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Caster doesn't have much combat experience. I'm guessing she probably worked as support type during her life. Or maybe she constantly schemed from the shadows.

I say this, because as Lancer asks for her support, Caster doesn't move at all. Instead she flinches and moves backwards as soon as she spots the shadow. Her face reminds me of when I first encountered a Servant.

And so as the Shadow shoots a tendril against her, she simply covers her face like a person who has never gotten punched before, and is now surprised at how people can be violent.

Lancer can't help her. He dashed towards the Shadow as soon as possible, one half of his spear in each hand. He must have assumed that Caster would have known how to handle herself in a fight.

And so it falls onto me to save Caster, it's time I pay her back. "Divine Dividing!" The wings of the white dragon appear behind my back, and with a burst of speed I take her out of harm's way by grabbing her.

It's a funny thing, but I noticed that Divine Dividing's flight speed is much faster than my walk speed. I guess it is to be expected, but it is still a useful side ability of this pair of wings.

I take Caster a bit on the air and release her. "As Lancer said, please support us." As expected she doesn't fall down, instead she begins floating.

She nods, a blush on her face. "R-right." And then her coat spreads open like wings. Magical circles appear on it, and magical energy starts to gather around us. "And don't touch me, boy." She ends that with a frown.

Geez, you're welcome.

I look down to the Shadow, currently Lancer is engaging the monster, using his broken weapon to deflect its tendrils. That said, he can never land a single blow, there are simply too many tendrils, and the consequences of getting hit are severe.

That said, I can't really understand whether the Shadow is a skilled combatant or not, mostly because they're too fast for me to make sense of anything. I assume Lancer is crazy skilled of course, since he's a Servant.

Still, if the problem is that I'm simply too weak to keep up...

I raise my arm. "Boosted Gear!" A glow of red first envelops my arm, and then a green glow makes the area as bright as day for a few moments. The Gauntlet of the Red Dragon Emperor makes its appearance.

It's time to put this Longinus to the test. "Boost!" The voice of the Red Dragon rings out, and I immediately feel a burst of power running through my body. The snow falls slower, Lancer fights slower.

No, it's just that I'm faster, that I'm better. Albion once said that the first Divide was always the most confusing one... Well, the same thing applies to the first Boost. I just doubled in power after all.

Let's say that a human being has a value of one. And then let's say that after my training I have a value of three. Currently I just skyrocketed to a six... And then in my next Boost I will skyrocket to a twelve... Isn't this power way too absurd!? Yeah, I could definitely kill a god with this!

And then I remember the other thing Albion once said. About how the users of this ability are fools who eventually face plant on the ground.

Evidently I'm a fool, because soon after my first Boost, pain floods my body and I fall to the ground, to my knees. "What the hell...?" There's no way just one Boost did this to me, right?

The only reason I don't immediately die by the hands of the Shadow is because Lancer and Caster are keeping it occupied. The latter is now attacking the monster with laser beams of magical energy.

Not that either Servant is accomplishing much. Lancer can never land a blow on the thing, at least not without being damaged as well, and one touch from the Shadow means death. And as for Caster, her attacks simply disappear as soon as the make contact, it's almost as if the Shadow is absorbing them.

Caster then notices my current state of distress. "Boy, what are you doing!?" I must look like an idiot to her right now. Just after telling her to support me I fell to the ground like the world's dumbest bird.

My whole body is trembling. "S-sorry, just a problem with my weapons." My breathing is now ragged. I feel like I'm breathing glass...

Screw killing a god, I couldn't kill an ant like this. "Seriously Ddraig, what the hell?" I know it isn't fair, but I can't help it, I end up complaining to the dragon. I mean, Divide never came with such restrictions.

His voice echoes through my head. "It normally isn't like this. To be honest I don't get what's going on right now... Normally I would say your body can handle six Boosts without any problem. Right now though, I'm doing my best so that you don't reset from one." Hah? Great, my Longinus is malfunctioning!

