The earth scattered away like snowflakes, while the mountains and rivers dissipated like dust.
Humanity was not spared either. Even those who had barely escaped the towns could not avoid the fate of death.
All of it felt like a dream of yellow millet.
Shirou—the instigator of the "Pruned Event"—stared fixedly into the sky, waiting for that voice to appear.
Alaya appeared.
It repeated its old trick, attempting to tempt Shirou into offering up his soul and freedom.
"I have no interest in becoming a Guardian."
Shirou rejected the Counter Force's proposal with a cold laugh.
Even if he became a Guardian, he could not save Britain.
In the end, he had no interest in saving Britain at all. That was not his wish.
"I'll replace Gaia and become a new 'world'... At my current level, I should be able to accomplish something like that."
Shirou stated the terms of the contract he desired.
He would abandon his identity as a human in order to create a—
No. He would become a world where Morgan could also obtain happiness.
After a long silence, Alaya acknowledged Shirou's wish.
The surroundings were too noisy, so he failed to notice the approach of the girl he loved.
"Shirou... Who are you talking to?"
When he turned around, he saw the silver-haired Fae Queen gazing over from not far away.
"There's no time! Shirou! We need to evacuate too!"
Although they had only been apart for a day, merely seeing her face caused strength to surge through Shirou's chest.
Beautiful, pure, enchanting, intelligent—and smiling at him alone.
"The world is over."
Shirou answered while struggling to restrain his emotions.
"The surface is no longer habitable, but the Inner Sea of the Planet is different... It's still not too late to flee into Avalon! Even