Buzz—
Buzz—
Buzz—
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!!!
Thick crimson-black beams of magical energy erupted with a thunderous roar, shooting in seven different directions and at different angles. Anno and Shirou Emiya raised their Holy Swords together, pouring all their magical energy into them.
"HRAAAAAAAAAAAAAH—!!!!"
Their voices nearly overlapped as two intertwined rays of holy light crashed head-on into the beams fired from the Black Tower.
Two of the beams were intercepted directly by the two of them.
Shirou Emiya suddenly felt a pulling force within the Holy Sword, as though it were dragging out the magical energy within his body. Gritting his teeth, he endured the pain spreading from within his body, his Spirit Origin, and his magic circuits, releasing as much magical energy as he could.
Berserker picked Illya up and sprinted in one direction, evading the beam.
Lancer Cu Chulainn and Bazett Fraga McRemitz had also been forewarned this time. They promptly broke away from their battle with the Shadow Servant and dodged in two separate directions.
Hinako Akuta's eyes lit up with a bloody glow. Raising a hand, she scattered the blood from her body. It transformed into shields, layered one upon another several times over. Together with Archer's nullifying attacks, they barely managed to defend against it.
Xiang An darted and twisted through the air, avoiding the strike as well.
Gilgamesh, on the other hand, was in a rather sorry state. Having been conserving his magical energy as much as possible, he was grazed by the edge of a beam and fell straight off the Jewel Magic Mirror.
"You bastard—"
Getting back to his feet, Gilgamesh's expression carried a trace of embarrassed fury.
"That King..."
Kirei Kotomine looked thoughtful.
"Whew... That was close, that was close. Looks like the beam aimed our way was