Reversing fate from the signing of the contract

Seeing that Hercules was about to be captured by the "Sky Lock", a soft shout suddenly sounded from the forest.

"Berserker!"

Hercules, who was a little sluggish because of the injuries all over his body, let out a beast roar again, and at the same time turned red all over.

"Ding!!"

The 'Sky Lock' that was already about to entangle Hercules was instantly swept away by the stone axe.

There is no doubt that it was Illya who once again used the command spell to strengthen Hercules.

The strengthening of the command spell made Hercules temporarily rely on the terrifying power to resist the attack of the 'Sky Lock' as before, but at the same time it also exposed her position.

Gilgamesh, who covered his face with one hand, subconsciously showed a smirk when he heard Illya's coquettish shout.

"Got you!"

"Om!!"

Accompanied by a roar, several treasures shot towards the woods behind Lan Xing and Hercules.

Hercules, who was trying to resist the 'Sky Lock', was unable to return to the defense, but at this moment, a figure appeared in front of Illya.

"Ripple breathing method——water spray!"

'Water Breathing Method Nine-shaped Water Spray' is one of the sword moves that comes with the 'Water Breathing Method' that Blue Star obtained, but it is not so much a sword skill as it is a special footwork in the sword skill. This gait is very suitable for short-distance movement.

And Blue Star did not forget to add some changes of his own while practicing.

First of all, the key to this move lies in the strength of the ankles, which can ensure that you will not hurt yourself and accumulate strength when you move, and the "ripple breathing method" mastered by Blue Star is better in terms of healing and strengthening, so Blue Star in When using this trick, it doesn't look like 'water spray' at all, but it looks like 'flood hitting the shore'.

With each step, there will be a small pit on the ground, and at the same time, the power will be temporarily accumulated to strengthen the next step.

Amidst the sound of "咚~咚~" like a drumbeat, a red figure appeared in front of La Yilia.

"Ghostman——flurry of dances!!"

"Ding~ding~ding~"

Accompanied by the sound of dense metal collisions, all the attacks originally aimed at Illya were shot down after all, but Blue Star's hands trembled unconsciously.

Not only because the double knives in his hands were covered with cracks, but also because Gilgamesh's round of shooting just now almost exhausted all his strength. If the ripples had not been moistening his hands, he would not even be sure that the words could be used. Hold the two knives in your hands tightly.

But before Blue Star could feel lucky, a scene that no one expected appeared.

Because of Gilgamesh's attack, Hercules retreated almost instinctively to return to defense, but this reckless move made Gilgamesh seize the opportunity.

The poisonous snake-like "Sky Lock" waited for an opportunity to sweep in.

"Whoa!!"

"caught you!"

"Roar!!"

Accompanied by Gilgamesh's mocking sound, Hercules swayed his body wildly like a prey caught in a spider's web, but the 'Sky Lock' was unmoved in the slightest.

"As I said before, if you give up that puppet, you still have the qualification to fight me, but you are so stupid that you let go of your last chance...If that's the case, then farewell! Demigod of Greece!"

While talking about Gilgamesh, he pulled out a golden long sword from the 'King's Treasury'.

But at this moment, a soft drink suddenly sounded.

"In the name of the Command Seal! Come back to me! Berserker!!"

With the disappearance of the Command Seal on Illya, a powerful magical power erupted from Hercules who was supposed to be sent to Illya's side, but then dissipated in an instant.

Ilya, who was about to use the command spell to summon Hercules back to her side, widened her eyes when she saw this scene.

"Impossible! The Command Seal has actually failed?"

Facing the disbelieving Illya, Gilgamesh's slightly sarcastic expression turned cold.

"No 'God' can escape from this king's 'Sky Lock'."

It seemed to be just a simple statement, but Gilgamesh's heart seemed to be stabbed severely by a knife blade.

This is his most trusted Noble Phantasm, but it is also one of the least used Noble Phantasms, because whenever he uses it, he can't help recalling his memories of fighting side by side with his best friends.

'Sky Lock' is trustworthy as his best friend, but every time he uses it, he feels his heart becomes empty.

