#I guess caking could also be a magic knight or maybe a summoner

[theaterchemy2]

Really enjoyed Gavv Blizzard Sorbei’s debut. I think it’s the first Reiwa super form that wasn’t “now I can punch harder!” and more of a magic knight kinda thing.

The theatre major in me also wanted to take note of the tone of how our three main Riders transform. Yes, I am over analyzing how they say “Henshin” what do you want.

Shouma’s tone sounds very driven, but also even. He’s treating his Rider appearance as just a part of himself, since it could be the closest thing we have to his own Granute form unless proven otherwise.

Hanto’s just fuckin’ pissed. Being a Rider is his mission, his purpose, since he can’t save his mentor, so he’s going all in for revenge. And with the Chocold Gochizo, it’s amped up even further.

Lakia’s tone is dull, as if he couldn’t care less that he’s a Rider. It’s just a job to him.

[magicjesuscup]

So I’ve been playing Court of Darkness...

And I decided to make a post about who the princes would summon in a grail war...I mean, the magical realm probably wouldn’t have access to the same heroic spirits, but don’t worry about that. 

No spoilers below, but it is long.

Toa

He’s 100% positive Guy’s going to try summoning a saber servant, so he opts for an archer. At first, he plays with the idea of summoning the strongest archer he knows of. Toa doesn’t consider it for long though. A servant would only be useful to him as far as he could control them, and controlling Gilgamesh would be next to impossible. He decides instead to summon Arjuna. I can’t tell you how that goes though, because I know next to nothing about Arjuna. OTL

Rio

He accidently summoned Artoria. Don’t ask. He doesn’t know how it happened either. Artoria is super excited that her master is from a country that’s all about food. He and his valet are super friendly and make her feel very comfortable. Being counted among their ranks reminds her of the comradery of her own round table, and it’s all very nostalgic. She tried to hide her love of cats from Rio at first, but started to seriously doubt if there was much of a point when he was so open about his love of them. Rio was unapologetically genuine and it encouraged her to be a little more open as well. Rio is pretty good at swordsmanship, asked her to spar with him once, and never again. She’s just so competitive! Oof! (Also, Rio suddenly summoning a saber 100% ruined Toa’s plans, but he figured he’d be okay as long as Guy didn’t summon a lancer.)

Guy

He had been planning on summoning Charlemagne, and hadn’t realized the saber slot had been filled. So, his catalyst brought him Astolfo instead so Guy’s in hell.  

As the two descended a staircase, the room and stairs made of stone, Astolfo felt a cold shiver go down his back. “Hey, um, Master, can I ask you something?”

“You will regardless of my answer; you may as well.”

“You don’t...You know...Have a sex dungeon down here, do ya?”

“A what?” Guy asked rhetorically. His eyebrows met in the middle of his forehead and he cast his eyes in the direction of his servant. Astolfo asked him a ton of stupid questions, but that one took the cake. “No.”

Astolfo sighed in relief. “Good. Hey, Master,” he didn’t skip a beat, “what’s your policy on licking people?”

Guy nearly stopped in his tracks this time. “...Tough previous grail war?”

The paladin rubbed his head. “Maybe? I don’t really remember, but I have the weirdest sense of deja vu.”

When they got to the bottom of the stairs, Astolfo saw the reason they had come. Sprawled out in the middle of the room was a large dragon; it must’ve been his master’s familiar. For some reason, however, tears started streaming down Astolfo’s face.

Guy studied his servant for a minute. “You have a deep love of dragons.”

He wiped at his cheeks. “I guess.” Astolfo felt great pride when he saw the dragon as if it reminded him of something. But why did it hurt him so much?

Fenn

He of course summons a horney, prank lover caster: Merlin. They are two peas in a pod, but Fenn’s  poor valet...Violet’s in hell. Honestly, life was hard enough with one Fenn, now it feels like there are two. Oh well. At least now she can boast that the most famous wizard of all time is also terrified of her. Merlin isn’t terribly interested in fighting in the grail war, which suits Fenn just fine; he doesn’t care much about it either. Fenn’s more interested in the relationship his servant has with Rio’s saber servant since they seem to have known each other...Or at least Merlin seems to behave a bit more when she’s around.

Roy

Okay, I wanted the “perfect prince” to summon a literal knight in shinning armor (I was thinking Gawain), but I already have two Arthurian characters. So, instead he’s going to summon the Celtic equivalent: Diarmuid. Bonus, he makes a good distraction for Roy’s fangirls. Unfortunately, that love spot of his also works on Roy’s younger sister. It’s not as bad as it being his master’s girlfriend/wife/fiancée, but it’s still pretty awkward for Diarmuid. Roy doesn’t seem to blame him for it though or expect him to love his sister back; as long as Diarmuid is polite about it, it’s fine.

Lynt

Lynt summons Yan Qing. He was thinking of summoning Robin Hood (because of his tiny birb friend), but Toa beat him to an archer. He ultimately landed on the assassin class because he thought they’d be the most likely to let him sleep. He wasn’t wrong.

Lynt was curled into a ball and wrapped in a blanket cocoon. His back was brushing up against the side of his servant’s leg; Yan Qing was sitting up in his master’s bed.

“I do apologize if you were hoping for more excitement,” Lynt’s valet whispered as he cleared away a tea set.

“Nah. I kinda prefer this actually.” He watched the cocoon move slightly as Lynt breathed deeply. “It’s easier to protect him this way; He’s doing me a favor.”

Lynt rolled over, throwing an arm around Yan Qing’s lap and snuggling against his hip.

He smiled and readjusted his master’s blanket to keep him warm.  

*The prince if Ira (I’m guessing it’s either Lance or Dia) would probably summon Hijikata. But I can’t really say much else because I don’t know anything about the prince of Ira. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