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3rd Person PoV
Sunday - May 12 / Daniel's house / Morning
Daniel: "Assassin made the Master of Archer reveal herself, and she was a friend of your's too...well isn't that a thing" Said the Master of Caster taking a sip from his cup of tea, not getting burnt despite it still being too hot
Daniel and Nanashi were sitting one across the other on the main table, Caster and Sarah were at his side each with a cup of tea that Caster recently brewed
Nanashi: "Same happened to you, Daniel?" Caster passed a cup to Nanashi too, to which he gratefully bowed in response before taking the cup in his hands
Daniel: "Only friends i have are you and Caster, therefor i doubt it will happen soon"
Caster: "Should we give milk to the kid?" Asked Caster pointing at the Servant at Nanashi's side, who had been balancing a spoon in his finger all along
Kazuki: "For the record, i'm not a kid, i'm sure i'm older than you!"
Nanashi: "Not in this era, grandpa" Kazuki rolled his eyes, tossing the spoon upwards to let it fall straight inside the cup in Nanashi's hands
Daniel: "Grandpa? Is that a nickname or..?" Wondered with curiosity over the choice of words that Nanashi gave to his Servant
Nanashi: "He's my ancestor, long story short there has been a legend about a member in my family that was immune to a curse which affected everyone, i didn't believe them until i summoned him" Using the spoon that Kazuki threw, he began to mix the tea so that it would get colder for him to drink
Daniel: "I see, would you mind telling me more about it?"
Nanashi: "You want to know? Sure. Grandpa?"
Kazuki nodded, understanding that it was his turn to share his side of the story about the curse of their bloodline. Daniel and Sarah both stared awaiting the answer, meanwhile Caster remained silent to hear them out too
Kazuki: "So where do i start..."
Nanashi: "You start to sound like a grandpa now, good job" The Lancer grabbed the spoon from Nanashi's cup and threw it at his head, making the spoon fall back in the tea once it hit, right where it was before
Kazuki: "As i was saying. Our family had been blessed by a God, he granted us all we needed, included a great supply of mana that we used to perform spells and increase our capabilities all for the wellbeing of our bloodline, i wasn't there to see it of course but my father told me how it was before, our life was really easier back then..."
Sarah: "And...what happened?" Asked with curiosity Daniel's sister, leaning forward more intrigued by the story
Kazuki: "I'm not quite sure, but from what i was told the God lost his name to a curse casted by it's siblings or something...it fell over all of us like a meteorite and killed all our family members until only four remained, per generation there could only remain four of us, and all of them were cursed with one grave illness each"
Daniel: "And that's your family's background Nanashi? Doesn't sound so fun, do you have one of those illnesses too?" Wondered Daniel turning to the quiet guy at Kazuki's side, shaking his head in response
Nanashi: "Lancer said me and him were the impossible fifth children, but...while we both carry all the effects of the curse yet are unaffected by it, Lancer is able to manifest it and i can only use it with specific methods" Kazuki summoned a black spear in his hands while Nanashi pulled out a straw doll from a bag at his side
Daniel: "That's quite the thing...let me guess, your wish for the Holy Grail is to lift the curse from your bloodline?"
Kazuki: "Yes and no. I believe that knowing the name of the God will lift the curse on it's own, but no one remembers it ever since it was lost...so using the Holy Grail for that is our safest bet" The spear disappeared after his words as to not alarm them
Nanashi: "So we fight for that reason...for my family to get better and to get rid of that curse once and for all"
Daniel: "Wish my background was as good as that one but..."
Sarah: "We're both lame mages, period" Answered Sarah putting down the empty cup, sliding it up to Caster who picked it up and brought it to the kitchen
Nanashi: "That's it? What about Caster?"
