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Don't. Please.

[That came out a ltitle too urgently, and he tried again:]

If it comes to that we'll have to ask Cu Chulainn and Nagiko. Servants are the only thing that stand a chance against other fully fledged Servants--and even then, I don't...know if he can be defeated.

Ah. [All pretenses of aggression dropped at the urgency like flipping a switch. Don't fight him.

Do not fight him, Kesi. Waver told you not to fight him.

He nodded. Should the need arise, he would rely on Caster. But only as a last resort. Until then...]

I understand. I'll observe and nothing more.

[He dropped his head back into his hands, looking exhausted.]

He's--'dangerous' doesn't even cover it, Berserker's nothing compared to him. His Noble Phantasm...I've seen it twice and managed to survive, but I don't expect I'll be lucky a third time.

[Deep breath.]

Enuma Elish is the genesis of creation itself, the power that first split heaven from earth at the dawn of time. It's something primordial, beyond what any human could comprehend--beautiful and maddening all at once, watching the world itself twist and burn like all of reality around you is nothing but fabric and he's the one holding the needle.

...I don't want it to come to that. Not ever again. Past life memories make this both more complicated and less immediately a cataclysm, but it's still going to be difficult.

...

[Enuma Elish. A primordial Noble Phantasm... Berserker's presence alone was immense. Takame had no reason to believe Waver was exaggerating Gilgamesh's power. It seemed like something beyond comprehension had Takame not met the likes of the Ascians.

But how... how in the world could they combat something like that as limited as they were? With the Servants' power and the Warriors of Light perhaps? But even then he didn't know.

And he did not want to assume and cause Waver more panic. He held back a frustrated growl passed off as a deep breath.]

Is there anything that can be done? Anything I can do should the need arise?

...I don't know.

[There was something helpless to that--less a strategist fumbling for a next step and more knowing there was no next step right now. End of the line, with no clear conclusion in sight.]

All there is to do is just...act normally. He isn't even Gilgamesh as I knew him, not yet. Maybe if...if things unfold right, he won't be. There's nothing that necessitates a past life should end up fully matching or overwriting a current one, so far as I know.

I see.

[Even more frustrating. Worse so because Takame already knew that was the answer. There was nothing to do but wait. Act natural. Do nothing to arouse suspicion or ire.

Hells...]

We can only hope, then. I will stay as long as you need me to. [Even if he dislikes the situation, he'd help his friend how he could. With his company.

Seven hells, though, were Gilgamesh's vibes rancid.]