Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

After being delivered so much shocking news by the gem man, Kenneth looked at the gem dagger in his hand and was a little dazed. After that, he performed several magic tricks on himself to dispel hallucinations and regain consciousness.

In short, after spending a long time to make sure that all this was not an illusion or some hypnotic magic, Kenneth quickly started taking action, even the matter about his fiancée was forgotten.

Those things will be confirmed after returning alive. For the safety of his own life, Kenneth did not hesitate or pause at all. He followed the instructions of the gem man and used the command spell directly here to send Finn who was still searching for Kenneth in the distance. He moved in front of him and gave the order for him to take him to the place where the Great Holy Grail was about to descend.

Finn accepted the order happily and had no doubts about Kenneth's instructions, as if he knew what was going to happen in advance.

Then he carried Kenneth on his back and shuttled through the streets of Fuyuki City at extremely fast speeds. Under this situation, Kenneth ignored the mysterious hidden rules and the reserve of being a magic aristocrat.

After all, a big shot like Gemstone Weng had no reason to lie to him.

That means that their fate and future are really imprisoned in this absurd Holy Grail War, and they have fallen into a strange closed-loop reincarnation, just like the legendary Ouroboros. If it wasn't dealt with quickly, Kenneth couldn't even imagine the consequences.

So he decisively issued the order

"Lancer, prepare to fight, use all your strength this time, don't hold anything back"

"obey."

Kenneth rubbed the gem dagger in his pocket and looked at the figure blocking the front, with a look of determination in his eyes.

It's already here.

The powerful knight Finn put Kenneth down here, and he could feel it. The fierce fighting spirit in front of them was getting closer and closer.

This feeling of familiarity was unmistakable. The person coming was...

The two looked forward, and saw the blond knight king who had already decided to withdraw, standing in front of him, fierce. Fighting energy spread out, and the sword was pointed at them

"Damn it... Emiya Kiritsugu, you actually used the Command Seal to control me.……"

Feeling that her body was no longer under control, Artoria gritted her teeth, but due to the coercive effect of the Duoluo Command Spell, she could only stay here.

Because the death order given to her by Emiya Kiritsugu was precisely——【Guard the entrance, Saber, and defeat all invading powerful enemies. 】

At the entrance of Fuyuki City Gymnasium, Finn looked at the King of Knights guarding the door directly in front, and he didn't know what to say.

He also noticed some changes in Arturia, and of course he could also detect the awkwardness in her at this moment.

"I see, it seems... the effect of the Command Seal... You probably don’t want to fight anymore, King of Knights.……"

He shook his head, while gathering the water spear in his hand, and pointed the tip of the spear at her

"……"

Artoria turned her head away and did not answer.

"But... no matter what changes happen to your body, it doesn't matter to me whether you want to fight or not. I will defeat all enemies that hinder the Lord's progress!"

"Stop talking nonsense, Lancer. If you want to fight, just fight. Although I have given up my obsession with the Holy Grail, as a Servant, I will also obey the contract of the Suppression Wheel."

Artoria raised the holy sword

"If you want to get through here, come on over, Lancer!"

"Okay, let’s continue the undecided battle at the pier on the first night, King of Knights."

When the words fell, Finn's clenched spear had already stabbed in front of Artoria.

At this moment, the spear and the sword connected again, and a large amount of sparks suddenly appeared from the friction.

"I'll leave this to you, Lancer, make quick work of it."

"I give the order with the command spell to strengthen your power. There is no need to reserve it, just go and fight to your heart's content!"

"As you command, my lord!"

……

……

Sea of fire, hell, resentment...

You can't feel any heat in the dark flames, only coldness exists in them, and the sound of the burning flames is like the cry of the resentful spirits in hell.

Click - the Sword of the Lake condensed in the hand has turned into a spirit and dissipated, and the body is also covered with cracks in the constant battle.

The Cave King's left hand had already pinched his neck and hung him up in the sea of fire, with a hint of disgust in his golden eyes.

"It's been so long, do you still want to keep looking like this?"

"Whether it's the dream demon's magic or Berserker's seance state, they are just childish tricks. His voice was a little sullen,"Do you know that you are playing with fire in this state?""

The earl let go of his hand and let Xia Yuan lie on the ground. In the next moment, the magic power on his body began to dissipate, and the characteristics of Lancelot that were originally attached to the spirit sect also gradually dissipated.

However, Xia Yuan did not answer directly. Instead, he turned over. There was no anger or unwillingness on his face. Instead, he smiled and joked.

"Sure enough, compared to the easily swayed King of Knights, the Earl is invulnerable. The difference is still too far for a dabbler like me who relies on shortcuts.……"

As the defeated Xia Yuan, he lay on the ground and looked at the gray sky above his head, easily accepting the result.

