Chapter 1: The Final Moments of the War
-With Shirou-
In front of the Holy Grail after all that's happened, my accidental discovery of the War, the shadow of the Grail devouring all the Servants aside from Rider and calling forth their darkened selves. Archer, a man who was once also known as Shirou Emiya, seeing as I threw away my foolish ideal of saving everyone, made a contract with me as he faded and passing down his memories, knowledge and powers to me, turning me into what Rin calls a Demi-Servant. My fight with Saber's darkened Alter, and with my victory against her, she left Excalibur to me and Avalon accepting me as its new owner.
There was some good that came out of this damned War. Meeting Kiritsugu's daughter, Illyasviel von Einzbern, my adopted sister. Rin and Sakura reconciling with one another, after rescuing her rom Angra Mainyu's dark influence, with the use of a bastardrized copy of Zelretch's Jewel Sword, which was made from whatever jewels Rin had left over and whatever knowledge we got from Illya's memories of her ancestor.
… And of course the Wizard Marshal Zelretch himself appearing before us with a tiny banner saying congratulations for making a copy of his sword and promising to make sure Rin becomes his pupil if she survived, no matter where she end up at…
It's funny how even though I've already tossed away my ideal, here I am trying to destroy the object that will eradicate humanity. Damn, I need to finish this that fight with Gilgamesh took a lot of my reserves even with Rin and Illya's contract to connect our Magic Circuits. I prepare to use the parting gift that Saber left me with Excalibur: The Sword of Promised Victory, the shear amount of prana needed to activate it is four times more than I make. As motes of golden light gather, I steeled my resolve and firmly shout out its name…
Excalibur
I swing the sword to cleave the Greater Grail that was tainted by the Third War's Avenger, who in life was just a boy that was chosen to bear All the Evils of the Wold in his death he cursed the gods, the world and especially the people that took away his chance for happiness. As the Grail was engulfed by Excalibur's light, my vision blurred until it was with a myriad of colours was the last thing I saw until my consciousness faded.
-With Rider and the girls-
"Come on, we have to stop Shirou from killing himself, hurry up!" Illyasviel von Einzbern said to her companions.
"Don't you think we're trying, you midget?!" shouted Rin Tohsaka rhetorically to small girl. And of course this triggered an argument between them, while her sister Sakura…
"Nee-san, Illya-chan, I believe it is not the time to argue, now is it?" Sakura asking the two arguing girl with a smile that promised pain, while having a dark aura around her. Sensing the danger they were the two arguing girl nodded violently while sweating.
"Now let's make sure senpai is safe" she continued any to stumble a bit.
"Be careful" As Rider caught her "You are still tired from your connection to the grail" she continued.
Noticing the concerned gazes from the three around her "Its fine, I can still….
Whatever she was going to say caught off when they saw a pillar of golden light appearing in the sky.
"That's the light of Excalibur, damn were too late" exclaimed Illyasviel with a click of her tongue.
As the golden light descended like a sword, the only thing they saw was a kaleidoscope of colour, as their consciousness faded all four of them had a single thought.
"Damn, you Zelretch"