Yay! I got a little bit of attention from my muse, so I have two more finished scenes.
Dartz, A.C. and Alita had what was supposed to be a friendly spar (Alita calling in a couple of favours to get to that point) in Mid-Feb 2014.
It ended very poorly for both sides. This considerably cooled their relationship, and is the reason A.C. even knows (not directly, I hasten to add) of the existence of such a high-level technique as Hell and Heaven.
(I've got to try and clear up my timeline to 2022.)
Next part up...
**27**
“…” – Normal Speech
- Radio communications
… […] - Foreign language [Translation]
… – Device Speech
~ … ~ - Thoughts
… – Spell casting
Once again, Saber revised her expectations of her master. Already she had manipulated the link between them to boost Avalon and share in its effects. Admittedly, that may have been down to the raven-haired woman’s twin fairy companions.
“Aww, c’mon Attim-sama. Think of all those big, strapping, young colts to ride!”
Even if the blue clad one reminded her of some disreputable knights she’d encountered that were fond of wenching.
“Deimos.” The woman in white and red said calmly. It was all she needed to say in rebuke. The fairy slumped in disappointment. It was a little too exaggerated to be true though, and Saber fancied she saw the slightest twitch upward at the corners of her master’s mouth.
“Kagutsuchi Dear? Can you come out?” A.C. asked empty air. Saber wondered what this would mean before a ball of fire about the size of her head span into existence in front of the mage before seeming to spin itself apart.
Saber blinked.
Floating where the ball of fire had been…was a cat. A white cat, with stubby wings. And a collar with a large bell and a wide red necktie thing almost as long it was.
The servant of the Sword watched nonplussed as the cat floated forward with a pleased meow to nuzzle against A.C.’s cheek and purr.
“Hello again.” A.C. smiled and scratched the top of the cat’s head. “I didn’t get to make a proper introduction.” Kagutsuchi looked up at the red-clad fairy. “Everyone, this is Kagutsuchi.”
The cat meowed a hello.
“Kagutsuchi,” she continued, pointing to the fairy the cat was looking at, “this is Phobos.”
“Good day to you Noble One.” Phobos bowed, receiving a nod in return.
“Deimos is her sister in blue.” The mage pointed to the blue-clad fairy.
“Only the best for our mistress.” Deimos said cheerfully.
“Deimos!” Phobos scolded.
Kagutsuchi looked at the grinning fairy in blue, before solemnly nodding.
A.C. rolled her eyes.
“Laevatein, my Device.” She held up the sword.
Möge unser Feuer brennen hell zusammen. [May our fires burn brightly together.]
A.C. blinked at the unusually verbose greeting as Kagutsuchi meowed in response.
“Last but not least, Saber and her Device Vivian.”
Good Day to you. Vivian said. Saber said nothing, given that Kagutsuchi was staring at her.
Then he was nuzzling at her and purring.
“I think he likes you.” A.C. said dryly.
Saber didn’t respond, still considering whether to try and stroke the fey creature.
“He doesn’t bite you know.” A.C. paused. “Well, not friends and allies anyway.”
Saber finally raised her right hand and gently patted Kagutuschi on the head.
“Now then,” A.C. said brightly with a clap of her gloved hands, “time to consider more upgrades. Too bad the Barrier Jacket fields aren’t fully realised in sim, so that leaves acquiring armour. Hum…”
Giving Saber another nuzzle, Kagatsuchi floated into the open and started to wash himself.
“What about active shielding spells Mistress?” Phobos asked.
“Active anything is easier to pick up,” the cybermage replied, “and glowing only makes you a better target.”
The floating cat started to hack and cough and finally spat out a golf ball sized fireball over Saber’s shoulder. Turning to watch, they saw it fly down the corridor and slam into the end as a group of Op-For sprang round it.
As the explosion took out that group they turned back to the floating cat, who meowed and ducked his head bashfully.
“Hairball. Riiight.”
***
“That SO going on a T-shirt.” Greenpeace observed.
Lebia shook her head, simultaneously watching the video feed, monitoring the Gauntlet system, counting the hits on the KoFen web page (after further highlighting the FAQ section, especially the bit about the safety systems), and pinging a response back to the Underspace thanking them for the offers of help but turning them down.
“At least A.C. seems to have calmed down a bit now.” Adonis commented.
