Chapter 57 Holy Grail War (1/2)

All the present members of the Justice League watched as Rider's expression twisted into one of distaste as he looked down at the Command Seals on the hands of Batman, Hawkgirl and himself. The Heroic Spirits inside him, as well as Gray, did not like the Einzbern Holy Grail War. The Command Seals were a magecraft that bent the will of Heroes to the wills of Man.

Being forced to execute tasks that went against their code or principles, that was the power of a Command Seal. Despite the fact that it could be used in conjunction with a Servant's will to increase their power dozens of times over, it still left an ugly taste in Gray's mouth.

Not to mention the consequences of the presence of these Command Seals.

”.... A Holy Grail War”.

These words escaped Gray's lips as he stared down at the red colored Venn diagram on his hand. They instantly attracted the attention of Batman and Hawkgirl, the latter was trying to wipe off the Command Seals, thinking it was just a weirdly shaped smudge.

The Dark Knight frowned for a moment, putting his glove back on as he stared at Gray with narrowed eyes.

”Holy Grail War? As in the cup that touched the blood of Christ?”.

Gray looked at the Dark Night for a moment before looking away at Berserker's unconscious figure beside Batman. Batman's frown deepened as he watched Gray ignore him and head over towards Berserker, raising as eyebrow as his spear materialized once more, raising over his head and bringing it down with a swing just before-.

”Hold it right there son. You don't get to decide that about this man”.

A strong and muscular hand held Gray's spear wielding arm as a tall figure looked down at Gray, a disappointed frown on his brow.

Gray sighed and dropped the spear only to pick it up in his other hand, ready to pierce Berserker's heart before a green light construct wrapped around his right arm, holding the Pseudo-Servant back from killing the massive man in front of him.

He could've broken the chains wrapped around his arm in an instant, but turned his head and looked back at the rest of the League. Everyone except Diana had their weapons raised at Gray, aimed at spots that would ensure the most pain, but least chances of the blow being fatal.

Kara and Diana just stood at the side, the former shouting at the League, much to the surprise of her cousin, holding Gray's left arm.

”Wait! I'm sure Gray has a reason for this! He wouldn't kill this man for no good reason! I'm sure!”.

The Kryptonian managed to slightly convince her cousin, who just looked at Batman pleadingly. The caped crusader frowned once more, before looking at Gray expectantly.

Diana frowned at Gray's actions, but didn't grab her lasso, even though most of the League were looking at said artifact. Gray gave one last look at Berserker before sighing.

”I'm trying to kill him to prevent a Holy Grail War. If all seven Servants are summoned, the War will begin, and the possibility of countless lives being lost is higher than ever”.

”Why?”, was all Batman had to say.

Gray looked down at Berserker and noted the faint blue motes of light coming off his wounds.

”He is a spiritual being. He may look life flesh and blood, but he needs spiritual energy in order to sustain himself. Mana would do the trick, but souls are the best form of food to Servants”.

All the eyes of the Justice League widened and they looked down at Berserker with trepidation, however Batman's eyes never left Gray.