Chaldean Chronicles: Cadence of the Lostgrail

Olga is standing in the rayshift room with Da Vinci, watching as the Coffin start to open up one by one.

Da Vinci stands by the director's side, a welcoming smile on her face.

@Player (if you want to RP your return)

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King Hassan emerged from darkness, the moment he got back he already vanquished into darkness "Thine Grail has been taken, we succeeded on thy task" King Hassan said before vanquishing back into the darkness

"The operation has been completed with minimal casualties to allied forces," Francis said coldly as he stepped out of the coffin covered in blood that wasn't hit. "I must see Master now."

As yasuke coffin opens he was covered in chunks of brain matter and blood and his hands were practically dripping it as well. He would then step out of the coffin flicking the blood off his hands and walking out of the room. "What a saddening day surely I thought I would get to finish them all of." He said in a stoic tone. "If you would excuse me now I must go to my master now."

Silk returned with Gawain and Bedivere. Woo!

Yang gives the grail over to Da Vinci. It's for the best that she doesn't hold onto it for too long.... burnburnburn..

12:03 PM

@SaberLily | Ayanami

12:03 PM

Wanna start))

(sure)

Skips into the room as she hummed happily, her master recently decided to take a break from singularities and relegate themselves to the reserves, and despite their rocky relationship it relieved her somewhat cause now she had no worries for them....well except for them offending other girls or getting a bad title like her pervy mentor Merlin, especially from other blondes. @Grim)

while she was doing that illya was wandering around to calchaldea humming to herself a bit. As she would see the blond-haired favor she briefly waves

12:42 PM

Whereing dis))

(heres saber lilys christmas outfit)

while she was doing that illya was wandering around to calchaldea humming to herself a bit. As she would see the blond-haired favor she briefly waves

@Illyasviel/Grail of humanity (@Grim)) - jump *Smiles and waves back to the cute and small master, skipping over to greet them since they were a new face she'd yet to know or meet" "Hello!"

illya looked at the lilly servant with a smile and said, "well hello there, so who are you?" she asked

*Smiles and waves back to the cute and small master, skipping over to greet them since they were a new face she'd yet to know or meet" "Hello!"

@Artoria Pendragon(Saber Lily) (@SaberLily | Ayanami) - jump .))

illya looked at the lilly servant with a smile and said, "well hello there, so who are you?" she asked

@Illyasviel/Grail of humanity (@Grim)) - jump "I'm Artoria, but you can just call me Saber Lily...Or Lily if you want, its what master calls me when my big mes are around" Smiles brightly

"I'm Artoria, but you can just call me Saber Lily...Or Lily if you want, its what master calls me when my big mes are around" Smiles brightly

@Artoria Pendragon(Saber Lily) (@SaberLily | Ayanami) - jump " interesting, im illyasviel von ensburn!" the girl smaller than saber Lily said holding her hand out

" interesting, im illyasviel von ensburn!" the girl smaller than saber Lily said holding her hand out

@Illyasviel/Grail of humanity (@Grim)) - jump "Thats a cute name Illya" Smiles and takes Illya's hand, somehow not yet realizing this is the same girl she encountered in singularity 1, only much nicer and not a dead apostle

not knowing that the sabre in front of her new her Singularity counterpart she said, "well of course!, anyways what are you walking around for?" she asked

@Illyasviel/Grail of humanity (@Grim)) - jump pouts "boredom...I master is busy and wants me to find someone else to master me, and Merlin isn't safe to be around during festivities, he's either giving me special winter endurance training with excalibur and I don't want to spend Christmas being blasted with Excalibur...or playing his special Christmas edition pranks on me."

pouts "boredom...I master is busy and wants me to find someone else to master me, and Merlin isn't safe to be around during festivities, he's either giving me special winter endurance training with excalibur and I don't want to spend Christmas being blasted with Excalibur...or playing his special Christmas edition pranks on me."

@Artoria Pendragon(Saber Lily) (@SaberLily | Ayanami) - jump " I mean to not have anybody else you can really talk to? Besides if you don't have a master currently I can at least be your temporary one for I'm used to my own servants not doing much, well at least one of them kind of but that's besides the point" asked curiously to see if he really had nothing else to do

" maybe maybe not, but regardless to make you my servant for the time being"

@SaberLily | Ayanami I'm going to be honest I don't know the process behind Contracting a servant after they've been summoned))

(its a thing of will and acceptance really, sorta similar to summoning in that its actually fairly simple but theatrics can be added)

Hime reappears in the rayshift room unconscious and visibly wounded, left waiting for medical attention...

An amusing sight to see but someone was on the ground, battered and bruised, and it looks to be another hime. Normal Kaguya went into the Singularity already so she was around in Chaldea making her slow walk to Tamamo and giving her a idle Cure wounds. Before she did anything else.

And after some time Tamamo-Hime was lifted up by Kaguya-Hime and brought to the medical bay. Defeated Saber looking pretty defeated~

Leading Yagyu in, Hime would approach one of the workers there, and after a short explanation, began reaching out to the one she had in mind to assist with the swordsman's request.

Yagyu follows closely, while carefully watching and observing with attention to detail to the operations done in what is one of the most important tools available to Chaldea. It was only logical to understand its mechanisms and how it worked.

A Few moments of silence for now as they tried to find the person until. Yosh! I'm being called?! Monta went and answered the transmission.

Fascinating, a systen that allows communications even beyond space and time? I wish we had these back in Edo. This is getting interesting. He would wait to see if Hime would start to interact with Monta first or if it was up to him for the negotiations.

As a familiar face to the crafter, Hime nodded at the screen seeing Monta answer the transmission. Hello, Monta-san. Are things well there? The work I requested is going smoothly, I hope. That aside, there is a newly arrived Saber here who wishes to commission equipment from a reliable smith as well. It may seem quick, but my judgement tells me that I can recommend them as a worthy client. Saber-san, if you wish to introduce yourself?

Whose that? Is that Hime? Hello Hime! Things are alright. As lofty as the request was it seems it was approved and now working on it.  Gonna need a unhealthy amount sun eventually.


Oho? A new person? Howdy new person!

It seems that he was in good spirits as usual.

Greetings, Monta-san. I am Saber-class Yagyuu Munenori, a pleasure to be your acquaintance. Even if it was through intercoms, the need to bow was still there, some customs died hard.

12:04 PM

I take that you must be a great artist in the craft that is smithing, is that assessment correct?

Is that what they are calling me now? I guess they are not wrong, I'm that person. Muramasa Monta at your service! What shall I make you?

You see, I was seeking your services, Monta-san, for I require an armor made for myself with certain specifications, that allows me to remain nimble and yet offering reliable protection. Much like the o-yoroi of my age. Is that possible for you?

Fair enough, I'll do my best to assist. What is it you need made? Armor right? That's something I can make for you. Shouldn't take that long to do.

Excellent, if there's anything you need I'm sure I can provide it.

(Yosh)

chuckles I'm in danger!

And after informing his Master in the proper manner, Munenori reads a brief summary of what Chaldea knows in order to be prepared for what he may face in the Singularity.

7:21 PM

Thus, begins the Rayshift, woooo!

And when the time comes, Hime herself makes the journey back, after paying her dues to support Chaldea's operations of course!

And now, time to rayshift into Germany, woo!

"Welcome back." Olga greets the returning Masters and Servants with a face as stern as ever. "Mission complete. Good job." That's probably the only praise they'll hear out of her. But.. for some reason.... something is different about her. Is the director actually relieved you all made it back?

And of course, Da Vinci is by her side to receive the Grail.

@Player

Peter returns and presents the Holy Grail to Da Vinci.

Gil pulls out the holy grail gifting it to da vinci (edited)

Asteria kinda just... Shakily waddles her way out of her pod and to the ground.... "Awawawawa..."