Compared to the Knight King Artoria who is stuck in the past and is still confused in her heart, the Cave King, the true Avenger, can be truly invulnerable. Even if the opponent is his former Master, he can still fight without any hesitation and carry out his own will in everything he does.

"If the opponent is a count, there's no way a dabbler like me can win.……"

"snort."

Facing Xia Yuan's extreme laziness, or his open temper, the Cave King responded with a disdain���Nasal voice, holding his collar, and responded with stern words

"The incarnation of a heroic spirit, a state of possession, uses Lancelot's Servant body as a medium, and uses itself as a container, using magic to fuse your body with the Servant. In this way, you can have most of the abilities of"Knight of the Lake" Lancelot, including knowledge, skills, Noble Phantasms and even memory. but……"

The earl's eyes showed a stern look,"Have you ever thought about it? How long can your half-baked body that just became a magician be able to withstand the transformation into a heroic spirit? Do you know the consequences?"

"Once, twice, more, it’s actually no longer needed, right?……"Xia Yuan smiled slightly, looked at the Cave King with a smile in his eyes, and replied

"Fortunately, the person involved, Lancelot, also chose this result in order to repay my kindness, and as a Berserker, he has some emotional deficiencies, so the impact on me is still within an acceptable range... even though he still has a human body. limits. But with the help of Merlin's strengthening magic, even I can be strengthened to a level where I can fight Servants in a short time."

"However, after all, it is still not enough... I am still beaten like this. Although I knew I would lose... I still feel unwilling to do so.……"

Hearing this, the count opposite fell silent, looked at Xia Yuan who was lying on the ground, and asked:"Why don't you try to use the command spell? The master-slave contract between you and me should still be there. It would be best to use the command spell to execute me. Choose it"

"Haha, that’s not necessary at all. These three strokes of the Command Seal are not necessary at all.……"

Xia Yuan looked at the sky with openness, spread his arms and lay flat on the ground in a very relaxed posture.

"This is the bond between us."

Then he asked the count

"How many times has this happened to you?" count:"………"

"what are you saying?"

"I'm asking you, how many Holy Grail Wars has this been? How many times have we actually gotten along and fought side by side, or killed each other? Earl, please tell me what the outcome of the previous Holy Grail Wars was? You who have the forget correction should remember everything, right? Don't hide it from me, okay? I can sense it"

"……"

The count fell silent:"……Eighty-third"

"So this is ah."

Xia Yuan smiled with relief after hearing this.

"Sure enough, this is not the first time you have stayed by my side."

"This can explain clearly why you have been able to seize the opportunity many times. You have even been able to predict certain events and changes to the point of being almost unpredictable."

"You've already guessed it……"The count looked at him calmly

"Yes, I have probably guessed it, but is there really no way to stop it? Is it me, or is it the Holy Grail?"

"Don't know, or both.

The Cave King shook his head and replied:"I killed you at the beginning."

But then the Holy Grail War did not proceed according to normal procedures and was completed."

"What is your desire for life before you die?���The Foreginer's soul had an incredible influence on the Holy Grail. It actually purified the Holy Grail, which should have been contaminated by the evils of this world, and engraved your wish on it."

"With the rise of the Great Holy Grail, everything that happened during this period was reset. The Holy Grail fulfilled the desire for life. You did survive, and time returned to before the war."

"Later, I thought of many ways to kill you and prevent you from affecting the Holy Grail, but I found that it was all in vain.

As long as you die, the Holy Grail will inevitably be affected, engraving your wishes and resetting the timeline.

So after that, I gave up my purpose of killing you, or I temporarily gave up my purpose.

Before I found a way to solve this problem, I chose to stay by your side to find a solution, and became your Servant for the time being, and then there was no more.

Got it……"

"That's it...it turns out I've died so many times……"

Hearing this result, Xia Yuan didn't yell, and he didn't even feel any emotion in his heart. He just asked the final question calmly.

"Now, have you found a way?"

The count sighed lightly and nodded slightly:"I have found it. I have found the method after so many resets."

"That Ruler has an unimaginable obsession with the Holy Grail, or the absurd long-cherished wish of salvation for all mankind. With a little guidance, he has given up his interest in you. Now his soul has replaced you and entered the Holy Grail in advance. center. In other words, I am the last one left to be chased by the inhibitory force, and no one will bother me anymore."

"I see, that’s why you plan to continue the contract with me, and ask me not to use command spells, and work hard to survive, right? count."There was a smile in the young man's eyes.

