FAREWELL

[retellers]

FAREWELL ( ☆ ) Rise and shine, gremlins. As the new day begins, everyone will open their eyes and find themselves in transparent pods, just like the ones they had previously found the missing Leaders in. When they step out of them, they'll see the now probably familiar sight of a large, white room. Exiting the room will take them back to the castle, although it's a little different? Everything that made it personal to the Leaders is now gone, so that it no longer looks like anyone lived there. The passage leading to the basement is now locked as well, while the upper floors aren't glitching anymore. The rankings are finalized; rather, it seems that they have been since last week. Everyone on the Rabbit team will receive a message on their PHS: You did it! Think about your wish. Cute little stars zoom through the air, each one reaching a member of the Rabbit team. Looks like they'll be making their wish on these. As for everyone as a whole: Their memories are still intact, and they'll find that all of their powers have now returned to them. If they make their way to castle entrance, instead of a front door, they'll now see that it's full of many different portals. They can go through whichever portal they want, even if it's not their original home, but it's a one-way path. Unless someone on Rabbit team wants to use their wish for this, they have no way of traversing through the different worlds. They aren't completely cut off from one another, though. They're still allowed to keep their PHS, and it looks like the messaging function still works, with every participant and Leader available on the contact list. Have fun with your new texting buddies once you leave! Until then, it looks like it's time to say goodbye. Furthermore, it seems someone has something to say to everyone...

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[arkitect]

[that's what we THOUGHT you'd do, you dumb fucking horse.

chiron may be nowhere to be found for most, after he dissipates, but with powers returned to them, it's not beyond emet-selch-- particularly given that he warned them ahead of time this may happen. somewhere in the area of where chiron disappeared, emet-selch stands, focused on something, before the air glimmers faintly and he murmurs to himself-]

Ah, there you are.

[one hand reaches up over his head, he snaps his fingers... and the glimmer forms itself into a glowing shape. it becomes a body, then, bathed in light, hovering there.

he doesn't complete whatever it is he's doing just yet, though, keeping chiron's form held together just as it is for now. presumably hansa is standing by somewhere, and without taking his eyes off the shape before him, emet calls in his direction.]

-Hansa. Explain what must be done, and do it quickly.

[robopriest]

[Yeah, he's here. Of course he is. They talked about this before, and Hansa is ready. Of course, he doesn't know the extreme details about how to form Servant contracts, but...the spoken word should be enough, especially with someone as powerful as Emet-Selch.]

[He steps forward, smiling up at the glowing shape, before turning to Emet-Selch.]

Repeat after me.

[And then a low murmur, just loud enough for Emet-Selch to hear:]

Let silver and steel be the essence. Let stone and the archduke of contracts be the foundation. Let red be the color I pay tribute to. Let rise a wall against the wind that shall fall. Let the four cardinal gates close. Let the three-forked road from the crown reaching unto the Kingdom rotate. Let it be filled. Again. Again. Again. Again. Let it be filled fivefold for every turn, simply breaking asunder with every filling.

Say those words, and it shall be done.

[chanteuser]

[ alex is just stood in the background. they'd... talked about this, they'd gone over and discussed what to do if this happened. how they were going to fix it.

there's nothing she can do -- she's not a mage, she doesn't understand the details of the grail wars and how these contracts work like hansa does, and chiron had vetoed her from offering herself as a link to this world.

so... she just. stands behind hansa. close enough to keep herself calm, but not so close she interferes, her eyes trained on the light in emet's hand. ]

[arkitect]

Very well.

[his eyes close as he repeats the words, which i will not copy-paste two tags down because they are right there; he only needs to hear them once to commit them to memory, and all of his focus is on this, on keeping chiron's soul held together until it can be completed.

and the moment it's finished, when he can feel that the ritual is complete--

he snaps his fingers once more, releasing his hold on his soul; the glow fades then, leaving chiron's body visible, if... somewhat different? this is definitely not a centaur body. you're welcome in advance, chiron.]

[antaressnipe]

[The glow dissipates and Chiron lands firmly on the ground on... two feet (???), eyes slowly opening as if from some great sleep. That is how a summoning always is -- being pulled from a quiet void and yanked back into the realm of the living in pursuit of a wish.

It is why without prompting, he glances at the three with a vague, polite smile, arms folding behind his back as he offers Emet a soft bow]

Servant, Archer. My True Name is--

[... Oh.

A blink. He squints at them more pointedly as a rush of memories fit themselves back into place, and then he... smiles happily.]

