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Epilogue
Topic Started: Jan 6 2011, 05:23 PM (242 Views)
Vara
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Hearing her own deep breathing echoing in the large room, Ange raises a hand to wipe the sweat from her brow, feeling relieved to have escaped. That had been far too close. From behind Ange a short, yellow clad figure emerges from a suddenly appearing cloud of golden butterflies. The figure, just a boy, steps forward and rests a hand up on Ange's shoulder.

"It's okay now Ange, everyone got away just like you wanted, uryu~" the boy smiles as he cheerfully informs Ange. Making a pleased sound as Ange reaches over to pats him on the head, the boy begins to look around the large room, noticing how dark it is and frowning at the fact.

"Thank you Sakutaro. You can go now: I know its scary in here." Ange watches with a small smile as Sakutaro smiles and vanishes with a muffled thanks. Taking stock of her surroundings, Ange wanders over to a nearby couch. Sitting only after brushing thick dust from the cushions and back, Ange lets out a small sigh. "Satan. Belph. Asmo. Bring them here."

"""Yes, Ange-sama.""" All three Stakes appear at once. Standing next to them are Linnea, Saber, and Berserker. Ange crosses her legs and gestures to the sides with both hands. A number of wall-mounted torches flair to life and illuminate the room.

With a faint smile, Saber takes her master's arm and leads her to a loveseat not far from where Ange was sitting. Brushing the dust off, Saber and her master sit down, yet the latter looks over at her other servant, not noticing the sidelong grin that Asmodeus was giving her and her servant.

Standing where she appeared with arms crossed, Berserker smirks over at Ange. "I don't suppose we won, did we?" Seeing Ange's faint smile disappear, Berserker exhales dejectedly. "Oh well. I guess I had fun." Striding to a nearby table, Berserker slides a chair out and settles into it, taking the same pose as Ange.

"Lucifer. Beezlebub. Leviathan. You're up." Stretching her neck, Ange changes her mind. Originally she had planned to tell each participant what happened separately. Still feeling rattled, and quite strained if truth be told, Ange decides that it would be far easier to simply gather them all first.

As the next three Stakes arrive so do Uso, Lancer, and the small robot, Abetoir. Uso instantly steps away from Lucifer with a scowl as soon as the butterflies finish disappearing. Muttering something, the young man pulls the hood of his sweater up, hiding his face from everyone present. With a faint smile, Lancer gives a small wave to everyone present.

With a touch of amusement, Ange shakes her head as the newest additions to the room simply stay where they are, not venturing for a place to relax. "Alright Mammon. You can come along now." As asked, Mammon immediately appears alongside Atma. Behind the two women are another two women: Karima and Archer.

Glancing around nervously, Karima begins a string of muttering, her eyes growing a little wider with every silent syllable. Reaching out into the air, the woman seems to pull her shadow around herself as she slowly fades from sight. With an annoying 'tch', Ange narrows her eyes at the woman as the darkness instantly recedes from the woman.

"Kyahaha, Ange, Ange, don't be so mean~ She was only trying to hide a little," Atma giggles as she begins poking at Karima, cackling a little every time the woman gives out a squeak of outrage. Karima backs away and seems to regain her composure as she straightens out; her face shifts from one of fear to a stony, half lidded gaze, ultimately ruining Atma's fun.

Clearing her throat, Ange draws attention to herself. With the room before her now quiet, the young moderator slows turns her head from right to left, one at a time meeting eyes with everyone. Linnea's for once lucid eyes looking on with confusion, Saber's with indifference, then Berserker's with... determination.

Meeting the hateful glare from Uso, Ange simply laughs, then smiles at Lancer. Turning further to Karima's cold regard and Archer's annoyed expression, Ange takes a deep breath in.

"Rokkenjima is useless now. The rituals I had in place went awry, and the grail is gone. Linnea, Uso, Karima, you can probably all feel the strain on your bodies, and your minds, getting heavier. Each of you have an option now." Pushing herself up from the couch, Ange dusts off her hands before crossing her arms in from of her chest.

"The Grail can't support you servants anymore. But it can't take you back on its own either. If you can work out a way to procure enough mana, then it won't be a problem from you to stay in this world. But if you don't want to, just let your energy drain away, and you'll be back to the Throne of Heroes in no time.

"I brought you all into this, and I made sure that I took every one of you out of it. I'll give you all a few minutes to discuss with yourselves, each other, or no one. Whichever you prefer. Just inform me of what you wish to do, and I'll have you sent to where you need to go. If any servants wish to return to the Throne of Heroes, I can annul your contract and have you returned almost immediately. Make your decisions."

Floating up behind Ange, the Seven Stakes of Purgatory smile out at the assembled ex-participants. With her own half smile, Ange takes a moment to make eye contact with everyone once. Feeling a poke at her shoulder, Ange looks over at Atma.

After a few hushed words, the two women make their way to a corner of the torchlit room and begin talking quietly. Wearing expressions of uncertainty and confusion, everyone else turns to their team members and begin talking amongst themselves as well.


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Player choices:

Team Lancer:
[1] Keep Lancer
[2] Abandon Lancer

Team Bersaber:
[1] Keep Saber
[2] Keep Berserker
[3] Keep Both
[4] Abandon Both

Team Assassin/Archer:
[1] Keep Archer
[2] Abandon Archer

I want imput from all team members, either through PM, Msn, or AIM. Just not publicly. Everyone will get an epilogue, and your choices will notably impact the ending you get.

In the cases of having only 2 options and 2 team members, if there is a disagreement, I'll prolly get someone like Gravy to decide.
Edited by Vara, Jan 6 2011, 05:35 PM.
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You forgot about the time travelers, Vara!
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All due apologies for not getting anything out to anyone yet. I've made progress but I've simply been too busy lately. Too much hitchhiking as well.
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