Note: This article has nothing to do with the previous article. It's a fanfic short story of FGO. The main character of this article is Skaha. It's about the story of the Heroic Soul and Skaha.

Ⅰ

The Land of Shadows.

Legend has it that no one has set foot in the magic realm, and no one has survived.

What kind of view is it on the other side of the gate?

Because of the unknown, it is beautiful, and because of the unknown, it is beautiful. For outsiders, this place may be a paradise.

"That's really ...... What about jokes. ”

Smiling, the male voice said.

The upturned curvature of his mouth made no one feel warmth or kindness, it was pure, reminiscent of the smile of a wicked man. If you keep looking up, you can see the man's mask.

The silver mask hid half of his face, and from the bridge of his nose, silver marks replaced flesh color, becoming the abrupt and hard edges of his face.

Unfortunately, the mask, which was clearly made of some kind of precious metal, did not shine brightly here.

Because......

This is the Land of Shadows.

As the name suggests. Shadows are everywhere in the Demon Realm.

The dark kingdom into which the sun never shines is also the world of death.

It is precisely because of the gloom that it is called the Land of Shadows.

That's why men laugh just now.

The world that countless warriors yearn for is such a gloomy and boring world. I really want to see their stunned faces.

He thought with malice.

Once, someone, a woman, said something like that.

"The arrival of that person is really ridiculous. You see, isn't he the son of the sun? ”

The person she said, he also knew.

Setanda, or rather, Cú Chulainn, would have known better. Ireland's son of light, but in such a world where the sun can't shine, he has learned the world's unparalleled martial arts, which has to make people sigh, fate is sometimes really a very bad thing.

There was a faint voice in my ears.

That is, footsteps.

Listening to the subtle sound of the metal heel rubbing against the gray and black ground, you can judge the appearance of the other person.

It is about 170 centimeters tall and weighs about 60 kilograms, and it is probably such a person.

But that doesn't make sense.

He knew very well that in this Shadow Country, there were only him and her.

Since he is here, there is only one owner of this footsteps.

He turned his head, and his brown eyes clearly reflected the face of the visitor.

The one with her long dark purple hair and crimson eyes was the only bright woman in this dark realm.

"Teacher Skaha. Good morning. ”

That was his most respected mentor - Skaha.

Is that...... The woman he had to kill - Skaha.

Ⅱ

No greetings, no words.

Two people who know each other, no more recounting.

It was, a lightning-fast shot.

Crimson lightning pierced the lifeless air of the Shadow Country, adding a fiery color to the gloomy colors. The crimson magic spear coiled around the magic that was almost condensed into pieces, drawing an impossible trajectory in the air, and stabbed straight into Skaha's heart.

However, Skaha didn't even look at it, and waved his left hand casually-

Boom!

The man's gun was stopped.

In the soft and boneless left hand, at some point, he had already lifted an equally red gun.

The name of the gun is Gae-Bolg, and it is a crimson magic gun held by the Queen of the Shadow Nation, and it has a powerful magic gun that pursues the user's heart and pierces it with a single blow. Depending on the user's usage, there are also ways to scatter countless magic guns, or to project them out and turn them into magical thorns, which can be described as a generalized magic gun.

At the same time, it is also a proof that the Queen of the Shadow Nation has defeated countless powerful enemies.

The Land of Shadows is the handover of life and death.

Behind the heavy, lifeless door is the realm of eternal death.

And she was alone, guarding the heavy door.

With the body of a human being, step on the existence of the divine domain.

With a red spear in his hand, he slaughtered countless enemies, undead, and even gods.

At the same time, Zhu's body is a woman who is entangled in many curses and cannot leave the country of shadows for the rest of her life.

Among them, the most famous and the saddest is [death].

As a precedent for stepping into the realm of the gods with a human body, she paid the price of [death].

From that moment on, she was incarnated as an immortal being.

Human beings can only be called alive because they die.

It is precisely because one day he will die that how to live will become the most important issue.

From this point of view, this is really the most vicious curse.

A woman who can't die, but can only stay alone in the lifeless demon realm.

Such a life......

I can only say that it is "boring".

The man thought so, and the evil smile on the corner of his mouth was obviously updated.

"I've taught you many times, don't smile like that."

She calmly separated the man's gun, as if the blow that was going to take her life was not interesting, and she walked towards her with a calm expression like an older sister who was tired of children's pranks.

(What a boring person.) ）

He thought so.

(It's just as boring as me.) ）

Ⅲ

You are a very boring person.

At the same time, the same cannot be said.

If one does not understand what it means to be interesting, then it is okay to be uninteresting.

His life is a colorless routine.

