Yo, its me.
The Mangekyou I have was transferred to my brother, leaving me with only a 3 tomoe sharingan.
I expect and hope this would go away in a couple of days so yeah, we are back and running for the days forward and I hope no unexpected shit happens till mid August, cuz that's when our update will significantly dampen to the point of 3 chapters a week—heck not updating at all in the week.
So, see ya.
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Inside the cave.
After speaking, Shirou stepped forward, walking past his former close friend.
"If a parent's wish for their child to grow up healthy is a sin, then I'm willing to be evil."
These words clearly signified that he was giving up his dream of being a "Hero of Justice", in order to pursue the future he believed in.
Behind him.
Julian stood motionless. The cold, antagonistic look on his face was suddenly replaced by confusion and disbelief.
He didn't even try to stop Shirou—he merely sighed softly and said,
"Expecting humans to remain rational really is too much to ask."
Shirou paused slightly, but without turning back, he retorted,
"The only beings who can remain rational forever are machines. By the way, someone once said the same thing as you… that man died chasing his ideals."
That man also wanted to use Miyu to fulfill his dream of saving the world.
Then and now, the moment was the same.
Were they… really that similar?
"I could've stopped you. But doing so might destroy humanity's last sliver of hope."
Julian's expression grew more wistful.
"Generations of the Ainsworth family have prepared for this ideal for over a thousand years, and must continue even further into the future. Eternal rationality is indeed a luxury.
So, I choose not to stop you. Instead, I choose another future for humanity."
Buzz~
An immense amount of magical energy gathered wildly around Julian.
Among the Ainsworth family, only he could truly create or destroy Class Cards—those mystical cards capable of bestowing the power of Heroic Spirits upon the user.
By using one of these cards, one could embody the form and power of a Heroic Spirit, transcending the limitations of a mortal.
Emiya came to a full stop and turned to face him.
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
After tearing through the Holy Grail War—
His Heroic Spirit Summon Cards had already lost their power. The vast future he once borrowed had abandoned him.
In other words, when facing the King of Heroes, he would be relying solely on himself.
But now, his old friend seemed determined to restore the Summon Card by sacrificing his own origin.
"Haha! Remember me, and all the members of the Ainsworth family. We may never live to see the day our truth is confirmed, but if humanity survives for generations, they will weep at our gravestones!"
Julian burst into wild laughter, pouring his magic into the card in front of him.
"This planet called Earth shall be my eternal monument!"
As an Ainsworth magician, this was the only magic he knew.
"You damned human evil—take my final magic and pursue the future you seek!"
Julian's body bloomed with brilliant magical light.
The vast energy surged into the Summon Card.
The card drifted gently to the ground in front of his old friend.
He once wanted to sacrifice everything for humanity, but now he saw in Shirou the infinite potential of humanity's future.
That man… seemed to embody the future itself!
It was incomprehensible.
As if… so long as he existed, humanity still had hope.
An unknown Heroic Spirit, not recorded in human history, who gave humanity hope.
So, Julian decided to bet everything—
And seize the future!
"Jul—ian—!"
Shirou caught the Dream Card, took one last deep look at him, and turned without another word:
"Then, as you wish!"
Viewers were overwhelmed with emotion:
AlphaSigma-[As expected of Shirou—even his enemies are moved by him! This must be EX-rank Charisma, right?]
NotSunKnight-[Sigh… Julian really is like that other man—they both sought the future of humanity in their own way.]
GigglesThenShit-[The man who chose to protect the world died. The man who chose to save the species gave up. Now only Emiya, who prays for the happiness of one person, remains!]
MoonlitGachaVictim-[Go, Steel-Willed Savior!!]
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In a room somewhere.
Illya, watching the video, looked at her best friend with a strange expression:
"Shirou really gave up so much for you."
He had dreamed of becoming a Hero of Justice, yet gave up the entire world just to save Miyu.
"Why don't I remember any of it?"
Miyu clutched her head in pain and confusion.
It was Shirou who had brought her a future, who allowed her to enjoy this peaceful life…
So why had she forgotten it all?
"Let's keep watching. Maybe it'll help you remember more," Illya said, pursing her lips.
Back when she watched Unlimited Blade Works, it brought back many memories for her.
She had even told Miyu a lot about Shirou.
The two little girls had secretly discussed what love was, how to flirt with boys…
But now—
Illya suddenly realized something shocking.
In the new video "Vow Beneath the Snow", her best friend was the main heroine, while she had been reduced to a background silver-haired extra.
I treated you like a sister, but now you're trying to steal my man!?
Damn it!
