Chapter Summaries

Semiramis seized the Greater Grail, prompting the Black Faction to storm the Hanging Gardens and try to take it back. Inside, Achilles overwhelmed Vlad III, leaving Darnic to consider using his Command Spells as Vlad's defeat became imminent.

• Semiramis used the Hanging Gardens to draw the Greater Grail away from Darnic, and Shirou urged him to steal it back.
• Vlad III led the Black Faction's remaining fighters into the Hanging Gardens, where Shirou explained that the gardens revealed everything happening inside them.
• The Red Faction attacked with flames, and Vlad III blocked the assault as Achilles charged at him while Karna confronted Siegfried.
• Achilles shattered Vlad III's Noble Phantasm and drove him back, while Darnic watched through a familiar and realized Vlad could not use his full power in Red Faction territory.
• Darnic looked at his three Command Spells and recalled his time alone with Vlad III before the war.

Vlad III refused to use his Dracula legend, but Darnic betrayed him and forced him to transform and bind his existence to Darnic. The other Servants heard the confrontation as Vlad struggled against the forced transformation.

• Vlad III told Darnic that he wanted the Holy Grail to erase the vampire legends attached to his name and forbade him from making him use Legend of Dracula.
• Darnic decided Yugdomirenia needed the Greater Grail and resolved to force Vlad III to use his second Noble Phantasm.
• Darnic used his first Command Spell to order Vlad III to release Legend of Dracula, causing Vlad to transform against his will.
• Vlad III impaled Darnic, but Darnic used his second Command Spell to force Vlad to keep him alive until the Greater Grail was obtained.
• Darnic used his final Command Spell to engrave his existence into Vlad III's soul, and the other Servants heard the struggle as Shirou identified Darnic's soul-devouring magecraft.

Darnic transformed into Dracula and attacked the homunculi to heal himself, while Shirou and the Red Faction tried to stop him from escaping the Hanging Gardens. After Darnic lunged at Shirou, Shirou revealed that he was also a monster and seemed unaffected by Dracula’s attempt to convert him.

• Achilles pierced Darnic, but Darnic escaped the attack by turning into black mist.
• Shirou shot Darnic with silver bullets, wounding him and suppressing his regeneration.
• Darnic drank from the homunculi to heal himself and began turning them into vampire familiars; Shirou shot one before it could attack Avicebron.
• Darnic fled, but Karna and Achilles blocked his escape routes.
• Darnic lunged at Shirou, who let him bite his arm and revealed that Dracula’s conversion did not work on him.

Shirou and the Servants fought Darnic after he became a vampire, and Shirou explained why Darnic could not transform him. When the Red Faction Servants lost their mana supply, Darnic escaped toward the Greater Grail, but Shirou pursued him.

• Shirou resisted Darnic's attempt to transform him and explained that their ranks as beings were equal.
• Shirou attacked Darnic with Black Keys and a Silver Bullet while Achilles, Chiron, and the other Servants joined the fight.
• Jeanne arrived and used her Command Spells to strengthen the Servants, who overwhelmed Darnic while the Silver Bullet suppressed his regeneration.
• The Red Faction's three Servants weakened when their Master's mana supply was cut off, allowing Darnic to break free and flee toward the Greater Grail.
• Shirou chased Darnic and attacked him with a Black Key, a gunshot, and a glowing fist.

Shirou defeated Darnic, who had transformed into Dracula, by overwhelming him with Black Keys and stabbing him at close range. Jeanne then discovered that the priest accompanying Semiramis was the Red Faction Master and fellow Ruler, Amakusa Shirou, who admitted he had discarded his Masters because they were no longer useful.

• Shirou bombarded Darnic with Black Keys, then rushed in and stabbed him repeatedly until he died.
• Shirou asked Jeanne whether Darnic's death was enough, and she confirmed it despite being startled by his brutality.
• A priest and Semiramis arrived, and Jeanne identified Semiramis as the Red Faction's Assassin.
• Jeanne used True Name Discernment and discovered that the priest was another Ruler, Amakusa Shirou, who revealed he was the Red Faction Master.
• Amakusa Shirou said he would break the rules to accomplish his goal, then told Atalanta that the Masters were no longer useful to him.

