Chapter 535
Within the summoning circle opened by Quetzalcoatl, a golden stone, seemingly a collection of radiant light, fell into her hand.
"Come, wind! Come, thunder!"
The wind began to howl.
No, that's not the wind.
That's a solar storm originating from outside Earth's atmosphere; it's a stream of plasma erupting from the surface of a star.
Quetzal, with divine Authority, directed the wrath of the star itself to this place.
"This is the time when the morning star shines! The sun also shines there!" (Piedra del Sol - piedra del sol)
Clutching the Piedra del Sol Coatl Quetzal to the earth.
Boom!!
A massive cloud rose up like a mushroom cloud from a nuclear explosion, and the powerful shockwave from the epicenter forced Shirou and Mash to take defensive measures.
The air temperature soared to thousands of degrees in an instant, and the earth turned into a raging inferno of magma.
As a result, millions of tons of black liquid were evaporated in the explosion.
"Goddess Tiamat! Halt your advance! You've succeeded!"
"Quetzal continues to unleash Coatl Noble Phantasm!"
Good news came through the Chaldea communicator.
"Good, we've bought ourselves some time," Da Vinci said.
Dr. Roman nodded. "That's right, that means we've won..."
Hey! Don't make promises you can't keep!
No sooner had Shirou complained than a new incident occurred.
"That's... what... so handsome... No, no, no, this isn't the time to be moved!"
Goddess Tiamat had been still, started up again and began to transform.
The pair of enormous horns, which were already several times larger than the main body, split open like the tip of a rocket.
Pale blue energy erupted from the split of the beast's horn.
Goddess Tiamat's feet left the sea of fire, and she began to fly through the air.
Ishtar turned deathly pale. "How is this possible! My mother is the goddess of the earth, she shouldn't be able to approach the sky!"
No, no, no, it's not your place to say that.
Shirou thought to himself: Lady Ishtar Mesopotamia earth goddess and the Goddess of Heaven!
"More importantly, if we could fly, wouldn't we be able to avoid falling into the Underworld? The plan is going to fail!"
Mash shouted anxiously.
"... The weapons of the Mesopotamia world cannot harm her, didn't I say that before?"
A voice rang out from the sea of fire below.
Quetzal released Coatl shattered Piedra del Sol and slowly stood up.
"But! This body possesses the divinity of a distant, demonic land... What does the mother of Mesopotamia matter!"
Quetzal Coatl's eyes turned pure gold.
Her body began to glow.
No, it's burning.
Golden flames enveloped the goddess's body.
That was the manifestation of the Sun God's divinity, the ultimate radiance formed after Divine Aura was compressed to its limit.
The sea of fire and magma released by Coatl Piedra del Sol instantly flowed back to Quetzal, becoming her power and Authority.
"Quetzal Coatl... can he still fight in that condition?"
"Of course, she's a firebird! As long as she has wings, she can soar high countless times."
Shirou looked at Ritsuka.
"Ah, I understand!"
The Command Spell on the back of the girl's hand began to Coatl Quetzal magic.
Chaldea's Command Spell system differs from the Holy Grail War's. While their binding effect is inferior, they are more convenient to use as Magic Block.
The Sun Goddess leaped into the air, reaching a height of several thousand meters, before plummeting like a golden comet piercing the sky.
"Goddess Tiamat! Taste the power of our South America Xibalba (xibalba), the force of the great shock that wipes out so many lives!"
It may be hard to believe, but it's not an illusion.
Goddess Tiamat had never paid any attention to anyone from beginning to end, raised her eyes and gazed at the celestial star falling toward her.
The goddess's roar was like thunder.
"Transform this body into burning rock, transform into a comet to annihilate the earth! Ultimate Impact Flying Kick (Ultimo Tope Patada)!!!"
The second wave has arrived.
The flying kick, imbued with Quetzal 'Coatl conviction, was even more powerful than the Piedra del Sol, reminiscent of the Cretaceous catastrophe that wiped out the dinosaurs.
That was a celestial body that struck the Yucatán Peninsula 65 million years ago, a replay of the fifth mass extinction in Earth's history.
A golden meteor tore through the sky, falling with the force of destruction.
