『...』
『Mother... are you alright?』
『Yes. The time for mourning has passed. Now—we shall give them every ounce of our strength.』
『Understood!』
The Hill of Heavens
"..."
"Don't be nervous! I'm a woman who gets things done when I set my mind to it!"
"I'm not worried. ...The rest depends on me."
(...Mother...)
The Evils of Humanity
Marduk roared through the Mesopotamian sky at maximum velocity, leaving a trail of crimson vapor in its wake.
That aurora! That rainbow! There's no doubt—it's Fou!
The full power of her dear friend now saturated the land, releasing all the energy he had stored over their long journey. He was fighting alongside them.
We must fulfill our purpose as well!
"Hmph. Naturally. You're brimming with spirit. Did you receive a proper answer from that Wise version of me?"
Air nodded instantly. She had been shown a treasure—an irreplaceable, supreme jewel of a city.
"I see. ...To think he gave you the Tablet of Destinies. Even that version of me understood what was required at the end."
The King spoke to himself with a satisfied air before snapping his gaze back to the front.
"Our friend has already leveled the production factory that was once a mountain. Our true target is the temple deep within the Cedar Forest! How much longer until we are over the target?!"
『Approximately two minutes until we are directly above.』
"Very well! I care not for the cost! Activate the Heaven-Piercing Spiral Arm: Irkalla! Do not waste a single heartbeat! Move and destroy in one motion! Hurry!"
『Understood—Lady Ereshkigal, initiating Irkalla!』
『Right! Let's do this! My resolve is the spiral of the underworld!』
As Marduk plummeted from the sky, gold and jade energy began to swirl in its left palm. It traced a great helix, the revolutions increasing in a violent blur. Simultaneously, the rear boosters erupted with massive thrust, the wings unfolding into a specialized flight form—a shape designed for one thing: to advance, to scatter, and to pierce.
"Monster of Greece! I may sympathize with your vengeance to a degree—but I have no obligation to indulge your tantrum!"
The concentrated Ether, woven into a double-helix of light, manifested as a drill several times larger than the sixty-meter frame of Marduk itself. It began to spin.
『We're breaking through! Brother, let's go! —FULL POWER!!』
『GAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOO——————!!!!』
Heat and a primal roar erupted from the beast's maw. Leaving a golden, spiraling wake behind it, the rotations accelerated to a scream—
『HEAVEN-PIERCING SPIRAL!! IRKALLA—!!』
With Ereshkigal's shout, they slammed into the Blood-Fortress Temple at supersonic speeds.
"Shatter it all without mercy! This place is his very entrails! Feel no guilt in tearing it apart!"
Following the Heroic King's command, the colossus drove forward, excavating and piercing. It pulverized the spawning pits of the demonic beasts, collapsed the temple corridors, and trampled the horrifying flesh-carpets that lined the halls. A cataclysmic collapse followed in their wake. From the point of impact, the ceiling gave way, turning the entire labyrinth into a tomb of rubble.
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