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star, and destroy the game board.
----Stale-Mater [True Epigraphy – Star Kil er]----.
“Well then----with this it’s a draw (Game-Over)...sorry about that, Gods----“
Letting that out, with the finger on the trigger of the giant gun that was like a
stake stabbed on the ground----
At the instant----that Riku pulled it----
The stake that overcame Riku’s height by far, the heavens and earth and
dawn----everything of that got sucked up.
He felt the fierce power being allowed to flow----instantly, the mouth of the gun
stabbed in the ground, spelled out light.
A seventh, of the power that burned through the continent, and charred out the
star.
It pierced the core of the star, and it kept reaching until it destroyed the
elemental circuit.
----By Riku’s recognition it was a happening of a single instant.
But at the same time----Riku felt the [Key] of his heart too, being blown away----
“...What was, that, about a stale-mate crap...where----about this is a draw----!”
Literally, as if it was coming out.
With eyes whose light came back, Riku once again threw up all the feelings that
were locked inside.
With the [Key] broken, the heart----can’t stop anymore.
----Just exactly, how many died.
ShuVi’s companions. Those guys who have life. The Flügels----just how many of
them died!!!
Tricking up even him himself----putting behind even ShuVi’s feelings!
The last sacrifice, for the sake of ending the war that continued to endlessly give
out sacrifices----
Even kil ing intent was born towards himself who even after reaching this place,
stil continued to make those excuses.
----What’s this about a stale-mate (draw).
You are just a trashy bastard, just a loser.
Even if it was ShuVi’s wish or something else, and even if you put a reason on
it!!
You! Disgracefully! Lost you know----Riku!!
......
“Hey, ShuVi----What was lacking, I wonder...hey.”
...Yeah. I know it, without even need to ask...
“Hey, ShuVi---if I and you, were the two as one, you see...”
...Yeah. The next time I definitely want to win ShuVi, with you, the two of us...
This time definitely, no one will die, they won’t need to die----with such, a
game----
Rolling up even up to the crust----the pierced core of the star----the power flow
source of the elemental circuit was throwing up.
Something like the enormous----power that was released just now, seemed to
be nothing more than a single pick of a needle.
The power that constitute the world----amount of power sufficient to blow it away
without a trace---- was being released.
While Riku was being, swallowed by that power----he saw.
“.........Th...at, is...?”
----[Star Grail]...
----A polyhedron that showed up a pentagram, a star-shaped dodecahedral, that
seemed to be like light.
(TL Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodecahedron.)
It wil materialize on the place where al the released power converges----I see
now.
So it really appears before the “winner”----but even if the hand is stretched----it
won’t reach.
Dropping his gaze, he smiled bitterly.
“...I see now, like this, I can’t reach it right...”
Since the remaining right arm too disappeared, he can’t reach.
Much less since----he himself, isn’t the “winner”----
Having the body being swallowed by the light the elemental circuit who released
a tremendous power, it started collapsing...and his strength was leaving the
body.
----Since when was it I wonder.
Suddenly, at this point, without being embarrassed or worrying about
appearances, he noticed that tears were flowing out.
The man with wet bandages and without arms, was crying out like a brat while
collapsing----
“...Haha...it’s really----disgraceful right, I...”
Since it came to this then I wanted to at least, live coolly and die coolly though.
On the end, it was a life which I couldn’t “win” even once.
A comical death befitting of a loser----at this point, there’s no need for shame or
appearances.
“Hey, ShuVi----I’m, dripping with regrets you know...I’m sorry, for being such a
worthless husband.”
What passed through his mind was----just only many countless regrets.
The faces of the ones that until now he watched dying, one by one they passed
through.
The faces of the one hundred seventy-seven [ghosts] that went along with his
own selfishness too.
He noticed a sense of guilty that seemed to crush him, but above that, the
greatest regret.
----Amazing back even himself, it was so uncool that he even let out a laugh.
“Aah damn it...really even if I had to prostrate to Coron, I wanted to embrace you
ShuVi.”
Riku – virgin – twenty years. While being a married man, will die stil as a virgin.
Hmm, in a certain way isn’t that quite cool by itself!?
“No, no way after all...I can’t act strong with that...haha...”
----It seems like until the very end, I wil die disgracefully.
Then, until the end----let’s be thorough.
Thoroughly disgraceful----let’s depend on “God (outside force)”.
“...Hey, if God is born from thoughts then----God of Games.”
----With what isn’t there anymore, those both arms,
“This life was like trash but, I’l offer everything, and for the first time since I was born I’l “pray”----please.”
If it’s too dirty, for someone who’s just a loser to steal the Holy Grail (victory
prize) then.
If I’m too drenched in blood to obtain the Throne of Sole God then.
----Please. I beg you.
At least say that there was any meaning for “us (the heart)”.
It’s fine if it’s not me. Anyone is fine, anyone is fine so----
To anyone, who can end this war----
Give that----the [Star Grail]----to...some......one.........
......That’s right, while the consciousness was disappearing,
“ sigh...”
----Riku laughed, towards the figure that was approaching the [Star Grail].
The figure who approached the [Star Grail] in the middle of the light, was
someone that no one until now ever saw.
With a big hat covering the head, on both eyes were diamond and spade. It was
a young boy never seen before----but.
For Riku, he knew, who that was.
It was the one who, always----always always always, made him lose, until he
became fed up----
It was because he always saw him in the depths of the darkness, showing up a
fearless smile.
“...Hah...hahahaha----ahhahahahahaha!!”
----What, as expected, there was one, didn’t it...you...
“Hey----let’s play game again...definitely this time, I’l show you that I’l win, you see...”
