Fate/Grand Order story · Part 2: Cosmos in the Lostbelt, Lostbelt No.2: The Eternal Icy Fire Century, Götterdämmerung
Section 12 - 5 Node (2/3) Recollection Quest
Lostbelt No.2: The Eternal Icy Fire Century, Götterdämmerung. Castle of Snow and Ice
2 scenes, 143 lines
1. Before the battle
61 lines
But, unfortunately for you...I'm not Sigurd. I'm not even one of those hero types the Valkyries yearn for.
!?
What are you...saying...
Ophelia. Release my second limiter.
Quickly. This Spirit Origin won't last long.
Personally, I don't mind if
...No. I won't let that happen!
I can't let your body be destroyed. As long as you're in this Lostbelt, you must remain my knight.
...Forced Spirit Origin Ascension, final limiter release. Vanquish all who would stand in our way, my knight.
Final limiter released. Commencing eradication utilizing Heroic Spirit Sigurd's full capability.
Ahh, I feel so much lighter. It's so nice to finally be rid of that awful mask.
I can't imagine why he'd want to wear something like this. Hehe. What a nutjob!
...Well, well. So that's what you really look like, eh, lover boy!?
I see Gram's changed color, too. And it looks like you're putting out exponentially more magical energy than before!
Haha, this oughta be fun! I even like the glasses!
They make you look smart, even sensible, no matter how viciously you're wielding your demonic sword! Maybe I should try them myself!
Ah, you mean these? I'm told they signify the wisdom of the gods or some such. I doubt they'd look good on you.
I don't know; I think they might.
Well, how about this: if you can kill me, you can try them on and find out.
...Feel the power of my demonic sword.
Khh...! Did he just create fire by swinging his sword...!?
Sorry! Guess I went a little overboard with the trash talk! I meant to dodge out of the way, but I was a little too slow!
It's okay! Luckily, I was able to raise my shield in time! Master, did you see that...?
Did he make that fire with a rune?
It didn't look like he inscribed a rune...
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Th-that's true. Rune magecraft relies on drawing sigils and patterns to shorten the incantation.
But when Sigurd created that fire just now
He...didn't write any runes...?
"Sometimes, ice and snow can cause people to freeze to death."
"People must learn how to survive the cold if they want to make it through the winter."
"But without ice and snow, there can be no spring. Without them, the earth can't rest."
"So you mustn't hate them for being cold. One day, the sun will shine bright again, bringing with it warmth and blessings."
...Yes. Yes, I think so too, Sigurd.
People...we...can always wait if we must. In the meantime, we can always dream of spring flowers.
"That's right."
"Nature is bountiful and varied. There's very little in it that's completely one-sided."
"Sometimes, it sides with justice. Others, it can be wicked and capricious."
"But..."
...But what?
"Fire is the one thing that is best left alone."
"Fire may have a gentle side, providing warmth that helps one get through the winter. It may even be able to guide people to prosperity."
"But...for my part, I don't think I'll ever make use of fire runes."
...I've given you a great many runes.
...You should be capable of all manner of things. You should be able to wield fire far better than humans.
...And yet, you choose not to?
"Yes. I know that this may be hard for a demigod to understand, but..."
"...humans need to fear fire, because fire can consume everything."
"Swords...lives...love... And sometimes, even fate."
"That's why fire runes are the one kind I will never use."
...Who do you think, Brynhild? I assure you: I truly am Sigurd.
Heh. Hehehe. What pitiful creatures humans are!
If only you were a god, you would know what this fire in my soul signifies!
Pitiful! Pitiful! Pitiful!
Hehe! How unsightly... I can't stand to look at you any longer!
2. After the battle
82 lines...Enough!
Ortinax, maximum output...!
Master...! His demonic sword is more powerful than anything we've seen before!
But, I refuse to let him beat me! He may be strong, but strength is all he has!
And we swore we would never lose to empty strength like that ever again...!
Saber!
Shut it!
We were just getting to the good part. Stay out of this, Ophelia. Keep your damn mouth shut!
Wrong.
Khh...!
...I've pierced your armor.
Can you feel that, you who wears Sigurd's face?
My spear has destroyed your armor, torn through your flesh, shattered your bones, and cut your Spirit Core in two.
Every thrust of my spear, every cannon shot, every shield bash, wore you down bit by bit.
And now, at last...my blade has found its mark.
Brynhild...!
Fooou! Kyau!
Wh-what is it? What's going on!? We hardly have any picture in here! It's impossible to tell what's happening! Did you beat him!?
So Sigurd has finally fallen to Brynhild's spear! I'm sure you'll confirm that's accurate!
Wait. Something's wrong.
These magical energy values are...strange... Watch out! This isn't over yet!
Heh, hehe!
Hahaha! That's it! At last...
Finally...finally, someone managed to pierce Sigurd's Spirit Core...! This is what I've been waiting for!
What...?
How I've waited!
Now that someone who can defeat me...who can kill me...has finally appeared...
...that accursed Command Spell that kept me from taking my own life no longer matters!
Haha! Hahahahahahahaha... Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Ah...
A-ah...?
Saber? What happened?
You can't have lost... My knight...Sigurd...couldn't possibly lose...
That was why... That was why I released your final limiter!
Ophelia...?
Ahh... This... This can't be happening...! No... No, no...!
...!
...Phenomena, schufen auf!
I won't let a new Saber be born from Sigurd's destroyed Spirit Core! Ich will es niemals glänzen sehen!
Ha. Don't bother.
The Valkyrie was kind enough to show me how to get around that. Did you forget already, Ophelia?
True, I might be just another phenomenon myself, but I still have a mind and soul.
Ah... Ah...
No, no, no, no...! Mash! I can't stop him...!
Once he breaks Sigurd...his shell...it won't be long before he's here...!
I can't stop him! I can't!
And after Lord Kirschtaria entrusted him to me...!
The flames...they're coming...!
Screaming, I point a trembling finger skyward.
Above lies the light that illuminates this world.
The fire that burns ceaselessly in the sky.
The oddly large ball of flame that oversees the entirety of this Scandinavian Lostbelt.
The star that sits in the middle of the sky.
...The sun.
Just now, the sun shone intensely bright... as though it were responding to my screams.
It burns. It burns.
This is not what a star is meant to do. Even as it hangs in the sky, on the precipice of outer space...
...it begins to undulate, like a fetus moving in the womb. This is not a proper star. This is no star made of mere flame.
It's far more akin to the magma that bubbles deep beneath the ground...only more foreboding.
...I wish I could look away, yet my Mystic Eye still casts its gaze upon that awful sight.
There is no possibility of stopping it. Its turbid, fiery streams wriggle and squirm, and now...
...they spill out. They're falling.
They're pouring onto the ground...
Ahh, the sun is falling. Ahh, the flames are pouring down.
Now, an enormous humanoid form is taking shape...sliding out from the hole of the false sun.
A giant...
Yes, it must be a giant. But its form is nothing like any of the others.
His body towers over all other giants. The heat he radiates is devastating to all other forms of life.
He is the embodiment of flame. He is the fire of the false sun.
He is this Lostbelt's true Saber, hiding in the shadows of the soul and Spirit Core belonging to a Heroic Spirit from Proper Human History, Sigurd...
He is the God Slayer, the cornerstone of the Norse Age of Gods' Ragnarök.
He is the overseer of this Norse Lostbelt's sole source of heat. He is the ruler of Muspelheim, realm of fire and flame, and destruction incarnate.
He is the wielder of the flaming sword. The dark one. The one destined to kill the gods and, in time, lay waste to all the land.
...His True Name is Surtr, the Fiery King of Giants...