Main God Creation Rules

Page 123

Under the shimmering light of multiple Noble Phantasms, the Knight King clearly captured the scene that would remain unforgettable for her—perhaps it was her first and last utter defeat in a head-on collision with the Noble Phantasm Excalibur.

At that time, she also saw these deep red particles, which coalesced together, and then—

【radiation】

Against the backdrop of the dark night sky, a dazzling array of magical lights obscured most of the ruins of Fuyuki City, attracting many curious or fearful glances. However, these brilliant lights came and went quickly, disappearing just as fast. Before they could reach their most "brilliant" moment, a deep red beam of light swept across the horizon in a 360-degree arc—

Fragmented.

[...Radiation complete, 3.5% energy remaining, prioritize eliminating the first order of enemies.]

Stepping on the glass-like, high-temperature "land," it crossed the flowing, crimson lava surface and headed towards its destination.

----------segmentation----------

"what is that……"

Only after the deep red ray completely disappeared from overhead did Fujimaru Ritsuka rise under Mash's protection, gazing blankly at Fuyuki City—the once-piled ruins were gone, leaving only a flat expanse of "land"...or perhaps "lake"?

However, what flows inside is not water, but lava.

"senior!"

Gritting her teeth, with her back to the lava lake whose fiery red light illuminated the vast night sky, Fujimaru Ritsuka took a step toward the "truth".

Soul Leap: Chapter 311 Joan of Arc (Part 1)

Guided by the unknown, a magician from another world steps into this realm that has been sealed for over a decade.

"Cough cough, what's that smell?"

As soon as she stepped into the area that was once named Ryudouji Temple, the pungent smell that hit her almost drove Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had entered with great resolve, back out. She managed to restrain herself, but a question arose in her mind: "It seems to be magic, but it doesn't seem to be."

“It is indeed magic, but it is not the ‘magic’ you are familiar with.”

Unlike Fujimaru Ritsuka, another magician who also entered this realm—Tohsaka Rin—did not experience any negative effects. Instead, she felt a sense of "being in her element." However, this feeling did not bring her joy: "This is the magical power that seeps out from within the 'pseudo-Root.' It can only be accepted and received by magicians in this world. To you, it's like a poison... Be careful, if you stay here for too long, you might get infected too."

Hearing her words, Fujimaru Ritsuka dared not linger any longer, following behind Mash, who was carrying a shield and clearing the way, step by step closer into the depths... (Seven) Zero puts my thoughts on rising up

Unlike the dim moonlight outside, everything related to light seemed to disappear after entering the underground area of ​​Ryudouji Temple. As a result, the three of them could only move forward with the faint light emanating from their treasures. Compared to the deep darkness around them that seemed to want to completely swallow them up, they couldn't help but feel an instinctive sense of panic.

To dispel this feeling, Fujimaru Ritsuka struck up a conversation with the magician standing nearby.

"Why did you come here, Ms. Tohsaka? You must have said before that this kind of place is forbidden for magicians."

"...I refuse to carry out its mission."

"Task?"

Shaking her head, Rin Tohsaka rationally decided not to delve further into this dangerous issue. Although she was only a "candidate" and not a "former reincarnator," the existence of the erasure mechanism made no distinction.

"An organization gave me a mission... the mission was to fight against other magicians of the same identity."

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had expected some reason, looked puzzled upon hearing this: "Isn't this kind of thing normal? Even the Holy Grail War is conducted using a similar mechanism..."

"That's right, but the Holy Grail no longer exists, and among those who are the targets of the fight..."

Recalling the face she saw before escaping here, which was quite different from the one in her memory, Rin Tohsaka's face showed a struggle: "...My sister is here."

"……Eh?"

"I should have thought of that. Since it's an 'elimination' round that all magicians participate in, Sakura would definitely join in too. It's strange that we'd fight each other for a 'qualification' that doesn't really matter!"

After calming down, she said, "So I ran away, I escaped from that battle for 'qualification' and came here."

Listening to the magician's accusations beside him, Fujimaru Ritsuka gradually developed a strange feeling. Unaware of his abnormality, Tohsaka Rin slowly revealed her true purpose for coming to this "magician's forbidden zone": "If it's here, perhaps we can find a way to destroy the 'Anti-Root Noble Phantasm'—to bring the true Root back. At that time, the magicians of this world will no longer be restricted by this twisted rule!"

