Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

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A secret room at the bottom of the gymnasium.

Silver hair fell like a waterfall, and Irisviel lay quietly on the platform, waiting for her end.

Looking at his wife lying on the stone platform, Kiritsugu Emiya's face was full of complexity.

But things have come to this point, and it has come to this time.

He, Emiya Kiritsugu, the most pathetic man in the world, could do nothing but bow his head and say sorry when facing his wife.

There is no way back...

This is true for both him and his wife.

“It’s okay… Kiritsugu, don’t feel sad for me. This is the fate I was created for, and it’s also the fate of the Lesser Holy Grail.

And... I am already very happy that I could help Kiritsugu realize his wish at the last minute."

Alice held his hand with a sad but satisfied smile on her face. She turned her head away and comforted Emiya Kiritsugu while quietly waiting for death to come.

For her, being able to use her life to help Kiritsugu Emiya realize his dream and dying with her lover by her side was already the best ending for her as an Einzbern android, but this comfort undoubtedly hurt Kiritsugu Emiya's heart even more.

“Kiritsugu… I can sense that it’s almost time for me to leave…”

“Maybe we really have to say goodbye here.”

Irisviel lowered her eyes.

"Ellie..."

Emiya Kiritsugu held her hand.

“But, Kiritsugu, please promise me that you will take good care of Illya, and then live with her and Miss Maiya. You must be happy for the rest of your lives…”

The bloodstained saint spoke softly.

This was her last words as a human being who had only been born a few years ago, and also her last wish as a mother.

At this moment, Emiya Kiritsugu, the man who had always been indifferent and strong, finally revealed his inner weakness.

From his youth to middle age, he personally saw off his father and adoptive mother, and today his wife was sacrificed for his wish. The double torture from physical pain and mental made him begin to collapse further.

At this final moment, at this critical moment, countless painful memories that came like a tide completely broke down the defenses in Kiritsugu Emiya's heart. At this moment, this cold and world-famous mage killer became vulnerable.

But there was a voice speaking in my ear.

It doesn't matter anymore, there's only this last step left.

As long as you complete this last step, you can save all of humanity. Then, both you and the people of the entire world can obtain... happiness.

happiness……

A male voice broke the atmosphere.

“Can happiness really be achieved?

Do people like you deserve happiness?"

Ignoring Emiya Kiritsugu who was kneeling and crying in front of Irisviel, Xia Yuan suddenly appeared in the room with a cold tone.

At this moment, Emiya Kiritsugu noticed that there was a hole burned in the ventilation duct here, and the vengeful ghost of hell crawled in through it.

Because the Count had escaped from the prison tower, the Chateau d'If, during his lifetime, and this escape was sublimated into a treasure, no prison or complex building like a maze in the world could trap him. Xia Yuan also used this ability to find a way to here in the collapsed building.

This was something that not only Emiya Kiritsugu, who hid it very well, could not have predicted, even Maiya, who paid a heavy price.

At this moment, Xia Yuan sneaked home.

"Think carefully until now, whether it was killing your father and mother with your own hands, or burying your own wife now, Emiya Kiritsugu, the happiness you pursued was based on the death of your loved ones. Do you think this is really right?"

"How did you find this place? What happened to Saber?"

Emiya Kiritsugu did not answer his question, but quickly stood up from the ground and looked at the uninvited guest with caution.

In order to ensure that no one would disturb him, he not only sent Saber to block the gate, but also blew up all the entrances to the passages, leaving only a very hidden vent for ventilation, in order to delay time.

As long as he can hold on until the last moment, as long as he waits for the Holy Grail to descend, everything will be over. But how on earth did he get here so quickly?

"You don't think you can hold back all the people coming here just by relying on Saber? Or are you relying on the passage that was sealed in advance?"

Xia Yuan shrugged, his tone cold: "Don't you even know what that assistant has done for you outside?"

“Maiya? What happened to her?!”

Emiya Kiritsugu was very emotional, and suddenly had a bad feeling.

