"Am I going to die?"
"No, absolutely not! I must defeat her, I have to! But, how..."
Click.
The sound of chains snapping seemed to reach her ears. Under extreme fear, Illya's consciousness gradually blurred, and her last memory was only the Archer class card.
"Dream Install, Archer!"
Golden pupils and an aura completely different from Illya's appeared on her body.
Instead of using ruby, she directly utilized the class card to borrow the Servant's power.
"This outfit..."
"Sigh, how boring. To think that you, born from Saber's body, would actually point your sword at an innocent bystander for such a trivial reason."
Hearing the familiar tone, Black Saber looked at Illya.
"Are you the Illya from that side?"
"No, I just have her memories. Although essentially the same person, perhaps to her, memories are the essence of what constitutes a person."
A pitch-black bow appeared in her hand. Black Saber was very familiar with this bow; it was the bow of the Archer from the Fifth Holy Grail War.
"Even knowing all this, will you still stand against me? Just what kind of honeyed words did that guy Akatsuki feed you?"
Magical energy surged. Illya didn't answer Black Saber's question, but instead gave her answer through action.
Countless weapons condensed from magical energy were projected, fakes created using Projection Magic that closely resembled the originals.
"Ha... Archer's methods? Let me see how much you can do! Illyasviel von Einzbern!"
"Trace On!"
Pitch-black armor and a crimson figure crossed paths. In just an instant, the two clashed several times. Several weapons created by Projection Magic were shattered by the pitch-black holy sword, yet Illya still looked at Saber calmly.
"I see. This body is not your body from that timeline, but a Shadow Servant constructed using black mud."
gan jiang and mo ye appeared in Illya's hands. Thanks to the Archer class card, she could use that person's abilities. Looking at Black Saber, who had turned into a Shadow Servant, the current Illya felt only a trace of pity in her heart.
The gan jiang and mo ye, which originally resembled the Taiji shape, suddenly became ferocious and terrifying due to Illya's magical energy; this was gan jiang and mo ye overedge.
The Black Saber, turned into a Shadow Servant, was far inferior to the current Illya in terms of speed and technique.
Triple-Linked Crane Wings!
"Ugh..."
A hideous bloody gash extended diagonally from Black Saber's shoulder to her waist. Illya showed no mercy, as if the daily life she had spent with this Saber had never existed, facing Black Saber with the rationality of a pure Magician.
"How pathetic. Is this all the consciousness born from King Arthur's body is capable of?"
Without giving Black Saber a chance to react, Saber swung a sword from behind her.
The two holy swords collided, generating immense force.
"Even if you have the power given by Akatsuki, and even if that power largely compensates for your shortcomings as a Shadow Servant, this is as far as you go!"
"Tch."
Black Saber's gaze grew heavy as she channeled her vast internal magical energy into the holy sword, the pitch-black energy turning into a visible blade.
Seeing this, Illya assumed a posture as if holding a sword hilt. In an instant, a holy sword shimmering with golden radiance appeared in Illya's hands.
"This is... a projection of the Holy Sword!"
"Saber, get ready!"
"Excalibur! x2," "Excalibur Morgan!"
Two golden beams of light and one pitch-black beam collided.
In an instant, this world was destroyed.
Even the real world was affected by the collision of the three holy swords. The massive explosion startled almost all the citizens of Fuyuki City who were fast asleep.
In a daze, Miyu seemed to see a familiar flash of red. That red had saved her from the ritual. He said he wanted to become real siblings with her, hoping she could live in a world without any pain, meet kind people, make good friends, and find happiness.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, a voice was desperately calling out to her amidst the crumbling ruins.
"Lady Miyu, please wake up! Lady Miyu..."
"sapphire..."
Opening her eyes, what came into view was a blue wand—it was sapphire.
"Thank goodness, you're finally awake."
"Finally awake. I thought you'd never wake up again, Miyu."
Illya, with her golden pupils, was still wearing Archer's clothes. She knelt beside Miyu, looking directly into her eyes.
"Illy... a?"
"That's right. I am Illyasviel von Einzbern, the last Magician of the Einzbern Family." Illya looked at the wound-covered Miyu, a trace of resentment toward Akatsuki appearing in her eyes. "Though there's much I want to say to you, it seems time is running short."
The sound of chains repairing reached her ears. The effect of the seal on her was still there, but breaking it was only a matter of time, as cracks had already appeared.
The next second, the Dream Install was released, and Illya collapsed beside Miyu along with the Archer class card.
Not far away, the Saber and Caster class cards lay scattered on the ground.
On the other side.
"Just what do you think you're doing!"
Medea angrily grabbed Akatsuki's collar. Even though both Akatsuki and Arcueid could easily kill her, she was still furious. "Now that things have come to this, what is your intention in 'resurrecting' me!"
Akatsuki looked helplessly at Saber Alter nearby, as if to say, "I told you not to bring her back."
"Calm down, Caster!"
Noticing Akatsuki's gaze, Saber Alter separated Medea and Akatsuki. "I was the one who asked Akatsuki to reshape a body for you and guide your soul from the old timeline to the new one."
Medea frowned. "Why? I don't believe you went to all this trouble just to satisfy my wishes from the old timeline!"
"Of course not. I'm no philanthropist." Akatsuki straightened his collar and tossed a cube to Medea. "I need the knowledge of Age of Gods Magecraft in your head."
Medea was silent for a moment. "Age of Gods Magecraft? What do you want that for? As a True Ancestor, theoretically, you shouldn't be able to use magecraft, right?"
"Medea, do you know about the Idea Blood?"
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