Matou Shinji screamed as he tried to retreat and flee, but the Black Shadow held him fast.
"Why did it always turn out like this?"
"I'd been thinking about that for a long time... I'd hated it for a long time... Why did the world around me hate me so much... How wonderful it would be if scum like that could just die..."
"Yes... Grandpa was already gone... If my brother died too... then I'd be free..."
The smile on Sakura Matou's face continued to widen. The Black Shadow devouring Matou Shinji's arm transformed into a huge dark maw and swallowed him whole, refining him into a tiny bit of mana.
"Free... I'm free... But... what should I do next?"
Sakura Matou sat up in bed. The Black Shadow, covered in crimson patterns, had already crawled over her entire body and transformed into an eerie black dress.
Though she still retained the last trace of sanity, it was precisely that trace which kept her from seeking out Shirou Emiya. It was not only because she feared losing control of her power and evil thoughts and hurting Shirou Emiya, but also because she felt she was no longer worthy of him.
She had been defiled by others, even by worms, and now she had become a murderer. How could she possibly be with Shirou Emiya, who aspired to become a Justice Hero?
After reaching an agreement with the evil thoughts never to harm Shirou Emiya, Sakura Matou, directionless and utterly disappointed in this world, handed her body completely over to them. At that moment, her connection to the Greater Holy Grail and All the World's Evil reached its peak.
She had now become a puppet of All the World's Evil.
The next instant, she appeared as if by Teleportation on the