As I finish thinking over the seeming ability for my machine to stop time, I take a step forward, intending to walk over to my workbench and try to fix my Gate, when I step on a pen I had left on the floor a few days ago.
"A" makes a small noise before I quite comically slip on the discarded pen and start tipping backwards, in an attempt to stop my fall I deploy my wings to catch myself but all that does is make me fall faster while also just so happening to hit the randomiser function on the gate before I fall back through.
"Oh fuck me", I yell as I fall back through the portal as it recalibrates, which means I am forced to experience the feeling of being spaghettified and put back together as the Gate picks a new destination while I'm inside it.
The pain and insanity last only a moment from my perspective, but I'm beyond thankful that it is over as I land on my back in the middle of a white hallway.
I just lay there for a while as I try to stop my tears from how devastatingly painful the experience was, and even when the tears stop, I just continue to lie there.
"I should put more safety measures on the Gate", I mumble after I finally reorient myself enough to start getting an idea of where I am.
I look around the hall to see if I can recognise where I am when I see a window leading to a very concerning view.
"Why does it look like hell?" I ask aloud as I stare at the flaming hellhole outside.
"It's because of the human incineration event", a voice from just outside my view says lazily, and as I look over, I see a person I never wanted to meet.
"Merlin" I groan as I sit up and look at the incubus magus of flowers.
"That'd be me", he says with a flourish of his staff and the summoning of his own copy of Caliburn.
"Ugh, why are you here?" I asked, and in response, he just smiled in the 'I know more than you' way.
"Because you" he started with a smile before it dropped into a completely blank face ", aren't supposed to be here", he finished bluntly.
I pay his unspoken threat no mind as I stand up and crack my back and neck, "yeah, I bet, I don't even think I'm linked to the root and the only record it has of me is what I have been doing so far," I say as I finish stretching.
"That is correct, and I must ask what that thing connected to your soul is," the magus of flowers asks as he walks closer from his spot in an adjacent doorway.
I look at him for a moment before I shrug and summon Clockwork Planet in its full majesty. "Hmm, so it is a soul-based artifact connected directly to the core of your soul, almost like a saint graph." He speaks to himself as he walks around me inspecting the constantly shifting gears and cogs of my wing and halo.
"Yeah it's called a sacred gear, they were created by a version of YHWH so that humanity could defend themselves in a world where the age of gods never ended" I don't care if Merlin and the Root knew this information but I was a bit interested in how this new info would be utilised by the forces in this multiverse.
"Ah, that makes sense", he nods and takes a step back before continuing ", Well, welcome to the Babylon singularity, Mr Sacred Gear" I nod and retract my wings but keep the halo out for now.
"When are we? How many singularities have y'all faced so far?" I ask and take a moment to wonder if they would have their canon servants or be like gameplay and have a random collection.
"We just faced the 6th singularity not long ago and the 7th still hasn't reached the point that we can enter it yet" the pompous asshole spoke
I nod as I digest that knowledge before I hear a commotion behind me, so I turn, and the small group that I can see surprises me.
I look over the group and recognise all of them, from the white hair and tan skin of actually Satan (Archer EMIYA) to the blue jumpsuit and blood red spear of Mario Mario (lancer cu chulainn)
What I was surprised to see was the form of Lancer seemingly cowering behind Mash from what I think is the caster version of his master Scáthach but I pay it no mind and continue just talking with Merlin when I notice the appearance of a blade at my neck from the childish form of Jack the Ripper that I hadn't noticed.
I look down at the small child for a moment before patting her on the head and dodging when she takes a swipe at me.
"Sorry, kiddo, but I need to get back to my home", I say as I duck another swipe and sprout my wings just in time to block a sword coming from my right. I look past my wing to see EMIYA creating more blades as I start using my wings to block Jack's attacks.
"Wait, we aren't here to fight", the male Ritsuka calls out while positioning himself in front of Archer and trying to call back Jack.
"Could've fooled me", I comment as I retract my wings, but not before creating a gear made of mystirium and chucking it at Merlin's head with a solid thunk.