*I don't own anything. All characters and creations are owned by the Type-Moon company. *
*M for adult themes*
An Eternal King for the Throne of Heroes
Por Try Another Time
Beatrice's body was launched towards one of the city's buildings. The building trembled as Beatrice's body pierced it before falling into the street on the other side thus creating a crater.
"That fucking bitch!" Beatrice stood up with a little difficulty. As she looked around in search of her adversary, she noticed Altera appearing on the same hole her body had created.
Altera focuses her eyes on her adversary before descending towards Beatrice's location. "I'll give you two choices. Surrender and give me your card or I will destroy it alongside your body with my sword." Altera's eyes were cold and determined while they were fixed on the carrier of Mjolnir. In her right hand, Photon Ray, better known as Ares' sword, shone as it was pointed at Beatrice.
"Don't make me laugh. I will crush you no matter what." Beatrice summoned Thor's hammer and advance towards Altera.
Altera showed no emotion with a simple move she blocked Beatrice's attack with her sword. The impact caused the ground in the area to break into thousands of pieces, but Altera did not move a single centimeter.
"What the hell? She didn't move?" Beatrice was surprised to see how her attack had had no effect. The surprises were far from done for the doll.
"You know, you're not the first enemy I face that possesses a divine weapon. You don't know how to use this weapon. So, let me show you how a divine weapon is used." Photon Ray shines brighter before starting to spin. A big amount of mana began to accumulate in a matter of seconds.
Beatrice tried to get away from Altera, but she was caught in an explosion of energy caused by Altera's sword.
A pillar of energy extended into the sky and the buildings near the epicenter of the pillar were completely destroyed.
When the pillar disappeared, Altera was completely intact while not far from her, Beatrice had blocked much of the attack with her hammer. Beatrice was on her knees and her outfit had been damaged. Although minimal, her whole body had received injuries.
"I see you're still standing. That was just the tip of the iceberg. Surrender or be deleted. I'm giving you a chance to keep going when this is all over." Alter knew her orders. Eliminate or neutralize the carrier of Mjolnir. Nothing else, nothing less. "Surrender and perhaps you can continue to live the life you desire." Altera wanted to end this as quickly as possible. Her mind couldn't stop thinking about the possibility that something bad would happen with the box. She refused to waste more time and let her dear husband face what was inside that curse container by himself.
Beatrice kept quiet for a few seconds before she started laughing. "Give up? Let you hurt Julian?" A large electrical charge ran through Beatrice's body. The hammer's ability was beginning to activate. Beatrice's strength and speed had increased to a higher level.
Altera saw how in a matter of seconds Beatrice cut the distance between them. Beatrice began a series of strong and ferocious attacks that lacked technique or precision against Altera. Sparks fly as the hammer of Thor and the sword of Ares clash against each other.
Around the battle area, a large amount of electrical energy began to accumulate while in the sky, the clouds began to be affected by the hammer.
Snow and electricity fell from the sky, a worthy battlefield for any carrier of Mjolnir.
"Die, die, die!" Beatrice exclaimed as she continued to try to take down Altera.
The bearer of Ares' sword continued to evade and block each attack by Beatrice. She noticed how they were getting stronger. "I understand you think we're here to eliminate Julian, but there are things you don't seem to know. That Julian you're talking about is getting closer and closer to disappearing as we speak."
"Shut up and die." Beatrice ignored Altera's words and continued her attacks. Her attacks were wrapped in electricity thus causing even more damage to the battle area and at the same time pressing Altera to take the fight more seriously.
Large electric shocks descended towards Altera forcing her to evade more than just Beatrice's attacks.
"You don't understand what's going on with Darius and the magic that's affecting that boy. Angelica told us everything. Julian is being replaced entirely by Darius. If you don't stop and let me go now there won't be anything left of Julian. We both know you can't save him from the contents of the box." Alters dodged another attack before kicking Beatrice right in the abdomen which sends her crashing into another area.
Beatrice's body ended up on the floor once again.
"What the hell's going on? My strength should be greater than hers, but somehow I feel like I'm not achieving anything." Beatrice stood up. Her eyesight was filled with much more anger than before.
