The Seventh Singularity over the India Ocean.
A human, a dragon, and a Primordial Mother Goddess —the three beings gaze at each other from afar, presenting a tripartite balance of power.
Kotori hovered in mid-air, the crimson light of her Astral Dress reflecting off the giant axe in her hand.
Typhon's three-headed dragon coiled among the clouds, its three heads exhaling purple breath, and the winds whipped up by its flapping wings churning the sea.
Tiamat's enormous dragon-like body was half-submerged in the Sea of Chaos, her cross-shaped pupils reflecting the two figures in the sky.
The three parties are locked in a stalemate, with none of them making the first move.
But neither side was willing to back down.
The Black Mud on the sea surface was still slowly expanding, and the Lahmu were wriggling at the edge of the Black Mud, emitting soft, snickering sounds.
This bizarre balance lasted for about ten seconds.
Then it was shattered; a huge circular hole suddenly appeared in the sky above the Singularity, as if someone had torn a rift open from another dimension.
The interior of the hollow was filled with golden light, and then a golden fist emerged from it, wreathed in a large amount of destructive lightning power.
The fist fell from the hollow, its target Typhon's current dragon form.
So fast that there's no time to react.
Typhon's three dragon heads simultaneously turned towards the golden fist.
She recognized the owner of the fist at the last moment.
Fortunately, the punch was only aimed at Typhon.
If this punch were aimed at the entire Singularity, then the entire Mesopotamia would be reduced to nothingness by this single blow.
boom----!!!
The golden fist slammed into Typhon's dragon body.
The moment they made contact, Typhon's massive dragon body was utterly destroyed by that punch, as if an eraser had wiped a pattern off a piece of paper.
Scales, muscles, bones, dragon wings, three dragon heads, and the Spirit Origin body were all crushed and erased by the power of that golden fist at the same time.
In its final moments, the remains of the three-headed dragon faced the void in the sky.
Before she vanished completely, she only had time to roar out two words.
"Zeus!!"
Those are the names of our mortal enemies.
Then Typhon disappeared completely.
Nothing was left behind, as if they had never been to this Singularity at all.
The hole in the sky slowly closed.
Everything returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened.
"..."
Kotori hovered in place, her gaze somewhat unfocused.
"Why is Zeus out here too?"
"Isn't he in Lostbelt?"
"The second part of the story hasn't even started yet, how come he's already attacking?"
"Could it be because of this guy who can turn into a three-headed dragon?"
"Forget it, I can't figure it out, let's ignore it for now."
Kotori shook her head, temporarily suppressing her questions.
During the brief lull in the fighting, she regained most of her sanity and was able to think clearly.
She looked around; Typhon had vanished.
Now, only she, Tiamat, and countless Lahmu remained in the sky.
The Black Mud on the sea surface continued to expand, and Tiamat's colossal continental form slowly rose from the Sea of Chaos, its cross-shaped pupils looking towards Kotori.
On that expressionless face, the joy of "finally seeing the child" seemed to reappear.
"Aaaaa,"
Tiamat called out softly to Kotori.
The emotions it conveys are an invitation, a welcome, and a gentle "Come to Mom's."
But Kotori was completely unmoved.
"..."
Now that the three-headed dragon has been dealt with, the remaining Tiamat is no longer his concern.
Anyway, they can't be killed.
Kotori turned around and flew towards the mainland.
Following the connection of the contract, she flew back towards Uruk.
A crimson streak of light pierced the sky, moving so fast that it left a long, crimson trail on the sea.
Tiamat, standing behind her, watched as Kotori suddenly ignored her and flew towards the mainland.
A hint of displeasure flashed in his cross-shaped pupils.
Then her enormous body moved as well.
The thrusters behind the giant horns spewed forth purple magical flames, propelling the massive body away from the sea and chasing after Kotori in the direction she had gone.
Behind her, the Chaos Tide also began to move towards the continent.
Hundreds of millions of Lahmu surged in the Black Mud, following in their mother's footsteps, heading towards the continent.
