The Dark Sword Bares Its Fangs.In the church, Caster questions Kuzuki about the fact that he has no desires, yet he has an objective. Shirou and Rin soon come to confront and combat Kuzuki and Caster. Meanwhile, Lancer overwhelms Archer with his attacks, after which Archer infuriates Lancer by mocking his sense of loyalty and honor. As a result, Lancer tries to use his Gáe Bolg to strike him down, but Archer is able to barely counter it with a magical barrier, which expends most of his strength in the process and destroys the church. After praising Lancer's power, Archer reveals that he staged his betrayal of Rin so he could take advantage of Caster when she had her guard down, prompting Lancer to leave. Back at the church, Shirou and Rin are both overwhelmed by their opponents, but Archer suddenly appears and ambushes Kuzuki, firing several swords at him. Caster shields Kuzuki from the swords and is impaled herself. As she dies, she confesses to Kuzuki that her wish has already been granted. Kuzuki then tries to fight Archer, explaining that since he had participated in disrupting the usual proceedings of the Holy Grail War, he had to finish what he had started. He is then stabbed by Archer and crushed by a collapsing pillar. As Shirou attends to the captive Saber, Archer suddenly traps Rin inside a cage of swords and declares his intention as a Guardian to kill Shirou.