Daughter of Destiny

　　In a roar, Tiamat's silhouette disappeared on the ground.

　　Ryota opened his eyes, sword flash shot out of his pupils, and his gaze pierced the air like some substance.

　　An unknown black power was revealed, which made people shudder.

　　"Go to the Underworld!"

　　After alerting everyone, he took the lead by jumping towards the large hole that was broken in the ground.

　　The domain expanded, and he flew closer to Tiamat at several kilometers per second.

　　The huge object and small figure fell together, falling continuously to the bottom of the Underworld.

　　Ryota made a slash in the air.

　　The well-prepared [Blade of Execution] slashed out with a powerful breath of destruction.

　　As soon as the attack hit space, the magic power that filled the air instantly dissipated, as if it had been cursed to death.

　　In an instant, Tiamat was hit by the jet black sword light, and made a sharp roar through the air, then fell to the bottom of the Underworld, sending up huge air waves and flying pebbles.

　　Ryota landed on a steep rock wall, looked down at Tiamat, and began to observe closely.

　　"How? It's finished?"

　　Ereshkigal appeared next to Ryota and asked a short question. After asking, she stared at Ryota wide-eyed, acting slightly flustered:

　　"Your wound…"

　　The wound on Ryota's body was still bleeding, staining the rock wall red, and flowing down into the ravine like a small stream.

　　The amount of bleeding has reached a terrifying level!

　　Even if Servant's body shed so much blood, it should have fainted and died long ago.

　　"I'm fine." Ryota frowned in response.

　　His physical condition was rather bad now, and the slightest movement would cause severe pain.

　　Even though soul power was repairing the body and creating blood, it couldn't cover the injuries that were distributed over every unit of time, so pain was unavoidable. Fortunately, he had gotten used to enduring pain long ago, so he was still able to keep his battle level from dropping.

　　"You are already like this! You're still saying it's okay!? I'll take care of you." Ereshkigal hastily exerted her magic power.

　　After being a goddess for so many years and living for so long, she still knew some simple healing techniques.

　　Only, in a panic, her movements seemed a bit awkward.

　　"My injury cant be healed now." Ryota reached out to stop Ereshkigal. "Dont waste your power save it all to attack Tiamat."

　　"But..."

　　"No buts! Follow my orders!" Ryota got loud.

　　Ereshkigal was startled by the growls, and dutifully indulged in a bit of hurt.

　　Ryota withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the ground under the stone wall.

　　Tiamat was struck by countless lightning bolts, and the terrifying heat continued to burn her.

The release of a Noble Phantasm that made heat rival even the sun.

　　This was the terrifying authority that Ereshkigal had in the Underworld.

　　Only in this small world, can she muster the strength to defeat the gods in the sky.

　　But...

　　The effect is small!

　　The injuries Tiamat received weren't enough to affect her actions. Even though she howled, she gradually got up from the ground.

　　At this moment, a voice sounded through the air above. Ishtar and the others jumped one after another.

　　"Attack!"

　　Gilgamesh gave the order in a loud voice.

　　Before landing, the Servants reopened the Noble Phantasms, and attacked Tiamat, who was continuously being burned by the lightning.

　　Ishtar didn't follow the attack, but flew to Ryota's side and asked: "Shiro, did you succeed?"

　　"..."

　　Ryota was silent for a while, then shook his head: "Failed."

　　"What…?" Ereshkigal next to him was surprised "Didn't you just cut it?"

　　"It was indeed cut, but..." Ryota said: "Judging by the feeling, it might only cut a tenth of Tiamat's immortality. If I want to reach my goal, estimate conservatively, I'll have to cut it another six times."

　　Sure enough, King Hassan's instant death strike was not easy to replicate.

　　Although compared to King Hassan, his strength is boundless, but at this stage, he can't create an upper limit on the attack on King Hassan's scale, so he can only strike a few times to achieve the same effect, and it takes time!

　　Time to recover soul power after each slash.

　　Because every slash would empty the soul power stored in the soul, and the instant soul power flowing from the four bridges was not enough to support the launch of the sword move.

　　He had to wait until the soul force within his soul was replenished before he could make a new and strongest punch.