The strange feeling in her heart grew stronger, prompting Fujimaru Ritsuka to ask a question: "But even if the true source returns to this world, will these things really not happen?"

"what?"

"The Holy Grail War... Although I have never personally participated in it, this Holy Grail War was originally conducted according to rules similar to those of the 'Reimu' series, and the three founding families—including the Tohsaka family—were chosen as Masters. If the Fourth Holy Grail War eleven years ago had not gone wrong, wouldn't the Tohsaka family, as one of the three founding families, have also been required to participate in the Fifth Holy Grail War?"

Rin Tohsaka stopped walking at some point, staring blankly ahead—both because of the "facts" she had just heard and because of the shadow blocking her way.

Noticing the anomaly, Fujimaru Ritsuka subconsciously followed her gaze and looked ahead—

"How can it be……"

"Watch out, senior!"

The fist, accompanied by a terrifying sonic boom, was blocked by a shield that suddenly appeared, but the terrifying kinetic energy attached to it still shoved the defender away and smashed him into the wall on one side.

In the brief moment when the entire passageway began to shake from the impact, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was in a daze, was grabbed by Tohsaka Rin and they fled in the opposite direction.

Three minutes later.

"Huff...huff...huff...did they escape...?"

"Hoo... It's only temporary. Although I don't know why, that monster's power seems to have weakened a lot."

After Rin Tohsaka's reminder, Ritsuka Fujimaru quickly recalled the anomaly from earlier. If it were the situation she was in when she was fighting Saber and the others, she wouldn't have been able to stop a mere Demi-Servant, and she probably wouldn't even have had time to react before being killed. But from what she saw earlier, although Mash was knocked back, she did successfully block the attack.

"Can you summon new heroic spirits?"

Meeting Rin Tohsaka's gaze, and sensing her own physical condition, Ritsuka Fujimaru hesitated and said, "...I can only summon one last time."

"Then let her help you."

Taking out an expensive gem from her pocket, Rin Tohsaka stepped forward amidst Ritsuka Fujimaru's surprised gaze: "As for this guy, I'll figure something out."

"Tohsaka..."

"Don't overthink it. I have no intention of dying here... And what you just said, I don't know what we magicians will become once the true source returns to this world, but at least, as long as it can stop Sakura and me from this meaningless battle, that's enough."

"...I understand, I will definitely help you achieve it!"

Clenching his fist, the solitary magician stepped deeper into the vortex before the original tremor arrived.

----------segmentation----------

This is the last chance.

Beneath Ryudouji Temple, affected by the clash of immense magical power from afar, the Heroic Spirit Summoning Circle inscribed beneath their feet was almost completely ruined. Even if the subsequent summoning failed, Fujimaru Ritsuka wouldn't be surprised at all. After all, let alone a professional, even he, a "novice magician," found it unbearable to look at.

but……

"There's no time."

The tremors in the distance had subsided at some point. Although there was a possibility that Mash and Rin Tohsaka had defeated the "monster," he knew deep down that it was impossible.

"Last chance—announced!"

Soul Leap: Chapter 312 Joan of Arc (Part 2)

[Energy reserve rate 1.8%, entering minimum power consumption operation mode]

[Priority target locked, elimination in progress...]

[Target confirmed to be approaching the warning point; cancel lowest power consumption mode]

[Increase in growth rate, Phase 1]

The empty underground space was filled with only the cold, mechanical sounds. Despite trying more than once to stop the "monster" from doing what it might do next, she didn't even have the strength to push aside the obstacles above her. She could only helplessly watch as it raised its right hand, tearing the atmosphere and creating a distorted vortex, and slammed it to the ground.

"boom--------!!!"

Under the sudden impact, the entire underground structure of Ryudouji Temple began to collapse. However, the scene of the earth burying everything did not appear. As her body involuntarily fell downwards, Rin Tohsaka was surprised to see a vast underground space.

