The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

Luck is just average; if you can seize the opportunity to throw your spear, you might actually be able to defeat Berserker.

At least for now, it seems that Manju has not used any defensive measures, and he doesn't even have any armor made of magic.

Even so, to injure a Servant, one must seize an opportunity that makes it difficult for them to defend in time.

Can Saber, who is under siege, really create this opportunity?

Saber is currently in a situation where she is constantly dodging attacks. Both of her opponents' attacks are absolutely lethal, and her magic-based armor can only withstand them for a moment at most.

When an attack that breaks through armor lands on a person, it can at least tear off large chunks of their body, or even temporarily incapacitate them.

Saber can only rely on her Intuition skill and magic release to enhance her body as she moves backward.

"It seems you are still resisting your destiny, Saber, but you should know that you cannot refuse it."

Manjushri, relentlessly unleashing her attacks, spoke to Saber with pressure, but he did indeed harbor some doubts.

He paid such a high price to temporarily borrow the demonic sword, but fate seemed not to have revealed itself.

If it were merely for the sake of victory, Manjusaka would not have needed to take such a step; simply unleashing a divine punishment from the heavens that would condemn people to eternal damnation would have sufficed.

He would descend from the sky and leap onto the battlefield, wielding swords, simply to satisfy his own desires and achieve true enjoyment.

Or is it that the revelations of fate are far from sufficient, and the true moment has not yet arrived?

Manju didn't understand the interpretation of fate very well, which is why he was confused and puzzled.

However, such troubles are only a fleeting story; even if you don't realize fate is coming your way now, it will appear soon.

Since Manshu had already made her decision, the outcome of her fate had already been decided.

This is not an exaggeration, but an established fact.

The moment the sword is drawn, grasped, and swung, the story is already established and destined.

“I am here to save Britain’s fate; how could I possibly submit to the will of fate?”

Saber suddenly laughed and said, "How can you still laugh out loud in this situation?"

"It seems you've discovered something about Saber, which has given you some hope, but it's nothing more than a futile struggle."

Manshu said calmly, without stopping the swinging of the demon sword in his hand.

"Kiritsugu, throw your eternal spear! Berserker's weapon is Gram, the sword of victory."

Upon hearing this, Kiritsugu Emiya's eyes lit up.

"Perhaps this is your fate, Berserker. Since you believe in fate so much, then you should be broken by fate."

Saber launched a fierce attack and pressed forward, speaking coldly to Manshu.

In the mythological story, Gram was shattered by Odin's hurled spear. Anyone can imagine what would happen if they faced this eternal spear again.

"Eternal destiny rests in the hands of this gun. Once again, cleave Gram to pieces with the tip of your spear, Gungnir!"

This time, it wasn't a feint; it was the magic left on the spear that was unleashed, causing the spear to be thrown as if releasing its true name.

"So that's how it is. Is this fate's arrangement? I like it very much."

Chapter Forty-Five: The Moment of Dusk

In the midst of constant dodging and clashes, Saber gradually recognized the demonic sword with dragon-slaying properties that Manju held in his hand.

When you take a close look at all the famous holy and demonic swords in the world, there's really only so many of them.

Moreover, there are very few swords that can rival the holy sword in Saber's hand in terms of power and sharpness.

With the familiar design of the holy sword, and Saber's own strange sense of familiarity with it, she was able to identify the sword's identity.

This is the prototype of the holy sword that King Arthur once pulled from the stone, Gram, the divine sword that Sigmund, the father of the hero Sigurd, pulled from the tree.

This is undoubtedly a huge surprise, and the reason has been explained earlier: Kiritsugu Emiya's divine spear Gungnir once shattered Gram.

Saber was preparing, and when the opportunity came, she shouted loudly to her Master, and then she mustered her strength and pressed down on Manju with all her might.

Si Sekhmet's claws had just been shattered by the gale and were greatly affected; even if they recovered, he wouldn't be able to launch another attack so quickly.

(ii) So what needs to be done is to prevent Manju from having to spare any energy to deal with Emiya Kiritsugu. Saber unhesitatingly squeezed out her own power, using her enormous magical energy to drive her body, and even unleashed a state stronger than when she was in her best condition.

Kyuu was not as skilled as Saber's Manjushri, so facing Saber's fierce attacks, she naturally had no chance to spare any other strength.

He seized the last chance, and the arrogant Pharaoh should taste the bitter fruit of defeat.

Saber thought to herself, and suddenly her strength increased even more as she swung her sword.

"It seems fate has not obeyed you, but has instead made you its enemy because of your arrogance. Now you are destined to die, Berserker!"

The moment the spear of eternity was thrown from Kiritsugu Emiya's hand, the light of victory was established at the same instant.

While Saber couldn't be certain whether Gungnir could destroy Gram, he was certain that Gram wouldn't stop him.

At that time, she will be able to take the opportunity to unleash the holy sword in her hands once again.

Although the Victory and Oath side quest, being a top-tier Noble Phantasm, consumes an enormous amount of mana, it is difficult to use it a second time in a short period of time under normal circumstances.

However, if there are other forces to assist, that's a different story.

Whether it was the oath Saber made or the Command Seals before the battle, both provided her with the power to unleash the holy sword that shimmered in her hand once again with all her might.

As long as the sword's brilliance can be unleashed once again, victory will surely be on her side.

For Saber, this was an absolute certainty; as long as her hands remained on the hilt of the sword, victory would surely be hers.

