[FZ] Bewitched

Quickly adjusting his mood, Kariya walked towards the Holy Grail without hesitation.

Appearing in the center of the huge magic circle, the Holy Grail glows golden like a noble treasure from ancient times.However, there is a steady stream of black mud pouring from this huge holy grail, seeping into the ground.

Is this what he wants to snatch after going through all kinds of hardships?

Kariya took a few steps closer to the Holy Grail.The moment he stepped into the magic circle, he suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable.As if being stared at by some dangerous creature, he felt a burst of cold air rushing towards his face.

This soul is probably what Sakura wants to release.Kariya guessed.

Is the self who arrived here first considered chosen by this Holy Grail?It's just that Berserker can't deal with the other two heroic spirits immediately, once Emiya Kiritsugu arrives...

Matou Kariya began to worry.And he, who has always been accompanied by misfortune, was not spared this time.When Kariya sensed something was wrong, he dodged to the side, but he still couldn't escape the shattering of his wrist bones.

"Matou Kariya, get away from the Holy Grail." Emiya Kiritsugu who hit the enemy's wrist ordered, and then raised his hand engraved with the Command Seal, "Saber, destroy the Holy Grail."

This order was really unexpected, and the heroic spirits were all stunned.However, before Emiya Kiritsugu finished speaking, Matou Kariya spoke.

"Berserker," he directed his servant with the last Command Seal, "kill her."

The berserker, who was still sane, felt unbelievable. "Master!" he shouted, raising his sword uncontrollably with both hands.

"It's been long enough for you to reminisce about the past. This time, you should make a complete deal with the old master." Suppressing his guilt, Kariya turned to the Holy Grail and walked towards the center of the magic circle.

The golden giant sword lingering with the light of hope was swung down by the King of Knights.And standing in front of the tearful, desperate screaming girl was her most cherished friend, and the other party's rare treasure, the indestructible lake light.

The collision of the Noble Phantasms that condensed the supreme glory of the master caused a gust of wind that seemed to tear apart the entire temple.

Due to the intervention of another Heroic Spirit, the Holy Grail was not destroyed by the "Contract Victory Sword".However, everything around Duo Jian's body was affected.

Archer, who came back to his senses, and Emiya Kiritsugu, who was frustrated, jumped away to avoid it.Matou Kariya, who caused this storm-like destructive situation, has been isolated by the barrier created by the Holy Grail.

A large number of black mud barriers were erected, sealing Kariya in this chilling space.

A figure emerges from within the Holy Grail.Although it was pure darkness, Kariya felt that the other party was staring at him with evil and sharp eyes.

"The Holy Grail has come." Suddenly realizing something, Matou Kariya turned around, "In other words, Saber and my servants..."

"Your knight was stabbed to death. However, he was originally a heroic spirit, and he only appeared in this world because of magic power." The dark soul said, "Do you feel guilty?"

Realizing that he had become twisted and crazy, Matou Kariya laughed out loud. "Hahaha, what's the point of saying this at this time! I have fought so far just to come here..."

"Moreover, it's Battle Two Worlds."

The masochistic laughter stopped abruptly.Kariya stared at the soul that had merged with the black mud. "you know."

"I created your chance to live again." Sombra said arrogantly.

What puzzlement gradually became clear.

In the previous life, I got up from the ruins and the sea of ​​fire, and accidentally came into contact with the black mud.

Pleased by this unfortunate soul drenched in misery, the evil spirit possesses great powers to bring him back in time. And himself, after suffering more, finally recognizes this hopeless reality.

——This ominous Holy Grail possesses the power of destruction, and it is impossible to save anyone.

Black Shadow laughed softly. "Turn a wish that has nothing to do with selfish desires into an obsession, and you will not change your original intention even if you suffer a lot. In a sense, you are much stronger than the ancestors who longed to eliminate the evil in the world but forgot their original intentions in eternal life gone."

At this moment, Kariya realized that his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.Matou Zouken, who occupied his heart in the shape of a worm, seemed to have finally woken up from a long sleep, and was very excited for some reason.

I see.Hundreds of years ago, Matou Zouken had lofty ideals in his heart, but lost himself because of the decay of his soul.

Matou Zouken has been silent until now, maybe it is because he remembered a long-standing ideal in front of the magic circle, so he silenced regretfully.

