[Aaaaaa...!]
"Genesis Goddess" was but a false title. She was the Great Disaster most rejected by human history, the one left behind by mankind.
[Aaaaaa...—Aaaaaa...!!]
Her name was Beast II. One of the Seven Evils of Humanity.
[AaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA——!!!!]
The Beast who held the principle of [Regression].
[ H U M A N I T Y ' S E V I L M A N I F E S T ]
"The guest of honor has arrived! Cath Palug! Are you ready! —Cath Palug?"
"..."
Beast II, governed by instincts saturated in hate, came to a sudden realization.
I... cannot give birth to my children?
The authority of the "Nurturing Mother's Womb," the core power of Beast II, was failing to activate. Or rather, it was being suppressed by a staggering force—her very authority was being "killed."
The absurdity of a mother unable to bear her children, the melancholy, the interference... she identified the source immediately.
[—!!]
At the end of her gaze stood two mages: Merlin... and the human form of Fou. They were the ones obstructing the Mother's joy.
[LAAAAAAAAA!!]
Eliminate them. They had to be killed. Obeying primordial instinct and wielding her power, Tiamat gave birth to her children.
They were forms too hideous to describe—vile things that looked like physiological disgust boiled down into a physical shape. A "New Humanity" that had no place in this world. Mouths and teeth where faces should be, limbs like iron spears, wings, and bodies of deep purple. They were a swarm, devoid of any individual reproductive function.
[...——?]
[??]
[?——?]
Their name: Lahmu. The eleven offspring of the Goddess Tiamat!
"Ugh, what on earth are those?! They're beyond hideous! They make Picts look adorable! I can't let Princess Gilgameshia see those things!"
"Merlin. Don't forget to keep her authority neutralized."
Fou took flight without looking back.
"I'm going to go kill them."
The statement was brief and clinical.
"Right! But try to keep it moderate! You're terrifying when you're angry!"
Merlin sent him off with a cheer, turning the Chaos Tide into flowers as he did.
[——??]
The Lahmu watched the approaching object with curious interest.
"—It's not technically my name, but I'll use it for your sake."
Fou's form began to change in mid-air.
"I'll take a shape that makes it easier to slaughter you. I'll deal with each of you, one by one."
[!]
Like moths to a flame, the Lahmu swarmed toward him—but...
[[[!?]]]
They were instantly repelled by a barrage of attacks from the side. They turned their gazes toward the source.
"Ah, what an ugly sight. I suppose I should thank Shamhat. Even in terms of design, you haven't a single hope of winning."
Oozing both a graceful smile and cold-blooded killing intent was the Chain of Heaven, the strongest weapon of Mesopotamia: Enkidu.
"Perhaps you should take some notes. Look..."
That opening was all that was needed.
『—...』
The human form shifted into that of a beautiful, majestic beast. Transparent white fur, shimmering with the iridescent hues of a stained-glass rainbow that shifted with the light. Supple, elegant limbs that appeared in no legend. Eyes that glowed with a "Platinum" light, and seven tails that fluttered heroically, representing the cycle of all things.
He was the very concept of beauty made manifest—noble and solemn, a coexistence of majesty and fragility, loveliness and power. He was a being of pure mystery.
And from that beauty radiated absolute killing intent.
『The only thing I have to give you is death. Without learning, without knowing. Return to the mud, regretting that you were ever born.』
The Lahmu began to tremble. It was a pure, unwavering declaration directed at them.
『There is no place for you in this world.』
The beast roared—a hero's roar. The Slayer of Primates. The one who kills humans, who grows stronger than his opponent, the wielder of the absolute right to slaughter.
But that "Principle" was a thing of the past. Having been defeated by the Supreme Heroic Princess, he had gained an entirely new reason for being, transcending his nature as an Evil of Humanity. Through that miracle, his wish had taken shape: a Supreme Beast who protects the world with a noble desire in his heart.
『Now—let's begin. This isn't combat. You don't even deserve my respect. ...It's just routine work. Nothing more.』
His name: the Supreme Guardian, Precious Guardian. The beast who stays by the Princess's side, believing in the sanctity and worth of the world.
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