Fate/Grand Order story · Events, Abyssal Cyber Paradise, SE.RA.PH
Epilogue: Palladion That Tears Through Time (2/2)
Abyssal Cyber Paradise, SE.RA.PH. Core Matrix
2 scenes, 374 lines
1. Before the battle
211 linesWe did it!
We won!
Yes, we did. Looks like it's time for you to withdraw in shame, Sessyoin Kiara.
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I suppose I must admit: your ceaseless antics have paid off for you this time.
But the final victory is not yours. I could not allow insects like you to defeat me.
Absent yourselves, Fujimaru and Meltryllis!
That sound is nigh upon us! The area around the Beast is fading!
Whoa, my feet are off the ground! Are we floating!?
SE.RA.PH's gravitational field is weakening! Grab onto my hands, everyone...!
I...I'm floating!
SE.RA.PH is sinking even further!
...Are they multiplying? Is this a proliferation of nameless Demon God Pillars in SE.RA.PH...!
Hehe... Heheehee...
Mmm, you've done well. You've certainly got me over a barrel...hehehe...
Congratulations, Fujimaru. You are truly the victor of the Holy Grail War.
And so, I will allow you to return home. You are free of SE.RA.PH's grasp.
All that remains is for you to enjoy what is soon to come.
...That is to say, the moment I get everything I ever wanted.
Heehee... Heeheehee... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
...I knew it.
I knew you'd do that. I just knew you'd banish us from SE.RA.PH when the need arose.
But that also means that now...SE.RA.PH is defenseless and exposed.
Melt...?
The removal of SE.RA.PH's gravitational field means it's no different than Earth without a magnetic field.
That was careless of you, Sessyoin. Lifting the veil that was your greatest protection...
All right, Fujimaru. I've got a favor to ask...
Use all of your remaining Command Spells on Lip and me. No need to give us orders. The magical energy is all we need.
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I cannot let that pass. Explain yourself, Meltryllis. How do you intend to use that magical energy?
That's up to us, isn't it? What's it going to be? There's no time for debate.
...I trust you to the end.
...Farewell, Meltryllis.
...I trust you to the end.
...Farewell, Meltryllis.
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BB, you can hear me, can't you!? Collect everyone besides me and Lip! Hurry!
...We've reached the climax at long last. I'll show you the best jete you've ever seen.
Understood.
Master Fujimaru. Robin Hood. Tristan.
One of you can't be transferred correctly. Commencing forced transfer and collection of remaining two.
Now, for the time being, Fujimaru is safe.
It looks like it's not just the speed of SE.RA.PH's descent... The Demon God Pillar signals are getting stronger, too!?
This goes beyond SE.RA.PH Kiara reaching the inner core!
Ugh, what!? Nasty! Are there just like, no limits at all to the cringey lengths she'll go to?
Can nothing be done, BB!? Don't you have any other tricks up your sleeve!?
I did everything I could to stop her! Ahhh, this is getting worse with every second!
The Demon God Pillars inside of SE.RA.PH are trying to overflow from the Void Space!
As SE.RA.PH itself rapidly expands, it will unleash a rain of Demon God Pillars upon this part of the sea!
A weather report!? Make it sunny instead! Sunny! Well, if it's gonna rain Demon Gods, this Cat is going hunting!
That's not realistic! You'd have to kill forty-four Demon God Pillars a second to keep up with their numbers!
...I'm doing everything I can to push back against the expansion of SE.RA.PH, but I just don't have enough processing power to manage it alone.
...If only we had another AI of my caliber...
What about me!? I've got all the "love" in the world!
I don't mean the Japanese word for love, stupid! We need someone with Mooncell-level processing power!
...You're talking about calculation speed?
Hmm... I don't wanna give you all the deets, but I can probs get it done.
Hehe, I am beyond your reach now, my adorable little pests. I will overlook your sins this one time.
Float there on the breeze and wait, despairing, for my return.
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Are you smiling, Melt?
I never expected to see a shining sea like this. It's so perfect. I couldn't be happier.
Not to mention how fun these past days have been. Not a bit of sadness in all of them. Just...wonderful.
So, I'll have to lace up my ballet shoes one more time. I'm proud to get a grand finale like this.
Yes... Yes! I think so, too! I'm incredibly happy!
Thanks, Lip. So I can count on you, right? To combine our Noble Phantasms...
