The process of implanting Avalon into Kiritsugu is actually easier than it was taking it out of Shirou. Now that you have some experience with how the artifact feels, commanding it to take the form of golden energy is actually a relatively simple affair, and before long the artifact has vanished entirely within the body of the man who used to be the Magus Killer. Now, you wait. You wait to see whether the healing magic of King Arthur's sheathe is capable of healing the cursed man. Gray is still channeling some of her magical energy to Avalon through Kiritsugu's bare back. The aging man doesn't move for a moment before suddenly getting up, quicker than his condition from before would've allowed. Much quicker, actually.

Part 4