Chapter Summaries

Lawrence and Leonardo da Vinci explained that Fujimaru Ritsuka’s new Mystic Code was a final-battle trump card, built to let him summon Servants at the cost of damaging his body. Ritsuka thanked them, leaving Lawrence and Leonardo da Vinci facing his acceptance of the dangerous equipment.

• Fujimaru Ritsuka tried on the new Mystic Code and noticed it was more adaptable to high-mana environments than his previous one.
• Leonardo da Vinci explained that the Mystic Code was designed for battle rather than survival, while Lawrence showed Ritsuka its structural diagram.
• Lawrence revealed that the Mystic Code could summon up to twelve registered Servants without a summoning circle, provided Mash’s shield was nearby.
• Leonardo da Vinci explained that the Mystic Code used Ritsuka’s nerves in place of Magic Circuits, placing his body under severe strain as long as his brain and heart continued functioning.
• Leonardo da Vinci admitted Chaldea’s plan was desperate because Ritsuka was their only effective fighter, and Ritsuka interrupted her to thank her and Lawrence.

As Chaldea prepared for its final Spiritron Transfer, Fujimaru Ritsuka accepted a Mystic Code that could improve their odds and reflected with Mash on their year of fighting. They reaffirmed their determination to stop the Incineration of Humanity and prove that human life had value before answering a call to the control room.

• Fujimaru Ritsuka told Lawrence and Leonardo da Vinci that he would accept the Mystic Code and do everything he could to save what remained of the world.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka joined Mash by the corridor windows, and they reminisced about meeting and the skills he had learned during their year of fighting.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash recalled the lives and events of the eight Singularities and rejected the Mage King's claim that life and human history were meaningless.
• Mash took Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand, and they vowed to stop the Incineration of Humanity and reclaim humanity's future together.
• When Chaldea's communications system rang, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash headed for the control room.

Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and Lawrence entered the Temple of Time to confront the false King Solomon and the Demon God Pillars filling his domain. After landing in a barren area, they received an improved Sphinx vehicle to travel toward the temple’s central area.

• Roman announced that Chaldea had reached the final location of the Grand Order, and Leonardo da Vinci named it the Grand Temple of Time: Solomon.
• Lawrence showed Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash images of the countless Demon God Pillars occupying the Temple of Time.
• Roman began the final operation, and Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, Lawrence, and Fou spiritron-transferred into the Temple of Time.
• Roman reported no nearby hostile readings and directed the group to collect Chaldea’s equipment.
• Leonardo da Vinci deployed an improved Sphinx vehicle, which the group planned to use to travel the twenty kilometers to the central area.

Fujimaru Ritsuka, Lawrence, and Mash traveled through the Temple of Time and questioned whether the Beast calling himself King Solomon was truly Solomon. When Demon God Pillars attacked and their vehicle was destroyed, they faced Lev Lainur Flauros.

• Fujimaru Ritsuka said he doubted the Beast was King Solomon, based on what he had learned about Solomon from records and King David.
• Roman described Solomon as a king who had returned God's power and died as a human.
• Demon God Pillars ambushed the group, and Lawrence and Mash protected Fujimaru Ritsuka as he drove the Sphinx through their attacks.
• An invisible magical blade cut the Sphinx in half, forcing Lawrence to pull Fujimaru Ritsuka from the vehicle while Mash shielded them.
• Mash, Lawrence, and Fujimaru Ritsuka looked toward their attacker and recognized Lev Lainur Flauros.

Mash, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Lawrence confronted Lev, who revealed that he had been the Mage King's planted seed for three thousand years. Lev blamed Roman for Chaldea’s survival and demanded to know why he had failed to foresee it.

• Fujimaru Ritsuka and Lawrence confronted Lev while Mash struggled to face the man who had once raised her.
• Mash asked whether Lev had always been a Demon God Pillar, and Roman and Leonardo da Vinci questioned how his past work for Chaldea fit with that claim.
• Lev revealed that he had never supported humanity and had been the Mage King’s seed from the beginning.
• Lev said Chaldea’s survival had defied his predictions and angrily accused Roman of causing it.

