Volume 4 - Chapter 66(Battle for the Grail(Part 3))
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Author Note:
[ ] = When Twilight is speaking.
{ } = When talking through Telepathy.
' ' = When thinking in your mind.
<< >> = When talking with your Pokémon or Tamed Beast.
--- --- = When describing a certain period of time.
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*A/N: Sorry for the late chapter. I want a day rest to relax.
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--- When Primis and others left through the back door of the temple ---
DUM!!!
Rin: Huh? Again. Is it a barrier or domain this time?
Artoria: It's exactly same as before. Means it's a domain.
Rin: How? Aren't we in one before?
Primis: This entire place is covered in a domain. However, inside there are many other smaller domains.
Beatrice: Smaller Domains? Big brother, is it possible?
{Satella: Don't two or more domain fight against each other for Supremacy?}
This time even Satella who was living inside his shadow voice out her thoughts.
Primis: It's true that if there are more domains, they will fight with each other. But what if the main user of the domain allows other people to establish their own domain inside.
Archer: It's like how a country allow the ambassadors of other countries to establish their footing there.
Primis: Yes.
Saying this, they all kept on walking forward and come across a huge lake which was glowing and releasing magic power.
Scáthach: It's a dummy Grail.
Gilgamesh: The real Greater Grail is down instead of above.
Ophis: Primis.
Primis: Yeah.
Saying this looked Primis at the trees around.
HOOT!!
HOOT!!!
HOOT!!!!
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There were so many owls there who were looking at them while twisting their head to the side.
Rin tensed up and held Primis's pendant tightly.
SUSURRUS!!
SUSURRUS!!!
SUSURRUS!!!!!
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The sound of rustling of leaves resounded as the temperature started to drop.
CRACKLE!!!
CRACKLE!!!
CRACKLE!!!
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The surface of the lake started to freeze.
SWOOSH!!
Then someone came out of the forest and stood at the other side of the lake.
You can't see what kind of or gender of a person. Why? Because the person was completely covered in in black cloak from head to toe and was floating a meter high on the ground. His skeleton hand was holding a long handle of a pole which had a slightly curved blade. In other words, a scythe.
He looked exactly like a Grim Reaper.
At the time, he his old cold voice was heard.
Grim Reaper: You have come to die.
Rin gulped nervous while no one else replied.
A minute later, Primis sighed and looked to look at others.
Primis: I will leave him to you three. Rin, Archer, and Gilgamesh.
Rin: Wha---- Couldn't it someone else?
Primis: No.
Gilgamesh: Hmph. I don't need these Mongrels help. This king can handle it alone.
Primis: You can't. There's more to it then he appeared to be.
Archer: Oh…
Next, Primis used his telepathy and connected with the minds of three of them.
{Primis: Don't let him come near. The closer he will be, the more life force he will absorb from both Rin and Gilgamesh. Means the closer he is, the faster you both will die.}
Hearing this Gilgamesh and Archer became serious while Rin got nervous.
{Primis: One more thing. Don't get hit by his Scythe. That weapon contains Death curse. In other words, just a scratch was all he needs, and you will die if not immediately then in a few minutes.}
Saying this, he put his hand and Rin head and spoke.
Primis: I leave him to you, Rin.
Witnessing Primis gaze, Rin's nervous disappeared as she nodded her with confidence and determination.
Rin: Um. We will defeat him.
Primis: Mn.
Then he removed his hand and nodded at Archer and Gilgamesh who also do so in return before leaving with Ophis, Beatrice, Scáthach, and Artoria.
Though as he was leaving, he heard Rin whispering under her breath.
Rin: Please take of my sister, Sakura.
Pausing for a second, Primis nodded.
Primis: I will.
Next, they walked to the path on the side which was leading to the deeper part of mountain and disappeared. Clearly indicating that they had left this domain.
Grim Reaper also didn't try to stop them as his attention was on his opponents.
With this, the Second Battle for the Grail commenced.
