A certain crossover anime's nuclear-powered sword immortal

“I know you, your name is Angela Mainyu, and your true identity is that of a Zoroastrian village wrongly labeled with the title ‘this world’.”

"An ordinary person in the name of 'AngryMainyu'!"

More golden swords, gleaming brightly, appeared around Shirou.

Saber, standing to the side, stared blankly at Shirou's detached demeanor, which resembled that of a god surveying the world.

Chapter Sixty-Five: The Fulfilled Wish

"Language is light. The power of words is light. Therefore, light and the power of words, become my sword and my blade!"

With the final thought of the incantation, thousands upon thousands of golden swords transformed into a vast net, shooting rapidly towards the youth in the illusion who had transformed into Shirou!

The golden rain of swords completely purified the 'evil of this world,' allowing it to return to the Throne of Heroes.

At the same time, the surging black mud gradually disappeared.

"It's done... the true Aeon Grail..."

Shirou looked at Saber and saw that she was still in a daze, so he took her hand.

Saber, whose hand was suddenly grasped, snapped out of her daze and looked at Shirou.

"Can my wish... come true...?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Shirou nodded and smiled as he spoke to the girl. “Come on, make your wish, Saber.”

Saber's hand holding the sword trembled at this moment, her eyes darting back and forth between Shirou and the Holy Grail.

Shirou could clearly sense that, in addition to excitement, there was also a hint of reluctance in the girl's eyes.

Ten years ago and ten years later, not much time has actually passed for either Shirou or Saber.

Shirou stayed in the world of "Campione!" for a few months, while Saber was summoned again not long after returning to Camlann Hill, since time in the past appears to be frozen in the present.

So it took them less than a month from acquaintance to friendship to get to know each other.

However, what they experienced during this time was far more turbulent and colorful than anyone else's.

Naturally, emotions develop more rapidly.

However, despite her reluctance, Saber, as the queen, could not abandon Britain.

"Thank you, Shirou." The girl smiled at Shirou, a smile that was undoubtedly the warmest and most healing he had ever seen.

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Just seeing that smile made Shirou feel that everything he had done before was worthwhile.

He finally understood why so many knights 'swore allegiance' upon seeing the king.

Because Saber, with her pure heart, is just so lovable.

Then, Saber walked nervously to the Holy Grail.

Saber, who had always been incredibly strong, began to tremble, and her eyes even reddened slightly, as if she was about to cry.

What I wanted is now within reach. Although there were moments of despair, there is no doubt now that everything I went through was worth it.

"Come on, make a wish."

With Shirou's words, Saber immediately mustered her courage.

"Holy Grail, grant... grant my... my wish..."

The moment the girl uttered her wish, the golden Holy Grail burst forth with dazzling light, piercing through the clouds and soaring into the sky. In the distant heavens, the winds and clouds shifted, the sun and moon revolved, and the concept of time vanished in that instant.

The Holy Grail's original luster became incredibly dim, and its magic power was draining away at an alarming rate.

Finally, the strange phenomenon subsided as the Holy Grail's stored magic was depleted.

Although nothing in the surroundings has changed, it is clear that the entire world has indeed been altered under the immense magical power of the Holy Grail.

That immense magical power, capable of leading one to the source, may have truly fulfilled Saber's desire to change history.

After returning home, Shirou immediately began researching historical materials, and Sakura also went to the library to borrow a copy of "History of the Kings of Britain".

“It really has changed…” Saber looked on in surprise as she flipped through the not-so-thick book.

The major turning points in the Arthurian legend remain unchanged: the attack on the burning at the stake, Queen Guinevere, Morgan discarding her sword... until the most tragic turning point in the Arthurian legend, the Battle of Camlann, when everything changes.

In this battle, King Arthur's side won the final victory, and Britain became more prosperous under his rule until the successive kings took over, when it gradually declined in the tide of time.

"Change...?" Shirou frowned as he looked at the words on the book.

The words themselves give off an incredibly strange feeling.

At this moment, Saber spoke with some confusion.

"If Britain has already escaped its original demise... then why am I still here?"

...?

In an instant, Saber's expression turned bewildered.

"If the legendary King Arthur spent a century ruling Britain, then... who am I?"

