Artoria the Big Liar

Things must be done by someone, and the price must be paid by someone.

If I don't want my father to do it and pay for it, then only I can do it myself.

The inheritance of life is like this.Only by transcending the past can we obtain our own future.

Eight years to complete the things that ordinary people can never learn in 16 years, sounds outrageous, and it is difficult to do.But I'm about to do something even more outrageous and difficult.

"I was so stupid in the past... I thought I could save my father by making a wish on the Holy Grail. But I forgot that my father always needs someone to save me, and I need to be saved constantly, just like my father must pay interest constantly .Even just now, I was still being stupid, thinking that if I chose the future, I would say goodbye to the past... Even Lily was the same, in the final analysis, it was just my self-impression...It's so stupid that it makes people laugh."

As I said that, I took Merlin's arm and pulled her up from the seat.

"It's time to work, Merlin. If you dare to slack off work like Merlin here, you will live in despair and madness for the rest of your life! The road is opened by man himself, and hope is fought for by man himself! You've grown up, and it's time to grow up now! Next time, there will be no father and king to come to comfort you!"

Chapter Seven: Grab the throat of fate and tear off its head

The process of waking Lily was much smoother than I expected.

She is not far from me, lying quietly in the sea of ​​flowers, like a sleeping princess in a fairy tale.

I walked over cautiously and took her hand gently.She seemed to know my arrival, and held it tightly, as hard as before, the pain made me almost cry out.

No urging, no calling, I just sat beside her like this, waiting for her to wake up.

I don't think the wait will be long - and it does.

When she opened her eyes, saw my expression, looked into my eyes, held my wrist, and trusted me as before, it seemed that many things did not need to be explained, and she understood what happened-it was a kind of A mutual understanding bound by mission and fate.

After straightening up, Lily saw Mei Lin, she was a little dumbfounded, she seemed to know who she was, but she wasn't sure.

"She is Meilin from my side. She is the lover of my father." I specially emphasized the second half of the sentence to show her identity.

"Uh... lover?" Lily asked a little uncertainly.

"It's all what happened in the past, the result of accumulation up to now." I was vague, trying to fool the past.Meilin didn't give any explanation either, and acquiesced to what I said.Judging by the expression on her face, she seemed rather proud.

Lily didn't continue to ask, but just glanced at it complicatedly.So I had to explain to Lily about British traditions, the intricacies of the court, and anything else, lest she leave a bad impression on my father.

However, when she sighed and still looked at me complicatedly, I didn't understand what she meant.

"Well... I know all this, Mordred. You don't need to explain."

"Ah, I'm sorry, Lily. I was thinking too much. Don't worry, I am very specific—in fact, my father is also very specific. It was only under Jeanna's strong request that I accepted my mother and May again. Lin. If I dare to be distracted, let alone myself, even my father will never forgive me. Don't worry about that."

Lily moved her lips.The words had reached her throat, but she did not make a sound after all.

Time is tight.I couldn't waste any more time, so I said some words of assurance and led Lily all the way to the entrance of the paradise.Perhaps because she was tormented by panic and despair, Mei Lin didn't say much, and remained extremely silent along the way.

The only echoes in the entire court of frustration are our footsteps.

It is said to be the entrance of the paradise, but strictly speaking it is more like a cave. The interior is huge and extremely dark. It takes Meilin to use magic to create a light source to barely distinguish what is under her feet.

The cave is winding all the way, like an underground network dug by some kind of cave dwelling creature.The sound of dripping water echoed in this giant cave with a height of five or six meters, and the sound of every step was so clear that it made people uneasy and nervous.

"In fact, all the entrances are physical entrances. It's just that the outside world is too closely connected with the paradise, and we can use the path that exists in reality." At least in front of Lily, Merlin pretended to be quite decent, without any panic, and that touch of iconic Her smirk is serious at first glance.

"Is that so... Mordred said before that Albion once dug through the inner and outer structures of the world? But this cave doesn't look like Albion dug through?" Lily asked again.

