Fate/Grand Order story · Events, End of Century Goddess Tale: Shadow Island
Section 6 "The Mechanical Beast Roars"
End of Century Goddess Tale: Shadow Island. Base
4 scenes, 168 lines
1. Before the battle
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The Holy Grail!
The Holy Grail...!?
That's what happened in the last episode, yup!
A lot happened during that time!
But we omitted most of the details, yup!
Hmm, the Holy Grail, huh? What a tall order...
Huh? You don't have it with you?
It's not something you can just carry around.
It's supposed to be a precious object one can only obtain at the end of a long, grueling Holy Grail War.
Hmm, this is problematic.
Without the vast magical energy that it possesses, we won't be able to establish communication with Chaldea...
Is there a Holy Grail somewhere on this island?
Yes! No doubt about it!
However, I don't know who has it. It's either with a Servant somewhere or...
The Holy Grail!
Only one group survives, yup!
That's deflation, yup.
In a way, it's inflation, too, yup.
Be quiet for a bit, younglings. We don't have any information on the Holy Grail.
If we had something amazing like that, we would've used it long ago.
Yes, I imagine you would have used it to get rid of the demon boars.
...Which means it's safe to say that the demon boars themselves have it.
50 years ago, demon boars suddenly appeared in great numbers. We can assume it had something to do with the Holy Grail.
That is indeed logical!
But the question is, which demon boar has it?
I suppose we'll just have to search all of them, one boar at a time.
What a pain.
You must start small and chip away diligently.
In fact, I've been sneaking into your room and doing just that, Master. All in order to conquer you in bed.
Every night...
Now, now. Calm down, Master.
Don't worry. I'll protect your bed.
Hmmm...
That's no small start, that's the finish line.
Not at all, Master. Why, even dying together would only be the halfway point...
After that, we will reincarnate again and again, holding on to our memories, and we shall witness the extinction of the cosmos together. That would be the end.
(Sheesh. There's no such thing as reincarnation, but I'll let that go. Objecting would overcomplicate things.)
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Anyway, I have some idea where the demon boars' lair might be.
I expect they'll have a large army, so we should make careful preparations. Then we all head out together.
Well, isn't this a crowd...
That's fine, but how long are all of you going to remain in swimsuits? ...Hey, don't turn away.
Anyway, come, let's prepare (read: charge into battle).
Umm... I feel like someone mistyped the text...
No, that was correct. I am asking everyone to get ready (read: leave no survivors).
All right, who will go first?
For me, a battle royale between everyone would be ideal...
...Let's go in order. All right, let the training begin!
2. Before the battle
53 linesWhy...did I get roped into this...?
Never mind you. I don't have anything to do with this. Urgh.
All right, now that Edison has warmed up with some light exercise too, shall we be off?
Yes!
Hey, old man lion. Time to go.
This kind of exercise is too hard for someone with E-rank strength...
But you've got such a fine physique...
I'm more brains than brawn, after all!
...Hmm.
This is...
Scáthach. It seems your speculation was correct.
There are too many of them. It is solid proof that something must lie ahead.
Indeed. However, our number puts us at a disadvantage out here in the open.
Hah! This is easy.
I'll charge and tear into their front lines, giving time for Master and Mash to slip through.
Everyone else just needs to beat down whatever's left. Simple as that!
Let's go with Mordred's plan. Scáthach, please go with them.
Anyone else?
It pains me to be separated from my Master, but we have no choice.
Listen, when you get back, you better spend all your time with me!
Aye, I understand my role. Don't worry, I was good at buying time even when I was alive.
That's right. Besides, it doesn't look like anyone here would run away from a fight, so that's reassuring.
Yes. We'll make all these demon boars here repent for their sins, so you two just go on ahead.
Exactly. Fujimaru, Mash... Give it all you've got! Do it for those adorable little piglets!
Well, defensive battles aren't really my forte, but... Okay, fine! Truly shining at times like this is what being a stunning woman is all about!
So, Master. Go pulverize them!
Come on, there's nothing to worry about! If that idioticI mean, if Lady Scáthach is with you then everything will be fine!
(That was a close one! Too close!)
(No, it most certainly was not.)
I feel like I drew the short end of the stick on this island! Ah, well... Let's do this!
I shall accompany you. I don't think I have anything useful to add to that lineup.
Instead, I'll be more helpful in the search for the Holy Grail!
All right, then it's settled! Let me break through with my Noble Phantasm!
