The Moon shone brightly on that night, but what could have been a calm night all the others, was unfortunately not one, on the contrary. That night, the town of Fuyuki witnessed a disaster not unlike the one that had taken place many years before, the facts were almost the same.
Again the city was in ruins and in flames, everything had been swept in the area, nothing was left except a huge crater on the north level near the church. And as if the disaster didn't end there, a gigantic black hole also overlooked the city, and you didn't have to look far for explanations. In the middle of the crater, confrontations seemed to take place, and this involved two very distinct camps. The first camp was that of Shiro, accompanied by Saber and Rin, the trio of protagonists faced the duo made up of Kirei and Gilgamesh, the two responsible for this whole situation.
And judging by the state of the trio of protagonists, the confrontation seemed very full-bodied, opposite the two enemies seemed unstoppable, a real ditch separated them. Although badly damaged, Shiro did not abdicate.
" I won't let your disastrous plan come to fruition, I will stop you right here, Kirei! "
Shiro shouted out loud before rushing towards Kirei with the intention of stopping him once and for all, the young master used his magical power to form a sword and used all his might to throw himself quickly. But while he was about to attack the priest head-on, he suddenly pushed back by Gilgamesh who came to intervene.
" I won't be so assertive in your place, you bastard. So learn to stay in your place.
Humph, stop whining and just watch, Emiya Shirou. Kirei exclaimed, gazing at the black hole above them. It is far too late, the process is already underway, it is only a matter of minutes before the big moment. "
However, all was not going to turn out as Kirei hoped, because they were opposite to give up. And this was quickly proved by the intervention of Saber, the latter equally banged up, was aware of the gravity of the situation and wasted no time. She charged all her mana and attacked the enemy with her Excalibur.
But unfortunately his attack unfortunately lacked too much power, which did not represent a big threat for Gilgamesh, he easily swept the enemy offensive using his Ea.
" It's pathetic, what were you hoping to achieve with this kind of low-level attack? Replied the King of Heroes, preparing his Enuma Elish. I will show you what a real attack is, open your eyes wide, King of the Knights, here is the gap that separates us! "
As soon as he finished his sentence, Gilgamesh sent his right Enuma Elish in the direction of Saber, the latter could do nothing except watch the powerful wave of energy come crashing into her head. However, it was without counting on Rin, she intervened and used all her gems in her possession to create a magical barrier to hold back the enemy attack, but the barrier was far too weak to hold.
" Hell, how is it possible to have so much energy? Is this guy really human? Rin yelled, trying to hold on. I won't hold on, take the opportunity to flee, Saber!
- Forget this idea, it's useless. Gilgamesh laughed. To run away ? To go where ? There is hardly any escape for you, allow me to shatter your miserable hopes for survival. From the moment you decide to bear arms against me, you have sealed your fate, your end is inevitable. "
As determined as she was, unfortunately Rin couldn't resist the cruelty of reality, neither of them matched. The worst eventually happened, the magical barrier gave way and before Shiro's helpless eyes, Rin and Saber were hit hard by the Enuma Elish. Result of the accounts, the two women had ended up in a sorry state and on the brink of death, in addition to having lost consciousness.
" Impossible, tell me I'm dreaming? Saber! Tohsaka! Shirou horrified. How dare you ?! Why do we have to come to this? Is there such a goal requiring such horrors, Kirei ?!
- Absolutely, and I can finally see him, he holds out his hand to me. Kirei replied. I've waited a long time for this moment, seizing it is the ultimate accomplishment. I won't let her slip away, no matter how many bodies I have to step over, I will make this dream come true.
- I'll never understand you, not only did you manipulate us all by forcing us to kill each other through this stupid Grail War, but here you are, sacrificing us one-on-one as if our life had no importance or value in your eyes ! Shirou got angry. I will never forgive you! Sakura, Rin, Saber and especially Illya, count on me to make you pay!
