Although She Had Turned Dark, It Didn't Seem to Matter Much?

"What... happened?"

Seeing Saber's transformation, everyone was stunned.

Unlike her previous form, Saber seemed to have undergone some kind of darkening. Her golden hair had noticeably faded, her skin had become even paler and colder, and even her emerald eyes had turned gold, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

And that was not all.

Her clothing and weapon had changed as well.

Saber's armor had originally been bright silver with blue patterns on it, but now it had turned a terrifying purplish-black, while the patterns looked scarlet as blood.

Perhaps she had received an ample supply of mana.

Or perhaps she had been affected by the darkening to some extent.

The pressure Saber gave off at this moment was terrifying. She was merely standing there, yet her dreadful aura made it hard for everyone to breathe. Near-solid mana could even be seen flowing around her, and Shirou Emiya instinctively took a step back.

The pressure Saber was giving off now

even surpassed that Berserker they had encountered earlier.

"Um, Saber?"

Shirou Emiya had never encountered anything like this before. Though he was nervous, his concern ultimately outweighed everything else. "Are you all right?"

"Shirou, don't go over there."

But the next moment, Rin Tohsaka warily grabbed Shirou Emiya.

Shirou Emiya was only a half-baked mage, but she, Rin Tohsaka, was not. The mana radiating from Saber made her deeply uneasy, like some kind of ominous, filthy thing.

That was not a Heroic Spirit at all. It was more like some sort of evil spirit.

In truth, Rin Tohsaka could not figure out why this had happened either. Was there something wrong with the Matou Family's magic circle, or had Sakura Matou secretly tampered with something...? But without question, Saber had already lost control. Rushing in recklessly now would be extremely unwise.