When the sun rises, I get up, do whatever I want to kill time, and when night falls, I go to sleep.

Every day is meaningless.

Ireland is not stable, wars are frequent, and people are impetuous.

The only result of impetuousness is that everyone is very angry, and will cause disputes over trivial matters, and then solve them by force.

This is probably the so-called [troubled times].

However, for a man named Youxifeng, this is also a non-caring thing.

He has never been in the [ruling world], and naturally he cannot understand the chaos of the troubled times. What's more, the fire of these people can't burn him.

No one, is his opponent.

Just to kill time, when did he start practicing martial arts? I can't remember. First, the sword, and when the foundation is solid and the skills are proficient, he turns to learning the gun, waiting for the gunsmithing to be completed, and then changes to other weapons.

Maybe he's a natural warrior. But he didn't understand that.

For him, it was a means to pass the time. It's similar to eating breakfast, it's like buying ingredients. Martial arts training is such a thing in his heart.

Such a boring life will definitely last until the end of his life. He was so convinced.

Whereas...... Which man broke it all.

"Oh? Pretty good technology, don't you? ”

This is what the man in the blue leotard said to himself.

The strong muscles reveal the hard edges and corners of steel, and it is the body that every warrior yearns for.

What impressed him the most was probably this man's gun.

In the dark world of the wandering wind, the crimson ...... Bright Red ...... Blood-red ...... The long spear that made people couldn't help but be afraid of him, hitting his visual nerves, the bright color along his retina, along the nerves, all the way to the brain, imprinting a deep impression at the same time, burning his whole being.

This person...... Very strong.

It's hard to reason.

It was a close fight.

Or rather, it was a landslide victory for Cúchulainn.

The strength of the two is equal, that is, the skills of the two people, one is good at switching between multiple weapons, swords, guns, axes, hammers, and even whips and locks that are completely uncommon in usage, a variety of weapons, naturally have to use a variety of different ways to deal with them. For Cúchulainn, who could only use a spear, this was not an easy guy to deal with.

Overwhelming victory is about weapons.

Cú Chulainn's magic spear is the magic spear of the Shadow Country's graduation certificate, with a sharpness that ordinary weapons can't match, and his sharp attacks can easily cut off all the weapons of the wind system. As long as there is a confrontation, it will break.

"Ahh Depressed to death. ”

As Cu Chulainn severed his last sword, an impatient expression appeared on his face, and his figure quickly retreated, the red spear slicing a blood-like arc in the air, landing steadily on his shoulder, giving his silver-gray shoulder armor a fierce color.

"You can't win me with that kind of thing. Go find it, that place. A demonic realm called the Land of Shadows. If you can pass the trial, she'll give you a gun, right? Come back to me then. Man, I'm bullish on you. When the time comes, how about forming a knight order with me? ”

With a smile on the corner of his mouth, he obviously occupied an overwhelming advantage, but he did not pursue, and he smiled as a winner, but it was not reminiscent of arrogance.

It was a hearty and sunny smile, reminiscent of the sun's smile. Although there was some unfinished melancholy at the corner of his mouth, on the whole, his expression was satisfied.

He probably felt a pity.

Occasionally, there will be sympathy between fighters, and the better the fighter, the more difficult it is to meet an opponent who fights freely. The kind of heart-wrenching battle between life and death...... It's really addictive.

Cú Chulainn was looking forward to the fact that if he was like himself, he would be able to grow into a warrior on a par with him.

When the time comes, it will be even more valuable to defeat.

Defeat him, co-opt him, and want to fight him in his heyday.

To this end, Cú Chulainn made this suggestion.

"Go, go to the Land of Shadows. Come to me with the red gun then. ”

Ⅳ

That's not possible, though.

You Shifeng didn't know why, but he suddenly thought of Cúchulainn.

The sunny-faced, cheerful blue spearman had invited him to go back to him after learning martial arts here.

Unfortunately, there won't be that day.

He knows that very well.

"Aren't you going to leave this place?"

Skaha's voice.

The haughty and unobtrusive tone of the queen of the demon realm came.

"I told you. I won't leave here until I kill you. ”

"That's impossible."

Skaha said flatly.

It's her curse. No matter how many times, you won't die. Whether it is an injury, a disease, a beautiful and glorious death, or an ugly and meaningless death. None of them.

She can only maintain the identity of the living, live forever, and live in this lifeless demon realm.

Here, the only thing she can say is fun, and that is teaching.

There are always warriors who are willing to come here and be taught by Skaha. Cú Chulainn is one.

Having learned the unparalleled spearmanship and the original Lune magic, they left.