"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"
Goddess Tiamat managed to erect a magical defensive barrier in time, but even so, she was still knocked back to the ground by the impact.
Quetzal Coatl his advantage, unleashing the second stage of his Noble Phantasm.
"Burn, fighting spirit, blazing flames, and incinerate even the gods!!"
The sun goddess raised her foot high, shattering the magical barrier created by the Goddess of Creation.
The world was engulfed by light and heat.
That was the sight of the sun falling to the earth, the magnificent light of a goddess burning herself out.
The shockwave unleashed a magical wave thousands of meters high.
The earth cracked and the sky shattered.
Not to mention Eurasia, the impact of this cataclysmic event could probably be felt even in the Americas, far across the ocean.
The light emanating from Quetzalcoatl even surpassed that of the sun itself.
When the light faded, all was silent.
All that remains is a massive, perpetually burning meteorite crater.
As well as--
Goddess Tiamat, though kneeling in the sea of fire, remained unharmed.
"How could this be...!"
Ritsuka forced out a trembling sound from her throat.
"Even with that level of attack, it still couldn't hurt her?"
Shirou stood on the pterosaur's back, raising his hand expressionlessly.
A golden feather drifted slowly down from the wind and landed in his palm.
"Ah, leave the rest to me."
As Shirou said this, he gripped the feather imbued with the divinity of Coatl Quetzal.
Several more red divine markings appeared on the boy's skin, propelling him deeper into the abyss—
"... Shirou?"
Ana looked up, blinked, and asked.
Shirou shook his head. "It's nothing, it's our turn now. We can't lose to Coatl."
"Hmm! I feel like we won't lose if I'm with Shirou!"
"That's exactly what I thought too. So... issue the Command Spell— "
"Quetzal... Miss Coatl... the Spirit Origin reaction has disappeared..."
"Beast II retreated slightly... Its main body was undamaged, but its horns sustained minor damage..."
"Quetzal 'Coatl final Noble Phantasm failed to break Goddess Tiamat's horn..."
Ritsuka bit her lip, silently enduring the doctor's report.
After Quetzal Coatl, a new Chaos Tide surged from the feet of Goddess Tiamat.
She should have thought of this long ago; even if the seawater that surged onto land evaporated, the mother goddess, who symbolizes the ocean, could produce Black Mud on her own.
Moreover, Lahmu and his men are also heading this way.
"What should I do... Senior? Please advise! I really can't... just run away like this!"
"Is that what you think too, Mash... Alright, then let's unleash our Noble Phantasm! I want to buy a little more time!"
The girls made their decision quickly.
Ritsuka's face was deathly pale; her magic power was almost completely exhausted, and she couldn't even stand up.
Even so, thinking of everyone who sacrificed themselves to stop Tiamat —she couldn't just run away like this.
However, just as the girls were preparing to fight to the last moment...
Suddenly, the Black Mud below surged up.
"Something is coming from the primordial tide, that is...!"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"
Countless large black snakes sprang from the Black Mud, coiled around Goddess Tiamat's hands and feet, and pulled her back to the ground from the air.
"Wow, that's amazing... Mother actually lost the strength contest...!?"
What exactly happened? Where did that thing come from?!
A new, enormous magical reaction has occurred.
The one standing between the girls and Goddess Tiamat had the body of a monstrous serpent and the golden Wings of a god.
Her alluring, bewitching purple hair, her mature physique clad in a pure white dress—that was—
"Gorgon... why are you here?"
"No, could she be...?"
Ritsuka noticed a familiar figure standing on the shoulder of the goddess Gorgon.
"Where is Mr. Shirou? Then, this Gorgon is... Ana!!!"
The girl shouted with joy, but received an extremely cold response.
"Stop making so much noise, I'm not your Ana."
"... Huh?" Ritsuka's eyes widened.
Shirou explained with a wry smile, "It's Ana."
She's just a little shy; it takes her some time to adjust to her new body (Spirit Origin).
"Master, how long are we going to keep this up? The enemy is coming."
Because of the appearance of the goddess Gorgon, the Lahmu tribe went mad.
"Let go! Let go! Let go of Mother! You filthy... imposter!"
Dozens of Lahmu charged toward Gorgon, only to be caught in mid-air by the black snake that darted out.