No words were exchanged, no conversation was had, only the clash of spear and sword under the twilight sky.
But even without speaking, the two on the battlefield could clearly feel each other's intentions through their confrontation. Because the emotions and feelings of knights were already fully imbued in the blades of their weapons, every clash and collision spoke volumes.
Do you see, Lancelot? I am no longer weak and powerless. The sword in my hand will not waver. The light that flashes on it is my conviction, as bright as the morning star.
The girl's lips were tightly closed, her eyes resolute.
As if in response to its master's will, the next moment, the star-forged holy sword in Artoria's hand suddenly shone with a great light. A brilliant golden pillar of light shot up into the sky, but she did not choose to unleash the pillar as a beam of light. Instead, she compressed all of this breath of the stars from the planet into the holy sword, and then slashed at Souya with the blade.
For them, who were now both wielding divine armaments, simply releasing mana as a beam of light was no longer meaningful. The shining Rhongomyniad was already the pinnacle of light. Only by cutting it with the edge of the holy sword could victory be achieved.
And faced with Artoria's every swing, which was like a Noble Phantasm, Souya did not choose to release the power of the holy lance and turn his mana into a storm of light and wind. Instead, he responded to the girl's conviction with his most essential ability.
"The flow of spirits takes a myriad of forms, its wondrous waves ever-changing."
There was no powerful and scorching light, no sharp and violent storm, only a spear intent as clear as water.
And this was the inner reflection of Souya, this knight of flowing water, and it was also his first and last Noble Phantasm.
Come, before this body completely disappears, let me show my girl the ultimate essence of water one last time.
Flowing water clung to the holy lance, and under the layers of rotating water, Souya's offensive grew stronger and stronger.
My dear girl...
I already know your feelings, I have already recognized your conviction. But, I am running out of time. The words I want to say to you are all in this rushing water.
Water splashed, sparks of light flew.
The dragon's heart beat, intuition at its peak.
The hearts of the Red Dragon and the White Dragon beat like thunder. Feeling the connection between their hearts, the weapons in their hands became even more resolute.
The child of the Red Dragon and the second White Dragon, and the karma of severing the king's sword, their actions had already added stakes to each other's fate.
But did it matter?
No.
Because even without all of this, they would have met anyway, simply because he was Lancelot and she was Artoria.
But as time went by, the boy was gradually suppressed by the girl. The spear intent of the flowing water could not flow endlessly like real water, or perhaps the flowing water belonging to Lancelot had already reached the stagnant pool where it was about to stop.
"Lancelot! I will definitely defeat you, and then keep you by my side forever!"
After another clash, the girl finally spoke.
For some reason, the more she fought with Souya, the stronger the uneasiness in her heart became, as if she had a premonition that something was about to leave her.
So Artoria decided not to hesitate anymore. She would use her final sword intent to have a final clash with Souya, and then completely possess him.
"Artoria, having broken free from your shackles, you will surely find your own happiness."
Souya did not answer the girl's words. He just spoke to her with a calm and gentle tone, offering her his blessing.
In his azure eyes, at the end of his life, for once, Artoria's figure was completely enveloped.
Before the girl could react to his meaning, the Rhongomyniad in Souya's hand swept out, and in the flowing water on it was the boy's final determination.
Intercepting the Flow.
Gathering all his strength, expressing all the meaning in his heart.
Take it, Lily. This is my final, ultimate essence of water.
Subconsciously, the girl's sword also shone with light, and the effect of Intercepting the Flow also appeared on it.
In an instant, the holy sword and the holy lance crossed.
But this time, the flowing water and the holy lance did not block the brilliance of the holy sword.
Bang—
Brilliance flowed, the water curtain shattered.
The golden holy sword cut through the water droplets scattered in the air and heavily slashed onto Souya's Queen's Fortress.
Seeing her blade break through the black armor's resistance and deeply cut across his chest, sending him flying, the girl was stunned.
No, no, how is this possible? How could I have hurt Lancelot? According to his strength, this blow should have been at most a draw. How is this possible!
And, why is there no blood on my blade or on Souya's wound?
Suddenly, the girl realized something, and panic rose in her heart.
"LANCELOT!!!"
"AR—THUR—!!!"
Just as Artoria was shouting the latter's name in panic and wanted to go forward to check on him, an angry yet endlessly cold voice shouted her name.