Daniel: "If i tell you his story you'll know his True Name in no time, as for us we're both really bad mages, our Magecraft is only good enough for support at best"
Sarah: "Period...oh Caster, may i have some more tea please?" Sarah raised her hand, getting Caster to see her and comply
Caster: "Of course, one moment"
Nanashi placed down his cup and stood up, grabbing the bag to place it over his shoulder
Nanashi: "Be careful, Assassin tried to murder our friend the other day, if it wasn't for her being the Master of Archer she would've died"
Daniel: "Got it, come by anytime"
Sarah: "Bye Nanashi! Bye Lancer!" Her and Caster waved each from their different places as the Master and Servant left the scene, closing the door behind them and walking into the streets
Kazuki: "Heading back home now?" Asked the Lancer placing his hands behind his head with a laidback attitude "Thinking we could take a detour, it's a free day so you don't have to work"
Nanashi: "I have nothing else to do, maybe getting some sleep would work..." And finally after so much time, the doll maker let out a yawn of tiredness
Kazuki: "Come to think of it, you haven't gotten a good rest ever since the war started right? Getting some rest for tonight will do"
As the Master rubbed his eyes on the way home, he saw a woman seeming to have some trouble with a vending machine that was placed by a bench in the park near Daniel's house. Seeing her have a few difficulties, Nanashi thought of walking up to her to help her
Nanashi: "Here, you put money in this hole and then you click the option you want" Explained the shopkeeper pointing at wherever he needed to as to explain properly
???: "I was just playing with the machine, don't worry" Calmly stated the taller woman, smiling warmly at him
Nanashi: "Ah...never seen someone have fun with a vending machine of all things, this is new"
Kazuki: "Neither have i, but that's since those didn't exist in my times" Joined the Lancer peeking from Nanashi's side, leaning his head to look at the vending machine too
???: "Is he your little brother?" Asked the unknown woman walking up to Kazuki, leaning down to get a better glance
Nanashi: "No, he's my grandpa, just had a regression and became a kid with a really smug aura so don't say anything he could use against you..." Spoke from experience the doll maker, aware that Kazuki was far worse as an enemy than an ally in any verbal matter
???: "I see" Instead of being weirded out by the new fact, she simply rubbed Kazuki's head without awaiting for them
Nanashi: "She likes you, grandpa"
Kazuki: "You think so?" Sarcastically replied the Lancer, looking at his Master with a slightly annoyed look
???2: "Oh, there you are" Another voice spoke up getting closer to them from behind the woman, a familiar voice to Nanashi that he had heard a fair amount of times
Nanashi: "Priest-san?" The voice belonged to the iconic Priest that had beaten a Servant and a Master back-to-back the other night
???: "Look who i found dear" The woman moved aside to let view for Nanashi and Kazuki, both staring at the Priest that walked towards them with a bag in his hand
Nanashi: "Dear?" He repeated the only word that caught his attention in a way to question the Priest
Priest: "Yes, Yoru's my wife"
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Nanashi: "Is that legal?"
Kazuki: "What's not legal?" Answered his ancestor in behalf of them, now balancing a spear the size of his finger
Nanashi: "Fair point- where did you get that from?.."
Priest: "It isn't illegal here, it may be anywhere else but in Kyoto's legal for a priest to be married" Yoru wrapped her arms around Priest's in an affectionate manner, they seemed to be really close to one another
Nanashi: "Now that's something...happy for you Priest-san"
Priest: "Thank you, but did you have something else you needed to ask? Or were you just curious for Yoru trying to make the vending machine work?" He tried to make Nanashi get his doubts out of the way before they parted ways, but Nanashi shook his head in response
Nanashi: "I actually have some things to ask you..."
Priest nodded his head, turning to Yoru to let her know that it would be something they'll discuss in private. She understood almost immediately much to Nanashi's surprise as if they could exchange thoughts with one stare
Yoru: "Mind accompanying me child? Lets take a small walk" Yoru referred to the Lancer at Nanashi's side, who acceded to go after getting a light push from his Master
Kazuki: "I'm not originally a kid, just for the record..." He sighed by the way he got treated, wishing in his mind to get back to his elder self's body
Priest: "If she says you're a child, you're a child" Followed the Priest as they left, walking side by side to leave the Master and Overseer to speak "What did you need to ask?"
