Chapter 23 Summoning Heroic Spirits

It was 1994, a year that will be remembered forever.

A fire broke out in Fuyuki City.

The Fuyuki Civic Hall, which had a total investment of more than 8 billion yen, collapsed overnight, and a black torrent of destruction fell from the sky, pouring on it like a waterfall.

The killing began.

At this time, people were enjoying a peaceful sleep. The black mud of death smelled their lives and turned into a burning curse to attack them.

Burned down houses and gardens. Whether people were sleeping or woke up and wanted to escape, they were all burned to death.

More than 500 people died, and 134 buildings were burned down.

The feast of death dyed the night sky a fiery red, and it lasted for a long time.

Under this unparalleled destruction, the only survivor fell to the ground, opened his lifeless eyes, and deeply imprinted the tragic scene in front of him in his mind.

Although he was a survivor, he knew in his heart that such a description would soon become a thing of the past.

Next, I will be burned to death by the flames, drowned by the black mud, or choked to death in the thick smoke?

It was so painful beyond imagination that even living was a torture. I even thought it would be easier to die.

However, a man who looked like a walking corpse found me.

... I still remember the expression of that man.

With tears in his eyes, he was happy from the bottom of his heart because he found a living person.

—— Because his expression was so joyful.

I thought that the person who was saved was not me, but that man.

But that emotion, that feeling of being touched, was so real that it was passed on to me.

Ah ah...

I decided that I would shoulder the expectations of this man and live on behalf of the victims as a survivor.

My life is for dedication and for others.

The red figure kept flashing in the platinum light. At this point, it is no longer clear whether it is the memory of the time traveler or some fragments from a distant time.

Only that obsession is so real that it is imprinted deep in the mind of that young man.

If possible, if I could go back to before the disaster -

Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely... Absolutely stop it!

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Magic is something beyond common sense, which refers to the phenomenon of achieving something that can be done under common sense in an uncommon way.

But magic does not include "things that humans cannot achieve", and the ability to do such things is called "magic".

In the final analysis.

Magic is both human wisdom and the world.

Magic is not included in it, but the loneliness hanging in the sky.

The first one at the beginning changed everything.

The second one that followed admitted countless.

The third one that followed showed the future.

The fourth one that opened the door hid the figure.

Then the fifth one that ended had already lost its meaning (seat).

The only magic left in the world, except for the second and fifth ones, is still like the fruit of Eden, waiting for humans to pick it.

The third law, soul materialization, is based on the infinite energy of the soul's perpetual motion, and uses the immortal soul as a template to create a perfect body that matches it.

It depicts a new possibility for the future of mankind.

During the sleeping time, the new moon gradually absorbed the fragments of the third law and finally saw part of its essence.

As long as the soul is immortal, the energy it possesses is infinite. The so-called immortal soul relies on emotions to support it - emotions become power, and the soul creates miracles. People who have lost their seven emotions and six desires are zombies who are not qualified to complete the third law.

It is for this reason that the Winter Saint, who is an artificial person, cannot master the third law at all, and Einzbern, who is trapped in the wind and snow, cannot achieve his long-cherished wish.

Even with the Holy Grail, it is still the same.

"... There is a familiar breath on you."

The black mud surged up, outlining a curvy figure, leaning over the sleeping person and breathing:

"Empty, nothing, not belonging to this world, hates and loves humans."

"If you want to be saved, fill me up."

So, the sleeping person woke up from the bizarre dream.

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[Consciousness awakens, existence is being reshaped]

[Reshaped successfully]

[Estimated activity time: 700 hours]

The platinum particles gathered and reshaped a well-proportioned body. The naked young man stood in the center of the large hole, closed his eyes and stretched out his hand. After taking out clothes from the diamond space and dressing neatly, he opened his golden eyes.

The long-lost magic power filled his body, accelerating the return of Shuoyue's consciousness, and the active spiritual veins around him were also invisibly foreshadowing the arrival of a certain moment.

Now it is a year later.

The seemingly peaceful Fuyuki City has gathered wind and clouds to welcome the challengers who are desperate for their wishes.

"I see... It's about to start." The handsome young man smiled and shook his sleeves. A year seemed to have no effect on him. Even the elegant kimono on his body was brand new.

But now he is ready to welcome the Holy Grail War.

Now - it's time to summon the heroic spirit.

Spreading out his hands, his fingers moved rhythmically, as if connecting two places outside the radius, and molten iron that had been sealed long ago flowed out.

For Shuoyue, whose attribute is "sword", the molten iron melted by the ritual sword is his best summoning material.

Tie Shui drew a pattern of the magic circle on the ground. He drew four retreat arrays and then surrounded them with summoning arrays. The order could not be changed.

It was obvious that he had memorized a lot of knowledge at the Einzbern's house, but Sakuyue still recalled it over and over again to avoid any possibility of omissions.

Taking a deep breath, the young man closed his eyes and said loudly as if he was feeling something:

"Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill!"

"It is repeated five times, but is abandoned when it is full."

As the syllables were uttered, a switch between the tangible and the intangible was turned on in Shuoyue's body.

From this moment on, the existence of Shuoyue removed the human part of himself and turned it into a mysterious part just to complete it.

