Maria the Ripper was the second Noble Phantasm possessed by the Black Assassin, Jack the Ripper.
It was a D-rank Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm sublimated from the very concept of the infamous "Jack the Ripper" case.
Upon releasing this Noble Phantasm, Jack would attack her target with her four remaining short knives, excluding her two cleavers. Its maximum power depended on the following three conditions-
First, the target had to be female, biologically speaking.
Second, it had to be activated at night.
Third, there had to be fog in the surrounding area.
For every condition fulfilled, the effect of Maria the Ripper doubled. If all three were met, it gained the ability to inflict instant death.
Now, returning to the present.
It was late at night, and the fog had already been created by the Noble Phantasm, The Mist. Apart from Shakespeare being the wrong sex, the other two conditions had both been fulfilled.
In other words, Maria the Ripper's power would now double twice-a massive increase of three whole plus signs, or four times its original power!
Shakespeare was utterly terrified, but it was certainly too late to dodge.
The distance between Jack and him was already almost zero, and she had spoken the Noble Phantasm's name. There was no possibility of evading it.
Then, was there any way to resist this Noble Phantasm?
Of course there was. Unfortunately, Shakespeare had no access to it.
Maria the Ripper's attacks ignored the target's defenses. The only way to reduce its damage was for the target's own resistance to curses to weaken its effect.
But as a world-famous playwright of the English Renaissance, William Shakespeare possessed virtually no mystery whatsoever.
Put simply, his resistance to curses was approximately zero.
"Aaaaaaah!!!"
Crimson blood splattered everywhere. The man's agonized screams echoed through the