Nanashi: "It's about Assassin and her Master, haven't they been killing people at night?..is that legal in the war?" That was one of his only doubts, specially how Lokhan used his Servant's power to execute such merciless acts upon those he assumed were citizens
Priest: "It's not legal, but they're not breaking the rules, after all...they're not killing people"
Nanashi: "...what?"
Priest: "The news say they're killing people that's true, have you seen the corpses? Or the bags where they're put?" His words got Nanashi thinking back to when he watched the television, not remembering anything about the identity of the corpse being told or even showing where it was, only the news that someone got themselves killed
Nanashi: "I...no..?"
Priest: "Assassins are tricky, they can do almost anything within the darkness where they have the most advantage, the one in this Grail War is no worse than the rest" He took a seat on the bench besides the vending machine, Nanashi joining at his side after
Nanashi: "You're saying Assassin has been...killing something non-human?"
Priest: "No, rather...she's been tricking the news to get the Servants to come after her, imposing dominance with actions that never existed, all to lure you right where she wants you to be at"
That reminded the Master of Lancer about the time where he went out on his own, being lured by her shadow that the others didn't manage to see, it only had affected him out of all people to go behind her trail despite knowing that he would get killed on the spot...it was no coincidence
Nanashi: "So...this Servant has a strong skill to trick people to get what she wants?"
Priest: "Either unconsciously or by instinct, Assassin is great at luring people, it happened thrice in this war so far" The question of how Priest knew all of this remained, but the young Master decided not to question it thinking it was just a natural skill of an Overseer
Nanashi: "I know she got me...but who else did she get?"
Priest: "She lured the Master of Saber that almost got himself killed, and the Master of Rider wasn't an exception to this either" Come to think of it, Rider hasn't revealed itself and neither has it's Master, it was strange that the Priest knew about it...at least in Nanashi's eyes
Nanashi: "Rider's Master...who is it? Do you know them?" In response the Priest simply shrugged, not wanting to spoil the fun of the war
Priest: "Yoru and Lancer should be back soon, lets end our idle chat here"
Nanashi: "Right...thanks for the time Priest-san" He stood back up to wait for Kazuki to arrive, ready to go back home after getting enough information about Assassin
Timeskip - Noon
Takashi: "Yo Daiki! Seen Liv anywhere?" Asked the fiery girl approaching Daiki on the streets, he seemed to be looking for something
Daiki: "I was about to ask you if you knew, me and Saber have been looking for her all day long" Daiki sighed as he looked through the bushes in hopes to find any trace of the apparently lost girl
Takashi: "She got lost? Who's Saber anyways?"
Daiki then realized that Takashi didn't know anything about the Holy Grail War, trying to come up with an excuse to back himself up
Daiki: "You see uh..."
Ryo: "I call myself Saber since it sounds cool" Just in time, his Servant walked in holding the sheathed sword in his hands, approaching Takashi to offer his hand to shake
Takashi: "It sounds cool! I call myself Phoenix among my students, it sounds cool too don't you think?" She posed proudly placing her hands on her hips, smiling with pride
Ryo: "What pleasure to meet you then Phoenix, you're also Liviana's friend? She escaped before we could finish making breakfast and we've been looking for her since the morning"
Takashi: "Did she forget where she lives? I'll help, should be easier with me here!"
With that, the group walked down the path to search for the flower lover, calling out to get her attention in case she was nearby...of course it wasn't gonna be that easy though, it seemed as if she couldn't get near to hear their calls
Takashi: "I can only hope she didn't get in any trouble or fled Kyoto..." Sighed Takashi, not planning to give up on searching for her
Daiki: "How's Nanashi by the way? Did he ask you to go out instead of staying with him?"He tried to get a conversation going as to not make the walking too boring
Takashi: "I tried visiting a few hours ago and he said he needed to rest, sleepy for something that he did last night...whatever that could mean i'm sure he's been getting in some trouble..." Her tone sounded worried, for her friend of course, even if she knew he could take care of himself there was always those times where there will be stronger enemies than they can hope to beat
Daiki: "Ah i see...he keeps to himself a lot huh"
Takashi: "Even in the class that we first met at, but that adds to the charm ahaha!"
