FATE Type-Moon, but an A Style 'Pure Evil' Simulator

Chapter 33: Chapter 33: A Dark Flower Blooms in this Dark Wilderness



Chapter 33: A Dark Flower Blooms in this Dark Wilderness

"Gazing at Artoria standing there, waiting, you reached out your hand to her."

"But your illusory fingertips once again passed through the girl's body."

"Whether it was condensing and releasing your magical energy, or madly rotating the magnetic field of your Ultimate Life Form body."

"You had already tried this countless times, and even tried to violently obliterate Merlin countless times."

"But..."

"You couldn't reach."

"You could never reach her reality."

"Damn it, Merlin, you even have Gold Experience Requiem..."

"You finally understood the source of this damn incubus's confidence."

"Trapped in this miraculous illusion, you seemed to be isolated in another space-time."

"A desperate situation."

"You could do nothing."

"Boredom, frustration, emptiness, loneliness, fear..."

"In this silent, deathly stillness."

"Countless chaotic thoughts flooded your mind."

"Looking at the brilliant flowers blooming around you, which could not be seen by reality,"

"You bent down and picked one."

"This was the only thing you could touch in this world."

"The flower in your hand was so vivid, so lifelike, almost perfect."

"However, you saw a flaw..."

"You knew very well that there was no such thing as a perfect program without any bugs in this world."

"Naturally, magic was the same."

"It was just... an illusion."

"Since it's an illusion,"

"Then, all I have to do is cut it, right?"

"Thinking this, you slowly sat down and placed your hand on the hilt of your sword."

"However, when you drew the sword from its sheath, you found that the blade had completely shattered..."

"Unleashing such an exaggerated technique as the Instant Prison Shadow Kill, even this fine steel blade could not withstand such immense magical energy. After losing its magical support, it shattered directly."

"..."

"You were silent for a moment."

"You don't care!"

"Without a sword, can you not cut?"

"How can a sword be such an inconvenient thing?!"

"Thinking this,"

"You slowly reached for the wooden sword that had fallen to the ground."

"...Your fingertips passed through it."

"Undoubtedly, you couldn't lift this real-world sword either."

"If you can't touch reality, then what about imagination?"

"You closed your eyes, imagining in your mind... imagining yourself slowly gripping this wooden sword."

"A blade to cut the flesh, a heart to cut the soul. No sword in hand, but a sword in the heart."

"The moment you grasped the sword of the heart,"

"It was as if all distracting thoughts were instantly cut away."

"Your mind became clear and empty. In your eyes, there was no longer Artoria, no longer Merlin."

"...This is a trial."

"A person can only grow by overcoming their past, weaker self."

"If you can't even break through this weak illusion, how can you even think of striking down Artoria's fate? What right do you have?! What resolve could you possibly possess?!"

"You closed your eyes, sat upright, your palms slightly open as if holding a sword."

"Downward slash."

"You made the first swing."

"The world was silent. Nothing happened."

"You couldn't see, or even feel, the existence of this sword."

"But you knew you were still holding it."

"Just like that, you began to swing the sword with single-minded focus."

"One swing, then another..."

*

The morning light was faint, the evening sun was setting.

The girl's deep green pupils reflected the brilliant rosy sunset on the horizon.

Motionless.

She stood here, from morning until dusk.

The incubus, with a bitter smile, also stood here waiting with her.

Today was the third day.

"It seems... he won't be coming today either, Lily."

Gazing at the afterglow of the sunset, the magus said in a soft whisper.

His tone was almost too light, nearly gentle, mixed with an imperceptible sense of guilt.

As if he were afraid of disturbing the girl's dazed expression.

"Ahh... Senior must be very busy."

Artoria turned her head and said with a smile.

On her flower-like, bright face, not a trace of disappointment could be seen.

"Let's go back, Merlin. We'll come again tomorrow..."

"You won't get to see him by waiting like this, Lily."

"Then I will wait forever."

"Do you think it's Alvin you'll be waiting for?"

Merlin smiled bitterly.

"You could wait a year and you still wouldn't see him."

He didn't dare to say such words.

Merlin had consumed most of the magical energy he had accumulated over the years to cast that Noble Phantasm on the boy. Its effect would last for a full year.

