[] "You don't have to fight if you don't want to. You're your own person. It's your choice."
You met the Creature's gaze, her yellow and blue eyes giving you the same sorrowful. You worked up what courage you had and spoke to her. You hoped she would listen, you hoped your words would reach her, you just wanted to get out of here at first but now you wanted to change this.
Re-enacting the story, by giving the Creature the push she needed to rebel. To question her maker. If there's anyone who could defeat Victor and stop her, it would be the Creature. Though she was like this, you hoped that she would act.
"You don't have to fight if you don't want to," you told her as you stood your ground. You met her gaze and pointed at her, "You're your own person. It's your choice."
The Creature stared at you for a moment as her eyes glistened. Caster snarled and cut in as she drew her electric sword bearing the same components as the Creature's mace.
"Fine! I'll put them down myself!" Caster roared as lightning crackled and danced all around.
The Creature studied her for a moment before looking up at the grand lightning descending from the heavens. Power filled the air as you felt down to keep yourself from being hit. Victor laughed as she sent the bolts through the castle and punching through the ramparts and battlements, she burned her foe's and allies alike to a crisp.
You watched as flames erupted from the walls of her own castle before vaporizing an entire line of Celtic soldiers. You grit your teeth as you watched this happen before the lightning died down, filling Caster with power instead.
"That's how you do it, Monster!" Caster spat towards her own creation, "Enough of you listening to that Doll! Obey me!"
The Creature stared at her before you got up.
"You could be so much more than just her monster," you breathed as you looked her way.
"You will sully my work with your words, Doll!" Caster roared as she sent lightning towards you.
You held out your hand as Aegis returned to your arm. You blocked the blow but it turned your forearm numb. You gasped as you were sent staggering back.
"It's your choice! Do you want to do it!? To cause more Pain and Destruction! You know how you came to be! How many people were sacrificed?! You can be better! Think about it!" You yelled as you were assaulted by another lightning bolt. Your body felt the shock but you grit your teeth and endured, "Will you become like your Maker?!"
The Creature's eyes cleared before she held out her hand and redirected the lightning bolt away from you. Caster was forced to cut off the power to prevent its back flow from affecting her.
Her eyes widened in shock and disbelief before she stared at her creation. The Creature lowered her hand and mace and spoke.
"Sssstop..." She rasped with a pleading look.
Caster was taken aback by this before fuming in rage, "You dare?! You were supposed to be the ideal! How dare you disobey me!? Your Creator! Your Mother!"
"Enough... No... More... Hurt," the Creature begged her all while shaking her head.
"
I am your God. You should be worshipping
me,
I gave you life!" Caster argued with her teeth gnashing.
"Please... Or... I... Will stop. You..." The Creature warned her before tightening her grip on her mace.
Caster looked like she was about to erupt before closing her eyes. Her rage was tempered as she slowly raised her gaze upon meet her Creation's.
"A failure then," Caster breathed. She held up her hand and clenched it, "What a waste of time. Ohhh... Boy. I'm so furious. Hey, Dolly. You wouldn't mind if I took it out on you, right?"
You jerked back as your senses screamed at you to move. Caster was already on to you and while she was slower than Medb or Archer, she was still inhumanly fast. The only reason you survived was because the Creature came to your defense by blocking her Maker's blow.
Your eyes widened as the Creature fought back before Caster parried her strike and blasting her with lightning. The Creature used her mace to absorb the electricity and forced the rest to disperse.
"I'll cut you to pieces!" Caster laughed as she smashed vials into the ground and summoned those streams of rotting hands elongating and reaching for the Creature.
The Creature's eyes shined before electricity burst forth from her body and fried the decaying hands. However Caster had used them as a screen to get close to you, her sword falling down and nearly slicing you in half. You raised your shield as she swung back, watching her shatter Aegis as lightning danced in the air.
You stood before her as she brought down her blade upon you.
"Ah," your breath hitched before the sword never got to you.
The Creature took the blow, her back being split open by Caster's blade. The Creature fell on you before you jumped back to get away from Caster. The two of you rolled for a bit before stopping just as the Servant started giggling.
She held her stomach and laughed out loud into the heavens while you looked down at the Creature that saved you. She was alive but she was no Servant. She was a Noble Phantasm given form and thought, a Monster made to do Caster's bidding.
And now she had saved you once she had made the first choice in her life. The Creature you knew in the story was only focused on vengeance and sorrow but now... She looked so satisfied. Was she fine like this? She was bleeding...
You felt something snap inside you. Boiling hatred...
You will never know peace until she's dead. You will never know peace until you've stopped her. You will never know peace until you've made sure she will hurt no one anymore.
"CASTER!" you screamed.
"BRIE!" Caster laughed.
You gently lowered the creature as you faced the Servant with a mutilated Aegis.
"Such rage! Such anger! So passionate! If only my failures could be as fractionally wonderful as you!" Caster sang as she held out her hands.
"I'll fucking murder you!" You roared as you stood before her.
"Then come, Stray Master! What can you do on your lonesome?!" Caster sneered as her sword crackled with lightning.
You held up your Command Seals as they burned bright. Caster's sneer faltered but you didn't use any of your remaining seals. You instead held up your hand and let the light from it be visible.
Red.
Something exploded within the forest just beyond the castle. Something fast was coming. Something had seen your light. Something had broken the sound barrier to reach you as fast as she could.
That's when you saw her try and ram her Bull into Caster before shooting for the sky. Caster barely dodged out of the way as she ended up falling on her knee.
An Angel fell...
And landed with the Wrath of God before you.
Rider stood before you with her body brimming with prana. You didn't know what she did but she looked like she just dumped herself in a Vat of the stuff.
Caladbolg was in her grasp, shimmering with rainbow light as she faced Caster. After a moment she turned to you, making a face you never seen her make before. A look of worry and concern, it wasn't one you were used to. It wasn't an emotion a Queen would normally make.
"I'm sorry. For letting you go," Rider said as she tightened her grip on her sword. She gave you a better look before she saw the amount of blood on you and the burns you sustained from catching Caster's attack.
Her words died in her throat before her eyes lost their light. There was no cheer or mischief in her eyes...
Medb took off her beloved furred cloak and draped it around you, never caring as blood stained the pure white fabric. She then turned away from you as Caladbolg surged with power.
"I'm going to kill her," the Queen of Connacht declared as she faced Caster.
"You talk big, Rider. You're at the heart of my Territory! Deep within the zone of control! I sit atop a vast well of magical energy, what hope do you have to defend against me?!" Caster snarled as lightning arced around her, "You've just brought yourself to the sl-"
"Shut up," Medb spat as her eyes shined gold. She bit her own thumb until it bled to which she scattered the droplets into the ground, "You dare take what was mine. You dare sully her with your hands. You
dare draw blood from her flesh."
Celtic Warriors began to rise from the pools of blood wielding blades, axes and spears. They were strengthened by the Queen's words, fueled by her anger and driven by her presence.
Caster smirked and raised her hand and dark rifts formed before her where two Belials rose up, dragging themselves out of the ground. Another rift opened behind her as a monstrous beast, twisted and malformed drew itself to its full height, towering over the Belials.
"I'll obliterate you," Medb said with a cold tone and a murderous gaze.
"Come, Mother of Warriors. Let's wage war," Caster challenged as she raised her hands.
Medb glanced at you and nodded. She was reassuring you that everything was going to be all right.
Childhood's End
[] "Win, Rider. Please win. I'm begging you... Please win."
[] "Don't you dare lose. I'll never forgive you if you do!"
[] "Fight... I know you can do it. You're the only one who can!"
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