"Because his expression was so joyful, I even thought that the person who was saved was not me, but himself."
"He suddenly said thank you, as if he was thanking something. Even I, who was dying, felt a little envious."
"He said it was great to find him, even if I could only save one person, it would bring me salvation."
"He said this with a smile of great joy, as if he was thanking someone."
…
Seeing the scenes in the movie, the audience were all stunned. They had obviously been completely numbed by the impact of the continuous plot and didn't know what to say.
After a long while, intermittent sounds were heard.
"Is this... a good ending?"
"I don't know, but to be honest, it's much better than the previous ones."
"He killed hundreds of people for the sake of justice, and in the end, he barely saved one person. This was a huge blow to Emiya Kiritsugu, who believed in the principle of the balance. From now on, he is destined to no longer be that cold-blooded assassin."
"Well, that's it. At least Emiya Kiritsugu managed to be redeemed. Otherwise, it's better than him completely collapsing in despair, right?"
"By the way, where is Illya? Although she didn't obtain the Holy Grail, Illya is still in the Einzbern Castle, right? Emiya Kiritsugu has to go and bring her out, right?"
"Yes, if Illya can be brought here, I think Emiya Kiritsugu still has a chance of redemption. Otherwise, he is still too sad."
"… "
The audience's voices rang out.
By now, most people have completely given up on any unnecessary thoughts and only hope to see a decent ending in front of them.
…
After the story of Kiritsugu Emiya ended, the entire plot of "Fate Zero" came to an end.
The movie first introduces the situation of the survivor Weber, and tells the story of his thorough determination to grow up.
Later, the perspective of the movie came to the Tohsaka family where Tohsaka Tokiomi had already died.
With the death of the head of the family, the burden of the Toosaka family fell directly on the shoulders of Toosaka Rin, a six-year-old girl.
Her first job as the head of the family was to hold a funeral for her deceased father.
In the cold wind, the girl's face remained resolute, but the sadness in her eyes proved that she was just a young girl after all.
On the other hand, Kotomine Kirei, who was the man who killed Tōsaka Tokiomi with his own hands, stood in the queue openly, paying tribute to the dead head of the Tōsaka family as a priest.
When everything was over, Kotomine Kirei slowly came over, pushing a figure that no one had expected.
"Mother… "
Facing the woman sitting in a wheelchair with empty and lifeless eyes, Toosaka Rin looked very sad.
However, Kirei Mine seemed not to notice this sadness, and calmly pushed the already insane Tōsaka Aoi in front of the other person.
"Rin, is there anyone holding a funeral today?"
"Yes, Dad is dead."
"That's bad, we have to get Tokiomi's dress out quickly──Rin, go help Sakura change clothes. Ah, what should I do, I have to take care of it too..."
In the picture, Toosaka Aoi was saying crazy words. It was obvious that she had completely lost her rationality because of the excitement of that night.
Kotomine Kirei looked at the Toosaka Rin, whose family had been destroyed overnight, with a sense of evil, and handed over the dagger in his hand that had killed her father.
"Rin, from now on you are the true master of the Tōsaka family. For this day, I want to give you something. This is something that Tokiomi-sensei gave me in recognition of my achievements in practicing magic. From now on, I will give it to you."
"Father… "
When seeing her father's belongings, Toosaka Rin burst into tears.
Seeing this scene, Kotomine Kirei slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
Having the girl place her longing for her father on the dagger that killed her father, and having her innocent heart trampled upon with such vicious irony, this was the essence of the matter that delighted Kirei's soul.
Seeing the usual bad ending in the movie, the audience all felt mixed emotions at this moment.
After all, the evil of the character Kotomine Kirei has been openly revealed, but the movie is about to end.
Is there really no way to punish this kind of crime
For a moment, many viewers clenched their fists, obviously unable to hold back the urge to swear at the extremely bad plot.
Chapter 308: "Fate Zero" is concluded! (I)
Chapter 308
The story of "Fate Zero" is coming to an end, and the perspective finally returns to Kiritsugu Emiya.
After rescuing the boy from the fire, Emiya Kiritsugu adopted the boy named Shirou, but because he failed to obtain the Holy Grail, he was rejected by Einzbern and never saw his biological daughter Illya again.
Under such circumstances, Emiya Kiritsugu settled in Fuyuki City and lived a quiet and peaceful life.
His life came to an end, but he gained happiness that he had never had in the first half of his life, and never lost any important person again.
In a sense, this contrast can be said to be a huge tragedy.
Five years later
Under the bright moonlight, Emiya Kiritsugu sat idly on the corridor, looking up at the moon.
Next to him, the boy named Shirou was also sitting here, admiring the moon with Kiritsugu.
Shirou was the only person who brought Kiritsugu salvation in the fire that burned everything he had.
The fire caused Shirou to lose all his relatives, so Kiritsugu adopted him as his son, and then renovated the abandoned house with a warehouse that he bought for Irisviel as a hiding place to a degree that it was barely habitable, and the two of them lived there.
At this moment, after five years of dreamlike time, Kiritsugu has become completely old. Due to his contact with the black mud, which is [all the evil in this world], the erosion of the curse has weakened his body to the point that he is like a terminal illness.
Now his limbs are weak, his vision is blurry, and 80% of his magic circuits have lost their functions.
There is no doubt that his end is approaching.
In the last moments of his life, the man named Emiya Kiritsugu began to think about what his life was all about.