You'll be the bow that launches me like a spear... The victorious Spear of Palladion.
Leave it to me! We can synchronize this, can't we?
Ahhh!
Now do you see? Any bird that cannot be caged must have its wings clipped.
I've deprived you of the use of your arms. All that remains to you is those precious little legs, mmm?
But before that, perhaps I should destroy what you hold most dear as punishment for your defiance. After all, youa mere puppetdared to stand against ME!
Please, don't! Anything but him!
Don't kill him! Let him go! That's all I ask... Please...
Aaahhh! Aaahhh...!
How strange! To think even the lightest touch would make him dissolve into nothing... Your Master truly did protect you until the end!
You bitch!!!
Indeed. He is no more. I failed him.
Kiara stopped BB's time leap. Because, after all, we were still Sentinels.
SE.RA.PH is equipped with various defense mechanisms, and we Sentinels are one of them.
Kiara implanted a part of herself inside us: our Karmaphages.
Only wiping them out would give us a chance to stop Kiara.
But he chose not to destroy us. He chose to simply confront her as the victor of the Holy Grail War.
...That's why next time, I'll make sure he destroys all the Sentinels...in a gentle way that befits him.
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...It's fine. Do it, Lip!
Yes! Aaahhh, aaahhh!
That was our combined Noble Phantasm. An Anti-Besieging Noble Phantasm where Lip shot me like an arrow.
Virgin Laser, Palladion.
It was originally a spear of light that bypassed a castle gate to destroy the city within. That is what I...
This isn't so much about attacking me as it is securing your escape, is it?
Fine. I'll let you go. Run away, then. Run wherever you wish!
Escaping now will be meaningless soon!
You are nothing more than a little bug I will have to swat when I emerge from my chrysalis.
...I won't run away. I'll never run away.
I continue to rise toward the surface. Ten thousand meters away. Two and a half hours ago.
Exceeding the speed of light to make sure I get there.
I damage my Spirit Origin so I can meet him just one more time!
...Who might you be? These are just ruins. There's nobody here.
...I know. I know that you've been reset and that you're trying to sleep.
...? Wait a minute. Are you...me, by chance?
There's little time. I'm going to share some records with you, so pay attention.
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I would normally want to leave the rest to you, but there's not enough time for that.
It'll take too long for you to regain your former abilities. So...
Even though you are broken, you are more useful to him... Is that what you're trying to tell me?
I understand. Thank you, Meltryllis. I'm sorry this burden falls to you.
But...I was happy even to glimpse such a lovely dream.
Please. Do everything in your power to help him.
...Of course, I will, Meltryllis. You, who never woke up or met another soul...
...If Kiara knew there were two of me, she'd have understood what was happening, who I was.
That's why one of us had to disappear. She didn't even hesitate.
This was my fate. I smile as I think I was meant to die a mere doll, alone in the church.
What's near the wall?
...Looks that way, yes. Some sort of ceramic something must have been smashed there.
That Archer probably knocked it over. At any rate, it's none of your concern, really.
It's just a little mess. Forget about it.
I'm glad at least someone noticed her, even if only what remains...
Thank you for encouraging me as I kept sinking so awkwardly and helplessly.
...Yes. That's exactly why we swore an oath to you. Because you're like that.
We swore that we'd do whatever it takes to save you.
Even if my wings are broken...I'll still fly to your aid.
I'm going, Lip. Sorry, but I'll need your help again. One last time.
...I've got this! BRYNHILD ROMANTIA! Catapult!
Spear of Athena, destroy the wall! Virgin Laser!
It's okay, Melt! Here goes nothing! Palladion! Fire!
I can hear my shattered body falling apart. My hands and legs are disintegrating.
I, as Palladion, am speeding down to the bottom of the sea. It's like watching eternity pass by in an instant.
I recall my past battles with him.
Reunited. I recall the face of the one who no longer knows who I was.
...Yes. Farewell, my Albrecht.
Our hands will soon separate, and my body will soon shatter into nothing.
...But our hearts will be linked. Always.
What...
We were always destined to hate each other. We were both born from the sea of pleasure.
We were intimately connected monsters. There's only one difference between us, but it is a crucial one.
Sessyoin!
I'll execute my final fouetté at full strength. I'll put everything I have into the tips of my toes.
Let's fly out of the lake with sorrow. This is what was within the version of me that became a doll.
