The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

Deep within the Elsus Ruins, a massive arena-like altar stood. They had overcome countless obstacles to finally reach this mysterious forbidden ground.

According to the plan, the four Lv.6 adventurers would work together to severely injure Andariel, rendering it unable to fight, and then Emiya would attempt to kill it with the Divine Spear.

However, just as Riveria was about to move forward, a magic staff blocked her path, stopping her.

"Stop, Princess Riveria,"

"What do you mean?"

Riveria's brow furrowed slightly.

Hedin's tone remained calm: "Andariel is no ordinary monster. It has stolen divine power and become another kind of being—or, more precisely, it is a false god on the earth."

"Hedin, what are you trying to say?"

In the original plan, Emiya was also supposed to participate in the battle, but it was supposed to be under their protection.

Even so, Riveria was still worried about his safety and lent him the precious "Elf King Ring."

Hedin remained unmoved, facing her question directly: "I'm sorry, Princess Riveria, this was the plan from the beginning."

Artemis spoke, softly saying: "The battle of a 'hero' is necessary, and its 'great deeds' are the 'contents' necessary to forge a divine weapon."

"Freyja!"

Riveria's voice carried anger: "What exactly have you planned? Why are you keeping it from me?"

Hedin's calm tone made Riveria want to smash his glasses with a punch.

Riveria sneered, her words laced with sarcasm.

"If you had read a few more books when you were younger, you wouldn't be asking this question, Princess Riveria."

Freyja said "euphemistically":

"An ancient elven sage referred to this ritual, removing the most unstable elements of thunder and light, and only retaining the four basic phases of wind, water, earth, and fire."

"The stabilized [Six Elven Rings of Immortality]... should now be called [Four Elemental Elven Rings]. Its effect is to gather and supply magic power."

Riveria frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled: "[Four Elemental Elven Rings]... Why have I never heard of it?"

Freyja said bluntly: "Do you think this so-called secret technique is very powerful? In fact, its magical efficiency is far inferior to the [Fairy King Crest] you obtained through Grace."

Freyja sighed helplessly: "I've spent decades trying to restore this array, it's definitely one of the biggest failures of my life!"

Hearing her say this, Riveria was taken aback: "Not restored? Then we..."

A lost secret technique that could not be restored after decades of research, optimized by a drop of divine blood, this is Divine Grace, a completely unreasonable existence.

Riveria was silent for a few seconds: "So, we are going to..."

Freyja met Riveria's gaze without fear: "This is the only way. If we don't do this, we won't be able to kill Andariel, and everyone will die."

The goddess bit her lower lip and nodded slightly.

"...I understand."

Riveria compromised.

"Riveria, trust me, I will come back."

He said seriously.

Riveria suddenly spoke.

Emiya: "What?"

"Yes or no, answer me directly."

"Yes—"

Before Emiya could finish speaking, he felt a coolness on his lips.

That's what he wanted to say.

Riveria turned around, facing away from Emiya, and said softly.

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Chapter 146: The World as a Furnace.

"Move out, go to your respective positions... Hedin, can you still move?"

The white-gold elf said softly.

Before Emiya stepped onto the battlefield, Hedin applied a magic to him.

First Magic [Caladbolg Hilde], a wide-area annihilation magic, [Eternal Strife, Undying Thunder Warriors]

And the Third Magic [Lorenz Hilde]

The blessing of lightning, imbuing the target with lightning armor, increasing attack power, defense, and speed, and also improving reaction speed and perception.

Except for the goddess Freyja, none of the warriors in the same Familia knew about Hedin's last [Magic]

What it brought was a power completely different from ordinary enchant magic, bringing great protection to the enchanted target.

Because of using this magic, Hedin consumed all of his mental power, and at the same time, his ability began to take effect.

Skill [War Realm White Fox], ability values increase in battle, the effect strengthens when mental power is exhausted.

This is the terror of the [White Fox Magic Staff].

"Everyone, go to your positions."

Hedin said: "Freyja?"

[Whispers of the Wind, Traverse the Endless Wilderness,]

[Flames of Fire, Incinerate All Illusions,]

[Might of the Earth, Stabilize the Foundation of All Things,]

[In the name of the elves, I declare to heaven and earth: At this moment, all elements return to their place, eternal and undying, only wisdom and truth endure!]

The magic power of the four arrays echoed each other, shining with countless complex runes and incantations, quickly intertwined, fused, forming a more magnificent magic circle.

And in the center of this vast array, Emiya Shirou stood on the altar, like a guide in a mysterious ritual.

Riveria's magic staff [Great Spirit] gently tapped the ground, and accompanied by a long echo, another magic circle shining with emerald green light suddenly unfolded beneath her feet.

Strengthens the magic of the same race existing in one's own magic circle.

Magical elements began to flow through her magic circle. The magic circle under her feet not only strengthened the power of the elves present, but also reconverged the magic power they consumed, transforming it into her own mental power.

Riveria took a deep breath, her eyes firm: "Prepare to enter."

