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Mari's powers you've never really seen up close and personal. But now you can see her concentration when she fights. Mari's powers are duplication and enhancement. Basically she make a bunch of shadow versions of herself that fight and she can enhance her punches and kicks.
She lunged at you and hits the ground right by your feet. Dust filled the air and so your sight is decreased. You look around frantically looking for signs of where she could be.
You huff and close your eyes and you listen. Footsteps make you turn around to see a shadow. You evade the hit and shoot a mana blast.
It hits and so it disappears. The dust has calmed down so you look around hoping to see Mari but all you see are shadows.
You send a bunch of light to the shadows. Some manage to evade and most are killed off. You hear a rustle from behind you and you turn to see Mari coming at you her hands black from her enhancement.
You put up your shield successfully blocking her attack and making her jump back. You stare at each other. You lunge side stepping when you get close and you send a mana blast hitting her stomach.
This makes her jump back even more. She's now holding her stomach but Mari being Mari continues to fight. She only gives up when she can't get up anymore.
So you set up a power amplifications on the the right. You look for an opening. Mari calls upon more shadows which gives you the opening. You set up your shield and you run towards your amplification.
It starts glowing as you start to power it up. You make your mana blast and heart aim it to Mari and so you send it to the amplification once you're close enough.
It soars and starts to head for Mari and she sees this and knows she can't block or evade it. She waits for the impact in that moment you stack the most amount of shields in front of her to block it.
But it seems someone else had the idea of shielding as well as Saber jumps in front of her with her sword up ready to take the blow.
But since your shield is up neither of them get hurt. But since you shield is invisible only Mari knows what really happened.
Saber is standing there looking around most likely looking for the blast you smile at her protective side towards her master.
You head over to Mari to heal her wound. You hold out her hand as she pouts. She takes you head and so you transfer mana to heal her wounds.
She lets out a sigh from her wounds not hurting anymore and you smile at her. She smiles back. You lay down and you start to cloud gaze. Mari joins you not long after.
You both stay there for a while and you each point out different shapes. This isn't long lived as both servant jump in front of you both taking a fighting stance.
Archer with his twin swords and Saber with her sword. You stand up and Mari just yawns. She waves her hand and turns to her side and falls to sleep.
You kick her foot but she just kicks you back. You sigh and you head to look into the forest where both servant are looking.
You turn around to check on Mari and you see something shiny from the trees. You put your shield up in front if Mari as the object is thrown towards her.
It doesn't block it but more like grabs it. The sharp end of the dagger like weapon is on Mari's nose. Mari opens her eyes and see this and goes cross eyed while looking at it.
You breath out and you you grab the weapon. You hold it as you look to where it was thrown from. Archer and Saber are now looking toward you.
You wait for what feels like hours till you see figure from the trees. It moves swiftly so all you see is long purple hair in you face and the weapon is pulled from your grasp. You attempt to hit the purple hair girl but she hits you first and you falls back.
You go to get up but putting your hand down makes you cry out. Your hand now feels like it's on fire and when you look down all you see is blood. You look up and you see Archer and Saber fighting the attacker.
They seem to be working together just fine. First Archer goes for The first hit but she blocks and turn around just in time to block Saber's hit.
You put your shield that goes around them like a second skin on both of them. The attacker sends a attack toward Saber but your shield reflects it.
It doesn't take long for Archer and Saber to get the upper hand. Soon their slashing from left to right and you The other girl can't seem to take it.
You look closer at the attacker. Long purple hair along with a mask of some sort. She steps back. “Archer” you call out.
Archer glares at the purple haired girl as she retreats. He turns to you grabbing your arm carefully and looking at it. It slowly heals but blood is still all over the place.
You look over to see Saber helping Mari off the ground. You wipe the blood off on you shirt and you start to walk back home.
Twice now someone has attacked while you were out training. You began to think of a way to be able to still go work. You can't just leave work you won't be able to pay for everything.
Once home you look down at your shirt to see it bloody and somewhat ripped. You sigh as you really happened to like this shirt.
You change once your in your room and that when you remember of your spell that you had made. You go to your study and you see the blood still fresh somehow with the gem in it.
