A certain crossover anime's nuclear-powered sword immortal

With a touch of trepidation, Kallen raised her right hand, which was imbued with a Command Seal.

"I command it with a command spell—"

The Throne of Heroes is the place where those who made pacts with Alaya or the legendary heroes who fell in battle are located. Beings who become Heroic Spirits are freed from the constraints of time and move to the Throne of Heroes, located outside the world.

When a Master performs a ritual to interfere with the Greater Grail, the Greater Grail borrows information from the Heroic Spirit's true form located on the Throne of Heroes. This information (the purest soul of the Heroic Spirit) is then infused into the framework of "Class," creating a Heroic Spirit clone that is a Servant.

The Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City involved injecting the souls of six deceased Servants into the Lesser Grail. By using their power to return to the Throne of Heroes located outside the world, a hole was created in this world. The immense magical power accumulated in the Greater Grail was then used to fix this hole, thus creating a door to the outside world.

As long as the Greater Grail enters a state of rest, Servants will accumulate as magical energy.

When all seven are gathered, the Servant's core will be released, their heroic spirit bodies will be destroyed from the mortal world, and the time it takes for the core to return to the Throne of Heroes will be calculated, in an attempt to fix the path to the Throne.

Joan of Arc is a Heroic Spirit. Her original human body was destroyed long ago, so the possibility of her reaching the inner world is definitely not zero.

Even so, it's still only a "non-zero" level, the kind that can be resolved by quantum tunneling if you hit a wall. However, since the seat of the Heroic Spirits is separated from the timeline, the number of trials can be said to be close to infinite.

As Kallen cast the Command Spell, a crimson light immediately shone.

It's impossible to know how many Command Seals would be needed to bring Joan of Arc back to life.

However, it appears that each Command Seal possesses immense magical power capable of performing grand magic.

This immense magical power was then used to build a bridge to the Throne of Heroes.

Of course, without Shirou's presence, such an operation would be meaningless, because no modern magician possesses the power to pull a Heroic Spirit from the Throne of Heroes in such a violent manner.

"With the power of the Command Spell—"

After Kallen activated the power of the Command Spell, less than ten seconds later, the bridge's magic was almost exhausted.

Of course, this amount of time is enough for Shirou.

His divine power transformed into incredibly strong threads, which rushed into the Throne of Heroes along the path of the Command Spell's magic, binding Joan of Arc, who had just returned.

As a holy, milky-white light lingered in the air, the girl with golden braids once again revealed her form.

"here it is……?"

However, the sword she wore at her waist had completely disappeared because it had already been used.

Chapter 54 A Traitor Among Us

The only remaining Noble Phantasm available is "My Lord is Here (Luminosite Eternelle)".

Joan of Arc gazed blankly at the street scene shrouded in moonlight, unable to immediately grasp her current situation.

"Why am I..."

She couldn't understand her current situation. Not long ago, she had perished after using her final Noble Phantasm, "La Pucelle," but now she had been reborn. This was definitely not Alaya's doing.

Alaya, as a 'restraining force', is generated from the subconscious desire of all humans (primates) to survive. Generally, people hope that their world will continue indefinitely, so humans reproduce, defend peace, and create a better future.

There may be some resentful humans among them, who wish for the destruction of humanity and the world. However, such anti-human beings are ultimately a minority in the grand scheme of things, so "Alaya" will not pay attention to such beings.

However, if a force emerges that has the ability and desire to destroy humanity, Alaya will have no choice but to intervene.

It will guide some heroes who will save the world, giving them the power of hope for all humanity, and eliminate this factor.

This is why humanity has not been able to be wiped out to this day—it is due to the regulation of Alaya. Some people may think that this is a bit far-fetched. It is clearly the result of humanity's own efforts, so why say that it is Alaya's help? But don't forget that Alaya itself is an integration of the collective consciousness of humanity.

Besides the 'Restraint Force' 'Alaya' which acts to protect humanity, there is another similar entity, 'Gaia' which acts to protect the planet.

Gaia also wanted to avoid the consciousness of world destruction, but Gaia responded not to "humanity" but to "the planet (Earth)". Under normal circumstances, the survival consciousness of humans and the planet is the same, which is to protect this world.

However, there is still a possibility that the two will abandon each other. For example, humans have been trying to find a second Earth. If a second habitable planet is found, will humans still protect Earth as they do now?

Therefore, if humanity has the idea of ​​ruining the Earth, Gaia will destroy humanity, while Alaya cannot stand idly by and watch humanity perish, and will definitely ensure humanity's survival, even if it means opposing Gaia.

At the same time, unlike Alaya, Gaia doesn't care whether humans live on Earth or not, as long as the planet is fine. Even if humans disappear like the dinosaurs did, Gaia won't care as long as the planet is safe. Alaya, on the other hand, doesn't care if humans live on Earth or move to other planets, as long as humans survive.

Because humanity currently depends on Earth, the two restraining forces have similar objectives. Gaia's consciousness, like nature, will bestow material gifts as well as inflict large-scale losses. When these losses occur, Alaya does not intervene because it knows that humanity will not perish as a result. If a cataclysmic flood were to occur, a revelation similar to Noah's Ark might appear.

"So...could it be..."

Thinking of a possible Joan of Arc, she cast a somewhat surprised and suspicious glance at the smiling man.

