[] You might get something out of this. Go down the basement and get Ruler up to speed. She can stop this, hopefully!
You had to bring back up. Medb's stats are shit compared to Archer so you needed to level the playing field. However without the spells you can cast, you're just dead weight. You just wanted to run but the greedy part of you wanted to earn the Church's favor.
It occurred to you that you were a pretty shitty person. Oh well. You turned your attention to Rider and spoke to her through your Mental link.
"Keep him busy. I'll go get Ruler!"
"Who do you think I am a Berserker?!"
"Do you want back up or not?!"
Though the two of you bickered, you both did your jobs. You got a sense for where the basement was while Rider had her Warriors go after the Bowman letting loose a hail of arrows from above. Some warriors gathered church pews as cover while Rider moved on the outskirts to look for an opening.
However Archer seemed to have noticed your movements and tried to shoot you. A Warrior took an arrow for you while your circuits flared upon activating your shield. His arrows cracked and shattered your barrier before you tripped and fell on the ground.
You felt Rider's emotions spike before you thought to her,
"Don't attack! He's baiting you!"
Rider paused and simply summoned more Warriors while you raised another shield. It promptly shattered as you were blown backwards into a hall to which you scrambled to throw yourself down a set of stairs leading below. Archer didn't give chase as you hoped Rider will buy you enough time.
Ruler Servants acted in the interest of the Grail and were called to oversee the proceedings of the Grail War. They were summoned to preserve the battles to prevent them from hurting innocents or affecting the world at large. That was the extent of your knowledge but would a neutral servant really help you?
Archer had declared a fight on neutral ground, you just hoped that was enough reason to make her move. You ran down the steps and came across a room lit by a single light bulb.
It looked more like a Crypt more than anything. You moved through the clutter before hitting the steel door on the very end. A glyph shined blood red upon coming in contact with you. Your eyes stared at the seal before you realized that it just needed energy to open. It was made to keep normal people out.
Archer would have torn this door down in a second. Just what sort of security did that stupid priest have in this place?
"Open damn it!" You snarled as the door shined for a moment before you tackled it.
You stumbled and fell before you found yourself in another room. Unlike the dusty entrance to this place, the room you were in was immaculate. A cool breeze blew past you as you stared at the woman lying on a white bed.
If Medb held divine beauty like a goddess on earth, this woman was like a gentle sun. Her features were soft and kind to behold, almost like a fragile flower that would break at the slightest touch. The room was in the form of an illusion which mimicked the interior of a cottage within an idle countryside, most likely to create the perfect atmosphere to rest.
Her blonde hair spilled beneath her as you watched her chest slowly rise and fall. You almost hesitated on waking her up, finding it almost sinful to disturb her slumber. But you needed her help or else Rider won't last. So you reached out and grabbed the woman by her shoulder.
"Wake up! Please you need to wake up," you pleaded as you looked down on her, "I need your help!"
The woman did not stir as she kept her eyes closed. You started shaking her as you hissed under your breath.
"Come on. Wake up. Wake up already, Ruler!" You called out for her name and only did you get a response.
Her eyes slowly opened before she turned to you. You stepped back before she slowly got up and held her head, her blue eyes filled with confusion before looking back at you.
"You are... A Master," she murmured in a warm yet firm tone.
She tried standing up but found herself stumbling and falling towards you. You managed to catch her before you noticed it. She was feeling a bit more lethargic than what should be normal. You held her steady before her body shifted out of the white night gown she wore to a soldier's armor.
Her appearance flickered weakly between the two.
"Hey! What are you doing down there?!"
You winced at Medb's yell in your mind before you replied,
"A little busy here, your Majesty!"
"Mana. There's a mystic code in the drawer. It has mana stored," Ruler told you breathlessly before you guided her to the drawer and had you open it.
There was a Bible within it to which you picked up and gave to her. She uttered a short prayer before the book shined gold for a brief moment. Her armor materialized in full and she managed to stand on her own two feet.
"Thank you," Ruler managed to say with a determined look, "I can fight for a bit..."
"You're still on low prana. Can you really manage?" You asked her with a narrowed look.
"I'll have to try. There's another Mystic Code in the Drawer. You can use it to provide support," Ruler pointed out as you knelt down and took out a pendant, "It should be useful in the next fight."
"Got it," you nodded as you wore the Mystic Code around your neck.
The two of you then make to run back to the surface where you heard an explosion blast through the church. Medb crashed into the Altar, bloodied and bruised but still maintaining her beauty as she got back up.
Archer fired his arrow at her as Ruler dashed in to party the projectile.
"So that's where you are, Ruler," Archer noted as he narrowed his gaze.
"You're doing battle on neutral grounds. Stand down, Archer!" Ruler ordered as you went to Rider's side.
"Wow you look like shit," you breathed as you gave her a once over.
"I'm not used to this, okay? Don't laugh!" Rider huffed as she winced.
"Can you still fight?" You asked her with a determined look.
"I can... But I'll need help," Rider grumbled as she got up.
"Right. I'll support you right here. Stay on your toes!" You ordered as you stood right back.
Archer raised his bow once more, "It's time you come with me, Ruler. Master's orders."
"And allow you to run rampant? I have my duties, Archer. Don't expect me to abandon them so easily," Ruler declared as she summoned her Flag.
La Pucelle.
"Then I will take you by force if need be. Forgive me," Archer muttered as he got ready.
"Here he comes!" You warned out loud.
Adjudicator
[] Have Rider build an opportunity to use a Noble Phantasm
[] Get Rider to intercept Attacks and give Ruler the chance to take action. Maybe she'll use a Command Seal?
[] Rider will provide support to Ruler's actions and work with her to take down Archer.
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Use Mystic Code?
[] Yes
-[] Enhance Rider's Attacks!
-[] Heal Rider's wounds!
-[] Provide Protection for Rider!
[] No