Act 10: Chiemon from Hell, Flames of Vengeance

We broke through Chiemon's Bounded Field! Now make way for Edo Castle!

...That's odd.

What is, Iori?

Shousetsu hasn't made a move in a while.

Oh. Now that you mention it...

You're right. Chiemon should be as big of a problem for Shousetsu as for us.

It IS odd that she'd be so quiet about it...

Maybe she's waiting for the right time to act. Or maybe something happened to her.

Either way, we'll just have to keep moving.

We need to make it to the center of this magical energy vortex...Edo Castle's keep!

Don't worry about the gate! Just focus on getting inside the castle!

It's an ambush!

Those guards must be Chiemon's!

Don't stop now! We'll carve a path right through them!

...Someone's made it through the gate.

Is it Chaldea?

Probably. Goddamn pains in the ass.

Well, no matter. Come on. We're going to the keep.

The corruption is already overflowing.

What a joke.

The Waxing Moon was already a pale imitation of the Holy Grail. This just takes that one step further.

There's no chance of the Ritual working like this.

And yet, the disaster this creates will be far greater than the original Waxing Moon.

...I don't like this. It's pissing me off.

We have company.

This is hell. It has to be.

The Ritual's still going, even though everything else has ended.

This whole world keeps going after everything else stopped. What could you call that, if not hell?

And yet, you bitches...

What do you think you're doing?

You're already in hell. Quit living in the goddamn past!

Tch. They just keep coming...

Let me. I'll burn them all away.

Do it. Turn them all to ash.

Tch. That took way longer than it should've.

It won't be long before Chaldea catches up.

We're gonna stop them here, Lancer. If Chaldea's coming this way...

...then Miyamoto Iori will be with them.

That bastard's got no right to still be wandering around my hell. Especially with that stupid do-gooder act.

Ugh, he makes me sick.

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Fine then. Before we finish bringing about hell, we're gonna expose him for who he really is once and for all!

...I can't believe I'm actually about to enter Edo Castle.

I never figured a ronin like me would so much as set foot in this place.

This is some serious corruption.

It's overflowing from the Waxing Moon onto everything around us.

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To bring the Waxing Moon down from the sky, you need a Vessela Heroic Spirit soulyou can use to contain its magical energy.

And as far as I can tell, the only one here with such a Vessel is Shousetsu.

Maybe this has something to do with why we haven't seen her recently?

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Good question. We'll just have to ask Chiemon about that ourselves.

How about it, Chiemon!?

A Vessel for the Waxing Moon?

Really? You still haven't figured it out?

To think you've actually been fighting seriously over this Ritual. I can't believe it. What a joke.

Is everyone at Chaldea this stupid, or is it just you?

Are you going to take that from him, Master of Chaldea!?

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What do you know, Chiemon?

Me? I've got a better question for you. How do you NOT know?

Did someone curse you? Maybe scramble what little brains you've got until they were mush?

Grr!

(Is that why my memories are so fuzzy...?)

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How the hell should I know? That's your problem.

The Waxing Moon overflows with corruption. Now, I'm going to use it to open the gates of hell.

My hell.

And none of younot Miyamoto Iori, Yui Shousetsu, or Chaldeaget to do what you want in my hell!

Countless sins will open the path...

Come. We will show you the way to hell.

I don't know what you've got against me, and I've got no way of finding out.

But if the time for words is over...

...then I'll just let my swords do the talking!

I've got you now!

Khh!

We can do this!

Where do you think you're going, Miyamoto Iori!?

Damn! Chiemon!

Burn!

Ghh!

Iori!?

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Now, Lancer! Use your Noble Phantasm!

You may have evaded my spear...but this close to hell, you will never evade this.

Tristesse de la Vierge!

Gurk!

Ghh...! Wh-what is this!?

It's a curse, Saber! You've got dead souls haunting you!

This is a spear of sorrow. It concentrates all the death and resentment flooding a battlefield into a single attack.

And since this is hell, there is that much more death and resentment than one could ever hope to find on the surface.

Khh... You'll pay for that!

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Don't worry about me, Fujimaru!

I'll defeat Chiemon! You and Saber focus on Lancer!

Ha! You really think you can take me so easily!?

Rage and blow... Wind Stance!

Bring it, Chiemon!

