After all, compared to Shirou Emiya who has just entered the Holy Grail, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada had already entered it half a day earlier, not to mention Shirou Emiya.
As a former Ruler, he has a better understanding of the internal structure of the Holy Grail, and he even has something that Shirou Emiya does not have now.
That is - the body.
Compared to the physical body, the soul has a harder time moving inside the Holy Grail. A soul that loses the protection of the physical body will be more easily absorbed by the Holy Grail.
The surroundings were an endless space with no boundaries at all. He couldn't even distinguish up, down, left, or right, causing Shirou Emiya's senses to begin to become confused.
All Emiya Shirou could do was to resist and keep his spirits high.
And at this moment, a pure white light shot out from behind Shirou Emiya and hit him directly.
But Shirou Emiya did not feel any pain. He only felt waves of warmth, as if someone was praying for him.
This was a breath that Emiya Shirou was very familiar with.
Pure white light surrounded Emiya Shirou and quietly came to his feet.
A pure white road appeared silently.
As a saint who can communicate with the Lord and trusts him immensely, the Lord also responded to her prayers in this Holy Grail.
But rather than saying it was a response from the Lord, it would be more accurate to say that the Holy Grail received the blessing given to Shirou Emiya by the Saint.
After all, Joan of Arc was summoned by the Holy Grail. Although she did not seek prayers from herself, it would provide the greatest assistance it could.
After floating in the air for a long time, Shirou Emiya finally felt grounded.
Looking at the pure white road that appeared, Shirou Emiya ran hard towards the front of the road without any hesitation.
He believed in Joan of Arc, and also believed in the path that showed him the way in such a critical moment.
But all the Holy Grail can do is point out a path, and everything that follows will have to be faced by Shirou Emiya himself.
"If you can't do it, go back—"
"Give up, this road is much more difficult than you think—"
"Let's indulge in happiness together——"
Countless whispers appeared in Emiya Shirou's ears.
Their words seemed to be filled with infinite magic power, constantly invading Shirou Emiya's mind, and were full of temptation, constantly guiding Shirou Emiya towards another path next to Pure White.
Yes.
Why is it so hard?
Why would you sacrifice your life like this?
Wouldn't it be nice to just lie down peacefully?
Isn’t it good to enjoy life comfortably?
Even if you give everything you have, what can you get?
But Emiya Shirou acted as if he didn't hear anything and continued walking along the pure white road.
There wasn't even any pause in his steps.
But in his heart, there was only this thought.
“Only when I carry the burden forward can more people live a better life!”
Emiya Shirou's heart was not shaken in the slightest by such words, even if they were borrowed ideals.
The belief of Shirou Emiya is definitely not less than that of Shirou Amakusa Tokisada. If you want to shake his heart like this, these alone are simply impossible to shake it.
"call--!"
And as if he knew that such words could not shake Shirou Emiya, the pure white road in front of Shirou Emiya suddenly became extremely distorted.
Countless thorns, swamps, lava, mountains, and ocean currents appeared in front of Shirou Emiya.
Numerous obstacles piled up in front of Shirou Emiya, and there was even an extremely strong gravity suppressing Shirou Emiya.
This made Shirou Emiya's steps suddenly become difficult.
"I want to be——a partner of justice!!!"
This is not just a slogan, but Shirou Emiya's long-held belief and the pursuit he has always carried out, no matter what obstacles there are or what kind of harm he has suffered.
In such an intertwined space and time.
He fought through countless thorns, even though his whole body was covered with spots.
He climbed over one mountain after another, even though his body was exhausted.
He swam across the ocean, even though his vision was blurry.
Although he knew that the road ahead was difficult to pass, Emiya Shirou still maintained his pace.
And I guess Amakusa Shiro Tokisada has also walked this path, right?
Perhaps the similarities between the two are not just in name. Even when faced with these difficulties, the choices they made are almost the same.
Faced with those whispers, Emiya Shirou and Amakusa Shirou Tokisada both stood firm with great faith.
Faced with these numerous difficulties, they did not hesitate at all, and took one step after another, without any retreat, in order to achieve their wishes.
At this moment, one extremely angry voice after another sounded from around Emiya Shirou.
"This is my hope while waiting for Einzbern!"
“This is what must be done!”
"source!"
"source!"
That is the obsession that successive generations of Einzbern magi left in the Greater Holy Grail.
"The Holy Grail is mine! It belongs to the Matou family!"
"No one can stop me!"
"eternal life!"
"eternal life!"
That was the madness left in the Greater Holy Grail by the losers of previous Holy Grail Wars, as well as some young and somewhat similar voices.
"Humanity needs to be saved!"
That was the gentle and intellectual voice of Amakusa Shiro Tokisada.
However, Shirou Emiya remained steadfast and walked forward. Nothing could stop him.
go straight.
go straight.
