pertwk Chapter 197 A Shattered Dream
Chapter 197 A Shattered Dream
Chapter 198 A Shattered Dream
In the depths of the Sky Garden.
Everything here was trembling constantly, as if it might collapse at any moment.
And that is indeed the case.
Soil and sand occasionally fall, and the frequency is increasing.
I don't know when this place will be completely destroyed, eventually burying everything.
Even so, the four people standing there showed no sign of panic.
They simply gazed at each other.
"What a pity!"
The first to speak was Caster Shakespeare from the red team.
He was merely a writer in his lifetime and had no close combat abilities whatsoever.
Therefore, he never participated in the main battle.
All he can do is rely on his inherent skills and Noble Phantasms to assist and provide support.
But he is a writer.
He wanted to see a fantastical and magnificent story.
Just as he had imagined seeing in Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's story.
Although it has only just begun, his brilliant mind already has a wealth of inspiration and ideas.
But to his surprise, the story, which had just begun, suddenly ended.
In other words, the story he wanted to write was inexplicably interrupted and left unfinished right after it began.
How could Shakespeare accept this?
That's why he made such a remark.
"Wait, perhaps this story could be written like this?"
A new idea suddenly struck Shakespeare.
Glancing at the Master beside him, Shakespeare suddenly understood.
Although he can no longer write the fantasy story known as the Holy Grail War, he can write the story of this Far Eastern saint who wandered for seventy years in vain.
After all, he's best at writing tragedies.
"oh!!!"
Inspired, Shakespeare immediately began to rapidly jot down the story in his mind in his notebook.
His speed is exceptionally amazing.
It takes less than three seconds to write a page.
This is perhaps the ability he gained after becoming a Servant.
In short, while Joan of Arc and Amakusa Shiro Tokisada were confronting each other, Shakespeare was loudly writing his story.
This made the space noisy.
But the other three people present ignored him.
"I have prepared for this Holy Grail War for seventy years for the sake of my long-cherished wish, but I never expected it to end in this way."
He couldn't help but shake his head.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada felt extremely helpless at this moment.
Although he seemed to still have a chance at this point, he actually had no way out.
His follower Semiramis is dead.
The timing was terrible.
To be honest, Semiramis's death was too sudden.
She was clearly dominating Joan of Arc just moments before; if she had held out a little longer, Joan of Arc would have surely died.
Even when Shirou Kotomine suddenly appeared, Semiramis remained completely calm.
He then immediately blocked the opponent's attack and used magic to capture the opponent.
At that time, neither Semiramis nor Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, who was dealing with the Holy Grail, believed there was absolutely no problem.
But Shirou Kotomine's sudden execution shattered their confidence completely.
The sudden wooden stake pierced through Semiramis's spiritual core.
At that time, even if Amakusa Shiro Tokisada wanted to use Command Seals to provide support, he was already powerless to do so.
too suddenly.
It all happened so suddenly.
Everything was going smoothly just a moment ago.
But the dream shattered the next moment, and his long-cherished wish was ended.
If it weren't for Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's unwavering resolve, he would probably have completely broken down by now, leaving only hysteria.
"Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, what exactly do you want to do?"
At this moment, Joan of Arc could finally ask the question that had always been in her heart.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's ultimate goal.
What exactly does he want to do that would cause him to be brought here?
"My long-cherished wish!"
"That would be a salvation for all of humanity!"
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada opened his arms as if to embrace the world.
He was incredibly radiant at that moment.
Joan of Arc was immediately overwhelmed by his will.
But Kotomine Shirou was completely unaffected. He walked straight ahead, casually passing Amakusa Shirou Tokisada.
"You guys keep talking, I have things to do."
Kotomine Shirou wouldn't stand here listening to Amakusa Shirou Tokisada's wild fantasies.
This place could collapse completely at any moment.
Before that, he needs to put the Greater Grail into his alternate dimension for safety.
Although the Hanging Gardens are thousands of meters above the ground, most Servants cannot reach such a height on their own.
But if they go down there, they still have the ability.
With these pebbles around, they wouldn't even get hurt.
But the Greater Grail won't work.
This isn't the kind of cup that can be considered a treasure.
It is a sophisticated ritual magic core, which does not have the same resilience as a Servant.
If it were to fall from a height of thousands of meters, the Holy Grail would definitely be shattered.
