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hotspurred[The moment the video feed begins it's apparent that things have gone horribly wrong at Hope's temple. The low angle indicates that the owner of the phone is on one knee. A blinding golden light fills the screen, and some may recognise Saber's voice as she cries out EXCALIBUR!. Saber cuts her legendary blade down and its immense blast of holy energy strikes an opponent impossible to see through its brilliance. Yet it fails to fell their foe, and as the brightness recedes details finally begin to emerge: the inside edge of a heater shield in the bottom corner of the screen; Saber herself, now dissipating into myriad tiny glittering lights that fade into nothing.]
She is injured, but not defeated. I leave the rest to you, Henry.
[Following Saber's last words, Henry speaks quickly and fiercely. There is grim determination and desperation in his ragged voice. Every word is a struggle but he forces them out through sheer willpower. He will die here, but not in vain.]
We need aid at Hope's temple! Immediately! The Null make their move! Guardsmen, to arms! Everyone able to fight, rise up now! We are betrayed. The gods are betrayed. The Null's ally amidst us is—!
[He is cut off by their enemy, now visible to everyone with stark clarity.]
[Delight is standing in the temple, looking- well, not very delightful. In her hand is a circular object, something that looks both hi tech and simplistic at the same time. There's evidence of a fight all around her, scorch marks on the wall, Drake and Percy collapsed in a heap in the background. She's alone but resolute as she looks toward the two of them.]
Stay down.
[Her voice is cold, final.
At that moment, Hope appears. It happens in an instant, and the expression on his face is a mixture of confusion and horror. He appears almost frozen, as if this is the last thing in the world he expected.]
What - what is this? Delight, what are you doing?
[Her expression weakens for a moment when she sees him- he trusts her, they all did. But there isn't time for second guessing, and now that everything else has fallen through, she has to do this on her own. Delight steels her resolve and tilts her chin up, fingers tightening on the weapon at her side.]
I'm saving them- and us. The only cost is you.
[There's a pause, before she lifts the weapon and aims it toward Hope. It begins to let off a faint glow, but the immediate effects are invisible. There's no gunfire or beam to denote that it's powered on, but it's clearly starting to work.]
I'm sorry.
[Stunned silence prevails for a second. Then the video lurches as Henry finds strength beyond his limits to stagger to his feet with a warcry of Esperance!. There is the briefest glimpse of Ikaruga moving into the shot, drawing her blade and heading towards Delight before the video abruptly ends.]
She is injured, but not defeated. I leave the rest to you, Henry.
[Following Saber's last words, Henry speaks quickly and fiercely. There is grim determination and desperation in his ragged voice. Every word is a struggle but he forces them out through sheer willpower. He will die here, but not in vain.]
We need aid at Hope's temple! Immediately! The Null make their move! Guardsmen, to arms! Everyone able to fight, rise up now! We are betrayed. The gods are betrayed. The Null's ally amidst us is—!
[He is cut off by their enemy, now visible to everyone with stark clarity.]
[Delight is standing in the temple, looking- well, not very delightful. In her hand is a circular object, something that looks both hi tech and simplistic at the same time. There's evidence of a fight all around her, scorch marks on the wall, Drake and Percy collapsed in a heap in the background. She's alone but resolute as she looks toward the two of them.]
Stay down.
[Her voice is cold, final.
At that moment, Hope appears. It happens in an instant, and the expression on his face is a mixture of confusion and horror. He appears almost frozen, as if this is the last thing in the world he expected.]
What - what is this? Delight, what are you doing?
[Her expression weakens for a moment when she sees him- he trusts her, they all did. But there isn't time for second guessing, and now that everything else has fallen through, she has to do this on her own. Delight steels her resolve and tilts her chin up, fingers tightening on the weapon at her side.]
I'm saving them- and us. The only cost is you.
[There's a pause, before she lifts the weapon and aims it toward Hope. It begins to let off a faint glow, but the immediate effects are invisible. There's no gunfire or beam to denote that it's powered on, but it's clearly starting to work.]
I'm sorry.
[Stunned silence prevails for a second. Then the video lurches as Henry finds strength beyond his limits to stagger to his feet with a warcry of Esperance!. There is the briefest glimpse of Ikaruga moving into the shot, drawing her blade and heading towards Delight before the video abruptly ends.]
