The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

Ilya then stood up from the rock he was sitting on and spoke to Manshu.

"I received the call of this land, and thus came to this battlefield, but I did not expect that the enemy standing here is a terrifying divine foe. With my own strength alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to protect this land and fulfill my duty."

"God-King from a distant land, there is no hero on this land more powerful than you, capable of choosing to fight against these abominations. Therefore, I, Ilya Muromtz, wish to form an alliance with you to jointly combat the calamity upon this land."

Ilya was undoubtedly a guardian hero. He protected Kievan Rus', the greatest civilization on the Rus' land, guarded the sacred mountain that balanced the world, and bore the responsibility of protecting the World Tree.

The many heroes known as the Bogatyr, their adventures in that frosty land, on the frozen earth, are connected and protected by a hero named Ilya Muromts.

Ilya's ability to answer the call and come here is also an echo of the earth's lament. Although this is not the land of Ross that he once protected, Ilya, as a saint, also extends his heart and manifests here as a guardian.

"alliance?"

Manshu chewed on the word with some disbelief, then raised his right hand, and the dark tide that had been withdrawn surged again across the ravaged land.

“Quite interesting, Ilya. I acknowledge your courage as a hero, but that’s not enough to stand on the same level as me. Let me assess your strength as a hero.”

"That would be wonderful. I was just worried that you wouldn't take my words to heart. Demonstrating strength is something I should do, and I've already prepared for it."

A thick, gray armor, as heavy as a mountain, draped over Ilya's body, and the greatsword made of mountain rocks, which he had previously sheathed and which was now swirling with storms, reappeared in Ilya's hand.

Magic gathered and surged here at a remarkably rapid pace. Ilya, standing firmly on the real earth, no longer felt any burden. He was like a massive mountain range, summoning the ancient land of Ross where he once lived.

It wasn't just Iriel whose body was experiencing magical fluctuations; the surrounding environment was also changing rapidly. In the blink of an eye, a fierce blizzard had already begun to blow here.

Logically speaking, such weather should not be seen in this desert; it is a common sight only in Ilya's homeland, the land of Rus.

The sword Ilya holds has the power to summon blizzards. Although he himself has gotten lost in the blizzards several times because of it, the blizzards he summons here will undoubtedly make the emergence of the land of Ross much faster.

The extreme cold storm will bring frozen earth, and the heavy mountains standing on this land will be uprooted. The warrior manipulates the wind and frost, and slashes out with roaring frost sword light.

"This level is far from enough. Since the sword is aimed at me, then we should not have left any extra strength behind from the beginning."

Manshu simply watched Ilya's movements, letting the valiant warrior before him create space, accumulate strength, and build momentum before launching his attack.

However, Ilya did not intend to search for QQ groups. : 2｜⑼ˉsi¨‰0_＼寺衫五—‰⑹′□泤 He didn't really let the frost of the animated image completely cover this land, and let his power reach its peak before making a move. He simply completed the basic preparations and then swung his sword.

Manju showed an expression of approval, but his words were still not lenient, nor was his hand shown any leniency.

A devastating wave of death swept across the area in an instant. Manju, standing on the dark sea of ​​death, was about to erase any action Ilya took here, reducing all his actions to nothingness.

"King of the Foreign Lands, without a hero like you, how could I possibly hold back even a fraction of my strength?"

The frost blown out only revealed its true form after coming into contact with the tide of death; what constituted the extreme cold and snow was actually dazzling lightning.

As Ilya said, he held nothing back for half a day, but fought with the intention of killing his opponent by any means necessary.

Allowing the other party to consider and test you is tantamount to placing yourself below them.

Since it is a test of alliance, it is naturally impossible for it to be just one person testing another, but rather for both sides to consider each other.

Ilya, considered the other side of the great god Peren, not only took over Peren's lightning but also the battle between Peren and Veles.

Therefore, this lightning is not merely Peren's lightning, but also a struggle against darkness and a subjugation of evil.

The dark current summoned by Manjushri to destroy the realm summoned by Ilya is naturally a malevolent force on this land.

How is this substance, permeated by death and curse, any different from the god of the underworld who holds the reins of death, that great dark serpent?

Even more so, for standing here at this moment is not only the majestic god of thunder, but also the guardian of the world.

The grey armor and stone sword were the embodiment of the Holy Mountain's power. They were given to Ilya by the giant Sviatogor—his breath and his weapon.