Therefore, Shirou Kotomine needs to protect it as soon as possible.
As for Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's long-cherished wish?
Kotomine Shirou knew about that kind of thing.
The salvation of all mankind.
This was indeed the ideal of this Far Eastern sage.
His method was to have the Holy Grail bathe everyone around him in the light of the Third Law, materializing their souls.
Then he traveled the world with the Greater Grail through the Hanging Gardens.
In order to enable all mankind to achieve immortality.
This was Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's purpose.
It is also something that the inhibitory force wants to stop.
After all, if this wish could actually be fulfilled, then the world would perish.
Thus, Joan of Arc came into being.
However, all of that is in the past.
At this point, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's goal had been completely thwarted.
Even standing here, Shirou Kotomine can see the view outside.
After Semiramis' death, the Hanging Gardens showed signs of disintegration.
Karna and Achilles immediately abandoned their plan to continue fighting and began searching for their Masters in the Hanging Gardens.
At this moment, they have found their Master.
But they had all been controlled by the potion to the point of losing their minds.
Seeing this, Karna and Achilles realized that they had been deceived by Amakusa Shiro Tokisada and Semiramis.
This undoubtedly infuriated them.
Although they had already left the Hanging Gardens together and gone to the ground.
But the hatred he felt for the genius Shiro Tokisada was real.
Once their Master awakens, this hatred will likely deepen even further.
Even if Amakusa Shiro Tokisada doesn't die, he will definitely be hunted down by both the red and black sides, as well as the referee.
At this point, the only servant he could recruit was Shakespeare, who was his support.
Moreover, this support character still has a Master.
Once his Master awakens, a single Command Spell can summon him back.
He had no power to sever the connection between Shakespeare and his master.
Unless his Master is killed.
But by this time, his Master had already been rescued by Karna and Achilles.
In this situation, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada had no chance of turning the tide.
He has utterly failed.
That's why he stood there obediently, waiting for Joan of Arc to arrive.
Both are saints in Catholicism.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada wanted to have a talk with Jeanne d'Arc.
"However, their conversation doesn't seem to be going very well!"
Just as he reached the Holy Grail, Shirou Kotomine heard the sounds of battle coming from behind him.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada and Jeanne d'Arc have already started fighting.
Although both of them were saints with unwavering faith.
However, having a firm belief does not mean having the same belief.
When beliefs conflict, the stronger the belief, the greater the conflict.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada and Joan of Arc are examples of this.
But Shirou Kotomine completely ignored what followed.
In Kotomine Shirou's view, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada had no chance against Jeanne d'Arc.
He was destined to lose.
Therefore, Shirou Kotomine focused his energy on the Greater Grail in front of him.
"This is the Greater Grail!"
Looking at the spherical Holy Grail before him, Shirou Kotomine couldn't help but feel excited.
At this point, Shirou Kotomine was no longer the novice magician with limited magical knowledge he once was.
His magic skills were extremely refined at this time.
Through the sphere before him, he saw a great deal of profound magic knowledge.
Compared to the Greater Grail itself, Shirou Kotomine actually wants the knowledge to construct the Greater Grail more.
And the spell to summon Servants using the Greater Grail.
These were all things that Kotomine Shirou was extremely interested in.
Once you fully grasp this knowledge, when faced with a dilemma, Shirou Kotomine can create the Greater Grail and then make a wish.
That's right, Shirou Kotomine wants to use the Greater Grail like the Dragon Balls.
And this is only the basic part.
As for going deeper...
Shirou Kotomine wants to become the Holy Grail himself.
As is well known, the Holy Grail is not omnipotent.
He is called the wish-granting machine because he can quickly fulfill the wishes of those who make them through magic and spells.
In this process, magic alone is not enough.
This also requires magic spells.
This is the magic formula that Shirou Kotomine wants.
Once Shirou Kotomine has completely mastered it, he will become a human Holy Grail.
In that case, how is he any different from a god?
Perhaps Shirou Kotomine at that time could do more than those real gods could.
Kotomine Shirou thought to himself.
These ideas were all born from Shirou Kotomine.
These ideas arose because of the spatial jumps brought about by Astolfo's eagle.
This realization made Shirou Kotomine understand many things.
The value of many things is not just the thing itself; perhaps the composition of those treasures is even more precious.
It was with this idea that Shirou Kotomine discovered another of Astolfo's Noble Phantasms.
