A certain crossover anime's nuclear-powered sword immortal

"Isn't it a bit too early to say that? I haven't even used my full strength yet."

Shirou's words caused Hephaestus to show a somewhat surprised expression.

"Impossible! In the fight just now, I'm certain you used your full strength; there's no way you held back at all!"

"That's not what I meant."

Shirou shrugged, then stomped his foot hard on the ground.

Some unseen force began to change the surrounding landscape.

That power shattered the surrounding space in an instant!

Bang!

Then, with Shirou at the center, the surrounding scenery began to change rapidly.

Under the somewhat bewildered gaze of the chief god Hephaestus, the once clear sky, where the sun was shining brightly, began to darken.

The sun was turning orange, and it had moved to the west, creating a scene resembling dusk.

Then, Hephaestus looked around at the ground and found himself in a wasteland. Various swords were stuck upside down in the wasteland. These were all weapons that Hephaestus, the god of fire and craftsmen, considered to be of very high quality.

Although they cannot compare to divine weapons, it must be said that it is astonishing that a mortal could possess so many high-quality weapons.

Hephaestus gazed into the distance at the endless wasteland, which seemed to have no end and no boundary.

"here it is……?"

Hephaestus looked at the world around him, his pupils trembling slightly.

Shirou stood in the middle of the wasteland, facing Hephaestus.

The orange sunlight shone behind him, elongating his shadow.

"Imagination and reality, individual and world, exchanging the inner and outer, rewriting the real world according to my ideas, can contain an infinite world of swords. How do you view this?"

Hephaestus, who knew that the red-haired boy was the 'Godslayer', was not too surprised. After a few seconds of slight astonishment, he regained his composure and slowly spoke to the red-haired boy standing in front of him.

"What an interesting place. Is this your power?"

Meanwhile, Shirou, standing opposite him, casually pulled out a golden sword that was stuck upside down in the wasteland and pointed the tip at Hephaestus.

Shirou already knew all the information about the sword the moment he held it in his hand.

"The Golden Sword of Inevitable Victory"

Grade: B (A+ when conditions are met)

Type: Anti-personnel Noble Phantasm

Note: The Holy Sword, which appears in the legend of King Arthur, was pulled from a rock by Arthur when he became king. Only those who have the qualifications of "king" can unleash its full power.

This sword is not meant for "enemies," but for the person who wields it. Only those who possess the qualifications of "King" can unleash its A+ level power.

"I don't know if I've met the conditions now..."

Shirou seemed to see that blonde, blue-eyed girl again, and the beautiful smile she gave him at the last moment was still vivid in his mind.

A fleeting memory flashed through his mind, and Shirou suddenly felt the golden sword in his hand getting hot. He quickly looked at the blade and discovered that it was radiating an incredibly dazzling golden light.

Shirou's pupils trembled slightly as he examined the attributes of the golden sword in his hand once more.

"The Golden Sword That Is Forever Far Away"

Category: Anti-personnel treasure

Grade: A+

Note: The ultimate projection, an eternal and distant holy sword that only the "king" acknowledged by the sword is qualified to wield.

Looking at the holy sword radiating dazzling light in his hand, Shirou's gaze was complex, but he finally smiled slightly.

Are you also missing that face?

As he said this, the golden sword in his hand trembled slightly, as if in response.

"In that case, lend me a hand!"

Shirou then raised the golden sword in his hand high above his head.

The light converged wildly, making the sword even more dazzling. When the light reached its peak, Shirou swung the sword down fiercely towards Hephaestus.

"Excalibur Image!!" (The Golden Sword of Eternity and Distance)

The golden sword body transformed into surging energy, which broke through the sword's restraints and burst forth!

It was a beam of light capable of piercing through a city in an instant; even the hardest material on Earth could not stop its unstoppable momentum.

Faced with the pillar of light that seemed to break through all obstacles, even Hephaestus, one of the Twelve Olympians, dared not be careless. His pure white greatsword immediately shone brightly, and the blade seemed to transform into a pillar of energy that was a thousand meters long. With a swing forward, he released it!

boom----!

The two beams of light collided at that moment, and the resulting power shook the entire space.

Shirou felt a tremor in his heart, never expecting that the attack would actually cause a slight tremor in this natural barrier.

The golden sword in his hand trembled slightly, clearly unable to withstand the power released by the pure white greatsword in Hephaestus's hand, after all, it was a divine weapon comparable to an EX-rank Noble Phantasm.

Unless it is the original "Eternal Golden Sword" and is used by Saber at her peak, it is impossible to contend with a divine weapon.

"That artifact is really amazing..."

Shirou stared at Hephaestus's tightly gripped, pure white greatsword, his mouth watering.

Chapter Twenty-Four: The God's Declaration!

If only I could obtain that divine artifact...

As soon as the thought came to mind, Shirou quickly calmed his restless mind.

Now, he was fighting one of the most powerful of the twelve Greek gods, the "disobedient gods." If he tried to seize the artifact directly from the opponent, not only would he be unlikely to succeed, but he might even suffer serious injuries as a result.

