Type-Moon, isn't this really the other world?

"But..."

Young Rin Tohsaka was momentarily speechless when her father questioned her so confidently.

Instinct told her that her father was wrong, and that the man in front of her was no longer the father she knew.

However, the other person's appearance, physique, and the exact same temperament and tone as his father made Rin Tohsaka, who both feared and admired Tohsaka Tokiomi, was afraid of disappointing her father, and had not yet established a complete value system, feel some self-doubt.

Was I wrong?

Rin Tohsaka said weakly, "Even for the sake of the Root, Father, you shouldn't..."

"ridiculous."

"These mortals are nothing but confused insects who do not know why they live. If they can become pebbles on our path to explore the origin, it is their honor."

"As a legitimate magician, I can give up everything for the sake of the Root."

"That's not the case..."

"enough!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka's voice rose a few decibels, then he shook his head and said, "Never mind, it's pointless anyway."

It's pointless now?

Before Rin Tohsaka could understand the meaning behind her father's words, she felt herself being lifted up.

Grabbing himself, Tokiomi Tohsaka walked toward the altar on the platform.

"Father, what are you doing?!"

Having just witnessed countless people being sacrificed, Rin Tohsaka screamed in panic and struggled incessantly.

"Father! It's me, Rin! Wake up! It's me, Rin!"

"Don't kill me! Father! It's me, Rin!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka paid no attention to his daughter's cries and led her to the altar.

"My foolish daughter, what are you afraid of?"

"As your father, I am giving you an opportunity, an opportunity for you to become one with that great being."

"To give someone as foolish as you the chance to reach the Root with your father."

Chapter Fifty: The Holy Maiden of Heaven, Yusatis

"No! I don't want it!"

Rin Tohsaka screamed.

Looking at his father, whose expression was now fanatical and completely devoid of the stern yet tender and expectant demeanor he once possessed, he felt a deep sense of urgency.

The strong smell of blood on the stage filled the air.

Suddenly, she understood why her mother had killed her father with Lin Jiu'an, and she regretted even more why she hadn't listened to her mother and stayed at home.

My father has gone mad!

They've completely gone mad!

No matter how much she struggled, Rin Tohsaka couldn't break free from Tokiomi Tohsaka's large hand. She could only watch helplessly as she was placed on the altar and as her father chanted incantations and activated his magic.

Shortly after.

The phantom of the Holy Grail appeared above the altar, directly above Rin Tohsaka's lower abdomen.

Then came the sound of mud surging.

A churning, black, mud-like substance overflowed from the Holy Grail, which symbolized sainthood and hope, and landed on Rin Tohsaka's lower abdomen from the air. Then, as if it were alive, it spread throughout Rin Tohsaka's body.

"What's this?!"

"Father! Please! Save me! It's me, Rin!"

Rin Tohsaka cried out and struggled to break free from the black mud's restraints.

But the black mud was stronger than her father's big hand, trapping her on the altar and making it impossible for her to move.

Soon, the black mud completely enveloped her body, surging and spreading from her neck towards her head.

"No! No!"

Rin Tohsaka shook her head repeatedly in fear, hoping to stop the spread of the virus.

She had a gut feeling.

If the black mud were to spread throughout her body, she would lose herself, her body taken over by the entity within the seemingly living black mud.

No matter how much she struggled, Rin Tohsaka couldn't slow the spread of the black mud. She could only watch helplessly as it spread to her chin and the back of her head, making it impossible for her to move her head. All that was left was her eyes staring at the ceiling, tears of fear streaming down her face.

Mother, save me.

Whoever it is, please, please save me.

Suddenly, Rin Tohsaka noticed in her tear-filled eyes that her father seemed to have collapsed.

Before she could even grasp its meaning, a figure she recognized very well arrived beside the altar, revealing a smile she hadn't always liked.

"How embarrassing, Rin."

Lin Jiu'an?

A light called hope instantly flashed in Rin Tohsaka's eyes.

She looked at him pleadingly.

"You came."

A hollow chest.

Tokiomi Tohsaka, whose heart was ripped out from behind by Lin Jiu'an, did not die.

The blood flowing from the wound on his chest was not red, but pitch-black 'mud'.