"Yosh!" And he hops out the pod. All was well.

Erik collapses out of his rayshift pod, burns and wounds on his body. The half-giant had pushed himself extremely far in the fight, and not even his immunity to fire could stop the self inflicted damage from going too far. His body made a loud thud as it hit the ground, he was still alive, but barely.

Leopold was in the verge of slumping into the ground as well, his injuries weren't as serious as Erik's, but he also pushed himself a bit too much "Bloody hell..."

Gil would reach out his hand, catching the waddling mess of an idol "I would say we did well~ I would even say the Age of humans will be back soon in no time!" In his mind, this is not the future of greatness he saw, it was meely a glimpse of it. The potential of humanity should not end here and that fight really showed the potential of the current masters that living tiredlessly in this void

Francis wiped the blood off his face that he was now completely soaked in. If it was his or someone else he didn't real care as he licked the blood from the straight silver of his bayonet and slid it away into its scabbard. "A shame it had to end so early. I was on the verge of turning that beautiful plain into a muddy hellscape. But no matter, there are more battles to be fought. The benefit of being a servant. The war never ends."

Gilgamesh (Caster)

Gil would reach out his hand, catching the waddling mess of an idol "I would say we did well~ I would even say the Age of humans will be back soon in no time!" In his mind, this is not the future of greatness he saw, it was meely a glimpse of it. The potential of humanity should not end here and that fight really showed the potential of the current masters that living tiredlessly in this void

@MoonBowBishPoisonFist|Pormal

Asteria gives a cheerful smile to Gilgamesh, looking not so hot as she sang a song about love and hope. Using what energy she had left to start casting some spells to recover the wounds of those nearby!

"Ah, Francis, I take you enjoyed yourself then. Must've been a lot of fun. Hm, now, I think I'll take a look around the place and see what Chaldea as in store for me, yes" Taikoubou seemed to dust himself off, while humming and having a good ol' dumb smile on his face. Another job accomplished ~~(even though he didn't teally contribute to it)~~

Back in Chaldea proper, it wouldn't take long for BB to regain her composure following the Rayshift. It was a far less painful process than breaching world barriers in order to materialize in the first place. Considering what had been going on however, the beloved and all too wonderful Kouhai couldn't help but to smile... "Ah yes. Without the most wonderful Kouhai BB herself I doubt this could have gone any better~ My help was clearly priceless in solving this singularity. Shame though, I'll miss Germania! Oh well, I suppose Senpai will just have to take me with her to the next Singularity."

@BB ★ (@Andle | Cam, Ib, Rach) - jump "You? And where were you in all of that?" The king would scoff

"Ah? Here I thought the First of all Heroes would have been able to see just how vital my aid was... If you didn't then it's not my fault that you didn't pay attention... I suppose even the best of us make mistakes!"

Dominic calmly stepped out of his coffin, looking around at those in attendance, as if trying to find someone. As he realized what he was doing, he felt a different pain. Losing Artoria hurt, but that was the pain of a backstabbed abandonment, this was different. A different kind of loss. It came easier, but it hurt just as much if not more. This one he felt he could become stronger from, but even he shed a few tears as he turned away from everyone else and headed to get back towards his dorm to record his thoughts and memories, just to be safe. He needed to be alone for now, he did not have a connection with any of these Masters here anyway.

"Ah? Here I thought the First of all Heroes would have been able to see just how vital my aid was... If you didn't then it's not my fault that you didn't pay attention... I suppose even the best of us make mistakes!"

@BB ★ (@Andle | Cam, Ib, Rach) - jump "Mhm~ mhm~ You could continue your help by aiding our injury" From head to toe you could see the burns and marks that was left on top of their body, as the king continues to support the idol from falling oh so far on the floor

Alex quickly exited his coffin, looking around and rushing towards Veronique and her coffin, making sure to assist her with exiting and getting any medical attention she needed. She had pushed herself really hard, and still it was not enough. He had to be there for her now more than ever

"Mmm. Would you now? I suppose there is no helping that then..." With that BB took out her staff, spinning around on her heel and drawing a heart symbol in the air-- And so! Gilgamesh was healed. "I am no healer but there is nothing BB can't do."

"Yes yes... And I'm sure you were there just behind that one ice pillar out of my sight as we fight Kriemhild" Gil would let go of the idol gently then start walking away back to his office, the bank of Chaldea. Getting back to his work and away from this lousy excuse of a 'kouhai', maybe a mongrel would had suit her better then any other mortal seeing how persistent she is

Orochi returned to Chaldea and walked behind his Master, see yet again he master was heartbroken and wondering if he should make this into a drinking game

"Mhm. How very perceptive of you to notice Gilgamesh. Just don't get too over your head in your pride~ ☆" With that BB simply put her staff away and watched the others arrive.

Taigong limited himself to observe the exchange between the King of Uruk and... whatever BB was. He was, in particular, suspicious of her. He didn't actually know anything about her, but just from looking at her speak and act, he could tell she was pretty shady and dangerous. He would need to keep an eye on her, yes.

Did little to discourage Taigong's wandering eyes. Though it didn't mean she didn't notice his gaze fixated upon her. Instead, BB simply gave him a quick look- giving perhaps just a little cheeky smile.

He idly patted his clothes a bit as he was back in one piece and nods his head. All seemed to be well so far.

"Woohoo... Yeah, we did it, go team." Even Kama had been fighting with everything she had out there, even though she wanted to throw all the work on to Lancelot. She let out a sigh but was slightly shocked seeing the condition of the final team. Weren't they supposed to be some of the strongest...?

"Damn I didn't get to say goodbye..." He ran his hand through his hair as he stepped out of his pod and leaned against it. He looked like shit but not as bad as some people, aka the team that went into Thyrm's halls.

The pod she was in opened up but she didn't step out of it. Fie laid in the pod having finally passed out from her injuries from the battle with Thyrm. It would be a long while before Fie went back on missions.

"Yosh!" He goes and collects Fie and brings her into the medical bay to rest up!

... Leopold saw Monta do that. And naturally, silently, with whatever energy reserves were still on him, went to his own bedroom

Lurking in the shadows...

Olga enters into the relatively empty Rayshift Room alongside Da Vinci and a team of support staff who frantically make upgrades to the Coffins. "Enniashe... I still can't believe it's Enniashe! How did a Dead Apostle Ancestor get a Holy Grail?!" OIga clicked her tongue in annoyance. She looked like she was about to tear her hair out. The latest scouting reports and several sleepless nights trying to plan out reconfigurations to the Coffins did not leave her in a very calm state of affairs.

"These upgrades should allow us to better pin-point Rayshifting in the future," Da Vinci replied with a whimsical grin. "At least in the short term, it'll allow us to penetrate into Ennaishe's Bounded Field and allow for a safer Rayshift. Did you contact the Church on the other side?"

"Yes. The Burial Agency is sending one of their representatives to stabilize the Rayshift on their end. I don't recall anyone capable of doing that besides the Seventh, but I was told she was on an expedition already. I wonder who it will be... ugh. We know so little about the Burial Agency, so we'll have to take this opportunity to analyze their forces."

"Mmhm. I'll leave all of that to you, miss Lord of the Clocktower. Now then," Da Vinci waved her hand and the doors to the Rayshift Chamber slid open, allowing the Masters to finally enter the room and sortie. "I think it's time you gave all of our lovely Masters the bad news."

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@Player you are free to RP in this channel until Olga begins her brief in 10 minutes)

For the moment, Mochizuki had made her way inside in order to figure out what's going on and if necessary inform her Lord of it.

Oh boy.... Bad news? For Chaldea standards that MUST be bad...

At the sound of the warning, Salomón arrived. He kept quiet, as always, but is now at the forefront. He's ready to listen to the news, good or bad.

