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After a couple of minutes later and Issei found himself staring the blonde man in glasses they had been tracking earlier and he tightened the grip on his sword as he saw the man grab Mimic off Irina's unconscious body and turn to face him."A pleasure to finally meet you Issei, my name is Arthur Pendragon," announced Arthur, causing Issei to freeze as his last chocolate brown eye turned bright green before a familiar helm materialized over his face.
[Oh shit. Partner, snap out of it!]"What did you just say? You dare to take my father's name as your own! You weak, filthy, pathetic, Poser!" snarled Issei in a strangely genderless voice."That helm…no that's not possible," gasped Arthur before he quickly brought his sword up to block the strike at his neck.Caliburn and Clarent created a shower of sparks as they clashed for the first time in centuries and Arthur stumbled at the unexpected force of the blow, his feet digging into the ground as he struggled to hold his ground.
The descendant then deflected the blade away from his, only to feel a fist slam into his gut as he flinched and spun the sword in his grip to deflect another slash at his legs.Arthur then backed away from his opponent as he warily tried to gauge the teen's strength only to frown as he found himself unable to, usually he could determine how strong someone was from the way they fought but this was different.
It was as if something was stopping him from determining Issei's abilities, the best he could do was take a rough estimate based on simple trial and error.Suddenly the descendant had to duck as Issei threw his sword at him, knocking Caliburn from his grasp from both the surprise and strength of the blow as he hurriedly blocked the makeshift missile.
Clarent sliced a tree in half as it passed through the unfortunate plant while Caliburn buried itself up to the hilt into the earth, Arthur then frowned as he withdrew Excalibur Ruler to meet the charging Issei."By the authority of the King, I command you to be still!" ordered Arthur as Ruler began glowing and Issei froze in mid-step.Arthur breathed a sigh of relief as he turned to retrieve Caliburn, only to hear Issei roar in frustration and turned to see the teen's body trembling as it struggled to break the power binding it.
The descendant watch in shock as he saw a faint white glow surround Issei before the teen rushed towards Arthur, Ruler's effects apparently negated as the descendant brought the blade up to stab Issei in the heart.Issei just grabbed the blade with his bare hands, blood dripping down his hands as the teen began to squeeze. "You dare to use his name and then insult me with this toy!" he snarled in fury as a loud metallic groan echoed throughout the battlefield.Arthur's eyes widened as he saw minute cracks appear along Ruler's length before he retreated, Ruler cutting open Issei's palm as it passed through his clenched hand. Any normal person would have screamed in pain as their hand was cut open, but in his current stated Issei was anything but normal, rage was a hell of an anesthetic after all.
Arthur watched as the teen looked at his bloody hand before he disappeared in a burst of movement again and this time Arthur could have sworn he felt magical energy from the teen's limbs. Issei then reappeared beside Clarent before picking up the broadsword with one hand and rushing towards Arthur, Ruler cracking further as it blocked blow after blow from Clarent.
Arthur grunted as he was forced back, "by the authority of the King, I command you to bind him!"Suddenly roots erupted from the ground before wrapping themselves around the struggling teen as they forced him back to the dirt. Issei just struggled to stand as he cut root after root and Arthur frowned as he looked up at the growing storm clouds in the sky and smiled.Ruler glowed as he pointed it towards the sky, "by the authority of the King, I command you to strike him down!"Faster than eye could see a bolt of lightning rushed towards the teen, whom again used his odd speed technique to dodge to the side as the spot he just vacated became a smoking crater.
The teen continued to dodge bolts of lightning that rained down all around him as he continued to close the distance between the two fighters.Arthur frowned as he was forced back into close quarters with Issei before the teen roared in fury and swung Clarent in an overhead strike, once again meeting the cracking form of Ruler as the blade desperately tried to maintain its ground against the Royal Sword.[Partner, you have to snap out of it! This isn't you!]As the swords clashed Issei kneed his opponent in the gut before clenching his bloodied hand into a fist and slamming it into Arthur's face, knocking the glasses off his face as the descendant fell to the earth.
Kicking Ruler from his hand Issei gave the descendant a snort of disgust before walking over to the still buried Caliburn, his body shivering with anticipation."Finally I've been waiting for this moment for a long time," murmured Issei as his hand wrapped around the hilt of the Sword of Appointment.[No you haven't partner! That's Mordred talking, you need to stop!]The teen ignored the dragon as he gleefully tried to pull the sword out of the earth, only to find it refusing to budge. Growling Issei dropped Clarent as he attempted to pull with all his might, but like before the sword didn't even move an inch."Don't bother, Caliburn will never accept someone like you as its wielder, Mordred Pendragon," coughed out Arthur in a weak voice as he regained consciousness."No! It has to! IT HAS TO ACCPET ME! I FOUGHT THE GRAIL WAR FOR THIS CHANCE! I CANNOT FAIL! I HAVE TO PROVE FATHER WRONG!" shouted Issei as he began pulling on the blade more frantically.Arthur slowly got to his feet as he picked up Ruler, "you are not worthy Mordred, you never were and never will be worthy to be King!""YOU'RE LYING! I AM WORTHY!" denied Issei, as the image of his 'father' was superimposed over Arthur's.Arthur then slammed the flat end of his blade into Issei's helmet, causing the teen to collapse to the ground before he curled up on the ground in the fetal position.
"Was father right? Was I really nothing but a worthless homunculus? A bastard child? A disgrace?" he began muttering, getting a confused expression from Arthur, whom easily lifted Caliburn out of the ground.[I swear Mordred, Caliburn will be the least of your worries once I'm done with you. Let my partner go NOW!]Issei blinked as Boosted Gear appeared on his arm before Clarent glowed and transformed back into the Saber card and the helm disappeared, and just as quickly, the overwhelming sadness that had filled him disappeared along with Arthur's image returning to normal. Issei looked up to see Arthur placing Caliburn at his throat, the descendant looking both confused and angry at what had just happened."Now Mordred, if you want to live you'll tell me where my sister is," demanded Arthur, only for Issei to frown at him.However, before either of them could say anything Arthur instantly leapt to the side as Xenovia appeared with her sword swinging towards Arthur
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