"Why! Kiritsugu Emiya! Why would you, who craves to save the world, give up on that omnipotent wish-granting machine!"
Saber could not accept the decision made by Kiritsugu Emiya. Similarly unable to accept it was Lancer's Master, Kayneth. He had prepared countless means to deal with an incoming attack from an enemy Magician, yet he was easily dismantled by Kiritsugu Emiya using non-magical means; his pride as an orthodox Magician made this fact impossible for him to swallow.
"Lancer, kill him!"
"Yes, my Lord!"
Before Saber could react, Akatsuki immediately blocked the way in front of Kiritsugu Emiya. She merely gave a disdainful smile at the twin spears in Lancer's hands.
In the next moment, Lancer was sent flying backward.
"Kiritsugu Emiya cannot die. At least in the future I have chosen, he still has other uses. You, however, can die here right now!"
In Fate/kaleid liner, Kiritsugu Emiya did not die, but Kayneth did. Otherwise, Waver would not have become Lord El-Melloi II, and the task of collecting class cards would not have fallen to Tohsaka Rin and Luvia.
"What arrogance! A mere Vampire dares to spout such nonsense. Fine, let me give you a good taste of my Mystic Code!"
Under Kayneth's manipulation, the Volumen Hydragyrum acted like giant steel blades hacking toward Akatsuki. However, Akatsuki ignored them completely, merely waving her hand to utterly disintegrate the Mystic Code Kayneth was so proud of.
"How is this possible!"
Seeing his greatest trump card easily neutralized by Akatsuki, Kayneth's eyes widened. However, before he could make another move, Akatsuki was already prepared to strike.
"Lancer, attack again!" Kayneth roared. Although Lancer knew he was no match for Akatsuki, he still charged at her.
Akatsuki lightly raised her hand, and a blood-red light flashed. Lancer was actually frozen in place, unable to move.
"What?! Just what kind of monster are you?" At this moment, a wave of despair suddenly welled up in Kayneth's heart, and he shouted, nearly breaking down.
Akatsuki smiled without saying a word. Just as she intended to deliver a fatal blow to Kayneth, Saber's sword blocked the path between her and Kayneth.
"Saber, what is the meaning of this?" Akatsuki asked with a frown.
"Putting aside the fact that Lancer and I have a Knight's Oath from the Fuyuki Docks, if you want the Holy Grail, just kill Lancer. Why must you deal such a murderous blow to his Master?"
"Foolish chivalry."
One had long heard how 'poisonous' Gen Urobuchi's writing of Saber was, and having even seen the original Fate/Zero novel and anime, none of that was as shocking as seeing it with one's own eyes.
Akatsuki did not release her restraint on Kayneth and Lancer. On the contrary, her fingers slightly closed toward her palm, and Kayneth and Lancer simultaneously felt a sense of suffocation.
"It's about time."
As Akatsuki spoke, many bats suddenly flew over from the outskirts of the Einzbern Family castle. Upon closer inspection, these bats were tightly clutching a woman. A moment later, that woman was dropped in front of Akatsuki.
"So... Sola?!"
Kayneth, struggling to breathe, cried out in panic when he saw the person's face clearly.
Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri, Kayneth's fiancée.
"Kayneth, use your command spells to order Lancer to commit suicide, and I won't kill you or your fiancée."
Since she had to guide the direction of the world, there were some things Akatsuki had to do. Whether it was dealing with Kayneth or destroying the greater grail beneath Fuyuki City, if no one else was willing to do these things, then she had to be the one.
Therefore, when she killed the True Ancestor Killer, Assassin, who had been summoned by Neco Arc during the Fifth Holy Grail War, she had already made her resolution. When her hands became stained with blood, fate would drag her into an endless abyss of slaughter.
"How... how can I believe you!"
"You have no choice."
Kayneth fell silent. Akatsuki was right; under this absolute suppression, he indeed had no right to choose. The feeling of suffocation grew stronger. He looked at the command spells on the back of his hand, his unconscious fiancée lying on the ground, and Lancer, who was also imprisoned nearby.
"Lancer, kill yourself."
He raised his hand with great difficulty. One stroke of the bright red command spells vanished. Under Lancer's shocked and despairing gaze, his hand uncontrollably drove the blood-red spear into his own chest.
He disappeared before he could even leave any last words.
"Lancer!"
"Saber!"
Saber and Akatsuki spoke simultaneously, but compared to Saber, Akatsuki's tone was full of warning. "King Arthur, this is war, not a place for you to uphold your chivalry! As a knight, your duty is to be loyal to your lord."
"With... with this, my war is over. Release Sola."
Freed from Akatsuki's restraint, a dejected Kayneth collapsed directly onto the ground. He hurriedly ran toward his unconscious fiancée.
"Indeed, I will spare you and Sola."
Akatsuki put her hands behind her back and leaned against the castle wall. "But that's just me."
Two gunshots rang out. Maiya Hisau and Kiritsugu Emiya understood Akatsuki's meaning in an instant and cooperated with her without hesitation.
There was no need to mention Kiritsugu Emiya; he had learned the truth behind the Fourth Holy Grail War from Akatsuki. As for Maiya Hisau, she fired because she trusted Kiritsugu Emiya completely.
"Sola!"
Kayneth, who had not been hit in a vital spot, let out a heart-wrenching wail. Sensing that Sola had already stopped breathing, he looked at Akatsuki in despair. "Kill... kill me, kill me..."
"I'm sorry, I promised you that I wouldn't kill you."
Akatsuki remained motionless, as did Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau. Saber looked at Kayneth, who was struggling in pain on the ground, and walked over holding her golden sword.
Under everyone's gaze, Saber ended Kayneth's life with a single stroke, also putting an end to his suffering.
However, it wasn't perfect yet.
Akatsuki walked to Kayneth's side and placed her finger on his body. In an instant, the magic circuits and Magecraft Crest inside Kayneth's body snapped and reorganized chaotically.
At this moment, the magecraft passed down through nine generations of the Archibald Family was completely destroyed; even repairing it would take an unacceptable amount of time.
"Wicked!"
Akatsuki looked up. "Are you talking to me?"
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