Holy Grail

The Shackled Relic

@Lyla Finally posted! Sorry for the shortness, but just had to get back into the groove of posting with Nina again. :)

The Shackled Relic

Nina Nightingale

"Honestly, i think this artifact did something different than granting a wish. Question is, what did it do?" Nina said aloud after letting out a long, drawn out sigh as she listened to the various thoughts and words of the other people around her, the odd nature of this strange mental connection leaving her wonder just what was going on.

Personally, she felt the need to leave and go find a doctor, perhaps one who could help save the woman who was her mother. There was no time to just sit and dawdle about arguing with these people. Much less, she had no time to sit and debate the nature of what the in world had just happened to the relic and all of them in the wake of that event. Yet at the same time, having no way to get back home, the very real fact that she herself had no way of escaping this island as well was very apparent to her. Indeed, it would force her to either try to get back herself, or perhaps hitch a ride with one of the others just to get away from this mess of a set of ruins and the situation this had become. Glancing over the others, and seeing some move to leave in the process, the red eyed girl attempted to see if any of the others might look trustworthy enough to get a ride back from. Possibly.

But at the same time she also wanted to test something. Letting out one more sigh at the prospect of attempting such an odd idea, Nina summed up the will to project her next thought to everyone else that she could. At least, if she could do such. However, there was really only one way to find this out when it came down to it.

'By the way, can i get a ride back to the mainland with one of you?' Nina thought aloud, aiming to project this thought to the others as a sort of 'mass message' of sorts.

Apotheosis

@Moonlit Sonata And i have finally posted!

Edit: Busy right now, but was able to fit a small, quick post in at least.

Apotheosis

Lyminia

Listening to the words the young looking human said, Lyminia swiftly stepped forwards immediately as the boy asked if any of them wanted to have a go at being tested. The information about Kluuto was admittedly interesting to hear, but also brought about questions that she did not quite understand as well. Or rather, questions that spawned from questions. What had the boy meant about Kluuto's soul having information in it that "doesn't belong in this world"? What were these "scribe themed monsters" that he was referring to in a general manner? Such things went through her mind for a moment, but in the end were quashed by her desire to see what her potential was as well according to this odd human. Not that she had met many humans until this point, at any rate.

"I want to go next, if that is acceptable," Lyminia said to the boy, her tone calm yet with hints of a masked excitement to some small extent that she felt in regards to this...ability to learn of her possibilities to a certain level, "And on a side note, do you have any jobs you would need done around a place like this? I may have just woken up, but if i can find any job of some sort in a place like this i can say i will work my hardest at it."

Perhaps she would have some sort of affinity, or some kind of unique qualification for something if she worked hard enough. Perhaps her strange desire to dig could be explained in some manner by the nature of her own soul, or perhaps other things about her could be explained that she was not aware of. Truly, it was something she wanted to know about and learn about if possible. And if she could learn magic, perhaps something about souls if this young looking human knew more about them, perhaps this place would be a good way to start before getting her digging tools...

And if she could get a job here or something, that would be cool too. Perhaps she could earn some money, perhaps she could apprentice if she could just to get some information. Even just cleaning things up or something was acceptable to her. Not that hunting rabbits and selling pelts and wood and such was bad, not at all to her, but curiosity prodded her to want to ask such a thing to this boy if possible. It was sudden, though, but she was not going to speak sweet words or spin a story to try to mention the matter as well.

The Shackled Relic

@Lyla Ok, i have had a couple of things come up irl last minute as i have been getting posts out for places. So unfortunately, i am going to have to leave for the day and get the post done tomorrow. (T_T) Dangit!

Fate/Empty Providence

Lorelei Baggett

Church Church Interior, The Church

"I understand, Ruler," the homunculus said, nodding in response to the mediating servant's words after she spoke.

She felt glad that Rostam still seemed to have her back. It was a bit of reassurance to her for a moment that her servant was not yet ready to leave her since his wish had been unintentionally fulfilled. Though some worries about that matter and others still wore on her mind. Indeed, beyond what information she had learned from the questions this..."familiar" that asked of Ruler, she wanted to ask about a few matters as well. Hopefully things that would not need to be made public according to Ruler's own standards. But if accepting those conditions would be beneficial to getting a private audience with him for a short time, then it would be worth it. If there was one figure that was perhaps most "trustworthy" within this war it might perhaps be this legendary figure who acted as the war's mediator from the Grail itself.