Amakusa Shirou Tokisada revealed that he had taken control of the Red Faction’s Servants and offered the Black Faction a chance to surrender. Shirou and Avicebron rejected the offer for different reasons, but Avicebron proposed surrendering on the condition that his Master be spared, prompting Shirou’s ominous response.

• Amakusa Shirou Tokisada revealed that the Red Faction’s Masters had transferred their Command Spells to him, making him the Servants’ Master.
• Achilles attacked Amakusa, but Semiramis blocked him; after Achilles shattered her shield, Karna caught Atalanta’s arrow and prevented her from being hit.
• Amakusa suggested that the Black Faction surrender, and Chiron argued that their position was not so disadvantageous.
• Shirou rejected Amakusa’s offer, explaining that he wanted to destroy the Greater Grail and would not use it to merge humanity’s souls.
• Avicebron dismissed the offer but said he might surrender if Amakusa promised not to harm his Master.
• Shirou warned Avicebron that he was courting death, while Avicebron continued with his condition.

Shirou stayed behind to cover the Black Faction’s retreat after Avicebron betrayed them and joined the Red Faction. He faced the Red Servants alone and prepared to attack Avicebron with his released Zanpakuto.

• Avicebron admitted he had no intention of dying and chose to join the Red Faction, prompting Shirou to attack him with a Light Cannon.
• Karna intercepted Shirou’s blast to protect Avicebron, and Amakusa Shirou Tokisada ordered Avicebron to stop the Black Faction from retreating.
• Shirou gave Chiron a jar and told him to withdraw with Saber and Ruler while he stayed behind to cover them.
• Avicebron sent golems after the retreating group, but Siegfried destroyed them as Chiron and the others escaped.
• Achilles and Karna attacked Shirou, but he evaded them and dodged follow-up attacks from Semiramis and Atalanta.
• Shirou declared that he would not leave until he killed Avicebron, then began releasing his Zanpakuto.

Shirou used the reversed spiritual rain in Semiramis's Hanging Gardens to catch Avicebron off guard and launch a series of attacks against him. Karna, Achilles, Atalanta, and Avicebron's golems repeatedly blocked Shirou, leaving his third attempt aimed at Avicebron as the chapter ended.

• Shirou's Resurrección caused spiritual rain that floated upward in Semiramis's Hanging Gardens, making Avicebron feel lighter and distracting the other Servants.
• Shirou attacked Avicebron with a Moonlight Sword, but Semiramis bound him with chains before the strike could land.
• Shirou exploded magical energy to break free, then Karna blocked his next attack with the Golden Spear.
• Shirou used Resonance Turn to reach Avicebron again, but Achilles blocked him with the Meteor Spear.
• Shirou attempted to attack from behind, but Atalanta's arrows struck his shoulder and thigh as Avicebron raised golems to shield himself.

Shirou killed Avicebron with Black Cero, then tried to escape after the Red Faction surrounded him. He distracted Atalanta with exploding bats and fled while Achilles went to save her, leaving Karna unable to catch him.

• Shirou fired Black Cero and destroyed Avicebron, while Semiramis shielded herself and Amakusa Shirou Tokisada.
• Surrounded by the Red Faction, Shirou pulled an arrow from his body and retreated from Karna’s spear attack.
• Atalanta fired three arrows at Shirou, who destroyed them with Soul Split and sent the exploding bats toward her.
• Achilles rushed to protect Atalanta, leaving Karna to pursue Shirou alone.
• Shirou taunted Karna for being unable to catch him as he escaped.

After returning unharmed from the battle at the Hanging Gardens, Shirou faced the Black Faction’s need for a new leader following Darnic and Lancer’s deaths. With Mordred joining the Black Faction and most of its members backing him, Shirou accepted leadership despite wanting to avoid the responsibility.

• The Black Faction Masters crowded around Shirou when he returned unharmed, and he questioned why Mordred was with them.
• Sieg had reunited with Astolfo, and Mordred killed Sereinik after he used a Command Spell to order Astolfo to kill Sieg.
• Sieg and Astolfo returned to Yugdomirenia and freed the homunculi being used as batteries, angering Gordes.
• Kaijiri Shishigami confirmed that Mordred intended to side temporarily with the Black Faction.
• Shirou learned that Darnic and Lancer had died and that the Black Faction members supported him as their new leader.
• Despite protesting that he only wanted to be hired muscle, Shirou accepted leadership and told the others not to hold grudges.

