning at will, which included its properties, like speed. This fact brought tremendous advantage to him, not only at the time of insta-killing enemies but also keeping his distance.

"Heh. You are forcing me to get serious." Archer's lips drew a faint arc upward. Instead of shooting in a straight line like before, he aimed at the sky and released his arrow made out of pure Magical Energy.

The projectile exploded in mid-air. Immediately, a rain of thousands of arrows started falling onto Seth. The black-haired man had to stop his chase to defend against them.

Without delay, he went from place to place to dodge them and blocked the ones he couldn't. However, he was mistaken if he thought his student was going to wait.

While still deflecting Archer's previous attack, a new one in the form of a ray of blue light approached silently using the arrows as a cover. Seth was able to see it just in time to use his spear to block the hit. Sadly for him, that seemed not to have been enough as he was thrown back. Similar to a stone thrown into a pond, he crashed against the ocean surface from time to time.

Not believing this to be enough, Thutmose continued to shoot arrows as if there was no limit to his reserves. Some of them impacted Seth, and others barely missed. It was clear to see that he wouldn't be holding back for this fight.

The Egyptian God eventually regained his footing and was able to them all when he did so. The results of Archer's stunt were numerous scorch marks and some holes on his body.

'For someone who is playing around, he sure knows how to be annoying. I taught him how to use a bow so he could eventually kill me, but I never imagined it would be this troublesome. I guess I didn't consider my current situation.' Seth's wounds began healing, albeit at a slower pace than usual. Coming from fire, it also fell in the "F.u.c.k you" category that Posidon imposed on these seas.

'I swear to the Cosmos I will kick his metallic a.s.s when I get the chance.' His feud with the God of the Sea due to them being polar opposites aside, it was time to give something back to his student.

Half-assed lightning from a half-assed storm wouldn't do much against him, so he decided to power things up a bit. For the first time in a while, it was time to his Fire Authority.

Coating his spear in black flames, he positioned it above his head before using both hands to make it rotate. Archer observed as the rotation quickly brought forth a tornado that covered his teacher from his view.

Thutmose wouldn't just wait and see what his plan was with that ever-growing tornado. Nocking an arrow for the nth time, he made sure to give this one a bit of extra power before releasing it.

The projectile immediately overcame the few kilometers that separated them after the last attack, impacting the fire pillar, which seemed to be dwindling from to time. However, much to Archer's surprise, his strike disappeared without much trouble.

The dark-skinned man furrowed his brows slightly, not understanding what was going on. He did not want to wait to find out, though. Same as what he had been doing, he fired more arrows at his teacher. To his misfortune, they had the same effect as before, nothing.

Eventually, Seth, who was covered by the fire tornado, swung his spear horizontally, dispersing it. Its remnants fell into the ocean surface, but instead of disappearing, they began burning it.

There was not much change to his persona. He was now wearing the clothes he was familiar with instead of the modern ones he had been using. His eyes also changed from the usual red to golden, signifying he was ready to use his Authorities as well as his Divinity.

'Well, I suppose he stopped taking this like it was just a stroll. I should do the same.' Typically, Servants had only one or two Noble Phantasm specific to their class, and the rest were distributed into others fitting the time of their life where they mostly used it if it was a weapon or where the legend that embodies it happened. His case was different, though.

This version of him who didn't belong to this world possessed every Noble Phantasm in one class. Additionally, it was his only one. No one could summon him as another thing than an Archer, and only when Seth was the enemy.

In fact, the restriction of his summoning nullified the rest, which came with being a Servant dependant on a class. What's more, if the man known as Seth, who was an Evil Of Humanity, were to turn into a Beast, the World will grant him the position of Grand Archer to eliminate him. That was, of course, in the case the current holder of the title gave up his seat.

« "The future generation recognizes my work." Thutmose raised his free hand to the air as his Magical Energy started to spike.

"O' Eternal Temples of mine. Show them my splendor!" The ocean seemed to be trembling as four giant Magic Circles forming a square, trapping both of them, appeared.

『Karnak: Obelisks of the Great King!』.»

One gigantic pillar emerged from each Magic Circle. They all looked the same. The only difference was the inscription written on them. The language was unknown, though.

Servants usually would reserve their Noble Phantasms as a trump card. If they used it too early, and the enemy was able to overcome it, it would be difficult for it to work again.

Thutmose did not care about this, though. He had many up his sleeve, and an absolute one to kill him. However, that would require a high price to pay. "The 'game' had just gone up a level. Will you be able to keep up, Teacher?"

Mild confusion flashed through Seth's eyes for a moment. He didn't know what the purpose of these obelisks was, but it didn't take a genius to realize they weren't there as simple decorations.

Archer would prove him just that. He slowly, as if there was no hurry at all, placed an arrow in his bow. This time, instead of pointing it at Seth, he aimed at a random direction before firing.

The Egyptian God was a little perplexed by his actions, but soon understanding dawned upon him. He quickly used his spear and free arm to cover the front of his body. That's when a strange thing happened. Seth, who was a great distance away from Thutmose, suddenly disappeared.

He then reappeared in the direction where the arrow was heading, just in time for it to impact and blast him away. That wasn't the end of it, as the same situation happened again, and again, and again.

It wouldn't be an understatement to call it a zone of absolute control. Although Thutmose would like to fight a bit fairer, he did not want to take any chances against him.

There was one thing that he failed to realize, or more like couldn't do it. The only requirement for teleporting someone was to keep his vision in them. That's why he didn't see the incoming danger.

'I hope you have enjoyed having control of the fight because now it is my turn.' Different from before, where he used his Authority to call storms by "natural means," now he used the fire imbued with his Divinity to do so. The clash between it and the ocean generated vapor —Also filled with his Divinity— that went to the sky and produced a powered version of his regular storms.

While Thutmose was busy following Seth with his gaze and shooting his arrows, above him, a silent but fearsome danger was manifesting.

The Egyptian God was able to analyze the "weakness" of Mose' Noble Phantasm, so he just concentrated on blocking while also making sure to keep the lightning that coiled around the clouds like serpents from producing any sound.

Archer was so focused on Seth that he only realized something was wrong when he saw the faint smirk on his face. 'You sneaky bast—' PANG!

Thutmose couldn't adequately react before a red lightning bolt struck him with incredible force, forcing him to his knees. That was not the end of it, though, as more and more came after him and the surrounding area.

Seth had just created a counter to his Noble Phantasm. Its weakness lay in that the user needed to keep their whole focus on the target. However, that also implied they were left open for any attacks that could come their way.

The newly created lightning zone would keep striking numerous times in random spots, so no matter if he went from place to place, as long as his focus remained on him, he ran the risk of being struck.

The ocean was quick to turn chaotic as waves went up and down. He usually never let the rain fall when he summoned storms, but to keep it going, he needed to do it in conjunction with his Fire Authority. It was a process of recycling, in a sense.

"Well, it would not be worthy of having spent thousands of years waiting if it was going to be that easy." Smoke was coming from Thutmose's body, but even then, a smile formed on his face, a trait shared by Seth.

"I couldn't agree more. Now that the greetings are over, shall we start going a little more serious?" Since his fight with Altera, he hadn't enjoyed a good battle. It was no surprise he was excited to fight a strong opponent again. More so if that person was his student who he raised from a young age.

Round two was about to begin.