Since this would be a Noble Phantasm she forged herself to heal hearts, none of her current treasures could serve as a reference.
Tia had to imagine something herself.
But… isn't "healing hearts" too vague? Wouldn't Medea Lily's Noble Phantasm count? That one clears all debuffs completely. But if used to "heal" Angra Mainyu's heart… that would be nothing but a speech no jutsu.
For a moment, Tia didn't know what to do.
"Master, don't tell me you never even thought about how to make a Noble Phantasm and just want me to help you?" Lancelot asked in her mind.
Tia scratched her head awkwardly. "Hehe…"
She had fallen into the same old habit again.
"Master… you might as well use the Holy Sword's power to fire a blast of light. That could slow Angra Mainyu's revival. After all, this sword forged by Senji Muramasa was modeled after the King's Sword of the Stars, which was created to banish evil. Deep inside it has purification powers. So, I think Muramasa made this the second seal so you could unlock the purification ability yourself, not just use it as a weapon of force," Lancelot continued.
Hearing this, Tia's eyes lit up.
"I see! Then that means, Lancelot, you already knew how to use this purifying power? Didn't you completely wipe out that giant octopus with a light blast? That was also the purification, right?"
"You could say that. But now, you have to release it yourself. The Holy Sword… was created for you, Master. Only you can truly understand and draw out all of its power. Alone, I can't release it fully," Lancelot explained.
Tia nodded.
"So that's what it means. Creating an original Noble Phantasm that heals the human heart doesn't mean making something from nothing. It means using the Holy Sword's own power. Since I broke the first seal, this sword belongs to me."
She held the sword tightly, letting her magic flow inside as she tried to feel where that purifying force was hidden.
Just then, her mind was once again pulled into the sword. Her vision blurred, and she suddenly appeared before Lancelot.
This time, she didn't search around for the hidden purifying power. Lancelot spoke first.
"Master, if you can freely enter and leave this inner space without relying on me to pull you in when your magic flows in, and without me having to send you out again, then you'll have truly mastered this sword."
Tia froze and muttered inside.
That sounds like saying nothing at all…
And wait, didn't I already draw the sword last time? How is it that even after touching the sword's core, I still haven't 'mastered' it?
She grumbled inside, but could only try to deal with it.
"Master, actually… the first and second seals are tied together. When you lifted the first seal and pulled the sword from my body, the sword's core was already in your hands. You just need to merge it fully into yourself, and you'll be able to find the purifying power. But last time, your mother suddenly walked in, so I had to kick you out…" Lancelot explained helplessly.
Tia rolled her eyes, then reached out. The sword core appeared in her hand.
"The core has only been sitting in your spirit until now. From this moment, you need to fuse it into your body. Once it's part of you, I, as the sword's spirit, can also merge with you—like how Muramasa did," Lancelot said.
Tia gripped the sword core, aimed it at herself like drawing the blade, and stabbed it in.
It was her inner world anyway. It was all hers. What could go wrong?
But the pain of stabbing herself was real—sharp and overwhelming.
Tia instantly regretted not testing it little by little instead of stabbing straight in.
Still, in that moment, she clearly felt the entire sword's inner space become fully visible inside her mind.
She withdrew from the mental space. In the underground cavern of reality, the sword in her hand began to glow. Within seconds, the light wrapped around it completely, reshaping it into the form of a bow.
When the glow faded, she held a golden bow like the Holy Sword itself, but without a string or arrows. The moment she pulled it into a shooting stance, a golden string appeared, and a golden arrow formed.
She loosed the arrow—without even needing to aim. It flew straight and struck Angra Mainyu, who had just revived.
Angra Mainyu was already struggling under Gilgamesh's attacks, unable to even speak. Now, with this shot, he could never revive again. Tia's arrow, powered by the sword's purification, evaporated the evil of All the World's Evils within him.
Without evil, there was no revival.
Tia's lips curled into a smile, her heart lifting with joy.
But then—
"You fool! Do you see the idiocy of what you've done?!" Gilgamesh suddenly roared at her.
"Huh?" Tia's happy expression froze on her face.
"You actually purified away All the World's Evils! Now this world has no evil left at all! A world like that… can't possibly keep moving forward! Fool!" Gilgamesh kept shouting at her.
His words stunned Tia. Her head buzzed loudly, blanking out.
Lancelot returned to human form, the bow disappearing with him.
The others nearby were also dumbfounded by Gilgamesh's outburst.
"You thought humanity's future is built on what? Good will? Dreams? Progress? Hmph! It's desire! It's ambition! It's the will to keep going after countless failures! And most of all—it's war! If people only had pure goodwill, sure, there would be no more wars. Everything might seem to get better for a short time. But what about the future? Have you thought of that?"
(End of The Chapter)
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