Stray Chapter 63: The evil of this world
And the surrounding scene—
Black mud rolling with waves like the ocean.
There are mountains of dry corpses everywhere, sinking into the sea.
The sky is red, as red as blood. In the black mud rain, the dark sun dominates the sky.
"Where is this place?" Emiya Kiritsugu struggled to find that sense of incongruity, trying to figure out what was going on. He felt like he had overlooked something very important, or had forgotten something. very important stuff.
Why are you here?
Didn't you fight before? Where has Kotomine Kirei gone now?
"This is the place where your wish can be fulfilled, the inner side of the Holy Grail you are after..." Irisviel answered such a question with a smile.
This is... a place where wishes come true?
Emiya Kiritsugu raised his head subconsciously and looked at the black vortex in the sky. At the beginning, he mistakenly thought it was a dark sun, the center of this world, the sky a "hole".
The unfathomable darkness inside, the density seems to crush everything.
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Emiya Kiritsugu stared at the terrifying "hole" in the sky and said nothing for a long time. After all, as long as he is a normal human being, he would not think that "hole" is a good thing, and he has not lost it. Zhizhi felt that his wish could really be fulfilled here.
And there is one most important question, that is, if the Holy Grail has been prepared, it means that Irisviel must have died, which is an inevitable logic... Then, the black Alice in front of me Phil -
"Who are you?"
The man turned his head, raised the magic gun in his hand, and aimed the black muzzle at the person in front of him.
"I'm Irisviel, just think so."
Facing the muzzle full of murderous intent, the woman in the black dress smiled a little desolately, as if to show pity for Emiya Kiritsugu, who was pressing for the truth.
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In the real world, Xia Ran and Saber are struggling through the flames burning like purgatory, and the front is an empty music auditorium.
With my eyesight, I can clearly see that the Holy Grail, which is shining with dazzling golden light in the flame, floats high, and in the raging flames, it keeps dripping from the inside like black mud General stuff.
The floor on the stage is already overwhelmed, and a large amount of black mud is flowing down like a waterfall in the sky. Most of it flows into the lower underground space. However, there is still a large amount of black mud formed on the first floor. Raging waves.
Xia Ran has also tried his best to greatly strengthen the barrier, from ordinary protective magic to mental shield, relying on the annihilation of the obsidian pod shell to create the effect of the otherworldly domain. The turbulent black waves have not yet completely become the weather, so they can kill Saber all the way here.
To be honest, the black mud made him feel really disgusting and heavy, and it seemed that even the magic and spiritual power could be directly corroded...
Although he was not hurt, at this moment his magic power was burning blue at a speed beyond his means. This was the first time he had suffered from such a problem since he obtained the obsidian pod shell.
However, he can still hold on for a short period of time. Although he has no confidence in swimming directly in the black mud, it is not too difficult to rely on various defensive means to support him for a period of time.
——Although Gilgamesh was directly involved in it, he was unharmed, and the black mud couldn't digest him. But Xia Ran really doesn't have that confidence. He's not as wicked as Gilgamesh, and his heart is dirtier than black mud.
"Ah..." At the first glance of the golden container, Saber understood it almost instantly, and couldn't help choking and biting his lips. "Alice Phil..."
Sure enough, it was too late. He clearly swore to protect her with his sword, but failed to do so. He broke his oath, just as he failed to save Britain.
And most importantly, she couldn't forgive herself, she couldn't accept that even more than an hour ago, Irisviel's voice, face and smile were still so real and clear... It was only an hour before and after!
How could Saber think that before he set off, he warned Irisviel cautiously in Liudong Temple, that side is actually a goodbye...
If I didn't do anything, would Irisviel still be living in Liudong Temple?
Once such a thought arises, it can no longer be contained. Self-blame and remorse are like poisonous snakes, gnawing at Arturia's heart.
"There is no time to mourn Irisviel now..."
Xia Ran's calm voice sounded in her ear——
"This is the cursed black mud full of "all the evils of this world". It has the power of destruction to burn all life. If you let it flow, do you know what the consequences will be? "
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"All the evil in this world..."
saber repeated the name blankly, she first looked at the surrounding auditorium, which had been slowly submerged in half by black waves, and then subconsciously looked at the magician in front of her: "Did you already know this something?"
"Yes, during the Third Holy Grail War 60 years ago, the illegal summoning of the Eincibelen family not only made the game void at that time, but also polluted the colorless power in the Great Holy Grail... …”
Xia Ran answered the knight girl's question like this without blinking her eyes. Although she didn't lie, she chose to answer some parts and hide them, and used some small speaking skills.
"Once the Holy Grail is summoned, the passage is opened, and the contaminated black mud will pour into this world, just like it is now... For more specific circumstances, you can ask the caster, if there is still a chance , because she has been studying the nature of the Greater Grail all this time."
"Is that so..."
The knight maiden was disappointed, she felt she understood.
If this is the case, the other party is no wonder. The other party probably only knew about such a thing because of the research of the magician of the age of God, combined with the Holy Grail War information sixty years ago, and it is probably not really confirmed until now. this matter.
