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[h3]Tohsaka Manor, Premises Outskirts[/h3]
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...This is a digression, but unlike his peers in the Burial Agency, Anthony Giacosa merely possesses two things that make him worthy of that status: his body's power, and his Holy Scripture. If not for either of these, he would be no better than an average Executor, albeit a frighteningly experienced one. 

This is to say that if there was anything Anthony Giacosa was secure in, it was the power of Radah. That partner of his had seen him through a thousand battles, had made him into the monster of God that he was today. The other Burial Agents, the Eighth Sacrament, his own body, all of those could fail him and indeed had in the past, but Radah never once had. 

If he was without it, this battle would surely have been different, but before everything else, he trusted Radah. If his own trained instincts told him he needed to do something and Radah urged him otherwise, he would follow Radah. As for the issue of how a weapon could urge a man to act...

[color=6ecff6][i]'Confirmed the hit! He had some sort of magical energy armor, probably based off the concept of dragon scales, so we didn't do damage. Effect still hit, though, the flow of magical energy around him's plummeted, but his spiritual foundation's still stable, so he might have another trick or two left. He said he had a mount, and I don't want to imagine what the proper use of that sword is. Don't give him a chance to get his wits about him, take him down now!'[/i][/color]

[color=ed1c24][i]'Got it. If you see fluctuations of magical energy start to form around him...I'm not risking anything against someone with a sword that can hurt you who hasn't used a single trump card. I don't care if we only have three charges left, you have permission to ignite.'[/i][/color]

His body had failed him in the past, but Radah never had. Even when it failed its previous user against that great glass moon, it didn't fail Anthony Giacosa. Were he alone, he would need a moment. Recover from the blow, assess the situation, decide what to do. However, here and now, he needed none of those things. Still dazed as he was from the blow to his head, the contract to his partner who laid at Sigurd's feet served as a line that he didn't need a clear head to follow. 

In the same moment that Emmerich began to invoke his Command Seal, Gavel's body jettisoned forth. It would merely take Emmerich one second to give the command, but one second was quite a long time when Servants were concerned.

Seeing this, Sigurd in the same moment reached for his mount.

[color=6ecff6][i]'Flow of magical energy's changing! It's not from the sword, so it's either some hidden card of his or his mount. Igniting, I'm going to back you up!'[/i][/color]

And seeing this, Gavel's partner in the same moment chose to act. 

In other words, it could be said that four things happened at once.

Gavel charged forwards at his enemy, the directions of his partner overcoming that split-second daze. 

Sigurd called on Grani to bring his mount into the world. 

Emmerich began to invoke his Command Seal. 

Something within the handle of Radah flared to life. 

-And then, three of those things completed. 

Gavel arrived in front of the weakened Sigurd, hand moving to take his heart. 

Grani manifested at Sigurd's side, kicking out to move him from Gavel's range. 

Something appeared amidst those gathered three, the Fourth Holy Scripture held in its hand. 

The coordination between Sigurd and Grani was flawless. As a companion capable of being called to him even as a Servant, Grani's bond with his rider was immeasurable. 

...However, Sigurd was not the only one with such a contract. 

[color=6ecff6]"Phantasmal Beast?! You goddamn cheat! Anthony, I'll tie it down, go for the kill!"[/color]

It was a woman. Horns jutting out from her head, blue eyes glinting, she appeared with the object she was bound to clutched tightly in her hands. 

Grani's hooves extended out to knock its rider out of harm's way. Gavel's hand moved to drive Sigurd's heart from his chest. The woman's hammer broke through the air to keep Grani from reaching its target.

The Elemental and the Phantasmal Beast clashed. She does not have the combat prowess of her wielder, she cannot defeat a Phantasmal Beast in a contest of force, but she simply needed to ward off the horse for a split-second. 

And, by the time that split-second had ended, the woman and Grani stood at a stalemate, and Sigurd's heart lay clutched in Gavel's hand.

Just as Emmerich finished invoking his Command Seal, he would find those marks upon his hand fade, receding out. 

[color=ed1c24]"...you're not allowed to die without telling me your name, you know."[/color]