The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

"Yes! What are your orders, Pharaoh!" (9)

Nitocris, summoned by Osmandis, immediately entered the hall from outside, glancing around at her surroundings as she went.

However, all traces had been repaired by Osmandis, so Nitocris couldn't possibly see anything.

"I haven't said anything yet. I appreciate your kindness, but that's not what I came here for."

Upon seeing Nitocris enter, Manjusquere calmly refuted Osmandis's words. ④

Osmandis was about to give Nitocris an order, but then he stopped himself. Although he remained standing, his head involuntarily tilted back, and he half-closed his eyes. (2)

"Oh...do you really need to be here?...How boring. But I'm as broad-minded as the sun, so tell me." (Jiu)

"I didn't come here with any particular intentions; I just wanted to take a look. As for seeking help, that's completely unnecessary." - Mio

You can't win this war against the Lion King yet, and even if you did, what would be the point? The world has already been reduced to ashes in the burning of the Magic King's people. You share the same thoughts as the Lion King, don't you? 5

What power could I possibly borrow from someone like you? You should first protect this land, and prevent this oasis in the desert from being swallowed by sandstorms.

The outside world certainly exudes prosperity, and the people radiate happiness. This is bountiful Egypt, enjoying the glory of the Nile River—that much is certain.

But that's all. The perpetual dust storms that linger in the desert outside Egyptian territory, and the constantly circling and patrolling sphinxes, make the scene here not much different from Camelot, the holy city that constantly selects those who accept only those with pure souls.

It's just that the people here don't need this land, and they won't call on them to come here and die in vain.

"Did you come to my kingdom just to say these things? Since you are also quite clear that defeating the Lion King is meaningless and solves nothing, and that the world is about to be burned to ashes under the Magic King's incineration of humanity."

All I need to save are my people; what do I care about what happens to other things?

Osmandis seemed unprepared for Manshu's words, and after a brief pause, a slightly angry expression clearly appeared on his face.

“I don’t remember when you became so wretched, Osmandis. The Pharaoh is the all-powerful king who rules over this land. Isn’t this entire world under the sun the land under the Pharaoh’s rule?”

As the glorious sun and the omnipotent god-king, all things on earth are equal beings under the Pharaoh's rule, protected by the Pharaoh, and subject to the Pharaoh's salvation.

What makes your eyes only see this desert, a mere corner of the world, and hand it over to others, along with the world that should have been ruled by the Pharaoh?

If that's truly the case, then I have indeed come to the wrong place today. This is not Egypt ruled by Pharaoh Osmandis, but merely a desolate land ruled by an unknown, nameless, weak, and incompetent pharaoh.

Manju showed no sign of backing down, stirring up the immense magical power surging within his heart, causing deafening lightning to resound across the cloudless sky, pressing down on Osmandis ahead along with his words.

"Hmm... You intend for me to protect this shallow human world? Yes, the Pharaoh is the ruler of this earth, but I protect the laws of the gods! It's just that, in the end, I'm protecting my subjects as well!"

You still look like a fearless warrior, but this time I have become an obstacle, a tyrant who should be defeated, standing in your way.

(8) Hahahaha...

5. Then come forth, and once again prove your power before me, prove that you are worthy to save this world, so that I may freely join you in saving all that is under the Pharaoh's rule.

Osmandis was a fellow; the anger on his face hadn't subsided, but he let out a deafening laugh.

⑥ A massive source of magical power suddenly appeared beside him, and he took the golden Holy Grail from his seal.

"Nitocris, come on over!"

"Together...? Oh no, since you put it that way, I'd be happy to!"

(iv) Nitocris hadn't expected that their argument would extend to her. Just now, she was only watching the situation above with concern, unsure whether the two were really angry.

However, Nitocris was quite willing to comply with Osmandis's orders.

② "Very well, the opponent before us is a Pharaoh who is worthy of standing shoulder to shoulder with me, and his bravery is in no way inferior to mine. But now, we need to consider whether he has the strength to fight alongside me and save the world that is under the Pharaoh's rule!"

Osmandis, who made the sound, cut his own arm, preventing the Great Temple from taking effect, and letting the blood flow from his arm into the Holy Grail.