"As Merlin said, I am a Foreigner, so no matter how weak I am, my status will far exceed that of a Servant. Once my soul enters the Holy Grail, it will cover all Servants' souls and influence the Holy Grail again, engraving me on it. The desire not to die and then reset again. So you have to choose……"

"What you guessed is correct, I did choose another solution."As he spoke, a wisp of flame rose from the Earl's fingertips and he lit the last cigarette.

"If it had been at the beginning, facing you, a foreigner with whom I have no connection, I would of course have killed you without any hesitation. But...that's no longer possible."

Countless times of getting along and fighting side by side have already made the two of them like each other and become each other's accomplices. They are no longer able to kill each other."

"What about the tasks assigned by the inhibitory force? The Earl should still have to complete it, right?"

"Hehe, whoever is willing to do that kind of thing, just do it."The earl smiled disdainfully and stretched out his hand in front of Xia Yuan.

"Okay, now that all the troublemakers are here, let me be the last ray of hope.……"

"Want to grab your hand?"

"That's right, hold my hand, and I will hand over my body and A.venger's power to you."

"how about you?"

"Me?"The earl smiled and said,"No matter what, it will be fine. All they can do is lock me deep in the Sea of Heroes, and I have long been used to this kind of thing. Moreover, this trip has been long enough, and the time spent with you is not considered a loss."

"I am just an undead soul who has been dead for a long time. I have no future, but you are not. You should live better and live with my hope."

"I can't stay with you any longer. It's up to you to decide whether you want to escape or continue to participate in the Holy Grail War. I hope we will never meet again in this ridiculous reincarnation. The next time I meet you, I hope it will be in the distant future."

"Also, Master, I am really satisfied with the time I spent with you.……"

"Wait, wait a moment, Count."

Xia Yuan wanted to stop him, but he still didn't stop.

"My accomplice, you can use my power to fight now."

The earl stretched out his hand and pressed his left hand on the three-stroke command spell on the back of his hand. The red command spell began to respond to the earl's magic power, emitting a dazzling red light, and then his figure gradually dissipated and merged into Xia Yuan's in vivo

"Take it, it's your power now."

If the integration into the spiritual base is successful, everything about the Cave King will completely befall Xia Yuan.

The memories, precious phantoms, and abilities will be integrated with Xia Yuan, realizing the so-called one-hearted integration.

But...he doesn't want such a fusion.

Earl He activated the Command Seal and gave himself an order.

"In the name of the Command Spell, the Servant, the Cave King, is bound not to let his consciousness affect the Master."

"Issue an order in the name of the Command Seal to restrain the Cave King, and use your spiritual base to break up Berserker's remaining willpower."

Under the coercive force of the command spell, power began to drain away, and the earl's spiritual energy began to be transferred into Xia Yuan's body and fused with it.

Xia Yuan closed his eyes, and he could clearly feel that due to the fusion of Berserker's spiritual energy, Lan Slott's remaining will was also defeated by the Earl's fusion. At this moment, he felt that his brain became much clearer again. All the effects of Lancelot on him had been eliminated by the Earl.

"Then bound by the last command spell, the cave king will……"

"Wait a minute, Count. Xia Yuan held his hand and said,"Please let me give this last order.""

"……whatever"

"Thank you, Earl."

He nodded slowly, and then he began to use the last command spell on the back of his hand.

"Give the order with the final command spell, the cave king. No, it's the Count. Please establish a relationship with me again. We will meet again next time."

As the order was given, the last stroke of the command spell on the back of the hand quickly dissipated, and an invisible connection ran through the two of them.

Will we meet again?……

"Humph, you guy...do you know what you just wasted?"

"There is no waste, this is a guarantee for the next meeting"

"Hahahaha——!! Are you actually using your last precious command spell to establish a bond with a vengeful ghost like me? This command spell is the adapter I plan to use to transfer the Noble Phantasm to you."

"But since this is your choice, I hope you won't regret it. We just need to wait and look forward to seeing each other again, my accomplice……"

"Well, I'm also looking forward to our meeting again. The count is also my accomplice."

"Troublesome little devil……"

The Count's body turned into a spirit and completely dissipated. The will of Lancelot and the Cave King that remained in the spiritual base disappeared, and then the power of the Cave King began to manifest in his body.

Black flames began to sweep around him, and the pitch-black sea of fire roiling, finally contained itself in his palms and even his soul.

The clouds in Fuyuki City dispersed, and the drizzle gradually stopped.

Xia Yuan stared at the floating spirit and stretched out his hand towards the future.

"Earl, no matter who you are, what your purpose is, or what happened to us before, I am willing to believe you now."

"I will no longer try to be brave and talk about fighting alone. Next, I will fight with the power that belongs to us."

"Thank you, Earl."

Wait and hope.