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

As a deity, she could certainly sense the extraordinary nature of the key in Ishtar's hand.

Compared to Ma Anna beside her, the thing in her hand was far more terrifying.

What Ishtar held tightly in her hand was a true symbol of the power and status of the chief god, a weapon comparable to the chariot of the sun god, the shield of Athena, the trident of Poseidon, and the scepter of Zeus. Once she took out this, it meant that a god had stopped playing around and was going to get serious.

This made her somewhat worried.

If it were her fighting Ishtar, even if they were both badly injured today, she probably wouldn't resort to something like this to overturn the table. After all, it's too undignified. A battle between gods shouldn't be so tasteless, or at least it shouldn't end in such a fit of rage.

But clearly, Ishtar, in her rage, was someone who didn't care about anything else; let's not worry about anything else, just destroy everything first.

"The Heavenly Wedge bestowed upon you by the Father God? Ishtar, are you serious? To actually use that!"

Even Ereshkigal, who was watching from inside Rin Tohsaka's body, was stunned by this sight.

"Has this guy gone mad again? If he uses his Noble Phantasm in a place like this, won't he raze the entire city to the ground? Ishtar, stop right now!"

She hurriedly called out to Ishtar, trying to calm her down.

Because this Noble Phantasm had already been revealed in the Seventh Singularity, its terrifying power was deeply imprinted in everyone's minds. This was also the ultimate powerful output that blasted Tiamat into the Underworld with a single shot.

Once the power of her next attack is unleashed, its destructive force will be no less than Gilgamesh's Ea. If she were to unleash it, the entire Fuyuki City would probably be reduced to a meteorite crater.

But at this moment, Ishtar had no time to care about them. She had already leaped onto Maana's back, ready to fly into the sky, open the gate to Venus's star field, and summon the phantom of Venus to smash everything.

At this point, even if Ereshkigal wanted to take control, it was too late.

Seeing this, Astraea knew it was time for her to hold back. She raised her scales and golden sword, pointing them directly at Ishtar in the sky.

Although such an attack is against justice, there is no other way now. Even though doing so may harm the life of the girl named Rin Tohsaka, as the goddess of justice, she cannot tolerate Ishtar destroying tens of thousands of human lives in front of her.

Next, she will unleash her Noble Phantasm, and together with Hercules and Hercules, send Ishtar directly back to the Throne of Heroes.

only……

"It's alright, Astraea, let me do it."

Hercules reached out to stop Astraea, then looked up at Ishtar again and said, "I said I promised my master that no one would leave this Holy Grail War. This battle must be ended by me."

"But……"

Astraea wanted to say something more. However, Hercules said calmly, "Trust me. Perhaps there are many things Hercules cannot do, but Hercules is certainly omnipotent. I will stop her."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Since even the strongest hero Hercules had said so, Astraea had no reason to continue and voluntarily handed the battlefield over to Hercules.

Thank you.

He nodded politely, then Hercules looked up at Ishtar, who was flying into the sky and had activated the Venusian Starfield.

Looking at the shrunken, golden planetary phantom hanging in his hand, Hercules' expression turned solemn. He then slowly said, "Indeed, when I first met you, I foresaw that you would be the greatest danger in the Holy Grail War. Now it seems that this is indeed the case."

"Huh? So it really was you who ambushed me that night!"

Upon hearing this, Ishtar's expression changed, and she immediately recalled what had happened. She angrily cursed, "You despicable bastard! It's too late for you to beg for mercy now. Take your repentance and get blown to bits with this city!"

As she spoke, she immediately prepared to stuff the illusory image of Venus in her hand into Ma Anna's chamber to completely destroy everything.

However, Hercules was faster in the meantime.

boom!

Ultimately, she was a pampered goddess whose true form was not adept at combat.

Even the Sumerian goddess of war could not match the strongest hero who had traversed countless trials and battlefields in terms of combat awareness.

In the instant she was about to insert the phantom of Venus into the chamber, Hercules had already completed the three consecutive actions of nocking the arrow, drawing the bow, and firing in one smooth motion.

In the blink of an eye, even while Ishtar was still speaking, an arrow, its tip brushing against the scorching sparks, traveled from the ground to the sky where Ishtar was.

In that instant, Ishtar's eyes widened.

"How is this possible? This speed!"

There was no time to dodge or create distance, because the arrow was too fast and came too suddenly.

Having just reached the highest point, Ishtar subconsciously relaxed. She never imagined that this creature, incapable of flight, could touch her celestial realm, the realm of the gods, in the blink of an eye, and even...

Slay the gods!

The jet-black bronze arrow, imbued with terrifying magic, struck Ma'ana's body with pinpoint accuracy in an instant.

The next moment, Maana, the artifact that had been pierced once again, trembled violently, and its previously suspended state was shattered in an instant. Ishtar, sitting on it, felt as if Maana beneath her feet was being tossed about by a bird with a broken wing, her body shaking violently. In just a moment, she was uncontrollably plummeting down towards the park below.

