[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/gQEw31h.png[/img][h2][color=bc8dbf]Beast I[/color][/h2][i][h3]Philyra's Cavern, E■■e ■f ■hi■t■[/h3][/i][/center] He could not move. The crushing edict of the cavern bore down on him, locking him in place. What threads of his will could escape, even with the strength of Nega Liberator, were barely even shadows of the true article. However... [color=bc8dbf][center]"Hear me, Lord of All Creation."[/center][/color] All of its avatars spoke in unison as it did. There was something in those words. Something terrifying, something impossible. The other who stood in the cavern froze in disbelief, as the seal shook. The seal pulsed. The seal [i]strained[/i]. [color=aba000]"...so, they're pushing you that hard?"[/color] [color=bc8dbf][center]"..."[/center][/color] It merely continued on. A true release is impossible. A partial release is impossible. A fragmentary release is impossible. The abilities that can be output in this state are several orders of magnitude below the intended usage. In lieu of this: [color=bc8dbf][center]"I announce." [sub]hope[/sub] "In my name representing law, I announce." [sub]LAST/End[/sub] "Everything will be corrected." [sub]Agrios Eleutherios[/sub] [b]"Let the final laws be shattered."[/b][/center][/color] -Initiate Artificial Noble Phantasm, false release. [hr] Two Lyaeus were killed by tentacles wreathed in eldritch fire. [@GreenGoat] Three Lyaeus were killed by a burst of light. [@MrCellophane] One Lyaeus was killed by the coordinated assault of two great heroes. [@Crusader Lord] [@Breo] A destroyer of civilization kept two Lyaeus at bay, not giving up even an inch to their coordinated assault. [@floodtalon] Two madmen escaped another brush with death. [@floodtalon] [@Yukitamas] The clashing powers of two armies, while not harming the Lyaeus, were enough to serve as a distraction. [@Yukitamas] [@GreenGoat] It was a noteworthy turnabout. While not crippling, a sizable chunk of their forces were killed, negated, or otherwise tied down. It grieved for those lost, as it swore to bring them back. And so... [hr] [center][h2]Lyaeus (6)[/h2][h3]Miyama Plains[/h3][@Reflection][@Sageage][/center] The targets of Roland's attack were struck, but the results were below his expectations. Yes, there was no doubt that the attack was a success. Magical energy flowed out of their bodies from the sides of contact, leeching into the arm and only further enriching Roland, but...the effect was far less than it should have been, given the sheer presence of these beings. This was only natural, though. After all, their power was not magecraft. It was not a curse or a blessing. It was something beyond such trivial rules, it was the power of an Authority. To attempt to devour such a thing...even for a beast that could consume Age of Gods magecraft as easily as breathing, it was ultimately trivial. Still, the magical energy being taken from the two Lyaeus was not insignificant, but they made no effort to prevent it. In fact, they moved only to grab those tendrils of Roland's arm, to keep it in place. Because, as his Master charged forward to engage the Lyaeus, instead of staying beside his Servant in safety, that lone being could only smile. At the very moment where the Master's fist came into contact with the Lyaeus... The two vanished from sight, from this place. And with his Master whisked off to parts unknown, the three Lyaeus standing behind their assaulted counterparts acted. Their wills stretched out, and struck at the connection between Roland and the boar. Even if the connection was deeper than they had anticipated, they could surely saw it away with enough time. [hr] [center][h2]Lyaeus (4)[/h2][h3]Church Outskirts[/h3][/center] He could not sustain himself any longer. Lightning strikes attacked those fighting him, but they failed to faze those freaks. His magical energy was continuing to wane. Each moment made him weaker, which allowed the Lyaeus more openings, which only fueled that downward spiral. This was not a glorious fight against Arturus. This was infuriating. This was despicable. And yet, he knew. He knew that he would fall here. [color=d9869f]"...fine. There's no point in being eternal if the world ends, and besides that..."[/color] The Sword Emperor, facing death, steeled himself. [color=d9869f]"I frankly would just like you all to lose."[/color] He had analyzed them sufficiently. Not enough for a perfect observation, but sufficiently. [color=d9869f]"A sustained connection would be infeasible. Make it a burst that lasts for a time after, so there isn't a connection to cut. Do not attempt to affect them, focus on strengthening those who can fight against them. Their abilities are degraded from what that source is, so prioritize dealing with this damnable defense."