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dramadramaduck2013-02-21 10:21 pm
regalbearing) wrote in dramadramaduck2013-02-21 10:21 pm
[ unintentional video - a knight cannot save the world. ]
[ the video opens abruptly, with the sickening, wet sound of something being impaled. no. not something - someone. the sickening sound of metal piercing flesh, piercing right through with enough force to kill. ]
[ the image becomes clearer. it's dark. nighttime, as it was the last time the community spied on Saber's life. maybe even the same night. Saber flinches back from the sound, blood splattering on her face. not her blood. she opens her eyes - and looks shocked. horrified. the white-haired woman behind her looks equally as stricken. ]
[ and then it becomes clear what they're looking at. what caused their faces. caused the sound. Diarmuid Ua Duibhne - Lancer - stands before them, the same look of shock on his own face.
his red lance pierces his chest, and it is clear that he did it with his own hands.
there's a horrible, deathly silence. then Lancer breaks it with a wet, hacking cough, blood spilling out of his mouth to join that from his chest that already lies spilt on the ground. ]
[ out of the shadows, two shapes appear. one of them, a man in black; black suit, black coat, black hair. he looks calm about the whole situation. the other, a blond, injured man in a wheelchair, looks shocked. he carries the body of a red-haired woman in his arms.
the man in black - Emiya Kiritsugu, Saber's Master - speaks: ] Use your remaining Command Seals to force your servant to commit suicide. [ Saber gasps, looking even more horrified than before - revolted, even, by the words coming out of her Master's mouth. ] The conditions have been fulfilled.
[ Kayneth - the man in the wheelchair, Lancer's Master - looks pretty horrified himself by this point. and Diarmuid - he lets out this horrible, wet sound of pain and anger and desperation and despair, dropping to his knees with the lance still impaling him. ]
You want to win... You want to win so desperately? You desire the Grail so desperately? You have crushed... You have crushed my sole remaining wish... And you?! [ his voice raises, and Diarmuid turns violently, looks up at Saber with nothing but hate and accusation in his eyes - betrayed, in his view, by someone he could never have expected it from. blood has filled his eyes by now, and as he continues to curse her, Saber takes a step backward at how truly demonic he looks, as if his words are physically striking her. unable to defend herself, to explain that she had no part in this, that it wasn't her-- ] You feel no shame at all?! I will never forgive you. [ again he turns - casting the same terrible look on kayneth, with blood running down his chin. ] I will never forgive any of you! Inhuman monsters, who have ruined the honour of a knight, let my blood taint your dreams!
[ slowly, his lance begins to dissolve, the first signs of his fading from the world back into the throne of heroes. ] Let the Grail be cursed! Let the wish it grants bring disorder! [ he looks up at the sky, casting his rage into the heavens. ] And when you fall into the pits of hell, remember the rage of Diarmuid!
[ he fades away completely, and is gone. silence. everyone remaining is frozen in place, as if Diarmuid's words really had been cursed. all but Kiritsugu, who turns away and takes a few steps. ]
[ it's Kayneth who breaks the silence. ] Now the Geas binds you?
Yes, the contract is complete. I cannot kill you. [ Kiritsugu casually lights a cigarette, not looking at the other man. takes a drag, and--
a gunshot rings out. another one. Kayneth cries out in shock and pain. and the gunshots continue. again and again they ring out, coming from somewhere that cannot be seen through the community's viewpoint. eventually, Kayneth's wheelchair falls backwards; the woman's body is thrown dead from his arms as he tips sideways. ]
... Not myself, anyway.
[ Kayneth struggles pitifully on the ground, whimpering in pain and fear. the wheels of his abandoned chair spin uselessly in the air. the fallen Master tries to use his arms to pull himself towards Kiritsugu. wheezes: ]
Kill me... kill me, please...
Sorry. But I can't according to our contract.
[ it's the once and future king that answers the suffering man's plea. Saber steps slowly forward, her mouth a grim line, her face shadowed in more ways than just the literal. Excalibur shines in the darkness, as bright with its golden light as it had shone on the river. Irisviel turns away, covering her mouth - and Saber raises her trusted blade swiftly and brings it down with a definitive, wet sound. a clean cut. a mercy killing.
the wheel on Kayneth's chair stops spinning. Saber stalks past Kiritsugu without looking at him. and then, her voice level, but soaked with barely-contained rage and betrayal: ]
Emiya Kiritsugu... I finally understand what a terrible man you are.
[ the feed ends. ]
(( ooc: assume that all replies to this post from Saber ICly come a few hours later. ))
[ the image becomes clearer. it's dark. nighttime, as it was the last time the community spied on Saber's life. maybe even the same night. Saber flinches back from the sound, blood splattering on her face. not her blood. she opens her eyes - and looks shocked. horrified. the white-haired woman behind her looks equally as stricken. ]
[ and then it becomes clear what they're looking at. what caused their faces. caused the sound. Diarmuid Ua Duibhne - Lancer - stands before them, the same look of shock on his own face.
his red lance pierces his chest, and it is clear that he did it with his own hands.
there's a horrible, deathly silence. then Lancer breaks it with a wet, hacking cough, blood spilling out of his mouth to join that from his chest that already lies spilt on the ground. ]
[ out of the shadows, two shapes appear. one of them, a man in black; black suit, black coat, black hair. he looks calm about the whole situation. the other, a blond, injured man in a wheelchair, looks shocked. he carries the body of a red-haired woman in his arms.
the man in black - Emiya Kiritsugu, Saber's Master - speaks: ] Use your remaining Command Seals to force your servant to commit suicide. [ Saber gasps, looking even more horrified than before - revolted, even, by the words coming out of her Master's mouth. ] The conditions have been fulfilled.