The entire India Ocean was in an uproar at that moment.
Chaldea, Central Control Room.
"It's crashed! The device has crashed!!"
"All surveillance footage is completely black!"
"Magic monitoring data overflow, unable to read!"
"Reboot! Reboot the device now!!"
The Chaldea system crashed the instant Zeus delivered that punch.
The power contained in that fist was terrifying; the magical fluctuations transmitted through the Singularity alone exceeded the measurement limits of all the monitoring equipment in Chaldea.
All the screens turned into static at the same time, plunging the entire control room into chaos.
The technicians frantically operated the console, attempting to restart the system.
"Reboot progress 30%...50%...70%..."
"Alright! Device reboot complete!"
The screen lit up again.
The technicians quickly retrieved the magic monitoring footage from the Seventh Singularity.
"The magical fluctuations over the India Ocean... have decreased somewhat compared to the previous average level."
"But... that source of magic is moving!"
"Rapidly approaching land!"
"Judging by the direction, the target is most likely Uruk right now!"
"The movement speed... is extremely fast. At this rate, we'll arrive in about forty-eight hours!"
The entire control room fell silent for a second.
Then Olga Marie's voice rang out.
"Notify Ritsuka Fujimaru."
"Immediately."
On the back of the Quetzalcoatlus.
Ritsuka Fujimaru leaned on Mash's shoulder, her eyes half-closed.
Although she was very tired, she couldn't fall asleep at all.
"Senior."
Mash's voice came from above.
"We're almost at Uruk, in about thirty minutes we'll be there--"
She hadn't finished speaking.
A semi-transparent beam of light suddenly appeared above the pterosaur.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the light and shadow.
That was Olga Marie's Projection.
It appeared before everyone as a semi-transparent Projection through Chaldea's communication device.
" Ritsuka, there's an emergency."
Olga Marie's expression was very serious, completely different from her usual demeanor.
"On your way back to Uruk, a new event occurred."
Olga Marie paused for a moment.
Tiamat is moving towards Uruk and is expected to Uruk within 48 hours.
Ritsuka Fujimaru's expression became somewhat blank.
For the time being, I don't know what the right thing to do is.
However, we should put our confusion aside for now.
The most important thing now is to return to Uruk as soon as possible, inform Gilgamesh of Beast II's awakening, and then make further plans.
"I see."
We'll be there soon.
Olga Marie's Projection nodded and then vanished.
Silence fell once again on the pterosaur's back.
Forty-eight hours...
Ritsuka Fujimaru murmured, repeating the time.
Uruk currently has at least three god-level Servant: Ishtar, the Jaguar Man, and Quetzal.
And Kotori, who hasn't returned yet and whose identity is still uncertain.
I wonder if we can find a way to defeat Beast II.
"Senior."
Mash's voice pulled her back from her thoughts.
"We'll definitely find a way."
"Um."
On the other side.
Kotori has now transformed into a crimson meteor, leaving a crimson trail in the atmosphere.
She was too fast.
She was so close that the air sparked from friction around her, and the ground below turned into a blurry band of color.
Tiamat is no match for Kotori's current speed.
The distance between the two increased from a few kilometers to tens of kilometers, and then to hundreds of kilometers.
In the end, Tiamat could no longer see Kotori at all.
But she did not give up.
His cross-shaped pupils remained fixed forward as he continued to chase after Kotori in the direction she had just left.
Behind her followed the Chaos Tide and hundreds of millions of Lahmu.
The Black Mud spread from the India Ocean to the Persia Gulf, and then began to seep into the land of Mesopotamia.
Those Lahmu crawled out of the Black Mud, walking on the land with their sharp limbs, leaving dark tracks in their wake.
Their goal is singular.
Uruk.
Kotori returned to Uruk before Ritsuka.
A crimson meteor fell from the sky, slowing down just before hitting the ground, and then landed steadily in the city of Uruk.
She first went back to the room she had stayed in before.
I pushed open the door, and the room was empty; there was no one there.
"Not here?"