A certain crossover anime's nuclear-powered sword immortal

"There is no earth without light, no sky without brightness, no soil without flowers, there is nothing here."

The enormous crimson skull raised its arm, conjuring a red spear.

"I can't even understand what those human souls are saying, I don't comprehend it, I don't understand it, but even so, I will create! I will create a kingdom of death that will not lose to any other world!"

"So that's why you want to rule over humanity?" Shirou asked.

“This is my choice!”

Ereshkigal answered in this way.

"No, Ereshkigal."

Golden light began to shine from Shirou's body, illuminating the entire dark space with a divine glow.

"You are a goddess, yet you deeply love humans who are destined to die. You do not degrade death as a disgusting fear, but rather venerate it and try to protect the remaining souls after death."

"The reason you joined the 'Three Goddess Alliance' is to bring as many souls as possible to this land of death for protection, even if you don't gain anyone's understanding, even if you are the only one isolated among the tens of thousands of souls in this country."

"You are inherently in love with humans. Forced to come to the underworld, you cannot leave this realm and can only stay here in solitude forever. So, you must be very lonely, right?"

"..." Ereshkigal fell silent.

“If we can free you from your mythical fate, then the current situation can be resolved, right?” Shirou said.

“No…it’s impossible, even you couldn’t do such a thing…” Ereshkigal’s voice was trembling with sobs, a desperate answer.

"How will you know if you don't try?"

As he said this, Shirou raised his right hand, and a huge golden sword materialized above his palm, radiating a dazzling golden light.

"Liberate this cage today, Ereshkigal! This sword—sever fate!"

Shirou, who had made such a loud announcement, swung down the sword in his hand.

That sword strike not only cleaved the underworld in two, but also severed Ereshkigal's fate.

Since the underworld was already under Shirou's control, he imbued the Golden Sword with the power of Hades, the "King of the Underworld".

At the same time, the huge crimson skull dissipated, and a blonde woman appeared on the ground, who was undoubtedly Ereshkigal.

“You are… Ereshkigal?” Mash asked.

"..." Eresh did not answer Mash, but instead turned her gaze to Shirou.

"So, are you willing to join me now?" Shirou approached her with a smile.

She swallowed unconsciously, and a sense of panic welled up inside her. She took a few steps back nervously.

But Shirou had no intention of stopping and continued to walk towards her. When he reached the goddess, whose cheeks were flushed, he reached out his hand to her.

"I have severed your fate and the covenant with your allies. From now on, you will no longer be bound by anything. Come to my side."

"..." Ereshkigal's eyes gradually filled with tears. She tremblingly reached out her hand to Shirou and replied in a voice barely audible, "Okay..."

Ishtar's body also recovered from its shrunken state.

"Ereshkigal has now withdrawn from the 'Three Goddess Alliance'."

“But… I’ve already taken away so many people…” Ai Lei lowered her eyes with a hint of self-reproach.

at this time

“Gilgamesh spoke up.”

"If you're referring to the bodies of those who died from exhaustion, they've already been properly preserved. Kusa City has a population of 900, and Uruk has 300 victims, totaling only 1200. This number can be easily accommodated simply by opening the basement of the Divine Tower."

“Then…” Ellie murmured blankly.

“If you free your soul from that gun prison, everyone will be instantly resurrected, right?” Shirou replied.

Upon hearing this, Ai Lei's eyes immediately reddened, tears streaming down her cheeks as she wept with joy.

"Now that even Ereshkigal has joined Uruk's side, the 'Three Goddess Alliance' now only has one goddess, Gorgon."

After Ereshkigal joined Shirou's party, there are now three goddesses in the party.

Gilgamesh's soul returned to the human world first, while Shirou and the others used teleportation magic to return to Uruk.

Upon seeing Shirou and the others, Merlin, Anna, and Quetzalcoatl immediately came to greet them.

"Huh? Anna, your hood?" Gudako exclaimed in surprise when she saw the girl with her hood up, revealing a quiet and lovely face.

"Ah... this..." Anna's cheeks flushed slightly, her fingers intertwined, and she looked a little awkward.

At the same time, the goddess Quetzalcoatl immediately gave Shirou a warm hug.

"Welcome back~!"

"Hey! What are you doing? Let go right now!"

When Eresh saw this, her eyes widened in anger, her cheeks puffed out, and she quickly went up to pull Quetzalcoatl away.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Temple of Blood

At this moment, Quetzalcoatl finally noticed Ereshkigal, and upon seeing this 'goddess of the underworld,' he immediately showed an incredulous expression.

"Oh my gosh~ Ereshkigal, how did you manage to come to the surface?"

At this moment, Gudako spoke up to explain to Quetzalcoatl, "It was Shirou who helped Ereshkigal escape from the Underworld, and now she is able to move freely in the outside world."

