At this moment, within the light screen.
[Feeling the wound on his body, Gilgamesh merely sighed at Tiamat's power.]
[After sighing, he continued forward as if nothing had happened.]
["King Gilgamesh!" Mash exclaimed, her heart filled with guilt.]
["It's my fault; I didn't protect you properly."]
[She said self-reproachfully. That blow should have been blocked by her, but in that thrilling moment, she had actually forgotten to raise her shield.]
[Yet, Gilgamesh looked back at her, his expression unusually calm.]
["Do not worry; it is merely a fatal wound!" he said lightly, "As long as you are unharmed! Divine Power Seals, continue advancing, attack!"]
[He held the tome of laws in his hand, and the artillery roared once more.]
["But, but your body..." Mash said anxiously, "Your Majesty, please stop, no matter what..."]
["Silence!" Gilgamesh cut her off.]
["Are you saying it's impossible?" He stared at Mash, "Do you believe that as the last person in Uruk, I have reached my limit? That Uruk can fight no longer?"]
[He turned his gaze to Fujimaru Ritsuka, "Fujimaru Ritsuka, do you think so as well?"]
[As he spoke, Gilgamesh smiled. It was a firm and fearless smile, as if telling everyone he had not given up, that Uruk had not fallen.]
["No!" Fujimaru Ritsuka stood up abruptly, "We must not give up!"]
[The next moment, Gilgamesh activated the Gate of Babylon, and a dense rain of treasures poured forth, destroying those wretches attempting to approach Uruk one by one.]
[Yet, the number of enemies was too vast; even the 360 Divine Power Seals and Ishtar's continuous assaults could not completely halt their advance.]
[But Gilgamesh and Ishtar did not give up; they persisted, every moment of resistance seeming particularly crucial.]
[At that moment, a giant Lahmu suddenly appeared before Ishtar, its massive body nearly the size of a siege weapon.]
["This... This is practically a siege weapon!" Ishtar exclaimed, knowing she could not allow this thing to approach Uruk.]
[She had originally intended to use her Noble Phantasm's power to send Tiamat into the Underworld, but now it seemed she had to use it against this behemoth first.]
[Yet, just as she was about to unleash her power, countless chains suddenly fell from the sky, piercing through almost all the Lahmu.]
["Kingu?!" Ishtar exclaimed.]
[That was the Chains of Heaven, a Noble Phantasm released by Kingu, who occupied Enkidu's body!]
["Kingu?! Why are you still alive?!" Many Lahmu challenged Kingu. In their eyes, Kingu was nothing but a failure.]
[But Kingu ignored their taunts. His gaze passed through the thick smoke and fell upon Gilgamesh on the distant city wall.]
[The figure of Gilgamesh from that day and their conversation surfaced in his mind.]
["It has nothing to do with Mother, nothing to do with birth... What is it you truly wish to do?" Kingu had once asked Gilgamesh.]
["I... I have no such wish..." Gilgamesh's answer was concise yet profound.]
[At this moment, Kingu looked at Gilgamesh, his heart filled with complex emotions.]
[He might be beginning to understand that for Gilgamesh, protecting Uruk, protecting this land and its people, was his most sincere wish and mission.]
["Gil..." Kingu's murmur was filled with deep sorrow, tears uncontrollably falling from the corners of his eyes.]
["But, upon reflection, there is one thing even I cannot help but do..."]
[He whispered to himself, his gaze falling on his trembling hands—hands stained with countless battles and sacrifices, yet now seeming so feeble.]
[Kingu never thought he would fall into such a state, crying so utterly unstoppably.]
["I... I might be able to help you, Gil."]
[Kingu wiped away his tears, a firm light flashing in his eyes.]
[He knew he could not just stand by and watch, could not let Gilgamesh bear everything alone.]
[So, he swung the Chains of Heaven again, binding more Lahmu, fighting for more life for Gilgamesh and Uruk.]
[He had only one thought in mind: no matter the outcome, he would fight side by side with Gilgamesh until the very end.]
At this moment, in the world of Fate/Strange Fake.
Enkidu looked at the final choice of Kingu, who occupied his body in the light screen, a happy expression on his face.
Though Kingu was not himself, it was indeed his body.
The body moved before the consciousness.
This showed that matters concerning Gil were deeply engraved upon his body.
"It's a pity I was not present for such an event."
"But my physical body was there, which can be considered some consolation."
Enkidu murmured, then turned his gaze back to the light screen.
["I long to meet you, to pour out all my thoughts to you as my dearest friend."]
["However, I cannot."]
["I know this is not my will but the desire of Enkidu's body. I, Kingu, possess an ambition hard as rock, one that shall never change!"]
["Since the day I was born, I have shouldered the responsibility of sustaining life in the human world!"]
["So, farewell, Mother. I am sorry you chose the wrong successor."]
[At this moment, Kingu seemed to have cast off a heavy burden, his heart returning to peace.]
[At the critical juncture when countless Lahmu were about to pour over the city wall, Kingu resolutely stood before "Mother" Tiamat.]
[And Gilgamesh also set down the tome of laws at this moment, gazing deeply at this comrade who had fought alongside him.]
["I, Kingu, son of Tiamat!"]
["I shall display the true power of the Chains of Heaven at this moment!"]
["Mother, let your anger vanish with the wind; now is the era of humanity!"]
[At this moment, Enkidu's soul seemed to fully merge with Kingu, endless memories flooding his mind like a tide.]
[In the final moments of his life, he finally did something utterly unrelated to his mother, his origins—something entirely of his own will!]
["People of the world, bear witness to this moment!"]
