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Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

@Rockin Strings: Ah, sorry, I missed your edit. I'll take a look either tonight or tomorrow.

For everyone else, this RP will pick up as soon as this battle is finished and we're back to our regularly scheduled programming. ^^;

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So testing the waters with this idea:

Would anyone be open to having a discord server set up for this RP?

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Saber

That taste of iron in her mouth. It wasn't unfamiliar, but never before had it been caused by this sort of injury. Of all the damage that had been done to her body in life, she had never been afflicted by a curse that attacked the interior of her body like this. A curse that...

A curse...

A... curse...?

Ah...? She'd been attacked, but by what? By... by what? There was still blood dribbling from the corner of her mouth... still absolute agony burning through her body, but... there was nothing. Had it been Caster? To attack the interior of her body without harming the outside, surely that must be magecraft, strong enough to bypass her Resistance. And yet there was no longer anything here. Had Caster attacked simply to test the waters, and then retreated just as quickly? Such an act was fitting for a class that could not fight in close combat with proficiency, but... but...

Ah...

Panting, her legs trembling, Saber fell to her knees, catching herself on one hand before she could hit the floor. Some crimson droplets still fell from her mouth. She couldn't remember the circumstances, but how...? There was blood everywhere, she'd vomited blood, and yet she couldn't remember why?

"M... Master..." she gasped, forcing herself back to her feet, doing her best to steady herself. The damage done to her body could wait. What was important now was Mira's wellbeing.

"M-Master... you... were not injured, were you...?" she asked, turning to face the other girl as she did. Regardless of how her body felt now, it didn't matter when her Master needed protection and there was an enemy Servant nearby.

@Blackstripe@Raineh Daze@Feyblue@Crusader Lord@WanderingSpirit

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Let's settle this with "Elizabeth dives and then uses a barrier".

That way we get the outcome I'm sure everyone was aiming for more or less while also not depleting anyone's credibility as a capable fighter.

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... Would a good compromise for this be "dodge and ice barrier"?

I don't want to get hitched up on this too much and would like to just make sure this goes smoothly and no-one gets into an argument about it. ^^;

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Estelle Varianbec, Master of Rider

"Uwaaah!?"

Wait, why was Rider pulling her cheeks? Aaah, this wasn't right at all! He was trying to talk to her about doing what she wants?! The tiny, tan-skinned girl squirmed in her Servant's grip, pulling away from the Servant as much as she could. But, naturally, there could be no comparison in strength. Even a normal human would easily overpowered Estelle, a tiny, fragile girl with nearly no physical strength to speak of. It wasn't necessary to discuss how easily a Servant could do the same.

The moment she was released, the white-haired Master flopped back into her seat with a yelp, wiggling there for a few moments before sitting bolt upright and rubbing her cheeks. That was... that was... that was really mean!

"I know that, Rider!" cried Estelle, thrusting her hands down at her sides as she did. This was just... just embarrassing, too, having someone else treat her that way! "... But still... a wish is something pretty big, isn't it? It can be anything..."

She sank back into her seat, thoughts of her future swirling in her mind. "So I feel like if I take my family's desires into account, I can understand what I want better. I don't want to win and then be unable to decide what I want, right?"

This might not have been entirely true. But Rider didn't need to know that. She didn't need to tell anyone what she really wanted until it happened.

"Besides, I'm sure whatever conclusion I come to is something my family would have wanted, it's only natural!"

As if to distract herself from the embarrassment of her cheeks being pulled, Estelle folded her arms and let out a prideful huff.

"It's the Varianbec pride, united in ideals even when only one of us remains! Whatever I decide on will be what my family desired, I'm certain!"

This, at least, fell in line with what she both said to Rider and what she felt inside. The things she hadn't said to anyone.

@Blackstripe

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Saving my quartz for Jack and Nursery Rhyme will be arduous, but worth it to have as many rolls as possible!

I might still roll for Scathach though.

In any case, this Grail War has had quite the start.

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Estelle Varianbec, Master of Rider

The moment Master and Servant entered the mansion, there were maids. Several greeted Estelle, but she waved them away. From that point they simply watched in silence, though several cringed when they saw Rider's shoes now resting on the coffee table. It seemed they couldn't hold back their dismay at such a sight.

Estelle, meaning, sat upon a large, rather fluffy armchair, that seemed to dwarf the tiny girl with its expanse. Needless to say, it seemed quite comfortable to sit upon, but the tan-skinned girl's expression was still rather sour. Tonight's course of events had irrevocably tainted her mood. She still didn't believe a single word that Johanna Faust had said, of course, but that didn't mean she would stop being angry about it any time soon. In fact, the falsehoods made her even angrier, but the anger at herself was still far greater.

"... My wish?" the white-haired magus hadn't been expecting such a question. For a moment, it took her out of her irritable mood. Her wish... Estelle hesitated for a few moments.

"... Once I've obtained the grail, I'll decide. I'll need to think long and hard about what my family would have desired," she said, finally. But deep down... was that really the truth?

Did she have a wish, or not?

@Blackstripe

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Hmm, I'll get a post up for Estelle later.

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Well, @Feyblue's post has been edited, at least, to a stronger, single-action attack that's meant to be more desperate then unavoidable.

As for @WanderingSpirit, I think blindfire makes more sense in this context with how those skills work.