However, the arrival of yet another person who had just apparently lost their servant was not exactly a welcome event to her either. Though she restrained her irritation, Nakae's arrival had once again served to interrupt her chance at talking to Ruler. Though at least she was on neutral ground at the moment, which at least gained her the protector of Ruler for the duration of this visit in her mind. Yet considering how many familiars and masters were coming by here since she had arrived, a slight worry of being followed or stalked by another pair came into her mind. Between the use of public transportation to try to dissuade a public attack against her, and the high mobility of her servant, she had ways to travel and try to keep safe from enemies.

Yet at the same time, she had not seen any Archers in this war yet, at least that she recognized to be such. To be safer about the matter, however, the homunculus looked to the servant who had spoken of the boxes to them after they had arrived, and used her master's clairvoyance on the man. That servant was the one that had been with the grungy looking fellow who was likely his master, if she recalled correctly. But getting a basic read on the other servant would at least give her some info to work with for the time being until she finally could get her audience with Ruler.

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@Moonlit Sonata @Beloss

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Chi-You

Ernest's Limousine, Western Fuyuki

"Rostam? Hmm, i am not familiar with such a name, but if he is a great hero he must be able to provide a good fight!" the tyrant said, letting out a hearty and loud laugh that rung inside the space of the limo, "But keep that bird at the longest possible useful distance from your targets, and keep it subtle. If they notice it, along with that thrall watching them in some manner at the Church, then they will be perhaps too cautious and wary of us on the way back. We do not need that to be the case if we are to succeed later."

It was good to see her new subordinate getting into the swing of things, proposing an idea and wanting to set things up. Though the other things he had said in response to her words were something to think about. Truly, this magus was a man on a very foolish mission: to try to beat death. And yet, he was determined to try to succeed in it, whether this got him killed or not. Ah, but at the same time there were many fools like herself who dreamed of world conquest and this magus who sought to defy death and overturn fate who had created great legends in this world. Indeed, she looked forwards to fighting said legends here, to see what their mettle was and what kind of power had led them to become heroic spirits in the first place. Fools, kings, killers, knights, heroes of all sorts and shapes could be summoned into this...and it excited her to not end to ponder over the possibilities.

"One good place for an ambush would be at a vital choke point for their return trip, at least if they are heading to this side of the city. For all we know, they will be staying on the eastern half, and that would be its own trouble if we could not manage to find their base at that point. Though in general, searching this western side of the city for bounded fields and bases whilst looking for our place to ambush would be prudent. Again, hotels and out of the way homes would be perfect bases for little mages to hide," the king said, going on for a minute before finally stopping once more and letting out a sigh as he thoughts of battle finally conflicted with a few she had about her master's wish, pushing the servant to look over at him once more, "As for your wish, if you seek to defy not only death, but also what seems to be fate itself, i recommend being prepared for tragedy. Surely the grander one's goals are, the more tragic things can become."

After speaking, however, Chi-You have a shrug, before once again looking out of the limo's window and at the surroundings that passed them by. The modern world lacked the glory of the Age of Gods, to be sure, but at the same time held its own mysteries to her that she wished to conqueror. Ah, but back to the matter of their strategy.

"As for the target you have picked, my new subordinate, remember that there are many ways we can go about this. If we do not have a proper plan of attack, they enemy may merely sense us and flee or attack before we get the chance to act to complete the ambush. After all, i am no assassin."

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@DrowsyPangolin

Apotheosis

@Moonlit Sonata Feel free to skip me for just this round. Then after this next post of yours, Moonlit, i'll be posting again.

Apotheosis

@Moonlit Sonata@Malchivo@Leotamer@Lauder@Hammerman

Hello? Hellooo? Anyone still here?

The Shackled Relic

@Lyla I will see if i can get in a post within the next two days (meaning either Tuesday or Wednesday). If i am unable to get in a post either of those days, then i will be making my next post here sometime this upcoming Sunday.

Just want to let you all know that ahead of time! ;)

Fate/Empty Providence

@DrowsyPangolin @Beloss I am going to try to get a post up here either tomorrow (Tuesday) or Wednesday. If i do not get a post in either of those days, then again i will again have to wait and post sometimes this upcoming Sunday.

Just wanted to give you two a head's up on the matter.