『Yes. Do it. This body... it can withstand anything.』
Kingu had made a plea to the goddess earlier. Let me help bind Mother. Lend me your strength. That pact was now being fulfilled.
"——Alright then! I'm pulling with everything I've got!!"
To drag a goddess from the heavens to the earth, Quetzalcoatl strained against the chains, her divine muscles bulging as she heaved.
[Aaaaa,Aaaaaa——!!!!]
Tiamat resisted with her entire being. A tug-of-war between a Chief God and the Goddess of Creation began, shaking the very foundations of the world.
Quetzalcoatl gritted her teeth. She and Kingu could only manage a stalemate. They were barely holding her in place. Tiamat was too powerful, thrashing like a titan.
"It's rude to have a match without a bell. If that's the case, then at least—"
She resolved to hold out until "she" arrived. And in that moment, a change occurred.
[Aaaaaa!!?]
Snakes. Pure white snakes. Countless massive serpents coiled around Tiamat, adding their weight to the restraint.
"Is that—?!"
『Could it be...!』
Standing there was a gargantuan goddess with violet hair and a beautiful, pale form. A composite divinity that birthed infinite serpents.
"Gorgon?! Why are you here—!"
"Explanations later. Together—you, me, and Kingu—we are dropping Tiamat into the dirt!"
Quetzalcoatl grinned. "Haha! A tag-team deathmatch? I love it! Mucho! Mucho!"
They pulled. The snakes tightened.
[Aaaaaa,Aaaaaa——!!]
Tiamat fought, but at last, her strength wavered—
[LAAAAAAAAA————!!?]
She plummeted headlong into the Gate of the Underworld waiting directly beneath her!!
"Gracias! Mission accomplished!" Quetzalcoatl wiped the sweat from her brow.
『Whew—not yet. It isn't over.』 Kingu remained in his chain form, refusing to let go.
"...We're counting on you, Ereshkigal..." The goddess who called herself Gorgon whispered, staring into the abyss of the gate.
The Underworld's Judgment
She had been struck down. Dragged from the sky to the earth, and from the earth to the abyss. Tiamat gnashed her teeth in fury. Why do you reject me? I only wish to love you—
The moment that thought surfaced—
[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa————――――!!!??]
Pain. Constant, searing pain. Lightning and flames with the heat to vaporize mountains surged over her. The Underworld did not permit her presence; it sought to incinerate the intruder.
"How do you like that? In this realm, even a god cannot resist. Even my Brother would have been in trouble here."
Ereshkigal winked. "You're lucky I'm on your side."
Rikka nodded fervently. Every strike was equivalent to an Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm. Under this assault, surely...
The battle seemed decided.
"Now, let's finish this! Souls of the Underworld! Judge the one who threatens our peace! All spears—fire!!"
Hundreds, thousands, millions—an infinity of spears rained down upon Tiamat. Her screams of agony filled the cavern as her flesh was pierced and charred.
"There. Even Mother shouldn't be able to—"
"Fool! Do not let up!" Gilgamesh's voice thundered. "This is where the real fight begins! Behold! She is returning to her primordial state!"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
『—She is coming. Her true form. The true Beast II is manifesting... now.』
The Beast Awakens
Her body began to swell further. Her legs filled with dense muscle. Her arms doubled in thickness, slamming into the ground like the pillars of a temple. She became a hybrid—a harmony of human and beast.
Her wings became pitch-black shadows; her hair swirled like a cyclone. Her jaw split open to her throat, her horns broke, and her eyes burned with a terrifying, incandescent rage.
Tail, wings, horns, fangs. She was the image of the Beast.
『Regression to the Age of Gods... conversion to the Jurassic era completed. The internal magical reactor is at critical output—that's no longer a divine spirit. That is a physical God!』
[——————]
『Here she comes! The true face of Beast II!』
[————LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!]
With a single roar, she blew away the punishments of the Underworld.
"Hmph. All that work just to finally see her at her best! Good! It was worth summoning Marduk!"
"WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT—?!" Ereshkigal shrieked. Gilgamesh smacked her on the head.
"I told you not to stop! Continue the punishments!"
"B-but! It's not working! She's getting stronger!"
"Reverse your thinking! She is at her most 'vulnerable' now because she has been forced into a physical form! This is our only chance to kill her!"
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