Summoning the Moon Goddess / Singularity Core

Inside the silent Temple, Ritsuka Fujimaru sat quietly, performing her daily training, the most basic form of meditation.

Under this meditation, strange images appeared before her eyes. The world began to separate, as if it had become multi-layered. This phenomenon became more and more obvious on herself, as if an additional halo had appeared on her body. Each halo represented a different version of her.

Or rather, each of these layers of light represents her in a different layer of the world.

That is her spirit, her Ether, her celestial spirit, which is herself in a higher position.

She is now considered an apprentice of the Golden Dawn lineage, and has truly entered the path, so her cultivation methods follow the orthodox Golden Dawn apprenticeship.

After completing her meditation practice for the day, she began her summoning training. The Golden Dawn system contains a wide variety of practices, including astrology, alchemy, Tarot, and many others. As a beginner, Ritsuka Fujimaru has not yet learned much.

However, she knew very well that she had to study hard. If she wanted to unleash the true power of the weapon called the Heavenly Cloud Sword, she had to constantly strengthen herself, not only in terms of knowledge but also in terms of physical strength.

Only in this way can the mythical power contained within the Ame-no-Murakumo (Heavenly Cloud Sword) be revealed.

"I've arrived." Black Jeanne entered, carrying the Durandal sword, which she now wields exclusively and has become her signature weapon. The Durandal sword is indeed a perfect match for Jeanne Black Jeanne, allowing her to unleash its immense power more easily.

"Thank you for your help, Black Jeanne," Ritsuka Fujimaru said. Black Jeanne shook her head. "It's alright, I'd like to move around a bit too."

As she spoke, she drew her longsword Durandal.

As she drew her weapon, Black Jeanne's power surged instantly, rapidly elevating her strength to the Grand, and she could even continue to improve!

Ritsuka Fujimaru also drew her Heavenly Cloud Sword, the Ame no Murakumo. As the Heavenly Cloud Sword was drawn, Ritsuka Fujimaru's power instantly increased, as if she had been suddenly lifted several heights. Her body also became incredibly strong at that moment, and her muscles were filled with power.

The next instant, both figures vanished simultaneously, and a violent explosion erupted inside the room.

At this moment, both of them increased their speed to supersonic levels. This was not the speed of their sword strikes, but their movement speed, and the speed of their sword strikes could even be several times faster!

The duel lasted for several tens of minutes. When the two stopped, they were both panting. Even with the blessing of the sacred artifacts and the help of True Magic to recover, they still felt tired. Such an intense battle would not have felt like a contest to an ordinary Servant; it was a real all-out attack.

"I've heard that average True Magic can fight for an extremely long time. I guess I'm still just a beginner..." Ritsuka Fujimaru said softly.

Hearing this, Black Jeanne laughed, "Even ordinary True Magic wouldn't expend so much energy as you. Although you're using the Heavenly Cloud Sword to increase your power, your own level isn't even at the average level, so the mental strain is still immense. It's impressive that you've been able to last this long."

"Thank you for the compliment. I wasn't too worried. After all, according to Mephistopheles, my current strength is enough to handle most situations." Ritsuka Fujimaru smiled, appearing quite relaxed. She lay on the ground, letting the cool surface cool her back. "Even Goetia, I seem capable of handling it now."

Black Jeanne said, "Based on my understanding of Heroic Spirit, with your current strength, you won't be at a disadvantage in a one-on-one fight against any Heroic Spirit. Even if you encounter one that is very effective against you, you can still trade one for one in extreme circumstances."

"You're very good at controlling me?" Ritsuka Fujimaru looked at her with some confusion. Seeing that she didn't understand, Black Jeanne explained, "Do you remember Hassan we met in the last Singularity?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru nodded.

"Hassan's leader, the Old Man of the Mountain, is Grand Assassin. His Certain Death attribute is definitely a counter to you. Assuming he successfully beheads you, you can use the power of the Heavenly Cloud Sword to deliver a fatal blow to him. That's why I said it's a one-for-one trade."

"However, if we were to actually compete in a Heavenly Cloud Sword, your reaction speed and inherent speed are unmatched by any other Heroic Spirit. The vast majority of Heroic Spirit, and indeed, with the exception of a very few, are almost all faster than you."

"Even Old Man of the Mountain is the same; he might not even get close before you discover him and then turn the tables on him."

