In every Holy Grail War, the Servants that can be summoned are not allowed to break the balance.
For example, Divine Servants—the Gods—cannot be summoned.
Crowned Servants, the Grand Servants, cannot be summoned either, nor the Beasts. And while in ordinary wars it is possible to summon an Avenger-class Servant, it still requires a special process.
But the World Cup had no such limits.
Any Servant could be summoned, and balance did not matter in the slightest.
There was no time limit either. The war would continue until only one Servant remained standing…
That was what made this World Holy Grail War so terrifying, why it was the most dangerous of all. Ordinary Servants were cannon fodder. High-level Servants were soldiers. The truly powerful were the Divine Spirits, the Grand Servants. And the truly dangerous ones were the Beasts…
And then there was the Servant who illuminated the world…
Against that Servant, Marisbury had no idea how to win…
That Servant shattered the already unstable balance of this war.
"This is terrible! The world will be destroyed if the war continues!"
"That's why it's called the World Holy Grail War…"
Ritsuka, who had already closed multiple Singularities, knew just how terrifying Gods, Beasts, and Crown Servants truly were.
Knowing that beings of that level could fight freely in this war sent a shiver down his spine…
Leonardo thought the same. Even as a Pioneer of the Stars, even as a top-tier Servant, she knew she was still far from being someone capable of winning this war.
"We have to put an end to this war!"
"Yes, Senpai!"
The fact that Ritsuka hadn't given up after hearing about the World Holy Grail War, and instead declared his intent to stop this catastrophe, brought a blush to Mash's cheeks. Just as she had expected, her Senpai would never give up…
"Unfortunately, that's impossible. The Singularity won't stop even if the war ends…"
Marisbury shook his head. He was glad that the Master chosen by Chaldea to save Humanity had courage, but that alone wasn't enough. Not to mention, the Holy Grail was not responsible for the Singularity…
"What do you mean, Director?"
"The World Cup isn't responsible for the Singularity. The hole in the sky is the work of a Servant… an aberration…"
Unlike other Singularities where the Holy Grail was the cause, the hole in the sky was a fracture in the dimension itself, where true Aether fed the World. It was forcing a regression to the Age of Gods, and if left unchecked, it could even cause a regression to the Jurassic era…
A true miracle and a true destruction, permanently altering the World. This was the beginning of a new era…
And it wouldn't only affect this Parallel World. Other worlds, where their respective Masters had been summoned, would also fall into ruin due to the true Aether.
Because of that, the Holy Grail would be useless in stopping the Singularity. Given that Servant's level, it was almost certain that it could manifest without relying on the Holy Grail at all. Once summoned, there was no turning back…
"The Monster must be stopped. There is no other way…"
"I understand…"
"It's unfortunate, but I lack the strength to stop the Monster…"
Leonardo brought a hand to her chin and thought. In history, what kind of Servant could cause that level of destruction?
It would have to be a God…
"I belong to the Green Faction, and there are still other Masters yet to be summoned. I need you to seek allies for this war. We need all the help we can get if we want to prevent destruction…"
Even after taking the Red Faction under his command, all of its Servants were still not enough to stop that Monster.
He needed his allies from the Green Faction, and if possible, the Black Faction as well.
Gather all that combat power and kill the Monster. Even if the Blue Faction joined forces, they wouldn't be able to withstand it…
"Leave it to us, Director…"
Ritsuka nodded firmly, clenching his fist, Mash following suit. As veterans of closing Singularities, they understood the importance of outside help from other Servants.
In fact, the reason they had survived this long and managed to resolve the Singularities was precisely because of that help.
Ritsuka was confident that as long as it was to save Humanity, no Servant would refuse—unless, of course, they were an Avenger or a Beast.
But the appearance of such beings was extremely rare, and Ritsuka didn't believe an Avenger or a Beast would be summoned now that that Monster had appeared…
Unfortunately for Ritsuka, he was wrong. Masters from other worlds continued to be summoned at intervals.
The Blue Lancer had already appeared, and now it was time for the Blue Caster…
Just like Luviagelita and Rin, the Master of the Blue Caster also appeared in the forest near the city. She was a woman—or more precisely, a cute Loli with long white hair…
Her beautiful crimson eyes scanned the area as her pretty skirt fluttered in the wind…
The name of this Loli was Illyasviel von Einzbern, the Master with the greatest potential of them all.
Seventy percent of her body was composed of Magic Circuits.
They also formed her Command Spells, appearing as red patterns across her body whenever she generated Magical Energy.
But that wasn't all. She possessed another trait that overwhelmed every other Master.
Her body was connected to the World Cup itself, granting her infinite Mana.
A terrifying trait—especially when combined with her Servant…
"So this really is the most dangerous war of all, Caster?"
"That's right! From now on, cling to me, human! You could die at any moment!"
Beside Illya stood another Loli with silver hair. Her exquisite face was doll-like, her pure white dress resembled that of a Goddess, her pointed ears contrasted with human ones, and her beautiful red eyes formed an X-shaped pattern…
But the most striking feature of all were the enormous Dragon horns on her head…
"Really? I don't think so. With you by my side, it's impossible for me to lose…"
Illya, of course, didn't believe Caster's warning. One look at her statistics was enough to understand what kind of Servant she had summoned…
She was untouchable in this war…
Servant: Caster / Beast / Blue
Strength: C (A+)
Endurance: C (EX)
Agility: D (C)
Mana: A (A++)
Luck: EX (EX)
Noble Phantasm: EX (EX)
Class Skills:
Authority of the Beast: C (A)
Independent Manifestation: D (B)
Goddess's Divine Core: EX
Childhood Regression: A
Self-Modification: EX
Personal Skills:
Blue Star Eyes: B
Red Star Eyes: B
Blue Star Sea: A
Sea of Life: EX
Self-Sealing: C+++
Nega-Genesis: A
Monstrous Strength: A++
Noble Phantasm:
Nammu Duranki | Anti-World | EX
What was the most terrifying thing about a Master with the greatest potential in the world and infinite Mana?
That she would summon a terrifying Servant…
And just like Rin, Illya had summoned a dual-invocation Servant—both Caster and Beast…
Illya had brought into this world the Mother of Life, a primordial Goddess, the Beast of Genesis…
Tiamat.
Her parameters were absurd. Even in her Caster form, she was overwhelmingly powerful, and her Beast form was even more so. That was why Illya was so confident…
So what if this was the most dangerous war of all?
She had Tiamat, a Goddess. Victory was hers.
Originally, she had intended to summon Berserker, but someone else had already taken that spot. In her desperation to survive the wolf attack in the snow, she summoned Caster instead—a result that, in Illya's opinion, was far better. No one could defeat Tiamat…
It was unfortunate that Illya didn't know the one who had taken Berserker from her was Rin, and that her Servant had illuminated the World—something Tiamat had not done. Otherwise, Illya might have killed Rin for being a thief…
The Servant she had the greatest affinity with had been taken by Rin, and if not for the ancient book of the Tohsaka Family, Yuki would have undoubtedly been Illya's Servant…
An unparalleled combination in this war…
But this too was one of Gaia and Alaya's tricks. They would never allow Illya to summon Yuki. Otherwise, with her connection to the World Cup, Yuki would gain direct access to a part of their heart—which wouldn't be fun at all…
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