The only thing that consoled her was that Miyu had wished to become Shirou's younger sister, not his lover.
My dear best friend… that was the one wish you'll regret the most!
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The video continued.
Shirou passed through the cave, arriving at a vast underground chamber.
Here stood an enormous magical altar.
Countless runes glowed with blue magical light, illuminating the entire space.
At the center of the altar—
The young girl lay quietly atop the altar, dressed in a black ceremonial dress. Hearing footsteps, she turned in disbelief toward the source:
"B-Brother…?"
This was the Ainsworth family's carefully arranged magical workshop.
To reach it, one would have to defeat all the puppet Heroic Spirits stationed there.
Yet Shirou—a normal teenager—had made it through.
"Sorry, I'm late."
Shirou approached her, knelt on one knee like a knight, and took her small hand in his.
His heart was full of guilt.
"All the misfortunes in this world are caused by one's own inadequacies."
If he had been stronger, she wouldn't have had to suffer like this!
"Brother… I'm just a tool without a heart. Why would you save me?"
Miyu's voice trembled, tears forming in her eyes.
Once the emotionless Grail Vessel, she had long since fallen from the heavens—becoming a normal little girl.
"It's simple. As your big brother, protecting you is only natural."
Shirou's blood-stained face beamed with a bright, sunny smile.
From childhood to now, he had lost everything—
But this time, he didn't lose his sister!
He pulled out a stack of cards, allowing them to float in the air.
These were the Summon Cards he had obtained after defeating various Holy Grail participants.
Seven in total, swirling around Miyu.
"B-Brother…"
Miyu gazed at the cards. Her once-lifeless eyes suddenly lit up with hope.
She could no longer hold back her tears.
He had truly given up everything for her—even sacrificing his only means of power, the Class Cards—to construct the Holy Grail's awakening.
"I may make mistakes… but just this once, I want to be selfish. In my name, I make a wish to the Holy Grail!"
Shirou gently wiped away her tears, wearing the softest, kindest smile.
"I wish… for Miyu to go to a world where she'll never be hurt. A happy world. In that world, she'll have friends she can laugh with, a loving family, a life of peaceful joy, and she'll grow up happy and healthy.
Holy Grail, please grant this wish!"
Viewers were left speechless:
ICastFart-[Damn, I'm in tears… Emiya's wish is the same as the Sakatsuki family's four-hundred-year prayer—to let a child grow up safe and happy!]
HerbertXOXO-[He could've used the Grail to get anything, but he didn't even hesitate!]
BobUchiha-[He gave up his Class Cards—he's literally fighting Heroic Spirits as a normal human!]
HistorianWithWifi-[Iron will, broken ideals, lost everything, overdrawn future, fights for his sister, smashed the Holy Grail War—stronger than gods: Steel-Willed Savior EMIYA!]
This time, when facing the all-powerful Holy Grail that could grant any wish, Shirou chose the same wish as the Sakatsuki family.
It was deeply moving.
For an ordinary person, the temptations of infinite wealth, immortality, or eternal luxury would be irresistible.
Buzz~
As Shirou's wish was made, Miyu's body shone with radiant light.
An immense surge of magical energy engulfed the area, forming brilliant whirlpools of magic.
Her small body began to float upward.
She reached out her hand, trying to grasp his:
"B-Brother…"
"I'm sorry, Miyu. I hope you'll enjoy a truly happy life in that new world. But now… I have a guest to attend to."
Shirou didn't reach back. Instead, he stood up and turned away—
Facing the arrival of an uninvited guest.
Golden light surrounded her. Crimson eyes radiated with pride and disdain.
The one who had obtained the King of Heroes' summoning power, the strongest enemy in the Holy Grail War—
Angelica Ainsworth.
This single person was stronger than the other six combined!
Shirou stepped down from the altar and stood in her path.
"Sorry—my sister is working hard right now. Can you wait a bit?"
"Heh, you're just a fraud who snuck into the Holy Grail War—there's no way someone like you could ever obtain a miracle!" Angelica taunted with supreme arrogance.
Buzz—
Behind her, countless dazzling golden ripples suddenly bloomed into existence—the unmistakable signature Noble Phantasm of the King of Heroes:
[Gate of Babylon]
From within surged an endless torrent of Noble Phantasms, all firing wildly at the young man.
Angelica advanced slowly amidst the storm of destruction, sneering,
"Give it up. A mere mortal like you could never hope to stand against me, the King of Heroes. Every Noble Phantasm in human history becomes part of my Heroic Spirit's power!"
Yes, she was unlike other Summon Card users.
