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Author Note:
[ ] = When Twilight is speaking.
{ } = When talking through Telepathy.
' ' = When thinking in your mind.
<< >> = When talking with your Pokémon or Tamed Beast.
--- --- = When describing a certain period of time.
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SLASH!!
SHING!!
BAM!!!!
FWOOSH!!!!
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...
…
The forest was being destroyed because of the fight between the Muscular Man, Artoria, and Beatrice.
Muscular Man: ORA!!!!
The man kicked at Artoria face who ducked to dodge it before slashing at him.
SLASH!!!
THUCH!!!
In return, the man just used his bare arm to block.
Even though Excalibur hit his skin directly, mere a scratch appeared on it. That's not the only thing. In their fight till now, Artoria had succeeded at slashing at him many times. Yet, her sword was able to put scratches on his body.
GRAB!!!
The Man hurriedly used his other hand to grab Artoria after blocking her sword.
FWOOSH!!!
FWOOSH!!!
FWOOSH!!!
...
…
But he had to move back to dodge the stakes of crystallized mana covered with light purple flames which were launched by Beatrice.
His instincts were warning him how dangerous those were, since he saw how the ground and trees turned into purple crystal inside out.
After fighting for an hour or so, Beatrice and Artoria already knew the strength of weakness of this man.
First, his Endurance was his main suit because of which he could the attack head on with his body. Means he was a tank
Second, he was proficient in Kick-combat. Those boots and pant of his increased the strength of his kicks.
Third, he used his hands to block and do grappling move. Yes, you heard it right. Since he also knew that his punch didn't have much strength in them, hence, he used grappling moves which would end with kicks.
How did they know it? That's because compared to man who had minor scratches on his body, there was traces of blood was coming out of Artoria mouth and Beatrice chest.
The man succeeded in catching them off guard at the beginning. His first target was Beatrice since he could tell that her magic was different. As a result, he successfully attacked Beatrice many times.
Though the next thing made him dumbfounded. You see, he accomplished in attacking Artoria only once but in case of Beatrice, he succeeded many times. Yet, the amount of damage Artoria and Beatrice was almost equal.
This made him speechless because it meant Beatrice endurance was even higher than his own. A Mage who was known for their weak body had body stronger than him. He started to question himself whether he took the wrong path. After all, those with strong bodies took the path of raw strength 99.9%.
Yet in front of him stood a little girl who could be referred as a Mage-Tank.
SLASH!!!
Muscular Man: Tsk!!
Moving his head backward, he dodged the Sword that was aiming for his eyes. Just because his body was strong didn't mean his eyes were also so.
GRAB!!!
With the swift movement, the man succeeded in grabbing Artoria this time. He then proceeds to pull her closer and kick at her. But......
'Beatrice: Vita!'
BRMM!!!!!
All of sudden, gravity fell on his body making his body heavier. This delayed him for a second. And that delay was all Artoria needed to not only free herself but also do a stronger attack.
She infused and accumulated the endless amount of magic provided by Primis in her Excalibur and body. With the exceptional boost, she broke free from the Muscular mand grip and before releasing that magic from her Sword. It was a jet propulsion with mana.
WHINE!!!!!!!!
Muscular Man: Kuh!!!
The man was pushed back from the sheer force.
Still, Artoria didn't let him go like this.
Infusing and accumulating the magic in her free hand, he punched the man right on the face.
BAM!!!!
Compared to other servants, endless amount of Magic could help Artoria a lot in other ways. Why? Because other servants needed the mana to stay in physical state and use Noble Phantasm. On the other hand, Artoria had a personal skill called Mana Burst which could give a huge boost to her body as long as she had magic.
So, even if she didn't use Noble Phantasm, the endless mana could let her use Mana Burst again and again with pause.
'Beatrice: Murak!'
The moment Artoria punched the Muscular Man face, Beatrice used another magic which instead of increasing, decreased the gravity. This caused the Muscular Man to become lighter and the force behind the punch threw him away.
FWOOSH!!!
BANG!!!
As a result, the man hit the ground in some distance creating a crater.
When Artoria lowered her hand, Beatrice walked up to her side.
Beatrice: You could have used that before.
Artoria: Mana Burst, you mean?
Beatrice: If that's what increased your strength then that's exactly what Betty mean.
Nodding her head, Artoria spoke.
Artoria: I was checking the way he fights and the patterns of his attacks till now. Now that I know how he moves, I will start using it.
Beatrice: That would be good. Because Betty don't want to waste too much on him.
Artoria: Mn.
Nodding again, they both waited for the man to come.
'Artoria: His body is really strong. If I will use my Noble Phantasm.........'
She then shook her head and got rid of that thought.
'Artoria: There must be reason why Master told me not to use it.'
At this time, the Man had gotten up from the ground.
CRACK!!!
He cracked his neck a little and started walking towards them.
DRIP!!!
A drop of blood dropped from the injured chest and there was also a bruise on his face. Narrowing her eyes, Artoria turned her attention to the short-sword that was still in its scabbard on his waist.
'Artoria: Why is he not drawing his sword? Could it be that he is looking down on us?'
Still, Artoria didn't come to conclusion right away. As she started to ponder about it, she recalled Primis words.
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Primis: Listen this, Artoria. Use your Noble Phantasm only once.
Artoria: Once?
Primis: Yes. That man has a way to counter your Noble Phantasm. Hence, only use it once. And when you will do it put your every thing into it and even burned away your Spirit Origin.
Artoria: .........Ok.
