After saying a few words to Shirou Emiya and Tohsaka Rin, Akatsuki headed towards the outskirts of Fuyuki City with Rider. Originally, Akatsuki had planned to go alone, as there was a hint of a familiar aura in that presence, likely related to her past.
However, for some reason, everyone immediately unified their stance upon hearing that Akatsuki intended to go to the outskirts of Fuyuki City alone. No matter how Akatsuki explained, they insisted she take Rider along just in case.
Looking at the empty streets and the police cars coming and going, Akatsuki realized something was wrong and immediately suppressed her aura.
"What's going on?"
Just as Akatsuki was wondering, Rider spoke up from the side, "I heard from reporters on TV that there was a large-scale gas leak in the northern suburbs of Fuyuki City. The police are evacuating residents to the city center en masse."
The all-purpose gas leak... "Vampire."
"Finally showing yourself? After Lancer died, there was no word from you. I thought you'd found your conscience and decided not to meddle in the Holy Grail War anymore, Kirei Kotomine."
Akatsuki turned around. Kirei Kotomine, dressed in priest's robes, was looking at her expressionlessly.
"Lancer? Ah, that fellow was useless. Even if he hadn't been fed to the Matou Family's Holy Grail by the Assassin summoned by that mysterious creature, he might not have survived until the end. It wasn't wise to bet everything on him."
"Is that so? Then what business does the Church's supervisor have with me? Surely you didn't come to deal with an enemy of the Church."
The thing in the outskirts of Fuyuki City wasn't much of a threat to Akatsuki; she was going there purely to verify her suspicions and that familiar aura.
However, if this former agent and current supervisor wanted to trade blows with her, Akatsuki didn't mind changing the order of business.
"Because of your interference, the Holy Grail War is on the verge of collapse. Shouldn't you do something about it?"
"I am a True Ancestor. Isn't it a bit much to hold me to human values..."
"That thing is looking for you. Its existence already threatens the system of the Holy Grail War. If it's allowed to grow, it might devour all of Fuyuki City. At that point, neither the Mages Association nor the Church will allow you to continue to exist."
Akatsuki's gaze gradually turned cold. She didn't deny it; Kirei Kotomine was right. If she left that thing alone, she would eventually be noticed by the Church, and by then, it wouldn't be something that could be solved by killing just one or two people... "What a hideous lump of flesh. That's why this King told that mongrel to end his life early."
The Gate of Babylon surrounded the deformed, twisted mass of flesh. Endless swords and spears revealed themselves, all aimed at the central mass.
"Roar!"
The deformed, twisted mouth was filled with many eyes. At this moment, it looked at the Noble Phantasms in Gilgamesh's King's Treasure with extreme greed, and a hand with dozens of fingers involuntarily reached for those treasures.
"A capital offense!"
Splsh! Splsh! Splsh!
Several sounds of flesh tearing rang out. Gilgamesh looked coldly at the deformed mass of flesh not far from him, making no attempt to hide the disgust in his eyes.
"Hmph, to dare lay a finger on my treasures—you deserve ten thousand deaths!"
The deformed mass of flesh rolled and grew continuously. In an instant, the wounds Gilgamesh had inflicted healed, and its aura intensified significantly.
Seeing such powerful regenerative abilities, Gilgamesh couldn't help but recall the Caster from ten years ago. "Hmph... compared to you, even that Sea Monster seems somewhat cute."
The deformed mass of flesh extended tentacles to attack Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh stood still. The moment the tentacles were about to touch him, several swords shot out from the Gate of Babylon in the air, completely obliterating them.
The deformed mass of flesh let out a scream, but the greed in its eyes didn't diminish at all as it stared fixedly at Gilgamesh's body.
"Hmm?" Gilgamesh looked at his left foot, which had been eaten away at some unknown point, a hint of confusion in his eyes. This confusion quickly turned into rage. "You mongrel, you actually dare try to make this King kneel!"
The King's Treasure opened fully. Countless Noble Phantasms, like a sky full of stars, aimed at the deformed mass of flesh. "Die!"
In the next instant, a shadow appeared behind the deformed mass of flesh. Gilgamesh froze for a moment upon seeing this familiar shadow.
"To think it could still grow to this extent after being heavily wounded by the Holy Sword..."
As the sound of chewing echoed, Gilgamesh's body vanished before the deformed mass of flesh. Vast magical energy flooded every inch of the mass's body, and in the next second, the twisted, deformed lump began to swell.
The swelling mass of flesh became increasingly deformed, but a very clear voice emerged from its center.
"Hahahaha! Heaven has not abandoned me! As expected, I am the chosen one! I survived both the soul-warping experiments and the body modification! There's no reason I should be inferior to Aptitude Holder No. 0! Hahaha! Hahahaha! Jie-jie-jie-jie-jie!!!"
"Now that I've gained such immense power, I can surely kill everyone! A mere Aptitude Holder No. 0 and the Holy Sword Wielder with the Lord's blood—I can wipe them out with a flick of my wrist! I'll leave nothing left of them!"
Accompanied by soaring hatred and despair, the sun over Fuyuki City was gradually obscured by dark clouds. While everyone was still looking up in confusion, a giant mass of flesh, over ten stories high, appeared in the sight of the residents of Fuyuki City.
As the mass of flesh shuddered, clumps of gore fell to the ground, transforming into monsters made of flesh and blood that charged frantically toward the central area of Fuyuki City.
"That is..."
Kirei Kotomine looked solemnly at the tower of flesh appearing at the edge of his vision. What profanity! What evil! The tower, forged by devouring humans, was like a building erupting from the depths of hell, radiating an aura of curses and despair at every moment.
"Kirei Kotomine, that thing is not what you seek."
Akatsuki's calm voice pulled Kirei Kotomine's thoughts back. He looked doubtfully at the woman before him, who appeared to be only in her teens, seemingly waiting for her next words.
"Such a thing should not exist in this world. Since you're playing like this, Little Angra, then I have no need to follow the rules of this world anymore."
Kirei Kotomine felt his vision blur. In the next second, bursts of blood mist erupted at the edge of his sight, like blood-red flowers blooming in the dark, seductive and terrifying.
After clearing the monsters that had fallen from the tower of flesh, Akatsuki arrived at its base. With a smile in her eyes, she looked at the monster over ten stories tall and said, "Are you sure?"
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