Just as Arjuna was locked in fierce combat with the two blank-faced girls, Artoria and Okita Souji, a wave of Feathered Rain flew toward his back.
Arjuna instinctively sensed danger and immediately dodged. Black feathers struck the ground, making the sound of bullets hitting the floor.
"Sure enough, this is your territory."
Arjuna leaped onto the high treetops. Like his white brother, he was filled with a yearning for high places.
"Shirou!"
"Master!"
Every member of the Emiya family cried out, because Shirou's current appearance was simply unimaginable.
They knew Shirou possessed strength far beyond that of ordinary people, but he no longer even looked human.
"That appearance of yours is..."
Natalia was somewhat confused. She had Succubus blood herself, so calling her a demon would not have been entirely wrong. But no matter how she looked at it, Shirou seemed far more like a demon now.
"I'll explain that later." Even if Shirou wanted to explain, it was not something he could make clear in just a few words.
Just as he could not explain the principles of the Hogyoku, he could not explain the fusion of human, Soul Reaper, and Hollow souls.
Condensing a Photon Sword, Shirou arrived before Artoria and Okita Souji. The slender blade of light looked so fragile, yet it somehow gave off an unbreakable feeling.
"Okita, go help Kiritsugu. Saber, deal with that Minotaur. Leave this place to me."
Could others not see it when he could? Whether it was Fujino, Kirie, and Natalia fighting Asterius, or Kiritsugu fighting Heracles, they were barely holding on. They were dancing on a tightrope.
Take Asterius, for example. He might have only been a one-star in the game, but both his Strength and Endurance were ranked A++. Even Heracles could not overpower him through Strength alone.
And