Skadi, returning to infinity

There's a problem; things will get really bad if this continues.

He already knew it in his heart, but the problem was that he had no way to stop Skadi.

While he was contemplating whether to continue attacking to stop Skadi, in a moment of distraction, she vanished from her spot.

"Hmm? Is this where they live?"

Looking up at the luxurious building, Skadi exclaimed in admiration.

The Einzbern family is truly wealthy; they own such a large house even in Fuyuki City.

What are you doing here?

The commotion caused by Skadi and the others was insignificant to ordinary people, but it was a great deal to Artoria, who was a Heroic Spirit.

She came out of the building dressed in casual clothes and looked at Skadi.

"I'm here to take you away."

Looking at the petite girl, Skadi took a step forward and took her hand.

"Hmm?" Receiving the answer from her a week ago was a significant event for Artoria. p6ny

That's why she cares a lot about Skadi, after all, this girl has taught her many things she hadn't understood before.

She had thought they would be enemies the next time they met, but to her surprise, Skadi came over and pulled her away.

"Miss Skadi, although we have a pleasant conversation, aren't we still enemies?"

Artoria was a little confused; what was Skadi trying to do?

"Hmm? Enemies? Isn't that a relationship that can't be changed easily?"

He raised his hand, and a ball of golden energy gathered in it.

The energy was then actively absorbed by Artoria's body, and she couldn't even refuse.

"this......?

When she came to her senses, she already felt a connection between herself and Skadi.

This is the connection between Servant and Master; she became Skadi's Servant...

This result widened her eyes; she had never imagined there could be such a method to steal someone else's Command Seals.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Kiritsugu Emiya, who was rushing back, felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand, and the last Command Seal disappeared from his hand.

At the same time, his connection with Artoria was completely severed, and he felt nothing at all.

“Skadi…” He narrowed his eyes slightly, lit a cigarette, and told his assistant to speed up.

He needed to go back and see what had happened and whether his wife was safe.

“Saber?” Irisviel, who had been dozing upstairs, also sensed the subtle change.

I woke up with a start, looked at the empty room, and then walked to the bedside and looked down.

Upon closer inspection, Skadi was standing in front of Artoria, raising her hand.

Although it was a bit far away and I couldn't see it clearly, it was definitely the shape of a Command Seal.

If that were all, that would be one thing, but the crucial point is that my relationship with Artoria has been completely severed.

This gave her a very bad feeling.

It seems...

So, he, as the acting Master, has absolutely no connection with Saber anymore?

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Irisviel."

It was only noon, and Skadi looked up at Irisviel and gave a graceful bow.

"What did you do?" Even though she already had a guess, she still wanted to know the answer.

"It's nothing, I just took over Artoria's Servant relationship."

"From this moment forward, I am Artoria's Master."

Skadi spoke these words as if asserting her sovereignty, or perhaps as a reminder.

After she finished speaking, she raised her hand so that Irisviel could see the Command Seals on the back of her hand more clearly.

It was a triple command seal, each representing a different rank, forming a strange pattern on the back of her hand.

"Three different Command Seals?"

Irisviel was a little confused. Could anyone really do that?

"Yes, I have three Servants."

With a snap of her fingers, the Black Knight walked to her side, Medea flew into the air, and Artoria stood in front of her somewhat helplessly.

She hadn't betrayed anyone, but Skadi had forcefully taken her away, leaving her unsure how to face Irisviel.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything bad to you, my wife."

"To me, my wife, you are a beautiful symbol, and I will protect you."

Skadi's words were half true and half false; whether she believed them or not was up to her to decide.

“I…” Irisviel wanted to say something, but the words wouldn’t come out.

"Madam, I understand what you mean."

"You are the vessel of the Holy Grail, or more accurately, you are the Holy Grail."

"To summon the Holy Grail, you must be sacrificed."

"Saber doesn't know about this yet, does he?"

"If she had known, she would not have accepted this outcome; she would rather fail than summon the Holy Grail."

"You are willing to sacrifice yourself for Kiritsugu Emiya and for the Einzbern family."

"But have you ever thought that this is not fair to you, and it is not fair to your daughter Ilya either?"

"You think that even if you die, Illya will be taken care of by the Einzbern family and by Kiritsugu Emiya."

"But have you ever considered whether Ilya would accept losing her beloved mother?"

"There is nothing wrong with sacrificing for the greater good, and I cannot criticize such a thing."

"But this is not about righteousness, madam; it is merely personal desire."

"I will summon the Holy Grail, but I will also..."

Before Skadi could finish speaking, a series of gunshots rang out behind her.

"Clang clang clang~" A blue shield appeared, blocking all the bullets.

Skadi sighed softly, instantly appearing before Kiritsugu Emiya, easily seizing his rifle, and freezing him and his assistant in place.

Ground.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, I have a few questions for you now. Answer them."

Conventional firearms are no use to Skadi, she said, raising the rifle to herself.

She pulled the trigger, and the "rat-a-tat-tat" sound rang out, all striking the skin of her raised other hand.

The bullets struck her hand with a metallic clang before falling to the ground. p6ny

"Do you know, Emiya Kiritsugu?"

Skadi looked at him calmly.

"I am not afraid of firearms at all, not even nuclear weapons."

Her confidence made Kiritsugu Emiya take a deep breath.

So, all the hurt I caused her was just a charade she was putting on?

She had foolishly believed that these bullets could harm her and had continued to believe it.

From what I can see now, he looks like a clown.

"You don't need to belittle yourself. Although you can't hurt me with firearms, at least you did hurt me."

Skadi's words were more of a sarcastic remark than a consolation, since they were just an act and didn't actually hurt her.

"Just ask me what you want to ask."

Kiritsugu Emiya was not afraid of other magicians at all.

The problem is that the magician in front of him is a being even more powerful than a Heroic Spirit, and he has not given him any time to react from the moment he made his move.

This absolute power left Kiritsugu Emiya completely helpless.

The so-called "magician killer" depends on the opponent.

"At the end of the railway tracks, there was a fork in the road, and ten people were tied to one fork and twenty people to the other."

"You now have the opportunity to control the joystick and change the train's course. Will you choose to let the train hit the side with ten people, or the side with twenty?"

there."

Skadi asked a tricky question, and the question seemed strangely familiar.

"Ten people over there. Fr"

Emiya Kiritsugu remained silent for a long time before finally replying.

"What if I told you that behind the tracks on the ten-person side is a cliff, and if you go over it, the train will crash? And behind the path on the twenty-person side is..."

Which would you choose if it were unobstructed?

"...twenty people."

Skadi further increased the complexity of the question, and Kiritsugu Emiya continued to answer. p6ny

"You chose the path of twenty people, you sacrificed twenty people, but you saved a trainload of people and ten people."

"But if I were to tell you that those ten people were vicious criminals, and that ninety-five out of the one hundred people on the train were also criminals, five..."

He's a righteous policeman. And what about the twenty people tied to the tracks—they're all good people?

What would you choose then?