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The hero of a city dropped his hand onto the shoulder of the kid in front of him. Blood melded into his red hair, barely distinguishable from the natural color. With the steel pointing out of his shoulders, and his face, he looked more like a pin-cushion than anything else. The little bits of rust didn't help much. "Alright kiddo. I can take it from here. Go save your girlfriends."
Shirou whirled back in surprise, fists at the ready. "Who are you? Are you another servant?" Caster, Assassin, Berserker, Lancer, and... Archer had been killed. There was nobody left but Saber and Rider. But maybe there was someone else. Another class even Tohsaka hadn't heard of.
"I'm no ghost kid, don't look at me like you just saw one." Cole smirked slightly, and put his hands up in a mock surrender. "I'm just here to help." He saw something inside the kid's eyes. A fire. Like a combination of the destruction of Empire City when his powers had activated, and his determination to save those he had put in that situation. But his fire was different. It was colder, less alive. Like a man writing himself off to die. The fire he saw in Kessler's eyes.
He wasn't sure where that fire came from just yet. He would find out, he hoped. Whoever Kessler was, he would find out. And whatever happened to this kid, he would find out. But right now? He had a world to save. And he wasn't gonna let some kid throw their life away.
"I'll take on that girl right there, you just run straight past. Go help that brunette in the red sweater." The kid opened his mouth to protest, but Cole put his hand up. "I'm not gonna let you throw away your life. You've got someone you love, right?" His mind called him back her. Her body on the cold ground. Her last words. "Live for them. Protect them with your life. None of your efforts will matter if you throw that away here." He looked the redhead straight in the eyes. "You hear me? And besides, if you save her, then..." His finger pointed to the black knight that had observed them silently the entire time. "That one will go away. Two birds, one stone."
Shirou thought about it. "I can't let you do that. You can't put yourself at risk like that. It's better if I-"
"Shirou." Cole interrupted, his voice laden with as much authority as he could muster. "No. Get out of here. Now." He thought for a moment, then quietly added one last thing. "Imagine how she would feel if you died."
Shirou's face drained, as much as a walking ball of steel could. His eyes darted around, digesting the thought. And then, they focused forward, and he nodded. "I'll trust you with this. I might not know you, but thanks for handling her."
Cole nodded as the kid began to run towards the entrance to the cave. The black knight turned to follow him, but a bolt of lightning cut her off.
"Not gonna happen. I'm the one you'll be playing with today." Her face showed no emotion. She merely readied her sword, black energy overflowing. Only a single sentance escaped her mouth.
"A fool should know when to die."
Speed unequalized. Fight takes place outside of the grail cave in Fuyuki at night. InFAMOUS 1 Pre-Final upgrades Cole and Saber Alter. 100 meter starting distance.
Guy who touched an electric socket and became a power plant:
Girl who touched the forbidden grail juice and became goth:
Salter just sits down and starts eating fast food: 2 (Wright, PTSOX)
I shouldn't cut into Wright's territory by writing InFAMOUS matches (stomp):
Shirou whirled back in surprise, fists at the ready. "Who are you? Are you another servant?" Caster, Assassin, Berserker, Lancer, and... Archer had been killed. There was nobody left but Saber and Rider. But maybe there was someone else. Another class even Tohsaka hadn't heard of.
"I'm no ghost kid, don't look at me like you just saw one." Cole smirked slightly, and put his hands up in a mock surrender. "I'm just here to help." He saw something inside the kid's eyes. A fire. Like a combination of the destruction of Empire City when his powers had activated, and his determination to save those he had put in that situation. But his fire was different. It was colder, less alive. Like a man writing himself off to die. The fire he saw in Kessler's eyes.
He wasn't sure where that fire came from just yet. He would find out, he hoped. Whoever Kessler was, he would find out. And whatever happened to this kid, he would find out. But right now? He had a world to save. And he wasn't gonna let some kid throw their life away.
"I'll take on that girl right there, you just run straight past. Go help that brunette in the red sweater." The kid opened his mouth to protest, but Cole put his hand up. "I'm not gonna let you throw away your life. You've got someone you love, right?" His mind called him back her. Her body on the cold ground. Her last words. "Live for them. Protect them with your life. None of your efforts will matter if you throw that away here." He looked the redhead straight in the eyes. "You hear me? And besides, if you save her, then..." His finger pointed to the black knight that had observed them silently the entire time. "That one will go away. Two birds, one stone."
Shirou thought about it. "I can't let you do that. You can't put yourself at risk like that. It's better if I-"
"Shirou." Cole interrupted, his voice laden with as much authority as he could muster. "No. Get out of here. Now." He thought for a moment, then quietly added one last thing. "Imagine how she would feel if you died."
Shirou's face drained, as much as a walking ball of steel could. His eyes darted around, digesting the thought. And then, they focused forward, and he nodded. "I'll trust you with this. I might not know you, but thanks for handling her."
Cole nodded as the kid began to run towards the entrance to the cave. The black knight turned to follow him, but a bolt of lightning cut her off.
"Not gonna happen. I'm the one you'll be playing with today." Her face showed no emotion. She merely readied her sword, black energy overflowing. Only a single sentance escaped her mouth.
"A fool should know when to die."
Speed unequalized. Fight takes place outside of the grail cave in Fuyuki at night. InFAMOUS 1 Pre-Final upgrades Cole and Saber Alter. 100 meter starting distance.
Guy who touched an electric socket and became a power plant:
Girl who touched the forbidden grail juice and became goth:
Salter just sits down and starts eating fast food: 2 (Wright, PTSOX)
I shouldn't cut into Wright's territory by writing InFAMOUS matches (stomp):
