"I-I'm f-fine" I said pushing myself off of Alter "S-sorry I was just startled and slipped" was all I could say in a hurried manner before Kuro spoke up.
A burning heat entered my cheeks at Kuro's comment "I was not cheating on Miyu!!" I said out of reflex before looking away in annoyance. Only for the rest of the implications to sink into my mind prompting me to let out another remark "And I am not in a relationship with her!! Miyu is my friend!!" I asserted as sternly as I could...
Yeah after the incident with the maid dress we all know that you like her.
But even to my own ears it sounded a little forced, did I think about Miyu that way?
I watched the interaction between Saber Alter, Ilya and Kuro take place.
...Well, since they aren't actually paying attention...
I twist my head until it was facing the door. If do this right and there aren't any interruptions, I should be able to get out of here. That, and because Sentiment's getting a bit twitchy and murmuring Alter's name in hushed whispers and...
Wait, fuck. Alter's the tainted version of Saber. Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go!
I watched the interaction between Saber Alter, Ilya and Kuro take place.
...Well, since they aren't actually paying attention...
I twist my head until it was facing the door. If do this right and there aren't any interruptions, I should be able to get out of here. That, and because Sentiment's getting a bit twitchy and murmuring Alter's name in hushed whispers and...
Wait, fuck. Alter's the tainted version of Saber. Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go!
I'd been exploring the castle, but after hearing a commotion downstairs I headed back down only to see that we had some new guests. Including fucking Saber Alter.
Well given how they seemed to be engaged in polite conversation, she was probably an SVer like me.
"Hey" I said as I slowly floated down from the banister, joining the group.
The whispers are getting stronger. The words are getting louder. The intent getting clearer.-No! fight it, damn you! Fight it! Your stronger than this! Fight!
"I-I'm f-fine" I said pushing myself off of Alter "S-sorry I was just startled and slipped" was all I could say in a hurried manner before Kuro spoke up.
I guess she must be shy around strangers. But still, she didn't look like she was hurt from the fall. Good. I'd feel a little bad if she were.
I bend back down to try and pick the living hat up onto the desk, but it wasn't where I left it. The sound of the thud of something heavy hitting the ground brought my attention to Illya's sister.
"Well she calls herself Saber and she sorta just arrived. But she seems like she could help" I said to my sister the blush from her earlier remark fading from my face.
"Excuse my interruption, but it seems what one of our members experiences some sort of a problem. I think he needs help." Kuro deadpans while waving her axe to attact some attention from people very enthusiastic discussing some kind of a weird stuff. "Please, don't fly off into a murderous rage. There is not much left to chop off and I'd rather not ruin the carpet."
"It's nothing." I sharply reply, shaking my head to shake off the old memories. It's kind of nice that she's concerned about me though. As the sister pips in I can't help but be kind of worried. However before I can voice my concern she says,
"Excuse my interruption, but it seems what one of our members experiences some sort of a problem. I think he needs help." Kuro deadpans while waving her axe to attact some attention from people very enthusiastic discussing some kind of a weird stuff. "Please, don't fly off into a murderous rage. There is not much left to chop off and I'd rather not ruin the carpet."
"It's nothing." I sharply reply, shaking my head to shake off the old memories. It's kind of nice that she's concerned about me though. As the sister pips in I can't help but be kind of worried. However before I can voice my concern she says,
"If you say so but please warn us if you feel like you about to flip out, we've already had to deal with one of those already" I said gesturing over to Sentiment.
Servant Saber, why does that seem so important for some reason? I know she's not the Saber i'm supposed to protect, somehow, but there is something else. A feeling like what happened with the ritual from earlier.
Prana, limited, she needs a master or she will disappear
My eyes widen as a thought occurs to me, if she was like Kuro wouldn't that mean "Hey how much Prana do you have left!! This is important!!"
Like I'm about to flip out… I wonder if I should tell her that's actually how I feel right now. I'd be more than a little worried if this wasn't some kind of coma, or incredibly realistic dream. Still, the elation of my newfound super human capabilities, combined with the confusion of finding myself suddenly in a forest and my two sets of memories doesn't make me a very happy camper. Not to mention that…thing that I feel squirming beneath the surface. Those other memories help me suppress it, but…
…
No, I shouldn't. Right now there would be no meaning other than to freak out a kid who looked scared stiff only a little bit ago. Who knows, maybe she's the representation of my childhood or something. So I'll plaster a smile on my face and lie through my teeth.
