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Ibaraki stared in disbelief, the world around her stopping as she felt her heart shatter into a million pieces. There was nothing she could do, it was already far too late… She had tried so hard to protect them all, and now..- ! Gone…they were gone…There were very few that survived…It was over.

Pat.

The world came back into focus immediately, her senses all firing up at once as she felt something touch the top of her head. Glancing back, she saw an unknown person simply…patting her head. She didn’t recognize him at all, and while normally she’d be angry at someone touching her unprompted…She desperately needed the emotional support-

“…They’re all gone…I…I did everything I could, b..but… Even the Great Grudge of Rashomon couldn’t save them…I…” She felt yet another pat upon her head, lifting her spirits slightly- giving her the strength she needed to continue. “I failed them, all of them…” 

The man shook his head and simply pointed, the look in his eye solemn, yet somehow familiar, as if he knew this feeling of loss; there were survivors yet, though injured, they still lived. How he could keep his cool in such a situation, Ibaraki could not tell but..- He was right. She could continue like this…She at least saved some of them-  She wasn’t useless. With a solemn nod at the mysterious stranger, she headed forwards. As she left, she heard him say something that re-ignited the spark in her heart- The spark lit up, exploded, into a roaring flame! The fire to fight befitting of Ibaraki Douji, Fearsome Oni of Mt.Ooe, would continue to burn. To brave the horrors of the world, for those she fought to protect- nothing would stop her now! 

Later on… 

“M…My deepest apologies, Shuten…I did all that I could.” She bowed her head before her superior, her heart pounding, resounding with the belief that she HAD done all that she could. She refused to believe anything else. “I know…there were supposed to be more, but- but…If I may, Shuten… It’s not over…” 

She took a deep breath, and repeated what the stranger had told her then; 

“It’s not over. I may have dropped most of them on the floor, but-” 

                        【♛】——   DEEP BREATHES IN AND OUT ESCAPE WITH A KING’S CHEST tightening faintly from this one request. Hardly coming into terms with everything that transpired, certain singularities have drawn bitter sentiments to the King of Knights. Where it starts comes from her beloved country being a center of corruption, all while possessing good intentions. Complications settle in the longer the King presses into these matters alone. Someone should become a lending ear, one without judgment nor care for what transpired. The lack of care should deprive from not seeing the Once and Future King with ill-hearted intentions--------- pity is the least thing the King desires. Maybe the one whose demeanor reminds Saber of past memories about their encounter would do. Rarely comes a time where the King fondly converses with someone of her past ...   not without their averted gaze. 

Chains 

You have chains, keeping you linked to something you'd rather leave behind. Maybe this is a bad family, traumatic event, toxic relationship... But something's keeping you trapped there, and you don't know how to escape it. You can turn the chain around, to help you instead of trap you... Can't you?

I'd like to give a shout out to @ircnadmiral for being both such a great writer and a very friendly person to talk to. Yi is a rather serious muse, and yet he blends in perfectly into the community. The amount of detail and care given to their muse is admirable and it shows every time they pop up on the dashboard.

❀ The young Saber seemed rather exasperated as she sat, polishing the blade of her sword mindlessly. The scrapes all along her arms seemed to tell of her recent attempts at training--And likely the poor results of them.

Looking up for a moment and catching the Admiral’s eyes, she returned her gaze to her blade rather quickly. That was right--She had mentioned wanting to spar earlier, hadn’t she? Unfortunately, that drive seemed to have left her by now.

“I...” She knew she couldn’t get away from acknowledging him now that they had made eye contact--But she wasn’t in the mood to start training again, even if she would normally jump at the chance for it.