Did I die again? I apologize, loves.




[Also he's like 5'9", he's so short now, but he still has a tail and that just wags in faint delight]

[robopriest]

...

[He just. Gapes? Because Chiron's horseness got nerfed? Give him a moment.]

Chiron...

[He just reaches out to grasp him by the shoulder.]

Well. Uh. Welcome back! Welcome back.

[chanteuser]

[ shift hansa, chiron's at a decent hugging height and she's going in for the kill. actually no, she's just sweeping both of them into this. ]

I'm not even sure if you went anywhere long enough to say that, but... thank you not leaving us, this time.

[arkitect]

You are quite lucky I am in full possession of my abilities, you know-- I'm aware you said it would be quick, but you failed to warn us there would be no time to act.

[damn it, chiron, be more detailed about it. emet-selch always wears gloves so there's no visible tattoo, thanks to his hands being covered, so i do not have to worry about design yet! haha.

the other two have the touchiness covered, so he does not reach out. i hate him.]

But I suppose we are now tied... and it seems the two of you will not quite be rid of us yet.

[considering he too had a moment of nearly dissipating before something stopped it, chiron.]

[antaressnipe]

[honestly even with the sudden death causing a hiccup in his sense of time, Chiron still needs a moment to recalibrate to being within easy hugging height.

But he laughs a little, returning Alex's hug with one of his own, beaming quietly at Hansa]

I'm glad it wasn't too long, then.

[Also listen, he said he could die very quickly!! Emet is also graced with a smile, though it is far more amused]

Ah, then my wish went through? Very good.

[The entire game after doxxing: wow you really wanted to save this one?]

[chanteuser]

Good.

[ shhh, emet. or she'll pull him into the hug too.

actually she does a wave a hand at him. if he deigns to take her up on the offer, she's going to squeeze it. ]

[arkitect]

I had some suspicion that was your doing, Archer.

[...oh, fine. he'll accept the hand with a slight sigh. even now, he will not be seen being too affectionate on main.]

[antaressnipe]

... Call me Chiron, Emet-Selch.

[Said with a touch of amusement for a few reasons, but he supposes as he's no longer allowed to see himself as a disposal Servant, there is no need for that title anymore, is there?]

So then, all of you --

[Now that he is back and very much not dead:]

Where shall we be going?

[robopriest]

[Yeah, he's just going to hug both Chiron and Alex both, internally kind of finding it adorable that Chiron is shorter than him, now.]

Haha! It all worked out! [HELL YEAH FUNCTIONING OT4. At Chiron's question, he shakes his head.] Well, I do have a troublesome war to get back to, so I have to take care of that first...

[chanteuser]

[ don't worry grandpaselch she'll let him go after the handsqueeze. ]

I... would like to go back and see what's happening in Ergastulum. But I'm not sure how much I'd be able to help. [ can it wait? she doesn't know. ]

[arkitect]

If time yet holds still, then mayhap it will be so until you return, even after we have left here. We could visit either of your worlds first, I should think.

[after a slight pause:]

As far as personal preference goes, I do believe your world is somewhat more... mundane than I am used to, Alex, but neither would I say I am opposed to assisting.

[he's just much, much more comfortable where there's magic.]

[antaressnipe]

For my part, I have promised many to visit them on their home worlds.

[This dad and all of his kids.]

I am not yet certain if I will need Emet-Selch to be present to keep our connection maintained, but as he's said, it might not matter if time is held still until we enter that world.

Though outside of that, I have no preference.

[Greece was wild but most of Chiron's days were just spent training kids and making things. He would be perfectly happy on Alex's world, too.]

[chanteuser]

I don't mind skipping Ergastulum for a while, honestly. It's... well. A bit complicated.

[ ... ]

I'd need to tell you where to find me, in case that changes where I end up. I was unconscious before I came here.

[ it's fine. ]

[robopriest]

Well, I guess going back to Nevada is fine, though...I'd have to be very careful. A Church Overseer showing up with a Heroic Spirit, a beautiful lady, and a powerful immortal mage might cause some waves.

[He is frowning over at Alex, though.]

...Excuse me? Unconscious?

[chanteuser]

Erm. When we first arrived here I had a head wound... someone attacked me in my apartment. I don't really know anything after that because I woke up here.

[ haha. ]

[antaressnipe]

... I see.

[spoken mildly but in that way that they will by now recognize as Chiron plotting someone's demise but just being polite enough to keep it to himself]

We will handle that promptly, Alex.