Chapter 139: Second Night (4)
Chapter 139: Second Night (4)
~Third POV~
[Nighttime, Einzbern Castle]
[Time Limit: 47 seconds… START!]
*BOOOOM*
Gilgamesh and Enkidu for the first time expressed a serious expression of seeing Mash transform revealing the power of his [Beyond Sin Mode]. Enkidu began to transform into a tree to purify the negative effects of the Miasma from the [Witch Scent].
Gilgamesh narrowed his eyes analyzing the form with a scowl, and thought in a serious tone, 'Tch. No wonder this fool is afraid to lose his humanity… that's a Beast Class power equivalent – '
*VOOOOOM*
Mash made the first move instantaneous burst of speed using his Authority of Melancholy, [Delete Space]. He was too fast for Gilgamesh's signature rain of steel, forcing the King to defend himself manually with a golden blade.
*CRACK*
No sooner did anyone expect Gilgamesh's chest plate to be slammed using the Authority of Sloth, [Unseen Hands]. The King grunted but showed no signs of damage making Gilgamesh focus intently with an eager grin plastered on his face.
[Time Limit: 45 seconds left…]
*Swf*
*Swf*
Instantly Gilgamesh responded summoning a hailstorm of weapons engulfing him. Using a levitation treasure, Gilgamesh immediately took to the night sky, making distance -
*BOOOOM*
Using the Authority of Pride, [Power of Darkness] a pillar of highly condensed darkness appeared in a seeming attempt to pierce through the [King of Heroes]. However, Gilgamesh narrowly missed the attack by a hair's breadth as the king evaded.
*SHINNG*
*SPLAT*
Mash was awarded for this effort with a building-size sword straight at his mid-section. He narrowed his eyes as he witnessed seeing the sword managed to cleave him in half but soon a voice echoed throughout the field, "Authority of Envy, [Everlasting Love]."
*SHIII*
Instantaneously Mash recovered immediately. Unfortunately for Gilgamesh, he didn't have time to gather his thoughts witnessing that instant recovery….
[Time Limit: 41 seconds left…]
*VOOOM*
Instantly catching up using Authority of Pride, [Power of Darkness] changing his whole body into darkness caught Gilgamesh by surprise with the speed of darkness at times surpassing even lightspeed.
Clenching his fist condensing the darkness and increasing the effects of gravity swung, yet a predictable punch that the king was able to evade with ease if narrowly avoiding a fatal blow. The cloud formation forming in the sky distance dissipated entirely from the power behind the punch.
*SHOOOSH*
Gilgamesh barely noticed his opponent disappearing before he got himself a double-handed axe handle straight to the back of the head for that slight, rocking him straight through the sky.
*BOOOM*
A shockwave was produced followed by a golden mana-produced arc cleaving the sky as the King narrowed his eyes. With a snap of his fingers, multiple golden ripples from his portals were produced…
*Snap*
*Swf*
*Swf*
*SWOOOSH*
*CLANG*
Shooting out from his portals were the [Chains of Heaven] to capture Mash all targeting him. With a simple wave of his hands using the Authority of Lust, [Faker] produced his variation of [Chains of Heaven] clashing with Gilgamesh's own with a sickly evil aura of Miasma around them.
*KLANG*
*KLANG*
[Time Limit: 39 seconds left…]
*Shiii*
Instantly teleporting away with the Authority of Melancholy, [Delete Space] reappears right behind his opponent not too far from them a simple sword in hand. What the King didn't expect was that his fist changed into darkness granting it the speed that pushed even the mighty Gilgamesh back.
*BAM*
*BOOOOOM*
A simple punch powered by darkness and the densest gravity that surpasses the speed of light destroyed the sword that he tried to block with. Gilgamesh could feel his usually impenetrable armor creaking from the strain.
*CRACK*
Gilgamesh barely had time to put his guard up before he was punched harder than he had ever been punched in his entire second life. He felt his very bones briefly go numb as a grin formed focusing his eyes on what his opponent does next.
