『 "Life vanishes, the world perishes, the planet burns—"
As Tezcatlipoca's voice fell, smoke shrouded the world, obscuring everyone's vision.
When they opened their eyes again, a pitch-black sun hung high in the sky. The world before them was riddled with holes, ruined, and dilapidated!
An uncontrollable chill rushed from Fujimaru Ritsuka's feet, through his organs, and straight to the top of his head.
"No… This is an illusion! It's impossible to cause such severe damage in just a few seconds!" Captain Nemo said firmly.
The scene before them was simply too terrifying. Even if Tezcatlipoca's Noble Phantasm was an Anti-Planet Noble Phantasm, it couldn't possibly cause such a horrific sight in an instant!
But Tezcatlipoca had already seen through Captain Nemo's heart. He spoke bluntly, pointing out that Nemo already knew this was absolutely not an illusion. Nemo had said so merely to soothe the fears of the immature people beside him.
Thus, while Nemo was the first to realize it wasn't an illusion, he asserted that it was one.
"…" Nemo choked up. He wanted to say something, but the words caught in his throat because everything Tezcatlipoca said was true.
"That's why it's such a pity to kill you," Tezcatlipoca lamented. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Shimura Danzo (Naruto): "Not an illusion? How is that possible?! In this old man's opinion, anyone who uses illusions deserves to die!" ]
[ Aizen Sosuke (Bleach): "This is no illusion. This is an incredibly stark reality~" ]
[ Montina Max (Hellsing): "My friends, this is no illusion. I smell the scent of war~" ]
[ Artoria Pendragon⦍Saber⦎ (Type-Moon): "This really isn't an illusion? A terrifying sight of this scale, with the power to almost completely destroy Mictlan… Is this the power of a Grand-class Noble Phantasm?" ]
[ Rintaro Okabe (Steins; Gate): "In terms of status, this Aztec chief deity is not inferior at all to the previous Greek Great God Zeus or the Roman Chief Godfather." ]
[ Orion (Type-Moon): "No… Looking at all the Servants and even Grands who have appeared, even a Noble Phantasm of an existence like Gilgamesh doesn't have this kind of power. And it's too quiet. Despite such a terrifying scene, where are the people of Chaldea? Not a single injury?" ]
[ Aqua (KonoSuba): "Does the bottom-tier baby-face actually have the nerve to speak?" ]
[ Merlin (Type-Moon): "Though Mr. Orion is indeed at the bottom, he speaks the truth. Such a terrifying scene is indeed too anomalous, yet it is the reality." ]
[ Tokiomi Tohsaka (Type-Moon): "If one could hold such a Servant in their hands… the Holy Grail War would be nothing at all!" ]
[ Shirai Kuroko (A Certain Magical Index): "So, speaking strictly of destructive power, this blonde gentleman's Noble Phantasm is the strongest?" ]
[ .....]
〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline〜
The hearts of countless Magus Masters burned with passion.
So the strongest Noble Phantasm was actually the one held by the deity at the apex of Aztec mythology, Tezcatlipoca?!
The Black Sun. Everyone stared at the pitch-black sun on the screen, their expressions fanatical.
In the next Holy Grail War, they absolutely had to summon this chief deity!
As for how to summon a chief deity into a Holy Grail War?
Have you not seen the Fray of the Sixth Holy Grail War?Which of those guys who appeared in the Sixth Holy Grail War wasn't a rule-breaker?
They said gods couldn't descend to participate in the Holy Grail War, yet the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Enkidu came one after another anyway.
In other words, they just needed to prepare a catalyst and leave the rest to the other party. As long as the deity wanted to come, they could come even if they had to fashion a vessel on the spot!
However, this still required the deity's own consent. Thinking of Gilgamesh's Master, the Magi couldn't help but shiver.
These Servants might be powerful, but they would rebel at the drop of a hat. Who knew who could actually tolerate their terrible tempers?
〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
At the Tohsaka residence, Tohsaka Tokiomi respectfully poured wine for the oldest Otaku in history before stepping far away to sneeze heavily.
His eyes were blank. Had someone been constantly talking about him lately?
Could it be that third-rate Magus, Emiya Kiritsugu, again?
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〜A Certain Magical Index World〜
"Something's not right…"
The beautiful girl frowned slightly. Othinus shook her head, clearly disagreeing with this conclusion.
She had watched quite a few Heroic Spirits' Noble Phantasms by now, but the most powerful one she had seen so far was Gilgamesh's Ea.
That was a weapon held by a creator god to cleave the world. But even a weapon like that seemed slightly inferior when facing Tezcatlipoca's Noble Phantasm.
