Hrrm. Will now make it personal side-quest to make snip that MoB might approve. Unsure of outcome, but will be interesting to find out.
Though, original impression of FSN, along with inexplicably speaking like Mordin Solus, is mostly dark and depressing. Probably another reason why I've taking a liking to more light-hearted fics. Might also explain hatred for Shinji.
Coming up with first attempt.
EDIT: Fmph, might not be as approve-able, since suddenly focused on Sakura as main focus.
EDITEDIT: Have this sudden feeling I accidentally copied this off of someone's work. Probably Liam-Don's, that's for sure. Not sure how, if I did.
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I already knew what was going to happen next. I should know. I've practiced going through this same scenario over and over again with each time I've repeated this damn year. From the moment I first Woke up, just after Summoning Saber, then driving back Lancer's second attempt at my life, I had taken methodical steps and responses to get where I am right this moment.
Someway or another, today is where I'll be able to save Sakura, and would hopefully be the start of later more successful attempts.
There was Shiniji, and it had been so tempting to hack him to pieces for all the atrocities he had committed
There was Rider, and the ease I felt knocking her out long enough to finally free Sakura.
My team, consisting of Saber, Rin, and Archer was finally coming up the final flight of stairs, leading down to the chamber where all those Mana worms were grown. Where more than likely Zouken was, torturing poor Sakura.
As the lights from up above dimmed, and our footsteps began echoing on the stone steps, Archer leading the group as the vanguard, while Saber followed closed behind him, I began to take note of the ambient magical energy.
Something was wrong. Why did the air feels so charged up? Like a sort of anticipatory excitement was permeating from the very room we were descending to,
Rin, following behind me, finally stepped off the stairs.
My senses didn't detect the hostility, until Archer, already tensed for any sign of enemies, was brutally impaled to the stone ceiling. He only had a chance to bring out a gasp of pain, until he was skewered in several places .
It wasn't until Rin was slammed back to the feet of the stairway that Saber and I finally managed to locate the source of the attack, jumping away from each other, from pure instinct, in an effort to disorient the enemy.
An enemy that was not Makiri Zouken.
No, his broken body was off tho the side, mangled beyond all recognition from the neck-down. His facial features still showed his horrified surprise.
I never knew anymore until a large swath of darkness suddenly engulfed me. And I knew no more.
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When came to, it was to the sound of Saber choking, and manic giggling echoing on the stone room.
There was a crack, and Saber stopped gagging.
"Heeheehee, I've been waiting for you Sempai." I shivered involuntarily as a familiar, but not so familiar voice, voice.
I opened my eyes, and the first thing I noticed was Saber's horrified expression. Then I looked up from her body, and fell on the sight I had been fearing all this time.
Sakura, as she was fully consumed by Angra Mainyu.
As if called by my thoughts, she floated towards me, a smile that, in other circumstances, would have been her usual sweet and kind smile, was now tinged and corrupted by the dark energies coursing through her.
"S-Sakura, what..." I tried to groan out, but was silenced as Sakura placed a finger on my lips. I convulsed in disgust as the black oozing energies tried to invade my body through my mouth. It was probably Sakura's own remaining will that held it back.
"You finally came, Sempai." Sakura said happily. I tried to say something, but was unable to.
Sakura continued, "I was so alone all the time, Sempai. Waiting for you to come to me.
But, everytime, I waited, and waited, and waited.
And all this time, I was hurt, and I was hurt, and I was hurt."
Sakura giggled, and my mind tried to comprehend the words she was rambling.
...It couldn't be...
"All that time, I saw the light, I thought, I could finally be free. But I found myself back here, waiting and hurting." Her hand was caressing my face now.
"But, Sempai is here now. And I finally have Sempai all to myself..." Sakura giggled as the dark energies finally began to spread. I struggled to free myself.
"And even when the light comes again, Sempai will still be together with me..." Sakura gave one, last gleeful smile.
"Forever and ever."
I couldn't hold it back anymore. I gave a muffled scream.
Everything was dark.
Then I Awoke again. This time with a scream
And in my mind, I knew; I had failed.
*****
This is a snip that reflects on what I really think about FSN. Well, the Bad Ends.