A Not So Evil God In Fate/Grand Order

It was now the middle of the night. Seth still remained on the beach together with the Chimera while the other two were sleeping above some tree branches not far from him. Of course, should someone get even one step closer to them, they would wake up without delay.

In his case, he didn't plan to walk toward them; the black-haired man had another objective in mind. 'Well, now is as good a time as any. Still, I better prepare something beforehand to avoid inconveniences.'

Finishing with his train of thought, Seth closed his eyes and took off his glasses. When he opened them again, he released an invisible shockwave that hit the two Archers immediately. His now golden-colored eyes had a hint of satisfaction in them. 'It's a good thing they didn't have any type of mental barrier. Now I can concentrate on my job.'

"Mera, get up. We have something important to do." The Egyptian God addressed his new conveyance with a tap on her back. In some part of his mind, he felt someone insulting his naming sense but paid it no mind.

Hearing her supposed father's orders, the Chimera opened her eyes and let him lead her to their destination. She made sure to walk with silent steps as to not wake the others up, knowing that they had to be secretive in their endeavor.

Seth didn't mind this, as he knew they would take a while to wake up, and when they did, he would have finished...or at least he believed so.

The island they were in was enormous, thus it had a wide range of terrains. The Chimera walked through a dark forest, a wasteland, marshes, and hills without rest, not that she needed any. Now that they were far from the two Servants, she could accelerate the pace without a problem.

It took around two hours, but they finally arrived at their destination. It was a similar dungeon to the one Seth had been sleeping on for the past few days. Only, this particular one was around three times bigger, at least from the outside.

With another pat on her back, Mera stopped moving as the black-haired man looked around. There was an entrance in front of him the size of a house. It looked like a cave, considering there was a small mountain surrounding it from the sides and above. It wouldn't be a stretch to say the whole elevation was the dungeon.

However, that wasn't what caught his attention; it was the Bounded Field surrounding the entrance. "I see. David used this as a security measure in case he was far away. I have got to give it to him, he is smart when he wants."

A small smirk made its way into his face, his eyes changing to golden in color to signify the use of one of his Authorities. "But not smart enough, I am afraid. Mera, let's continue forward, we are just the wind. The Bounded Field won't do a thing."

Nodding with her two front heads, she moved ahead, passing by the invisible barrier without any trouble. It didn't react nor it sent a message to David informing him of someone trespassing. As Seth said, they were just the wind, nothing that required its activation.

The moment she went past the entrance, though, she stopped momentarily. Someone or something ahead was making her afraid. Noticing her reaction, Seth confirmed this was the right place.

"Wait here, I will be back in a minute." Knowing that it was useless to make her keep walking, he decided to go in himself. Mera looked at him with apologetic eyes before using her serpent tail to wrap around him and put him on the ground near the wall to use it as support.

"I'll be going. Keep an eye out just in case." Receiving her confirmation, Seth started walking with unsteady steps. If he had more energy to do something other than move his legs, he would have sighed. In normal situations, he would sleep until he was fully recovered, but sadly, the current case didn't allow it.

What David said about a healing-type Servant wasn't sounding like a bad idea anymore. 'As long as it isn't a creep then anything goes I guess...'

Pushing his thoughts aside, he continued making his way forward to where he felt a great concentration of Holy elements. If that thing didn't scream Divine Treasure then Gods were actually kind-hearted people.

On another note, what made Seth groan was that the dungeon looked like the labyrinth of Asterios. It had so many twists and turns that he had already lost count of them. However, the prize for the most annoying thing went to the damn stairs. He wasn't proud to say he had to crawl his way up just because moving his legs upward so many times made his muscles hurt.

Still, if there was something that brought him comfort, it was the fact he would get his hands in an incredible weapon. It didn't matter that it was a one-time use thing, it worked nonetheless.

'All right...it should be around the corner... although first I would have to change my core as to don't appear Evil. I have the feeling that box would calcinate me otherwise.' Shaking his head, he used his Authority again to fool the World as he had been doing for a while.

True to his prediction, the moment he turned to the passage on his right side, Seth came across a long and spacious room that seemed to extend for miles. One the walls there were rows of candles that extended to the deepest part of the chamber.

The only way forward was a bridge made out of the same material as the walls. To its sides, Seth could only see darkness. He guessed if he fell off it for some reason, he would be in for a long trip down.

'Did whoever made this have to do it unnecessarily mysterious and dark?' Seriously, why couldn't it be a 4x4 room with a nice golden c.h.e.s.t in the middle and that was it?

The state of his body was making him grumpier, that much he could tell. Even so, no one had the right to blame him. He would have to walk again who knows how much more, something he didn't want to do. 'I should have forced Mera to come with me.'

Leaving his complaints aside, Seth resumed his walking through the stone bridge. He had to be careful not to fall since he didn't have a wall to use as support. Though, if he got too tired, he would have to crawl, as humiliating as that was.

Fortunately for the black-haired man, he was spared from that since the thing that was deeper in the room was releasing some sort of invigorating aura toward him. It was safe to assume that it benefited people with Good Alignment and screwed the ones with Evil Alignment.

