[IC] Fate Arcana/Academy

[TehChron]

Ichypa said
Since Assassin was actually incapable of making preparations for an attack, his Presence Concealment was working at maximum strength. He was able to disappear completely, detecting him became nigh impossible. Even the blood oozing from his body was hidden, if not by his skill then by the copious quantities of other blood on the ground from the dead and injured."YOU!" Mark shouted, pointing at Lancer. "What did you do?!" Alysis and Saber quickly moved to where their friends were, checking to see if they were injured.

The sound of blood dripping caught Lancer's ear.

"There." A dozen muskets reacted to the Servant's thought, their senses tied to his own as they opened fire. "Unfortunately, lad," Lancer continued, ignoring the din of the other brats, "I don't abide much by cowards. Now, I don't know what you did to mess with everyone's memories," Even as the elder man rambled, his Eye of the Mind (True) working feverishly to predict the man's movements based on the blood dripping and soon to be joined by the telltale sound of shot jangling within a body, "But I'll have you stand accountable in the eyes of the People. The Lord, on the other hand, already knows and forgives your trespass, I'm sure."

[Serperion]

Claudia had been watching the whole thing, and remembered the whole thing.

The crowned warrior stood slightly bewildered he was looking for Victoria, that was what the Gentleman had sent him to do. He turned to face Alysis and her friends she was running to.

[Ichypa]

TehChron said
The sound of blood dripping caught Lancer's ear."There." A dozen muskets reacted to the Servant's thought, their senses tied to his own as they opened fire. "Unfortunately, lad," Lancer continued, ignoring the din of the other brats, "I don't abide much by cowards. Now, I don't know what you did to mess with everyone's memories," Even as the elder man rambled, his Eye of the Mind (True) working feverishly to predict the man's movements based on the blood dripping and soon to be joined by the telltale sound of shot jangling within a body, "But I'll have you stand accountable in the eyes of the People. The Lord, on the other hand, already knows and forgives your trespass, I'm sure."

Lancer heard no such thing, as any noise of the kind was hidden by Assassin's Presence Concealment.

[TehChron]

Ichypa said
Lancer heard no such thing, as any noise of the kind was hidden by Assassin's Presence Concealment.

In absence of any sounds, Lancer came up with a plan.

"Master," he said, motioning over JeeBee, "Run prana through your spectacles."

"Uh..sure?" He did so, taking in his surroundings, "MUH BOOOO-!"

Lancer swiftly slammed JeeBees face into the hardwood floor, igniting it due to the Arson Origin imbued within his Masters Mystic Shades. As a Servant he'd be unharmed by mundane flames, as would his Master.

Now to spot anything suspicious, even as he continued to ignore the whelps to focus on the greater threat.

[Ichypa]

TehChron said
In absence of any sounds, Lancer came up with a plan."Master," he said, motioning over JeeBee, "Run prana through your spectacles.""Uh..sure?" He did so, taking in his surroundings, "MUH BOOOO-!"Lancer swiftly slammed JeeBees face into the hardwood floor, igniting it due to the Arson Origin imbued within his Masters Mystic Shades. As a Servant he'd be unharmed by mundane flames, as would his Master.Now to spot anything suspicious, even as he continued to ignore the whelps to focus on the greater threat.

"קרח!"

Instantly a large swath of the room froze solid, leaving JeeBee's mundane fire nothing to use as fuel. At the epicenter stood Mark and Caster.
"I'm still not quite sure what's happening." Mark said. "But if you try to kill everyone in this room for a third time, then I will most certainly return the favor ten-fold on you and your pathetic excuse for a Master."

[TehChron]

Ichypa said
"קרח!"Instantly a large swath of the room froze solid, leaving JeeBee's mundane fire nothing to use as fuel. At the epicenter stood Mark and Caster."I'm still not quite sure what's happening." Mark said. "But if you try to kill everyone in this room for a time, then I will most certainly return the favor ten-fold on you and your pathetic excuse for a Master."

"Hmmm..." Lancer glanced around at the ice with interest. If he spotted any victims trapped in the ice that stood out, he'd have them killed instantly. Failing that, well, he had plenty of explosives to work with in that unaffected area.

[Ichypa]

The only one that stood out was Jacob, who was trying to rise without slipping, most of his success being credited to Berserker's assistance.
"Are both of you insane?" he asked. "There are still injured people about! Are trying to cause more casualties?"

[TehChron]

Ichypa said
The only one that stood out was Jacob, who was trying to rise without slipping, most of his success being credited to Berserker's assistance."Are of you insane?" he asked. "There are still injured people about! Are trying to cause more casualties?"