Even a Grand Servant shouldn't be this over-the-limit. That power clearly hadn't reached the planet-busting level, but it had definitely reached the surface-wiping level. Did that mean Tezcatlipoca was on the same level as Goetia, who held the Human Order Incineration Band?
What a joke. If that were really the case, a Beast would have to be dispatched to subjugate a Grand.
Furthermore, Tezcatlipoca was not the chief deity of this Lostbelt; the one appearing here was a Servant from the Greater History of Pan-Human History. He couldn't descend at full strength.
Yet, this scene was incredibly real…
Othinus twirled her blonde hair with her finger, her eyes filled with contemplation as countless possibilities flashed through her mind.
Could it be…
—
『 "It really is a pity to kill you," Tezcatlipoca's voice fell, and then a jade-green beam of light swept in from the horizon!
Nemo had no time to react at all. His body was struck directly by the jade-green beam, and he dissolved on the spot!
Fujimaru Ritsuka froze. "Cap… Captain?!"
"Now is not the time to worry about others. Look at your own feet," the corner of Tezcatlipoca's mouth curled up.
Kadoc and Mash still refused to accept it. How could there be a Noble Phantasm that could cause such terrifying destruction in an instant!
This time, Tezcatlipoca did not hide it. He spoke the reason behind this scenery directly: "This is not nonsense. I have merely swapped the future that is about to happen with the present."
"The pitch-black Tezcatlipoca is an almighty god who controls all creation. Ah, my mistake, not an almighty god, but a deity who can freely use his authority over things that can happen within it."
"If it is something that will happen in the future, I can swap its order."
This scene—was the reality of Mictlan, a few days from now.
"Please experience the trial version of extinction first~" 』
『 .....』
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Ryomen Sukuna (Jujutsu Kaisen): "An interesting ability! In the words of the humans of this era, is this taking out a loan in advance? Sounds nice, and the price is just two organs? Completely negligible! Hahahahaha!" ]
[ Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen): "Oh my~ the King of Loans himself." ]
[ Aqua (KonoSuba): "Ha! I knew how this ugly blonde guy could be so strong! As expected, it's fake! His Noble Phantasm couldn't possibly cause such terrifying destruction in an instant!" ]
[ Misaka Mikoto (A Certain Magical Index): "No… If this isn't physical destruction, but rather swapping all creation as Tezcatlipoca said… does that mean this is a Noble Phantasm that combines causality, time, and space? Why does that sound even more absurd?" ]
[ Kazuma Satou (KonoSuba): "Hiss… Put that way, it really is!" ]
[ Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure): "How does this sound even more powerful than my Time Stop?! How is that possible!" ]
[ .....]
〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline〜
In the Inner Sea of the planet, In The Furthest Tower—
"The sun reflected by obsidian, the authority of an almighty god who can see through the future and manipulate the flow of all creation."
Although he could not manipulate things that did not exist in the world, he could freely combine things that already existed.
For example, if there was a kingdom that first won and then was defeated, he could change the order of events to alter the conclusion into a kingdom that was first defeated and then won.
Merlin showed an excited expression. As expected of the strongest deity of the Aztec pantheon on Earth!
Too strong! Though there was a price to pay, akin to sacrificing to those ancient gods, while you obtained what you wanted, you also lost something in return.
In Aztec mythology, it was said that when the obsidian of his right leg could no longer reflect the sun, Tezcatlipoca would lose his divine status and become an ordinary human.
He wondered if that was true.
But then again, no existence should be able to force Tezcatlipoca to that point, right?
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
After learning the exact nature of Tezcatlipoca's ability, not only were the viewers not disappointed, but they became even more excited!
Compared to pure physical output, they indeed preferred these strange and powerful conceptual abilities!
This kind of ability was much more entertaining and could better pique their interest.
But if it was swapping the future, manipulating causality, and all creation… Then who caused this scene of destruction?
Did the Alien God regain her memories? Or could the Fifth Beasts no longer restrain their natures and fight it out in this Lostbelt? Or did the Lostbelt King, Kukulkan, go wild?
Everyone thought of the worst possible outcomes for Chaldea, but the next moment, they realized they had still underestimated the situation.
.....
『 The Ocelotl would perish, the Deinos would perish, but the world would not care and would keep spinning.
"Just like always, the same old scenery, right, Kukulkan?" Tezcatlipoca teased and mocked Kukulkan beside him. "Resetting the world is as normal as breakfast to us."
But occasionally, after eating too much breakfast, one might want a sumptuous dinner. Tezcatlipoca continued to smile, letting everyone witness the true nature of Daybit, the chef.
