Chapter 10 – Sanity Void part 2
He's planning something big, his prana is getting stronger…is this going to be..his true power?
"Prepare yourselves my friends…"
The place was then enveloped by pitch darkness, we could only see ourselves and the ground beneath us…I could feel my power decreasing exponentially. Everything that used to be around us, the trees, the sky, has now faded..to nothingness…what..is this place
"Welcome…to Sanity Void!!!"
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"Hmm, it looks like my partner wants to finish things early…then, so shall I!"
Maxwell continued his attacks, cards here and there…we were left defenseless, until Rin thought of something..
"Why don't we split up, he can't possibly target us all at the same time, at least one of us can get a clear shot that way."
"Sounds good." Says Masato.
"Okay…go!"
We each then took different spots around the clearing, in hopes of getting at least one of our attacks to pass through
"Oh no, they've split up *sarcasm* Whatever shall I do?...This of course!!"
He then threw a whole deck of cards in the air, and they started to rain down on every inch of the clearing
"Aaaaaaaaah"
That was Rin!
"Ughhhhh"
Masato..
"Looks like you're the only one left my friend."
Shoot, Masato and Rin got hit…but I didn't, could he have done that on purpose?
"Come out already…You don't want to have me cut the tree apart now would you?"
I guess I have no choice…Kansho and Bakuya couldn't deal with his cards earlier…buy maybe..
"Trace..on!!"
"Hmm, tracing…this should be fun."
He then took off his hat, and pulled a sword out of it…This guy…who is he?
I decided to trace Caliburn again…I just hope my tracing ranks up to par with his, or my sword is done for..
"Maxwell…what are joining this war for? Why do you have to do this?"
I wanted to get into his head, make him lose focus
"Since you're about to die, I might as well tell you…Back in the days, I was a performer, at the stage of Las Vegas..I was the best magician people could ever hope to see..until better magic or should I say cheap special effects came into my stage. They threw me out like I was a piece of garbage…so I searched, for a magical ability, that no one has ever seen before…that was when I stumbled across, the arts of the magi…"
"You're doing this…for vengeance?" I ask
"Not just vengeance my boy, I want the grail's power…to show those ignorant fools they call magicians…I am the magician!!"
"It doesn't have to be this way…you can start over.."
"Ha! What do you know you? You haven't gone through my experiences…Why should I…Take advice from you!!"
*clang*
"You're wrong…"
"What?"
Our swords were locked to each other, none of us wants to give in to the other…It was my power..against his..
"You're wrong!!...I have gone through something worse than you.."
"And what could that be…"
"I'm the only one…that survived in my village!"
*clang*
"I was supposed to die..!"
*clang*
"But a man…Kiritsugu Emiya..saved me, at the cost of his own life!"
*clang*
"You don't know the meaning of pain! Losing everything you have, even your dignity, just because of what other people think!" Maxwell answers back
*clang*
We kept exchanging blows, I don't know how long my sword will hold, maybe he's thinking the same..
"I know the meaning of pain…but I got over it!"
*clang*
"How, may I ask!? How do you get over such a thing!?"
"…I'll tell you…when you give up!"
*clang*slash*
"Aaaah"
I got him…
"Now Masato!!"
Huh, is that Rin's voice
"Right"
"Clever boy, you actually broke my sword…then I'll just pull ano—"
An arrow from Masato and a Gand spell from Rin, found its mark on Maxwell's right shoulder
"Ughhhh…I see your still alive, Hmph, figures…I shouldn't have gone easy on you…fine…you win for today…as a reward..I'll tell you where they are…they're in another clearing not far from here…*panting* just follow the path towards east.."
"You know we could kill you right here and now right" says Rin, as she aims her finger on him, for another Gand spell.
"Don't be so arrogant milady, you may have won the battle, but the war is not yet over…we'll meet again."
He then snapped his fingers, and a puff of white smoke came from the place where he was standing…and without a moment's notice, he vanished.
"We did it Shirou!"
"Yeah..now let's find the women and get them out of here."
"Right"
We managed to beat Maxwell…I just hope it's the same fate in Lancer's case..
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"My body…feels so heavy."
"I can feel my prana being drained.." says Rolf, as he seems to be experiencing as well, what seems to be the effects of this…void
"Hahaha, welcome my friends, to the place where I spent some of my years in loneliness."
So this is his other noble phantasm…Sanity Void..
" Well, I suggest we proceed with our fighting, no?"
"If you insist!!"
"Rolf! Wait!!"
*slash*
"Why don't you listen to your friend and wait…we'll be in here for quite a while." Said Rider, as he effectively evades Rolf's attack
*yawn* "Honestly, sword wielder…you do know how to take the fun out of a good fight.."
"What did you say?"
"It's time I finished you off…come my steed…Rocinante!!"
A horse then materialized behind Rider. The horse looks ordinary enough…like a horse from this lifetime, except a few armor attachments…I don't believe this creature will cause much damage.
"Rolf, be careful."
He wasn't responding…maybe he's preparing his noble phantasm as well..
"Heh. Is this the best you got…a horse. I'll show you what a noble phantasm looks like.."
I haven't seen Rolf's noble phantasm..but I sense his prana…and right now, if he continues his attack, I believe he'll black out. This place, I believe, limits the amount of prana you can use..
"Let's go Rocinante!!"