She could wield all of the King of Heroes' treasures, unleash all his abilities.
In this moment, she was the true King of Heroes.
In fact, she was even more overpowering and arrogant than the original chuunibyou golden boy—never giving her opponent the slightest chance!
"You all want to bring a future to humanity… but I carry a destiny of my own."
As magic surged in his hand, Shirou projected Kabshou and Bakuya, and charged into battle without fear.
The Summon Card had long since been sacrificed, becoming the ultimate power source for activating the Holy Grail—meaning that now he was merely a mortal. But that was enough.
Shirou looked firmly at his opponent and said in a low voice:
"This is the future I reached through my own strength. I've burned through my future to let an ideal version of myself appear—right here, right now—to fight you! You called me a fraud, didn't you? But you're the real imposter here—'King of Heroes'!"
"Enough, faker! Die!"
Angelica stepped forward coldly. "How dull. Your so-called future is nothing but worthless trash."
The Ainsworth family's thousand-year plan was to use the Holy Grail to bring humanity a future.
Anyone who dared stand in the way… was her enemy.
"Whatever tricks you've used, it doesn't matter. The future is destined to be destroyed!"
Angelica's expression grew colder, more ruthless by the second.
This was her family's thousand-year-old vow—and she would not allow anyone to interfere.
Least of all someone willing to destroy the world… just for the sake of his sister!
"I'm sorry—even if I must become the enemy of the world this time, even if I can't be a hero of justice, I will still give Miyu a future... bring a future to the world!"
Shirou suddenly tore off his damaged clothing and roared at his opponent,
"King of Heroes! As long as Miyu hasn't left, you shall not take another step forward!"
She was his only remaining family.
He had wanted to protect her, yet now she was about to sacrifice herself for a broken and ruined world.
That was unacceptable.
Cross over—only by stepping over my corpse will you reach your so-called justice!
If a sacrifice must be made, then let him sacrifice his own future—to win the future for Miyu, and for the world!
Buzz—
Magic power exploded from his body, transforming into countless familiar blue lightning arcs that flowed in all directions.
Shirou stared at his opponent and began to chant—
My body is made of swords.
With blood of iron and heart of glass.
I have conquered countless battlefields.
Never once retreating,
Never once attaining victory.
The orphan is alone again,
striking diamond dust atop a hill of swords.
But, this life is not yet over.
This false body, is still made of swords!
BOOM!
The entire ground suddenly shattered, and vast, mysterious magical patterns covered everything around.
Angelica immediately launched an attack without hesitation, unleashing countless Noble Phantasms that rained down on the boy like a storm, giving him no chance.
However, layers upon layers of purple petals surrounded the boy, guarding him.
[Unlimited Blade Works]—activated!
Both were pulled into a mysterious, unique world.
A freezing snowfield.
There was no sign of life, no smooth road, not even the light of stars.
Only a weak crescent moon barely illuminated the icy wasteland. Across the endless earth, atop every small mound, a sword was planted.
As if each one marked a grave—for a sword.
The familiar yet foreign sight made the comment section explode—
Blorbo-[Holy crap! Why does this version of Unlimited Blade Works feel so full of sorrow and despair?]
AlmightyMiddleFinger-[It's here! I still remember when Emiya opened UBW and chopped off the King of Heroes' elbow!]
BobUchiha-[Back then, Gilgamesh was clearly corrupted by the black mud. This female version is in peak form. Be careful, Emiya!]
...
"Corrupted by black mud…"
Watching the video, Gilgamesh's mouth twitched.
Good grief, people were digging up his corpse to flog it again!
Can't they just let it go?
Still, he had to admit—it was one of his dark history moments.
"King of Heroes, you're about to fight Nameless again!" Merlin chimed in gleefully beside him.
Seeing the two reconcile was more painful than death. Naturally, he wanted to pour fuel on the fire—ideally, they'd start fighting not just in the video, but in real life too!
"Heh. Don't forget, you lost. Better think about how you're going to fulfill our bet," Gilgamesh replied coldly.
"Uh…"
Merlin suddenly looked a bit awkward.
Nightmares had no sense of human morality.
The problem was—he was half human.
If he danced in public, his image as the Flower Magus would completely collapse!
He'd be executed publicly!
It would absolutely become a cherished blackmail-worthy memory for everyone!
Merlin finally understood.
This King of Heroes was so petty!
After his own dark history got aired out, he just had to drag Merlin down with him!
Damn it!
Sanjiro paid no attention to their conversation. He simply stared at the video.
Back then, he had truly suffered.
He had formed no bonds with any heroic spirits. The only one he could rely on was himself.