The next moment, a dark black flame turned into a roaring giant dragon and rushed towards Artoria.
The girl subconsciously raised her sword to block, but was stunned to find that the black flame, after climbing onto her body, was like a clinging maggot that could not be extinguished, and continued to burn.
But at this moment, Artoria had no mood to care about these flames. With Avalon, she would not be harmed at all.
Raising her holy azure eyes, the girl looked at the newcomer.
"Royal Sister?!"
When she saw the person clearly, Artoria couldn't help but be stunned.
"Don't call me sister! I don't have a sister like you!"
Hearing Artoria's words, Morgana, who was already filled with resentment towards her because of her previous words and the scene of her hurting Souya just now, became even more angry.
But at this moment, her heart and eyes were filled with the injured and flying Lancelot, so although she had the idea of summoning the Lance of the End to give Artoria a good blow, she still endured the impulse and flashed to Souya's side, hurriedly cradling his head in her arms.
"Lady Morgana."
Feeling the familiar gentle touch and the faint fragrance that belonged only to that person lingering at the tip of his nose, although it was a bit difficult, Souya still propped up his head and looked at the gradually clearing face.
Although there was a grief and sorrow in her eyes that had never been there before, that still incomparably beautiful face and the thin lips that he had sucked and tasted countless times, there was no doubt.
This was the person he had been dreaming of all along.
Morgan le Fay, his king, his lord, his wife, and his lover.
"It's so good... Lady Morgana, to be able to see you before I leave, it's really great."
Involuntarily, a smile appeared on Souya's pale face.
His strength had been completely exhausted in the Intercepting the Flow and the release of his Noble Phantasm just now.
Now that his body was gradually returning to the Age of Gods, Souya would not recover. He was now like a balloon that could only let out air but not take it in.
Fragile and gradually approaching death.
"Lancelot! You despicable knight, you bastard! Where are you trying to go this time, are you trying to leave without saying goodbye again!"
Hearing Souya's words, which were almost like a last testament, Morgana's eyes immediately turned slightly red. She wanted to hold this guy's body and kiss him, but was surprised to find that he was terribly light.
As if he had lost all his mass, like a piece of white paper.
As the witch of Britain, one of the top magi on the entire island and even in this world, Morgana only needed to probe Souya's body with her magic to understand what had happened.
With a trembling hand, she opened the already damaged Queen's Fortress. What entered Morgana's eyes was Souya's almost semi-transparent body.
"No, no, this is impossible. Your body was made by me, it belongs to me..."
"What's going on... what on earth is going on..."
Involuntarily, Morgana's face turned pale.
She tried to inject her own mana into Souya's body to supplement the lack in his body, but was stunned to find that the mana could not supplement Souya's increasingly transparent body at all.
It was as if this body, this person Lancelot, no longer existed on this land.
And just then, Artoria had already taken off all her armor that was stained with the shadow flame, and then rushed to Souya's side.
Without the slightest hesitation, the girl, under Morgana's almost murderous gaze, grabbed Souya's hand and subconsciously went to touch the wound on Souya's chest that she had cut out but had no blood flowing from it.
Looking at the almost transparent body, Artoria's eyes immediately filled with tears.
"I'm sorry... Lancelot... I'm sorry, I didn't expect... I didn't mean to hurt you..."
"I just wanted you to see my feelings, to feel my conviction, and, my love for you..."
Under the setting sun, the girl's crying sound spread softly.
"It's alright, Lily. It's not your fault."
Looking at Artoria who was in sorrow because of her crying, Souya smiled gently. He slightly raised his hand, as if he wanted to touch her cheek.
Seeing this, the girl quickly grabbed his right hand and pressed it against her face, as if she was holding onto a life-saving straw.
But it was of no use.
Under the gaze of Morgana and Artoria, the transparency of Souya's body deepened a little more.
This time, it even spread to his face.
In the distance, the setting sun was falling, and the glory shining on the three of them was also gradually decreasing.
It was as if the falling sun was not only taking away the so-called light, but also the life of a knight.
There were only ten minutes left until the sun set.
As if sensing something, Morgana suddenly pulled Souya closer into her arms and said with some urgency.
"Let's go, Lancelot. Follow me to the Holy Lake. We still have time. There I can create a new body for you."
