Just Once

"It's been months since you turned ten. Do you know I'm twelve now?" Gilgamesh asked, not exactly remembering his age. He had spent over a year and a half in Fittoa, so he was approaching his thirteenth birthday.

"What's wrong with me celebrating your birthday whenever I want?" Eris questioned Gilgamesh as soon as she spoke. Her gaze and facial expressions had changed dramatically since he arrived here.

"Is that important?" Gilgamesh asked with a calm look, knowing that everything he had planned would begin in a moment.

"Of course, it's important to me," Eris said, trying to celebrate something on behalf of Gilgamesh since she had learned that he had never celebrated a birthday party. From that moment on, she had been telling him that she would personally throw him a party and buy him a better gift than the one she had given Rudeus.

Of those present, only Ghislaine knew about the incident that would affect a third of Fittoa's inhabitants, a small number due to Gilgamesh's efforts to reduce the tragedies that would occur.

Today, on the same day as the magical incident would happen, Rudeus was out of the city of Roa, all to fulfill a supposed promise he had made with Ghislaine to show her Superior-Level Water Magic. He had not expected Gilgamesh, whom he hadn't seen since that night, to appear alongside Eris.

Gilgamesh, on the other hand, believed that it was indifferent. Now that most of Roa's inhabitants had left for the dome where they would be protected, his intention was to be here to somehow try to prevent the expansion throughout the Fittoa region.

"It seems like you can at least choose appropriate gifts. Did you personally choose that magic staff without being cheated?" Gilgamesh enjoyed disrupting Eris's balance as she struggled to change from how she used to be.

"Of course, since he's about to leave here, he should at least have something worthy. What will others think if they find out he taught me magic, and he has a little wand?" Eris waved her hand a bit embarrassed that she hadn't chosen that staff herself.

Once they arrived at the location, Rudeus began testing his magic staff, using the exact amount he used before to cast a water projectile, but he realized that the spell's power was significantly greater.

"Wow, that was huge."

Gilgamesh, on the other hand, while Rudeus experimented with his low-class weapon, began looking at the sky and the hourglass he had placed on the ground. According to his calculations, everything would start in about ten minutes. In that case, he needed to be ready by then to launch a powerful attack at that mana expansion.

"Hey, did we come just to watch you cast water spells and examine it so carefully?" Eris looked at Rudeus after Gilgamesh stopped paying attention to her.

"It's nothing; I'm just getting used to my gift," Rudeus replied with an embarrassed voice.

"Alright, sorry for the delay, and now, Rudeus Greyrat will teach you his greatest and most powerful ultimate spell!"

"Great!" Eris was interested in how strong Rudeus was, while Ghislaine was quite informed.

On the other hand, after checking the time, Gilgamesh said, "Eris, how about I also show you one of my most powerful attacks?"

Everyone was surprised to hear Gilgamesh's words; no one knew the limits of his strength, and it was clear they would be interested. However, Rudeus wondered, what kind of sword attack could shake the world as much as his greatest spell?

If Gilgamesh knew about that, he would despise him even more, and his disappointment would become another reason to make it clear the difference between an ant and himself.

"Well, I think it's perfect," said Eris, who immediately ran towards Gilgamesh.

"Alright, then let's begin," Gilgamesh opened a golden ripple as he looked at the wind's turbulence and that overwhelming increase in power.

The main event was about to begin!

When everyone saw EA protruding from the ground, they didn't feel any pressure because Gilgamesh had hidden it. He didn't want to surprise the people around since it was unnecessary.

"Is that your greatest treasure?" Eris approached EA, seeing how unusual that sword was. In fact, it was very different from the concept of a sword.

"What's going on?" Rudeus asked this question while looking at the changing sky.

Everyone observed the strange changes in the sky, and Gilgamesh, who didn't want to waste time, held Eris by her slender waist with his left hand and his sword EA with the right.

"Eh? Gil, what are you doing?" Eris was taken by surprise and, as a result, didn't notice what was happening around her.

"Eris, you'd better hold on tight," Gilgamesh said as his body emitted such a powerful aura that the ground sank. "Ghislaine, I leave the rest in your hands. Remember that there's a Spirit in your shadow, so you just need to head to a Uruk tower or a group of mercenaries with the name Templar Knights, and you'll be enviously back to this place."

"I will take care of everything, my lord!" Ghislaine bowed respectfully and nodded towards Gilgamesh, who was holding Eris. For her, there was no safer place than beside such a powerful being.

Boom!

When Rudeus was about to ask what was happening, Gilgamesh flew towards that concentration of mana being released at a terrifying speed, and Eris, who knew he was flying, hugged Gilgamesh tightly, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist.

Right now, Gilgamesh measured over a meter and forty centimeters, his height matching that of an average fifteen-year-old boy. Although he had stopped using blood rituals to accelerate his growth, his body had been maturing at a very abnormal rate on its own.

In the sky, Gilgamesh stroked Eris's back and said, "Open your eyes, don't be afraid, nothing can happen to you as long as you're with me."

Gilgamesh's words made Eris open her eyes, and seeing that they were at a height, her heart began to race, and she asked, "Why are we flying?"

"I'm sorry, but if I didn't include you in this, I was sure you wouldn't forgive me. Today we're about to embark on our adventure, didn't you ask me?" Gilgamesh asked with a gentle voice as his sword began to spin, and red marks appeared on his body.

"Everyone will be fine; your parents are in a safe place, and I will take care of you. You just need to know that something inevitable had to happen, I'll tell you after this is over." As he said this, Gilgamesh saw the colors of the sky start to change to strange shades, mainly mixes of purple and gray.

Boom!

This time Gilgamesh's attack carried 30% of his maximum strength, so as long as he managed to pulverize half of this place's incident, it would be more than enough for his plans to work.

"Unfortunately, the city will always be affected, so I can only save the people on the side I choose to protect, and that's where the refugees are..." Gilgamesh raised his sword, the concentration of power was much superior to that which the strange mana orb was releasing.

Gilgamesh knew that if he used all his power, not only would he completely destroy this incident, but there would also be a hole in space large enough to destroy the entire Asura kingdom.

Boom!

Gilgamesh, who believed it was enough, pointed his sword at the target, smiled indifferently, and murmured, "Enuma Elish!"

As if the sky were shaken, the mana concentration also exploded, and the two powerful energies collided, creating a powerful atmosphere that made those present believe it was the end of the world.

The ferocious waves of mana couldn't penetrate Gilgamesh's attack, so half of the damage that would have befallen the Fittoa region had been successfully halted by his attack.

By the time Gilgamesh realized this, a magical current began teleporting him to a completely different place.

"How far will it be from this place?" Gilgamesh asked, stopping in space. In fact, if he didn't want to be taken to another place, he could easily avoid it, but he wanted to visit other places before returning to Fittoa.

"Well, let's go."