Therefore, at this moment, Manjusaka, who is stirring up the dark tide, is the enemy of the world; his enemies are the towering sacred mountain and the ancient land of Rus'.

"I underestimate you. A valiant warrior standing at the edge of a vast land is no weakling."

That one point is truly magnificent; it contains sacredness, struggle, and protection… as if the world were formed around lightning, encompassing everything within it.

But that's still not enough. Come and witness my thunderous power, and see the might of the Almighty!

It is thunder, not Baal's lightning, but Tescatlipoca, which is based here, or Kavel's lightning. N

Chapter 55 Barrier Q

While the Aztec Empire was one of the most powerful civilizations in Mesoamerica, historically speaking, the Aztecs were a relatively young successor to Mesoamerican civilizations.

The Aztec culture inherited from the cultural heritage already present in Mesoamerica; the Toltec civilization existed there before the arrival of the Mezzic people who established the Aztec kingdom.

The Aztecs essentially claimed to be the successors of the Toltecs and altered certain aspects of their own history to establish legitimacy. In their later years, they rarely mentioned their own migration.

Therefore, the beliefs and culture of the Aztecs were greatly influenced by the cultures of Mesoamerica, and Aztec mythology is a shared mythology formed by inheriting most of the cultures of Mesoamerica. 2

The prototypes of Tescatlipoca in the original Mesoamerican cultures include the Mayan god Kavir, the Kiche Mayan guardian god Thohir, and the creator god Hukawna. 9

In the Popol'u, the sacred book of the Kiche Maya who recount their creation myth, Huk'khanla participated in the creation myth and unleashed a great flood that destroyed the initial wooden race. 4

The word Juraqan means "one-legged" in Mayan, and he is referred to in the book as "Heart of Heaven - Heart of Earth."

Scholars believe that Hukhanla corresponds to the Mayan god Kavir, both being one-legged serpent gods who are both fertile and destroyers, controlling thunder and storms. 4

These three Mayan deities all possessed the characteristics of royal power, rulers of the night sky, and one-leggedness; Kavil also wore a smoking mirror.

Thohir was the god of obsidian and the originator of Mayan sacrifices, in which the Maya offered hearts and blood as offerings and displayed human skulls.

These are different facets found in different mythologies, and they are not unconnected to the dark currents upon which Manju stands at this moment. 6

This moving tide is sacred, a scene from the beginning of creation; the divine walks upon the water. 4

Whether in the Mayan creation myth or the Aztec creation myth, the world originally consisted only of the sky and the sea, and the supreme gods came from the sky and the sea to create the world.

Kavil was the patron deity of the Maya, in charge of wind, rain, thunder, and fertility, as well as the god who ruled over the kingdom. He had a snake-shaped leg, which symbolized lightning.

Just like the obsidian leg of Tescatlipoca, the surging black tides converge to form a great authority.

Cavill's lightning represents war and destruction, but also abundance and creation.

That lightning bolt will annihilate enemies with terrifying force, but it will also bring agricultural prosperity.

In Mayan legend, corn, which was originally a food source, was hidden deep in the Tonacate Petr Mountains. The god Kavil raised a lightning bolt and split the mountain, bringing the corn to the Mayans and ensuring their food and harvest.

Using this lightning bolt to deal with Ilya is just right. Destroying one person is not difficult, but destroying the world itself will take some effort.

Lightning brings not only destruction but also abundance, but the corn planted is not a product of the Ross lands, but rather draws upon the power of Central America from another land.

The water on the ground is being decomposed, and that dark current will transform into lightning that is both creative and destructive.

This is not the first time Manjushri has done something like using water to constitute all things in the world.

Manjushri had encountered similar concepts before; he had used the power of Osiris to summon the Nile River's tides and then used the power of Osiris to fuel the sun's burning.

Osiris is the moisture that makes up everything in the Egyptian world, and what we are doing now is the same principle: transforming the tides into the power of the Almighty, and making the tides the foundation of creation.

"Hurakan! Create lightning for me!"

"Chipi-Kakulha! Fill my lightning with power!"

"Rasha-Kakulha! Let lightning strike for me!"

In the Kiche people's story, Hulakan is a triune god, with three deities each wielding different powers.

Manshu adopted a less strenuous approach, breaking down the steps to gather more resources.

Crimson lightning emerged from the water, merging with the lightning wielded by Ilya and the lightning of the Holy Mountain and Peron, tearing the land apart in an instant.