"You recognize it too, don't you? Until now, everyone has been pursuing the Holy Grail, even now, after the world and the future have been completely burned down."

While this Holy Grail cannot compare to the cursed Poison Grail, it is still the source of calamity, so I sealed it within myself. However, since this is a test of your power, using the power of this Poison Grail is not unreasonable.”

As Osmandis spoke, he filled the Holy Grail with the injected blood. The rich magic flowed in the blood within the cup, imbued with some indescribable power.

Osmandis picked up the Holy Grail filled with blood and drank it all in one gulp.

"O demonic shadow residing in the Holy Grail, false god of demon Amon, I hereby bestow upon you your true name!"

A demonic pillar, interwoven with cyan and gold, appeared from the spot where Osmandis had originally stood, replacing him.

Unlike the previously seen demonic pillars, which were entirely composed of flesh and blood and eyeballs and exuded an ominous aura, this one...

The demon pillar that appeared in the Summoning of Osmandis was entirely made of a sacred gold, with blue lines forming the connecting parts of the gold, like stripes all over its body.

Only at the lower part of the body are golden, diamond-shaped, spire-like eyes that surround the body, and the part that connects to the body is wrapped with threads extending from the blue area.

The Demon Pillar appears to have a blue body covered with a golden armor shell.

"One of the seventy-two Demon God Pillars. Demon God Amon—no, just call his true name."

One of the true gods worshipped in my great temple! His name is the great god Amon Ra!

Osmandis used the Demon Pillar, which was originally within the Holy Grail, to imbue it with the power of Amon Ra, the supreme god worshipped in the Great Temple.

This is how the Demon Pillar Amon Ra was formed.

Although even the Demon Pillar could not withstand the immense divinity of Amon Ra for an extended period, Osmandis was not seeking a prolonged battle, but merely a weighing exercise.

9. At this moment, after receiving that immense divinity, the Demon God Pillar Amon Ra has transformed into a true god, becoming a terrifying monster far surpassing ordinary demon gods.

This is Osmandis' trump card for the final battle against the Lion King, a divine incarnation constructed from the power of the Great Temple, the Demon Pillar, and the Holy Grail.

(4) "Great Pharaoh, I will measure your strength with Osmandis, and I, Nitocris, will show no mercy!"

8. Below, Nitocris holds the scepter in her hand, wielding her power as a magician.

4. She immediately cast a powerful magic spell on Amon Ra and set up several layers of barriers for defense.

(2) "That's exactly right, Nitocris. Don't hold back. Attack me with all your might."

Jiu Manshu jumped directly off the high platform above, not intending to engage in close combat with Amon Ra, the incarnation of Osmandis.

Within this temple, Amon Ra draws upon its magic inexhaustibly to launch attacks and repair himself.

Since Wu was going to take it into consideration, there was no need to show any mercy. The moment Osmandis appeared in his form as Amon Ra, his diamond-shaped, obelisk-like eyes began to move, drawing on magic to unleash divine punishment.

Nitocris is here assisting Osmandis in the exercise of magic and the use of power.

And at the same time, he uses the power of the divine blessing he has received through his magic.

The cloth-clad little man, an embodiment of the power of the god Mejed, and the eagle, an embodiment of the power of the god Horus, along with other familiar-like entities made of magic, launched an attack on Manjus.

The image of the god Mejde is that of someone draped in white cloth, with only his legs and eyes showing, and his name means "the vanquisher".

The Book of the Dead records that it belongs to Osiris, cannot be seen by human eyes, and can emit light from its eyes.

The power of Horus was the source of Nitocris's own divinity, and the pharaohs of her time were incarnations of Horus.

Therefore, Nitocris possesses both the favor of the sky god and the great achievements of the underworld god.

"Conquered beasts, go and relieve your current masters of their troubles."

Manshu did not intend to spend too much energy on Nitocris, but instead prepared to focus all his efforts on dealing with Amon Ra, the incarnation of Osmandis.

He summoned several Bashums, Ushmugals, and Mushmafs to counter the familiars summoned by Nitocris.

As for Nitocris's magic, there's even less to worry about. With her A+ level of magic resistance, Manjusaka can ignore most magic.

