"Morpheus!!"
Toosaka Rin's slightly shrill voice at this moment represented her inner anger and anxiety. She was already having enough troubles, so why did this guy want to make things worse?!
However, her desire to vent her anger on Morpheus, or to use the act of venting her anger on Morpheus to escape the scene, was instantly shattered by a name.
"elder sister……"
Sakura Matou's voice was very low, but it was clear enough in this place. The word "sister" reached Toosaka Rin's ears, making her stunned.
How many years has it been since she heard Sakura Matou call her like this?
It’s been more than ten years!
With a gentle "sister", she felt as if time had gone back, and she seemed to have returned to the carefree time when she played with her sister every day.
She was silent for a moment, but ultimately did not choose to run away. Instead, she smiled at Matou Sakura, reached out her hand and patted her side: "Come and sit down."
His tone was gentle, as if he was afraid that his words might hurt the girl in front of him accidentally.
Hearing this, Sakura Matou smiled, said "hmm", trotted over, and sat next to him.
There was a strange yet familiar temperature on the bed. It was the body temperature of my sister that I had forgotten for more than ten years, but had often felt in the past.
……
Morpheus listened to the voice in the room, he smiled, then walked towards his room. At this moment he saw a figure suddenly appear, it was Medusa.
She looked at Morpheus and said softly, "Thank you."
"No need to thank me, it was just a casual thing." Morpheus shook his head and watched Medusa disappear again. He lamented the other party's coldness while continuing to walk towards his bedroom.
The Emiya family's house is so large that there are naturally many rooms, so everyone has their own little nest.
"It seems that you are planning to become a psychologist in this era." Medea, who had been observing secretly and observed the current situation, came out and said to Morpheus with a smile.
"It's okay. I'm not really a psychologist, I just help these children from the perspective of someone who's been through it, or an adult." Morpheus said. Seeing Medea wanted to say something, he immediately continued, "Although I look young, I have a lot of life experience!"
Just as they were about to continue saying something, they suddenly fell silent and looked at the ground.
At some point, some black silt appeared on the ground. The silt slowly flowed over, slowly yet quickly, and in the blink of an eye it had arrived in front of the two of them.
Moreover, it happened silently, as if it appeared here out of thin air!
Seeing this, Morpheus raised his hand and threw Medea out. Almost at the same time, the black mud had touched Morpheus' feet and even covered his ankles!
"Morpheus!"
Medea shouted quickly, only to see Morpheus smiling and winking at her.
"I've been invited. I'll go take a look. You stay outside and don't let anyone in."
Medea had also experienced many adventures with Morpheus. Without any nonsense, she immediately walked to the door. The moment before closing the door, she said, "Be careful!"
"Don't worry, I'm safe. It's impossible for something like this to interfere with me."
After saying that, Morpheus loosened some of his protection and let his consciousness begin to dive into the black mud.
Then, he found that everything in front of him had changed. He was not in his room, but a beach. The waves were gently lapping on the sand, and rain was falling from the sky.
There were no dark clouds, but there was rain, and it was black rain, like ink.
Looking up at the sky, there is a black hole. In the hole, black water keeps flowing down, and the water turns into the black rain all over the sky.
"You are the most qualified person to obtain the Holy Grail, so what is your wish?"
A clear voice came from behind him. Morpheus turned around and saw the woman who had fought alongside Emiya Kiritsugu in the past during the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Irisviel, Illya's mother.
However, Morpheus knew that this person with Irisviel's appearance was not Irisviel, but another being wearing Irisviel's skin.
Morpheus looked at him with a dull smile on his face: "Is it fun to deliberately mislead others like this?"
The fake being, disguised as Irisviel, also smiled. She spoke in a natural tone, "Everything I said is true. So-called misleading is simply a matter of greed, isn't it?"
"So scaring Illya was also due to Illya's greed?"
