Chapter 3: Calling
This is what happened in a far-flung foreign land.
The earth is always covered in white, and the sky has long forgotten the blue, deserted city in the mountains.
This land is winter-free.
Cold and stagnant, hairless and longing.
Cut off from all ties with the present world, just blindly waiting for a miracle to reappear, they are like walking corpses.
The cold of winter robs them of the warmth of humanity,
The stagnant world does not allow them to seek new ways of survival.
…… They are the seekers of the Holy Grail.
I know that until the day when the sad wish is fulfilled, there will be no spring in Einz Belen.
Ten centuries have passed since the search for the Holy Grail began.
Having tried everything to get closer to the Holy Grail, they finally reached a level where they could forge the Holy Grail one day.
However, all that can be done is the container.
And the mystery that stays in it is still empty, just blindly forging a cup that cannot be filled-
However, these days are finally coming to an end.
They got collaborators from the outside and performed a ritual to fill them.
And the result is a success, but also a failure.
The Holy Grail is made.
That method can indeed fill the Holy Grail.
However, at the same time, too many enemies have been created.
They are supposed to be the owners of the Holy Grail, but they have been relegated to the same level of "providers" as many other magicians.
Their obsession has long since deviated from the norm.
No, a thousand years ago, from the first contact with the Holy Grail, it was already mad.
They violate the rules and always pull the strongest trump card into their own hands.
The first time was that there was no spare energy to make such preparations.
The second time, I finally found a flaw in the rules.
The third time something was summoned that shouldn't have been summoned.
And the fourth.
With the strongest trump card and its controller, they are sure that this is a sure victory.
The result was a fiasco like never before.
Their chosen Servant and Master betrayed them.
Leaving his wife and daughter in Winter City, the man ruined the Holy Grail.
They are angry at the betrayal of men and sigh for their own faults.
Outsiders should not be trusted.
The only thing that can make things happen is our bloodline, and the work of our clan that is completed as a magic circuit.
It's already insured.
And for the fifth time.
This time, they finally prepared the strongest Servant and Master.
That's who he is.
"Pure silver and iron, the Grand Duke who made a pact with the cornerstone, our ancestors are our masters, keep the flowing wind at bay with walls, close the gates of the four directions, and cycle through the three forks of the road from the crown to the kingdom."
I'll leave the observation of the operation of the magic array to the servants on the side, it's not something I need to care about.
"Close, close, close, close, close, repeat five times, just, break the carving."
Compared to ordinary magicians, even if it is the first time to use summoning, I have an advantage over others.
"Anfang!" Turn on the invisible switch inside me. Kaji, there is a feeling of being replaced inside the body, reversing the normal nerves, and switching to the circuit that transmits magical power.
In this way, I am not human, and I am just trying to complete a mysterious part, but I am no longer human since ten years ago.
…… It began to melt from the fingertips, no, it began to be filled with the fingertips, because the magic power of the absorption was too dense, and the original feeling of the body was overshadowed.
Therefore, being filled means that it is broken.
The power that flows through my body is contained in the atmosphere, the pure magic in my body.
Absorbing this power into oneself that has become a circuit, transforming it into a different kind of magic, the magician's body is nothing more than a circuit, in order to connect the circuit between the ghost body and matter.
The result is a mystery, which we call magic.
…… The body is so hot.
It's like the illusion of horns growing on the forehead......
It's like the illusion of wings growing on its back......
It's like the illusion of scales growing on your hands......
It's like the illusion of mercury filling your ankles......
Maybe it's not an illusion, but I already have the horns of a unicorn buried in my head, the feathers of angels under my spine, the blood of demons flowing under my veins, and countless lines carved with gold threads on the surface of my body......
Sweat seeped out, and a sword pierced through my body, making me feel endless pain.
It was a stigma of my human body, disgusted by my body that had become a magic circuit, even though it was already all over my body.
Even if I am a good magician, even if I am constantly reinventing for the Holy Grail, I am still "human". This pain will always be with you as long as you use magic in the human body.
As the carrier of the Holy Grail, I feel several times deeper than other magicians. But you can't let the cycle slow down.
The result of this pain has a realm that can be "connected" with the abyss of selflessness.
…… On the left arm, on the right arm, on the back, on the chest, on the feet...... The pain was stirring, it was a spell that had been engraved on my body in violation of the law.
There were ten seconds left until midnight.
With all the strength of my body, there was no room for it, and the hateful old man next to me warned me that there was no time to waste.
"Announce!"
Let's begin, this uncomfortable calling.
After converting the inhaled mana into "immobilized" mana, all that remains is to inject mana into the engine of the summoning array and turn it around until the body is empty.
"Declare that your body is under me, and my destiny is on your sword. If you follow the destiny of the Holy Grail, and obey this will and this reason, then answer me. "What would a Heroic Spirit do if it didn't have a sword? Turning to ridiculous thoughts, I still say what is in my head.
"—to make your eyes confused, and your heart furious. A prisoner imprisoned by the Threshold of Madness. I'm the master of the chain—"This is the berserker's summon that the old guys insisted I added.
The vision is turned off, and the vision in front of me can't capture the fifth element, so the vision stops on its own for fear of being destroyed, but as a holy grail, I have the means to observe everything in front of me.
"I swear that I am the one who accomplishes all the good deeds in the world, I am the one who conveys all the evil in the world, and I entangle your three great words and spirits for seven days, and come from the wheel of restraint, O guardian of the scales!" Trouble, why do I say that, obviously think down on yourself, it's better to summon a garbage heroic spirit and let them ...... No, I'm the best Master, and the Servant is the strongest, but I don't want to......
The magic circle beneath Einzbel Castle is flawless, and even if anything goes wrong, it will eventually summon powerful heroic spirits.
