To Shirou, this was utterly disgusting—far more foul and nauseating than that Old Worms from the Matou family.
Because this guy was still alive. He had lived for at least a thousand years.
"Tsk, tsk. What a tasteless intruder. Even the way you came in and greeted me was terribly rude." Darius covered his face and smiled helplessly.
"But I should still introduce myself. I am Darius Einzbern, head of the Einzbern family. Unfortunately, although you did everything you could to seize the Holy Grail, I still fulfilled my plan and wish. And you even brought Miyu to my side."
He snapped his fingers, and a huge black cube fell from the sky.
Black sludge gushed down from the air, flooding the hill. A pile of filthy things that seemed almost human crawled out from within.
"What is that?" Shirou frowned.
If he had truly come here alone, he might indeed have been intimidated.
But behind him stood a group of Heroic Spirits who had not taken off their hats, including quite a few at the very pinnacle among Heroic Spirits.
"Do you feel despair? After all, what you are facing is the true god of the new world! Hahahahaha!"
Seeing Darius—or rather, Julian—in that frenzied state, Shirou decided to give him a little gift to calm him down.
"Heracles, shoot him with Apollo's bow. Don't hold back."
Heracles raised his bow and fired. A single Stella lit up the entire world.
The thunderous roar was unceasing, and white light penetrated everywhere. Shirou could not open his eyes at all.
The world became quiet.
Chapter 15: Beatrice
There was no problem that one Stella could not solve. If one was not enough, then fire another.
That was Shirou's creed.
"Shirou Emiya, your infiltration was truly bold." Lord El-Melloi II could