Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

Clang, Clang——!!

The sound of swords and guns was connected continuously, and large sparks were wiped out. The two golden figures had been fighting for hundreds of rounds without knowing it.

The entrance to the stadium.

Finn waved the water-flow spear as gorgeous as a staff and continuously attacked Arturia in front of him.

But as King Arthur, Artoria did not show any weakness. The green wind gathered on the sword, and her capable sword moves steadily caught Finn's fierce attack like a tide.

"King Arthur, you have no reason to fight anymore... I can no longer see any fighting spirit in your eyes."

As the gun and sword collided, their feelings were conveyed to each other.

"No need to talk nonsense, Lancer," Artoria just waved her sword to meet the enemy.

"Fight if you want, and leave if you don't. I'm just fulfilling my duties as a Servant."

"well……"

Finn sighed,"Isn't this just the compulsion of the command spell, or is it a choice you made? In that case, I understand."

"I really envy you, Saber. Although I don’t know what happened, you can make up for the regrets of your life in this way. This is what we expect as Servants.……"

Finn raised his hand to concentrate his magic power, and the water began to gather around him. The trickle turned into a sharp water blade and cut towards Artoria.

"First of all, as a warrior, I want to congratulate you, but I also have the same wish. My master is still waiting for me to rush to his side, so I want to clear all obstacles for him!!"

"King Arthur, I won't show any mercy this time"

"I understand, if this is what you want, then let's have a good showdown, Lsncer."Artoria took a deep breath, raised her sword and looked at Finn firmly.

"Emiya Kiritsugu used a command spell to restrain me. Unless I am knocked down by the enemy, I will never let anyone pass here. This is not only my duty as a Servant, this is also Irisviel's choice, so I will stick to this place."

"Just come on!!"

The sword blade was raised high, cutting off the incoming water blade, and the surging magic power burst out without showing any signs of weakness. The most powerful blow was gathered in the petite body.

After one move, the two of them continued to increase their magic power, preparing to release stronger moves.

"Everyone give in. If you still want to fight at this time, go to Ryudong Temple. The floor tiles there are of good quality."

The sudden familiar voice made the originally solemn atmosphere of the decisive battle suddenly awkward. The extremely nervous Saber and Lancer were stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously turned their heads away. Then they saw Xia Yuan swaggering into the gymnasium in front of them.

"……"

The two knights who were still fighting looked at each other, and the atmosphere immediately became cold.

Finn looked thoughtfully at Xia Yuan who walked in as if nothing had happened, and then at Artoria who was standing in front of him, not knowing what to say.

Why should we treat them differently?

He asked tentatively:"Isn't it the etiquette of asking for a visit?"

"……certainly not! Arturia 's forehead also had veins popping out, and she was even more speechless inside. She didn't have time to think about how Xia Yuan entered the gymnasium under the eyes of their two Servants, and her body jumped into pursuit under the force of the command spell. Get out.

She quickly shouted at him:"Get out of here!" I can't control my body now!"

"Um? It turned out to be Artoria... and she actually chased her? I see, is this the compulsion of the Command Seal? Emiya Kiritsugu really likes to do unnecessary things, but I don’t have time to play around with you now."

Xia Yuan turned his head slightly and glanced at Artoria, who was already close at hand.

"Damn it, get away!"

At the moment when Artoria was chasing, Finn's figure also rushed out. Before he had time to remind Xia Yuan of the danger, the next scene that shocked him happened

"Bear Bear——"

I only heard some kind of burning sound

"That's... flame!!"

Yes, when Artoria's figure instantly arrived behind Xia Yuan, Finn, who was rushing towards him at high speed, was startled. At this distance, even he had no time to stop him.

But the next scene, A scene that shocked him happened. He didn't expect that Xia Yuan just slowly raised his hand, and the light in his eyes flashed in vain. Then he turned around and threw out a ball of pitch-black flames, and a heat wave burst out from his face in an instant. Forced Artoria back!

【Yes, Finn confirmed that he read it correctly! Just now, Xia Yuan was like playing baseball, and he defeated Artoria as Saber in an instant!! 】

Moreover, the dark flame wrapped around his body, the reaction speed, and the aura that only exists in Servants.

