Lost Narrative Poetry

And the surrounding scenery——

The black soil rolled with waves like the sea.

There are mountains of corpses everywhere, which are gradually sinking into the sea.

The sky is red, as red as blood. Amid the black mud rain, a dark sun dominated the sky.

"Where is this?" Emiya Kiritsugu tried hard to find the feeling of incongruity, trying to figure out what was going on. He felt that he had overlooked something very important, or that he had forgotten something very important. thing.

Why do you appear here?

Wasn't he fighting before? Where has Kotomine Kirei gone now?

"This is the place where your wish can come true. It is the inside of the Holy Grail you are pursuing..." Irisviel answered such a question with a smile.

This is...a place where wishes can come true?

Emiya Kiritsugu subconsciously raised his head and looked at the black whirlpool in the sky. At first, he mistakenly thought it was a dark sun, which was the center of the world and a " hole".

The unfathomable darkness inside seemed to be so dense that it could crush everything.

"..."

"..."

Emiya Kiritsugu stared at the terrifying "hole" in the sky and remained silent for a long time. After all, no human being with normal nerves would think that "hole" was a good thing, nor did he feel that he had lost his mind. You can really realize your wishes here.

And there is another most important question, that is, if the preparation of the Holy Grail has been completed, it means that Irisviel must be dead. This is inevitable logic... Then, the black Irisviel in front of me - —

"who are you?"

The man turned his head, raised the magic gun in his hand, and pointed the black muzzle at the person in front of him.

"I am Irisviel, that's all you need to think about."

Facing the muzzle full of murderous intent, the woman in a black dress smiled a little lonely, as if to show mercy to Emiya Kiritsugu who was pressing for the truth.

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In the real world, Xia Ran and Saber were struggling through the flames burning like purgatory, with an empty music auditorium in front of them.

With his eyesight, he could clearly see the Holy Grail, which was shining with dazzling golden light in the flames. It was floating high, and something like black mud was constantly dripping from the inside in the burning flames. .

The floor on the stage was already overwhelmed. A large amount of black mud was flowing down from high in the sky like a waterfall. Most of it flowed into the lower underground space. However, there was still a large amount of black mud forming turbulent waves on the first floor. .

Xia Ran has also tried his best, from ordinary protective magic to spiritual shields, relying on the alien field effect created by the annihilation breath of the obsidian pods, which has greatly strengthened the barrier, coupled with this surging black The waves had not yet completely become the weather, so they could lead 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 harmed, at this moment, his magic power was burning at a rate that could not meet his needs. This was the first time he had suffered from such a problem since he obtained the obsidian pod.

However, he can still hold on in a short period of time. Although he has no confidence in swimming directly in the black mud, it is not too difficult to hold on for a period of time by relying on various defensive methods.

——Although Gilgamesh was directly involved, he was unscathed, and even the black mud could not digest him. But Xia Ran really doesn't have that confidence. He is not as evil as Gilgamesh, and his heart is dirtier than black mud.

"Ah..." When she saw the shining gold container for the first time, Saber understood it almost instantly and couldn't help choking and biting her lips. "Irisviel..."

Sure enough, it was too late. He had sworn with his sword to protect her, but he failed to do so. He broke his oath, just like he failed to save Britain.

And the most important thing is that she can't forgive herself, she can't accept that just over an hour ago, Irisviel's voice and smile were still so real and clear...it was only an hour ago!

How could Saber have imagined that the cautious warning she gave Irisviel at Liudong Temple before her departure was actually a farewell...

If she had done nothing, would Irisviel still be living well in Liudong Temple?

Once such a thought arises, it can no longer be contained. Self-blame and regret are like poisonous snakes, gnawing at Artoria's heart.

"There is no time to mourn for Irisviel now..."

Xia Ran's calm voice sounded in her ears——

"This is the cursed black mud filled with "all the evil in 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? "

"..."

"..."

"All the evil in this world..."

Saber repeated the name blankly. She first looked at the surrounding auditorium, which was slowly submerged by black waves. Then she subconsciously looked at the magician in front of her: "Did you already know about this kind of thing?" ?”

"Yes, during the Third Holy Grail War sixty years ago, the illegal summons of the Einzbern family not only invalidated the game at that time, but also contaminated the colorless power in the Great Holy Grail..."

Xia Ran answered the knight girl's question without blinking an eye. Although she didn't lie, she selectively answered part of the question and hid part of it, and used some small verbal skills.

"Once the Holy Grail is summoned and the passage is opened, the contaminated black mud inside will flow into the world, just like now... For more specific situations, you can ask Caster, if there is still a chance, because she I have been studying the nature of the Great Holy Grail during this period.”

"Is that so..."

The knight girl felt disappointed, she felt that she understood.