Originally, Artoria Pendragon participated in the Holy Grail War as a Saber because of the Battle of Camlann, which led Britain to its destruction.

At that time, Artoria, who had collapsed on Camlann Hill, was heartbroken as she watched the kingdom on the verge of destruction.

Before inheriting the throne, she already knew the fate of Britain. She abandoned being a woman to become a male king, froze her heart and lost all human emotions, and accumulated countless innocent lives by the sword for the survival of the kingdom. All of this was so that her kingdom could continue as long as possible, and even if the kingdom was destroyed, the people of Britain could be incorporated into other countries or ethnic groups and continue to exist.

However, when all her efforts and sacrifices came to naught, and the fact that Britain had been brutally destroyed in the Civil War and its people had been killed and wounded was laid bare before her, she simply could not accept such an ending.

Then, on her deathbed, she made a pact with "the world" Alaya, hoping to obtain the Holy Grail and make a wish, even at the cost of eternal reincarnation.

Now, with Saber making a wish to the pure Holy Grail, the past she has always longed for, the past she wanted to change even at the cost of everything, has been changed in such a miraculous way.

The results showed that the Battle of Camlann in history had completely disappeared, as if it had never existed.

"Is this the power of the Holy Grail...?"

Saber sat blankly on the sofa, murmuring softly.

Finally, the girl quietly looked at the book "History of the Kings of Britain" in her hands, turning page by page. Time slowly passed, and after turning the last page, she finally closed the book.

……

Under the sunset.

The endless rice stalks sway like a dazzling shawl draped over the land.

A gentle mountain breeze, like waves rippling under the moonlight, is mild and soft.

The smoke from the cooking fires reddened the sunset, and the sunlight was shattered by the willow branches.

The evening breeze swept across the wheat fields, and the setting sun was obscured by the distant mountain peaks.

The wheat ears cradled the setting sun, the evening breeze swirled strings of shimmering light, and the leaves turned and twilight began.

Shirou and Saber stood atop the mountain, gazing at the sky and the sea.

The shimmering sea surface overlaps with the occasional surging waves.

"Shirou... what should I do now...?"

Saber stared blankly at the turbulent sea, her glass-like eyes appearing somewhat dazed.

Thoughts spread slowly like ripples, eventually disappearing, leaving behind calm and uneventful thoughts.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Saber's Feelings

Suddenly all the burdens disappeared, and she felt completely lost, as if the meaning of life had vanished.

Artoria Pendragon's life was predetermined from birth.

In that kind of life, she performed her duties as a queen like the most precise machine, never deviating from her course or showing any emotion.

No one can judge whether her life was right or wrong.

But at least, with the girl right in front of him, Shirou didn't want her to go back to that kind of life.

At that moment, the girl suddenly looked at Shirou.

Under that gaze filled with a hint of doubt and confusion, Shirou raised an eyebrow and asked.

"what happened?"

“I still don’t understand…” Saber looked up. “Why did you do so much for me, Shirou? You had no reason to help me like this…”

Hearing that the girl was still worrying about this, Shirou couldn't help but laugh.

Has this matter been bothering you for a long time?

As he asked the question, Shirou grasped the girl's hand.

Saber struggled symbolically for a moment, but ultimately couldn't break free, so she let him hold her.

Despite having been through so many battles, the girl's delicate hands didn't look like they had been on the battlefield at all; they were fair and soft.

"Saber."

Suddenly, Shirou reached out and placed his hands on the girl's shoulders with a serious expression.

Suddenly stunned by Saber's appearance, he was somewhat confused about what she wanted to do, but his heart began to beat faster involuntarily.

Plop...Plop...

As if her throat was about to burst, Saber's cheeks flushed red with this feeling.

"W-what's wrong...Shirou?"

Then, what Shirou said next stunned Saber.

“Saber, no… Artoria, I love you. Stay with me forever.”

Saber's cheeks flushed slightly, revealing a shy expression indistinguishable from that of a young girl.

"I don't understand... Shirou, why do you like me... I don't get it..."

“I just like you, Saber. There’s no need for a reason,” Shirou replied.

"I...I..." The girl's eyes filled with tears.

Her chaotic and complicated state of mind made her seem somewhat anxious.

Shirou, however, continued speaking to her in a leisurely manner.