[center][color=lightpink][h2][b]William Flur[/b][/h2][i]The New Magus of Flowers[/i][/color][/center][hr]

William nodded as Caster explained, an amused glint in his eyes as he listened. [b][color=lightpink]"I see I see. That must be why my jokes aren't hitting as hard, and why I'm not as dazzling as usual. This is quite the predicament indeed."[/color][/b] He sighed as the group moved, what an exhausting day! First a crazy oni trying to kill him, then a crazy Assassin trying to kill him, and now Hercules was actually not Hercules but someone who was making the world fall apart? [color=lightpink][b]"Well then Berserker, Saber, Caster, I wish you all the best of luck! I would support you, but I get the feeling this is something I shouldn't interfere in for once!"[/b][/color] He laughed, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly as the Servants made their way to the battlefield.

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[color=salmon][i]'Eh...a warrior's work is never done, is it? I'd headed to the Academy. And you, you complete fool of a man, stay the hell with the Caster and DON'T CAUSE ANY DAMN TROUBLE OR I WILL LEGITIMATELY CASTRATE YOU. Plus I will need the mana you provide for this new fight. 

And for future notice: Don't go drawing in more literally damned GREAT DISASTERS OF JAPAN like that oni again either!

So stay still a don't make this even harder on me tonight than it has been, ok? Sheesh...

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William simply smiled and nodded as Yamato spoke to him, sitting down and chuckling lightly. This was normal for the duo already, a constant comedy skit as Yamato played the straightwoman and William ever the joker, ever the fool. At least, that's how it appeared on the outside. As William stared at the back of his Servant, he responded within their mental link. His tone, it held no trace of mirth, no whimsical edge, no prankster's lilt. It almost didn't sound like William at all really, one could almost say he didn't sound like a human.

No no, no human could sound so cold, yet so passionate. So detached, yet focused. Thousands of contradictions and double negatives, opposites and contrasts, a layer of the fool William peeling away as he showed just a hint of his true self.

[center][b][color=FFFAF0][i]You do not have permission to die Yamato no Takeru.[/i][/color][/b]

Even as Berserker began to lose grasp on reality, even as she pushed forth into what was surely ruin, the degradation of all that was beautiful, she would understand that this was not the fool William speaking.

[b][color=FFFAF0][i]If you have the power to draw another breath, you have no choice but to.[/i][/color][/b]

This was not the boy who played with flowers, the boy who laughed merrily as he shot fireworks into the air to announce to all his arrival. This was the Magus who had clawed and fought for the rank of Fes, the one who sought the Root, no matter how hard the path may be.

[b][color=FFFAF0][i]There is still much to see in this world, I want to show you so many more things.[/i][/color][/b]

He peered through her eyes and witnessed ruination, a miasma which spelt the fall of man. Even through the fog of madness that clouded Yamato's eyes, William understood well that this was something that existed only to make what was beautiful ugly.

[b][color=FFFAF0][i]My favorite books, my favorite foods, the beautiful sunsets from a balcony as we get drunk on overpriced wine that's not even slightly worth it.[/i][/color][/b]

There was a hint of excitement as he continued to speak, his outward smile growing just a hint larger as Yamato danced through the battlefield, calling out for the protection of her ancestors, each step graceful yet filled with a rage that couldn't be matched.

[b][color=FFFAF0][i]This fog of ruin, it is ugly, it offends me, it is the opposite of everything I stand for. Even if the man known as Commodus is beautiful, his existence is an affront to the world.[/i][/color][/b]

As William tapped his staff on the ground lightly, anyone paying attention to the foppish Magus might notice something. The look of focus in his eyes as he began pouring everything he had into Yamato, even more than what she was taking, more and more.

[b][color=FFFAF0][i]Go forth Yamato no Takeru, my strongest Berserker! Shine brighter than this star of destruction, shine brighter than anyone who stands beside you! Remind this Emperor of Rubble just where his place is, underneath your heel and in the grave![/i][/color][/b][/center]