Lev revealed himself as Demon God Flauros and attacked Chaldea, refusing to let them reach the Throne. Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and Lawrence fought back, but Flauros’s manic laughter and disregard for his injuries suggested something was different about him.

• Lev and Roman exchanged words about their former friendship, while Da Vinci and Lawrence told Lev how little he understood Roman.
• Lev attacked Fujimaru Ritsuka, but Mash blocked his spell.
• Lev transformed into Demon God Flauros and vowed to crush Chaldea before they could reach the Throne.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka directed Mash and Lawrence as they dodged Flauros’s beams, while Lawrence used gemstones to shield and strengthen Mash.
• Mash struck Flauros with her shield as Lawrence’s jeweled blades carved into him, but Flauros laughed and fought on without reacting to his injuries.

Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and Lawrence struggled against Flauros as the Demon God Pillars multiplied and filled the Temple of Time. While Chaldea came under attack, Ritsuka faced the choice of whether to use their remaining Servant summons.

• Flauros regenerated more pillars despite Mash and Lawrence destroying them, and his attacks overwhelmed their defenses.
• Flauros revealed that the seventy-two Demon Gods would persist as long as the Temple of Time remained, then filled the sky and earth with pillars.
• Ritsuka searched for a way to counter the pillars but found that their limited Servant summons could not safely solve the crisis.
• Demon God Pillars attacked Chaldea, and Roman ordered the staff to withdraw to the control room and defend it.
• Flauros and the pillars unleashed beams toward Ritsuka, Mash, and Lawrence.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash were nearly killed by the Demon God Pillars’ combined assault, but a mysterious voice reignited Ritsuka’s resolve. Servants answered her call and gathered in the Temple of Time, where Jeanne d'Arc led them into battle to open a path forward.

• Flauros directed attacks from all eight directions of the Temple of Time at Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and Lawrence, and Lawrence shoved the others clear before the blast wounded all three.
• As Fujimaru Ritsuka began to despair, a woman’s voice reminded her that the future remained in humanity’s hands.
• Chaldea’s communications stabilized, and Roman detected Servants being summoned throughout the Singularity without catalysts, summoners, or Leylines.
• The newly arrived Heroic Spirits unleashed their power against the Demon God Pillars, destroying some and suppressing others.
• Jeanne d'Arc raised her flag, introduced herself, and called on the Heroic Spirits to trust one another and carve a path forward for their contractor.

Jeanne d'Arc shielded Chaldea from the Demon God Pillars' attack before the Melting Furnace's nine pillars surrounded them and declared their intent to fight. As old allies reunited with Fujimaru Ritsuka, Jeanne d'Arc prepared the gathered Servants for battle and asked him to give the order.

• Jeanne d'Arc raised a protective barrier around Chaldea and blocked the falling meteors and the Demon God Pillars' assault.
• Flauros called for the Demon God Pillars to use their full strength, and the Melting Furnace's nine pillars emerged and surrounded Chaldea.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka reunited with Jeanne d'Arc, Marie Antoinette, Carmilla, Simon, and other Servants while Lawrence healed the wounded.
• The gathered Servants prepared to face the Demon God Pillars as Jeanne d'Arc asked Fujimaru Ritsuka to give the order.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the Servants who fought at Orleans battled the nine Demon God Pillars of the Melting Furnace, creating an opening for him to advance toward the Throne. Jeanne d'Arc and the others stayed behind to hold off the Pillars as Ritsuka, Mash, and Lawrence ran ahead.

• Mozart weakened the Demon God Pillars with his Noble Phantasm as Martha, Saint George, Vlad III, Carmilla, Sanson, and the others joined the fight.
• Simonetta and Kiyohime restrained Elizabeth Bathory, while Sanson's black hands seized Aini and pinned it to his guillotine.
• Sanson used La Mort Espoir to cut Aini in two as the Servants pressed the Demon God Pillars into retreat.
• Jeanne d'Arc told Fujimaru Ritsuka that the Servants would hold the Melting Furnace and urged him to run toward the Throne.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and Lawrence ran onward while Jeanne d'Arc joined the battle, and the Melting Furnace neared destruction.

