Boudica poured all the magic power in her body into the sword in her hand.
When did my anger stop?
When did the fire of anger that was supposed to be burning go out?
The depths of the spiritual base kept calling and asking her.
It was as if he wanted to rekindle the hatred and anger that had long been extinguished in Boudica's heart.
If it were the still-living Iceni Queen Boudica, she might be able to answer it.
Even if the flames of anger are no longer burning in her heart, Queen Boudica, who lost everything to Rome, should not forget the fact that that hatred once existed.
What exactly are anger and hatred?
What happens when something precious is taken away by others, or what happens when someone forces something against one's will——————
Caused by others failing to give you what you want, caused by others failing to follow what you want——————
That is the fact that no matter how reasonable the reason is, no matter how touching the reason is, it cannot be changed————
Anger and hatred are the most innocent forms of malice.
Even the sun will burn out one day, and even the universe will become cold and silent one day.
Therefore, that hatred will eventually be extinguished under the influence of reason and time.
Therefore, the sailor who obtained the treasure on the island of Monte Cristo chose to take a boat and sail to the other side of the grudge at the end of his revenge.
Therefore, Boudica raised his sword and drove a chariot to defend his former enemy Rome.
Although for the current emperor Nero, the rebellion led by Boudica happened not long ago, so that she could not tell at first whether it was Boudica who was a human or a human being who appeared in front of her. Boudica is a servant.
But for Boudica who appeared here from the Throne of Heroes, although her resistance was as clear as yesterday's memory, it seemed to be covered with a veil, as if a long time had passed, and it seemed like a second Not passed.
For "Zi" who is independent from the timeline, things that happened in the distant past and the future are no different.
And under the worship and legend of later generations, Boudica, who is now mixed with the ability of the goddess of victory in Celtic mythology, is not the completely pure Iceni Queen.
Her spiritual power has long been transformed into protection rather than revenge.
The red blood is constantly dripping from the city wall released by Romulus. The wall of Romulus' love, which bears the consequences of the sins that have not yet been borne by the entire Rome, is no longer a single one at this moment. There was only Remus' blood.
The blood dripping on it is all the sins committed by Rome for thousands of years, including Boudicca.
It echoes the blood-red crown on the giant tree behind Romulus that symbolizes Rome.
The seven-headed and ten-horned beast that appears in the Book of Revelation is the existence ultimately reflected in this scene.
Therefore, now she must recall it, must recall the flame that she had long forgotten.
A red beam of light burst out from the sword in Boudica's hand and shot straight at Romulus who looked surprised.
Romulus was not the only one who was surprised by this sight.
Mash and Artoria who were nearby also looked at the scene in front of them in surprise, staring at Boudica who released powerful magic power from the sword blade.
"That's...Miss Saber's..."
Even Mashu could see the similarity between Boudica's move and Artoria's Sword of Vow to Victory.
Were there such anecdotes about Boudica during her lifetime?
While looking at Boudica's Noble Phantasm, Animusfia was also thinking in confusion.
If it is a Noble Phantasm that has been sublimated as a rebel, it is not impossible, but it is too far-fetched.
If you can shoot light cannons from the swords in your hands just because you resisted the Roman Empire, then shouldn't Attila and Mehmet II, who destroyed the Eastern and Western Roman Empire respectively, be able to directly transform into light cannons and fly out?
So shouldn’t Vlad III, the Archduke of Wallachia, who scared Mehmed II so much that he ran back to Turkey overnight, be able to catch the light cannon with just a few clicks of his fingers?
So shouldn't he who defeated Vlad III be even more powerful?
It's probably impossible to make an analogy like this.
The most typical example of the sublimation of achievements as a rebel is the Spartacus he had seen before. If there are heroes who emerge because of resistance in the future, they should not exceed the example of Spartacus.
What's more, as far as Animusfia knew, Boudica's spiritual base did not actually appear as the Queen of Iceni who resisted the Roman Empire, but more as the goddess who protected the British land. Heroic.
Although Arturia Alter in Chaldea always releases the Noble Phantasm very easily, in fact only Animusfia and Roman, who are able to obtain information about the amount of Chaldea's magic power, know about it. What a terrifying magic power was finally released.
