"What wind blew you awake today, my sister, Gaia?" In the pure white temple, Alaya teased an unknown space, but from her tightly clenched hands, it seemed she was not as relaxed as she appeared. Yet, she still tried hard to maintain it.
"Hmph! Don't think I don't know what kind of person you are. I don't have time for idle chatter with you! Where is Zeus?" Gaia's voice came from within the space. From her tone, she was very unfriendly towards this 'sister' of hers.
"Zeus? I haven't seen her! Why would you come here to ask me such a thing? Shouldn't she be in the temple acting as her Queen of Gods?" Alaya said with a very surprised tone. If one didn't look closely, no one would notice the slight smile at the corner of her lips. When it came to acting cunningly, she had never lost!
"Tch! Stop pretending. Besides you, who else could have let her escape from my grasp? We're both Counter Guardians, don't treat me like an idiot!" Gaia said through gritted teeth. If the world wasn't so fragile, she would truly stab this 'sister' of hers to death, so she wouldn't have to see her disgusting face anymore.
"How dare I deceive you, my sister! I truly don't know anything! You just come here and demand someone from me, where am I supposed to find her for you!" Alaya suddenly changed her tone, speaking tearfully as if she had suffered immense grievance, like she was accusing Gaia of being unreasonable.
"Hmph! We've known each other for countless years. I know all your little tricks. Don't play dumb! Although I haven't caught you red-handed yet, I won't give up. When I find Zeus, you'd better pray for yourself!" With that, Gaia withdrew her avatar, and the space in front of Alaya disappeared.
"Tch! Old hag, do you really think I'm made of mud? When Zeus gives birth to my offspring, I wonder if your old face will turn green." Alaya sat on her divine throne, ungracefully cursing her sister. But the smugness in her tone was audible to anyone.
"It's not safe here! After Zeus's mission is complete, I must quickly send her to a world neither of us is very familiar with. This way! It can prevent Gaia from finding her, even I won't be able to find her. This situation is quite troublesome!" Alaya pondered a strategy. After all, if she faced Gaia, she would definitely lose. To prevent Zeus from being found, she had to take this risky move.
On the other side, Erza returned to the Tohsaka Family home, filled with doubts.
"Enkidu, what are you doing?" Erza asked curiously, looking at Enkidu who was fiddling with clay.
"Erza! Actually, I'm currently preparing to return to the Throne of Heroes!" Saying such a frightening thing, Enkidu showed no sadness at the prospect of separation.
"Why? Don't you want to be with your best friend?" Erza asked, puzzled.
"I'm already very satisfied to have seen Gil once, but this descent was not my original intention. I was just forcefully pulled down, and this body has already reached its limit!" Saying this, Enkidu stretched out a hand, allowing Erza to see slightly transparent hands.
"This is, you're…"
"That's right, I didn't have a Spirit Core when I descended this time. Instead, I connected to a trace of Gil's Spirit Core, which allowed me to appear in my current form!" A Spirit Core is the foundation of a Heroic Spirit. If it's shattered, they disappear and return to the Throne of Heroes, awaiting the next summoning. But a Heroic Spirit without a Spirit Core—this was the first time she had heard of it. Because he had been barely existing in this world by continuously using Goldie's magical energy. Once Goldie used a powerful attack, Enkidu would disappear from this world due to a lack of magical energy.
"How much time is left!" Seeing such a beautiful pseudo-female disappear, anyone would feel bad. Erza could only ask, to see if she could send him off.
"Approximately, until dawn is the limit." Saying his final time with a smile, Enkidu's mindset indeed showed why he was able to guide the arrogant Goldie into becoming a wise King.
Hmm! Erza nodded and returned to her room with Lancelot. Then, she went to the arcade to find Goldie.
The next morning, a certain Goldie with eyes that looked about to die was seen sitting on the rooftop, watching the sunrise!
"Slap!"
"What are you doing? You damn woman!" Goldie covered his slapped face, lying on the ground like a bullied young wife. He looked at Erza with resentful... uh! angry eyes.
"Are you awake?" Erza asked unhappily, looking at Goldie. This situation makes the Holy Grail War truly boring!
"Tch!" Erza walked away disdainfully, looking at the silent Goldie.
"Tha...thank you!" The masochistic Goldie suddenly spoke, startling Erza. She didn't expect the arrogant Goldie to actually say thank you. It seemed she would have to change her impression of this guy.
"Want to go to the arcade and play!" Without looking back, Erza extended an invitation.
"Oh! Since you sincerely invite this King, it wouldn't hurt for this King to go. This time, this King will definitely not lose!" Instantly putting on his former arrogant expression, Goldie was fully revived.
"Tch! Noob," Erza retorted disdainfully to Goldie.
In the arcade:
"Come on! Let's have a showdown!" Goldie challenged Erza with a confident smile.
"Hmph, I hope you can still smile later!" Erza showed high fighting spirit. Today, she would make Goldie bleed.
Eight hours later,
"You… you! Pfft!" Goldie clutched his severely injured heart, so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of old blood.
