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[Hereafter] Third Anniversary "Cinematic"
🕑 Added 2024-05-31 17:00:14 +0000 UTC
A sprawling city. A bay stretching outwards to the horizon. A radiant sun casting light upon the towers of glass and steel beneath its gaze.
“Whoa! This place is…!”
“Familiar.”
“Hey, hey, this is like coming home, isn’t it?”
Cold gray eyes shining like steel. A naked blade. A coat woven of oaths and brotherhood. Beneath the light of the moon, she stands in opposition, ready to kill.
“This is my Master’s city. You are not welcome here. Don’t move — I promise you I’ll end it quickly.”
Gentle curves, hard steel, a familiar face. She offers a welcoming smile and a warm presence.
“You’re…”
“Hello, Taylor. This…isn’t how I imagined we’d meet again, but it’s good to see that you’ve made it this far. I’m glad.”
“…Yeah. You, too.”
A figure wreathed in shadow. Anger, fury. The light of the Holy Grail shines ominously.
“No. No! I’ve come too far to let it end here! I don’t care who you are or where you come from, I’m not going to let you stand in the way! I refuse! Holy Grail, hear my wish!”
A broken smile.
“So that’s how it is, huh? All this time, you…”
“I’m sorry.”
“I…feel like she would say, ‘that’s just like you.’”
A mysterious woman, adorned in gold. She gives a cheeky grin and a wave, standing in a place where she doesn’t belong.
“Yoohoo! Long time no see! You guys look as spirited as ever! Well, I guess you weren’t completely hopeless without me, but have no fear! Your goddess has arrived to deliver you in your hour of need!”
A familiar grin, a jaunty wave. Dark eyes meet.
“Yo! Good to see that you guys made it out of that alive! I wasn’t sure how it was gonna go when you first showed up, but I guess you managed to prove me wrong, huh? Looks like we can work together just fine.”
A traitorous knight.
“Huh? What’s that got to do with me? Listen, you fools, I dunno what dream world yer living in, but I haven’t met any of you before in my life! If you think you being all buddy-buddy with another version of me means I’m gonna let you go, then you can just stand still and die dreaming!”
A towering temple. A king upon a throne, head thrown back and lips pulled into a maniacal grin. Echoing laughter.
“Bwahahahaha! How ludicrous! How absolutely ludicrous! The sheer irony of seeing that face before me amongst your party! Chaldeans, do you truly not know who it is that walks among you? Have you not the slightest inkling to what she has done? How befitting that she would appear as the world is poised to end!”
A son rebelling against his mother. Matricide. A light as bright as the sun pierces through the darkness.
“I’m not sure I can reach you anymore. You’re so far gone. But, if there’s any chance my words find their way to your ears, Mother, then I’m sorry, but I can’t let you go any farther. If you truly love us, then please, quietly go back to sleep.”
The sins of the past, returning. Defiance in the face of death.
“Did you think I would shy away from you? Like the fact you’re a goddess scares me? Sorry to disappoint, but I’ve seen something a lot worse than you. I killed him, too.”
A world outside of time. A boundless sky, bordered by bands of searing light. A head haloed by white hair and set with eyes that peered through the world.
“So you’ve come, Chaldea.”
Comments
s22132
Very good.
Gornyetch
This really hyped me up for future chapters. Can't wait to see the Gil scene being previewed here.
Hector Gregorio
goood day
Virdan
Congratulations!