"Indeed, you never heard the weaving of fate, and perhaps that's why you're so stubbornly attached to your own destiny and the fate of the kingdom."

Manshu showed no panic whatsoever in the face of the approaching divine spear, and even had the leisure to continue his sarcastic remarks.

"But that's true. As a mortal king, all you can see is the land before you, and all the stories you can hear are just old fabrications."

“But I am different. I am the supreme god-king, the king of kings, the master of the past, present and future. The past described in the poem echoes in my ears, the things that happen on the earth beneath my feet are reflected in my eyes, and the future that exists in my imagination is presented in my mind.”

"It is in this difference that you have made the most fatal mistake, Saber!"

Manju laughed freely, swinging his sword to parry Saber's attack, thus unleashing the destiny that brought this demonic sword to life.

Yes, this sword should have been called Gram, which Odin planted in a tree and which Sigmund pulled out.

But this is not entirely the same as the demonic sword that symbolizes glory and destruction, just like the Gram that Gilgamesh took out from his treasury.

That sword was called the Sword of Original Sin, the prototype of the Sword in the Tree and other divine swords, not entirely the Demon Sword Gram.

The same is true of the sword in Manjusaka's hand; it was drawn from the revelation of fate by squandering immense magical power under the pretext of bestowing blessings.

It once held the name of the sword of victory, Gram, but after it was shattered by Odin's eternal spear, it was no longer Gram.

Siegfried fearlessly reforged the divine sword, which was not the demonic sword Gram, but the reforged Norton.

However, this sword's fate was not to be shattered by the meteor spear as it had been before.

On the contrary, just as Gungnir, the Spear of Meteors, shattered the Sword of Victory, the reforged sword Norton will repay the favor by severing the Spear of Meteors.

This is not the story recorded in the Volsunga, nor the story in the Nibelungenlied, but the destiny depicted in Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung.

Facing Odin, who had come to stop him from saving Brunhilde, and the Eternal Spear that had once shattered the divine sword in his hand, Siegfried fearlessly swung his own divine sword.

As the prophecy describes, only fearless, born warriors can reforge the divine sword.

When facing Odin, Siegfried's only thought was that he could avenge his deceased father, a truly glorious thing.

The Spear of Meteor pierced Odin's hand, and Siegfried cleaved it in two with the divine sword Norton.

This was the destiny to be followed on this day. Manju swung his divine sword, the light on the sword turning from blue to red, and cleaved the divine spear that could pierce through everything in two.

"This is not Gram, it is Nothung! Prepare for your defeat, Saber!"

The peerless divine sword shattered Odin's spear, thus officially revealing the boundless power in the story.

Even if the sword was merely a construct of an illusory destiny, once it severed Gungnir, everything had already become reality.

The Eternal Spear fell like a shooting star, leaving only the broken spear shaft lying on the ground, its brilliance lost.

However, the waves of flame formed by the magic on Norton's sword grew higher and higher, making it impossible for Saber, who had been suppressing Manjusaka, to do so again.

Just like the scene at Ragnarok, the fire giant wielded his flaming sword Levadin, ready to send the entire world into destruction.

Norton's radiance slashed down from above, the continuous flames even severing the clouds in the sky.

Chapter Forty-Six: The End of the Road Sounds

"I have not been defeated yet, Berserker. As long as I have this sword, I can win whether you have Gram or Norton!"

Saber, gripping the holy sword tightly, was not discouraged, even though her plan ultimately failed and Odin's spear was cut in half.

But the despair of failure never descended upon her heart, not even a trace of gloom existed, for it should never have existed.

Saber's sword is a weapon sworn to victory; victory has always been in her grasp, so how could she possibly allow defeat to cloud her mind?

Even when faced with this vast and awe-inspiring power, and the thunder and flames that seem to rise at Ragnarok, it is the same.

"Gathering the breath of the 9 stars in the heavens, the torrent of glorious life! 'Excailbur, the sword of victory'!"

The particles of light gathering around Saber can only be described as magnificent. This shimmering sword of light had recently undergone a simple release, and the radiance of that release was enough to split the entire forest in two and turn the nearby city into a ravaged inferno.

This time, however, it was the result of exerting all her strength and releasing all the power she had. The radiant sword shining in the center possessed the power of a top-tier Noble Phantasm.

Although it's impossible to unleash the true value of the holy sword in Saber's hands, it's enough to unleash a power that's miraculous and as clear as the laws of nature.

As naturally as darkness silently filling with moonlight, the light rippled across everything around it, filling the space with scattered, surging brilliance, relentlessly devouring everything in its path.

This is the light of the stars, a brilliance that should be called a miracle; the radiance of the holy sword is enough to sever cities and divide the earth.

"What beautiful starlight! It even cleaves the night in two with this sword. It's so beautiful and dazzling..."

Manju said with admiration, as the one who directly faced Saber's full-force attack, he could be said to have seen it most clearly and thoroughly.

The dazzling light of the planet filled Manju's eyes, and the magnificent radiance captivated him.

That's right, that's why he was willing to come here, to jump down from the sky, and to draw the divine sword from his destiny and swing it forward.

It is all so that we can see this magnificent and dazzling starlight, and then suppress this brilliance, and defeat the owner of this radiance together.

"Despite its beauty and brilliance, the light of this holy sword is still far from enough!"

The light emanating from that holy sword was already magnificent and dazzling enough.

The radiance emanating from the sword was so striking that it drew the attention of everyone present. Even the sun and the enraged lioness standing nearby were taken aback, displaying fear and timidity.

But it's not enough. It's far from enough.