Bzz! Bzz! Bzz! Bzz!
As the four Heroic Spirits stepped into the four elemental monoliths that formed the world, the four-colored skies reflected one another. The regions they occupied twisted like a Rubik's Cube, emitting cold, sluggish tremors.
Earth Domain.
Countless floating boulders formed stairways and altars. A graceful figure clad in the Robe of Heaven stood at the center, looking coldly and mechanically down at the outsider who had entered this realm. She spread her hands, parted her crimson lips, and golden majesty flowed from her body as the stars in the sky trembled and fell.
Song of Grail
—O Cup of Rust, lament!
Fire Domain.
Flickering flames of every size brightened and dimmed. The red-eyed, silver-haired elemental mage was born from the blaze. She raised a hand and swept it forward, sending streams of fire across the sky.
Song of Grail
—O Cup of Flame, burn everything to ash!
Wind Domain.
Several columns of wind swept down, linking heaven and earth. The winged spirit descended gracefully, and the interwoven patterns of light behind her transformed into eagles spreading their wings. They stirred up frigid vacuum storms and dove forward.
Song of Grail
—O Cup of Wind, rend!
An endless blue world rippled outward. The blue-eyed saintess took shape from water, her face devoid of mercy. With every motion she made, blue-white frost instantly froze the entire surface.
Song of Grail
—O Azure Cup, freeze!
Almost at the same moment, the elemental incarnations within the four-colored spaces activated their emergency measures and launched all-out extermination against the intruders.
Four Holy Grail Wars... four elemental Grails...
Their repeated inconclusive endings... the foundations of the world...
The Grail... Pandora's box...
What exactly was the connection between them?
The ancient serpent stared at the four elemental modules suspended in the starry sky,