⚔ 022; [action]

[croibhristeoir]

[So she was gone. Or at least, Diarmuid couldn't find her. If she was dead...shouldn't she have come back by now? How long had it been? He honestly didn't know, but he knew it hurt terribly.]

[He was lonely. No, maybe he'd always been lonely to some extent, since his summoning or even well before that. And the only one who could ever relieve that pain was one who understood him, one who believed in the same ideals he did and fought with him as though they were but one individual. Though he had put aside his emotional attachment to Arturia, 'Lancer' could not deny his connection with 'Saber' and would never try. Without her now...there was a distinct empty sensation within him now, like his heart had suddenly disappeared from his chest.]

[Diarmuid could be found lingering around various places in Prospero that day--the bookstore, the park, the hotel and everywhere in between--and though he did his best to conceal it the lingering sense of unhappiness was clear in every inch of his demeanor.]

10x Accel

[maguskiller]

[Action]

[After confirming his method for extending the disappearance of an individual does work, Kiritsugu has acquired all the information he needs.]

[He rejected him. Even without Saber around, Shirou still held on to her memory rather than Kiritsugu. Before the war, he wouldn't have hesitated to criticize such an action, but can he really say the same thing now...?]

[Doesn't matter. Plan A failed. He cannot keep Shirou safe by keeping him away from potential hostiles. Therefore, he has to keep them away from him.]

[Considering his methods, Masters and Servants are unlikely to notice Kiritsugu until it's too late. He's avoiding crowded areas, waiting for his targets to pass through isolated locations at night. Should they be less prone to do so, he assigns them low priority, but Emiya Kiritsugu is not unaccustomed to waiting days on end. The AN/PVS04 scope has been installed into the Walther WA2000 once again, allowing him to be completely unaffected by the lack of light. .308 Winchester bullets fill the magazine, now with a very explicit purpose in being chosen. A radio rests inside his pocket, connecting him to the only person in this city who supports his actions.]

[Kiritsugu knows this can't last. He doubts he could truly bring himself to carry this operation out otherwise. As things stand, in the short-term, Kiritsugu is killing the many to save the few. At least externally. He still justifies his actions as those of a man trying to stop an inevitable war between very skilled supernatural individuals, which would claim the lives of those in Prospero.]

[But deep down, he knows there's more to this than that. He couldn't keep Illya safe from magi, wars. At the very least, he can give Shirou something resembling a normal life.]

[Such are the thoughts of a man that has privately discarded everything else.]

((With the exception of his son, Kiritsugu will attempt to eliminate all former Grail War participants as of right now. If any post, please state whether you'd prefer your character to survive the encounter or not in the subject line. Characters may in all likeliness be killed again the moment they revive, but that's only if Kiritsugu's actions haven't come to light by then. Kiritsugu may also be spotted  trailing his targets by witnesses at night, but he may be subtle enough to avoid suspicion in most cases.))

[video]

[battlefrontleader]

[The feed opens to a purple-haired girl obviously observing the area. She doesn't seem have have noticed that her communicator has turned on quite yet.]

Great, this has to be the worst timing..

[Glancing at her communicator, Yuri manages to keep a calm and collected expression.]

I don't recognize any names on the list, so that doesn't help. [soft, almost silent groan] Where the hell am I..?

☨ 7th strike [video]

[white_knightin]

[ It just so happens to be mid-afternoon and if you're watching this then you'll notice that Gawain has a fancy new sword. Well it's not new, just new in the sense of he got it back a few weeks ago and hasn't been used here yet. ]

I feel like it's time to see if anyone is interested in training under me again. Last time it didn't last long but I feel like with all the new comers it might work out for the better.

If you're interested please reply, I wish to hold the first meeting with in the next week or so. All I ask is that you bring the desire to work hard.