Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

82. Crazy Brünnhilde

Caster, Gilles de Reis, Bluebeard.

The Grand Marshal of France, Joan of Arc's right-hand man, fell into madness because he failed to save Joan before her execution.

With the idea of ​​"since God has chosen her, why not save her".

After the Hundred Years War, Bluebeard was immersed in seeking the miracle of resurrecting Joan of Arc from alchemy. In the process, due to the influence of an evil alchemist, he gradually became immersed in causing tragedy.

By causing tragedies and then using crazy ideas to express mockery of God, Bluebeard gradually indulged in harming God's purest lambs-young and ignorant children.

In the end, it led to the tragic death of 300 children. Bluebeard's own ending was the same as Joan of Arc, both were burned at the stake.

Mary, who appears as the Greedy Witch, knows very well that although Bluebeard is Caster and has abilities that are almost as good as those of the top magicians, he is by no means an excellent magician, and can even be said to be very poor.

Although Bluebeard is Caster, he does not know magic. His crazy mind and disordered consciousness make his mind full of inexplicable thoughts. In terms of occult knowledge, he may not be as good as Lu Mingfei.

But he did do something extraordinary, and seemed to be the real culprit of this singularity.

There are two keys to this. One is the weird magic book in his hand. The book itself is equivalent to a living super magic furnace, which can provide nearly infinite magic power. Bluebeard, who has no magic qualifications, can pass through it. Use all kinds of weird and evil magic.

The strange scene distorted by its magic power makes people involuntarily think of the word "abyss".

Another key besides this seems to be that he met a certain witch who called herself Darian and gained certain knowledge from her.

Mary once tested Bluebeard, wanting to know why he set off this witch disaster. Because of the arrival of various witches, more disasters befell the land of France.

From Bluebeard's crazy words, Mary could not analyze the precise reasons that drove him to act. He seemed to have no clear logic in his mind, and would even say "I am doing something for the Lord!" and "This is a scene." That’s what the Lord wants to see!”

This kind of speech is full of ridicule and sarcasm.

Perhaps Bluebeard is simply disgusted with God and the French nobility and people because of Joan of Arc, so he is trying every means to retaliate against society.

A guy who wanted to take revenge on society happened to obtain the power of the abyss and the guidance of the devil, which ultimately triggered this series of disasters.

If this is really the case, then as long as he is eliminated, and then all seven witches are eliminated, the distortion of this singular point will disappear, and then gradually be corrected by the world itself.

Although she is also a witch, because of Mozart's unexpected outburst, Mary's rationality was awakened from chaos in the name of love. As a heroic spirit, she was barely even a second-rate hero, and she also gained considerable power.

Naturally, Mary also thought about destroying Blue Beard, but she couldn't find the opportunity to take action.

Because Bluebeard created the most terrifying monster and served him as a courtier, it was difficult for Mary to find an opportunity to stab him in the back.

He called the monster 'Dracula'.

The arrogant witch - Dracula.

Of course, the Arrogant Witch is neither a witch nor Dracula, and even has only a slight connection with Vlad III the Impaler, the prototype of Dracula in history.

Its true identity is a monster, which makes Mary feel extremely sad. It is the proof of countless sins committed during the development of the Cross Religion - [Innocent Monster].

Discrimination and prejudice that permeate people's hearts are the essence of 'arrogance'.

Similar things are very common. For example, when a disease comes, residents will arrest female villagers who study herbal medicine, call them witches and lynching them. In the name of faith, they ask God to forgive themselves and others and not to send disease again. .

The arrogant witch Dracula is not a specific existence, or even a monster that exists in reality. She is a monster in people's hearts formed by the pride and prejudice in people's hearts.

It's an 'imaginary enemy' created by people for various ideas. It's an 'imaginary enemy' that people create to live more peacefully. 'As long as we defeat him, we can survive.' 'It's because of what they do that we Only the 'monster' will suffer'.

The Arrogant Witch is such a monster full of irony, which can be said to be the ultimate of Bluebeard's crazy idea. When Mary came, the Arrogant Monster had already taken shape, so Mary didn't know how Bluebeard created it.

Logically speaking, Bluebeard doesn't have this ability.

So. It may be just a joke coincidence, or there may be someone behind the scenes who has given Bluebeard relevant knowledge and is secretly adding fuel to the fire.

The Arrogance Witch does not have a fixed posture. In other words, all the persecuted people who appear in history because of "religious persecution" are Arrogant Witches.

She is not even a living entity, but countless ‘records’ that record the names of countless innocent people who were persecuted by the Cross.