At that moment, she sensed something was wrong.

"I've missed you terribly, Miss Joan of Arc, even though it's only been a few seconds."

Shirou raised an eyebrow and looked at Jeanne, who was staring at him warily.

"Now can we talk properly?"

"Your power doesn't belong to this world at all. What is your purpose?!"

Clutching the Holy Lance tightly, Jeanne d'Arc felt extremely uneasy after experiencing Shirou's overwhelming power.

Saber had already regained her mobility and immediately wanted to draw her sword and step forward to avenge the humiliation of being imprisoned.

However, Joan of Arc raised her left hand again on the way, and the crimson Command Seal shone brightly.

"Command Spell activated—"

In an instant, Saber, who had just begun to move, was once again bound by the power of the Command Spell.

"hateful……!!"

Saber's hand, gripping her sword, trembled with rage as she stood rooted to the spot, glaring resentfully at the blonde girl with braided hair.

At the same time, Jeanne d'Arc, wielding the white holy lance, had arrived in front of Shirou. The white flag of the holy lance fluttered as the tip of the lance flew towards Shirou's neck!

Whoosh!

In that instant, Shirou's body leaned back at an incredible angle, and the spear tip narrowly missed his nose.

As Joan of Arc's body was pulled back by the momentum of swinging the Holy Lance, Shirou rushed forward without hesitation, grabbed the Holy Lance in Joan's hand with his right hand, and kicked her in the abdomen at the same time.

Bang————!

"Ugh!"

After a dull thud, the girl's body flew backward.

Because Shirou's power far surpasses hers, even though Jeanne has restrained much of her strength, she still cannot control her Holy Lance.

As the Noble Phantasm slipped from her grasp, Jeanne d'Arc's body rolled uncontrollably a distance on the ground.

Her dark blue dress and silver light armor were inevitably stained with dust at this moment.

Shirou weighed the girl's holy spear in his hand. The white spear spun nimbly in his hand, its tip flashing and making a whistling sound as it flew through the air, while the white banner with its gold emblem fluttered.

"Now that you've lost your Noble Phantasm, how will you fight me, Jeanne d'Arc?"

Shirou, holding the girl's holy lance, walked towards her step by step.

"..." Jeanne d'Arc was clearly injured after being kicked by Shirou. She clutched her lower abdomen with her right hand, looking somewhat pained.

First she lost her trump card, then her Noble Phantasm was stolen, and now she is at a complete disadvantage in close combat. Jeanne felt an indescribable sense of powerlessness welling up in her heart.

At the critical moment, she looked at Kallen, who was her Master.

Although she has two Command Seals that can be used on other Servants, there is only Saber here, and she has already used up her Command Seals twice before.

"Master, please use a Command Spell to restore me!"

At this moment, the saintess was unaware that it was Kallen who had resurrected her after her power had been greatly diminished.

"I..." Kallen hesitated, biting her lip, then looked at Shirou.

Joan of Arc was somewhat taken aback by her actions at that moment.

At that moment, Shirou spoke up.

"Use the Command Spell, Kallen, and transfer the Saintess to me. This will be my repayment for what happened back then, okay?"

"Ah... um, I understand."

Karen glanced at Joan of Arc one last time, then looked away and closed her eyes, as if she didn't want to see Joan of Arc suffering.

Chapter Fifty-Five: Punishing the Holy Maiden

"By command of the Command Spell, transfer Ruler to Orihara Shirou!"

The Command Seal's magic, comparable to a grand magic spell, was activated at this moment. Joan of Arc felt an irresistible force transferring her ownership to the man who was walking towards her.

Jeanne looked at Kallen, whose eyes were closed, with despair in her eyes. She never imagined that she would be betrayed by her Master at the last moment!

Finally, Shirou stood before Jeanne d'Arc and, under the girl's resentful gaze, reached out and pinched her chin.

"It's very bad to make judgments about others after you've assumed you have invincible power."

"what you up to?"

Joan of Arc had just experienced the feeling of being betrayed by someone she trusted, and now she was in an extremely bad mood.

"You wanted to know what kind of person I am, right? You'll find out soon enough."

As Shirou said this, he looked at the girl he had captured and felt that the saintess, who had seemed somewhat fierce just now, now looked much more pleasing to the eye.

Then, Shirou raised his hand, and the Command Seal he had never used before emitted a light.

As she saw the crimson light begin to shine, despair returned to Joan of Arc's eyes.

"Use the power of the Command Spell to render Ruler incapable of acting."

A feeling of weakness quickly spread throughout her body. Joan of Arc felt completely powerless, as if she had lost all her strength and collapsed.

Shirou reached out and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, pulling her into his embrace, ignoring the saintess's resentful and humiliated glare.

The hostility generated by our current actions cannot be eliminated simply by talking things out.

"That's all for today. See you next time, Miss Karen."

Shirou waved to the silver-haired girl, then turned and left with Saber.

Karen was left standing there, looking at his retreating figure with a sense of emptiness in her heart.

The girl was a little confused. She had clearly repaid the other party's kindness, so why did she still feel this sense of loss?

Karen raised her hand to her chest and closed her eyes.

……

As the long night passed, the outline of the basement that Shirou had carved out in the basement of his house gradually emerged.

The light streaming into the room gradually thinned the darkness below.