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[gate_of_babylon]

[Gilgamesh was already irritable from being yanked here and being forced to wait until he'd calmed down enough not to quite literally flip tables -- and wardrobes, and other heavy objects -- once he was finally released. Him? The King of All, pulled here by some trifling godling without even properly greeting him and according him the necessary respect? But the piece de resistance was, without a doubt, the fact that he could no longer open the Gate to access his rightful Treasury. The King of Heroes was feeling downright murderous. He doesn't so much as even acknowledge that there's anyone else out there in lieu of threatening the gods who brought them all there.]

Gods... [he smirks slightly and chuckles, but then he's back to simmering anger] Don't make me laugh. Any so-called god who would request an audience with the King, yet fails to so much as appear, is merely another cur to be properly disciplined.

I assure you that your punishment will be sufficiently agonising, mongrel, if my Treasury is not restored to me and I am not returned. Do not waste my time with offers of compensation; there is no treasure you could possibly offer in exchange for the one I was about to claim.

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[gate_of_babylon]

For them, perhaps not, but not the work for the King.

[Derisive snort] Gods are cowards and pretenders, I see no difference between these and others.

[grumbling first before he answers] The one by the name of Baldr saw fit to call me.

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

Hou, Baldr! Thor has called me, and I have to admit that I don't dislike him! He's not a bad fellow at all.

Well, I suppose you'll just have to earn back your treasury, eh? Might as well work with them rather than against them!

[gate_of_babylon]

[Iskander can probably guess] I have yet to lay eyes on the godling who summoned me. Doubtless, cowering in fear.

[Sneers] Earn? I have already earned it, and everything in it is by rights mine.

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

Obviously this Baldr disagrees with you, my friend!

[gate_of_babylon]

A mongrel rarely agrees with the King.

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

Ha, so you say! Perhaps it is a good thing you don't have that flashy Noble Phantasm of yours... I doubt this place would survive it!

[gate_of_babylon]

[tsks] Such a dismal excuse for a city is not fit for the King, but any treasure would be wasted on such a pitiful place.

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

Ha, do you think? But perhaps that would bring some of the color that they would so desire back! Gold would suit it well!

[gate_of_babylon]

[Do not want any more mongrels touching my treasures. Had a hard enough time taking back the three he sent Caster's way]

And they can't do it themselves? [Snort] Some 'gods' these are... though I doubt they are what they claim to be.

[Strangely, that might make him tolerate them better]

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

Perhaps not, but they are at least beings of considerable power to bring us here. For them to sustain multiple Servants, it's impressive.

[gate_of_babylon]

[Shooting him a funny look] Power has little to do with summoning, unless you meant to tell me that your child of a Master was in truth a magus of unsurpassed power.

[A frown]

But you may have a point regarding the sustaining of several powerful Servants. I have my suspicions that the 'gods' themselves are not performing that function.

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

That is all that I meant. The summoning in itself is not that remarkable, but the latter—that is what interests me. I would like to find out the truth to that mystery, for whoever may be sustaining us and why they have chosen to keep themselves hidden... That's a surprise.

[gate_of_babylon]

[A soft 'hmph'] Rather like typical Masters. Boring, but I would expect as much from those who at least recognise their weakness.

I would imagine it was not them who summoned us per se, but some artefact in their possession.

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

In that case, my interests would lie elsewhere! I do not know about you, Archer, but I have been interested to see what "artefacts" of my life have managed to make it.

In fact, I suppose yours would be more impressive to have survived! Well, if my guess about who you are is correct, anyways.

[gate_of_babylon]

I shall have to see what treasures these thieves have stolen from me and punish them accordingly.

[His eyebrows lift in mild surprise]

I must admit this is interesting, if you do not remember our previous battle.

[oikoumene.livejournal.com]

Ahh, no, I do not! [He doesn't seem too worried about it, though. Partly because it's Rider and partly because he had this same thing happen with Saber] I was brought here only a few hours after our feast with Saber. I cannot count anything else as a battle!

[gate_of_babylon]

[That makes him happy in turn. He's more than happy for a rematch. He'll still win, of course, but their handicaps will make things even more exciting!]

That being the case, I will enjoy our next battle quite thoroughly.