The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

The heat of lightning is just like that of the blazing sun. After piercing through the sun, it flies out carrying intense fire. What flies into the sky is not lightning, but the sun wheel that is going to burn the world.

In a dark world, in a world where the sun has been swallowed, the sun rises once more as lightning, and then strikes the darkness.

Chapter Ninety-Five Falling

In the development of civilization, the pursuit of abundance is an ever-evolving chapter. With the emergence of state organizations, the number of people supported also increased, which intensified the demand for agricultural production capacity.

The emergence of civilizations and the formation of nations both require greater abundance, but Canaan, the promised land, was not fertile everywhere. Located on the Mediterranean coast, the region was affected by a unique climate, with long, hot, and dry summers and most rainfall occurring only in winter, which made agricultural production tend to favor drought-resistant crops.

However, prolonged and continuous cultivation will gradually deplete the soil's nutrients, leading to a decline in soil fertility and causing problems such as desertification and salinization.

This problem can be solved by building canals and implementing fallow systems.

However, with the increasing nationalization, the number of aristocrats who no longer needed to farm for a living gradually increased, and their increased demand for food led them to hinder farmers from implementing fallow measures in order to pursue greater output.

Therefore, people can only pray for abundance, for ever-increasing abundance, so that they can support the entire city and the entire country.

However, while rulers can use various means to suppress and control conflicts among humans, they find it difficult to quell their own greedy exploitation of the land.

The cycle of productivity and ecology became an inevitable cycle. Thus, after seven years of abundance, the earth was barren for another seven years. Baal, in his waking state, brought down seven years of abundance, then fell into the underworld and only awoke seven years later.

When did Baal first fall? It was when he sent Anat to threaten Ele and summon the craftsman god to build him a golden palace, and death entered through the palace window.

This is the price of prosperity. After the splendor and wealth accumulated with gold and silver, comes chaos.

It's time for the golden city to collapse; after extreme prosperity comes the collapse of order.

It is time for the bones and the dead buried beneath this gold to open their eyes, to rise from their graves on the day of judgment, and to drag the once-prosperous city into the abyss of death it too must enter.

Although the first priority at this moment is to destroy the god-devouring sandstorm created by the Beast of Sodom through a false miracle.

But the city that stands at the very center of everything, that has not collapsed in this desert that has turned into an abyss, and that still shines on the ground, is also a target that needs to be addressed.

Even if such an eye-catching thing is unaware of the purpose and significance of this golden city, destroying it first would always be a good thing.

Although the power drawn from the depths of Jerusalem has been used within the city, similar stories can still be told.

Go and see, see the shadows reflected in the stagnant water, see the black sun that comes with the wind.

The sun crawled out of the crimson abyss, and a stench-filled black tide surged forth from its center, transforming in the blink of an eye into a torrent powerful enough to destroy an entire city.

The original intention was to fight without reservation, using every means possible to directly kill those four beasts. Therefore, there was nothing to be stingy with in employing any methods available.

Two bolts of lightning struck the center of the golden city first, while a dark, silty current surged from the city's edge, rushing towards the city's center with the force of a raging storm.

The lightning bolt encountered no obstruction. This bolt of lightning was both the staff that Set used to help Strength defeat Apep and the double hammers that Baal used to defeat his evil enemy. The booming thunder was also his unwilling cry of despair.

Both of these forces are being used here to destroy this dark desert that should not exist.

Therefore, although the arrow was shot towards the center of the golden city, the actual target was not the beast of Sodom. It was an attack on the entire barrier. Manju did not aim, but chose to shoot an arrow into the sky.

However, the power of the sun that the arrow borrowed as it flew guided it, and the sun hanging above the tower also served as an extension of the line of sight, capturing the distant scenery and thus carrying the lightning arrow there as well.

The seven-horned demon beast, which had withstood the downward descent of the Radiant Great Complex Temple, did not spare any strength to meet Manjusaki's lightning arrows. Only the beast of Sodom, its expression unchanged, raised its right hand.

"boom--!"

A tremendous, even indescribable, sound came from the abyss. Whether it was an illusion or not, the crimson color of the abyss appeared more intense, or perhaps it was closer to the ground.

In the center of the golden city, a colossal building bursts through the ground and rises upwards.

No, that is not a building, but the image of the golden cup in the hands of the Beast of Sodom, magnified countless times.

The Golden Cup, a thousand meters high, rises from the ground, taller than all the buildings in the entire Golden City. Even the ruined Great Composite Temple of Radiance appears somewhat small in its presence.

