Fate/Blackened Sugar

[] Destroy the Anchor. It will take longer to do so by yourself but it will no doubt help Assassin in the long run. The looser this world is, the better.

It's going to take a bit... But you can't let this thing stand. It will take a bit of time to dismantle but it was worth the risk. You just hoped that the thieves didn't make a comeback while you're breaking this Anchor. It should loosen this world's hold on the Earth's surface and if you take out enough, Gaia can sort out the rest.

You began by tapping your cane on the ground and imbuing it with magical energy. It surged with black light before you lifted it up and thrust it into the Anchor.

Your legs buckled as you felt the swirl of magical energy kick back. You held on and pushed your cane in deeper, causing the entire cave to shake and rumble rather violently. You gasped as you held on, pouring in your magical energy into the swirl and breaking the flow from the inside.

Instead of a wrench, you'll be decaying this whole thing at once. It would help if there were other mages with you but you didn't have such leisure. This was going to take a long while so you decided to get comfortable and jam your cane deeper into the swirl.

You focused.

This... This will take a few minutes.

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Assassin blended with the shadows and looked up the sky. It flickered for a moment before going back to normal.

A frown appeared on her face. Looking by the corner, she found that no one was in the vicinity and darted through the darkness as she got closer and closer to the hospital. She avoided the people and guards as much as possible and left no trace as she continued onwards.

Caster was going to be cautious now that there were two teams of Masters and Servants in her territory, but the silence from Berserker was quite worrying. Assassin knew of Berserker's strength first hand and for him to be silenced in this manner made her nervous.

What could Caster have done to him?

Assassin could only approach the hospital as she slipped through building after building. She was careful not to make a sound or even reveal herself for a moment. Her wound ached, reminding her of her previous failure...

Today was different. She won't let her Master down.

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Five minutes passed, ten minutes passed, sweat slid down your face as you watched the decay of the swirl of magical energy. Your efforts were bearing fruit and you smiled at the prospect of breaking this Anchor. You needed to grab Manaka, the two of you could make this task a whole lot easier together.

However just as you were in the middle of thinking that, you heard voices. You looked down the cave and saw the light of torches and the shadows of men.

"Well fuck... Looks like I'm Cassim," you murmured as you tried pulling your cane out.

You struggled and hissed trying to undo your spell as the Thieves returned to find you in their treasure room. You couldn't break the Anchor, you took too long!

Pulling your cane out, you stumbled as the Thieves drew their swords and charged at you.

"Sowilo," you etched the rune on the ground and created a wall of fire between you and the thieves.

You felt your head sting. You turned to the sealed hatch and tried remembering the words to open it... But you can't.

The words, the phrase to open the hatch. You were blanking out.

You were going to be cut and quartered. That was how the story will go. It seemed that this room was deliberately applying memory interference the longer one stayed within it.

It was a pretty good defense system. Simple yet effective.

You can't even remember how you got here and you found it funny. The wall of fire wasn't going to last and you weren't about to play by the story's rules. You climbed up the ladder and made your way to the hatch.

Tapping it once, you etched a rune beneath it before it was forced out of its spot.

"Out of my way," you growled as you held on to your cane while one the ladder.

BANG

The Thieves yelled and spat less than savory words your way as you cheated the story.

Rolling out of the hatch, you tapped the walls of the old house and had it collapse over the entrance. You staggered back and moved.

Open sesame.

Your eyes watered as you recalled the words. That place was pretty bad. You failed to destroy the Anchor but you knew how it worked now. You heard the cries of the Thieves at the distance and reinforced your legs to move.

You had to get back to your safehouse. If your memory wasn't failing you, then the thieves will track you down. You needed to create the same circumstances as the story.

You returned to your safehouse and recognized it by the mark on the door. The Thieves were coming behind you, they'll find you eventually at this rate. What happened in the story need to happen in the real world too.

You may have failed in destroying the Anchor but so long as you survived, it should be fine.

[] You decided to fight off the 40 Thieves with your runes and magic, crushing them with your strength. They were just men with swords and you were a Magus, of course you would come out on top.
[] You broke the rules once more, using your command seal to bring Assassin back to your side and slaughtering your pursuers. This'll break the story's hold on you.
[] You copied the mark on the door and applied it to the identical houses nearby.
[] You went in your safehouse and reinforced the bounded field that would keep the Thieves out. You can hide there while they searched for you.
[] You abandoned the safehouse and kept running through the city. You'll try and lose them while you run, you're not going to play by this place's rules. Enter a new building and try losing them in a hiding spot.