My Little Pony: Friendship is Unlimited

by Kujo Blaze

Call back Saber.

“No! Come back, Saber…!” When I notice, I’m yelling at the top of my lungs.

“Master!?” She looks dumbfounded. Saber slows down as she hears my voice. But that’s not enough. She won’t make it if she only slows down…! “It is dangerous, so please stay back…!”

“No, you’re in danger! Just come here…!” I reach out to her with my hoof.

“I am…? …!?” She must have understood me, as she turns her back to Berserker and jumps away with all her might. Right after her retreat… He shoots the “arrow”. Saber jumps back like a spark, and Berserker tries to pursue Saber. Archer’s arrow is fired right between them. Archer’s arrows have not had any effect so far. The Black giantess ignores it, as if saying it’s not worth blocking. But at that moment… The Black giantess turns her back to us and attacks the “arrow” coming at her with all her might… In that instant… All sound is lost.

“…!” I throw myself on top of Saber and brace myself. Maybe I’ve gone deaf, as I can’t hear anything. All I can feels is the heat burning my skin and the shaking of the ground. Many things go flying through the air, and a piece of debris bounces off my back. “…!” I grit my teeth and endure it. The blinding light must have only lasted for an instant. I manage to survive the destruction.

“Wha…” Saber is staring in astonishment. I’m doing the same as well. I don’t know what happened. Archer’s “arrow” razed this cemetery in an instant. There’s a crater at the center of the explosion. Archer has created this destruction. But the giantess still exists in spite of such abolition. “Berserker… She is unwounded even after taking a direct hit from a Rank-A Noble Phantasm…” Saber’s voice is weak. Sparks are flying through the night air. The black giantess is standing still in the fire, and everypony here watches this terrible spectacle without words. The crackling of the flames is the only sound present. Right when I start to think that this might turn into a big fire…

“Huh…?” Something rolls towards me with a noise. “…A sword?” No, it is an “arrow”. An arrow with a gorgeous hilt and a spiral blade, even if it’s a sword, it is an “arrow” if it’s used as a projectile. “……” I don’t know why it catches my attention so much. The arrow broken by Berserker disappears as if melting into the fire. It fades away like candy melting under heat. It… Makes me feel like vomiting for some reason.

“Storm, that was…”

“It was Archer’s arrow. I don’t know anything else about it.” I raise my head to look at the distant Archer. “…!” I shouldn’t be able to see him. I shouldn’t be able to see him, but I do. He’s smiling. He’s smiling as if to tell me that he wasn’t aiming just at Berserker. “Damn him!” I feel a headache. The chill running down my back won’t go away. My spine is burning like it does when I fail to create a Magic Circuit…

“…Hm. I have a better opinion of you, Rarity. Your Archer’s pretty good.” The mare’s cheerful voice echoes through the air. “All right, come back, Berserker. I wanted to get the boring stuff over first, but I’ve changed my mind.” …The black shadow wavers. The giantess starts to retreat through the fire.

“What? You’re running away after all this?”

“Yup, I’ve changed my mind. I don’t want Saber, but I’m interested in Archer now. So I’ll let you live for a bit longer.” The giantess disappears. The mare giggles. “Goodbye. Let’s play again, big brother.” Saying this, she goes away.

“……” The unexpected disaster leaves. Rarity must not intend to follow that mare in spite of what she said. Even I can tell that the mare let us go. So I don’t think Rarity will go and seek out such a reckless fight.

“Thank you, Master. I would have been hit by Archer’s Noble Phantasm if you had not called out to me.”

“O… Oh, I’m glad to hear that.”

“Master…?” What’s wrong with me? Even though I’m not wounded, I feel sick, and my consciousness is…

“Storm? You look really pale,” said Rarity.

“Master…? Storm!” My knees buckle. My vision goes white. “Please pull yourself together! What is going on!?” I feel somepony support me as I start to fall. But the feeling fades as all my senses go away. What’s left is this throbbing within me. What’s irritating me? And what am I so concerned about? I’m about to fall unconscious, but my head continues to throb.

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[the other sans]

Many things go flying through the air, and a piece of something hits my back.
What’s wrong with me? Even though I’m not wounded, I feel sick, and my consciousness is…

Soo... Storm ain't wounded?

[Kujo Blaze]

699178 No, he is not. What I should say there in the first quote "the piece of debris bounces off my back."