[/color] He spoke aloud to nobody. Yes, besides himself and the Lyaeus, there was nobody who could hear him. His body was already dissolving into motes of light. His death was assured. And so, he lunged forward, moving to make one last pointless strike against the Lyaeus... [b][center][Knight Tactics][/center][/b] ...and as they dodged that faked blow, he could only smirk. His posture changed, and so he drove his own blade into his heart. [color=c4df9b]"...Wish received."[/color] With that, the Sword Emperor reached his end. [hr] [center][h2]Lyaeus (10)[/h2][h3]DDD[/h3][@ManyThings][@Cu Chulainn][/center] [color=bc8dbf]"If that was the case, they would not have wished for me to enter them."[/color] The Witch of Dun Scaith moved to attack it, to prevent its action. If it was alone, this would have surely succeeded. However, it was not. One of its allies who had stood in wait became active. With a blur of space, the Lyaeus appeared before its brother. There was no attempt to dodge or counterattack, as those would provide openings. Rather, it took the brunt of Scathach's attacks without hesitation, the blows tearing into its body and bringing it to the brink. It did not have time to prepare any defenses or counteroffensives, and so it was helpless to do anything but ensure that none of her attacks reached past it. At the same time, though... In desperation, that boy had acted. In desperation, he had attempted to save himself. And perhaps there would have been a chance, were it not for one fatal mistake. Yes, what he had done could only be called a mistake. What he stood against was something that had designed itself for a singular purpose. [color=bc8dbf][center][h3][Agrios Eleutherios][/h3][/center][/color] ...in that regard, daring to place his humanity into his glasses was to create a new weak point. Yes, for a being who shattered laws made by humans, this was perhaps the best possible thing to fight against. And so, the glasses shattered. The glasses [b]all[/b] shattered, undone by the prayer to shatter all laws. ...given the sheer depth of connection made through those glasses, then, the feedback from having them severed was surely immense. It would not be enough to kill him, but the damage to his mental energy and spirit were surely significant. For some time, at least, the Masters and Servants were deprived of those glasses. [hr] [center][h2]Lyaeus (5)[/h2][h3]Miyama Plains(?)[/h3][@Sageage][/center] It took a mere instant. No, perhaps less. It was not as though there was a delay, as though one state of affairs had been true in one moment and a different one in the next. Rather, it was something else. The five became one. Perhaps they had always been one. United under the name of the Beast I, their wills made manifest. The very same force that was necessary to struggle against [i]that[/i]. Yes, the other cases could not warrant it. To utilize it within each of those other fights that were ongoing across the city would be foolhardy, as it was required for this one. Not because he was the strongest, for he was undoubtedly not. The reborn paladin, the sword emperor, and the fastest hero certainly outmatched him. Not because he was the most brilliant, for he was undoubtedly not. The great strategists of this war certainly outmatched him. Not because he could save the world, for he could undoubtedly not. The humans of this world certainly outmatched him. But because of that weapon he held--- [color=bc8dbf][center][h3][Agrios Eleutherios][/h3][/center][/color] [center][i][color=fdc68a]So thereupon the great Amaterasu, terrified at the sight, closed behind her the door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling, made it fast, and retired.[/color] [color=bc8dbf]Those who, by permission of the Parcae, returned from the lower world...Father Liber; he descended for Semele, his mother, daughter of Cadmus.[/color] [color=fdc68a]The light of the heavens was obscured and all lands of the earth darkened, forming an eternal night. [/color] [color=bc8dbf]He retrieved his mother from Hades' realm, gave her the name Thyone, and escorted her up to the sky.[/color] [color=fdc68a]Hereupon the voices of the myriad gods were reduced to mere flies in the fifth moon as they swarmed, and myriad portents of woe all arose.[/color][/i][/center] Space bent. Time twisted. The texture that they stood upon warped. For it is said, the god of this land was sealed in a cavern, and that when this occurred, there was a world without a sun. For it is said, the god of another land ventured freely into the world of the dead, for he was the only god to know death. For it is said, the impetus of that wandering star commands it: may all things be reduced and taken. And so, the knight and the Beast stood within a new space, wrought by the hands of those intersecting stories. A world without life. A world without a sun. [color=fdc68a]"I am sorry, but you will not leave this place, Grail Knight."[/color]