"She's dead." Xia Yuan replied, "That woman chose to ambush Kenneth on the upper floor of the gymnasium for you. There is no doubt that she was killed by Kenneth."

"But you should still be grateful to her. If she hadn't detonated all the bombs placed above the gymnasium, Kenneth would have used gem magic to blast open a passage and come over to kill him.

As for how I found this place, the reason is not very important, just think of it as me having special magic skills, and no maze or closed building can trap me. "

"is it?"

The hand holding the gun trembled slightly, and the expression on his face changed slightly.

“Emiya Kiritsugu, can you still fight in this state? The hand holding the gun is shaking... What does your current state mean? Would a man like you hesitate at this last step?”

Facing the black muzzle of the gun, Xia Yuan's mouth corners slightly raised and he pointed his finger at Irisviel who was lying there.

“…Kiritsugu.”

"Look, you poor fellow. Your wife is almost speechless now. I estimate that in a few minutes she will completely turn into the Holy Grail and say goodbye to you forever."

"Aren't you going to say goodbye? At this last moment, at least kiss her goodbye like a husband and be tender with her one last time. At least you should leave no regrets. After all, your life can only go this far."

"You...you're going to do...what?"

"Need I say more?" Xia Yuan raised his hand and politely said "take care".

"As your enemy, I will of course kill your beloved husband. The following scene may be a little cruel. Please close your eyes. It is better not to leave such tragic memories before you die."

"Wait……"

Before she could even scream, just as Xia Yuan said, at this moment, Emiya Kiritsugu felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and his body flew backwards and hit the wall hard.

Xia Yuan's fist hit Emiya Kiritsugu's chest, and with black flames and flashes of light, his body fell to the ground like a rag.

“Ahem…Ah!”

Scream.

Emiya Kiritsugu screamed.

The clothes on his abdomen as he lay on the ground had been quickly burned by the black flames, and his skin and flesh had been charred black by the fire. The piercing pain made him suffer unbearably.

"You are indeed very strong, Emiya Kiritsugu. You should thank the legendary Avalon. I intended to beat you half to death with that punch just now, but I didn't expect you to be able to maintain consciousness."

"You... cough cough cough... the hell..."

Accompanied by rapid gasps, Kiritsugu Emiya spat out large mouthfuls of blood. Xia Yuan's punch just now shook his lungs and caused severe internal bleeding.

This seemingly simple punch, with the blessing of that strange power and speed, became more painful than all the pain he had experienced in his life.

This terrifying speed and strength, and that strange feeling of heat, what on earth is going on?

Not only this time, but last time as well, his speed of attack was so fast that he couldn't even react to the most basic of reactions. Is this really something a human can do?

monster……

This guy has become as monstrous as those Servants.

Emiya Kiritsugu gritted his teeth and stared at the opponent in front of him, trying to find the answer.

"Don't look at it. People like you will never understand my power no matter how much you look at it." Xia Yuan tilted his head and continued.

"The source of this power is bondage and choice, a power that a puppet like you can never understand."

"By the way, I advise you not to think of using the Command Seal to summon Saber, because Lancer is also nearby. If he loses Saber's restraint, it will be easy for him to find this place.

At that time, the two of us can just let loose and have a big fight with Saber. Anyway, I am not interested in the Holy Grail, and Irisviel’s life and safety have nothing to do with me. In the end, the only one who will have a headache is you.”

Xia Yuan glanced at Emiya Kiritsugu's clenched fists and easily saw through his thoughts.

"Why... why? Why are you guys trying to stop me?! If we just activate the Holy Grail and complete the so-called third method, we can save the world's human beings."

Emiya Kiritsugu gritted his teeth and staggered to his feet. He looked at Xia Yuan in front of him with eyes full of anger: "As long as the soul materialization is successfully activated, all pain and sorrow will disappear, and humans will no longer kill each other because of disputes and inequality of resources. Everyone will be happy! Why don't you understand?!"

“Puchi…Kryptonhahahahahahahahahahahaha——!!!”

