A single slash—
A dazzling golden-red sword light, bursting with searing intensity and razor-edged brilliance, tore through everything in its path.
Like the sun itself—half bringing warmth and light, half bursting forth with relentless might and the power to carve out hope.
And under this slash—
Crack!
The cracks in the Reality Marble widened.
Crack crack crack—
Countless fractures spread across the entire bounded field, turning it into a shattered ruin.
Wuuum—
The wildly spinning blood-red energy of Ea (Sword of Rupture) detonated, shredding all within.
Fragments of magical constructs shimmered like broken glass as the Reality Marble crumbled piece by piece.
The previously grand and climactic clash suddenly turned eerily silent.
Boom—
Angelica stared blankly at her opponent, unable to believe she had lost.
From the very beginning, she had not underestimated him in the slightest.
Even a lion hunts a rabbit with full strength.
She had unhesitatingly unleashed the full power of the King of Heroes.
She had activated Gate of Babylon at full throttle.
She had even summoned and used the most powerful Ea—and yet she was defeated head-on.
Utterly defeated!
Not a single excuse could be made!
This man, whose very identity was extraordinary, had completely overwhelmed her with sheer strength!
When he severed her elbow in one strike, she was suddenly overcome with a strange sense of déjà vu.
As if...
This wasn't the first time.
Why did this scene feel so strangely familiar?
After using the summon card to fully integrate the power of the King of Heroes into herself, she had practically become that Heroic Spirit.
Only then could she freely use all of his Noble Phantasms and abilities.
But this bizarre sensation thoroughly unsettled Angelica.
Could it be that in some other timeline, the real King of Heroes also had his elbow cut off by this man?
...
"We... won?"
Kirina stared dumbfounded at the screen, the melon in her hand dropping onto her dress unnoticed.
She had been casually snacking and watching the video, thinking it was just a warm slice-of-life episode—until it suddenly hit like a truck.
First, the man who took Shirou in died.
Then, Miyu was taken by the Ainsworth family.
This timeline's Shirou had lost everything—it was unimaginably tragic.
And yet he never gave up. For his sister's sake, he was willing to take on the entire Holy Grail War alone.
First, he soloed six Heroic Spirits, collecting all their class cards.
He even sacrificed his own card to the Grail, just to grant Miyu a better future.
In other words, he discarded the immense power the class card gave him and chose to fight with only his own strength.
And incredibly—he still won.
"That's the Nameless Hero...!"
Mordred's eyes gleamed brightly.
The more she learned about him, the more she understood just how powerful he truly was.
A hero willing to face death without regret, full of fearless valor.
He was insanely cool—too cool!
So cool that she could never give him up to her "father."
"This is the third version of Emiya," Kirina marveled.
According to the online fandom, there were now three main "Shirou":
First, the classic Unlimited Blade Works version—
[Unyielding will, shattered ideals, unafraid of destruction, contract with Alaya to save humanity—Young Hero—Emiya]
Then, the sarcastic and tsundere counterforce version—
[Unyielding will, cynical ideals, nuclear sword saint—Archer EMIYA]
And now there was Steel-Willed Savior—Emiya!
"I wonder if even more versions will appear in the future...?"
Kirina looked full of anticipation.
He's a great hero who protects humanity—the more the better!
"Hmph, the more versions there are, the worse it gets!"
Mordred suddenly ground her teeth in frustration.
Every new video just reminded her how many more rivals she had.
And it was never just one rival!
This man exuded ridiculous charm—women from all over were falling for him left and right! A walking disaster zone!
"Ugh..."
Kirina couldn't help but sympathize a little.
Poor girl—helplessly watching her competition multiply with no way to stop it.
Truly tragic.
Good thing it didn't concern her—she was just a weak but enthusiastic melon-eating spectator.
Let the Heroic Spirits fight over Shirou.
She'd just stick with her ordinary otaku Sanjiro—far away from that terrifying battlefield.
She was living the good life!
Back to the video—
The Reality Marble shattered completely after that terrifying clash.
Angelica looked at her severed arm on the ground, then immediately activated Substitution Magic.
Wuum—
Bathed in magical light, the severed limb was instantly regenerated, good as new.
However—
Just as she reached out to reclaim Ea, another hand grabbed it first.
It was Shirou!
His body was covered in gruesome wounds, looking like a broken ragdoll. Yet his eyes blazed with radiant light as he stared at the sword in his hand.
Shirou whispered with awe,
"As expected of the divine sword said to have 'created' the world. I can't analyze it at all!"
Despite being the so-called master of infinite swords, this one was beyond even his understanding.
If he could replicate this blade...
Then he wouldn't be human anymore.
He'd be—
A god of creation.
"You really don't understand," Angelica said, frowning at him.
Sacrificing everything, exhausting his own future, betraying the world itself—all for the happiness of his sister.
A mad siscon!
In a way, he was just like her brother Julian.
That man always claimed he could sacrifice a few to save humanity... but never gave up on trying to save everyone.