"CREEEEEE!!!!"
He wasn't disappointed as emerged from Mash's back were his [Unseen Hands] but combined with his Authority of Gluttony, [Demon Beast Creation] creating monstrous dragon-like heads growling desiring the nearest source of mana nearby…
All heads growled hungrily at the Heroic Spirit Archer with the building-size heads. No thoughts were needed all the heads rushed forward after Gilgamesh aiming to end his life with hundreds all heading towards the same destination.
*Swf*
*Swf*
Gilgamesh responded standing proud summoning thousands of portals to unleash all his treasury might of [Gate of Babylon] showing why he was considered the strongest servant and servant killer on the throne of heroes.
*BOOOOM*
*SPLAT*
To anyone from afar, it would seem like hundreds of fireworks exploded in the distance but in reality, multiple explosive magical energies fighting against the abomination destroying the demon beast. The explosions were intensifying from the clash between the two erupting earthquakes unleashing their power.
*Shiiii*
Appearing in front of Gilgamesh Mash stared at the king with his void-like eyes gazing upon his red omnipotent gaze. Despite Gilgamesh's [Gate of Babylon] unbelievable firepower and versatility in that brief moment, Mash knew its weakness…
*BAM*
Coating his entire body in darkness gaining the speed edge over Gilgamesh's 0.5 second launch time Mash thought in a serious tone the weakness of [Gate of Babylon], 'Contrary to popular belief while the [Gate of Babylon] is powerful… it requires the user to be completely standing still to activate it. A small window of weakness I'll use to my advantage. But let's take this fight beyond the mortal plane…'
*CRACK*
Using his Authority of Vainglory, [Overwrite] when he punched Gilgamesh he forcibly opened the next destination. Soon the air shattered Gilgamesh heard reality breaking behind him as he was suddenly entered through a spatial rift…
[Time Limit: 34 seconds left…]
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[Reverse World, Avalon]
From a fracture in space, a black and golden streak emerged and shot into the blue sky, the furious battle had left the normal world. Gilgamesh managed to catch himself but took a moment to register the atmosphere.
The air was filled to the brim with magical energy, unpolluted by the impurities of the modern world. The land was lush and fertile, and the horizon seemed like something out of a dream.
Gilgamesh dared to think he was back in the Age of the Gods for a moment before deducing their current battlefield and spoke in a neutral tone, "I see. This must be the inner sea of the planet, where the mystics from the Age of Gods retreated once the Age of Man began."
*Swf*
Soon he turned his attention to his enemy raising his hand and summoning a ray of light from a massive portal from above unleashing a magical energy laser striking dead-on Mash tanking the hit.
*BOOOOOM*
An explosion occurred obscuring the once pleasant and peaceful field. The explosion pushed the hundreds of flower petals that once were a garden much to the annoyance of a certain Grand Caster Merlin arguing at the two in an outraged tone, "You two realize you're having an all-out brawl in the center of paradise, right? Plus, I took an excruciatingly long amount of time to get the garden as good looking as it is, so I'd rather you not ruin it!!"
Gilgamesh eyes turned to the Grand Caster Merlin scoffing lightly speaking, "Hmph. The Mage of Flowers, I take it."
Recovering from the explosion and brushing it off his eyes met Merlin's with an annoyed tone, "Hello again Dick Wizard how's the tower?"
He groaned much to his satisfaction. Soon enough Gilgamesh spoke returning to the fight at hand and dismissing Merlin looking down on him in a proud tone, "Enough of this farce. If you came here to just waste time, release this illusion and retreat to your pitiful tower, incubus."
Merlin was about to say more but paused seeing Mash in his [Beyond Sin Mode] with a deadpan expression as he spoke in a dry tone, "… No wonder you and that furball get along so well. Fucking Beast Class a – "
*BAM*
One kick sent Merlin flying as Mash growled a bit annoyed muttering, "Tch. The Futanari Wizard remains alive to see another day… now then where were we?"
