Weak life signs detected! Gorgon is just ahead!
It was a faint, flickering presence—on the verge of vanishing. There was no doubt. It was Gorgon.
"Merlin! You heard her! Time your move and wake from the dream!"
『Ah, of course! Make it count!』
The Heroic King and Merlin exchanged a silent signal. In that split second—
"————Perish!! Goddess of Vengeance!! You shall die here in a foreign land, your ambition unfulfilled! That is—!"
[Gu... nu—]
A few seconds of confrontation—
"The judgment and execution I pass upon you for desecrating my land—!!"
Marduk's spiral arm drove home, skewering Gorgon through her very core.
[GA————]
She was allowed neither movement nor a final cry. Such mercy, such freedom, was denied to her. To the trespasser who had ravaged the land of Mesopotamia, the King had issued only one verdict: Death.
The spiral arm pierced through her hatred, her vengeance, and her very existence, scattering it all like mist. With that finality, the composite divinity Gorgon was erased. It was as if a song were being sung: You shall be struck down before you even have the chance to hold onto your hate.
『Goodbye. —Even if you became a monster, you were still our sister.』
『Honestly, you were always too serious for your own good. —Foolish girl.』
As a final act of grace, her sisters' parting words were all that remained. Thus, the composite divinity Gorgon was defeated.
"..."
"Master?" Mash called out as Rikka looked up sharply.
"No... it's nothing. For everyone's sake, I have to keep my resolve."
"...Master."
Mash could only watch and stay close to her, as Rikka stared back at the heavens with renewed determination.
"We're heading to the surface and making for the sea! Merlin! Are you safe?!"
『Of course! —Here she comes! The Beast of Calamity masquerading as the Primordial Mother—』
In an instant, the atmosphere shivered. The world itself trembled, unable to contain the sheer magnitude of the divine presence that was manifesting.
『Guuuuuu————...!!』
Marduk growled, sensing its destiny, exhaling a quiet yet fierce spirit.
『—She is coming.』
Tiamat signaled the beginning of the end.
『The true battle. The [Beast] who wishes for the return of humanity's children… is here.』
"—!"
Rikka's gaze grew sharp.
She's here! Beast II... the self-destruction mechanism of humanity. The Evil that humanity itself birthed...!
Now… the greatest trial of all appeared.
From the chasm of the split sea, it emerged.
[—...Aaaaaa]
Massive horns that seemed to hold the weight of the earth. Purple eyes that reflected the inner seas of the stars. Hair like a translucent veil. Skin as white as it was fragile. Her stature was that of a colossus.
"Is that... the Primordial Goddess?!"
Sixty meters tall, she stared straight toward Uruk. Spreading the "Mud" of her domain across the seabed, she rose slowly.
[Aaaaaa...]
She was the Mother of All. The womb of life itself. The biological blueprint of all species was stored within her. Her magical energy was enough to fuel interstellar flight. She was the Ark of God that humanity was meant to reach only after several more centuries—
But this Mother had reached a verdict: the annihilation of the world and the humanity that had rejected her. More than the sorrow of being discarded, more than the hate of being rejected—she was a Beast of Calamity who desired only to become the Mother of All once more, indulging in the joy of loving every living thing as her own.
Based on that nature, her Class was determined.
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