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towerofanimus2012-11-05 10:24 am
scorchedchivalry) wrote in towerofanimus2012-11-05 10:24 am
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Death borders upon our birth. [CLOSED]
Characters: Saber (Alter), Kariya Matou, and Jeanne d'Arc/Ruler
Setting: 48th Floor
Format: Prose, but will switch to action if preferred.
Summary: Saber had warned Kariya that she would kill him the next time she saw him and had given him some advice on how to prevent it. Now to see if he listened to her...
Warnings: potential for violence
Saber had not been right since the end of October, the end of that trick or treat candy hunt. No, she'd failed the one thing she'd intended to do and it was just another knife into her gut to know she'd failed as king again. It made it near impossible to keep the corruption, the taint of Angra Mainyu at bay, to not listen to the whispers of those evils, of the darkness feeding her rage.
So, Saber had taken to keeping herself away from others. When she found the new floor, the one with the gravestones, she wandered about them. Being on an unfamiliar floor, she was clad in her blackened armor, the red lines a lot more prominent than usual emitting a faint glow and the mark of the tainted grail has spread up her cheek. She was not okay, but she had no means right then to regain herself.
Eventually, a name on a stone caught her attention and she stopped before it. Silently, she looked down at the grave. Unmoving, she may as well be yet another forlorn statue in the graveyard.
Until someone else showed up...
Setting: 48th Floor
Format: Prose, but will switch to action if preferred.
Summary: Saber had warned Kariya that she would kill him the next time she saw him and had given him some advice on how to prevent it. Now to see if he listened to her...
Warnings: potential for violence
Saber had not been right since the end of October, the end of that trick or treat candy hunt. No, she'd failed the one thing she'd intended to do and it was just another knife into her gut to know she'd failed as king again. It made it near impossible to keep the corruption, the taint of Angra Mainyu at bay, to not listen to the whispers of those evils, of the darkness feeding her rage.
So, Saber had taken to keeping herself away from others. When she found the new floor, the one with the gravestones, she wandered about them. Being on an unfamiliar floor, she was clad in her blackened armor, the red lines a lot more prominent than usual emitting a faint glow and the mark of the tainted grail has spread up her cheek. She was not okay, but she had no means right then to regain herself.
Eventually, a name on a stone caught her attention and she stopped before it. Silently, she looked down at the grave. Unmoving, she may as well be yet another forlorn statue in the graveyard.
Until someone else showed up...
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She did register the call for help, but Ruler was not there and when the other Servant did not show as one would when summoned instantly by their master, there was a brief cruel curl to her lips. Kariya could not summon Ruler. Saber would not have to deal with the other Servant before taking Kariya's head.
So, it was without any hurry that she closed the distance between herself and Kariya. "Say your prayers, Matou magus. Perhaps an angel of light will come save you before the darkness takes you," Saber said in a cold, mocking voice, bringing Excalibur up.
With a quick slash, she aimed to take his head with her sword.
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It had been pure luck that Jeanne had only been on the floor below the graveyard. She, like many of the other residents, could not contain her curiosity for very long. And drawing out a mental map of the tower would prove to be useful in the future, right?
Well, whatever her reason for being nearby, it didn't matter now. What mattered was that she felt that strange feeling of a Servant engaging in battle shooting straight down her spine at the very same time she sensed Kariya calling out to her. So without a second she dashed off, and arrived just in time.
"Stand down, Saber," She commanded. Her voice was hard as the steel of her blade, completely different from the times she had chatted so civilly with the two she had come between.
"This man is under my protection, and even with no Holy Grail War, you are forbidden to attack one under the protection of the overseer. So I will say it again: stand down."
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He'd learned that the dead returned to life in the tower, so he knew it wouldn't be permanent, but he still feared dying and pain, even after suffering so much already. He had no prayers to say, but at Saber's words, he thought of Aoi. Hers was the face he most wanted to see. Now and always.
He closed his eyes and fell back as Saber's sword sped toward him. He waited for the blow--then heard that metallic clash of blade meeting blade. His eyes snapped open. He saw Ruler standing there, sword in hand, and he let out a deep breath, the sound harsh in his throat, as relief washed over him.
