Chapter 104: The Dream of the Lion Tribulation
The participants in the Holy Grail War sometimes dreamed. Probably because the master and the servant have a close connection in the deep spiritual part. They will see each other's past in the form of dreams. This was also a common occurrence in the first three Holy Grail Wars.
Therefore, the Lion Raiders were not at all surprised when they found themselves in the Britain of the old era.
"Well, that's probably the case. ”
This should be the past scene of his own servant, Mordred. Before he knew it, he was already standing beside him. The sword she wields is her favorite weapon in the Holy Grail War, the Clarente.
Originally, this weapon did not belong to her, but a sword that King Arthur kept in his arsenal after obtaining it, and it can be said to symbolize the throne.
Mordred later took the sword and started a massive rebellion calling himself "King". Then, in front of King Arthur, she held the sword in her hand and provoked a one-on-one duel with the other party.
"In other words, this is the sword bar. ”
That's right, this is the Hill of the Sword, the battlefield where Mordred's rebels and King Arthur's regular army will fight in the final battle. The legend of King Arthur, the ornate story of the knight, ends with this tragic war.
The arrows were shot into the miscellaneous soldiers in light armor. However, Mordred, who was shielded by steel armor, ignored all attacks and rushed forward.
King Arthur, who has the charisma of a great leader, has finally achieved the unification of Britain. Why, then, did so many soldiers approve of Mordred's mutiny?
In the face of reunification, there is a climate of war-weariness in the country - this is one reason.
Despite being known as a perfect being, the scandal of the Knight of the Lake and the Princess, who fell into fruitless love, led to the loss of the king's authority - this is also a reason.
For the king, who was too incorruptible and not mixed with a piece of personal affection, the knights developed a certain state of fear and contempt—and this was also a reason.
However, there is another point.
Seeing the Mordred Lion on the battlefield is very clear. Her way of fighting is quite savage. The gorgeous and majestic swordsmanship that the knights were proud of was as fragile as a withered branch in front of her.
Although it seems to act on instinct, it is the most efficient way to kill.
The morale of the soldiers who followed her was very high, and it felt like a liberation from the rhythm of human instinct. The sound of them marching forward sounded like a big drum.
It was a tornado-like natural disaster.
Mordred was a famous knight. She put a lot of effort into it, and she did. Even so, if she still galloped on the battlefield as a "knight", I am afraid that there would not be 100,000 soldiers following her.
Her strength is undoubted, and her strength also contains a certain madness. But on the battlefield, that kind of madness is the most admirable.
Powerful as a monster and devastating her enemies like a storm, the soldiers followed her as if they were dominated by madness.
- I'd love to see what kind of path this frenzied warrior can break through.
It's a belief called fanaticism, and that's probably what the soldiers are motivated for. But no matter how high their morale is, their strength is limited. The number of soldiers decreased one by one, and a hundred and a thousand were annihilated one after another.
Mordred never looked behind her back. Soldier - no, man is something that naturally increases after victory...... She seems to know it that way.
She prioritizes the positions with the most enemy troops for assault. After completely crushing it, it rushed towards another position where a large number of enemy troops had gathered. Wipe out all the feared opponents, those who resist, and those who flee, and pile up the corpses.
At the same time, Mordred did not care in the slightest about all the miscellaneous soldiers. Her focus was none other than her father, King Arthur.
"Where is King Arthur!!Where the hell is the Knight King!!"
She shouted as she cut down the enemy soldiers who surrounded her. The reason why she deliberately chose a heavily armed position to launch a surprise attack was because she felt that the possibility of the king being there was very high. However, as if rejected by fate, the two never met on the battlefield.
However, as long as there are no obstacles, destiny will be fulfilled. King Arthur's army and Mordred's rebels were almost all wiped out, leaving only corpses scattered across the field. In front of Modley, who supported his body with a sword, King Arthur finally appeared.
His expression was emeral, showing no pity or disgust. Seeing his emotionless face, Mordred visibly looked impatient.
Either way, the two finally face off on the battlefield. The life that could hinder them is almost non-existent.
Mordred opened her arms and shouted with passion. Pouring out anger, joy and unspeakable feelings, he cried out loudly.
