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Re:CREATORS: Chapter 517 Re: The Holy Grail War (20)
"All things in the universe, the third movement."
The sound produced by the friction between a saber and a gun, weapons born from two different eras, is hardly pleasant. But compared to this noise, another "ability" that evolved from it is much more troublesome: "appearance manifestation".
The Noble Phantasm projected from the source collapsed into the most basic magical particles when it touched that ring of "sound waves". Seeing this, Lin Yi did not continue to launch futile attacks, but instead narrowed his eyes and "watched" the ring of "sound waves" that slowly faded and disappeared as the distance spread.
In nature, this ability is not very powerful. It does not involve the microscopic molecular level, but merely alters the structure of objects. Moreover, it does not target objective reality, but rather a concept and a very limited one: the created.
In other words, this ability would be completely useless in the real world, but it is highly effective when used on characters in a "story." In a sense, this could be considered a "Noble Phantasm against a created being."
"Then, how about another one?"
Since matter cannot be effective, then non-material means will be used as the medium.
An eerie red and green light appeared in my eyes, and the point where my gaze was focused began to distort, projecting straight onto the space where the girl in the military uniform was.
The "defense barrier" formed by the sabers on the surface only lasted for a second before collapsing due to the distorted power. However, even this tiny gap was enough for her to escape the attack range of the incomplete Twisted Eye.
"General."
"—!"
Golden chains, suddenly appearing from ripples in mid-air, surrounded Altair as her defensive barrier crumbled. Before she could even react, a figure gripping a sword appeared before her, thrusting it forward without hesitation—
"The Fourteenth Movement of the All-Encompassing Symphony: The Transformation of Cause and Effect."
"laugh--"
Lin Yi looked surprised as he saw the wound exposed at the front of his heart.
It has to be said that this phenomenon is enough to drive anyone who cannot understand it crazy. When you finally manage to attack the other party, the other party does not suffer any damage at all. Instead, the attacker suffers the blow from himself.
However, this "incomprehensibility" clearly does not include certain existences.
"This is the third time I've seen this in this world."
Lin Yi, having restored the Noble Phantasm that had pierced Altair's body to its basic magical state, stepped back without continuing his foolish "self-harm": "Causality."
Ahead, Altair, who had successfully "killed" her former most suitable ally and now her most powerful adversary, showed no sign of relaxation. She seemed to vaguely realize the existence of a certain problem.
"..."
Limited by the limited intelligence he received, and unable to figure out exactly what he had overlooked, Altair could only launch a final attack while the enemy in front of him was seriously injured—in any case, as long as the opponent was eliminated, everything would be over.
"The Myriad Phenomena, Ninth Movement"
Seeing Altair assume an attack stance again, Lin Yi suddenly smiled. At the same time, amidst the astonished looks on the other's military uniform, he retrieved two objects from his source—
Military knife, firearm.
"Causal Reduction" x2
In the tranquil night, only the lingering sound echoed.
"Did you know that the so-called 'law of cause and effect' is essentially putting the result before the cause? When it acts only once, it becomes the 'causal change' we see. But if it acts twice..."
Looking at the wounds on his body that had disappeared, Lin Yi could no longer suppress his smile: "They cancel each other out, in other words—nothing will happen."
"The Twentieth Movement of the Symphony of All Things, Factor Imitation" x2
The two "noises" that resonated once again overlapped, forming what remains unchanged in reality.
Under certain conditions, a lever can even move the Earth. However, if that "fulcrum" is removed, then this unwarranted power becomes nothing more than a flower in the water or the moon in the mirror—completely worthless.
After witnessing this "unbelievable" scene twice in a row, Altair, who had been fighting with absolute confidence, finally couldn't hold on any longer: "Impossible! All things in the universe are my power!"
"Your abilities? I think you've got something wrong."
Not only the same weapons, but even the sabers surrounding Altair faithfully reflected back to Lin Yi: "To be precise, it is the ability given to you by the 'Creator'."
His pupils constricted sharply: "You bastard—!!!"
"Out of respect for the character 'Altair,' they grant you the theoretically invincible ability of 'All Things Under Heaven.' However, it would be too boring to have a character who is destined to never fail as the boss."