"That girl has the right to know the truth, doesn't she? I just told her the facts." The fake creature continued to talk to Morpheus, who curled his lips. "That's why I say you're a twisted and evil person. Sometimes you need white lies, but that has nothing to do with me. Rather, you came to me directly because you realized you had no other choice."
The fake continued, "If I say I'm not a bad person, will you believe me?"
"Why don't you believe it? Just like you said, you are just telling the truth. Although you are twisted and bad, you are not a bad person in some aspects." Morpheus smiled and snapped his fingers. Suddenly, a chair appeared on the ground. Morpheus sat on it and stretched out his right hand to the side. Naturally, a small table appeared on the right with a teacup on it.
Watching these operations, the fake creature's eyes revealed a look of admiration. "Amazing application of alchemy. There must be no alchemist on Earth more powerful than you, right? It's almost like materializing fantasy."
"It is only possible because of the special environment here. If I were in the outside world, I wouldn't be able to perform alchemy in this way. I still need to keep moving forward on the path of magic." Morpheus seemed unusually humble. When he said this, he snapped his fingers again, and a chair appeared behind the fake object.
"You're welcome. Please take a seat."
At this moment, Morpheus didn't seem like a guest here, but rather like the owner.
Faced with this situation, the fake just smiled, without any anger, and even sat down happily.
Seeing the other party sit down, Morpheus put the teacup aside and said, "Okay, then let's get straight to the point, Mr. Angora Mainyu."
This fake creature in the skin of Irisviel is the demon who is said to be the root of all evil in the world, the dark god in Zoroastrianism, the source of all sin and darkness, the nemesis of the good god Ahura Mazda, and the evil in the dualism of good and evil.
It is called Angora Mainyu!
Chapter 111: The Secret of the Third Law [Part 1]
Angra Mainyu is not a true god. He is just an ordinary person called the Dark God. He does not have any power of the God of all darkness and evil in mythology and legends. The only thing he has is the "special attack against humanity" evolved from the concept of "human malice".
It can be said that this ability is the weakest when facing non-human servants. Those legendary heroes either have the blood of mythical beasts or the blood of gods. Pure humans are extremely rare. The consequences of being summoned to participate in the Holy Grail War can be imagined.
Morpheus briefly pondered the information he had gathered about Angra Mainyu, then smiled and said, "Actually, your current situation is due to your own unique circumstances. It can only be said that the Einzbern family has made their own goals impossible to achieve."
Hearing Morpheus' words, Angra Mainyu was puzzled for a moment and asked, "Although I don't like this family very much, and I heard you say that they are happy to commit suicide, but I don't really understand what it means to be special."
"This is related to the special nature of the Holy Grail. If wishes could be fulfilled simply by relying on immense magical power, then there would be no need for the Holy Grail; all that would be needed is to concentrate immense magical power.
"The Holy Grail's magic is actually a kind of fuel, a kind of currency, a material required for forging. Even that's the simplest part. The truly difficult part of the Holy Grail is the foundation of its existence, which is the human heart."
"Human heart? What you said makes me want to laugh. Human heart is extremely evil."
"But you can't deny that the human heart also has positive emotions. After all, this essentially constitutes the foundation of your existence."
"I will never deny people's kindness, but I will not deny their evil either. As you said, this is the foundation of my existence." Angra Mainyu smiled and raised his hand to pick up the extra cup next to him, which contained delicious black tea.
Everything in this place was fake, and Angra Mainyu had long forgotten what the food he had eaten and drunk in the past tasted like.
Now, relying on the black tea manifested by the man in front of him, he felt its sweetness, and his whole body and mind inexplicably gained a sense of relaxation.
It was waiting for the man in front of it to continue explaining its uniqueness.
"What I'm trying to say is that the Holy Grail is essentially made of human prayers, and based on these wishes, it opens the way to the outside world. So, isn't it perfectly compatible with you, a being created by human prayers, and a being born from them?"
