Chapter Eighty-Eight: Skaha's Royal Road

Gilles de Les has gone mad since the death of his holy daughter, Joan of Arc, whom he poured all his affection into. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He cursed the gods, he studied black magic, he became "Bluebeard", and he sacrificed children to resurrect and save his holy daughter.

This madness did not change until he ascended to Valhalla after his death and became a Heroic Spirit. Now, the "holy woman" he is attached to has been resurrected, although he is still blinded by the "gods" and his heart, he will not give up, and he will definitely save his holy daughter.

Even when he was thwarted by the "God's lackey" Assassin and the obstruction of the annoying Lancer, he never thought of giving up.

Not once, twice.

Two times no, three times.

One day, he will rescue his holy daughter, and the two will live happily ever after.

Tonight, he once again launched his "rescue" operation.

The trigger for his action was a fortuitous surveillance. Ever since the last time he was unguarded and was found by the Assassin and violently breached the workshop, he has often used the "clairvoyant" magic trick to monitor the situation in the city, so as not to be approached by other servants and he knows nothing.

In the evening, he activated the Clairvoyant as usual, and stumbled upon a grinning and unabashed Rider.

After staring at Rider for a while, Caster was surprised to find that Assassin and Rider had collided, and soon Archer also appeared, and the three servants walked, chatted, and studied modern vehicles like three modern people.

Caster couldn't understand the actions of the three, but he knew that the three wouldn't be in trouble for the time being, and Berserker and his lord were focused on destroying the monsters he had left in the underground waterways, so there was no need to worry.

The remaining Lancer, Caster has already figured out his details, even if he comes to get in the way again, Caster is not afraid.

Just in case, let's prepare more "soldiers" and attack from the opposite direction from the day before yesterday.

Tonight, Gilles de Les must free Joan of Arc.

If Caster had waited another half an hour, for the three servants to race in the direction of the Einzberen Forest, he would have dismissed the idea - but unfortunately there was no if.

......

"Me?"

Named by Rider, Skaha looked up at the night sky, her eyes not focused on a certain part of the starry sky, but into the distance, as if she wanted to see through the canopy of the world beyond the realm, and even her low, magnetic voice became ethereal.

"Do you want to ask the king, or do you want to do it?"

"Wish!"

"The royal road!"

Two voices rang out almost at the same time, the former being Rider and the latter being Saber, and the different choices showed the different personalities of the two.

Skaha looked at Rider and then at Saber and chuckled.

"Let's start with Saber's question, after all, she and I are both from Celtic. ”

"Before I explain the royal way, I want to say one thing first, my 'Shadow Country' is different from any human country, and I don't govern the living, but the dead, so is it okay?"

"Of course, it was more of a curiosity to me. Rider smiled and raised his glass to Skaha, Saber didn't have it, but he had the same attitude.

Skaha took a sip of his wine in response: "My royal path is simple, and that is 'order' and 'power'. 'Order' is the rule set by heaven and earth, the world, and the planet, and 'power' is the 'order' and the guarantee that defines things beyond 'order'. ”

"Life and death are separated, the living should not step into the world of the dead, and the dead cannot step into the world of the living, this is the rule set by the world. The 'Land of Shadows' used to have a name called 'TΓ­rnanΓ³g', which is also the source of the word 'Demon Realm'. One of the earliest duties I was given was to guide the souls of the war dead and those who died on the journey to the Land of Eternal Spring. ”

"But you are well aware that in the age when the myth had not faded, the boundaries between life and death were not so clear, and it was not uncommon for the living to disturb the peace of the dead, and for the dead to disturb the lives of the living. Archer, you've traveled to the land of the dead, too. ”

Archer gave an "um" in reply, and Rider showed a "sure enough" expression, as if Skaha's revelation confirmed his thoughts, and only Saber, Alice Phil, and Webb were confused.

"Therefore, I use my power to separate the living from the dead, so that the dead who intend to enter the kingdom of the living are captured or completely destroyed, and those who enter the kingdom of the dead are expelled or become part of the dead. Over time, the name of the Land of Eternal Spring was gradually replaced by the Land of Shadows, and I became the queen of the Land of Shadows, dominating the Land of the Dead with power. ”

"However, I will give them a chance for the brave who are enlightened and take stepping into the realm of the dead as a challenge, after all, at that time, the 'Demon Realm' was still a part of the present world, and those true braves also showed the corresponding 'strength'. ”

"That's my 'royal way' - rather than being the king, maybe the title 'gatekeeper' suits me better. ”

From beginning to end, Skaha was very calm, like a pool of stagnant water, she fully understood her duty and carried it out to this day, no matter what others said, she would not waver.

"It was a boring experience. Archer spoke in a rare tone that avoided mockery with a sigh.

"Unwavering in your path, you are as good a king as Archer. ”

"Thank you for all you do for Order. ”

Both Rider and Saber have a pretty high opinion of Skaha, with the former adding a second sentence.

"And what about wishes, does it have anything to do with your 'royal way'?"

"No, it's not related. Skaha let out a sigh, "Rider, my wishes and yours are essentially the same, you want to live in this world as a human being. And I, hoping to die as a human being. ”

For this wish, the three kings all expressed obvious shock.

"As I said, I use my power to separate life and death, and close the country of shadows. This process is not all smooth sailing, many living people are not willing to accept such an outcome, they may be emotional, or for other purposes, they want to take away the soul of the deceased, and many of the dead are not willing to accept the fact that they are dead, and want to return to the world of the living. Among them, there are many gods, mythical beasts, demonic beasts, fantasy species, demons, resentful spirits, and other powerful beings. ”

"I confronted them, fought, and killed them, and my body, soaked in the blood of the enemy, became eternal. Not the living, not the dead, not gods, not human, not aging, and losing the concept of death. ”

"I can't die anymore, whether it's a beautiful death or an ugly death...... But I still remember vividly that I was born as a human being, so I longed to die as a human being. ”

"If the Holy Grail is truly omnipotent, hopefully it will bring to me those who can kill me. ”

Where is the person who can kill me?

The answer to this question, Skaha has sought for millennia.