Davidian's Holy Grail War

Faced with such a presence, Caster exclaimed in surprise, "Is this the real Merlin?" Her voice also startled Merlin, who hadn't heard from her before and thought she wasn't there. So this is the voice of the Child of Prophecy? It really does sound like him.

"Although I have a lot of personal topics I want to discuss, I need to hurry up now and leave personal matters for later. The current commander of Chaldea is Gordolf, right? Are you there?"

Goldruff immediately said he was there, and then he quickly began to ascertain what "hope" meant. The situation looked utterly hopeless!

Merlin was pleased with his attitude, which was very good—to seize every hope and keep moving forward. He immediately explained that there was still hope, which meant there were means and possibilities to stop the collapse.

"Let's get straight to the point. I want the fairies of Paradise to return here immediately. After the bell rang, you should have been able to hear Paradise's call, right?"

The moment has finally arrived for the Paradise Fairy to complete her mission. And once the Paradise Fairy has fulfilled her mission, it may be possible to erase this singularity and defeat Cernunos.

Gareth finally spoke: "You're still the same as always, Merlin. Mother was right to say you're heartless; after all, you only have feelings for a select few."

"Ha~ Is that Gareth? Or has he grown up enough to meet your father? Davidian must be very proud of you."

Hearing Merlin's words, Gareth could only cover his head and tell him to stop talking. The more he listened, the angrier he got…

At this moment, Castor whispered that he was not qualified to return to Paradise, but Grimm said firmly that it had nothing to do with qualifications.

Once the fairies who have completed their pilgrimage return to Paradise, the curse of God's Wrath will weaken. It won't disappear, but it won't continue to grow either.

"This is what the god of wisdom who forced his power upon me said. Although the mythological systems are different, this is certain. My task is to take Castor there. He said that... as long as the pilgrimage is completed, it doesn't matter if I bring back a corpse."

Upon hearing Grimm's words, Castor showed an "I knew it" expression, while Ritsuka widened her eyes and said, "Are you kidding me? What nonsense are you spouting? Castor, why aren't you angry?"

Faced with an enraged Ritsuka, Castor told her that he had known from the beginning. After all, she had seen Grimm's intentions the moment she saw him.

However, Merlin only said that it wasn't time yet, and that he could sense the fairy of Paradise existing there in her best form. Moreover, she should complete her mission according to her own will.

"This is too absurd, let's just forget about it. She's already done enough, let's all give up now! Even if someone tries to dissuade her, she will definitely finish it."

These two sentences made Ritsuka even angrier. Did he not understand that she was telling him not to speak?

However, Merlin didn't even give him a chance to get angry, only saying that they now had to go to Paradise, to Albion, the boundary dragon that sank into the dark swamp, and that through its remains they could enter the Spirit Cave in the Inner Sea of ​​Stars.

As Britain begins its destruction, the passage has opened, promising a full hour of cave exploration. However, it's the greatest sanctuary in the magical world, and not just anyone can enter.

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, representing humanity; Gareth and Mashu, Knights of the Round Table; she, a fairy of Paradise; and... well, Muramasa, her attendant. The Spirit Cave will probably only open its passage for these five. The rest of you will have to wait outside."

Ritsuka remained silent, but the others had already made their judgment for him. Storm Border immediately changed course and flew towards the dark swamp. Next, they had to enter the Inner Sea of ​​the Stars, and there were only five of them.

"Cast, are you sure this is okay?" Ritsuka asked her, but Cast simply replied indifferently that things would work themselves out, and that even if she didn't want to, it would only lead to arguments with everyone.

"And thinking about it carefully, this is actually my first time returning home? Maybe I'm even a little excited!"

Looking at her forced smile, Ritsuka felt only bitterness in his heart. He felt a sense of powerlessness; at this moment, he couldn't save her.

Soon, Storm Border arrived above the dark swamp. After reprimanding Percival, who still wanted to step forward and continue fighting, Castor reluctantly left the ship with the others.