"It is because of the existence of this intersection that Albion has the idea of ​​digging through the inner and outer structures." This time I replaced the explanation. "Originally this road was quite dangerous, but with Mei Lin here, she used illusion to hide our actions, so those existences on the road did not interfere with us."

While walking, Lily looked around the circle, her emerald green pupils reflected doubtful brilliance.She has fairy eyes, but her eyes cannot see those dangerous existences.Me and Merlin are different.My eyes can locate the surrounding existence.Mei Lin's eyes can see through the times.We all know how dangerous this path is.

"It's dangerous because you can't see it. The physical rules inside and outside the planet are different. Without a suitable guide, let alone getting lost in this tunnel, and accidentally entering the secret door leading to other countries, the trouble will be Big. There are many kingdoms inside the planet, and Paradise Avalon is just one of them."

"Are all other countries dangerous?" Lily asked.

"Avalon is just as dangerous," Merlin replied. "It's just that Avalon has a definite master, and everything must abide by the rules set by the master, that is to say, there is at least order. Freedom with some order is something worth yearning for, and complete disorder is pure barbarism— ——The strong prey on the weak, the strong bully the weak, and even torture for fun. Of course, there are other advantages of Avalon, so I won’t waste my words here. Lily, you were born in the paradise of Avalon Goblin, once you get there, you'll understand the difference."

"Well...I see."

After saying this, Lily held my wrist and became quiet again.

The journey to the interior of the planet is very long, through the crust from a physical point of view, so the ground was soon replaced by magma. We relied on Meilin's protective magic to pass through those dangerous areas without loss, even Meilin still He used a special language to communicate with the flame elements living here, and got their help and guidance.

After walking a total of five kilometers and spending more than an hour, we came to the gate of the paradise.In the last area, the magma finally disappeared. We all felt the magic power of the paradise overflowing not far away. Even the lightless caves are still full of vitality. There are moss and flowers with light blue light all around. There is almost no difference between the weeds and the flower sea outside, but it is more vivid and diverse.After a little comparison, you can find that the sea of ​​flowers outside is just copied and pasted out of the same, and you will become aesthetically tired after looking at it for a long time.

Like this giant cave, the entrance to the park is unremarkable.Its height is only three meters, and its width can only accommodate four people to pass through at the same time. It is made of ordinary dark gray stones, with vines wrapped around the arch, and the surface is covered with gray mist.Those who don't know may think that this is the fog door for switching areas in the game.

It's just that the feeling of the true ether overflowing completely, each of us can feel it.It's highly toxic to modern humans, but for our dysfunctional trio, it's far more comfortable than being home.

"Will you be able to enter the Paradise after passing through this gate..." Lily asked softly as if muttering to herself.

"Yeah? Here is the paradise. Beyond time and space, all the beautiful things in the world are turned into templates and stored in it." Mei Lin explained with a smile, very deceptive, as if she was really a bosom sister. "After the mysterious decline of pan-human history, all goblins hid in Avalon and survived under the queen's protection. However, this is conditional, and only innocent beings can pass through this door. Unfortunately, There has never been an innocent existence in this Goblin Belt elf from the beginning, so naturally there is no existence that can enter Paradise."

"However, Mei Lin and I are not fairies in the Obscura Belt. You were also born from Paradise. We can enter at will." I added, "It's just that the Paradise only has the function of saving, and the surface of the Obscura Belt is covered by three The white giant is completely destroyed, and the goblins are refused to enter, so it should be very empty now, with no life other than plants, no different from 1 years ago. After entering, be careful not to be too distracted, so as not to get lost. "

"Well, I know... I know all of this. In the dream, I was here to learn magic from that Merlin..." As she spoke, Lily lowered her eyes, looking a little disappointed.

But I don't fully understand her past, and I don't know that she is lost.I can only explain: "That Merlin is the Merlin of pan-human history, and what you went to in your dream is Avalon, the paradise of pan-human history. Pan-human history is the backbone of many parallel worlds, and the rules there are different from other places. , There is really no concept of time. This is different from the paradise here and my side, you have to pay attention to this concept, but don’t take it for granted, okay?”

"I am an elf born in Paradise, I know all about it..." Lily was a little annoyed, she sighed softly, and said, "Anyway...do we need to make any preparations before entering?"

I looked at Mei Lin, as if I was looking at my own destiny.

Then, I asked her: "Melin, since you took the initiative to find me, it means that you must have a complete plan for forging the holy sword, right? Tell me, what will I pay, and what will I do?"

"I don't know. It's just a preliminary guess. But forging the holy sword is a miracle that surpasses the gods, and it is a great achievement that anchors the history of this planet as the history of mankind. When the holy sword was forged, when the white giant At the moment of being knocked down, only the holy sword user can know exactly what the holy sword user gave."

"Then... does the current father know?"

"I don't know. The time point has not come yet. But..." At this point, some dark clouds appeared on Mei Lin's face. "Now that she has made a decision, at least she knows what the essence of the holy sword is."

"I know that." I would never have expected that it was Lily who said this.Her eyes were very firm, without sadness or regret. "What the holy sword releases is the breath of the planet, the most primitive energy - light and heat. The magic power of Mordred and the Dragon King is darkness, right? If you only rely on your own power, you should be yourself. As long as Turn yourself into an eternal burning existence, and the holy sword can be created and used by the holy sword user."

"...Lily, when did you know?" I asked nervously.

"I knew it in the dream of the Court of Frustration." Lily answered my question very simply, without fear, anxiety, or emotion, as calm as a frozen lake. "The Garden of Frustration is very close to the Paradise, and I want to go to the Paradise through the Garden of Frustration, so my dream is not so much a dream, but rather a memory that I deliberately discarded here. Rechecked These memories, I know what to do."

The moment the voice fell, I suddenly felt that Lily had become very strange, as if she had changed into a different person.

I stared at her emerald green eyes, which were still so beautiful, but lost their vitality.It was as if she was no longer a living being, but a purposefully created machine that fulfilled a specific function for a specific purpose.The existence of the so-called goblin is just the shell of this function, which can be replaced and discarded at any time.

Regret boiled in my heart - I should have been less anxious when Lily woke up.On the way to this cave, I should have asked more about her status.But it's too late now, Arturia is a stubborn existence, she won't tell the people around her about the path she believes in, and she just acts on her own.

"Mordred, I'm still me. I haven't lost my memory, and I haven't become someone else." Lily smiled, but this smile didn't have any warmth in my eyes, making me feel like falling into an ice cellar. "I don't know what Mordred's dream is, but since Mordred wakes up so flustered, it must be a bad dream, right? My dream is not bad, after all, it is the condensation of memory, there is nothing else Emotions exist. When I look back at my memory, I understand many things. So I made a decision, whether it is a sword or a sheath, whichever Mordred needs, I will be whichever."

Her tone, her attitude, her eyes, her smile brought back the influences of my past.

Figures overlapped, faces overlapped, voices, eyes and smiles all overlapped together.

There is no mistake, her current posture... is basically Saber's posture!

"No! I don't want to be like this! Lily! I didn't come here to make you like this!"

"But, Mordred really needs the holy sword, right?" Lily...or, the "King Arthur" of the Lost Belt said to me in the same tone. "I was originally an information collection device created by Paradise for the purpose of creating the Holy Sword. It is the outer casing and preservation device of the Holy Sword—it is true, Mordred. Those are the materials lost by the original six fairies, Yaling, It is contained in my body, just like the scabbard you buried in me, and I can't take it out. But, Mordred, I feel the enthusiasm and the light you shine on me. This emotion activates You have acquired the holy sword. You have the right to use the holy sword and can become a holy sword user."

I gritted my teeth, and my clenched right fist was shaking violently.

Lily moved closer to me, snuggled up against me, and kept that smile, closing her eyes.

"Sorry, Mordred, I didn't mean to deceive you. As I said before, I woke up in the Court of Frustration, right? This is because I discarded all my memories in the Court of Frustration, and I can't remember anything When I woke up, I thought I was just born. In the previous dream, I asked myself, do I really want to abandon the happy life now and embrace the destiny that is destined to disappear? But when I think of Mordred forging the holy sword, what will happen? No matter what kind of existence I become, I will accept these memories again without any hesitation...Fortunately, these memories contain the answers I want."

"But that's not the answer I want!" I yelled, my anger was completely ignited!

"Mordred, many things in the world are very difficult." King Arthur talked to me, still with a warm smile. "Many times, the options we all face are the same and bad, and we don't want to choose any one. But not wanting doesn't mean it's a mistake, let alone not choosing it."

"I said, I will forge the holy sword with my own will!"

"But Mordred will become another existence, right? Such a Mordred is definitely not the current Mordred... I am very cowardly, I am very useless, I cannot accept such a result. Now that the holy sword has awakened, if Mordred does this, I will definitely follow in Mordred's footsteps to the furnace, and abandon my despair in despair."

After a pause, King Arthur continued: "But what if there is no such result? I will become the holy sword, but the memory with Mordred is the most important part of the information. The activated holy sword will gain its own consciousness, Treat these memories as our own, and we will be continuous individuals. Maybe Mordred doesn't like me, but at least when I entered the furnace, I was happy, happy, and filled with hope and light It's selfish, but I think this must be more wonderful than the future Mordred chose, right?"

Before I could refute, King Arthur said something that made my anger boil: "Mordred, you are a traveler who entered here. Everything here is a dream. You have someone more important in reality, There are people who must be saved. I'm just a device created based on your father, but endowed with intelligence that shouldn't be given. Please treat what happened here as a bad dream... For me, Isn't this just a dream?"

"Fart your mother!" I yelled at King Arthur, spitting all over her face. "Who do you think I am!? What are you fantasizing about there!? Are you just looking down on me like this!? Are you looking down on yourself like that!? Lily! Let me call you that! Let me tell you, you are my fucking choice What a fucking woman! What I fucking hate most is fate! It’s useless to say what you say today, I’m going to tear and tear this so-called fate to pieces today!”

Then, I looked at Mei Lin, and said in a commanding tone: "Tie her up, let her stop thinking about it. Everyone makes their own fucking decisions, and they talk as if they care about others, but in fact they just look down on you." Is it? Yes, you and your father are qualified to look down on others, but I want to prove it to you and your father now! It is not difficult at all to surpass your brains that are harder than iron balls!"

Merlin didn't say anything, she activated the magic, and the vine immediately entangled Lily's calf and arm.

Lily has great strength, but her attempts to break free all ended in failure.

"Just wait here! I won't be able to forge a holy sword without becoming another person! I'm fed up with 'worst case'! Anyway, I can't live without trying to choke fate's throat , and wring its head off, I deserve the fucking name 'Mordred'? Fuck your ass!"

After speaking, I entered the gate to the paradise without looking back.

Originally, I planned to forge the holy sword with Lily, but now it seems that I can only do it by myself.

I am definitely not a slave to fate!I have already seen the result of obedience to fate!

I will surpass myself in the past, surpass my father, and reach a new realm!

I do what I say!

Chapter Eight: The Prince of Darkness

◆Mordred◆

There is nothing in Paradise, this is what Mei Lin told me.

When I passed through the fog gate and actually arrived at Paradise, I realized that there was really nothing.

The cause of paradise in each world is different.In the world where my father and I lived, Paradise was a realm transformed from my mother's God Realm.In the history of panhumanity, there is no particular reason for the formation of Paradise.But here, the so-called Paradise is just the initial melting pot for forging the holy sword. There are no flowers, no green grass, and all you see is the gray sky and barren land.

I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and observed everything around me with the dragon's vision.

The empty paradise is not big, and I quickly located a magical place.

Walking over and opening my eyes, what I saw was a huge deep pit, not much different from the huge pit my father made near Yuanzang Mountain.Even because the ground is too flat, I really doubt that the scene was created by the father.

In the center of the huge pit was an ordinary anvil, and on the anvil was an ordinary hammer.

A large number of mysteries are entrenched in it, surpassing the furnace of Hephaestus and the blacksmith shop of the Du Hualin brothers. This is the product of the planet's realization of the concept of "forging". Naturally, no characteristics can be seen from the outside.

Taking a deep breath, feeling the true ether circulating in my body, I walked into the huge pit.

Every step I take, the sky darkens.When I came to the anvil, the world was completely dark, the sky and the earth no longer existed, and the only things I could see were the anvil and the hammer.

But I don't even know what the material is, and I don't know anything about forging techniques from the beginning to the end.Without someone's guidance, even if I'm imprisoned here for 1 years, it's impossible for me to figure out how to forge the holy sword.

"Calm down, Mordred. There must be clues around... Don't be impatient, suppress your anger, and let reason and logic dominate your emotions. Only then can you find ideas and solutions..."

I kept talking to myself, helping myself to control my emotions and try to think like I said.

The darkness kept growing, turning into a viscous jelly-like liquid, slowly pouring towards me.It is almost no different from the "evil of this world" that overflows from the Holy Grail.The so-called human hope has been distorted into despair and hatred.

After realizing this, I stopped talking to myself and looked around, observing the liquid on the ground in the darkness.

The imaginary magic power released by the Holy Grail is different from the magma in front of you.The magic power of the Holy Grail is like magma. It hates everything, burns everything, and destroys everything. Even if it covers the ocean and spreads all over the planet, it will never stop. Only when the last trace of hatred is burned will it finally solidify.

But now those liquids are curse and venom.What it desires is not destruction, but torture. It is best to let the damned existence never die like this, and it is best to let the torture and howling continue to the end of time.

"The malice of the Holy Grail comes from Angola Mainyu. Where does the curse here come from? The destroyed gods? The destroyed civilization on the ground? Or those humans and other gods who drowned because of the sinking of the land?" Micro Frowning, looking around, I analyzed to myself.

In this "Paradise" where there is nothing but curses, thinking is not easy.

"So that's it. It's the curse of the goblins... It really looks like a goblin. It's always been so vicious, and it's completely hopeless." The corner of my mouth drew a mocking arc, and my brain quickly sorted out the "truth".

It is true that the holy sword was not forged, but the material will not disappear out of thin air, it must have been transformed into some kind of substance related to the legend - I really can't think of anything other than the poisonous poison that kills the horned gods who protect the fairies something.

Then, the so-called "hope" has been polluted from the very beginning, just like the deeds of the young man in Angola Mainyu being regarded as the wish of all mankind by the Holy Grail.Because when disaster strikes, when endless pain continues forever in the unseen future, even the best wishes will degenerate into malicious curses.Just as the order is destroyed, the primitive desire will water the flowers of evil in the way of violence and slavery.

This is how the island was before the father came.The dead bodies of goblins were transformed into islands, and the will of the islands had long been crazy, cursing the living goblins, turning them into disasters that lost their minds and only knew destruction.When the last goblin was killed, like the maggots (goblins) born from the corpse of the first giant in Norse mythology, they maintained a glamorous appearance, waiting for the next destruction, waiting to become part of the curse.

So the father cleanly discarded all the goblins and created the population of elves.Therefore, the father does not intend to try to forge the holy sword in this lore belt, because there is no holy sword here, only the poisonous poison of the dead horned god.Even when the father was still there, they were already unstable, using the father as a tool, thinking that Tonali was an incompetent person who wanted to grab power like a human being, fight among themselves, and push the island to the ground like I experienced. To the established destruction.

"Then...the next thing to think about is Lily's identity..."

It doesn't really take much thought. The concept of "Suzheng" was mentioned by my father, and the concept of "Suzheng" was also supplemented by my mother and Mei Lin.Starting from the essence of Lily's power, it is easy to find out the existence behind her.

The World Consciousness of Panhuman History - a thing so disgusting that it makes me want to throw up.