"Give up. You won't achieve anything by following this path. You can't defeat me." Altera began to walk slowly towards Beatrice. "I can't lose more time with you."
Beatrice felt as her connection to Berserker's card weakened. Her mana was being absorbed by an unknown force. "Wait, is she capable of that?"
That was the terrible reality of fighting Altera. The longer you fight her, the more mana you lose. Her ability could leave any group of enemies on the ground after a few minutes just by being around her. No matter how strong you are, she's constantly increasing her strength as she drains her foes from their mana.
Every step Altera took pressed Beatrice more against the wall. Right now, she was feeling an emotion that was weird for her. Fear. Altera presented a challenge that she had to overcome if she wanted to return to Julian but saw no way out. Her mind thought as fast as she could, looking for a way to overcome Altera. She could only see one possible way out.
"Julian, I'm sorry, but maybe this will be the last time we meet." Beatrice held the hammer with her arm still protected by gauntlet before a strong mana eruption freed it from its chains. The arm after being released was covered by dark red fur. More like the arm of a beast than that of a human. An immense amount of electricity accumulated in Beatrice's hammer and body. "I'll take you down at all cost."
Altera was determined to end this as fast as possible.
Simultaneously, Nero and Tamamo.
Shirou and Sakura fakes stood up after being thrown by their adversaries.
"Well, I think it's time to start," Nero said. Her hands were free of any weapon Sakura's doll could try to steal with its ability.
"Which one do you want?" Tamamo asks. Two mirrors floated behind her ready to block and redirect any attacks Tamamo or Nero could receive.
Their adversaries looked at them with anger in their eyes before launching an attack. Shirou's undeath created four swords in a matter of seconds before his partner took two and began a series of attacks against the servants.
Nero and Tamamo evaded the attacks with ease. The berserker doll set out to focus her attacks on Tamamo while the undeath tried to take down Nero.
"Is really the body of the Shirou of this world. Such a tragic fate for someone such as yourself." Nero said. By being so close to him, Nero was able to see how several parts of his body were joined with threads and kept together with crude methods. It was like some kind of Frankenstein made only to use the magical circuits that still existed in the young man's already dead body. "Let me free you from this terrible situation."
Nero holds Shirou's right arm. "Primo Rose: Dissectum Secat." Within seconds Nero cut Shirou's body with a series of blows using her left hand which was too fast for the human eye. In a matter of moments, Shirou's body began to bleed violently from various parts before Nero finished the job as she pierced his chest right where his heart was supposed to be.
The body lets go of its weapons. The undeath vomited blood before he lay motionless.
Sakura's doll who was still trying to take care of Tamamo turned her head when she saw what had happened. Her mind was filled with even more anger as her partner lay motionless after being pierced.
"Don't look away when I'm right here." Tamamo quickly took the opportunity to attack this version of Sakura. Her strong legs disarmed the doll in a matter of seconds before breaking its limbs to prevent her from moving. "I'm not done with you yet. Noroi: Jigoku no Hitokuchi. (Curse: Hellish bites)." A talisman in Tamamo's hand activated; from her tails, the heads of several foxes made out of fire appeared. The heads began to bite the doll before exploding into a pillar of flames.
Tamamo heard her doll screaming as it was burned by the curse. "Nero throw the other one into the pillar."
"Heard you loud and clear." Nero lifted the motionless body and threw it into the flames. The dolls burned for several moments before the flames gave way. Two charred bodies were left but neither of them had let their guard down.
If there was one thing they had learned, it was not to lower their guard at any time. Although the battle seemed to be over there was always a chance that the enemy wouldn't be completely neutralized.
Both waited for some kind of reaction and after several seconds their bodies reacted to dangerous energy coming out of the charred bodies.
Several dark tentacles shot out of one of the bodies in all directions forcing Tamamo and Nero to evade the attacks.
The charred corpses began to rise and twitch. They were both standing up even though the damage done to them shouldn't allow them to do that.
The tentacles continued their course but neither servant let them touch them.
"And there it is. Now the real battle will begin." Nero said when she looked at what was happening to their enemies.
The burned skin began to replace though not entirely, and the broken limbs were repaired by several runes around Sakura's body. Her physical appearance also changed quite a bit with the activation of runes that were hidden within its body. A broken mask covered her face and instead of the previous armor, a dress covered the doll's body.