This is what you could never have: a heart that could love someone besides yourself!
I won't let you reach the core...!
Melt...ryllis!
Aaaaaaaaa!!!
Noooooo! Noooooo!
S-stop it! What good will come of this!? You know you will die too, don't you!?
So what? I don't mind dying to take out an enemy I despise as much as you.
Did you really think I'd let anyone else land the final blow?
One last lesson, Sessyoin. From this prima ballerina.
"One must protect their love, their dreams." It's something that should just come naturally, after all.
Yes! I know that all too well! Do not think for a moment that I am anything like you, though!
Her hair is turning into Demon God Pillars...!?
You're stubborn, aren't you!? An old hag who can't accept her defeat with some grace! Even after I smashed that pretty, little heart of yours!
That's the wisdom that comes with age. Besides...hehe... What does you smashing my heart matter?
It's true that mySE.RA.PH'sbody won't stay intact long enough to reach the earth's core.
But there is another body, a perfectly suitable body right here before me.
...! You don't mean...!?
Oh, Meltryllis, our Spirit Origins are one and the same; I salvaged you from within myself, after all. Possessing you should be simplicity itself.
Weakened as you are now, my Demon God Pillars will have no trouble catching you.
In the end, it is I who will emerge from the ashes victorious, Meltryllis. Your body...will become my body.
When I'm done with you, I'll seize Passionlip and BB's resources.
My Spirit Origin won't ever compare to what it is now, but it will suffice.
Once I've killed Fujimaru, there will be no one left to tell Chaldea what happened.
Then all I need do is hide and bide my time. Human desires are utterly insatiable, after all.
With so very, very much to feast on, I'll never be in danger of dying. And when the time comes, I'll
The time will never come. This place will be your grave, Beast III.
What!?
You...can still move!?
I was but a corpse, but as long as consciousness remains, I can do that much at least.
I used the last of my ampoules for this. This is a one-way trip for both of us.
...Unbelievable. To think you could reach out from your deathbed, no...from beyond the grave...
...to spoil things right when they were getting good.
What a terribly boring man you are!
That goes without saying, but, on the other hand, you're an interesting one.
There's nothing better than watching a villain lose pathetically. Show me how you meet your end, slowly.
I grow tired of your arrogance!
Your little toy guns are useless! Destroy my Demon God Pillars if you can, but you'll never damage my arms!
Moving them will destroy them, but if I can capture Meltryllis before they fall apart...!
That's where you're wrong. You love your body too much... Your narcissism will be your downfall.
Did you just put something around my waist!? No way! Wait! Wait up!
What...
And THAT is how a swan should fly.
Greed proved to be your ruin. With that body of yours, you can't fly or float... So just sink like a stone.
No! NOOOOOO! This can't be!
...It's not working. I'm losing Meltryllis...
My body...SE.RA.PH is...breaking up...
Aaah... It felt so good... I endured so much pain... I put so much time into my plan...
You... You insects! Are you trying to wake me from my dream?
AAAHHH! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
AAAHHH! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! It hurts! It hurts! I'm breaking! My body is breaking apart!
Life and death are flashing before my eyes! Yes, yes, YES! It's so good! No! I can't bear it! I can't bear it!
Somebody, help me! Stop! Please, don't stop! AAAAAAHHHHHH! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
No, no, nonono! I can't take this! I need...another chance! Another chance!
After all, after all, after all... More than anything, I'm...
...NOT SATISFIED!!! I WAS SOOO CLOOOSE!!!
...Not bad. Impressive death throes, Sessyoin.
(...Ahh, it was so much fun, though...)
Where did we differ...? Meltryllis...we both indulged in all the pleasures we could...
(She flew away from the sea of pleasure...)
(...Oh, I see. It may have been that doubt in itself was my punishment...)
(Hm, if that is true, then perhaps it may be possible for me to become an Alter Ego, like her...)
2. Before the battle
163 lines...What is this place...?
...BB's hospital...?
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Yes, of course! Congratulations on the annihilation of Beast III/R!
It was I who forced through your transfer to save you from sinking with SE.RA.PH!
Good morning, Fujimaru. Your brain waves and pulse are normal. There's nothing to worry about.
Ahhh, I'm so tired... M'head's all spinny... Spinny...
I don't really know what happened, but well done, Suzuka! I'm glad I offered you a constant supply of cakes!