"It's a bit of a pity I couldn't seize the opportunity. But I won't lose, so let my sword (Kladenets) ring out for me!"

Witnessing Kavil's lightning, Ilya showed a hint of regret, but he did not let it hold him back. Instead, he continued to charge forward with his sword.

Kladenets is a general term for the swords wielded by the heroes in the Kiev epic, meaning precious or valuable, and is also the most common weapon in Slavic legends.

This demonic sword, wielded by the guardian of the holy mountain, is undoubtedly the most powerful among them, and could even be considered the origin of all weapons.

Hidden within the howling wind and snow was the divine lightning; the changes that occurred were merely the storm stirred up by that sword.

As the lightning continued to shatter, Ilya chose to smash the stone sword in his hand, which resembled fragments of a mountain, against himself.

The target of the impact was the same gray, mountain-like armor that Ilya was wearing. The two pieces of armor, which came from the same source and were made of mountain stone, had been fused together.

A terrifying gust of wind arose the moment the greatsword struck the armor from the rocky terrain; the howling wind brought true frost, and without further delay, the eternal frozen earth had descended. 9

After the storm subsided, the world had fallen into a cold winter night, and all that could be seen was an endless, cruel expanse of land. 4

An endless expanse of ancient forests, jagged, grotesque rocks, and towering peaks reaching into the clouds in the distance. This is the ancient Rus' land, residing in Ilya's heart and the place where many brave warriors roamed. 8

Yes, it was the arena where the brave warriors of Ross roamed, the stage where the epic sung in their songs was performed. II.

As a hero bridging the old and new eras, Ilya's weapon evokes a renewed connection between the two eras he embodies.

The heroes recorded in the Ballad of the Warriors appeared beside Ilya. The first to appear were two other members of the three heroes of the new era who stood shoulder to shoulder with Ilya: (3)

Dobrenenia Nikitaci, who slew a dragon with a hat, and Amjusha Popovich, son of the Pope. 3.

Then, the warriors Michael Podock, Samson Samjlovic, and Dunay Ivanvich… besides the three great heroes of the old era, many of the valiant warriors described in the epic poem appear here.

Chapter Fifty-Six Separation

The heroic songs sung across the land of Russia, the epic tales written in countless epics a thousand years ago, return once again with the ancient land.

Mother Earth of Russia lifted up the land of ancient Rus' and bestowed divine power upon the brave warriors, enabling them to defeat the calamities that plagued the world with their heroic spirit.

Numerous brave warriors, born in this frosty land, are now fully prepared to confront the disaster that will destroy the world.

However, the cold winds accumulated by Ilya were not enough, and the narrative of the Rus' land was not complete. The three great heroes of the old era who could stand alongside him were not summoned, nor did Vladimir, the Sun God who ruled Kiev, arrive.

But the warriors, both old and new, have returned. These heroes, who revere the great Ilya, have gone to battle with him.

Dobrenia Nikitic stood behind Ilya first; he was the first brave warrior to answer the call and set foot here.

However, unlike the Nikijiki in Tunguska, this Nikijiki is not a catgirl, but a normal man.

As the second strongest of the three heroes of the new era depicted in the epic poem, after Ilya, his relationship with Ilya in the story is also quite good.

After years of adventure in the wilderness, Ilya, with a sparse beard and tattered clothes, returned to Kiev, where Grand Duke Vladimir was holding a banquet in his palace.

The palace was filled with nobles, merchants, and many Rus' warriors. Vladimir, who was celebrating, did not recognize the travel-worn Ilya and regarded him only as a ronin who had been invited to ask for a meal.

So at the banquet, the servants arranged for Ilya to sit in the most inconspicuous corner, at the end of the table on a stool.

Enraged by the slight, Ilya felt his position was unworthy of his honor and broke the bench he was standing on, bending the armrest beside him.

Grand Prince Vladimir, still not recognizing Ilya, was equally displeased and immediately ordered the Rus' warriors at the banquet to throw Ilya out of the palace into the street.

Unexpectedly, even if all the Ross warriors in the palace attacked together, they could not defeat Ilya. Instead, they completely enraged Ilya, who pushed all the warriors down with a single shove.

Then Ilya walked out of the palace, picked up his bow and arrow, and shot down all the gold leaf from the Grand Duke's palace, distributing it to the poor people in the streets, and eating and drinking with the people everywhere.

The Grand Duke could only cover his face with his sable robe, trembling as he hid behind the stove.