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Many golden portals appeared behind Gilgamesh and weapons started coming out of them.
Gilgamesh: Be rejoice Mongrel that you are going to die from this king's hands.
Done saying so, the weapons shot towards the Grim reaper.
FWOOSH!!!
FWOOSH!!!
FWOOSH!!!
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The Grim Reaper remained standing on his spot even when the weapons were about to touch him.
As Rin, Archer and Gilgamesh thought that he will dodge or block them, they were astonished when they saw how weapons passed through his body and landed on the forest behind, destroying the trees.
BANG!!!
BANG!!!
BANG!!!
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Rin: This...…
While Rin was dumbfounded, Gilgamesh narrowed his eyes. Compared to her, he could see things more clearly.
'Gilgamesh: Did his body intangible?'
Without waiting, the Grim Reaper raised his scythe high in the sky and attacked.
SLASH!!
Archer: Rin!
Shouted Archer as he summoned Kanshou and Bakuya in his and pushed Rin to the side.
SWOOSH!!
THUD!!
Rin: Ow!!
CLANG!!
Before she could voice out her complain, she saw the scythe that had came out of nowhere and was blocked by Archer with his two blades.
Shocked she looked at the Grim Reaper who was still floating on the same spot while the blade part of his scythe was missing.
FWOOSH!!!
FWOOSH!!!
FWOOSH!!!
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Rains of swords fell on the Grim Reaper again who hurriedly pulled back his weapon before the swords passed through his body like before.
BANG!!!
BANG!!!
BANG!!!
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Ignoring the destroyed forest, Archer walked to the Gilgamesh side.
Archer: It's spatial power.
Gilgamesh: Yes. He used intangible to dodge my swords.
Archer: And used the spatial power on the blade part of his weapon to attack.
Rin: Wait, Archer. Since this is spatial power, doesn't this mean he can attack us anywhere in this domain.
Archer: Yes. You can say that he has global range.
Rin: This makes things more troublesome.
Gilgamesh gave the glance to Archer who understood what he meant and started initiating telepathy.
{Archer: Rin.}
{Rin: Huh? What is it, Archer?}
{Archer: It's true that he has spatial power and global range, but I think we know how to attack him.}
{Rin: Really?}
{Archer: Yes. Before Gilgamesh attacked him, he used intangible to dodge. This time, he first drew back his weapon and then used intangible.}
{Rin: Archer, are you trying to state that he could either attack or defend at one time and can't do so both simultaneously.}
{Archer: Yes, we are ninety percent sure.}
{Rin: Hmmm...…Even though we know it now. We still don't have much advantage. Just like he told us before leaving. A single scratch is all this Grim Reaper need to kill us.}
{Archer: Yeah.}
At this time, the Grim Reaper raised his scythe again. Just when they thought he would attack, a huge amount of death aura started releasing from his scythe before it got absorbed in the ground.
Rin: What now?
As they readied themselves for the surprise.
THUCH!!!
A skeletal hand came out of the ground.
Then Slowly by slowly entire skeleton rose.
It had a skeletal sword in his hand and was looking at the Rin and other menacingly with its hollow eyes.
THUCH!!!
THUCH!!!
THUCH!!!
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One by one more skeleton came out of the ground. They were not just human skeletons but also of many animals and birds.
Soon, they were surrounded by the skeleton army.
Gilgamesh: Dead should remain dead in their grave.
TUM!!!
TUM!!!
TUM!!!
TUM!!!
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Even more golden portals appeared as more weapons came out of it.
Still, Gilgamesh didn't get the chance to launch them at skeleton army because Grim Reaper attacked him.
SLASH!!
Sensing the danger, Gilgamesh launched them to the side.
FWOOOSH!!
FWOOOSH!!
FWOOOSH!!
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CLING!!!
BANG!!!
BANG!!!
BANG!!!
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Seeing that his attacked got blocked. The Grim Reaper pulled back his scythe and attacked from different angle.
FWOOOSH!!
FWOOOSH!!