It's no wonder that the other party has never said this. After all, who can believe that the Holy Grail is all Hei Xiang before seeing it with his own eyes?
Even when Artoria herself was in the past, she never believed the other party. Even during that time, the other party repeatedly said sincerely that she didn't want to obtain the Holy Grail...
However, she also felt very ironic about these words at the time. Who would believe such a pale lie?
But now, in her messy thinking, she seems to finally understand something, but at this time it is too late to regret, or regret is useless.
The Holy Grail War cannot stop, and no matter what, the summoned heroic spirits cannot always appear in the world, live in peace with each other, and live in peace with each other... That is to say, after the Holy Grail War began, Irisviel, The end is already doomed, this is an unalterable fate.
Unless the Holy Grail War can never end, and no heroic spirits die, otherwise, as the little Holy Grail, Irisviel loses the normal functions of the human body, and it is only a matter of time before the disintegration gives birth to the Holy Grail.
"What should we do now, master?" She took a deep breath, tried her best to restrain her emotions, and clenched her teeth to look at the magician. "Since you already knew about this problem, you should have prepared accordingly, right?"
"It's done, but it's useless now..." Xia Ran shook his head, "Caster and I didn't expect that Irisviel would encounter an accident tonight, and the preparations made before are nothing now. with..."
"This..." Saber immediately blamed herself even more, her knuckles holding the Sword of Oath Victory clenched so hard that they turned white.
"It has nothing to do with you. I actually knew your plans for tonight. I just thought it would be better to just follow the flow and let the couple get together for a while. I just didn't expect Gilgamesh to intervene. ..."
Xia Ran seemed to see the girl's thoughts at a glance, so she explained it bluntly.
"Master, you don't have to take responsibility for yourself, I understand that it's all my fault..." Arturia smiled reluctantly, gritted her teeth and said, "So at least now, let me make amends. Just a moment."
"So, saber—"
Xia Ran sighed, squinted her eyes and looked forward, raised her right wrist, revealing the magic crystal tattoo on the back of her hand.
"In the name of the Command Spell, release the Holy Sword and destroy the Holy Grail."
The next moment, the rolled up whirlwind instantly dissipated the flames around, and from the center of the disarmed Wind King barrier, the true outline of the golden sword appeared.
Saber said nothing, clenched her teeth, held her holy sword high, and with the magical support of the Command Spell, poured a large amount of magical power into the sword of oath victory - she did not resist this order, but did her best. cooperate.
The next moment, the released flood-like light waves roared out, and all the black mud in the distance from the auditorium to the stage seemed to evaporate in an instant under the impact of high temperature and scorching heat clean.
The unabated light slash was accelerated to its limit, like a giant hand sweeping everything and destroying buildings, traversing the entire music auditorium and hitting the Holy Grail floating at the top of the stage.
Without any suspense, the golden vessel that once belonged to Irisviel's body quickly lost its form in the scorching heat of the flash, and then disappeared completely.
Keeping the posture of swinging down the sword, Saber closed his eyes subconsciously, daring not to face this cruel scene.
The flash of the holy sword that destroyed the Holy Grail not only shattered the entire stage, cut open the entire music hall, but also split the entire civic hall in two.
The building, which had already been burnt to shame from the inside, could no longer withstand such a blow. The superstructure was destroyed, and the half of the roof that lost its support fell into the auditorium like an avalanche.
Next, Xia Ran saw the terrifying "hole" in the exposed night sky through the rubble or building debris that fell like raindrops.
In the cold winter night with snowflakes falling, the dark sun appears as a symbol of the end of this world.
Its entity is actually a "hole".
Or the altar hidden in the advent ceremony, and the magical passage connected to the "Great Holy Grail" magic circle under the Mt. Enzo on the east side of Miyama-cho-
The interior of the Great Holy Grail, which has absorbed the energy of the leylines for sixty years, and now has obtained the souls of four servants, has been filled up and turned into a huge magic vortex. This is the true body of the black "hole".
The Holy Grail is nothing but the key to open the "hole", and it is also the control device that keeps the "hole" in a stable state. Originally, it was a non-attribute power that was only used to create a breakthrough to the "outside", but the release of this holy sword burned down the stabilizer, but it dyed it with a dark curse. .
The black mud is like a waterfall at this moment, falling in large numbers from the top of the ruined town hall.
Tsunami-like black mud engulfed the auditorium on the first floor, then turned into a river through the entrance of the clubhouse and poured out of the building, spreading to the surrounding neighborhoods...
"Waiting here..."
Xia Ran gently placed the girl's petite body among the broken walls on the second floor, and then exhorted in a constant tone, then turned around and flew towards the Holy Grail, while placing the rusted magic knife in her hand on the A sharp swipe in the left hand.
His own blood instantly dyed the blade red, and the magic blade roared excitedly with bloodthirsty...
The blade is dyed red with the user's own blood, and the power of the magic blade is briefly stimulated. At this moment, there is nothing that cannot be cut by the ebony blade.
"I hope the energy absorption effect will be stronger... but it's time to return anyway." Xia Ran quickly approached the dark sun in the sky, muttering to herself.