He didn't seek understanding—he simply acted for others.
"Ten years ago, during the Fourth Holy Grail War, it wasn't just you who suffered. Julian's sister Beatrice was also caught in the disaster and died."
Angelica looked at him and said softly, "That became Julian's greatest regret. He created this Holy Grail War in hopes of saving the sister who confessed her love to him."
"A battle of two siscons, huh?"
Shirou tried to smile through his bloodied face, but couldn't manage it. He held up Ea, pointing at her: "Admit defeat. This time... I won!"
Angelica had already exhausted her mana restoring her arm with Substitution Magic.
Without fresh mana, she couldn't fight.
"You win."
Angelica gracefully handed over the final class card.
Even in the King of Heroes' form, she had been beaten fair and square.
She had no regrets.
If humanity were to perish, then that was simply fate.
Shirou now held the eighth class card.
He stepped forward toward his waiting sister.
"Miyu... I won. I can finally create a happy future for you."
Wuum!
As he tossed the class card into the air, a surge of overwhelming magical energy exploded outward, healing Miyu's body, which had been damaged from transferring mana to him earlier.
"Big brother... will we ever meet again?" Miyu asked through her tears.
This farewell—felt like a final goodbye.
She was headed to another world. There would be no way back.
"No one shall know my name. Your soul is born anew from death... I'm sorry, Miyu. This is my last act of selfishness."
Shirou's face was filled with regret.
He wanted to go with her—continue to protect her.
But he couldn't.
The power he'd used earlier—borrowing Miyu's massive mana reserves to defeat Angelica wielding Ea—came at a terrible cost.
"All blades converge upon the Hill of Swords!"
"Here and now, I offer my entire being!"
This meant he had sacrificed everything—his life, his essence—to fuse his swords into that ultimate attack.
Now, his body was breaking down completely.
Wuum—
The Holy Grail's vast power surged, wrapping around Miyu.
Her wish—was being granted.
For the first time ever, a wish was truly fulfilled by the Holy Grail.
Shirou waved to her, "May you meet someone truly precious in the future..."
Bathed in the Grail's radiant light, Miyu vanished.
He had given up everything, even his future, to create a happy life for her.
"Too bad... in your future, I no longer exist," Shirou whispered.
Then he collapsed heavily to the ground, every last ounce of his strength gone.
In the distance, Angelica rushed over in an attempt to heal him a little—only to find his entire body radiating with light.
He was beginning to dissolve into countless motes of light.
Within the glow, the boy revealed a smile. "Goodbye, Angelica. I've already signed a contract with Alaya—to save this hopeless world."
"You… you really went and did it!"
Angelica looked at him in utter shock.
Just a mere ordinary boy, and yet—he had accomplished what the Ainsworth family had plotted for a thousand years but never achieved.
Only now—
Did she finally understand why her brother, Julian, was willing to sacrifice himself for him!
This person clearly represented the future of humanity!
Buzz~
The scene shifted.
Miyu, once treated merely as a Holy Grail vessel, now appeared in a peaceful, quiet Fuyuki City—beginning her own happy life.
Standing before her was a familiar white-haired, red-eyed little girl who had become her friend…
Lines of text popped up on the screen—
[This video has ended!]
[No one knows your name, but your deeds shall live on forever!]
The screen froze at that moment.
The entire screen gradually faded to black.
Countless viewers were filled with emotion—
Blorbo-[Sigh… reminds me of the ending of the Unlimited Blade Works video, where Emiya also sacrificed everything to save the destroyed Fuyuki City!]
BobUchiha-[In every timeline, he's fighting—always protecting humanity!]
AlmightyMiddleFinger-[Emiya did it! He didn't just forge a happy future for Miyu, he also saved the world!]
AspiringPedo[Through space and time, with all his might—"I will come to your side"… I wonder when Miyu will be able to see him again.]
…
"This guy… he keeps helping others, without the slightest regard for himself!" Illya wiped her tears.
At the very end of the video, she finally appeared—for a full five seconds!
And that brief appearance was only because she met Miyu and became her friend!
Illya looked at her with a complicated expression.
In this video, she had completely become a supporting character.
She was the true protagonist!
As Illya stared at her—
Miyu's vision also blurred with tears as she softly murmured, "Brother… I've come to a world of peace and happiness. But where are you now?"
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Yo, just tried to write a dark nursery rhyme poem to see if I still got it XD. Didn't tried to write poems seriously for almost half a decade soooo yeah, I dunno if its good or belongs to trash heaps.
Yall decide.
By the way, read it in the tone of Rain Rain Go Away but slower.
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Rain, rain, fall and drown,
Cast the light off from this town.
Thunder growls and shadows seeps,
Little ones are scared to sleep.
Rain, rain, black as night,
Steal the stars and kill the light.
Creepy voice inside my mind—
Replace those joy with madness might.
Rain, rain, hear my cry,
Soak the earth where bodies lie.
Not today, nor evermore,
Keep the sun behind your door.
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What yall think?
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