"I'll be sure to let you know." My voice was more strained than I would have liked.
Listen to me! Sentiment, don't do this! We need more time to recover, more time to plan! If you go off and start killing everyone around you, I can guarantee that neither of us will last the week. So calm down, relax!
Darkness is here
For the love of-
She must fall
She doesn't have to-
She must bleed
No, there will be no-
She must die
...What would Aqua say about you doing this?
What would Ventus say about you doing this? About endangering other people's lives for something you don't even know is evil or not?
Darkness is always evil.
Didn't you once used Darkness to strike down your Master when you were still human? Doesn't that make you evil?
Listen. I won't claim to know how it feels to kill family. And honestly, I'm sure I wouldn't want to know.But what I do know, is that you feel remorse for your actions. That you are afraid that if you tap into the darkness again, that if you let it control you again, you'll lose yourself and those you love.
Isn't that why you damned yourself into this shell? To atone for your crimes?
But it's okay. You don't have to shoulder this burden anymore. Because, for the first time in forever, you'll have a friend again. You won't be alone. I'll be right here.
I feel the whispers and urges cease, leaving behind a massive headache. Oh God, it feels like my head's about to crack open...
"Excuse my interruption, but it seems what one of our members experiences some sort of a problem. I think he needs help." Kuro deadpans while waving her axe to attact some attention from people very enthusiastic discussing some kind of a weird stuff. "Please, don't fly off into a murderous rage. There is not much left to chop off and I'd rather not ruin the carpet."
"N-no..." I croak out. "I-I'm fine. Just... Just throw me out into the snow... Oh God, my head, it's... It's like someone just hit it with a sword-axe..."
I need to clear my head. I need to cool down, to numb the aches. Ice. Snow, that'll do. Please, just...
And so the band of adventurers consisting of a Skeleton, Berserker and a tank marched off to the coast of the city, in order to find a temple of evil an slay a warlock of incredible power threatening to destroy their city.
And then they walked. And walked. And walked some more.
...
Perhaps, if there were any last-moment preparations to do or questions to ask, they ough to complete them before venturing into the depths.
Black blood coated Solarion's tip, the spear of Valor has tasted demon blood once again. The sky rumbled and more clouds formed blocking the sun but the Light continued to shine.
A shaft of Light illuminated Solarion cleansing it of demon blood, and metal glowed red where Light struck ready to unleash its fury and destroy the creature, just then I felt the pain.
I grabbed my head as I have experienced agony, my head felt like it's been stabbed through and there was loud screeching noise in my head, as a damn tentacle sucker punched me while my guard was down.
"Agh" I hard crashed into the water and somewhere along the way I lost my spear but 'thankfully' the crash stopped the pain and I was able to think again. "That was a most unpleasant experience" said Imperius echoing in my head. Wait why is Imperius talking to me, we should be one. The attack, it shattered our connection and separated our minds. I need to get back up there again, otherwise I'll be a sitting duck like this, but where's Solarion ?
Looking around i saw it floating on the surface in brazen defiance of gravity, but I didn't have much time to process this is as a tentacle grabbed me. Several teeth bounced of my armor but few punctured through the damaged section from the drop. As i got pulled deeper underwater i realized that my blood is getting drained quickly, I needed to get free before i lose too much blood.
The tentacles grabbed me too tight, I can't get free unless i cut it off but i can't reach it either. Then i saw that I'm being pulled towards the monster head with a gaping maw of teeth. The damn thing wants to eat me and it just may. I struggled to get free but my punches aren't enough and i'm getting pulled even closer
"Physical distance from Solarion does not change the fact that it is connected to me.. and now you. Concentrate and summon Solarion through the connection to here".
A connection.. yes i can feel it somewhere through my link with Imperius the spear is bound to Imperius and i'm in his body, i can call it here. I just need to focus and PULL.
The spear started to shake and then it flew at me, it pierced the tentacle cutting it in half and freeing me.
"N-no..." I croak out. "I-I'm fine. Just... Just throw me out into the snow... Oh God, my head, it's... It's like someone just hit it with a sword-axe..."
I need to clear my head. I need to cool down, to numb the aches. Ice. Snow, that'll do. Please, just...
"No, you won't be fine. For long, anyway. Servants can't endure for long without Masters, Saber. Allow me..." She stops, realising something, an then continues with indifferent facade, but still not quite managing to hide some bitterness in her voise.
