Chapter 645

"Unnecessary? Of course it is necessary! It is precisely because of our obsession with killing that we were able to obtain our current Beast Spirit Origin."

We have replaced you as the new Beast II, and gained unprecedented power.

Ah... this overwhelming power makes us feel great; we can do anything now.

But that's not enough... Right now we're just juvenile beasts...

If we can devour more humans, we will ascend to a more complete realm...

So don't get in our way! Anyone who tries to stop us, even our former mother, will be killed without hesitation!

We will destroy humanity, destroy the world, and then rule this planet as the new Creator God!

Mother, just watch your beloved humans being slaughtered and weep by your side!

Lahmu Zhenti completely ignored Tiamat's advice and became agitated on his own.

Shirou wasn't incapable of understanding the other person's feelings; the omnipotence brought by the Beast Spirit Origin was indeed intoxicating.

Before coming here, Tiamat had told Shirou that she hoped to have a proper talk with Lahmu, but now it seems impossible to persuade him.

"That's all, Lahmu Zhenti."

Shirou looked up at the black, tentacle-like monster.

This was his first conversation with Lahmu.

"You child who shouldn't have remained in this world, I've come to free you now."

"..."

Lahmu Shin-shin narrowed his eyes. "You are... Shirou Amamiya."

"You know about me?"

"The man who deceived his mother, Shirou Amamiya, of course we know you."

If it weren't for you... Mother wouldn't have abandoned us.

Without you... Uruk would have fallen to us long ago.

Only you... we can never forgive you!

As he said this, Lahmu's true form swung its tentacles, brimming with murderous intent, at the boy.

Shirou drew his belt from his waist, and what should have been just an ordinary leather belt was now wrapped in a pale light.

"Forever wandering... the spear of the end (Rhongomyniad)!"

The Holy Lance burned away the approaching tentacles of Lahmu's true form, but in the next instant, the severed limbs regenerated completely.

This is a standard pattern for tentacle-type enemies, Shirou thought to himself.

Because he frequently plays the RPGs recommended by Waver, Shirou is already very familiar with the strategies in this area.

At the same time, more tentacles spread and surrounded Shirou and Tiamat as if they wanted to dominate the world.

The tentacles, seemingly acting erratically and chaotically, were actually cleverly separating Shirou from Tiamat.

Several of the giant tentacles pierced the ground, triggering an earthquake.

Tiamat also unleashed a barrage of magical energy in response, Servant's Spirit Origin significantly limited her damage output, making it difficult to inflict fatal damage.

Even the Magic Cannon unleashed by the twin pupils reflecting the Inner Sea of the Planet were overwhelmed by the sheer number of tentacles.

"Shirou... Ugh!"

Tiamat tried to get closer to Shirou, but the dancing tentacles and boiling Black Mud became obstacles, forcibly separating the two of them.

"Go to hell! Go ... Amamiya Shirou!"

There's nothing to worry about once you're gone! Just disappear!

Countless tentacles surrounded Shirou, enveloping him completely from all angles, constantly shrinking in radius as they swung around.

"You bastard who deceived your mother! We won't let you die a quick death!"

We'll take our time, starting from the extremities, dismantling you piece by piece, crushing you in despair!

Voices emanated from the countless mouths of Lahmu's true form, along with the sounds of Tiamat's magic cannons firing, emanating from outside the tentacle-form prison.

However, Tiamat's magic could not destroy the vast expanse of tentacles, Shirou's Projection weapon was neutralized by "Nega Genesis".

"Die with regret and despair, while repenting for your sins!"

"..."

Shirou did not panic despite being trapped.

He ignored Lahmu's shouts and reached out to touch the ground beneath his feet.

The technique he was about to use was one he had witnessed during his battle with someone in the Snowfield Holy Grail War, a technique he himself wasn't sure he could successfully replicate.

Shirou closed his eyes, recalling the details of that time.

At that time, he— Tia Erskides—infiltrated the world with his magic, thereby usurping the power of the Mana.

That was a technique unique to the Clock Tower genius Flat Erskides; no one could imitate it.

However... if it's just about letting his magic seep into the Imaginary Space to reclaim the right to use the Sea of Life, Shirou should be able to do that too.

Because its Magecraft Principle is, to some extent, very similar to Enhancement Magic.

"------Intervention begins (Game select)."

Just like when he repaired an electric heater, Shirou let his magical power seep into the land that was being eroded by the Black Mud.

A few seconds later--

"Observation complete (Game over)."

Shirou smiled and slowly stood up.