Ryo: "Over there!" Ryo interrupted their talk to point above a house, place where they could see a black cat that was taking a few steps back from a familiar figure that tried to grab it
Takashi: "Liviana!? How did she get there!?"
Daiki: "I gave up asking long ago..."
Liv seemed too focused on getting the cat as to notice the long fall that followed if she kept walking forward, only focused on wanting to either pet or catch the cat and not even hearing Takashi's shout
Takashi: "She's gonna fall if she walks any further!"
Daiki: I can't tell Saber to do it, that will look too strange!
Daiki debated whether to use his Servant to help Liviana or not, with Takashi by their side it would mean he'd need to give more explanations than he already does, yet if he did nothing Liviana could fall and hurt herself
Liviana: "Aaand...got you!" Shouted the flower maiden jumping towards the cat, who jumped above her and dodged her attempt to catch it, as a result Liviana ended falling off the roof going straight to the ground
Daiki: Dammit! "Saber! Cat-!" A figure flew past them before he finished his sentence at inhuman speeds, a powerful gust of wind moved their clothes and pushed the three to the side a bit
The moment they looked at Liviana, they could see that she had fallen in the arms of a smaller girl wearing a black hoodie, despite the size she managed to catch her without any difficulty
???: "Hurt anywhere?" Asked the small figure putting Liviana down, letting her stand on her own
Liviana: "I'm good, thanks!"
The figure turned to look at the trio, being instantly recognized by Daiki and Ryo from a few encounters they had in the past
Daiki: "Assassin!" Ryo was about to pull out his sword from it's sheath, but Daiki stopped him to avoid Takashi getting suspicious about them
???: "Nice catch Shadow" Another familiar voice spoke getting close from behind them, the voice of the well known Master of Assassin that casually made his way up to them as if they hadn't even fought before
Takashi: "Hi Lokhan!"
Daiki: "You know him!?"
Takashi: "I met him a while ago as i walked past the gym!" Lokhan walked up to Takashi, who didn't seem worried or confused by any of what just happened as if it was just another day
Daiki: "I...see?"
Ryo: "So her name is Shadow?" Ryo pointed the sheathed sword at the small girl that made her way up to Lokhan's side
Takashi: "Just like you and i Saber, she put a nickname since it sounds blazing, she's as fast as a shadow so i put her that name!" Assassin nodded in response, seeming much more docile than any of the times they've fought
Liviana: "Thanks for saving me! Wish i had caught that kitty though..." Even as a Master, she was still as naive as ever
Lokhan: "What do you say we go to the bar and talk about this all? My treat"
Daiki: "I don't like to drink" Passed the Master of Saber
Takashi: "I like to drink!" Raised her hand excitedly the red haired accepting to join in
Liviana: "What's a drink?"
Everyone turned to Liviana except for Daiki, who already expected her to not know of alcohol or even what it meant "want to drink" in a bar
Lokhan: "Apple juice for the kids then"
Liviana & Assassin: "'kaaay"
Takashi: "Then lets go! Blaze-" Her mood was interrupted when her phone began to ring, making her pull it out and attend the call "Yeah? Kinda busy here, wanted to hang out with some friends"
As she was on her phone talk, the Masters turned around so she couldn't hear their talk and started whispering among themselves
Lokhan: "Fights during the day aren't allowed, since we met now i was thinking we could go have the day off" Offered the Master of Assassin inviting the little group out
Daiki: "Assassin saved Liviana, i guess it wouldn't be bad..."
Ryo: "Pass, going with someone like her is not my style" He looked over to Assassin, clearly not wanting to spend the time near her thanks to his hate towards children
Lokhan: "Really? Well then, was just an offering anyways"
Takashi: "I'm done! But i'll have to leave, forgot i have to get some things ready for tonight so see you all later!" Stomping once on the ground, Takashi ran off at full speed towards a random direction fleeing from the group, letting them talk freely among themselves
Lokhan: "Well, we'll be off now"
Assassin: "See you in the field Saber, tonight i'm cutting you down so don't die to anyone else!" Assassin stuck her tongue out and winked, vanishing along her Master like she usually did
Daiki: "What a pain, many enemies for one person..."