The Beast of Sodom stood in the center of the magical golden cup, letting two bolts of lightning pierce her body.

The Sodemar Beast, half its body destroyed by lightning, fell backward and sank into the filthy tide that filled the Golden Cup.

The lightning did not stop after piercing the body of the Beast of Sodom; instead, it struck the ground and spread outwards, cutting through the desert swallowed by darkness.

Cracks began to appear in the dark sky, and the sand was gradually ignited and turned into sparks.

But before this destructive force could spread throughout the entire desert, this desert that devoured the gods disintegrated on its own.

The dark sky was shattered in the blink of an eye, and the sunlight from outside shone in, dispelling all the darkness.

The crimson abyss below vanished without a trace, revealing a normal desert. Only those with keen eyesight could glimpse a hint of crimson color in the gaps between the newly appeared grains of sand.

"Did 9 actively dispel 4's own miracle? No, not 2, but 4 transformed into another form of 3."

Manju was wondering why the Beast of Sodom was doing this when he noticed an extremely high magical reaction above him.

The miracle created in Apep's name has not disappeared, but has taken on another form: another form of extinction.

In 2004, the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona observed an asteroid, which was named Apophis, the Greek name for Apophis, and is also translated as the Destroyer of Gods.

This is the only asteroid with a chance of impacting Earth within decades and has a permanent designation.

Although the connection between the two is quite small, what is the essential difference between the planet that collided with the stars and the giant serpent that swallowed the gods and brought twilight?

What it brings is pure destruction, the darkness of civilization. Therefore, stars fall from the sky, bringing the end of the world; this is the earliest description of the Doomsday Judgment.

Chapter Ninety-Six: Pagoda Temple

Meteorites falling from the sky once brought enormous catastrophes to the world, wiping out species that were once at the top of the food chain on this planet.

According to Zoroastrian accounts, at the end of the last millennium, the creator Ahura Mazda will summon the comet Gochihir from the sky to cleanse the entire world; this is the world's earliest Judgment Day.

Now, the sandstorms that buried the gods have gathered in the sky to form an asteroid that crashed into the Earth's surface, creating Apophis, the apocalyptic planet observed by humans in 2004, turning the mere possibility of a collision with Earth into reality.

In order to realize the meaning of the name given to this planet, and to recreate the destruction of this land and the destruction of civilization by the meteorite that once fell.

While it's unlikely to be an attack on the scale of a dinosaur killer, it should be enough to cause a huge impact here, and might even destroy the entire singularity.

The singularity itself, though covering a considerable area, is not so easily destroyed.

However, they were still powerless against such an attack. After all, even Fergus's demonic sword that could cleave mountains could destroy the Fifth Singularity by destroying the American continent.

The terrifying meteor before us, capable of upending civilization and even ecosystems, can also bring about utter extinction, erasing everything.

"It's time. Beast VI hasn't fully transformed yet. She probably hasn't accumulated enough power to become an adult yet, but she's close. We need to defeat her in one fell swoop and not let her stop us."

The beast of Sodom did not put up much resistance; the transformation of a creature from a juvenile to an adult is no simple matter.

Only Goetia and Tiamat were able to successfully ascend to immortality; Kama, Sesshouin Kiara, and the fox were all unsuccessful.

However, the beast before us is almost ready for further growth. Since its appearance, the spirit base of the Sodemar Beast has been growing at an extremely rapid pace.

Z can only detect magic reactions at the third-level planetary level, but it is still changing and growing, moving towards a higher level.

However, compared to Goetia, a second-tier planetary-level being, although the Beast of Sodom can grow to a higher magic level, she does not possess the massive output that allows her to unleash all of her magic power like Goetia.

The great halo formed by Goetia's Noble Phantasm is still an incredible source of firepower. The Beast of Sodom can only use her magic power on the powers she possesses, and her own Noble Phantasm is not a means that consumes too much magic power.

A: “Go to that city, and with my power, destroy all prosperity and dim the brilliance of gold. This is the fate of all prosperous cities.”

The Servants remaining in the fortress also received their missions at this moment. There was no more power in the distant city, perhaps only the remaining subjugated Egyptian soldiers and one or two Servants.

The Beast of Sodom has fallen into her own golden cup, indulging in her long-suppressed desires.

When the Beast of Sodom rises once more from the filthy mud in the cup, she will likely undergo another transformation, achieving her desires with even greater power.

