A Not So Evil God In Fate/Grand Order

Seth stayed in Drake's room together with Altera for about an hour, just silently resting. The Scourge of God felt a bit awkward at first, but eventually tranquilized herself and started watching over her Master in case he needed something.

Soon after the black-haired man recovered enough, both of them noticed the ship had stopped moving. Looking outside through a small window, they could see the shore of an island, meaning they had anchored here.

Seth got up from the bed and then turned to the quiet Altera. "Let's go. There must be a reason why we stopped here, and I think I know it."

The white-haired girl nodded, her attitude changing to a combat-ready one. "Is it because of an enemy Servant?"

"Indeed. Detecting enemies has become extremely hard here, and every time I try to smell for an enemy, salt fills my nostrils. That said, at this distance, I don't have any trouble spotting a Servant." He hated the ocean, with passion, at that.

"I see. I will do my utmost to eliminate these enemies, then." It was difficult to understand her Master's circ.u.mstances since she wasn't fundamentally a beast like him, so she was going to focus on what she knew to do best, terminate whoever stood in her way.

"...I appreciate your readiness, but there is no need to concern yourself with that. The enemy is not strong at all, and I can beat him with ease." He was no one to tell Altera what to do with her "life," but taking it easy from time to time wasn't bad.

Saber tilted her head with slight confusion in her face. "...If Master so d.e.s.i.r.es, then I shall comply." She at least hoped he didn't consider her useless, and that she wasn't needed.

"You don't have to call me Master, or even act respectfully with me when we are alone, Altera." He didn't like formalities, especially since he abandoned his old life.

"Okay...Seth." Altera said, a little meekly. It was refreshing but, at the same time, a little hard to get used to as habits were difficult to change.

Happy with the response, the black-haired man exited the room with his Servant behind. When the two arrived, the others were already disembarking, except for Francis, who was still on the deck.

"I was wondering when you two would show up. Did you have a good time alone? My ship is not a love tavern, so I would appreciate it if you did your activities in some other place." Drake said while shaking her head. When was that her Golden Hind became like this?

Altera subconsciously materialized her Photon Ray out of shame while Seth simply shrugged. "Yes, we had a good time. I have to say, though, your bed was truly comfortable. You have my thanks for lending us your room."

The pink-haired girl's jaw dropped. "The hell?! You were using my room, sc.u.mbag?!"

The Scourge of God wanted to hit her Master for making it sound like they did something inappropriate in Drake's room. However, that made her remember the thing he told her about doing something together tonight, making her avert her eyes. Although this only worked to "confirm" Seth's words in the Captain's mind.

"I would love to talk more about it, but I have to meet with the others on the island." The Egyptian God said nothing more and jumped off the ship, followed by his most trusted Servant.

'I'm beginning to regret bringing these guys with me. I should act less like a Pirate sometimes.' The Captain thought after a sigh. She decided not to overthink it, though. For now, they will have to explore the island in search of something of value. She will see the mess they made in her room later.

Drake then got out of the ship to meet with the others. They were already waiting for her a bit far from the shore. She left most of her crew to take care of the ship and was accompanied by Bombe only.

The moment they were all together, they began to plan their next strategy, more or less. "There is a Servant on this island, that we know. The question is, how should we go about it?" Archer asked with his arms folded.

They didn't know if that Servant was a potential ally or an enemy. Depending on their approach, the outcome will undoubtedly be different.

"The air feels tense in this place. I don't think we will get something good out of this." Sanson looked at the center of the island with narrowed eyes.

"It is certainly not a pleasant atmosphere, so I agree with sir Sanson on that. What do you think about it? You seem to be quite experienced in that aspect." Zhuge Liang then asked Seth for his opinion. The intuition of the black-haired man was something he was beginning to take into account, as ridiculous as it might seem from a strategist standpoint.

"Let's see...Madness is filling the area, so the enemy is most likely a Berserker. Leaving aside trying to reason with someone of their class, the fact that this place reeks of blood is not a good sign of a potential ally." Seth analyzed. He was holding the little Goddess, who at this point has stopped resisting.

"So, we need to be prepared to fight, huh?" Fujimaru hoped to do a better job than he did against Romulus. Even though he didn't say it out loud, that event was still in his mind. Every time he remembered the moment of Jeanne's Death, he instantly thought about his sister, who perished when Lev sabotaged Chaldea.

He had the feeling Seth would be able to kill this "enemy" without much trouble, but he didn't want to depend on him for everything. It may sound selfish from his part, but he, too, wanted to be of help.

