[Ok Llama, its been over 4 hours. Sorry, time to fight]
[This takes place almost immediately after the last fight]
Having discovered what abilities Saver plans on giving himself with his prep thanks to my SNI, I begin my own preparations. He plans on giving himself Fragarach and Demon King of the Sixth Heaven
First I summon a thousand water demons into my arena. I head down into the arena and draw my sword. Then I begin to fight. I don't fight as hard as I could, and within minutes I am overwhelmed. My wounds are mounting fast, but I continue to fight. This should be enough. A water demon from behind me launches itself at me, and impales me through the back into my left lung. Magic floods in, and keeps me upright, but I don't let the wound heal. I spin and cut the demon down. Another demon attacks from behind and I cough up blood. This one got my heart. I thrust Gram behind me and through its heart. Ok. This is definitely enough now. I fall to my knees, propping myself up on my sword. as the demons rush in. I swing the sword one last time.
"Shine Gram, Sword of the Sun!"
A massive pulse of dark blue energy blasts out of the sword in an expanding wave, annihilating the water demons, their very atoms combusting as the True Ether overwhelms the physics that hold their atomic bonds together. The wave hits the walls of the colosseum, but vanishes in an explosion. Good. AK's affect is working perfectly. I let myself fall to the ground, and allow the wounds Ars Paulina had been holding back to kill me.
I awaken an instant later, my body healing, restored from a corpse to living flesh once more. That took about 30 minutes. I stand, pull out my manuscript and begin writing
Chapter 1:
"
Ruler fought and fought and fought. He was being overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of his demonic foes, but still he battled on. He had no Master, and was forced to rely on his own mana sources, but he had plenty and could have survived for days on end even without one. But now, as he fought, he was forced to output more and more mana. He was running low, but still he continued the battle. Even after suffering dozens of minor wounds and several major ones, he fought on. Even as the wounds in his heart and lung threatened to overwhelm him, he was able to unleash his Noble Phantasm in one last mighty blow, destroying every demon, before collapsing "
Over the next 10 hours I write Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5
Chapter 5:
"
This Servant, Ruler, had been capable of fighting even past the limits of his own body. Even without mana from a master and forced to act independently, even as the wounds in his body had grown ever more numerous and ever more lethal, he had continued to fight on. And even as his body had at last given way and he had fallen to his knees, he had still been able to unleash the full power of his greatest attack with his dying breath"
I hold up the manusucript
"Marchen Meines Leben"
[Golden words, pink light, blah blah, you know the drill]
[Skills Gained:
Independent Actio (B Rank) and
Battle Continuatio (B rank)]
I lower the manuscript, the words gone from its pages, absorbed into my body, re-writing my existence. That was 10 hours. 5.5 more until I revive Saver, then 8 until I fight him. Next on my list...
Chapter 1:
"
The first time Saver and Ruler had fought, Ruler had killed him. But Ruler regretted his actions, and dreamed of a way to undo his own mistakes. And so he revived Saver once more, to fight again in a game to the death. Each time, if Saver lost, Ruler would revive him the next day, and begin their deadly game anew, reseting it to its beginning"
Chapter 2 and 3 are written.
Chapter 3:
"
Indeed, within this marble, Ruler could undo anything he wished. Trees could be planted, and grown, then returned to a mere seed in the ground. His grand colosseum could gain hundreds of new rooms, growing high and higher into the sky as it gained new floors, and just as easily it could be returned to its previous state. Even death could be undone within this marble, as Ruler had proven on both himself and Saver. Everything within this marble was simply a game to Ruler, one that could be restarted as many times as he pleased, an attempt to undo the mistakes he had made"
I hold up the manusucript
"Marchen Meines Leben"
[Golden words, pink light, blah blah, you still know the drill]
[Noble Phantasm Gained:
The King's Glass Game (C Rank)]
Time taken to write those 3 chapters: 5 hours. 30 minutes more until I revive Saver, then 8 until I fight him.
I begin writing.
Chapter 1:
"
Ruler was capable of re-writing his own existence with the barest of efforts. And as he rewrote himself, his body changed to, changing shape and form as he willed it."
30 minutes into writing, I snap my fingers, and mana floods into Saver's broken body in the forest, reviving him.
Chapter 2
"
He could change the shape and form of his body instantly, forcing upon it different forms to suit his needs. His shapeshifting ability was incredible. He was capable of dispersing himself into numerous particles and then reforming them to return to his favoured shape"
I hold up the manusucript
"Marchen Meines Leben"
[Golden words, pink light, blah blah, you still know the drill]
[Skill Gained:
Shapeshift (C Rank). Skill replaced: True Name Discernment]
6 hours until we battle. I return to my workshop, use MMM to buff my crafting ability to C+ and begin crafting. My workshop, combined with my ability to project whatever building tools and functions I need within Aestus Domus Aurea give me all the tools and equipment I need.
Over the next 6 hours I craft 3 rings. 1 and 1/3 hour each, then an hour spent making them stronger with MMM, doubling their power. The first is imbued with an agility buff (++). I want to be as quick as possible when fighting him. The second is imbued with a strength buff (++). I need to be able to resist his blows when I parry. The third is imbued with an endurance buff (++). It will synergise well with my new skills.
6 hours are up. I gesture, and the branches grab Saver from his position in the forest and begin to carry him to the clearing about 100m from the theatre's entrace. I quickly walk to the throne and press the engraved lantern. Black mist fills the marble. I walk out to the clearing, where Saver is. The branches release him and he stands.
I summon Gram and my manuscript. The Book floats in front of me and I materialise its pen in my hand
"Ready?" I ask, as black mist rolls in behind me.