At this moment, the only creatures still wreaking havoc are the seven serpentine monsters with the heads of worms or dragons.

Before dealing with that thing, Manjusuke first used his power to shatter the meteorite falling from the sky. The Beast of Sodom transformed into the form of the God-Devouring Sandstorm, and at the same time avoided the two lightning arrows shot by Manjusuke.

Although the power of this false miracle was partially reduced, most of its power was still transformed into meteorites in the sky without loss.

(9) But Anat's divine bow had vanished, leaving only the Ishtar Gate still capable of emitting a booming sound, and the light of the Baal Temple was gradually dimming.

(4) As a deity of abundance, fertility was also considered a symbol of abundance, and the worship of sexual organs was inevitable, which was a necessary part of primitive beliefs.

At the temple ruins of Baal excavated in Shechem, symbols representing the phallus and images representing female genitalia were carved on the sacred pillars in front of the temple, which were regarded as symbols of abundance.

The Baal cycle is a crucial part of Canaanite mythology. The Canaanites would hold ceremonies to reenact this cycle, hoping to bring about the revival of the god Baal and the restoration of fertility to the land. This led to the establishment of prostitutes in temples and various carnival rituals.

3. Unfortunately, there was no one here, and Manshu had no interest in bringing extra people to participate in this battle.

Ordinary people would probably have no chance of surviving here, and Manshu would have had little chance of protecting them when the time really came.

6. Although he is not a selfless saint, he still chooses to be generous when he is able to be compassionate.

Therefore, no one here could offer the temple of Baal the bounty of reproduction, nor could the great cycle be reproduced.

Without accelerating the process through rituals, and by repeating the cycle of seven years of life and seven years of death, it would be difficult to reactivate the power of the previous event in a short period of time.

Therefore, the power to be used seems to fall to another deity possessed by Manjushri.

This should be the deepest foundation of this building, after all, this entire tower was originally built to worship Marduk of Babylon, the eldest son of Enki, the creator of all things, the king of the gods, and the king of all directions!

Who could possibly surpass him? The great Marduk. Enki relinquished his position to Marduk, voluntarily stepping down to yield the throne.

Enlil and Marduk fought for four centuries, but in the end Nippur declined and Babylon prospered.

Marduk took the power and attributes from Enki and Enlil, becoming the King of the Gods and ascending to the supreme divine position.

The beastly conqueror was prepared here, not to defeat Ragnarok, but to bring down the beast that brought it all.

The base of the tower began to emit magical light, and the magical energy flowing from all parts of the fortress continuously clung to the walls of the entire tower.

The bottom floor of the tower in the desert, which was once manifested by the Sodomite beast that had come here in four separate forms, is still a blank space, used only for absorbing magic and gathering power.

Because there was nothing to worry about, even the gods painted on the walls of the tower were carefree, exchanging wine cups and enjoying the food on the table at the banquet.

Of course there's no need to worry, because Marduk is right here. He is the king of the gods, the master of the gods, and he shall be called Baal.

Chapter Ninety-Seven: Star Orbit

Marduk didn't appear very early, at least not in the long history of the Sumerians.

Initially, Marduk was as insignificant as Babylon. The first city to rise to power was Eridu, where the throne fell before the Great Flood, and the next city to inherit the throne was Kish.

Nippur was the cornerstone that Enlil built on the earth, a temple reaching to the heavens, a pillar supporting the sky, and the foundation upon which he stood, while Babylon was still largely ignored.

The name Marduk first appeared in a fragmented inscription from the Early Dynastic period, but it was not mentioned in its true and precise form until the Third Dynasty of Ur, the last Sumerian regime and the last Sumerian ruler of Mesopotamia.

The name Marduk truly became important with the rise of Babylon, and during the First Babylonian Dynasty, the name Marduk began to appear more frequently.

During this period, Marduk's name spread beyond the city of Babylon, and people outside Babylon began to pray to him.

However, during this period, Enlil was still in the position of God-King, and although Marduk was regarded as the ruler, he was still regarded as the messenger between Enlil and the Babylonian king.

The inscription by Hammurabi's son Samsu Iluna recounts how he received commands from Enlil through Ishtar, Zababa, Shamash, and Marduk.

Another passage attributes the credit for Samsu Iluna's rebuilding of the Kish walls to Zababa and Ishtar, stating that these two deities helped the king defeat his enemies.

During the ancient Babylonian period, no evidence was found to prove that Marduk held a supreme position in the pantheon; he was still considered a secondary deity.