"Trace on, synchronization start!"
Yukinoshita Yukino murmured, her magic swirling as her right hand was enveloped in crackling blue arcs of lightning.
Under the enhancement of her reinforced magic, anything she held would have its essence restructured. She gripped the soft scroll tightly, and countless azure lines of light flowed across it, making the scroll as indestructible as steel.
This scene seemed almost like a miracle!
"Who are you? Why are you trying to kill me?"
She shouted, her voice full of rage.
Medusa put away her pity and spoke coldly.
"Blame yourself for seeing things you shouldn't have."
"So you kill over something so trivial…" Yukino's fury was palpable.
"Boom!"
The purple figure exploded into motion, nimbly using every point of leverage, stomping with tremendous force. Her high boots crushed the ground beneath her, sending rocks flying and thickening the air with dust.
— As an ancient divine beast, Medusa had long perfected her mastery over the use of her power through countless battles against the strongest of foes.
She knew exactly how to kill someone quickly.
She hadn't smashed Yukino's skull earlier simply because she didn't want to disfigure her.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Countless attacks rained down like a torrential storm, chains snapping through the air like deadly raindrops.
The momentum was overwhelming, and the air seemed to scream as it was whipped into a frenzy.
Positions were blown apart in succession, brown smoke billowing from the debris.
Yukino's figure darted through the chaos, dodging several chains, but still, some struck her. She roared in defiance, pushing the chains away with all her might, sparks flying from the impact.
The battle was intense and heart-pounding!
Even after managing to deflect the sharp weapons, Yukino's muscles screamed in pain, her joints nearly dislocated, but the fire in her eyes burned brighter than ever.
This was the struggle of a drowning person reaching for anything to survive, the fight of a cornered beast!
With the resolve to live, even the weak could strike out at the stronger.
"Whoosh!"
But just as she managed to deflect all the chains, the figure like a Valkyrie lunged forward.
Like a darting dragon, she suspended mid-air for a moment before delivering a powerful kick to Yukino's abdomen.
"Yukino!"
In the world of the heavens, Yukino's older sister, Haruno, felt a sharp pang in her heart. She gasped in alarm.
That was Medusa, the incarnation of a figure from ancient Greek mythology. Her kick could generate enough force to rival hundreds of tons of pressure. Yukino might be shattered into a bloody mist by the impact.
What could they do now?
"Boom!"
At the critical moment, Yukino strengthened her body with magic.
The air vibrated with a deafening roar, forming a visible white shockwave around her. She was sent flying like a kicked ball, carving a deep trench in the ground that stretched for a hundred meters.
The entire process unfolded like a seamless, breathtaking scene, awe-inspiring in its scale.
"Cough..."
Yukino groaned, her body aching as if her muscles were about to give out, but she didn't hesitate. Gritting her teeth, she forced herself to stand and rushed toward a nearby warehouse.
"Please, stop being so stubborn…"
Medusa muttered, sensing Yukino's fierce will to survive. Her hand, gripping the weapon, trembled. At times, she wished she could simply be a heartless executioner.
This young girl had an overwhelming desire to live…
Just a moment of hesitation, and Yukino rushed into the warehouse.
Amidst the tense gaze of countless onlookers, the camera slowly panned downward.
On the dimly lit warehouse floor, an eight-pointed star magic circle began to glow with a soft azure light.
At that instant, many global experts and scholars gasped in shock.
The familiar summoning circle—it could only be the summoning array for a Servant!
The sky's footage wasn't without purpose.
Yes… Yukino was one of the two Masters yet to appear!
Across the world, countless people clutched their chests in awe, whispering in disbelief.
"I should have known…"
"Yukino's older sister, Haruno, is deeply tied to the Fourth Holy Grail War. It was inevitable that Yukino, as her younger sister, would be pulled into the vortex of fate..."
"What happened ten years ago, to entangle the Yukinoshita family in the Holy Grail War?"
Who would she summon?
The Caster class mage… or perhaps the strongest of all, the Saber class Knight!
"The purple-glowing chains, like a clever snake, struck from behind!"
Yukino gritted her teeth, instinctively raising her reinforced scroll to block the attack.
"Clang!"
The two weapons collided with a sharp screech, sparks illuminating the dim warehouse. But in an instant, the scroll exploded in a shower of white fragments, scattering throughout the room.
"It's over."
Rider's eyes showed regret, though she was impressed by Yukino's sharpness.
But she was hopeless when it came to magic…
Had she trained a little more, Yukino might have escaped after the fight had been weakened.
On the ground, Yukino stared fixedly at the killer prepared to finish her off.
She clutched her bloodstained chest, bitterness and unwillingness in her eyes, gritting her teeth. "I was just saved... I haven't even fulfilled my duty yet... and now, I'm going to die, just like this, without meaning?"
"How could I possibly accept something like this?!"
The girl shouted in fury, her magic gathering quickly, concentrated in her wrist.
In the blink of an eye, three crimson lines appeared, forming a strange yet beautiful pattern.
Suddenly, the summoning magic circle activated, a chilling wind surged, and an inexplicable ethereal glow blossomed.
A brilliant light floated within the girl's body, connecting countless emerald green pathways, and an air of mysterious natural energy surrounded her, enhancing her beauty. With an impassioned roar, it all came together in an instant.
This was a magnificent, perfectly crafted holy sword scabbard, engraved with "Fairy Script" and adorned with blue runes!
It was the most powerful holy relic in the world, a treasure called "Avalon," the Holy Grail of the fairy realm!
By using this as a medium, it was certain that the legendary king, the one who wielded the holy sword and never lost, could be summoned!
The stirring background music played, as though chanting a sacred hymn that filled one's soul with determination and awe.
Everything seemed to freeze!
Time itself appeared to stand still at this very moment.
Countless people were so shocked their scalps tingled, their skin covered in goosebumps.
What is this...?
A holy aura spread from the heavens to the earth, and that noble ideal touched the hearts of billions, deep inside their souls.
People stared at the sky in a daze, not knowing why, but their souls trembled intensely.
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