　　"Six slashes... huh..."

　　Ishtar breathed a sigh of relief when she heard those words, then said excitedly: "Don't worry, we'll help buy you some time Eli, it's time to go!"

　　"Who told you to call me like that!"

　　Ereshkigal was a little displeased at Ishtar's summons.

　　She had always believed that this was Ryota's exclusive name for her, and no one else could say it. Especially her foolish younger sister, but now that the situation was critical, she knew this was not the time to care about it.

　　"On top of that, I have controlled the power of the entire Underworld to attack mother. I should be able to buy time without you reminding me." Ereshkigal added.

　　"No, I can't win it." Ryota shook his head: "It took me at least an hour to make six slashes. See below."

　　Hearing this, Ishtar and Ereshkigal looked down the stone wall at the same time.

　　Noble Phantasm Gilgamesh continuously shot at Tiamat's huge body, and Quetzalcoatl and others' attacks did not fall, and a series of bombarding sounds sounded. However the effect was extremely weak, completely unable to harm the Goddess of Creation.

　　Tiamat stood up again, amidst the roar, a pitch-black wave of chaos covered the entire Underworld, and then surged upwards, like a tsunami, trying to swallow everything.

　　Ryota quickly opened the domain of destruction, erased the soaring black waves, and prevented the darkness from swallowing everyone. However, under the attack of the domain, the waves of chaos dissipated, and Tiamat remained unscathed.

　　The domain couldn't shake her remaining layer of immortality.

　　Ryota expected this result.

　　Only concentrated sword attacks could actually work.

　　"She is already standing...!?"

　　Ereshkigal's face showed an expression of deep shock.

　　"I have used all the power of the Underworld!"

　　"Now how to do it?"

　　Ishtar also showed anxiety, and looked at Ryota.

　　"There is only one way to go..."

　　Ryota sighed lightly, and made a decision in his heart: "Leave it to me, I still have a trump card."

　　"Trump card? Uh..." Ishtar was surprised, "Could it be the trump card you mentioned earlier?"

　　"Yes."

　　"Is it true!? I thought..."

　　Ishtar recalled the conversation she had with Ryota in Uruk earlier.

　　Back then, she wanted to persuade Ryota to do what he could and not work so hard.

　　Ryota's answer was that when it really was a last resort, he would use his trump card to win, and told her not to worry.

　　At that time, she thought it was Ryota's excuse to avoid his advances. If there was a trump card, he would have used it long ago. Why wait so long for a month?

　　Even if there is, it must be accompanied by enormous risk, otherwise it will not be stored forever.

　　Ryota didn't reply to Ishtar, but only called out softly in his heart.

　　(Ming Hong.)

　　In the next second, petite Ming Hong appeared in front of the three of them in an old fashioned skirt.

　　Ming Hong looked at Ryota, and made an "X" gesture with her hand on her chest, her eyes very resolute, showing complete denial.

　　"I haven't spoken... You're spying on my mind again?"

　　Ryota sighed and said: "Stop making trouble, let's get started."

　　Ming Hong took a few steps back, shaking her little head like a toy. She refused very emphatically.

　　"Don't worry indiscriminately," Ryota could only comfort, "With you personally controlling the outcome, the Ming Hong Sword won't break like the second period world, you'll be fine."

　　Ming Hong shook her head again, and pointed at her heart, then pointed at Ryota.

　　Ryota understood, she told him——I'm worried about you.

　　"Wait for me!" Ishtar suddenly interrupted: "I felt something was wrong before. Isn't the trump card you mentioned, very dangerous?"

　　"Yes." Ryota nodded.

　　At this point, there was no point in hiding it.

　　"I do not agree!" Ishtar's expression became serious:

　　"Let's buy time together, and you will cut the remaining six slashes. This method is the safest."

　　"Wait a moment!"

　　Ereshkigal next to her realized something was wrong. Even due to the lack of information, she had no idea why the two were fighting. But judging from the current situation, she could almost guess what had happened.

　　Ryota seems to be planning to do something that will endanger his own life?

　　"I agree with Ishtar!" Ereshkigal quickly said: "Shiro-chan, we will delay time."