With her last bit of strength, she dodged the falling rocks. Buried in the dust, she spotted a heroic spirit confronting some kind of "monster," and behind that "monster"—

"The Root... Noble Phantasm?"

----------segmentation----------

"Berserker? No...you're not a Heroic Spirit."

Clutching the flag as a weapon, Jeanne d'Arc, activating her Ruler class ability, quickly recognized that the being before her was not any individual from Valhalla.

However, in this situation where hostility has already been confirmed, even identifying that the other party is not a Heroic Spirit seems to be of little significance...

Raising its creaking limbs, the "otherworldly" creature before them, neither human nor heroic spirit, used its mere limbs as weapons to slam heavily onto the banner that Ruler had raised.

“Dong————————————”

The heavy blow was received by the heroic spirit who was once a saint, but the terrifying power still crushed the ground beneath her feet. Sensing this inhuman power, the heroic spirit revealed a serious expression and quickly changed her original approach of fighting head-on, instead moving swiftly to search for the opponent's weaknesses.

However, the "strange object" that had lost its immediate target paid no attention to her. Instead, it turned its attention to the figure that was dodging falling rocks as it approached the enormous object stored in the center of the underground space.

[Priority target identified, annihilation procedure initiated...]

[Energy remaining rate 0.9%, startup failed]

[Battle Mode Switch]

Driven by the cold, mechanical sound, the "foreign object" ignored the flag that was rushing toward its chest and charged straight toward the figure in the distance. The heroic spirit who had succeeded in the attack had no choice but to confront it head-on again. But this time it was not as lucky as before. Unable to dodge, it was directly smashed into the edge wall by the enormous force.

Above the ground, cracked from the force of the stomp, Fujimaru Ritsuka faced the figure leaping high into the air, her heart filled with boundless rage.

We've sacrificed so much to get to this point, are we really going to fail at this last moment?

"Do not……"

Some powerful, unseen force controlled his body, driving him to do something utterly irrational that he would never normally do—

"No way, it won't end like this!"

With a determined shout, Fujimaru Ritsuka's hands thrust forward, and the faint outline of a sword blade appeared. Then, almost endless magical power surged into the blade, transforming into a visible magical radiance—an explosion.

[High concentration of energy emission detected. Level 1 defense procedure activated.]

Insufficient energy reserves, startup failed.

【Mode Switching——】

A golden jet of magical energy engulfed the electronic mechanical sounds along with the "strange" figure, tearing through layers of obstacles with undiminished force and projecting itself into the top of the dark night sky, sweeping away the accumulated clouds before slowly fading away...

"clang"

The strength supporting her body seemed to have vanished with the blow, and Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had fallen to the ground, finally realized what she had been holding.

"The Oath Sword... why is it here? No, this isn't the time for this..."

The holy sword, now freed from the barrier's protection, revealed its golden blade. Without time to ponder why this had happened, Fujimaru Ritsuka gritted her teeth, rose from the ground, and was about to turn around—

[Body damage rate: 79.74%, energy retention rate: 0.07%]

Staring in disbelief at the "monster" that had been mostly melted away in the radiant impact, the cold, mechanical voice repeated itself hollowly.

The repair program failed to start, and the self-destruct program failed to start...

[Terminator signal detected. Detonation procedure initiated.]

Under the near-collapse of the magician from another world, the enormous, motionless object in the distance trembled slightly, followed by a series of red lights and a rapidly decreasing number of characters.

【60】

【59】

【58】

"how so……"

Witnessing this almost hopeless scene, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly remembered that he still had one last hope: "Ruler!"

"Yes, Master... I can only try my best."

Facing the "Anti-Root Noble Phantasm" that had jumped to a value of [40], the Heroic Spirit closed his eyes.

—Revelation.

This is an ability similar to "intuition" that the Heroic Spirit, whose true name is Jeanne d'Arc, gained through the legends of her past life. However, intuition is a sixth sense in battle, while "revelation" applies to all matters related to achieving a goal, and therefore, naturally includes preventing the activation of the "Root Noble Phantasm" in front of us.

Within the countless possible "realms," she set a goal: to prevent the activation of the "Root Treasure."

Then they searched for options that led to this future.

—Forceful sabotage failed.

【30】

【29】

……