[That was all the warning she could give him, when she finally released the reservation that held back the deluge.
Knowing that, the moment she did so, there would be no turning back.
The Servant's mana-consumption spiralled immediately. It flooded her body- twisting it- legs giving out from under her as they twisted into a snake-like tail- scales, so many scales rippling across her body-
And as she turned, her scream blotted out that last request, giving way to a rush of incoherent memories tangled in the red mist of Avenger's spirit origin. But unlike last time, perhaps the fear she expressed for his safety- something of her protective nature- was still there in that haze.
Her claws, pinning Hijikata down as he began to turn to stone- and cutting into all the others in that dark jungle- gripping hold of Napoleon- smiling, always smiling- as his injured body faded somewhere she couldn't reach- couldn't reach, couldn't think- which two girls, met the rampaging monster with a smile- why did they smile, then- trembling as they offered themselves to it's wrath.
And all the while, those countless, faceless heroes kept coming.
Gorgon always did hate humans. But-...
But even then, her tail whipped around quickly. Slamming into the ground behind and around him. Shielding him. The huge monster unleashed a roar, lashing out at the incoming Wyverns with her huge claws. This time, these creatures would not best her.]
2/2 tw painful transformations, trauma
Knowing that, the moment she did so, there would be no turning back.
The Servant's mana-consumption spiralled immediately. It flooded her body- twisting it- legs giving out from under her as they twisted into a snake-like tail- scales, so many scales rippling across her body-
And as she turned, her scream blotted out that last request, giving way to a rush of incoherent memories tangled in the red mist of Avenger's spirit origin. But unlike last time, perhaps the fear she expressed for his safety- something of her protective nature- was still there in that haze.
But even then, her tail whipped around quickly. Slamming into the ground behind and around him. Shielding him. The huge monster unleashed a roar, lashing out at the incoming Wyverns with her huge claws. This time, these creatures would not best her.]