FWOOOSH!!
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CLING!!!
BANG!!!
BANG!!!
BANG!!!
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The same thing happened again.
Gilgamesh: ...…
Frowning Gilgamesh also attacked the skeletons who tried to attack him from behind.
His hands were tied now because he not only must stop the scythe coming at him from different different direction but also the skeletons who were attacking him from the sides.
Rin, on the other hand, extended her arm and made a gun with her finger. Then magical energy started to gather into her forefinger.
'Rin: Gandr!'
Once she said the technique name, a hazy black orb of magic fired like a bullet at the Skeleton right in front.
FWOOSH!!!
BANG!!!
As she turned to attack other Skeletons, she came to stand still and opened her eyes in shock when she saw how the Skeleton who got hit by her Gandr was still alive. Not only that, but there was also just a minor burn on its skull. In other words, her Gandr barely did any damage to it.
Rin: Don't tell me that they have magic resistance.
SLASH!!!
BANG!!!
Archer, who successfully killed some skeletons reached Rin's side and clicked his tongue.
Archer: No. They don't have magic resistance. They only have physical resistance. The reason why your Gandr had barely any effect must be because a layer of death energy that was covering their body and protecting.
Rin: Doesn't this mean the same as having Magic Resistance?
Archer: Yes, but it's slightly different. When I kicked one of the skeletons off the ground then that layer disappeared.
Realizing rest of the picture, she looked down on the ground.
Rin: So, they are getting that help from the ground.
Archer: It appears so.
Rin: ......…
Looking at the thousands of the skeletons around them, Rin connected the dots and spot.
Rin: With this we know what that Grim Reaper main strength is. It's not strength, endurance or speed. But mana. Or Divine power in Dimensional Gods words.
Archer: Yeah. Without so much mana its impossible to control and protect these thousands of Skeletons whose strength reached Pseudo-God realm.
Rin: Tsk.
'Rin: In other words, just a single skeleton is more than enough to devastate the entire Fuyuki city let alone thousands of them.'
SWOOSH!!
Archer moved and blocked one of Skeletons sword before penetrating his sword through its ribcage and slash upward to destroy its head along the way.
SWOOSH!!
Then he moved and attacked another one.
Then another one.
Then another one.
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Rin was becoming frustrated that she won't be any use here. She was nothing more than a burden right now since Archer had to constantly come to her side to protect her.
'Rin: There must be something I could do.'
Putting her hand in her red jacket pocket, she took out a few jewels. Glancing at them, she put them back.
'Rin: If these skeletons really do gain Magic Resistance, then even my jewels would be a mere use..................…Think. Think. Think.'
As she was concentrating mind, her left-hand subconsciously grabbed Primis' pendant on her neck.
Startled somewhat, he looked at the beautiful blue pendant in her hand. And then she thought of something.
'Rin: Didn't he say that his power is not magic, but something called Zenith?'
Confidence returned her in face as she turned her head at the Skeleton army in front.
'Rin: Since his pendant is filled with his power and he gave it to me, maybe I could use the power within it.'
She then again pointed her fingers in front and took aim.
Archer: Rin.
Archer who killed another skeleton was baffled noticing Rin's action. Since she had already seen that her magic could barely work here.
Without bothering to reply to Archer, she started concentrating her magic again in her forefinger. Though just when it was time to release it, she held Primis' pendant tightly and willed.
GLOW!!
The pendant glowed weakly but Rin could feel the warm power that travelled through her body before merging with her magic.
Now the magic she concentrated in her finger had a tint of blue color in it.
Taking a deep breath, Rin spoke.
Rin: Zenith Gandr.
FWOOSH!!!!!!!!
SIU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Zenith Gandr" released from Rin finger in the form of a railgun, destroying hundreds all the skeletons in its way and reached the other end of the domain.
Archer: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gilgamesh: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grim Reaper: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Witnessing this, all three men jaws fell on the ground in shock.
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*A/N: Please throw some power stones.
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