Chapter 100: Usurping the Power of the Gods
Seeing this scene, Rama finally felt a sense of foreboding. He realized that Shirou's curse power seemed infinite; despite having just used a Divine Tool of such immense power, he was proceeding to seamlessly trigger the next one as if he had consumed no energy at all.
He couldn't let him continue!
Even Rama felt a flicker of crisis. He hurriedly raised the 「Salvation Dungeon Blade」 in his hand. A dazzling, blinding white-gold radiance immediately erupted from the blade.
"O Divine Blade of Salvation, reveal your true form to the world now!"
The "King of the End," Rama, whispered to his beloved blade. In that moment, beneath the pitch-black night sky, the white-gold light shone with incomparable brilliance. A vast and staggering amount of curse power filled the King of the End's entire body.
Next, a massive square magic circle manifested above his head. Each side was approximately ten meters long. The square array was divided into tiny grids, and within each grid, a weapon was depicted. If one were to count them, there were likely hundreds of weapons and armaments.
The most numerous were 'arrows.' Additionally, there were swords, blades, bows, spears, axes, shields, clubs, halberds, pikes, iron balls, rings, and even blocky objects resembling bricks—things that could hardly be called weapons were included. This was an Eastern Mandala, an array depicting dozens or hundreds of gods and Buddhas in geometric patterns. This was a Mandala composed of countless weapons acting as the main subjects in place of gods and Buddhas.
"Has it finally been achieved? The ultimate sword that annihilates all Demon Kings..." Guinevere couldn't help but murmur.
"Demon Kings, the elevation of this sword represents your demise."
It was a voice entirely devoid of boasting, spoken in a tone so indifferent it was almost businesslike.
"When I descended to the world in the past, every time I fulfilled my mission of subjugating a Demon King, I was gifted with countless celestial weapons. The 「Salvation Dungeon Blade」 is the unified form of them all. Thus, this can be called its true form."
As he spoke, a golden longbow gathered from thunder appeared in Rama's left hand. As he pulled the bowstring, lightning converged, eventually forming a straight arrow.
"See if you can withstand this strike, the strongest Demon King of this era!"
In mythology, Rama was a hero who excelled in the use of the bow and arrow. And, as if confirming the truth of this myth, the earth began to shake. Merely picking up the bow
triggered an earthquake. At this moment, the "King of the End" actually closed his eyes. However, he did not lose the sensation of sight.
That was the Mind's Eye!
"I have heard that in the ancient lands of the East, there was once a hero who shot down nine suns. The arrows he fired disappeared along with the falling suns. However, celestial master-craftsmen who recreated his great deed fashioned a pair of bows and arrows."
The hero who annihilates Demon Kings steadied the longbow with his left hand, aiming the arrow notched on the string at Shirou's body.
"This is but a counterfeit, not a bow and arrow capable of striking down the sun. However, releasing it upon the earth still exerts power beyond compare... Let us begin with this level of power."
With those words, the golden arrow shot forth violently. As it tore through the air, rampant thunder spread from it. Countless bolts of lightning vented wildly along with the arrow, their majesty shaking heaven and earth.
Shirou did not hesitate for another second, directly unleashing 「Excalibur」. That incredibly gorgeous Holy Sword, a star-forged construct akin to the most exquisite work of art, erupted with the most dazzling light in the world.
"Ex——calibur!!"
Shirou held the Holy Sword high above his head; the blade's physical form shattered, transforming into a pillar of pure white light that vented toward the "King of the End" below!
"I'm not done yet!"
Shirou allowed his magical energy to be vented by the Holy Sword in his hand, while simultaneously releasing all the Divine Tools hovering behind him. Gold, red, white, purple, blue... various brilliant colors flashed across the sky. The power released by the liberation of each Divine Tool left the surrounding Demon Kings and Heretic Gods stunned and speechless.
This time, Shirou had released the Divine Tools to the maximum number he could manage. The magnitude of that magical energy far surpassed all the energy the blue planet beneath their feet could ever produce. Had all these Divine Tools erupted fully, they would possess the power to destroy a star.
Therefore, Shirou did not dare release them in the physical world. While liberating the Divine Tools, he also directly expanded his 『Unlimited Blade Works』.
The sea, the island, the sky... everything turned into nothingness in an instant. The Demon Kings and Heretic Gods fell into the new realm. Clouds drifted across the sky, and orange
sunlight illuminated the land. The ground was a wasteland filled with "swords" thrust into the earth, stretching as far as the eye could see—nothing existed but swords.
"This place... where is this...?" Madame Aisha looked around nervously.
"A world unto itself? A truly wondrous space..." Annie Charlton murmured.
"Is this also Orihara Shirou's authority? To actually be able to transfer us to another dimension..." The "Black Prince" Alexander Gascoigne looked at this world in surprise.
Similarly, the other four Godslayers were curiously inspecting this wasteland.
"This guy really loves swords; he's hidden so many away privately..." Luo Hao remarked, observing the infinitely extending swords. Each of those differently shaped "swords" contained massive magical energy; in the outside world, any one of them would be a rare divine weapon. Not to mention the many Divine Tools placed here, which made them all gasp.
At this moment, the Divine Tools Shirou had liberated, which were illuminating the heavens and earth, finally erupted completely. In that instant, the wasteland was filled with various brilliant lights. The powers released by those Divine Tools interlaced and then collided head-on with the weapons of the "King of the End."
This realm became the purest field of battle, a continuous clash and suppression of forces. It was a beauty and miracle that mortals could neither touch nor witness, for the simplest collision of these two forces was enough to annihilate a world and leave all things in silence.
In the end, Shirou gained the upper hand. Because he was not a being born of this world, the gods' "Covenant" could not fully impose its rules upon him.
Amidst the grandeur of this peak battle, cracks began to appear in the space, and the dimension gradually fell apart. The sound of the space shattering rang out simultaneously with the sound of the Demonic Sword 「Dusk」 piercing Rama's chest, shaking everyone's soul.
"Argh—"
Rama looked down at the demonic sword rapidly absorbing the power of the gods from within his body. The habitual exhaustion in his eyes gradually softened.
Can I finally rest?
The King of the End murmured softly. Then, the pale hero cast a gentle gaze upon the Demon King before him.
"You have... my gratitude..."
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