Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 76 Mission: 13-2 Battle End
"That's it. Mephistopheles' true name has been proven to be Samael..."

Next to the dragon-shaped stone statue, Ritsuka was reporting the situation to the people of Chaldea, and at the same time learned some facts that only they knew. However, before they had spoken for a few words, an alarm sounded next to Mashu.

"Enemy reaction... It's a Heroic Spirit! A hostile Heroic Spirit has awakened from the stone statue!"

After Mashu's warning, the giant dragon transformed into stone trembled. Its gray-white body cracked along the lines of its scales, and gravel bounced and fell, raising a dense cloud of dust that covered the steps of the pyramid.

"The dream of revenge vanishes like a bubble, and the scattered starlight is like a withered flower."

A clear voice spoke in a low voice: "And here I am reborn."

Mash was still analyzing the enemy's information: "This reaction...is not Mephistopheles, nor is it Kriemhild. What on earth is it——"

"Oedipus." Li Xiang frowned and said solemnly: "He has completely woken up."

Speaking of Oedipus, this hero is the protagonist of the classical Greek tragedy "Oedipus Rex." Abandoned by his biological father due to Apollo's prophecy, he then left his adoptive parents due to a misunderstanding of the identity of the "father" in the prophecy. Ultimately, after solving the Sphinx's riddle and returning to his birthplace of Thebes, he accidentally killed his biological father, just as predicted, and subsequently married his mother.

This immoral behavior was punished by the gods, and plague and famine struck. Oedipus sought help from the prophet Tiresias, but was told that the source of the disaster lay with him. Furious, Oedipus called the prophet blind, deaf, and foolish. The prophet, knowing the truth, retorted, "These words will come true in you."

The prophet was unwilling to tell Oedipus the cruel truth, but the arrogant Oedipus had already vaguely realized the possibility, but he closed his eyes and ears, unwilling to accept this possibility, and stubbornly sought the truth.

Arrogance is the determination to act on one's own will without allowing others to interfere. Oedipus's arrogance is even greater—he believes that his own will can surpass the gods and overwhelm fate.

However, his attempt to rewrite his fate actually became the fuse of his future tragedy.

"I, who have been reborn, will rewrite a brand new destiny."

"After being reborn, I will continue my revenge on the sun."

"Perseus." Ritsuka calmly looked at the only heroic spirit beside him and asked, "Can you still fight?"

"Just barely?" Perseus's face was covered in sweat. She said, "I might be able to hold them back, but I'm afraid I can't defeat them."

Even if Oedipus had completely renounced his status as a "beast" and the demon king, he had, after all, swallowed a demon pillar, and the scale of his spiritual power was still vastly different. The possibility of Perseus, without his Noble Phantasm, defeating him was not even close to impossible; it was completely nonexistent.

“Just do your best.”

Mashu also chimed in, "That's right, the two Heroic Spirits, Uesugi Kenshin and Izumo Okuni, are already on their way!"

"Are they okay too?"

Ritsuka breathed a sigh of relief. But before he could even finish his breath, the crack in the dragon's body suddenly widened, almost completely splitting it in two. A figure wearing a red cape and a golden crown emerged from the crack and landed steadily on the ground.

“It was said at the time: Pride breeds tyrants.

"That's true—the gods high up on Mount Olympus are truly arrogant. If anyone dares to disobey them, who knows what terrible punishment will be brought down!"

The handsome young man who looked like a girl stretched out his hand and drew out a long sword, pointing it at Perseus who was wearing flying shoes, and threatened: "And you - son of God, let me curse you with the same fate!" Perseus took a breath and immediately swung the weapon in his hand to kill him.

She hadn't expected the other party to directly declare the release of the Noble Phantasm upon meeting. Without knowing the effect of the Noble Phantasm, there was no point in dodging. All she could do was try to interrupt the other party!

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Oedipus announced the true name of his Noble Phantasm: "Fate, you made me walk like a baby (Ignoran, Deaf, Blind)!"

At that moment, Perseus's consciousness fell into a deep darkness called "madness." That was the end of Oedipus—in his madness, he blinded himself and was exiled to another country.

Thus, the class of Oedipus who appeared at this moment was precisely Berserker. He possessed the EX-level "Berserk," and this Noble Phantasm "gifted" this skill to Perseus.

EX-level berserkers often transform their minds into something vastly different from a human's, while A-level berserkers and below plunge the wearer into a frenzy that renders communication impossible. Perseus, succumbing to his madness, dropped to all fours and attacked Oedipus like a wild beast.

This was the same posture Pavone had in before being defeated.

Oedipus easily parried Perseus's attack with his sword, knocking the sickle out of her hand. Having lost the sickle, Perseus did not even think of retrieving it, and continued his attack with his bare hands.

This may be her bravest moment in this singularity.

Standing not far away, Ritsuka shouted at Oedipus, "Oedipus, the singularity hasn't disappeared yet, which means—the Holy Grail is in your hands!"

"There is no such thing as a Holy Grail in this singularity," Oedipus replied calmly. This answer was difficult for the Master from Chaldea to accept.

"How is that possible?" she asked. "Without the Holy Grail—"

"If you're asking about the magical wishing machine, isn't it right there?"

What Oedipus refers to is the petrified dragon's belly: "the living wish-granting machine that can fulfill all wishes."

He was referring to Mephistopheles.

Oedipus took Perseus's blow head-on and severely wounded him with his sword, which brought Perseus back from his frenzy but left him too weak to fight any longer.

At this moment, Mephisto, who was supposed to be petrified along with the evil dragon, appeared before Oedipus's finger and looked at Ritsuka: "Master, long time no see. I'm here to fulfill our bet."

"So, did you see it?" Ritsuka asked.

"I see, thanks to you."

The demon's figure slowly dissipated, leaving behind its final words: "That was truly dazzling, so dazzling that it made me hate it..."

(End of this chapter)