On mun's recent re-watching of his fight with Archer

[ranthatbitchover]

I fail to see why you feel the need to despair. My fight with Archer was splendid! One of the greatest of my recollection!! I would gladly face him again, if I could. I hold no ill will towards Archer for our battle. Rather, I am grateful to him - many would rather preserve friendship than provide a decent fight when one is called for.

[I'm not sure Archer would describe your relationship as 'friends', Rider...]

IT MATTERS NOT!

To me, Archer is a friend and ally, and always will be. True enough, I was sad to say goodbye to Waver Velvet. If it were within my power, I should like to see him again; I should like to serve by his side again. He made a most excellent, if not puny, Master. I treasured the boy - he was as close to a son as I shall ever have. That is why I kept him so close - my father pushed me away in my youth, though he taught me a great deal of skills, I could never love him as my father. I wished to be such a figure to young Waver - if the gods are merciful, I hope I was at least a little successful at that.

[...PLEASE STOP RIDER, MY FEELS...]

YOU MUST NEVER SHUT OUT YOUR EMOTIONS!! Did you not hear what I said at the meeting between myself and Saber and Archer?

The king must feel the most emotion, any emotion; and express it the loudest and with the most gusto. Even if that emotion is complete and utter despair.

Though again I say: Do not feel despair for me. I will linger in the Spirit World until such time as I am summoned again. Though I doubt that I shall ever have a Master I treasure so dearly as Waver Velvet.

Simply remember: In all that you do, do it with a conqueror's spirit! Give everything your all, even the most mundane of tasks. Laugh the loudest, rage the hardest, love the deepest and with the most gusto.

Do this, and the great Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, shall never die.

Comments

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[whitescalesbigmouth]

Your master didn't die during the last war right, what's stopping you from seeking him out?

I've sure Waver would want to see you again, Rider.

[ranthatbitchover]

I would need to be summoned by the Holy Grail once more. Alas, I cannot materialize to a Master of my own volition. Though sometimes, I do wish that I could.

Zeus, help me, if I should ever be summoned by another Master and find myself an enemy of Waver Velvet. 'Twould break my heart.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

I can see how that would be a problem.

Fighting against someone you consider a close friend, I don't think that would be easy for anyone.

...Where's this Waver guy live anyway? There's always the internet or phonebooks, I know it's not much but you could always contact him that way.

[ranthatbitchover]

He lived in Japan during the last Grail War. But if memory serves, I believe he said his homeland was a place called Wales...

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Well, that's our first clue.

What else do you remember about him?

[ranthatbitchover]

Ahh...he hated video games, was pitifully serious all the time...

AND HE WAS SHORT! VERY SHORT!

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Compared to anyone else, anyone else is always going to be short. [Le sigh, you're hopeless Rider.]

[ranthatbitchover]

[He scratches the back of his head, chuckling sheepishly.]

All right, fair enough.

But he was a mage, and a powerful one, despite his age and flimsy body!

[whitescalesbigmouth]

...He sounds like quite a guy.

[Apart from the 'flimsy body' comment, Sat might be feeling just a little inadequate compared to someone who happens to be much better with magic than she is.]

[ranthatbitchover]

Indeed he was - a more than worthy vassal for the King of Conquerors!

[Totally oblivious to her insecurity - come now Saft, you should know that the GREAT AND POWERFUL ISKANDAR doesn't exactly pick up on subtlety]

[whitescalesbigmouth]

[It sucks as hell to be insecure about being a good master/mage but there's no point moping about things, especially in front of her servant.]

Well, lemmie see if we can track him down, then maybe we could go visit.

[ranthatbitchover]

You would indeed like the boy! You two have a great deal in common, though I suspect he would feel inferior to your status, little lady!

[whitescalesbigmouth]

He'd feel inferior to me?

No offence, Rider but I'm not exactly seeing it.

[ranthatbitchover]

Surely you jest! He had the experience with mana and magic. But he lacked the confidence you exude and the inner strength that you possess!

[whitescalesbigmouth]

That's right...I'm only really learning about mana and magic and how it all works, But Waver and I sound so completely different to each other - if you put us all together we'd probably make a great team.

[Now there's an idea.]

Okay, so you wanna do this? I could probably learnt a great deal from Waver!

[ranthatbitchover]

INDEED! AN UNSTOPPABLE TRIO! NO ONE CAN WITHSTAND THE MIGHT OF ISKANDAR, KING OF CONQUERORS, AND HIS TWO MOST LOYAL VASSALS!!

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Alright! Road trip to...uh where ever he is!

He's not gonna know what hit him.

[ranthatbitchover]

Are we to take my chariot, or should you like to fly upon your own wings? Wales is indeed a great distance!

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Will your Oxen be able to travel that far? I'm not sure I would not without a few rest stops on the way and even then I might get some weird looks.

[ranthatbitchover]

My oxen will travel as far as I require them to! As long as I have a sufficient supply of mana, my oxen will not need to stop along the way.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

My mana is your mana...or something like that.

Probably gonna have to rest it up for a while though.

[ranthatbitchover]

Indeed! Rest all you must, and call upon me when you are ready!! I shall wait anxiously!!

[whitescalesbigmouth]

[She's so lucky to have an awesome servant who looks out for her.]

Then it's a date...well not a date but you get what I mean.