"Vanguard of the Wandering Star…"
Rozen fell silent.
Completely silent.
Not just silent—his expression became incredibly complex.
In the past, Rozen had considered many possibilities regarding Altera's identity, even speculated endlessly about her origins.
But no matter what, he had never imagined that Altera was such an existence.
"Tiamat may destroy humanity, but even she is rejected by humans and the world; in the end, she is still a lifeform of this planet."
Gilgamesh glanced at Rozen and continued.
"But that giant is different. To this planet, she is undoubtedly a foreign entity, a true invader."
According to Gilgamesh, fourteen thousand years ago, Altera descended from the Wandering Star as a giant deity, created an avatar based on herself, and deployed it to Earth to invade civilization.
First, she used the power of being a vanguard of the Wandering Star to enlarge animals and attack the then-developing human society.
The regions devastated by these gigantic creatures roughly correspond to modern Western Europe, and the records remain in the form of murals to this day.
Then, the white giant began rampaging across the land, destroying everything in her path and fighting against the gods who protected humanity—winning every battle.
"Facing Sefar, who possesses special abilities against the world, civilization, and even gods, the gods were completely powerless. Not only were they slaughtered, they could hardly buy any time for humanity. In the end, both humans and gods, finding all their efforts ineffective against Sefar, could only retreat, letting the land sink into a sea of fire."
Gilgamesh spoke thus.
"By the way, the Sword of the War God—that weapon was obtained by that woman when she defeated the 'concept of the War God.'"
The so-called "concept of the War God" referred to the collective essence of all war gods.
At that time, there was only one War God. After being defeated by Sefar, the War God's divinity split, becoming the various war gods and martial deities of later mythologies.
Sefar obtained the weapon from the original War God and absorbed it for her own use.
This is why Altera possesses the Sword of the War God.
And the War God was just one of the deities defeated by Altera.
Countless gods fell beneath Altera's might in that era, leaving all later mythologies' gods with psychological shadows of fear.
Yet…
"Sefar, who could even defeat gods, was ultimately brought down by insignificant humans."
Gilgamesh's tone carried both derision and mockery.
"To defeat this unprecedented invader, a divine-forged holy sword was created in the planet's inner seas, placed in the hands of a human, allowing them to overcome Sefar."
Thus, the giant Altera was sealed in the Moon's stone chamber, while Sefar, her avatar, lay dying in a desolate wasteland, witnessed by locals who painted murals depicting the giant.
"Over the long ages, Sefar's body became a relic, a cavern, which was eventually discovered by the Huns. The woman becoming a descendant of the Huns, rising to be their great king, is undoubtedly connected to this, isn't it?"
Gilgamesh recounted everything, his gaze toward Rozen shifting.
"I never imagined that white giant would return to the land. I thought that even if she manifested, it would only be at the scale of her heroic spirit recorded in the Throne as the destructive king of the Huns. I never expected to see her descend in her true form."
There is indeed an Altera on the Throne.
Strictly speaking, it should be called Attila.
She is the Hun king, a great hero known as the "Scourge of Gods," but nothing more.
The Altera remaining on the Throne is merely a fragment of the original Altera. Undoubtedly herself, yet only a heroic spirit. She possesses none of the invader traits, no special abilities against the world, civilization, or gods, and cannot absorb the planet's information or grow in strength.
But the Altera contracted with Rozen is not like that.
"Though she manifests as a heroic spirit, the destructive power, the traits that make the world her natural adversary, are without doubt those of the white giant from fourteen thousand years ago."
Gilgamesh declared.
"She was not summoned from the Throne. She is a second avatar created from the original giant deity—a genuine Sefar."
This is why even Gilgamesh and all gods reacted so strongly to Altera.
Simply put, Altera's very existence and ferocity are hardly weaker than Tiamat.
"The Evils of Humanity can at least be overcome by humans. But 'that one'? No matter— even if all the planet's power once united, it only defeated her once, and that was merely an avatar. Her true body had to be sealed on the Moon. Her nature is far more troublesome than any Beast."
Gilgamesh spoke without hesitation.
"You actually dragged such an existence back into this world. Even I had to doubt my eyes when I saw her. Truly, you are unpredictable beyond measure."
Gilgamesh's words drew no response from Rozen.
He remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"You're telling me all this now to warn me of what?"
Rozen asked in a low voice.
"Hmph." Gilgamesh crossed his arms, smirking unconcernedly, but continued: "If I am not mistaken, that woman's true power must be beginning to awaken, right?"
Rozen froze, then recalled something.
After upgrading her spirit foundation to Grand-class, Altera's Star Emblem had evolved into another skill—Crest of the Star.
"So that Star refers to the Wandering Star of Predation?"
Rozen finally understood its meaning.
"I kept you here to warn you about this."
Gilgamesh's expression turned serious, eyes locked on Rozen.
His voice rang with absolute clarity.
"You may let her face Tiamat."
"But under no circumstances allow her to regain her original form."
"In her original form, her ferocity and destructive power surpass even Tiamat."
"Tiamat only seeks to reset ecosystems. But Sefar will destroy and absorb everything on this planet, leaving only a wasteland in the end."
"Be the chain that restrain the giant, Rorelai Arneet."