The lonely Gilgamesh would not show his sadness in front of others, so he turned this sadness into anger and raised the long sword in his hand.

"I have defeated you 11 times before, and this is the last time!"

Following Gilgamesh's words, the long sword in his hand pierced Hercules' heart. His strong body twisted and tried to make a final resistance. Unfortunately, under the shackles of the "sky lock", his There is no point in resisting.

The proud head finally fell unwillingly, even the mightiest hero could not resist the blessing from the blood... or the curse...

Chapter 40 Because the body moves before thinking!

With the death of Hercules, Ilya, who could no longer provide magic power to the opponent, immediately regained her ability to act.

"Berserker!!"

With a sad face, she rushed straight in the direction of Hercules, while Lan Xing, who was holding a pair of knives, had an extremely ugly expression.

His biggest reliance on defeating Gilgamesh was Hercules, but at this time, the opponent had already died in battle, so did he really have any hope of success?

Maybe he should give up the commission this time?

Just when Blue Star was in a tangle, Gilgamesh on the other side had withdrawn the long sword that pierced Hercules' heart and turned to look at Ilya who was running towards Hercules.

"A puppet is a puppet after all, instead of being toyed with by 'fate' wantonly, let me give you a ride!"

After speaking, Gilgamesh raised his arm again and swung his sword at Illya.

"Illya!!"

Emiya Shirou in the distance couldn't help but let out a cry of grief, but just when everyone thought Illya would die from this blow, an unexpected scene appeared.

The bleak eyes of Hercules, who was supposed to be dead, burst out with a terrifying red light again.

"Roar!!"

Accompanied by an inhuman roar, the scarred right arm swung towards Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh, who never thought that Hercules would be able to break free from the 'Sky Lock', instantly widened his eyes. eyes.

But fortunately, he was not unprepared this time, having been attacked by Hercules and Blue Star before.

Countless blades pierced Hercules' body at the same time and nailed him to the ground, and he swung his long sword towards Illya's throat as if executing a sentence.

But at this moment—————

"Ding!!"

With a crisp sound, the double swords in Lan Xing's hands completely collapsed into countless fragments, while the long sword in Gilgamesh's hands was directly knocked into the snow and landed on the side.

Looking at Lan Xing who stood in front of Illya and Hercules who was unable to fight any more after one blow and gradually turned into a spiritual son, Gilgamesh's expression became extremely ugly.

Not only was the blow that was supposed to kill him blocked, but he himself was forced back by a 'mouse', and the anger in his heart can be imagined.

But when he saw Lan Xing standing in front of Illya with trembling arms, he narrowed his eyes slightly, because he realized that there was something wrong with Lan Xing at this time.

Before, he only thought of Lan Xing as a mouse hiding in the dark, just like Saber's master 10 years ago.

But at this time, Lan Xing exuded a different aura, giving him the feeling of... like a heroic spirit?

"interesting……"

Gilgamesh, who had been feeling bored since being fleshed, forgot the anger in his heart for a while, and instead showed an expression as if a child found a toy.

"I'm curious, what made you dare to swing your sword at this king?"

That's right, although Blue Star had been assisting Hercules in the fight before this, in fact Blue Star never took the initiative to attack Gilgamesh.

And this time was the first time he resisted Gilgamesh's attack head-on.

Faced with Gilgamesh's questioning, relying on the "Destiny Card Broken String Oath" is only enough to knock off the weapon in the opponent's hand and force him to retreat. The expression under the mask of Blue Star has become extremely bitter.

This bitterness is not because he regrets swinging his sword at Gilgamesh.

In fact, when he saw Gilgamesh make a move, he didn't even think about it, and his body moved unconsciously. When he realized it, he had already activated the 'Destiny Card·Broken String Oath' to knock the opponent's weapon into the air.

If he had to say why, then it would probably be that his body had already moved when he realized it.

He couldn't sit back and watch a young child be killed in front of him!

This is his final bottom line!

But even so, his heart is still extremely peaceful. He is very aware of the gap in strength between himself and Gilgamesh. Even Hercules was killed by the opponent. He has no possibility of defeating the opponent. After Shi's attack, all he thought about was how to escape with Illya.