Tokiomi Tohsaka knelt on the ground, looking at Lin Jiu'an's back and the black mud that had basically covered Rin Tohsaka on the altar, but he revealed an excited and crazy smile.

"You're too late, Beast of Original Sin!"

"The ceremony is complete, and that great being will descend tonight."

"You will become His nourishment."

"And I will reach the source."

"It's really a bit difficult."

Lin Jiu'an frowned as he looked at the black mud that had completely enveloped Rin Tohsaka, leaving only her eyes visible.

"Anyway, if the sky falls, there's always someone tall enough to hold it up. Do you think I should just abandon you and run away?"

Rin Tohsaka's tears flowed even more profusely; if she hadn't been restrained, she would probably be sobbing and shaking her head by now.

His will emanated from the pitch-black mud, transmitting into Lin Jiu'an's mind.

"The Beast of Original Sin".

"If you leave now, I can pretend nothing ever happened."

"We do not interfere with each other, nor do we have any reason to do so."

"Anyway, this world is destroyed, and with your abilities you can travel to other planes. My existence can also help you divert the attention that should be focused on you."

Sensing that will, Lin Jiu'an ignored it and continued to smile at Rin Tohsaka, who was crying and on the verge of collapse.

"Don't worry, even though you were rude to me yesterday and you're a bit stubborn, I'll save you for Aoi and Sakura's sake."

Lin Jiu'an placed his hand on the black mud covering Rin Tohsaka's body.

Silently exercising its powers.

It is not about devouring.

Rather, it was murder!

moment.

The dark mud ball erupted with a shriek filled with fear and rage.

"Beast?!?"

What was originally just a slight increase in speed to devour Rin Tohsaka erupted completely. Countless black mud surged out of the Holy Grail, rushing towards Lin Jiu'an, towards Tokiomi Tohsaka, and towards the dead, like waves crashing from a whale fall, surging in all directions.

······

Upon regaining consciousness, Rin Tohsaka slowly opened her eyes.

"Where am I?"

What came into view was a pitch-black world.

Above, below, and all around, everything seemed to look the same.

Darkness, boundless.

Rin Tohsaka panicked and kept calling out the names of her loved ones.

"Mother? Sakura?! Mother?!"

As she called out, Rin Tohsaka's memories from before she fell into a coma gradually returned, and the person she was calling out for became Lin Jiu'an.

"Lin Jiu'an? Where are you?"

The sound of footsteps echoed from ahead.

Rin Tohsaka immediately stopped shouting and looked ahead nervously.

Not long after.

A tall, slender young woman with white hair and red eyes, wearing a seven-pointed crown, emerged from the darkness.

The woman's expression was holy, like an angel descended to earth as a saint, making people want to kneel down in worship upon seeing her.

"The Einzbern family doll, no, who are you?"

Rin Tohsaka looked at the other person warily.

The woman's compassionate gaze lingered on Rin Tohsaka for only a moment before turning to look behind him, her tone icy in stark contrast to her pitying expression.

"Come forth, beast of original sin."

Rin Tohsaka turned around abruptly and saw Lin Jiu'an standing behind her, laughing.

In an instant, Rin Tohsaka seemed to understand something, her eyes widening.

"You've been behind me the whole time?!"

"Yeah, I was planning to wait until you cried before I came out to laugh at you, but what a pity."

Lin Jiu'an shrugged, sporting a smug grin that made Rin Tohsaka want to punch him in the face.

Rin Tohsaka was furious with this idiot, but she still hid behind him out of the blue.

No matter how terrifying the name used by the woman who looked like an angel was, Rin Tohsaka could still tell that in this situation, the 'angel' on the other side was definitely not a good person, at best Lucifer who was about to fall.

But this bad guy is the one who will truly protect her.

"Angola Mainyu."

With Rin Tohsaka hiding behind him, Lin Jiu'an looked at the woman opposite him, his smile fading.

He scoffed, "What, you're scared before you even fight, using Yusatis's body?"

"Beast."

'Yusatis's' eyes were icy, and her tone was frigid: "Do you really want to fight me to the death?"

Four figures slowly emerged from the darkness behind her and stood behind her.

Dimuludh, Baimao Hassan, Iskandar, and...

Mary.

"Is your confidence based on these three riders?"

'Yusatis' furrowed her brows slightly; her confidence certainly stemmed from more than just that, however...