The moment his voice fell, the earth shook and the mountains trembled. On the extremely distant horizon, a massive, terrifying figure broke through the soil!
It was a giant blue-black spider. Its grotesque lines were suffocating. Its eight thick, slender legs were like giant pillars reaching to the heavens, the joints gleaming with a cold, sharp light.
Its body was covered in a thick carapace that, under the reflection of the blood-red light, shimmered with a multicolored, highly dangerous luster!
The compound eyes on its head stared coldly at this world, seemingly containing the desire to slaughter and destroy everything!
The moment he saw it, Fujimaru Ritsuka's body couldn't help but shake violently!
That was… what was that?!
Even though its body was only about forty meters, ITS TERRIFYING SAINT GRAPH WAS SOMETHING CHALDEA HAD NEVER SEEN IN ITS ENTIRE EXISTENCE!!!
Its sheer pressure far exceeded even that of the father of chaos, Chaos!
This was the enemy of all life… the enemy of this planet…
Fujimaru Ritsuka had never felt such terrifying malice. This monster before him… was the legendary…
ORT!!!
"First, you will die, and of course, Mictlan will vanish. Then, this planet will meet its end. That is a monster that shouldn't have awakened in the Greater History of Pan-Human History."
"The star-eater that only survives in this Lostbelt with the highest degree of completion."
"It ravages the underground, crawls to the surface, reaches the South Pole, shatters your hopes, and expands its nest on this planet. Without even letting the cycles turn, it will deal a fatal blow to this celestial body."
"Ultimately, it will destroy Chaldea along with this planet." Daybit also appeared before everyone once again. 』
『 .....』
〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline〜
Imaginary Number Space—
The white-haired Marshal of Magic, Zelretch, shook his head. The book in front of him flipped rapidly, but in his records, no world had ever survived the giant spider.
Either the world was destroyed beforehand, or ORT awakened to destroy the planet.
In a sense, this was the truly most terrifying monster in this world.
Whether it was the Velber main body, the Outer Gods, or Chaos, these powerful existences would not directly descend to Earth.
The only one truly invincible on this planet was ORT. Even if Zelretch went himself, he would probably be eaten in a few moves.
"Chaldea… Sigh."
In the 7th Lostbelt, Golden Sea of Trees, Nahui Mictlān Lostbelt—
Camazotz stared at ORT on the screen, a flash of madness crossing his eyes.
Then he laughed wildly like a maniac.
"Tezcatlipoca, you actually dared to release that?! Hahahahahahaha! Truly insane! Aren't you afraid of losing control?!"
That monster… was terrifying to the absolute extreme!
Chaldea—
Seeing this scene, Fujimaru Ritsuka actually felt like laughing.
They already knew the whole story, didn't they?
The planet's Counter Force, Gaia, was about to die, but the humans, who were the culprits, refused to die. So Gaia summoned the UOs to destroy itself.
The planet itself wanted to destroy itself, and yet they, the humans, came to stop the planet's will from committing suicide under the banner of salvation.
How ridiculous did that sound?
But now, what Fujimaru Ritsuka wanted to know more was: did Daybit go to such lengths to release this giant beast just to destroy the world?
Did he hate this world that much? Tezcatlipoca, as a Servant of Pan-Human History, also hated this world just as much?
Did he not know that this wasn't as simple as the destruction of the sun and the cycle of Aztec civilization? Once the planet was destroyed, how could there be any Human Order left?!
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『 Daybit stared at ORT's figure in the distance, unperturbed. He generously admitted that he wanted to destroy the world.
But he denied being the same as the Alien God.
"No matter how you look at it, I am an enemy of humanity, unlike the Alien God," Daybit said flatly.
But Mash frowned. Daybit's meaning was… the Alien God was not a threat to humanity?!
"…" Daybit shook his head and did not answer directly.
"I will complete my duty as a Crypter. Before everything becomes a void, I will destroy this planet."
His figure vanished from the spot. From beginning to end, he would not change his purpose.
He absolutely must…
DRIVE THIS PLANET TO EXTINCTION!!! 』
『 .....』
〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline〜
Chaldea—
"Void…"
Dr. Roman repeated the word over and over. His body trembled violently, his face pale. As if he had suffered a major illness, he shivered, unable to utter a complete sentence.
If he remembered correctly…
Animusphere Magecraft… the void is the cosmos, and the cosmos is where the god resides…
Did this have anything to do with the former Director? If it did…
Then he had actually let Ritsuka suffer such a catastrophe…?!
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( Translator-kun: Knowing that Ritsuka's world is a ████████. I can't wait to see their reaction when that is revealed. )