Ryo: "That is a war for us"
Archer: "Indeed" The Archer-class Servant materialized at Liviana's side, crossing his arms as he stared at the place where Assassin and Lokhan were before
Liviana: "Got what i asked you?" Archer handed her a green rock, same that Liv excitedly picked up and raised "Hooray!"
Archer: "Assassin's speed is beyond inhuman, i dare say she's at the level of a God in that area"
Ryo: "Nothing that comes to mind with that, there were many heroes with a speed that surpassed even time..." They were trying to figure out the enemy Servant's true name for an advantage in the field for their next encounter, but nothing could match up what they had until now
Daiki: "We best keep investigating, me and Saber will lure her in for a battle tonight, Archer and Liviana will take notes and try to get as much information as possible"
Ryo stretched his arms knowing that this time it would have to be an all-out battle for the sake of forcing Assassin to give it her all too
Ryo: "No more holding back, i got it"
Archer: "If things get too bad i'll interfere then" Assured the Archer confident that even Assassin would have it hard to match two Servants in one battle, if it comes to it of course
Ryo: "Understood"
Daiki: "You two got along way better than i anticipated..." Meanwhile the Master of Saber was glad inside that they could form an alliance without much trouble
Liviana: "The rock's not growing"
The three looked over to Liviana, who was watering the rock that Archer gave her with a water can that God knows where she got from
Daiki: "First of all, why-"
Timeskip - Late Night
Since their talk many hours had passed, it had gone past ten when Saber and his Master were outside waiting in the exact same park that they were on previously, Liviana and Archer had hid in a place where they couldn't be seen so that the other two could have an easier talk with Assassin
Saber: "Say Master, sure she'll come?" Asked the Servant without looking back, holding onto the sheath of his sword with one hand and the handle with the other just in case
Daiki: "Assassin said she'd come looking for a rematch, i'm sure she will find us sooner or later if we remain in one spot" Assured the Master looking through the darkness of the night
Assassin: "You're not wrong" There she was, the same voice of the childish murderer spoke up right infront of Saber, standing across the park with her hands behind her back "Though it's way more fun if you run instead of staying still!"
Saber: "Assassin, you did come..." He drew the katana out of it's sheath, throwing it aside and pointing the blade at the murderer
Assassin: "We never back up from a challenge, and i meant what i said, the wish for the Grail will be my Master's!" Her usual dual weapons appeared one on each hand, a childish grin creeping on her face as the street lamps began to malfunction a bit
Daiki: "We know only that she's fast, but what else can she do?" He asked himself wondering of her identity, never had he heard of a killer such as her in the past, though Ryo's memory was also a mystery
Assassin: "Now now, let us begin Master!"
Lokhan: "Indeed Assassin, victory will be our's" The Master came from the shadows of a building, standing behind Assassin just as Daiki did with Saber
Daiki: There he is...Saber defeated Assassin before, what says he can't beat her again?
Lokhan: "We'll go all out since the start, sounds good? Great! You know what to do Assassin!" He threw his hand forward and pointed at the opposing team, too confident in Assassin's strength to win this time
With a deep inhale from part of the smaller Servant, she grasped the Kama tighter and looked at the shining moon above them
Assassin: "...when our star is marked and the sky turns dark, our foes shall know that the purge has started..." Upon her wording, the sky began darkening and the stars covering the sky started to fade out, a mysterious mist began covering the city and the moon turned darker starting to lose it's glow
Daiki: A Noble Phantasm this soon into the battle!?
Assassin: "From the starts of dusk to the purge of light, nothing but my birth shall be this dire...Embodiment of the Cursed Eclipse"
The name of her Noble Phantasm had been chanted, just as it was said both the Saber and his Master began feeling drained out of a sudden, their energy had lowered drastically and Assassin's body was surrounded by shadows and her crimson red eyes shone through the dead of the night
Saber: W-what is this!?
Daiki: "Saber focus!"