Shirou proposed using Hydra venom to prepare for the fight against Semiramis and persuaded Kaijiri Shishigami to give him a venom-coated dagger. After demonstrating his super-high-speed regeneration, Shirou injected himself with the venom and screamed in agony.

• Shirou explained that the Black Faction needed Hydra antivenom to fight Semiramis and asked Kaijiri Shishigami about his Hydra specimen and weapon.
• Shirou revealed that he intended to build resistance by injecting himself with Hydra venom, alarming Gordes and Chiron.
• Shirou cut off his left hand and regrew it to demonstrate that his regeneration could let him survive the venom.
• Shirou offered to help resolve the Shishigami family's curse with the Greater Grail, but Kaijiri Shishigami declined and handed him the venom-coated dagger.
• Shirou stabbed the dagger into his arm and screamed as the Hydra venom took effect.

Gordes stayed to care for the homunculi after Sieg recognized one’s life-threatening condition, while Sieg teased him about giving his creations names. The homunculi received treatment, and Mordred remained unaware that Sieg had used her as an example.

• Gordes decided to leave, but Siegfried chose to stay, and Gordes reluctantly let him.
• Sieg diagnosed a homunculus with underdeveloped lungs and hurried to fetch a breathing aid after Gordes confirmed the condition.
• Gordes ordered Sieg to take him to the other homunculi and criticized their crude emergency treatment as he cared for them.
• Sieg asked Gordes to name the homunculi and joked that he was learning from Mordred, whose father was a king.
• Mordred sneezed while eating, looked around, and went back to her food without realizing she had been mentioned.

Shirou recovered from testing poison on himself and prepared a lavish Manchu Han Imperial Feast before the planned assault on the Hanging Gardens. The chapter ended as the assembled guests marveled at the enormous spread of dishes.

• After ten hours of suffering, Shirou successfully gained poison resistance at the pinnacle of this world.
• Chiron, Siegfried, and Gordes congratulated Shirou, who thanked them and suggested preparing dinner before the assault on the Hanging Gardens.
• Mordred eagerly approved of dinner, and Shirou announced he would make a Manchu Han Imperial Feast.
• Shirou and Jeanne cooked with help from the homunculi, using ingredients from Yugdomirenia's farms and plantations.
• Shirou served the feast in batches, and the guests were stunned by the variety and sheer quantity of dishes filling the long dining table.

As the final battle approached, Shirou spoke with Caules about Yugdomirenia’s future and encouraged him to take a more active role while letting Fiore remain its head. After Caules left, Chiron praised Shirou’s support for his Master and friend.

• Gordes got drunk during the long meal, and Shirou had Siegfried take him back.
• Caules joined Shirou on the château’s observation deck and asked about the coming final battle.
• Shirou warned Caules that the Mage’s Association would target Yugdomirenia after the war and said Caules was better suited to lead than Fiore.
• Caules described Fiore’s compassion for a dog sacrificed by their family, and Shirou advised that she remain head while Caules focus on lightning magecraft.
• Caules laughed at Shirou’s insistence that younger brothers should protect their older sisters, then returned to his room.
• Chiron revealed that he had overheard them and praised Shirou as a teacher and friend to Caules.

Yugdomirenia prepared an aerial assault on the Hanging Gardens, and Shirou supplied counterfeit Grimoires to improve the group’s chances. At the airport, the group finalized its battle plan and departed for the attack.

• Fiore outlined the plan to attack the Hanging Gardens by plane, and Shirou stopped Astolfo from volunteering as pilot.
• Astolfo remembered a useful Noble Phantasm, and Shirou Projected counterfeit copies of the Declaration of Ruin for the group.
• Kaijiri Shishigami said he and Mordred would act separately and meet the others in the Hanging Gardens.
• The group left for the airport, while Gordes entrusted Yugdomirenia’s defense to the homunculi.
• Shirou assigned Chiron and Siegfried to the frontal assault, Astolfo to disabling the defenses, and Okita, Jeanne, and Jack to infiltrating from the side.

