| The Main Hall of the Einzbern Manor. Grand doesn't even begin to describe it. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling, exquisite tapestries hang from the walls, beautiful silk curtains covering the large windows. All light by the countless candles that adorn the room. |
 Stop. Calm yourself. You're an idiot. |
| Catherine quietly followed Wolfgang into the long,wide and spacious hall.She already missed the sombre,dark and beautifully black walls of the Monastery...She had no time nor place to complain about the ridiculous luxury level of the room,however.So she kept silent,eyes sharp,crisp,dull and ready,ignoring the feel-like-an-ant-you-who-visit vibe the walls gave. |
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| Cui followed the butler, Wolfgang, and the rest of the participants. The girls, Lily and Cathy, were nice, always good to have beautiful women around. The guy, Caius, he was a bit... off. Cui got a strange feeling from Caius, maybe he was a bit like him. He had a hinting suspicion that they all suspected him of something for some reason, not that their concerns were unwarranted of course. Cui found the place fascinating. It was so grand, truly an example of European grandeur. Much different from where he grew up, practically a world away from any modern civilization.; noting but rice, lots and lots of rice- and sometimes orchards. |
Newmn84Dec 30, 2012 1:25 PM
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| Wolfgang opens the large oak doors, keeping his eye to the floor as he enters into the Main Hall of the Manor. He keeps his eye to the floor, his hand over his chest and his legs together as he bows slightly. He begins to speak, a extremely respectful tone to his voice. "Master. The Participates have arrived" "Very well. Let them in" a deep voice replies from the other end of the room. Jubstacheit Von Einzbern, the Eighth and current Head of the Einzbern, turns towards the four Masters. Tall and slim, he is dressed in formal white clothes of the finest material. He has a white beard that makes one think of a frozen waterfall, and an astute light from his eyes that makes it impossible to see any senility and constantly brings about a feeling of bias and pressure every time Acht's gaze meets theirs. |
ChotgoriinDec 30, 2012 1:26 PM
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| Catherine glares,albeit subtly and only for a brief,fleeting moment.She crosses her right arm so that her palm touches her heart,bowing her head in a nod,while the left hand goes behind her back.She clenches her hidden palm,until the knuckles are white.For some reason,this man both unnerved her and made her want to fight him. Frankly,she couldn't stand the Einzbern.Just like the Matou and her own family,they didn't care about life - all they wanted was power.So selfish. "It's an honor,sir." she briefly greets back,in spite of her feelings. |
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| Lillisviel bows too, her hand on her chest as she does so. She had always respected Grandfather, despite the harshness she had endured because of his orders. But, whenever she was around him, feeling his gaze upon her, she always felt slightly unnerved and more than a little frightened. She kept her eyes closed, and willed her voice to calm as she addressed him. "Grandfather" she spoke with the utmost respect. |
| Stop. Calm yourself. You're an idiot. |
| Cui grasps his right fist in his left hand and bows, a traditional Chinese gesture of respect. The man looked cool. "Thank you for having me, sir." |
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| Caius only glared without so much as a greeting or a thank you, his hand was in his pocket gripping his gun... considering his chances of killing the old man, his granddaughter, and the butler before security was called and how much time he would have to create Magic Circle for his escape... |
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| Jubstacheit turned towards the four Masters that stood before him, his unyielding gaze taking in each of them one by one. The glare of the man, Caius, interested him. Not many would stay stand up to the head of the Einzberns. Not if they wanted to live long. "Welcome" he said, greeting them all. "I assume you all know why you are here. You have proven yourself as capable Magi, having passed all the trails set before you, and in doing so gained the right to control 7 Legendary Spirits. Over the course of the next Month, you will do battle to decide who is worthy of the Holy Grail. Any questions?" |
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| "Yeah... I have one" said Caius icily as he stepped forward out of the lineup, "What's to stop me, here and now, from putting a bullet hole between you eyes old man?" Caius raised his gun and leveled it to the old man's gaze, ready to fire and ready to kill... he doubted it would work. This was more or less a test to see what would happen, and he knew the old man wouldn't kill him. He was needed alive in order to have his Servants help complete the Ritual... the previous wars were rumored to have reduced the Grail's power to a mere wispy vapor and it needed as many Epic Spirits to repair it as possible. So this 'demonstration' he was performing, was nothing more than a test... |
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| Catherine flicked her wrist.A thin,long needle,flew out of her sleeve,and directly into Caius' shadow."I." she simply responded to his question.Now that Caius was stuck in place thanks to the Key,silence took over the room.She broke it. "Killing the Einzbern head would make you go down in history;I highly doubt you will succeed to take his life,though." she commented quietly,green eyes cold,fixed on the musician. |
AngelicXIDec 31, 2012 1:40 PM
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| As Caius raised his gun towards Jubstacheit's head, an impossibly fast figure moved, dashing from shadows and moving towards the Magus. Before anyone knew what was going on, it had already swung it's weapon, and Caius's gun split apart, having been cut diagonally. And figure in red and white armor, wearing a horned helmet, held a silver sword at his throat. Jubstacheit watched the event take place, his expression the same. "We dispose of you and transplant your Command Seals onto another Magus" |
