At the critical moment, Karna pushed his master away without thinking, and was pierced through the chest by the black shadow.
He was really too tired. The previous fight and the previous blow had exhausted all his strength. Even an action like reaching out to push someone required an iron will, let alone dodging
After the black shadow pierced the chest, it did not launch a second attack. Instead, it fell to the ground and turned into a human form while expanding and twisting.
"It's amazing that he still has the strength to do this. India's strongest hero is indeed worthy of his reputation."
"You surprise me. That attack couldn't kill you." Karna was badly injured, but he still stood.
"No, you did destroy me, from my body to my soul. You are worthy of being the divine spear that can destroy even gods. However, you only destroyed Roa, not Kotomine Kirei—well, you can also call me the other Roa."
The man who spoke was no longer a Westerner with long blond hair, but an Oriental with black hair and black eyes. This face and this outfit were familiar to everyone. He was Roa's eighteenth reincarnation, a heretic recognized by the church, and the father of Karen Ordesia.
"Another Roa..." "The insight of the poor" sees through the pretense and sees the truth of the soul.
Each generation of Roa's reincarnation uses his own soul to forcibly occupy the bodies of others.
Only this generation is different. The encounter between Kotomine Kirei, who has mental defects and does not know what joy is, and Roa is like Adam and Eve meeting the snake. He easily fell. Even in the end, Kirei made a choice that Roa had never thought of. He gave up himself and took the initiative to merge with Roa.
Of course, the fusion here is not a true fusion of two into one, that would be too risky. Even a baby soul as pure as a blank sheet of paper is not so easy to swallow. Danik, whose personality gradually collapsed and was only supported by obsession, is the best example.
The fusion of Roa and Kirei was more like a spiritual resonance and synchronicity that reached a consensus. Kirei would actively cooperate with Roa's ideas and actions, unlike Xiel who would continue to resist even if it was futile.
In this process, Roa and Kirei's consciousness reached a high degree of unity, and even their memories could be shared. However, the two souls were still separate individuals, just like the "two bodies in one" in Japanese legends. No, perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that they were two identical souls. What Roa could do, Kirei could do too.
After the physical body was destroyed, Roa took Kirei into the Holy Grail. After Roa obtained the real "Soil of Creation", he naturally made a physical body for Kirei as the successor and the last insurance.
Because of this, he dared to appear in front of everyone with confidence and boldness, challenging everyone at once, and even remained calm in the face of Elquit's seal and Karna's Killer Spear - even if this Roa was destroyed, there would be the next Roa.
Karna's self-sacrificing attack was undoubtedly successful, and the God-Slaying Spear did not live up to its reputation as an EX Noble Phantasm, but it could only be used once to destroy one target. Karna was also at the end of his rope and could no longer deal with Kotomine Kirei, who had become the second Roa.
"Do you understand? If you do, then it's time to say goodbye."
Kirei raised his hand to Karna in joy, and a shock wave of pure magical power radiated from his hand, blasting Karna's body into pieces.
"Karna!"
Luvia clenched her fists, but did not do anything irrational.
On the one hand, it was because of the magician training he received since childhood, and on the other hand, it was also because of what Karna indicated through telepathy - before being blown to pieces, his spiritual core had already been shattered, and it was destined to disappear, it was only a matter of time.
This was also the reason why the people around did not rush to rescue him. Of course, the reaction delay caused by the sudden change was also inevitable. You know, even Roman, who has the highest level of clairvoyance, couldn't find it, let alone others? Ex-level clairvoyance is not omnipotent.
However, just because Luvia did not seek revenge on Kirei did not mean that Kirei was willing to let her go.
The man turned around, stepped in front of Luvia, and struck her on the head with his hand that had not yet been retracted. He saw clearly that in addition to Karna's self-sacrificing assault, Luvia's command spell and magic support were also important factors for Roa to destroy him. He wanted to avenge his half-body, his soul friend.
At this time, Luvia's magic power was exhausted, and she was unable to stop Kirei, who had inherited everything from Roa and entered the Beast realm. Fortunately, everyone was prepared this time.
Rin and Sakura took each side, grabbed Luvia's hands and ran back, while Kirei's falling hand was stopped by another hand.
It was Roman. He was the first to notice something was wrong and the first to rush to rescue. Although he failed to save Karna in time, he saved Luvia.
"I promised Karna that I would protect his Master if he were no longer around."
"You idiot, why are you trying to be a hero? Run, you are no match for him!"
Olga Marie stamped her feet anxiously. She was also very sad about Karna's death, but no matter how sad she was, she couldn't ignore the reality - Karna was dead, what could she do
"Really?" Kirei's mouth twitched slightly, and the next moment he was in front of Olga Marie, his movements were exactly the same as before - his meaning was very clear, you go to protect Karna's Master, who will protect your own Master
Roman also gave the answer with practical actions. He punched Kirei directly in the face, knocking the guy who dared to attack his Master away with one punch - whether it is Luvia or Olga Marie, I will protect them. I have the ability to do so!
"You are—" Kirei rubbed his cheek and got up from the ground.
"I am Solomon."
As his real name was revealed, Roman removed his disguise. His long pink hair turned white, his Caucasian skin turned into the brown-yellow color of Central Asians, and his casual winter clothes were replaced by a white classical dress that symbolized nobility.
"Originally, this spirit base shouldn't call itself that, but since you call yourself beast, I'll say it once. One of the seven guardians who protect humanity, you are the enemy of Beast."
"... "Kirei suddenly stopped laughing. He knew that he had made a mistake. He thought this was the most useless of all the servants, but he didn't expect it to be the strongest one.
He was not the only one who had misjudged him. Everyone present, regardless of whether they knew Roman's real name or not, thought that he was a good-for-nothing except good luck. Especially Olga Marie, who had been upset about summoning Solomon. Who would have thought—
"You you you you you—"
"We can talk about beating and scolding him later. Wait until I get rid of this enemy first."
Solomon, who had regained his true appearance, waved his sleeves and sent Olga Marie to Luvia.
"I originally wanted to be lazy until the end, but now it seems that I can't do that. In order to avoid complaints from my Master and for Karna, I have no choice but to take you as the scapegoat."
PS: The God-Killing Spear probably can't kill a Beast II-level Tima, but it can still kill a fake one. The best record of the God-Killing Spear was in the FEX Karna personal line, where he killed the first-stage boss who became Sefalu.
PS2: Roa's setting is a bit similar to Shining, but not completely. Shining is proud, so he will be wild to those he doesn't like. Roa is a typical god who goes with the flow and against the wind. The first generation created the burial mechanism, defeated Altuluqi, calculated Alquette, and was all kinds of complacent when facing Shiki in Tsukihime. He obviously had all the advantages, but he didn't hit the fatal blow. He was killed by Shiki's magic, killed the building and was shocked, and was killed in the end. It's really a shameful pioneer.