“Oh my, I hope so.” Kasumi replied.
Dartz, A.C. and Alita had what was supposed to be a friendly spar (Alita calling in a couple of favours to get to that point) in Mid-Feb 2014.
It ended very poorly for both sides. This considerably cooled their relationship, and is the reason A.C. even knows (not directly, I hasten to add) of the existence of such a high-level technique as Hell and Heaven.
(I've got to try and clear up my timeline to 2022.)
Next part up...
**27**
“…” – Normal Speech
- Radio communications
… […] - Foreign language [Translation]
… – Device Speech
~ … ~ - Thoughts
… – Spell casting
Once again, Saber revised her expectations of her master. Already she had manipulated the link between them to boost Avalon and share in its effects. Admittedly, that may have been down to the raven-haired woman’s twin fairy companions.
“Aww, c’mon Attim-sama. Think of all those big, strapping, young colts to ride!”
Even if the blue clad one reminded her of some disreputable knights she’d encountered that were fond of wenching.
“Deimos.” The woman in white and red said calmly. It was all she needed to say in rebuke. The fairy slumped in disappointment. It was a little too exaggerated to be true though, and Saber fancied she saw the slightest twitch upward at the corners of her master’s mouth.
“Kagutsuchi Dear? Can you come out?” A.C. asked empty air. Saber wondered what this would mean before a ball of fire about the size of her head span into existence in front of the mage before seeming to spin itself apart.
Saber blinked.
Floating where the ball of fire had been…was a cat. A white cat, with stubby wings. And a collar with a large bell and a wide red necktie thing almost as long it was.
The servant of the Sword watched nonplussed as the cat floated forward with a pleased meow to nuzzle against A.C.’s cheek and purr.
“Hello again.” A.C. smiled and scratched the top of the cat’s head. “I didn’t get to make a proper introduction.” Kagutsuchi looked up at the red-clad fairy. “Everyone, this is Kagutsuchi.”
The cat meowed a hello.
“Kagutsuchi,” she continued, pointing to the fairy the cat was looking at, “this is Phobos.”
“Good day to you Noble One.” Phobos bowed, receiving a nod in return.
“Deimos is her sister in blue.” The mage pointed to the blue-clad fairy.
“Only the best for our mistress.” Deimos said cheerfully.
“Deimos!” Phobos scolded.
Kagutsuchi looked at the grinning fairy in blue, before solemnly nodding.
A.C. rolled her eyes.
“Laevatein, my Device.” She held up the sword.
Möge unser Feuer brennen hell zusammen. [May our fires burn brightly together.]
A.C. blinked at the unusually verbose greeting as Kagutsuchi meowed in response.
“Last but not least, Saber and her Device Vivian.”
Good Day to you. Vivian said. Saber said nothing, given that Kagutsuchi was staring at her.
Then he was nuzzling at her and purring.
“I think he likes you.” A.C. said dryly.
Saber didn’t respond, still considering whether to try and stroke the fey creature.
“He doesn’t bite you know.” A.C. paused. “Well, not friends and allies anyway.”
Saber finally raised her right hand and gently patted Kagutuschi on the head.
“Now then,” A.C. said brightly with a clap of her gloved hands, “time to consider more upgrades. Too bad the Barrier Jacket fields aren’t fully realised in sim, so that leaves acquiring armour. Hum…”
Giving Saber another nuzzle, Kagatsuchi floated into the open and started to wash himself.
“What about active shielding spells Mistress?” Phobos asked.
“Active anything is easier to pick up,” the cybermage replied, “and glowing only makes you a better target.”
The floating cat started to hack and cough and finally spat out a golf ball sized fireball over Saber’s shoulder. Turning to watch, they saw it fly down the corridor and slam into the end as a group of Op-For sprang round it.
As the explosion took out that group they turned back to the floating cat, who meowed and ducked his head bashfully.
“Hairball. Riiight.”
***
“That SO going on a T-shirt.” Greenpeace observed.
Lebia shook her head, simultaneously watching the video feed, monitoring the Gauntlet system, counting the hits on the KoFen web page (after further highlighting the FAQ section, especially the bit about the safety systems), and pinging a response back to the Underspace thanking them for the offers of help but turning them down.
“At least A.C. seems to have calmed down a bit now.” Adonis commented.
“Oh my, I hope so.” Kasumi replied.