The Class Cards were not from her world to begin with, but instead, were from another Holy Grail War system altogether, one that belonged to the Ainsworths. Illya didn't exactly understand the system, but she knew what they wanted and what they wanted to achieve. Of course, that was completely irrelevant in this world, wasn't it? There was no need to talk about her worries, here.
Even though she'd saved Miyu - however only temporarily - it was not enough. Well, she didn't mind using a Class Card for something this important. If it would get her to understand the concept, then so be it.
"Ruby!" Illya called out to the Mystic Code easily, who soon appeared with a twirl from Illya's hair, transforming into its staff state as she grabbed it with ferocity, invoking the Prism Trance and quickly transforming into a Kaleid Liner; a magical girl. Taking out the card from the pocket near her thigh, she placed it in the center before calling out the word that was now ever too familiar to her now.
"Install!" And soon enough, her appearance transformed yet again into something akin to Medea, a staff in hand. Of course, doing this transformation also gave her knowledge that she didn't have before, knowledge that she was absolutely certain that Kuro would have already known, if she was here. But she wasn't.
Shaking her head of any extraneous thoughts, she looked directly into Saber's eyes with a serious look in her eyes, nodding as she understood. "Okay, I think I get it now. I think I can establish the contract like this."
She's pretty sure she knows the words, too. Maybe it's because of Caster, or maybe it's because of old memories that didn't belong to her that slowly trickled through her mind, who knows? She readied her staff, pouring as much magical energy as she could. She needed this to work. If it backfired on them now, it wouldn't do either of them any good. After all, the Holy Grail was not the one who anchored Saber to this world, but still-- she was certain that nobody wanted to see Saber like this. Especially not Shirou-san, whom Illya was certain that the knight of knights cared about more than anything in this world.
Use all of me, she spoke to herself mentally, reminding herself that it didn't matter how much she had to use for this, as the small girl's Magic Circuits began to glow all over her body as she closed her eyes, pointing the staff at Saber as she spoke the words that easily slipped out of her lips.
"I announce." She would not allow this pact to fail under any circumstances. "Thy body shall be under my command, my fate shall be determined by thy sword. Follow the call of the Holy Grail. If thou wouldst obey this mind and this reason—"
Her eyelids opened wide as dark red eyes stared into Saber's emerald green pair, bright with determination, as she finished the incantation.
"Obey me! Then I shall entrust my fate to your sword…!"
Work. Work, work, please work, her mind begged with all of its might. They were in a parallel world, so she couldn't be certain that this would do the trick. But it had to.
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Even though she'd saved Miyu - however only temporarily - it was not enough. Well, she didn't mind using a Class Card for something this important. If it would get her to understand the concept, then so be it.
"Ruby!" Illya called out to the Mystic Code easily, who soon appeared with a twirl from Illya's hair, transforming into its staff state as she grabbed it with ferocity, invoking the Prism Trance and quickly transforming into a Kaleid Liner; a magical girl. Taking out the card from the pocket near her thigh, she placed it in the center before calling out the word that was now ever too familiar to her now.
"Install!" And soon enough, her appearance transformed yet again into something akin to Medea, a staff in hand. Of course, doing this transformation also gave her knowledge that she didn't have before, knowledge that she was absolutely certain that Kuro would have already known, if she was here. But she wasn't.
Shaking her head of any extraneous thoughts, she looked directly into Saber's eyes with a serious look in her eyes, nodding as she understood. "Okay, I think I get it now. I think I can establish the contract like this."
She's pretty sure she knows the words, too. Maybe it's because of Caster, or maybe it's because of old memories that didn't belong to her that slowly trickled through her mind, who knows? She readied her staff, pouring as much magical energy as she could. She needed this to work. If it backfired on them now, it wouldn't do either of them any good. After all, the Holy Grail was not the one who anchored Saber to this world, but still-- she was certain that nobody wanted to see Saber like this. Especially not Shirou-san, whom Illya was certain that the knight of knights cared about more than anything in this world.
Use all of me, she spoke to herself mentally, reminding herself that it didn't matter how much she had to use for this, as the small girl's Magic Circuits began to glow all over her body as she closed her eyes, pointing the staff at Saber as she spoke the words that easily slipped out of her lips.
"I announce." She would not allow this pact to fail under any circumstances. "Thy body shall be under my command, my fate shall be determined by thy sword. Follow the call of the Holy Grail. If thou wouldst obey this mind and this reason—"
Her eyelids opened wide as dark red eyes stared into Saber's emerald green pair, bright with determination, as she finished the incantation.
"Obey me! Then I shall entrust my fate to your sword…!"
Work. Work, work, please work, her mind begged with all of its might. They were in a parallel world, so she couldn't be certain that this would do the trick. But it had to.