What Holy Grail War? Let's Play Cards! (Fate/Yugioh)

"The effect of Endless Martial Prowess allows me to Special Summon Minamoto no Raikou from the Graveyard and Special Summon Shuten Dōji to your field!"

Minamoto no Raikou: Attack Power 3000

Shuten Dōji: Attack Power 2500

"Ah~ This is getting lively. So you're here too, little blonde fellow."

Shuten Dōji completely ignored Minamoto no Raikou, staring intently at Sakata Kintoki.

"You're wasting your time with this 'dairy cow,' aren't you? We've both already died once. Now that we're back, why keep that sour look on your face? Live in the moment, live in the moment~"

Sakata Kintoki found Shuten-dōji's personality particularly difficult to handle. Despite his rugged appearance, he was surprisingly innocent, and Shuten-dōji delighted in watching his embarrassed reactions.

"Don't be shy~"

"Shut up, you pest!"

Minamoto no Raikou, still seething from Jiang You's earlier coercion, channeled her murderous intent entirely toward Shuten-dōji. "Kintoki, just ignore this noisy insect. Mommy will clean up the mess! Jiang You, what are you waiting for?"

Shuten-dōji turned to Jiang You and realized that the one controlling Raikou had changed. The last time they met, it had been a young girl. Seeing the Noble Phantasm, Shuten-dōji initially assumed they were in the same timeline. "Not long at all, and you've already switched masters. You must be quite the fickle one. And you call yourself a mother? Is this how you educate your children?"

Shuten-dōji never missed an opportunity to provoke Raikou.

"Alright."

Jiang You had considered chatting with Shuten-dōji, hoping she might offer him a few cards. But since he had just obtained Raikou's card, he decided to humor her for now, lest she revoke it.

"I equip [ Dōjigiri Yasutsuna ] to [ Minamoto no Raikou ]. Since Raikou is currently unaffected by other card effects, her Attack Power remains unchanged. Then, [ Dōjigiri Yasutsuna's ] effect activates: I send one [ Ibaraki-Doji ] from my Deck to the Graveyard and draw one card."

Jiang You glanced at his hand. None of the cards offered an immediate advantage.

"Entering the Battle Phase! [ Minamoto no Raikou ] attacks [ Shuten Dōji ]!"

Minamoto no Raikou charged toward Shuten Dōji, [ Dōjigiri Yasutsuna ] flashing in her hand, weaving a web of gleaming blades.

"Tch, a slight difference in stats leaves me no room to resist?" Shuten Dōji could only watch helplessly as Raikou's strikes tore through her.

The King of Knights' blessing on Tristan converted the damage into healing, but the Corrupted Holy Grail then transformed this healing into effect damage. As long as the Corrupted Holy Grail remained on the field, battle damage would take immediate effect!

Tristan's Life Points: 4000 → 3500.

"Minamoto no Raikou's effect activates: after defeating an opponent's servant, I add a related Equip Spell Card to my hand. I'll take Kumokiri."

"Next, Sakata Kintoki attacks the Enforcement Knight!"

Since Tristan can't be destroyed in battle anyway, inflicting more damage directly is the better strategy.

"Whoa! Here comes the strike!"

Golden Flash leaped into the air and slammed his axe heavily onto the Enforcement Knight's helmet. The gap between a near-top-tier Heroic Spirit and the Enforcement Knight was glaringly obvious; the blow crushed the entire helmet into the knight's chest cavity.

Tristan's Life Points: 3500 → 2200.

"I equip Kumokiri to Minamoto no Raikou, set one card face-down in my back row, and end my turn."

Jiang You immediately equipped Kumokiri. Although the buff that protects Raikou from being affected by other card effects would disappear at the start of his next turn due to the Corrupted Holy Grail's inverted blessing, reducing her Attack Power to 2000, her ability to destroy Heroic Spirits that declare attacks would still provide considerable defensive capabilities.

"My turn. Draw!"

"Due to the Corrupted Holy Grail, both players recover 1000 Life Points at the start of each turn. Of course, this recovery is immediately converted into damage."

As Jiang You warned Tristan, black mud surged from a hole in the sky, splattering both of them.

The disturbingly realistic texture of the mud made Jiang You feel nauseous. For my mental and physical well-being, I should use this thing sparingly.

Jiang You's Life Points: 4000 → 3000

Tristan's Life Points: 2200 → 1200

"Truly lamentable," Tristan muttered. Jiang You was already tired of hearing it. He knew Tristan wouldn't summon him even if he filled all three Servant slots. "To lose to such a cowardly Evil Servant, one who refuses to even reveal his true name... I have no honor left to face my King."

It appeared Tristan's draw hadn't provided a way to deal with Jiang You's current field. He had already given up.

"However, your defeat is inevitable."

Tristan gazed toward Camelot, where an unfathomable surge of magical power erupted, its golden radiance nearly illuminating half the sky.

"Jiang You—since you've given me that name, I'll use it. I see now that the range of your Noble Phantasm is limited. Otherwise, you wouldn't have needed to come before me personally to activate it."

Tristan was right. In this unconventional Holy Grail War, the range of Jiang You's Noble Phantasm depended on his magical power. Since he was now relying solely on his own reserves, even a contract with Gudako couldn't grant him the power to directly target the Lion King within Camelot.

A golden torrent of magical energy descended from the heavens, engulfing a village beyond the mountains. The light was so pure, so holy, like a divine blessing raining down. Yet it brought unspeakable terror and death.

"The West Village!" Mash cried out, realizing that no one could have survived an attack of this magnitude.

"Precisely! This is the power of My King!" Tristan declared.

Tristan opened his eyes, his gaze filled with an inexplicable sorrow, a melancholy that seemed to be a permanent part of his persona. "I'm immensely grateful it was me who came here," he said with conviction. "If Lancelot or Gawain had arrived, their personal troops would have become vulnerabilities. But I have only the Enforcement Knights!"

"All Enforcement Knights, heed my command!"

The Enforcement Knights, artificial familiars akin to cyborgs, obeyed their commander's orders without question.

"Here and now, take your own lives!"

The Enforcement Knights promptly severed their own heads. Within the boundaries of East Village, Tristan stood alone against his final enemy.

Once more, a golden beam of energy pierced the heavens. The second strike was already charging, this time targeting East Village itself.

"Your Noble Phantasm Duel grants immunity to other damage, correct?" Tristan asked, a rare smile gracing his lips. This time, he would sacrifice himself for his loyal King. "Then let me, Tristan, launch an attack against Minamoto no Raikou!"