The Servant looked up to see many daggers falling over him, he quickly raised his sword up and began slashing all the projectiles to avoid being hit by any, just as he deflected the last one Assassin jumped over him at a way faster speed than before to strike with her Kama, thrusting one on Saber's arm while the other had been deflected out of cheer luck
Daiki: "SABER!" Daiki quickly reinforced Saber's speed and strength through his Magic Circuits, extending his hand to aid him...it was to no avail, none of his spells reached Ryo for as much as he tried "W-what's going on!?"
Lokhan: "Surprised? This is Assassin's Noble Phantasm, it disables all Magecraft and drains any being that knows how to use it, the more Mana they hold the weaker they'll be, unfortunately you have no way to win this battle!"
Assassin instantly vanished along with her Kama, pulling it off Saber's arm to begin an onslaught from all sides realizing an endless barrage of cuts that each landed straight onto Saber's body, all were aimed to kill at speeds even Ryo had trouble predicting despite having done so before
Saber: I-impossible, an eclipse can do all this? If i don't think up something fast...
He caught a quick glance of his Master, who looked horrified thinking of what he could do to save Saber, if Assassin kept this ongoing barrage she was ought to hit his Spirit Core and kill him
Daiki: There's no way Archer and Liv can see through the mist, and even if they could, they can't possibly hit someone that moves faster than lightning, i...
Daiki looked down at his hand, realizing something that he hadn't tried yet and wanted to save for a better use...yet, this was a now or never situation, the only moment that he could use it on
Assassin: "Hehehe, HAHAHAHA! REST IN LITTLE PIECES!" Her voice was sounding way more psychotic than her usually childish tone, as if in an instant she grew mad with the power of the moment. Assassin got ready to deliver the last strike, posing over a wall with her weapons in fire, Saber's body was about to give up, but his will managed to keep him alive for enough time to see his fate
Lokhan: "GG, this round is our's, Master of Saber!"
Daiki raised his right hand, placing all his trust in the red tattoo that posed on the back of the same
Daiki: "...i don't think so. I order you with a Command Spell Saber!" The Command Spells lit up at his order, shining in a red glow through the dark mist that covered their sight "In the name of the Emperor, dispose off this demon, let your sword consume your soul!"
The Command Spell was executed, one stripe disappeared from the three that were there before and Saber's body healed back up in a red aura that covered his body, aside from that both of his eyes glowed with determination as a smirk peeked on his face. Saber threw the katana to the side letting it fall on the floor, then pulled out the Odachi sword that he had saved up until now...the sword was starting to glow in a dark aura that slowly replaced the Command Spell's red aura
Saber: "I am the Emperor's Sword, and any demon in my path to kill the Buddha will face the same fate...die, DEMON OF THE CURSED NIGHT!" He swung the sword upwards, throwing an energy slash that went up to Assassin faster than the eye can blink, and due to her not expecting it blew up alongside the energy slash that broke down the wall behind her
Lokhan: "W-what was that?"
Assassin: "I'M NOT DEFEATED!"
She charged through the cloud of smoke made in the last attack, going to slice Saber's neck with her Kama in fire using her immense speed, it wasn't gonna be that easy though, he instantly slashed upwards and deflected both of her weapons, throwing them off her hold to then deliver a direct slash over her left eye that forced her to close it, and finalized with a straight slash upon her chest that threw her back by the strength of impact
Assassin crashed onto the wall and broke through it, landing on the inside and making part of the building fall over her body, but even by that she managed to get back up still with the same shadow over her body, she barely seemed hurt even with the slash across her chest and her left eye still closed
Saber: "Demon, demon...DEMON! A DEMON SHALL KNOW NO MERCY!" The Odachi glowed more with the dark aura that surrounded it, Saber charged at Assassin imitating her same agility to strike at a speed that they could both keep up with, Assassin responded by attacking just as fast and blocking however she could, the Kama had returned to her hands so it was now easier to avoid being hit
While their little battle went on, Daiki's mana was slowly being drained by Saber, his endless onslaught and the energy used by the Odachi to maintain such power was a Noble Phantasm in itself, even with the help of the Command Spell used earlier he wasn't safe from that countereffect
Daiki: C-come on Ryo...finish this quick, you can do it!
