I, Ritsuka, Siscon Grand Hero

Sword of Rupture: Ea

This was a weapon that existed in the world before the concept of swords was even born.

As far as the eye could see, there were no blade-like objects. The sword body was cylindrical and divided into three sections, giving it the appearance of a poker for a stove at first glance.

However, for Ritsuka, who could project most bladed weapons and even conjure a 'Pseudo-Excalibur' right now.

This sword was uncopyable.

Although as a Divine Construct, this weapon should have been inferior in essence to Curry Stick, which was a Star Construct, its true nature was completely inscrutable.

It was countless levels above Mountain Breaker and Sea Incinerator!

Just looking at it gave the sensation of seeing hell, an almost suffocating pressure.

"To be able to project a divine-level armament while maintaining an Inherent Domain."

"You're more tenacious than I imagined."

Angelica, standing on the slightly higher snowfield, looked down at Emiya Ritsuka, who was at the brink of her limit. The divine sword in her hand began to slowly rotate.

The small cracks on her body grew worse, threatening to shatter at any moment. Ritsuka looked up at that unique sword and suddenly felt like giving up the fight.

She had no means to deal with this thing.

"Your very existence, the power of a forged Heroic Spirit, is an insult to human history."

"May your indifferent conviction, like that of a dead person, and your disgusting abilities, all turn to ash beneath this sword!"

Raising the peerless divine sword, a crimson storm raged across the snowfield.

The Inherent Domain trembled. That sword was a sword aimed at the world. As an Imaginary Number Space, Unlimited Blade Works would surely shatter if attacked by that Noble Phantasm.

Without a doubt, this Noble Phantasm, whose power might even surpass a full-powered Curry Stick, could potentially destroy the Inherent Domain and then overturn all of Fuyuki.

In that case, it wouldn't be a gas explosion that injured a single-digit number of people.

"Seriously, do I have to use up everything... Can't I just be allowed to leave quietly?"

A bitter smile played on her lips. Ritsuka clenched her fist, her body beginning to shatter piece by piece, blood flowing from her remaining form.

Her gaze was dead, and she raised her hand, aiming at the figure already suspended in the air.

"Even an infinite number of swords probably can't offset that one ultimate sword, a divine artifact even more exaggerated than a holy sword." Ritsuka's cloudy golden eyes suddenly lit up. "Then let me try. With this last body, I will resist that peerless divine sword once!"

A sea of swords.

Countless swords of all kinds floated up from the ground, gathering behind Ritsuka.

Famous swords, sharp swords, divine swords, treasured swords...

Demonic blades, sharp edges, dull blades, keen edges...

With magnificent momentum, the sea of swords converged on the snowfield, finally charging fiercely towards that supreme divine sword, even though the ultimate outcome was undoubtedly being shattered by that singular sword.

"Return to origin!"

Angelica swung the Sword of Rupture down fiercely, its tip pointing directly at the sea of swords—

"Enuma Elish!"

A terrifying wind pressure descended from the sky, crashing directly into the sea of swords.

The continuously condensed power crushed space, and the scales immediately began to tip. No Noble Phantasm within Unlimited Blade Works could even hold on for a moment.

The crimson hurricane plunged downwards with unparalleled might!

Countless fragments fell onto the snowfield below.

Ritsuka took a deep breath and lowered her head slightly. The seemingly endless snowfield was covered in cracks, much like her own body. It was only by exhausting herself and the magic of her sword domain that she had managed to gather enough.

Legend has it that Heracles completed twelve trials—trials impossible for humans.

Based on the Twelve Trials, the Servant Heracles possessed a series of Noble Phantasms derived from them, namely the Twelve Trials and the Twelve Glories.

One of these trials was "to pick the Golden Apple of the Hesperides."

In this trial, Heracles used his wit to deceive Atlas, the Titan who holds the sky in Greek Mythology, the god who carries the sky, and obtained the treasure called the Golden Apple.

And during one part of this, Heracles took over holding up the sky for Atlas for a period of time...

"Mighty Arm that Held the Sky and Split the Sea!"

Clenching her left fist, Ritsuka roared and swung it forcefully towards the crimson storm at the tip of the sea of swords, using her trump card that she couldn't activate before due to insufficient replacement.

This was a Noble Phantasm that could be activated with a bow or with her hand.

With a bow, it was A++ Anti-City, and with her hand, the power would decrease somewhat, but it might be easier to hit, becoming A+ Anti-Army.

Overall, using a bow was probably the best option.

But with only one hand, she no longer had the ability to draw a bowstring...

A beam of light shot from her hand. Ritsuka activated Broken Phantasm on herself. The Noble Phantasm Twelve Trials, which existed as her body, completely collapsed, transforming into pure magical energy.

A crimson tide of magic rose from her body.

This extracted enough magical energy to qualitatively change the Noble Phantasm. As her body completely shattered and dissipated, the punch, after burning everything, reached a power equivalent to that of a bow.

"Ughhhhhh—!!"