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As if realization struck here, she widened her eyes slightly.
'Artoria: Could it be that that sword could counter my Noble Phantasm? And the reason why he is not drawing it is because he is waiting for me use my Noble Phantasm on him.'
Artoria had no idea how right she was. That's exactly what the Muscular Man was planning. He wanted Artoria to use her Noble Phantasm. Once she did so, that will be his win.
However, to his frustration, Artroia didn't show any sign of using it even after fighting for so long.
If only he knew that Primis had already warned Artoria about it.
Taking a sigh, Artoria charged towards the man.
'Artoria: Even if there is only 1% probably of my theory being right, I have no intention of taking that chance.'
With this, Time went by.
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Five hours later.
Artoria: HUFF......HUFF...…HUFF......…HUFF...…
Beatrice: PANT......…PANT......…PANT......PANT...…
Both Beatrice and Beatrice were breathing heavy. The battle till now really had put a toll on their mind.
Not only that, both of them were also covered in injuries.
Still, their injuries were not as heavy as the Muscular Man who was standing in front of them.
DRIP!!!
DRIP!!!
DRIP!!!!!
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…
Blood was dripping out from the injuries all over his body. He was glaring daggers on them. At the beginning, he thought he could easily keep on fighting for a day or two without much problem. But ever since Artoria started using Mana Burst to amplify herself, she was able to land heavy blows on him.
Not only that Beatrice was the same. At the beginning, she was only using Yin Magic but then she started using Water and Wind magic which made things even more difficult for him. Most of the time when he was about to land a stronger attack on them, Beatrice would create a barrier made of Wind and Water magic.
Wind Magic in the barrier would nullifies some of his power while Water Magic rebound some back at him. On top of that, Water magic also healed some of their wounds.
Artoria: Give up, you can't win.
Said Artoria while pointing her sword at him.
SWOOSH!!!
Instead of answering, the Man dashed towards her.
Witnessing this, Artoria sighed. She then took a stance and held Excalibur with both of her hands before raising it. Next, she used Mana Burst to increase the strength of her body and also infused it into her sword. Letting out the breath, he combined all of it into the single edge of her blade.
Looking at her posture, anyone could tell the direction of her attack. Hence, the man jumped.
However, just a split second before his jump......…
'Beatrice: Murak!'
Beatrice used her magic to decrease the gravity which caused the man to jump higher.
The Man became confused since jumping this high could help him dodge Artoria's attack.
As he was thinking why Beatrice helped him...…
'Beatrice: Vita!'
Beatrice used her gravity amplifying magic. And to the man astonishment, instead of falling on top of him, the gravity fell diagonal.
BRM!!!!!!!!!!
It was like someone gave him the push from behind as he fell directly towards the direction of Artoria. As a result, by the time he arrived in front of Artoria, he was too late to react.
SLASH!!!!!!!!!
SPLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!
A diagonal slash from top-left to the bottom-right. From his neck, towards his heart.
FWOOSH!!!!!!!
THUD!!!
The Man passed by Artoria and fell on the ground behind.
SPLURT!!!!!!!!!!
Blood was gushing out like stream.
Witnessing this, Artoria and Beatrice didn't show any change in expression and remained expressionless.
As they were looking at him, the man moved. This time, he directly grabbed the handle of his blade and decided to pull it out.
Artoria: Finally decided to take it out.
Muscular Man: .........…You know what my blade could do, don't you? That's why you didn't use your Noble Phantasm till now.
Artoria: Yes. I know that blade could counter it.
Muscular Man: No wonder.
Artoria: However, even if you draw it now, it's too late.
Muscular Man: Are you sure......
Artoria: Hmm?
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!
A burst of magic was released from the man that pushed both Artoria and Beatrice away. The amount of so much that it created a tornado around him.
While stabilizing themselves, Artoria and Beatrice looked at the blade.
It was a curved shortsword with the Dragon tattoo emblem into its hilt and five holes along the middle of the sharp blade, and 5 half-moon holes along the other side of the blade. The blade was split into two different colors, the sharp part was silver, and the opposite was a dark green moss.
Muscular Man: Let me tell you what my blade is. This Sword is called Lostvayne. It provides me the ability to reflect any magic power back to my opponent. Full Counter.
Hearing this, Artoria finally understood why Primis told her not to use her Noble Phantasm. In case she had that he would have reflective it back at her. That would their lose.
Muscular Man: However, there is one more move it provide me. For that move I must take damage.
Artoria expression turned serious at this.
Muscular Man: Hehe. Revenge Co----
Beatrice: Ul Shamak!!!!
Suddenly Beatrice interrupted and released a stronger form of Shamak. "Ul Shamak".
The area around the man got covered in darkness. And its not just that. The Man couldn't tell anything while inside it. Such as where he was standing, whether or not he was conscious, whether he was breathing in or out, dead or alive, whether he still retained human shape, how to move his arms, who he was etc.
Even someone like him who was mentally tired couldn't break out it.
The only way to snap out of its effects was by being hit really hard. And that's what Artoria was going to do.
SIU!!!
BOOM!!!!
A huge pillar was Holy power rose in the sky. Since it was outside of the area of darkness, the man couldn't see it.
Artoria looked solemnly in front while her as Excalibur was releasing boundless power. Once the power was gathered to the limit, she took a step forward and swung downwad.
'Artoria: Farewell.'
Artoria: Ex-Calibur!!!!!!!!!!!
And then that pillar of light fell. That's how the third battle for the Grail came to an end.
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*A/N: Please throw some power stones.
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