[Time Limit: 30 seconds left…]
Returning to the battle at hand Gilgamesh grinned summoning EA. In that same timeframe, the three cylinders were spinning as he spoke in a confident tone with a smug grin, "Where we left off from our last battle… I last recalled you needed a Servant to defeat my servant not this time…"
Gilgamesh sees Mash summoning his attack producing a small spherical ball of darkness as the King speaks in a serious tone, "So it's time to cast aside your pride, huh? What an impudent master you are! Your dependence on the Earth's logic is weak. I'll show you the power of the Heavens. Now, struggle to survive till the very end! Blasphemy! Pay tribute with your life! Enuma Elish!"
Compressed and intertwined stratifications of wind became a virtual dislocation of space-time, annihilating anything in front of the spiral sword. Just that simple swing from EA made everything in his path vanish from sight…
Except for one as Mash launched his spherical ball of darkness soon began absorbing everything around him as he spoke in a cold tone, "For all of creation there must exist destruction… I invoke upon my Authority of Pride, [Power of Darkness] the natural order of the end… [Black Hole]!"
*SWOOOOSH*
The power of annihilation from EA-produced attack was suddenly sucked inside the Black Hole that Mash produced with his Authority of Pride, [Power of Darkness]. While EA has the power to disrupt Space-Time… A [Black Hole] is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light and other electromagnetic waves, can possess enough energy to escape it.
*BOOOM*
Upon two attacks clashing soon canceled each other out in a brilliant explosion between the two as destruction was left in the aftermath of the once beautiful land that both have caused.
Gilgamesh felt the sight of the black-aura enemy radiating off the [Witch Scent] distorting even the area around him towards corruption. It was like seeing something that should not exist there right in front of you, opposing the natural order of existence by just being there.
It was incomprehensible to him, yet it was there nonetheless with the King speaking, "… What are you?"
[Time Limit: 25 seconds left…]
No time to answer. The wrongness of the scenery had enveloped the land near Avalon extending the corruption as Gilgamesh saw no need to answer his question.
During the few seconds of silence, the Sword of Rupture began to glow like a star about to explode, and the King's voice rang across Avalon, "Very well then Mongrel it's time to put you down like the Beast that you are…"
*Shiii*
The shining red light being emitted by EA signaled a sign that heralded the absolute end, and this fated battle. Both the [King of Heroes] and the [Warlock of Sin] were preparing for the end of the fight as Gilgamesh spoke with a grin on his face, "I shall perform this final blow as a parting gift to you! I will tell you of the beginning. Heaven and Earth split, nothingness praised creation, my Sword of Rupture cleaved the world! Mortar of the stars, heaven's hell is the eve of creation's celebration. Now you shall die and be silent... Enuma Elish!"
The cylindrical sword twisted the air while spinning like a tunneling drill. The whirlwind grew and drew in even more air, and a small tornado formed.
*SWOOOOSH*
The layers of wind grew even denser and exceeded the physical laws, quickly turning into a lethal weapon that ripped apart all of creation and began condensing into a fissure in space itself.
[Time Limit: 15 seconds Left…]
*SHIII*
Sighing out loud a breath of exhaustion Mash began to use his Authority of Vainglory, [Overwrite] to its fullest in a static tone, "You have been a very entertaining existence King of Uruk. But like every good story yours has a beginning and an end… by my Authority of Vainglory, I shall [Overwrite] your fate."
Clenching his fist Mash shot forward as Gilgamesh unleashed the power of his EA point-blank at him. But to his shock, once the attack touched his hand it simply vanished out of existence as landed his attack at the king…
*BAM*
*SPLAT*
Piercing right through his body and his Spirit Core Gilgamesh looked down as everything around them shifted breaking reality as he spoke with a grin realization of his power, "Ack… I see. Your Authority of Vainglory… it's the ability to overwrite reality itself. To inflict your will upon the world. No wonder a mongrel like you hesitates at playing God. I suppose I can be satisfied with the thought of being defeated in this manner."