Looking at the figure in the center of the flames, Finn couldn't understand what was happening.

"What exactly is going on?"

Artoria was also shocked.

However, the reason why she and Finn were shocked was different. She had fought with Xia Yuan who had merged with Lancelot's spirit base before, and was defeated.

Although Xia Yuan was Yuan borrowed Lancelot's power and used many dirty tricks, but if she lost, she would lose. She would not make excuses for her failure in the heart-to-heart talk after that, and in the dreamland of Dream Patrol. The trip to Avalon also helped her get out of her confusion, so she was grateful to Xia Yuan, so she gave Xia Yuan a warning just now, hoping that he would avoid danger.

What she didn't expect was that. Xia Yuan just glanced at her reminder, and then an oncoming heat wave broke out and forced her out.

He became stronger than when he fought with him!

"Sorry, Artoria, the little selfishness that Lancelot left in the spirit base has been dealt with."

Xia Yuan turned his head and glanced at Artoria who was repelled, and sighed.

"The knot in your heart has been solved for you, and I have repaid Merlin's kindness. I will no longer show mercy to you."

"There are more important things waiting for me to finish now, so I don't have time to continue playing around with you. He glanced at Finn who was surrounding him again, and said,"Lancer, please, it doesn't matter if you hold Saber back or let her leave right here. I'll go in first and help Teacher Kenneth.""

"No problem, I don’t know what exactly happened, but I’m asking you to."Finn came to the side and nodded, and said:

"This Holy Grail War is so weird that even when I ate the salmon of wisdom, I could only see the scene for a moment."

"But my intuition reminds me all the time that you are the source of all this discomfort, but after getting along and getting to know each other for such a long time, I am more willing to believe you."

Finn brandished his spear and pointed it at the gym door. This time it was his turn to guard the door.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Xia Yuan glanced at the blond knight standing in front of him and nodded slightly.

"I'll end this."

After that, he turned around and walked towards the depths of the gymnasium.

He never stopped.

……

……

"You bastard, Emiya Kiritsugu!!"

Inside the complex gymnasium, Kenneth's mood was extremely angry at the moment.

There were people everywhere.���The entrance to the bottom passage was completely destroyed by Emiya Kiritsugu.

The messy rubble and mines hidden in the gaps are so densely packed that if you try to clear the rubble, it will trigger a chain explosion.

This guy actually blocked the entire road!

Kenneth was overwhelmed by this situation. He looked at the blocked road in front of him and saw that there was still little time left. Kenneth had no time to think about anything.

He took out several precious gems of different colors from his pocket, pointed them at the gravel in front of him that turned into a roadblock, and then the magic started

"boom——！！"

Accompanied by a deafening gunshot and a dull sound, two different attacks collided in the lightning flash, raising a large area of dust.

"Despicable guy, I already guessed that you would ambush here."

Kenneth looked at a certain direction in the gymnasium with a cold expression, followed the movement of his hand, and three gems of different red, yellow, and green colors ejected from his palm.

"Roll over, my heart)"

Under the pull of magic power, colorful streamlines of different colors surrounded him in the direction he was looking at according to the trajectory he set, blocking the escape route and blocking the possibility of Emiya Kiritsugu using the inherent timing to escape.

"Traction, my pancreas)"

Then Kenneth stretched out his hand to control the three gems in mid-air to attract and collide with each other. In the end, he only heard a"bang"——！"loud noise.

The red gem erupted with a terrifying magical heat wave, and together with the poisonous gas gathered by the surging green gem, it exploded accurately. Finally, the scattered yellow powder fell on the ground, and the barrier spread out to restrict the enemy to that area.

"Destroy, my enemy)"

A set of merciless gem magic combination skills, whether it is burning the body or poisoning the respiratory tract, the enemy will suffer the most violent double attack in an instant.

As the gem combo spread out, Kenneth raised his hand and took off his white gloves, then poured out a stream of silver liquid and recited the last incantation after him.