Lancer's eyes narrowed further, this time his soldiers scanning through the ice as well to determine if it's contortions yielded any clues to the whereabouts of the mystery assailant. Their senses linked with his own, if anything could be used to his advantage, he would spot it. There was no way that ice attack could have left Presence Concealment intact, given it's area of effect.

[Ichypa]

Lancer finally spotted a thin shell of ice, shaped like a person but seemingly empty.

Assassin, for his part, got fed up with lying still and returned to his spirit form, returning to Victoria.

[TehChron]

Ichypa said
Lancer finally spotted a thin shell of ice, shaped like a person but seemingly empty.Assassin, for his part, got fed up with lying still and returned to his spirit form, returning to Victoria.

ISmirking at the suspicious dome of ice that stood out despite no one else getting frozen over, Lancer smirked

"There's your culprit, brats, playing with our memories." Even as he said it, the,lump of ice was riddled with bullet holes and a couple of random explosions that shattered the ice in the room.

"If the coward survived that, he deserves to get away, I say."

[Ichypa]

As Lancer's soldiers raised their weapons, off in the distance Victoria raised her hand. "Assassin, by this Command Seal, I order you-" The bullets riddled the dome, "-return to my side!" Just as the explosions shook the room in the distance, Assassin appeared next to Victoria, badly wounded and barely alive. "Return spirit form." she ordered sternly. "Come on, lets go see the Gentleman. If he can fix you up...then maybe I'll listen to him for a bit longer. Five minutes max." Victoria leapt off the roof, heading back towards Tia.

[TehChron]

Lancer stared at the burning hole in the ground.

"Oh well, theres always next time. Come, Master." He said, picking up the smarting JeeBee by the back of his leather jacket, "Let us go procure us some spirits to make up for those lost this night."

JeeBee nodded groggily, blood dripping onto the ground beneath him.

[Ichypa]

"Well, I suppose that was that." Mark said, as the ice melted away. "Gentlemen, let us help the injured to the infirmary." Mark's guards began picking up the injured and carrying them off.

Almost two dozen students disappeared that night. Mark would later claim that he had seen them halfway to the infirmary before Caster's first aid treatments had done enough for them to carry on under their own power. The few students who made it to the infirmary corroborated this story.

[idkman]

Robert scratched his head in disbelief.

"What a shit show... You guys ok?" He said as he approached the others.

[TehChron]

idkman said
Robert scratched his head in disbelief."What a shit show... You guys ok?" He said as he approached the others.

Walking past Robert, Lancer paused, as JeeBee gestured towards him. The suspended punk rocker gave a thumbs up and wide grin towards the other Master, "Nice Drums, my man, let's do another set sometime." Rolling his eyes, Lancer returned to his previous course, his Master strumming in air guitar as he was held aloft.

[idkman]

TehChron said
Walking past Robert, Lancer paused, as JeeBee gestured towards him. The suspended punk rocker gave a thumbs up and wide grin towards the other Master, "Nice Drums, my man, let's do another set sometime." Rolling his eyes, Lancer returned to his previous course, his Master strumming in air guitar as he was held aloft.

"Shred on, brother, shred on."

[Ichypa]

idkman said
Robert scratched his head in disbelief."What a shit show... You guys ok?" He said as he approached the others.

Robert's arm was suddenly seized, and turned to see Alysis, the look in her eye enough to strike terror into even the mightiest of mortal men, nay, the gods themselves.
"Even if we have to do it in total silence," she hissed, "Even if it kills you. There will be dancing." Alysis dragged him over to what remained of the dance floor and relentlessly pulled Robert into a waltz.

[TehChron]

The wind carried the tiniest whisper to the two:

Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiippeeeeeeed

[idkman]

Ichypa said
Robert's arm was suddenly seized, and turned to see Alysis, the look in her eye enough to strike terror into even the mightiest of mortal men, nay, the gods themselves."Even if we have to do it in total silence," she hissed, "Even if it kills you. " Alysis dragged him over to what remained of the dance floor and relentlessly pulled Robert into a waltz.

"Even if it kills me? Shit, in that case I get the feeling I'm gonna end up dead either way. Might as well go out waltzing."

Robert snapped his fingers as a small band made up of watery golems began laying down a solid waltz.

[Serperion]

As Robert and Alysis started to Waltz, Conquest was busy staring at them. This scene was entrancing to him. Music started to play inside his head, and it started to snow in the general vicinity enough for Robert and Alysis to notice.


He knew he was sent to get Victoria, he wasn't quite sure why, but this was something that was tugging at him, why where they dancing, right here, right now. It wasn't correct.