It was a success.

Shirou reconnected to the Sea of Life that Lahmu had taken from him.

The tentacles were only a step away from Shirou, about to engulf him.

From beneath his feet, a primordial tide of crimson and black rapidly spread.

"--------!!"

Countless tentacles exploded in an instant, Shirou vanished from where he had been standing.

Instead, Dragon Kind with enormous horned wings have taken their place.

It shares many similarities with Tiamat's body in many details, but the overall feel is different.

For example, he stands on the ground on two feet.

"Who are you...!"

Lahmu Zhenti let out a surprised sound.

This was the first time Lahmu had seen Shirou in this posture, but it wasn't the first time Shirou had used it; he had already used it once before when disciplining Ibaraki-dōji.

Through the connection with Tiamat's original Spirit Origin, the form Shirou takes can be described as the final god of the Mesopotamia world.

That's not all.

Compared to before, Shirou Amamiya now has new weaponry.

The object located at the front of the dragon's left arm is not a ferocious claw, but an ornately designed crossbow.

This was precisely the catalyst prepared during the Snowfield Holy Grail War to summon the Qin Shi Huang —the "God-Shooting Crossbow" that had previously killed the Sea God.

Now, Shirou is using it as an additional weapon for the dragon's body.

The Noble Phantasm, imbued with the concept of slaying gods, expanded its functions under the Authority, transforming into the left forearm of this dragon's body.

"That makes the conditions equal... Alright, let's fight each other as children of Goddess Tiamat!"

"!!!"

Lahmu True Body sensed the danger from Shirou Amamiya Ryu's left arm and instinctively swung its tentacles to launch an attack.

But before that, Shirou (Ryu) had already aimed the arrow on his crossbow at him.

Just as Merlin once covered the Black Mud with Azaka illusion imbued with the concept of "life," only the concept of repulsion could kill Lahmu's true form.

"Godslaying", "Creation", "End", "Reversal of Cause and Effect".

This attack, which combined numerous concepts, along with the dragon's own output, was enough to completely shatter the Beast Spirit Origin of Lahmu's true form.

"Wait... wait a minute..."

Ignoring any possible pleas for mercy from Lahmu, Shirou (Ryu) calmly pulled the trigger.

"I won't wait. Goodbye, Lahmu, you should have left the stage six months ago."

Lahmu's true form stretched out countless tentacles and used Authority to resist, but it was too late.

"------"The primordial, the ultimate arrowhead? (Utu Duranki)"!!!"

The shockwave from the "God-Shooting Crossbow" transformed into a charging arrow, piercing directly through the massive body of Lahmu's true form.

Even with Authority, Lahmu's true form couldn't withstand the arrow, which was imbued with the concept of completely annihilating the Terminal Device Lahmu.

In the myth, Goddess Tiamat was defeated by Marduk's arrow that brought her back to life.

Now, Shirou has faithfully recreated this scene.

Why is it like this?

Thousands of mouths of Lahmu's true form simultaneously emitted mournful cries of resentment.

He writhed wildly, but could not stop his physical body from collapsing after his Spirit Origin shattered.

Our revenge...

Having finally obtained the throne of the beast, is this the end?

No... this is unacceptable! Humanity must be exterminated! Humanity must be wiped out!

When her mother was murdered...

When he was abandoned by his mother...

We've never given up... How could we give up just because of this kind of setback!

"How did it end here...?"

"How can it end like this...?"

"How can we forgive... We absolutely cannot forgive... We must kill all of humanity..."

The once massive and majestic body of Lahmu had rapidly collapsed by more than 99%, leaving only an ugly, small black lump of flesh in the blink of an eye.

"Waaah... I can't die... I don't want to die... We... We... didn't do anything wrong..."

The black mass of flesh writhes, crawling and pupauring on the ground like an insect.

"!!"

The woman's figure appeared ahead of the crawling chunks of flesh.

"... Mother..."

The low groans of the meat were mixed with countless emotions, but the most prominent of them was jealousy and hatred.

Why...

Why must I betray my mother to ascend the throne of the beast, while that man can share Authority with her!?

"... Lahmu, my child."

Tiamat bent down and hugged the black mass of flesh to her chest.

"I'm sorry, Mother lied to you... Actually, I don't hate humans at all."

The mother was simply resentful about being abandoned by her children and wanted to attract everyone's attention.

Because of my impulsive decision, you came into this world... I'm truly so sorry.

"Why... why..."

The black chunk of meat screamed and shouted in frustration.