Alvin was right.

He was indeed afraid.

Lily was destined to become king.

Otherwise... the quantum record tape would detect a deviation in the timeline... leading to this world being pruned.

It was regrettable, but it was also for the sake of saving the world.

So, although Merlin felt guilty, he could not possibly release Su Shu.

"What will you do if Vortigern comes?"

"So what."

The girl smiled faintly, her calm voice without a ripple.

"If Vortigern comes, I will demand to know where Senior is."

"You can hold onto that thought. After all, you are the child of the Red Dragon, favored by fate. You can find a way to survive in any chaotic era."

His tone slowly became solemn.

"—But what about Kay, Ector, and those townspeople? What do you want them to do?"

Merlin knew better than anyone where Artoria's weakness lay.

She was most unable to resist this kind of... moral blackmail.

"..."

The girl fell silent.

The smile on her face slowly faded along with it.

She closed her eyes, then opened them again gently.

The light that had been brewing in the deep green lake of her eyes instantly dimmed.

And at this very moment...

"Cough... cough cough—!"

Merlin suddenly clutched his chest, a pained expression on his face, and abruptly coughed up a pool of black blood.

"Mer-Merlin?!"

Artoria became flustered.

"You, what's wrong—!"

"My main body... is being hunted by Morgan, your sister whom you've never met."

Merlin said with a bitter smile.

"...She cast a curse on me.

"I'm sorry. When I approached Londinium, I was accidentally detected by her."

"Ah?! Why! Why didn't you say something so important earlier!"

"...I didn't want you to worry, Lily."

Merlin said weakly, his voice hoarse.

Yes, why didn't I say so?

Because it's fake, of course~

I'm an incubus, how could I possibly be so exaggerated as to cough up blood?

But oh, the part about being hunted is true!

That crazy woman has already turned the entire Fairy Domain upside down. My, my, how terrifying~

But it wouldn't be so easy to find him.

Merlin was an expert at running away. He was multitasking right now and still running at top speed.

The incubus's exquisite acting skills were such that, let alone Artoria, even if Su Shu were still watching, he might have believed it.

"Hurry up and run... Lily, I can't hold on for much longer."

Merlin tremblingly took out a handkerchief, trying to wipe the black blood from the corner of his mouth.

Unable to watch, the girl took it from him and cleaned the bloodstains for him.

"My true body is holding her back in the Fairy Domain.

"You know what title that sister of yours holds, don't you?

"If she tracks us here, then... cough—cough cough—!"

Merlin's weak voice trailed off as he coughed again, the sentence unfinished.

But the meaning was self-evident.

...The "Ominous Witch."

Artoria had heard countless stories about her half-sister, about her sinister and vicious deeds.

The consequences of her being tracked here... were simply unimaginable.

With guilt toward Merlin, and concern for her foster father and brother, Artoria took one last look at the sword that had fallen to the ground.

Slowly, expressionlessly, she finally retracted her gaze.

"Let's go, Merlin..."

The girl's voice was instantly swallowed by the wind.

Without warning...

CRACK—

The wooden sword on the ground suddenly snapped.

"!"

Artoria whipped her head around.

However, at that very moment, Merlin's wide sleeve happened to brush past her field of vision.

In that fleeting instant, the crack on the sword was smoothed over by the magus's illusion.

"What's wrong... Lily?"

The incubus asked with a weak voice, feigning ignorance.

He glanced at the wooden sword on the ground.

In his slightly narrowed, magnificent violet eyes, a look of utter astonishment appeared.

Even if it was just for a fleeting moment... he actually broke through the shackles of Avalon.

Just how many more surprises will you bring me, Alvin?

Unfortunately.

Neither Vortigern nor you can change the ending of this story.

Looking at the undamaged sword on the ground, the golden-haired girl lowered her gaze dejectedly.

"No, it's nothing...

"Perhaps... it was just my imagination."

*

"Artoria left."

"You watched as the girl rode away on her horse, accompanied by Kay and Merlin, embarking on her journey of training."

"Their figures soon disappeared over the horizon."

"You did not go with her."