He wondered… after seeing this, would Artoria and the other Heroic Spirits distance themselves from him, and let him continue to enjoy his hard-earned peaceful daily life?
In the video, the real battle officially began.
Both had entered the Reality Marble.
Transformed into the King of Heroes, Angelica coldly scoffed as she looked around the snowy wasteland. "So this is your trump card?"
"To invert self and world, fantasy and reality, and rewrite the world as I imagine it—this is the most powerful magecraft: Reality Marble—Unlimited Blade Works!"
Shirou drew a sword and pointed it at her. "To me, this world of countless swords is nothing more than a cemetery. Every blade is a tombstone."
"Come, King of Heroes. Let us settle who is stronger—and who shall live!"
In this snowy grave of swords, the boy drew his blade and challenged the overwhelmingly powerful king.
"Then as you wish—may you slumber forever beneath these tombstones!"
Angelica's expression turned ice-cold and merciless. She pointed to the side.
Buzz—
Dozens, then hundreds of golden vortexes appeared, from which emerged countless powerful and terrifying Noble Phantasms.
They surged toward the boy like a tidal wave.
However—
To her astonishment, Shirou effortlessly dodged all the attacks, and with his projected copies, shattered her genuine Noble Phantasms!
"You replicated them before I even fired them?!"
A look of utter shock suddenly appeared on Angelica's face.
Yes—right after she summoned the weapons from the Gate of Babylon...
Before she even had time to launch them, he had already mimicked and projected them.
Unbelievable!
How was this even possible?
"You're too slow!" Shirou easily shattered all the Noble Phantasms and closed the distance.
Whoosh!
A sharp sword carved a dazzling trail as it slashed across her body.
However—
The figure of Angelica standing there was merely an illusion. It shattered and vanished on the spot, only to reappear elsewhere.
"Don't underestimate the Ainsworth family," Angelica snorted coldly.
[Substitution Magic]
A truly broken spell, bordering on the miraculous, almost like a miracle-type magecraft.
It wasn't limited to swapping dolls and humans like her younger brother Julian did.
It could also swap spatial objects.
Buzz—
As she activated her magecraft, a spatial gate instantly opened beneath Shirou's feet, catching him completely off guard.
And from another spatial gate, he was forcibly thrown out.
Just as Shirou escaped the strange magecraft's range and looked up, he saw countless Noble Phantasms raining down on him like a storm.
RUMBLE—
The ground where he stood was completely engulfed by a flood of energy, devouring everything in its path!
Countless viewers were overwhelmed with concern—
BoobVenerate-[Damn it, that's clearly a bug-level magecraft—she can control space itself! How do you even fight that?]
TooHotToPeg-[The already powerful King of Heroes now has the Ainsworth family's Substitution Magic—this is just absurd!]
ConstipatedProcrastinator-[Terrifying! Even in Unlimited Blade Works where Shirou gets a full battle-power boost, he's being completely overwhelmed!]
SinMommy-[Whether win or lose, life or death—Shirou, you're the strongest!]
...
As countless viewers watched in anxious anticipation—
From the fire and dust, Shirou finally broke free, only to be greeted by even more terrifying Noble Phantasms.
"It's over! [Hell Scythe]! [Dust Saw]!"
The King of Heroes fully unleashed the power of his Gate of Babylon, summoning two ultimate divine weapons:
The first weapon—
[Igalima – The Verdant Horizon that Opens a Thousand Mountains]
From Sumerian mythology, a divine weapon forged by the chief god—also known as the Mountain-Cleaving Sword.
Said to cleave a thousand mountains with a single strike!
It holds the concept of [Horizon], symbolizing the absolute division between Heaven and Earth—granting it the power to split mountains.
The second weapon—
[Sulsagana – The Dawn Horizon that Burns Away All Seas]
Also forged by the chief god of Sumer, also known as the Sea-Splitting Sword.
Said to vaporize and dissolve all things—capable of evaporating entire oceans!
It holds the concept of [Sea-Level Horizon], signifying the boundary between sky and sea—able to melt enemies, oceans, good and evil, everything it touches.
These two ultimate divine Noble Phantasms fully unleashed their power in that moment.
The Reality Marble began to tremble violently.
These colossal weapons, as if forged to tear the world asunder, descended amidst endless thunderous roars.
Viewers stared with wide, speechless eyes—as if witnessing a mythical divine war.
In this desperate moment—
Staring at the two god-forged ultimate weapons, Shirou roared:
"Projection! Synchronization! Fusion!"