Theoretically speaking, the Arrogant Witch can freely change between different forms and obtain different abilities, but because of this, her state is unstable for a long time.

Bluebeard originally called him 'Dracula' because Dracula represents a vampire, and the vampire species itself is an 'innocent monster' fabricated out of thin air due to persecution.

Dracula and Camilla are among them.

Obtaining the name Dracula, the Arrogant Witch gradually formed a body and mastered the abilities of the vampire in the story. However, her mental state was connected to Bluebeard. Her emotions were still very unstable, so she often needed Mozart used musical magic to suppress it.

But Bluebeard's goals are obviously not limited to 'Dracula'.

His target is the most powerful 'persecuted person' in the Christian religion - the fallen red dragon, Lucifer.

How should I put it, hating the existence of God and going back to pursue the power of Lucifer and Satan can be considered a very classic villain setting in a religious-themed story.

This is very difficult, almost impossible, and the progress is very slow.

Mary watched everything silently from the side, waiting for a turning point, the arrival of the Chaldean saviors who passed the test of a certain human guardian's holy sword user and embarked on a journey of salvation.

The turning point has indeed arrived, but the specific content doesn't seem quite right.

There seems to be someone among the Chaldeans who is related to Lucifer. Originally, Bluebeard's magic project progressed to the point where he could awaken part of Nebuchadnezzar's power from the 'Prideful Witch', but through contact with the Chaldeans With the contact, the information related to Lucifer seemed to be quickly completed.

The Arrogant Witch finally showed her 'Lucifer' attitude.

Is it because the guy in the Chaldean camp calls himself ‘Lucifer before he fell into heaven’? But Mozart clearly said that it was a disguised pseudonym. Maybe the disguised boy didn't even know that he was a being who had a complicated relationship with Lucifer, right?

Because it was so sudden, Mary didn't even have time to react, and could only witness in vain the birth of the most terrifying monster - the 'innocent monster' Lucifer.

We also witnessed the efforts of small, young boys and girls who shouldered the responsibility of being the savior. They sacrificed themselves to summon the miracles of another world.

But this is only temporary. However, it is impossible to completely eliminate the Arrogant Witch.

Because the prejudices in people's hearts will never go away.

This is where the trouble lies with enemies that are sublimated from abstract concepts.

Rather than destroying the opponent himself, it is better to eliminate the cause of his appearance and destroy the channels for his appearance.

This channel seems to be Blue Beard. But Mary always feels that something is wrong. No matter how you look at it, Blue Beard does not seem to have this ability. If all this is really just a coincidence caused by him, then even if Blue Beard is eliminated, It may not destroy innocent monsters, and may even cause arrogant monsters to completely go berserk.

After careful consideration, Mary decided to continue lurking, and placed her hope in the Holy King who cooperated with Chaldea - because he could summon angels, and angels were the mortal enemies of the hell devils in mythology.

The Arrogant Witch was blocked by Wendy and exploded, temporarily destroying the incident, but it didn't seem to affect Bluebeard.

Instead, let him push the situation towards the end.

The Witch of Despair is about to usher in the final explosion, which will be the final battle of this singularity, but before that, Bluebeard still has something to deal with.

Mary actually didn't quite understand why he did what he did. The madman's thoughts were definitely not something she could understand.

Mary herself is by no means powerful. Although she can be considered one of the persecuted, her rationality was awakened from the abyss of madness by Mozart. As a greedy witch, although she can think freely, the price is that she cannot master power.

The original sin of greed is reversed generosity, corresponding to the angel ‘Raphael’.

The Holy King seems to have summoned Raphael's power and lodged it in Joan of Arc's body. Maybe it's because of this? Raphael's power was mainly concentrated on Jeanne's side. Mary's spiritual base had only been greatly improved, and she could vaguely feel that she had some spiritual connection with Jeanne, but she had not gained much. the power of.

Mary can't even tell herself what she can do to save the world.

She just lurked silently and firmly believed that there would come a time when she needed to do something.

With this kind of thought that I don't know whether to call it positive or negative, it seems that the person who wrote the story had never considered how she would act in the enemy camp as a friend. She watched silently as Bluebeard decided to In the analysis before the end, things continue to stir up trouble.

The target he was eyeing was the only 'lust' that had no movement and was sealed tightly.

"No, this is not possible. Honest Raguel, the battle in heaven is about to begin. You are the only one left behind by seven angels. How can you be alone?"

Bluebeard muttered to himself, telling nonsense riddles that only he could understand.

Why must all seven archangels be dragged into the water?