The Demon God Pillars guarding the Intelligence Chamber declared their intent to protect their research, and the assembled Servants attacked them. Sakumura and Okita rushed into battle as the Shinsengumi and Roman forces joined the fight.

• Nine Demon God Pillars revealed themselves above the Intelligence Chamber, with Flauros identified as the former Lev Lainur.
• Lord El-Melloi II pointed out that the assembled fighters were eager to cut down the pillars, and Sakumura struck first by severing one.
• Sakumura teamed up with Okita, while Hijikata rallied the Shinsengumi to charge into battle.
• Nero and Boudica watched as Lu Bu, Spartacus, and Caligula weakened Valac.
• Julius Caesar evaded Orias's Incineration Formula and attacked with Crocea Mors.

Romulus, Nero, Jing Ke, Lord El-Melloi II, and Attila joined the Servants fighting the Demon God Pillars in the command room. Attila unleashed Photon Ray against the remaining Pillars, bringing the command room close to its end as Fujimaru Ritsuka and two others raced toward the Temple of Time’s core.

• Romulus summoned Magna Voluisse Magnum, using a giant tree to crush the Demon God Pillars while Nero severed one with Laus Saint Claudius.
• Jing Ke continued fighting beside Lord El-Melloi II, who reflected on former enemies Alexander and Darius III fighting together and used Unreturning Formation.
• Attila raised her sword and revealed that she had come to destroy the Demon God Pillars, not civilization.
• Attila charged into the Pillars and unleashed Photon Ray, helping the Servants suppress Flauros and the other eight Pillars.

The nine Demon God Pillars attacked the Servants in the observatory, but Medea and the others fought back. Oceannus arrived and summoned an ocean, enabling the stranded pirate ships to prepare for battle against the pillars.

• Forneus and the other eight Demon God Pillars fired on the Servants, while Medea blocked Forneus's beam with water.
• Jason taunted Forneus as Asterios, Aga Bimailuo, and Euryale chatted nearby, and Edward Teach and Bartholomew Roberts worried about fighting without seawater.
• Oceannus descended, fired two beams from his bow to destroy two Demon God Pillars, and landed in a crater.
• Oceannus summoned the ocean, and Francis Drake, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read prepared their ships and weapons for battle.

Oceannus, Oushen, and the other heroes fought the Demon God Pillars while their allies made ready to join the battle. As the observatory neared collapse from their assault, Oushen and Aga Bimailuo went to lead the next charge.

• Francis Drake urged Bonney to fire the cannons while Jason, Atalanta, and the others fought from the Argo.
• David hurled stones that pierced a Demon God Pillar, and Asterios, Euryale, Eric, Artemis, and Atalanta attacked the enemies.
• Oceannus kicked Jason into action, and Jason charged into battle with Zinivosh.
• Aga Bimailuo and Oceannus discussed Jemia and Lemoni before Doris ordered the heroes to stop chatting and fight.
• Oushen picked up Sea Bow Melustorm and set out with Aga Bimailuo to lead the fleet, as the observatory neared shutdown from the slaughter.

Adelson Falgao and the Servants in the control room fought the Demon God Pillars while Lawrence approached with two companions. The battle continued as Roson chose to fight before seeking his teacher, and Lawrence's group neared the others.

• Barbatos and eight other Demon God Pillars attacked the control room, but Adelson Falgao used Jewel Magecraft to overwhelm them and blast Barbatos apart.
• Hans Christian Andersen and William Shakespeare joined Adelson, who apologized for his past actions toward them before they fought together.
• Manlio asked Roson whether he wanted to find Lawrence, but Roson decided to keep fighting until he had done something worthy of himself.
• Sakata Kintoki struck a Demon God Pillar with golden lightning, and Hyde followed him into battle after emerging from Henry Jekyll.
• Zenobia, Frankenstein, Jack the Ripper, and Mephistopheles fought the Demon God Pillars as Adelson and Manlio noticed Lawrence running toward them with two others.

The Servants and Norla fought the Demon God Pillars in the control room. After shielding Nursery Rhyme from an attack, Norla transformed into Arno No. 1 and unleashed Albion’s white flames, fighting until the control room was destroyed.