----Together with ShuVi...defi,nite......ly...
......
Leaving those words, behind----towards Riku who was disappearing swallowed
by the light.
Riku and ShuVi, born from and believed in by just those two----the weakest and
the last Old Deus.
As if bearing with something, he forced himself to create one, and shot out a
smile in return.
Then slowly...held over the [Star Grail] with his hand, and then------------......
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
That view, everyone in the world witnessed.
Therefore, that was, one of the very few things of this history, that was left
recorded as a historical fact...
----First, light engulfed the world.
The light that expanded in the far away horizon, covered the red heaven and
dyed even the land in white, and stole the boundary of heaven and earth.
When the light that expanded soundlessly stopped----the world, had lost its
color.
Everyone felt troubled in differentiating the heaven from earth, and then, in the
space of one beat they noticed.
The ash that danced in the sky stopped in space, the fires of war forgot to
flicker, and any and all things stopped.
----Even the time. Everything, besides those who possessed life.
While being silenced by that view, leaving behind the life and the living ones, in
the space of many instants.
----A impact engulfed the world.
It was clearly different from destruction----a gentle power passed through as if
licking the world.
At the same time, the ones who looked up to the sky----opened their eyes.
A view that missed the normal course----all living things, and races just gazed at
that while stil not understanding it.
----Only.
One hundred [ghosts] and, a single human looked at it with understanding...
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
--------......
A [Ghost] who once had a name, and due to contamination from elemental
bones leaned his body on a rock.
“...You really, did it right...General...”
He looked at the sky with his barely remaining vision----the dust that covered the
red heaven----
As if rolling along with the wing, he saw it being scattered like a joke and
disappearing.
--------......
Similarly a [Ghost] who once had a name, that was bitten by a Dhampir and got
sick.
“...Haha...that bastard----he seriously did it...!”
While burning out his body by bathing in the light for the first time----the
mountains that were thoroughly destroyed and devastated----
Rewinded just like a magic trick, and he felt it being grouped into the shape it
should be.
--------......
The one hundred seventy-seven [Ghosts], in their respective places, with their
respective bodies.
They understood what happened, and looked thoughtfully with emotions in their
chests.
It’s impossible to oppose, an absolute order, which al things in creation
responded to----
----The world. The appearance of it being recreated.
Humans can’t even sense magic but, even so there was confidence.
Why is it they didn’t know----but.
The war----the long eternal great war, ended now with this.
With that confidence, thoughtfully holding emotions in their chests----let out
laughs from the depths of their [Hearts].
--------......
Lastly----the single person besides the [Ghosts], the one that gazed at that with
understanding.
Russia Continent, in the sleeping room of Riku and ShuVi, a face peeked from
the window.
“...You really...obtained the [Star Grail] right...everyone.”
----Before she noticed, the ash stopped falling.
Coron who looked above to see the heaven, knew that the fairytale that covered
the sky was true.
And then, for the first time----
----She saw, the sun.
“...As expected----of my proud little, brother...and, little...sister...”
She closed her eyelids, and even now the brightly stabbing sunshine made her
eyes hurt. It sure must be it.
Riku, ShuVi, everyone is----
Her proud, proud----little brother and sister----those two.
Really.
----Really----did it.
They ended, the eternal war.
As the older sister, as the, Onee-chan...more than anyone else----
Felt pride----
“...AH----UWA...WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!”
As expected, it’s impossible----I...you see...!
“Hey Riku, ShuVi, as expect Onee-chan can’t be satisfied with thisssss!”
Since----those two, they broke...their promises with Onee-chan you know!!?
“Even though, I----said that I don’t want to lose my family, anymore...why, is,
it----!!”
Bursting into tears at that injustice, Coron shouted the names of her little brother and sister.
----Why is it, that it wouldn’t work if it wasn’t those two.
----Why it wouldn't work if it was me? Why is it that I can’t do anything.
I see, the eternal great war ended with this.
But in exchange for that----Coron lost, the ones who were more important to her
than anyone else----her little brother and, the little sister that he loved.
And then, just what, was left for me----!?
“This, is too...much...why everyone, go on and leave me behind...”
----[Hey----Coron Dora]
Suddenly...the last conversation exchanged with Riku----crossed through her
brain.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Coron said, towards Riku’s words who visited Coron along with Eintihi----a Ex-
Machina.
“----Stop.”
With black eyes just like darkness, which she thought she would never see
again.
The little brother Riku who had eyes that didn’t reflect light----continued without
caring about it----
“If, everything goes well and end----“
“----I’m saying...to stop aren’t I?!”
Coron shouted hysterically and stopped, Riku’s words.
“Even though----you not even once, called me by the full name!! Why now----!”
Coron----Coron Dora screamed with teary eyes, but.
“If everything goes well, I’m sure you will understand. And then----“
With eyes stil black, but----Riku continued with a smile that seemed to be
supplicating.
“In the chess board on the table, could you move----the White Rook to the [6 of
E]?”
“...Something, like that----do it, yourself...”
Gripping her fists, Coron Dora said as if squeezing it out.
----The truth is, she already know.
They didn’t had relationship, so shallow, that she couldn’t even absorb the
meaning of those words.
Even though it was something she herself said----even so they are “family”.
It wasn’t a shallow relationship----it definitely wasn’t.
But, even so, exactly because of that----she couldn’t say.
The single line “don’t go”----because, Riku is...Riku and ShuVi is----
Riku turned away his gaze from Coron, distantly----and turned his eyes towards
the table on the room, to the empty seat.
He narrowed his eyes, and looked at something that doesn’t seemed to be here,
and let out as if praying.
“...Hey God. If you aren’t my delusion, but really is there then.”