This seemed to be one of the few remaining scenes in Anno's memories from the later stages where Irisviel appeared. Maiya Hisau, Emiya Kiritsugu, and the other Servants showed up more and more frequently. As the Holy Grail War progressed, the battles grew fiercer, and Servants were eliminated with increasing frequency.
Irisviel's life gradually began to fade away as well.
She did not have much time left.
Once the souls of five Servants had entered the Lesser Grail, her life functions would cease completely, and she would become the Lesser Grail.
The final two Servants would then engage in their last desperate battle under the witness of the Lesser Grail.
Over the Mion River, several sides joined forces to eliminate Berserker Ibaraki Douji.
Archer accepted Caster's challenge and eliminated the diminutive architect, Manlio Ferdino Springer, by the shore.
Anno, Emiya Kiritsugu, and Maiya Hisau attacked Lancer's base together, eliminating Diarmuid Ua Duibhne.
After that—
The battlefield of the Holy Grail War was split in two by two powerful figures who understood each other perfectly.
At Fuyuki Church, Anno eliminated Assassin Sakumura Anno.
On Fuyuki Bridge, Gilgamesh eliminated Rider Iskandar.
The Lesser Grail descended.
Black mud—
It descended as well.
Shirou Emiya even rose directly from the sofa, staring at the black mud overflowing from the Lesser Grail.
That was...!
Hinako Akuta turned her head and let out a soft sigh.
This was only the beginning.
The true horror had yet to come.
Anno and Gilgamesh's battle began. Both of them gave everything they had, launching frenzied attacks against one another with their lives at stake.
In the end, Gilgamesh's mana suddenly suffered a cliff-like drop for an instant. Anno seized that opportunity and eliminated his final opponent, Archer Gilgamesh, in one stroke.
The soul of the sixth Servant entered the