And then Albion's voice rings out from my wings. "Isn't it obvious Ddraig? This is why I always call you witless." Did he show up just to insult his rival!?

Ddraig growls. "Are you implying I don't know how my own technique works? Go to hell, you're the meathead here, dumbass." Well, Divide has never cause me to feel this worthless before.

I'm just watching Lancer and Caster fight while I do nothing. I can't even support them...

Albion chuckles. "Yes I am. You and all your partners are always just power hungry fools who destroy their bodies after all." I'm seriously beginning to think I should dismiss these two.

"The reason for this is simple Daichi... First, Ddraig and I incompatible. Normally we would drain your lifeforce just for using our powers simultaneously... Still, due to the fact that we are fine with cooperating nowadays, all it would mean is more stamina consumption." Great, so I'm not dying.

"The second reason is that the Boosted Gear is a very draining Longinus... but like Ddraig said, you can definitely handle a few Boosts currently. The problem however... is that you're still recovering." Oh.

"Normally you are able to handle two Longinus with no problems. That isn't the case here, I suggest dismissing us before this problem becomes permanent." I see... And I definitely can't push my body right now.

I need to be ready for my fight with Gilgamesh soon. Destroying my body now will just mean I will be useless later. "Got it, thanks Albion." Now I just need to decide who I will dismiss. In this fight I can only use one Longinus at a time...

He chuckles again. "No worries. These are just advantages of having a dragon with an actual brain living inside of you. Vali asked for my help all the time when he was confused about something, ya know?" I don't even know who Vali is.

"Anyways, make sure to dismiss Ddraig. Flight is an amazing advantage in this situation wouldn't you agree?" I can't deny that, but then again the Shadow hasn't even attacked me yet. It's actually kind of weird.

Maybe it's putting all the focus on the Servants because it knows they are the biggest threat here? I'm definitely a non-factor considering I'm still trying to catch my breath and all.

Ddraig objects to Albion. "Don't listen to him! Sure flight is cool, but do you really think you can touch that thing to pull of a Divide!? Let's keep using Boost instead!" That's a good point. Even if I touch the Shadow, I imagine it will mean death.

Albion scoffs. "As expected of the Boob Dragon! Didn't you just hear my explanation!? Your Boosted Gear is dangerous! All you're gonna do is make him pass out!" Hah... I can see why these two are considered incompatible.

Ddraig shrieks. "Don't you dare to call me by that accursed name, Ass Dragon! Besides a he simply needs to win before he passes out... Furthermore, my partner clearly prefers boobs, so don't bring up that name as an insult!" Oi. What?

He continues. "I mean, have you seen what he calls his own twin sister!? And that girl's... qualities are pretty obvious. N-not that I care, since I have nothing to do with this supposed Boob Dragon!" Are you implying I'm perving on Sakura?

Well, since Albion is clearly the wiser of the two, he will put an end to this discussion. "No, my partner clearly enjoys a woman's behind! Have you seen how he looks at his eldest sister!?" Couldn't you guys have used Rider for this conversation or something?

Ddraig snorts. "Oh please, he is in a crusade to save his twin, not blushy twin-tails! But we should let him decide... Partner you would totally bed your twin before the other one, right?" Are you really a legendary dragon?

Albion clicks his tongue. "Fine, let's do it your way. It is as they say partner, hit her from the back and drive her wild, wouldn't you agree!?" Well...

If it came between Rin and Sakura... I'm their brother so obviously I wouldn't do anything to them... But if I was without a choice and had to commit such a sinful act... Wouldn't it be better to take them both at the same time?

What the hell am I thinking!? These guys are turning me into an idiot! "I'm never summoning the two of you at the same time ever again." I dismiss both. I can't use Divide here, and using Boost again is dangerous so I'll be content with just one.

I just hope Caster and Lancer haven't heard this conversation... Though considering Lancer is trying to hold back laughter while fighting, and that Caster is blushing... My reputation is already turning sour.