[ Kayneth - the man in the wheelchair, Lancer's Master - looks pretty horrified himself by this point. and Diarmuid - he lets out this horrible, wet sound of pain and anger and desperation and despair, dropping to his knees with the lance still impaling him. ]
You want to win... You want to win so desperately? You desire the Grail so desperately? You have crushed... You have crushed my sole remaining wish... And you?! [ his voice raises, and Diarmuid turns violently, looks up at Saber with nothing but hate and accusation in his eyes - betrayed, in his view, by someone he could never have expected it from. blood has filled his eyes by now, and as he continues to curse her, Saber takes a step backward at how truly demonic he looks, as if his words are physically striking her. unable to defend herself, to explain that she had no part in this, that it wasn't her-- ] You feel no shame at all?! I will never forgive you. [ again he turns - casting the same terrible look on kayneth, with blood running down his chin. ] I will never forgive any of you! Inhuman monsters, who have ruined the honour of a knight, let my blood taint your dreams!
[ slowly, his lance begins to dissolve, the first signs of his fading from the world back into the throne of heroes. ] Let the Grail be cursed! Let the wish it grants bring disorder! [ he looks up at the sky, casting his rage into the heavens. ] And when you fall into the pits of hell, remember the rage of Diarmuid!
[ he fades away completely, and is gone. silence. everyone remaining is frozen in place, as if Diarmuid's words really had been cursed. all but Kiritsugu, who turns away and takes a few steps. ]
[ it's Kayneth who breaks the silence. ] Now the Geas binds you?
Yes, the contract is complete. I cannot kill you. [ Kiritsugu casually lights a cigarette, not looking at the other man. takes a drag, and--
a gunshot rings out. another one. Kayneth cries out in shock and pain. and the gunshots continue. again and again they ring out, coming from somewhere that cannot be seen through the community's viewpoint. eventually, Kayneth's wheelchair falls backwards; the woman's body is thrown dead from his arms as he tips sideways. ]
... Not myself, anyway.
[ Kayneth struggles pitifully on the ground, whimpering in pain and fear. the wheels of his abandoned chair spin uselessly in the air. the fallen Master tries to use his arms to pull himself towards Kiritsugu. wheezes: ]
Kill me... kill me, please...
Sorry. But I can't according to our contract.
[ it's the once and future king that answers the suffering man's plea. Saber steps slowly forward, her mouth a grim line, her face shadowed in more ways than just the literal. Excalibur shines in the darkness, as bright with its golden light as it had shone on the river. Irisviel turns away, covering her mouth - and Saber raises her trusted blade swiftly and brings it down with a definitive, wet sound. a clean cut. a mercy killing.
the wheel on Kayneth's chair stops spinning. Saber stalks past Kiritsugu without looking at him. and then, her voice level, but soaked with barely-contained rage and betrayal: ]
Emiya Kiritsugu... I finally understand what a terrible man you are.
[ the feed ends. ]
(( ooc: assume that all replies to this post from Saber ICly come a few hours later. ))
video - time for sunshine and rainbows
When she appears, Oriko is straight to the point.]
Are you alright? If you need any support at all, you only need to ask.
[...no-one deserved that.]
[ text because she doesn't have time for this sobbbb ]
text it is then
After that, no-one would be fine.no subject
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There is nothing wrong in seeking catharsis, Saber.no subject
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'The King' is still human.
If they cannot remember that, they will break.
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Tell me then, Oriko, do your words still hold?
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Did you surrender it? Or did you only claim to. There is a considerable difference between claiming to sacrifice your humanity and actually, literally doing so.
If you are inhuman, then how are these actions affecting you?
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[ "King Arthur does not understand other men's hearts." ]
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Saber. You are not answering my question.
Are you, or are you not, a human being?
1/2
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[ she doesn't know. she is a King, she is a sword, she belongs to her country.
there is precious little human about her. ]
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Oriko's reply takes some time coming, but when it does, it's only five words.]
Then you are a fool.no subject
Nonetheless, this is the path I have been lead to.
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If you are nothing but a sword, you should have no qualms with how you are wielded, should you not? A sword may only kill, after all.
Claiming to be a sword when these events have clearly affected you is absurd.
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It was just a stupid sword!
It didn't consume your soul or anything! Sure, you're a Servant now, but you didn't sell your soul to that stupid sword.
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Kirika. This is not the time.no subject
[Does Kirika's words sound angry? Yes, they do.]
It doesn't make someone stupid if they want to follow someone with their life! It doesn't, okay? It just makes them loyal.
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And I am quite aware of that; this is an entirely different matter.[locked]
[It's closer to the truth than Oriko knows. Kirika's not going to divulge why she's so angry. Maybe it's just too much of a reminder of the terms of her own contract... She's sure she can push it off as a childish tantrum, if she has to. That...would be embarrassing but not unlikely.]
[locked]
No, Kirika, it is. The difference here is that this person is not following them willingly.
This is not loyalty. This is coercion.
[locked]
[But this isn't the first time Oriko has said something like this.]
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