After around twenty minutes of slow walking, Seth finally reached his destination. The first thing he did was sit down, trying to rest even if it was a little. Putting a hand against his abdomen, he was soon met with the blurry sight of his blood. It seemed his wounds had reopened during his walk. He didn't concern himself with them, though.

"Well, let's get this over with once and for all." Soon after he said that; a hooded figure in black robes appeared behind him. Its skeletal face moving from left to right, trying to recognize the place it was in. It didn't take long for the dual-colored flaming orbs that it had for eyes to fall into Seth, and when it did, they started shining with great intensity, showing how enraged it was at seeing him in such a state.

The Egyptian God visibly sneered at it. However, he didn't comment on its 'concern.' Instead, he held his hand out. "Give me Longinus, I need it now."

The Skeleton didn't take out the weapon, though. It just kept looking at him for a moment before several vines shot from inside his robe, impaling Seth's back. The said man just grunted a bit, cl.i.c.k.i.n.g his tongue inside his mind.

Energy started flowing from it directly to him through the vines, healing as many wounds as possible. All of this was thanks to him having absorbed some of the tentacles from the Kraken when he cut them in the depths before. Of course, he didn't know he would have to use it so soon and involuntarily to boot.

Once it was over, the Skeleton removed its vines. Seth's wounds healed nicely, with the added bonus that he could now stand with less trouble than before. Seeing as its job was successful, it finally materialized a Longinus and carefully gave it to him.

Spinning the spear with one hand and doing some thrusting motions with it, Seth gave a satisfied nod. Now that he reached a certain threshold when it came to his powers, he was able to use Longinus without suffering from its 'curse.' Sadly, its rebellious nature remained, but it was nothing that a few uses in battle couldn't solve, and he had the perfect opponent to gain its recognition.

Now that Seth finished his little test, he directed his gaze forward, where something resembling a golden c.h.e.s.t laid. It had two golden cherubims on its top and some drawings on its side, probably telling a story—one that he was not interested in at all. The thing that caught his attention, though, was a little groove in the middle.

"Huh...I am starting to think that Fate doesn't want to screw me as badly as before." Although he couldn't precisely tell the dimensions, he had a feeling Longinus' tip was a perfect fit for it. Seth guessed that inserting the spear inside it activated the mechanism inside and prevented him from suffering the same outcome as his enemies.

"Absorb the Ark, you are the only one that can get it without getting hurt." Once he gave his orders to his glorified Spatial Pouch, he stabbed Longinus into the ground, creating a yellow barrier around himself.

The Skeleton nodded at his words before moving in front of him. It observed the Ark for a few seconds and then released some vines once again that coiled around the golden c.h.e.s.t. Not long after that, it started pulling the Ark in its direction, although he was encountering some resistance.

'Can't say I expected it to just let itself be taken away, but it doesn't matter.' Just as he said this, the robbed figure managed to drag the target at a faster pace than before. However, that caused a powerful shockwave that shook the entire dungeon, and, by the looks of it, it wasn't the last one. When it collided with Seth's makeshift shield, the barrier shook for a few seconds, stopping soon after. The Skeleton, who was still pulling, didn't suffer any damage; it wasn't even affected. It was like it was in a different dimension, unaffected by whatever thing that was thrown at it.

The situation kept repeating itself, with the Ark sending more shockwaves, each one more powerful than the last, causing Seth's barrier to start breaking little by little. That said, if the smirk on his face was anything to go by, the black-haired man wasn't worried at all.

Sure enough, just as the barrier was about to disappear, the Skeleton finally was able to drag the Ark into its robes, making the shockwaves stop and the Holy aura around the room to disappear.

Sighing at finally managing to complete what he came here for, Seth allowed himself to fall on his back. The experience had sure been... tiring, to say the least.

Turning toward the eyesore, he commanded it to go back, something it complied with after giving him one last look. Looking at the spear in his hand, he spoke almost silently. "Welcome to the Villains' club, where we always lose to snotty brats."

Longinus made a humming noise, something Seth took as it not minding its new situation in the slightest. Seth's other spear also materialized itself in his free hands, giving some sort of dark feeling, which he assumed was jealousy, clashing with the Holy Spear. 'I sometimes wonder if sentiency is a blessing or a curse...'

His internal musing was brought to an end by a sudden pain in his c.h.e.s.t. Seth knew this could only mean one thing, especially when his Command Spell was shining brightly, giving him some sense of discomfort.

'Altera... With the distance between us, I can only give you just enough Magical Energy to remain in this world. It seems I will have to use one of these to help me with that.'

Taking a deep breath, Seth dematerialized both his spears before forming a fist with his right hand and bringing it to his c.h.e.s.t. "My condition prevents me from amassing much, but... By my Command Spell, Altera, my proud warrior, take as much Magical Energy from me as possible, and show our enemies what true fear is."

Once the black-haired man finished giving his command, the red left wing disappeared, leaving only the neck of a serpentine monster with a wing to its right.

'Good luck and... come back alive.'

Exhausted from having his small amount of Magical Energy taken from him, Seth fainted, not before seeing Mera rapidly approaching him.