"There must be another way to get that thing back..."

Once Shirou started eyeing the artifact in Hephaestus's possession, his mind immediately became active, and he began to think of a strategy to deal with it.

While his mind was racing, Shirou also didn't forget to continue his attack on Hephaestus.

Just as the "Eternal Golden Sword" in his hand was about to give way, Shirou had a thought, and all the swords stuck upside down in the surrounding wasteland rose up from the ground and shot into the sky, turning the sky above Hephaestus into countless shadows.

"what!?"

Hephaestus, who was pouring his divine power into the pure white greatsword in his hand, intending to defeat Shirou in one fell swoop, suddenly noticed the Noble Phantasms that rushed into the sky and immediately remembered the Noble Phantasms that had destroyed his metal man.

"That god-slayer... he can actually wield so many swords...!"

Then, to Hephaestus's somewhat horrified gaze, the countless sword artifacts, trailing blue streaks, suddenly descended like a torrential rain!

Faced with the rain of swords, Hephaestus immediately swung the iron hammer in his other hand and slammed it into the ground.

As Hephaestus's hammer slammed into the ground, Shirou felt the earth shake violently, and the entire space trembled once again.

The earth above the wasteland suddenly cracked open, revealing endless void beneath the fissures. But due to Hephaestus's power, flames erupted, soaring into the sky and engulfing the countless magical artifacts falling from the heavens.

"As expected of the god of fire and craftsmen, his control over flames is so powerful...!"

Shirou was horrified. At the same time, the "Eternal Golden Sword" in his hand finally couldn't withstand the pressure and shattered, turning into scattered rays of light that dissipated in Shirou's hand.

The pure white, blazing beam of light in front of them suddenly lost its resistance and rushed straight towards Shirou.

Shirou unleashed magical energy beneath his feet, his figure vanishing in a blur as he avoided the impact of the pillar of light. In that instant, he simultaneously manipulated even more sword-shaped Noble Phantasms to attack Hephaestus's body.

Within this "Unlimited Blade Works," Shirou's ability to manipulate Noble Phantasms is greatly enhanced, and this mental landscape can be changed at will according to his will.

Even with two powerful weapons in hand and unparalleled martial prowess, Hephaestus was still unable to block all the magical artifacts rushing in from all directions, and many swords eventually broke through his defenses.

At this moment, Hephaestus was covered in dozens of magical artifacts, making him look like a hedgehog. Golden divine blood flowed down his body, the color of the energy that had reached its peak.

"You actually drove me to this point, you damned god-slayer!"

Despite his injury, Hephaestus showed no signs of weakness; instead, he grew stronger with each setback, and his golden divine power intensified.

"It's not over yet!"

Upon making this announcement, Shirou raised his right hand without hesitation.

"Fantasy Collapse!"

The overwhelming magical power destroyed the sword artifacts embedded in Hephaestus's body, and the immense magical power released in an instant severely injured even the 'disobedient god'.

boom----!

Amidst the scorching storm of magic, Hephaestus's body was constantly being obliterated, only to be rebuilt again by the powerful self-healing ability of his divine form, enduring repeated and intense pain.

"Uhhhhh!!!"

Hephaestus let out a roar that resounded through the sky, and at the same time, his body was engulfed in raging flames. He threw away his hammer and charged towards Shirou, brandishing his pure white greatsword!

With incredible speed, Hephaestus left a fiery red afterimage across the wasteland, and then suddenly swung his pure white greatsword at Shirou's feet.

Faced with this incredibly powerful sword strike, Shirou fearlessly projected another "Eternal and Distant Golden Sword" to meet it head-on.

Clang!

The two clashed again, their figures constantly flying across the wasteland, exchanging blows and separating several times, leaving behind countless afterimages of shimmering gold and azure blue.

Their fighting power grew stronger and their speed increased until they were indistinguishable. With their high fighting spirit bursting forth, their speed reached sub-light speed, and their bodies transformed into golden and blue lines that crisscrossed chaotically in the wasteland!

After hundreds of close-quarters battles, Shirou's "Eternal and Distant Golden Sword" finally shattered, turning into specks of light and dissipating in his hand.

However, on this endless wasteland, Shirou was not short of weapons. He casually pulled out a "Sword of Victory" stuck upside down in the ground and once again faced Hephaestus.

"The Sword of Victory in Rotation"

Grade: A+

Type: Anti-fortress Noble Phantasm

Description: A luminous and shining sword, with a holy sword resembling the sun sealed inside the hilt. Infusing it with magic can extend the blade to the limit of one's field of vision.

The battle intensified, and the space trembled with each clash of weapons. Hephaestus, as the god of craftsmen, possessed formidable power, but Shirou's power was even greater. However, his weapon was inferior, which is why the battle was so fierce and evenly matched.

However, with the relentless battles, Shirou not only...

He was clashing with Hephaestus's swordsmanship while simultaneously manipulating the swords on the wasteland, making them fly and intertwine around him.

Countless swords fell around Hephaestus and then shattered, the resulting magical explosions causing even the chief god to tremble.