"Percival was right just now. You're always worrying about harmony with those around you, so you keep stifling your own ideas. How silly of you!"

Ritsuka suddenly said this to Caster, and Caster just stammered that he should be very frank and never hide anything...

However, Ritsuka seemed a bit sullen at the moment, so she didn't want to argue with her any further on this matter. And so, the group indeed entered the Spirit Cave through Albion's remains. Here, communication with the Storm Border was lost, and they were about to enter the Inner Sea of ​​the Stars.

"This is a world of a different level, which is similar to another dimension. It's just that this path appears below the surface due to Albion's influence. You will continue to go deeper into the world."

The Albion of Pan-Human History died 80 kilometers underground, but the Albion of this Lostbelt truly paved a path to Paradise. However, this path was too narrow for it to pass through, so it too had to die on the surface.

Chapter 451 The Truth Within the Truth

Ritsuka then asked him if there were such spirit caves in the pan-human history. Merlin replied that there certainly were, but they were called spirit tombs rather than spirit caves.

After all, Albion died 80 kilometers underground, and the world beyond that is the fairy realm, a world that humans cannot set foot in.

However, this is a different story in the Lostbelt. After all, Britain itself is a fairy realm, so there is no such constraint that allows one to explore further.

Realistically speaking, to travel all the way to a depth of more than 400 kilometers, it would be to a location approximately 2700 kilometers underground.

That was the destination of this trip: the Sea Within the Stars.

"Is this even a walkable place? It's impossible to get there in an hour!" Muramasa was practically cursing, but Gareth stopped him. Merlin must have been prepared; he wasn't the type to make a foolish mistake over something so trivial.

As Merlin had said, he would use a series of [Movement Time Reduction] spells to quickly get them to the destination, which is why it would only take an hour.

"But this is too boring. Let me light a lamp for you." With these words, the entire cave immediately became bright!

The group was finally able to see the interior structure of the cave, and surprisingly, the place was quite beautiful.

"Alright, let's move forward. With each step, the [Travel Time Reduction] effect will be activated. This is because this is Earth's memory, no, more like an intelligence space. The process is like rapidly skipping over hazy memories to reach the destination."

Everyone nodded as they looked at Merlin speaking, but Mashu's expression was still inexplicably strained.

Why is Merlin in front of me using Fou's image?

Merlin started boasting about his reliability, but this only intensified the sense of unease among the crowd.

"Muramasa, you can worship me if you want! After all, it's been a long time since I've appeared! Even if my role is short, I want to leave a very deep impression on everyone!"

[From a certain perspective, this will definitely leave a very deep impression on them!] Ritsuka could only barely maintain his serious expression and continue walking forward until he saw the mural.

"Merlin, you must know, right? That mural is the true meaning of the Naraku Insect. Tell me about it, I really want to know the truth."

Upon hearing Ritsuka's words, Merlin smiled and said, "So the shrine maiden's memories have already surfaced over there? That's perfect. Even if they don't want to hear it, Merlin will find an appropriate opportunity to tell them the whole story and the truth."

"Then let's talk about the creation story of the British Lostbelt, and the specifics of the Paradise Fairy Mission."

This is an ancient story, so ancient it couldn't be more ancient. After the six fairies emerged, they discovered that the world had become a vast ocean.

[How pitiful, the world has become like this.] Just then, a huge figure rose from the sea.

A huge, soft, furry body. On its shoulder rests an animal that should no longer exist.

The six fairies became friends with the gods.

The empty ocean is incredibly boring, uninhabitable, and arduous. But the gods help to hold back the waves, so the six fairies have it easy.

While a calm ocean is nice, we still really miss the earth!

The six fairies offered joy to the gods, and the six fairies offered their wishes to the gods. The six fairies offered their wishes to the gods, the wishes were granted, and the celebration ended.