"...Forget it. I'll go and throw this bucket into the larder, don't mind me."
At which point she grabs said helmet, and goes off to do exactly what she said she will do.
Throw the helmet into magical medivial fridge-room.
"Call if you need anything. We still need to talk about you, later, so don't get too relaxed."
Then she leaves you alone, in the cold darkness of the twentieth century.
I swear to god, one day. One day, I'll... No. No, just... Just give it up Slug. Give it up. You prolly won't get any sort of revenge until after you get out. If you get out at all, that is.
Kuro's footsteps fade away and I am left alone with my thoughts for a few minutes.
She must pay. Blood must be spilt.
Okay, Kuro's definitely on my shitlist. Iri and Kiritsugu will die, no question, then I'm reanimating them and turning them into my personal maid and butler. To do any on that though, I'll need to get out of here first.
Okay, I'm locked in a fridge. It's completely empty, it's relatively cold, which is helping immensely in removing my hwadache and I could use the time to recover...
With a will, I gather ambient prana and began reforming my body whilst mending damage sustained on my head. Thus won't take long...
No, I shouldn't. Right now there would be no meaning other than to freak out a kid who looked scared stiff only a little bit ago. Who knows, maybe she's the representation of my childhood or something. So I'll plaster a smile on my face and lie through my teeth.
"I'll be sure to let you know." My voice was more strained than I would have liked.
My eyes narrowed at her statement, even I could tell that the smile was forced and that she had the feeling that something wasn't quite right. But I suppose it was something personal, so it'll take a little time for her to open up about it.
"Okay...j-just if you need help don't be afraid to ask" I told her placing my hand on her shoulder (Admittedly I had to fly a little to reach) by voice kinda reminding of Mom a little bit when she comforted me.
Huhuh, cute. I pat her on the head as I assuage her fear.
"Princess, you don't need to worry about me. I'll be just fine."
And that came out a bit more patronizing than I wanted it to be. Damn.
She glances at your dubiously, but doesn't comment.
"No, you won't be fine. For long, anyway. Servants can't endure for long without Masters, Saber. Allow me..." She stops, realising something, an then continues with indifferent facade, but still not quite managing to hide some bitterness in her voise.
"...Forget it. I'll go and throw this bucket into the larder, don't mind me."
My eyes followed Kuro as she left, it hurt seeing her sad like this.
"K-kuro!!" I said calling after her "B-be safe, no matter what your still my precious sister." and I mean it, no matter how someone comes into the world they are still a person with their own feelings and emotions.
As Kuro disappeared round the corner I turned my attention back to Alter, Kuro was right even if she looked fine now her Prana levels will run out sooner rather than later.
Contract!!
"...my sister's right you know. You'll need a master and umm....well if you want I could fulfill that role"
With my eyes closed and my brow furrowed, I pace back and forth as I consider the situation.
I realize that I may have made a mistake in calling myself Saber. These two girls seem to be playing along with me. Kids these days, they really need better reading material. But I guess I shouldn't discount the possibility that there's a metaphor somewhere in there. I'm not the most studious of people, but that seems like something that would happen in a coma.
I face Illya one more time and kneel down to her height.
"Alright."
Who knows, maybe this is what I need to wake up. Having superhuman abilities is nice and all, but none of this can be real. I'm actually already a little bit home sick. This has been an alright trip, but…
Then you notice a slowly growing feel of discomfort in your arm; a few second later, it grows into a very real and intensive pain.
It doesn't last, and after a few seconds as sensation intensified to the point where it felt like your arm is being set of fire, it's stops as abruptly as it started.
"Alright... We need to plan before we take down Caster. I'm trying to work on something, but..."
I turn fully towards the Drones that the Tank had deployed.
"We don't what to expect down there. Would it be possible for you to send a drone down there to make sure that Caster hasn't summoned Cthulhu or something? We'd be able to put together a better plan if you can."
I stare at the symbol that had appeared on my arm, was this a sign of the link? Like some kind of rune maybe?
Command seal, participant
But then why did I have this feeling that I had caught the attention of something very bad, the murder of crows didn't really help the atmosphere at all!! I'd better go check on Kuro though, she seemed upset and as her sister it was my duty to fix that.
Oh what's this? Hmm memory sharing, well I think I can use this.
I open my mouth to speak only to stop as my vision blurs a bit and my legs feel like they're made of wet noodles.
Initiating conference call
and as the ground approached me as everything went black.
