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Eve

“I’m done indulging you two.”

Yatagarasu. Seeking Sun Birds. A massive golden bow appeared in her hands. She aimed it at the beating sun and fired a blast of condensed light like a projectile. In the air the shot fractured into ten pieces, nine revolving in the sky at a blinding speed and the final taking the form of a massive phoenix. The sky turned a menacing red as fire danced through the sky. Thousands of portals from Sanctum Sanctorum materialized among the flames, aiming straight down.

Eve, eyes now a glowing crimson, gave a single command, and an onslaught straight from hell descended from the sky.

Hera

Hera dodged out of the way of the deadly downpour of noble phantasms raining from the sky. Shit, shit, shit, shit. A glimpse at the sky told her of a phoenix raining fire upon those below as a lance nearly hit her already injured leg. Shit, shit, shit. She hurriedly limped away from the battle, praying that the slaughter wouldn't follow. Her prays weren't answered. A dagger flew from the sky and hit her right shoulder. FUCK.

In her fight with Lancer, Eve had knocked Saber onto the ground, but he had managed to get back up in a few seconds (after being stepped on by one of the creatures in her army, but that's irrelevant as he wasn't injured). Masamune would have attacked Avenger earlier, but Muramasa attacking him had delayed him. The Lancer of Clubs seemed to have weakened Avenger enough, so Saber decided that now was a good time. The white aura around him expanded a little bit and his nine (for one had been slaughtered by Muramasa because he was in the way) disciples arranged themselves around Eve in a wide circle. A small burst of white light was  visible from where he was. When it disappeared, he held a longer blade that was stronger than the previous.

"Now."

Quickly sidestepping Muramasa as she ran at him again, he charged at Eve and time seemed to slow down. She turned some of the portals at him, some of them slid right by him, merely centimeters away, but he continued. More weapons came. Each fell to the side as it bounced off his new blade that was glowing a vivid blue. It continued to get brighter as Anne made the deflective covering stronger. Finally as he neared her, his nine disciples who had followed him, shrinking the circle prevented all routes in and out. In the circle that was about five feet wide, there were no armored humanoid creatures anymore, just fallen pieces of metal.

I'm going to weaken her before you deal the killing blow.

Below the layer of water which Anne continued to hold up, a large flame burned a path towards Avenger leaving only dripping 'metal' behind. It seemed to leap right over  the circle's edge, but in the center, Eve was burnt decently. She was still pretty strong and still would barely have the upper hand against a master. A third of the portals turned to the attacker, Anne, and fired. Most of the rest aimed at Saber, but he deflected them quickly.

"Cody, help me keep the shield up!" She shouted at him over the noise of weapons crashing into various things. Even before he could respond, she continued forcing the shield to stay up by pushing against each incoming blade. He joined in as well, but didn't use as much mana.

Shit, that was probably my last attack.

While they worked at keeping the shield up, Saber and his students closed in on Avenger.

"It's over for you."

He lifted his blade up and sliced down, through her skull and face and everything. Blood splattered on the ground and started to pool up. Just in case she was alive, each disciple impaled her with their blades till Avenger looked like an apple with a ton of toothpicks stabbed through it. She collapsed on the ground and began to crumble into ashes that drifted away.

Cracks spread through the portals of Sanctum Sanctorum and they fell to pieces before dissolving in a similar manner as their creator had. The armored creatures also seemed to be going through the same process. Above, the phoenixes split into what seemed to be millions of shards of glass and penetrated the layer of water which came tumbling down, soaking everyone below. No one was hurt by the pieces of glass that fell harmlessly like glitter from the sky.

The only colors in the room were red and white. Muramasa glared at Saber...

Event

In the air above Saber and Berserker, a gleaming white light appeared in the sky. One could make out its shape upon close inspection. One could easily identify it as the Sanctum Key itself. After appearing, it ****, then dispersed into seven pieces which seemed to vanish into the wind, reappearing for the victors.

The first appeared before Robin Sacton. It was a small, decorated mechanism composed of pure steel. Its power was seductive beyond description.

Before Hendrick Mahagany materialized a key of polished gold. Its gleam promised revenge.

In front of Anne Kenrin lay a stone key wrapped in chains. It unlocked the treasures and ambitions of the earth itself.

For Hera Gregg an article of blazing fire appeared before her. Its power yielded only to her, allowing her alone to touch its raging flames.

A black key, surging with sinister power, found itself chained to Nicole's neck. It was engraved with a threatening heart-shaped insignia.

For Cody, a polished white key of simple design appeared in his hand. He could feel the world screaming inside.

The last key had disappeared.

Maria

The sky split open under the looming lights of the key of the world. The splintered shards floated down to their rightful owners.

That was more anticlimactic than I thought. No final song, no requiem, no real sense of fulfillment, only the open palms, clutching onto another burden.

To truly end everything, all the servants would have to disappear. Every last one of them. Lancer, Caster, Saber, and Berserker. Yes, this would be the end, the coda of the story, the final cadence. Lest we return, a la coda.

Sitting peacefully in her chair, she stroked her left glove. Gone will be one shackle, and then evermore. She sank into her chair, returning to her slumber in the world of the living.

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A second shell strolled out of a bush. It was no matter that the circuitry of the first one was completely and utterly smashed to bits. ALl she needed to do was reset, reroll, and try again.

It was a perpetual cycle. Waking up, satisfying her urge for sugar, doing whatever she pleased.

Gun in hand, she strolled through the ravaged grounds of the forest and hill. It was a colorful event and one to remember. She mused that Lancer would be ahead of her, walking forwards burning out the last of his youth. She would go collect the in person using this second body. Yes, everything is progressing normally.

Madeline

Cody. That woman is berserker's master and a spade. She holds a piece of the Sanctum Key.

I can tell. Everyone, listen! We have to defeat her to win this for good, but we HAVE to destroy her key first, or else all of this will have been for nothing. Stay on your guard!

In a flash of wind, Madeline bolted into the cloud of dust surrounding Nicole.

Robin

Robin turned towards Nicole, his piece of the key trying to seduce him, take him in. He looked at Nicole, hearing Cody's message through a little part of his head as he looked at the key, completely enhanced by it. Somehow, maybe by Cody's message, his father's memory or sheer willpower, or maybe all three, Robin broke his gaze. He pocketed the key, placing in in his most secure pocktet.

Time will claim you soon, key, but there is something for me to do first. Don't worry, I'll complete my fathers wish soon enough.

Robin, angered by his father's memory, drew his sword. It gleamed, now, as the metal suddenly shown a blinding light, lighting up on a powerful white fire. Robin felt this sudden enchantment fill him, power rushing into his body as the fire continued to build up. Robin created a ice shield, now many times more powerful then it ever was. He held the sword, pointed at Nicole. Robin only felt pity now, looking at her. Sad that the key had taken her, and that she had to die. He stood there, many times more powerful then he had been before.

"Let's finish this."