"All Things in the Universe, Movement Sixty-Six" x2
With perfectly synchronized speed and movements, using the same unparalleled ability: "It is a phase transfer." x2
Encroachment upon encroachment cancels each other out, and in the end, what remains is still "nothing".
"And so, 'I' was born."
In that futile battle of attack and defense, the two sides repeatedly used the same ability to cancel each other out and annihilate each other. No matter how hard it was to accept, Altair had to admit a reality: her ability had been "copied".
Because the "Creator" acknowledges a certain character, the abilities that originally belonged to her are completely "copied" onto another person, and the reason for doing so is simply to make the plot of the story more interesting.
"...If we simply use the same ability, then naturally I cannot kill you, but you cannot harm a single hair on my head either. Can such a story be considered interesting?"
Having abandoned this pointless confrontation, Altair noticed another contradiction: "If the boring story continues, then the 'all things in the universe' you have gained will also disappear, and then it will still be my victory."
"Of course, so I specially prepared this stage to avoid making the plot boring."
Suddenly, Altair realized what he had been neglecting.
"All things in the universe, the seventeenth movement—" x2
Her abilities were neutralized before they could be unleashed; countless repetitions yielded the same result. Faced with an opponent possessing identical abilities, even having identified the fatal flaw, she could only watch helplessly.
Listen, for the evening bells have revealed your name.
The falling blade before him carried a dark yet nostalgic aura, and in that daze, Altair realized what it was.
"The Feather of Death - Severing the Head."
That is death.
Azrael (Angel of Death)
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Re:CREATORS: Chapter 518 Re: The Holy Grail War (21)
"You've probably performed the best in this Holy Grail War."
Looking at the Grand Servant before him whose Spirit Origin was gradually collapsing—in this world, the use of Noble Phantasms requires not only magical power but also recognition power. When recognition power is insufficient, one can only activate it by using oneself as "fuel," just like Artoria did before.
"If one accepts the summons as a Heroic Spirit, one will naturally obey the Master's orders."
Driven by a certain curiosity, Lin Yi suddenly asked, "You don't seem to have any intention of attacking me?"
"This sword is only for those who defy the will of Heaven."
"Destiny?"
"A person who is not from this world, yet lingers here."
"In that case, I should also be considered to have 'defied fate'."
"...Your destiny does not lie in this."
After leaving behind his last words, the Grand Servant completely disappeared from this world. Feeling the return of yet another "sacrifice" to the source, Lin Yi frowned slightly.
There are many interpretations of the idea that destiny does not lie here. The most intuitive one is that this information entity has not violated the "destiny" of this world—the story of this information entity is not completed in other worlds, but takes place in this world.
But if it's interpreted in another way...
"The main body?"
The erasure of the information body is meaningless; as long as the subject remains, nothing will change.
Leaving this overly "complex" problem to the entity with more intelligence, Lin Yi turned his attention back to the world itself.
With eight or nine out of ten "Heroic Spirits" having already retired, only one "character" remains on each side.
Black: Caster (Lin Yi)
Red: Caster (Miteola)
And the seven-day Holy Grail War has indeed come to its final day.
"So, in the moments before the worst possible outcome, struggle with all your might."
Immersed in the darkest night before dawn, making way for what may be the world's last light: "My 'Creators'."
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"I'm sorry, we've done our best."
Facing Kikuchihara, who to some extent represents the will of all the "creators" of this world, the last remaining "Heroic Spirit" of the Red Team bowed his head: "Including Altair and Miss Seresia, we have lost our last fighting force... As for me personally, I will make one last attempt after we part ways, but no matter how you look at it, the probability of success cannot exceed 1%."
"Even if it's 1%, it's just theoretical. The real data might be even worse than I've described."
“Please lift your head, Miteulasan.”
Looking directly at the mage before him, Kikuchihara showed no sign of frustration or despair: "Whether you win or lose, you have done everything you could. On behalf of all the 'creators' of this world, I express my deepest gratitude to you. However, our battle is not over yet."
The mage looked puzzled: "Is that so?"