Sieg asked Shirou to let him accompany Astolfo, intending to support Astolfo despite the danger, while Shirou reinforced him and sent him off. As the final battle approached, Fiore gave Chiron Command Spells to empower his Noble Phantasm and wished him victory before they parted.

• Sieg asked Shirou to let him go with Astolfo, and Shirou warned him that the choice could get him killed.
• Shirou carved reinforcement runes into Sieg and sent him to join Astolfo, while Sieg promised to do everything he could to survive.
• Shirou confirmed with Caules that the plane was ready and explained that he would disappear when the Holy Grail War ended.
• Fiore told Chiron she lacked the resolve to become a magus, and Chiron reassured her before promising to protect her.
• Fiore spent two Command Spells to give Chiron enough magical energy for a Noble Phantasm, and Chiron boarded the plane after they said goodbye.

Shirou and the Black Faction launched an aerial assault on the Hanging Gardens, drawing Semiramis into a fight. As Shirou’s plane charged toward the fortress, his replica of Declaration of Ruin blocked its Light Cannons, but Semiramis sent winged attackers after him.

• Semiramis ordered Achilles to attack the approaching formation of civilian planes carrying Shirou and several Servants.
• Shirou provoked Semiramis, who fired the Hanging Gardens’ defensive thaumaturgy and destroyed one of the planes.
• Achilles drove his chariot out to fight Shirou, and Chiron volunteered to face his former student.
• Shirou ordered Okita Souji to accelerate toward the Hanging Gardens as its eleven Light Cannons fired at the plane.
• Shirou released his replica of Declaration of Ruin, which shielded the plane from the barrage.
• Semiramis recognized the shield’s limitations and unleashed winged men to shoot Shirou’s plane down.

Shirou reinforced an airplane and rammed it through Semiramis’s aerial defenses to break into the Hanging Gardens with Okita Souji and Jack. The group landed inside, where Karna appeared to confront them.

• Semiramis deduced that Shirou’s plane might be carrying the two unrevealed Black Faction Servants and ordered her defenses to stop it.
• Shirou had Okita Souji accelerate the plane and used Reinforcement Magecraft to strengthen its hull.
• The reinforced plane smashed through the winged defenders and crashed into the Hanging Gardens, while Shirou, Okita Souji, and Jack survived.
• Semiramis ordered Karna to intercept the intruders, and he appeared before Shirou after they landed.

Shirou stayed behind to face Karna while Okita Souji and Jack the Ripper continued their mission. Karna revealed his full strength, and the fight left Shirou burning inside Karna’s flames.

• Shirou told Okita Souji and Jack the Ripper to proceed with the previous plan, and Okita Souji reluctantly agreed.
• Karna let them leave because Shirou stayed to face him, then explained that Amakusa had transferred his mana supply to the Greater Grail, restoring his full strength.
• Shirou clashed with Karna and lost their contest of strength, then tried to transform into his second form.
• Karna stopped Shirou from transforming, so Shirou released his Black Winged Great Demon form and attacked with the Moonlight Sword and a Projected Divine Spear.
• Karna destroyed Shirou’s imitation spear, avoided a thrust toward his face, and unleashed Mana Burst: Flame, catching Shirou in the blaze.

Chiron and Siegfried watched the battle as Mordred, Jeanne, and Kaijiri Shishigami flew to rescue their allies and rammed their plane into the Hanging Gardens. Siegfried’s bootleg anti-magecraft Noble Phantasm blocked Semiramis’s cannon, but the plane crashed into the garden.

• Chiron watched Shirou fight Karna through the breach but could not safely intervene.
• Siegfried defended his plane from winged men until Jeanne and Mordred arrived to take him aboard their jet.
• Jeanne protected the passengers with Luminosite Eternelle as Mordred charged toward the Hanging Gardens.
• Astolfo and Sieg destroyed most of Semiramis’s Black Coffins while she focused on the frontal battle.
• Semiramis fired the remaining magical cannon, but Siegfried used Pseudo: Declaration of Ruin — CasseurdeLogistille to block it before the plane crashed into the Hanging Gardens.