This prompted Ishtar to erupt in a tirade: "You damned bastard, disrespectful! This is utter disrespect! To launch a sneak attack while the gods are speaking, your actions will be punished by the heavens!"

However, Hercules wasn't sure if doing this would incur divine retribution; even if it did, that was a matter for later. All he knew for now was that Ishtar would be punished before him.

Ishtar, who had crashed to the ground, clutched her stomach and screamed in agony. Beside her lay Maana, who was completely destroyed. She then got up from the ground, still in excruciating pain, and looked up to see Hercules standing in front of her.

"You think this is the end of it? You mere human, just a mere human, yet you've brought me to such a wretched state. I won't let you off so easily!!"

At this moment, she was completely enraged. Ishtar picked up the Venus Key in her hand, raised it directly above her head, and prepared to detonate it without saying a word.

Although the absence of Ma'ana's release would prevent the activation of his Noble Phantasm, this phantom of Venus is no ordinary object. Even a simple detonation of it would be enough to destroy the creature before him.

Now she must defend her dignity as a deity.

"Go to hell!"

However, just as Ishtar raised the Venus Key in her hand, preparing to fight Hercules to the death, the next moment...

"No, the farce is over."

As the black hand reached out, a strange wave emanated from Hercules, the energy like a gust of wind, echoing in her ears.

Immediately afterwards, Ishtar, who had been frozen in place for a second, felt as if her hand had become empty, and the weight of the key she had held had completely vanished in that instant.

She looked down and saw that the golden key that she had been holding in her hand had disappeared without a trace, and in its place appeared in Hercules' palm.

"Huh?"

Ishtar was stunned by this moment.

She couldn't understand how her Noble Phantasm could suddenly be taken away by the other party.

and……

There are clearly his own marks on it, so why is he able to hold it so easily without being affected?

"That was... a Noble Phantasm?!"

Ishtar immediately understood; the opponent had just unleashed a special Noble Phantasm.

And the power of that Noble Phantasm is actually—to steal one's own Noble Phantasm!

For a moment, Ishtar was stunned.

She never imagined that such a despicable treasure could exist in this world, stealing other people's treasures for one's own use. What kind of despicable and bizarre legend could elevate such a treasure?

And indeed, this is the case; it is part of the Twelve Trials of Hercules.

The usurper of the heavens.

This is an extremely despicable and unreasonable Noble Phantasm. If it were the upright Hercules, he probably wouldn't be willing to use it even in a desperate situation. But there is no Hercules here at this moment, only Hercules.

Having seen that the most unstable element, Ishtar, had likely lost all danger, Hercules had no reason to continue fighting.

He silently turned around and prepared to leave.

This scene struck Ishtar and Astraea as odd.

Why doesn't this guy fight? Why doesn't he kill him?

If he wanted to, during the time Ishtar was shot down or lost her Noble Phantasm, with his speed and strength, he could easily crush Ishtar's head like a chicken.

However, he did not do that; he only touched on it briefly.

It was as if the purpose of its appearance was simply to end this boring farce.

Drawn to the battle, the Servants hidden in the darkness were also drawn to this figure.

However, this incredibly powerful Hercules seemed oblivious and simply left quietly, not intending to continue the battle. Similarly, if other Servants were to fight, he would do the same to stop them.

"You bastard! You bastard! You didn't kill me? Are you looking down on me?"

Although she wasn't killed, Ishtar felt a more unpleasant emotion: contempt. Her opponent completely disregarded her; his appearance wasn't to defeat her, the goddess, but merely because she had annoyed him.

Such behavior and such emotions were unacceptable to Ishtar, who was known for her pride, especially since she had also had her treasure taken away.

Now that things have come to this, Ishtar is ready to unleash her true fury.

Even if Ma Anna is gone, do you still have the key?

Do you really think that this will completely leave her helpless?

How naive! She still has her ultimate trump card!

"Come out here, Gu—"

However, just as she was about to call out loudly...

Suddenly, a sound came from afar.

Splash!

It sounded like the harsh scraping of metal chains.

"This is?!"

The sound was so loud it nearly triggered Ishtar's PTSD. The next moment, several chains of heaven flew out from different directions, accurately binding Ishtar's limbs and suspending her.

"You really like to cause me trouble. The fight has already gotten so ugly. Isn't it a bit too undignified to continue this entanglement?" Ishtar.

Turning his head, Rowe sat on the bench, manipulating the Chains of Heaven in the Palace of the Kings to suspend Ishtar, and said, "Although I'm more lenient with you because we're friends, sometimes you go too far, and I can't just pretend I didn't see it."

At that moment, Ishtar realized that she had gotten a little carried away.

only……

"None of your business! No way, I won't agree to this no matter who comes today. This guy! I have to take care of him! Even if it means letting him go..."

"The Bull of Heaven?"

Looking into her eyes, Luo Wei couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. "I thought you would have grown a bit, but I didn't expect you to still be like this. But I can tell you, even if you release the Heavenly Bull, you still can't shake him."

"what?"