"You actually believed it. Hahahaha. I didn't expect that, Emiya Kiritsugu, a man like you actually believed it. You actually believed Amakusa Shiro's nonsense."

Xia Yuan couldn't help but laugh. His golden eyes stared at him and he said calmly, "You are desperate, and even desperate enough to believe such a false lie."

"Think about it carefully, Emiya Kiritsugu. Is this wish really a relief? How many people in the world want you to impose this kind of relief on them? This is just your self-satisfaction and self-deception."

Those eyes had seen through their true nature.

"Is it worthy of being called salvation to impose one's own salvation on everyone in a self-satisfying way?

Think carefully, Emiya Kiritsugu, this behavior is not called relief at all, it is just the delusion of you two seekers of truth!"

Every word Xia Yuan said pierced his heart, and the stimulation from his words also succeeded in making Emiya Kiritsugu's mind even more confused and his heart even more painful.

But at this point, he had already regarded Shiro Amakusa's description and conception as his last straw, and he could no longer give up.

He was stunned.

Emiya Kiritsugu held his head with both hands, showing a painful expression. He shouted: "No! This is impossible! I want to redeem them, you guys don't understand my wish at all! As long as this is accomplished, a truly peaceful world can be constructed! A world where the weak will never be bullied! ”

"So you plan to murder everyone in the world? In order to save humanity, you kill humans with your own hands, Emiya Kiritsugu...you are the cruelest guy." Xia Yuan replied calmly.

He killed his biological father, then his adoptive mother, and now he has buried his own wife, and in the end he is destroying the human beings he cares most about.

Everything he has done so far cannot bring salvation to mankind or himself, but instead is to push himself to a dead end and destroy everything he has.

This is the tragic life of Emiya Kiritsugu, a sad and painful life.

"Have you ever really thought about what Amakusa Shiro described as a world without disputes, where the weak will no longer be bullied?"

"It's not that we won't be bullied, but it's impossible to be bullied because everyone has become 'exactly the same'." Xia Yuan replied calmly.

What is the purpose of the materialization of the soul? What kind of changes will happen to humans who have been transformed by the third law?

The answer is that they will become exactly the same.

Everyone has gained immortality and possessed infinite powerful magic...even their souls and appearances will become exactly the same, exactly the same for all human beings.

In this situation, there is certainly no way to bully the weak, because there are no weak people anymore.

But can this method of directly erasing human differences and possibilities really be called salvation for all mankind?

If it was just the soul materializing, then it wouldn't matter if the object was a human, right? Even if the object was an animal or some other creature, the effect would be the same... it would just destroy all possibilities and make all creatures the same.

Cats, dogs, and even insects can become the same form of existence as humans. Humans will no longer have differences and possibilities, and the throne of primates will be destroyed.

Rather than being called the salvation of all mankind, this method should actually be called the destruction of all mankind, right?

"Emiya Kiritsugu, you are pushing all of humanity toward destruction because of your own selfishness."

Xia Yuan opened his arms and looked at him seriously.

"So I will stop you and destroy your delusion right here with my own hands. So... are you ready? My friend of justice."

"I'm here to send you and Amakusa Shiro Tokisada on your way."

He looked at the Greater Holy Grail that had descended behind Emiya Kiritsugu at some point, and a smile appeared on his face.

The Holy Grail has arrived, and it is time for him to put an end to this ridiculous war.

Chapter 53: False Angel

save.

What is salvation?

In the past, if someone asked Shiro Amakusa this question, he would definitely smile happily and tell the other person about the utopian world in his imagination where the miracle of the third law was realized.

But forget it for now.

He no longer has that mood, or rather, he no longer has that emotion. Rather than describing it with words, he will only prove it with actions.

【Redemption of Humanity】

When the Holy Grail descended, Xia Yuan and Emiya Kiritsugu both rushed towards the golden cup on the platform at the same time.

But with Xia Yuan's body inheriting some of the power and abilities of the two Servants, he easily pinned Emiya Kiritsugu to the ground, and then flames and black lightning condensed on his fists, bombarding the Holy Grail mercilessly.