Seeing Black Jeanne say this, Ritsuka Fujimaru thought for a moment. Relying on supersonic movement speed, attack speed several times faster, attack and defense power brought by the Heavenly Cloud Sword, plus reaction speed and observation ability to deal with such Supersonic Combat, she could indeed deal with most assassinations.

"Black Jeanne Alter is right." Mephistopheles's voice came from the doorway. Mephistopheles and Medea walked in. He looked very relaxed as he approached them. "For example, imagine two people fighting. One of them has the ability to foresee the future. Not only can he foresee the future, but he can also manipulate time, turning back time to a few minutes ago. However, his reaction speed is about the same as a normal person, perhaps several times faster."

"The other is an ordinary person with a supercomputer. He can use his powerful computing capabilities to perform analysis and calculations, and he can also do things that resemble predicting the future. However, it's not true prediction, but simply calculations based on his powerful computing capabilities. As for his reaction speed, with the help of special equipment, it is thousands of times faster than that of a human, allowing him to keep up with the supercomputer's analysis."

Mephistopheles then asked, "As for their fighting style, their hand-to-hand combat and defensive capabilities are roughly the same. The supercomputer can also engage in high-speed combat much faster than the other. Now, analyzing this, these two are engaged in a head-on battle. Who is stronger?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru fell into deep thought. After a while, she said, "It sounds like time manipulation and true foresight are very powerful abilities, but you just mentioned that your reaction speed is only a few times that of an ordinary person. Your opponent is someone who can use supercomputers to calculate and whose reaction speed is thousands of times faster than that of humans. With supercomputers, they can quickly analyze the current situation and various possibilities for the future."

"Even if the time manipulation system returns to a few minutes in the past and tries to change its disadvantage by responding to what happened in those few minutes, such as the opponent's changes in moves, the moment its own behavior changes, the opponent will use supercomputers to analyze and quickly obtain the next development possibilities, and at the same time use reaction speeds far exceeding those of humans to respond. This means that the advantages brought by predicting the future and reversing time will all disappear."

"There's even a possibility that by repeatedly attempting to rewind time, the opposing supercomputer might calculate that 'this person is constantly rewinding time to modify the future,' thus turning the tables and attracting even more dangerous attacks."

"That's right. So, reaction speed is crucial in many situations, and your current reaction speed is enough to crush most Heroic Spirit." Mephistopheles nodded, a satisfied look on his face. Sure enough, Ritsuka Fujimaru was quite clever.

Neither the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception nor the Lance of Death Thorns can truly reverse cause and effect. If your reaction speed is fast enough, you can avoid them. In fact, the former is less troublesome than the latter in terms of dodging.

"Alright, you guys can go out now. I'm going to perform my summoning as well," Mephistopheles said to the group.

Medea led the two outside, and seeing Ritsuka Fujimaru's curious gaze, she whispered, "This time, we summoned someone we know."

"An acquaintance?" Ritsuka Fujimaru hesitated for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Could it be Atalanta?"

"No," Medea shook her head, pointing to the sky, "It's a god."

"God!" Ritsuka Fujimaru exclaimed, then lowered her voice, "Artemis, the moon goddess?"

Medea nodded.

Black Jeanne Alter added, "Given the relationship between Mephistopheles and Artemis, the success rate of summoning her is very high. In fact, it could be said that as long as it's clearly written out, you don't need any relics to summon her."

Medea smiled. "He himself is a relic."

These words elicited a low chuckle from Black Jeanne.

Given the close relationship between Mephistopheles and Artemis, Mephistopheles is the most suitable being in the world to perform the summoning of the moon goddess, so calling him a relic is indeed perfectly appropriate.

After closing the door, Ritsuka Fujimaru asked, "Are you planning to summon a clone? I mean, Heroic Spirit that has been downgraded to a Servant Spirit Origin?"

Medea shook her head. "No, Mephistopheles intends to summon Artemis in her true form, which means he intends to actually perform a divine summoning."

Inside the Temple, Mephistopheles was inscribing a magic circle.

After he finished setting up the magic array, he looked at the ceiling, but then looked through the ceiling at the sky.

Today's moon is neither full nor located in Cancer, making it completely unsuitable for summoning the moon goddess.

But it doesn't matter.

Mephistopheles summoned the power of Gabriel, the power of the archangel filling his body. Mephistopheles gently raised his hand, and the archangel behind him also raised his hand. In that instant, the moon in the sky turned into a full moon!