A crimson light and shadow swallowed the remaining sea of swords, surging upwards, and finally collided with the storm released by the Sword of Rupture.

Blinding light filled the entire Inherent Domain.

The aftershocks of the Noble Phantasm clash, coupled with the disappearance of the maintainer, caused Unlimited Blade Works to shatter like glass.

The Sword of Rupture, its power significantly depleted by the sea of swords, was ultimately swallowed by the blast of light emanating from that punch. The reversed radiance, after bursting out of the Inherent Domain, shot out from above the cave.

A mixed torrent of black and crimson engulfed Mt. Enzou from its mid-slope upwards. The stream of light shot straight into the sky, scattering the thick clouds from the center.

The heavy snow falling on Fuyuki City was forcibly broken.

Mid-air, Angelica, who had barely saved herself with Replacement Magic, plummeted rapidly, nearly falling to her knees.

"Hahaha..."

Cold sweat trickled down her cheeks. The Class Card automatically detached from her body, and a feeling of near-exhaustion surged from the depths of her being.

Blood was flowing down her side.

"Was that... a Noble Phantasm with Divine Special Attack properties?"

Even though she had urgently recalled the Sword of Rupture and escaped using Replacement Magic, she was still grazed by that punch, her entire arm almost disappearing.

Merely this caused her defensive Noble Phantasms to shatter, and due to the severe trauma, her Class Card detached.

That strike was an attack capable of shattering even a careless King of Heroes!

The feat of supporting the blue sky, under the Avenger class's hatred for gods, caused all of her Noble Phantasms to undergo subtle changes. 'Mighty Arm that Held the Sky and Split the Sea' transformed from a Demonic Special Attack into a special Noble Phantasm with Divine Special Attack properties.

"Did that guy get pulverized? More importantly, Miyu-sama..."

Investigating that Noble Phantasm was now meaningless. Angelica applied a simple healing Magecraft to herself and then walked towards the altar under the night sky.

The upper half of Mt. Enzou had already vanished in the Noble Phantasm.

Angelica clutched her arm, her expression grave. "What on earth happened? Miyu-sama disappeared, and even the Holy Grail ritual itself is gone."

Looking at the empty altar, the residual waves of the Noble Phantasm had left it covered in cracks, with nothing on it.

It was as if mocking Enzō, who thought he had calculated everything.

PS: The first volume is finished.

I'll work hard tomorrow to refine the outline and save some drafts, so there will be a one-day hiatus tomorrow.

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Section 55, Chapter 49: Monster Emerging from the Wall

Since ancient times, gods, seeking excitement, descended to the lower realms inhabited by humans.

Then, the gods decided—

We will be with you forever.

Sealing their divine power, despite a certain degree of inconvenience and lack of freedom, they intended to live happily, seeking a life of excitement absent in the upper realms.

[Familia], [Blessing]

The gods brought these two things to humanity. From this moment on, ordinary lives gained the means to become stronger, capable of fighting like legendary heroes.

The Blessing and the arrival of the gods gave them the power to resist monsters.

This is the God's Familia!

Crystalline light shone from a black wall. In the depths of the quiet cave, a ragged girl lay on the ground.

The surroundings were unnervingly silent. In the extremely deep underground, devoid of any human presence, a steady, faint breathing sound emanated from Emiya Ritsuka.

She was alive.

Ritsuka, having regained consciousness, managed to sit up from the ground, leaning against the wall as she observed her surroundings.

Did that divine sword send her crashing into a subterranean pit?

"It's a miracle. I remember my body had completely shattered."

In that final moment, her consciousness was crystal clear.

By squeezing out every last bit of life force to accumulate extra magic, coupled with applying Broken Phantasm to herself, the Noble Phantasm successfully reached its limit output at that instant. Simultaneously, her body, unable to withstand it, completely shattered.

She didn't know if that punch had landed, but she knew for a fact that Miyu had been sent to another world.

It's really, great...

Having successfully accomplished her goal, sending Miyu to a safe world was enough for Ritsuka; her own fate was of no consequence.

"Sakura."

The only regret, perhaps, was Little Sakura.

If she had the chance, she really wanted to save Little Sakura too. If it were a true Holy Grail, would that be possible?

"Hmm, this is..."

Ritsuka stared blankly at her palm. Strands of light poured out from the Crystal Dice that had suddenly appeared, slightly different from the scenes that had emerged before.

——

[Identity write successful...]

[You have become a native of this world, with the identity of: Outsider who came to Orario.]

——

? ?

The child's head was filled with question marks.

Orario? Where is this?

Ritsuka looked bewildered, staring blankly at the Crystal Dice in her hand.

This was the first time she had seen the Crystal Dice react like this. Had she been reborn into another world again?

Did that mean she was still dead?

But it made sense. After all, she had dissolved her own body to extract magic power. Death was inevitable. In the end, she was bound to perish anyway.

"——What in the world is all this?"

Her fingers brushed a strand of hair, and the familiar orange-red caught her eye. Her body felt familiar too, not like a resurrection in someone else's corpse.

Suddenly, something strange happened.