Chapter 133: Phantoms
With Shakespeare's call, figures walked out of the book.
The figures were blurry, their faces could not be seen clearly, and it was difficult to distinguish between men and women, but the aura revealed by these figures shocked Achilles, Atalanta, and Karna.
"It's-"
"These are all servants !!"
"That's right, these are Servants. Shakespeare admired the expressions of the three heroes and let out a satisfied laugh, "But they are not ordinary servants, you take a closer look." ”
Karna, who has the ability to see through hypocrisy, took a closer look and quickly saw the abnormality: "There is no job introduction, no, this is not only a problem of no job introduction, but the spiritual base of the servants is not normal, these are not heroic spirits, and they are a bit like heroic spirits." ”
"What ???"
Achilles and Atalanta exclaimed at the same time. Having passed each other's real names, they knew Karna's vision and trusted his judgment even more. That's why they feel unbelievable.
"Not a Heroic Spirit?"
"So what?"
Shakespeare, who had finished writing, flicked his fingers, and the white quill pen swirled in his hand: "Let me reveal the correct answer, this is a phantom." ”
"Wraiths?"
The emergence of a new term prompted the trio to search through the vast amount of knowledge conferred by the Holy Grail.
Wraith is an extremely special kind of servant.
Usually Servants cannot be established solely by fiction, they all have myths, legends, or some actual existence as the basis. If a servant is established by mere fiction, there must be a corresponding reason, such as the crystallization of the concept of "protecting children" as in a nursery rhyme.
Fictional things that are not satisfied with the spiritual value, or concepts that are only at the level of urban legends, and those who cannot become heroes or anti-heroes can only wait to disappear, are called phantoms. In terms of spiritual strength, the phantoms are even inferior to the heroic spirits of writers who only know how to hold a pen, and even if they are summoned, they have no flesh.
This is exactly what the figure that came out of Shakespeare's books really looked.
"There are many stories of different sizes in this world, which are told, told and remembered, and this is the soil in which they exist. It is different from our generation that even if it is buried in the long river of history, even if it is forgotten by the world, it will still be recorded in the Throne of the Heroic Soul. If they are forgotten, they will die. ”
"However, the apparitions born from the stories written by our generation do not, because we are the best writers in the world, and our stories are enduring!"
"Alright, that's all for the boasting. Achilles gouged out his ears and said impatiently, "We all know what a phantom is. But why are you summoning these weak-looking guys? Summoning some people who play with the pen like you are stronger than them. ”
"There are actually very complicated reasons for this, don't worry, listen to me explain slowly. Shakespeare shook his hand and motioned for Achilles to calm down, "First of all, my Noble Phantasm cannot be arbitrarily designated to summon objects, it can only summon beings related to the target object, and the target object is limited to one person. ”
Achilles proposed: "Then choose one of the three of us as a target, I don't know much about it, but there must be many powerful warriors related to him." ”
"I thought about your idea before, but then gave it up because there were two drawbacks to it. First, most of the Heroic Spirits have distinct personalities and strong wills, so would such beings really obey the orders of our generation? If you summon Agamemnon, Hector, ......"
Shakespeare didn't go on, but everyone understood what he meant. Related, related, there are good and bad.
Achilles was not convinced: "Then why can't you summon Antirochus, I will join forces with my best friend and I will definitely be able to defeat Black." ”
"Unfortunately, this can't be. Shakespeare shook his head regretfully, "As I said when I introduced the Noble Phantasm, not only did the Heroic Spirit I summoned not only have no job after becoming a servant, but its body was only a fragile old man. No matter how powerful a hero is summoned, he can't exert his strength with such a body. ”
"The Wraith ——?"
"Wraiths are different. The spirit base of the phantom spirit is more ambiguous than that of the heroic spirit, and when summoned, it does not even possess the entity. ”
"Huh?" the Greek duo found themselves increasingly unintelligible.
"But because there's no entity, there's more possibilities – like making the right container for them. ”
"Are these puppets?"
"Well, this is exactly what the Empress has made for the phantom according to the description of my work. Because they are born from the stories depicted by our generation, no one knows them better than our generation, so we can summon them, so we can create the body that suits them best. Because their existence is vague and their thinking is not so clear, they are easier to drive than the Heroic Spirits. Next—"
Shakespeare waved his hand, and the vague phantoms walked up to their respective golems in turn.
"—There's only one last step left, Father Shirou, and the most crucial step in uniting the wraith and the container is up to you. ”
"No problem. Shirou left the high platform where the throne was located and walked to the very center of the stage.
As Shakespeare said, he was responsible for the most important work. The phantoms have no physical body, and their form of existence is ambiguous, and even a god-like magician like Semiramis cannot forcibly unite them with the puppets he made, after all, the phantoms summoned by Shakespeare do not listen to her.
Only Father Shirou, or his arms, can do this, and be able to connect all the magical foundations, including the magical creations. Through his arms, Shirou can connect the unrelated spirits summoned by Shakespeare with the magic of Semiramis to complete this unprecedented séance.
Father Shirou's arms were wrapped in red and blue magical light, and from a distance, it looked like two shifting bolts of lightning - the Right Hand Evil Eater came into contact and the Left Hand Xanadu Matrix spread out on the left wrist.
"Caster, no, Shakespeare, I ask you again, is that okay? Apply the stories and characters you have created to war!"
"Generally speaking, my answer is definitely no. Our work is free, he can appear on people's lips, on the desk, on the stage, but he should not appear on the battlefield. Only this time is an exception, because you told me that the existence of 'phantoms' has given my generation a new understanding of writing and the world—the vain courtyard, the illusory phantom, a perfect fit, and you and the empress have inspired our generation's creation. So at least let our generation give something, and make this story more exciting. War, only if the two sides are evenly matched, is it pretty, isn't it?"
Facing Shakespeare, who became more and more excited and fanatical the more he spoke, Shirou spread his hands helplessly: "The last sentence is your purpose." ”
"I don't deny it, so priest, let me see what my work will become in the end, right?"
"As you wish - Set!"
The red and blue lightning instantly radiated outward, crawling all over Shiruo's two arms, and enveloping one of the phantoms and puppets in it.
"Let it come if it comes, and the hardest days can be overcome. ”
With such a roar, the golem's eyes lit up with green light.
A phantom puppet named Macbeth is born!
PS: Although Shirou's armbar in the canon doesn't say that you can connect magic, Shirou has actually connected the Great Holy Grail.