[After bidding farewell to Ishtar, you finally understood why Uruk could not endure. You realized your mistake: you had only pushed Uruk to its limit, and that was not enough.]
[The battle raged on. Clashes with the third-generation gods and their subordinates left the land scarred and desolate. As the final movement woven from blood and flesh began, you, with the last of your army inside Uruk's palace, faced the end.]
["Sun-Crowned King, King of Heroes... and the Mother Goddess."]
[At the very end, the god king Marduk and the former king Anu descended, followed by dozens of second and first-generation gods.]
[Sensing that each of these deities possessed stats of S+ across the board, you lamented the sheer power of the gods in the most ancient Age of Gods.]
[Faced with the gods' descent, the last people of this land remained unyielding. The names engraved on the tombstones marking each fallen Uruk Warrior were testaments to their will.]
[The final battle commenced. You made your complete preparations, forcibly dragging the gods into the Underworld using the Rashomon… a passage Ereshkigal had long since prepared.]
[Here, the gods would be suppressed by Ereshkigal's authority, but you were still no match for them.]
[The warriors of Uruk fell. Gilgamesh fell. Even Siduri fell.]
["Ryuya-sama, thank you so much. It was only after you came to Uruk that I saw the King's face light up with smiles."]
["However, sometimes, I too wondered if it were possible to receive a bit more of your attention, like the King did."]
["I originally intended to keep this secret forever, but it seems now... I truly was an unworthy Chief Priestess."]
["Feelings arose voluntarily, events passed without regret. Let's not speak of debt, nor fail our meeting. If there is a future... I truly wish... I could have held your gaze a little longer."]
[Expressing her feelings as she fell in battle, Siduri passed away holding your hand.]
[Saying nothing more, you simply raised your sword against Marduk. The Ea, which should have been wielded only by Gilgamesh, erupted with its final radiance from your hands.]
[You died.]
[Witnessing your corpse, the Creation Goddess Tiamat said nothing. She simply gazed quietly at the 'children' she had once created, and then sighed.]
[Tiamat returned to the Sea of Imaginary Numbers, retrieving her Saint Graph and everything she was.]
[Tiamat released all her seals, no longer restraining herself. Activating her Anti-Creation Authority, she purged the entire Underworld, obliterating even her own existence.]
[Before the Beast II, the Evil of Humanity, none could escape. The entire mythology of Mesopotamia returned to nothingness. This was the Twilight of the Gods, and the end of Uruk.]
[This simulation has ended... Calculating rating... Evaluation: SS (Epic)]
[Evaluation: Born as an anomaly from the Sea of Imaginary Numbers, targeted by the World's Will, you did not perish but struggled to survive.]
[You strengthened Uruk, altered the fates of many, and even taught the Creation Mother Goddess the meaning of love.]
[Unfortunately, as a king, you reached Uruk's limit, but not your own.]
[Congratulations, Host, for achieving an SS-rank evaluation. As this instance is rated SSS, a higher rating tier has been unlocked.]
[Age of Gods Legend - Uruk (SSS Rank). Current Score: SS (Epic). Unlocked Rating: SSS (Legendary).]
[Reward Obtained: Uruk Heroic Spirit Monument (SS).]
Uruk Heroic Spirit Monument:
Rank: SS
Category: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm
Maximum Capture: Unknown
The Uruk Heroic Spirit Monument is inhabited by the military souls of the army led by the Sun-Crowned King and the King of Heroes. Every name engraved upon it belongs to a warrior who followed their kings unwaveringly to the world's end. Should the king call, they will answer.
When Sun King Ryuya activates the Heroic Spirit Monument, countless warriors manifest as Heroic Spirits. They are his undefeatable faith. Even if the enemy is the lofty gods, they will swing their swords without retreating!
[Reward Obtained: Foe of the Gods, Beloved of the Gods (SS).]
[As a foe of the gods, you, as a king, inherently embody the meaning of 'Mandate of Heaven, Longevity and Prosperity'. You care not for the so-called 'Heaven'; authority is granted by you, not received.]
[As the sole beloved of the Creation Mother Goddess and the Underworld Goddess, your charm towards goddesses is maximized. Even if a war among gods breaks out, many goddesses remain neutral due to your presence.]
[Effect: When facing gods, all your stats increase by one rank. When facing goddesses, your charm is infinitely amplified, and initial favorability is increased.]
[Reward Obtained: Ultimate Being (SSS-).]
[As an anomaly born from the Sea of Imaginary Numbers, you survived being consumed by the world's exterior due to special reasons. Your physicality, instincts, and bloodline have transcended humanity, evolving into an ultimate existence.]
[Effect: All your stats have unlimited growth potential. All your bloodline titles can be devoured by the Ultimate Being, extracting the essence and discarding the dross. Your base state is enhanced, fearless even in the harshest environments.]
[Bloodlines consumable by Ultimate Being: White Dragon King Bloodline (S), Red Dragon's Affection (S), Fairy of Avalon (S), Master of Youkai (S), Foe of the Gods, Beloved of the Gods (SS).]
[Congratulations, Host, for achieving an SS (Epic) rating. +1 carryable talent per simulation, +1000 points.]
Emerging from the simulator, Ryuya's mind was filled with the prompts from this simulation.
"Failed..."
His expression grim, looking at his hands, Ryuya quickly replayed his Uruk journey in his mind.
"I reached Uruk's limit, but not my own?"
Contemplating his choices in Uruk, Ryuya recalled the option presented during the war against the other tribes, before Gilgamesh's campaign.
'Could cooperation with the other tribes have been possible against the lofty gods?'
'And Ishtar's words… Tiamat's exile wasn't entirely the gods' intention. They merely sought to transition from the Diamond Age to the Golden Age, and targeting Uruk was to transition from the Golden Age to the Silver Age.'
Remembering his time in Britain, where even exhausting a lifetime's effort couldn't break the land's constraints or merge with the Inner Sea of the Planet, forcing him to open a path to Avalon to connect to the Root.
Behind all this, the influence of the World's Will was inevitable. And its name, Ryuya had a rough guess.
'Gaia, the Will of the Planet, and Alaya, the Counter Force of Humanity!'
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A/N: Future rewards will consolidate the previous complex variety, aiming to make the protagonist's stat sheet simpler, purer, yet still powerful.
I did consider the first simulation in Camelot should have achieved eternity initially, but I felt that would be too fast. Should every simulation be like that? Becoming invincible too quickly makes the plot hard to control.
Moreover, the early boss in the outline is the Counter Force. The protagonist cannot establish an eternal nation against the Counter Force's opposition in the very first simulation… he needs to grow.
My outline is structured with simulations one after another. Eternal nations, Lostbelts, Singularities… these are for later.
Ryuya didn't come to this world perfect. He needs growth, experience. He will do everything a king should do, everything a lover can do, searching for the one, truly perfect ending through countless simulations.