　　At this time there was a loud roar in the distance: "Everyone stay away!"

　　Explosion!

　　The entire Underworld shook, and countless stone walls shattered and collapsed.

　　A loud sound like thunder and flashes of light instantly deprived everyone of their hearing and sight.

　　It took a few moments for the commotion to die down.

　　Ishtar opened her eyes again and found that her position had changed.

　　(That was mother's attack just now... Shiro led me to avoid it?)

　　She immediately guessed the current situation in her heart.

　　"Eli, are you okay?"

　　Ryota's voice sounded.

　　Ishtar turned her head quickly, and before her sight, Ryota supported the slightly unstable Ereshkigal.

　　Ereshkigal's face turned pale, and her spiritual body became slightly unstable.

　　"Is she okay!?"

　　Ishtar approached quickly and asked with concern.

　　Even though she usually didn't deal with her sister, it didn't mean that she didn't care about her.

　　"Tiamat just attacked the Underworld, and Eli should be getting a counterattack." Ryota reminded Ishtar.

　　"I'm fine."

　　Ereshkigal held on forcefully to keep from falling, and looked down at Tiamat.

　　The Underworld was almost torn apart by the attack just now. As a goddess connected to the authority of the Underworld, she naturally couldn't be okay.

　　Almost left the stage immediately because of the backlash. Luckily, the special power around her merged into her spiritual body and helped her stabilize.

　　It must be Ryota's soul power.

　　"Don't wait, you and the others can't give me time to swing six slashes."

　　This time, Ryota showed an expression with no room for negotiation: "Leave everything to me."

　　"But..."

Ereshkigal wanted to refute, but after feeling her own state, her words caught in het throat and she was unable to speak again.

　　If such an attack were to occur one or two more times, even if a skeleton of the Underworld could barely hold on, she would definitely leave the scene first.

　　Can't do it, she can't do it because it's a waste of time. Ereshkigal bowed her head deeply: "I'm sorry..."

　　"Don't apologize, it's my own decision to save this place."

　　Ryota lightly patted Ereshkigal on the back, and said with a smile: "Moreover, we are all risking our lives."

　　Then he turned his head and looked at Ishtar: "You don't need to apologize either."

　　"...Don't look down on people!"

　　Ishtar seemed to be considered, and looked at Ryota in embarrassment: "Since you have made your decision, this goddess will accompany you to the end! The worst result is to die together, hmph… you can die with me, Shiro, you deserve it."

　　"Don't be so pessimistic, this is not the end of my life."

　　Ryota did self-hypnosis in his heart, and then a strong self-confidence appeared on his face.

　　Ming Hong's sword is the cohesion of the Dusk Goddess's Divinity, and the Dusk Goddess's "reason" is love embracing the world, which is very compatible with "Bridge of Love".

　　Now, although the collection of love emotions has not yet been completed, "Bridge of Love" has taken several prototypes.

　　His basic state was complete, and after releasing that power, he would definitely successfully integrate and complete the Fifth Bridge in one fell swoop. The probability of failure is very small... no, there is no possibility of failure!

　　He must succeed.

　　This is inevitable.

　　By deepening self-hypnosis, Ryota's self-confidence becomes stronger.

　　"Ishtar! Come and support!" Gilgamesh's roar suddenly sounded.

　　"I know!" Ishtar glanced at Ryota: "I leave it to you, and... thank you."

　　After speaking, she flew out.

　　"Me, too..."

　　Ereshkigal's body floated up, flew swiftly, and joined the battlefield.

　　Ryota wanted to stop her, but quickly suppressed his thoughts.

　　It's time to go all out, and everyone has no way out.

　　"Ming Hong, let's start."

　　Ryota looked at the little girl standing not far away.

　　Ming Hong didn't want to come closer, and she still stubbornly refused.

　　"Come here. Don't waste my time!" Ryota emphasized his tone.

　　Under this oppressive might, Ming Hong was stunned for a few seconds when she touched her eyes, and finally chose to compromise. For the first time, she showed an expression other than madness, anger, and calm.

　　She looked a little sad.

