gaze of war

The sky was swallowed by darkness, and the stars were silent.

The earth collapsed into an endless abyss, and life and water were scattered in this desperate death.

The black clothes merged with the darkness around her, and the night became her clothes and her wings.The red light flickering behind her is the entrance to the other shore she controls.The black-winged goddess raised her head slowly, her gaze penetrated the boundless darkness, and cast her eyes on the border of Fuyuki in the present world—the forest named after Einzbern.

Through the spire of the mansion, through the thick ground.The distance between the floors was crossed directly in a short moment - reaching the dimly lit underground warehouse.

A complicated magic circle was drawn on the ground in a corner of the warehouse. The lines exuded bright red light and were operating smoothly, providing magic power to the woman lying directly above it.

She has soft and smooth long silver hair, her skin is as crystal clear as a child's, and her perfect body is wrapped in a pure white dress.She lay peacefully with her eyes closed, looking like she was having a sweet dream.

The magic power emanating from her body...

found it.

Holy Grail—

The goddess of war and death sighs in the darkness of nothingness.

Where human eyes can't detect, she has already quietly stepped forward, crossing the gap between time and space, and standing outside the magic circle.

She bent down and watched the woman quietly with unwavering eyes.

As if sensing her gaze, or her murderous gaze, the silver-haired woman suddenly opened her eyes.

The red crystal-like pupils and the pitch-black eyes looked at each other.

"……Who are you?"

The silver-haired woman blinked hesitantly.

Keeping her eyes on the goddess, she slowly bent her arms and supported her body with difficulty.

Long silver hair slid down her slender neck, covering her back and chest softly.

As if even the act of getting up like this made her feel extremely tired, her cheeks began to turn red and her breathing became labored.She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

But it seemed that she was really struggling, she still lowered her head, covered her chest, and let out a painful wheezing sound.

Morrigan watched her silently.

She hadn't thought that the Holy Grail... would actually exist in the form of a living human being.

In Morrigan's memory, even if a magic item transforms into various forms, it cannot change the fact that it is a "prop"—however, such a magic item has "life".

This means that such props have touched certain "laws".

The Holy Grail began to exude breath from the destruction of Assassin.

After the caster was eliminated, the aura became even stronger.

Morrigan, who ignored the sign because of Diarmuid's incident, smelled it immediately when he recovered from the serious injury caused by "the world".

Is it "activated"?

Morrigan quietly watched the silver-haired woman get up from the ground, took a breath, then raised her face and looked up at her.

The black pupil and the red pupil looked at each other again.

The silver-haired woman was surprisingly calm.

"I'm Irisviel von Einzbern, who are you?"

"Morrigan," said the dark-haired goddess in her characteristic husky voice.She stared intently at the woman who called herself Irisviel, and then slowly drew a cold arc on her lips. "Meeting you for the first time...the Holy Grail."

"..."

Irisviel was silent.

But she didn't look surprised.

She watched the intruder carefully, at her pale face and long, straight black hair, at her emotionless eyes.

The woman named Morrigan avoided everyone, and even the defensive circle of the Einzbern house failed to respond, and came to her without being noticed by anyone.

As an artificial human created by Einzbern, one of the "Three Founding Families", and also a replica of the Winter Maiden, Irisviel possesses the utmost intelligence no less than anyone else.

This woman - very dangerous.

She made no secret of her killing intent, almost stinging her skin.

... Morrigan ...?It's a very strange name, and it doesn't look like a Japanese name.If you look closely, although you have black hair and black eyes, your face...

Why can't I see clearly?

Irisviel suddenly opened her eyes wide.

It wasn't an effect caused by magic, but it was like the original appearance of a woman named Morrigan - no matter what, she couldn't outline her face in her mind, she could clearly see the facial features, but when she wanted to remember When he looked at Morrigan's face, he found that all those impressions were lost.

This strange situation made Irisviel's body tense even more.

"...My name is Irisviel von Einzbern."

Deciding to ignore what Morrigan revealed about her true identity, Irisviel gently repeated her name.She smiled slightly.

That smile looked extremely soft, and it could even be said to be sweet, making people feel that they could not help being infected and smiled at the first glance.

