This was indeed a fate heavy enough to be called a shackle.
But not anymore.
As someone summoned as a Servant, all that was expected of him was absolute strength.
It was a miraculous moment that had never existed in his lifetime and likely never would again—
The chance for Karna, the Great Hero who had carried heavy shackles throughout his life, to finally disregard the consequences and unleash his full power.
Fate, justice, faith, hatred...
These were merely footnotes people added to embellish battle.
To Karna, none of them mattered—the battle itself was the greatest meaning.
"Brahma, curse this body (Brahmastra Kundala)"—
This was Karna's hidden killing move, as well as his strongest Noble Phantasm at present.
He imbued "Brahmastra" with the scorching effect inherent to Karna and fired it.
The attack range of the already wide-ranged anti-army, anti-country Noble Phantasm "Brahmastra" expanded even further, and its power rose dramatically. Its performance was enough to be likened to a nuclear weapon.
In the initial plan of the "Red" Faction, Semiramis had hoped to use this move to destroy the Thousandth Tree Clan's fortress.
In life, Karna had once been cursed.
He would occasionally forget how to use Brahmastra at crucial moments, and likewise become unable to use it when facing an "opponent stronger than himself."
He was in such a state now—but was the cause the former or the latter?
The handsome man bathing in the blazing vortex smiled.
Without a doubt, it was the latter.
This red-haired youth was quite literally an unparalleled enemy.
He had never encountered an opponent stronger than him before, and likely never would again.
However, even the god-slaying spear that could directly vaporize an undefeated fortress that had stood for a thousand years could not be used against him—
No, even if he