Chapter 36: A Carnival Forged in the Blood of Gods!
"Another Main God has arrived, huh..."
Shirou immediately felt that things had become somewhat troublesome.
"Sea Emperor" Poseidon.
He was the great god whose status was second only to Zeus among the [Twelve Main Gods] of Olympus—the ruling god of the sea realm and the Shaker of the Earth. His majesty was equal to the boundless vitality of the earth and the great floods. Countless sea gods and marine races were under his protection; even Northern Norse mythology fell within his sphere of influence.
Poseidon governed all sea areas. The high-ranking deities he had incorporated from the Titan Oceanus alone numbered six thousand, divided into three thousand water goddesses and three thousand river gods. Every single one of them was a powerful deity with the strength to overturn rivers and seas. In the Age of Heroes, there was a river god named Scamander who once raised the great rivers and, combined with his divine power, subdued the strongest demigod hero, Achilles—who was a match for Heracles—in a single move.
The "Sea Emperor" Poseidon did not only rule all sea areas; his extremely high divinity allowed him to master numerous origins and laws. Therefore, he was also the God of Harvest, the God of Earthquakes, the God of Storms, the God of Horses, and so on.
The awakening of a god is accompanied by various phenomena. To them, these are not specific abilities or techniques, but simply the characteristics of their existence; unless they deliberately suppress them, the occurrence of these phenomena will not stop.
In the Iliad, there is a description of the "Sea God" Poseidon:
'The Earth-Shaker Poseidon shook the vast and boundless, The fertile earth and the high, steep peaks. Everything trembled without end; the peaks and foundations, Of Mount Ida, rich in springs, the walls of Troy, and the ships of the Achaeans. Hades, the King of the Underworld below, was terrified, Fearing that Poseidon would split open the ground above him, Exposing his dwelling before gods and mortals— That terrible, lifeless place, abhorred even by the gods.'
The weapon in the "Sea Emperor" Poseidon's hand was similar in shape to a harpoon and was golden in color. In battle, the tip of the weapon would release blue divine power, capable of unleashing heavenly thunder and oceanic impacts. Lifting it gently could stir up giant waves to submerge entire continents.
"Fortunately... after Poseidon appeared as a 'Heretic God,' his fortress palace, Atlantis, did not manifest as well. Otherwise, things would only be more troublesome."
Shirou, of course, wasn't talking about himself; he was worried about being unable to look after the people on land. Although he wasn't exactly a saint, he wasn't the type to treat the
lives of innocent people as nothing. Though he had the move "Reality Marble," it would likely be shattered the moment it was opened by these two Main Gods.
The domain where the "Sea Emperor" Poseidon resided in myth was the Sea Realm. Located in the depths of the ocean, it had been Poseidon's residence since the Age of Myth, protected by layer upon layer of barriers cast by him; under normal circumstances, humans could not approach it.
However, this time, the Poseidon summoned from myth by the "Heretic God" Zeus seemed unable to bring "Atlantis" or the Sea Realm with him.
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While Shirou was still thinking about the myths related to Poseidon, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. In the empty space on the seabed below the massive whirlpool, endless black mist began to spread out.
"This is...?"
Shirou's brow furrowed. He didn't recall Poseidon having any authority or power related to this. However, although the black mist continued to gather and spread, no other abnormalities appeared for the moment. Shirou could only temporarily ignore it; the priority was to finish off Zeus and Poseidon before any further mutations occurred.
"So what if you called for backup? You're still going to die!"
Zeus, who had already been heavily wounded by the "God-Slaying Spear," was clearly no longer able to cope with the power of the demonic sword Twilight. He was now showing signs of total collapse.
Seeing Zeus's perilous situation, Poseidon—standing in the sea area below—swept his cold, stern gaze toward Shirou. He swung his trident with one arm and shot forward at high speed, arriving before Shirou in an instant. The trident, releasing blue light of divine power, slammed violently toward Shirou!
As the trident swung, it was accompanied by an incredibly surging tide that erupted with a crash in that moment.
Bang!
Facing this strike, Shirou naturally couldn't take it head-on. He could only interrupt the power of the artifact in his hand and retreat rapidly.
The moment he dodged the strike, Shirou had no intention of wasting time. His body turned into a streak of light, charging directly at Zeus, whose status had declined after the previous battle. Compared to Poseidon, who had just manifested and was still at his peak, the "God-
King" Zeus—whose combat power had plummeted after Shirou's powerful strike—was undoubtedly the better target to focus on.
Seeing that Shirou was ignoring him and heading straight for his brother Zeus, Poseidon's brow furrowed, and a look of fury appeared on his face.
"Godslayer, I shall sever your limbs and pierce your soul!"
"Then come and try it!" Shirou shouted back without yielding.
In the next instant, Shirou's silhouette streaked across the sky, turning into a deep blue line. In a flash, he was already in front of Zeus, thrusting the pitch-black greatsword directly into Zeus's chest.
In his current state, Zeus was completely unable to withstand Shirou, who was still at his peak. His body was directly skewered by the pitch-black demonic sword.
Seeing that scene, Poseidon's pupils dilated, and his fury reached its limit.
"Damn Godslayer!! I will cut, slice, and mince your filthy body to pieces!!!"
However, at this moment, Shirou gripped the pitch-black demonic sword tightly and activated his authority.
"『Doomsday Proclamation』!"
The demonic sword piercing Zeus's body began to generate a terrifyingly powerful devouring force. Zeus felt all the divine power within his body being sucked into the demonic sword, and his expression instantly turned to one of horror.
"This is impossible!"
It was unbelievable. This "Godslayer" was actually able to absorb the power of a god. He was Zeus, the highest-ranking "God-King" in Greek mythology, yet he could not escape the fate of being devoured.
"Give me all of your power!"
Shirou looked at the terrified Zeus and made a fierce, loud declaration. He gripped the hilt even tighter as the devouring force increased. A massive amount of golden divine power poured into Shirou and the blade of the demonic sword.
His power was constantly growing. The divine power he had previously devoured from Hephaestus now surged once again. Having acquired all of Zeus's divine power, Shirou's strength was enhanced yet again. Even facing multiple "Gods Heretic" at once, he no longer felt the pressure.
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Emiya Shirou will change the fake Holy Grail War
A false Holy Grail War was held in Snowfield City.
Consequently, the Noble Phantasms of Gilgamesh and Enkidu flew wildly like rain. The Pale Rider rapidly infected the entire city. The Avenger Heracles surged with overflowing black mud. Even the Zealot, who possessed the eighteen secret techniques of the Hassans, had to struggle just to survive in the cracks between them.
A battlefield where gods fight is exactly like this; a duel between a human and a Heroic Spirit is, after all, a distant and irrelevant myth.
That is, if the silhouette of a certain red-haired "faker" young man hadn't happened to—randomly, inadvertently, and accidentally—pass by this world's counterfeit Holy Grail War.
COTE: Katsuragi Keima's battle of wits in love
The youth, Katsuragi Keima, was holding his game console, posting walkthroughs for various galge (dating sims) across different forums.
At that very moment, Katsuragi Keima received a new message.
[To the Capturing God]
[I've heard the rumors that you can capture any girl, regardless of who she is. While I find it unlikely, if it is true, there are many girls waiting for your capture. (This will be a super-high difficulty galge unlike anything you have ever experienced.)]
"What's this? An email full of such provocative undertones... who does he think I am? The God does not run away!"
Katsuragi Keima pressed the confirmation button.
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite!
(Katsuragi Keima is the protagonist of The World God Only Know)
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