The consciousness of being a human being conveys pain, and hates Shuo Yue who has abandoned the attribute of "humanity".

And this kind of pain happened in secret corners of different places at the same time.

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"The foundation is made of silver and iron, the foundation is made of stone and the contract. The Grand Duke, my ancestor, Xiubain Ogu. Use the iron wall to block the coming wind, seal the four doors, and the three-way road from the crown to the kingdom circulates endlessly."

Under Tosaka's mansion in Miyama Town, Tokiomi Tokiomi drew a magic circle while chanting loudly. The material used to draw the magic circle is not the blood of living sacrifices, but gems melted into a liquid state. For this day, Tokiomi had accumulated a lot of magic-infused gems for a long time. Today, he used all these gems in the ceremony, even if he incurred a huge debt.

Standing next to his mentor, Kotomine Kirei stared directly at the holy relic placed on the altar.

It is said that it is the first molted snake skin fossil in the world.

Even Kirei couldn't help but feel afraid at the thought of the heroic spirits that this holy relic would summon.

Now he finally understood the reason for Tokiomi's confidence. No one could win the heroic spirit Tokiomi chose as long as he was a servant.

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"Is it enough to use such a simple ritual?"

In the snowy Winter City, Irisviel looked at the simple and crude summoning array on the ground, which was a bit unexpected.

"Perhaps you will be disappointed, but the summoning of the servant does not require such a grand spirit seance ceremony."

Emiya Kiritsugu explained while carefully checking whether the pattern drawn with mercury was distorted or mottled:

"This is because the one who actually summons the Servants is not the Magician, but the Holy Grail. As the Master, I only need to anchor the appearing Servants to this world and provide them with magic power to materialize them."

As if he was satisfied with the completion of the magic circle, the man stood up and glanced at the altar in the center, where the summoning catalyst was placed.

It was a scabbard with a golden background and blue lines. It was slightly smooth, reflecting the inscription on the scabbard.

Emiya Kiritsugu stared at this sacred relic of great significance, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

If his guess is correct, then this Holy Grail War may be more difficult than he imagined.

"It's starting, Ellie." He whispered

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"Let's get started, Sakura. Stand far away."

In the hidden basement, Matou Kariya drew a magic circle and signaled the purple-haired girl beside him to stay away.

Seeing the girl's worried look, Kariya couldn't help but smile: "If Sakuyue comes back and sees you like this, I might be shocked."

"Isn't now the time to talk about this, Uncle Kariya?" Sakura reminded, "If you want to restrain the violent heroic spirit, you must be serious."

"Yes, that's right." Matou Kariya patted his cheek and focused himself again, "Come on, let me see who will answer my call."

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Located in a corner of Miyama Town, deep in the jungle, dripping blood draws an extremely precise magic circle. At first glance, it looks like a cult scene, but the corpse of a chicken thrown aside illustrates the source of the blood.

"Very good, it's done." The young man who came from the clock tower in a foreign country wiped the sweat off his face, and with the passion for magic and the willpower to move forward towards the goal, he began to chant a mysterious mantra.

The young man named "Webber Velvet" wants to prove to his lecturer and the decaying clock tower that even without noble blood, he can still make some spectacular achievements!

"——Announcement!"

With the spirit and recklessness of a young man, Weber began to sing.

"You obey my orders, and my life is entrusted to your sword!"

"If you wish to live in the Holy Grail, follow this will and follow this principle, then you should do it!"

The feeling of magic that surrounds the whole body is something that no magician can escape, and the chills and pain caused by the circulatory movement of magic circuits in the body.

However, in Emiya Kiritsugu's view, such pain is nothing more than a necessary means to achieve his goal.

Come on, tell what's really on his mind!

"I swear here, I will accomplish all good deeds in the world, and I will suppress all evil deeds in the world!"

Gritting his teeth, Matou Kariya's low roar echoed in the basement:

"But you should blind yourself with chaos and serve me!"

Compared to the others, Kariya's chant had two more verses, and the pain he endured was doubled - but this time, it was Matou Kariya's own choice.

He was willing to defeat that person.

Under Sakura's worried gaze, the man with black hair and black eyes gritted his teeth and spoke with infinite determination:

"You are the one imprisoned in the cage of madness, and I am the one holding the chains!"

Come on, Berserker who can crush that guy under your feet!

Derailed by reality and farewell to common sense, Shuo Yue was fascinated by the charm of the magician. In the surging chant, he did not realize that an excited smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"You are the Seven Heavens who are entangled with the three great speaking spirits and come from the Wheel of Suppression - the guardian of the scales!"

In a common chant that was coincidental enough to be called a miracle, different figures appeared in the world in dazzling light.

Some are shining with golden light, some are clear and awe-inspiring, some are tall and heroic, and some are filled with black energy.

And the one standing in front of the golden-eyed young man is like the new moon of the earth shining on the stars and sky——

Bright, beautiful, and extremely familiar.

Then--

At this time, the cold questions echoed throughout the night forests, deep basements, deep auditoriums and large caves.

"Answer me, are you the Master who called me?"

Come on, guess whose girl this is? (Although it’s already been revealed)

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