Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

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"I understand. If this is what you want, then let's have a good fight, Lsncer." Altria took a deep breath, raised her sword and looked at Finn with a determined look.

"Emiya Kiritsugu has placed a restriction on me using the Command Seal. Unless they are defeated by the enemy, I will never let anyone pass through here. This is not only my duty as a Servant, but also Irisviel's choice, so I will stay here to the death."

"Come on, please!"

The sword was raised high, cutting off the incoming water blades. The surging magic power burst out without showing any weakness, and the petite body gathered the strongest attack.

After one move, the two continued to increase their magic power, preparing to release stronger moves.

"Please give way. If you still want to fight at this point, go to Ryudo Temple. The floor tiles there are of better quality."

The sudden familiar voice made the originally solemn atmosphere of the decisive battle suddenly awkward. The extremely nervous Saber and Lancer were stunned for a moment, then turned their heads away subconsciously, and then they saw Xia Yuan swaggering into the gymnasium in front of them.

"..."

The two knights who were still fighting looked at each other, and the atmosphere immediately became cold.

Finn looked thoughtfully at Xia Yuan who walked in nonchalantly, then looked at Altria who was standing in front of him, and didn't know what to say.

Why is there still a difference in treatment?

He asked tentatively: "Is it possible that the etiquette for my request for a visit is wrong?"

“…No way!”

Veins also bulged on Altria's forehead, and she was extremely speechless. She did not have time to think about how Xia Yuan had entered the gymnasium right under the noses of the two Servants, and under the force of the Command Spell, she leaped out to chase after him.

She quickly yelled at him, "Get out of the way! I can't control my body now!"

“Hmm? So it’s Altria… She actually caught up with me? I see, is this the compulsion of the Command Spell? Emiya Kiritsugu really likes to do unnecessary things, but I don’t have time to play around with you now.”

Xia Yuan turned his head slightly to glance at Altria who was already close at hand.

"Damn it, get out of the way!"

The moment Altria started chasing, Finn also rushed out. Before he could remind Xia Yuan of the danger, a shocking scene happened.

“Bear bear bear——”

All I heard was the sound of something burning.

"That's... flame!!"

Yes, just when Altria's figure instantly arrived behind Xia Yuan, Finn, who was rushing towards him at high speed, was startled. At this distance, even he had no time to stop her.

But the next scene shocked him. He didn't expect that Xia Yuan just slowly raised one hand, and a light flashed in his eyes. Then he turned around and threw out a ball of black flame. A heat wave burst out from his face and instantly forced Altria back!

[Yes, Finn confirmed that he was not mistaken! Just now, Xia Yuan defeated Altria, who was a Saber, in an instant just like playing baseball! ! ]

Moreover, the dark flames wrapped around him, his reaction speed, and the aura that only a Servant could have.

Looking at the figure in the center of the flames, Finn found it difficult to understand what was happening.

"What exactly is going on?"

Altria was equally shocked.

However, the reason why she was shocked was different from Finn's. She had fought with Xia Yuan, who had fused with Lancelot's spiritual base, before, and was defeated.

Although Xia Yuan borrowed Lancelot's power and had many despicable tricks, a loss is a loss, and she would not make excuses for her failure.

The conversation that followed, as well as the journey to Avalon in the dream world, also helped her get out of confusion, so she was grateful to Xia Yuan. That was why she reminded Xia Yuan as soon as possible, hoping that he would avoid danger.

What she didn't expect was that Xia Yuan just glanced at her reminder, and then a wave of heat burst out and forced her back.

He became stronger than when he fought himself!

"I'm sorry, Altria, but the little selfishness that Lancelot left in Lingji has been dealt with."

Xia Yuan turned his head to look at Altria who was defeated and sighed.

"I have helped you untie your knot, and I have repaid Merlin's favor. I will no longer show mercy to you."

"There are more important things waiting for me to do right now, so I don't have time to play with you any more." He glanced at Finn who was surrounding him and said, "Lancer, I'm counting on you. It doesn't matter if you hold Saber back or let her leave right here. I'll go in and help Teacher Kenneth first."

"No problem. I don't know what exactly happened, but I'm counting on you." Finn came over, nodded and instructed.

"This Holy Grail War is very strange. Even I, who ate the wise salmon, could only see the scene for a moment."

"But my intuition reminds me all the time that you are the source of all this discomfort. But after spending so much time together and knowing each other, I am more willing to believe you."

Finn waved his spear and stood in front of the gymnasium door. This time it was his turn to guard the door.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Xia Yuan glanced at the blond knight standing in front of him and nodded slightly.

"I'll end this."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the depths of the gymnasium.

Never stopped.

……

"You bastard, Emiya Kiritsugu!!"

Inside the complex gymnasium, Kenneth was extremely angry at the moment.

All the entrances to the passages leading to the bottom floor were destroyed by Emiya Kiritsugu.

The place was filled with messy rubble and mines hidden in the cracks. Any attempt to clear the rubble would trigger a chain explosion.

This guy actually blocked the entire road!

Kenneth felt overwhelmed by this situation. He looked at the blocked road in front of him and saw that there was little time left. Kenneth had no time to think about anything.

He pulled out several precious gems of various colors from his pocket, aimed them at the rubble that had become a roadblock in front of him, and then began to work on his magic.

"boom--!!"

