Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 249 A Twisted Dream

He thought he was fully prepared for everything, all for the sake of this cup, for the end of all darkness, and for the realization of world peace.

He firmly believed that as long as he obtained the Holy Grail, he could make a grand vow to save all mankind.

But now, things may not be going as he expected.

"You're kidding me..." Kiritsugu's lips moved, and he made a dry sound.

Buzz—! !!! !

Amidst the varied gazes of the crowd.

An invisible psychic ripple, centered on the Lesser Grail, instantly swept across the entire Ryudou Temple and even the entire Fuyuki City.

The black mud stopped flowing, and the wind stopped howling.

Everyone involved in this war—

Asuka, Kiritsugu, Artoria, Tokiomi, Zōken, Sumire, and even Rin, who was hiding in the distance.

The scene before them shattered in an instant, turning into countless bizarre and fantastical fragments.

Everyone's consciousness was drawn into the Holy Grail.

Or rather, they were drawn into a nightmare woven from all the evils of this world, a nightmare called "wish".

"Xiao Jin? Xiao Jin, wake up! You'll be late for school!"

A gentle voice sounded in my ear.

Sumire Kamado groggily opened her eyes, and what came into view was the familiar ceiling, and her mother Haru Kamado's smiling face, wearing an apron and holding a spatula.

"Mom...Mom?"

Jin sat up abruptly and looked around.

This is her room; the sun shines brightly outside the window, and birds sing and flowers bloom.

There was no magic, no monsters, and no terrible Holy Grail War.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" Haru smiled and patted her head. "Get up and wash up. Breakfast is ready. It's your favorite omelet."

Jin stared blankly at her mother, tears suddenly streaming down her face.

"Thank goodness...it was all a dream..."

'

She jumped out of bed, wanting to hug her mother.

Click.

A crisp sound.

The moment Sumire's fingers touched her mother's body, Haru's smile froze.

A layer of crystal-clear liquid instantly covered Haru's entire body, turning her into a lifelike statue.

"Mother?"

Jin stepped back in alarm, only to bump into the desk behind her.

She turned around and saw that there were no books on the desk, but instead a series of exquisite little crystal boxes.

The box contained her classmates, her teachers, and the older brother named Asuka.

They all retain their most radiant smiles from their lives, sealed within eternally unchanging crystal.

Isn't this what you wanted?

A gentle yet hollow voice echoed in Violet's mind.

You want to protect everyone, and you want this life to stay the same forever.

Look, how perfect this is! No pain, no death, and no deranged killer.

They will always be here with you, they will never leave, and they will never get hurt.

This is... eternal protection.

"No...that's not how it is..."

'

Jin collapsed to the ground, staring at her mother who had turned into a crystal statue, and let out a desperate cry.

"This is perfect...is this magic?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka stood in the void, looking at the vortex leading to the Root before him.

It contains all the truths and knowledge of the world.

"I have finally... arrived."

With tears welling up in his eyes, Tokiomi raised his ruby ​​cane, wanting to embrace this ultimate miracle.

"Yes, you did it."

A familiar voice came from behind me.

Tokiomi turned around and saw his wife Aoi, his daughters Rin and Sakura, as well as countless magicians and apprentices who were friends with him.

They were dressed in the most gorgeous gowns, with the most perfect smiles on their faces, and lined up neatly behind him.

"Honey, congratulations!"

Congratulations, Dad!

"Congratulations, Mr. Tokiomi!"

They surrounded Tokiomi Tohsaka and applauded in unison.

"Aoi, Rin, Sakura... Look, this is the Tohsaka family's long-cherished wish!" Tokiomi said excitedly.

"Yes, Father," Rin said with a smile, but her voice was as cold as if it were synthesized by a machine: "We are ready to fulfill this long-cherished wish."

Click, click.

Under Tokiomi's horrified gaze, Rin's body suddenly split open.

Her skin rolled up, revealing not flesh and blood, but countless gears and loops shimmering with magical light.

Next came Sakura, then Aoi, and everyone he knew.

Their bodies completely disintegrated, transforming into intricate magical parts that automatically flew towards the vortex of origin.