Rider began charging at Rolf with sword in hand..but, something didn't feel right..It's like, every time he gets closer, his power increases..so his strength relies on his speed this time…interesting
"My sword..guarded by twelve loyal men…imbuing their spirits in this very sword…"
I could feel the power pulsing from his sword…his noble phantasm..
"Now..release yourselves..my Ulfheonar!!"
Twelve wisp-like figures came out of Rolf's sword, and materialized into warriors, wielding spears and axes, and wearing the pelts of various creatures
*panting* "Now my Ulfheonar…attack the horse rider!!"
Ulfheonar…the berserk bodyguards, the noble phantasm of the Danish King..
"Oh, wonderful! More friends, Rocinante!...Kill them all!!"
"Hraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa." The united battle cry of the Ulfheonar
It was going to be a clash, twelve skilled warriors, against a servant who has not just intelligence, but skill to back it up..
*clang*shing*slash*
"Rolf, you're warriors are getting beaten…How come?"
"I don't know..usually they could kill people like him in a matter of minutes.."
"Do you mind if I answer that question?" says Rider, as he continues fighting the Ulfheonar
"You see, you're in my world, anything goes, as I say it…if I say you're Ulfheonar are weak..then they are weak."
"I don't believe him…this place..is only weakening us, he doesn't control, anything else.."
"So what's your plan smart guy. You've been quiet all along..surely you have some sort of plan."
As a matter of fact I do..but I'm not sure if it'll work..
"I have a plan…but you need to stall Rider for a while."
"*sigh* How long do you need?"
"Just enough to break through…whatever this place is"
"Are you sure about this?"
"No.."
"..Well, It's better than nothing..go, I'll buy you your time."
I was planning on using my noble phantasm to break out of here. I'll use Gungnir on any wall-like surface that I can find, that's probably going to lead outside. We cant' beat him here where he's at the peak of his power, and were reduced to weary warriors.
"Ulfheonar, battle cry!!"
"Hraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
"One at a time my friends…you'll all get to die."
Good, he's occupied…now, to find that wall. The place looked so..endless, but I doubt it, we must be in some sort of cube or dome..
"Come on…where is it…"
I kept extending my arms, and spreading my hands, just so I can get the slightest feel of a surface..
*clang*
"Is this…all you got!"
Rolf..hang in there, just a little longer..
"Come on…"
I could hear the screams of the fallen guards…one by one they were killed, and next would be Rolf, than me…I got to find it
"…There"
I felt a force, used as some sort of boundary…this must be the void's edge
"Alright…Gungnir!!"
I thrust my spear in the edge, the divine flame quickly spread throughout, what seemed to be, the walls of the void..I knew it..we were in a dome. The pitch darkness, was replaced by the bluish-white flames.
"What!? How dare you defile my lands with such acts, I shall kill you!!"
"Not so fast cowboy!! Have a taste of Northern Edge!!"
*slash*
"Aaaah, Rocinante, move!!"
Hmm, so he has another noble phantasm. The wound where Rocinante was cut, began spreading ice in his body, slowly enveloping in it in a coffin of ice.
"Grr-Raaaaaaaaa"
I was losing power fast..I don't know if I could hold Gungnir's attack mush longer..but I feel that the void is close to destruction as well…just a little more.
"I'd get off of that horse if I were you." Said Rolf, as he watches the ice spread and continues to reach him
"Grr, you'll pay for this..with your life!!"
He then leaped from his horse and engaged Rolf again
*clang*
"Lancer!..Hurry Up!!"
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
*break*
"You broke through it!! Grr-Haaaaaaaaaaa"
*clang*slash*
Rolf then regained his power, and quickly disarmed Rider
The place was beginning to look normal again..I could see the sky the trees..everything
"Rider. Enough."
It was the voice of Rider's master, walking slowly, towards him, while mending his, what appears to be, wounded shoulder
"…Master" says Rider, in a rather, defeated tone
"Don't worry, there will be another chance..this war is not over"
"Lancer!!, Rolf!!"
I could hear Masato's voice, coming from the opposite way. Along with him was Shirou and Rin, and a few other people I didn't recognize
*thud*
"Rolf!? Rolf, get up."
Rolf then collapsed instantly, probably because of that void..He used two noble phantasms, he's probably worn out.
"We shall retreat for now…Until next time, my humble audience"
Rider's master then snapped his fingers, and a gust of wind quickly approached us, making us all blink for one second, but at that time...they vanished.
"Guy sure knows how to disappear." Says Rin as she examines the area
"We better go, before these people start asking questions." Says Shirou
Rider…
I have a feeling, next time we meet…one of us will lose.
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Leap: There you have it, Shirou, Rin and Masato manage to defeat Maxwell. And Lancer and Rolf managed to escape the void, and most likely their deaths.
Rolf used his noble phantasms today, let's review shall we;
Ulfheonar: an anti-army noble phantasm that involves the summoning of the twelve guards said to have protected the sword, Skofnung. The warriors are fairly strong, and well skilled in hand to hand combat.
Northern Edge: Unleashes the freezing potential of Skofnung, releasing an icy aura from the sword's core, every wound/ slash made by Skofnung when NE is activated, will result in absolute zero.
Lancer's last statement makes you think if he'll do it...will he? We'll fin out soon
Stay tuned^^