Nevermind that. I need to figure out what's thr most useful Longinus here... Obviously Boosted Gear and the Divine Dividing are out. Absolute Demise is too, because that thing is just ignoring magic attacks, and I don't know if Princess' ice would count as magic. Telos Karma is out too, I did promise to keep it on outside of battles, but it's too finicky to use it on one without a second Longinus.

That leaves Regulus Nemea, and Canis Lykaon. The lion is most effective at close range however, and I don't want Regulus getting anywhere near that thing, not when even Lancer is worried about the tendrils.

I won't dare to summon Canis Lykaon near the Shadow either, so instead I summon him on my shadow. "Come, Dog!" He appears with a howl, I have a feeling he is feeling even more bloodlust than usual.

I point at the Shadow. "Show that fraud what the Dog God of the Black Blade can do!" I'm about to try something which I really don't like, since it reminds me of that guy, but it can't be helped right now.

Blades begin growing out of the dog's body, but not because I want to give them to someone, or because I want to wield them myself. Instead... they fire off his body, towards the Shadow.

In a way it's almost like I have one of the gates that bastard uses. Though Canis Lykaon is capable of firing more than one weapon at the time. Still, their speed is definitely lower than Gilgamesh's.

For a second I fear the Shadow will simply shrug them off, but... no. Even as it creates new tendrils to defend itself, the blades cut cleanly through it, and the shadow is pierced multiple times. It shrieks in pain, specially as Lancer use this opportunity to actually land a blow.

This isn't too bad. Maybe Archer was exaggerating.

And as I should have seen it coming, the moment I think that, the tendrils get wider. The reason why Lancer stayed on the defensive all this time is quickly shown, as one of his arms is lightly grazed, no more than a touch, and...

He loses it completely. His entire arm is gone. The Lancer Servant jumps back with a grimace. "First my weapon and now my arm. My teacher would be pissed." This is bad.

Specially since one of the halves of his broken weapon was left behind. The Shadow moves forward and... I can only assume it consumes the Noble Phantasm, like it has been doing with Caster's attacks. Does it mean it's stronger now.

Lancer looks back at the flying witch. "Hey, can you heal my arm!?" Right, if she can pull that of maybe we can shift the momentum back to us. And now that I know Canis Lykaon cuts through this thing with zero problems, we have a decent chance of victory.

The Witch glares at him. "Yes, but that would take time!" Time we don't have. I definitely can't hold that thing back for enough time, I'm not as strong as Lancer.

He looks at his wound. "Welp, I don't think I'm lasting long anyways..." It wasn't just a wound. There's some kind of black sludge dripping from it... There's no way he's gonna die from that, right?

The Shadow goes to pounce and then... Dog barks at it. Immediate the thing stops moving, it even retreats a little. Did it get traumatized or something...? Either way, it's good that we have this opportunity. I won't dare to attack though, a wounded animal is more dangerous and all that.

But if we need someone like Lancer to pin the Shadow down... "Hey guys, let's retreat to the top of the temple! Assassin can help us!" I know he didn't agree to the alliance, but fuck it, let's force his hand.

Going up in a quick amount of time is annoying, but Caster and I can fly, so it's not too bad. One of us can carry Lancer too... and if I'm being greedy, I could even use Divide on him to get some stamina back, since he's out of the fight anyways.

Sadly Caster shuts me down. "And bring that thing closer to my Master!? Don't you dare boy, or I'll be the one to kill you!" Well... Now that she says it, bringing that thing closer to the sleeping monks is no good.

We could run away too. However, if we did that, this thing will probably go up the temple and kill people, just like how when Rin and Archer ran. That is to say, this isn't an option as well.

Lancer grins. "No need to squabble. I'm using that... You two should fly up." I have no idea what he's referring to.

But there's no reason to not listen to a Heroic Spirit's warnings. "To fly I'll have to dismiss the dog." Which means the Shadow won't be scared anymore. "Is that okay?" I don't even know why I'm asking, considering Caster had already begun to fly upwards.

