Inside Fuyuki Church
"Hahahaha, you witnessed it! The glory of Uruk!"
Gilgamesh laughed heartily, overflowing with joy at this moment!
"Enkidu, do you see it? Our history is engraved upon this world!"
There was no sorrow in his eyes—only pride.
"O King of Heroes, you shall surely triumph!"
Is this a tyrant?
Do not jest!
This is a true wise king!
Passersby who heard this familiar voice wore expressions of disbelief.
"Did I just hear King Gilgamesh laughing? Am I imagining things?"
"It seems to be coming from this church..."
"How can that be? How could an ancient king still be alive today?"
"Should we go in and take a look...?"
Pirate World – Somewhere on the Battlefield
"Your Majesty, you are wounded!"
The soldiers looked on with concern at their king, who was suppressing the rebels.
The usually fierce king snorted, "Hmph, 'tis but a fatal injury!"
The soldier stared in shock at the king, who suddenly seemed much taller—almost unrecognizable.
"Take me away at once! Do you truly wish for me to bleed to death?"
The king's mouth twitched uncontrollably. He was no Gilgamesh—the two were incomparable!
[The Screen Continues]
[Ishtar now rose into the air...]
Behold the dazzling figure of the goddess Venus!
[Open the gate!]
A cluster of stars suddenly appeared in the sky above Ishtar—so mesmerizing that any mortal would lose themselves in its beauty.
[To the great heaven, to the great earth!]
Amidst the stars, a colossal Venus slowly descended!
This goddess could summon the power of Venus and unleash her full divinity!
Her eyes turned golden, shining like stars!
Venus bloomed with unparalleled radiance, enveloping the earth and blinding all with its light!
The power of Venus converged into her Noble Phantasm, forming a bow and arrow aimed directly at Tiamat!
[This is all my power! Crush her!]
[Mountain-Crushing Star-Salaried Arrow – ANGALTA KIGALSHE!]
The arrow of light transformed into an energy cannon, blazing like a falling meteor!
[BOOM!!!!!!]
The earth shook!
The tremendous force instantly collapsed the ground!
——And directly below lay the underworld!
[Mash!]
[Senpai!]
Their hands clasped tightly together, as always.
Fujimaru Ritsuka stared blankly at King Gilgamesh, who still stood before him.
The king looked back with a smile and bid farewell... to this world!
The death of the Heavenly Wedge marked the parting of ways between humans and gods.
Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others descended into the underworld to rendezvous with the heroic spirit.
[Ereshkigal!]
[Welcome to the underworld...]
[I grant you the right to exist and move freely here!]
They also witnessed Tiamat, now restrained by the laws of the underworld!
Tiamat, who originally knew no death, now felt the concept of mortality.
[Though I grieve for King Gilgamesh, allow me, the mistress of the underworld, to end this!]
Ereshkigal raised her Noble Phantasm, magical energy swirling around her.
[Spirits of the underworld, countless spears of corruption!]
[This is the punishment that awaits invaders of the underworld!]
Dozens of pink and purple lances of light encircled Tiamat!
[Thud!]
The lances pierced Tiamat's body, forming a seal of suppression.
Even Tiamat writhed in agony under the underworld's pressure!
[Aah....]
A wretched scream!
Ereshkigal declared confidently:
[Even you, Goddess Tiamat, are but an ordinary deity in the underworld!]
[You are no match for the combined might of myself and the Gallû spirits...]
[Helpless...]
Just as she thought victory was assured, black mud surged from Tiamat's body, engulfing everything!
The tide of chaos began to corrode the underworld!
Tiamat intended to devour the underworld itself!
Ereshkigal panicked, retreating while clutching her Noble Phantasm, crying out in alarm:
[How—how is this happening?! What's going on?...]
Tiamat's spiritual core reverted to the Age of Gods, now advancing to the Jurassic era!
She rapidly recovered from her previous injuries!
Her form underwent a catastrophic change, shedding her human shape entirely, transforming into a true beast of calamity!