Accompanied by a deafening gunshot and a dull sound, in a flash, two different attacks collided with each other, raising a large area of dust.

"You despicable fellow, I guessed you would ambush here."

Kenneth looked towards a certain part of the stadium with a grim expression, and his hands followed suit. Three gems of different colors, red, yellow and green, shot out from his palm.

"Roll over, my heart."

Under the pull of magic, colorful streamlines of different colors surrounded the direction he was looking at along the trajectory he set, blocking the retreat route and also blocking the possibility of Emiya Kiritsugu escaping using the inherent time system.

"Traction, my pancreas."

Then Kenneth stretched out his hand to control the three gems in the air to attract and collide with each other. Finally, only a loud "boom!" was heard.

The red gem burst out with a terrifying magical heat wave, and the poison gas gathered by the surging green gem exploded precisely. Finally, the scattered yellow powder fell to the ground and formed a barrier that confined the enemy to that range.

"Destroy, my enemy."

A merciless combination of gem magic skills, whether it is burning on the body or poisoning the respiratory tract, will make the enemy suffer the most violent double attack in an instant.

As the gem combination skills spread, Kenneth raised his hand and took off the white gloves, then poured out a stream of silver liquid, and then he recited the last spell.

"Fevor, meisanguis, my blood boils."

Sharp tentacles that looked like liquid mercury shot out into the poisonous fog, pierced the target's body and pulled it out.

It's over. Knowing the enemy so well, Kenneth certainly won't make the common mistake of underestimating the enemy.

Although the magic suit on his body that was used to defend against origin bullets was destroyed by Gilgamesh, he was still a Lord after all, a Lord who had intelligence and knew the enemy inside and out. As long as he was careful to guard against Kiritsugu Emiya's sneak attacks and took simple defensive measures, he could still ensure his own safety. To deal with an enemy like Kiritsugu Emiya, he would naturally have to kill him instantly.

So Kenneth showed no mercy, and the terrifying power of a well-prepared Clock Tower Lord was undoubtedly demonstrated at this moment.

"Hmph, don't pretend to be dead, Emiya Kiritsugu. I just avoided your vital points on purpose and only made you incapable of movement."

Kenneth put his hands behind his back and leisurely looked at Emiya Kiritsugu who was hung by him.

"Now tell me about the passage leading to the underground. If you want to use the Holy Grail to fulfill your wish, you must leave a passage leading to the Holy Grail."

The weak "Emiya Kiritsugu" looked at Kenneth without saying a word.

"Don't want to say it? Then you didn't..."

Boom——

Kenneth frowned, slowly raised his hands and was about to chop off Emiya Kiritsugu's hands and feet first, when suddenly the surrounding buildings broke and collapsed. The deafening explosions in the distance, the constantly burning flames and the rubble falling from the roof made his heart jump suddenly.

"You bastard actually laid explosives all over this place!"

"Cough cough cough..."

Facing Kayneth's roar, Emiya Kiritsugu, who was hung up at this time, coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood from his lungs and then spoke.

However, the voice that came out of Emiya Kiritsugu's mouth was not a gloomy male voice, but a weak female voice, which made Kenneth realize that he had been fooled.

"Don't look for her anymore. Kiritsugu is down there with Airi... You can't get through."

"Your fate is to be buried here..."

"Fake?! This is a human skin mask, and it's also a disguise. No wonder you dare not show up, you are actually a discarded pawn!"

Looking at Maiya in front of him, Kenneth gnashed his teeth in anger.

"You let your assistant die for him, Emiya Kiritsugu, how despicable do you have to be before you give up!!"

【Tick, tick! 】

"It seems like the time is almost up. Ahem... let's die together, the enemies who hinder Kiritsugu."

At this moment, an ominous countdown sound suddenly came from the fake "Emiya Kiritsugu". Kenneth's face changed drastically, and he quickly controlled the mercury to pierce her vitals and quickly threw her out.

"Human bomb! Asshole, you actually played this trick! Do you think you can kill me with this little trick?!"

"(Fevor, meisanguis), boil my blood!"

In the last second before the explosion and flames rose, he released all the Moon Spirit essence in his body at the fastest speed and chanted the spell quickly to wrap himself up tightly.

Due to her severe injuries, Maiya, who was beyond help, closed her eyes in a trance.

Not long ago, Emiya Kiritsugu completed the last communication with her.

He told Maiya that the Holy Grail War had reached its final stage, and he could not guarantee what kind of dangers lay ahead. He had already left a huge sum of money and a plane ticket to leave Fuyuki City in the old place, so he could leave him there and start a new life.

But...how can I let it go?

Ever since the day she was redeemed by Emiya Kiritsugu, she had decided to give her life and the rest of her life to this man.

Even if there is hell ahead, she will willingly die for him without hesitation.

So... this was the first and last time she disobeyed Emiya Kiritsugu's orders.

She hid it from Emiya Kiritsugu, then took her equipment and went to the gym alone to fight Kenneth.

She knew, of course, that it would be suicidal to go up against the fully-armed Clock Tower Lord on her own.

But even so, she was willing to come here to help Kiritsugu hold back Kenneth, the most threatening enemy, even if she lost her life.

"Goodbye, Kiritsugu..."

“I wish you to fulfill your dreams and live a happy life.”

The light in her pupils gradually faded and her hands fell to the ground.

The heart stopped beating.

The flames and explosion burned her body and her wishes to ashes.