"It's over."
The saint who had saved the world looked up at the trembling, collapsing Temple of Time. She smiled, yet sighed.
"Everyone... you worked hard."
No one answered.
There was no one left.
"Thank you for persevering and fighting until the very last moment."
She clasped her hands together and prayed devoutly.
"Though it is unnecessary, you did fairly well, Saint."
A glittering golden figure approached and greeted Jeanne d'Arc.
"Ah, King of Heroes, are you leaving as well?" Jeanne d'Arc looked at Gilgamesh, who had suddenly appeared, somewhat surprised. "Perhaps you could witness our Master's final outcome."
"I have no desire to do that. One's ending should be defined by oneself. Neither you nor I need interfere."
He wore a smile, though he also seemed somewhat displeased.
"Hmph, honestly. That bastard Flauros actually asked this king so many questions."
As he muttered, golden light began to emerge from his body.
He was about to disappear.
Beasts possessed the ability of Independent Manifestation, an ability ordinary Servants absolutely should not possess. Though Fujimaru Ritsuka served as a medium, manifesting here was still immensely difficult.
Yet the Heroic Spirits had still come. They had still fought, until the very last moment.
Goetia, the Beast who knew not love.
Jeanne d'Arc raised her head and closed her eyes.
The so-called Evils of Humanity were humanity's love itself.
What a laughable and tragic truth.
"Heh. Though I am not a Grand, and have no interest in the hidden circumstances of Beasts, Beasts are things that appear in chains."
"Once Beast I, which represents the beginning, appears, Beast VII, which represents the end, must have already appeared as well. What kind of trial will Chaldea's Master face next?"
"You should lend her a hand."
Smiling, Gilgamesh spoke his final words to Jeanne d'Arc,