"You knew that with an illusionist like Merlin around, you would never be able to keep up with her."

"Her departure did not cause the slightest ripple in your heart."

"You only regretted not being able to say a proper goodbye."

"But, since you didn't say goodbye, it doesn't count as a farewell."

"You knew very well that you would meet again."

"You continued to sit in that wheat field, swinging your sword in a seemingly tedious and boring manner."

"In this space, you could not eat anything, surviving only by breathing in magical energy."

"If you did nothing, the constitution of an Ultimate Life Form could sustain you for more than a decade without dying."

"But you continued to swing the sword of the heart with a clear mind, which was a very tiring burden on both your spirit and body."

"One day, two days..."

"One week, two weeks..."

"In this endless swinging of the sword, your body gradually became weaker."

"In this deathly stillness, a chaotic noise began to buzz in your ears. It did not come from the outside, but from your overwhelmed spirit."

"You fainted to the ground more than once, bleeding from all seven orifices, and then, relying on the constitution of an Ultimate Life Form, you would shakily get back up..."

"You continued to swing the sword."

"It's not enough, it's still not enough..."

"To shatter that thing called 'fate,' even as an Ultimate Life Form, you are far from qualified."

"Your vision gradually became a field of black. Your extremely exhausted spirit made you unable to see anymore."

"But you still swung the sword."

"Shakily... swinging that seemingly non-existent sword."

"How long have you been swinging?"

"Ten thousand times? A hundred thousand times? Or a million times?"

"You yourself could barely remember."

"So, you started to count."

""41, 43, 47, 53...""

"You counted prime numbers in your mind, trying desperately to maintain your already precarious sanity."

"Just like your resolve, prime numbers were something that no one could divide or shake."

"In this endless counting, although your body was overwhelmed, you gradually became calm."

"Your heart had never been so calm. In this empty, black wilderness, you seemed to have found a spiritual anchor called 'emptiness'."

"So-called 'emptiness' is also 'peace of mind'."

"People live in this world relying on things called 'happiness' and 'peace of mind' to sustain their existence."

"So, what is happiness? And what is peace of mind?"

"You asked yourself this, and then, you instantly got the answer."

"Happiness is 'taking up.' Peace of mind is 'letting go'."

"If you want to take it up, you take it up. If you want to let it go, you let it go."

"Even if it's fated, so what? Even if it's all an illusion, so what?"

"If it is fate, you will shatter it!"

"If it is an illusion, you will twist it into reality!"

"The enlightened are always happy. If something is useful, then use it! If something stands in your way, then pierce through it! You are a villain through and through, and villains are best at subversion."

"In pursuit of your own happiness and peace of mind,"

"From now on, nothing can shake your will."

"Your brain felt like it was about to explode, your nerves like they were about to collapse completely, but your essence as a 'prime number' remained unshakable. In this endless pain, your spirit, your resolve, began to gradually approach that which could be touched... reality."

"You seemed to see, in this black, lightless wilderness, your own path."

"The so-called dark will is also the will to burn oneself completely."

"Facing this world,"

"You swung that final sword—"

The night sky was cloudless, the stars brilliant.

Without warning, a shattering sound suddenly echoed in the void.

Deep, dark flowers suddenly bloomed and spread across the empty grassland, exquisitely bewitching.

A silver-haired boy with his eyes closed slowly walked out from the cluster of flowers.

He was completely unclothed, his skin so pale it was almost translucent. His handsome, almost demonic face seemed to possess a soul-snatching magic.

Su Shu casually pulled a piece of shadow and draped the stars and the night sky over himself.

The White Dragon's child, the Ultimate Life Form, then slowly opened his eyes.

Burning.

In his iron-gray pupils, a surging black flame seemed to be burning.

No longer hesitant, no longer wavering, and without any confusion.

"You have awakened the talent 'Dark Will'."

"Dark Will: A dark will born from your perseverance, your resolve, your faith. The child of the White Dragon has spread his full wings; all of Britain will prostrate at your feet. To achieve your goals, your will shall never waver again. Like this land, this land is an extension of your hands. You gain near-immunity to mental interference."

"You will shatter the so-called, laughable... 'fate' that binds that girl!"

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