Anyway, what was that radio woof thing you did with BB?
Have you been hiding some serious skills from us?
Umm, well...
Oh it was totes no big! Just some throwaway skills! Nothing necessary to a teenaged girl.
Whoa, now, isn't everyone friendly all of a sudden? Well, it sounds like your team was in quite a pinch.
...We also suffered heavy casualties, so this is not really the time to celebrate.
Ah...
What happened to Meltryllis and Tristan?
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Tristan pulled you up with a cable.
Did you notice that the Archer that helped you once before attached it to you?
Lost down there. He probably didn't plan on surviving from the start.
He used up the last of his strength to catch up to you and pull you away from Beast III.
...What about Tristan? Why would that pompous guy save me?
WHY? (...Sigh) We may be alike but your ability to miss the...um, obvious...is astonishing sometimes.
Tristan was always there to protect you.
What!? He was? Why!?
Yeah, I don't get it either, Melt. Tristan always kind of kept to the background.
Plus, he kept saying stuff I didn't understand while playing that harp of his... And he always called me by the wrong name...
You Egos should know better. You sound like kids. You're really lacking in the emotional education department.
That's not true! I'm already a true lady! It's not like you're an expert on love, either, BB!
I'm at least intermediate! I study and learn every day!
...At any rate, this is only a guess...
...but I think he noticed your arms when you fought each other.
Mhh... This lady has sustained injuries to both her arms.
She must have a reason for hiding this fact from Master, yet... Strange... How she resembles Isolde...
...What reason could she have for fighting so hard with such grave injuries? I wish I could understand... And there she is again... Isolde...
...She might be an Alter Ego, but she is indeed still a lady, and where there's a damsel in distress, a knight must come to her aid. Still... That face...
You must be joking! You think he saved me because I resemble Isolde!?
Maybe you do. I mean, I have no idea what she looks like!
...Ouch. Well, even after all he did to save me, it looks like he wasted his effort...
My Spirit Origin is at its limit. What's going to happen to us, BB?
Naturally, you'll fade away. There's no place for you to go.
When a Spirit Origin dissipates, it can be resummoned as long as there's a record in the Throne of Heroes.
But you and Lip were born from Kiara. The Mooncell won't retrieve you.
Once you disappear, it'll be like you never existed.
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That may be the Mooncell's take on it. But I'm the Moon Butterfly, Moon Cancer BB!
And I know it is possible to register you as irregulars and change you into Servants!
Really!?
Yes, that's how I intend to remain here too. Anyway...
The Mooncell really didn't expect me to come back from this mission.
It sent me here to prevent the True Demon from incarnating, but it was all a one-way ticket.
I manage the far side of the moon, like a copy of BB. I was instructed to disappear once I finished my mission.
But, look! Even if the Mooncell comes here, it can't get in touch with me!
So if the backup from the Mooncell has been lost, I might as well do what I can for humanity!
...Damn. You really are a piece of work. An AI as fraudulent as they come.
Give her a break. Her intelligence might be what prevents us from disappearing in the end.
Yes. If Meltryllis had disappeared with Kiara, there would have been no possibility of salvaging you.
Meltryllis. You will cease to exist here.
But I'll save your core as a cube and reuse you as a Servant meant to serve humanity.
Once done, you can be summoned as a Heroic Spirit that is basically a new you.
The present you, as you are now, will never exist again. Are you okay with that?
...Fine with me. I really have to thank the two Archers who saved me.
Without their efforts, I wouldn't be here at all.
...Understood. I'll have your data saved before you fade away.
...Any last words? Any parting statement?
...No, nothing. Not a word.
I am but an Alter Ego in his eyes. That's enough for me. That's more than enough.
I mean, we never met in the first place.
He is not the one who found me at the church.
I'm fine with this. I did not fight wanting to be loved.
I flew from the lake for love.
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Hmm... Got it. I've received Melt's last words. "If fate permits, we'll meet again."
It's kind of cliché, if I do say so! But Melt had a way with words!
She...did, didn't she? She was herself until the very end. Stubborn as ever...
Umm... Sorry. I know this isn't the time. It's just... They're tears of joy.
A Rayshift...?
Yes. Now that Operation CCC is complete, there is no need to keep you here.
Your job is done, so please return to Chaldea now.
Ugh, I'm disappearing, too, apparently... Time to go, huh? All I wanted was one last walk.