He gives me a thumbs up. "Sure." He chuckles. "Honestly, getting humiliated by a teen, and then getting humiliated by a monster... I need to show off before they kick me out of the throne." If he says it's okay...

I dismiss Canis Lykaon, and as soon as I do... "Divine Dividing, let's soar!" I summon my wings and shoot up to the sky, leaving a trail of blue light behind.

Albion logically speaks up. "Partner, I'm aware that this is a complicated situation, but can you answer the previous question?" Is he for real right now!? "Don't worry, I understand you do not wish to anger Ddraig, so I won't tell him." You're already assuming I will say ass!?

The girl I like lacks both! "I like both! Both is good! So now shut up!" Well, Illya has a bit of an ass, I gue-. I'm really becoming an idiot! Someone save me from these two dragons!

Bloodlust.

My attention is stolen by Lancer, as he tenses his whole body. "With just one half it probably won't be as strong, but... It should be enough." I cannot breathe. That's how strong the bloodlust emanating from him is.

And then Lancer jumps. He jumps so high that he almost reaches Caster and I. His broken spear shining red, he too leaved a streak of light behind him.

Oh, he's about to use it.

He aims the spear down, towards the Shadow and throws the spear with all his force. "Gáe Bolg!" The world roars, as the projectile becomed a red comet.

It crashes against the Shadow before I can even comprehend what's happening.

An explosion immediately occurs, consuming a good chunk of Ryuudou Montain. This is a Noble Phantasm in action, the manifestation of a hero's legend. Even if it has been split in half, it's still capable of insane destruction.

And then suddenly it's gone. "Hah?" I can't help, but question what the hell I'm seeing.

In a second tentacles surround the explosion, and then it's simply gone, the spear too is nowhere to be seen... But in the middle of what used to be stairs, but is now a giant crater... stands the Shadow. Unharmed.

Lancer sighs as he begins falling. "That's just embarrassing... This is the time I wished I had a holy spear." In the end Gáe Bolg, the legendary weapon of Cú Chulainn had a bad matchup. So it couldn't do anything.

The tendrils extent on the the air and grab Ireland's greatest hero. Without a weapon, and now in the air, he doesn't even get to struggle. He gets dragged down and... is simply consumed too.

"I..." I don't know what to think.

I wasn't particularly close to the guy. I would even go as far as to say I didn't like him. Nonetheless he was my ally, someone I hoped would help me defeat the threats of this war. I almost died tried to recruit him... and he just lost.

Caster breaks through my shock. "Boy, let's go to Assassin, you w-." I move as fast as Divine Dividing allows me and yet again push her out of harms way. The Shadow just tried to kill her with a tendril.

Now that Lancer is gone, she's the only target remaining.

And then I hear steps... and from up here I can see him casually making his way up them. My enemy... Gilgamesh... Don't tell me these two are working together!? This is the worst situation imaginable!

The Shadow suddenly stops attacking Caster however, so I have the time to talk with her. "Caster, why the hell is Gilgamesh here...!?" I assume she must know him. There's no way she missed him killing Berserker.

She gulps. "I have no idea..." Her face completely pales. "Why is everything going so horrible...!? Are you cursed, boy!?" I think I genuinely might. Maybe it's an exchange for getting all these weapons.

Gilgamesh finally enters the creator... and then he looks up. "How adorable, the mongrel grew wings..." He chuckles. "I will be sure to bring you down to Earth soon enough Daichi Tohsaka. Someone lesser than the ground has no need for flight." I have no response.

The Shadow finally moves again, sending tendrils towards him... and they all get pined down by swords. His portals are now active. "Worry not creature, I will deal with you first." So... they aren't allies?

He grins. "Honestly, what a rotten woman. Decide which man you want to bed before you throw tantrums... No, you shouldn't be throwing tantrums at all. I did order you to kill yourself, didn't I?" The shadow is a woman!?

Leaving that aside though... isn't this good? "Caster, let's run away. If we reach the Emiya house we can partner up with everybody." Let's leave the Shadow to Gilgamesh. Hell, maybe he will even get weakened by it.