Your book is still open beside it and so you do as it says. “Take the gem out of the blood and draw the design.” You huff as you get the gem and draw the design.
It stings for a second before you feel a tingle and the blood then somehow sets.
You try to wipe it but it's almost like a tattoo. You look toward the door to find Archer there as well. You smile and point toward the chair.
He sits down without question and so you take the syringe from earlier. He gives you a look you just smile. You take a bit of blood and get a clean gem you dip it the blood and you make the same design.
After a few seconds you attempt to wipe it but like yours it stays on. “Yosh” you say.
“What was that for?” He asks “It's like a detection system. If some gets close to the house it will alarm you in a way.” He nods.
He get up and says “That's not the reason why I came. Dinner is ready go eat.” You smile and nod. You head to the door. But something makes you turn around and you give a hug to Archer.
He hugs back with no hesitation. You smile and you pull him down to kiss his cheek. With that you leave the room.
Heading down the stairs you hear movement in the dining area. You head there and you see Saber in regular clothes and Mari. Their both eating.
A plate is in your usual seat, still steaming. You smile and you take a seat and you begin to eat. Its silent apart from the chewing but all 3 of you seem to be invested into your food.
Mari is the last one done she smiles. “He'd make a good house wife.” She says. You smile and nod. “He not only cooks but he clean. He denies that he likes to clean but it obvious.”
Mari laugh and Saber chuckles. You smile but then you feel the familiar presence behind you. You sweatdrop as you turn around.
You see Archer looking at you with an amused look. “Hey. We were just talking about you” Mari says. You kick her from underneath the table.
She kicks you back. You smile at him. He smiles while shaking his head and taking up the plates. “I love you” you say. In a joking manner but you still mean it.
Archer only smiles and ruffles your hair. You pout as your hair is now in strange angles. Archer disappears in the kitchen and Mari turns to you with a smile on her face.
“Are you happy?” She asks you nod your head. “Then I'm happy as well”
“Hope you don't mind but i've given him the talk. He hurt you I hurt him.” Mari holds up her fist. You chuckle as you shake your head.
You 3 talk for a longer amount of time. You see Saber slowly relaxing around you. She opens up more and more telling you about her time with Mari.
You begin to tell some stories of Mari of when you had just started to work there. “It couldn't get the hang of things of thing and Mari was there even if she did have to do extra.”
Archer comes from the kitchen and sits down and starts to listen to the stories as well. That is until Mari starts talking about that one drunk guy that came in about a year ago.
“It was almost time to close me and Y/n were the last ones there like always. We were setting up the tables when a guy slams the door open and yells “Honey I'm home” I go to grab the broom to smack him out but he straight out pases out and hits him self on a table.”
You cringe at the memory. She continues. “Were both frozen until we start to hear him snoring. We both sigh in relief. We both take a arm and we start to drag him out. As we drag him out he wakes up and throws up first on the ground.” She looks at you and a grin.
“Then on Y/n.” You shiver when you remember that. She burst out laughing. You see Saber holding in her laughter and Archer smiles while chuckling.
You feel the mark on your arm start to burn slightly. You look at it and so Archer stand up and leaves. You guess he felt it too.
“He must really trust and love you” Saber suddenly speaks out. You look at her. Confusion written all over your face.
“After the war we disappear. We can stay for a while but not forever. He must trust you to make that wish. You should see the look he gives you it looks like if he could give you the world he would.”
Saber smiles while saying this. You look out the window. A nudge underneath the table make you look at Mari. “Go” is all she says you get up and go towards the outside.
Archer is on the roof looking out. He turns to you when he hears your footsteps you go towards him and you hug him again. Again with no hesitation he hugs back.
You smile a goofy smile as you and Archer stay in a embrace. Seconds turn to minutes as time seems to freeze in a cliche way.
“I love you” you say, this time in only a serious tone. He hums slightly and pulls you closer. “I love you” he says back. You can't help the giant grin that plasters on your face.
You start to feel your eyes droop as you start to struggle to stay awake. Archer sees this and picks you up. You close your eyes as the feeling that you always feel around Archer settles in.
You feel safe, protected and loved.
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