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Chapter 178 The Restless Night of Fate
Chapter 178 The Restless Night of Fate
Tonight, Fuyuki City is shrouded in a thick, oppressive magical fog.
The gears of the Holy Grail War have begun to turn.
In the shadows unseen by ordinary people, miraculous rituals are being ignited one by one with these rising and falling incantations.
In the forest on the outskirts of the city.
The thin, young man, Weber Velvet, stood trembling before the simple altar.
As a student of the Clock Tower, he should have been buried in studying magic theory in class, but due to repeated questioning, he decided to take a risk.
"Professor Kenneth, I'll prove you wrong! Even a weak magician can reach the top through hard work!"
Weber muttered through gritted teeth.
He clutched a piece of red cloth tightly in his hand, said to be a fragment of the cloak worn by Alexander the Great, the Conqueror. It appeared particularly heavy under the moonlight tonight, as if it still held the heroic spirit of conquering the world.
This is the [Relic] he stole from Professor Kenneth's laboratory, which can be used to perform Servant summoning rituals.
"Based on silver and iron, and with my master Spinoza as my progenitor!"
"The descending winds formed a barrier. The four gates were tightly shut, and from the crown, the three-way road leading to the kingdom continued its endless cycle."
"Be full! Be full! Be full! Be full! Be full!"
"Let's cross five more stages to reach full potential!"
As the incantation was chanted, the magic in the atmosphere began to run rampant, and a gale swept up fallen leaves, forming a huge vortex.
At the center of the vortex was a summoning circle he had meticulously drawn with silver powder and his own blood, which was now shimmering with a ghostly blue light.
The magic circle consists of three concentric rings. The outer ring is engraved with runes that bind the Heroic Spirits, the middle ring is a bridge connecting the mortal world and the Throne of Heroic Spirits, and the inner ring is where the relics are placed.
The cloak fragment was fixed in the center by him and was trembling slightly as Waver infused it with his magic.
Weber's voice trembled slightly at first, but as the incantation progressed, his tone gradually became firm: "I am the one who accomplishes all good deeds in the world, I am the one who eradicates all evil deeds in the world."
"And here at this round table, you are the guardian of the seven days bound by the three great incantations, the wheel of suppression, and the scales of heaven—" Magic surged from his channels like a tide, pouring into the magic circle.
The silver powder lines lit up, first as a deep blue, then turning into a fiery red.
The fragments of the relic cloak began to heat up, with wisps of blue smoke even rising from their edges!
That piece of cloth is awakening, calling forth the king of yesteryear!
"Respond to my call!"
boom-!
As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful storm of magical energy erupted from the center of the magic circle!
Lightning struck the center of the magic circle without warning, causing the earth to tremble and crack, and dust to fly everywhere.
Weber was thrown off his feet by the shockwave, his eyes fixed on the red light shooting into the sky within the magic circle, when a thunderous sound of hooves rolled in from the depths of the void.
Immediately afterwards, a towering, muscular figure appeared before Webber.
He was clad in a bright red robe, his eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, and he exuded an aura of majesty and wildness.
"Kid, are you Yu's Master? You look rather frail!"
Meanwhile, at a luxurious mansion in Fuyuki City.
Magician Tokiomi Tohsaka elegantly smoothed out the wrinkles on his suit.
His eyes were calm and confident. As a lecturer at the Clock Tower and the current head of the Tohsaka family, his mastery of magic had reached perfection.
The golden mist slowly dissipated in front of him.
The figure clad in golden armor, with an extremely aloof expression, slowly emerged from the golden light.
His short, golden hair shimmered in the light, his red eyes sparkled like jewels, and he exuded an otherworldly detachment, as if all things in the world were merely his playthings.
"Therefore, I ask you: who permitted you to look directly at me?"
On the other hand, in Einzbern Castle on the outskirts of Fuyuki City.
A man in a black trench coat with a cold look in his eyes was standing in front of the summoning circle in the hall.
"Kiritsugu, is this really enough?"
"They say they're summoning a heroic spirit, but they're using such a simple ritual. Won't that cause problems?"
The speaker was the man's wife, a silver-haired, red-eyed android—Irisviel von Einzbern.
Before the magic circle stood Kiritsugu Emiya, known as the "Magician Killer": "Actually, summoning Servants doesn't require a large-scale summoning ritual."
He casually pointed to the magic circle in front of him, his tone indifferent: "Actually, it is the Holy Grail that summons Servants. As the Master, I am only responsible for supplying magical energy so that the Heroic Spirits can be stably anchored in this world."
"Let's begin, Alice."
Following his instructions, Irisviel placed the relic she was holding, Avalon, onto the altar in front of her.
Then, Kiritsugu Emiya began his resolute and calm chant: "Your body is entrusted to my command, my fate is in your sword..."
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As the chanting continues, the magic advances.
Avalon, the legendary scabbard of the King of Knights, began to emit a soft light.
The flame on the candlestick turned blue, and the magic circle emitted a pure blue light.
The magical energy rippled outwards, causing the castle walls to tremble slightly.
"...Pass through the circle and appear here!"
Buzz!
A blue rift opened from the center of the magic circle, and a noble and sacred aura surged out from it.
From the crevice, a girl dressed in silver armor slowly walked out.
Her short, golden hair was tied in a ponytail, and her green eyes were clear and serious.
"I'm asking you, are you my Master?"
At this moment, the three kings, aided by the power of the Third Magic, crossed the void and descended upon the territory of Fuyuki City as Heroic Spirits.
Iskandar the Conqueror, Class: Ridr.
Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, Class: Archer.
Knight King Artoria, Class: Saber.
The arrival of the three kings foreshadows the most brutal battles and struggles in this Holy Grail War.
At the same time, the three kings looked up at the sky.
Iskandar, who was listening to Weber explain the knowledge of the present world, suddenly frowned, looked towards the direction of the new capital of Fuyuki City, and a wild smile full of battle intent appeared on his lips: "Oh my... it seems that the opening ceremony of this era is much more exciting than I imagined."
Inside the Tohsaka family mansion, Gilgamesh didn't even glance at the humble Tohsaka Tokiomi. Instead, he turned his head slightly, a hint of displeasure and curiosity flashing in his crimson snake eyes.
"This chaotic, filthy, and strange aura... has the unpleasant Holy Grail actually summoned such lowly stray dogs?"
Artoria, the legendary King Arthur, instinctively tensed up the moment she responded to the contract.
"Master, please be careful! An extremely powerful magical reaction has appeared in the southeast direction..."
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"Is that a Servant? It's like a malevolent entity intent on destroying the world..."
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This Holy Grail War deviated from its predetermined course from the very first second.
The camera pans back to that blood-soaked basement.
Ryunosuke Uryuu's body stiffened.
It wasn't that he wanted to freeze; rather, he was being gripped by a strong, powerful hand, which was lifting him up.
"Kid, why do you look so familiar?"
Asuka looked at the still exhausted Komamon Sumire at her feet and asked in confusion.