"2010, ehh..? That's a few years before I was created, I wonder if I can meet my Creator's past selves!" As always, Aden failed to read the mood of the room.

Speaking of Burial Agents, one would now enter the room. Ciel at the moment would remain quiet, waiting to hear what was going on. Their was no need to jump to any conclusions at the moment.

"It's another recent year though.." He didn't know what to expect with that.

Asteria quickly makes her way into the rayshift room announcing her entrance with a bit of a sing song, "Good morning everyone~! Looking forward to working with you all again. May fortune look down on us well!"

7:30 PM

Asteria quickly makes her way into the rayshift room announcing her entrance with a bit of a sing song, "Good morning everyone~! Looking forward to working with you all again. May fortune look down on us well!"

@Asteria Caelestis (@MoonBowBishPoisonFist|Pormal) - jump Ciel would make her way towards Asteria, the two had gone on a few missions together and she had seen how powerful Asteria could be. "Asteria, it's good to see you here. Having you with us means things should go smoother."

Asteria gives two finger heart and a wink to Ciel, "Hehe I try my best to make everything go a bit better for everyone!"

7:36 PM

Olga cleared her throat. "I will be succinct: the next Singularity defies most of our expectations thus far. A Dead Apostle Ancestor has obtained the Holy Grail, Number 10, the Forest of Disemboweling Trees, Enniashe. It has taken over almost all of Central Europe and our readings indicate it may become a Beast of Humanity in the near future. Your goal is obvious: obtain the Holy Grail and destroy Enniashe. It's very likely that without the Holy Grail powering it, Enniashe cannot sustain it's current size with what's left of the human population in Europe." She snapped her fingers and a hologram appeared behind her, showcasing the current map of Europe. "You have two options: make contact with our.... allies in Rome, the Holy Church, or attempt to Rayshift north into the city of Calasis, where Wizard Marshall Brathomeloi Lorelei has made her castle along with the Chelon Canticle Brigade."

Alex was idly waiting for the report from the director, not currently working on much other than some basic training and assistance of his Servant, so he had some free time to hear the next update on whatever was going to show up

Lexi raised her brow a little bit as she watched Oliver out of the corner of her eye and kind of eavesdropped on him a little bit, mostly out of just being nosy but also not wanting to interrupt.

He let out a small whistle on hearing the Wizard Marshall was up and about. Makes sense she was doing something.

Salomón quietly raises his hand to ask a question.

@Salomón Acervoa (@Sky_ | [NPC] | Sal [9] Walp [14]) - jump "Yes, go ahead."

"What does it mean? A Beast of Humanity, I mean." The amnesiac has no idea what does this imply.

"So Europe in this time period, huh?" Oliver grinned. Tapping his fingers against his thigh he contemplated a thing or two. "You'll need an intelligence officer to gather what information people now. I have my contacts in Europe in this time period. I'll see what I can do with them, if they're not all dead. See what our databases can reveal if they're still around." He absently picked at his manicured nails. "Hell, might even meet my family again."

7:41 PM

Even a small inkling of emotion broke out from the porcelain doll for a moment at the final sentance, before he quickly supressed it again.

Ciel expression would suddenly change. The kind look was now replaced with one of serious look, the type that made it clear that she was ready to ruthlessly kill any enemy. Ciel was an expert when it came to fighting Dead Apostle Ancestors, that was the main purpose of the Burial Agency. For now she would remain quiet as other people asked questions. She would let the director answer the questions. She began to wonder how this situation had happened. Was it getting help from its children. But she knew the situation was bad. "Director, I would like to lead the team to Rome. As a Burial Agent, I am the perfect choice."

"Looking forward to it then, sir?" An assistant stands behind Oliver, asking him while absentmindedly tapping at one of the tablets. Apparently so. A Beast of Humanity? Haha, how delightful. She can almost relish on the idea of consuming a being of such fine quality. But this Chaldea isn't as careless as others... Ah, such a shame. Maybe she'll have to skip on dessert this time. (edited)

Being honest... She'd probably prefer to go to Rome, too. She'd spent some time in London, before coming to Chaldea, among the clock tower... That... Wasn't exactly a pleasant experience. The Church was the closest thing to her order.

"One..." he hesitated. It wasn't even for show. "Could say that, Assassin."

"What does it mean? A Beast of Humanity, I mean." The amnesiac has no idea what does this imply.

@Salomón Acervoa (@Sky_ | [NPC] | Sal [9] Walp [14]) - jump "Quite simply, Beasts are extremely powerful creatures created from humanity's constant progress. Each one represents a certain sin, born from a love of humanity. Enniashe's is 'Consumption.'"

"Odd way of showing us love.."

Ciel expression would suddenly change. The kind look was now replaced with one of serious look, the type that made it clear that she was ready to ruthlessly kill any enemy. Ciel was an expert when it came to fighting Dead Apostle Ancestors, that was the main purpose of the Burial Agency. For now she would remain quiet as other people asked questions. She would let the director answer the questions. She began to wonder how this situation had happened. Was it getting help from its children. But she knew the situation was bad. "Director, I would like to lead the team to Rome. As a Burial Agent, I am the perfect choice."

@Ciel (@[Serpon]Teno/Penth/Nico/Azu) - jump "All right. I was going to order you to Rome, anyway. You know the Burial Agency better than the rest of us, so we'll be relying on you to keep them from taking advantage of us."

"The concept of love is odd in the first place. One could say it better as 'obsession' in my eyes."

The Master nodded in reply. "Do we know anything about... what Einnashe can do? Powers and things like it? Sorry. I have no knowledge on this matter." He avoids saying he does not remember what a Dead Apostle means in the first place.

"Ehe... I'd actually prefer heading to Rome as well... I have the feeling I would have some not so good attention on me due to my status as you would know Director..."

7:46 PM

7:46 PM

Really doesn't wanna be even remotely close to being dissected anytime soon...

"Understood director, I am willing to also brief you on any high ranking members of the Holy Church that I know, including the director of the Burial Agency, Narbareck." said Ciel as she continued to speak and look serious. Any persona of the cute innocent school girl was lost now.

"Enniashe's exact abilities haven't been fully documented, but it is living forest that devours anyone who walks inside. It's very being is a pseudo-Reality Marble of eternal twilight and an endless blizzard so intense that helicopters are blown out of the air. But the worst of it all is its total energy domination. Any external energy, be it magical or mundane, will be devoured by the forest. Magecraft that produces an external effect is all but useless."

"Energy domination...?" He feels it's familiar. Right, his magic crest can also reave magical energy... But whatever this Einnashe is... It's definitely in a completely different level of what he'd be able to do. This thing is a thousand years ahead of his lineage's power.

"The Wizard Marshal herself huh...? I doubt I could show my face around her ever again" The former Brand:Color said to herself with a look of shame on her eyes. Regardless, her life's work is now to serve Mr. Rosenthal.

7:51 PM

"Saber."

@Thunder - LS | ED | DO | HT

"Do we have any countermeasures in the works? Or will the mages and casters here be more liabilities than useful should we have to traverse inside the forest?"

7:52 PM

Alex was as well on serious mode, this was what he had been trained to do. These sorts of threats were what he had loved for, until he found a life of his own.

"The Holy Church has set up a defensive perimeter along the borders of Italy, so anywhere south of that should be relatively safe. Powerful Executors are also capable of clearing large parts of the forest with copious amounts of Black Keys, as far as I know.."

"So teams should be made of a mix of Executors and Mages. With Executors creating a safe spot for mages to cast their spells."

"Hmm... Outside of Rome and Calasis what other notable locations do we have to worry about? Cities, fortresses, anything really? Maybe there are other little pocket survivors inside?" She speaks quite hopefully as she has yet to really experience how bad it the forest could be...