'Friend of God' Raguel, she is not a special angel, far less powerful and authentic than Gabriel and Michael, nor is she one of the four angels beside God.

The Book of Enoch states that it "will attract vengeance against the world of light." Later generations believe that it probably means "monitoring the good deeds of angels." He is the captain of the heavenly picket team.

However, in 745 AD, Raguel was purged by the Holy See and Raguel was expelled. This matter has always been a mystery. No one knows where the idea of ​​Pope Zakares at that time came from. He actually accused Raguel of being a "devil pretending to be a saint."

It is impossible to delve into the past, but at this moment, compared to other witches who caused various incidents after falling into the sky, Raguel has been sleeping honestly in the body of the ancient dragon Favna.

Obviously, once all the other distortions are resolved, Raguel (Fafnir) will leave on her own and let the world return to normal, right?

But this is not something Blue Beard can accept.

"This is a war that affects the entire heaven, a war started by 'that person'!"

Although Mary couldn't understand what Bluebeard was saying, she could still collect these messy remarks and pass them secretly to Mozart through his familiar, and then from Mozart to the people of Chaldea. of.

that's all.

Under Mary's gaze, Bluebeard chanted blasphemous incantations, and from the terrifying abyss, called out a young woman with bright silver-white hair and wearing a war otome armor.

However, before she had a chance to speak out, she was consumed by the abyss.

But she seems to be the kind of heroic spirit with an abnormal mental state.

The black mist of the abyss penetrated into her body through her pores, but she did not show any resistance, pain or struggle.

It seems to be very compatible with it.

After accepting all this calmly.

The daughter of the great god Odin and the crazy Valkyrie-Brünnhilde's armor disappeared without a trace, along with her warrior armor.

Instead, there was a dark black dress like night. The appearance reminded Mary of a 'wedding dress', but the aura lingering on it made people shudder.

"!?"

Mary suddenly noticed something.

Something she couldn't understand, something that might even have overturned her previous assumptions about the Seven Witches.

There was actually an aura of 'lust' in Brynhildr's body in front of her.

Something is wrong.

Shouldn't the incident of the Seven Witches be a coincidence caused by Bluebeard's crazy obsession, combined with the dragon phenomenon of the Hundred Years War, and finally 'accidentally'?

Even with the guidance of the mastermind behind the scenes

It's impossible for Bluebeard to have the power to "manipulate angels" so actively.

Who is the being who can send angels at will?

The fact is that the second witch of lust appeared right in front of Mary's eyes.

Shining with black light, the black wings reminiscent of a raven appeared behind the lustful Brünnhilde. She never glanced at Bluebeard and Mary from beginning to end, and just flew out of the castle of Orleans, rushing away in one breath. Soaring to the sky——

Here we are, above a calm sea of ​​clouds.

The power of the runes pulses.

The next moment, the hidden barrier of Charlemagne's 'City in the Sky' treasure hidden here was expelled. A sick smile appeared on the face of Brynhildr, who was wearing a black wedding dress, and she slowly landed in the sky. In the city's garden.

There, the evil dragon, who was silently suppressing the original sin in his body and always sleeping, slowly raised his head at this time.

Looking at the woman walking towards him slowly——

"Found you, found you, my love"

"Bren Hilde?" Favna hesitated.

"My Sigurd."

Before Ms. Fafnna, who had slept too long and was dull, could react——

There is only Valrhona in his eyes, and it seems that his eyes are looking through Valrhona, looking at his distant lover.

‘Lust (original sin)’ and ‘Integrity (virtue)’

If you are someone who knows the story of Brünnhilde and Sigurd, you might think this is a perfect fit for her, right?

But at this time, there was no reason in her eyes, only madness.

In the hands of the crazy Brünnhilde, a divine sword and a divine spear appeared.

That was the real name of the eldest daughter she once loved as the great god Odin.

The divine sword that cuts iron is called Gram.

The sharp-shooting meteor is named Gangnir.

The blue flame burning on it was the cage that had imprisoned the Valkyrie in the past, and it was also the 'love' that overflowed from the heart of the Valkyrie.

Favna: "? Mom, what are you talking about?"

←to be continued!

This chapter can be regarded as a link between the past and the following. Before the decisive battle, some previous details are added, and then the endgame officially begins.

By the way, in the fate setting, the equipment and weapons of the Valkyries are all imitations of Odin's artifacts. However, although the settings are mass products, the performance of the settings is similar.

Damn, I was so exhausted yesterday and I still haven’t recovered yet. I’m going to sleep for another two hours and then get up and code the DIO book.