A flash of cold light.
Fast, too fast in fact.
It was so fast that he had no time to react before his head was taken off.
You must know that today's Kotomine Kirei is no longer the same person he used to be. He is now the reincarnation of Roa, a Beast II candidate with a higher spiritual base specification than ordinary servants, and one of the few in the world.
Even so, Kirei still couldn't dodge.
Of course, now he has become a concept and has no vital parts. There is no difference between cutting off the head and cutting other parts. He can just be reattached. If he cannot be reattached, he can grow another one.
The problem is the voice behind the slash and the voice that speaks.
The voice was so similar to Kirei's own voice that if it weren't for the different tone, he would have thought it was himself speaking.
That’s fine, after all, there are precedents of Nero Chaos and Araya Soren.
But now, Nero Chaos has been completely killed by the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" and there is no possibility of resurrection. Araya Soren has also gone to the "Root Vortex". Given his personality, even if he could come back, he would never come back.
There is only one answer left.
The same voice, ridiculously strong hiding abilities, and a strange habit of chopping off heads first.
"Is it Assassin?"
"Exactly."
The skull mask swayed up and down, as if nodding.
His voice was still as still as usual, like a pool of stagnant water. Neither the fact that he survived the beheading nor the fact that his identity was revealed could make him waver.
"You are still alive?"
Kirei's expression kept changing, first gloomy, then relaxed, and finally became gloomy again.
The first time was because Assassin still existed.
Servants depend on their masters to exist. Without their masters, they will soon disappear. The master here refers to the body, not the soul. When Araya's head was smashed by Roa, Assassin lost his master and his existence time began to count down.
But he soon figured it out. The above is just the normal situation, not without exception. If Assassin has the "Act Alone" skill, he can extend his existence time. He is not his master, so he cannot see his skill panel.
Even if he doesn't have it, he can still survive by constantly killing people and devouring souls - those great heroes might be disgusted by this method, but he is not a hero, just an assassin who doesn't see the light of day, so it is normal for him to make such a choice.
So here comes the question.
Why would an assassin who was willing to do this to survive appear in front of him and chop off his head as soon as he appeared
"You're—going to kill me?"
"No, I have no intention of killing anyone. I kill you because your destiny has come to pass."
Assassin raised his weapon from the darkness. This time, Kirei finally knew what had cut off his head.
It was a two-handed greatsword, with glowing will-o'-the-wisp fire that matched the skull mask perfectly, but—
"How could an assassin use such a weapon?" - Are you sure you are in your right mind
"Anything that can kill people is fine." - Who says assassins can't use such weapons
"You can't kill me. I am already immortal." Kirei declared once again.
What a joke! I can't deal with magicians, outsiders, Solomon, the last true ancestor, and you, an assassin
"There is no immortality in this world, only destiny has not yet arrived."
Assassin said this, slowly raising the greatsword in his hand.
"Listen. The evening bells have revealed your name."
"Om~" On the hillside where there was nothing but grass, trees and stones, the sound of metal and stone suddenly rang out, and the sound was melodious.
There is no need to doubt that this is the sound of the bell.
"You're playing tricks on me. I want to see how you can kill me? Just with that broken sisal?"
Kirei snorted coldly. What destiny, what evening bell, Kirei didn't believe in it at all.
At this point, Assassin no longer hides in the darkness.
This is the first time he has shown his true form since he came into the world.
He is taller than a knight, and his heavy armor can be vaguely seen under the cloak that wraps his entire body. It is more convincing to call him a heavy swordsman rather than an assassin.
The tall assassin, maintaining the posture of holding the sword, walked towards Kirei step by step. Each step was so heavy, as if it was the weight of the lives the assassin had killed.
"Without death there is no life. It is because of death that rebirth becomes possible. What you call eternity is not progress, but stagnation."
The assassin's movements were very slow, but Kirei did not wait for him, and launched all kinds of attacks using physical techniques, magic, and demon beasts.
The assassin remained unmoved and with a few random swings of his sword, the attacks were rendered ineffective.
"Mystic Eyes of Death Perception?"
Kirei's eyes flickered, and the assassin continued to march forward amid the sound of the bell.
The sword blade exuded a dangerous aura, and the feeling was even more exaggerated than when he was stared at by Ryougi Shiki and Tohno Shiki.
"You greedy one who seeks evil for mankind, you false beast of disaster, your ambition is ultimately just an illusion."
Although he didn't know why, Kirei felt that it was dangerous, a danger that he might die. Kirei instinctively wanted to run away, but found that his legs had been cut off without knowing when.
"You are not an ordinary Hassan. Who are you?"
"Although it is false, a beast is still a beast. I should also report my name as a courtesy. I am the guardian from the abyss of the valley, and I have come to bury Beast. I am the 'older man of the mountain', Hassan Sabbah. I will use my blade to cut off your delusion! The feather of death - cut off your head!"
In the dim and obscure world, countless white feathers flew in the air, echoing the sound of the ringing bells. As the giant sword swung down, Kirei's head was chopped off for the second time in front of Kirei's horrified eyes.
"Death to the Angels!"
Following the final declaration of the old man from the mountain, Kirei’s eyes, which had lost their head, became dazed, but quickly focused again.
"I... How could I die like this? How could I die here!!!"
Fear, anger, unwillingness and other emotions dominate his heart, constantly stimulating his own essence and making him become more and more beastly.
Amid the surging black mud, the head was pulled back far away as soon as it was separated from the body, and was forcibly connected, with an angry roar coming from its mouth.
"I, I am immortal! You-you can't kill me! This destiny is a lie! I don't believe it!"
"You are so foolish." The assassin put his sword into his cloak and stopped attacking. "I am only the undertaker who reveals destiny. The one who will kill you has already arrived."
The skull mask turned and looked at the huge crowd that appeared out of nowhere.
Solomon, wearing a wide robe with big sleeves and sharing the same stance as the assassin, took a few steps forward, slightly surprised, but with a somewhat relieved smile: "So you're here too, I should have thought of that earlier."
Shinji, who was not far away, opened his mouth wide and his jaw almost dropped.
"Fuck! This is the evening knell of the angel of death... King... King Hassan!!!"