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When the Command Seal from Paradise surged with pure magical power, Scáthach also gained Bond's precognition Skill.
As soon as the Skill touched Scáthach, it immediately tried to merge with [Clairvoyance], but Scáthach stopped it, using [Wisdom of the Demon Realm] to gather specific information about this Skill.
Skill - Dog of Premonition - Lv6
Description: Disaster is always one step behind you, but Death is not alone.
Effect: Predicts possible futures based on existing conditions. The more known conditions, and the closer the prophecy is to oneself, the more likely the predicted future is to occur.
Lv5 - Special Effect - Verification: A certain big dog always likes to confirm whether something will happen three times. When you use this Skill once, it will be activated again without cost for a verification. Perhaps the future will be the same as the first time, or completely opposite?
Bonus: +1 Intelligence per level
Usage Condition: A dog's brain, literally.
As the dog said, this precognition Skill indeed has significant flaws.
Scáthach's prophecy gives a definite result; no matter how things develop, everything will converge to that predetermined fate already known.
However, Bond's precognition only infers the future using existing information. Although it's mystical enough, the future changes every moment, so this precognition ability can only serve as a reference.
But isn't that enough?
Scáthach possesses [Wisdom of the Demon Realm], and her soul is further inscribed with countless years of combat experience. Just a glance at an enemy's specific abilities is already sufficient.
But when she actually used it, Scáthach let out a soft exclamation.
She looked again, disbelieving, and Scáthach frowned, saying, "I can't see what the Master of that time-stopping Servant looks like, nor can I clearly see any of his combat."
"That's why I said this Skill has flaws. Perhaps the other party has some anti-prediction means."
Bond replied casually. It wasn't particularly bothered by this, as it couldn't predict a little girl named Haibara Ai in the Main World either.
"...Is that so?"
Scáthach was somewhat skeptical. For her to be unable to predict with her ability controlling this Skill, then this Skill's flaw must be too great, right?
After some thought, Scáthach didn't bother with this matter any further.
No matter who the enemy is, or what abilities they possess, her [Penetrating Death Flying Spear] will ultimately shatter everything.
The Skill [Dog of Premonition] requires existing conditions and the future's connection to oneself to predict. In this Holy Grail War, the deepest connection to Scáthach and Bond's combination is undoubtedly Gilgamesh's combination.
That is a deep-seated enmity.
Scáthach began to predict Gilgamesh and his Master. Soon after, the special effect [Verification] activated, and two completely different futures appeared before her eyes.
One was her piercing Gilgamesh's heart with [Penetrating Death Flying Spear]. When this Hero King died, the two Masters' combination also lost their means of resistance.
In the other future, when Scáthach saw Gilgamesh killed by herself, she, holding the demonic spear, also began to dissipate.
This indicated that Bond, as the Master, was killed by the enemy's Assassin.
Scáthach glanced at the dog at her feet, who was waiting for the future, and decided to continue observing the future to see if this situation could be avoided.
The future constantly changed. As Scáthach knew that Bond might be assassinated in battle, the previous prediction began to become inaccurate.
But even in such a situation, Scáthach predicted the Master's death several more times, and even once she was counter-killed by Gilgamesh?
However, it was this time that Scáthach finally saw what item Gilgamesh's Master held that could turn the tide.
It was a dark red arrow. Its fletching had disappeared, and the arrow shaft emitted a decaying aura, yet the arrowhead was stained with a drop of gilded blood, shimmering as if still alive.
With the blessing of [Wisdom of the Demon Realm], although Scáthach didn't know the origin of this arrow, she sensed a great terror.
The drop of blood on the arrowhead was some kind of divinity, not from the gods she had slaughtered, but from a higher existence. Scáthach saw Gilgamesh shoot this arrow, and through the rule of certain hit, that drop of blood merged into her body and initiated a judgment.
And her fate was to be burned to ashes.
"How interesting."
Scáthach smiled.
For herself, possessing powerful anti-divine special attacks, to be judged by a god—doesn't that sound very interesting?
"Gilgamesh, I'm already looking forward to this arrow you're about to shoot."
"But before that, I must eliminate your Assassin companion."
Scáthach had always acted humbly and courteously, but her inner pride was never inferior to Gilgamesh's.
Even seeing death, what of it? Knowing of this arrow's existence, the Mistress of the Demon Realm, the Queen of the Land of Shadows, never felt she would lose.
However, the existence of Hassan of the Hundred Faces was indeed a problem. If he wasn't eliminated, Scáthach would find it difficult to fight Gilgamesh with her full focus.
So, how to eliminate Hassan of the Hundred Faces?
Scáthach predicted the future and found that Gilgamesh would unexpectedly collide with someone else tomorrow.
—
Time returned to Scáthach facing the Hyatt Hotel, her spear tip releasing a light cannon as a greeting.
That's right, the Hyatt Hotel.
Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai thought that since this place had been attacked by players once, no one would expect them to be staying there.
Meeting Scáthach's gaze, Hassan didn't hesitate for a moment. He pushed [Moment] to its limit, intending to return to the room to take Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai away.
But it was too late. The moment Hassan appeared, two demonic spears had already crossed space and time to arrive before him.
It was the unleashed [Penetrating Death Flying Spear]!
The first demonic spear pinned the space around Hassan, making him lose his ability to escape, and the second demonic spear pierced Hassan's heart, executing a fatal punishment!
What good was divine speed? Scáthach simply couldn't be bothered to entangle with him; unleashing her Noble Phantasm was the most efficient method.
As for the magical power issue?
The amount of magical power provided is determined by Physique and Intelligence. Aside from Kisaragi Rin and Soichiro Kuzuki, in this Holy Grail War, Bond was the Master who could provide the most magical power to a Servant.
When Hassan died, in normal time, Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai only then realized everything.
"Stall for time."
This was Hayasaka Ai's next thought.
With Gilgamesh absent, her Hassan had to block Scáthach's attack.
Otherwise...
Word Spirit - Wind King's Eyes!
Word Spirit - Lapis Lazuli City!
Word Spirit - Thunder Pool!
Word Spirit - Bloodsucking Scythe!
Several Word Spirits of the King of Sky and Wind lineage were unleashed by Hassans appearing from all directions.
Under the cover of wind and lightning, Hayasaka Ai dared not look at the battlefield. She had already grabbed Shinomiya Kaguya with one hand and leaped down from the other side of the building.
This step was correct, because these Hassans couldn't impede Scáthach's pace at all.
They were merely some long-range magical attacks. Scáthach, whose hair was blown by the wind, didn't even bother to acknowledge them.
She simply kept thrusting her spear, slaughtering these time-stalling fellows as if on an assembly line.
"Eighty Hassans, not one can be allowed to escape."
Scáthach's [Clairvoyance] saw the two Masters escaping, but she wasn't worried, simply thrusting a spear forward.
Then, the Hyatt Hotel collapsed!
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