Until a man with white hair, wearing a red cloak, holding a pair of black and white swords, with sword arrows piercing his body, kneeling in a desolate place with only countless sword tombstones left appeared in front of the road.
The person in front of him was so similar to himself, from the sword and arrow stuck in his body, to the red cloak he was wearing, to the extremely pale hair.
When his strength is exhausted, Shirou Emiya's hair will become as pale as the strong man in front of him.
But Emiya Shirou did not stop until the sound of a sword rang out in front of him.
Chapter 209: Humanity does not need to be saved!
Blood!
No, it cannot be called blood. Those were the fragments of Shirou Emiya's soul, splattering under the black and white swords.
The two swords were inserted into Emiya Shirou's shoulders.
A strong feeling of weakness spread throughout Emiya Shirou's body.
But he didn't have time to fight with it. He had to move forward.
This is a game of racing against time, and Shirou Emiya knows very well that he cannot stop at all.
Countless swords were pulled out from the barren land, flew into the air, and shot towards Emiya Shirou without reservation.
Two extremely huge swords with the power to destroy the world appeared from the boundless snow and smashed towards the running Emiya Shirou.
A gunshot accompanied by an endless wail shot out from the pitch-black muzzle and accurately hit Emiya Shirou's heart.
A flame that burned everything emerged from the endless sound of hammering, slashing towards Emiya Shirou with the world shattered like snowflakes.
"You, finally came——"
When such a voice came from the front, Emiya Shirou finally saw clearly the scene in the light in front of him.
It was a scene completely different from the pitch-black space around it.
There are flowers everywhere, and everything in the world seems to be filled with beauty. Endless flowers are spread all over the world.
It makes people feel extremely happy physically and mentally.
And in the center of the world, there was a woman wearing a pure white dress, exuding a sacred aura and with silver hair, standing there very dignifiedly.
She is the foundation of the Greater Holy Grail, the great magician Justissa Rizleich von Einzbern, known as the "Holy Maiden of Winter".
"You arrived in time?"
Standing in front of Emiya Shirou, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada praised Emiya Shirou with words without any emotion.
At this time, Shirou Emiya was half-kneeling on the ground, breathing in big gulps of air. The endless pain all over his body and the severe pain of his soul being torn apart were all affecting his spirit.
However, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada was not feeling well at this time either. His upper body was completely exposed to the air, and there were countless knife marks on his extremely solid body. Blood kept flowing from it, dyeing the flowers under his feet scarlet.
Presumably, he had suffered quite a few attacks, and his two arms were as if entangled by magic spells, emitting fluctuations of magical power.
"Right arm - evil eater (right_hand_evil_eater)".
"Left arm - Tianhui base plate (left_hand_xanadu_matrix)".
That was exactly the treasure of Amakusa Shiro Tokisada.
Grade: D
Type: Anti-personnel Noble Phantasm
Distance: 1
Maximum catch: 1 people
In order to give hope to believers on the difficult road, the arms that have repeatedly summoned miracles have become a treasure. It can connect to any magic base and use any magic.
At the same time, the right and left wrists will respectively activate abilities similar to the "Mind's Eye (True)" and "Mind's Eye (False)" skills to strengthen the baptism chant.
The right wrist is mainly responsible for auxiliary tasks in combat such as future perspective, while the left wrist is responsible for strengthening itself and has the effect of immortality.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada had analyzed his own magic circuits. Normally, magic circuits would become fixed organs when they were switched on, but his magic circuits were constantly changing in seconds, and sometimes even the number of magic circuits would increase or decrease.
In addition, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's face no longer had the harmless smile it had before, but instead showed an indifference as if he was indifferent to everything in the world, appearing extremely calm.
There is a burning belief in his eyes.
Regardless of everything, just follow the road ahead and move forward with faith.
The burning intensity of this belief is enough to even make people feel afraid.
If one's willpower is not strong enough, then once stared at by those eyes, one will be defeated instantly and will not be able to face this saint at all.
"If you had come a little later, I might have been able to meet the legendary [Winter Saint] directly and realize my wish."
Shirou Emiya succeeded. Even though Amakusa Shiro and Tokisada struggled so hard, they arrived in this space just before Shirou Emiya arrived.
Before Amakusa Shiro Tokisada could make any move, he felt the fluctuations in this space and another person had arrived here.
Without even using his own revelation, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada had already guessed that the one coming would definitely be Emiya Shirou who was going to stop him.
If one were to ask why, it was because Amakusa Shirou Tokisada saw the shadow of a miracle in Emiya Shirou.
He is someone who can create miracles just like himself.
Even if Shirou Emiya is just an ordinary magician, Amakusa Shiro and Tokisada will never be like those Heroic Spirits, because magicians like Shirou Emiya look down on him.
