In the end, Jeanne Alter, her strength completely drained, used her body to withstand the blow.
Good news: she was still alive after the attack.
Bad news: barely.
Under the searing solar fire, her human form was nearly gone. All that remained was a blackened silhouette.
Yet she lived, her consciousness intact.
The false Holy Grail Alaric had placed within her worked its final efforts, providing the energy to keep her alive.
"It hurts so much... "
The fiery pain across her body made her fade in and out of consciousness… she didn't know what state she was in... dead, yet somehow alive.
"Really… living is this painful?"
Burned, her eyes could no longer see her surroundings clearly, only vague light. Still, she strained to look, wanting one last glimpse of a world that filled her with hatred and anger, yet also joy and attachment.
"So, can I keep fighting?"
Jeanne Alter asked herself.
Her reason told her she couldn't... her body was beyond her control, so how could she fight?
But her soul, her instincts, urged her to fight, insisted she could fight.
Within her charred body, something stirred, ready to burst forth.
Boom...
Flames.
Flames born of hatred, unextinguishable as long as she existed.
But now, they no longer carried hatred.
They burned with passion and blessings for life.
"Hear it... "
"The roar of these blazing flames, a bellow from hell."
"Your hopes shall become a new dawn."
"Gather all strength, transcend the wall of life and death."
"In the name of the White Realm, cleanse a myriad of sins; with the Abyss as a pact, reforge the extinguished body."
"Eternal cycle's dragon, awaken here."
"... Descend, Abyss Dragon · White Realm Reborn Dragon!!!"
…
An incomprehensible scene.
Before all eyes, a dragon and a human… fused.
A dragon, primarily black but clad in red scales, looked from afar like a black dragon donned in blazing flame armor, majestic and domineering.
More crucially: it was massive, enormously massive!
Coiling in the sky, the heat radiating from it warped the air. When it flapped its wings, the scorching wind made even a great hero like Siegfried grimace.
As for an ordinary human like Ritsuka Fujimaru… she'd long since hidden behind Mash, not daring to show even a strand of hair.
"This, this, this is too absurd!"
"They just biu~ and out comes a dragon this huge!"
"How does this even happen?"
The orange-haired girl, never having seen such a spectacle, couldn't comprehend it, only shouting her shock.
Meanwhile, Doctor Roman, who roughly understood what happened, was no less stunned.
"That dragon… is it an actual divinity?"
He couldn't believe it, yet had to.
Only a divine being could wield such power... turning the impossible into possible, creating miracles.
"What an eye-opener…"
The white-coated doctor muttered, then quickly covered his mouth, as if remembering something.
... Facing an omniscient, omnipotent divinity, he dared not be careless.
Who knew if it might cross timelines, slap him in the future, and fly back?
…
A new dragon appeared on the battlefield.
Everyone felt awe at its power.
"Careful, its strength rivals Fafnir's."
As a dragon-slaying hero, Siegfried felt its power most keenly.
Flames as if erupting from hell scorched all life. Against such a "monster." merely standing there demanded significant mana, let alone fighting.
"It's hard to even get close!"
Martha was troubled.
She tried attacking the flaming black dragon, but before her fist could touch it, the hellfire burned her hand... capable of searing even souls.
"I can resist its power."
"But... "
Jeanne, waving her iris flag, stepped forward.
She was countering the red-black dragon's attacks... successfully, but only just, managing to "defend" Against it.
"This power, this power."
"It's simply…"
"Too magnificent!!!"
"Hahaha... "
Certain of her doom, Jeanne Alter hadn't expected this comeback. Feeling the surging, torrential flame power within her.
Without hesitation, she unleashed hellish dragon breath at the enemies.
One blast after another, relentless.
Under this onslaught, she actually suppressed all five Servants... one against five, dominating!
"What now?"
"After two Noble Phantasm releases, I'm nearly out of strength, and the enemy's this powerful… we'll have to retreat and plan anew."
A perfectly reasonable excuse.
It neatly masked Artoria's true intent: not wanting Jeanne Alter to die here.
But.
"Tch... "
Issuing the retreat order and about to turn away, Artoria glanced at the triumphant black dragon, letting out a disdainful sound.
... Though she'd anticipated this outcome.
Seeing Alaric fuse with Jeanne Alter… it still irked her.
It felt like the good kid she raised had run off with the crazy girl next door!!
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