The Ultimate Lich King

The night air in Fuyuki has been missing for a long time, and the cold winter breath is just the right amount to cool down the burning skin.

Rin innocently thought that it would be great if she could find Kotone before the last train. But then there are only two hours left, which is totally not enough time.

"It's so quiet..." At this moment, Rin was walking alone on the wide streets of Fuyuki City. What should have been a bustling night market was actually as quiet as death.

Anyway, investigate Xindu first. If you go to Miyama Town, the magic pointer will keep pointing to Tohsaka Residence, and if you go there, you will probably be discovered by your father.

After opening the magic pointer cover, Rin was confused by the pointer's reaction.

"...What's going on?"

The needle that usually only shook slightly was now spinning rapidly. It was the first time she had seen this phenomenon. The needle behaved like a small animal, which cast a shadow over Rin's heart.

Looking down at the magic pointer in her hand, Rin gasped.

The pointer is motionless. It points to the direction of the sound as if frozen.

There is something there, something emitting strange magic.

"..."

Isn't this what you want to find?

What a great start to find the clue so quickly. Rin plans to search all the suspicious places in Xindu and confirm the location of Kotone one by one. And the first place here has already been found by myself.

Okay, then go up and see what's there.

When Tohsaka Rin discovered something, Ye Yu and others who were following the girl also discovered something.

"What a coincidence. I thought I let you escape."

Feeling the familiar magic power fluctuations in the air, Ye Yu slowly narrowed his eyes and showed a cold smile.

"Is it Caster?"

Irisviel, who also felt the strange magic power fluctuation, asked.

"Yes, it's Caster's magic power."

Ye Yu nodded and followed Tohsaka Rin in front into the dark basement.

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Dark, dark, dark, this is what Rin saw before her eyes. Faintly, Rin seemed to hear the sound of crying.

The voice sounded so familiar... Some terrifying images flashed through his mind, and Rin continued to look down at the compass in his hand.

The pointer was fixed, pointing straight into the depths of the pitch-black basement.

The speakeasy, however, looks abandoned, waiting for its next owner to develop it.

"Hiss, hiss~~" A strange sound sounded, like a snake crawling, and Rin felt a chill coming over him.

"Kotone, are you there?" Gathering up her courage, Rin shouted, and her childish voice seemed to spread far away in the darkness.

"No, no, no, absolutely no, no..."

There was the breathing of something from deep in the corridor, as if there was a breath coming to my face.

There were cries, and there were weak moans and groans that sounded like death. There is also a strong smell of blood...

There is no sound of piano in the depths of darkness. Even if she was inside, she probably wouldn't be the same voice as before.

If she really wanted to find something today, maybe Rin's target should not be Kotone but her body.

"don't want……"

When everything in the darkness was revealed in front of Rin, she couldn't help but screamed in fright.

"Oh my, there is such a cute little girl coming to me." A very proud voice sounded in the darkness. It seemed that the man in the darkness had just tortured and killed a little girl, which gave this man in the darkness a great sense of satisfaction.

In Rin's eyes, Kotone's body was lying quietly on the bar counter. The blood was flowing like it was free of charge. The small body was torn open, and something was wrapped around and stained on the face. Blood stains on man's hands.

"Ugh..." Vomiting and crying.

"Oh, little girl, I just wanted to try using my intestines or something to play with the rope. It's very interesting. Do you want to play with me?" With a twisted smile on the man's face, he inserted himself into the girl. The sharp knife was drawn out.

Maybe he wasn't dead yet, his little body twitched, and his bulging pale eyes looked at Rin.

"ah!!!!!!!!"

A strange purple light flashed, and in the man's surprised eyes, a torrent of magic rushed towards him.

"Tch, what is this..." The device on his wrist that was given by his servant Caster to seduce children flashed with light, but the man was still knocked to the ground by this sudden attack.

run! This was the only thought in Rin's mind. Almost without thinking, she turned around and ran towards the stairs.

"Really, it wouldn't be fun if the little girl ran away, but she would be eaten!" A man's lazy voice came from behind.

The pointer of the compass in her hand spun violently, and a torrent of magic instantly enveloped the little girl's body.

This...this feeling is...

The feeling of inescapable, incapable of thinking, just pure and hopeless "death".

At that time, the young Rin realized the nature of magic through this experience.

He couldn't move his whole body and couldn't even scream. The unbearable terror is enough to crush such a young girl.

A strange tinnitus began to ring in her ears, and Rin thought it was caused by the cold despair that pressed in her heart. My own thinking is starting to destroy my five senses.

Then there was the sound of something being frozen and then broken, and Rin felt a warm embrace hugging him, like a father.

"Are you okay?"

A gentle voice rang in Rin's ears. Inexplicably, Rin Tosaka felt that the voice was familiar. He raised his head and saw a familiar face.

"Is...is it you?!"

Naturally, the girl will not forget the way she is holding her man in her arms at this moment. He was the one who took her sister Sakura away from her that day.

Although he knew that this was his father's order, and this man was much more comfortable than the old man, Rin still had some grudges in his heart.

If... if it weren't for him, Sakura wouldn't leave her side.

Yes... By the way, this man is also a participant in the Holy Grail War. Does that mean he is my father's enemy?"

Tohsaka Rin thought so, and the fear in her heart at first disappeared. The girl didn't know what was going on, but she felt very at ease in this man's arms.

On the other side, Caster's Master looked very unhappy when he discovered that the man who suddenly appeared had taken away his prey. He raised his eyebrows and looked at the uninvited guest standing at the top of the stairs, and spoke casually.

"Where do you come from, how dare you disturb Ryunosuke-sama from having fun?"