Buzz—
Pouring in insane amounts of mana, under the stunned gazes of all—
He actually projected divine weapons!
BOOM!
A cataclysmic clash erupted, tearing everything apart in an instant.
Those two proud, god-forged ultimate weapons—the Mountain-Cleaving and Sea-Splitting swords—were shattered on the spot by Shirou!
Yes, he projected divine-grade weapons that cut them down!
FateShit-[HOLY SH*T—Shirou just hand-crafted divine weapons!!]
YeetTheInfidel-[No way—he seriously did it?! What can't this guy do?!]
Alex_crower71-[A projected imitation took down real divine weapons... I, Alex_crower71, declare him the strongest!]
...
Within the Reality Marble.
"You truly are... special! To the mythology we've constructed, you're a stain that must be erased!"
Angelica paused slightly, then looked at him with even more icy disdain. "Your repulsive powers... that mysterious magecraft you somehow wield, and that corpse-like, unyielding resolve…"
Buzz—
A golden vortex appeared beside her hand.
Angelica drew out a terrifying Noble Phantasm, overflowing with murderous intent. "Let me destroy them all—along with your entire world!"
This Noble Phantasm was the King of Heroes' strongest weapon, and one of the most powerful of all Heroic Spirits—
[Ea – Sword of Rupture]
Every viewer instantly felt a suffocating wave of despair.
In the previous Unlimited Blade Works video, Shirou had only withstood Ea because Artoria had granted him the ultimate defensive Noble Phantasm—[Avalon].
But now, he had no Avalon!
At this level, no matter how much mana you poured in, it would be impossible to project or create this sword!
How could he possibly defend against it?
The boy stared at the terrifying weapon that tore through everything and sighed softly. "Yes... no sword can match that."
But this wasn't a declaration of surrender.
Behind him—countless swords suddenly rose into the air.
Every blade seemed to respond to a call, converging behind his back.
"Though it's unfair… then let me meet it with all the swords I have!"
Countless swords behind Shirou glowed brilliantly.
"It's useless, useless, useless! Trash is still trash, no matter how much you pile up—it's worthless!"
Angelica sneered in contempt. "Return to the beginning—"
[Enuma Elish]
Whirrrr—
Ea spun violently, unleashing a radiant crimson light.
Cracks began forming in the Reality Marble—it couldn't withstand its overwhelming force.
Just as this soul-crushing wave of destruction came crashing down—
From outside the Reality Marble, a dazzling and warm green light suddenly burst forth.
The girl, who had been summoned by the Holy Grail and was about to depart for another world, suddenly opened her eyes!
She gazed into the cracking void ahead.
A vast and overwhelming mana surged from her, following a mysterious connection, pouring into the exhausted boy's body.
"Please… Big Brother… you must defeat her!"
Blood flowed from Miyu's lips.
Her body was covered in countless cracks.
But ignoring her own safety, she poured all her mana into Shirou!
Within the Reality Marble—
Feeling the endless mana surging into him, Shirou's entire body trembled. He roared with fury:
"Miyu... then let me carve out a future of happiness—for you!"
Buzz—
With the mana of the Holy Grail flooding into him, he actually began to rewrite the Reality Marble—
"I am the bone of my sword!"
"Steel is my body, and fire is my blood!"
"I have not known defeat!"
"These swords seek not victory nor loss!"
"All blades converge upon the Hill of Swords!"
"Here and now, I offer my entire being!"
"Even if I am but a fake—"
"I am still the master of countless blades!"
As he chanted, an overwhelming surge of magical energy exploded violently.
In the void, it was as if a colossal furnace had manifested.
A figure of his future self was seen furiously forging and refining within that furnace.
Using his own body as the ultimate forge, he fused all the swords together.
Emiya reached into the void.
In an instant, a weapon with an ancient design—yet seemingly imbued with the will of countless swords—was born.
"In the name of the sword, I shall cut down all enemies!"
Emiya swung the mysterious blade, slashing directly at Angelica amidst deafening thunder.
That single strike—
Overflowed with a devastatingly destructive edge.
Under Angelica's shocked gaze, it pierced right through the terrifying power unleashed by the Sword of Rupture.
That slash froze space itself, preventing her from activating [Substitution Magic]—leaving her no choice but to desperately summon Noble Phantasms for defense.
"This is impossible!!!"
Angelica roared in fury.
Because—one after another—her Noble Phantasms were torn apart in an instant by that blade, unable to offer even the slightest resistance.
RUMBLE!
The sword traced a dazzling arc of light—and, under her disbelieving gaze, it severed the arm holding the Sword of Rupture in a single blow.