　　Ryota could see it, but he didn't care. Now this is the only way to conquer it.

　　"I guarantee, I will only use this method once."

　　Seeing Ming Hong approaching, Ryota reached out to brush her hair.

　　This statement is actually a lie.

　　After all, given the stability of the Ming Hong Sword, this method can only be used once.

　　In the second period world, he liberated all of the power of the Ming Hong Sword, gained the support of the Dusk Goddess Divinity, and briefly. Then the Ming Hong Sword disappeared, or died with it.

　　Because the lordship of a dead god cannot survive.

　　An unknown existence forged the Dusk Goddess' Divinity into a sword, in order to refine her power and allow it to be preserved.

　　So taking the initiative to liberate power is tantamount to breaking a sword.

　　Even if Ming Hong controls the rate of discharge, controls the output of the release of power, and adjusts it so as not to break the seal, this underhanded method can only be used once.

　　But Ming Hong didn't care about this.

　　Seeing Ryota's resignation, her attitude softened again.

　　The grievance on her face also disappeared.

　　She reached out and pressed Ryota's heart.

　　It was the position where the Ming Hong Sword was inserted in the first place.

　　In the next moment, Ryota seemed to have a huge explosion in his mind, and the divine rule that could overthrow the world and rule everything poured out.

　　Immediately, a warm feeling came over him, enveloping his body and soul. It was as if a goddess had embraced him and immersed him in love.

　　Under the influence of this power, the progress of gathering love emotions was completed in an instant.

　　Ryota starts trying to embrace love and completes "Bridge of Love". But how heavy is the love of the goddess.

　　The great love for countless sentient beings could not be borne by his own soul.

　　Ryota feels that he has stolen some of the god's power.

　　But at the same time, his soul wasn't strong enough to withstand this force, and it gradually cracked.

　　Even though Ming Hong's little hand had left his heart, the cracks still did not stop.

　　The race starts.

　　After all, he was the first person to complete the "Bridge of Love", perfectly fused with the power of the Goddess of Dusk, and was freed from the soul injury, or else he died from this injury long ago.

　　Nobody knows the result.

　　Ryota doesn't know either.

　　All he could do was let go of disturbing thoughts, endure the severe pain, and overcome the fear of death. Then make every effort to improve the "Bridge of Love" state of mind.

　　In a trance, he felt that he had come to a sandy beach covered in twilight.

　　The sound of the waves is heard in the ear, and the soft golden sand is underfoot.

　　In front of the field of vision, a young girl stood there, looking at the sea, her golden hair gently lifted by the sea breeze.

　　Then the screen changed, and the girl embraced the world.

　　Warmth pervades everything, and countless souls, no matter good or evil, have attained a happy and perfect life in constant reincarnation.

　　Hatred, jealousy, malice, class, pain... all bad things disappeared.

　　The symbol of the perfect world reflected in Ryota's eyes...

　　...

　　The other side.

　　Gilgamesh leads a band of Servants to battle, and his losses are gradually exposed.

　　Tiamat's huge body had turned into a dragon's body.

　　Many Noble Phantasms were being hit at her, and it had no effect at all.

　　"What happened there?"

　　After releasing another wave of attacks and blocking Tiamat's climbing behavior, Gilgamesh asked Ishtar not to be far away.

　　Perhaps because he released Noble Phantasms too many times, his face was slightly pale, and his overall momentum was much weaker than before.

　　Ishtar was also a little out of breath.

　　"Give him a little more time, he's working hard where we can't see..."

　　"..."

　　Gilgamesh withdrew his gaze, didn't ask any more questions, and quietly picked up his sagging momentum.

　　"Keep attacking! Do not stop!"

　　He issued an order to a group of followers.

　　The roar boosted everyone's morale.

　　Everyone including Quetzalcoatl, even though their bodies were trembling slightly from exhaustion, they still gritted their teeth and insisted on attacking.

　　At this moment, a powerful soul force reaction suddenly enveloped the entire nearby area.

　　The entire Underworld seemed to be shaking.

　　Everyone subconsciously looks to the past along with perception, and that's where Ryota is.

　　"Succeed...?"

