"[line2]Sa... ber"
I wish for her help.
In the space between the sky and the ground, in the sea of thought, like time has stopped, I wish upon the Command Spell on my left hand.
[line2]One more second until the ground.
Believing that she can overturn this death unavoidable by normal logic...
"[line2]Please come, Saber...!"
With all my might, I call for my sword.
A Command Spell disappears.
And at the same time, a winding occurs in space.
It must have been sorcery.
Because Saber in her silver armor shoots forth from it, as if breaking through the ripple in space.
"Master[line2]!?"
The silver armor runs toward me.
Saber appears suddenly in the school grounds, sees me falling before she is surprised by this event, and...
"Fu...!"
...Catches me just before I hit the ground.
"Ah... guh... Sorry, Saber. You saved me."
I manage to get onto the ground, still bloody.
Even though I escaped the fall, my body, lacerated by Rider, is way past its limit.
"Ha[line2]ah...!"
But I cannot fall down.
Forcing my numb arms and legs to move, I manage to stand up to show her that I'm all right.
"[line2]I don't have time to explain. You know the situation, right Saber?"
"Wait, Shirou. I understand, but first your body needs to[line2]"
"Please go get Rider. Only you can beat her."
"No, your treatment comes first. You will die like this."
"[line2]That's wrong. There's something that needs to be done before that."
Forgetting about me, we have to beat Shinji and Rider as quickly as possible.
Nothing takes priority over that.
"But that's..."
Saber is stubbornly worried about my body.
...I would be lying if I said I wasn't happy about it.
But we don't have time to argue.
If Saber doesn't want to, I'll just have to use my second Command Spell.
"...!"
My determination must have got through to her.
Saber accepts my decision.
"I understand. Please give me an order, Master."
"Defeat Rider. I'll get Shinji."
There's no hesitation in Saber now.
She nods silently and runs to the school building like the wind.