["People of the world, bind the gods with chains!"]
[Enkidu transformed his body into a divine weapon, a nail of light, merging it into the "Counter Force" known as Alaya or Gaia, converting this immense energy into a form comprehensible to the world, and displayed ultimate power with a blow that pierced and fixed the opponent.]
[Boom!]
[Enkidu, or Kingu—they always remembered they were a weapon meticulously crafted by the gods.]
[Accompanied by a terrifying white light, Kingu's body suddenly transformed into a massive chain—the Chains of Heaven.]
[It pierced Tiamat's body with boundless power.]
[The thick chains constituted the severest restraint for Tiamat, brimming with divinity.]
["Just now... was that Kingu?"]
[Mash stood there in shock, muttering to herself. Fujimaru Ritsuka was also astounded, unable to believe what was happening before his eyes.]
[Gilgamesh witnessed the death of his "best friend" yet silently turned his gaze to Tiamat, bound by the Chains of Heaven.]
At this moment, in the First Singularity.
Jeanne d'Arc watched the battle in the light screen, her heart full of shock.
She could not imagine that the slightly immature Master would participate in such a battle.
She could not imagine the battle with Tiamat would be so brutal!
"I can only say, as expected of a Beast. Even with different abilities and meanings, the difficulty and strength are exactly the same!"
All the comrades from the Singularities Fujimaru Ritsuka had experienced were now staring at the light screen.
Even though they already knew the final outcome, they couldn't help but worry for Fujimaru Ritsuka.
And at this moment, within that light screen:
["Watch closely," Gilgamesh said gravely, "If she takes one more step forward, the tower of Uruk will collapse."]
["But, hehe, she must be enduring endless agony, no?"]
[A sneer curled Gilgamesh's lips, "Under the bondage of the Chains of Heaven, moving at all is a luxury for her."]
["Though this restraint will not last too long,"]
[He continued, "It is enough. For her, this brief restraint is likely longer than a millennium."]
["The power of the Chains of Heaven can even bind the Primordial Goddess."]
[Gilgamesh was deeply moved, "I have witnessed my best friend's departure twice. The first time, my heart was filled with grief; but this time, her heroic sacrifice for humanity will be forever engraved in my memory."]
[After speaking, Gilgamesh slowly closed the book in his hand and tucked it into his embrace.]
["I must thank you, Fujimaru."]
[Gilgamesh suddenly turned and said to Fujimaru Ritsuka, "I have foreseen all futures. Even if I mobilize the entire Mesopotamian world, even if I expend all of Uruk's power, I fear we could only come this far."]
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[His eyes were profound and firm, "But you are not of this world; you are outsiders, variables."]
["It is because of your involvement that we can see the dawn of hope in despair!"]
["The time has come. Now, all burdens rest upon your shoulders."]
[Gilgamesh laughed carefreely, and Fujimaru Ritsuka's faith grew stronger under his impassioned words.]
[Just then, a voice came from the ground.]
["Fujimaru! The phase shift between Uruk and the Underworld is ready! You only need to dig a pit to make Tiamat fall into the Underworld!"]
[Ereshkigal's voice was like a sound from nature; they had already rehearsed countless times how to send Tiamat into the Underworld.]
[Everything was ready!]
["Ishtar!"]
["Now, send Tiamat from the ground into the Underworld!"]
[Fujimaru Ritsuka extended his palm, and Ishtar instantly summoned her Noble Phantasm.]
["I've been waiting for this moment! I will dig a massive pit and throw this goddess into it!"]
["Open the gates of the Underworld!"]
[Ishtar pointed to the sky, and a huge rift seemed to tear space apart, leading to the endless cosmos. "From the great heavens to the deep Underworld!"]
["This is all my power. I cannot control what happens next!"]
[Ishtar issued a final warning, and everyone quickly prepared for the impact.]
["Mountain-Spanning Quake, Shining Star—Marduk's Axe!"]
[With Ishtar's roar, an unprecedented force surged forth, aimed directly at Tiamat.]
[Mountain-Spanning Quake, Shining Star—Marduk's Axe]
[When activating this Noble Phantasm, Ishtar instantly leaps to Venus, using her supreme authority as a Ruler to take Venus's concept into her hands, transform it into a conceptual planet, load it into Maanna's magazine, and finally fire it abruptly. This series of operations would make even the gods tremble.]
[Under Ishtar's power, Tiamat was as if gripped by an invisible hand, beginning to fall continuously.]
[The bottomless abyss seemed to devour everything; one could not see its end.]
[If she fell directly like this, even a being as powerful as Tiamat would suffer heavy damage, perhaps even perish here.]
[Then, why worry about being unable to defeat her?]
As the battle intensified, everyone made sacrifices.
At this moment, in the bullet comments:
[Bullet Comments]
[Waver Velvet: We may have been presumptuous. In retrospect, Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Kingu, Quetzalcoatl... Each of these names represents a legend. Their good and evil—how can we mortals easily judge?]
[Tōsaka Rin: Though that goldie is detestable, the Wise King of Uruk and everyone who fought with all their might are worthy of respect and admiration.]
[Matō Shinji: Don't celebrate too soon; they haven't succeeded yet. Even if they truly drag Tiamat into the Underworld, she is still the invincible Primordial Goddess. With their current strength, can they truly be a match?]
[Leonardo da Vinci: It's hard to say, but along the way, we've witnessed too many impossibilities. Perhaps this time, it's not impossible.]
[Holmes: Have faith first! We cannot intervene in the battle on the light screen, so all we can do is trust them!]
[Mash: I hope there will be no more sacrifices; I hope those who remain will be safe and sound.]
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