- Shut up, you have this habit of talking too much to say nothing. Gilgamesh said coming over to crush Shirou's hand. Be happy, you can consider yourself privileged. A bastard like you will have the immense chance to be able to witness an extraordinary event, the birth of a new world. It is a new era which is about to emerge, humanity will experience its last evolution, we are facing an unprecedented singularity, even the great king that I am has shivers.
- A new world ? It's madness, so many innocent people died for such a trivial purpose ?! Don't make fun of me! Shirou added before seeing Kirei raise her hand to the sky. Shit ! I won't let you do it!
- It is better for you to abdicate, you are making it hard to hope for the inconceivable, Emiya Shirou. Kirei retorted, smiling. But I reassure you, you have nothing more to fear, from now on all this will only be a memory lost forever. The time has come, let's end this irrational world and walk together towards this new world that awaits us. "
At that moment, a strange organic substance resembling a mass of skin, released from inside the black hole and descended in the direction of the priest, which did not bode well. The latter serene, stood straight without batting an eyelid and put his hand on the substance.
The contact between the two beings, if we could qualify this substance to be, then triggered the final phase of Kirei's plan, everything was linked very quickly. At first, the black hole began to shine with a strong intensity, then an even more blinding light emanated from it until it encompassed the whole area, then the whole country and finally the whole world.
As a mere spectator, Shirou suspected that this light was nothing normal, and that something was about to happen, he couldn't say what exactly but one thing for sure, nothing good to predict.
" Wait, Kirei! Shirou yelled. Do not do that ! "
But it was already too late, the blinding light had absorbed everything to the point of not being able to see anything, and this for a little while. A long minute was the time this phenomenon lasted, and Shirou could only scream with all his might in vain.
The latter because of the strong intensity of the light, had eventually lost consciousness. And in his mind, he found himself floating alone in the middle of the void.
" Where am I ? What is this place ? He wondered with a confused look. And what is this strange feeling that runs through my entire body? I feel like I'm a baby in his mother's womb, it's strange.
- Hey oh, it's time to get up! A female voice insisted. You might be late!
- Who are you ? Leave me alone. Shirou replied, curling up. I feel good here, I don't want to leave, I want to stay here for eternity.
- Oh you wanna play this game with me? In this case, you leave me little choice! "
Determined not to move from there, Shirou made his strong head and closed his eyes to continue to feel this feeling of well-being that ran through him. But oddly enough, it was something else he felt, like some kind of cold liquid streaming down his face. And hardly had he time to react, that he suddenly woke up with a start. Now awake, he first realized that he was all wet and so was his bed, and then that the voice he had heard, actually came from a woman standing there in front of him with a seal of hand water.
" It's 100 years too early for you to hope to play this with me, son! The woman exclaimed before leaving the room. Come on, get moving, take a shower, breakfast is already ready downstairs.
- Huh? What just happened? Shirou wondered before looking at his alarm clock showing 7:30. Hey shit! So there it sucks, I'll be late! "
Without further ado, Shirou got up and walked to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready. Without asking too many questions, he took his shower as if nothing had happened, it seemed like it was almost a usual ritual for him, nothing strange, just a normal day as were the day before and the previous days, as will certainly be the next day and the following days.
And so after taking a shower and getting dressed, he quietly went to the living room to have breakfast. Like every morning, he ate with his father and mother.
" It's not your habit to wake up hard, Shirou, would you have spent the night playing on your console? Asked the father to his son. It is not good for your health, young people still growing like you, should not neglect themselves so much.
- It's nothing, don't worry about it Shiro reassured him. As you can see, I'm in good shape!
- So you, you'll never change sighed the mother. Just to find out, are you going to your kyudo club today? I have a date scheduled for tonight and your dad might be home late, so you're likely to be alone.
- I'm not a kid anymore, I'll manage. Retorted the teenager. I will move quickly to the club just to try out the arc, and since I have nothing planned, why not come home and cook dinner to occupy myself.
