End-of-Century Grail War They say it's a duel of titans—Hero-King and Cú Chulainn. Impressive. I'd love to try it someday.
School: Gilgamesh
Heracles: "⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛!!!!"
A calamity incarnate stands before me—Heracles, conqueror of all trials through endurance.
Gilgamesh: "How many times have we faced off, great hero?"
Gilgamesh: "I recall once I was the destroyer, you the protector. Laughable irony—fate swaps our roles at time's end. I'm indulging in madness."
Armor off—Anne and Mary damaged it, needs repair. Hair down—redirect even grooming mana.
Jason: "Quit muttering!! Crush him!! He's lesser than Achilles!!"
Heracles: "⬛⬛⬛⬛!!"
Gilgamesh: "No time for banter, desperate clown? Then—"
Snap. Left hand raised.
Gilgamesh: "Let the king set the stage."
Instantly—
Heracles: "⬛⬛⬛⬛!!?"
All Servants' stats drop two ranks.
Medea: "Ah—" A collar seals the mysterious Caster's magic, blocking aid.
Hector: "—!!?" 150 treasure cannons surround Hector, ready to skewer at a twitch.
Jason: "—!!" A curse binds Jason's speech and movement—Boundary's side effect.
His words aren't pleasant, and a hero's desperate strength needs countering.
Gilgamesh: "I tweaked Olga Marie's sentiment replica. Not quite her, but close."
Done via the 'Recording' prototype—golden device capturing all, even sentiments.
Gilgamesh: "No complaints about unfairness? A king prepares the field."
Wearing 'Strength' bracelet and 'Speed' anklet, boosting agility and strength to A+.
Weaken foes, strengthen self—Gilgamesh style, perfected.
Gilgamesh: "Once an Archer, now the unique 'King Gorgeous.' This is no common class's fight. No trace of carelessness or arrogance."
Heracles: "⬛⬛⬛⬛…"
Obstacles removed, flaws erased.
Witness, great hero—the brilliance of this nameless one who believes in the king.
Gilgamesh: "Let's begin!!"
The oldest king's majesty—!!
Left hand unleashes Enkidu, chaining Heracles's neck.
Heracles: "!!?"
Gilgamesh: "Hmph!!"
Forcing him to kneel.
Gilgamesh: "Behold a fraction of the king's treasury!!"
Without loosening the chains, I wield meticulously chosen supreme weapons, slashing Heracles—swords, spears, halberds, arrows, cannons—tearing through his weakened lives.
Heracles: "!!!—⬛⬛⬛⬛!!"
Enkidu tightens, binding his resisting body. My hands grow swifter, treasures harming him endlessly—!!
Achilles's fight revealed Heracles's death threshold. No holding back—full force until one life remains.
Heracles: "!!!!"
In close combat, Heracles is pummeled, barely guarding fatal blows.
Defense? I'll pierce it.
Gilgamesh: "Hah! Berserker class stole everything from you! Freedom's trivial now!!"
Heracles: "—⬛⬛⬛⬛…!"
Gilgamesh: "Think I only fire treasures? This body rivaled divine weapons! My melee can't be weak!! With arrogance gone, only one could match me!!"
His life stock dwindles.
I must take two lives here.
Heracles's Noble Phantasm is his 'school'—wielding all weapons, excelling anywhere, School: Heracles. His rapid strikes are martial arts.
Training with him sparked an idea—
Could I adapt his Noble Phantasm, Gilgamesh-style?
His versatile martial prowess, recreated with treasures.
I trained relentlessly under Heracles's watch, honing treasure selection precision.
Gilgamesh: "Tch, what a hassle—reminds me of old times!!"
Heracles: "⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛—!!!"
Thus, I crafted School: Gilgamesh—crushing foes with treasures, distance irrelevant, a tidal wave of attacks.
Adapting Heracles's 'God Hand' into relentless, wave-like strikes.
The nameless one's ultimate melee for the king—!
This strike claims the second life.
Gilgamesh: "Time to close the curtain! Entertain me to the end, Heracles! Enkidu!!"
Left hand's chains fully bind Heracles, suspending him midair.
Gilgamesh: "Great hero! A strike worthy of you—perhaps too much for your mindless self! Take it, Gorgeous-style!!"
Right hand grasps Ea, activating it.
The Hero-King's peerless ultra-combo.
Gilgamesh: "Without Olga Marie, its power's restrained, but sufficient to shred your lives! Behold!!"
The nameless one's caution and selection, sublimated into a Noble Phantasm—a cataclysmic wave of strikes—!
Gilgamesh: "Break!! Enuma Elish—!!!!"
Named: Utnapishtim—Final Hour of Heaven and Earth's Tides—!!
A crimson storm ravages Heracles's three lives—!!
Heracles: "—"
Gilgamesh: "Eleven down. No lives left to spare, Heracles."
Retrieving treasures, I cross my arms.
Gilgamesh: "My work's done. The last life is for my Master. But—you're nearly unkillable by direct attacks now. I've forged you tougher than in life! Hahahahaha!!"
The king laughs; Heracles doesn't twitch.
Jason: "No… impossible… Heracles, our pinnacle…"
Pale, Jason mutters deliriously.
Gilgamesh: "Hey."
Jason: "Hii!?"
Gilgamesh: "No direct attack can break me. As a hero's remnant, use wit and courage."
Can't let him flee. A king's words to spur him.
Gilgamesh: "I'll spare Heracles—he's still useful. Send him at my Master. Suits a dog-led fool like you. But—"
Indeed.
Gilgamesh: "Killing my Master is as hard as claiming your nation—impossible. My bad, too cruel! The wine's hit me! Hahahahaha!!"
Laughing, I board Vimana, returning to my Master.
Gilgamesh: "Farewell, clown pirates! Use those borrowed lives well—!! Hahahahaha!!"
Jason: "Damn, damn, DAMN!!"
Jason screams in fury.
Jason: "I'll kill you!! You and your Master!! I'll tear you apart!!!"
The king's laughter soars, the hero's resentment echoes.
The sea-shaking battle pauses.
Vimana, Throne
Gilgamesh: "Lackluster. A great hero, yet so weakened."
I ponder.
Gilgamesh: "Chaldea's Heracles seems shallow. Oh—"
Grinning mischievously.
Gilgamesh: "I've got an idea."
Uncertain of the king's truth, I release bodily control.
Phew… exhausted…
Noble Phantasm: Utnapishtim—Final Hour of Heaven and Earth's Tides Anti-Personnel Entertainment, Rank A~EX, Range: Varies by Treasure, Max Targets: One
A personal school crafted by the nameless one, inspired by God Hand through training with Heracles.
School: Gilgamesh—wielding all treasures to unilaterally crush foes, unlike School: Heracles.
Power varies by selected treasures. Finisher: Enkidu into Enuma Elish or mass treasure barrage.
A lavish, relentless combo defying the notion of Gilgamesh's weak melee. The nameless one's caution eliminates arrogance, mercy, and error, overwhelming even great heroes.
Weaknesses:
Extreme fatigue forces half-dormancy. Treasure selection (averaging 10,000) delays activation. The king wielding weapons signals dire straits.
EX rank from Enkidu and Ea.
The nameless one says it's "understanding the working king's feelings."
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