"I never expected you, Hades, to have such a hobby." Charon said with a smile, looking at Hades, who had taken off his underworld armor and was wearing a black robe coat.
In front of him stood an easel and canvas, brush in hand, as he painted Frankenstein working in the flower field.
Beside Charon was a beautiful young woman with long brown hair sitting in a wheelchair, wearing a peculiar white glove on her right hand—Fiore Forvedge Yggdmillennia, the Master of the Black Faction's Archer.
Hades painted while speaking to Charon:
"Originally, my spiritual foundation was too powerful to become a Servant. But through a method of possession summoning, I attached myself to this youth named Allen, thus inheriting his painting talent and hobby."
Of course, these words were fabricated by Hades to fit the established setting.
After a while, Hades put down his brush and walked to the side. Seeing this, Charon asked, puzzled, "Hades, what are you doing?"
"Soon, that Magus will have me accompany him on a mission. I'm taking this opportunity to meet the Ruler." Hades said as he walked, his black robe coat transforming into the six-winged underworld armor of the King of the Underworld.
Just as he predicted, Gordes soon rushed to Hades's side, his tone and demeanor filled with reverence.
If the one summoned had been the Dragon Slayer Siegfried, Gordes would likely have treated him like a Magus commanding a familiar. But the outcome was different now. The one summoned was Hades, King of the Underworld. A Servant of this level cannot be forcibly commanded using command spells.
Thus, Gordes lowered his attitude to such an extent.
His purpose in seeking Hades was the same as in the original story: to recruit the Ruler, Joan of Arc. With the Ruler's skills—True Name Discernment and God's Resolution—as the judge of the Holy Grail War, the scales of victory would tip in favor of the Yggdmillennia faction.
Night
A truck was driving on the road in Trifas. The Ruler, Joan of Arc, who was possessing a girl named Letitia, sensed killing intent from somewhere. Using a technique similar to hypnosis, she had the driver leave the area, and she herself also got out of the vehicle.
Joan's casual clothes transformed in an instant into a dark battle robe adorned with silver light armor. A horseshoe-like headpiece rested on her forehead, and she gripped a banner-tipped spear.
Then, the Red Faction's Lancer, Karna, descended and launched an assault on Joan. Using her True Name Discernment skill, Joan learned Karna's true name: the son of the Sun God Surya in Indian mythology, the Hero of Charity, and also one of the strongest heroes in Indian mythology. His pedigree was exceptionally high.
Karna's attack instantly destroyed the highway, kicking up countless clouds of dust and smoke.
At that moment, Hades and Gordes arrived. Hades, wielding the Hades Sword, dispersed the smoke, entering the fray as a third force.
Upon seeing Karna's golden figure, Hades immediately charged forward to attack. Karna, seeing this, swiftly raised his golden lance to block but was still forced back several meters. The impact instantly destroyed this section of the highway and its foundation.
Hades wiped the dust from the Hades Sword and said to Karna, "As one of the pinnacles seated upon the Throne of Heroes, is this all the strength you possess, Karna?"
Using his innate skill [Discernment of the Poor: A], Karna saw through the essence of Hades's power: an aura of Death and a divine presence. This gray-armored Saber before him was undoubtedly a god of the underworld.
"And you are?" Karna said, gripping his golden lance tightly with both hands, aiming it at Hades. His entire body was on high alert, leaving no openings, for what stood before him was a genuine deity.
Hades brandished the Hades Sword in his hand and declared:
"I am the master of the underworld, Hades, King of the Underworld, and also the Saber of the Black Faction."
Upon hearing this, both Karna and the nearby Joan widened their eyes, their minds thrown into a tempest. They never imagined that Hades, one of the famous gods, would participate in this Holy Grail War.
At that moment, Gordes, panting heavily, ran up to Joan and said:
"Hahaha~~ Are you alright, Ruler? With His Majesty Hades and me here, you can rest assured."
"I see. Your Black Faction's objective is also the Ruler." Karna said, understanding their purpose upon hearing Gordes's words.
Hades extended his hand and activated the Authority [Sun Devourer] obtained from Hanuman in the God Slayer world. Since acquiring this Authority in that world, he had rarely used it. This time, he wanted to see what expression Karna would have when facing Hanuman. He was truly looking forward to it.
ROOOOAR——!!!
Hanuman, in his giant ape form, appeared on the ruins that were once the highway. His eyes glowed red as he raised his arms, roared, and beat his chest.
"This ape is...?!" Karna stared at Hanuman, who was glaring fiercely at him. Although he discerned his identity from the aura he emitted, he was still utterly shocked.
"Son of the Wind God Vayu, the Divine Monkey Hanuman. You're quite familiar with him, aren't you? Although this is merely a shadow, it is sufficient to deal with you."
Hades's voice broke Karna's silence.
"ROOOAR——!!" Hanuman roared, swinging his massive fist to attack Karna.
Karna dodged and retaliated by swinging his golden lance. The lance's tip merely sparked against Hanuman's fur, leaving not a single scratch.
Floating in mid-air, Karna looked down at the roaring Hanuman below, saying in utter astonishment, "I never imagined Hades could command Hanuman."
But Karna quickly regained his composure. Flames like the sun ignited in his right eye:
"A true hero kills with his eyes."
As he spoke, countless rays of solar flame shot continuously from Karna's right eye. Hanuman opened his mouth wide and swallowed all the fiery rays. Then, pushing off powerfully with his feet, he leaped into the air, clasped his hands together, and hammered down towards Karna.
Sensing danger, Karna hastily activated the Noble Phantasm, his solar golden armor [Kavacha and Kundala: O Sun, Become Armor] on his shoulders for defense. It reduced all hostile interference (physical attacks, magecraft, curses, and other conceptual interferences), diminishing the damage Karna received to merely one-tenth.
BOOM——!!!
A sonic boom echoed as the ground was smashed into a massive crater. Hanuman's giant form vanished, but Karna appeared quite disheveled. His handsome white face was covered in dust, half of his black leather outfit was torn, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Lancer, withdraw."
At that moment, Karna received the command from his Master's command spell. He glanced at Hades, who had not thrown a single strike himself, then reluctantly transformed into golden particles and withdrew.
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