testrun_box | last_free_city/imperial

((I'll try to keep the prompts general, but feel free to specify Last Free City, Imperial Saga, his original universe, or wherever the hell else as a setting))

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[The Man With No Shirt just strolled into the scene, looking completely at home as he gives everything an appraising look.]

Tch. Interesting place you've got here. Well, I guess it'll do to settle down for a moment.

You! I am Gilgamesh, King of Heroes! I'm on important business, and I'm not where I expected, so tell me where I am. Make it quick and I might make it worth your while.

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[It's a fight scene! Whether it's Riftspawn, Terra Cotta Soldiers, or weird Grail zombie things, Gilgamesh looks to be enjoying himself, jumping up and over the enemy, alighting on buildings or debris occasionally to fire out barrages of glowing magical swords from rifts in the air around him. Whatever he's fighting is getting cut down effortlessly. Looking half-amused and half-frustrated, he makes a "come get some" motion with the twin swords in his hands.]

Ha! Why won't you bastards give me a real challenge, huh? I'm getting bored! At this rate I'll have to switch sides just to work up a sweat...just kidding.

[Maybe.]

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[You have a magic sword or legendary weapon of some kind.]

Hoooo! That's a nice weapon you have there. It's not within Babil, so it must be a unique existence. Tell me where you got it!

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[You are a post-pubescent female humanoid of some kind.]

Such a charming face~! Of all the many beautiful women I've seen, I can say I've now found the pinnacle! As soon as I'm done killing whatever it is I'm supposed to be killing here, I'll make you my bride!

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You say you're the only one who's wielded that sword. I've fought a man with that sword before who shared your general appearance and your Class.

Therefore, you are Saber Arthur, or you are a liar.

Heheh~, who says the Greeks invented logic?

...Arthur, you say.

That is not my name. Moreover, the scenario you describe is absolutely impossible. You must have been hallucinating.

Fine then.

[Gilgamesh backs off, although the fact that he's grinning is probably not a good sign.]

If you're going to be stubborn, I'll just make you scream the name of your weapon and we'll settle it that way.

[Two golden swords appear in Gilgamesh's hands as he takes up a fighting stance opposite Gawain.]

Whoever you are, this'll be nostalgic.

I will give you but one warning. Challenging me at this time is an incredibly foolish decision. However, a knight cannot back down from this degree of challenge, so the option to stand down is yours.

[Gawain assumes his own fighting stance.]

Heh, like I'd want to fight you if you weren't at your best. Show me what you've got, Saber!

[Not bothering with any more preaamble, Gilgamesh charges and swings in wide arcs with both swords, testing Saber's reaction time.]

[Rather than parrying, Gawain blocks both of the swords with the armor on his forearms, and they bounce off harmlessly. He then rotates his right arm and slashes upwards with his sword.]

Not bad!

[Gilgamesh shouts this as he moves, spinning around the sword strike and bringing both his own swords around at Saber's face in one motion.]

Actually, you are stupidly powerful right now, aren't you?

[Gawain lets his momentum carry him into a full rotation, then raises his forearm to block the swords again.]

So long as the sun shines, I cannot be beaten!

I better skip to the end, then. I don't normally do this, but I'm not going to waste my whole day either.

[Giving up on the attack, Gilgamesh leaps backward, kicking off the side of one building to the top of another.]

Anu might favor you for the moment, but this will get me what I want...

[Gilgamesh connects the hilts of his two swords together, forming a bow.]

...Your Noble Phantasm. Very well, you will get what you want, but I cannot hold this back!

[Gawain tosses his sword up into the air. It rotates slowly, forming what appears to be a miniature sun, its diameter equal to the sword's length. It lands in Gawain's hand as a sun pattern forms on the ground below his feet.]

Power of the sun, I command you -- be my sword of victory!

Yes! Say it!

[Gilgamesh draws the string of the bow back, a golden arrow appearing already strung.]

Ancient wisdom, bowstrings fly...the deluge falls!

[He fires the arrow...which lands directly between Gawain's feet.]

...not finished yet, Holy Sword Wielder...

[For now, Gawain holds his position. He's letting the energy in the blade brew until it can reach critical mass.]

[All around Saber - a city block in radius if not more - a magic circle forms]

The six day and seven night flood!

[Huge pillars fall from the sky to the edge of the magic circle, forming it into a cylinder as a roaring sound is heard far, far above.]

FALL! STAR OF DESTRUCTION!

[The source of the roaring sound is now clear and a huge torrent of water, hundreds of millions of gallons, falling to smash down and fill up the magically-bound cylinder.]

[And at this point, Gawain readies his swing.]

EXCALIBUR...

[Here comes the swing!]

GALATIIIINE!

[The sword is followed by a trail of fire. The fire grows into a blaze that consumes the entire range of Archer's attack and reaches up, high above Gawain's head. When the flames of the sun and the deluge meet, steam is formed and rises up harmlessly.]

[By the time the steam starts rising above the skyline, the magic circle (and pillars) have disappeared, and Gilgamesh has sheathed his swords and returned to the ground as if nothing at all unusual had happened.]

A variation on a theme, eh? Not quite Excalibur, and not quite Arthur.

So what are you, his little brother or something?

You still do not know even after I revealed the name of my Noble Phantasm? Did the Throne of Heroes fail to impart on you the knowledge of myth and folklore?

I know Excalibur, and I know Arthur. I know he had many knights, but I'd never heard of another Sword of Victory.

And to think I was so interested because he and that sword were unique...

This sword is a sister to Excalibur, in that its origins are similar. The source of its power, however, is the opposite of Excalibur.

I guess the fairies were industrious folk.

A sword of the sun instead of a sword of the Earth and moon. Heh, if I'd fought the two of you at opposite times I'd have won.

Perhaps you would have. But not if you had fought the true Once and Forever King.

You think the Holy Grail would summon up some kind of faker? That man was without a doubt the wielder of Excalibur.

Then perhaps the Grail summoned up an image of what the people expected my king to be. But that is not the true nature of my liege.

I never cared much for the mechanics of the damned cup, so why don't you just speak plainly for once?

There are some facts which I simply cannot divulge.

Such a serious knight. You really do remind me of him.

Well, this was fun, but I'd better go find a fae to kill or a human to contract with, or I'll be dead again in the next couple of hours.

last_free_city/imperial_saga/General Voice Test

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Making up a new incant because I can't look it up

Hey, I don't even have a translation to work with.

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