A certain crossover anime's nuclear-powered sword immortal

But no matter what, she didn't want to be killed here.

"Kill her! Lord El-Melloi II!"

Seeing Medea trying to escape, Atram Gariasta quickly called out.

In the next instant, a blue arrow of light pierced through the air!

Whoosh!

"Ugh!" Medea cried out in pain as the arrow of light pierced her from behind, using magic to teleport her body at the last moment.

Arjuna quickly approached, glanced around, and then looked away.

"Master, Caster has escaped! I'm going after her right now!"

“Wait… no need to chase after them,” Weber said hastily.

Upon hearing Weber's words, Arjuna immediately stopped and went to Weber's side.

Then, upon seeing the bloody scene inside the magic workshop, even Arjuna's pupils constricted slightly.

"This is……!"

"Hey! El-Melloi II, what are you still standing there for? Why aren't you chasing after her!"

Seeing that Webber remained unmoved, Atram Gariasta shouted in exasperation.

"El-Melloi II! I want you to hunt down that bitch immediately, otherwise the Gariasta family will put pressure on the El-Melloi faction. Your faction is already in ruins. If you add fuel to the fire, the other factions will probably devour it like wild dogs smelling meat!"

At this moment, Weber, who had been silent for a moment, spoke.

“Stop making so much noise, Archer, kill him!”

"Yes, Master."

As the archers responded, Atram Gariasta, who had been shouting, immediately lost his momentum.

"Wait, wait a minute! El-Melloi II, are you insane! If I die, my family will not let you off the hook, I will absolutely—"

Before Atram Gariasta could finish speaking, a blue light flashed in his eyes, and blood gushed uncontrollably from his neck, staining the basement floor red.

Ignoring Atram Gariastana's still convulsing corpse, Weber strode down the blood-stained corridor, leaving behind a trail of crimson footprints.

……

In the tranquil forest under the moonlight, a graceful figure stumbled and staggered forward.

But before he could run far, the figure fell to the ground.

Medea, who used teleportation magic to reach the forest outside at the last minute, was attacked from the back. As a Caster, she was considered relatively fragile among all Servants. If she were not bound by Command Seals, she could have resisted with Divine Magic, but now she could hardly even use magic to defend herself.

Fortunately, she had already severed her connection with Atram Gariasta using "All Symbols Will Break the Rules," so now the other party has no way of finding her through the connection between the Servant and the Master.

However, Medea was therefore unable to know Atram Gariasta's current location.

Therefore, Medea also had no way of knowing that Atram Gariasta was now dead.

Still believing that the enemy was still searching for her, Medea could only stubbornly continue her escape through the forest.

As the source of magic

The severance, coupled with the restrictions imposed by the three Command Seals, left her with almost no magic power, and it won't be long before it gradually disappears due to the loss of its supply.

"Damn it... Am I going to end up like this... dying on the run after rebelling again...?"

Her beautiful face was smeared with dirt, and strands of blue hair clung to her face, making her look pitiful with her sorrowful expression.

Boom...

With a muffled clap of thunder, dark clouds drifted across the sky, obscuring it, and several streaks of lightning flashed across the heavens.

Then, a light drizzle began to fall, making the surrounding trees appear as if shrouded in mist. The raindrops hit the muddy ground, splashing mud and water that soaked Medea's dress.

"Even at the very last moment, it rains on me. Does the world hate me that much...?"

Feeling more depressed than ever before and somewhat distressed, Medea raised her hand and lifted her mask, revealing her exquisite and beautiful face, which appeared even more sorrowful under the rain.

Medea opened her eyes and looked at the gloomy sky, the continuous drizzle pattering on her beautiful face.

The sky in her eyes gradually blurred, and Medea's vision narrowed. She closed her eyes and quietly awaited death.

Suddenly, the rain that should have been pattering on her cheeks stopped falling, and Medea, feeling a little strange, opened her eyes.

A red-haired boy came into view. Although there was nothing covering his head, the rain was kept away just before it touched him.

A magician?

"Get out of here quickly. It's dangerous to stay near me. The enemy is about to catch up."

Medea spoke in a weak voice to the unfamiliar red-haired boy, offering him advice.

"You can barely take care of yourself, yet you still have the mind to worry about others?"

The boy lowered his head and gazed at her with his pale golden eyes.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Medea in a Panic

Those eyes seemed to possess some kind of magic; when Medea was being gazed upon, she felt as if her body had lost all sensation, yet she did not react in any other way.