"I already told you, you're not my opponent," Erza said, a look of invincible loneliness on her face, as she taunted the spitting Goldie.
"I didn't expect it! It's night again." When the two emerged from the arcade, the sun had already set. The entire city was enveloped in Nightfall.
"Woman, don't die before I get to hit you again. Step over the corpses of those mongrels and come before this King. This King will personally defeat you," Goldie said, then turned and left. Tonight! He had a date with the red-haired man.
"Lance, come here. We're going to find your King." Erza used her magic to transmit a message to Lance, who was at the Tohsaka Family. As for Goldie's words! Erza didn't pay them any mind; she would personally deal with Goldie. Because Goldie already harbored a death wish. But as a King, he absolutely would not permit failure! At that time, he would fight Erza with all his might.
"The Holy Grail War! This should be nearing its climax now," Erza said, arriving atop a tall building, looking down at the various structures below.
"Let's go!" Once Lance arrived, Erza took him and began to teleport.
"Is this… performance art?" Erza quipped, looking at the green-hatted… ahem, Director Ken, who was lying in the silver liquid.
"Berserker's Master, did you do this?!" A sudden roar startled Erza. Ah! This is really a coincidence! It all happened at once.
"Uh, well! I was just passing by, do you believe me?!" Erza said, tilting her head awkwardly.
"Oh, right! I'll give you a chance, Lancer. Fight Berserker. If you win! Take your Master and leave. If you lose! Then withdraw! Don't worry about your Master's injuries, I'll heal him. Even if you lose, we'll let him go. What do you think?!" Although it was a bit like taking advantage of the situation, Erza still wanted to get rid of this capable fellow now. This way was slightly better than him leaving with resentment!
"This… alright!" Seeing Erza already beginning to heal, Lancer reluctantly agreed.
While the two were fighting, Erza found Kiritsugu, who was hiding nearby, ready to deliver a finishing blow at any moment.
"Saber's true Master, Mr. Emiya Kiritsugu, right?!" Erza looked at the vigilant Kiritsugu and greeted him politely. But what she said startled Kiritsugu; to this day! He had kept his identity as a Master a secret, so how did the young girl in front of him know?
"Don't worry, I won't kill you! But I hope you can be honest for a while and not disturb others, okay?" Kiritsugu expressed goodwill now, but the effect wasn't very good. Seeing Kiritsugu still vigilant, Erza shrugged helplessly.
This justice advocate was controversial in his previous life. Some said he was handsome, others said he was foolish! He viewed the world from a god's perspective but tried to resolve hidden dangers with human methods. What a contradictory person; many in his previous life probably cursed him as a 'lunatic'! But he truly wanted to save the world. The word 'justice' in the FATE series of works is particularly ironic. The original wish of Worm 爺's true form, Makiri Zolgen, and the "Winter Saintess" Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern, was to eliminate all 'evil' in the world.
That's right, you didn't misread it. Worm 爺's original dream was to be a 'justice advocate,' but the further he went, the more he realized this dream required a vast amount of time, and he was already running out of life. So he used every method to extend his lifespan, eventually forgetting his initial dream and becoming a monster who abandoned his body for eternal life… Quite ironic, isn't it? And this new generation's 'justice advocate' in front of me is also heading towards the peak of collapse! At the end of the Holy Grail, he cried as he found the only survivor in the great fire. I wonder if he ever regretted his life! But Erza really had no good impression of this guy. Only you can save the world? Don't joke around! Can't you separate saving humanity from saving the world? Even if humans go extinct, the world will still spin as it always has. And! Do humans need saving? Don't force your ideas onto others; humans can only evolve through endless pain and sorrow.
Why is he doing better than me? I want to do better than him. This is (desire for) progress, this is evolution! This is motivation.
Why is he so powerful? I want to be more powerful than him. Motivation sparks potential, and only then can people grow!
Because they've gone through it, they're too afraid to make the same mistake again. So they learn their lesson and evolve! It's that simple. But then, someone extraordinary says: I want to create a world without sorrow or worries. My foot! How could such a thing exist? All nonsense!
Without desires, are you still human? Even saints have desires, let alone humans!
"Is life painful, Mr. Emiya!" Putting aside her thoughts, Erza looked at Emiya and spoke the words she had wanted to say in her previous life! Aren't you tired of living? Go die quickly, and give me your wife. (Crossed out)
"…" As expected, no answer! But Erza didn't expect him to answer; she turned, ready to check the battle situation!
"Tired!" A sudden sound made Erza's footsteps pause. Without looking back, Erza walked away!
"Lancer, take your Master and go!" Seeing Lancer on the verge of death, Erza prepared to let him leave. From the looks of it, his Spirit Core was probably already shattered; even if he did nothing, he would only last two hours!
"Thank you for keeping your word!" Wiping the blood from his mouth, Lancer performed a knight's salute to Erza. He picked up Director Ken from the ground and walked away, but with every step, he left a bloody footprint. It seemed the fight had been quite brutal!
"Berserker, why are you here!" A clear, heroic voice came, the main character had arrived.
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