All Church members:

Members of the Church know they can set up a temporary Bounded Field using Black Keys to keep Enniashe from absorbing energy and allows for Resting. Doing so requires Concentration and an expenditure of 10 Black Keys (Enhanced) for every 10x10 square of isolated space. All the trees and roots of Enniashe must also be removed prior to the creation of the barrier or it will automatically fail. 

NOTE the character maintaining Concentration on this barrier cannot Rest. In deeper areas of the Forest, a CHA save must be made to maintain the barrier during a Rest.

"Hmm... Outside of Rome and Calasis what other notable locations do we have to worry about? Cities, fortresses, anything really? Maybe there are other little pocket survivors inside?" She speaks quite hopefully as she has yet to really experience how bad it the forest could be...

@Asteria Caelestis (@MoonBowBishPoisonFist|Pormal) - jump "As far as I am aware, NATO is still somewhat functioning, so there are most likely pockets of resistance here and there."

"Hmm... I hope we can in time bring the pockets out to form a greater united resistance..."

"NATO huh? Any word on Mi6 elements then? My family has very close ties to them. None public of course."

Olga shook her head. "I don't know any of those finer details, however you should check in with the Holy Church. They are leading the defense effort. Just remember, your mission isn't to save lives. It's to obtain the Holy Grail."

"Anyhow we're saving them by retrieving the grail. Everything will return to as it has if we do. Every human could be dead in this singularity when we get the grail and the net worth would still be in our favour," Oliver said rather coldly.

"Saber."

@Noelle (@Orphelia/Naomi/Artoria) - jump "At your service, my Lord. To where you go, so will my blade. I am ready." And the master of the sword made his appereance.

@Orphelia/Naomi/Artoria i warn you I will not be active I'm literally at the cinema

"Very well, your job will be to prioritize me above everything else, Saber. This will be a dangerous mission. Ready your blade, sharpen it if you must." The magus said to the samurai with an uneasy look on her face. Facing a Dead Apostle Ancestor is already suicide in nature. It reminds her of the hunts the Wizard Marshal typically likes to go through.

8:17 PM

"Speaking of the Wizard Marshal, the Director might as well be a carbon copy of her attitude." She thought to herself.

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~~She had totally been here the entire time, I totally hadn't fallen asleep a bit beforehand and just recently woke up.~~ She had been listening in on this conversation about the singularity Einnashe. To her it sounded like it would be an annoying time overall, perhaps she ought to learn more from the Churchies.

Oliver looked over to his servant, "Assassin, which side of the coin would you prefer? The stuffy cloister of the Magus, or the self-absorbed thou-holy Church? I have intelligence on both as well as contacts."

8:24 PM

@Sky_ | [NPC] | Sal [9] Walp [14]

8:25 PM

"Pick your poison is the saying I suppose."

"So director, are we all headed in at once like the first singularity or are we going in, in teams?"

"That goes without saying..." Koyanskaya sighs. "Hm... Let's go with the Magi. I don't like exorcists, anyways."

"I will send in those who wish to depart now. I would rather send you all together instead of individually. Getting caught in Enniashe by yourself is a death sentence."

Ciel would step forward and draw out a few Enhance Black Keys. "I don't have many of these black keys but I do have a few one me. I am also the most experience when it comes to fighting Dead Apostles. I am ready to depart now."

~~"It would also depend on the mission time of a unknown creature known as the DM"~~ "Very well, Lorelei we will have to deal with." he paused, "Hopefully she won't cause us any trouble."

"Hmm... I wonder if the reason for my designation could help at least somewhat... Probably not... But I can try experimenting later... Well, I am willing to be sent in with the first group~!" eresheart

@Player OOC, react to this post with a ✅ if you are going to Rome to meet with the Holy Church or

️ if you are going to Calasis to meet up with the Mage Association. (edited)

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Ciel would then start to speak telepathically to her servants. "Caster, Ruler, Rider, the new singularity has been found. All three of you will be needed. Caster, you will have to stay close to me or other members of the Church, this enemy will not allow anyone to cast spells unless your in a protective field made by a church agent using Enhance Black Keys. Ruler, your defensive abilities and so on will be needed in order for us to survive the forest. Rider, your mount can make it so that we can travel above the forest and avoid it."

"Yes, yes. Not looking forward to one of her blasts again."

@Cherry | Shuten Dₒᵤⱼᵢ @Crafter/Flower/Illya/Dad/Oni@Grim) (edited)

(Uhhh, wrong medea)

<Salomón will go to the Church. The servants will follow their Masters.>

@Sky_ | [NPC] | Sal [9] Walp [14] - jump distant sounds of being dragged along

~~i can't even join~~

"Yes, yes. Not looking forward to one of her blasts again."

@T. Vitch Koyanskaya, Greater Goddess of Weaponry (@Sky_ | [NPC] | Sal [9] Walp [14]) - jump He raised his eyebrow, "You dealt with her before?"

~~I'm about to fight another demon god pillar~~

"Oh, don't mind me. It was in another life, Mr. Pliskin."

Upon hearing about the news writer had responded, " well about time I guess, just wait up for a moment master and I'll be there in no time!"

(Lexi will go to the Church. The servants will follow their Masters. When she's free of Turkey, Enrica will go to the Association.)

Dobrynya Nikitich (Nastasia)

Upon hearing about the news writer had responded, " well about time I guess, just wait up for a moment master and I'll be there in no time!"

This is all telepathically of course))

Once the Masters were inside of their Coffins, they would be prompted with a choice of Rayshifting locations: Rome or Calasis. Upon selection, the Rayshift would finally activate!

"I hope you two ended at least on amicable terms, Assassin?" Oliver turned around and looked Koyanskaya in the eyes.

"I should... Deal with my fears... Haaa... LETS DO THIS! For humanity!!" Asteria cries out as she gets herself situated in her coffin and selects her destination!

. . . . . . They came back. In one piece no less. What a wild ride it had really been. Having gotten to fight the christian incarnation of sin itself, then defeating a demon pillar. Hell, even now Ibaraki still felt her mana reserves run low and the wounds scattered around her body burn... Now that she wasn't a pig anyway. Yet still, it was quite an experience to be sure. "Ugh..." She quietly let out a sigh.

The coffin door hissed, and slid open slowly... And as it did, an unconscious Enrica began to fall forward, first stiff as a board before loosening and beginning to turn into a slumped mass as she fell.

. . . !!! With the reflex only a servant could show, that and being perhaps the first to materialize Ibaraki quickly moved to grasp at the falling Master. "Hey--!"

As the coffins started opening, and Taikoubou once again materialized, he let out a single sigh, not out of boredom or disappointment, but from the sheer effort he had to put in. What a pain. But all's well that ends well, am I right? Magnificent job out there, I gotta say. Though, one thing did unnerve me..." *He looked at Medea's direction, and although he didn't really expect an answer, he still said what he had in mind.

"I get Circe would not be totally 'human' in thinking from what I heard, but, uh... Is turning people into 'piglets' a fetish for your aunt or something?"

". . . Drop the subject." Ibaraki grumbled out, looking down at Enrica before looking around. "So... Uh... Whose master is she again?"

9:56 PM

"... Whatever." With that Ibaraki shook her head, tossing Enrica over her shoulder with some care before heading out of the rayshift room. "I'm gonna take her to the medical room. If she dies along the way I'll eat her."

9:56 PM

With that, she left... Actually keeping a relatively fast pace.

"Please don't eat her~!" He said in a jokingly form of speech. Hm, Berserkers were something rough to handle. At least there is still some resemblance of 'humanity' left in the oni. As long as she doesn't cause enough problem, it's not a concern for him. Not for the timebeing.