Miyamoto Ioriiiiii!

Yes, let's end this. Prepare to die.

Can you still fight, Saber? Fujimaru?

Of course we can, Gramps!

She might've taken me by surprise, but it's nothing I can't handle!

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Haaa!

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Hrn! Ha!

Tch!

...Now!

Void Stance!

Ghh... Gaah! Dammit!

Damn! It wasn't deep enough!

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Who are you?

Huh? What do you mean?

Miyamoto Iori... As humans go, you've always been on the knowledgeable side.

Deep down, you're an oni. A demon. A vicious monster clothed as a Good Samaritan!

...You really don't like me, do you?

But I don't see a trace of that in you now. What happened?

At first, I thought you were just afraid, but now...now I wonder where you went.

The way you are now, I'd even take the Chaldea kid over you.

...I have no idea what you're talking about.

Are you really Miyamoto Iori?

...!?

Ugh. You're revolting.

I was ready to expose you as the monster you are, but you turned out to be even emptier inside than out.

I couldn't care less about you now...except that you still disgust me.

Out of my way. Now.

...Are you done?

I told you. My swords will be doing the rest of the talking for me here.

Now shut up and come at me!

Die.

What the...!?

Khh!

Another revolting person showed up.

I was already sick of your face...but now, I'm really getting fed up with it.

...Yui Shousetsu.

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...Shousetsu.

(So she WAS waiting for a chance to make a move.)

I have no idea why you called down such a calamity when you don't even have a Vessel for the Waxing Moon...

...but whatever it is you're up to, it ends here, Chiemon.

You don't get it either, do you? That's just pathetic.

Haha! Looks like I'm the only one here who's still in their right mind!

Is that what you call this?

If that is a joke, Lord Chiemon, it's not funny. It seems the hell of Shimabara has driven you to madness.

Ha! I still can't hold a candle to you there.

Go on then. If you think you can stop me, you're welcome to try.

There's nowhere to run, Chiemon!

Who's running?

How many times do I gotta tell you!? This is hell!

What the...!? He just threw himself into the corruption!

I will transform my very body into a curse! I will incinerate everything within this Singularity!

He merged with the corruption...!

...Lord Iori, Lord Chiemon must be stopped. Will you help me?

...All right. Let's team up, just for now.

We're going to defeat Chiemon, and stop the corruption. Let's go, Shousetsu!

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It's over, Chiemon.

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...Lord Chiemon.

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Oho! The corruption covering Edo Castle is gone!

...Master.

It seems Chiemon has been defeated.

What will you do now that this battle has been decided, Lancer?

...Rider.

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Be warned, Chaldea.

This Singularity is a trap for you. The Waxing Moon Ritual is merely a means to that end.

You are the only one who can end this Ritual. Remember that...

Where do you think you're going, Lancer!?

Shall I go after her, my liege?

Never mind her.

Her Master, Chiemon, is gone. She'll follow suit soon enough.

You and I are the only ones left now, Master of Chaldea.

Yui Shousetsu. And...Iori is with you, too.

I see. So you two defeated Chiemon.

What's the meaning of this, Iori?

We joined forces temporarily, just to take Chiemon down.

...So, what now, Shousetsu? Do we settle things between us as well?

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...No, not just yet.

Master of Chaldea. Miyamoto Iori.

You must have captured enough Spirit Fonts to stand on even ground with me by now.

And so there is no further need for petty tricks. Let us settle our differences, fair and square.

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...It's the Waxing Moon's Vessel.

I see... So you did have it, Shousetsu.

I challenge all you to a duel for ownership of the Waxing Moon's Vessel.

My liege.

Not a word, Rider. This is something I need to do.

I must sever this bond, or I'll never be able to move forward.

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Yui...

Are you sure about this, Fujimaru?

A straight fight would make it easier for us. We would have a serious advantage.

Hmm. I suppose that's true...

Don't worry, Gramps. If they're up to something underhanded, we'll just smash right through it.

Of course. If she's proposing a fair fight, I'm happy to accept.

Me too. I'm not one to run or hide.

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...Thank you.

Let us hold this duel tomorrow night.

As to the location, I can think of no better place to settle this...

...than the same place the last Waxing Moon Ritual's outcome was decided.

Sensoji.