She strode forward, her magic staff raised high, her inner magic gathering, ready to unleash it at any moment. As she advanced, she began to chant, planning to unleash her strongest attack the instant she saw the monster.

If that failed, they would activate the magic circle provided by Frianne, using their magic to forcibly activate the God's Lance.

"Hedin?"

Riveria looked at him in confusion.

Hedin's voice was calm: "From this moment on, it exceeds the capabilities of us adventurers."

"The battle against a false god is no longer the duty of adventurers. This battle belongs to those 'Heroes' who bear the 'Blessing of the Gods'."

As Hedin spoke, he gently placed his right hand on Shirou's shoulder.

Riveria stared into his eyes, her tone becoming extremely serious: "Are you saying that the next battle is for Shirou alone—"

However, now Hedin was actually telling her that the child would fight alone?

What a joke!

He calmly and firmly continued: "Our battle ends here. Next, our task is to go to our respective positions and maintain the operation of the magic circle!"

"That's right, Lady Riveria."

Frianne interjected, her tone as calm as ever, "Hegni is here too, let's get to our positions as soon as possible."

Frianne: "It's not just you we're hiding it from, but also that little girl 【Gale】."

"Because you definitely wouldn't agree to this plan."

"No wonder you left 【Gale】 on the surface."

She took a deep breath, her voice becoming even stricter: "Frianne-senpai, what exactly is that magic circle? What exactly are you planning? I order you in the name of royalty, tell me the truth!"

"【Six Circles of the Great Spirits】This is the original prototype of the ritual, a great magic performed by the six Great Spirits of Wind, Light, Fire, Lightning, Earth, and Water at the cost of their own lives to destroy the Evil Dragon Nidhogg."

"However, the object supplying the magic power is not a weapon, but a person."

"A thousand years ago, a king of the elves erased a powerful monster that threatened the safety of the race with a blow that gathered the magic of twelve elven sages."

"Because it was so useless, it was lost long ago."

"If there was no God's Grace back then, who would use such an inefficient magic?"

In the ancient times when there was no God's Grace, even the elves, without the assistance of the Great Spirits, could only release a few small fireballs after decades of cultivation and meditation, far inferior to even a current Lv.2 mage.

Frianne: "Later, I was so angry that I left the Elven Forest, met the Goddess, and opened the God's Grace, and then I obtained the magic 【Four Elemental Secret Rings of the Elves】, which is an enhanced version of the original."

"That's right, use this magic to supply Shirou with magic power, and since you are willing to give the 'Elven King Ring' to him, that's perfect, plus your 【Fairy King Crest】, the efficiency will be greatly improved."

Riveria was silent. She looked at Shirou, then at the silent Goddess Artemis behind him.

Shirou took a deep breath. He stepped forward and took the slender, fair hand of the Elf Princess in both of his.

"…Aria told me that you have a skill that greatly increases your ability values after kissing a female elf?"

"Yes, but that's because of my bond with Ryu and the others, not because I kissed a female elf…"

"We've done all we can do, Shirou, may fortune be with you."

Shirou jumped off the altar alone.

Riveria said softly.

"It's okay, it's just that my magic power is temporarily exhausted. With a spirit potion and skills, I can recover quickly."

【White Fairy's Magic Staff】 has three magics.

Second Magic 【Valian o Hield】, single target attack magic, 【Eternal Conquest, Undying Thunder General】

【Eternal Song, Undying Holy Maiden】

Enchant Magic, Thunder Attribute, Ultra-Short Chant.

Cannot be used on oneself, only on those one recognizes. When activated, it will exhaust all of one's own magic power and restore the target's injuries.

Activated at the cost of all remaining mental power, personally evaluated as "the worst condition".

A lightning armor focused on attack and speed, whose performance is comparable to Ais's Wind Blessing—Wind Spirit's Swift Run.

Development Ability 【Spirit Heal】, automatically restores mental and physical strength.

Skill 【Holy Maiden Bloodline】, increases one's total mental power, magic power, and mental power recovery speed.

Plus a top-level spirit potion, Hedin only took a very short time to recover and regain his battle stance.

"Hmm…"

Frianne put her finger on her lips and said softly: "Let's begin."

【Grace of Water, Washing Away the Dust of Heaven and Earth,】

【Four Elements Intersect, Circulating Endlessly, All Laws Return to the Beginning, Weaving the Strongest Shield and Blade in the World!】

Blue, red, azure, yellow—four shining magic circles slowly emerged in the four directions of the earth, and the four LV.6 elves set off, each taking their place within.

The outline of the formation stretched across the earth like an ancient star map, with runes and light intertwining to construct a mysterious and profound pattern with breathtaking speed and complexity.

This magic circle expanded slowly like a living thing as her magic power surged, until it merged with the Four Elemental Formation.

Exclusive Skill 【Fairy King Crest】

【Magic Power】 Ability Enhancement.

Converts the magic elements consumed by the same race in one's own magic circle into mental power and absorbs it.

The cycle is opened, the magic power of the elves is constantly absorbed, regenerated, amplified, and eternal power is grasped by humans and elves at this moment.

"Finally met, Andarès, and Goddess Artemis."