My destiny was decided by this huge castle on the day I was born, giving birth to the next generation and becoming the new Holy Grail......
The effect is perfect like pulling up a whale with a fishing rod! Judging from the amount of magic consumed, this whale is probably just a super giant piranha.
"Perfect ......! Definitely get the strongest Servant ......! "It's really hateful, those old guys in the family, can't they say a few words? In this case, everyone knows that it has succeeded.
"Now, old man, how did you summon me?" The newly summoned Heroic Spirit smiled and stretched out a finger to Ahadeon's head and asked.
It was just a finger, but it made him feel threatened with death.
"Tsk, although I don't have any expectations for reaching the strength of my original body, I still hope to be able to reach the level of Campione, but, as it stands, this body that has been forcibly condensed with a lot of magic power is barely okay, at least it won't collapse with a little force, but is it only this level?" After checking his current physical condition a little, the Heroic Spirit complained that he seemed to be very dissatisfied with his current body, "However, if you use magic power to condense it, this is just the limit, and it is really not as good as your own body." ”
"According to the direction of the mana, it seems that you are not my Master, so I should just kill you." Retracting his finger and tapping lightly between his eyebrows, Naraku, who smiled flirtatiously, said something that was almost impossible to ignore.
"Uh, that's rude." Although he was said by the Heroic Spirit that seemed to be very excessive, Ahad still performed a standard aristocratic salute after calming down, "Dare to ask your real name?" ”
The heroic spirit in front of him is obviously not the predetermined summoned Hercules, regardless of the fact that the other party has no hero-specific temperament at all, the kind of figure that is only about 1.75 meters and does not seem to be very strong, and can even be said to be thin, no matter how you look at it, it can't be a demigod hero like Hercules, right? Although there is a precedent for King Arthur.
"I said old man, although he was meant to be summoned as a Servant." Heroic Spirit's smile was very frivolous, almost indistinguishable from anger, but it seemed to the people around him to be stressed, "But why Berserker!" It annoys me so much! Do you know that it's like a wild beast roaring in my ear all the time, and that madness is annoying!! ”
Well, I was going to use madness to increase my strength, but who knew that I would run into a heroic spirit who would not go berserk even if he was summoned with the rank of Berserker, and now he wanted to kill him, and he knew that he would not have been summoned by Berserker, and Ahad regretted it in his heart.
"Forget it, where's my Master?" The Heroic Spirit looked around, and then saw Illya, who had been silent.
"I ask you, are you my Master?" The Heroic Spirit looked at Illya with a serious face.
"Hmm." Illya showed the Heroic Spirit some of the spells in her hand, and the Heroic Spirit nodded and declared, "My name is Naraku, and from now on, my sword is your shield, and your destiny is with me—the contract is established." ”
Ahadion was relieved to see that the contract had finally been concluded, after all, the danger would have been reduced!
"Then, let's throw them into the forest." Thinking so, Ahad didn't notice the dangerous look in Naraku's eyes looking at him on the side.
"So, let's start with the first job! Let's see how much strength we can show now, and take a garbage cleanup ......"
"Huh!?" Ahadeon, who didn't understand Naraku's words at all, turned his gaze back.
"MaterialBurst, activate!" Naraku held in his hand a small stone that he didn't know where to go, and he had been in J· The ultimate decomposition skill that Naraku used to clear the field during the S event.
Through one of the abilities of chaos after becoming a god, [Atomic Manipulation], Naraku turned the mass of about one kilogram in his hand into energy.
According to Einstein's formula, that heat is equivalent to about 20 million tons of TNT equivalent.
In an instant, the heavens and the earth were swallowed by a blinding white light, so that everyone present could not see anything, the hellish scar that was about to be born here.
A castle in a world surrounded by ice and snow in this faraway land, suddenly, the sun was born.
It was a heat that could not be expressed otherwise, and no one could convey it to future generations.
The unmeasurably high heat evaporates everything in the snow and ice into vapor.
Dramatically expanding air, exceeding the speed of sound.
In the blast of shockwaves and vapors, the castle was completely destroyed.
Everything in the vicinity, whether it is a person or a thing, has evaporated.
People or things farther away either exploded or burned out.
The ice and snow were scorched by the high heat, and they were directly sublimated, and a water vapor explosion occurred.
The destruction did not stop at this castle.
The shockwave spread all around, 360 degrees and no dead ends, and fortunately, this place is too remote to exist in a city inhabited by ordinary civilians.
When the scorching tyranny ended, there was nothing left there.
On a high mountain dozens of kilometers away from the site of destruction, two figures were standing, none other than Naraku and his temporary master, Ilia.
By the way, since Naraku was summoned in advance by violating the rules, all the magic power had to be provided by Illya, so that every time he moved, Illya had to endure severe pain.
Therefore, Naraku directly activated the power from Kusanagi Godo, the [Bull], and absorbed the earth spirit from the earth to replace the required magic power, and only asked Illia for the magic power needed by ordinary heroic spirits, and solved this problem.
"So, let's make a big fuss, Master!" Naraku smiled and stretched out her hand to her Master, Illya, "Please advise!" ”
【Job Introduction】Berserker
【Mana】EX (Undecidable)
[Gender] male
[Strength] A+ (This body's strength is unmeasurable when using [Bull])
Durability: A++ (Can move as long as you have mana.) )
Dexterity: A++ (This Body)
【Lucky】A (this body)
【Treasure】None (The magic guide that comes with it is not considered a treasure)
That's the general information about Naraku.
And now, no one in this world knows that the Einzberen family, one of the three founding families, has been uprooted and completely destroyed, and the original location of the castle has become a crater-like existence.