"How's that, King Arthur! Your country is over! It's over, whether I win or you win—it's all gone!"
Standing in front of her was a young man who looked very much like Mordred.
In the face of Mordred's passionate shout, he was still unmoved, and did not even respond to the other party's question, just like a machine in a posture of raising a sword.
This is probably the most unforgivable response for Mordred. Mordred immediately roared and slashed out with his sword.
King Arthur also raised his sword to meet him. The two holy swords sparked at each other. Although both men were in a state of exhaustion, they still fought hard not to lose to each other. However, the results will not change. As Mordred said, no matter who wins in the end, the country will soon perish.
"You should know it's going to be like this! You should know it's going to be like this! You know that if you give me the throne, nothing like this will happen......!"
However, Mordred's sword still didn't slow down.
Born as an unrighteous son, he went from longing for his father to hating him when he was rejected - and then they fought each other on the battlefield.
- I hate you, I hate you. I hate you as the King of Perfection. I hate you who don't want to admit my existence. I was willing to be your shadow, but you never looked back at me.
- So this is a well-deserved punishment, King Arthur. I've wiped out everything you have!
"Do you hate me!?do you hate me that much!?do you hate me that much, Morgan's kid!?answer me...... Answer me, Arthur!!"
In the face of her shouts, Arthur in the battle finally responded. In a cold and emotionless voice, the king declared:
"I've never hated you. The reason why I didn't give up the throne to you—"
"It's because you don't have what it takes to be king. ”
That's an answer that's synonymous with "indifference." Simply evaluated Mordred's abilities, and ruthlessly characterized her as an existence that did not possess the power of a king.
At that moment, Mordred swung her sword in a fit of rage, and King Arthur pierced her chest with the holy spear "Spear Shining Away". No matter how hard the armor is, it is meaningless in front of that gun.
However.
Despite her mortal wounds, Mordred managed to squeeze out her strength and finally deliver the decisive blow to King Arthur. Mordred's helmet split in half, revealing the familiar face of the maiden.
Mordred was dripping blood from her lips as she reached out to King Arthur in front of her.
"—Father, my lord. ”
Mordred didn't touch her father, and her body fell down at once. King Arthur confirmed the scene, knew that he had won the battle, and turned away.
After that, King Arthur was taken to the lake by the surviving knight Bedwell, who threw his sword into the lake. Some people say that he died, and others say that he went to the ideal country to heal.
That is the last scene of the Arthurian legend.
The Lion Tribulation ignored King Arthur, who was gradually moving away, and just silently looked at Mordred who fell to the ground, and let out a sigh of "sigh~".
"Damn, it's a terrible dream. ”
What a real scenario. This dream was so real that even the smell of blood could be smelled. Mordred sat there with empty eyes and as if her soul had been taken from her.
That's right, Mordred is now a corpse. It won't be long before she'll be spoiled and eaten by corpse worms.
King Arthur became a legend, and Mordred was inscribed in history as a knight who was spurned by that legend.
Because the soldiers who followed her were all annihilated, and naturally no one paid attention to her. Of course, this is a battlefield after all...... The corpses of the defeated are completely meaningless beings.
Her passion, her mournful desires, did not remain anywhere, and they were gone. Until the end, even her father didn't want to look at her more, and she was gone.
"-Ahh This time, I really drew a troublesome servant. ”
There should be a limit to adaptive matching, too—the lion thought to himself. In the end, the Servant is only a temporary existence that comes to the present world. Although heart-to-heart connection is very important, it is taboo to go too far into each other. Because the relationship between each other is only a relationship that ends as soon as you get the Holy Grail.
So, this dream is a complete prank. Seeking a father's love or something is simply the worst topic for the lion.
While waiting to wake up, Lionpoy sat down next to Mordred's corpse. Then, he just stared blankly at the country that had perished, and the people who had perished.
No matter what era it is, no matter what country it is in, the final situation is still the same-
When the time came in the morning, the lion robber showed an unhappy expression on his face, and said to Mordred in the first sentence:
"Really, don't let me see strange dreams. ”
"I don't know what you're talking about, is it because of me?"
Faced with this unreasonable complaint, Mordred's eyes widened in surprise.