Noble Phantasm deployed... "Prydwen Tube Riding"!
Yes! I opened a path!
Go ahead, Master! We'll take care of the horde!
Let's charge!
Roger that, Master! Mash Kyrielight, rushing into the fray!
Thank you, everyone!
No thanks necessary! Now get going!
All right, let's keep moving ahead!
I hear the sound of Noble Phantasms firing off behind us!
Which means they're pulling out all the stops! (Panting)
Edison, you're falling behind.
S-Sorry. I've got E-rank agility too!
I thought your endurance was EX.
That EX rank refers to my ability to go sleepless for days while working on an invention!
In other words, you don't have the physical strength to run a marathon! Anyway, hurry!
I-I'm trying! (Panting)
Damn it! Next time I will invent a powered exoskeleton to assist people with weak stamina!
It's a giant demon boar! We'd better slay it swiftly! We don't have time for a drawn-out battle!
3. Before the battle
47 lines...Where are we?
The odor of oil, steel, and adhesive... Without a doubt, this place is a factory!
But what are they building here?
...Me.
...Who goes there?
It's been a while.
...No, I am sure it's only been an instant to you vermin.
However, to me, it's been hell.
Huh? Altria!?
...No. She smells like oil and steel too.
King Arthur wouldn't give off a modern odor like that.
...You are correct.
This is a form I plan to use when I destroy those boars.
They will welcome me as their savior, obey my every word... and then accept their own destruction with joy.
Vengeance... Vengeance 2,000 years in the making will come to fruition here.
...I see. So that's who you are.
You're the demon boar we defeated 2,000 years ago, aren't you?
...The very first giant demon boar!
So, eons ago, these people vanquished you and put an end to your dastardly deeds...
But you managed to survive and have been biding your time ever since, plotting your revenge...
It's been too long. If that much time has passed, you are
That's right, I am like you. However, I have reached the realm of a divine beast.
D-Divine beast!?
It's nothing to be surprised about.
On this land overflowing with magical energy, he used the Holy Grail to survive for 2,000 years.
It's entirely possible that he did, in fact, attain divine beast status.
He's taken this form in retaliation against the person who defeated him long ago. Isn't that right, Twrch Trwyth!?
Twrch Trwyth!? From King Arthur's legends?
Yes, the King of Demon Boars. One who transformed into a boar and ate his way across Britain with his seven piglets.
Hmph. To think you drifted all the way to a land like this...
...I was once defeated by Arthur, King of Knights. But that brat did not consider me a formidable enemy.
He should have treated me like a fellow king... But no!
It's like I was a mere rodent to him the entire time! He bested me and drove me right out of the realm!
All just to save the suffering, and to retrieve my giant razor, scissors, and comb!
I could never forget such humiliation, even after 2,000 or even 3,000 years!
I wandered all over and finally ended up on this island. I embraced the Holy Grail and, by doing so, became a behemoth fit to be a divine beast.
In other words, I became Twrch Trwyth...!!
A mecha!
Good god! He survived for 2,000 years by turning himself into a machine!?
Using the power of the Holy Grail, he forced himself to live even when he was supposed to be destroyed...
...Is he even alive?
Half alive and half dead.
His death-like visage comes from his attachment to living. He has fallen into the oblivion between both.
Either way, I never thought I would encounter a legendary demonic beast in a place like this!
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We will not let you disrupt the lives of the boar piglets. We will defeat you, right here, right now!
Let's go, Master! Your orders, please!
4. After the battle
20 lines...My seven sons. ...My glory. My kingdom. My people.
Everything... Everything is gone. Even my body.
I've come all this way. I've made it this far.
So then why must I
It's simple. It is your fate.
You rampaged, stole, devoured, killed, gloated, and had your way with everything.
Even after being punished and turned into a boar, that didn't change at all.
...So it's only natural that you'd be trapped here for 2,000 years. Just as it's only natural that you'd die here too.
That was your fate from the moment you first decided to steal.
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Do not hate us, Twrch Trwyth! That would be a pathetic end for one who became a divine beast.
I see... Now that you mention it... Looking back...
I suppose it was... only natural.
Master, it's gone. We've won.
And the Holy Grail has manifested as well. Let me get it.
We can use this power to finally leave.
Yes. Leave the rest to me. I'll take care of everything!
Fou?
D-Don't worry, Fou. It's okay. I won't use it for any strange inventions!
...I have a feeling we should keep an eye on Edison.