The black boar erupted from the earth.

It surged upward in a single violent motion, crashing straight into the temple before Emiya Shirou.

The Blood Temple-vast as a mountain-offered no resistance at all.

The impact detonated outward.

The ground convulsed.

Stone, flesh, and ritual structures shattered instantly.

In the span of a breath, the temple collapsed into ruins.

"With this..."

Emiya Shirou lowered his hand.

"The Blood Temple's functions are completely shut down."

"I can eliminate Gorgon without concern now."

A pitch-black scythe materialized in his grip.

Ana's weapon.

In its presence, Gorgon's so-called immortality meant nothing.

"I'm sorry."

"But please die here, Gorgon."

He descended through the ruined entrance.

The deeper he went, the heavier his anger became.

Along the shattered corridors, figures wrapped in embryonic sacs lined the walls.

Human shapes.

Half-formed.

Gradually being twisted into demonic beasts.

Gilgamesh had once said that Ereshkigal, who killed twelve hundred people, was the weakest of the Three Goddess Alliance.

Then Gorgon-

Just from the number of demonic beasts gathered in the cedar forest alone, Shirou could estimate the scale of her slaughter.

"Redirecting the resentment inflicted by the strong onto those weaker than yourself..."

"That kind of malice deserves no sympathy."

He moved faster.

Crossing the ruined halls in moments, Emiya Shirou reached the core of the temple.

A lake of pitch-black fluid spread out before him.

Its surface was thick.

Viscous.

Something lurked beneath.

"...The Sea of Life."

This lake was none other than Tiamat's Authority.

The Sea of Life.

Tiamat-the primordial ocean that gave birth to all life.

By circulating the True Ether of Earth's genesis, she allowed this sea to endlessly generate magical energy.

Those submerged within the black mud were forcibly altered.

Self-Modification.

Ecological Change.

Ecological Fusion.

Individual Multiplication.

These effects were applied at random.

And once they emerged onto land-

They were bound at the cellular level through the Base Pair Contract.

Enemies of humanity.

In the original history, Ushiwakamaru had been thrown into this sea.

She was twisted.

Reforged.

And became one of Fujimaru Ritsuka's greatest enemies.

That alone spoke to its terror.

Boom.

As if responding to Shirou's presence, the Sea of Life exploded.

A massive body surged upward.

Black water splashed violently in all directions.

Emiya Shirou extended his palm.

A magic shield unfolded, blocking the corrosive liquid.

Gorgon emerged.

Looking down at him from above, her eyes burned with hatred.

"Instead of waiting obediently for me to hunt you down..."

"You madman actually came to me?"

During this period of spawning, Gorgon had reached a conclusion.

This human-

Might be stronger than her.

Her Mystic Eyes of Petrification were terrifying.

But they could never hit him.

The same applied to her other attacks.

If she faced him alone, she would only be beaten into submission.

But even so-

She showed no fear.

Only rage.

"Invader."

"Are you prepared for your death?"

"The humiliation you inflicted upon me will be erased today."

"Now."

"Become a stone statue."

"Is that what you think?"

Emiya Shirou smiled faintly.

A trace of excitement surfaced in his eyes.

"I don't think so."

"Today..."

"The one who dies here is you."

"Gorgon."

"And it will be fast."

With that declaration, the battle began.

-

"Is this your objective?"

Kingu slid backward, blocking Quetzalcoatl's punch.

He looked around with fury.

Quetzalcoatl.

Ishtar.

Merlin.

The three of them had formed a triangular encirclement around him.

"So you plan to eliminate me with numbers?"

Kingu suppressed his anger and spoke coldly.

"Hahaha, of course not."

Merlin replied cheerfully.

"After all, you're the holder of the Holy Grail."

"If you really wanted to escape, the three of us would still struggle to stop you."

Despite the light tone, Kingu's expression darkened.

If he wasn't the target-

Then there was only one possibility.

"...Mother?"

While fighting earlier, he had sensed the abnormality at the Blood Temple.

He had attempted to retreat immediately.

But Merlin and Ishtar had appeared in his path, blocking him.

Now, surrounded, Kingu raised his head.

His eyes burned.

"If you know you can't stop me..."

"Why bother?"

"We can't stop you."

Merlin admitted easily.

"But delaying you is no problem."

In truth, Merlin wanted nothing more than to keep Kingu here forever.

But that wasn't realistic.

With the Holy Grail's reinforcement, Kingu's physical abilities were absurd.

Coupled with Enkidu's recovery ability, killing him outright without Noble Phantasms was nearly impossible.

But Ishtar's Noble Phantasm couldn't hit him reliably.

And Quetzalcoatl's was a wide-area attack.

They were fighting near the Northern Wall.

If she unleashed it, their own forces would be caught in the blast.

So their role was clear.

Delay.

Nothing more.

Unfortunately, even that was difficult.

Against a Grail-enhanced Kingu, Ishtar and Quetzalcoatl-restricted from using their Noble Phantasms-could barely restrain him.

The burden fell entirely on Merlin's magic.

And even then-

Time was limited.

"Fighting like this is truly suffocating."

Quetzalcoatl muttered as Kingu broke through their line.

She could only watch him retreat.

"Was that enough time?"

Ishtar asked.

Merlin smiled and nodded.

"Not much."

"But it should be enough for Shirou."

He immediately sent a telepathic message.

"Shirou. Kingu is heading your way."

"Received."

-

"Aaaaah!"

Gorgon roared.

Her massive arms swung wildly.

Her Mystic Eyes of Petrification burned without pause, chasing Emiya Shirou relentlessly.

At the same time, the serpents of her hair fired magical energy beams in unending torrents.

Yet-

None of it connected.

Emiya Shirou moved.

Dodging effortlessly.

Each evasion precise.

Each counterattack clean.

Wounds continued to appear across Gorgon's body.

As he slipped past another beam, Shirou responded to Merlin's message.

"It seems..."

"We don't have time to drag this out."

His gaze locked onto Gorgon's head.

The scythe in his hand lifted.

In that instant-

Killing intent surged.

Emiya Shirou leaped.

The death sentence had been delivered.

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