Like him, he declared that he would kill himself...... It's really rare.

However, he couldn't.

Skaha knew very well that if he wanted to kill himself, he would have power far beyond the level of his curse.

However, none of his own disciples possessed this kind of power.

The black-haired masked man in front of him is the type of person who is the best at attacking among his disciples.

He was not so much a spearman with a spear as he was a little closer to a berserker. Every time he fights with himself, this man always shows an evil and fanatical expression, ignoring his own body, and attacks again and again, threatening to crush himself.

This is almost a feeling of hatred......

It's still too weak.

He couldn't do it.

"Mr. Skaha."

"Huh?"

The queen of the Demon Realm sighed in confusion, raised her left hand high, and the red spear she had summoned before pressed against her shoulder, and the long blade of the spear slid behind her, the red color mixed with the dark purple of her hair, and it was distinct.

Qiang.

The sound of metal clashing.

Sure enough, this disciple, who didn't know the lesson, once again launched a useless attack.

"That's it...... I'll just practice with you - I don't have anything else to do anyway. ”

The queen of the Shadow Nation accepted his invitation to fight in a bland manner.

Ⅴ

The two confronted each other.

Women dressed in black and purple gauze garments, light and close-fitting clothing, can be seen everywhere Celtic style gold armor plates. The woman with a beautiful posture picked up a red spear in each hand, and there was an expression on her face that it didn't matter what happened, let's end it quickly.

For her, this battle is just the training on weekdays, no different.

This is, her daily routine.

The man opposite her was wearing a long cyan coat, two pieces on top and bottom, revealing the white shirt inside. The corners of the clothes are decorated with golden pieces of cloth, revealing a bit of opulence. His right arm was covered with steel gauntlets, white fur trim and a patchwork of his jet-black hair. On his left shoulder, he wears a goose-yellow cape.

He held the gun in both hands, his black gloves gripping the slippery barrel tightly.

This time...... It was the last time he challenged Skaha.

He...... It's different from Mr. Skaha.

He is a human being.

Since you are human, you will age. The golden time of human beings is very short, and once the best time has passed, it is difficult to surpass oneself in one's life.

Now he has both the vigor and strength of a young man, as well as the knowledge that Skaha has imparted. Experience is also enough, in the countless previous encounters with Skaha, the boy already knows the spear in his hand.

And...... There is also the belief that we will win.

Now he is in the best time of his life.

If he fails to challenge Skaha, then he should not be able to defeat her for the rest of his life.

This was his last battle.

"So...... Let's get it over quickly. ”

Skaha sighed, her red eyes narrowed slightly, and she saw that in the red jade-like pupils, a heavy trace of magic suddenly burst out, and the scattered brilliance made her eyes reveal a jewel-like color.

It was Skaha's triumphant skill [Wisdom of the Demon Realm].

The queen of the Shadow Nation, the wisdom of the abyss that transcends the human body, kills the gods, and is placed on the outer side of the world.

This unique wisdom can exert B-A level proficiency in almost all skills except for the hero's unique abilities.

In other words, the wisdom of the Demon Realm can turn Skaha into an all-powerful and wise man who is well-versed in everything.

[Clairvoyance].

No matter how subtle the enemy's movements, she will be aware of them, and under the meticulous observation, she will make an appropriate response.

Holding the magic spear in both hands, Skaha's eyes were unmistakably locked on him, especially the eyes that burst out with majestic battle intent under the silver mask.

Himself, what is there about him that is worthy of his persistence?

She didn't understand.

The response to the game is simple.

If she could see through all her actions, then ...... As long as she's so fast that she can't keep up! So......

The eyes under the mask also burst with blood-red brilliance, and from a distance, it seemed that only the inheritance of the bloody Yan ******* realm was left in the young man's eyes. This is the knowledge obtained from Skaha, just like the name of the skill [Inheritance], this is the best embodiment of Skaha's ability in his disciples.

Although it is much worse than Skaha's original ability, it is ......

(Let's make up for the rest with the user's skills!) ）

He smiled wickedly, and his eyes couldn't help but widen.

The steel armor crushed the earth, lead-gray smoke and dust stormed, and the wind lowered its body like a cheetah!

"It's coming!"

Skaha's eyes condensed.

In her vision, her disciple pressed the spear to the ground, and lead-gray smoke erupted as the spear sliced through the ground.

If it is a normal terrain, the disgusted dust is not enough to obstruct the vision of [Clairvoyance], however, this is the Land of Shadows. The dust here is the color of all shadows. Obscuring the light, making it impossible for people to see through it.