Through the Angelic Power, they slightly influenced the movement of celestial bodies, affecting not only the moon's orbit but also the Earth's!

At this moment, it's not just a full moon, it's even moved into the Cancer!

At this moment, the entire Temple seemed to be enveloped in silver light, transforming into a silver holy realm bathed in moonlight!

Mephistopheles nodded in satisfaction and then carefully inspected the altar again.

The altar is composed of silver, white, and dark blue, representing the night sky and moonlight, while in the central area, there is a silver crescent symbol, representing the lunar domain of Kabbalah.

On the left is a silver bow and arrow, symbolizing Artemis' hunting prowess; on the right are cypress branches and white roses, symbolizing chastity and nature.

In front of it is a crystal Holy Grail filled with clear water, corresponding to the water element and the purity of the moon. Behind it is an incense burner containing myrrh and moonstone powder, which has already been lit to enhance its spirituality and increase the success rate of the summoning.

Before Mephistopheles was a drawn Artemis sign, with the Greece name [ΑΡΤΕΜΙΣ] written on it, as well as the lunar sign of the Golden Dawn.

Another card floated in front of him; it was the eighteenth card of the Tarot, [The Moon].

Then, the summoning began.

As Mephistopheles moved, torches, wind chimes, water bowls, and salt blocks stood in the four directions, maintaining the balance of the four elements.

Then, a white robe appeared on Mephistopheles's body. He wore a crescent moon necklace, sprinkled salt water with cypress branches in all directions, and chanted an incantation. "In the name of Yesod (the name of the god), in the light of the moon, purify this realm!"

Then, the candles in all four directions were automatically lit.

"Raphael in the east, Michael in the south, Gabriel in the west, Uriel in the north!"

The four archangels descended to guard the four directions.

A scepter appeared in Mephistopheles's hand, and incantations began to swirl and chant around him automatically. These were not Mephistopheles's own incantations; they were incantations he had prepared from the beginning, incantations for Heroic Spirit Summoning.

These spells will help him pinpoint the target, directing the summoning object to Artemis in the FGO world, rather than the actual Artemis from mythology.

As he chanted these incantations, Mephistopheles continued his work, raising his scepter and pointing it at the Tree of Life in the void, specifically at Yesod, the Ninth Prima Materia.

"Shaddai El Chai (Almighty, Immortal God)! Eternal God, open the realm of the moon, connecting Malkuth (Kingdom) to Netzach (Victory)!"

Mephistopheles recited special words in Hebrew, and divine power began to flow, passing through the channel between the moon and matter. Spirituality began to descend and manifest in the material world!

The natural love represented by the Victory Prima Materia also began to flow and manifest in the material world. At this moment, several characteristics belonging to the Moon Goddess converged and opened the path to the Inner World.

However, the ceremony was not over yet.

Mephistopheles floated the Moon Seal in mid-air and continued chanting, "Artemis Phosphoros (Torchbearer), Locheia (Guardian of Childbirth), Selasphoros (Lightgiver)! In the name of Shaddai, manifest your silver bow, pierce the night of chaos!"

The power of the moon descended, and it grew ever stronger, reaching a level far beyond that of a Servant summoning. Immense divine power flowed and surged within the Temple!

Mephistopheles felt this familiar power, smiled, and added honey and frankincense to the incense burner, completing the final step of the summoning!

"With pure fire, I offer to the Queen of the Wilderness—may your arrows guide lost souls!"

The power of the moon gathered and transformed into that familiar figure. The girl looked at Mephistopheles and smiled.

"Long time no see, darling~"

The moon goddess has descended upon this place!

Chapter 217 Singularity Core

Artemis descended, and in her true divine form, she arrived here. With Artemis's appearance, the power of the moon gathered and enveloped her. Even just her appearance here caused some changes in the surrounding area.

For example, the concentration of magic has begun to rise wildly, as if it is about to transform this place into a region from the Age of Gods.

Mephistopheles reached out and gently grasped the moon goddess's hand, smiling, "It seems my preparations were effective; I finally managed to call you out safely."

Artemis looked around curiously, then at the magic circle that had summoned her, and a look of surprise appeared on her face. "This place is very peculiar. Was this Temple you built specifically for this purpose?"

