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retrospec2018-02-07 12:50 am
livingimpaired) wrote in retrospec2018-02-07 12:50 am
A wish.
[ The Holy Grail. He does not recall exactly what it is, but from what he gathers from the brief memory with the "King of Heroes," it is something to wish upon. And Kei's other self would allow that man to "wish for death." What does that mean? No, he understands it simply, but there is more said and unsaid than he can unravel. ]
With all this business going on, some frivolousness ponderings might be an enjoyable distraction.
Well, then. If you could wish for anything, what would it be? [ A pause. Kei thinks of sending it like that yet he feels that may be too telling. Too telling of what? He's uncertain, but adds more to cover up his uncertainty. ] Though, with Valentine's Day is coming, most are thinking of just wishing for someone to spend that day with, hm? :)
With all this business going on, some frivolousness ponderings might be an enjoyable distraction.
Well, then. If you could wish for anything, what would it be? [ A pause. Kei thinks of sending it like that yet he feels that may be too telling. Too telling of what? He's uncertain, but adds more to cover up his uncertainty. ] Though, with Valentine's Day is coming, most are thinking of just wishing for someone to spend that day with, hm? :)
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The Holy Grail.
How odd, don't you think? The Holy Grail that I know of would not be able to grant wishes. It isn't anything like that, and so I am baffled after the naming, and why it leaves me with a sense of foreboding. [
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In lore it's a cup that grants immortality, or eternal youth.
But the one you speak of sounds much more powerful.
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How could something that could grant such things be capable of granting wishes?
Especially wishes that could affect the entire world?
I have no idea.
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I can't imagine that kind of scale.
How did something like that come into being in your memories? Do you remember?
[1/2]
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I do. It was in an idle conversation that I was having with someone. I say idle, but the manner in which we were talking was serious. Nothing that was said made any real sense to me, however. It is like when you speak to friends -- you are talking on topics and past without describing either one yet know what the other is referring to because it is part of your history with one another. But for me, it felt like half a conversation.
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Still, if such a thing exists in that past world, I would think people would be searching for it. We have accounts of people in this world looking for a Holy Grail, though most write it off a a legend.
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Yet the way that I was speaking about it made it sound solid and real. It didn't feel like I was searching for it. Or rather, that I wasn't searching it out hard. One would think that with such a powerful artifact that it would be sought after. So why wasn't there a furious search for it? Just calm conversation about what the wish would be at the end. Like it was simple.
The Holy Grail and its power. It's beyond imagining and yet it was within my memories.
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But I don't think your memories would lie to you, so maybe the point was just obtaining it through whatever means.
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[ What is it that he told him? Gilgamesh could wish whatever he wanted so long as no one else defeats him? But who wouldn't want to fight a man that wants to wish for the extermination of mankind? ]
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But if someone knew where such a powerful artifact was, then the searching part would be over, right...? It's just a matter of getting it somehow.
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Sakura. I must first apologize for the way that I speak. I was unaware the way I talk was so agonizingly slow to people. No, that's incorrect. I was fully aware of it, but I rarely talk too long with anyone so I never thought to correct this habit.
Second, I know how one obtains it -- the Holy Grail. It is the prize at the end of the Holy Grail War.
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[Whaaaat okaythen]
I don't mind -- the way you speak, I mean. You always give me things to think about. [Even if it takes an hour to get to the point, that's still cool with here]
Did you have another memory then?
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And I suppose I am feeling annoyed at the memory I received. It is listening to me talk for a long, long time. Most feel some anxiety over having to hear their own voice recorded, so there's nothing odd about my feelings. I don't mind the sound of my voice, but I am not in love with it.
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Or you needed to make sure whoever you were talking to understood exactly what you meant.
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The weight of it is crushing. Indeed, I didn't fully comprehend it all and may have asked the same questions as that young man. Well, it sounded like a young man. I'm afraid that I only heard the voices and didn't see anyone.
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Though if it was a war going on, it wouldn't make much sense to accidentally stumble into it...
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It wasn't an accident. At least, not by the standpoint of the Holy Grail War. It would appear that the Holy Grail itself is what chooses the people that will fight in it.
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It's the one that chooses what is to happen. The Holy Grail War is but a ritual. A ritual that the Holy Grail itself chose. It seems like an egotistical item that is fully aware of its power and worth. As such, it will only allow one of the seven that it chooses to claim a wish.
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It sounds like it would be a very bloody ritual.
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The world outside this Holy Grail War isn't supposed to know about it.
[ It is a kind and true statement, but it isn't the whole truth. He would rather bring up the fact that no one is actually stopping the murder of innocents. It merely is that it should not build to the point that the public is aware and thrown into a frenzy. All the magic is to be contained and hidden rather than brandished for all to see. So long as it is quiet and the body count low, the matter will be cleaned up. ]
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Because then it is true, isn't it...? What she dreaded to know. Kei is likely from the world of her past self.]
Oh... that's hardly a War, or at least not how I'd imagine it. But I'm glad the scale is so small. Less people to get hurt that way.
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I'm very much against violence. I see no reason for it, and have a strong distaste for allowing things to dissolve into a frenzy. Especially if uninvolved parties get dragged into it. As such, this Holy Grail War is troubling to me.
But it is not anything for you to worry about, Sakura. While it is something that involves me, it isn't anything that can affect us. At best, it is just listening to a long-winded topic from myself on something that means very little to our lives as a whole.
Like if I were to talk about mapo tofu to you for an hour. Mildly educational but worthless.
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Or I sincerely hope not. Some things are best left undiscovered, I think.
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