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-Town of Fuyuki,
3rd POV*
"Fuuh, they were troublesome bunch" Nero wiped the sweat on her forehead as she looked at the unconscious Arturia and Berserker. Luckily Nero managed to activate Butterfly last minute causing her body to dodge an impossible to avoid strike. It was almost hilarious how she managed to avoid that one, the scene was comedic.
Nero had to admit, that last strike from Arturia would have cause serious injury to her if it landed properly. "Umu! She should be thankful because if I didn't exist then her legend would have not existed" Nero nodded her head pleasantly at the thought. Nero then raised her sword before slashing both of them erasing the servants from the war.
With that, two servants were severed connection from the war, only Rider and Lancer were left for them to take care off. "Hm, it seems like Anastashia is also finishing her fight" Nero muttered looking at the sky. A few seconds later, a large beam of light pierced through the Reality Marble decimating the army of Heroic Spirits.
Anastashia could easily control hundreds of those beams because of her status. If any magus were to see this phenomenon then without a doubt they would drop on their knees. Reality Marble is already an unreasonable thing yet here is another one easily piercing through one as if it was normal. "Umu! She finished it alright!" Nero nodded her head watching the figure of Anastashia land beside her.
"That was hardly a challenge" Anastashia commented patting her hand. "Naturally! There is no way they can fight against us" Nero also raised her chest proud. "Where are the two?" Anastashia looked around not seeing the body of Arturia and Lancelot. "I finished them off! Both are tricky to fight, they are always in sync with each other" Nero responded.
Anastashia smiled lightly hearing that, "Lawrence also finished his fight which I expected, let's go meet him. We still have to watch that wretched woman fight, she is lucky that she managed to catch the biggest prey among the servants" Anastashia sulked at the misfortune. Although she enjoyed the fight with Iskandar, it was hardly enough. She would prefer it if she fought against the likes of Karna or Gilgamesh.
Sadly both of them were occupied by their own opponents. "Now I'm irritated, let's just go to Lawrence!" Anastashia said. "W-Wait for me nee-sama!" Luvia who was hiding far away chased after Anastashia. She was already numb by the mindblowing events she saw, it ultimately changed her viewpoint against the group of Lawrence.
Now instead of hating Lawrence, she just wanted to take her sister away from those monsters. It would be detrimental for her sister to continue staying with them, that is what Luvia concluded after watching everything. "Move faster, Luvia" Anastashia said still angry. They went to Lawrence's side where they saw him watching Shiki and Karna's fight.
It is the most intense besides the Lawrence vs Gilgamesh earlier, both of them were destroying everything on their surroundings without a care of it. Karna mostly was the one defending because Shiki's attacks has the accuracy of 100%, in other words she can't miss. It is even harder to defend when Shiki could control the Jingu Bar at will.
"Lawrence~!" Anastashia called out to Lawrence while snuggling on his body. "Oh, Ana, Nero, you finished?" Lawrence did not refuse her advance and just patted her head. "Indeed master! They gave me a slight challenge alright" Nero answered raising her chin, she was waiting for the praise of Lawrence which he did not respond to.
Nero could only pout at the discrimination, he was clearly favoring Anastashia here! Perhaps also sensing that, Anastashia revealed her cute tongue to Nero who got infuriated. "This is injustice! I call for a trial!" Nero shouted pleading for justice. "Yeah, yeah, maybe later" Lawrence answered shrugging the dismay on her face.
"Besides, aren't you guys interested to how strong The Hero of Charity is? He has been keeping up with Shiki all along now despite Shiki being boosted by several of items. Isn't he amazing?" Lawrence said pointing at Karna. The others also turned towards the guy just to see him tanking another hit from Shiki. "Is his armor really that marvelous master? He seemed to never take damage from Shiki's attacks" Nero asked tilting her head.
Anastashia and Bea also noticed that fact so they waited for Lawrence's response. "It is not just marvelous, it is mystical. That armor is logic defying, turning 90% of the damage taken into null is almost an impossible property to an item" Lawrence smiled explaining to them. If he doesn't have the items in Dota then he would have been envious of it.
"Well, that still falls short under Black King Bar right?" Anastashia pointed that out which made the atmosphere awkward. They can't say anything as the Black King Bar literally denies every supernatural phenomenon. Meaning that if used, any kind of abilities will be instantly canceled. "Don't compare master's treasures to others, it is insulting" Bea said closing her eyes.
They shook their heads and just decided to focus on the match. Both of them are already releasing their strongest attacks so the climax should be coming soon. "Here it comes" Lawrence muttered seeing the conversation scene before the final attacks.
Karna was pushed away by the Jingu Bar as he slid through the ground. He propelled his lance to decrease the momentum of that attack which worked. He then looked at Shiki already deciding to end this fight, he has a feeling that it won't really progress if they just continue throwing casual attacks, the battle will remain stagnant.
Shiki who was waiting for Karna's next move was stunned by his next action. Karna did a 90 degrees bow infront of her which shocked many people. His words made them understood what was happening, "Thank you for giving me a chance to fight a worthy warrior" he gave his gratitude. Shiki narrowed her eyes. "A warrior must not bow to his foe. It is unsightly" Shiki commented.
"Unsightly as it may seem, I insist on giving my gratitude for this battle is not a common occurrence to me. It might be my last fierce fight" Karna was stubborn and insisted on giving his gratitude which Shiki eventually accepted. "Alright, I accept your gratitude. Now are you ready to show me your full power? I am getting rather fed up with this normal fight" Shiki asked.
Karna stood up from his previous position and stared directly at Shiki's eyes. "I intend to end this fight with this one last blow, will you accept it?" Karna asked narrowing his eyes at Shiki. He was already preparing his next Noble Phantasm that would surely decimate the whole area or may even destroy this Bounded Field by Anastashia.
Shiki was interested in what he has on his sleeve, she didn't really ask Lawrence for information about her enemy as that would ruin the entertainment she will gain once his skills are revealed. "Are you confident that it will kill me? If you are not then I will end your life right in this spot, it will result to an end even worse than your first one" Shiki pointed the Monkey King Bar at Karna.
That statement made Karna close his eyes and thought about it. A second later, he opened them but this time, there was endless determination burning within them. "That is your answer I guess, very well! I commend your courage. Show me your strongest attack!" Shiki nodded her head satisfied with the answer she received.
This scene looked awfully strange for the others as it looked like Shiki was the Heroic Spirit checking Karna's qualification. "Umu! As expected of that woman. She certainly knows how to take things properly!" Nero was pleased with Shiki's performance. The others could only shake their heads and watch in anticipation. Only Lawrence is aware of what Karna's trump card is, he didn't inform the others hence why they are curious.
Karna's body began brilliantly shining, the effect of his armor was turned off for it was a requirement to use this particular Noble Phantasm. Despite knowing that Karna is now vulnerable to damage, Shiki did not do anything and just continued to wait. It was a dramatic transformation for even weird like wings become a thing of Karna's back.
He seemed unfazed by anything the way he gazed seriously at Shiki. There was nothing on his mind except for defeating this powerful foe infront of him, "Prepare yourself for this shall be my final attempt. Brace yourself, this attack will undoubtedly become your most difficult blow you will ever encounter!" Karna gave his final warning to show his respect.
Shiki sneered hearing that, "Quit yapping, and I highly doubt this is the strongest one. My man is stronger than your gods!" Shiki shouted grinning. She readied herself as she closed her eyes. The moment she opened them, the whole world already changed.
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