This old monster that restrained him was the existence he hated the most.But, to put it bluntly, isn't the other party also a bound person?

The black shadow is still trying to confuse him: "Use 'destruction' to completely cleanse this world. At that time, you and your loved ones can be reborn, and Matou Sakura in another time and space will also be realized because of you. A wish. Make a wish, Matou Kariya."

"I don't have a sense of mission to care about all mankind." Kariya replied coldly, "My wish is very simple."

Bitter emotions such as anger have settled down; at this moment, in Matou Kariya's heart, something new is growing rapidly.

If "happiness" cannot be achieved, then do the opposite.

Grasping the idea of ​​a new life in confusion, Matou Kariya felt at ease as if grasping hope.

This idea must be the wish that I most want to realize.

The polluted Holy Grail can only achieve wishes in a "destroyed" way.For myself, it's just right.

"This wish, I want to dedicate to all those who have the blood of the Maqili family and have the surname 'Matou'." Kariya slowly said that it would save everyone in the Matou family, and at the same time, it would be a blessing to himself. Speaking of having a self-destructive desire, "I will destroy all the constraints that are planted in their bodies and imposed on their hearts!"

Whether Zouken whose soul rots in eternal life and has forgotten his family glory and original ideals, Tsuruno and Shinji who were born without magic circuits, or Sakura who was stained black in another world line, and Matou It's fine for me who occupies the heart; let's break all the restraints.

Please, under the modified rules, get relief and embrace freedom.

The shadow in the black mud lowered its head in disappointment, but soon let out a malicious laugh. "as you wish."

The pain, like the flesh and blood being violently churned, rose and spread in Matou Kariya's body.

Kariya felt that something in his chest was shattered, and all the blood in his body began to boil, rushing out of this body that was about to come to an end.

The old soul of Matou Zouken, which had decayed for a long time, finally ushered in the end of liberation.And the heart bound by the dirty inkstone, while gaining freedom, also exposed a fatal gap as if pierced by a sharp weapon.

Kariya tried hard to turn his head to look around.He only had time to see Emiya Kiritsugu's shocked expression, but the other party was quickly covered by falling dust and broken bricks.

Everything belonging to Liudong Temple and the entire mountain collapsed.

The walls were broken, the roof was shattered, and the ground beneath them collapsed due to the violent shaking like a major earthquake.All flammable things destroyed themselves in the flames, and the spreading black mud swept everything around——

Kariya Matou, who was standing in the center of the disaster, closed his eyes.

He would probably be torn to pieces by the flames, or suffocated to death in the black mud.

Although it is more beautiful than the previous life, the ending of this lonely death is really miserable.

But, very happy.

In the ten years since rebirth, this is probably the happiest moment for me.

The moment his body fell backwards, an illusion appeared in Matou Kariya's mind.

Matou Tsuruno and Matou Kariya in the illusion travel around the world as businessmen and reporters respectively, and rarely return to Matou's house.The old man who was the head of the family complained all the time for missing the Fourth Holy Grail War, and finally closed his eyes peacefully after admitting the new heir.Matou Sakura, who was carefully cultivated by the old man and possesses dual magical attributes of "shadow" and "water", summoned her heroic spirit as Matou's master when the Fifth Holy Grail War came.

Kariya could not help but smile.

The child was finally saved.And in this world, Sakura, who has never been dyed black, can definitely live happily.It is a pity that I cannot witness the happiness of the other party.

Those I love are spared from misfortune, and I am finally free.

The pain stops.However, there is no consciousness, no strength.

The blood in the whole body seems to have flowed out, and the ability to think is about to go on strike.

At the last moment of his life, Matou Kariya vaguely heard echoes from the past, whether it was the last rational thinking of the brain or the deep thoughts in the heart.

Is what you say true, Father?My soul belongs to hell.

Then, just trust you again.

May I meet you in hell.

The obsession at the time of dying finally reduced to nothingness.Matou Kariya stopped breathing.

The young man who was distorted by the magic, finally fixed his expression into a clean and innocent smile, just like his flawless wish that had been fulfilled and could not be defiled by others.

The spreading black mud quickly engulfed his thin body.The blazing red that belongs to the flame has brought an end to this extremely tragic Holy Grail War.