Although Nitocris, as the sorceress queen of the Age of Gods, is exempt from all magic, her remaining power is not enough to threaten Manjus.

After continuing to use the abundant bull horns on his head, Manjushri did not intend to summon the power of the other gods in the Great Temple.

However, it's impossible to directly use the power of the Egyptian gods out of thin air, as that would make it difficult to defeat Osmandis, who was incarnated as Amun-Ra.

The gods of thunder throughout the Near East have very close ties, and Baal naturally shares the same connections with many other gods in other regions.

In the Hellenistic era, Baal was worshipped directly as Zeus, as was the case with Teshur, the thunder god of the Hittites.

They all share remarkably similar mythologies, both featuring the same central theme of the Chaos War—the slaying of water monsters and dragons—and stories of overthrowing their fathers to become new god-kings.

In Egypt, during the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Dynasties under the rule of the Hyksos, Baal was considered a Set during their reign. The Hyksos were Semitic peoples, most likely Canaanites.

Set was also regarded as a god who protected foreigners, sheltering those who came to the land of Egypt. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was loved by the Hyksos.

The Papyrus from the 19th Dynasty mentions a story in which Yam, the sea god of Canaanite mythology, coveted the rule of the gods but was defeated by Set.

Therefore, it is not impossible to use the lightning from Baal on one's body as kindling to stir up the power of Baal's drought and sandstorms, and transform it into Set's lightning.

Set, who was once the god of Upper Egypt, was also worshipped as the god of thunder and rain at that time. He was associated not only with Baal, but also with Raishep, the god of thunder and war in Syrian mythology.

"I call upon your power, great Set! Defender of Ra! You stand at the bow of the sun, wielding your halberd to fight against darkness and evil, slaying the wicked Apep and helping Ra escape danger."

Manju raised his hand, and lightning formed from magic leaped outwards, then split and dissipated, turning into a swirling storm.

Within that storm, Set's power manifested, transforming him into a war god wielding lightning and sandstorms, his weapon formed from the lightning swirling within the storm, and he hurtled towards Amon Rasz.

Although this power was not the terrifying, all-consuming violence and chaos that could shred everything, it was still enough to break through Amon Ra's body.

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A figure with a donkey's head and a human body was vaguely outlined in the terrifying sandstorm, raising a destructive bolt of lightning high and piercing forward.

The same golden flames emanated from Amun-Ra, a manifestation of surging magic and divinity.

But the lightning halberd was unaffected, piercing through the gushing magical flames and striking Amon Ra's body, breaking through the golden shell.

But at that moment, the tremor occurred, and Amon Ra's spire-like eyeballs began to move, with golden light flashing at the tips of his golden eyes.

The raging serpent of light flew out with tremendous force, using its power as the Pharaoh's guardian to engulf Manju.

The power of Amun-Ra not only acts upon this, but also constitutes pressure and curse, exerting the authority possessed by this great temple.

Since this is a true test and assessment, it is necessary to confirm that Manjusaka has the ability to protect this land that is on the verge of extinction.

That would necessarily require power surpassing that of the Lion King and his Osmanthus who rule this place.

Because neither of them could stop the human-made cremation after learning what had happened, they could only choose to protect those they could, leaving aside those beyond their control. 9

The trials they would then face would certainly not be as simple as those faced when the Chaldea group arrived.

The power of the great temple began to stir, and the authority of the Egyptian gods could be freely appropriated and applied to Amun-Ra. 4

Osmandis was a pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, the second dynasty of the New Kingdom. Prior to this, during the Eighteenth Dynasty, which began the New Kingdom, Amun-Ra became the god of all Egypt. 8

In the Pyramid Texts, Amun-Ra is revered as the king of the gods and the creator god, becoming the hand of the Heliopolitan and Hermopolitan gods. 4

It is said that all gods, humans, and all things reside within the body of Amun, and the Pharaoh was born from the union of the Pharaoh's father (an incarnation of Amun) and the queen. Therefore, Amun and the Pharaoh became one, jointly ruling the world.

Although it merely borrowed the divinity of Amun-Ra from the Demon Pillar, its divine form did indeed reveal some of its power. 9

The lightning-infused halberd that had pierced Amun-Ra's body suddenly shattered, and the raging storm was physically severed at the same moment.