The Ultimate Lich King

In the darkness sealed in the deep underground, "it" was lost in the abyss. What it dreamed of in its deep sleep were the countless unorganized and far-fetched prayers that were entrusted to it a long time ago.

A beautiful world, a beautiful life, a flawless soul... Because this desire is too strong, all other evils must be entrusted to one place. This is the desire of weak people.

By answering that prayer, "it" once saved a world. There is no sin apart from me, there is no flaw apart from me, I am the only one to be hated, I am the only one to be detested.

By doing that he saved the world and gave them peace.

Therefore... "it" is not a saint who saves people and saves the world. There is no praise, no reverence, no singing, only contempt, only curse, only contempt. At some point, even the name he had when he was a human was taken away, and only the title of his "way of existence" remained, which eventually became a concept passed down from generation to generation.

The infinite darkness sighing in the deepest part of the earth...it used to be a place where infinite possibilities were hidden. One day, "it" entered as a seed and took root. From that day on, it became the belly of a darkness that did not belong to anything, absorbing the endless magic while waiting for the fateful day to arrive.

Then, "it" heard it, really heard it

Someone is calling: "It doesn't matter if I have to bear all the evil in the world. If that can save the world, I will be willing to bear all the evil in the world."

Look, someone is calling you, someone needs you, you are being called together with blessings, then... respond to him, accept him, let everything in this world...

Endless magic is surging, and the darkness that covers everything is taking shape.

It can come true, your wish can come true. "It" said so.

Then……

"Let all the evil in this world come true for you"

Emiya Kiritsugu woke up from his sleep, the sword wound on his chest still aching faintly. Although it had been well bandaged, blood still overflowed through the gauze.

After all, the Sword of Victory Contract is not a mortal thing. It is an extremely powerful holy sword, and its properties are extremely restrained by the magic practiced by Emiya Kiritsugu. It can be said that such a weapon penetrated the body of Emiya Kiritsugu, who was just an ordinary person, and he was lucky not to directly kill him.

Ah...that's right, Saber betrayed him, so he has to rely on himself to fight for the rest of the war. With this broken body, it doesn't matter what the price is, we must win this Holy Grail War, with more Holy Grails!

"Kiritsugu, are you awake?!"

The movement in the room alerted Kuu Maiya who was guarding the door. The girl walked in and looked at Emiya Kiritsugu with concern as he stood up from the bed with difficulty.

"I'm fine. This little injury is nothing. The Matou family's magic is not for showing off. It's just a sword wound. Even if the body is torn to pieces, it doesn't matter. relation."

Seeing Emiya Kiritsugu's indifferent eyes, Kuu Maiya couldn't help but tighten her palms. The girl wanted to say something, but in the end she chose silence.

"I have no room to look back, Maiya. I can only keep going like this... until I reach the end of hell."

Standing up from the bed, Emiya Kiritsugu lit up a cigarette out of habit, and immediately put on his black coat and planned to go out.

But at this moment, Maiya came closer from behind and immediately hugged Emiya Kiritsugu's body tightly.

"That doesn't matter, even if it's hell, as long as it's you, I'm willing to move forward with you!"

Emiya Kiritsugu said nothing to Maiya's true feelings. The man just took a puff of cigarette silently, gently pushed away the body of the girl holding him, and then moved on.

Kuu Maiya didn't say anything else. The girl didn't complain at all, but just followed the urgent need to move forward without any regrets.

From the moment Emiya Kiritsugu picked her up, the girl no longer lived for herself.

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Emiya Kiritsugu didn't know that Rider had withdrawn last night, while Toki Tosaka, who was well-informed on the other side, felt that he had a complete chance of victory.

Rider, the most threatening Servant, has withdrawn. Now he is one step closer to his long-cherished wish...

Tokiomi Tosaka was thinking like this, but he never expected that his last enemy would be a contestant from the Einzbern family, the man who adopted his daughter. And he also got help from Saber. Although Saber and Rider were both defeated in the battle last night, she was still a formidable enemy that could not be ignored.

Of course, Tokiomi Tosaka firmly believes that he, who has the strongest trump card as the King of Heroes, will definitely win.

As for now, it is time for his student Kotomine Kirei to leave Japan temporarily and stay away from the whirlpool of the Holy Grail War. Anyway, he had lost his Servant, so Kotomine Kirei's departure and stay in Tohsaka Tokiomi's eyes didn't seem to be important at all.

At this time, in Tohsaka's mansion, Tohsaka Tokiomi was having final talks with his trusted disciples.

"The closer it gets to you leaving, the more reluctant I feel to leave. No matter what, I hope you can inherit your father Risei's legacy and continue to help my Tohsaka family realize their long-cherished wish..." Tokiomi Tosaka said.

"I'm so ashamed that I caused so much trouble to you, mentor, at the last moment." Kirei raised his head and saw the sincere and sincere look in Tokiomi's eyes, and couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"Although I am very helpless and regretful, please withdraw from this war, Kirei." Tokiomi Tosaka looked at Kotomine Kirei and said.

"Understood, my mentor." Kotomine Kirei said.

Tokiomi Tosaka nodded with satisfaction and said.

"You are a reassuring person. I want my daughter to learn more from you. After this Holy Grail War is over, Kirei, you can guide her as Rin's master."

Tokiomi then took a letter that had been placed on the corner of the table and handed it to Kirei.

"...Teacher, what is this?"

"Although the writing is relatively simple, it can be regarded as something like a suicide note."

Tokiomi said this with a helpless smile.

"In case, although the probability is very low, it is possible, if something unexpected happens to me. I am writing here to hand over the head of the Tohsaka family to Rin, and you will be her guardian until she comes of age. As long as Submit this letter to the 'Clock Tower' and the association will naturally take care of the rest."

This time, Kirei finally went beyond just being perfunctory with words, and seriously accepted the responsibilities entrusted to him by Tokiomi from the bottom of his heart. After all, Kirei is also a holy person. It is his duty to discharge honestly and firmly the responsibilities entrusted to him by others.

"Please leave it to me. Even if my disciple's abilities are limited, he will definitely do his best to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of your daughter."

"Thank you, Kirei."

Too many things have happened in this war that are beyond his imagination. His plan is gradually no longer able to control the overall situation as before. However, Tokiomi Tohsaka still wants to give it a try, so now he can only He left everything to his most trusted disciples.