| Stop. Calm yourself. You're an idiot. |
| Caius grinned unflinching at the destruction of his gun and the swordsman at his throat. He muttered "Fascinating..." as he eyed both the old man and his apparent Servant. "Another question then, since when did non-participants in the Ritual have their own Servants"? He said icily |
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| "Avenger is a special case" he replies, indicating towards the armored warrior, who still held the blade toward Caius, ready to piece through his throat at a moments notice. "This Servant will be acting as a mediator, making sure the Grail Royale proceeds and removing any disruptive elements" |
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| Catherine snapped her fingers,and the thin weapon she had implanted disappeared.She said nothing,albeit she did glare at the Servant with curiosity."Avenger?" she finally asked."This particular one looks like anything but someone out to keep peace." |
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| Caius muttered looking at the Srvanta "An Avenger huh... there hasn't been one of those in ages..." He looked again at the old man "Disruptions you say? Besides me killing you, what else would qualify as such? What rules have you implemented into this modified... Ritual" |
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| Cui merely stood by as Caius's threat nearly resulted in him being decapitated. If he had been next to him he could have easily taken care of the situation but unfortunately he was too far away to really do much good other than to mentally prepare his Ward spell- which really didn't seem to be necessary at the moment. Caius didn't seem like too much of a threat. Cathy, on the other hand, she was interesting, maybe he'd do a little research on that one. Cui listened to the conversation that was going around him, choosing to stay quiet for once. An Avenger-class Servant was indeed a rarity, this really might be interesting after all. |
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| " My purpose is none of your business, Woman" replied the Avenger, their voice muffled by the steel helmet they wore, while keeping their gaze locked on Caius. The Blade inched closer, for a brief second, barely enough to touch the flesh and draw blood. Jubstacheit stood with his arms crossed behind his, and did nothing to reprimand the Servant's rude comments. He merely answer "Avenger was summoned by the Grail itself, and so will act in the Grail's best interest." "As for the rule of this Grail Royale. Battle's will take place once a day, consisting of two matches. In between matches, you are free to explore the town, but must return when summoned. Failure to return within one hour of being summoned will result in your disposal. Each Match will consist of a One-on-One fight. Before each battle, you will chose which of your Servant will take part. Once a Servant has fought, they can not be chosen again until the current round of matches are over. Whoever retains the most Servants at the end of a round advances onto the next. This will repeat until only one Master remains." |
| Stop. Calm yourself. You're an idiot. |
| Cathy smirked thinly.That timbre,muffled or not..."Oh but it is,for as long as my life's on the line." she simply replied,before Jubstacheit was done with his speech.Her gaze flew on the man. "Stop this charade,already.Killing a magus that ain't a threat won't help your ulterior motifs.Why stain such pretty carpets?" |
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| "Interesting... are Master Fatalities permitted?" asked Caius with his gaze shifting sideways again towards the Avenger as he muttered just loud enough for 'it' to hear with his mocking tone "If your gonna give me a shave, get some Gellete Foam first... my skin's a little sensitive" |
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| Avenger grip on it's sword tightened, and moving it's blade closer and allowing it to slice a thin cut along Caius's neck. It would have removed his whole head, such was his insolence, had it not been stopped my Jubstacheit. "That will be enough" Avenger removed the blade, stepping back till it was just behind Jubstacheit. It kept a loose but firm grip on the silver sword, ready to strike again in ordered. "Master fatalities are not permitted." |
ChotgoriinDec 31, 2012 3:11 PM
| Stop. Calm yourself. You're an idiot. |
| Catherine yawned,wondering briefly if it would be too rude to sit down on the floor right now...which strangely reminded her she has no reservation at any hotel or inn,and that will mean sleeping outside,given the unorthodox hour.She nearly sighed. "Anything else anyone has to say?No offense,but I am fairly tired of this..web of games." she inquired in a bored tone.She had to get out of here and phone back home,as quickly as possible. |
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| "No, that is all. I will summon the appropriate Master's when it is time for the first match" With that, Wolfgang appears, having melded himself into the shadows as his Master addressed the guests. The motions for them to follow, and exits the hall. |
| Stop. Calm yourself. You're an idiot. |
| Feeling the this trail of blood dripping a little on his neck, Caius turned away and followed Wolfgang out into hallway... only stopping to pick up the remains of his gun. He then continued to follow without saying anything... |
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| Catherine left without a word,not before momentarily throwing a light glare at the Einzbern elder.She half-pitied his granddaughter for having to grow up under this man... She flexed her fingers,trying out her reflexes;as good as ever.She will have to watch out for as long as she is in this sinister place;her steps did not betray her thoughts,however,as she walked relaxed behind the elderly butler. |
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