It is almost impossible for Artoria to release the Noble Phantasm just by relying on Fujimaru Ritsuka's pathetically slender magic circuit, which can barely drive even the magic ritual.
Similarly, because she is the true form of the legendary King Arthur and has the heart of a dragon, Arturia, who is no longer considered a human at all to a certain extent, can afford such a terrifying magic output.
If he were an ordinary person, he would definitely not be able to unleash such an attack.
Moreover, King Arthur's broken steel sword "Excalibur" is also the key. There are few weapons in the world that can fully withstand Artoria's magic power.
Even the chosen sword that also belonged to Artoria, the Sword in the Stone (Caliburn), could not fully withstand Artoria's magic power.
"Isn't that the Black Saber's Noble Phantasm that you have over there? Does Lord Boudica know it?"
"Theoretically, it's not possible————But ultimately, the legend of King Arthur itself is formed by the mixture of many characters including Boudica. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as Artoli As for Boudica, the prototype of Ya, I should be able to learn it after seeing her release the Noble Phantasm..."
Faced with Nero's question, Animusfia only answered half of it and then stopped.
As for the remaining half, Nero should have understood it even if he didn't say it.
"...This has a price, right?"
Nero, who had gone through a lot, was no longer the innocent girl whose world only existed in the city of Rome.
The bloody walls of Romulus in front of her were her best evidence. Even the prosperous Rome was built on the blood of many victims.
Animusfia nodded silently.
Even though she became a servant and was associated with the goddess of victory in Celtic mythology, Boudica was just an ordinary queen during her lifetime, and what she held in her hand was just an ordinary sword.
In this way, after she became a Servant, she also had a fundamental gap between her spiritual base and the red dragon of Britain, Artoria Pendragon.
If he forcibly imitates that king, there is only one ending left for Boudica.
As a Rider, she unleashes her Noble Phantasm like Saber, but as the Queen of Guardian and Victory, she launches a rebellious charge.
On the contrary, this is the additional shackles imposed on Boudica by her status as a servant.
Just like Saber Alter in Chaldea can neither ride her beloved horse [East Starion] nor use the holy spear Lungominiad, since Boudica serves as the guardian servant [rider] In the present world, you must follow the path you choose.
All the above factors combined show that Boudica has put everything she has on this final blow. This is the only thing she can promise————
【Sword of Promise to Resistance】
The blade that she privately dubbed the Sword of Victory was shattered in an instant by the huge magic power.
If she had never thought that she could do this before meeting the "King Arthur" who could be both her daughter and her sister.
Then after signing a contract with the girl master from Chaldea, Boudica had enough capital to realize her idea.
It would be impossible to hold such a huge amount of magic power simply by relying on her second-rate spiritual power.
However, the shattering of the blade could not hinder Boudica's "oath".
As long as Boudicca holds it in his hand, no matter what it is, it is the Sword of Boudicca that cannot be sworn to victory. It is also the Sword of Boudicca that is sworn to resist. It is the Sword of Boudicca.
Feeling the pain that left cracks in his soul, Boudica did not stop the output of magic power in his hands.
In fact, that's exactly what happened.
To the followers, the spirit base is like a soul.
The damage she suffered here may even be fed back to Boudica on the "seat", and it may permanently affect the heroic spirit named Boudica.
Boudica sitting there is not remembered as an Avenger.
But it's worth it.
If this can repair the burned human order and eliminate the sins left by Rome, what if the existence named Boudica completely disappears from the world, and even the history left behind by the past disappears?
"Ah ah----------!"
Not only to increase her courage for making sacrifices, but also to vent the pain of having her spirit base shattered, Boudica roared loudly.
I have to admit that there is a mixture of pure malice and anger at having something beautiful taken away.
With a majestic momentum, the red beam of light came in front of Romulus.
Only then did Romulus look squarely at this non-[Roman] person who had broken his city wall once before.
At that time, Romulus had not thought deeply about it, but simply thought that it was a servant who used brute force to destroy the city wall.