[Dragon-form transformation complete!]
[This is undoubtedly the true Creator Goddess!]
[Is there any way to stop her?!]
The Chaldean doctor was speechless—this was beyond any ordinary deity!
She defied all laws and sought only to devour!
This was a Beast of Disaster—an existence rejected by human history!
[Is there any way to stop her?!]
Ereshkigal watched in horror as the tide of chaos corroded the underworld.
The power of the underworld dwindled rapidly!
[Steel yourself, Ereshkigal!]
Just as she tried to rally her spirits, a wave of black mud surged toward them—it would crash down in mere seconds!
As despair gripped everyone...
A flower bloomed upon the light screen.
Then, the terrifying tide of chaos instantly transformed into beautiful petals, casting a dreamlike trance over all.
[This... what is this?]
Ereshkigal stared wide-eyed, bewildered by the scene.
Flowers—in the underworld!?
And all the Lahmu vanished in an instant.
Recognizing these familiar flowers, Fujimaru and Mash exchanged glances.
[It can't be!]
But he was supposed to be gone!
At that moment, a familiar figure descended into the underworld.
[Just in time—I made it!]
The man stood there, fierce determination in his eyes.
Amidst a shower of plum blossoms, he appeared like a dreamy elf.
[If black mud is the ocean that breeds life... then I shall replace it with harmless life!]
Everyone rejoiced at the sight of Merlin.
[Merlin!]...
Viewers outside the screen were stunned. Wasn't he gone? Why was he back?
Fuyuki City
Saber gazed quietly at the figure, the corner of her mouth twitching almost imperceptibly.
"Saber, are you alright?" Shirou asked with concern.
"It's nothing. I just saw a fool."
[The doctor cried out in surprise!]
But no one had summoned him!
Where had he come from!?
Merlin smiled and replied,
[Worry not—I am the real Merlin!]
[I ran all the way here from Avalon!]
Fujimaru was shocked.
[Ran here!?]
Avalon!?
Was that even possible?
Numbness—sheer numbness!
Merlin's presence brought unconscious relief to everyone.
[I cannot tarnish my name as the Flower Mage!]
[Praise me as much as you like!]
Just as they reunited, Tiamat spread her wings, preparing to flee the underworld!
Merlin gazed solemnly at Goddess Tiamat and said:
[The hatred and sorrow of being abandoned instead of needed by human history...]
[The transformation of the earth's form after being forsaken by the planet... and the joy of becoming the mother of all things once more...]
[The title 'Goddess of Creation' is but a facade...]
[This is the catastrophe rejected by human history!]
[One of the Seven Evils of Humanity—The Beast embodying the Principle of 'Regression'!]
[Beast II]
Facing such a disaster, even the greatest of heroes would find it immensely challenging!
But this time, Merlin stood before Fujimaru and the others!
[Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash... Your journey to this Singularity has been the most arduous... and this Beast is your strongest foe.]
[Even now... it knows not fear... nor death!]
[But the conditions are ripe for it to manifest upon this earth... The weapon to oppose this restrained Beast is...]
[A Servant of the highest order!]
[Very well! Gaze upon the sky! The primordial sea!]
[Your death awaits there!]
High above, a man in humble robes stood, his Noble Phantasm planted firmly on the ground as he looked down upon Tiamat!
His rich, majestic voice echoed throughout the underworld:
[Without death, there is no life; where there is life, there is death.]
[The eternity you speak of is not progression, but stagnation.]
[Beast of Calamity, evil born of humanity...]
[The love that yearns to return is the very reason you are rejected!]
Magic swirled into blue particles enveloping his body—deep, skeletal eyes, dark armor covering his form, a heavy sword before him—like the lord of hell himself!
[Though I have fallen into beasthood, I remain the primordial mother. I must declare my name.]
[From the abyssal valley, I rush forth from the darkness of death!]
[I am the Old Man of the Mountain—Hassan-i Sabbah!]
Those abyssal eyes seemed to judge Goddess Tiamat herself!