[] "Don't you dare lose. I'll never forgive you if you do!"
You stared at her back as you fell down your knees, "Don't you dare lose. I'll never forgive you if you do!"
"You don't have to tell me that!" Rider said as she raised her sword. The Warriors grunted in response before they released a vicious war cry.
She was leading them to battle with blade and magic at hand. The chilly December winds blew by as you watched Medb's hair danced in the wind. You believed in her. It end tonight! The Warriors responded to her intent by charging forward as one group.
Caster's monsters charged as well, two Belials and one Igor lumbering through the length of the tower you were on. You watched as Warriors absorbed the blows of the Belials' fists with their shields before slashing with their blades. The Igor kicked aside spearmen by the group's before taking an axe to the heel.
Blood and carnage erupted as Medb and Caster only had eyes for one another. Caladbolg shifted into a more slender form, glowing hot violet instead of rainbow before Medb dashed forward. She and Caster met at the middle before they clashed.
Electricity and rainbow light burst from their blades before you disengaged. You jumped back in before exchanging blows and unleashing their powers to get the edge in the fight.
Caster unleashed lightning from her sword while Medb dodged through them with her superior speed. Her own sword thrust fast and nearly got Caster's side before the latter slashed down.
She would have taken Rider's head had your Servant not jerked back. Coming to a halt, Rider shot forward as Caster's sword redirected Caladbolg to the side. The two women were in engaged in mortal combat as lightning and rainbow light swirled around them.
They clashed and a shockwave erupted throughout the area as they locked weapons.
"A Queen taking to the field? You're just as boorish as your Legend says!" Caster sneered as she tested her strength against Medb.
"And for a scientist, you're handy with a blade. Or maybe not... Our skills are pretty the same. Had I been fighting someone better I would have lost!" Rider said as Caladbolg spin one rotation and pushed Caster back, "But for you it would be more than enough!"
Caster raised her hand and unleashed lightning towards Medb but she dodged and weaved through the streams. Caster intercepted her with a swing but Rider slid down the electric blade and shifted her sword's form.
It wrapped around Caster's heel as she stopped. Runes appeared around her as the Druids hanging back supported her. You recognized the effects of reinforcement as Medb easily swung her arm and dragged Caster through the air. Victor was sent flying before being dragged through the air wildly.
Rider pivoted and slashed down, smashing Caster into the ground so hard that dust and debris exploded through the air. Lightning erupted from the smoke but they were useless against the protectivr wards which surrounded Medb.
"I'll tear you into pieces!" Caster spat as she raised her sword and called upon a lightning bolt from the skies.
She was struck but she redirected it to slam into Rider, shattering her protective wards and sending her flying into a pillar. You got up and cried out.
"Rider!" You called for her name as you watched her stagger to her feet, bloodied and bruised but with her eyes remaining on her enemy.
"The difference couldn't be more obvious! I am a God!" Caster declared as she was brimming with raw power, "I can create and end lives on a whim, but you? You're nothing but a Royal Whore for the pleasures of men! A plaything! What have you done that you could be proud of?! What have you brought into the world?! You're nothing, Rider!
Nothing when compared to me!"
Rider cracked a smile as she stepped forward, "You're right. I have nothing. Nothing except this body of mine. But you know what else?"
Caster's eyes narrowed as she tensed up.
"I don't need anything! Because everything will be given to me! The love I'm given and the treasures that follow them, they're all mine!" Medb declared as she had her eyes glow golden, "So try and kill me Caster. Because I can see how you'll lose. Blasted into oblivion crying and screaming!"
Caster sneered and unleashed another lightning bolt from the heavens. The stream of lightning tried to hit Medb but then it didn't. The streams that came after ravaged the area behind her as Rider walked forward. She was dodging them by a hair's breadth.
You realized it. She was using a Noble Phantasm...
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Conchobar My Love," Medb whispered as she got closer and closer to Caster, only to pick up more speed.
Caladbolg returned to its normal form as she charged. Caster's panicked face began to show as she roared and unleashed a ring of electricity all around.
However Rider was gone.
"UP HERE!" Medb yelled before she threw Caladbolg from the sky. The spiral sword split the ground and embedded itself into the surface as Caster dodged.
She sought to retaliate but something thundered to her side. A massive Bull threatened to run her over had she not moved forward... She avoided being trampled but this brought her with Medb's range. The Queen had landed in the confusion and turned in place, her heel swinging through the air before connecting with Caster's jaw.
The kick shattered the air and sent Caster reeling. The madwoman spat out blood but held on as she watched Caladbolg come for her in a grand rainbow spiral.
"Spin!" Rider snarled as Caster smashed her sword against her foe's.
The electric sword connected but immediately shattered upon touching Caladbolg mid-rotation. Caster could only watch as the sword blasted past her her and ripped her entire left side apart in a furious blast of rainbow. She was flung through the air before hitting the ground hard.
Medb missed. The light coming from her eyes died down and they returned to their normal color. She gasped and fell down her knees as she held her eyes.
"Rider!" You cried out as you ran to her side. Kneeling to her left, you noticed that she was crying tears of blood as she had a wistful smile.
"I... Always hated using his treasure," Medb murmured as she kept her gaze on the ground, "At least Fergus' sword is useful..."
"Hold still. I'll patch you up," you told her as your Mystic Code began to glow while you tried easing the pain of her eyes.
"I'm... Glad you're my Master," Rider breathed as she leaned against you, "I'm so glad you're safe..."
You let her rest her head on your chest before you perked up and turned. You saw Caster still alive, rising from the ground but bleeding profusely from her ruined shoulder. You could feel the air crackling as she placed her hand on the ground.
