"Cards? What on earth is Hades trying to do?" Guinevere said, staring at the two cards in Hades's hand, her voice filled with confusion.
Hades threw one of the cards into the sky. The card instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, flying into the dark clouds above. "Boom boom boom boom—!!" Thunder suddenly roared through the sky, and white flashes of lightning could be faintly seen within the pitch-black cloud layers.
"Dragon with dual-colored eyes, tremble the pitch-black reverse scales and annihilate the resisting enemies! Appear! The dragon with shining eyes of fury, [Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon]!" Hades chanted a release incantation similar to this world's summoning Kotodama, and the lightning in the sky became even more terrifying.
"Roar—!!" Amidst a dragon's roar, a massive black dragon emerged from the dark clouds. It was clad in black, relatively rounded heavy armor, with exceptionally sharp blades on its arm guards. Its long purple tail ended in a double-pronged fork, and each wing bone was connected to a black sphere with red and blue patterns. Each sphere held three blades that split down the middle, extending into purple lightning sword-wings that allowed it to fly through the air.
Its chest resembled a face with four fangs and yellow eyes. It possessed heterochromatic eyes, with the left being green and the right being red. Two long steel fangs extended from both sides of its cheeks.
[Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon] (Rank: 7 / Attribute: Dark / Race: Dragon / ATK: 3000 / DEF: 2500)
"Dragon with dual-colored eyes, revive from the deep darkness and burn all things in the world with the flames of fury! Appear! The fire dragon that brings forth calamity, [Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon]!"
Immediately after, the second card ignited with dark red flames. Hades placed it into the water; though it was just a small cluster of fire, it instantly boiled all the water into steam.
The flames suddenly erupted violently, transforming into the silhouette of a giant dragon.
"Roar—!!" A dragon's howl rang out as the flames dispersed. A bipedal crimson dragon with incredibly deep red scales appeared. It had a blue energy crystal ball on its chest, a red orb on its left wing, and a green orb on its right wing. Lava-like patterns covered its face and wings, making it look exceptionally furious to any onlooker.
Furthermore, it possessed the same heterochromatic eyes as the Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon—green on the left and red on the right.
[Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon] (Rank: 7 / Attribute: Dark / Race: Dragon / ATK: 3000 / DEF: 2500)
Subsequently, the two Odd-Eyes dragons gathered beside Hades, confronting the giant squid and the Water Dragon Divine Beast summoned by Guinevere.
Guinevere was so shocked by the scene before her that she retreated repeatedly, shouting:
"This is impossible! Why can Hades summon a [Dragon Serpent]!! And such powerful dragons that have absolutely no connection to himself!!"
"That's none of your business. Go!! Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon!! Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon!!" Hades waved his hand, giving the order to the twin Odd-Eyes dragons.
Roar—!!!
Receiving their orders, the two dragons let out exhilarating roars toward the sky, then flapped their wings and charged at the two sea beasts before them.
"Awoo—!!" The squid sea beast let out a long cry, lashing out with all its tentacles to attack the Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon.
"Roar—!!" The Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon roared with its mouth wide open, emitting purple sound waves that pulverized all the incoming tentacles into fine bits of meat.
Then, purple electricity coiled around the Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon's two long fangs and claws. In a flash of lightning, its two long fangs, wreathed in purple sparks, pierced through the body of the squid divine beast.
It instantly turned into a giant roasted squid before immediately dissipating.
The Water Dragon spat out countless water bullets and high-pressure water jets. The flame wings on the back of the Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon erupted and extended, forming massive pillars of flame.
"Roar—!!!"
The Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon began to spin at high speed. The pillars of flame behind it evaporated the incoming water bullets and high-pressure jets into steam, which spread through the air.
Then, a ring of fire appeared in front of the Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon.
Stopping its rotation, the Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon spat dragon breath toward the ring of fire. When the dragon fire passed through the ring, its attack range expanded instantly, and it turned into a blend of various colors.
Like a meteor impact, an intense white light enveloped the entire field, leaving everyone momentarily unaware of what had happened.
When the white light dissipated, the Water Dragon Divine Beast had vanished, leaving only a massive crater. The Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon slowly descended, and the Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon moved closer as well.
Two pairs of identical heterochromatic eyes flickered with a fierce light. They exhaled white mist while staring at Guinevere. As a Descendant of the Serpent God, Guinevere felt as if she were locked onto by something terrifying, filling her heart with panic and dismay.
Sensing a major crisis approaching, Guinevere took out the Magical Holy Grail from her body; it was a golden vessel as tall as a child.
Guinevere held the Magical Holy Grail high and chanted the Kotodama:
"O Holy Grail! O Spring of Life left behind by the White Goddess! Please respond to the daughter of the Goddess's lineage! King of Crete, Father of the Minotaur, Priest who offers living sacrifices—Guinevere speaks to the heavens, prays to the earth, and petitions the sea. Please listen to this maiden's request and send but a fragment of him to the earth!"
"..."
After Guinevere finished chanting the Kotodama, nothing happened for a while, save for a pitch-black crow flying past with a caw.
What she had just chanted was the Kotodama for [Divine Authority Summoning: Minos], a method to manifest a pseudo-god using the cursed power of the Holy Grail. To do this, the Holy Grail must be transformed into the god, during which time the Grail loses its original functions.
Hearing Guinevere's Kotodama, Hades stepped forward with a mysterious smile on his face, his tone carrying a hint of mockery as he spoke:
"Were you just trying to summon Minos, Guinevere? Unfortunately, Minos is one of the judges under my command. If it's me here, he will not respond to the summons."
Hearing Hades's words, Guinevere gritted her teeth in frustration and retreated further.
Just as the claws of the twin Odd-Eyes dragons were about to reach Guinevere, the weather suddenly turned into a violent gale, blocking the dragons' advance.
Then, the wild winds gathered in one spot—right in front of Guinevere. The gale continuously shrank and dissipated, transforming into a humanoid shape. Once the wind had completely vanished, Hades saw the appearance of the newcomer.
The figure appeared to be a very gaunt male, about 1.8 meters tall. His entire body was wrapped in white cloth, and he wore leather armor. His face was covered by a red mask that hid his entire countenance, with the eye areas painted black. In one hand, he held a massive blade nearly as long as he was tall.
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