If this is the case, then you can’t blame the other party. The other party probably only knew such a thing because of the research of the magician of the Age of Gods and the Holy Grail War information from sixty years ago, and it is probably not until now that he has truly determined this matter. .

It's no wonder that the other party never mentioned this matter. After all, before seeing it with his own eyes, who can believe that the Holy Grail contains Heixiang?

Even Artoria herself would never believe the other party before. Even during that time, the other party repeatedly said sincerely that she actually did not want to obtain the Holy Grail...

However, she felt very ironic about these words at the time. Who would believe such a pale lie?

But now, in her messy thoughts, she finally seemed to understand something. But at this time, it was too late to regret, or it was useless to regret.

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... In other words, after the Holy Grail War began, Irisviel's ending was already It's doomed, this is an unchangeable fate.

Unless the Holy Grail War never ends and no heroic soul dies, it is only a matter of time before Irisviel, as the Little Holy Grail, loses the normal functions of her human body and disintegrates to give birth to the Holy Grail.

"What should we do now, Master?" She took a deep breath, tried hard to calm down her emotions, gritted her teeth and looked at the magician. "Since you have known about this problem for a long time, you should have made corresponding preparations, right?"

"We did it, but it's of no use now..." Xia Ran shook his head, "Caster and I never thought that something unexpected would happen to Irisviel tonight, and the preparations we made before are of no use now... "

"This..." Saber immediately blamed herself even more. She held the Sword of Victory and squeezed her knuckles so hard that they turned white.

"It has nothing to do with you. In fact, I already knew your plan for tonight. I just thought it would be better to go with the flow and let the couple get together for a while longer. I just didn't expect that Gilgamesh would also interfere..."

Xia Ran seemed to see the girl's thoughts at a glance, so she explained it straightforwardly.

"Master, you don't have to take responsibility for yourself, I understand that this is all my fault..." Artoria smiled reluctantly and gritted her teeth and said, "So at least for now, let me make up for it. "

"So, Saber—"

Xia Ran sighed, narrowed his eyes and looked forward, raised his right wrist, revealing the magic crystal tattoo on the back of his hand.

"In the name of the Command Seal, free the Holy Sword and destroy the Holy Grail."

The next moment, the whirlwind that rolled up instantly dispersed the surrounding flames, and the true outline of the golden sword appeared from the center of the lifted Wind King barrier.

Saber said nothing, clenched her teeth, raised the holy sword high, and with the magical support of the command spell, poured a large amount of magical power into the Sword of Victory - she did not resist this order, but did her best to cooperate.

The next moment, the flood-like light waves that were released 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.

The light slash, which had not lost any strength, was accelerated to the limit. It was like a giant hand that swept across everything and destroyed the building. It traversed the entire music auditorium and hit the Holy Grail floating on the top of the stage.

Without any suspense, the golden container that once belonged to Irisviel quickly lost its form in the scorching heat of the flash, and then disappeared completely.

While maintaining the posture of wielding the sword, Saber subconsciously closed her eyes, not daring 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 auditorium, but also split the entire Civic Hall in two.

The building, which had been burned to ashes from the inside, could no longer withstand such a blow. The upper structure was damaged, and half of the roof, which had lost its support, fell into the auditorium like an avalanche.

Then, 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 when snowflakes are falling, the dark sun appears as if it is a symbol of the end of the world.

Its entity is actually a real "hole".

In other words, it is the magic passage hidden beneath the altar of the Advent Ceremony and the Enzo Mountain on the east side of Miyama Town that is connected to the "Great Holy Grail" magic circle——

The interior of the Great Holy Grail, which has absorbed the energy of the earth's veins for sixty years and now has the souls of four servants, has been filled up and transformed into a huge whirlpool of magic power. This is the true form of the black "hole".

The Holy Grail is only 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-attributed power that was only used to create a breakthrough to the "outside world". However, due to the release of this holy sword, the stabilizing device was burned, but it was dyed with a dark curse color. .

The black mud was like a waterfall at the moment, falling in large quantities from above the ruined citizen hall.

A tsunami-like black mud swallowed up the auditorium on the first floor, then turned into a river through the entrance of the hall and poured out of the building, spreading to the surrounding neighborhoods...

"Wait here..."

Xia Ran gently placed the girl's petite body among the ruins of the second floor, then gave instructions in an unchanging tone, then turned around and flew towards the Holy Grail. At the same time, he fiercely stabbed the rusty magic knife in his left hand. A touch of ground.

His own blood instantly dyed the blade red, and the demon blade immediately buzzed with bloodthirsty excitement...

The user's own blood dyes the blade red, briefly stimulating the power of the magic sword. At this moment, there is nothing that the ebony blade cannot cut.

"I hope the energy-absorbing effect will be stronger...but the time for return is coming anyway." Xia Ran muttered to herself as she quickly approached the dark sun in the sky.