#to you who will crown a king; elouan

[ofglories]

|| @duunswitch He gets PAID?

"You think I'd stay in Antarctica after breaking Marisbury's nose for stealing my shit if I wasn't being paid?"

[ofdeedsglorious]

Slowly, slowly, fingers trace the curving red lines on the back of his right hand.

Almost like an abstract representation of a crown, or the hilt of an elaborate sword. There's a heat emanating from the Command Seals, one that could only be intrinsic to the markings themselves. Perhaps it was the mana they contained? Interacting with his own in unique ways.

If it would cause less of a scene he'd ask Fujimaru or Kadoc if theirs were warm to the touch as well.

But then there'd be a whole to-do about who he was contracted to, and Elouan wasn't ready to face that yet. Whoever he was bound to was something private, something he had to accept on his own first and foremost. Then, maybe, if he felt like it... He'd tell the others. For now, with a sigh, he tugs the glove back over his hand and returns to his work.

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|| @toadmiretoweepover arsène vc: apologies for your loss.

"You're going to be his cousin-in-law. Or I guess genetically a brother-in-law with the two sets of twins for parents he and Bors have. Enjoy knowing you've got that fucker in your family now too."

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Never forget:

This guy is directly descended from this fucker.

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Keep all shenanigans out of his museum.

[ofdeedsglorious]

"Now, did it happen like that? Probably not. But is it a sick story nonetheless? Abso-fucking-lutely!"

He's pointing to a powerpoint slide while saying all of this.

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|| @apotelesmati Eli vc: My condolences?

"Let's drown him, Eli. It'll be easy, just put a picture of Guinevere in the water."

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"No, I'm fine. It's just a headache, really."

A headache where the room was spinning unpleasantly, but just a headache all the same. Nothing some coffee wouldn't fix, really. Elouan huffed, rubbing his forehead before he stumbled, blinking rapidly for a moment as the spinning got worse.

"Ah-?"

And there he went to the ground.

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in case anyone's been wondering what elouan looks like when he's working-

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He's not paid enough for this shit.

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"As I've said before: no, I do not know who the command seals on my hand are for. And no I will not be summoning whoever it is to my side. If I've been bound to a Heroic Spirit, while I was in a coma, then they can come find me." Somehow, someway, he's blaming Marisbury for this. That utter snake.

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In another timeline, without Chaldea, Elouan got to smile like this while mercilessly crushing all of Marisbury's dreams and goals.

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|| @pretty-little-teacup Tea vc: (isn't sure what this means) hurrah? Or n-no boo. Boo.

"A very big boo. Lancelot is awful." As he pats her head and offers one of his stash of various treats.

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"How pleasant it is to watch everyone have fun! Don't you agree, little mage?"

"Go fall on your own sword, filthy traitor. Why are you in my office. Leave, fucker."

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Elouan's greatest magic, the one that would essentially become his Noble Phantasm in the ending where he becomes a Servant, is very similar on the surface to summer Morgan's Summer Pool Dozmary. But mainly just on the surface. For Morgan it's a powerful offensive magic, but for Elouan?

It's an extremely potent supportive spell.

He summons the lake, shining like it's full of fallen stars, into an area, with himself as the central point. Those who stand on the lake's surface that are his allies will find themselves recharged and refreshed, their mana restored and wounds healed. And no poisons or curses can affect them. Of course it's only for as long as Elouan's stamina can hold out, and as long as he isn't attacked. But this is essentially the crystallization of the Lady of the Lake's greatest magic. For the lake itself, made of hope made manifest, is a gateway to Avalon.

"[Spring of Hope Avalon]- come forth, o brilliant lake, and shine hope upon humanity's will."

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"Oh no, how terrible. The Clock Tower is gone. Such a shame."

Elouan can't even muster the will to pretend to feel bad about it, really. It's taking all his energy to not laugh as loud as he can in front of all the guests in his museum lobby.