The circuits inside Shirou's body repaired much of the damage taken, although he still possessed large burns. The hole in his chest was close by very small tendrils made out of mana.
The doll and the undead were ready to fight once more. Defeating this Sakura would not be an easy task and the undead Shirou would make it harder.
"Die." Said the creepy figure as she controlled the tentacles connected to her dress.
Tamamo quickly used another talisman in her hand. "Noroi: Akuma no kōtta mō Fubuki (Curse: Demonic icy Blizzard)" Instantly cold winds were summoned around Tamamo thus freezing the tentacles all the way into the doll.
The doll felt as her back was affected by the curse of her adversary.
Nero, on the other hand, decided to increase the temperature. Even if her sword wasn't in her hand, its effects could still be activated. "Aestus Estus: Estuans petalis." Several rose petals made out of fire appeared near Nero before incinerating everything approaching her.
Fake Sakura's wrath reaches its top. Next to her, the undead created several new weapons before the doll took all of them and moved with incredible speed.
The doll first attacked after throwing a few spears towards her and trying to defeat her in close combat. Tamamo blocked several of the attacks with her mirrors and was surprised by the increase in strength of her adversary. The doll's movements were even faster and more animalistic than before. The dolls seemed more like a mindless beast to her than the copy of deceased people.
"Another enemy that gets carried away by anger." Tamamo thought as she saw how the doll paid no attention to what was happening to her body. Curses were different from spells. Once activated its effects continue for long periods of time and Tamamo was sure that slowly but surely, the doll will be incapable of continuing.
"Tamamo, I'm leaving that one to you. I'll dance with the undead." Nero said. But before she could get close to Shirou, Sakura threw a projectile towards her. Nero dodged the spear that had been thrown. "You already have a dance partner."
The doll kicked Tamamo away and moved towards Nero. In a matter of seconds, Nero was facing the raging doll as it tries to stab, cut, and pierce her enemy with the weapons it had.
"You're fast, but you're completely crazy if you think this worked." Nero showed no hesitation and started to fight the fake Sakura. Nero block and parry most of the attacks of her adversary no matter how violent or fast they were. Just like with the other servants in her group, a fight with a Berserker-class servant was nothing new to Nero.
Lancelot, Lu Bu, Darius III, and many others were the various adversaries who tried to defeat her while she was still ruling the lunar cell. Each of these servants was strong and their attacks made the ground tremble. But none of them were able to defeat her.
No servant except for Archimedes. Archimedes had been the only servant who had crushed her with powers beyond of what she had expected at that time. She promised herself alongside the others to never fall again and allow the story to repeat itself.
Nero had changed alongside the others and had set out to continue to become stronger to protect her beloved Praetor. She refused to lose to this pathetic excuse of an adversary. Nero decided to use the full arsenal of her new hand-to-hand fighting style "Rosa Laceat Exultant Lusibus."
"Second Rose: Aula Incendiary." By using the ability of her sword, both Nero's arms and legs get covered in crimson flames. Before the doll is capable of understanding what was happening, her body covered by a series of burning cuts. In her hands, her weapons melt after being cut by Nero's fast movements. In a matter of seconds, Nero pushes the doll away from her while leaving her in a severely injured state.
The doll regroups with the undead. Her body had again been wounded in various parts. Fake Sakura tried to understand how she could receive such cuts in such a short time.
"It looks like she isn't capable of blocking your attacks," Tamamo said as she approached Nero.
"I still lack strength. Your kicks and blows are far stronger than mine." Nero admitted.
"Says the person capable of cutting steel with her hands. Sometimes I wonder if it was a good idea to help you create this fighting style." Tamamo turned her sight towards their enemies. "I don't want to waste any more time with this fight."
"I feel the same. Would you take my hand for this last dance?" Nero says as she extends her hand.
"Just because it's necessary." Tamamo takes Nero's hand and the two prepare to defeat their opponents with an unusual way of fighting.
The doll and undeath prepared for what would be their last stand.
*Sprinter- Kalafina*
At the same time, Altera.