When Morpheus said this, he continued to observe Angra Mainyu who was pretending to be Irisviel. Although he was a young man in his previous life, the other party could only be called "it" at this time, and his identity as a man or a woman could not be distinguished.
It is even impossible to say that the other person is a human being!
"I am Angra Mainyu, I am not Angra Mainyu. I am just an ordinary person who has involuntarily carried the evil of mankind because of the wishes of mankind." Angra Mainyu smiled and followed Morpheus' words. It already understood why it had been imprisoned in this place.
"You are indeed correct. My compatibility with the Holy Grail is simply too high, and this also led to the tragedy of the Einzbern family. They wanted to cheat, but they didn't expect that their cheating would lead to their failure in the subsequent Holy Grail Wars."
Its smile looked so beautiful, it could even be said to be exactly the same as Irisviel's in the past: "The Einzbern family has indeed brought this upon themselves. This time, they will also not be able to achieve their goal, because I can see that you have no intention of following their ideas."
It stood up, placed its hands behind its back, and spun around, its skirt rising slightly as it moved. Like a young girl, it tilted its head slightly and winked at Morpheus. "That man in the past understood the truth about the Holy Grail's ability to grant wishes from my words and chose to destroy it. What about you? What will you do? Destroy the Holy Grail again?"
"I don't intend to destroy the Holy Grail, I intend to make it appear." Morpheus said, looking at Angra Mainyu, "It's time for you to leave this place. Being locked up here all the time is not a good thing. Although being on the Throne of Heroes would be quite boring, it's still more comfortable than being locked up here."
Angra Mainyu was stunned for a moment, then his smile became even more cheerful: "Are you feeling sorry for me?"
"Yes, I feel sorry for you. You were mistaken for the Dark God and summoned by someone for no apparent reason. If I were to appear in the Third Holy Grail War, I might choose to summon the real Angra Mainyu to show the Einzbern family."
"That would lead to the destruction of the world."
Morpheus grinned, "Then just summon Ahura Mazda."
In the ancient dualism of good and evil, the evil god is opposed to the good god, but the coexistence of good and evil can truly construct a complete world.
Morpheus hopes to allow Angra Mainyu, or the young man called Angra Mainyu, who is imprisoned in this place, to leave and gain his own liberation, even if this liberation is just to return to the Throne of Heroes.
But at least, as long as you return to the Throne of Heroes, there will always be a chance to truly leave the Throne of Heroes and go to the human world.
"You can try to escape from the Throne of Heroes. Although I can't be sure when you'll reappear after escaping, I can be sure that you will escape from the Throne of Heroes as long as you keep trying."
"Are you going to talk to me about math?"
"The probability is extremely low, almost like a human trying to walk through a wall. However, with endless time, you can make endless attempts. With nearly infinite attempts, you will inevitably succeed once." Morpheus spread his hands. "Although it sounds a bit hopeless, that tiny possibility is actually hope."
"It's uncertain how long it will take to escape. The probability of escaping is extremely low. It's uncertain where you'll appear after escaping the Throne of Heroes, and it's also uncertain when you'll end up there. If you even mention this kind of plan, you'll definitely get beaten up."
Morpheus grinned, "You want to fight me?"
"I can't beat you." Angra Mainyu immediately shook his head. "I can see that you're special. In some ways, my connection to the Holy Grail is so close that I'm almost the Holy Grail itself. Although you're human, you possess divinity, even powers akin to divine authority. Even if you don't have divinity, your uniqueness makes it difficult for me to have any influence on you."
Morpheus didn't respond, and Angra Mainyu continued, "You have the blessing of a god, a powerful god. If you hadn't released your defenses, I wouldn't even be able to pull you in here. This wouldn't be possible even for Gilgamesh, the most powerful Servant I've ever met."
At first, Morpheus thought that he had some kind of protection from God, but now after hearing what the other party said, he immediately understood that the other party was talking about the protection brought by Morpheus's own clothes. These protections were all magic spells. Although they were magic spells, they actually utilized the power of angels, so it was indeed no problem to say that it was the protection from God.
