Last time on Fate/Sunset.

It seemed like the end for our hero.

“Well as fun as it was, our little game of cat and mouse must come to an end.” chuckled Caster, looming even closer towards the panic teen while brandishing one last dagger, more than enough to finish this servantless master that had been given him a headache.

But due to what some would call a small miracle, our young heroine was saved by a mysterious girl.

“Well now, I’m surprised a caster like you haven’t figured it out yet…” mocked the youth as she quickly gave the injured caster a wider smirk and pointed her rifle at him. “You’d think a servant could tell when he was in the presence of another servant, especially when one is pointing a gun towards him.” mocked the gunslinging youth to the now shocked caster who was now sweating nervously.

Will this new ally be enough to guard our hero from the dangers ahead? Or is this new scenario just one more step to an early grave for our dear Sunset?

We’ll find out in the next installment of Fate/Sunset!

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(location: abandoned theater)

“This is not going to be pleasant…”

These were the words that left caster’s lips as he made his way towards the backstage of his master’s current base of operation.

“I can at least appreciate her taste in locations,” muttered the servant as he made his way towards the office that was located behind the stage.

“Well it’s nice to see you agree about one of my decisions,” commented a voice, coming from behind the office door, and by the tone, Caster could take a wild guess and assume that she wasn’t too pleased with him. “Because it seems you obviously didn’t agree with my plan of laying low and NOT ATTRACTING THE ATTENTION OF THE OTHER MASTERS!”

‘Well speak of the devil, and the devil shall appear,’ thought caster, and he was right to assume that. Because as soon as the office door open he was greeted by the frowning face of his master, and while he would take the time to say that look made her more cute than threatening, he really didn’t want to push his luck.

And speaking of cute, oh boy was caster not exaggerating! With hair that was pale cornflower blue, with very pale cerulean stripes, that reached down her lower back, and with striking purple eyes that would catch a lot of people's attention, and topped off with her light skin complexion that made her in caster’s honest opinion, absolutely made for the stage life.

Though Caster felt that saying anything smart right now or trying to butter her up would just land him ANOTHER lecture, and he’d instead just take the verbal lashing, and be done with it.

“So Caster,” started his master. “Was there at least anything you were able to gain from this disaster of a night?”

This was his chance! If the info he had was good enough, then he could skip a headache and get to writing his next great play!

“Why yes in fact~! My master~!” Caster sang as he started to take a pose as if he was about to sing on stage. This made his master let out a sigh in irritation, she knew it was only a matter of time before her servant went back to his over the top flamboyant ways.

Not letting his master’s clear sign of annoyance get in his way, the Caster of the stage continued his act, moving about the stage and recreating every moment of the encounter in a fluent detail, and with every word that left his mouth he could tell his master was quickly getting into the show. It brought a smile to his face and a wave of nostalgia as he looked upon the look of admiration and awe from his master as she watches his simple but still great show.

“And as I was about to take down the competition, my target was somehow able to summon her servant, and an Archer no less,” Caster finished, as he stopped his little play, much to his master hidden disappointment.

“Hmmm,” the young master could only sit and mull over the information that was given to her. So either the enemy master was a weak mage or someone with the talent of mage craft but knew nothing about the secret world of the magus. Either one of this possibilities left her with a little more hope when it came to this new foe… though there might be another option when it came to dealing with this new piece on the board.

Yes, YES! That’s it! From Caster’s information the servant, this new master summoned was pretty strong from just her aura alone! This opened up an even brighter future for her!

“This is great~!” the master of Caster sang, as she jumped from her seat. “With this information, we either have a wet behind the ears master.”

“*chuckle* ears,” Caster let out a chuckle as he heard the mention of ears.

“Or even someone who doesn't know what they're doing, which means if we play our cards right, we’ll get a pawn in this war that can take us to the top!” the teen all but sang as she even twirled in place.

“Yeah *heh* a new pet that would help you win this war,” Caster snickered. “Yes, I can see her fitting the role quite well especially with those cute ears,”

Stopping from her little victory dance, the master of Caster gave her servant a curious look. “Ok that’s the second time you laughed about her ears, why is that?”

“Heh well you see Master when the enemy master was in the middle of gaining her servant, I couldn’t help but notice for just a split second that she had horse-like ears sprouting from the top of her head,” Caster explained ignoring the shocked look from his master. “Though now that I think about it, it’s kind of odd that someone that would share traits of a horse would wear leather.”

“.....no,” whispered the young master, Catching her servant by surprise.

“Pardon me?” asked the servant of magic.

“D-did the master have red hair, with streaks of golden blond hair mixed in?” asked Caster’s master. A look of horror slowly forming upon her face.

Blinking in surprise the servant of the spell gave his master a grin. “Why yes my master that is completely right! How did you know? Do you know this master by chance?”

Oh, she knew all right, and if Sunset Shimmer was in the war then she more than likely might have lost this war! Why did the grail choose her! Even if Sunset didn’t know anything of the holy grail, or even the secret life of the magus of this world, it wouldn’t take someone like Sunset who wielded very potent magic that this young master had never seen before, to piece things together and start planning on not only surviving but winning!

“No!” screamed the teen, causing her servant to look at her in confusion. “ I will not lose this war! Especially to Sunset Shimmer of all people!”

“So… what will be our plans with dealing with her?” asked Caster, grinning at the display of emotion being showcased to him. Whoever this Sunset Shimmer was, it was able to lite a fire within his master’s soul.

“Oh trust me Caster, whatever plan I come up with, it will be sure to get us far into this war,” stated the teen.

Grinning at his master’s confidence, Caster pointed out. “You seem confident,”

“*heh* of course I am! This plan will work, or my name isn’t Trixie!” declared Trixie as she let out a laugh. You better watch out Sunset you whatever plans she might have, it can’t be any better than what you're going through right now at the moment.

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“Anything would be better than this!” yelled out a frustrated Archer as she carried her slightly taller and still unconscious master in a piggyback position. This was all the more annoying with the fact she was walking through a bloody BLIZZARD!

“*sigh* what I wouldn't give to be a Rider right now,” muttered the servant of the bow… well gun in her case. Just imagining being able to drive through all this snow on one of her faithful horses. Heck, right now she would just be happy finding something that could shield them from the snow!

Shaking her head from such fantasy, the short servant continued her track through the snow. Determined to find not only shelter but a base of operation to plan her assured victory over this war.

A grin that was both beautiful and deranged slowly formed on her face, and a low chuckle escaped from her lips as memories of her past life, and all those victories started to pop up in her mind. This even helped her ignore the freezing snow, as she walked through the street with more vigor in her step.

And heck if the cold was still bothering her, she could always find another mountain to burn, and if she was lucky, then some stupid monks will be on that one as well.

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Well, it seems not only is Sunset already have someone who has plans for her in this war, but it also seems her servant might be a little unhinged as well…. Well, no one said surviving a war was easy, let alone winning one.

Let’s all just hope she survives long enough to figure out a way to even figure out what was even going on.

Tune in next time for more Fate/Sunset!

Author's Note

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7nzml-zZ9M