Can't help wondering if the new vote was because of Beetlejuice's appearance. And why have there been almost no reviews recently? I just said not to mention Atalanta, I need to know if my fight scenes are working or not.
Darkness and Light, Into the Chaos!
Beetlejuice laughed as he adjusted his tie. "What's the score boss?" he asked cheerily, turning to Asiko.
"See the tan guy with the albino hair? Beat him up." Asiko ordered.
"What's the limit?" the poltergeist asked with a smirk.
"You're imagination. I want him out of commission." Asiko replied. Beetlejuice's grin grew as he flew toward Shirou. "Everyone lend support, but be careful not to get caught in the crossfire."
With Beetlejuice in play, the fight quickly shifted out of Shirou's favor. First pulling a box from one of his pockets, he closed the black hole inside, effectively sealing it before causing the box to vanish. After that, Ruler and Seig ran past the spirit, slashing at him with their weapons. Archer and Fiore fired their own weapons as Shirou leaped to avoid the attack. As the Red Ruler twisted to avoid the attacks, Beetlejuice turned into a snake and wrapped Shirou in a death grip. Shirou let out a howl of pain as the snake-ghost squeezed him. Jack ran to Beetlejuice and made to slash, only for Shirou to use his holy magic to force the poltergeist to release him in enough time to dodge before jumping away from Rider's thrust toward his back.
Beetlejuice changed form again, this time opting for a giant hawk as he divebombed the enemy. Shirou used his sword to block the attack, noticing Rider and Seig's approach before shoving the hawk away and parrying the oncoming blow. Ruler got behind Shirou and attempted to strike him with her banner again. The attack connected and sent him into a pillar. "This is looking bad for you, Shirou." Asiko cackled, gripping his knife and rushing the downed Servant.
"I won't be beaten!" Shirou shouted, dodging the Magus' attack and vanishing. He reappeared behind Archer and slashed across the Servant's back.
"Archer!" Fiore called, turning as one of her mecha's arms took aim. "Mars, open fire!" she commanded angrily, the appendage obeying rapidly. Shirou leaped out of the way and ran for cover.
"Damn, I guess it wasn't good enough." Archer chuckled, fading into death.
Not good. Asiko thought angrily. With Archer down we only have Rider and Jack. Ruler's here too, but if the Black Faction goes down, it'll be over and Shirou will win. No, can't think like that. Focus on his attack patterns and find a weakness. The Shadow Legion Magus studied the red-clad Ruler's attacks as he lunged for Seig, the homunculus parrying the blow. Jack took advantage of the blade lock and pulled out her throwing knives, tossing them at Shirou. Each found their mark, but none were lethal.
Beetlejuice appeared behind Shirou and wrapped him up in the poltergeist's now stretching arms before squeezing. "Get him now!" Beetlejuice shouted.
"Rider!" Seig called, hefting his sword.
"Right!" Rider replied, charging with his lance. Both he and Ruler slammed his legs to immobilize him, but Ruler's attack seemed almost superficial when one of Shirou's legs fell off. Jack appeared next, slicing with her cleavers to sever the Servant's head. To everyone's amazement, Shirou vanished in a puff of smoke. "What the heck?"
"It was an illusion!" Ruler gasped, frantically searching for the real enemy. She didn't have to wait long when she suddenly felt a presence from behind. She turned in enough time to see Shirou as he sliced her across her stomach.
"Ruler!" Seig called in a panic, rushing to the blonde Servant's side. Rider and Fiore drove Shirou back as Jack attempted to slice him from behind. "Ruler, are you alright?" Seig asked frantically, trying to stop the bleeding.
"I-I'm sorry, Seig. This wasn't supposed to happen." Ruler whispered, her eyes closing as she began to glow blue. In no time at all, Leticia laid in Seig's arms.
"Ruler, RULER!" Seig cried, tears sliding down his face.
Seeing the grief in the boy's eyes, Asiko closed his own before speaking. "Jack, Beetlejuice," he called, catching everyone's attention. "Withdraw."
"WHAT?" both addressed gasped, clearly confused by the Magus' order.
"Withdraw." Asiko repeated, turning to Seig again.
"This isn't our fight anymore."
I know, rushed and kinda anticlimactic. I kinda wanna finish the story so I can move to the other ones, but I promise I'm still putting my best foot forward on my work. Tell me what's working and what isn't, what you guys would like to see and what you think I should avoid, and be sure to vote on the poll to keep the story running. Next time: Final Battle: Fate/Apocrypha.