She was giggling to herself, smiling as she set her eyes on you and Rider. Hatred filled her every being as she took out a syringe.
"Hehehehehehehehe, ahahahahahaha, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! IT'S NOT OVER YET!" Caster laughed as she jammed the syringe into her neck.
You and Medb watched as Caster's form jerked back before doubling over. Her limbs grew stiff before her eyes bulged in their sockets. Something was crawling underneath her flesh but she still kept that mad smile.
The air began to change as the tower itself began to rumble. It was then from beneath the tower corpses flew straight upwards. The bodies of her creatures flew into the air as lightning roared in the heavens.
Caster began to float on the air as she looked down on you.
"Sufficient amount of science is indistinguishable from magic. Now be my witness! I'll even use my own body for the sake of this experiment!" Caster declared as the bodies began to converge and meld together.
Corpses, Belials, Undead Dogs and all manner of twisted beasts were sent flying and attached to the growing ball of corruption and death. A floating corpse pile of Pseudo-Apostles and bodies was being created before tendrils shot out of it and attached themselves to Caster's back.
She cried out in pain before electricity surged through the ball of corpses until it roared. It was a Moon of dead bodies surging with raw power.
You and Rider stood together side by side in the face of this threat. The winds grew violent and nearly pushed you two back but a bunch of Celtic Warriors supported the two of you. They were struggling too while the Druids managed to anchor you two on this platform.
The winds released by the monster grew intense until they were all blown away. The howling of the wind, the sound of Caster's laughter, your own beating heart were all you could hear. It was cold... It was so cold.
"I'LL OBLITERATE YOU!" Caster roared as lightning surged and was about to hammer down on you and Medb.
Rider grit her teeth and tried protecting you until-
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"Gae Bolg... Alternative."
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A streak of scarlet pierced through the ball of corpses, replacing the blue lightning that coursed through them with a scarlet streak. Even Caster felt it as she suddenly cried out in pain.
You didn't know what that was but something struck Caster and cancelled her attack. The winds died down and the Moon of corpses grew unstable. This left Caster in a vulnerable position as you and Medb regained your footing.
"What's happening?! Why can't I move?! What's going on?!" Caster cried out into the air, "HINAKO! HINAKO WHERE ARE YOU?! USELESS MASTER! DO YOU WANT TO WIN OR NOT?! USE A COMMAND SEAL! FIX THIS!"
But no one answered her. It was just the three of you at the top of this castle.
You felt a hand hold your own and you glanced at your Servant. She had that smirk on her face again before she asked.
"You ready?" She said with that twinkle in her eye.
"Yeah," you nodded as Caladbolg manifested between your hands. You both held it together and as it began to spin.
The air turned and rainbow light began to shine from the blade. It turned and turned and turned until everything was shaking from the amount of power you and Rider were feeding into the Noble Phantasm.
A crystallization of a miracle.
While it didn't truly belong to her, it was more than enough for this.
"WAIT! STOP THAT! I'M NOT READY YET! I AM A GOD! STOP THAT!"
You and Medb didn't listen.
The two of you took a combined step forward and thrust.
"HEAVEN AND EARTH, SKY GREAT ROTATION!"
"HEAVEN AND EARTH, SKY GREAT ROTATION!"
You put everything into this one blow.
"CALADBOLG!!!"
Rainbow light erupted from the sword before surging towards Caster. The Moon of Corpses was purged and the rainbow light punched through the bounded field. Rainbow light pierced the heavens, forcing the dark clouds to vanish and return the view of shimmering stars in the heavens.
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You and Medb fell down on your knees having burned yourself out from that last attack. You still had enough energy to remain conscious but it was hard. Medb was spent as well and it was a miracle you two got out of that. The corpses were gone but...
Caster remained.
Caster was reduced to frustrated mess on the ground, beating the floor from her defeat. She had thrown everything at you but still you survived. You had even vanquished her last ditch attack by some dumb luck.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!" Caster snarled as she punched the ground.
"I can't believe she's still alive," Medb spat as she narrowed her gaze.
"I know why," you breathed as you got up.
You watched as from crimson mist, another girl stepped out. Hinako Akuta stood behind Caster with a disappointed look.
"Hinako..." You murmured as you faced her.
"Brie. Looks like you won," she observed before glancing at her Servant, "You lost, Caster. You did everything your way and you still lost."
"Dammit... If only you'd help me!" Caster snarled as she turned to her Master.
Hinako remained unfazed as she held up her hand, "Now we're going to do things my way."
Her last remaining Command Seal burned bright before fading away. Caster stiffened and fell down her knees.
"You're going to follow my orders until you expire. Right now, we're going to fight them," Hinako stated as she glanced at you, "That was my last Command Seal."
You blinked at that before Caster was forced to follow and stand against you. Rider stood by your side as she held her sword.
"You're... You're going to let them kill me. That's what your planning?! Don't you care?! You have your wish, didn't you?! You think they're going to let you go just because you offered me?!" Caster spat as she summoned her electric sword.
However Hinako ignored her and faced you, "A normal brawl between Masters and Servants. It ends once either of our Servants are dead."
"THEY'RE GOING TO KILL ME!" Caster screamed as she held her sword.
Rider stood before you awaiting your orders, "Brie. Whenever you're ready."
GRAND BATTLE
VS
CASTER
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
Starburst
[] Use your Mystic Code to boost Medb's attack.
[] Have Medb send her Warriors out to harrass Caster and wait for an opening.
[] Medb will work with her Druids to defeat Caster and make sure she stays down.
[] Write in strategy...