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Arturia remembered how plane had groaned in its final moments, before all had went to hell. They'd descended, before the plane had ripped itself apart from the middle, separating her and Fiara.. And despite her hardest efforts, the woman hadn't been given a chance to reunite. And as she had been securing herself to her best effort during their impromptu skydive, it had all went black.
Light.
The first thing the King of Knights registered, was the light. Soon enough, she honestly hoped she hadn't, as with her consciousness came the agonizing pain. As she laid there, wherever she was laying.. She realized that this pain wasn't normal, not even after falling from the sky; something was broken. After a brief survey of her body, as she simply laid there, she realized that it was her left arm that the pain was originating from.
Blink.
Arturia blinked as her eyes opened, raising her still functional hand to shield her eyes from the sudden enlightenment, as she realized she was afloat. The knight couldn't be certain as to how that hadn't registered to her before, but now that she thought of it, she was floating.. Kicking down with her still armoured leg, she felt it touching something... And as she turned her head to gather her surroundings, she realized she was floating in the shallow shorewater. Slowly, the woman sat down in the water, before turning her attention to the flaming, mind numbing pain in her left arm. It was familiar to her, much like in the Holy Grail war before. The knight slowly undid her gauntlet, revealing her arm, and saw what she'd expected to see; blood. Judging from how the pain was, together with the fact that she couldn't properly move her fingers, especially her thumb, she came to a conclusion; A tendon had been severed, perhaps by debris while she'd been unconscious. Something had knocked her out of her seat as well.. And then it came to her..
Fiara.
The one thing she had intended to protect along their journey on the island, to find Amaterasu, and to perform their rescue of the people whom had gone missing. With haste, the knight forced herself up from the water, wincing from the pain. She'd have to deal with it later, her first and foremost priority was to ensure the girl was okay. As she held her other gauntlet, she let her bleeding arm hang limp by her side, making her way onto the shore, as she saw all kinds of action, the wreckage of the tail of the plane.. Yet she saw only the tail half. Had the two halves landed in different sections of the landmass? Arturia deduced, as she scanned with her eyes for Fiara in the individuals she could see.
Finally, as she couldn't find the girl immediately, the knight succumbed; She wouldn't be of use to Fiara, if she lost her consciousness.. And she'd have to stop the bleeding. Dropping to to one knee, Arturia took a hold of the hem of her dress, ripping along the hem to gain some cloth that she could tie her wound with. With some work, and the hem of her dress destroyed, the Knight had managed to tend to her wound, although it didn't restore the functionality of her arm. She knew very well, how irksome it would be;
Once before had the same tendon been severed in the past, leaving her unable to properly leverage her sword with her left hand. Whilst she'd be able to grasp the sword with her four other fingers, the fact that her thumb was completely beyond her control meant she couldn't actually grip anything properly with her left hand. The effect of that was grim; The King of Knights would be using Excalibur one handed, and with much less strength than normally.
Again.
After she armoured her wounded arm with the gauntlet once more, the woman headed for the wreckage where she saw movement. For now, she would group with the other passengers, and help as she could. Still, the King of Knights swore to herself, that she would find Fiara, no matter what.
Light.
The first thing the King of Knights registered, was the light. Soon enough, she honestly hoped she hadn't, as with her consciousness came the agonizing pain. As she laid there, wherever she was laying.. She realized that this pain wasn't normal, not even after falling from the sky; something was broken. After a brief survey of her body, as she simply laid there, she realized that it was her left arm that the pain was originating from.
Blink.
Arturia blinked as her eyes opened, raising her still functional hand to shield her eyes from the sudden enlightenment, as she realized she was afloat. The knight couldn't be certain as to how that hadn't registered to her before, but now that she thought of it, she was floating.. Kicking down with her still armoured leg, she felt it touching something... And as she turned her head to gather her surroundings, she realized she was floating in the shallow shorewater. Slowly, the woman sat down in the water, before turning her attention to the flaming, mind numbing pain in her left arm. It was familiar to her, much like in the Holy Grail war before. The knight slowly undid her gauntlet, revealing her arm, and saw what she'd expected to see; blood. Judging from how the pain was, together with the fact that she couldn't properly move her fingers, especially her thumb, she came to a conclusion; A tendon had been severed, perhaps by debris while she'd been unconscious. Something had knocked her out of her seat as well.. And then it came to her..
Fiara.
The one thing she had intended to protect along their journey on the island, to find Amaterasu, and to perform their rescue of the people whom had gone missing. With haste, the knight forced herself up from the water, wincing from the pain. She'd have to deal with it later, her first and foremost priority was to ensure the girl was okay. As she held her other gauntlet, she let her bleeding arm hang limp by her side, making her way onto the shore, as she saw all kinds of action, the wreckage of the tail of the plane.. Yet she saw only the tail half. Had the two halves landed in different sections of the landmass? Arturia deduced, as she scanned with her eyes for Fiara in the individuals she could see.
Finally, as she couldn't find the girl immediately, the knight succumbed; She wouldn't be of use to Fiara, if she lost her consciousness.. And she'd have to stop the bleeding. Dropping to to one knee, Arturia took a hold of the hem of her dress, ripping along the hem to gain some cloth that she could tie her wound with. With some work, and the hem of her dress destroyed, the Knight had managed to tend to her wound, although it didn't restore the functionality of her arm. She knew very well, how irksome it would be;
Once before had the same tendon been severed in the past, leaving her unable to properly leverage her sword with her left hand. Whilst she'd be able to grasp the sword with her four other fingers, the fact that her thumb was completely beyond her control meant she couldn't actually grip anything properly with her left hand. The effect of that was grim; The King of Knights would be using Excalibur one handed, and with much less strength than normally.
Again.
After she armoured her wounded arm with the gauntlet once more, the woman headed for the wreckage where she saw movement. For now, she would group with the other passengers, and help as she could. Still, the King of Knights swore to herself, that she would find Fiara, no matter what.
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Arturia's left hand is busted, and she's incapable of properly grasping things with it, (Her thumb doesn't function) as well as incapable of using it fully with her weaponry.
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