- Oh, but wait, what is all this? Shirou thought in his head. I have a strange feeling that something is wrong, but I will not know what to say. Am I imagining things? And shit, I must certainly have too many ideas, let's not think about it anymore. "
The little family continued to share this moment together until the time to leave arrived, and everyone went about their business. Regarding Shirou, he took his bike and rode towards the school. To do so, he crossed the famous big bridge that united the two sides of Fuyuki, and as every morning, the streets were full of life, whether it was young people going to school or adults going to work, nothing better to feel alive.
After passing through part of town, Shirou ends up arriving at his high school finding himself slightly in the heights of Fuyuki. Arrived there, he went to place his bike in the reserved corner, and came across his comrade and president of the student council, Ryudou Issei.
" Yo, Issei! So even the president of the student council allows himself to arrive so late?
- You seem to be in the wrong place to point it out to me, Shirou, Issei replied. Usually you arrive among the first, you have to believe that we are bound by a kind of destiny today.
- Yes the fate that we call "difficult awakening", Shirou laughed before seeing a dark-haired girl with two quilts passing by. This girl …
- Rin Tohsaka, beautiful, intelligent and rich, all the qualities to make her a little celebrity in the sideboard, Issei retorted. What's the matter ? Don't tell me that girl got your attention? Does she interest you that much?
- But what are you still talking about? I never said that. Shirou refused. You, Issei, could you stop leaving in your circumstances without foundation and without tails or heads? As if a guy as mundane as me could approach his world. "
He couldn't explain the reason, but Shirou seemed to be oddly drawn to this Rin Tohsaka, for some reason he couldn't look away from her. But it was then that a strange phenomenon took place, his sight suddenly began to blur and he had a kind of sudden flash, and within a few seconds, images quickly passed before his eyes without them. cannot distinguish anything. Then followed a migraine, to the point that he held his head and almost lost his balance.
" Hey, what's up with you? Shirou! Everything is fine ? Issei worried. Don't force yourself, if you're not feeling well, you can always go home.
- Uh, it's going to be fine, I'm fine, it's just a transient migraine. Shirou asserted, straightening up. It came like that all of a sudden, strange, didn't it? Maybe it's due to a lack of sleep? Certainly not enough to panic.
- Well, that doesn't explain what I saw, Shirou thought. What was it all these images that paraded through my head? All this happened when I laid my eyes on this girl, it is impossible to understand. I'm probably still taking my head for nothing, already this morning and even now, I must calm down. "
Not knowing how to interpret what he had just experienced, Shirou finally decided not to worry and to go on with his life as if nothing had happened. So he went to class and everything went smoothly for him.
And at the same time, on the other side of the town of Fuyuki, more precisely in the church, two men seemed very happy and were enjoying the calm of life in peace. Placed on one of the benches with a glass of champagne in hand, Kirei and Gilgamesh both exuded such serenity and confidence.
" You have to believe that the plan went wonderfully, it was almost too easy, exclaimed the King of Heroes, sipping his champagne. Does this new world suit you? From my point of view, it's all the same, this kind of thing escapes me completely.
- After so many years of waiting to be perverted, humanity has finally been able to be reborn and wash away all sins, declared the priest. Here we are finally as we should have been, any notion of depravity is only a distant memory. From now on each one knows his destiny which is allotted to him, nobody will be able to seek to deviate from it, everything will be only linear.
- Humph, so generous to yours, the high priest who in his great wisdom, goes to so much trouble to allow humanity to repent and rise up, Gilgamesh laughed. The taste for greatness has really gone to your head, it's not to displease me.So what should I call you? The god of this new world?
- Mankind was abandoned by its creator god, as a result they ended up getting caught up on their way, therefore they needed someone who could guide them again, I only took over a vacant role. Kirei said getting up and smiling. As a new god, I reshaped this world which was on the verge of ruin and brought it back to its purest state. What you can contemplate is the real world, the original world as the old god had built it, Eden! "