In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

Even Gilgamesh couldn't help but smile upon hearing this news. He nodded to Siduri that he understood and then let her arrange the next steps, as he was a little tired and needed to leave for a while.

Siduri happily accepted the task and then went to prepare for the victory celebration.

"—"

Gazing at the sky, feeling the unsettling magic dissipate above his head, and witnessing the disappearance of the ring, Gilgamesh crossed his arms and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips. However, when he looked at the earth in the distance, which had become somewhat dark due to this calamity, a hint of apprehension surfaced in his eyes.

Gilgamesh then went up to the top of the tower alone and came to the palace in Uruk. Looking down at the city below, which was still empty but not many people had died, a trace of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.

Recalling the familiar green figure, Gilgamesh looked around him. Although the place was still empty, he vaguely saw the green figure still there, giving him a long-lost smile.

"Enkidu... Rest in peace, my dear friend."

"Humanity has once again successfully overcome this disaster, a great achievement that the gods can never deny."

Gilgamesh murmured to himself, then went to the center of the supposedly destroyed city-state of Uruk, took out the Tiamat fragments he had collected from the Temple of Time, dug a large pit in the ground, and buried them there.

“Live well, Sumer’s mother, you are free now,” he said softly.

Even if you feel disdain for the gods.

But this time, Gilgamesh was also completely shocked by the aura of Sumer's mother, Tiamat.

She would rather seal herself away, constantly weaken herself, and even leave behind a weapon to kill herself in order to protect humanity and prevent humans from evilly destroying the children she loved.

Such selfless spirit is completely different from that of the gods; it is a spirit unique to the Mother of Creation.

She disregarded her own life and death, truly loving this world with all her heart. Moreover, Tiamat's anger made him deeply understand that it was far more terrifying than the Bull of Heaven. This experience truly made Gilgamesh feel what it meant to feel powerless in the face of calamity.

Having gone through so much, even he had to confront his own prejudiced heart and admit that Tiamat was Sumer's mother, the greatest mother.

but--

"..."

Gilgamesh looked at the dark earth once more, his expression becoming even more complex.

Although victory was ultimately achieved, the human-machine war came to an end, and after such a disaster, Sumer's era was truly over.

This time, it wasn't the Sumerian civilization that was destroyed, but something much deeper—the Sumerian land itself.

Although he knew that the Sumerian land would be ravaged by war in the future, he believed that it was just a cycle that would not stop the continuation of life. However, this time, due to the calamities and waves brought by Gorgon and Tiamat, the entire ley line was completely polluted. In other words, the spiritual veins of this continent were completely dead.

The spiritual veins of the entire continent have been polluted, making it impossible to cultivate suitable life.

This also means that even if we return to the modern era, the spiritual veins of this land will no longer be able to support the weight of life. Many plants and animals will face extinction, and humans will suffer even more in such an environment.

At the same time, because the spiritual veins of the Sumerian continent are polluted, the other oceans and lands connected to this continent will also be polluted, and may even die one after another. The living environment for humans will become increasingly difficult. Although they can still live, they will definitely face many disasters.

However, faced with two evil forces in humanity, such an outcome was unavoidable. Compared to the destruction of humanity, this might be considered as minimizing the losses.

If this is fate, Gilgamesh had nothing to say but to entrust it to the wisdom of future generations.

With this thought in mind, he turned his back, preparing to find a way to sever the connection of the spiritual veins and do his best to help other continents continue to exist normally.

Now, his King's Treasury is almost completely destroyed, and his energy and magic have long been ruined by firing the King's Cannon round after round. He should die a natural death soon.

Although Uruk still exists, it will soon become unsuitable for habitation due to the earth's spiritual veins. Furthermore, without his protection, it should be time for its end and demise. All that this hero-king can do in the end is to protect his people as they depart.

"..."

Just as Gilgamesh was preparing to leave and complete his own mission.

Suddenly, the heroic spirits below cried out in surprise.

"This, this is—?!"

Gilgamesh frowned and looked down, only to see that the land, which had been dyed black, was now emitting a deep blue light—the color of the spiritual veins, pure magic.

what is the problem?

The necrotic spiritual veins have actually revived once again?!

He hurriedly looked down and saw Tiamat, who had shrunk to the size of a loli and whose divinity had almost disappeared, standing at the other side of the spiritual vein node, helping to clean up this huge mess.

He looked closely and saw a faint blue light continuously emerging from Tiamat's palm, then being injected into the nodes drawn by Rowe, attempting to awaken the polluted spiritual veins of this land.

"Tiamat...is repairing the ley lines...how is that even possible?"

Gilgamesh, who was standing high above the palace, was shocked by what he saw.

He saw the problem with the spiritual veins of this continent more clearly than anyone else. It was not a problem that could be solved simply by purification; it was a permanent destruction and damage. It would be almost impossible for Tiamat, who had lost her authority, to repair it. That's why he was so pessimistic. But what exactly was it...?

He stared at Tiamat below, his eyes growing increasingly astonished, for he saw Tiamat's already petite body begin to gradually dissipate, slowly merging into the earth's veins, while the once-dead land began to regain its color.

At that moment, he understood how all of this had been accomplished.

Although Tiamat's divinity was diminished and she willingly relinquished everything, the Mother of Creation is still the Mother of Creation. Her body remains the best material for constructing the three realms of heaven, earth, and the underworld in Sumerian mythology, and is the benchmark of this world.

It would be impossible to rebuild the three realms with Tiamat's current weak body, but it wouldn't be a problem if it were just to repair the ley lines of the human realm.