What on earth was the wish that I had spent so much effort to pursue? !
"When I was a child, I dreamed of becoming a messenger of justice."
Unconsciously, these words came out of Emiya Kiritsugu's mouth, but he had forgotten why he said this, and even forgot who he was expressing this wish for.
On the other side, Emiya Shirou heard Kiritsugu's words and immediately said in dissatisfaction:
"What does that mean? You said you once admired it, does that mean you've given up on it now?"
For this reason, Emiya Kiritsugu pretended to gaze at the bright moon from afar, hiding his inner sorrow with a wry smile.
"Well, it's a shame, but being a hero has a time limit. Once you grow up, it's hard to call yourself a hero. I wish I had realized this earlier."
A mature adult was deceived by the wish-granting machine called the Holy Grail and invested everything in it. This kind of foolishness, I am afraid only Emiya Kiritsugu himself can appreciate the despair in it.
At this moment, Shirou hesitated for a while and suddenly said:
"If that's the case, then there's nothing we can do."
"Yeah, there's really nothing we can do about it."
As he spoke, Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the bright moon in the sky and couldn't help but sigh:
"Ah, what a beautiful moon."
On the other side, Emiya Shirou suddenly spoke:
"Well, since Kiritsugu can't do it, I will become a hero in your place. Dad is already an adult, so he can't be a hero, but it's okay for me. Let me fulfill Dad's dream."
Hearing what Emiya Shirou said, Emiya Kiritsugu was slightly stunned.
After a long while, he nodded slightly and said:
"Really? Ah - then I feel relieved."
The next moment, Emiya Kiritsugu slowly closed his eyes.
The familiar scene seemed to reappear in front of his eyes, and the beautiful girl asked him:
"Kelly, what kind of person do you want to be when you grow up?"
In response to the girl's words, Emiya Kiritsugu gave the answer he had not said before.
"I want to be a partner of justice."
…
The movie ended and the ending song started.
For a moment, the entire cinema was silent.
At this moment, the audience has no idea what to feel. They don’t know whether to cry, laugh, feel sad, or feel relieved…
The Holy Grail War is over, and almost all parties in the Holy Grail War have met their own ends.
The ending may be sad, desperate, helpless, happy, or liberated...
But no matter what, it is all so uncomfortable for the audience.
When a story that is exciting and gripping enough comes to an end, everyone will feel a sense of emptiness at this moment.
Before the end of the story, everyone was longing for the final ending and looking forward to the final result. But when the ending really came and the result was really placed in front of everyone, people felt a heartfelt reluctance and an inexplicable sense of loss.
"Is this the end?"
“It’s over.”
"Emiya Kiritsugu's life was truly tragic and lamentable. At least, at the end of his life, he still gained a little redemption."
"How could this happen? I feel like there are still so many things that haven't been told?! What happened to the two villains Gilgamesh and Kotomine Kirei? Illya was trapped in the Snow Castle, Waver left Fuyuki City, Toosaka Rin had to take on family responsibilities at a young age, Matou Sakura was tortured and saw no way out, and Altria did not realize her wish... There are so many people and so many things that have not been told, how could it end like this? I can't accept it!"
"Yeah, I can't accept it either. This ending is too tragic. Can't there be a slightly more acceptable ending?"
"Ah, I really want to cry. Why is it so tragic? My heart is broken."
"Stop talking. I feel like I'm going to be depressed. After watching the movie, I must go to the church to talk to the pastor about my psychological problems."
"Add me a..."
"… "
All of a sudden, all kinds of sounds rang out at the scene.
All the audiences were completely devastated by the terrible ending of "FateZero". After all, before that, every movie Du Lin had made had at least a good ending.
Although the protagonist of "Jojo" died in the end, he took down the villains in one go, and at least the bad guys were punished.
In comparison, "FateZero" seems to be promoting this kind of evil. Not only does every villain in it not receive punishment, but they live a much more comfortable life than the decent people.
Gildred and Ryunosuke both died happily.
This naturally made the audience very unhappy.
Just as the audience was filled with anger and were planning to leave the cinema to vent, and some were even planning to blow up Edward Studios with the Exploding Scroll, the scene from the movie that was supposed to have ended suddenly reappeared.
Amid the flashing of swords and sabers, before people could react, they saw a line of large characters emerging from the water.
"The sequel to the Fate series - "Fate Stay Night" has been decided to be filmed!"
For a moment, the entire cinema was in an uproar.
Chapter 309: "Fate Zero" is concluded! (Part 2)
Chapter 309
As soon as the news of the filming of the sequel to the Fate series, "Fate Stay Night", was released, cinemas across the country were in a state of excitement.
While no one knew that "FateZero" would have a sequel, everyone was completely overwhelmed by the explosive news and was so excited that they couldn't say a word.
After all, before this, everyone thought that this was the final ending of "Fate Zero". Who would have thought that there would be a sequel? This is just like eating watermelon on a hot summer day - it's so refreshing!
Of course, in the excitement, many people still raised questions rationally.
"How could that be? Isn't the Holy Grail War already over? How can there be a sequel? Won't it be about the Holy Grail War?"
"Yes, yes. Besides, Emiya Kiritsugu and the older generation of magicians are all dead. Who will play the protagonist of the next "Fate Stay Night"? "
"I can't think of one, but as long as there's a sequel I'll be happy enough!"