If you look closely now, you will find that the red-haired alien queen in front of you does not possess a very mysterious spiritual power. In comparison, the half-dragon girl over there and Saber in black armor have stronger spiritual powers. some.
It is no accident that such a person can break down his city walls.
In the blink of an eye, the red beam of light completely engulfed Romulus, but the "Wall of Love" that only surrounded Romulus from all sides unexpectedly emerged in an instant, protecting Romulus inside.
"Are you a rebel against Rome... I see. No wonder you can easily break the wall of love for Rome (me), but it's not enough! You are the one who will eventually become Rome (this wall). It is impossible to crush Rome!"
In Romulus's mind, Rome was the most powerful thing in the world, so it created this powerful evil.
Only by looking within Rome can we find the way to defeat this evil.
The British uprising, which was eventually suppressed by Rome, was no longer among his considerations from the beginning.
The fact is indeed what he said. Under Boudicca's attack, the wall of blood surrounding Romulus became more powerful, just like the red light pillar was the nourishment of the barrier.
"Your rebellion against Rome...exactly illustrates the existence of Rome (evil)."
Romulus sighed, then withdrew his gaze, quietly waiting for Boudica to die of exhaustion.
Even he could see that Boudica did not retain the ability to unleash such an attack without damage.
".........Isn't even such an attack helpless against the Divine Ancestor...?"
Seeing this scene, Nero also lowered his head in disappointment.
By this time, even Nero began to feel that Rome, which had grown up protected by such formidable walls, should not exist.
If the prosperity she longed for was based on such a painful sacrifice—no, an ugly crime, Nero would rather not have that prosperity from the beginning.
Boudica gritted her teeth reluctantly when she realized that her Noble Phantasm was blocked.
Sure enough, her resistance alone is not enough...
Also, if we talk about resistance, then Jing Ke and Lu Bu, who had been with her for a period of time, were much stronger than her.
Even when it comes to the resistance against Rome, it should be completed by the Berserker who is always thinking - Spartacus.
but...........
In the end, she came here and released the Noble Phantasm towards Romulus.
Then there must be something that "Boudica" can do, that only "Boudica" can accomplish.
She had recalled the anger and hatred at that time.
But this only confirmed Rome's sins and increased the weight of the bloody walls.
Compared to Jing Ke, who wanted to prevent the six kingdoms from being annexed and integrated by Qin, Spartacus, who wanted to prevent the general public from being oppressed, or even compared to Lu Bu, who just followed his heart and did not want to live under others for a long time———— ——The reason for Boudica's rebellion, whose mind was dominated by anger, seemed much thinner.
The so-called liberation of the Celts and protection of Britain was not Boudica's original wish when she wielded the sword.
The only desire she had when she was initially dominated by anger was to respond like a wild animal with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
To repay those who had sinned against her and her daughters, and against the land of Iceni, with equal vengeance—or even greater “crimes.”
"Ah, so that's it."
Boudicca suddenly understood.
It no longer matters when that beast-like state of mind and the blazing flame disappeared.
What really mattered was that the fire in her heart had been extinguished.
The constant calls coming from the depths of the spiritual base also disappeared without a trace at this moment.
Maybe it’s because my spiritual foundation has been broken enough that I can’t call anymore——————Or maybe it’s because the “goddess of victory” no longer needs to call again.
The flame will eventually die out.
Now that the malice of hatred and anger has been rekindled, it will eventually be extinguished.
The people who should really be hostile are neither the Romans who committed atrocities nor the Rome that gave birth to these people.
What Boudica should do was not to return to Rome double what the Romans had done.
When she used a fire to completely burn London-Londinium, which had accepted Roman rule, and massacred many innocent residents who were just living in Rome, Boudica, who was dominated by anger, had already become For the same people who commit atrocities.
Became a "prisoner of sin."
Although Boudica hated those who committed atrocities, what she should hate even more was the atrocities themselves.
If she herself becomes the one who carries out that atrocity, will she no longer be cruel?
What really should be destroyed is not Rome, but the crime itself.
And the fire burning in Boudica's heart will only encourage sin.
Looking at Romulus who remained motionless despite all his attacks, Boudica closed her eyes.
