[center] [h1][color=03FCDA]Amara bint Mahmud ibn Hāshim Seif [/color][/h1] [h3] Large Clearing, Fuyuki Park, Fuyuki City [/h3] [hr] [/center] Amara was already fairly deep into the woods by the time the Assassin had moved in to attack William and the other boy. It was a fairly nice forest, really. This was a good park, she was glad it wasn’t burnt down. Not that she had any real reason to assume a fire would have happened here, but sometimes you get a feeling about things such as this. Of course, the moment her Servant communicated the arrival of Assassin, Amara instantly began her return. The feeling of the limitations being lifted could only be described as a feeling of a bird released from the cage, but whose wings were nearly failing from the lack of actual flying experience. In other words, it was both liberating, but the self destruction that could come with it remained lodged in the back of her mind. Despite not yet deciding whether the William boy was a demon or not, she was concerned about the boy who was with him. While she could detect him as a “Master,” as a “Magus” he was barely noticeable. If it wasn’t for the Command Spells, Amara probably wouldn’t have really even be able to tell if he was a Magus, even though he did emit magical energy. His mentality and behavior seemed even less fitting for Magecraft than her’s. In other words, he was seemingly a bit of a sitting duck. This was more than enough for Amara to want to protect him from an Assassin. More than anything however, was this feeling of excitement. She had always wanted the power to defeat the greater evils, but this excitement wasn’t exactly that. It was a childhood wish fulfilled, but in of itself wasn’t that great. The suffering felt by all was not saved because of this gaining in power, so there was no reason to be excited about it. Instead, this excitement really came from, well… The idea of fighting something that should be greater than you. Unfortunately, all of this excitement was for naught. By the time Amara had returned to the tree, Assassin was already gone. It was tragic, but there was no point in holding onto a feeling like that. At the very least, it seemed like most people were still safe. Well, besides the two Servants who remained in combat despite all of this commotion. [color=03FCDA]“I’m glad everyone is okay.”[/color] She looked over both enemy masters, though her attention was mostly on Kotaro. [color=03FCDA]“That was a close one, wasn’t it? As Masters, we really should be more careful about assassination attempts. “[/color] The young girl stretched, making a cute pleased noise as she released whatever built up tension this whole fiasco caused. [color=03FCDA]“Well, since almost everyone is okay, we should probably head out to the school. A monster who will destroy the entire city and the grail is there. Oh right, before we head out, you two should thank Caster for protecting you. I won’t accept anything else as a response.”[/color] She seemed oddly serious about this issue. The glare in her eyes was the only proof she needed about that. [hr] [hr] [hr] [center] [h1][color=FBC417]Nebuchadnezzar II [/color][/h1] [h3] Homurahara Courtyard(Banquet of Kings), Academy, Fuyuki City [/h3] [/center] [hr] Huh. Maybe a banquet of kings wasn’t actually the greatest idea. Despite the honor he felt in being asked to protect Theseus’ Master, it appeared that the banquet was quickly becoming more dangerous than chasing after this “White Titan” would have been. The “Hero” of this banquet kidnapped someone, dressed him up as a lion, and beat him to near death. On top of this, the man also nearly destroyed his empire, and if this new Caster was anything being serious, then everything around was currently in the process of being destroyed. In other words, he wasn’t actually much of a hero. Unfortunately, the “Villain” of this banquet was still a horrible, barbaric, and grotesque savage. He had enough humanity in him to tell his Master to flee, but then he went on about devouring heroes. He was the perfect villain in nearly every way, which only made the situation worse for Nebuchadnezzar. Both options were horrible. In all honesty, he wanted to grab his Master, Theseus’ Master, and just escape. Unfortunately, he knew that that wasn’t really an option. While the idea of working with someone so vile made his stomach sick, the ultimate threat of Commodus was too much for him to ignore. Still, he couldn’t fight at his best while he had not only one, but two Masters to protect. Thankfully, the musical man crafted barriers for them to hide behind. While they wouldn’t be completely safe, it was still something. He gave the musician a look and a nod, nonverbally thanking him for doing such a thing. The boy he was meant to be protecting ran over to it, which was smart, but it did sting a bit. Still, this would be a good place to defend the Masters while assisting the villain of this tale. Or, at least, until the voice warned him of what was to come. [color=FBC417]“Talia, protect that kid. I couldn’t call myself a king if I let a kid like him get hurt. As my second-in-command, please protect him with everything you’ve got.”[/color] And with that, he stepped forward to face down the boy king, materializing and pointing his spear as he did so. He seemed to be an ally of that savage, which was normally a mark against someone. However, despite knowing Commodus surviving would mean his own destruction, this boy still remained by his side. It was stupid. But, it was that type of stupidity that Nebuchadnezzar himself had. At the very least, he could respect this boy on that fact alone. As the boy’s trumpet made a wonderful sound, the voices in Nebuchadnezzar’s head grew in number. Instead of dangerous alerts, angry voices telling him to fight and stab were polluting his thoughts. Whatever trick the boy was using, it was certainly working on some level. While Nebuchadnezzar could resist these urges, they seemed to cloud out the voice of God. [color=FBC417]“Interesting trumpet you have there, boy! If you’re so determined to fight, then let’s make this one to remember! I am Servant Rider, A king above all others!” [/color]