"...a Valiant effort, Mongrel, but ultimately, a shameful display."
It appeared that Stein, despite his knowledge and supposed understanding and preparations he took against Fragarach, ultimately had not understood how the device worked. When the concept of the weapon was "it would strike the heart," it did not mean it would be an attack on the heart. It was not a physical strike. It was a concept. It was a law of cause and effect. Much like Gae Bolg, which reversed cause and effect to strike, Fragarach struck Stein's heart. A physical defence? Attempting to catch it with his palm? Laughable. Fragarach did not rewrite events to say "it launched itself at Stein's heart before he could launch his strike" and left it open to being blocked. Fragarach rewrote events to say "it struck Stein's heart before he could launch his strike."
Stein's mistake was believing that he could defend himself from it. The moment he launched his strike, it was over. Fragarach rewound reality itself to the moments before Stein struck, and rewrite reality so that it had imbedded itself within Stein's heart.
As Darkside carried off a dead Stein, Gilgamesh let out a deep sigh. It had not been a bad day. It was not a boring day, to be sure. This mad beast had shown him power he had genuine reason to fear, but ultimately, no matter how powerful, it could not strike the king.
Seeing as darkside carried off Stein's corpse, Gilgamesh disappeared, returning to his spiritual form and left.
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Tyki said
however last i heard she was last seen a week ago... which generally means to assume there's no gm and proceed as such...
Not true at all. She'll be back in a few hours.
thewizardguy said
You know, one of my favorite animes of all time is Fate/Zero. This is due in large part to a character in it that I truly loved. A character with so much personality and sheer condensed epic that his mere presence could make ANY anime awesome. A man with more awesome in his beard than all other characters combined.I loved Rider.This is personal.
Not rider, Broskander. Fixed that for you.
There was a problem with attacks that required charging. Despite what many shows and tales of glory would have you believe, one did not simply stand and stare in awe as a character prepared his or her final attack. They would do their own preparation, or, entertainment forbid, they would strike while their opponent was charging, which was another word for one thing in a battle: vulnerable.
Gilgamesh, however, was no such coward. However, he was no fool either. He would not strike down Stein with a weapon such as Gae Bolg, which would now kill Stein due to the fact that Aqua Vitae had restored his heart - and invulnerability. However, he would not fail to make any preparations either.
Perhaps Stein had expected Gilgamesh to pull out a multitude of treasures. Perhaps Stein expected Gilgamesh to pull out shield after shield, barrier after barrier, defence after defence. Perhaps Stein had hoped Gilgamesh would pull out enough treasures to defend a mortal from the gods, and then watch as his strike tore through those defences. However, Gilgamesh would do no such thing.
Gilgamesh pulled out only one single treasure from the gate.
Fragarach.
The noble phantasm and mystic code levitated in Gilgamesh's right hand. Stein should have seen what the weapon was capable of; after all, seeing it penetrate Mia's heart was what prompted him to prepare for it by removing his heart from his body - a body which had it's heart restored. Such an irony - by restoring his heart, Aqua Vitae had restored his weakness.
The moment Stein fired the God-Killer Resonance, Fragarach, as the retaliator, would fire. As the very concept of the weapon demanded, the very flow of time and space would be changed so that Fragarach always "hit first", and it would lodge itself in Stein's newly regrown and vulnerable heart. As it had "shot first", as it had reversed causality to strike before the enemy could, the moment Stein fired the God-Killer Resonance Fragarach would fire and return the world to the moment before Stein fired and kill him before he could fire the God-Killer resonance.
It was the ultimate Han Solo weapon.
However, the king was merciful. This weapon would only activate if Stein decided to attack. The king gave Stein a chance to back out of the strike.
"Humph." the King said in contempt. "instead of glaring at me like you are at the moment, why don't you run along and go after those that took the girl?" he pointed out, reminding Stein of the fact that Team Rwby had taken Mia away from the room.
Gilgamesh, however, was no such coward. However, he was no fool either. He would not strike down Stein with a weapon such as Gae Bolg, which would now kill Stein due to the fact that Aqua Vitae had restored his heart - and invulnerability. However, he would not fail to make any preparations either.
Perhaps Stein had expected Gilgamesh to pull out a multitude of treasures. Perhaps Stein expected Gilgamesh to pull out shield after shield, barrier after barrier, defence after defence. Perhaps Stein had hoped Gilgamesh would pull out enough treasures to defend a mortal from the gods, and then watch as his strike tore through those defences. However, Gilgamesh would do no such thing.
