Chapter 63: Rhongomyniad, the Spear that Shines to the Ends
"That's right. As long as I take care of that guy, no matter how strong Saber is, she will struggle to continue fighting once she loses her source of magical energy!"
Like a mathematician who had just solved a complex problem, Semiramis's eyes suddenly brightened. She immediately expanded the range of her toxic mist to cover the entire field, aiming to obscure Saber's vision so she couldn't immediately turn back to support the red-haired youth.
Sensing Semiramis's aggressive gaze, Shirou felt a bit helpless. He had intended to give Saber and Medea some space to show off, but now it seemed the enemy had no intention of letting him slack off on the sidelines.
However, at that moment, Saber's voice rang out.
"Wait a moment!"
Semiramis looked over in surprise, only to find that Medea had dispersed the toxic mist, allowing Saber to move in front of the red-haired youth.
"Trying to protect him... Unfortunately, you shouldn't have brought him into my Noble Phantasm," Semiramis sneered.
Without hesitation, Semiramis summoned even more monsters, including the silhouette of the "Hydra."
The Hydra was one of the Twelve Labors Hercules had to overcome—the giant serpent of the Lerna marshes that he exterminated, rumored to have anywhere from nine to a hundred heads. It is a Demonic Beast with top-rankfame even among the Twelve Labors, known for its lethal venom that kills humans on contact and its extraordinary regenerative ability to grow two heads back for every one severed.
Immediately following this, Semiramis brought out her second Noble Phantasm, "Sikera Ušum" (Wine of the Arrogant King).
The characteristic of "Sikera Ušum" is to imbue a space or magecraft with the environmental property of "poison." Under the activation of this Noble Phantasm, any magecraft Semiramis uses is granted the "poison" attribute. It has an additional weakening effect on Heroic Spirits with legends of being "immune to poison," while the damage is doubled for those who possess legends of being poisoned to death. The type of poison can be freely chosen. Visually, it manifests in the form of viciously colored chains.
Once activated, Semiramis becomes resistant to any toxin within the Hanging Gardens and can create any poison in the atmosphere. Anything she creates with magecraft—even a tiny flame—will carry toxicity. She can even poison her own familiars to affect their masters, poisoning even the lines of causality. As the oldest poisoner, she can craft toxins that rival or
even surpass the Hydra—poisons so virulent that even the great hero Hercules and the great sage Chiron could not endure them.
However, to Saber, these were merely small fry.
"Ex——calibur!!!"
Accompanied by Saber's loud cry, the Holy Sword burst forth with unparalleled, brilliant radiance.
The gathered magical energy transformed into a torrent released by the Holy Sword. The light was so blinding that one couldn't keep their eyes open; it completely vaporized the bodies of the "Hydra" and "Basmu" that Semiramis had urgently summoned, leaving not even a trace behind, and continued straight toward Semiramis on her throne further back.
The torrent of light pierced through everything, blasting a hole clean through Semiramis's Hanging Gardens.
Simultaneously, Semiramis, who had used magecraft to evade the instant her summons were annihilated, looked on in horror at the terrifying power released by the Holy Sword in Saber's hand.
"To fire that level of Noble Phantasm consecutively... I underestimated you, Saber!"
Now, Semiramis didn't dare show even a hint of contempt for Saber. With a wave of her arm, the massive swarm of monsters she had summoned and her magic circles began firing the highest-grade magical energy cannons at them.
"EX-rank magical energy cannons! I refuse to believe you can still block this!" A fierce light flashed in Semiramis's eyes.
However, facing these magical energy cannons, Saber fearlessly sheathed the Holy Sword. The barrier generated in that instant completely isolated her from all damage. As if protected by a dimensional wall, the magical energy cannons weren't just blocked—they simply couldn't reach Saber at all.
"Dammit...!"
Semiramis furrowed her brows and turned her gaze toward Shirou, who was standing in the back.
"While Saber is temporarily unable to move... I'll finish you off first!"
Detecting the gaze sent by the Assassin, Shirou raised an eyebrow.
"Targeting me, are you..."
Murmuring this, Shirou casually raised his right hand.
Magical energy transformed into a howling gale, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and lightning flashed as thunder roared! A massive gate appeared above the city in the heavens.
ROAR——!!!
A deafening roar followed as the gate was smashed open, shaking everything to its core.
The giant black Divine Beast, the Boar, manifested in the world and immediately demonstrated its peerless destructive power. The monsters summoned by Semiramis were fragile as glass before the Divine Boar, easily crushed to pieces. This city in the sky began to suffer massive destruction as the Divine Boar charged and rampaged through it.
Watching her palace being wantonly destroyed by this suddenly appearing monster, Semiramis bit her lip, looking quite enraged.
"So strong..." Amakusa Shirou Tokisada looked up at this scene. Although he too was a Heroic Spirit, he had no way to contest this.
"That's about enough." Shirou looked at the nearly destroyed Hanging Gardens, his body gradually floating into the air.
Around him, the outlines of one Noble Phantasm after another emerged. The dazzling, brilliant light left both Semiramis and Amakusa Shirou below staring in stunned silence.
"EX-rank Noble Phantasms..."
As Heroic Spirits themselves, they could naturally perceive the terrifying power possessed by the Noble Phantasms floating around Shirou.
"Hmm... I'll use you."
Murmuring this, out of the multitude of Noble Phantasms, a uniquely shaped golden spear flew out like a meteor and landed in Shirou's hand.
——"Rhongomyniad" (The Spear that Shines to the Ends).
This is the brilliant light that bursts forth at the edge, the anchor of the storm that tears the sky and connects the earth. Even if its original power is restricted by the Thirteen Restraints, it is the farthest spear that shines with the light of the stars.
"Gray... Rave..."
The ethereal voice rang out, causing everyone present to turn their eyes toward the Holy Spear in Shirou's hand.
"That is...?" Saber was undoubtedly the most shocked. Because the object in Shirou's hand right now was the very Holy Spear she knew so well.
"Crave... Deprave... Grave me... Seal Thirteen, Release..."
"The Round Table Council shall begin——"
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