[anon text] ⚙ heartful cry

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Has anyone seen Saber? She's blond and wears a red dress.

I really need to find her or Rin if they're here. I'm not sure what's going on and I need to talk to them

Sorry, I don't know why I said that. My processors aren't working--no, I can't access them. I'm human. I'm human, but I shouldn't be.

What's it mean when something red starts coming out of a human's throat? That ain't normal. I'm in a lot of trouble, huh?

Rani Saber Yu, Yosuke--you guys all helped me when I was in trouble once. I know it's a lot to ask, but can ya do it again?

[action; floor three]

['Hakuno' was sitting on the floor in a corner of the library, hidden behind the shelves and hugging his knees tightly to her chest. Why, why was this happening? Why was she seeing things she at once remembered and didn't remember?]

[A translucent wall of scarlet slid into place, locking between them with a bang of finality. Like a door slamming shut, one that could never be opened again. The roar of the crazed bloodthirsty warrior echoed through the Coliseum, shaking the ground and piercing the victorious Master's ears even through the wall between them. Even as Berserker raged and growled, his massive body was already beginning to dissipate. Overcome by the SE.RA.PH, the black pattern spread across his body like a plague as he was reduced to nothing and deleted.]

[And what of the girl beside him? There was only one result for losing Masters in the Holy Grail War...and already the same black matter was spreading across Rani's form. Yet...she seemed unaffected. A disintegrating hand traced her vanishing Command Spells--what was she thinking? Was it bitter regret? Anger that she lost, hatred that one she'd helped had defeated her?]

['Oh...']

[Slowly being overcome by corruption that spread across her body, the girl looked at the victorious Master with a gentle smile. Why...? Was she happy about this? Was she...was she grateful that Hakuno had been the one to defeat her?]

['It's over, isn't it?']

[That was all Rani said, with a sound that could well have been the faintest laugh. But as she began to vanish, her mouth moved once more, in a gesture without sound.]

['Goodbye.']

[Hakuno--Labrys shuddered violently, pressing her hands to her head. Why did she have to kill her friend? Why did she have to kill 024--Rani--her sisters--Shinji--Blackmore--]

[Why why whywhywhywhywhywhywhywhy it wasn't fair--!]

[A sudden scream of anger and frustration cut through the library on the third floor, followed almost immediately by the sounds of a girl sobbing her heart out intercut with violent coughing.]

I'm s-s-sorry. I didn't wanna--didn't want to--I don't want to fight anymore. Saber--Aigis--somebody tell me why I h-have to keep fighting...

[responses from effigiaexmachina]

Comments

[effigiaexmachina]

I don't know. I don't wanna fight anymore, but what if I ain't got a choice?

[lance_of_orleans]

[Huh. Interesting question. He's almost tempted to just tell her that divine providence would see her through.]

Uh...

[Telling her to just find her friends won't work either.]

I guess I can try helping you.

[effigiaexmachina]

Why should you haveta fight for me?

[lance_of_orleans]

Because you just said you didn't want to do it. And someone else told me I needed to find something to protect.

[effigiaexmachina]

I don't want anybody to fight.

[lance_of_orleans]

[He sighs.]

Kinda impossible, though. When you gotta fight, you gotta fight. Only thing you can do is to accept it later and move on.