Gilgamesh pulled out only one single treasure from the gate.
Fragarach.
The noble phantasm and mystic code levitated in Gilgamesh's right hand. Stein should have seen what the weapon was capable of; after all, seeing it penetrate Mia's heart was what prompted him to prepare for it by removing his heart from his body - a body which had it's heart restored. Such an irony - by restoring his heart, Aqua Vitae had restored his weakness.
LaXnyd said
"Fragarach."
And the dagger left Gilgamesh's hands.
Fragarach was a dagger wielded by Bazett, a human. It was a dagger that would leave and would strike the enemy before he could strike first. It was a dagger that would warp the very air and space around them, rewriting reality to force it's successful strike in. Once it left, it would always strike the target in the heart - or, lacking that, their core of power. Fragarach, however, had only one condition for it's use and it was the reason why Gilgamesh never used it. Fragarach required the opponent to use their special ability. Special abilities such as the Black Blood. With Black Blood being used by Mia, Fragarach left Gilgamesh's hands. Reversing time, destiny, a trick of the gods, the very same gods Mia boasted about being the daughter of a slayer of, Fragarach pierced Mia's heart.
The moment Stein fired the God-Killer Resonance, Fragarach, as the retaliator, would fire. As the very concept of the weapon demanded, the very flow of time and space would be changed so that Fragarach always "hit first", and it would lodge itself in Stein's newly regrown and vulnerable heart. As it had "shot first", as it had reversed causality to strike before the enemy could, the moment Stein fired the God-Killer Resonance Fragarach would fire and return the world to the moment before Stein fired and kill him before he could fire the God-Killer resonance.
It was the ultimate Han Solo weapon.
However, the king was merciful. This weapon would only activate if Stein decided to attack. The king gave Stein a chance to back out of the strike.
"Humph." the King said in contempt. "instead of glaring at me like you are at the moment, why don't you run along and go after those that took the girl?" he pointed out, reminding Stein of the fact that Team Rwby had taken Mia away from the room.
BB said
Are the souls the Kishin nom'd still around after they nom them and they're just "abosrbed"? Or are they just processed.
Yeah, Stein's condition would depend on that.
Aqua Vitae should return Kishin Asura to the state of being Asura of the great powerful warriors. It's basically like a filter that removes anything harmful, like "insanity" or "a lack of a heart". What is the "natural state" of being has no relation to what Aqua Vitae does - Kishin Asura would have all of his mental defects and insanity removed.
However, the reason why BB asked that question was if the soul eating condition for Asura to go insane crazy Kishin again - the souls he devoured - are still around inside of him, then what would happen is he would just transform into a Kishin all over again after Aqua Vitae dries
Iris, who had been pacing around during the conversation, stopped completely. The coalescent of the unit slowly turned to face Tat.
"...is this some kind of jest?" Iris asked slowly. "We knew you were a bit mischievous, but you, of all people, a member of the corruption?
A universe ruled under one authority as you describe would, without a doubt, be peaceful." Iris conceded. "however, we of the unity have always strived to be one through eliminating individuality, not ranking our members by it. In a universe which you describe, in which everything is ruled by a few, what would the purpose of living in such a world be? Many will be born to be ruled by a few - the exact opposite of everything the unity stands for."
Yes, there were ranks within the Unity. Yes, there was authority. But those authorities and ranks where there to help guide, not rule. Even as Iris had sat on the council, all from the great captains to the lowest acolytes were permitted to voice their opinions. The unity acted as one mind.
And that one mind was both unanimous in it's decision that they would not accept this deal, and that they sincerely hoped this was some form of jest on the part of the troll.
"...is this some kind of jest?" Iris asked slowly. "We knew you were a bit mischievous, but you, of all people, a member of the corruption?
A universe ruled under one authority as you describe would, without a doubt, be peaceful." Iris conceded. "however, we of the unity have always strived to be one through eliminating individuality, not ranking our members by it. In a universe which you describe, in which everything is ruled by a few, what would the purpose of living in such a world be? Many will be born to be ruled by a few - the exact opposite of everything the unity stands for."
Yes, there were ranks within the Unity. Yes, there was authority. But those authorities and ranks where there to help guide, not rule. Even as Iris had sat on the council, all from the great captains to the lowest acolytes were permitted to voice their opinions. The unity acted as one mind.