That is, the magic book that contains all the knowledge of magic.
Using the same line of thinking, Shirou Kotomine then thought of the Holy Grail.
These are all just ideas right now.
Even Shirou Kotomine isn't sure if he can become a true master.
But this is an opportunity.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
If Shirou Kotomine can actually do this, it will be an unimaginable gain for him.
This was also a gain that was enough to completely transform him.
Just thinking about it makes Shirou Kotomine incredibly excited.
"Bang!"
A breaking sound suddenly rang out.
This space finally couldn't hold on any longer.
The ceiling above Kotomine Shirou and the others began to tilt downwards.
This place is about to crumble.
Upon seeing this, Shirou Kotomine immediately touched the Greater Grail with his palm and then transferred it into his own alternate dimension.
After Kotomine Shirou's several time travels.
At this time, the alternate dimension has grown greatly by absorbing the spatial power of the space it was in when it traveled through.
Its scope is now vastly different from what it used to be.
At this moment, Shirou Kotomine's alternate dimension was even larger than this Hanging Gardens.
It's very easy to put the Greater Grail in.
By the time Kotomine Shirou had finished everything, the battle between Jeanne d'Arc and Amakusa Shirou Tokisada in the distance had already been decided.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada was defeated.
But at the moment of his defeat and death, Shakespeare cheered.
"It's finished! Another masterpiece of mine is complete!"
Shakespeare tossed the manuscript into the air and cheered excitedly.
He laughed loudly and wildly.
The next moment, Shakespeare's laughter stopped.
A black physical key pierced through his head.
"Now that the book is finished, you have no value to exist."
3
"Walking slowly from behind," said Shirou Kotomine with a smile.
At the same time, numerous small cursed spirits flew out of Kotomine Shirou's body, picked up the drafts on the ground, and handed them to him.
From the moment Shakespeare started yelling, Shirou Kotomine wanted to kill him on the spot.
Death was his inevitable end.
However, Shirou Kotomine was very interested in the works that Shakespeare was writing.
This is, after all, a world-renowned writer.
Therefore, Kotomine Shirou has kept him until now.
Therefore, the moment his work was completed was also the moment he died.
After killing Shakespeare, Kotomine Shirou began absorbing the essence of Shakespeare and Amakusa Shirou Tokisada.
These two were originally on Kotomine Shirou's list of those he was going to abandon.
But in reality, Shirou Kotomine had not released the souls of any of his Servants at this time.
In this Holy Grail War, the essence of all the Servants who died were absorbed by Shirou Kotomine.
Because he hasn't made a final decision yet.
So he planned to wait until all the enemies were dealt with before deciding who to put into the Greater Grail.
At this moment, Shirou Kotomine was pleased with himself for being so cautious.
Astolfo's discovery taught Shirou Kotomine that every Servant, no matter what kind, has their own merits.
Nobody knows who will be the next Astolfo.
Therefore, Shirou Kotomine is preparing to do a thorough selection.
His previous caution gave him an opportunity.
So that he won't regret it in the future.
After absorbing the essences of Amakusa Shiro Tokisada and Shakespeare, Kotomine Shirou looked at Jeanne d'Arc.
Meanwhile, Jeanne d'Arc was also looking at Kotomine Shirou.
"What's wrong?"
"I ask Shirou Kotomine," Shirou Kotomine said doubtfully.
"Let me see how you absorb Servants."
Joan of Arc said.
She was indeed very curious about this.
After all, she had never heard of such a thing before.
"That's how it is as you see it." Kotomine Shirou smiled and said, "If you're really interested, I can let you observe it properly later, but right now we need to escape."
Glancing at the increasingly dangerous surroundings, Shirou Kotomine immediately accepted Astolfo's power.
Then he summoned the eagle.
Kotomine Shirou leaped onto the back of the hawk and reached out his hand to Jeanne d'Arc.
"Come up."
"ah!?"
Jeanne d'Arc was momentarily stunned as she looked at Shirou Kotomine's palm.
She reached out her hand, but stopped in front of Kotomine Shirou's palm.
Seeing this, Kotomine Shirou grabbed Jeanne's hand and pulled her into his arms. "Ready, the hawk is about to take off."
Kotomine Shirou whispered in Jeanne's ear.
Junying responded with a scream.
Before Joan of Arc could prepare, the eagle took flight and flew outside.