Funnily enough, I expected to do this much earlier. (Patreon)

Hey, Apprentice of Life here and this is where I will try and reply to most negative comments or doubts at the same time in a post because the chapter either wasn't well put out or understood. Honestly, I don't blame anyone but myself for either but also, to be fair, I expected that would have to be done much earlier.

If you had no problems with the chapter or don't want spoilers please, move on. Ask specific things and I can give specific answers and even clarity some stuff. As I said before you are the bosses and while I won't change the story for anyone, unless with very good arguments, I feel obligated to explain or help understand in anyway possible.

While avoiding spoilers, I hate those.

Oh well, to the points raised on more recent reviews, first and foremost the frustration in the fight; it was supposed to be like this and while I tried to translate the fight as best as I could the fact is that Zolgen isn't really a combatant. No version of him really is and his versatility comes from the familiars he manages to get. Besides that he is a sea of insects on a loop and directly replying to one of you he is one of the originals sea of insect in a loop.

No joke Zolgen or Zolken is one of the original villans of Fate Stay Night and arguabily the most problematic one since it isn't Shirou, or Saber, or Rin, or Kirei who kills him. It is Sakura, the tool he tried to create and control only to go out of control. Is he alive, yes he is, it is suppose to be obvious exacly because not everyone knows about him. Not everyone played the game or watched Heaven's Feel yet.

Also no, he isn't ressurecting Ancestors, they aren't around. Well, not all of them are connected to Gaia so those can be around in a way or another but for the most part the tittle just refers to a certain types of vampire. And they aren't what Zolgen is messing with and there is a clue on the story of what he is doing.

Here is the hint and main spoiler of this Katerea isn't herself anymore. More details later.

About UBW's manistation, Altria had no choice but to chose between trusting Shirou or risk innocent lives and she had time to accumulate and focus enough power on Ruler, as well put, the equivalent of a city's, to make sure the Order would go beyond Shirou's limits and would definitively work if he didn't fight back.

That was his plan and a way to unlock his Reality Marble early because otherwise it would take years and a thing he always had in the back of his mind since he first saw Ruler after fighting Vali.

Also notice that once UBW is out Zolgen is completely overwhelmend and while he could survive inside Shirou's World he couldn't really do anything. There was no escaping, no counterattacking and no winning. He just didn't have chance so long as Rias kept pumping Shirou with mana.

The white streak, if you read, was something familiar to Rias because 'outside of screen' Shirou has been abusing his body, to no one's surprise. It just revealed itself because of the mana and Ki circulating in his body once inside UBW. There he is truly at his strongest.

But back to Zolgen or Zolken before I finish this; of all three villans of Stay Night he is by far the more mounstrous and the most symphatetic once you know his whole backstory. Sure does horrible things but a theme we are going to get into the next chapter is the concept of good man doing evil and evil man doing good.

One certain member of clergy will also make his first appearance as he is also complicated individual who I can't wait to write.

Anyhow this took a while to writte and I hope I put several of your doubts to bed. If I didn't then the story will eventually but let me say this, this arc isn't over because Zolgen is out, there is still one little thing to do which will be also the conclusion of a previous arc: Caliburn is about to be reborn and Altria's intentions will be more clearn.

Until next time.

Next chapter: The King's Sword: Old and New