They became the screws and valves that kept that channel stable.

This is the ultimate magician's skill.

The voice whispered in Tokiomi's ear.

To reach the root cause, everything can be sacrificed.

Emotions, humanity, flesh and blood... these are all impurities that hinder the pursuit of truth.

Your wife and daughters have become the most perfect foundation; they will be with the truth... You should feel honored, Tokiomi Tohsaka.

"No..

"Tokiomi reached out, wanting to grab even a corner of his daughter's clothes, but only grasped cold remnants of magic."

Dark, damp, and putrid.

When Matou Ryouken opened his eyes, he found himself in a boundless underground cavern.

"Is this... the root of all things?"

He looked around and saw no brilliance of truth, only endless black mud.

This is the immortality you seek.

Zang Yan lowered his head and discovered that his body had disappeared.

He had transformed into a giant, swollen worm, now immersed in the black mud.

All around them were hundreds of millions of their kind. They devoured and tore at each other, endlessly cycling through this desolate world.

"Where...where is this?!" Zang Yan asked in confusion, only to find that he could only make insect-like chirping sounds.

Don't you want to break free from the constraints of the body? Don't you desire the immortality of the soul?

Here, you will never die. You will exist forever as a part of this swamp.

There is no aging, no sickness, only... eternal hunger.

Dirty Inkstone sensed it.

A hunger that could devour reason surged from the depths of his soul.

He opened his mouth uncontrollably and bit an insect next to him to death.

That insect had the face of Matou Kariya.

"No! I am Machiri Zolgen! I am destined to become Death, and even something higher!"

"You are nothing more than a magic circle we constructed together! A tool for us to achieve our goals!"

"I can't lose to you! I can't let it end like this...!!"

He thrashed about in the mud, but sank deeper and deeper until he became nothing more than an insignificant member of the swarm of billions of insects.

The sea breeze, carrying a salty, fishy smell, caressed Kiritsugu Emiya's face.

He was standing on the deck of a huge cruise ship.

The sky was blood red, and the sea was blood red as well.

"It's been a long time, Kiritsugu."

A white-haired woman dressed in red stood opposite him; she was his adoptive mother and mentor, Natalia.

"Natalia..." Kiritsugu's voice trembled.

Even though he was as calm as he was, he realized that it was just a dream, but he still couldn't control his emotions.

"You want to save the world, don't you?" Natalia smiled, toying with a dagger in her hand.

"Well then, let's make a choice."

She pointed to the sea on her left.

There are two ships there.

On a ship, three hundred innocent civilians were on board.

On another ship were two hundred prisoners.

"Now, you must choose one of the two ships to sink. If you don't make a choice, both ships will sink."

"No reason, no cause, no other possibility..."

Natalia's voice was like a devil's whisper: "Which side will you save?"

"Is that even a question?"

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Kiritsugu raised his rocket launcher and aimed it at the ship with two hundred people.

"To save the majority... the minority must be sacrificed."

boom!

The ship carrying two hundred people was blown to pieces.

Three hundred people were rescued.

"Very well, this is your justice."

My vision distorted, and the scene before me changed.

This time, two smaller rescue boats were dispatched from the three hundred people rescued on the left.

One ship carries two hundred people, and another carries one hundred people.

"Hey, so now? Are you going to kill a hundred people for two hundred more?"

Natalia tossed a detonator to Kiritsugu.

"Is this some kind of test? What is its significance?" Kiritsugu asked without hesitation.

boom-!!

He blasted a rescue boat carrying 100 people into the air.

As the area shrank, Natalia kept giving him new options, and fewer and fewer people survived.

In the end, only ten people remained.

And opposite these ten people.

It was his wife Irisviel and his daughter Ilya.

"Among these ten people, there is a deadly virus lurking. If they are allowed into the city, the infection will spread, causing tens of thousands of deaths and injuries."

Natalia continued to smile.

"And the antidote is in the blood of Irisviel and Illya... To extract enough of the antidote, their blood must be drained."

"Kiritsugu, what would you choose?"