Fainted? A Temporary Reprieve (Please Vote)

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"Swoosh—!"

As though they had truly transformed into bolts of lightning, Saber and Rider, both enveloped in dense magical energy, flashed through the air. With a piercing burst of wind, they violently collided.

"Boom—!"

Like two meteors crashing into each other, a deafening roar rang out. Shockwaves and rippling blasts of force swept in every direction, throwing the air into chaos and seeming to raise the temperature slightly.

As though competing against each other, the two Servants, whose abilities were both at the pinnacle, radiated ever-denser and increasingly violent magical energy. The impacts from their collisions became more and more overwhelming.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The two Servants, transformed into lightning bolts, flashed through the air in succession. Like two shooting stars chasing one another, they circled back and forth while repeatedly colliding, unleashing waves of impacts and muffled booms in midair before finally diving downward together.

"Bang—!"

Amid a loud crash, two craters roughly two meters across were smashed into the ground like meteor impacts, kicking up thick clouds of dust. Yet the dust was quickly scattered by the dense magical energy rising from Saber and Rider.

Then Saber, holding an invisible sword, and Rider, gripping a spike-like dagger attached to a chain, emerged from the two meteor-like craters beneath the moonlight.

Looking closely, Saber was actually holding a girl in her arms.

It was none other than Sakura Matou.

However, Sakura Matou looked as though she had fainted. Her eyes were tightly shut, and her body lay limply in Saber's arms. One glance was enough to tell that she had lost consciousness.

Holding