"Thank you."
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She did, after holding the contact with Ruler's sword a moment, let her dark prana surge through her blade at the other Servant to blow her back and off-balance. The dark knight followed that with a strong step inward, the red lines on her armor glowing a bit brighter, and an upward strike with the intention of knocking Ruler's sword upward. Should she succeed, she would grab for the wrist on Ruler's sword arm to lock it with her monstrous strength.
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But Saber's follow-up attack worked less than well. The saint let herself be caught off-guard once, and that wasn't going to happen again. Not when a life of someone she's supposed to be protecting is on the line.
She braced herself, bringing her sword down to meet Saber's upward strike once more with a loud clash of steel, using every bit of that enhanced strength of hers to keep the dark blade from knocking her own from her hands.
"Must you make me repeat myself?" Her voice, while just as fierce as when she commanded Saber a moment ago, was notably strained. "If you are a true knight, then you must obey the rules that all Servants must follow! Lower your sword!"
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He was dimly aware of the fact that he had coughed up some worms along with the blood, and they were already transforming into their violent and vicious Blade Wing form, responding to the battle and the danger to Kariya himself. A few of them swept in toward Saber, and Kariya didn't stop them. He didn't think it would make much difference, considering how Saber had dealt with them before.
He watched Saber and Ruler fight, overwhelmed and amazed by the feeling of power that came from them as they clashed and he did his best to stay out of the way. There was no denying that these were Heroes.
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The screech of metal sliding against metal as Saber forced Ruler backwards two steps and refused to let her disengage her blade filled the air. It was enough to get the other Servant into position and her shoulder dipped just slightly as she prepared to end the matter between the two of them.
Then, suddenly, she stopped her advancement, sliding Excalibur off Ruler's sword, only to bring her off hand up quickly to catch the Blade Wing worms. Crushing them in her grip, she let the pieces drop to the ground and her eyes shifted form Ruler to Kariya, the hatred flaring in them again.
...yet, she reversed her barely visible sword in her hand so the blade was pointing behind her. She could defend herself if she must, but cut the effectiveness of any attack in half with the position.
Perhaps that was her concession to Ruler's position as Overseer.
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So focused was she on trying not to be overwhelmed by Saber's strength, she almost toppled over when their swords disengaged. She was able to catch her footing though, when Saber instead focused on the insects that had suddenly attacked her. Throwing a sharp glare at Kariya over her shoulder, she spoke again.
"Provoking an enemy will only make matters worse. You must stay your hand as well, Kariya."
And then she turned back to Saber, eying the way she held her sword now. Jeanne didn't relax the grip on her own sword just yet.
"Do you yield?"
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He was shamefaced at Ruler's rebuke. He hadn't meant to provoke her further. The worms were only partially under his control. "Yes. I'm sorry," says Kariya. "I didn't mean to. They can't hurt her." He tried to will the remaining Blade Wing Worms back. They flew back to him, and he regarded them, these things he controlled, which were part of him, yet which he hated.
He looked back to Saber. Would she yield?
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The black knight made no move to attack, not did she make any more to relent. No, her pale eyes burned into Kariya, yet she was still acutely aware of Ruler's position, the way she held her sword, and where she might be vulnerable to attack. She weighted her hatred and need for vengeance with her honor. She considered forgoing it to wipe this man from the Tower, even if she had to use her noble phantasm on Ruler.
"I do not yield."
Her grip on Excalibur tightened as she considered it. Seriously considered it. Then... then one thing flashed through Saber's mind. If Irisviel knew what Saber was doing... she wouldn't approve. To see Saber fall like that over her... it would make the woman sad.
That would not do.
"...but I will withdraw," she said, eyes shifting to Ruler as she spoke.
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But none came. She looked wary at Saber's brief moment of hesitation, still not letting her guard down at all, even when the other Servant spoke up again.
"... Thank you." She relaxes her stance, just a little, but still keeps her grip on her sword tight.
"I trust that you will follow the rules concerning Kariya's current status from this point on. But I will warn you that if you do not, I will not stay on the defense the next time we must clash."