"Do you use a smoke screen to block clairvoyance? You really like it. ”

Skaha sighed with emotion, his heel straining, his figure fluttering backwards, and his purple hair fluttering out.

No more, no less, in the half step away from her retreat, the figure of You Shifeng has already appeared! With both guns in hand, he swept with one move, and the red tip of the gun just grazed the tip of Skaha's nose, and it didn't hit!

"Cut, isn't it okay to simulate [Fittipitz's] [Foot] this time?"

He smiled casually, not realizing that his attack would work.

The arm swung along the spear, five fingers turned, the spear was as flexible as a whip, and it spun in his palm, the crimson tip of the spear in the lifeless gloomy air of the Shadow Country, drawing wild and swift traces, the blade of the spear on his shoulder, flank, and big arm turned one by one, and finally resisted his shoulder.

And at the moment when he was struggling to counteract his attack, Skaha didn't let go of this flaw, his body was falling backwards, his right hand fell quickly, and the magic spear in his hand snorted through the ground, and the red spear became her support.

Simulating the [Strange Force] skill in an instant, Skaha's right hand was forced, and he actually turned his backward body in a circle! With long purple hair scattered and a waist force driving thrust, Skaha, who rotated like a spinning top, flew up with his own strength and kicked on the elbow of the wind with his own strength!

The elbow is the most critical joint for human beings to swing their arms, plus Skaha simulated the strange force, and the whole body has a terrible strength, and under a fierce kick, he actually kicked the wind directly, and the elbow received a heavy blow, the bones seemed to be about to crack, and his hands were raised uncontrollably, if it weren't for his strong will, even the red spear of the demon realm would fly out of his hand.

One move succeeded, and Skaha didn't stop.

Although the two are masters and apprentices, in the battle, going all out is the respect for the opponent! With the spear providing support on the ground, Skaha raised his waist with all his might, turned over, stepped on the spear with both feet, and the whole person made a roll and fell back to the ground.

The spear in his left hand turned, and with Skaha's mind, in the air behind him, six crimson magic spears appeared, each of which had the power comparable to that of the prototype Gae-Bolg, the red tip of the spear exuded amazing magic, and the army of the guns ready to fire flew into the mid-air with the command of Skaha, and there was nowhere to hide in the air!

And Skaha herself did not let go, she grabbed the red spear with both hands and used it hard, the earth cracked, and she obtained enough impact from the ground, like a purple dragon, churning freely in the sea area called the Shadow Country, and the goal was to drown the swimming wind in the sea!

Like lightning, the tip of Skaha's spear sliced through the air.

At the same moment, the corners of You Shifeng's mouth evoked a more obvious smile.

"Liberation - through! Spear of Deaththorn! ”

He shouted loudly, and the red spear in his hand suddenly erupted with scorching magic, and the dazzling blood red stained the sky of the Shadow Nation red for a moment.

This is, Gae-Bolg's real name, Liberation.

The magic spear used on people will aim at the heart of the enemy to deliver a killing blow.

There is no escaping this.

The magic spear that reverses cause and effect, the moment it makes the announcement, has already obtained the result of [penetrating the heart].

So, no matter how you swing the spear, you can definitely accomplish this result no matter what......

But......

What if its goal cannot be reached?

The crimson tip of the spear flew into Skaha's heart in mid-air along an impossible trajectory......

However......

Before the blade touched Skaha's heart, it twisted and shot towards the earth! The wind that was clutching the spear tightly also fell back to the ground with this swift force!

"Oh?"

Skaha chuckled, amused.

It was a very interesting thing to confront this disciple.

Among the generations of disciples she has taught, although he is the best at attacking, he is not the best. When it comes to comprehensive combat effectiveness, the best is Cúchulainn.

But...... This masked disciple can always think of some bizarre battle ideas.

"Take advantage of the fact that I won't be hit in the heart by Gae-Bolog, and use the Treasure Liberation to let yourself fall back to the ground first......

Interesting idea.

There was a rare look of interest on Skaha's face.

She always thought that the only person who could kill herself could be her eldest disciple, Cú Chulainn.

But...... If he grows up like this, if he can't say it, he can also do it.

"Skaha-sensei!! Located in mid-air, with nowhere to hide, and being cornered, it's you! ”

The masked boy declared, a maniacal smile on his face.

"Licking your tongue in front of your prey, it's a third-rate behavior. Until the other party dies, never show a flaw, I should have taught you. ”

It's only easy to get carried away, whether it's Cúchulainn or Wandering. It's really a headache, are men stupid?

She couldn't help but think so.

(Isn't it...... Should we also expect something from him? ）

(Note) [Fidi Pitz] is the pioneer of the marathon, an expert runner, and very fast.