[ text | locked from kotomine and archer | dated before gil's post ]

[regalbearing]

I do not wish to be the bearer of ill news, but I fear that I will not have much time left to speak with you, community. My time tonight has been spent pursuing Rider and his Master, as I believed them to have kidnapped Irisviel. But I was mistaken. The true culprit had disguised themselves with some form of illusion, and escaped my sight. Whether it was Berserker, or perhaps even Archer...

... in any case, that detail is irrelevant to this post. I merely wished to say that since the war is fast drawing to its close, I think this may be the last time I speak with you all. I do not know what will transpire in the coming days, or how it will ultimately end. There has been much that has thrown my heart into doubt recently. But it has been a true honour knowing those I have spoken to here, and for your company I thank you.

If I may leave you all with some parting advice... please exercise great caution when having any dealings with either Archer or Father Kirei Kotomine. They are both highly dangerous men, and not simply because of their prowess in their respective martial disciplines. It would greatly vex me if any of you were to fall foul of either of them.

That is all, I believe. Thank you for your attention.

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[voice]

[croibhristeoir]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Saber, I'm so sorry--

[Lancer's voice cracked, and it was a few seconds before he spoke again.]

...I hate this. I can't stand knowing that...that there is simply nothing I can do to help.

[voice]

[regalbearing]

[ Saber's voice, on the other hand, is filled with false calm. ]

There is precious little about this that is your doing, Lancer. You have offered nothing but chivalry and loyalty throughout our acquaintance; a King could ask for no better.

[text]

[shadow_spread]

...I wish you well.

Is Archer effulge?

[text]

[regalbearing]

Thank you. And yes, that is he.

[sandinmyboots]

What's going on with those two, anyway?

[regalbearing]

What do you mean?

[text]

[yumadbro]

I'd ask if you were alright, but I think it would be a stupid question.

Is there anything I can do?

[text]

[regalbearing]

Unfortunately, I do not think so. If I am to understand the situation correctly, I believe that my world has been locked away from inter-world travel. Thank you for your kind offer, nonetheless.

( voice. )

[lucific]

... I am glad to have met you, Saber. [ he understands - he understands what it is to greet the community for what may be the last time. those acquaintances you may have gained. the hope that they would hear from you again, though it became an impossibility. yet - he knows what is also inevitable.

so, in light of all things, he holds her advice to himself. closely, and quietly: ] Though it is not much, it is my hope that you will happen to come the better of it.

( voice. )

[regalbearing]

As am I to have met you. It was no small honour to act as your sword.

... Thank you. Knowledge has come to light that makes me uncertain as to how I could accomplish such a pass, but having come so far... I do not think there is aught I can do but continue.

[heavenlyhome]

Saber-san, if I am to assume that the war will reach its conclusion soon... that means your duty is nearly done, doesn't it? I am sure that you have made many friends here; I have enjoyed our time together. Is there any hope that it may continue somehow?

[regalbearing]

I am not certain. I do not wish to give you false hope, Kasumi; whether the war ends in my favour or out of it, I do not doubt that I will be in a place that not even this community could reach.

However, I have also enjoyed our time together, however brief it has been. No matter my fate, I shall treasure it.

[voice]

[kitchenknives]

What the hell is going on?

[voice]

[regalbearing]

Many things. I do not have time to give a full account, so I shall be concise; I am currently engaged in a conflict known on my world as the Holy Grail War. Heroic Spirits like myself are summoned by magi to fight a battle for the wish said to be granted by the Grail. I feel that this war is almost at its end, and... many things about it have become more complicated than I could ever have foreseen.

[answerer_sword]

I wish I could wish you good fortune and victory in the Holy Grail War.

[But it would be impossible given her Master's description.]

As well, I wished that I could have done something to help you. But I suppose it is too late to say things like that now. Forgive me.

[regalbearing]

There is nothing to forgive. This timeline is inaccessible to others now, it seems; I doubt anyone could have foreseen it.

... In any case, I believe any victory to be won now will be a pyrrhic one, at best.