The witch nods, and we prepare to move, but then... Gilgamesh raises a hand. "Stay where you are, mongrels. If any of you try to run away, I will destroy this mountain." Ah. Shit.

He then looks back at the Shadow. "Well then, I see you ate Kotomine's rotten dog. Now a five star meals presents itself before you... will you try to take a bite?" At least he will still kill it.

More importantly however, why the hell is he bringing up Kotomine!? Is he talking about who I think he's talking about!? If he is then... then what, Lancer's Master was that rotten priest!? No way, right!?

Leaving that aside, I actually move to the ground, and dismiss my wings. Caster follows me, probably out of curiosity. "Boy, what the hell are you doing?" She's shaking in fear.

I summon the Boosted Gear. "Getting ready." The more time Gilgamesh gives us the better. I won't just accept death.

Ddraig interjects. "That's the spirit, partner." Oh, how surprising, he didn't bring up the whole boob versus ass thing. Could it be that he's the mature one? "Boost!" Another wave of power courses through me.

Caster grits her teeth. "I suppose that's better than nothing." She puts a hand on my back. "I will try to strengthen you as much as possible. It will be a rush job however, and I will focus more on making sure your body doesn't fall apart." Better than nothing.

The Shadows attack Gilgamesh. "Oh, so you are indeed hungry." His armor appears, he must be taking this somewhat seriously. "I'm afraid you will fail however." Around twenty gates open up behind him.

They begin their relentless assault and... the Shadow screeches, presumably in pain. "Now, don't forget that this is your fault. You are the one that has been hunting me down, after all." It has been hunting him down? They really are enemies...

He scoffs. "And now it's over. It is time to kill the wannabe dragon." Hah?

I don't believe my eyes at first, but... his barrage has done it. With an hail of weapons that are most likely holy, he has the defeated the Shadow. Lancer had a bad matchup, he had a good one... That's so bullshit.

And then a frown appears on his face. "Um... I see. So killing the source will be necessary, I suppose I was planning on doing that anyways." He snorts. "I might as well go and rape Saber too." Huh.

"Boost!" Eight times. I'm now eight times stronger than usual. Probably even more considering Caster's help.

He raises an eyebrow. "Um? I said I will rape Saber." He smiles. "You see, I decided to make her my woman... Worry not, for it is the joy of all women to be taken and broken. And knowing how cute she is, I won't even discard her after the act." This guy...

I get up. "Okay then, you're dying here." I wish I had my allies by my side, but if it can't be helped.... then it can't be helped. I will simply trust that I have grown enough to defeat him with Caster by my side.

His eye twitches. "Is that so?" And then he chuckles. "Well, we all know how last time went, but sure, come and entertain me." I have no answer to give him.

I simply dismiss the Boosted Gear, and summon Regulus Nemea to my hand. "So the time has come. Let's crush this man, my wielder." This time I'll make sure to call him back before the chains do anything.

I look at Caster. "Please lend me your support again." I will die without her.

To be honest I need as much help as I can get. I really wish I could retreat towards Kojiro for example, but showing my back to Gilgamesh is a mistake that will get me killed. So I'll just have to do this.

A frown appears on her face. "Of course..." And slowly that frown turns into a scowl. "You will pay for what you did King of Heroes." She extends a hand, and skeleton soldiers are raised from the ground.

He snorts. "So the witch still cares about her old companions somewhat!? Hilarious! I like it, but I'm afraid you are not up to my standards. I rather dislike second-hand goods." He fires a weapon towards her. A single one.

One as fast as the one who took down Absolute Demise.

But I can keep track of it, so yet again I save Caster. With a swing of my axe, I deflect the blade just like Heracles once did. Sending the projectile right back at him.

Gilgamesh's eyes widen. "My, that gauntlet really is something... It's a shame it's wasted on you." He fires more weapons, this time with all his twenty portals.

Not all of them are aimed at me however, he had to fire some towards the soldiers who were slowly approaching him. That's why I can survive this just fine. In fact I don't plan on just surviving...

