The entire planet seemed to gasp as All The World's Evil came crawling out of the womb.
A shudder ran down the globe, causing earthquakes and tsunamis and wreaking havoc, the likes of which the denizens of this timeline had never seen before.
From Mages to ordinary people, even those who remained in the foggy memory of this world because of the timeline's Key status, saw the doom coming, their faces paling in helplessness.
Hurricanes, with wind speeds that threatened to uproot the tallest skyscrapers and sturdiest bridges, originated where they had never even appeared before.
Hail. Dust. Leaves. Stones.
Anything that could become a storm, did.
And the epicenter of this world-devastating disaster lay in Fuyuki City.
Loud thuds rang out as black hands, as tall as the Eiffel Tower, came booming out of the earth and landed on the ground, releasing clouds of dust and debris.
Then, the entire abomination pulled itself out.
Crowned by the Grail's black hole, it was a titan with no face and a jet-black body, hundreds of meters tall. A black, muddy liquid was dripping from its body, causing a flood. Wherever this cursed flood passed, it scorched everything, fire and screams melting inside one another.
Brutal gusts of red mist were fuming off its body, too. The entire starry sky gained a reddish hue because of them, and even stars began shining with a bloody color.
Finally, in a matter of moments, as if its enormous body didn't hinder its agility at all, the abomination pulled out its entire body, planting its legs on either side of the chasm — where Mt. Enzo had once stood.
This was Angra Mainyu — The wishes of all the planet's lifeforms taking a horrifying, accursed form.
This was… the Zoroastrian God of Darkness!!!
However, it hadn't fully manifested, as made clear by the humongous blobs of wriggling flesh, the lack of a face, and… the lack of action from the Deep Ones.
Angra Mainyu was a Deep One whom many Deep Ones from the Fate Bubble had eradicated with Their combined might.
All timelines, irrespective of their status, remained under a perpetual threat of birthing Him.
That's why the Deep Ones always remained wary of the Holy Grail Wars, especially those who had elements of Heaven's Feel's route in it.
Even now, if Angra Mainyu's coming had shown any sign of immediate completion, then the Great Spider would have awakened, swatting all individuals linked to the Holy Grail War, including the Greater Grail itself.
Zelretch was keeping ORT from learning the truth about these events, though.
[What are you doing?!] The Key Timeline screamed. [Have you no fear of His wrath?!]
Zelretch knew how insane the Great Spider could get.
Despite that, the Father of Jewel Magecraft held back Himself from acting out.
Things had already gone beyond the point of no return with Medusa Alter summoning Gorgon.
But ever since then, they were still going on, taking the strangest turn.
From the strange slaughter to the fusion of the Reality Marbles, from the combined might of Servants to Red surviving his doomed fate. From Shadow Gorgon's appearance to Angra Mainyu's imminent birth…
Something was happening, Zelretch could sense.
Someone… was manipulating fate.
"… Let's wait," Zelretch said, the corners of His mouth arching up with blatant interest in the unexpected series of events. "There are still players left on the battlefield."
Show me, Red, He added within. Show me… What you are truly capable of…
…
Yellow Crystals danced in Enkidu and Gilgamesh's eyes as they stared at the faceless head of titanic horror.
Their hair were flailing wildly.
Their wounds were stinging.
Their lips were… arching.
"Hehe…" Enkidu began.
Gilgamesh followed. "Hahaha!"
"Did you see this?" the Ruler Class Servant asked amusingly. "Were you waiting for it to appear?"
Gilgamesh's humorous smile flickered. "I always knew you worshiped my strength," he japed. "But to this extent?!"
The King of Heroes had used Sha Naqba Imuru to see all and everything, giving the mongrels on the battlefield a chance to see the path to victory.
The path… which they had willfully and foolishly lost.
Now, if Gilgamesh even so much as moved, using his Mana, he would disappear.
Enkidu knew that, too. He closed his eyes, feeling the trace of this planet's natural wind on his face. He smiled.
"This is my battle now, Gil," he said. "It's time… to say goodbye."
Gilgamesh and Enkidu's gazes met, and once again, they were in the Age of Gods, parting ways — to meet in a distant future.
"… Till next time, then," Gilgamesh said goodbye with a smile.
Enkidu nodded gently before blurring out of existence.
…
Nothing remained of the original Greater Grail Chamber anymore.
Shadow Gorgon's gaze was petrifying the stones all over, the snake heads coming out of her hair changing the terrain.
Black blurred between the purple lasers, barely surviving. On the other side, Shirou and Kirei Kotomine eyed each other, uncaring of the world's end.
Suddenly, a lotus appeared between them, making them pause.
One by one, more and more lotuses sprouted from the earth, surrounded by vines and plants, the entire chasm glowing green.
Enkidu blinked on the battlefield, surrounded by enemies and friends, and lifted his hands, feeling the planet's will.
The Counter Force replied, imbuing him with the Mana of the entire world.
"I will awaken the breath of the planet… for I walk with humanity," Enkidu said, time stagnating in his surroundings. "… for I walk with you. Gil."
In the sky, Gilgamesh smirked. "A fool to the very end… So it's time to cast aside my pride, huh? Alright. Let's join the powers of Heaven and Earth. I truly find this creature… repulsive."
As his figure thinned, Gilgamesh wielded Ea for one last time, raising it high.
On the ground, an enormous tree sprouted beneath Enkidu's feet, the entire chasm lighting up green and gold.
Millions of Chains of Heaven bloomed out of the earth as Enkidu himself became a chain, its very aura making Shadow Gorgon explode in a fountain of blood.
From the heavens, Gilgamesh let the sword fall.
And the words that came from their mouths rang throughout the world like a godly judgment.
"ENUMA ELISH!!!"
A BOOM rang out as the two Noble Phantasms landed on Angra Mainyu…
… the light of the explosion shooting into space, making the blue planet turn gold!!!
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