"... Lapis?"
Blake simply rose an eyebrow at that name she was called by Ridley as... Penelope was still freaking out and staying close to Blake, but something about this gave him the idea that his sister Rinato was hiding from them.
"Ridley, I don't think that's appropriate to bring up here. Especially about Abel, mind you!"
Lapis was just walking on eggshells at this point.
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Esper continued to stare daggers into Azusa. It should be only him and Kofuku, not having this guy around as some third wheel!
"Yeah, I get that a lot... also is this a normal thing for black eyes over here?"
Azusa was just unnerved by Esper's stare. It didn't help with those discolored eyes either.
@Midnight Maiden
"Aa-argh... this can't be... happening..."
Jeanne tried her best to move her sword into a defensive stance, but the pressure from the magic that Merlin was casting kept her still and open for Lon'qu and Laslow to attack. Blood spilled from her wounds, but due to her status as a Servant, it didn't exactly feel like that would be enough. It was a lot of injury to take, the cuts scattered throughout her body, but signs of fire begin to form near her once more.
"... damn... you. I should be the one... killing all of you..."
"... liar. You aren't killing anyone present here."
Kiyo appeared to have finished preparing what she had planned to finish off the Avenger, charging at her once more. Seeing that Merlin's pressuring magic would wear out soon, she threw the flagpole she had been using as a lance at Jeanne's leg, pinning her into place. With it all set up, Kiyo leapt into the air, sending out a small spark of fire down towards Jeanne. Before it would hit the ground, it would flash once, and transformed into what appeared to be an antique oriental-style bell!
The bell would slam down to the ground, trapping Jeanne inside of it. Once Kiyo landed onto the top of the bell, she mustered up all of the available mana she had to deliver the finishing blows, almost like she was reenacting her actions that led up to her killing Anchin.
"Stance of 108 of the Bell of Doujouji: Fire Dragon Mower!!"
While it was hard to tell what was happening inside the bell, a strong fumes of blue fire crept from under the bell, giving away the notion that Kiyo was practically burning Jeanne Alter from inside that bell. But that wasn't all, as several lances that were copied off of the design of Jeanne's flagpole were conjured up surrounding the burning bell. As Kiyo leapt off of the bell, these conjured up lances would pierce right into the bell, all in the hopes that this would finally finish off Jeanne.
Letting the burning continue for several minutes, Kiyo had to make this process stop in order to ensure she wouldn't accidentally lose too much mana to keep her anchored in this world, letting the burning and pierced bell disappear. There... the charred and punctured corpse of Jeanne D'Arc Alter fell to the ground, and soon disappeared from sight. That was how most Servants were to die, since they were practically dubbed as "Heroic Spirits."
"Guess that's the end of that, huh? ... Glad you guys made it over here, I wasn't sure if me and Merlin could've handled her..."
Battler sighed in relief once it was made clear that Jeanne was dead. But with that over, Kiyo had more important things to attend to.
"Inigo! Is there anything I can do to help you? You're hurt badly because of her."
The Berserker-class Servant immediately rushed to where Inigo and Donnel were located at. If only she had dealt with Jeanne faster, Inigo wouldn't be hurt this badly.
"Not a surprise that miss Kiyohime is close with her Master. I suppose that trait of hers can't be helped."
Merlin would chuckle a bit at how devoted Kiyo would get for a person she tends to get close to. It was only then that he realized that Laslow was present, despite not initially arriving at the scene earlier.
"Say... how did you decide to come to aid us, good sir? Normally a person would turn away from a nasty conflict that this was."
@Crimson Spartan