The red light beam released from Boudica's sword dried up like a lake that was gradually draining away, and finally returned to nothingness.
The flame that seemed to burn endlessly was extinguished by her.
"finished......"
Unsurprisingly, Romulus looked at Boudica, who was in the middle of the battlefield in Rome and Vienna.
At this time, she was already covered in blood and the sword blade was broken.
The broken buckler was also thrown at her feet. Boudica, whose spiritual reaction was so weak that it was almost impossibly weak, still stood in the battlefield.
It seems like it could disappear at any moment.
"finished?"
Looking at Boudica's shaky back, Matthew bit his lip and said.
"No, Boudica...hasn't given up yet!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka, who stood up again behind Mashu, said weakly.
She felt from the contract she made with Boudica that Boudica's fighting spirit and her condensed final blow.
"Senior! Don't force yourself."
Mashu looked at his master worriedly and quickly supported the girl who might fall down at any time.
"My 'servants' are still fighting. How can I just watch from the sidelines?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka showed a bright smile to Mashu.
There was no fear in facing such a desperate situation——how could it not be there? But what Matthew saw more was the determination of the red-haired girl who did not want to admit defeat and the courage to face her fear.
"senior......."
Without Mashu's support, Fujimaru Ritsuka grabbed his weak right arm with his left hand, and used all his strength to aim his right hand at Boudica, who was standing in the center of the battlefield.
This is the ultimate thing she can do as an immature magician and immature Master.
"Mercury! Mars! Venus!"
Silver, red, and gold lights flashed on Boudica's body as Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice fell.
"And finally, I command you with a Command Seal————————!"
A large amount of magic power poured into the command spell on her right hand from the crimson cloak behind the girl.
"Liberate the Noble Phantasm with all your strength, Boudica!"
The abundant magic power was injected into Boudica's spirit body again in an instant, and it was even so full that the magic power turned into dust mist could not stop overflowing from the cracks in her spirit body.
Boudica's spirit base at this moment can no longer withstand such huge magic power, and doing so will undoubtedly speed up her dissipation.
But Boudica was not dissatisfied at all with the Master she had not been with for a short time. On the contrary, she was only grateful.
If she can still be summoned, Boudica hopes to do more things for her that a servant should do.
But this time————————
Please forgive her for sacrificing herself as an unqualified servant.
Boudica once again raised the broken sword with only the hilt left in his hand.
"Do you still have any energy left?"
Romulus's understanding was refreshed again.
Even after his spiritual power suffered that level of damage, Romulus didn't think he could hold on for long.
But Boudica was still swinging the sword.
Obviously she had only seen the "darkness" released when "that child" chose another path, but for some reason, Boudica seemed to see the majestic Knight King releasing the darkness in front of her eyes with everyone following. Golden light.
Can she do it too?
Dots of golden stardust rose from around Boudica, and finally condensed on her broken sword.
"That is----!"
Seeing this scene, Arturia could no longer turn a blind eye, and a look of surprise came from her eyes.
The golden blade composed of light reappeared on Boudica's sword. It was a blade that Arturia was so familiar with.
However, there was a hint of crimson that belonged to Boudica.
Boudica, who was holding the sword, imitated the movements of the King of Knights that he vaguely saw, and swung the sword forward.
Swing down the sword that protects Britain and crushes sin.
"Excalibur——————Boudicca (Sword of Promise to Fight and Victory)!"
Red-gold light shot out from Boudicca's sword, rushing towards the blood barrier that enveloped Romulus.
The previously indestructible [Wall of Love] was like fragile glass under this impact, and was easily destroyed by Boudica.
But Boudica's spiritual base was completely shattered after swinging this sword.
The second before she turned into golden stardust and returned to the constellation of Valor, Boudica finally recalled————
When did she extinguish the fire in her heart?
It was after she completely burned down Londinium and experienced a night of fire. When she stood on the ruins and found that her beloved daughters and the beauty of the past could not be recovered, she found that the anger in her heart was no longer there. It is extinguished by the emptiness of nothing else.
And what he did was just plunder the beauty of more people.
At that time, she fell to her knees and cried bitterly. Her tears extinguished the last flame of anger.
