"I finally finished improving the Mapo Tofu! I really want you to try it!"
"Nugh..."
"Mmm..."
"It's okay! ...Huh? Where's Ishtar?"
"She's gone. ...Well, fine. Let's prepare ourselves."
—Then... let's... eat!
"H-how is it?"
—It's delicious!
"Yay~!"
The destined day of the final battle arrives—
And one week later…
The day of the "Parting / Filial Piety Operation."
"I speak to all the people of Uruk!"
From the Ziggurat observatory, the "Platform that Illuminates the Heavens," the Wise King spoke.
"You have done well to survive until this day. First, I feel joy in that fact."
In the marketplace, people stopped.
In the armory, soldiers stood still.
"…Six months ago, when the Demonic Beast Front was built, I told you: Uruk will fall, no matter what you do. I said I would not force you to choose how you met that end."
At the shrine, the priestesses listened.
In the ritual halls, the air grew tense.
"I told you it was fine to flee. Fine to indulge in pleasure. Fine to throw yourselves into the underworld out of despair. But you chose to fight. Even knowing this conclusion, you chose to resist."
At the Ziggurat, a voice whispered, "King Gilgamesh…"
At the Chaldean Embassy, there was only silence.
"Truly—Uruk was a happy city. Its history, its life, its people—and that includes me."
From the observatory:
"Are you nervous, Cath Palug?"
"Don't call me Cath Palug."
"Humanity no longer needs the protection of the gods. As proof, I built the fortress, and you answered the call. I do not believe that was a mistake. And now, the trial to measure that resolve—the day of ruin—is upon us!"
Far off, the great beast Marduk rumbled.
Fuuuuuuu—
...Aaaaaa...
"Now, we shall show the primordial god the potential of us humans! We shall announce the end of humanity's childhood! Steel yourselves, my elites! This is the final rite to hammer the entirety of mankind into a god! Offer your lives to me, your King!"
Upon the throne of Marduk:
"Hmph—"
"Until the last life falls—tell the future generations of the glory of our Uruk—!!"
"UOOOOOOOOOOOOO—!!!"
The roar of the people shook the very foundations of the earth.
The Shores of the Persian Gulf
"Wow. The noise is loud enough to reach even here. —It's the perfect timing for a greeting. Alright, let's get started!"
A figure clenched his right fist tight, gathering a surge of magical energy so immense it caused the ground to groan.
"Good luck, everyone! From a monotheistic perspective, defeating other gods is exactly what I signed up for!"
With his right arm now the embodiment of divine authority, he struck the surface of the sea with all his might!
"『Ten Commandments: Moses Tenth Bullet』!"
With a casual shout, an impact like a localized explosion hit the water. Heaven and earth groaned, the sea surged in reverse, and the waves went mad as the earth lamented and the sky trembled. A flash of light erupted from Moses' right fist, racing to the very horizon. The light grew thick and brilliant, and then—
"The sea is—" Merlin whispered.
"—Yep! It worked perfectly!"
As Moses laughed, even as his spiritual core in his right arm began to crumble:
The Persian Gulf had been split in two.
"The Persian Gulf is divided! Moses did it!"
"Ignite the Tupsimati! Now is the time to finish off the half-dead Gorgon and head immediately for the sea surface! —Roar, Marduk! Let us reenact the myth of creation once more!"
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA—!!!
"Marduk, launching! Be careful, Fou!"
Marduk took flight, heading deep into the Cedar Forest, toward Gorgon's lair.
And then—
"…Ah. It felt so long, yet it passed in the blink of an eye."
Fou, in the form of a woman, spoke with a clear, bright voice.
"I, a Beast of Calamity, never thought I would protect humans in this way."
She slowly raised her staff.
"…Thank you, Air. For giving me the strength to protect the future. —With the power of the blessing you gave me, I shall protect everything you love and slaughter everything that threatens it!"
The authority of the Slayer of Primates, Primate Murder—
"Fill me! 『Beast Authority』! Grant me my true desire—the authority to slaughter all life that profanes the supreme, in the name of the Primate!"
Having been defeated repeatedly by the Heroic Princess, revived, and finally achieving the generation of True Ether… she seized control of everything filling her body—the authority of the Supreme Guardian, Precious Guardian—and unleashed it!
"Fill heaven and earth! O Supreme Wish!! 『Cellular Slaughter: Amino Masacré』, activate—!!!"
With Fou's command, a transformation overcame Mesopotamia.
In the sky, a golden aurora appeared, and a prismatic rainbow arched high.
On the ground, seven-colored flowers bloomed in profusion, covering the earth.
It was the manifestation of the power that filled Fou's body. The proof of the domain of the Supreme Guardian that filled all of Mesopotamia—and the domain where the Slayer of Primates could wield her strength!
"Now, let us begin, Beast II. Everything you give birth to—I will kill!"
Here, the final battle begins.
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