The executioner walks out of his own 'coffin' soon after, taking the time to glance around as he exits, rather obviously a bit off-kilter from the trip... though some of that may be due to the (non-mechanical) exhaustion he feels from the fights so close together. He never exactly went through many fights when he was still alive, after all.

"Hey, executioner, great combination we did over there! Gotta say, never would've thought of that without your help, and gotta say your work is flawless. What's your name by any chance?" ~~It just so happens that in the lore, Ziya's preferred method of execution is decapitation.~~

@Dagger

Having taken Enrica back to the medical room. Ibaraki stepped back into the Rayshift room. Giving little more than a nod to the others before closing her eyes. 'Do you need me, Master?' @Sky_ | [NPC] | Sal [9] Walp [14]

"Ah, my name is Charles-Henri Sanson. And that was... It was nothing to thank me for. I was simply doing my duty." Despite the praise, the expression of Sanson seemed to grow just a little bit gloomier at it. "At the least it was certainly effective in dealing quite the blow to that... 'demon god pillar'."

With a hiss his pod slowly opened to reveal that he was laid back in the inside of the pod, eyes closed as if he was sleeping but he wasn't in fact awake. He pushed off against the inside of the pod and stepped out of it, stretching a bit before he relaxed. "Another singularity done." He let out another sigh, it wouldn't be long before he was deployed into another singularity but at least he would have some time to rest and recover, plus he still owed Ibaraki a few rounds of Sake. He would wait for her to come to him about that. He would return her nod and walk out of the rayshift room. He was heading for his room to sleep if anyone needed him they could knock or something.

"Ibaraki, you're back? I'd be very glad that you are safe. I saw you fight, you were brilliant like a firestorm. As for us, we have landed in the Church territory. I would be glad to have you by my side with the others, but if you do come turn into spirit form immediately. We are currently working on relocation issues, and the Church is not receptive to 'heresy'."

As usual, he's much more talkative in their mind link.

10:21 PM

@Andle | Cam, Ib, Rach

"Spirit form...? Tsk. Fine. I'll do so as you request, master. I'll be there shortly. Which location should I rayshift to then? As far as I can tell there are a few."

Ibaraki let out a disgruntled mutter. "I'll kill them if you ask. Never liked the religious types."

10:28 PM

@Sky_ | [NPC] | Sal [9] Walp [14]

"I get Circe would not be totally 'human' in thinking from what I heard, but, uh... Is turning people into 'piglets' a fetish for your aunt or something?"

@Taigong Wang (Jiang Ziya) (@Thunder - LS | ED | DO | HT) - jump "its more of a favord punishment, she always likes turning people who don't treat her right into piglets. My she would show a warm welcome to the human men that visited her island with by entertaining them with a feast, she turned them into lions, wolves and pigs if growing bored on them"

"Ah, my name is Charles-Henri Sanson. And that was... It was nothing to thank me for. I was simply doing my duty." Despite the praise, the expression of Sanson seemed to grow just a little bit gloomier at it. "At the least it was certainly effective in dealing quite the blow to that... 'demon god pillar'."

@Charles-Henri Sanson (@Dagger) - jump "Now, now, it was not something to be shy of. You should be glad of the fact that being good at what you do saved lives and helped Human Order, don't you think so?"

"Spirit form...? Tsk. Fine. I'll do so as you request, master. I'll be there shortly. Which location should I rayshift to then? As far as I can tell there are a few."

Ibaraki let out a disgruntled mutter. "I'll kill them if you ask. Never liked the religious types."

@Ibaraki-douji, Ringleader of Mount Ooe (@Andle | Cam, Ib, Rach) - jump

"It is best not to. Despite our conflicts, to work together is our best bet to solve this incident. Well, I shall be waiting for you."

"Let's get it over with then." "Alright. See you later. Master has spoken, I'm off to Rome... Never been there, I wonder if catholic priests taste different from monks..." With that final anecdote Ibaraki waved to her companions. Finally getting ready to rayshift. Making sure she had everything in order, she proceeded with Rayshifting to... #〚🏙｜rome.

"Now, now, it was not something to be shy of. You should be glad of the fact that being good at what you do saved lives and helped Human Order, don't you think so?"

@Taigong Wang (Jiang Ziya) (@Thunder - LS | ED | DO | HT) - jump "My apologies, monsieur. It is just that someone like me... I simply cannot take pride in such work. Even for something like this, the act of having taken a life is one of great weight. I know it is for the sake of humanity, and without it even more would die but..." He trails off with a small shake of his head "Regardless, I can at least take solace in those that were able to be saved due to our intervention."

"Well, if that makes it satisfying to you, then I don't have a reason to complain. I am Taigong Wang, Mr. Sanson. Now if you excuse me, I'll study a little bit to ready myself. I believe we have work to do soon. See you, and I will always be willing to listen if you need someone to talk to." With that being said, Taikoubou walks outside the rayshift room.

"Bye, Hero! And if I see Leander--" Silk doesn't get to say her goodbye in time and returns to the Rayshift room. "Damnit! I just had to mess that up!" "Ha..." She forces her body to stand up straight despite how tired she is. Now that it's done, the strain from the potion doesn't feel so bad. She just needs a nap. "I guess I deserve one," she says. And it's fine. She was a late arrival anyways. Seeing everyone reach the conclusion they've been fighting for is all the reward she needs.

Gawain materializes next to Silk and uses one arm to brace her. "Welcome back, Master. I assume your trip was fruitful?" He greets with a gentle, but sunny smile.

"It was." Silk stretches herself and says ow when she feels her muscles ache. "I need to lie down or something. If I don't, I'll end up falling asleep on you."

"Isn't that how it always is?" Gawain teased then pulled Silk into a bridal carry. "Next time, let me join you, Master. I was worried."

"Don't get ahead of yourself now," Silk grumpily comments. "So? What do you think?" She turns her face towards his chest, looking up at him from below. "Did I do well?"

"Spectacular Master." Gawain answered with a chuckle. "Though I am unable to share in your senses, I can tell from your aura that you fought well. It is the aura of one who has brought home a satisfying victory."

"That sounds nice." Silk closes her eyes, already half asleep. "Next time, I'll show you how strong I am."

Gawain cradled Silk in his arms and muzzled her neck with his nose. "You already long since have, Master. For you have summoned me, the greatest of the Knights of the Round Table." He whispered as Silk dozed off. With that, Gawain carried Silk back to her dorm so she could properly rest.

. . .

1:11 PM

"I'm back in Chaldea, Master." @Crafter/Flower/Illya/Dad/Oni

"Welcome back to Chaldea! I take it was eventful?" That was said from her master

"I have finished two assignments. I have decided to retreat to Chaldea for the moment. As it stands, I was more of a liability than help. I apologize for disappointing you, master."

"The effort was made and you did your best. You disappointed no one and made me proud." She could tell in the tone that he was happy.

". . . If you say so master. My performance has still left a lot lacking. Still, I'm glad master. Do you have any tasks for me, my lord?"

"Continue the path of self improvement. My funds is yours to train your body and skills up for the next time you rayshift. Be it this singularity or the next one."

"Of course, Master. Considering the fact my identity has been revealed already however, my name is Mochizuki Chiyome. I apologies for not telling you so earlier."

"I know your name now. All is well. Another positive thing outside of the successful missions you have done!"

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In the Rayshift Room... A coffin that was empty on the way in has been filled.

It was depressing. She had already faded before she could give a proper goodbye to the girl. Veronica held on till the very last moment until she was forcefully ray shifted back to Chaldea with the rest. But it's okay. Everything there will go back to how it once was. That girl will go back to her family, like it never happened...

9:19 PM

@RJ|Sir L/Lytus/Dude/Wolf/-/-

With a hiss, another coffin opened.

.....And the girl blinked her eyes open, looking around. "E-Eh?"

