Chapter 72 After the Battle(1/3)
The giant's majestic figure disappeared from before my eyes, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on me through his body.
The hanging sword turned into golden light as the enemy died. I stood quietly in disbelief and felt the existence of life.
Yes, I survived.
——I won.
“Hahahaha, I won—!”
After suddenly confirming this fact, I couldn't help laughing. Looking around, the dark tide retreated, and countless sword marks and sword seals crisscrossed on the ground with broken trees. The huge gullies divided the land into pieces.
Only the lonely me is left in this battlefield.
On the battlefield where even the only enemy disappeared, I was the only one.
"I won..."
Zhang Yang's laughter gradually subsided, his body shook for a moment, and every movement was painful, so painful that he wanted to turn into a statue, which made his heart petrified, but the deeper sadness in his heart kept impacting my barely established defense.
I've been abandoned-
Stay alone in this battlefield of destruction.
Saber,
cold,
All those who support me and those who help me are gone.
Even the enemy was destroyed by me.
I'm the only one left.
Ilia was saved, she was taken away by Archer, and I saved her.
I can finally save others with my own hands.
My partner of justice.
I defeated powerful enemies.
I saved my loved ones.
I really fought like Kiritsugu, and saved other people's lives.
I should be happy.
I will be extremely happy because like Kiritsugu, I brought hope to despairing people.
I should have been so happy.
The proud feelings emerged, but gradually disappeared, and the fighting spirit that had been filled with hearts all turned into blank.
The one who saved me, saber, would be great if you were still there.
I missed the person I wanted to save the most.
I left the people who have been helping me.
I thought I could feel happy to save others, but I could only feel despair on this lonely battlefield.
Looking into the distance, the glory of the skyline that was about to converge seemed to be a proof of Ilia's life.
But the meaning of the existence of that light does not contain me.
I could only stay at the other end of the light, the enemy disappeared without a trace, and there was only a battlefield of despair.
These hands that steal other people's weapons destroyed a great warrior and saved another's life.
Kill one person and save one person. In order to satisfy one's selfish desire for justice.
What a hypocritical feeling, I finally realized that it could no longer fill the gap in my heart.
There has been already been occupied by another person.
The girl who put herself in an endless battle made me stare at me and forget my existence, and made me truly realize my desire.
Her destiny, my future, and what I long for is so similar to what she once had, so that they realize each other's pain and their own shortcomings.
That's why I want to save the other person and save my soul.
That's why I wanted to get close to the other person and use the brilliant light of the soul to illuminate my desperate soul.
I think,
I want saber.
As long as you stand with her, your heart will be filled with emotions.
Not only does it save the lives of countless people, it also lights up people's souls and allows everyone to struggle together.
Not only do you stick to the path you firmly believe in, but you also make everyone around you realize the right existence, the value of life and peace, and the importance of maintaining this light.
I want to be with her, no matter how tragic the battlefield I step into, my heart that beats for the other person will no longer be lonely because of being with the other person.
No matter how many painful failures you experience, you will still have immortal glory and shine the light of the knight on the battlefield.
Really, I really want you to be by my side.
I still want to move forward and walk to you.
But in front of me, there is only despair.
Despair that can't be seen at first sight.
This tired body will never get out of the despair.
The black warrior pierced the blue figure protecting me and extinguished the light in my heart.
In this Holy Grail War, I finally lost the person who could protect me in the end.
After my efforts reached the limit, no one could protect me anymore.
I could only stay alone on the battlefield and fall down in this despair that I could not get out of.
Pain is even more painful because of despair, the mind becomes chaotic, and the body seems to be unable to move on.
I don't want to fall here, I don't want to be left in this lonely battlefield, I don't want to die in despair.
"Saber, did you see it? I defeated berserker, the strongest berserker—!"
I shouted loudly, trying hard to deceive myself, weaving the illusion that Saber is still by my side from my heart, seeing her existence as a line of life and death separated from me, and strolling on this battlefield with me.
Only with Saber is there, I can hold on.
"Saber, I've done what you're going to do."
I defeated powerful enemies, even saber injured in his hands.
"I'll beat the people who hurt you."
Killing the enemy who protects me will never be forgiven.
"I want to kill all the people who hurt you one by one-!"
With such a thing, what would Saber think? I will no longer care about her.
I just want to go on like this, fight, and let the rest of my life be squandered for Saber.
But--
"What the hell am I thinking..."
Saber's angry face flashed in front of his eyes, and my legs disappeared and fell to the ground.
"You will definitely be angry with me, you will definitely not want to see me filled with hatred."
The sunset is dim and is about to disappear in the sky. The gloomy sky is so high, like the sky that extinguishes the stars before my eyes, so distant and desolate.
"But how can my heart be filled?"
Let the empty and desperate heart rekindle the light.
The sky looked down at me as if consciously, and closed her eyes silently.
"I'm sorry, I've encouraged myself so much to make you so angry, I'm still..."
The corners of my eyes were a little wet, and my body gradually lost consciousness.
"I still can't go..."
~~~~~~~ World~~ Need~~ Divide~~ Line~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Shirou, Shirou, if you don't open the door, I'll come in directly-!"
The girl, who had been politely ringing the doorbell before slapping the door leaf heavily, had not received a response for a long time, could not help but open the door and break into the entrance.
Shirou Emiya might be the key to defeating that enemy.
The half-baked magician who unexpectedly became a master actually received such high praise from caster, which almost made Rin Tosaka even jealous.
But she also saw Shirou's efforts to project treasures that only heroic spirits can hold, and fight against enemies that cannot be defeated by human power.
So, after both Archer and Saber were lost, she would be so unconsciously dependent on Shirou Emiya.
To be continued...