To truly defeat me, then shackle my will, seal my soul, bind my flesh—let this body meet its end amid ignorance and chaos!
As though mocking fate's foolishness, the young man raised his right arm high. Wearing a radiant smile that bordered on arrogance, he drew breath and declared:
"I declare—I exist here!"
And so, in the Far East a thousand miles away, upon another continent beyond mountains and seas, the black Cauldron of Wishes bestowed its favor.
And so, in that world of ice and snow, a scorching Command Seal finally shone upon the young man's right hand, as though it would pierce the heavens.
I still existed. I was still alive. I could still touch this world.
The living had the right to contend for everything. Those who existed had the ability to obtain everything. The one who could touch this world—me—would surely announce his arrival through a grand ceremony!
Stroking the new markings on the back of his hand, the young man closed his eyes and quietly listened to the pulse and tremors transmitted from his soul.
That was the beginning of the war—
She seemed to have had a strange dream.
Perhaps because she had awakened too early, Miyu was unusually groggy when she got out of bed.
Ignoring her somewhat messy long hair, Miyu instinctively called out in a spoiled tone:
"Onii-chan, help me get dress—"
Her voice abruptly stopped, and her eyes suddenly widened.
The young man's face from that hazy dream suddenly became clear.
That was... her brother!
The young man whose lifespan was nearly exhausted, who had called down a Command Seal, was her brother, Sakutsuki!
"I've heard that in a Holy Grail War, Masters who form contracts with Servants occasionally glimpse the memories of Heroic Spirits through dreams," Sapphire, the artificial