Chapter 90: The War Begins

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"I… I don't know. We haven't Pinpointed Master's location yet," Guinevere stammered, gasping for breath.

Is this the full might of the Primordial Earth Mother Goddess? As expected, I can't resist at all. Facing a Heretic God with an incomplete Divine Ancestor body is simply too much.

Guinevere felt a deep sense of dread, but she couldn't resist. She could only pray desperately.

'Please, save me, Uncle! My guardian God, Lancelot du Lac!'

"Strange words. You're using this hidden trump card so readily, as if it were expendable, yet you haven't located that man. Tell me, what is your reason?"

Athena's dark pupils constricted like those of a hunting serpent. Guinevere, under her intense gaze, felt as if she were being constricted by a python. The chilling aura of death enveloped her.

Her body trembled uncontrollably, her strength draining away. Is this the aura of death? Guinevere looked at the young goddess before her with terror.

"I retrieved this fragment of the strongest steel to use against the Godslayer who resides here," Guinevere blurted out, desperate to explain. If it was about dealing with a Godslayer, the goddess might show mercy. After all, they were the sworn enemies of all gods.

"It seems you know more than you should, little servant."

A chill ran down Guinevere's spine. A naked killing intent permeated the air. 

The murderous aura was so intense that Guinevere felt certain death was imminent.

What's going on? What's so special about that monster that the Earth Mother cares so much? So much that she's willing to eliminate any potential threat to his life?

A golden light flickered in Athena's serpentine eyes, the magic of petrification.

There's no time to hesitate! Please, Uncle!

"Forgive me, Serpent Goddess, but I must resort to this."

Boom! 

A thunderous roar and an apology echoed simultaneously as a five-meter-wide lightning bolt hurtled towards Athena.

"That girl is my daughter. I cannot allow her to be harmed."

Dark clouds suddenly filled the sky, and a white lightning bolt struck the spear aimed at Guinevere.

A knight, clad in simple, pale white armor, riding a white horse wreathed in white lightning, appeared. It was the Knight of the Lake, Lancelot du Lac!

He hurled the barbed spear he held towards Athena's heart.

The attack transformed into a white flash of lightning, hurtling towards Athena.

Clang! Bang!

The lightning-fast spear was deflected.

"Whoa there!" A goddess, clad in armor that resembled a modified modern sailor uniform, appeared riding a golden steed.

"Just in time, Mother," the Valkyrie, the goddess of martial arts, earth, and the sun, known for her serpent-slaying legends, said as she rode to Athena's side.

"You arrived at the perfect moment, Perseus," Athena said, looking at the valiant Valkyrie with a gentle expression.

"You should call me Brunhild now, Mother. That's the new name Father gave me, and I quite like it," Brunhild said, a gentle smile, pure as a lily, gracing her lips.

"Hmm? Lightning and a white horse… the original God of Steel?" Athena frowned as she looked at the Heretic God Lancelot.

"Coupled with the fragment of the strongest steel, this could be troublesome. Are you confident, my beloved Brunhild?" 

Athena glanced at Lancelot, discerning his origins, though she couldn't pinpoint his specific divinity. She turned to Brunhild for her assessment.

"I'm confident I can defeat him, but capturing him alive will be difficult," Brunhild said, her smile as warm as a spring breeze, as she assessed Lancelot, paying particular attention to the white spear in his hand.

"Earth, Valkyrie, serpent-slaying, steel, sun… and the name Perseus that Lady Athena mentioned… is It the one I sensed earlier?" 

Guinevere thought, her brow furrowed as she watched the two goddesses. What's going on? This doesn't make sense.

Lancelot rode his white horse to Guinevere's side, facing Athena and Brunhild.

"I've gleaned some information upon seeing that goddess, my dear daughter," Lancelot said in a low voice.

"Uncle, what do you know? Why has the God of Steel descended as the Earth Mother Goddess?" Guinevere asked, her face full of confusion as she looked to Lancelot for an explanation.

"There's been a similar case in the past. Though I haven't witnessed it myself, I heard about it from my Lord," Lancelot said, his voice tinged with reminiscence.

"From your Lord?" Guinevere's eyes shone with adoration. Whenever it concerned the Last King, her expression was always filled with reverence and longing.

"It was initiated by the Primordial Earth Mother Goddess, Gaia. A dark ritual that rewrote mythology, degrading steel into earth. It was the origin of the twelve Titans, and the foundation of the Usurpations Ritual."

"That ritual should have been erased by us, the heroes of steel. Only a few Steel God-Kings know about it. No!"

"There's one more, the fallen god trapped in the netherworld, Gaia's reincarnation, Pandora! Did you learn the ritual from her?" Lancelot asked, his expression grave as he looked at Guinevere.

"I understand now, Uncle. Goddess Athena is rewriting mythology. Such a blasphemous act will surely draw the ire of all Steel Gods. And we, who have discovered this…"

Guinevere calmed down, and a golden jar, about a meter tall, emerged from within her.

This jar was the Divine Artifact known as the "Magic Chalice."

"Uncle, I have a difficult request. I need you to face those two goddesses. I will support you from behind with the earth's energy channeled through the Magic Chalice. Please."

"Indeed. Otherwise, neither of us will leave this place alive." Lancelot raised his white spear, pointing it at the two Earth Goddesses.

"Out of courtesy, before this deathmatch, allow me to introduce myself. I am Lancelot du Lac, the Knight of the Lake."

The God of Steel, astride his white horse, wreathed in lightning, and wielding his spear, declared his name.

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