"...I'm sorry to have kept this plan from you, but as a last resort, we have to eliminate any possibility of it being leaked."
Meeting the mage's questioning gaze, Kikuchihara gestured to the guards behind him.
As the screen opened, a vast map appeared before the mage, who seemed to realize something and could not hide the shock in his eyes: "This is..."
"As you can see, this is the whole world where the 'creators' reside—Earth."
"This plan shouldn't have come about in the first place, but as events unfolded and deviated from expectations, even threatening the lives of ordinary people at one point, we had no choice but to use it as a last resort. If everything goes smoothly, the plan will simply disappear, but if it fails..."
"It's time for it to make its appearance. Can you tell me when this plan started?"
"This plan officially began the day after the 'Holy Grail War' was proposed. It was also stimulated by the new character's reckless actions that disregarded the impact on ordinary people that led the Japanese government to approve this global plan. Of course, in order to make this plan possible, we also provided information about 'creatures' and 'creators' to other countries. I hope you can understand this."
"Of course, after all, it's something we can't do without."
The mage did not pursue this topic further, but instead devoted himself to this "plan".
Kikuchihara, who was prepared to make everything public, naturally had no need to hide anything and immediately provided all the information about the plan to the mage in front of her.
"Because the Holy Grail War is defined by this city, it generally does not affect areas outside the city. The recognition power that characters can gain is limited to this city. Even if there are people outside the city who recognize a character, they cannot provide recognition power to characters within the city."
"Yes, this is also a necessary means to limit the rise of the other party's 'acknowledgment power'."
"However, this plan did not primarily rely on 'restriction'; on the contrary, the Japanese government actively promoted this work, 'RE: Holy Grail War,' to the world in order to gain as much 'recognition' as possible."
"Wait, if we do that, the power of recognition will—"
"This is the core of the 'plan.' The 'Holy Grail War' confined to the city has proven that it is impossible to defeat this opponent by relying solely on limited characters. Therefore, we can only seek more recognition and create more powerful characters to defeat it."
Giving the mage a little time to understand, Kikuchi continued, "This is just a simple analogy. If the recognition power provided by the population of a single city of 20 million can create characters as powerful as Altair and the 'Summoner,' then what about the recognition power of the world's eight billion people?"
"...Even so, there still needs to be a suitable 'role', right?"
"Yes, we must choose a new 'character' who surpasses this character in any aspect, such as setting, ability, will, etc. Otherwise, even if we gain such a huge amount of recognition, we may not be able to defeat him."
The mage had a premonition: "What you want to summon, could it be...?"
“Miteolasan, in order for the next ‘plan’ to proceed smoothly, I hope you can provide us with assistance.”
Looking at the army that had somehow surrounded and approached, the mage took a deep breath: "At least tell me the name of this plan."
"...The Plan to Usurp Gods"
P.S.: Thanks for all the criticism, I'll try my best to update!
Re:CREATORS: Chapter 519 Re: The Holy Grail War (22)
People are more accustomed to accepting the reality before them than to seeking the truth that may not be attainable even with effort. Even if the reality contains some "falsehoods," it can still become another kind of accepted truth.
With the local government's deliberate promotion, "RE: Holy Grail War" has become one of the city's "symbols" (on the surface, the scenery is entirely set in and around the city, but in reality, it's just the effect of a barrier). Naturally, it has become a hot topic of attention.
In this entire hot topic, as the "protagonist" gradually leaves the stage, the two remaining "heroic spirits" naturally come into the audience's view.
Meteora Estrelahi, the seeker of a thousand miles, is a sage who guides the protagonist and serves as a librarian in the open-world RPG Avaken of Remembrance.
Many people find it unbelievable that a character who wasn't even a protagonist in his original world could survive to the end in a work that makes "killing the protagonist" one of its highlights, but that doesn't stop people from exploring the character more deeply.
In a short time, derivative works about this character proliferated.
However, no matter how much you explore, a character whose background is already limited is destined to be unable to be changed to any extent. The setting of a sage and a mage means that she cannot have any power other than magic. Even if she did, she would not be able to use it due to insufficient power to acknowledge it because it would conflict with the original setting.