But Morrigan looked into her eyes.

Those red crystal-like pupils implied firmness and awe.

It was a pair—the eyes of a warrior.

This woman is fighting for something.

Even though she was pale due to physical pain, her brows trembled and frowned from time to time.

But she is still clear-sighted and full of courage, no matter how big the crisis is, she will never shrink back because of fear.

【Kiritsugu will definitely win. 】

【Kiritsugu's ideal will definitely come true. 】

【Kiritsugu, Kiritsugu, Kiritsugu, Kiritsugu——】

Suddenly Morrigan laughed.Her heart sound was so strong that it was like shouting loudly in her ear, and the content was extremely simple. She kept chanting that name in her heart repeatedly.

It was as if her whole life was for this man.

——This is really a novel experience.

In the early Celtic era, such a woman could not be respected by others.

Women not only take care of their families, but also go out to work. If war breaks out, women will put on armor and go to battle to kill the enemy.Only such a woman will be respected.

However, as time passed, women were increasingly forced to stay at home, drastically limiting their power and function.

They become weak and selfless, dedicating themselves wholeheartedly to their husbands.

Women slowly became the vassals of men.

— Just like the woman in front of me.

Even though it is such a powerful magic item container, but she wants to help her husband realize his wish like an ordinary woman...?

Inexplicably a little disappointed.

In Morrigan's mind, a woman should be able to shine on the battlefield like a man, instead of staying at home like a beautiful vase, waiting for the man to return.

This kind of dissatisfaction made Morrigan's gaze, which had been mild because of Irisviel's firmness, become sharp and cold again.

Moreover, that man's wish...

"Holy Grail, tell me. Do you really think the wish for 'world peace' is achievable?"

Full of malicious expectations, Morrigan whispered a question in Irisviel's ear.

"It will definitely come true. That is Kiritsugu's dream." Irisviel said firmly. "That person has been fighting for this lofty ideal all his life. Even if his hands are covered with blood and he has nightmares at night, it doesn't matter. He is constantly and constantly moving towards this goal. Therefore, he will definitely achieve it."

"Hehe...that's really a willful answer." Morrigan laughed.

That's it - because of the absolute identification with that man in my heart, I am willing to dedicate my whole body and mind to him. In addition to the connection called love, there is also a feeling of worshiping gods or idols in their marriage .

Irisviel not only loves him, but also longs for him. She pins all her beautiful hopes on this man whose wish is "world peace without war and killing".

"...Really, so naive."

How can there be eternal peace as long as human beings exist?If the Holy Grail can really fulfill this wish, the only way is to wipe out all human self-awareness, turning them into puppets without even a self, and naturally there will be no more disputes.

For Morrigan's ridicule, Irisviel did not waver.

She expresses her rejection of Morrigan in her own way.

No matter what Morrigan said, she never doubted what she believed most firmly in her heart.

The Holy Grail is a wishing machine of external energy.Therefore, Kiritsugu's wish will definitely come true.In this way, there will no longer be so much pain and despair in this world, and both Kiritsugu and himself as an artificial human will be able to obtain happiness.

I really want to see if she can still maintain such a firm heart after the Holy Grail does something like that...

Sensing the wave of magic power approaching outside the door, Morrigan chuckled again.

"... Someone is coming. Remember my name, Holy Grail. Before your soul is completely swallowed by that magic item." She said meaningfully, "Although I really want to see, when the Holy Grail is really realized, that man When your wish... can you still maintain such a firm belief..."

Before the warehouse door was opened, Morrigan left here without a sound.

And when the door of the warehouse was pushed open by Emiya Kiritsugu, he only saw Irisviel sitting in the magic circle in a daze, turning her face suddenly as if she was suddenly awakened by the sound of the door opening in a daze, and then said to He smiled weakly.

"Kiritsugu... you came to see me."

Like a child, Irisviel said softly.

The author has something to say: Key point 1 of this chapter: The goddess has taken a fancy to his wife (!!!)

Key point 2: The goddess can no longer use power beyond the limit because of the perception of world power.

Key point 3: Goddess started preparing for NTR Kiritsugu (!!!)

Key point 5: The wife resolutely expresses her wholeheartedness! (Dirt!