"There is no need to worry, Senpai. I will protect you with all I have!" Mash, noticing the conflicting emotions running through his face, immediately went to reassure him.

"Thanks, Mash. I will be counting on you." He was happy with the unconditional support his Servant gave him. Maybe because they were about the same age, they could associate so well.

Now that they knew the chances of the Servant here was an enemy, they began walking in the direction of the center of the island.

Not long after that, pirates appeared, aiming their guns and weapons at them, shouting things like "For the grand Eric!" or "The King will rise again!". They were quickly taken down by EMIYA's arrows, though.

'Having an Archer in your team is surely useful.' Seth thought. Until now, the only thing similar to one had been Cu Chulainn with his spells.

These pirates, different from the ones before, disappeared in motes of light as if they were Servants, so the most logical conclusion was that the power of this Singularity created them, kind of like the skeletons in Fuyuki, and the soldiers in Orleans and Rome.

The group kept moving as they eliminated those fake pirates. Eventually, they found a stone tablet with some kind of runes of Nordic origin that Drake picked up.

"What is this? Some kind of ancient scripture?" Romani's hologram asked once he got visual confirmation of the object.

'It's been so long since I have seen this language...' The writing in the tablet made him remember his times in Asgard with that drunkard and the others. It has been ages since that, but the memories are still vivid inside his mind.

"Let me see it," Seth told Drake to give him the tablet, which she did. The Egyptian God took a moment to read the contents. "It doesn't say much. Just that Eric Bloodaxe will revive again and cover the land with blood."

"Eric Bloodaxe? As the Viking King of Norway? He has quite the infamy to his name." Roman said with slight panic. That guy was a not someone easy to get along with as you would have an ax stuck in your body the moment you looked at him.

"He is famous for killing almost all his brothers and for his sanguinary expeditions," Mash said with worry. An enemy like that would surely be fearsome.

"Vikings, huh? They are like our ancestors, so I would like to meet him and steal his treasure." Drake said, a little enthusiastic. Pirates will always be pirates, after all.

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The group has been exploring the island for about half an hour. Despite Seth knowing the location of Eric Bloodaxe, he wasn't interested in going there right now. While the chances may be low, the possibility of his objective being on an island was not zero, so he wanted to cover as much terrain as possible.

However, it looked like it was all for nothing, as they have covered almost every nook of the island, and now the only place left was the location of Berserker.

As they were getting closer to Eric, the smell of blood was also becoming more evident. Even for the people who were not yet used to such things.

"Death. Death! Gughahh! More!!!" Out of nowhere, the group heard someone's scream of madness. It wasn't like they haven't met any Berserker before, but this one, in particular, brought chills to Mash and Fujimaru.

"Looks like we arrived at a mental asylum." Archer jokingly said, but his posture suggested otherwise. He had bow and arrow ready to shoot whatever came into vision.

They heard the sounds of falling trees in the distance. Little by little, it was becoming louder until a figure jumped in front of them with an expression typical of someone who has lost their mind.

"Well, that's something you don't see every day," Drake commented as she took out her pistols and pointed them at Eric.

He was a muscular, brown-haired man with his upper body b.a.r.e. He wore a red skirt under black, thick metallic armor. Additionally, he had a pair of broken, black horns on his head. Yet, the most peculiar thing about him was his giant ax. It was a long, blood-red one, covered by what looked to be stones around the head.

"Prepare for combat. We don't know what Berserker is capable of, so you have to be careful!" Romani avised them. If there was one thing they were sure, it was that with every Singularity, the enemies were becoming stronger. They couldn't take things lightly.

Seth, however, was looking at Eric with disdain. 'You are a shame for your predecessors. Allow me to put you out of your misery, Viking King.'

Seth summoned his spear at the same time he made dark, thunderous clouds to form in the sky. Lightning danced like serpents through them.

The Viking took this as a sign of hostility and immediately rushed at him. The others, though, were looking at Seth as if he was the Berserker one instead of Eric. Did he want to bomb them away with their enemy?

Seth first pointed his spear at the sky and then brought it down. He was going to use the same attack he used against Jalter in Orleans against Eric.

[Mortals shall be judged by the hands of the evil in the sky. Heaven's strike!]

A massive thunderbolt fell from the sky in Berserker's direction. Fortunately, the others retreated in time, or they would suffer collateral damage.

The world turned white before a resounding boom filled the area. When the others were able to see again, the only thing that filled their vision was a deep crater with Seth on its edge.

There were absolutely no signs of Eric Bloodaxe at all.