And that one mind was both unanimous in it's decision that they would not accept this deal, and that they sincerely hoped this was some form of jest on the part of the troll.
thewizardguy said
Also, damn. You just have water that can cure all afflictions of everything? That's..... pretty impressive.
Gilgamesh has a lot of things in his gate. It's good to be first King xD
Iris turned to face Tat when he made his introductions. "Greetings, Head Tat." Iris nodded in reply. "What matter did you wish to discuss with us today?"
Stein and Mia had made it a rather nice trap. It was a room, with only one closed exit - however frail that exit might be. It was a closed space. Limited movement, and with a maxumum volume, thus limiting the maximum damage output Gilgamesh could dish out.
However, little did Stein and Mia know that this box was also a trap - on them.
Mad Dog Junior wasn't even paying attention. Mad Dog Senior was surrounded by lances. Armoured Mad dog was headed right for him. They were all here.
Good.
Without even a single motion, Like sheep herded into a slaughterhouse, Gilgamesh unleashed his "weapon." From twenty different directions all around the room the Gate of Babylon opened. The Gate of Babylon was something that existed in the very reality around them; why did it need to be limited to appearing right near the king? The answer was that it didn't. Through those twenty open gates Gilgamesh's weapon came out.
Water.
In the small millisecond between sight and comprehension it might seem like the King of Heroes had decided to drown them all. That statement would be supported even more when the water completely engulfed the room within a matter of 2 seconds, submerging everyone and everything with "water". However, it would soon be clear that what the King of Heroes had summoned was not mere "water", but something much more powerful.
Aqua Vitae.
It was the ultimate secret of alchemy. All afflictions of the soul, mind, and body are washed away by the purity of this liquid, and their bodies would be completely restored to full health. Gilgamesh allowed the water to remain in the room - as a heroic spirit, he was completely fine in the water he himself had called - watching the submerged panic for around two seconds like a cook watching his soup boil before draining the water, which disappeared as fast as it appeared.
Not even the fear wavelengths of the Kishin Asura could resist the purification created by Aqua Vitae. Those with the black blood would find their darkened blood gone, their bodies repaired to normal. Those who were insane would find themselves sane again. Berserker would lose his mad enhancement. Stein, Mia and Weiss would find the Black Blood gone, as well as their insanities, their madness.
And above it all, standing in his perfection, allowing the last drops of Aqua Vitae to drip down the shoulder pads of his golden armour, was Gilgamesh, slayer of the "mad beasts" that were Stein and Mia.
However, little did Stein and Mia know that this box was also a trap - on them.
Mad Dog Junior wasn't even paying attention. Mad Dog Senior was surrounded by lances. Armoured Mad dog was headed right for him. They were all here.
Good.
Without even a single motion, Like sheep herded into a slaughterhouse, Gilgamesh unleashed his "weapon." From twenty different directions all around the room the Gate of Babylon opened. The Gate of Babylon was something that existed in the very reality around them; why did it need to be limited to appearing right near the king? The answer was that it didn't. Through those twenty open gates Gilgamesh's weapon came out.
Water.
In the small millisecond between sight and comprehension it might seem like the King of Heroes had decided to drown them all. That statement would be supported even more when the water completely engulfed the room within a matter of 2 seconds, submerging everyone and everything with "water". However, it would soon be clear that what the King of Heroes had summoned was not mere "water", but something much more powerful.
Aqua Vitae.
It was the ultimate secret of alchemy. All afflictions of the soul, mind, and body are washed away by the purity of this liquid, and their bodies would be completely restored to full health. Gilgamesh allowed the water to remain in the room - as a heroic spirit, he was completely fine in the water he himself had called - watching the submerged panic for around two seconds like a cook watching his soup boil before draining the water, which disappeared as fast as it appeared.
Not even the fear wavelengths of the Kishin Asura could resist the purification created by Aqua Vitae. Those with the black blood would find their darkened blood gone, their bodies repaired to normal. Those who were insane would find themselves sane again. Berserker would lose his mad enhancement. Stein, Mia and Weiss would find the Black Blood gone, as well as their insanities, their madness.
And above it all, standing in his perfection, allowing the last drops of Aqua Vitae to drip down the shoulder pads of his golden armour, was Gilgamesh, slayer of the "mad beasts" that were Stein and Mia.
Welp, the Co Gm has posted
Time to flood the place.
Time to flood the place.
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