A Not So Evil God In Fate/Grand Order

After exiting the Command Room, Seth took the others to fight the strange hands, which he assumed were Prometheus', so they can grow stronger. He would then take them to the simulator so they could fight decently powerful enemies like the Chimera, that Romani told him they had saved the data of and could now replicate to fight, in case they needed it.

Siegfried wouldn't accompany them in the first part since he had already reached the maximum ascension possible with his Saint Graph, meaning that he was now as powerful as he could get. At least in terms of raw power.

He did ask him if he could turn back to the way he was before, without the tail, horns, and wings, which the Dragon Slayer affirmed. Siegfried ended up transforming in his second ascension form at Seth's request.

Along the way, Jalter and Jeanne kept throwing some glances at the two who were walking in front. Seth and Altera were still holding hands ever since they left the Command Room. The Egyptian God thought nothing about it, while Saber was just trying as hard as she could to keep her stoic expression.

Stheno, Sanson, and Boudica were quietly walking behind them, not minding their antics at all. Of course, the purple-haired girl was thinking about many ways in which she could cause mischief and enjoy herself.

With nothing particularly noteworthy happening, they arrived at the Training Room. After a bright light, they teleported to the same 'forest' as the last time they were here.

Almost immediately, the giant hands with the orbs above them began attacking. Jeanne and Jalter quickly deflected all the fireballs sent their way. Now that they weren't as weak as the first time they came here, they didn't have any problems while facing these strange monsters.

"I hope you don't mind me taking cover, Master. I'm afraid I can't be of much help on the battlefield." Stheno hid behind Seth without shame while a smug smile adorned her face.

Altera looked at the Goddess with scorn, believing her to be some sort of coward. Meanwhile, Avenger wanted to feed her to these hands, something Seth did. "Everyone has a use on the battlefield. You can work as a distraction." Much to Stheno's surprise, the black-haired man caught her by the collar and threw her at the monsters.

"You guys have some fun. I will be watching from here." Ignoring the hundreds of insults per second Stheno was firing at him, Seth sat leaned his back against a regular tree to watch their performance.

With the two Saints' help, they wouldn't need him for anything. Nodding their heads in compliance, they dashed toward the hands. Boudica was the only one who went to get Stheno out of her predicament. Maybe she felt pity for the little girl, who knows.

Like that, they fought for an entire day without rest. There were times where some of the new ones that came close to dying. Fortunately, Ruler and Avenger were there to help them.

The purple-haired girl was the one that suffered the most. Having zero attack power, she could only get tossed around by others and occasionally land the last hit on one of the hands. This turn of events, of course, brought immense glee upon a particular black saint.

Seth was pleased with the results obtained. Jeanne managed to get her final ascension, her hair was now loose, and her previous blue clothes got replaced by white ones. Jalter did the same. Her armor now covered more parts of her body, and her hair grown quite a bit until reaching her ankles.

As for the others, they got their second successfully, except for Stheno, who was still on her first ascension. Sanson gained some white marks on his coat, together with a pair of strange metal shoulder pads.

Boudica now had some earrings and a red skirt, which Jeanne was very thankful for, considering Rider's previous appearance looked like she was in u.n.d.e.r.w.e.a.r for some reason.

Altera returned to the way she looked when Seth fought her. Of the new Servants, she was the one who had the least trouble fighting the hands. It didn't come as a surprise to the Egyptian God considering all the outstanding fighting experience she has, not to mention the cheat called Sword of Mars.

Seth considered this a successful day. His Servants have had enough for now, and he also had to give Fujimaru time to use the room so he can strengthen his own.

For now, he would let them rest, but tomorrow he will take them to the Simulation Room. Naturally, he will bring EMIYA together with him. It was time to collect some debts.

Still, that would have to wait after he shared the information he collected with the others. "Good work. Go and ask someone to give you a room where you can stay." He ordered his new Servants, considering he took them directly to train and didn't wait for them to be assigned a room.

He suddenly had the urge to hide for some reason, like something terrible was about to happen. He attributed it to whatever thing Stargazer was doing, though. So, with nothing more to do, he told his Servants to go.

Everyone complied except for a troublesome fellow who wanted to talk with him. "What's with you, failure of a Goddess? Didn't you hear what Master said? Or perhaps you are so dumb you can't understand?" Avenger, seeing that Stheno was staying, got the perfect opportunity to insult her.

The purple-haired girl gained some tick marks on her forehead. However, she made sure to keep the image of a dignified Goddess, even if her appearance looked like she had been in a street fight.

"Oh my, I just wanted to talk to Master so we could know ourselves better. I apologize if my intentions were not clear enough for you for a little kid like you." Stheno feigned an expression of sorriness, while inside, she was thinking of ways to make her life hell.

"You little bi—" When Avenger was about to burn Assassin, Seth stopped her. "Enough. Let her talk whatever she wants to say. Go, rest."

Jalter begrudgingly complied, the others did the same, but with a far more normal mood. Yet, before she went outside of the Training Room, she noticed Altera was still standing in the same place. "And why aren't you coming too?" She didn't like this new girl, not one bit. Her disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e for her was even higher than the one she had for Jeanne if that was even possible.

Not wanting to stay here and witness a scene that strangely looked like a wife that just found another woman in her house with her husband, Boudica and Sanson left as soon as possible.

Saber frowned at the way the Black Saint spoke to her. "I am here to make sure this nuisance doesn't cross the line." Now she had to give explanations for everything she did? Preposterous.

"It's fine." Before Jalter could say anything, Seth reassured her. He knew that Stheno would include in her 'talk' the fact that he was a God, so Altera that was aware of his identity being here would not change a thing.