As long as a high-level magician doesn't encounter the highest level of magic-breaking power like "Fantasy Breaker" that can instantly break magic, the protection of a high-level magician is strong enough to deal with a nuclear bomb.
As for those top magicians, if they are well prepared, Morpheus doubts that they can withstand even an attack that could destroy an entire galaxy or even the world.
"What is your wish? I will tell you how to make it come true. I won't lie."
"For example, let me realize my wish of becoming a third-level magician from an ordinary person?"
"Is this your wish?"
"No."
Morpheus denied the third magician's wish, but thought for a moment before saying, "What if my wish is to cross the abyss and reach the state of 8=3?"
Angra Mainyu was silent, realizing that he couldn't understand what the other party was saying at all.
"In the beginning, there was nothing in the world. Not even the concept of the world existed. Then, from the void, a mysterious force descended. This force continuously extended from high to low, spanning ten regions. When it reached the lowest region, the world we know as we know it was born."
Angra Mainyu looked at Morpheus in surprise, as if he had not expected to hear such a description.
"The scene of creation..."
Morpheus smiled and continued, "And the 8=3 I mentioned actually refers to the third area from the very beginning of those ten areas."
"The Holy Grail can't achieve this, not even the distortion..." Angra Mainyu whispered, "The Holy Grail can only be used to achieve the immortality of your soul, which is the third method."
"Do you think the third method can bring me closer to my goal?"
"No, I'm just giving you enough time to try and see if you can reach that level." Angra Mainyu shook his head, looking at Morpheus with a hint of pity in his eyes. "This is something that might not be successful even if you spend an infinite amount of time. And even if you reach the third level, the time you have isn't infinite."
Hearing this, Morpheus didn't feel sad at all. He even laughed: "So the Third Law is actually the connection between oneself and the universe. When the universe is destroyed, the user of the Third Law will also be destroyed?"
He doesn't need to rely on the Holy Grail to make a wish, just relying on Angra Mainyu's desire to express himself, he can make enough judgments.
Angra Mainyu showed an annoyed look: "I was actually tricked by you."
Chapter 112: The Secret of the Third Law [Part 2]
Although Angra Mainyu looked annoyed, it seemed that this annoyance was just an act, and it was more like a kind of entertainment for him.
Then, Angra Mainyu smiled and said, "If the Great Source had enough magic power, then there would be no clipping. The occurrence of clipping is fundamentally due to a lack of magic power."
Morpheus also laughed happily: "So in essence, the universe is not infinite, but finite."
The future of the world is bound to be destruction. Even if it escapes the shear, the day of the universe's destruction will inevitably come in the future. This also makes Morpheus come up with a new guess.
A main universe can give birth to a huge number of parallel universes. Although it allows infinite possibilities, in fact, this infinite possibility is just a literary description and cannot be brought into actual mathematics.
Since the energy of the universe is limited, it is impossible to give birth to infinite parallel universes. Therefore, this main universe and the limited parallel universes differentiated from it can be called a collection of universes.
In such a collection of universes, we can add up all the civilizations within these universes and get a limited but absolutely huge number, which is much larger than the upper limit of the universes in the collection.
The destruction of the universe occurs because of the exhaustion of energy. Otherwise, what will come is not destruction but pruning. This also shows that all universes within a universe collection essentially share a limited energy source.
Therefore, the destruction of a universe means that there is a large universe, and all the universes in a universe set will be destroyed together!
It also means that the vast number of civilizations in these universes have all met their end!
Morpheus thought of the ancient story that Hecate told him. The hometown of the Greek gods was another universe that had been destroyed. Chaos left that universe and came to the current universe to begin development.
So, besides Chaos, are there any other civilizations that successfully escaped destruction?
With Morpheus's understanding of Type-Moon, he racked his brains to recall but could not recall any related servants and descriptions of civilization. It can be said that there is only the Greek gods.
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