(Kiritsugu begins to channel mana in response to the sword flying towards him-)
(but then another sword knocks it out of the air - wielded by a man who just appeared in front of Kiritsugu)
(scowls) Archer-
Better to survive than keep my existence a secret. Besides, you wanted me to hold the line.
(sighs, then runs off, while Archer charges at the man)
-the largest of the knights, about the size of Ges-
-turns as he approaches, almost unconcerned-
-and readies to meet his assault-
-there doesn't seem to be any, besides the knights-
-maybe that fleeing kid??? but that's a definite maybe given as how he's running-
-grins wickedly-
-the blade that flew at Kiritsugu flies to his hand-
You fools. You vainglorious fools. You have awakened my brethren.
UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI-clashes against Archer's sword, with overpowering force-
For ten thousand years we have slumbered!
-well cloud there's a sword flying at you still-
-s o-
-he raises his sword to meet Gespenst's fist, holding his hand on the flat of the blade so as to make it an impromptu shield-
UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI(surprised at this being's strength)
(tries to use the sword he has to check the knight's blade - if that works, he summons an identical but color-inverted sword into his other hand and lunges with it while the knight's blade is occupied)
(MEANWHILE)
(knights who are not engaged in combat with anyone else)
(you might find that there's a sniper shooting away at your heads)
-Decides that it's unlikely that the boy is one, but keeps his location in mind anyway-
-Attaches something to his blaster, and silently lobs something on the ground before him-
-Looks at the knights to assess them, seeing if any are unusually protective of another, or if any have obvious openings-
-Plus 6 makes 23-
edited 18th Dec '14 6:40:46 PM by Thanatoseraph
-the sword glows white-hot as the knight swings it overhead at Ges-
-pulls back as Archer lunges, shifting to the side-
-before quickly jabbing at him, aiming to keep him off guard-
-one knight's helmet explodes into a black mist-
-the others hurry off to find this sniper-
-it flies for a few more feet before stopping-
-wispy smoke forms around it, until a lithe, shadowy figure can be made out holding it-
-it raises its sword in a salute for a few moments before getting into a ready stance-
-waiting for Cloud to make the first move-
-they all seem to move as one unit, Atton-
-with precise, calculated efficiency, like that of a machine-
-one of them spots him, and charges-
edited 18th Dec '14 6:42:13 PM by thespacephantom
UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI(Archer successfully parries the jab, but at the cost of his momentum - he's been forced into a defensive stance)
(the shots are coming from the roof of an abandoned, dilapidated apartment complex about half a click away from the fair)
(and they aren't stopping)
edited 18th Dec '14 6:46:08 PM by foxmccloud4387
-if a helmet could sneer, this guy would have the sneeriest sneer that ever sneered-
-he raises his sword as he runs, ready to cleave down-
-and runs right over the thing atton lobbed on the ground-
-clashing blades with him-
-you know how in movies when they do swordfighting, where they're trying to make it look flashy and not actually hit the other person, and are making attacks just to have them be blocked?-
-that's what she's doing right now-
-starts slashing at him-
-faster-
-and-
-faster and faster and faster and fasterandfasterandfaster-
-another knight falls from the sniper fire-
-the rest dissipate into mist-
-as the swords fly straight for the apartments-
-the knight is sent crashing into the jewelry stand-
-he gets to his feet-
-lifts a particularly large bit of rubble-
-and hurls it at Ges-
UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI-Reverse the sign on the card-
- -3 makes 20-
-The ground erupts, as nuclear fire consumes everything in a 5 metre radius, the destruction ceasing centimetres away from where Atton stands-
-When it clears, Atton is nowhere to be seen-
-But those blaster bolts aimed at the feet of the Archer and the stall man can't be coming from nowhere-
-None of the shots hit closer than a metre, but they are close enough, loud enough and powerful enough to be noticed-
edited 18th Dec '14 7:02:03 PM by Thanatoseraph

-LOOK, gespenst-
-flying swords-
-LOOK, atton-
-jedi bullshit-
-one sword flies right for Kiritsugu's back-
-the others hover in the air-
-as knights clad in black armor dissolve into existence, already holding the accursed blades-
-the sword salesman is walking towards Kiritsugu still-
UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI