I Am A Villain

Chapter 28 - Corruption!

(Juggernaut Drive)

Zero was currently in his armored state, his wings wide opened while he stood on top of the tallest building in the city. A giant magic circle was hovering in the sky above him, reaching 500 m in diameter.

'It will be very interesting to see the results… though a target is not specified the boosted gear will make sure that the impact will be quite powerful in both cases.'

As he continued to inspect the magic circle Zero suddenly leaned slightly backward and in an arrow passed right at his previous location.

'It is good to see that no matter where I go, there are always test subjects who are willing and able. Caster is out of the play so they shouldn't be able to notice.'

Not long after a few servants appeared.

Zero: "Let's see… Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rin, Emiya, and Gilgamesh. Is this some kind of truce?"

Lancer: "Well… you can put it like that."

Emiya: "Just surrender and stop what you are doing. You can't defeat all of us."

'Oh, I can blow you up, even this entire planet if done correctly to high hell and not even Enkidu can do anything about it, but that wouldn't gain me anything in the end. What I need is to test my training and theories results. The gods had all that divine power but once they couldn't use it outside their body they fell to barely god-level.'

Zero: "Is that so? Hm… then o' King of Heroes, would you like to help me?"

'Saber and Emiya too righteous, Rin and Archer probably won't accept either. Lancer is not the type as well… it might work if I play the cards right with Gilgamesh though. His pride is only surpassed by his treasury after all.'

Everybody opened their eyes s wide it was almost comical as even Gilgames had a surprised look on his face.

Gilgamesh: "… and why do pray tell should I help you?"

Zero: "While I may not have anything that you don't I can show you something you haven't seen before, or more exactly a being worthy of being slain by the King of Heroes."

'Hook.'

Gilgamesh: "Ho… and how do I know you aren't lying?"

Zero: "With the power of the famed King of Heroes, can't you easily kill me if I end up deceiving you? All you need to achieve is defend that magic circle in the sky for 5 minutes and the being will appear."

'Though I know it will be powerful, I have no idea what kind of being will appear until the last minute when I complete the chant.'

'Line.'

Emiya looked worried as he saw first hand the power of the King of Heroes when he was at the mercy of Caster.

Emiya: "You can't do that.!Who knows how many innocent people will be killed if you help that guy!"

'Fool, do you think somebody who once held the position of a king will take kindly to being said what to do?'

At this point, Gilgamesh showed an irritated expression.

'Sinker.'

Gilgamesh: "Watch your tongue mongrel, it is not your place to decide my actions."

Then he turned towards me.

Gilgamesh: "I accept your condition, but do know that if you fail to fulfill your end I will personally kill you."

As I nodded my head countless portals appeared around the magic formation, each one revealing a weapon pointing outwards.

Archer: "You try to stop the magic circle, I'll handle this guy."

Saber: "Are you sure Archer?"

As Archer nodded Saber and the other left towards Gilgamesh and Zero stood there facing him.

'You know there is only one way to contain me. Use it, reveal it so I can be done with you already.'

Zero: "You think you can hold me on your own?"

Without responding Archer started to chant, releasing quite the amount of mana.

{I am the bone of my sword

Steel is my body and fire is my blood

I have created over a thousand blades

Unknown to Death,

Nor known to Life.

Have withstood pain to create many weapons

Yet, those hands will never hold anything

So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works.)

During that time I was carefully feeling every change in the environment, the flow of magic, the rapid changes, and how space was being formed. Bit by bit, piece by piece until I understood every corner of the marble. All my senses enhanced by the current Juggernaut Drive, working as if on fire. After a moment I saw myself standing in a world of swords.

Zero: "I see now."

Archer looked at me as if asking what I could have possibly understood.

Archer: "What do you mean?"

Zero: " Let me show you the collective work of more than 1'000'000 beings, created in but a mere moment."

Suddenly together with large amounts of magic, the world started to crack, little by little, a piece at a time as the crack grew larger.

Archer: "What is going on?"

In front of Archer's eyes, Zero started to crack, slowly as if he was a mirror, a mere reflection that was punched through.

Archer: "You are not getting away!"

As Archer run toward the mirror-like Zero and broke the pieces even further throwing them further away at random locations. Little by little te entire reality marble was cracked into different pieces and from the gaps created countless voices of different people were heard, coming from every direction.

Voices coming from the right.

(We died, we are dying… have we already died?}

Archer: "What?"

Voices coming from the left.

{We tried to stop him, We're trying to stop him, did we stop him?}

Without even knowing it himself Archer started to get agitated.

Archer: "What is going on?"

{Another day is gone, another life is gone… I think it's only been a few days.}

Archer: "Come out and fight!"

Slowly Archer's rationality was slipping.

Suddenly a massive amount of people could be seen gathered ahead, each speaking to another as if to an old friend… but their conversations were not even on the same subject, each talking about something completely unrelated as if dolls with broken strings. Their eyes blank as if they had no soul, no will to live.

At that moment somebody turned his head towards him.

{Ah, a new one, don't worry, the first one has only been here for 1 day. We will surely figure out a way to get out. We have plenty of time.}

Archer: "What… no wait, I'm supposed to do something here, am I supposed to do something here?… yes, I need to get out, I will get out eventually. It has only been 1 day after all." – Archer said smiling slightly, dropping his swords and sitting on a random spot.

{Indeed, let's sit and discuss} – the person said before stopping for a moment and going towards a different direction.

Meanwhile, Archer, half-dazed with empty eyes started to talk with somebody next to him.

{I… create swords, I created swords… what do I even do with swords?}

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