Because her body has begun to become semi-transparent, it means that her magic power is almost exhausted. When her magic power is completely depleted and no longer sufficient to support the present world, she will disappear completely.

"You look like you need a little help."

The boy suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Medea smiled wryly and then spoke in a barely audible voice.

"No one can help me. Under this cursed fate... no matter where I am, the ending will be the same... being driven by others, being used by others, despising rebellion... these are all the inevitable fates of me, who bears the name of a witch..."

As Medea was speaking with a sorrowful and mournful expression, a sudden feeling of weightlessness made her gasp in surprise.

"Hey... what... what are you doing...!?"

Shirou casually reached out and picked up the woman, who was weak and powerless due to her injuries and depleted magic power.

"I'm very interested in your story, but let's wait until we're in a different place before you continue telling it to me."

Medea was stunned upon hearing this.

"Are you... are you an idiot? I've already told you, there are enemies chasing me. What you're doing is no different from courting death!"

Perhaps it was because Shirou's words had given Medea a sense of warmth and care for the first time that she was now so eager for him to leave.

For Medea, receiving such care at the end of her life was enough. As long as she was allowed to live, at least she wouldn't disappear in vain.

However, Shirou completely ignored what she said, and instead, quite selfishly, held her in his arms and walked off in one direction.

The rain falling from the sky above stopped just before it reached Shirou's head, as if it were being shielded by an invisible umbrella.

Finally, seeing Shirou's completely indifferent attitude, Medea, realizing that no amount of persuasion would be of any use, sighed, slightly turned her face away, and avoided meeting Shirou's gaze.

"Fine, whatever... I'm going to disappear soon anyway."

"I have a way to allow you to continue existing in this world."

As he carried the woman through the dense forest, with an invisible umbrella seemingly spreading over their heads to shield them from the rain, and their clothes remaining completely dry, Shirou suddenly spoke.

"What do you mean...?" Medea paused for a moment, then looked up at Shirou with some surprise.

But the moment she raised her face, she suddenly realized that the other person's cheek was getting closer and closer to hers.

"You...!" The exclamation that was about to escape her lips was swallowed back, and the woman's eyes gradually widened.

At the same time, the voice of the Word Spirit rang in the woman's mind, like a divine word that struck her soul.

Several minutes later, Shirou finally raised his head.

"Why...why did you do this?!" The woman, her bright purple lips painted with lipstick, bit her lip and her cheeks flushed, stared at Shirou with her beautiful blue eyes.

Medea's behavior at this moment was completely at odds with her mature and beautiful appearance.

"Haven't you realized yet? You're no longer going to disappear."

Upon hearing Shirou's words, Medea subconsciously checked her current physical condition and was immediately filled with disbelief.

"What is this...!?"

Medea looked at Shirou with shock and confusion in her eyes.

"Who exactly are you? And why do you possess this power?"

“My name is Orihara Shirou. What I just cast on you was one of the ten incarnations of Vereslana’s power, named ‘Boy’.”

As long as you use the power of words in this state, when someone important to you is in danger, you can share the power of the God of War Veleslana with that person.

Furthermore, the true value of this power lies in its ability to greatly enhance the strength of the person to whom the protection is bestowed.

The incantation of this avatar is uncertain and varies depending on the protection it requires.

When the blessing is completed, it also purifies and removes all negative effects and resurrects the recipient, while simultaneously elevating the recipient's power to the level of a subordinate god.

"The power of the gods..." As someone who lived in the Age of Gods, Medea naturally knew what the power of the gods represented, which is why she was so surprised after hearing Shirou's explanation.

"Okay, now that I've explained everything to you, can you get down now? Although I don't mind holding you the whole time."

As Shirou said this, he deliberately moved closer to the woman's face again, which startled her so much that she quickly pursed her lips and hurriedly left his embrace.

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"I'm very grateful that you saved me, but don't even think about getting too close to me like this!" Medea looked at Shirou warily and took a half step back.

Then she continued.

"In return, I will protect you until this Holy Grail War ends."

"Do you really think I'll need your protection?" Shirou couldn't help but laugh.

"I...I..." Medea stammered, puzzled. "Then why did you save me?"

Upon hearing her question, Shirou thought about it seriously for a moment, then looked into her bewildered blue eyes and answered.

"Don't worry, I have absolutely no other intentions towards you, and I hope you won't have any other thoughts about me either. My decision to save you is purely out of lust."

"???"

……

Due to an unexpected event, Shirou's trip to Rin's house had to be postponed, and he first took Medea back home.