After a brief summary of the previous episode's last events, we see
Caster wainting in Ryudouji temple courtyard, while the rain still falls
from the sky, the Servant remebers of her previous past as Medea and pf
the tragic events of her life up 'til her meeting with Soichirou.
It was a rainy day and Caster was lying on the ground badly weakened
from the loss of mana because she had just killed her previous Master
and she now stares at an unknown flower wondering if it's the end for
her, then Soichirou shows up and stares at her.
Her wondering are interrupted by Soichirou that asks her what she's
doing, and Caster replies that it was raining back then too resuming her
remembering.
At that time Soichirou bring Caster back to his house where he took care
of her but, seeing that Caster seems uneasy, he tolds her that if she
wants to forget what he have done for her she can just simply leave, but
Caster tells him to wait and again the scene come back to the present,
where Soichirou is walking through the courtyard and Caster tells him
about an umbrella, but Spichirou replies if it really is necessary and
Caster smiles at him saying no, she then join her Master under the rain.
Meanwhile Shirou and the girls have reached Ryudouji temple, leaving
Ilya at home in care of Taiga, Rin says that Sakura is ok because Caster
wants to use her as a sacrficie so she would not harm the girls so
easily, Saber asks her if Sakura really possess any capability as a
Magician and Tohsaka replies that she still got a latent magic circuit
in her because Sakura comes from a lineage of magician too.
The trio then begins to ascend to Ryudouji temple but suddenly Rin stops
because she remebered the day the Matou took her sister Sakura away from
her, she then leaves the stair entering the woods and when Shirou asks
about her sudden decisions she tells him to be quiet.
In fact Rin had sensed the presence of an hidden temple and quickly
reveals the entrance to her companions, as they enters Caster feel their
presence and begins the ritual to summon the Holy Grail, putting Sakura
totally under the dominion of her will.
Shirou and the others reaches the hidden underground temple, wich
resembles a sort of ancient city rebuilt under Ryudouji temple, and Rin
explains that Caster used all the mana she has previously gathered to
build it, as they speak a large amount of Skeleton Guards appears and
the trio begins to advance toward the altar fighting them in the process.
Looking at the battle from the center of the temple, Soichirou asks
Caster about what he got to do, because he got no knowledge about the
Holy Grail he will abide to Caster's plan, so Caster says that she got a
proposal for him.
The scene change to the fighting saviours as they proceed through the
city annihilating all Caster's undead minions, as they finally reaches
tha stair to the central level of the temple Assassin appears saying
that he will not pull out something inelegant as a surprise attack.
Kojiro permits Rin and Shirou to proceed, he mainly desires to fight
Saber because he now got a limited amount of mana and he probably will
not last until the morning, Saber agrees and the two begins to fight.
meanwhile Shirou and Rin reaches the main part of the temple, where a
magic circle was drawn with Sakura at the center, the girl seems to be
in bad conditions but as Tohsaka starts to advance toward her, Soichirou
appears and Shirou block his attack, creating again Kanshou and Bakuya,
Soichirou greets him for blocking his surprise attack and Shirou tells
Rin to hurry at Sakura's Side.
The girl agrees and the two guys begins a fierce fight just as Saber and
assassin are doing.
The two Servant are putting all they got in the fight, Assassin is
really pleased to fight against Saber because of her flawless
swordmanship and even Saber is pleased by her opponent capabilities and
says that it has been a long time since she has fought against someone
who swings the sword so cleanly greeting Kojirou.
But Assassin says that is fine to call him by his Servant name, because
the person named Kojirou Sasaki never existed, he was only a character
with a fabricated past made into a master swordsman by the people
memories, so because he's only an unknown swordsman with no place to
come back this battle is all he got, he then resumes his attacks and the
exchange of blows between the two Servant is one of the best combat
scenes in all the serie.
Still Assassin says that he don't understand what desire Saber got to
fight in the war and in remembering her reasons Saber offers an opening
to Assassin, who is finally able to deal a blow to her although just a
minor scratch but the response of Saber also leaves a small cut on
Assassin's face.
In the main temple, Rin finally reaches the border of the magic circle
becoming aware of the unawareness of Sakura, she then walks toward her
asking Caster to come out and Caster appears...behind her.
The Servant welcomes Rin saying that her precious Sakura was waiting for
her to come, Rin replies that she seems to know all about the two girls
and Caster says that's because she got a chance to peek inside Sakura's
head and she then says that Rin seems to misunderstanding about the fact
that Caster got no intention to fight her.
The Servant slowly walks towards Sakura, saying to Rin that if she wants
to take the purple haired girl away she can feel free to do so, but she
don't know if Sakura wants to go or not, she then whispers into Sakura's
ear that the person she have always waiting for is there and Sakura
react in a strange way because into her eyes seems to light up a creepy
red glow.
Sakura remembers of the time she was still with her sister in the
Tohsaka mansion, she seems to have an attack of some sort and tendrils
of darkness begins to spread out from her feet attacking Rin, the girl
tries to avoid the attacks and cast a spell to disrupt the dark things
but with no effect at all, Caster incites Rin to make it faster if she
don’t want the Holy Grail to suck out all of Sakura’s mana.
Even Shirou becomes aware of what’s happening behind him and he let down
his defenses, Soichirou grab the occasion to strike him down and Shirou
hides behind a column, asking his teacher why did he become a Master if
he isn’t intereted in the Holy Grail.
Soichirou agrees with the latest assumption saying that probably it’s
because he’s like Shirou, both him and the guy doesn’t have any desire
he then strikes at the column destroying it.
But the time for Sakura is running out so Rin decides to act, saying
that for a Magician the most important thing is not his own life but
instead is the dignity of a soul, grasping some of her jewel she put up
some sort of barrier destroying the black tendrils and then advances
toward her sister remembering the day she let her go to the Matou
family, while Rin runs toward Sakura a dagger appears in the imprisoned
girl’s hand.
Releasing the full power of her jewels Rin is able to destroy the
barrier around Sakura and free her, there’s another cutscene of the past
and we see Sakura taken by the Matou and a crying Rin who says to be
sorry, then Rin holds the now free Sakura saying that she did hold back
and that she guess she can’t say anything about Shirou.
Even Sakura comes to her senses and Rin tells her something we couldn’t
hear (probably “I’m sorry” I suppose) saying that her bad dreams are
ended and that she could forget about anything has happened, she then
kisses her sister’s forehead before passing out for the wounds caused by
Sakura’s dagger.
Observing the scene from the top Caster laughs, saying that she only
needs ONE magician with a magic circuit from the sacrifice, and now both
Sakura and Rin are inside the Magic Circle.
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