Chapter 364: Ritual: Heroic Spirit Summon
"Interesting..."
Semiramis arched her eyebrow, a look of genuine interest twinkling in her eyes.
"Ritual: Heroic Spirit Summon, huh... Even I have only read about it in some ancient texts. I never thought I'd come face to face with it under these circumstances."
"Do you have confidence?" Shirou asked solemnly.
He knew well that this Queen of Assyria, despite her class as Assassin, was as proficient in magecraft as the top-tier mages of ancient times.
"I haven't tried it before, but I can give it a shot. After all, I've researched this ultimate magecraft a great deal. If only I had found a sufficiently large source of magical energy, I would have attempted it myself long ago." Semiramis said eagerly.
For a mage, the temptation of personally completing such an ultimate magecraft was almost irresistible.
"In my current condition, I definitely can't complete this magecraft. So..." Semiramis looked at Shirou with her eyes filled with wicked charm. "I need to borrow your body for a moment."
"No problem." Shirou agreed without hesitation.
Semiramis was momentarily taken aback by his decisive response. When she regained her composure, she coughed awkwardly.
"You better think carefully. Taking over someone's body is no joke. What if I have some other ulterior motive—"
"There's nothing to consider." Shirou interrupted, his gaze fixed on her face, a gentle smile playing on his handsome features. "I believe in you completely."
Even without a physical body, Semiramis felt her heart skip a beat at his honest words.
"What a... troublesome guy..." Semiramis chuckled softly, then lunged forward, merging into Shirou's body.
With his eyes closed, Shirou let himself be gradually deprived of sensation throughout his body, showing no resistance, his lips still bearing that gentle smile.
In less than three breaths' time, 'Shirou' opened his eyes again, revealing a pair of dark golden pupils, like icy amber.
Possessing Shirou's body, Semiramis seemed somewhat unaccustomed, first shaking her head and then looking at her new body.
"Foolish man..."
After muttering that, she lifted her head, looking at the Greater Grail in front of her, a faintly proud curve forming at the corner of her lips.
"Greater Grail, huh... It really is quite a nice toy. Let's see how much fun you can bring me."
Jeanne, who had been paying attention to the movements of the Greater Grail, suddenly noticed that Shirou, who had turned his back on her, was somewhat changing.
Firstly, her 'True Name Discernment' couldn't reveal any information from him anymore, and secondly, she sensed a significant change in his aura. The gentle demeanor of a priest intertwined with the solemnity of a swordsman was instantly replaced by the regal aloofness and arrogance of a ruler as if he had become a different person.
Just as Jeanne was alert to these sudden changes, she noticed that the magical energy in the air became much more agitated. This agitation intensified the concentration and circulation speed of the magical energy, yet it did not cause any loss of control over the magic circle, as if delicate invisible hands were manipulating this phenomenon.
'This is... Caster's 'Territory Creation'!' Jeanne's heart tightened as she immediately realized what the current anomaly represented.
'Territory Creation' was the most crucial skill for Caster-class Servants. With this skill, they could create a territory that best suited them and unleash their power beyond one hundred percent within it. This was essential for them, as they were otherwise frail, to contend with other Servant classes.
In most cases, Casters with territory and Casters without territory were in a completely different league, almost like the difference between level one and maximum level. The quality of the territory could also be likened to the difference between common equipment and legendary equipment.
Creating a territory out of thin air in a situation devoid of any magecraft medium or tools was definitely not ordinary 'Territory Creation'. Even with a conservative estimate, it would have to be 'A+' or above.
With her A-rank Mana, Jeanne keenly sensed that the source of this phenomenon was none other than 'Amakusa Shirou Tokisada' in front of her.
Recalling the series of changes that just occurred in him, Jeanne seemed to realize something and let out a slow breath of relief.
As a mage capable of contending with Medea in magecraft, Semiramis's talent in magecraft was undoubtedly exceptional. Even for the first time using magecraft of this level, she appeared adept, even starting the remaining steps without the need for Noble Phantasm assistance.
The flow of light blue lines sped up, the radiance emitted by the magic circle became even more dazzling, and the dense magical energy gathered, visible to the naked eye, as it spread in all directions, stirring up fierce winds like a tempest.
At some point, the originally white sky was gradually overshadowed by ominous dark clouds. The world that just glimpsed dawn retreated once again into darkness, leaving only the ethereal light blue pillar as the sole illumination between heaven and earth.
Semiramis clenched her teeth tightly, squeezing out the last remnants of magical energy from the Greater Grail. Through precise control, she directed it into the final gap in the magic circle.
'Ritual: Heroic Spirit Summon' was completed!
*BOOOM!*
A colossal light blue magical pillar erupted into the sky in an instant, a vast and overwhelming aura filling the entire area.
At the top of that pillar, the sky seemed to tear open, revealing a vortex, within which lay a chaotic scene beyond words, merely gazing upon it incited a sense of reverence in everyone's hearts.
"The Root..." Darnic stared blankly at the abyss, murmuring to himself in a voice only he could hear.
From within the vortex resembling the origin of all things, two beams of light suddenly burst forth, disregarding all obstacles, and rush into the 'black velvet curtain' ahead.
In the pitch-black universe, Kama, who was previously unsettled due to the white light emitted from Arkhan, suddenly saw two beams of light rushing from afar, merging into the bodies of Arkhan and Heracles.
Soon, a huge sense of crisis exploded in her heart like a bombshell!
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