"...E-eh..!?" Huh? What? Ah...!? Veronica had already stepped out of her coffin and glanced over. What? How? Why? Aren't things meant to go back to normal for her?

"...Vee?" She poked her head out of the coffin, and looked around, grimacing as her nerves started to overtake her again. It was an unfamiliar place, she was now many degrees removed from her home.

"..Y-Yeah?" Veronica is entirely lost. Is she hallucinating? She wasn't that attached to this girl, maybe she's truly finally lost it? She's always been different to other people but she didn't think she was actually insane enough to start seeing things. ...Her Circuits are warming up. She needs to wake herself up. If this is an illusion, a hallucination or some kind of spell she is influenced by, she'll attempt to overpower it internally. "Bianca...!?" No, she's not lost it. She's not influenced by any spells either. Drugs? Never. Her Body is entirely void of any substances like that. Then.. She's really here? But how? Veronica approaches the Coffin.

As she does so, the child attempted to push herself out of the coffin, noting its shape as she stepped out of it. HAD she died after all? Was she right in the first place to say Vee was an angel? Or again... Was this hell? As she thought of this, she slipped and stumbled a bit trying to get out, staggering forward further than she had intended to before waving her arms about and catching herself. Her eyes scanned the room... And she was mesmerised. Time travel... That was it! It must be! "Is this the time machine?"

"..Uh. Yeah. But." ...Well. She's here now. Understanding why is not important right now. "..Welcome to Chaldea..! It's like. Our Base." Our Home.

9:43 PM

"..and I guess since you're here now that makes you one of us too now." Scratching the back of her neck as per habit, her Circuits relax. "T-though.." Sending a Child out to fight isn't right at all. She needs to talk to the Director about this.

9:43 PM

She shakes her head. "N-nevermind."

~~Hey, I'm not a child, I'm 14!~~

9:47 PM

~~Almost 15! I'm just a late bloomer!~~

9:54 PM

"....One of... You?" Hold on... Wait... Her head snapped back around to look at the coffin and she gulped as several things came to her at the exact same time. Things were supposed to go back to normal... Vee and the heroes were supposed to go back to where they came from... And when they did, they would never be able to return, nor would they be remembered by those in that incident... ..............Her mother and father were back there. "That means... Oh..."

9:54 PM

The thought of danger hadn't even occurred to her yet. She had been living in danger for months...

9:55 PM

She had just survived an atrocity mere days ago.

9:55 PM

She just knew her family was gone.

"..D-don't worry. Er. You're safe here, at least."

"..Well. Mostly. Everyone here is really nice, so."

"B-But... Mama and papa are back there, and..." She remembered... She hadn't been thinking of them specifically in that moment. She just didn't want to be left alone.

"A-and you'll get to see them again..! Once uh. Once we fix everything once and for all again. I'm really sorry but. I think you're stuck here until it's all over with."

It may then occur to Veronique.

10:15 PM

Once things are fixed... They would not be in 2010.

...Ah. Right. Time Travel. Well. That doesn't change the fact that her Parents might still be around. Explaining it would be difficult though.

10:16 PM

She just didn't have the heart to tell the Girl that she might never see them again.

10:18 PM

Yeah. She nodded. It's going to all be fine once they defeat the one behind it all. So she smiled. "So once again. Welcome to Chaldea, we'll be taking care of you for a bit."

"Um... Okay." She nodded, holding her hands together in front of her, still seeming quite nervous as she took unsteady steps around the room, looking at everything a little bit closer. It was like something out of a movie. Beneath her anxiety was... Boatloads of excitement. This was the beacon of hope that she and so many had looked to during that attack of the vampire forest. Now she was there. She was part of that beacon.

Veronica cautiously watched her. She wasn't sure if the Rayshift had hurt the Girl somehow. Though she seemed just fine. "Ah.. I should probably tell the Director about you, but that can probably wait. Um. Are you alright? Tired? Hungry? W-we've got like. A lot of different facilities. Do you want to be shown around?" How Nostalgic. She used to show people around back when she was still STUPID and INEXPERIENCED and AN IDIOT

10:29 PM

But she's probably only slightly those negative things now.

"I'm... Both of those things. And thirsty. And a bit cold... But a tour would be nice too... So... Yes. To each question, yes.""

"...in that case..!" Veronica turns around and kneels down. "Hop on."

Man. It had been a few years since she had been offered a piggyback ride.

10:45 PM

"Okay!"

Hupp. Piggyback mode engaged. "..alright..! First stop. The Cafeteria. Then you can rest in my Room and then.. I guess I'll go talk to the director in the meantime.."

10:48 PM

..Alright. Time to get walking. Thankfully, Vee's strong.

Weeeeeee.

RETCONNED (Spinstress receives 50 bonks for getting carried away)

NOOOOOOOOOOO! I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ARC!)

"Beginning rayshift protocols! Preparing coffins! The target is twofold, 2022 AD and 900 BC! The location is the Grand Temple of Time, Solomon! Existence established, co-ordinates set! We're ready!"

12:17 PM

"Keep focus everyone, losing it for even a moment could spell the end for us all..."

He was ready

"Alright! Masters, whenever you're ready, enter a coffin and you'll be off!"

12:36 PM

@Player

(ENTER THE COFFIN?

"A coffin, heh... guess I signed up early for a funeral.." Orphelia remarked as she entered

"Izanagi, grant me strength.." And so Naomi went in

"Don't jinx it, doc, I feel lucky today."

12:38 PM

Leopold took a big breath... And dived in, into the unknown. Into the void that was the uncertain.

Tachibana is on stand-by, ready to be rayshifted

"Not the weirdest mode of transportation I've seen." Gets in a coffin, holding a violin case.

"Y-You guys didn't know these were called coffins..?"

12:44 PM

"Either way. Um." Right. This might be the last time she'll be seeing these people. So. "Before we all go, er." "Thank you all, for everything." "Let's do our best!"

hops and plops in “Oooo, this things kinda stylish for our path to our inevitable march to death, either natural or Goetia’s.”

"Please keep your speeches after we go through the bullshit and not before!" And after complaining, he did went into the coffin for real.

She had more to say but. "Yeah, you're right." Into the Coffin she go!

“BOOOOOOOO! LET HER RAMBLE!”

”Let us begin the elegy of the end!!!”

He jumped into a pod immediately for the rayshift.

She entered a pod.

Headed out for some of the last business with mages he may conduct

Alex looked over towards Vee's coffin with a bit of regret, but headed into his anyway. He had the rest of his life ahead of him, no need to let this hold him back now.

A final figure approached the Rayshift room, placing herself inside of a coffin. BB. I'm coming in. I'll come to you.

7:02 PM

@Andle | Cam, Ib, Rach

A final figure approached the Rayshift room, placing herself inside of a coffin. BB. I'm coming in. I'll come to you.

@Olga Marie Animusphere || Director of Chaldea (@RJ|Sir L/Lytus/Dude/Wolf/-/-) - jump Uh... Sure senpai. You sure about this?

There was a pause. There was no way in hell... ...This had to be the best course of action. Of course I'm not sure. But this is no time for doubting myself.

Well... Can you hold off for at least um.... Let's say five minutes?

7:06 PM

Half the temple is being orbitally bombarded right now--

Understood. I can... Hold off.

This... This is really bad.

And that's why I need to be there. As soon as the situation isn't me being obliterated upon arrival.

You are cleared to go in.

7:10 PM

We... Might need extraction of the team in Chamber of Life--

7:10 PM

I'm not sure how bad the casualties are.

.....They described it as an asteroid field, didn't they?

7:13 PM

The rayshift was beginning. I may have a solution.

The director burst out of her coffin, coughing and spluttering as she tore the machinery off of herself. "BLACK BLOSSOM!"