But what about Suzuka and Robin? Are you going to disappear from this universe?
OFC not! I guess I'll just return to the Throne...?
I totes rocked this, especially for just a rando! Text me whenever you wanna meet, Master!
Oh? Am I like, already fading? First!? Wait! We need to follow each other and exchange numbers!
Farewell, Suzuka! My furry friend who wants to defeat Tamamo-no-Mae with me!
I think I'll get a head start on that return to Chaldea.
I've gotta make sure there is some delicious food on the table when you return!
Umm, I, uh, yeah...I got nothin'. Chaldea, you said? I'm not a Servant from there.
BB just sort of dragged me here on a whim. I'm relieved I didn't have much to do.
...But, umm, kudos on your work, young one from Chaldea.
It must be tough being a Master. I'll try to be more complimentary to my next one.
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A kiss on the cheek!?
You even got some breast action!
Sorry about the surprise attack. Melt told me to do it!
But I really wanted to do it anyway. Anything to repay you for all you've done for me!
...So...I guess this is good bye for now...
Thank you...for helping me... And for not hating me even though I'm an Alter Ego.
...And...for helping Meltryllis.
F-farewell. I hope we meet again, Fujimaru!
Heehee... It turns out that Lip was even stronger than Melt when it comes to affectionate assaults.
Well, it is what it is, Fujimaru.
I had no idea what to expect, but you really showed me the value of humanity.
Well, for what it's worth, I suppose. The value isn't zero, at least!
Uh oh, it looks like SE.RA.PH will be gone soon. I need to send you back before that happens.
Seraphix has already completely submerged and collapsed.
With the destruction of SE.RA.PH Kiara, the Servants captured by Beast III will also be released.
Truth to tell... This whole incident was a big cluster. If we'd just left Kiara to her own devices, she'd have messed up the entire universe!
Oh, that bad...?
YES! Maybe next time don't spend all your time grinding for materials, huh!?
I was seriously worried about you, you know! Don't make me worry like that again!
...Was she as dangerous as you, BB?
Huh? I'm not dangerous at all! I'm an ally of humanity to the end!
That's why I will lock humanity up and create a dystopia. But that's also because I love humanity, ok?
Haha! Gotcha, didn't I? In truth, I'm getting ready to unleash HARD MODE!
But don't worry. It won't activate it unless the human population on Earth drops below three percent.
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Well then, it's time to send you back. Do you have everything? Did you go to the bathroom?
Well then... Thank you for a job well done, Master Fujimaru!
You're not good enough to be my senpai, but I appreciate that you at least made the effort!
If fate permits, let's meet again in the sea of electrons!
Oh, how's it going, Fujimaru?
You're off duty today, aren't you? Hmm? Actually, how long have you been standing there...?
Huh? What are you talking about? Seraphix? SE.RA.PH? BB?
Seraphix, I've heard of. It's the oil rig, right? But what about it?
It was dismantled at the start of the year. I don't think anything remains of it now.
What...!?
Was it all...a dream?
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Are you all right? Don't tell me you got into Holmes's stash of... Never mind.
If you're feeling a little foggy, go back to your room and splash some water on your face. We can talk later.
Oh wow, so this is Chaldea... It's stocked with all the latest and greatest. How cheeky.
The Sheba observation tool and super computers are pretty impressive. Technology from 2019 isn't all that bad.
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...Please leave.
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Hey, Senpai! What's up!? I'm just visiting!
Did you think you were dreaming? Is that what you thought, really?
Well, of course you weren't! Sure, it was all processed as a void phenomenon.
But my devilish hands just can't leave their new toy alone♡
Don't tell me you're...staying here in from now on?
You really like humans that much?
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What are you talking about? I hate humans. That will never change.
But hate and dislike are different things. I hate them and that is why I have the urge to bully them!
...How does the saying go again? Love and hate are two sides of the same coin.
You're just a yandere AI...!
I don't need your love!
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Why are you being so modest, Senpai?
I know you want to show me your gratitude! You're such a tease...!
Well, I'll stay in Chaldea as a favor to you. Things are looking pretty rough for humanity, after all.
The Incineration of Humanity, the Reconstruction of Humanity? No big deal! You can even count on me if you end up having any issues in your love life!
You can look forward to the help of the cute little devil, Moon Cancer BB!