　　Ishtar looked taken aback, with uncertainty in her eyes, suddenly pitch darkness appeared from the edge of her vision.

　　The ominous power continued to gather, gradually forming a sword light.

　　([Blade of Execution]?)

　　Ishtar recognized the aura.

　　It was the reaction of Ryota's soul force when he threw [Blade of Execution]. But compared to usual, it was more intense, grand, and majestic.

　　This gave people a horrible feeling as if even the starry sky could be crushed.

Ishtar's guess was not wrong.

　　Ryota condensed sword light.

　　His subconscious defensive instincts and desire to attack condensed his powerful sword moves, and were constantly changing under the power of the Dusk Goddess.

　　If this was over, Tiamat would probably be wiped out from the source.

　　Not only the destruction of the spiritual foundations, but also the death of the concept of "Tiamat".

　　At this time, Tiamat, who was about to leave the Underworld, was feeling uneasy.

　　Its large head turned, looked at Ryota, and let out a loud roar that reverberated through the Underworld.

　　Instinctively, she gave up on continuing to climb, and instead launched an attack on Ryota.

　　Gilgamesh and the others hastily stop her. However, they were tired, and they couldn't exert much strength, so they failed to stop her.

　　The attack exploded towards the stone wall.

　　Ishtar looked worried.

　　If this attack were to hit, not only would Ryota be in an accident, but Ereshkigal who was connected to the Underworld authorities, might as well...

　　At this time, Ryota's closed eyes opened.

　　The pitch-black sword light that was condensing in front of him suddenly became more than ten times larger, shooting down Tiamat's shot.

　　There are no scary moments.

　　Just like erasing chalk traces with a whiteboard eraser, an attack that was enough to put the entire Underworld in crisis was erased.

　　The massive movement around it subsided instantly, as if nothing had happened.

　　Ryota's body floated, and his eyes turned to Tiamat.

　　He won the bet.

　　The fifth bridge lies between his soul and heart. This time, luck was still on his side.

　　"It's time to end." Ryota muttered.

　　Ishtar and Ereshkigal quickly flew to his side.

　　"You did it?" asked Ishtar.

　　Ereshkigal also showed anticipation.

　　Ryota didn't immediately respond to the two of them, but still stared at Tiamat.

　　The domains spread out quietly.

　　His eyes seemed out of focus, not seeing anything in reality, and they were.

　　Through the domain expanded by the "Bridge of Love", he saw Tiamat's soul.

　　It's a white world.

　　A girl with two horns on her head met his gaze.

　　Beneath his keen emotional perception, Ryota feels the sorrow of abandonment, the love for humans.

　　Although they weren't as majestic and turbulent as the opponent's destructive instincts, they did exist.

　　Ryota took a deep breath.

Beast IV, ruled by instincts greater than emotion, was not a vicious monster, perhaps just a sad mother by nature.

　　He raised the Ming Hong Sword in his hand.

　　The remaining jet-black sword light in the vicinity instantly condensed and slashed forward.

　　The turbulent sword momentum was overwhelming, as if it wanted to wipe Tiamat from its roots and turn it into nothingness. However, in the next second, the color of the sword light changed.

　　From black to gold.

　　The aura of destruction disappeared.

　　All that was left was pure soul power.

　　Hundreds of millions of souls emitted a bright golden light, forming a torrent that swept everything forward.

　　In this soul-smashing torrent, the Underworld seemed to disappear.

　　The illusion was normal, Ishtar and the others felt a gentle sea breeze, bringing with it a hint of the sound of the waves.

　　The horizon is changing.

　　What appeared was a golden sand beach colored by the twilight.

　　The flow of soul power on the shore forms the shadow of a powerful goddess.

　　The Goddess opened her arms and hugged the world, and hugged Tiamat.

　　Fifth day · reincarnation.

　　After merging with the love of the Dusk Goddess, Ryota inherits this power, making him the emotional ability "Bridge of Love".

　　Golden light illuminated the Underworld.

　　As the light disappeared, the huge monster that was climbing up the rock wall disappeared without a trace.

　　A blue haired girl was being hugged by Ryota like a princess, sleeping soundly.