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[hr][h2][color=red]Saber of Decimation[/color][/h2][h3]Latin District
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[@GreenGoat][@Indra][@Seirei no Hai]
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[color=red][i]... This Caster does not seem to want to reason. I'll silence him, Master.[/i][/color]

As the ever-faithful Caster began to speak, his identity became very clear to Saber: the prophet who split the Red Sea, Moses. Of course, this meant two things. One, the spell that Caster is beginning to cast is likely a sort of Magecraft privy to those who worship YHWH, something that Saber would ideally not want completed. Two, it's that the staff that he carries may also be an issue, and is likely this Caster's true Noble Phantasm. In any case, all this information did was prove to Saber that this Caster was weak, as he required a Noble Phantasm in order to calm an unaligned magus.

And of course, this Caster's choice of actions have also proven to make the Demon Prince angrier.

Like the humming of a mosquito in a quiet summer night, the mutterings of Caster's faith had annoyed Saber to no end. His decision to attack, however, managed to rouse a true feeling of anger from the rage-filled swordsman. It is the sort of anger that one would feel after somebody dropped a soft-served ice cream cone on their new [i]Yeezys[/i]. In other words, if Caster had wished to rouse any sort of hostile intent from the otherwise mild-mannered Saber, then he had easily accomplished his goal...

A red glint glimmered from the cage-like visor that concealed Saber's face as he began to move at a speed faster than any normal human could comprehend. With a quick flick of his wrist, Saber's round shield came flying, the sharpened edges slicing the air as it flew for Caster's arm. If he didn't move out of the way, he'd find the arm holding his staff would quickly be crippled, if not cleanly lopped off.

At the same time, Saber disappeared briefly, rushing to Caster at a speed akin to a wild beast's. To say that Saber's movements were similar to that of a Monstrous Beast would not be a hyperbole. However, his inhuman movements carried a brutal sort of efficiency. Saber's movements and tactics weren't the ones that belonged to that of a knight, but rather one of a seasoned killer, and it wouldn't be far off to mistaken Saber for some sort of Assassin or Berserker. Even Caster himself would be able to sense that Saber did not seek to his opponent, but to [i]annihilate[/i] him. With his fists curled, Saber launched his body for a hook to Caster's jaw, opposite to the arm that he holds his staff in.

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It was an attack meant to confound one's opponent, born not out of refined tactics, but rather from the experience of facing off against many crafty opponents such as dwarfs and spellcasters. To split their focus, occupy their hands from performing the precise movements needed for some spells, and prevent them from speaking aloud their incantations.

Of course, this meant that Moses had only a mere moment to make a choice that may decide the rest of this confrontation.

Would he defend Saber's punch, sacrificing his arm in order to leave his spell uninterrupted?

Would he move away from Saber's shield, slamming himself into Saber but leaving the arm holding his Noble Phantasm uninjured?

Or would he, by some divine providence, find a method to defend against both attacks at once?

Whatever the case, it was clear that Saber's intent is to disable his opponent. The question is will Caster allow this to happen?