"You can actually do something like that... Amazing!" Quetzalcoatl looked at Shirou, his eyes shining. "No wonder you're the man who can defeat me. You're excellent in every way."

As he spoke, Quetzalcoatl moved closer to Shirou and took his arm.

"What are you doing sneakily? You shameless, stupid goddess!" Aerys immediately rebuked Quetzal Koyatl for her behavior, finding it utterly despicable.

"What are you doing here...?" Siduri, who had just walked over, glanced curiously at Shirou, who was being fought over by the two goddesses. "King Gilgamesh has summoned you all. Please follow me."

……

In the main hall at the top of the tower, Gilgamesh stood before the sand table used for drills.

Siduri stood beside Gilgamesh and spoke first to the crowd.

"Well then, everyone, please allow me to confirm and report on the current situation."

She pointed to the city wall erected on the sand table.

"Currently, in order to resist the large-scale invasion of the Gorgon body, we have concentrated our forces on the northern wall of Uruk. Fortunately, Orihara severely damaged her before, so she has not been disturbed for the time being."

At this point, Gilgamesh smiled at Shirou and continued.

"On the other hand, the monsters have gathered in the cedar forest, and their numbers are more than ten times ours."

Gilgamesh pondered at that moment.

"That's right, under these circumstances, humanity has no chance of winning. In that case, we have no choice but to try to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's base."

Gudako spoke up: "So, this time we're planning a direct attack, right?"

"Yes, all the people of Uruk will be mobilized to delay them at the North Wall for half a day. During this half day, you will strike directly at Gorgon's stronghold, the Temple of Blood."

Ishtar nodded.

"If that's the case, we'll be able to defeat Gorgon's true form. But will things really go that smoothly?"

"The Blood Temple will be entrusted to Quetzalcoatl's hand axe. That axe should be able to destroy the Blood Temple and open a path to its interior."

Gilgamesh said, "Shouldn't that be possible?"

“Hmm… it’s about 30 kilometers from the north wall to the temple, so it’s definitely achievable. However, I have a contract with the ‘Three Goddesses Alliance.’ If I break the contract and attack the other goddesses, I will be destroyed instantly,” Quetzalcoatl said with some helplessness.

At that moment, Mashu remembered something.

"By the way, could the power that Orihara-senpai used on Miss Ereshkigal, which severed both fate and contract, also be used on Quetzalcoatl?"

"Impossible, right? How could someone with such immense power be used so easily?" Merlin was pessimistic about this.

Well…

"You really can use it freely." Shirou shrugged and said.

She then looked at Quetzalcoatl. The goddess of Venus, whose gaze swept over her, seemed to recall the time when Shirou had pinned her to the ground, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

“Um… how do we do it…?” Quetzalcoatl asked hesitantly.

“Like this.” The moment Shirou uttered these words, everyone saw a golden sword being swung down by Shirou, slashing towards Quetzalcoatl’s body.

As if some connection had been severed, Quetzalcoatl's expression changed slightly, a hint of joy appearing on his face.

"The contract... has been dissolved!?"

Gilgamesh also cast a slightly surprised glance at Shirou, then swept his gaze across everyone's faces.

"So... everyone, this operation has been explained very clearly, hasn't it? Quetzalcoatl will break through the Blood Temple, and then we'll swarm in and crush the Gorgon!"

After everyone left the tower, Merlin looked at Gilgamesh's back as he walked toward the throne.

"Then let us part ways here, King Gilgamesh."

Gilgamesh froze, turning back to look at Merlin, who was still speaking, with a puzzled expression.

"As long as we defeat Gorgon and retrieve the Holy Grail from the Magic King, this era will not collapse, and the task you gave me will come to an end."

Gilgamesh said with a hint of regret upon hearing Merlin's words.

"Yes, you're right. It's all thanks to you that you've made it through these days. Take good care of yourself until the end of this planet, Flower Magician."

After saying this, Gilgamesh turned around and continued walking up the steps.

Looking at the king's retreating figure, Merlin bowed deeply to him.

"If your legend can be passed down to future generations, then let's meet again in the distant future."

……

After Shirou and the others returned to their lodgings, they happened to meet an elderly woman with gray hair. She told them about Anna's help to her and took out a flower wreath, intending to give it to Anna as a thank-you gift. However, since Anna was not there at the time, she gave it to Shirou, hoping that he could pass it on to her.

“Okay, I understand.” Shirou nodded.

As the night grew bright and the stars shone, the group set off in donkey carts.

"Merlin, you must be tired. I'll switch with you, why don't you go and get some sleep?" Gudako said to Merlin, who was driving the donkey cart, as she lifted the curtain.

"You're asking if I can't sleep, right?" Merlin chuckled. "Oh yeah, I haven't explained this to you yet."

"There's more than one thing, isn't there?"