But at this moment, a scene that no one expected happened.

Hercules has gradually become a spiritual son due to Gilgamesh's attack, but the dissipated magic power has not disappeared at this time, but drifted towards the blue star and gradually attached to the blue star's body.

Gilgamesh, who watched the changes in Hercules and Blue Star, unexpectedly stopped, and looked at Blue Star with a little curiosity.

After being bored for ten years, the reason why he participated in the Holy Grail War was just for fun, and now there was a scene that he had never seen in his long life, how could he have the heart to interrupt it?

At this time, Blue Star didn't have the time to care about Gilgamesh's thoughts, because when the magic power dissipated by Hercules attached to him, the memory of Hercules appeared in his mind.

In the initial picture, the bloodied Hercules knelt next to the corpses of a few young children with a sad face.

At the same time, a familiar voice from Lan Xing rang in Lan Xing's ear.

"I once killed my child by mistake because of madness, so I voluntarily accepted the 'Twelve Trials', but I didn't try to commit suicide in this way, but because I swore in front of my child's body that I would never To protect other children, and that requires a greater power."

As the other party's voice fell, the picture in front of him disappeared, and when the picture reappeared, it was already in a snow covered with blood.

Hercules, whose stone ax was already stained with blood, was standing in front of Illya like a statue, while Illya, whose dress was already stained with blood, stretched out her hands towards him.

Almost at the same time as the picture appeared, the familiar voice reappeared in his mind.

"After going to the Seat of Heroes, I fell into a deep sleep until I heard a voice calling to me. I wanted to protect the child who had lost everything."

The snow field that was originally full of blood turned into fragments and turned into fragmented pictures.

Only this time the protagonist of the picture is no longer Hercules, but Illya.

Alone in her room, young Ilya waited for her parents who would never appear again.

In the dark laboratory, Illya accepts the transformation of the 'Little Holy Grail' with a numb face...

The depressing picture undoubtedly comes from Ilya's memories, and the last picture is Hercules appearing in the magic circle.

Until then, all the pictures disappeared, replaced by a familiar figure of Lan Xing.

Tall body, muscles full of explosive power but not exaggerated, and that animal skin belt.

"Hercules?"

Facing Lan Xing's inquiry, the other party seemed not to hear it, but stretched out his right hand towards Lan Xing.

"As a servant, I'm just a phantom left in the past. Even if I try my best, I can only temporarily break free from the shackles of the 'half-god' and deliver the final blow as a human being."

As he spoke, the other party's body became unreal, as if he had also transformed into a spiritual child, but his voice remained unmoved at all.

"Only with a human body can you truly defeat an archer who possesses the 'chains that bind God'..."

Hercules' words finally solved Blue Star's biggest doubt, that is why Hercules, who was no weaker than Gilgamesh in terms of momentum or other aspects, would be so angry after the other party summoned the 'Sky Lock'. Embarrassed.

It turns out that the crux of the matter lies in the identity of the other party's 'half god'.

But even though he knew the way to break the situation, he didn't have the power to break the situation...

But at this moment, an unbelievable scene appeared.

Just like the outside world, Hercules, who was gradually becoming a spiritual son, actually attached to Blue Star's body.

Almost at the same time that the magic power was attached to Lan Xing's body, the system's notification tone also came.

"Acquisition of Servant Hercules Ridge (incomplete)"

"Progress 10%"

"Yes/No termination?"

Blue Star didn't know what the so-called 'acquiring spirit foundation' did, but the only thing he knew was that as the system's 'progress' continued to increase, he felt an explosive force gushing out of his body.

Although he didn't know how Hercules did it, he knew that the other party was giving him power through an unknown method at this time.

Lan Xing did not refuse Hercules' gift, but looking at the other party who was gradually disappearing in front of him, Lan Xing still couldn't help asking a question that he cared most about.

"Aren't you afraid that I will use your power to do evil?"

Looking at Lan Xing with a complicated complexion, Hercules, who had always been serious, smiled for the first time, but with the intensification of spiritualization, his voice has gradually become illusory.