"This light..." Caster Gilles stared at the glow before him. He reached out with both hands, as if trying to grasp it, his eyes slowly widening. "No mistake, this light is the same radiant blessing that Jeanne and I once shared in joy."
At the same time, a vision of a beautiful girl bathed in soft light appeared before his eyes, seemingly smiling and waving at him.
Gilles froze, and a look of desire spread across his face. He involuntarily reached out his trembling hand, holding onto the hand of the beautiful maiden.
"What... what's happening to me?"
"Boom!"
A massive column of purple-black light split through the dark sky, like a sinister sun, casting everything below in a ghastly glow. An earth-shaking explosion followed, the roar reverberating throughout the entire city. A massive mushroom cloud rose into the sky, with billowing smoke and blazing flames. The shockwave tore through the surroundings, flattening everything in its path. In the blink of an eye, the entire area had been reduced to a wasteland.
The sheer force of the explosion left behind nothing but ruins. Towering buildings had vanished without a trace, leaving only crumbling walls and scattered debris. The river in Fuyuki City had been wiped out, replaced by a deep, wide gorge that stretched to the distant horizon.
The power of a single strike was terrifying beyond imagination.
The Sea Demon had been obliterated in the attack, reduced to nothing but ashes, and Caster Gilles was not spared either. He was pulverized, his body so thoroughly destroyed that not even a fragment remained. The ground still burned with black flames—the Amaterasu flames—continuing to blaze with intense heat.
This was Kaguya's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, a technique powerful enough to slice the moon in two. However, it seemed quite different from before. Previously, she had used her own chakra to activate it, but now it was infused with a purple-black aura, drastically enhancing its power and even imbuing it with the properties of the Amaterasu flames.
Everyone on the battlefield who had been fighting immediately stopped, staring in shock at the silver-haired girl floating in the sky, unable to believe what they had just witnessed. Such a powerful attack was something even Saber's Excalibur, a weapon capable of destroying entire fortresses, could not compare to.
Kaguya descended gracefully from the sky, landing in front of Waver, Lancer, and Irisviel, slowly walking towards them while radiating an overwhelming aura of purple-black energy.
Waver panicked, instinctively stepping back a few paces. Irisviel was similarly tense, while Lancer gripped his lance tightly, aiming it at Kaguya. After all, the woman before them possessed incredible power, as proven by how easily she had wiped out the Sea Demon that everyone else had struggled with.
Kaguya stopped in front of Lancer, her gaze fixed on him.
Lancer blinked in surprise before straightening up and brushing his hair back with a confident smile. "So, that's it. Have I bewitched you with my face, then? I thought I had finally met a worthy opponent, but it seems you're no different from all those other superficial women, without any pride. Hey, if you—"
Before he could finish his sentence, a flash of white light streaked through the air.
Lancer's pupils contracted in shock. He tried to raise his lances to block, but it was too late.
Smack!
Lancer's body was sent flying through the air. He crashed into the riverbank with a deafening boom, creating a massive crater in the concrete and rock wall. Cracks spread out like a web, and the rubble scattered as his body collapsed into the debris.
"What?!"
Only a few people on the battlefield were able to clearly see what had just happened—Kaguya had slapped Lancer with a single blow. Though Lancer had been caught off guard, the fact that the silver-haired girl had such incredible strength was undeniable.
"I've never seen someone so shameless," Kaguya muttered, furrowing her elegant brows as she withdrew her pale arm. "A second-rate lancer with terrible luck dares to block my path?"
"You..." Lancer roared, standing up while gripping his lance. The red imprint of her hand was clearly visible on his face, burning with rage. "How dare you humiliate me like this!"
"There's no need to hold back against an arrogant and narcissistic fool," Kaguya said without even turning around, continuing her walk forward.
"A small body with such immense strength... it's quite surprising." A deep voice rumbled from behind, and Waver turned to see a large, rugged man with a thick beard—it was none other than Rider.
"You can't judge a book by its cover, huh," Rider commented, stroking his chin in admiration before letting out a hearty laugh. He clapped Waver on the shoulder. "But hey, getting to fight someone like that is an honor for me. Hahaha!"
"Hey!" Waver stumbled from the force of the clap, yelling in annoyance. "Are you trying to kill me with those heavy slaps or what?"
"Haha, of course not! You're my Master, after all!" Rider laughed heartily, slapping Waver's back again. "Speaking of which, you really need to start working out. With that scrawny body of yours, how do you plan on following me across battlefields, conquering the world?"
"Who wants to follow you to war?" Waver snapped, pushing Rider's massive hand off his shoulder, his face filled with frustration.
"Not even the mighty Einzbern barrier could hold her..." On a tall building several hundred meters away, Kiritsugu Emiya muttered to himself as he watched the slender figure through the scope of his sniper rifle. "Just who is she? Why is she here? And what does she want?"
Just then, Kiritsugu's entire body tensed, and his heart skipped a beat. He noticed the beautiful silver-haired girl had turned her head, smiling faintly in his direction.
Was she taunting him?
Kiritsugu's heart sank. He had a bad feeling about this. His previous actions had likely angered her, but he had no regrets. Even if he could go back in time and make the choice again, he would still do the same thing—though perhaps more carefully, with greater precision.
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