Waver Velvet lay slumped on the cold street, his eyes vacant, murmuring unconsciously, "King... my king..."
Meanwhile, deep beneath the church in Fuyuki City, inside a secret room completely isolated by magical barriers.
The atmosphere was as heavy as lead, and several figures sat around a massive round table.
At its head sat Father Risei Kotomine, the overseer of Fuyuki City's Holy Grail War. His face was ashen, and his fingers had turned white from gripping his cross so hard.
Beside him was his son, Kirei Kotomine, his face still bearing that unsettling, twisted smile of pleasure.
The figures occupying several other seats appeared through magical projections.
They were senior representatives sent by the Holy Church and the Mage's Association.
"Everyone, the situation has exceeded our worst expectations!"
Risei Kotomine's voice trembled uncontrollably. On the tabletop before him.
Several specially crafted crystals replayed footage of the brief yet perception-shattering battle at the intersection...
Ea's pillar of light was extinguished in a bare hand, the King of Heroes turned to ash, and the King of Conquerors vanished completely after being swallowed by a sandstorm...
"The target and his two attendants, by their very existence, have already gravely violated the principle of concealing Mystery..."
"And the level of power they have demonstrated... has completely surpassed our understanding of magic, or even Noble Phantasms!" an old man from the Clock Tower said gravely, dressed in ornate magical robes and wearing a monocle.
His voice was filled with shock and solemnity. "Especially that white-haired man... annihilating the Anti-World Noble Phantasm Ea with his bare hand... this is absolutely beyond the reach of humans, or even Heroic Spirits!"
"According to our analysis of the available intelligence," another Executor from the Holy Church added, his presence as cold as a machine.
"Thunder God appears to possess