"Director?" Alex was sitting there with a small feast prepared for the away team when they returned. Assuming. They would return

The director burst out of her coffin, coughing and spluttering as she tore the machinery off of herself. "BLACK BLOSSOM!" attachment

@Olga Marie Animusphere || Director of Chaldea (@RJ|Sir L/Lytus/Dude/Wolf/-/-) - jump Though before Olga could find BB, a massive Demon Pillar would appear in the Rayshift room. Several of the controls would start to go off. "I am the Demon God Pillar Ami of the Trash Heap. Director Olga, you are a magus, I have a question for you. Why do you seek the Root?"

Olga's head snapped to Alex. "Where. Is she!? Where is that disobedient, pigheaded, foolish-"

6:28 PM

". . ."

DIRECTOR WE'RE DETECTING A DEMON PILLIAR IN THE RAYSHIFTING ROOM

"I CAN SEE IT! I'M IN HERE!"

6:28 PM

"I HAVE EYES!"

"Answer the Question or I will send all of Chaldea into the void." replied the Demon God Pillar as it then raised one of its tentacles in the air and magical energy would start to radiate from it.

"Oh umm, my Apology director, your orders??"

"Would you just give me a moment, you overgrown salami!? I'm getting to you!"

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6:30 PM

She took a sharp inhale, and a shaky exhale, beginning to compose herself.

6:34 PM

"My orders... Are to let me deal with this." She turned to Ami, crossing her arms and gazing up at its myriad eyes with a cold and level expression. "The root... For magi, it is a noble goal. Reaching it, and pulling from its knowledge, allows us to reach into the realms of True Magic. It is a record and copy of everything, and yet existing only in a conceptual form it is also nothing." "I... Am a magus. Thusly, I carry my legacy a step further towards The Root. Much like my children will do. And their children. And so on. It could take centuries, or millennia. But it is an endless quest. The pursuit of perfection of a craft is not done with the intention of reaching it in one's own lifetime."

6:35 PM

"Now. If that answers your question... Get lost."

6:35 PM

"I have more important matters to attend to, unless you have further questions."

"So it can be argued to be the one true void. I see." said Ami before suddenly several of the machines started to act up. "Very well, I shall reach the true void." said Ami as the Demon God Pillar then used several of Chaldea machines to rayshift itself to an unknown location.

"OH YOU-!"

"Director, what is going on? Did you guys win?"

"ANALYSIS TEAM! ONCE THIS IS OVER, FIND OUT WHERE HE WENT!"

"Understood Director, wherever he went he scrambled the system on his way out. It might take some time to locate him."

"Fine. Focus on the mission for now, but it's an objective for the future." And with that, she finally turned to Alex. "It seemed that way, but the temple is collapsing, I need to get an announcement out."

"The food isn't going anywhere. Good luck Director, and I'm glad you made it back."

She simply nodded at him. "It looks good." And headed past him towards the command room.

Ciel would now come out of her coffin, her mission was successful but she had a serious look on her face. As she got out, she would take a moment to look around. "Where is Director Olga, we need to speak to her right away!" said Ciel in a serious tone.

@RJ|Sir L/Lytus/Dude/Wolf/-/-

”She is in the command room, making sure everything is in order!”

Taigong goes out of his own coffin as well, and would almost slump into the floor if he didn't have the dignity not to. "Maaaaan, dealing with Beasts is such a pain in the ass. Geeez. Oh well, another job done I dare say!"

"I need to talk to her at once. Guess I will just make my way to the command room. Inform her the mission was successful!" said Ciel as she would then make her way to the command room.

She appeared once more and simply followed her master.

Peter returns alongside his master.

"Welcome back everyone! I have prepared a great feast for you all, congratulations, you did it!"

"Hello, master Alex, I do wonder what may you have prepared for us this time."

"Wooo we done did it!!! Now who wants to go party!!"

Alex shows off the large spread of a feast he had been preparing, assorted with every possible food you could imagine. While everyone else was battling for their lives, Alex was helping in his own way preparing this feast for everyone to enjoy, optimistically believing with his Faith that they would succeed. There was one issue with the feast. A basket of sandwiches that had been prepared was missing.

Servants did not need to eat. That said, he would accept this offering for food that was being handled out to him. Delicious.

~~A certain shinobi apprentice would stealthly eat from it as well.~~

Veronica let out a long sigh of relief. They made it. Not without sacrifices, but. They made it..

She came out of her pod and looked around, they had won. While it wasn't a perfect job done, but they had won and that's what mattered right now. She leaned back against the coffin, relaxing as they had finally completed their long journey. They had reached the end of it. Normally, she won't be relaxing with a incoming threat that was three months away but she only had a week left. She was gonna... Take good long and deserved nap first before anything else.

He stepped out of the coffin he was in and was taken back by the large spread of food Alex had prepared. Damn that stuff looked really good but there was some things he had to do first before he could enjoy their little celebration that was to come for their victory.

Asteria goes around giving everyone a hug!

Alex is happily playing host as he serves food to people and recommends good dishes that he has prepared. He has a smile on his face as he is glad so many made it back alive, even if several others did not. It seemed he had worked hard in his own way to prepare this for everyone

@Alex (@StarryCleric) - jump He made his way over to Alex taking in the sight of the food that was prepared for them all. Many dishes were laid out, all looking very good yet he couldn't partake in the food just yet he had something to return and someone to talk to later. "Hey Alex, went and prepared a feast for us huh? Did you make all this by yourself?" He looked beat up and yet energized, it wasn't an easy battle they had fought but they had won. In his right hand was the weapon Alex had let him hold on to for a while, Heaven's claw.

Alex smiled to Nagato "Yep! I had the staff prepare the ingredients and I even used some I had been storing up. You might be amazed what you can do with some things, but those are my secrets" He gave a bit of a teasing wink, though there was a certain danger to his words on what ingredients he used. "I hope Heaven's Claw was useful for you in the End Game"

"Man, I have to learn from you! I can only make basic stuff and never this much in the time we had." He was amazed that he made all this food in the time given. He would have been worried but it was Alex, Nagato had trusted in him that the food was ok. He held up Heaven's claw and nodded. "It sure did! Made cutting through those Demon god pillars a piece of cake! It's an amazing sword you have, and now it's time for me to return it to you." He held Heaven's claw out to Alex to take. "I know we had an agreement to you would take it back when you're ready but things have come up and I can't continue to use it seeing as... I'm sure you heard three master's here made contracts with Alaya to help increase our chances. I was one of those three. So here, it was a lot of help to me and fun being able to wield it for the time I had."

The smile on Alex's face seemed to soften a bit, a look of wistfulness seemed to come up him. "A contract with Alaya huh... So you, too, will be leaving this world soon? To go become a protector of it more properly rather than allowed to continue living the mortal life?" Alex made no move to take the sword, as he looked at it and looked back to Nagato. His smile seemed to come back, but there were now obvious cracks in the mask that even Nagato could see. How long had this golden haired man been holding it back? Wearing that smile?

"Yeah but we were given a week to say our goodbyes and stuff so we have a bit of time before we have to go. I plan to say what I need to say before I go and party like there's no tomorrow! But... Part of me is kinda sad, I won't be able to spend time with my friends and go on world saving adventures with you guys anymore but... I don't regret the choice I've made. It helped our odds at victory and we came out in top. I don't want to imagine if we didn't get this offer." He took notice of the cracks in the mask Alex had. That was something Nagato wouldn't know how to handle but masks were always tough situations to deal with. He wouldn't ignore it but talking about it here... Probably wouldn't be ideal. "Hey, I don't got long but let's talk later if you're free alright?"