In other words, Tiamat repaired the spiritual veins with her own body, and she revived the dead earth and the planet's spiritual veins, so that they would never die again.

This was the last thing she could do as a mother.

This was also her final act of dealing with the calamity she had brought upon herself.

"Mother……"

Gilgamesh stared blankly at the land before him, which was beginning to revive.

He was about to go down when he soon received a message from someone.

"King Gigi, something has happened here that requires your help. Please come quickly."

-

the other side.

"...Mother, are you really going to do this?"

As Kingu looked down at Tiamat, who had re-merged her body into the earth, tears streamed down his face.

“Aaaaaaa.”

Tiamat gently patted her head, softly comforting Jingu with a tender smile on her face.

But seeing that smile made Jingu's heart even more painful.

As a child born on this land, and having merged with Enkidu's body, she could feel the death of Sumer and the weeping of life, and she understood the impact of this disaster on the world. However, she never imagined that her mother would use this method to repair the land.

In that case...

What has all our efforts so far amounted to?!

Jingu couldn't suppress her emotions and wanted to stop Tiamat, but she couldn't speak. She knew very well that this was her mother's way of atoning for her actions, and it was her determination that couldn't be stopped.

So in the end, she could only watch helplessly as her mother gave back to this land.

During this time, she also tried to pull Luo Wei over to stop her mother, but Luo Wei, who already knew about the situation, just smiled and shook his head, telling her not to worry.

"Mother……"

Jin Gu suppressed his pain and kept sobbing.

Finally, watching Tiamat's disappearing body, Kingu's eyes filled with tears as he reached out to grab her hand. However, before he could touch her, Tiamat's petite body had already turned into spirit particles and vanished.

Jingu grasped the scattered spiritual particles and looked toward the edge of the earth.

“Mother… I will carry on your will to protect this land you gave your life for. No matter what, I will protect it for you…”

Kingu grabbed the spirit particles and scattered them towards the ground. The spirit particles that Tiamat had transformed into drifted in the wind like snow, falling to the earth before disappearing completely.

Having witnessed everything, experienced everything, and come to understand everything with his mother, Jin Gu's state of mind underwent a transformation at this moment.

At this moment, she no longer felt the hatred she once had for those gods who had betrayed her mother, or for the humans living in her mother's body. For those were things her mother had given her life to protect, and she would not let her mother's sacrifice be in vain.

For the rest of her life, no matter how long it takes, she will remain on the land her mother protected with her life, watching over everything her mother loved in her place.

Not long after—

She made a special trip to the ley line node in Uruk to find Rowe, who had been busy with the following matters, and hoped that he could come with her to the place where her mother disappeared to pay respects to Tiamat and send her mother off on her final journey.

But after hearing her purpose, Luo Wei smiled and refused, telling her that it was unnecessary, that he was doing something very important, and that she should wait a little longer.

When she saw Luo Wei say such things, and even laugh after her mother disappeared, with such a nonchalant attitude as if nothing had happened, Jingu's anger flared up, and she finally launched an attack on Luo Wei.

Splash splash splash splash—!

In a fit of anger, Jingu raised her arm, and the next moment, a golden chain shot out from her sleeve, heading straight for Luo Wei's face, but it was quickly blocked by a white figure that darted out from elsewhere.

"Hey, hey, big brother was only gone for a little while, why are you fighting already?"

Merlin, known as the Magician of Flowers but actually the Sword Saint of Avalon, came to the rescue just in time, easily raising his hand to knock away many of the chains shot by Kingu.

"It's you!"

Seeing Merlin block his attack, Kingu's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he stared intently at Lovi. He was Tiamat's most beloved person, the person she cared about most. Even at this moment, with their mother having sacrificed herself for the world, this guy was unwilling to even pay respects to her, unwilling to see her one last time before she died. Such behavior filled Kingu with immense rage.

Knowing Jingu's anger all along, Luo Wei had already told her that Tiamat wouldn't die, that he had more important things to do, and that she should wait a little longer. But to Jingu, who had witnessed her mother merge into the spiritual vein, this was nothing more than a delaying tactic. In her anger, she thought this was yet another deception from Luo Wei, and she was determined to take him to her mother's grave to pay her respects.

"Come with me—!!"

Jin Gu suddenly exerted force with her feet, her body rushing towards Luo Wei at high speed like a sharp sword. Just as she was about to reach out and take him away, a hand grabbed her shoulder in time with even greater speed.

Kingu turned her head and saw that it was Gilgamesh who had grabbed her arm and was staring at her with his scarlet eyes.

Kingu could easily break free with her strength, but because of Enkidu's will, she did not attack Gilgamesh. Instead, she asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean by this, Gilgamesh?"

"Calm down first, let that kid finish speaking. Things aren't as bad as you think," Gilgamesh said in a deep voice.

"—?"

Jingu still glared angrily at Luo Wei.

“I know you’re agitated, but you’re completely blinded by anger right now. I told you to wait a bit.” Luo Wei replied with a helpless expression, “Since you won’t listen to me, let her talk to you.”

Upon hearing this, Jin Gu frowned.

At this moment, the newly restored spiritual veins underground began to gather a massive amount of magical power, and a dazzling spiritual light flashed in the room behind Luo Wei. Then, a familiar figure was summoned.

As soon as that familiar aura appeared, the people present couldn't help but turn their heads to look over.

A petite and adorable figure appeared before everyone. She had a small body and fair skin, with a head of azure hair and a pair of cute dragon horns. From a distance, wearing a suitable dress, she looked like a newly blossoming lily.

Merlin raised an eyebrow at the summoned magician and said, "You actually managed to do that?"

"Of course, after all, there are so many helpful people here."