[There was definitely relief in Rider's posture once Athena revealed that they were not, in fact, the Deity who had cursed her- it seemed that, with that misunderstanding out of the way, the tension in the air had significantly eased.
Rider listened carefully to the explanation. Yes, she could understand that. In her lifetime, humans called upon the blessings of the Gods and invoked their names to give them strength, hope, protection, healing- any number of things. Borrowing Athena's name that way...perhaps that was simply another form of that practice.
She'd come back to asking them about that later. Before she could dwell it, though-
Whilst she had heard of Gods being invoked in such a way, it never once occurred to her that humans would call upon a Monster in that same light. Rider- Medusa- could not even say she liked humans, particularly, and for all her and her sisters were supposed to represent for humanity, she had never personally sought to be a pillar of strength for them.]
What...me? But-...
[Medusa did not emote much, but suffice to say, the subtly stunned expression spoke for itself.
But, when she thought about it, had she not taken that role for her True Master, Sakura, in the Holy Grail War? Was that not why she was called to her, even though she had used no catalyst for her summoning? By the end of it all...was Sakura one of those wounded women, who found comfort in invoking her strength?]
Heaven's Feel Spoilers
Rider listened carefully to the explanation. Yes, she could understand that. In her lifetime, humans called upon the blessings of the Gods and invoked their names to give them strength, hope, protection, healing- any number of things. Borrowing Athena's name that way...perhaps that was simply another form of that practice.
She'd come back to asking them about that later. Before she could dwell it, though-
Whilst she had heard of Gods being invoked in such a way, it never once occurred to her that humans would call upon a Monster in that same light. Rider- Medusa- could not even say she liked humans, particularly, and for all her and her sisters were supposed to represent for humanity, she had never personally sought to be a pillar of strength for them.]
What...me? But-...
[Medusa did not emote much, but suffice to say, the subtly stunned expression spoke for itself.
But, when she thought about it, had she not taken that role for her True Master, Sakura, in the Holy Grail War? Was that not why she was called to her, even though she had used no catalyst for her summoning? By the end of it all...was Sakura one of those wounded women, who found comfort in invoking her strength?]
...I had no idea.