Seventh Singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
"Eh?! Merlin!!!"
Seeing Merlin fall from the sky in the video, Ushiwakamaru showed a rather shocked expression. Then she looked at Merlin, who was smiling without saying a word beside her.
Not just Ushiwakamaru, but the other two Heroic Spirits present, Leonidas I and Benkei, also looked at Merlin with some surprise.
Clearly, they hadn't expected Merlin to actually show up at the last moment.
Originally, the three of them thought Merlin had passed away due to some accident.
After all, even before Tiamat appeared, this world was full of dangers, and the Three Goddess Alliance was still 'targeting' them; an existence like Merlin would certainly be seen as a thorn in their side.
And most crucially, Merlin had never appeared during the battle to intercept Tiamat just now, so they naturally assumed he was dead.
As it turned out, they never expected that he wasn't dead at all, and instead appeared at this very moment.
"Oops~~~"
Merlin revealed a smile and looked at the shocked trio, saying helplessly, "To think I'd end up on screen. There's no helping it, after all, the true protagonist always makes their entrance at the very end."
Seeing Merlin say such things so shamelessly, the other three Heroic Spirits also wore helpless expressions.
However, compared to their hasty exit, Merlin's appearance at this time truly did feel like he was turning the tide.
Inside the video.
As Merlin landed on the sea of flowers transformed from the Chaos Tide, he showed a very gentle smile and looked at everyone, saying: "Since the black mud is an ocean that breeds life, then let's replace it with harmless life. The operation plan is a success~"
Mash said excitedly: "Merlin!!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka was also pleasantly surprised: "Mr. Merlin!!"
"Eh?!!" Dr. Roman was extremely shocked: "Merlin! Why are you there!!! Could you have been re-summoned?! No, no, no! That's impossible!!"
While Dr. Roman was in shock, Ereshkigal blinked her eyes, looking at the flowers floating in mid-air with a dazed and cute expression.
"Don't worry." Merlin stood amidst the sea of flowers, showing a smile as he explained: "I am the genuine article, the real Merlin, who ran all the way here from Avalon in a hurry~~~"
Merlin said it so nonchalantly, but Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash had looks of horror: "Ran here?!"
"That's right~" Merlin smiled and continued: "I absolutely hate sad partings~ Even if I have to use my last breath, I cannot bid farewell through death."
"So this time, I decided to violate my own creed."
"Merlin..." Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka were moved by these words.
However, Fou, standing on Fujimaru Ritsuka's shoulder, didn't think so; her expression was one of pure 'disdain'.
"Because I cannot disgrace my title as the Magus of Flowers." Merlin held a flower, closed one eye, and continued to smile: "Go ahead and praise me."
"Yes, Mr. Merlin!" Mash was also very excited: "I'm so glad to see you again."
"It's really great that you could make it, Merlin." Fujimaru Ritsuka was naturally very happy about his arrival.
Fou let out a couple of cries, unclear as to what she was trying to express.
"Cough, cough." Merlin coughed a few times, seeming a bit bashful.
At this moment, Ereshkigal discovered something and said happily: "The decline in the Underworld's output has stopped. In that case..."
Just as Ereshkigal was about to do something, the earth began to shake and the mountains swayed again, making her a bit unsteady on her feet.
"It seems now is not the time to celebrate our reunion." Merlin turned around, looking toward Tiamat.
Back at Chaldea, Dr. Roman said nervously: "Tiamat has unfurled her wing-horns!!"
"Is she planning to fly again?!" Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't believe that Tiamat was actually going to fly at this point.
Ereshkigal also clutched her weapon, shocked: "To be pushed to this extent, it's simply unbelievable!"
Merlin, however, said very calmly: "The hatred and sorrow of being discarded because one is no longer needed by Human History."
"As well as the [Joy] of becoming the Mother of All Things once more by replacing the Earth's ecology that arose after she was discarded."
"Due to her very nature, her Class was determined directly."
While Merlin was speaking, the dragon-form Tiamat let out a roar, and the Chaos Tide appeared once more as she flapped her wings.
Even just through the screen, it gave people a unique sense of overwhelming shock.
Merlin continued without stopping: "The title of Goddess of Creation is nothing more than a false name."
"This is precisely the great calamity most rejected by Human History after being abandoned by humanity."
"One of the Seven Evils of Humanity, the Beast holding the Principle of 'Regression' (Beast II)."
As soon as Merlin finished speaking, the dragon-form Tiamat, despite the lightning flickering on her body, slammed her claws onto the ground and spread her wings.
"No way?!" Ereshkigal was shocked.
Ishtar landed and, seeing this scene, also said in disbelief: "What is that!"
"She's taking off!" Dr. Roman saw through Tiamat's goal at a glance and said hurriedly: "If she's allowed to return to Uruk, the Underworld's defense mechanisms will become useless!!"
"Worst of all, she will return to an invincible state where she cannot die!!"
Dr. Roman's words startled everyone present; they were anxious, but there was currently no way to stop Tiamat.
"Mash, Fujimaru."
At this time, Merlin spoke up, saying seriously: "Your journey in this Singularity has been the most arduous, and that Beast is also the strongest enemy to date."
"Relying on two Goddesses to stall her true body, and using Uruk as bait to push her down into the Underworld."
"The binding of the Chains of Heaven."
"The punishment of the Underworld."
"And those superficial flowers of mine."
At this moment, the BGM started playing again, and everyone outside the video knew that the climax was about to arrive!
"Even reaching this stage, everyone has exhausted every means, but it's still not enough!"
As Merlin spoke, Tiamat ahead was walking over step by step, her presence full of pressure.
"That being still knows no fear, knows no natural enemy!"
"She does not know this death!"
At these words, a figure wearing a black robe appeared in the video.
"It's not King Gilgamesh, nor the Holy Grail of the Demon God King." Merlin looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and smiled: "The one who summoned him was none other than you, Fujimaru Ritsuka."
"The enemy is an Evil of Humanity, the Beast (Beast II)."
"The conditions for him to appear on this land are now ripe! The world-class weapon that can counter the Beast of Suppression, that is... a Servant of the grand order class."
As Merlin said this, the camera shifted to Dr. Roman.
The camera gave Dr. Roman a close-up; cold sweat was visible on his face, and he even swallowed hard, clearly very surprised.
Merlin continued: "So your battles have all been meaningful."
"Clang—!!"
A black stone greatsword landed on the ground.
"Now! Look up at the sky! O Sea of Genesis! Your Shinigami stands there!!!"
Following Merlin's words, Tiamat looked up at the sky, and not just Tiamat, the camera followed suit.
An old man in a black robe, holding the black stone greatsword, looked down at Tiamat and spoke slowly.
"Where there is no death, there is no life; only through death is life obtained."
"Ah?!" Fujimaru Ritsuka showed a shocked expression upon seeing the person above, because she recognized him.
The black-robed old man continued: "The eternity of which thou speakest is not a journey, but a slumber."
"Beast of Calamity, an evil born of humanity!"
"The desire to return to that maternal love is the very foundation that rejects thee!"
Blue flames erupted from the black-robed old man, and he then transformed into an entity wearing heavy armor, holding the black stone greatsword, with a skull mask on his face.
"Though thou art a god fallen into a Beast, as thou art the Mother of Genesis, I must announce my name."
"Galloping forth from the abyss of the valley, from the darkness of death, I am the Old Man of the Mountain — Hassan-i-Sabbah!"
As the last words fell, the 'gaze' of this old man wearing the skull mask clearly became sharp, and ghostly blue flames burned in his eyes...
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