[text]

[fortheworld]

[...

Well, it was inevitable. You can't everything. She does, at least, take note of the names.]

Good luck.

[text]

[regalbearing]

Thank you. I know that we have had our differences, but your encouragement is welcome.

[of_many_treasures]

Well... too bad I wasn't informed earlier before the world got sealed off. I could have tried to go and steal whatever it was that was the source of this.

Good luck.

[regalbearing]

I do not think even you could have stolen the Holy Grail before its manifestation, Kaitou. And in any case, it would have been unwise. Before I knew what I know now, I would have certainly opposed you without a second thought. And now, well... if what I have been told is true, then I do not think it is an object any man should handle.

Thank you for your good wishes. I fear I shall need all that luck in the coming hours.

voice;

[chestboard]

Wait...

[No way.... that can't be, that can't be at all! He's had fun talking to her, he's been wanting to talk to her more, learn more about her even, and become closer as friends but...

...This is way too sudden.]

It can't be over so soon, it just.....

[...]

Maybe I don't want you to go.

voice;

[regalbearing]

It is strange, but I too find myself in the position of being unwilling to part from this community just yet, regardless of the troubles it may cause. [ pause. ] However, the choice is not mine to make. No matter if this war ends in my favour or no, the place I will go after its end is somewhere that I doubt even the community can reach. I had always known it to be so.

[ her voice takes on a warmer note. ] Nevertheless... I am sorry that our time together has been so brief. It has been a pleasure, Battler.

video;

[guardiss]

That's it? Saber, you'll just— You're just going to disappear already?!

[ guess who is super calm until actual feelings come into play, at which point he promptly loses it? this dumb sixteen year-old boy. ]

voice;

[regalbearing]

[ sorry Alviss she's on the move right now voice is all she can give you. at least after talking to the Inaba boys she sounds more determined than you would have expected from the tone of her post? ]

I do not know. When the war ends, whether it be in my favour or no, I shall return to the place I was before my summoning. [ a beat. she hesitates: ] ... the idea has been floated to me of allowing myself to be summoned once more by a member of this community, but without the support from a magical object equal in power to the Holy Grail, I am not sure how this would be accomplished.

I have a duty I must carry out, Alviss. It may not be the same one I had when this began, and yet... it is no less important.

[makewayforroze]

It may not end that way. I... [There's not a lot she can say.]

Just try to be careful.

[regalbearing]

Alas, this is a case where my ending was a foregone conclusion from the start. It is the fate of all Servants, losers and victor, to vanish from this world once the Grail War concludes.

I at least hope now to vanish having accomplished my goals. But I must first see to Irisviel.

text;

[entreats]

Like I've said before, you definitely deserve it more than the rest of them. At least, compared to the tentacle monsters and all. [ of course it's difficult for ange to not be deadpan even when it's this serious, oh well.. ]

So good luck again. If you do get an opportunity to say hi after it, tell us what kind of cool prize you've won.

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[regalbearing]

Thank you, Ange, truly. Though I fear that there will be no prize as such for me to tell you about, as the circumstances have... changed somewhat.

[harlol]

oh noooooo
miss saber!!!!
are you sure??
we can help you!!!!!!!

[regalbearing]

I am sure. It has always been the case that I would vanish from this world once the war was done, no matter the result. I knew this from the start; the goal was simply to win the Grail and my wish.

... circumstances have changed somewhat in regards to that goal. But you need not fear for me, Jade.

[touchedbygenius]

All kinds of people are dangerous. What's wrong with Archer? And Father Kotomine? People call me dangerous, and I'm just a woman with plans and a loaded Desert Eagle.

[regalbearing]

[ who are you and why are you here ]

Certainly all kinds of people are dangerous; I myself am dangerous if opposed. It is the sheer extent of Archer's power combined with what I am sure appears to others as a silver tongue that concerns me. As for Kotomine, the very fact that there are still people here who believe him to be no threat at all speaks volumes for how dangerous he is, to my eyes.