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"Stopped—"
After evading Berserker's pursuit, Kazuya followed his own senses towards Assassin.
From the beginning, he had planned to release Assassin, not just to save Command Spells.
He had left his flesh on both Kotomine Risei and Assassin!
It could serve as a tracking device, determining their location and ultimately finding Kotomine Kirei's location—once found, it would be time to seize the Command Spells.
Assassin couldn't possibly stop him—
...
"I see... wait a minute." Tohsaka Tokiomi, after receiving information from Kotomine Kirei, seemed to have thought of something suddenly. "Immortality... Light Blades, piercing through the heart, beheading, and yet unable to kill... could it be—Kars?"
Suddenly, he thought of Kurokawa Kazuya and the character in the manga—Kars, Pillar Man.
"If... if all of this is true," Tohsaka Tokiomi paused for a moment. "Could it be... the Ultimate Life Form? No... something so beyond the realm of possibility couldn't exist in this world. But what if... what if it's real?"
He considered a possibility.
That there's a real Ultimate Life Form in this world.
And that this Ultimate Life Form was indeed banished to outer space—
However, in this Holy Grail War, a part of it was summoned in the form of a "Heroic Spirit."
Such a possibility existed.
"But, if that's the case, why is it Caster? No... he seems to be using advanced alchemy... is it partly Kars? So... is it the Ultimate Life Form or Pillar Man?"
The Ultimate Life Form would be a challenge, but if it were just Pillar Man...
The sun was its natural enemy! Karna was the Son of the Sun God... though he disliked the title, he still had ways to deal with it.
"But... in reality, Fate... not JoJo... could his manga be based on something that actually happened somewhere?"
...
Kayneth had a dream.
A meteor fell from the sky, transforming into a white giant that ravaged everything on Earth.
Even the gods couldn't stand against it...
Then, at some point, the white giant wielded a rainbow-colored sword. It was the spoils of war after killing the war god of that era.
The white giant was invincible.
No matter who it faced, they were no match—until a beam of light appeared.
A body that even the gods couldn't harm was cleaved in two by the light that pierced heaven and earth, collapsing to the ground...
It lay there for who knows how long, thousands, tens of thousands of years...
A person emerged from the giant's skull—Altera!
The dream ended there.
Kayneth woke up from his bed. "So, this is the memory of that Heroic Spirit, Altera... the white giant that devastated the earth? It seems I need to investigate further. If it's true... even the current Altera, who is already a top-tier Heroic Spirit, didn't use her full power."
After all... she was an existence even the gods couldn't contend with.
...
After losing track of Assassin, Kazuya returned to one of his houses in Fuyuki City.
"As expected from Assassin, she found my flesh..." The last place he followed was by the roadside.
His two pieces of flesh had fallen to the ground...
He absorbed them back, although the life energy was minimal, it was better to conserve some. After all, increasing life energy could only be achieved by absorbing or consuming humans.
Before, he had repaired his clothes using his life energy for this very reason. He realized that aside from using Command Spells, Assassin was the only one he couldn't deal with. To avoid wasting more life energy, he repaired his clothes to appear "casual" and "relaxed."
In reality, even though he had absorbed one of Assassin's arms, his life energy at that time had already consumed one-fifth of the Heroic Spirit attached to his body.
But restoring it was simple. There was no need to kill anyone. He just needed to eat more... especially with his Beelzebub method. In his current body, it was perfect.
He could increase his life energy as much as he wanted, seemingly without limits!
No, at least he hadn't seen any limits so far.
As long as there was enough life energy, he was immortal—unless someone completely obliterated his body.
No, even in that case, he might not die.
He had left fist-sized pieces of flesh in all his properties in Fuyuki City. Each room had countless pieces of food.
If his body were obliterated.
Those pieces of flesh could instantly devour the surrounding food and regenerate.
In this Holy Grail War, he was completely unbeatable!
For what's next—
"Daylight is still some time away... let's record the battles I've seen and the inspiration I've gained," He said to himself, eyes shining with anticipation. "I hope I can still possess this power even after this Holy Grail War ends... this immortality alone would let me roam the world. Otherwise, I'd have to lay low again until I obtain an ability that makes me safe."
However, staying completely might not be possible, but keeping a part... that might be doable!
...
Bang, bang, bang—
After returning to the hotel in Fuyuki City, Rito Ishizaki stared vacantly in the direction of the church...
He hadn't brought back the remains of his friend.
Not for any other reason...
Just pure fear.
He was afraid, terrified.
There were mysteries in this world that he didn't understand, and they were real.
And his friend had died because of it!
His curiosity had completely disregarded his life...
"Maybe... maybe I should call the police."
Looking at the fireworks in the direction of the church in the sky, he didn't have any appreciation for them. Instead, he clutched his head. Although his mind was chaotic, he had one thing very clear.
If he called the police now, they might treat his friend as missing. But if he didn't report it as if nothing had happened, then maybe this crime could be pinned on him, the one who had come out with his friend!
With these thoughts in mind, he tremblingly dialed the emergency number.
...
On the other side, back at the church, Kotomine Risei supervised the repair work by "professionals" and contacted the other Masters.
However, just like in the story of Fate/Zero, only familiars arrived.
"Well, you've all probably seen it by now, haven't you? I'll briefly explain. The church was attacked by Caster, who stole my Command Spells."
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeve to reveal his arm, which was now devoid of Command Spells.
"As you can see... I no longer have Command Spells. Even if you kill Caster, I won't be able to offer any reward. But as the overseer, I still have to say this: I hope you'll eliminate Caster!"
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