A thunderstorm continues on top of this battlefield. The impacts between two divine weapons caused created impact waves all around as a girl holding a hammer tried to defeat a servant capable of defeating gods by herself.
Altera shows no emotion as her adversary continued to try to achieve the impossible. "Stop this. Don't make me take this seriously. You can't defeat me."
Beatrice once again focuses a large amount of electrical energy within the hammer before slamming it against Altera who counters with her own attack.
Both attacks clash against each other leading to a large explosion that sends both warriors flying away in different directions.
Without any buildings left around them, their trajectories led to both of them being bury within the floor or what was left of it. A few seconds pass before the hands of each warrior reach out from within the ruble. As they stood up and looked at each other in the eyes their motivations clash against each other. Although both were fighting for love, for the sake of another person, only one will come out alive from this battlefield.
"I will kill you. None of you will touch a single hair in Julian's head." Beatrice said. Her injuries were getting more severe with each clash. She could barely lift the hammer, but she still refused to give up. Julian, her dear Julian needed her. She couldn't stop now; she needed to win and try to return to him.
"I'm sorry about this. I tried to offer you a way out, but I won't waste any more time with you. This will be your tomb." Altera's eyes began to shine, and her body was wrapped by a pillar of energy.
Beatrice felt how her body was losing a lot more mana than before. Her mind yelled at her that she should run but Beatrice was unwilling to back down.
The energy faded away and Altera's new form was visible. A tighter outfit covered her body with butterfly designs and old runes adorning it. From her back, four wings made out of lights appeared. Her face was covered by a mask and her hair turned bright platinum tone.
"I hope I wasn't forced to use this with you, but you leave me no choice. From the stars, Titania descended and with her power, the end of the war begins. Titania, Dea Est Bellum." Altera's voice changed. This was her new noble phantasm. A transformation capable of facing any opponent who dared to face her. The acceptance of her title as the owner of the sword of Ares; a form that ate the energy of her adversaries and amplifies all of Altera's stats. The god slayer was awakened once more.
In a matter of milliseconds, Altera cuts the distance between Beatrice and her. Altera spins before connecting a roundhouse kick to the head of her opponent which sends her flying towards the skies.
Beatrice tries to react but it's far too late. Altera is moving so fast that she is incapable of seeing the direction in which she is coming. Altera begins a brutal assault on Beatrice as she cuts, stabs, and brutalizes the body of her enemy.
Drops of blood soaked the ground while Beatrice was unable to protect herself. Beatrice screams as the pain becomes unbearable and the assault continues for several moments until it stops. Her eyes look around for any signs of Altera until they focus on the scariest sight she had ever seeing. A few meters on top of her, Altera stood. Her wings flapped slowly yet on her right hand the sword spin as the energy accumulated.
"Photon Ray: Ultima Novae." Altera descended at full speed before impaling Beatrice through the abdomen and continuing her descend.
Beatrice coughs blood as she feels how time slows down for her. Her broken memories pass in front of her eyes as she is unable to do anything.
Like a falling star, Altera's attack continues until they hit the floor. A massive explosion occurred shaking the city of Fuyuki once more.
Several moments passed in silence as the snow continues to fall before Altera took flight once again.
"I can't lose any more time. I have to regroup with the others and reach Eero. If I have no one to face the transformation drains all of my energy." Altera set out to fly away. She believed that she had destroyed the doll alongside the card with that last attack, but something stops her. Her body felt the surge of mana coming from the impact site.
The sky turns red and instead of snow, it's all rain. A much larger and strong thunderstorm had begun. Debris began to float into the sky as the scenario was set in motion.
Altera looks in surprise as Thor's hammer floats above the impact area. Several cracks begin to appear and before long the hammer breaks.
A body made of pure electricity rises from the rubble. Not human characteristics are noticeable.
"I WILL KILL YOU!" Beatrice screams at her enemy. But this was not longer Beatrice, not even the doll that held the memories of a person called Beatrice. This was the remains of the memories of a poor girl called Beatrice that for love had sacrificed everything.
"We'll see about that." Altera hopes that she was able to finish this fight before things got worse for the others. With her sword in hand, Altera flew straight into her opponent.
Ragnarok had just begun and it would affect all the other fights in unexpected ways.
