1.

Darkness, an overwhelming wave of corrupted power.

It felt impossible to stand against.

As the power of Excalibur Morgan washes over her and her shield, she felt her body give in little by little against the wave of power.

Her eyelids felt heavy and bit by bit edges of darkness started crawling up her vision.

She was going to lose.

And when she fell, her Master and The Director were going to be killed.

And it would all be her fault.

'I'm sorry Director, I'm sorry Master, it seems that I'm just not strong enough to protect you.'

"I just... Can't... Win... Against this at all..."

"Don't say that Mash! You can't give up just yet! Come on, we can do this together!"

Just before her vision fades, a hand grabs hers and everything begins to glow.

A command seal was being used to restore her strength.

With this, she could still fight!

Energy courses through her very being and her fatigue is fades as she shakily rises to her feet, her gaze meeting her Master's determined face.

"We can do this. Mash, are you ready?"

At those words, she feels hope and determination bloom in her chest.

She could do this, she could win!

"Yes Senpai! I'm ready!"

She felt her hope and determination surge through her, it was taking shape and taking form.

Taking a form to protect her Master.

Taking form to protect her friends!

She won't lose!

Deploying Noble Phantasm!

[Lord Chaldeas!]

The power surges and fully takes form.

A wall materializes and begins to push back the wave of darkness bit by bit until finally.

The attack breaks.

...

Mash Kyrielight stumbles on her feet but stays strong.

She grits her teeth and glares at the enemy servant, who is once more preparing to attack them with another wave of darkness.

The battle is not over yet.

Not by a long shot

She still has to win.

She still has to protect her friends.

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2.

She stands before the Lion King, who sits proudly upon her steed, a shining Rhonogmyniad in her hands.

Suddenly she is reminded of a situation similar to this.

Standing against King Arthur who is about to deploy their Noble Phantasm, her Master and friends right behind her.

But this time she won't hesitate.

She will show everyone how far she's come!

She won't Lose!

She will Protect Her Master, with all her might!

As the Lion King launches her attack, she feels the words come to her lips.

{The place that cures all wounds

and dissolves all hatred,

our home!

Manifest now!}

Lord Camelot! [Castle of Distant Utopia]

She lifts her shield and slams it into the ground and a pure white castle manifests around her.

And the power of Rhongomyniad crashes over it.

...

It hurts.

It hurts so much that she screams.

but

She won't lose!

More power!

More strength!

She won't let anyone hurt her Master!

Not if she had anything to say about it!

"RAAAAAGH!"

...

And just like that the attack is over and she falls to her knees exhausted, but triumphant.

As her Master runs over to shake her shoulders, asking about her condition, she flashes a victorious grin at the Lion King who merely nods serenely.

The battle wasn't over yet.

But she knew, she'd already won.

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3.

As Mash Kyrielight stood against Solomon, in reality Ars Goetia, she felt sweat trickle down her back.

This was bad,

this was very, very bad.

Their enemy seemed like an entire magnitude stronger than they expected, and now they were backed into a corner.

"BURN DOWN LIKE GARBAGE AND DISSEAPEAR!"

Worse yet, it seemed like the enemy was preparing to strike them with his most devastating attack.

[He who had Mastered all Birth] ARS ALMADEL SALOMNIS!

At the face of this attack, there was only one thing she could do.

She had to take the blow head on to protect her Master.

This time, it would definitely cost her life,

But it's worth it.

Because her mission is to protect her Master.

And it is Her will to Protect her Friends!

The words comes once more to her lips.

The Castle once more materializes.

And the wave of Power crashes through the castle.

...

She could feel herself burning, the power of Goetia eating away at her body was more agonizing than anything she had every felt.

And yet,

She persevered.

Even as her body burned,

Even as her knees buckled and her hands shook,

she did not falter.

She did not fail.

And as she died, she persevered.

And as she died, she smiled at her Master.

And as she died, she saved the world.

"Goodbye, Senpai."

And thus the story Mash Kyrielight, the Demi-Sevant came to an end.

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4.

Ritsuka Fujimaru had defeated Goetia.

Ritsuka Fujimaru had saved the world.

And yet, they felt like they had lost everything instead.

As they ran from the crumbling temple, tears stung their eyes as thoughts of the casualties the final battle had wrought filled their mind.

"Mash... Romani..."

This was enough to give them pause.

This was enough to be a grave mistake.

...

The ground crumbled beneath their feet and they slipped off the path.

As Ritsuka Fujimaru fell, everything began to swim in slow motion.

Their breath hitched, their feet slipped, their hands flailed in the air,

And their life flashed before their eyes.

Every event, every trial and every adventure.

It all flashed before their eyes.

The people they've met.

The places they've been.

And all the adventures they've had.

It all flashed before their eyes.

And as they fell, their face softens into a contented smile.

"It was a good run, I really enjoyed it."

"Mash... Romani... It seems that I'm coming over sooner than I expected. Please, wait for me ok...?"

...

"SENPAI!"

Suddenly a familiar hand grabs theirs, stopping their fall and causing their eyes to snap wide open as they looked at their saviour.

With light purple hair framing a cute face with violet eyes, their saviour smiles gently as she pulls them up to safety.

"Senpai are you ok? Are you hurt anywhere?"

It was Mash Kyrielight, somehow back from the dead.

"..Senpai?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru's is in shock, they stare at their revived Kohai for what feels like an eternity before the realization hits.

Their breath hitches once, twice and their tears start flowing.

They cry and embrace Mash Kyrielight who startles at the touch and blushes crimson like a tomato.

She flusters and tries to pry herself free from the embrace.

"Senpai?! Wh-what? This is all to sudden! A-and this isn't the place for it! We have to leave!...Senpai?... SENPAI!"

But it's all for naught as Ritsuka Fujimaru tightens their embrace.

"SENPAI!"

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and the one time she watched them die

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They were dead.

They. were. dead.

And she just watched it all happen safely in Chaldea.

At the sight of her Master, laying face down on the floor motionless,

Mash Kyrielight fell to her knees and started to scream.

"SENPAI! SENPAI! PLEASE SENPAI GET UP! GET UP PLEASE!"

It was useless, they were already dead, there was nothing she could do about it.

Empty eyes stared at the monitor before her as she watched her Master lay dead on the floor.

Body ravaged and mind torn asunder.

And it was Her Fault.

She was still weak.

She was still useless.

Without the heroic spirit Galahad, she was only Mash Kyrielight.

And a Normal human being.

No matter how hard she cried.

No matter how hard she screamed,

There was nothing she could do.

Her Master was dead.

And it was all her fault

she was usele-

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"- those who have friends in the Seraphix site are allowed to use the videophone to communicate for the duration of half a day. Please be advised that the next available time will be in three months, so please make this count."

As Mash finishes her announcement, she lays back on her chair with a sigh.

It seems like she had so much work to do.

She somewhat pities Doctor Romani now.

...

Somewhat.

But that work can wait until later right now she had more important things to do,

"I'd better find Senpai, knowing them they'll be interested in the rig. I'll have to explain as much as I can to them."

As she hurriedly races to look for her Master, she feels a sense of elation.

Perhaps her Senpai will praise her more this time?