• The Knight King, Tesla, and Charles Babbage attacked Paimon and the Demon God Pillars with their Noble Phantasms and weapons.
• Norla told Nursery Rhyme he would join the fight, and she let him go while promising to support him afterward.
• Norla shielded Nursery Rhyme from a Demon God Pillar’s beam, which scorched his clothes but did not injure him.
• Norla transformed into Arno No. 1 and overwhelmed the Demon God Pillars’ attacks with white flames from Albion.
• Norla continued fighting as Arno No. 1 until the control room was completely destroyed.

Nightingale, Rama, and other Servants drove Harpas away, while Maeve revealed that Cu Chulainn had joined her in fighting for humanity. Xiang An prepared the three thousand soldiers of Northern Chu to charge, but General Zi Juan was missing.

• Nightingale challenged Harpas and fired at it, then Rama struck it with [Brahmastra] and [Caladbolg] pierced it, forcing it to vanish as black magical energy.
• Fergus and Diarmuid questioned Maeve about why she had come to help Chaldea, and Maeve revealed Cu Chulainn was with her.
• Cu Chulainn joined Fergus and the others, explaining that he had come to uphold his bond and honor, though he clarified that he did not hate Chaldea's Master.
• Xiang An ordered Wei Hao to ready the three thousand soldiers of Northern Chu to charge the Demon God Pillars.
• Liang Ning noticed that only three Ghost Generals were beside Xiang An and asked where General Zi Juan had gone.

Li Shuwen, Scathach, and the other Servants joined the battle against the Demon God Pillars, while Edison’s heroes argued over who would defeat the most enemies. The fighting continued as Edison finally charged in and Jemia displayed his enormous strength.

• Li Shuwen agreed to postpone his duel with Scathach and charged into battle alongside Xiang An’s group.
• Scathach attacked a Demon God Pillar with Gae Bolg Alternative.
• Helena, Robin Hood, Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Beowulf, Mori Nagayoshi, and Lakshmibai fought the Demon God Pillars while Edison hesitated.
• Edison overcame his hesitation and charged forward, but Jemia grew to twelve meters tall and crushed a Demon God Pillar with one punch.
• Karna and Arjuna agreed to pause their rivalry and competed to see who could kill more Demon God Pillars, prompting Edison to roar and vow to defeat a hundred.

Xuanzang, Ozymandias, Nitocris, the Hassans, and other allies fought the Demon God Pillars at Perception Star while supporting Fujimaru Ritsuka. As the battle continued, Arash urged the assembled Servants to show the monsters humanity’s precious side.

• The Nine Pillars proclaimed their rule over Perception Star, but Xuanzang blocked Amon’s lasers and defended human ethics.
• Ozymandias and Nitocris joined the fight, using the Nether Mirror Codex and a summoned Sphinx to push back the Demon God Pillars.
• Hassan of the Hundred Faces and Cursed Arm Hassan noted how many Servants had come to help Fujimaru Ritsuka, while Hassan of Serenity watched him lovestruck before rushing into battle.
• Tawara Tōta offered supplies, and Xuanzang bickered with him as she looked for Wukong, Wujing, and Wuneng.
• Arash drew a radiant arrow and declared that the allies had to show the Demon God Pillars humanity’s precious side.

Anno, Gawain, and Lancelot unleashed a combined holy-sword attack that destroyed seven of the nine Demon God Pillars governing Perception Star. King Arthur then rallied the reunited Knights of the Round Table and led their charge against the regenerating pillars as the Holy Spear was unsealed.

• Anno coordinated with Gawain and Lancelot as they gathered their holy light and fired a combined attack that destroyed seven Demon God Pillars.
• Gareth and Mordred helped reset Gawain's and Lancelot's dislocated arms after the attack, while Anno remained unharmed.
• King Arthur gathered the Knights of the Round Table around him and prepared them to fight together in the Temple of Time.
• The knights charged as King Arthur called, "Holy Spear—UNMOOR," and the Round Table consented to release its restraints.
• Demon God Amon struggled to attack under the knights' magical pressure as they advanced on the regenerating Demon God Pillars.