It started with a low chuckle.
It was like ants crawling uphill, one following the other.
Slowly, the ants gained wings and began flying, the chuckle becoming a buzz.
"Haha…" All eyes landed on the black-haired man as he regenerated himself with a snap. "Hahaha…"
Tearing through the blackened earth, Berserker walked out and stood behind him.
"Hahaha… Hahahaha… HAHAHA!"
Medea stationed herself behind him like a dutiful wife, her body regenerating under the combined effect of the Philosopher's Stone and the lingering Pumpkin Juice.
Things had gone beyond the point of no return.
These events… This reckoning… The Ad Infinitum and Lucky Intuitions had meticulously planned for it.
Kai, Black, and Medea had prepared for almost everything.
From the Ruler-Class Servant to the Contestants who were Inheritance Candidates.
From Gilgamesh's sudden arrival to Kirei's betrayal mid-battle, if he had decided to stoop to that level.
And from Rider's gaining immense strength to various unknown factors.
It was hard not to think of it when one had Artificial Intelligence for brains, backed up by a monstrous Luck.
Yet, things still ended up going out of control and beyond calculations.
It didn't take long for Black to guess what must have gone wrong.
He had become such an existence that only a few existences could directly interfere with his calculations.
A Deep One. A Timeline. An Old One.
These three were the prime suspects.
But one of the Deep Ones of Fate Bubble — Type Mercury — who was directly watching over this timeline, wouldn't go this far to make things difficult for Kai and Black. Not because it didn't mind interference, but because they were now an inherent part of the Holy Grail War.
Similarly, the Timeline wouldn't act against them, either.
As Black wanted to vanquish the Angra Mainyu's Will from dooming humanity, in a way, the Timelinewanted him to succeed. It was only when things had gone wrong that IT, through Counter Force, summoned the Ruler-Class Servant — Enkidu.
An Old One's interference also couldn't be the case this time.
If someone had acted using THEIR authorities, Chaos would have notified Kai through a notification, given that he was not only a Glitched Contestant, but an Outer One — Nyarlathotep now.
That left only a few possible means.
Storyline Characters who had gone beyond the timeline's restrictions, like Ainz Ooal Gown.
And — a Contestant with Stats that could directly counter Kai's Ad Infinitum and Lucky Intuitions.
This all meant only one thing now.
No matter how much Kai and Black tried to separate Angra Mainyu's Will from Sakura, the more ridiculous the things would become.
So, in a way, it was the Grail Corruption, the Evil Will, who was truly behind everything, manipulating everything from the Root.
Against such an entity, even Black was powerless.
It didn't matter if he let the chaos within crawl out anymore.
Each one present in this battlefield, whether they were Character or Contestant, was here because they were strong.
That's why Black couldn't help but laugh.
It had been — so long — since his plans… carefully laid out plans… had gone down the drain.
Black ran his fingers through his hair, laughing like a maniac.
In front of him, the Angra Mainyu's Will was actively trying to gain full control of Dark Sakura, pushing out Rule Break.
"Hahahaha…"
No one here considered him the greatest threat.
"Hahahahahaha…"
Enkidu. Gilgamesh. Ainz Ooal Gown. Betty Shaw. Kirei. Lancer. Rider. Saber. No one minded him snapping, losing control.
Black's crazy laughter suddenly vanished.
He rolled his neck, his black eyes flashing momentarily hazel with purple rings.
Slowly, Black lifted his right hand as Berserker lifted his right, and they held each other's hands. Their other hands outstretched as if they were grabbing something… or the space itself.
The very scene looked ridiculous.
Until… they experienced a pull.
Medea's entire figure exploded in purple butterflies as she got her Master's mental command.
The others — they couldn't move even if they wanted to.
Not even Enkidu, Gilgamesh, and Saber — the three most powerful existences on this battlefield.
"I will bury you all here…" Black said, the corners of his eyes splitting apart. "… along with All Evil… Kekeke!!!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
After returning from Island X, during the third stage of the Tournament of Worth, Black had executed the full power of his Telekinesis only once.
Strangely, that Telekinesis had activated inward, manipulating his body to deliver the Third Transformation of Selfless Breathing — Recoilless Storm.
That ridiculous kick had pushed his Telekinesis near the Elite Level as well.
However, Kai and Black never really got the chance to use it again for one simple reason — they never really met a match who could push them to this state.
For the first time, the entire world learned what it meant to have Master Telekinesis of 75% Proficiency.
Combined with Ad Infinitum, something incomprehensible and magnetic was happening in the surroundings.
Yellow Crystals danced in all eyes. All.
Thoughts. Emotions. Desires. Everything was getting pulled out of them.
In the distance, houses shattered and giant patches of earth were ripped apart, killing dozens.
Crackkkkkkk!
The entire space cried as if it would get torn apart, revealing the void within.
As the Heroic Spirits, Characters, and the Contestant found themselves in this null state, majestic and titanic walls formed around them.
Black and Berserker let out an inhumane growl, veins throbbing on their bodies as the Ad Infinitum went into overload, trying to keep a hold on everyone's senses.
Then, with a thud, a ceiling landed on the walls, darkening everything, becoming a…
"… ROOM…" Black said, imposing a rule. "Evil and Good shall not exist together."
Bluish walls of Mana sprouted, covering everyone within, an unknown chill of existential crisis crawling up their spines.
And then came the time to reject a Rule.
"All Evil must perish because…" Black said, letting out a bloody grin, "… Nothing Is Impossible."
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