"That's right, this is a place I specifically created to summon divine power." Mephistopheles nodded, erased the magic circle on the ground, checked the surrounding structure again to make sure the Temple was alright, and then pulled the other person outside. "Come on, let me show you around Chaldea."

Artemis immediately replied, "Excellent! I've long wanted to see what kind of magnificent creations humanity has produced. Perhaps they are comparable to our past true forms."

Mephistopheles could tell that Artemis was very excited about visiting Chaldea.

Perhaps, for the Greece gods whose original bodies were creations of technology, visiting Chaldea, which also possessed technology and at a high level, was simply like meeting a fellow human.

As soon as she reached the door and opened it, she saw several people standing there. Upon seeing them, Artemis gently waved and said, "Long time no see."

Medea immediately leaned in and happily took his hand. "You've finally come!"

This dynamic sounds like that of best friends.

Black Jeanne and Artemis weren't particularly close, so they just exchanged a simple greeting. Ritsuka Fujimaru, however, looked at her curiously, prompting Artemis to ask, "Is there something on me?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru immediately asked, "Excuse me, are you the real person who has descended?"

"That's right, I did indeed descend in my true form. Currently, there is no Artemis in the inner world." Artemis confirmed Ritsuka Fujimaru's words, causing Ritsuka Fujimaru's eyes to widen. "You actually summoned the true form of a god!"

Summoning the Servant's true Heroic Spirit was already astonishing enough for Ritsuka Fujimaru, but now Mephistopheles has actually summoned the true form of a god! This is a miracle that has never been seen before in human history, or even in the history of Magecraft!

No, this is no longer even a miracle!

Since the spell for summoning Servants can already be called a miracle, then the summoning of True God that surpasses this miracle is not a miracle, but belongs to the realm of mythology!

So, is the summoning True Magic of the Golden Dawn school really that powerful?

So, Mephistopheles usually summons avatars of the four archangels. If his power increases further in the future, could he bring down the true forms of the four archangels?

"I can do it right now," Mephistopheles said, seemingly having read Ritsuka Fujimaru's mind.

Ritsuka Fujimaru paused for a moment, then said, "You mean, you can summon the archangel in its true form?"

Mephistopheles nodded. "Yes, I have now reached the 7=4 rank, the highest point before entering the realm of gods. If necessary, I can indeed summon the archangel's true form, but doing so might lead to the destruction of this world."

At this point, Mephistopheles shrugged. "So for the sake of world safety, I won't do that."

The Type-Moon universe is not the Infinite universe, but a finite one. If an archangel with a mass equivalent to that of the Infinite universe were to descend upon this world, its very existence would tear the world apart. At that point, it wouldn't be a disaster like Sefar, but a real, cosmic crisis.

Thinking about it, Mephistopheles stroked his chin. "Am I becoming a disaster that threatens the entire universe?"

Upon hearing this, Ritsuka Fujimaru's face darkened, and she secretly sighed in disbelief.

As expected of True Magic of the Golden Dawn, he contributes his own strength and then instantly draws upon hundreds of times, billions, or even the Infinite great power in return. Wasn't Goetia supposed to burn the entire history of humankind to obtain enough energy?

Suddenly, I feel that all his hard work in creating these things was for naught; he might as well have just followed the path of True Magic...

At that moment, she even felt a little sorry for Goetia, the current main villain.

Just then, Mephistopheles suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Artemis, please control the overflowing power. Although Ritsuka is fine, others cannot withstand the concentration of magic power from the Age of Gods and could easily be poisoned."

Upon hearing this, Artemis immediately obeyed and withdrew her overflowing power. Instantly, the constantly changing environment around her returned to normal, and the concentration of magic power quickly decreased, becoming the same as usual.

The group arrived at the core area of Chaldea, the place where Chaldeas was located.

Seeing the sphere that resembled a star, Artemis's eyes lit up. Suppressing the urge to reach out and touch the Chaldea Power Reactor hidden within, she exclaimed in astonishment, "Incredible! You actually sealed Chaos's primal power inside!"

A miniature model woven from moonlight automatically appeared beside her, and it began to reverse-engineer the core of the Spiritron Calculator, seemingly trying to calculate the secret of this core.

Mephistopheles said, "Singularity Core, but I think 'miniature black hole core' would be a more fitting name. A pure, naked singularity— Chaldea doesn't have that capability. Of course, I'm not that familiar with the theories of degenerate states. I reckon sending another guy here would definitely make this place safer and more useful."