Metal crashing with metal, the sound of the wind being cut by sharp weapons that made their way through the last minutes that remained of the current day, yet none of them could overcome each other
Lokhan: "Now i see...Saber's true identity" The idea came to Lokhan's mind as he looked at the intense battle that not even he could predict despite being able to almost see the speed on which they fought
Daiki: "H-huh?"
Lokhan: "He's the man who split Nirvana and the one that killed thousands and thousands of demons just to face the Buddha, the Odachi in his hand is made specifically to kill Gods and Demons alike making him a fearful foe even for the heroes of the Age of Gods, it was bathed in the blood of the demons he killed to the point it became a cursed sword that consumes the wielder...Ryo Arlan, the Emperor's Sword"
Lokhan successfully identified the identity of Saber, yet his knowledge was gonna be useless if he didn't find a way to counter attack, Ryo was currently facing the equivalent of a demon that lives in the darkness and uses it as her advantage...if the legends are true, Assassin's Noble Phantasm only made her more vulnerable
Saber: "RETURN TO THE HELL YOU CAME FROM! HA!" A last slash from the sword sent Assassin crashing to the ground, his strength far surpassed her's and the burst of the sword's aura with each slash only made it way harder for her to counter or recover from each slash. He landed infront of Daiki holding the Odachi with both hands, ready to finish off Assassin with a last attempt
Daiki was almost about to faint from the mana drainage that Saber used, if he kept this up there was gonna be so much left of the Master that kept him alive, but Ryo's strength hadn't been exhausted yet. Assassin got back up as the shadowy aura around her slowly dispersed, she coughed blood and began panting from the many injuries done upon her, and the eclipse that happened on the sky had vanished completely...the mist dispersed yet the night remained as dark as it was during the eclipse, her Noble Phantasm had ran out
Saber: "This is it Assassin...you're done for" The black aura vanished and returned to the Odachi, signaling the end of the rage that consumed him just a moment ago, much to Daiki's luck who could now rest without the constant drainage or the eclipse's effect
Lokhan walked up to Assassin's side, holding his fists up and cracking his neck with a serious glare
Lokhan: "I'll be your opponent, if you want to harm her, you'll need to kill me first" Said the Master with determination, wanting to protect the injured girl that could barely get up on her own
Saber: "With all due pleasure...this is the end" He reached to grab the katana from the ground- same that casually had landed at his side -, saved the Odachi and held the katana up ready for the final battle between Assassin's Master and Saber
Daiki was gonna see the whole thing happening hoping that it would be the end, yet he stopped to look at the moon for a moment curious by the eclipse, his gaze seeing a few singular stars that caught his attention after getting a good look at the peace of victory, there was no way a human could defeat a Saber...
...much to his surprise, the singular stars that he had stared at for just a moment blinked, blinked right as if they were eyes, it took him unaware and made him trip back falling onto his back right in the hard floor. Saber turned to him with worry for his state and examined him from his position
Saber: "Are you okay Master? What's wrong? Did i drain too much energy?" Daiki shook his head and pointed at the sky, making the two Servants and the Master follow his lead. The four of them could see the figure of many eyes that were blinking one after the other, seeming to be watching over the planet and over them specifically
Lokhan: "What is that..?" Wondered outloud the Master, lowering his stance and looking in fear at the events that were just happening
Soon enough, the sky began to shatter above them, slowly but surely from each shining star that connected the sky it began to break into pieces as if it was peeling off from the dark layer of the darkened sky
Saber: "Master, the sky..." Saber was contemplating the scenery, trying to find a valid explanation for what was happening
The sky shattered almost completely, pieces from it disappeared and were taken down as some creatures began falling from the spots that the sky broke through, they were all forced to remain in a defensive position with each of them covering one side, the moon was barely glowing, the night was darker than dark and they could barely see anything. Many shadowy creatures descended one by one letting out demonic roars each, landing on different places across Kyoto seeming to look for something...it almost seemed as if...
Daiki: "...The sky fell down"
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