In the dark paradise, Angra Mainyu opened his great maw and laughed.
The Greater Grail had now completely transformed into a gigantic, moving mass of flesh, wrapping both its core and its power in black mud like a living beast of evil.
The sludge-like flesh gradually grew into strange, twisted shapes. Simply moving its body sent powerful tremors through its enormous bulk.
He had never expected this round's Masters to be so accommodating, activating the Greater Grail as soon as the fourth Servant died. Although it had not fully formed yet, this was the ideal situation for Angra Mainyu.
Although he was a Wish-Granting Machine, he had no desire whatsoever to grant anyone else's wishes. Yet he could not seal that function; after all, he was merely malice given flesh within the Greater Grail and could not interfere with the system itself.
But now, everything was different.
"The souls of four Heroic Spirits have been sent back, and the hole to the Reverse Side of the World has been opened. Now my magical energy is limitless!"
Angra Mainyu roared in excitement, looking at the Ten Talismans floating within him.
He used them in the same way Zouken Matou had activated them. With no interest in pursuing truth, he would never single-mindedly seek to release their divine power as the magi did. Instead, he took another path.
If he could not wield their true divine power, their surface power would suffice. He only needed to use endless magical energy to expand their range, and that, too, could produce satisfactory results.
The Greater Grail, now fully alive, was the best proof. At this moment, the other nine Talismans formed a circle around the one at the center, and most of the magical energy from the Reverse Side of the World was being