"Boil, my blood (Fevor, meisanguis)"

The sharp tentacles, which were condensed like mercury liquid, flew out into the poisonous mist, pierced the target's body and then pulled it out.

It's over. With this kind of knowledge, Kenneth will certainly not make the common mistake of underestimating the enemy again.

Although the magic suit he wears to guard against origin bombs was destroyed by Gilgamesh, he is still a Lord after all, a Lord who has intelligence and knows the enemy thoroughly. As long as he is careful to guard against Emiya Kiritsugu secretly setting off a cold shot, he can do simple things. The defensive measures are still able to ensure one's own safety. To deal with an enemy like Emiya Kiritsugu, it is natural to kill him instantly.

So Kenneth showed no mercy. The terrifying power of a well-prepared Clock Tower Lord was undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

"Huh, don't pretend to be dead, Emiya Kiritsugu. I just deliberately avoided your vital points, just to make you incapacitated."

Kenneth put his hands behind his back and looked leisurely at Emiya Kiritsugu who was hung up by him.

"Now tell me, the passage leading to the underground. If you want to use the Holy Grail to fulfill your wish, you will definitely leave the passage to the Holy Grail."

The weak"Emiya Kiritsugu" looked at Kenneth without saying a word.

"Don't want to say it? Then you don't……"

Boom -

Kenneth frowned, slowly raised his hand and was about to chop off Emiya Kiritsugu's hands and feet first, when suddenly the surrounding buildings collapsed and there were deafening explosions in the distance. The constant light from the fire and the falling debris from the roof made his heart skip a beat.

"You bastard, this place is actually full of explosives!"

"Cough cough cough……"

Faced with Kenneth's roar, Emiya Kiritsugu, who was hanging up at this time, coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood from his lungs and then spoke.

However, the voice coming from Emiya Kiritsugu's mouth was not a gloomy male voice, but a weak female voice, which made Kenneth realize that he had been deceived.

"There’s no need to look for it, Kiritsugu is accompanying Ellie down there... You won’t be able to get through."

"Your fate will only be to be buried here……"

"Fake?! This is a human skin mask and a disguise. No wonder you dare not show up. You are actually an outcast!"

Looking at Maiya in front of him, Kenneth gritted his teeth in anger.

"Let your assistant die for him, Emiya Kiritsugu, how despicable do you have to be before you give up!!"

【Tick, tick!】

"It seems that time is almost up, cough cough cough... Let's die together, the enemies who hinder Kiritsugu."

At this moment, an ominous countdown sound suddenly came from the fake"Emiya Kiritsugu". Kenneth's expression changed drastically, and he quickly controlled the mercury to pierce her vitals, and quickly threw her away.

"Human bomb! You bastard, you actually played this trick! Do you think you can kill me with this little trick?!"

"(Fevor, meisanguis), boil, my blood!"

At the last second when the explosion and flames rose, he released all the moon spirit essence in his body as quickly as possible, and quickly chanted a mantra to wrap himself tightly.

However, due to the serious injury, there was no cure. Maiya also closed her eyes in a daze.

Not long ago, Emiya Kiritsugu completed the final communication with her.

He told Maiya that the Holy Grail War has reached the final step and it is difficult for him to guarantee the next step. What kind of danger will there be ahead? He has already left a huge sum of money and the ticket to leave Fuyuki City in his old place. Let him go and leave here to start a new life.

But... how can he let it go? Ah.

From the day she was saved by Emiya Kiritsugu, she had decided to give her life and the rest of her life to this man, and she would die for him without any hesitation.

So... this was the first and last time she disobeyed Emiya Kiritsugu.

She hid it from Emiya Kiritsugu and brought her equipment to fight Kenneth alone.

Of course she knew that she could do it alone. Facing the heavily armed Clock Tower Lord would undoubtedly be self-destruction, but even so, she was willing to come here to hold off Kenneth, the most threatening enemy for Kiritsugu, even if she lost her life as a result.

"Goodbye, Kiritsugu……"

"I wish you realize your dreams and have a happy life."

The light in her pupils gradually faded, and her hands dropped to the ground. Her heart stopped beating.

The flames and explosions burned her body, along with her wishes, to death.