"Right..." She wanted to say more, but in the end, she simply turned around and quickly disappeared from the room as a shadow covered her eyes.

Jeanne, worried about her counterpart, ran after her as fast as she could, leaving only three figures.

"My oh my, isn't that cruel of you, Master? Hurting a little girl's feelings because of another woman. You bring shame to our kind." Stheno said, completely ignoring the fact that Zeus pissed of Hera with his infidelity numerous times.

"What I do is none of your concern. Save your fake pity and go straight to the point." The fact that he said nothing didn't mean he was unaware of how she felt, or Jeanne and Artoria for the matter. However, he had his problems to deal with right now. He didn't want to think about this kind of stuff.

"Straight to the point? Fine by me. I wanted to know why is a Divine Spirit here, helping Humanity?" Assassin threw all her 'fake kindness' to the wind and asked him.

"Aren't you doing the same?" He answered her question with another question. Seth didn't understand where she was getting at.

"I'm different from you. I don't mind lending a hand once in a while, more considering how much I repudiate your kind for what the Gods did to us. That's why I want to know your motive, what are you planning?" Her face reflected the seriousness in her voice.

"Watch your tongue." Altera pointed her sword at Stheno, but the little girl kept her gaze firm on Seth, not bothered by Saber at all.

"I don't nor can speak for the other Gods. But I will do everything to help Humanity only one time. That's the promise I made a long time ago. If you want to think I have a hidden motive, then go ahead and do so. It won't change a thing." It was the most honest answer he could give right now.

"Oh? And assuming I believe you, what Divine Spirit are you? You don't seem familiar. Of course, you could also be using someone as a vessel." As if nothing had happened, Stheno returned to her usual smug attitude.

"And why should I tell you?" This little girl was a troublemaker, revealing more information than necessary would only bring more troubles upon himself.

"What a shame, I thought there was trust between us. Still, we can play a game of guess, can't we? I will go first. I am going to assume you were the Divine Spirit I sensed when we were in Rome. Then there is that strange occurrence where my Chimera went out of control, which I attribute to you. Seeing how you treated that girl, it is safe to say you don't care much about what happens to them. Now now, what else? Oh, the fact that a monster like the Chimera can only go out of control if she meets a hero who had slain one of her brothers, which wasn't the case with the little group. That only leaves the option where someone else controls them, but to do it, you have to be a Divine Spirit related to it in some way. Like a parent, perhaps?" Stheno began a wild guess with the little clues she had.

Seth had to give it to her; she was smarter than she looked. "Are you done with your game?" Assassin hoped to get something from his face, but it seems it didn't work.

"Not quite. As I was saying, only its parents could do something like that. You are not a woman, so Echidna is out of the question, which only leaves Typhon. Hm...your Divinity is not the same as his. That makes me think of someone else, someone who is related by myth. Am I right in my guess, Seth? Or would you prefer me to address you as simply Tyrant?" Sometimes she wondered how she could be so perfect in everything. Even uncovering mysteries was something that was not out of her reach.

"And what makes you so sure your theory is correct?" He again answered her question with another question. 'I planned to keep this girl here, but it seems I will have to take her with me to the next Singularity.'

"You don't have to be like that. You can tell me the truth to me, and no one will know. After all, we are like family, and family shouldn't keep secrets between themselves. Oh! Perhaps you want me to call you dad—"

Stheno made one mistake, just a single one. It wasn't the fact that she tried to charm him by using her Noble Phantasm. One that she could activate secretly with merely one smile. No, it was the fact that she dared to try and call him dad, something he considered a taboo in his book.

It didn't matter if some people believed the Gorgon sisters to be the daughters of Typhon. It didn't matter if some people thought him to be Typhon. No amount of stories from humans would change the fact that he didn't have a son.

Before she even had the time to finish her sentence, Seth grabbed her by the neck. "Listen here, Stheno. You should do well in remembering this, I'm capable of erasing your existence from the Throne Of Heroes, so you better forget about calling me that again if you know what's good for you."

"I...was just...joking." Stheno managed to squeeze out those words, trying to make Seth let go of her, which he did after glaring at her for a few more seconds.

Coughing a bit, Assassin regained her usual demeanor. "Quite the attitude, Master. I will gladly remember that for the future. Now, if you excuse me." Still rubbing her neck from the event, Stheno turned around and left. She had made more troubles than she could today, but tomorrow will be another day.

Now, the only ones left were Seth and Altera.

"..." Both stayed silent for a while, that was until Saber decided to speak.

"Master...are you okay?" Her voice, despite being tranquil, clearly reflected the worry she had within. She may have never had a family of her own, but that didn't mean she didn't understand how he must be feeling.

"I guess..." Even if he won't admit it, he was pretty embarrassed about his previous behavior. He genuinely wished that topic didn't affect him that much.

"I see." She shortly replied before looking at her free hand, and then at Seth's. Altera slowly and a bit shyly grabbed his hand and held it tight. "Do you want to talk about it?"

Seth was a bit surprised by her actions, but in the end, he just smiled. "It's going to be a long story, you know?" Maybe it was because they were similar that he didn't mind talking to her about him.

"I don't mind." She equally smiled at him. It would be a lie if she said she was not interested in hearing stories of his life. She always held some fascination for tales that portrayed things seemingly outside of this world. Maybe that was the reason she got interested in Mars in the first place.

Most of the staff had gone to sleep by this point, meaning that no one would bother them. Both quietly sat down close to each other, still holding hands. That night, Seth told Altera stories about his life, and Saber did the same to him.

Like that, the hours went by without the two realizing it. For them, it was nice to have a chat like this once in a while.