The god died after being tricked into drinking poison. The six fairies obtained the god's body and intended to use it as their new land.

The animals that were left behind, crying out, were also used very carefully. Because there was only one human, and just because one was not enough, they were torn apart, torn apart, torn apart alive.

In order to ensure that they would never die no matter what they did, they carefully used magic to manipulate it.

Britain was thus created, and so the error began.

Hopefully, the original six fairies can be redeemed.

Hopefully, the original six fairies will be cursed.

Everyone else's expressions turned horrified after hearing the story, but Duli Xiang and Gareth's expressions remained unchanged. After all, they had already guessed the truth, and Gareth even thought it was only natural.

"As expected, the original six goblins killed Cornunus. That great cave was actually Cornunus's tomb, and what's overflowing now is Cornunus's wrath."

Ritsuka revealed her thoughts, and Merlin was surprised that Ritsuka had already guessed the truth? Was it time to find out? How interesting!

"But why? I don't quite understand the motive. Cornunos shielded them from the waves, didn't he? How could he do something so ungrateful?"

Ritsuka asked about this again, and this time it was Gareth who answered. She said calmly that he probably thought Cornunos was in the way.

Everyone was now even more confused, but Merlin said Gareth was right and continued to explain:

This happened 14,000 years ago. When the six fairies left Paradise and came to the surface, Earth had already turned into the Sea of ​​Nothingness.

At this moment, the Celtic beast god Cernunus, who had also come to the surface, extended a helping hand to the six goblins who were at their wits' end. He and the only surviving human among them, the priestess of the beast god, sheltered the goblins.

The fairies were initially very grateful for this, but no matter how much time passed afterward, the Sea of ​​Nothingness remained unchanged, and the land did not appear.

The fairies believed this was due to Cernunus's lack of ability, and they were also very dissatisfied with the witch's constant admonitions to live properly and reflect on their behavior. So the fairies killed Cernunus.

They believed that since there was no land, they could find a substitute. If they could make Cornunos's enormous body float on the sea, it would at least become a small island.

However, their opponent was a god, not so easy to kill. So they devised a plan, holding a celebration and declaring that they would worship the Celtic beast god as their own. They held a banquet and invited him to drink.

Cornunus was naturally pleased to be worshipped as a deity. He probably thought the fairies were finally beginning to reflect on their actions, so he ignored the witches' advice and agreed to attend the banquet, only to be poisoned to death.

So, the celebration is over.

"Then the priestess was dismantled while still alive, and used as raw material by the six fairies as the basis for the future production of humans."

So, all of humanity in Britain is actually just a corrupted copy of the murdered witch, right? No wonder they lack reproductive capabilities; after all, there was only one original witch, so she couldn't get pregnant.

Ritsuka's tone became unusually cold, and Merlin continued, saying that the six fairies who were dumbbells later gave birth to the Stone Child and the Forest Child to increase their clan, and continued to transform the remains of Cornunus into the earth.

But the fairies' lives became troublesome in the 100th year, as the young children died one after another, turning into withered trees floating on the sea. However, because the next generation would be born, the number of fairies did not decrease.

Because humans were created using the cells of priestesses, civilization gradually arose. As civilization was established, more and more jobs were created, the types of fairies increased, and the forests flourished.

Yet, death still occurs, without any reason.

The six goblins finally realized that this was—the Wrath of Cernunus.

Chapter 452 An Unexpected Past

Although Cernunus's soul had perished, his body was not truly dead. Only his heart, still bearing the flames from the cremation, remained. Cernunus's remains continued to scorch in rage and curse.

"It could be said that it could be resurrected as a ghost at any time. No wonder Morgan prepared twelve holy lances aimed at it, and even had the miraculous David to back it up."

However, Merlin just laughed and said that Davidan could neither emit light nor summon the First Legion in this Lostbelt.

"That is a symbol of the heart, a legion that can be directly summoned without condensing a mental landscape to form an inherent barrier."