frightfiction Chapter 648 - 648
Chapter 648 - 648
Type-Moon Academy.The academy at night was as silent as an ocean in the darkness, brewing whirlpools and waves beneath its calm surface.
"What's that?"
Arriving outside the academy, Eiji narrowed his eyes.
At the school's main gate, several dark figures were wandering aimlessly, each resembling broken puppets without any sense of self.
"Hmm, just as expected."
Merlin stroked his chin, his face showing an expression of confirmation.
"Gilles de Rais, Mephistopheles, Charles-Henri Sanson... all are remnants of Heroic Spirits who failed to awaken!"
Eiji's expression stiffened.
Each of the three figures before them emitted an unconscious, violent aura, as if ready to devour anyone at any moment.
He had felt that same sensation from Medea.
These were indeed the remains of Heroic Spirits who failed to awaken!
"Why are there so many Heroic Spirit remnants here?"
Eiji materialized his spiritual weapon, Bling Blade, instantly preparing for battle.
Nearby.
Noticing the three of them, the three Heroic Spirit remnants paused mechanically.
Sanson raised his heavy executioner's blade, Mephistopheles pulled out bombs, and Gilles de Rais began chanting from his human-skin book, causing numerous sea demons to emerge around the school.
Countless attacks surged toward them like a tidal wave, madly rushing in their direction!
"Isn't that obvious?"
Merlin's gaze quickly swept over the monsters before him, his hands moving without delay as he raised his staff high.
"Even after devouring Dracula, Roa isn't a Heroic Spirit. That guy doesn't have the ability to freely enter and exit the mysterious space, so he must capture unawakened Heroic Spirits to open the door!"
Then he releases them when needed to obstruct his enemies!
That bastard Roa really treats Heroic Spirits as disposable pawns!
Faint pink petals descended from the sky.
"So, is that why Dark Saber was captured by Roa?"
"Exactly... Dark Saber? A nickname?"
Merlin muttered to himself.
His mood was complicated, filled with the sorrow of seeing his carefully raised daughter taken away by some unworthy guy.
"I'll hold them off! You take Miss Raikou into the school!"
With a wave of his staff, pink petals enveloped Eiji and Minamoto no Raikou.
The surrounding monsters immediately lost their senses, wildly attacking the empty air while completely ignoring Eiji and the others.
Merlin shouted loudly, raising his staff as he charged toward Sanson. The tip of his staff struck the executioner's blade like a sword point, the fierce sound of tearing air audible even a hundred meters away.
Wasn't he supposed to be bad at close combat?
Wasn't he completely overwhelming Sanson?
These days, you're not fit to be a mage if you're not good at melee combat!
"Illusions?"
Eiji looked enviously at the surrounding petals.
The seemingly beautiful petals possessed the power to deceive all senses.
I really want magic!
Eiji sighed inwardly, grabbing Raikou's hand as they rushed into the school!
"So amazing!"
Minamoto no Raikou touched the petals beside her, her face full of wonder.
She showed no sense of tension, appearing almost carefree.
"You trust me so much, it really puts the pressure on me!"
Without attracting anyone's attention, Eiji and Minamoto no Raikou rushed through the school gates.
Not long after entering the school grounds—
"Bzzz—!"
A colorful passage suddenly manifested in the empty space.
The passage was roughly human-sized, with a kaleidoscopic surface and pitch-black interior that made it impossible to see inside. No presence could be detected from it at all.
"This is it? The way it appears is really direct!"
Eiji examined the passage up and down.
Though it appeared extremely mysterious, making one feel uneasy inside.
He exchanged glances with Minamoto no Raikou beside him, finding not a trace of fear in her eyes.
Eiji couldn't help but tighten his grip on Raikou's hand.
"Merlin, we're going in!"
He shouted toward Merlin in the distance.
Then, pulling Minamoto no Raikou along, he stepped into the passage!
The moment they entered the passage, intense dizziness suddenly assaulted them.
The ground beneath their feet seemed to vanish, the scale of time appeared to disappear completely, their physical senses became dull, and their consciousness grew turbid as if sinking into a swamp.
Suddenly, Eiji shuddered.
All the turbid sensations vanished completely, replaced by an unbelievable scene that imprinted itself in his vision.
"Where... is this place?"
His eyes were filled with confusion.
What met his eyes was a transparent maze floating in darkness.
Beneath his feet were square floor tiles, completely transparent in color, made of some unknown material. The walls on either side and the ceiling were of the same substance—numerous transparent blocks combined to form a long corridor.
Because of the transparency, even standing here he could see the turns not far away. The terrain was clear at a glance—the entire structure was an irregular yet orderly maze.
"Where's Raikou?"
Eiji's expression suddenly changed.
There was no sign of Minamoto no Raikou beside him!
Before entering, he had clearly been holding her hand tightly. How could they get separated right after entering?
"Don't worry, Miss Raikou isn't in danger."
A gentle voice suddenly came from beside him.
As a green light flashed, Merlin's figure materialized.
"This light... it looks like it's made of data blocks?"
Eiji watched the green light surrounding Merlin, a flicker of confusion in his eyes.
"Not just looks like—this is indeed a world of data."
Merlin surveyed their surroundings, a contemplative expression on his face.
"Not real number space, nor imaginary number space, but cyberspace... As expected, this is that woman's handiwork."
Cyberspace?
Eiji was suddenly taken aback.
Mention of cyberspace triggered memories to flood his mind.
When it comes to cyberspace, isn't that the Moon Holy Grail War?
That large-scale Holy Grail War took place on the Moon, using the computer world as its stage, even drawing in the legendary Savoir.
In this Singularity, the one capable of creating cyberspace—
"The one who created this place is BB!"
Eiji suddenly had an epiphany.
Among the school's seven mysteries, the mysterious woman appearing at night was BB, and the special space one would stumble into while wandering around was the cyberspace created by BB!
This place exists not in reality, nor in illusion, independent of time and space—of course Clairvoyance cannot peer into it!
Even though he had seen BB just over twenty days ago, how could he have not thought of it!
"You actually managed to figure it out!"
Merlin gave him a surprised look, then raised his staff and pointed into the distance.
"Look over there!"
About a kilometer away, at the end of the transparent maze, stood three massive brass walls.
Embedded within each brass wall was a human figure.
In the left one was an anonymous Heroic Spirit.
In the right one was Black Saber dressed like a delinquent girl!
And in the very center, the figure of Minamoto no Raikou was prominently displayed!