[h2]Arturia Pendragon Saber - Babylonia[/h2] Lancelot... the last time she had seen him, he had been gripped by madness, though in death he had not... still, to be summoned into the class of Berserker. It had all been her fault. No matter what the faithful Knight of the Lake insisted, Arturia Pendragon was certain the blame was placed firmly, rightfully, upon her shoulders. However, there had not been much time to debate such matters. Saber's duty still stood above all else, and that duty had taken her elsewhere. It was impossible to ignore the blazing heat and light, but regardless Saber did not pay heed to that as much as she did to the enormous beam of light that had emerged from what sounded like an explosion. The soldiers in their way would need to step aside, so they could proceed onward. However, they were not yet stepping forward to fight. Indeed, if they were forced into combat, Saber would conduct herself with honor in battle. However, they were not seeking to battle the local soldiery. Instead, the short blonde knight elected to use another method, as opposed to anything else. Her armored feet clanked on the stone steps as she proceeded forward, Invisible Air hazily enwrapping Excalibur. "We mean no harm," she began, "We have come to investigate that light, step aside so we may proceed. We do not seek to attack this land's lords or its citizens. But if we are attacked, we will defend ourselves." It was straightforward and to the point. The goal was to discover the origin of the light and what it was doing, not to attack those who had pledged to defend this land. Still, the King of Knights was sure to place herself between the soldiers and her Master. [hr] [h2]Kobayakawa Yumi, Master of Lancelot - Babylonia[/h2] It was too hot here. There was no other way to put it. She'd already put up with her Servant(who seemed mostly awesome at first) deciding it was time to endlessly blame himself, and enter a cycle of self-blame with a blonde, female Servant, who also seemed intent on blaming herself. While she was certain to have summoned an incredible Servant(Lancelot, the Knight of the Lake!) it was undeniable that the self-blame was rather irritating. And now there was the temperature, which was also irritating. Somewhat less irritating was the presence of Honoria, who was a girl she at least knew unlike many of those other people around. And at least the foul-smelling old man hadn't come here. The sunlight would probably have made him reek even more terribly. "Saber," she began, eyes resting on the ridiculous choice of weapon her Servant had made. A ladle? Really? Even if it had become a Noble Phantasm due to Lancelot's abilities... "You couldn't have at least picked something a little more effective? With an edge maybe?" She sighed. Those soldiers all looked like they were nervous and jittery. Hmph, they'd be idiots if they attacked right now... Inexplicably female King Arthur seemed to have taken the first step in attempting to make them step aside. Ichineko, currently in her humanoid form, stood behind her, ready to fight at a moment's notice if things went wrong. [hr] [h2]Amalie Georg Faust, Caster - Scandanavia[/h2] Stay close? Of course! But... for now, they had to get going, didn't they? Faust quickly realized that the place in which they had arrived truly required them to stay close. It was so dark! If not for the weird blue fire it'd be the darkest dark ever to dark! Caster clutched Gretchen close to her chest, looking around somewhat nervously. It was a good thing she'd managed to do most of the work, she didn't like this place at all... It wasn't long, however, before they spotted something. Well, something other then dead bodies... Two powerful figures, a man and a woman, clashing in combat. The man called to them, said that something was wrong with the corpses, that they were... tainted? Well, Caster didn't want to touch the corpses anyway! That would be sad and weird... She didn't know any of them anyway it'd be really impolite wouldn't it it wasn't like they were something super cute where she just had to hug it they were dead bodies! ... Ah, she almost got distracted from wrapping up her summoning! ... Those bodies were starting to move though, weren't they... "... Those are the Dead," Faust said, more urgently then usual, "Gretchen can tell too! They're going to come back to life and try and surround us and bite us and it'll be gross but they're not too tough so don't worry I've got a new friend coming!" The small girl took a deep breath, squaring up her feet as she did. A more complex demon required a little more focus... A light grey circle of prana formed in her palm. "[i]Ah, desire, blood, bone, come to me! Heed my words! I call for your services, for your loyal aid in destroying my enemies. Your flesh is my canvas to form as I will. I grant you a body, and you grant me your servitude! Come to me, o mighty demon...![/i]" Prana swiftly gathered, forming a body that began to emerge from the circle. She had spent much of her time since having a meal conjuring her new friend, and giving them a form. What better shape for her first new friend then a butler? [url=https://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1831128]And indeed, that was what emerged. A graceful female butler, but her nature was that of a demon[/url]. A creature of desires, given form and flesh by Caster's magecraft. "Edeltaud!" Caster called to her creation, at once naming her and getting her attention, "Smash the corpses! Smash as many as you can! They're all bad guys who are going to come back and try and get us!" The butler's attention returned to the bodies, and she nodded. "Yes, Mistress!" With a burst of speed, beyond a human's capabilities, she was on one twitching body in a second. Raising her leg up, she brought her heel down as hard as she could, and the body's skull exploded into a shower of blood, bone, and flesh. Twisting gracefully, her hand neatly severed another corpse's head from its neck.