Soon reality began to shift as time began to rewind in time as Mash placed his hand over the fallen King and thought of acting on his authorities, 'Authority of Envy, [Overzealous Thief]. Authority of Gluttony, [Gluttony].'
With that Mash began to claim his trophies conquering the [King of Heroes]. Upon doing so some of his skills evolved once obtaining the skills of Gilgamesh. And an interesting side effect of [Gluttony] eating the portion of Gilgamesh's Spirit Core…
[Loading the following of 'devouring' the Divine/Heroic Spirit Gilgamesh…]
[Match is compatible confirming their Divine Cores processing…]
[Due to the 'death' of Gilgamesh acquired skills have been transferred to the host…]
[Race change identified!]
[Human has evolved into [Demi-Servant]!]
[The [Observe] Skill evolves into [Sha Naqba Imuru: The Omniscient Omnipotent Star]!]
[The [Sub-Space] Skill evolves into [Gate of Babylon]!]
[You have stolen the skill [Divinity] from Gilgamesh!]
[By devouring the name 'Gilgamesh' you have gained the following skills…]
[You have gained the title of [King of Heroes]!]
[You gain 100 EXP!]
[LEVEL UP!]
[LEVEL UP!]
[You got a rare item drop EA!]
[Processing…]
[Due to obtaining the status of [Demi-Servant] Stats will change accordingly and devouring of 'Gilgamesh' portions of stats…]
[Ding!]
[Due to evolving into [Demi-Servant] AGI Stat has reached the 100 mark!]
[You have gained the skill [Enhanced AGI]!]
[Due to evolving into [Demi-Servant] VIT Stat has reached the 100 mark!]
[You have gained the skill [Enhanced VIT]!]
[Due to evolving into [Demi-Servant] SEN Stat has reached the 100 mark!]
[You have gained the skill [Enhanced SEN]!]
[Due to evolving into [Demi-Servant] STR Stat has reached the 100 mark!]
[You have gained the skill [Enhanced STR]!]
[Due to evolving into [Demi-Servant] INT Stat has reached the 100 mark!]
[You have gained the skill [Enhanced INT]!]
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[Outside Fuyuki City]
And then, everything went to normal with Mash standing with a saddened grin contrary to the down Archer as his body was badly damaged and Spirit Core cracked. Enkidu blinked and went towards Gil seeing the damage in an astounding tone, "Gil…! How did this happen it was only a second how…"
Contrary to what everyone expected their battle lasted no more than a few seconds but because of the enhanced ability of Authority of Vainglory, [Overwrite] events have been changed or overwritten. Fate has been overwritten.
Truly only the two could know what happened in their clash. And ONLY they alone truly understood what happened in their fight within the Real Number Space. Gilgamesh stood ignoring the fading mana particles his answer in a satisfied tone, "Our battle has concluded. The King declares you as the victor. Enjoy or burn my garden as you wish. It is your right as the conqueror. It matters not to me outsider."
Enkidu was confused about what had transpired between them as Mash smiled paying respects to the fallen King, "It was an enjoyable honor fight King of Uruk. A good fight, King Gilgamesh but next time I prefer never to use that mode again but fight as a simple human if we ever meet again."
Gilgamesh scoffed at the idea but grinned seeing no issue as he spoke in a proud tone eyeing Mash, "Hmph! Perhaps this shan't be the last time we cross paths, Outsider. In another place and in another time, our battle shall resume anew. Victor as you might be, the king shall not tolerate such disrespectful pity from you."
With his courageous proud stance intact, the [King of Heroes] Gilgamesh vanished before his body could fall. Even in death, the oldest King refused to bow before anything. Thus, ending the second clash between the two.
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A/N: Hey guys I hope you like the conclusion of Gilgamesh against the MC. Don't expect much in the future for the MC to pull up his [Beyond Sin Mode] often as he would rather not use it if can or as a last resort but otherwise how did you guys like this chapter?