"It's useless, Lady Morgana."
Souya shook his head.
His gaze swept back and forth between the two women in front of him. These were the two people he loved the most in this era, and they were also the two who loved him the most.
If he could, how could he not want to live, to witness and accompany them until the end of their lives.
But things didn't go as he wished. On this journey to death, he had to go first after all.
"My body is a gift from the Age of Gods. All the essence of the Age of Gods was blessed upon me, allowing me to successfully incarnate from a small fairy into a human."
"Now, the Age of Gods is coming back. It's time for me to return this blessing to this land."
Souya said so, his tone calm and gentle, as if he was narrating something that had nothing to do with him.
But Morgana and Artoria couldn't be as calm as he was.
"No! I don't agree!"
Almost instantly, after hearing Souya's words, a look of urgency and even arrogance appeared on Morgana's face.
"I am the Lord of the Isle, the king who rules over the entire island and this land! I don't agree to you dedicating yourself to this island! You are my possession, you are not allowed to go anywhere without my permission!"
"This is not fair! Lancelot!"
Compared to Morgana's willful, almost command-like speech, although Artoria was also very excited, her words clearly carried a plea.
"Lancelot, you said it. You would witness my coronation, you would do many things with me that we have never done before, and see many sceneries that we have never seen before."
"You are the lion of Britain, the glorious knight. A person like you would never break your promise, right, Lancelot?"
With that, the girl's eyes turned a little red again.
She couldn't imagine how she would live after losing Souya. She had already given up on that false ideal and found the person she truly wanted to pursue.
But to face loss on the day before it all began, Artoria couldn't do it no matter what.
But faced with the words of his two beloved, Souya just smiled slowly and gently.
He first propped himself up, then gently pulled Artoria into his arms, and under the girl's somewhat dazed expression, he gently placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Lily, I'm sorry. But please believe me, believe in yourself. Now that you have become human, you will definitely be happy."
Then Souya looked at Morgana again.
This person who, in his life, had the most important status, and for whom he had done everything.
Without the slightest hesitation, Morgana actively threw herself into his arms and kissed his lips heavily, almost greedily sucking in his scent.
As their tongues intertwined, a crystal clear tear gently slid down Morgana's face.
No words were needed. Their hearts were connected.
The stream of time was flowing, the setting sun slowly sank below the horizon.
In the distance, the boundless darkness swept towards them. It was the arrival of the night, and also the coming of the eternal night in the hearts of Morgana and Artoria.
In this last afterglow, the figures of the three of them seemed to blend together.
But, since their tragic fate could be broken, why couldn't they break the fate of death of the knight Lancelot, who had saved them?
Suddenly, Artoria thought of something. She quickly looked at Morgana.
"Royal Sister! I have a way! I might have a way to keep Lancelot in existence!"
"What?!"
As if grabbing onto a life-saving straw, Morgana suddenly lifted her head from Souya's arms and looked at Artoria.
"Quick! Take out the scabbard 'Avalon' from my body! As long as we can put it into Lancelot's body, we can definitely fix his body!"
The girl shouted impatiently at Morgana, her gaze fixed on the approaching shadow in the distance, as if she was staring at the arrival of the god of death.
Yes! The scabbard 'Avalon'!
An item even more magical than the star-forged holy sword itself!
It was a Noble Phantasm comparable to a 'World' in itself, with the properties of stopping time, healing wounds, and immortality. If it was given to Lancelot, then his body would definitely not disappear!
With this in mind, Morgana's opinion of Artoria changed almost instantly, but at this moment, she had no time to think.
Morgana quickly reached out her hand towards Artoria's chest, and the latter immediately pressed against her.
Just like when she had healed Souya before, Morgana's hand instantly became ethereal, and she grabbed the scabbard almost as soon as she reached into Artoria's body.
"Hurry! We're running out of time!"
Even though a piercing pain came from her body, the girl still endured it without falling, insisting on letting Morgana take it out.
And as the blue-gold scabbard was taken out, both Morgana and Artoria were overjoyed.
But when their joyous faces turned to Souya, they only saw the clear young man slowly becoming transparent and then completely disappearing in the last light of the setting sun.
And his last words left in the light.
"Morgan, Lily, I will always love you."
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