I throw Regulus Nemea forwards. "Protect me Regulus!" He becomes a lion midair, acting as a shield against the projectile.

I begin dashing towards Gilgamesh. When a blade reaches me, it either gets blocked by Regulus's body, or Caster shuts it down with magic, or even I simply dodge it. I have to wonder if the Boosted Gear has pushed me in the realms of a Servant.

Well, I am at least as strong as your average Dead Apostle right now. So getting close to Gilgamesh isn't impossible, even though I can only manifest one Longinus at the time... And once I do I will use Divide.

It doesn't matter whether I touch him or his armor. Both will be advantageous to me in some shape or form. Though I would obviously prefer to weaken him, and presumably his reaction time as well.

Gilgamesh squints his eyes towards me. "You...?" He shakes his head. "Whatever." Two new golden portals appear behind him, from them the chains that trap the divine are fired.

It's a shame, but I dismiss Regulus. It's a shame, but I can't have him around against this opponent. If he was captured and trapped, I would be unable to call another Longinus, since I wouldn't be able to dismiss him. Essentially it's a game over.

Instead I call Canis Lykaon, and stop moving. "Caster, slow him down for a second!" I don't plan on keeping Dog out either, since I don't know how much divinity he has. This is just another plan to cheat my fatigue.

As soon as I ask that of Caster, a purple wall of magic is raised in front of me. It blocks two swords, and the first impact of the chains, however it won't last another barrage, and the chains will simply circumvent it.

I raise a hand, and Canis Lykaon fires a weapon of shadow towards me. I grab it and dismiss him. The truth is that I simply wanted to arm myself in some way that let me use other Longinus'.

So I call forth the Boosted Gear again. "Boost!" The wall cracks, I cut the swords send my way in half however. I think I can win this.

And then Ddraig's voice reaches my ears and kills my hopes. "This is the last one. Anymore and you will collapse. You cannot switch to a another Longinus right now either, or I'll reset." Welp, that's really annoying. I was hoping to use Telos Karma...

But being sixteen times stronger than normal isn't too bad. "Caster, hold him down! I'll finish him off!" I never felt stronger than I am right now. If I wasn't hurt and recovering I would straight up feel invincible.

I move towards him faster than the human eye can track. I don't even need to block his projectiles, since he's still holding back and not firing tons of them at the same time, I never get overwhelmed by them.

Caster complies with my command, as Gilgamesh is enveloped in some sort of purple bubble. I don't know what it is, but it quickly catches him by surprise.

Not that it matters, I just need to run five more meters until I reach him.

He casually waves his hand around. "Time dilation!? My armor won't allow i-." My sword almost reaches his neck, he jumps backwards, but it doesn't matter.

I close my eyes, I don't want to see the decapitation of another human being. My body moves on it's own however, it knows what it needs to do, what it wants to do. The mind might close itself, but the body moves through will.

And then... "Burst! I'm so sorry partner..." The Boosted Gear disappears without my consent. And as Albion had once joked about... I faceplant on the ground, my strength completely gone.

I open my eyes, and I see cruel defeat.

Gilgamesh's is panting as he puts a hand on his neck. "I... I almost..." And then he kicks me in the ribs. "You shitty mongrel! Who gave you the permission of almost killing me!?" I can only grunt in pain. In the end I lost.

Caster grits her teeth. "Sto-!" This time when she raises a hand however, a sword cuts it off. Without me to get Gilgamesh's attention she has no shielf. "Ugh...!" She looks at her arm in disbelief.

Gilgamesh glares at her. "Stay there whore! I'll deal with you soon enough...!" He lowers his body and grabs me by the throat. "You... you genuinely thought you could kill me!? Some random mongrel who went to beg for help as soon as he lost!?"

He slowly raises me up. "Don't think for a second you actually stood a chance! I was only playing around, you understand me!? If I was serious you would have died in a single second!" This guy... is he making excuses?

I chuckle, there's no way I wouldn't chuckle in this situation.