Alex chuckled slightly, then gave a bit of a cough before fully recomposing himself, now looking as Nagato had found him. A smile on his face for those who had risked death, not a hint of what may lay behind that smile to anyone not closely familiar with him. "Yea. Keep the sword for now. It sounds like you will be needing it even more where you are going. I doubt I would be able to keep it anyway, not a weapon that powerful. Now if you do not mind, I think I need to go hug my daughter."

"Wait... Are you sure you want me to keep it? Woah wait hold on... You have a daughter?! Why am I just hearing about this just now? But uh yeah you can go if you're sure you want me to keep it."

"Yea. Keep holding onto it for me. Maybe one day you will be able to give it back" With those ominous words, Alex turned to walk away "Oh, and I guess most wouldn't call her a 'daughter' persay, but I would say she is the closest thing to family I have left. And even that will most likely be fading soon." He gives Nagato a wave "Make sure to say goodbye to your partners as well" And Alex went off to go find one of his last threads to humanity, Miyu

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Enter the coffin.

8:56 PM

Assassin. Be ready to provide assistance. @Vormal/Asstolfo/Morban/Sword/Cat

8:56 PM

With that... She Rayshifts again.

Understood.

As the Emergency Rayshift triggered, Alex's coffin opened and he fell out of, head swimming as his material essence had gotten scrambled by that last action of the Lord. He held back the urge to vomit, as he tried to compose himself and do an inward search an analysis of the damage. Moderate warping on a spiritual level, body and spirit would need time to recover. Overall, he was lucky to only get away with this amount of damage. He would have been permanently lost with what that Lord did.

@Andle | Cam, Ib, Rach

Having just come back from the Singularity herself, the woman's gaze turned to Alex, seeing him in a poor condition like that caused her to pause for just a moment... "Alex. What is going on, you look paler than a russian out in Siberian Cold." @StarryCleric

"Emergency... Rayshift.... interrupted" He holds his hand over his mouth. If Fee had seen him recently, he would normally have seemed distant and disconnected from before he left, but now he was a bit more down to earth. He took a breath to steady himself a bit more, still kneeling on the ground. He muttered what seemed like an attempt at an incantation before recoiling in pain. Whatever medium he used for casting seemed to be disrupted due to whatever happened with his rayshifting

4:35 PM

|| @Andle | Cam, Ib, Rach

"Hold still." With that the woman rose a hand up. Uttering a few minor incantations in order to ease his pain. Lesser Restoration. Healing Word. Restoration. With that, the woman glanced over to one of the screens. "Explain what happened Alex. I'm here. Take a seat." With that she led him to one of the seats to the side.

4:39 PM

@StarryCleric

As the spells washed over him, his complexion started to improve, but it was clear whatever damage he had sustained was deeper than even advanced modern magecraft could recover. A disruption in the process of rayshifting could be fatal, leaving only a corpse left to retrieve in the coffin. As he sat down, he took a few breaths and looked up to Theano, grimacing slightly as he saw who had been helping him "The Lord of Creation disrupted our exit from the Singularity... I can feel my spirit has been flayed..." He took a deep breath to help steady himself, the shock still being present "I read some recent reports to familiarize myself on recent events, and decided to see if I could have a chat with the version of your sister that was summoned here. I managed to get her to come to a further away forest that I assumed would be good neutral ground. It seems I am just a source of pain for her now though, and she wanted to see Asteria." He took another deep breath, seeming to be still recovering from the hit that the encounter was to him "I called her there, since that seemed like the only thing I could do for that version of her, and maybe we could turn her to our side since she was still herself. At least part of her. Asteria came to join us, and unfortunately, it became obvious that the Berserker servant was.... She just is gone from who she was. She has declared a Villain in Chaldea, but it is such a vague context, that there most likely is no actual villain in Chaldea. It is just the insane ravings of someone lost to the madness of trying to be a Hero...." It stings to say that, since he himself had wanted to be a hero as well. He would have been happier to join with Vee in the Throne, but that dream had long since died back when they separated

4:53 PM

@Andle | Cam, Ib, Rach

". . ." The girl paused and stared at the man for a few gruelling long moments before finally letting out a sigh. "I am aware of that fact already. I do apologize for the situation and I hope you can recover. I know seeing my sister like that must have been..." With that the woman paused, gathering her thoughts before continuing. "Traumatic for you. When I first saw her like that all I wanted to do was end her suffering. Truthfully, I knew my sister was a fool who'd end up like this by the end. I simply didn't accept that fact until I saw it with my own two eyes. Knowing your relationship with her, I am sure you felt the same." Yet, Theano's expression held something back... "So you called Asteria to meet up with you to see Veronique, is that correct?"

4:57 PM

@StarryCleric

"I wanted to find any remnants of her 'self' left within this summons and try and bring her to see reason and assist our cause... And at least to see her one more time. She is a pitiful existence now, and it saddens me she is like this.... and for some reason likes to cover her eye aesthetically..." He shook his head in confusion at that one. He didn't really get why a Berserker would do that. "Yes. I told her our location and that Veronique wanted to see her, and she came. Berserker became more focused on kidnapping Asteria, and any attempts to persuade her failed. After she grabbed Asteria, I attempted to slightly stall for Asteria to make any last attempts to dissuade her, then gave her a blessing to allow Freedom of Movement so she could escape. She seemed to want to talk to Berserker still, and then the Lord of Creation showed up." He sighed, took another deep breath "I knew from the report they were related, but I did not know that the Lord had a specific desire to acquire Asteria. We then learned of the disappearance of the Demon God Pillar Ami. Asteria was asked to join them, but she chose to leave. They surrounded us, and we emergency rayshifted out, but not before the Lord attempted to stop us." Another bought of nausea hit Alex as he buckled over, managing to hold it together. "We got away at least...."

5:04 PM

@Andle | Cam, Ib, Rach

". . . Alex. I appreciate what you had told me and I am truly sorry this situation had happened to you. Truthfully, I know how it feels to have a shade of that which you once loved haunt you endlessly. That state she's in... It bothers me immensely as well. She had lost the slightest hint of sanity she had once possessed. It's sickening truthfully. However..." With that Theano's look grew colder. "This situation shouldn't have happened. Asteria knew about this, she should have informed you of this or at least not have gone herself. I am done tolerating her missteps and endless endangerment of others." Her tone was cold, voice of a true Executor. Theano had changed since the last time the two spoke. The softer more expressive side of her had vanished, even if there was still the hint of the mousy girl behind it all... She seemed different- hardened perhaps by her own experiences. Leaning forward to keep the man up, she quietly picked him up and moved him over to one of the seats. Assassin. Inform medical staff of Alex's condition then come to me. @Vormal/Asstolfo/Morban/Sword/Cat "I'm surprised you're holding up this well. When I was told of the Emergency Rayshift procedures I was told you could potentially lose function of half your body from it. Try to not make it a habbit okay Alex?"

5:10 PM

@StarryCleric

"It is an emergency procedure for a reason. I did not see fighting off a Lord and a Servant as well as an entire entourage with just two people whose current skillset is for support. Even if we summoned servants via Command Seal, it would be iffy if we could get out unscathed without emergency actions." Fee might notice a glow in Alex's eyes as he spoke, one that had been slowly returning as he recovered. "Do as you must. I need to meditate. It seems my direction is not as I thought, and the blessings I received more a show and test rather than a true gift." Fee might also notice Alex seemed a lot lighter than he appeared, and he already appeared rather light. She might shrug it off from her new strength, but it could be worrying

5:17 PM

@Andle | Cam, Ib, Rach

". . . Take care Alex. I will be here if you need an ear or assistance. Until then, I will have some matters to handle. Please watch out for yourself."

5:18 PM

She seemed to notice, for now she decided not to comment though. @StarryCleric

he would nod, sitting down and resting as he pulled out a book and flipped through the pages, reading a bit, before closing it and his eyes to pray