And so Gilgamesh naturally throws me away. "Little mongrel...! You're nothing without those weapons!" It's a miracle I survived his throw. He is a Servant after all... Maybe he did it on purpose...

He will regret that.

I take a deep breath, and begin to get up. "So screaming on my ear... I'm not trying to fish compliments from you." There are a few people who think I will be a fine hero, that's all I need.

Gilgamesh sighs. "I suppose you're right." Huh? "Kicking a rabid, flea ridded dog is just disgraceful. I shamefully lost my temper for a moment... Well, I'll put you down for your own good. And then this country shall face judgment." And presumably Illya too.

No way will I let that happen. Strength fills my body. "Albion... you think that would be enough to kill him?" It's my last resort, and I desperately didn't want to use it. More than anything though, I don't want this bastard hurting people.

The wings appear on my back, and Albion answers. "At your current state, that form might end before you do the job. That said... I believe you can win. You're the White Dragon Emperor after all..." Good to hear.

Gilgamesh raises an eyebrow. "What are you and the dragon talking about?" He doesn't know? Man, I really don't get how his ability that collects information works.

I grin. "You'll see. Stand still for a moment Mister Holding Back." And then I look at Caster. "Please run away and guard the temple when I give you the opportunity. I think I'll kneel over and die before I hurt anyone there, but you never know..."

She slowly nods. "I... I will... And Daichi Ryouta..." She bows. "I promise to keep up with this alliance until the very end." Oh, I have gained her respect, how nice. Maybe she can find the source of the Shadow.

I end up laughing for some reason. "Thanks, you're really reliable." I really am about to die. How strange. "Hey Albion, how does the chant go anyways?" Last time I pretty much did it out of instinct...

"You don't need to know anything. They will guide you if you allow them..." I close my eyes, and so as he says.

Once I open them again, I see them, countless angry spirits. "I, who am about to awaken..." My mouth is moving on its own., this time however, I can see the surroundings clearly. I accept this reality.

The spirits scream out. "They are going to be blasted away! They are certainly going to be blasted away!" Anger is filling my veins. It tells me to tear everything apart. That's fine by me.

No, I have to focus on Gilgamesh. "I am the Heavenly Dragon who lost all to the principles of supremacy..." The dirt around me is slowly raising up. The crack beneath me is cracking.

A man puts his hand on my shoulder. His appearance is far easier to make it out than the others for some reason. Silver hair and blue eyes. "The dream will end! The illusion will begin!" But he rages like all others.

The end is near. "I envy the infinite, and I pursue the dream..." My whole body is covered by white at this point, I feel myself changing. My bones cracking in weird ways. I feel no pain however, just relief.

The man's grip on my shoulder gets tighter. "Everything! Yes, give us everything!" One final warning. If I want to stop, if I want to live, if I don't want to be consumed and join them, this is my final warning.

I'm fine with breaking. "I shall become the White Dragon of Supremacy!" I just hope someone else can deal with that spider. That's my last wish. Recently I got to hang around with my family, so really, I don't need anything else.

Gilgamesh slowly opens more portals. "And what is this light show supposed to be?" To be honest, I have no strength to answer him. All of my focus is going towards following their guidance.

Thankfully Albion answers for me. "Your end. You who claim to be a king, and yet steals everything in sight... In retribution I shall steal your most prized possessions. Your pride, your strength, your everything. Kneel before the Vanishing Dragon."

The last words come to my mind, and so as soon as Albion is done, I finish my chant, and gamble it all.

"And I shall take you to the limits of innocence! Juggernaut Drive!"



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AN: Ah! Two boss fights back to back!? And Lancer ended up dying... well, it was either going to be him or Kojiro. Medea has the legendary waifu protection after all.

And in the end the second boss fight was too much... thankfully the enemy is cocky enough to allow the Potential Man to use his "With this treasure I summon..." ability. I mean, there is no way we wouldn't have at least one Juggernaut Drive in this fic. Since I teased it before I had to deliver.