The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

In that case, the bonds we've forged will surely continue, right?

must……

Chapter 14 Divergence and End

After doing all this, Enkidu's mood was not fully recovered, but it was much better than before.

Orpheus did not disturb Enkidu, who was still squatting in front of the stone tablet reminiscing about the past. Instead, he picked up the golden key that he had just placed aside and went into the cave.

As soon as he stepped inside, Orpheus felt some kind of magic being triggered... but before he could even know the effect, it was shattered.

It's probably some kind of barrier used for defense... but Orpheus is, after all, a dragon, and his energy resistance is in no way inferior to that of a god.

Magic of this level, whether it's a buff or a debuff, has no effect on her.

Ignoring all this, Orpheus walked to the end of the cave.

It was said to be the end, but in reality it was just pitch black. However, Orpheus could sense that no matter how far he went, it would always be pitch black, and even if he turned back, it would be the same.

—The space here is completely distorted.

Is this the final trap for intruders who barge in at will?

With that thought in mind, Orpheus followed the feeling the key gave him and handed it forward in a random direction.

Contrary to expectations, half of the key disappeared into a golden ripple.

Orpheus gripped his hand tightly and then turned the key.

Golden ripples suddenly burst forth, and the world Orpheus was in changed accordingly.

The key she held in her hand has now disappeared into her body.

Gold—that was Orpheus's first impression of this place.

The gates, walls, floors, roads, buildings, decorations, and fabrics were all made of gold.

A true gold capital.

If that were all, it would be nothing more than meaningless extravagance. If Orpheus wanted to, he could easily have created something similar by exhausting the resources of Uruk.

However, as Orpheus moved forward, she soon discovered something that did not belong to gold.

Those are—countless gems.

Countless gems, of immeasurable quantity and incalculable value, were scattered haphazardly in a square; anyone who picked up just one could become richer than a nation.

There were also quite a few gold nuggets mixed in.

While Orpheus was slightly pleased by these things because of the nature of dragons, that was all—after all, among dragons, her personality was one of the most detached.

Upon reaching the steps at the end of the square, Orpheus's eyes lit up.

The culmination of human wisdom—this phrase is most fitting to describe the treasures on this level.

Whether it's something that can travel on land, sea, or air, something that makes life more convenient, something that can be used in battle, or even magical costumes, all sorts of treasures exist within.

Even terrifying weapons like nuclear bombs, capable of destroying a city in one fell swoop, exist within it.

Naturally, there are twisted and layered spaces here. If they were fully opened, they probably wouldn't be able to fit the entire Uruk.

After pausing to admire the view for a moment, Orpheus continued moving to the next level.

If the previous layer conveyed the power of human wisdom, this layer felt more like a sharp aura that could slice the body to pieces at any moment.

Those were countless weapons placed on a base, floating in mid-air.

Knives, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, forks, sickles, and so on... These are not only offensive weapons, but also include chains for restraint, shields for defense, and armor.

Orpheus didn't linger on these things, but instead moved directly to the next level.

The countless floors that followed were plazas for storing weapons.

From initially feeling insignificant towards Orpheus, to later sensing that he could "cause a scratch," to now, Orpheus can be perceived as a strong threat by many of his Noble Phantasms.

However, the number of weapons on this level is visibly much smaller. Even the spatial folding no longer exists, and there are only about a hundred weapons at most.

—If judged by the standards of this world, they should all have a grade of A or higher, right?

It even includes weapons from mythology, such as the Great God's Declaration.

...If it were possible to unleash it at will, then Orpheus could proudly claim that he alone possessed seventy or eighty percent of the combat power of the entire Norse pantheon.

However, this is obviously impossible.

Such powerful weapons require a very high level of skill from their users.

It's not about needing a huge amount of magic... although that's true, Orpheus has plenty of energy to spare.

More important than magic is the heart.

The Sword of Kings personally chose King Arthur, but it still broke after King Arthur made a mistake.

This demonstrates the high demands that Noble Phantasms place on one's mental state.

The holy sword can only shine its true brilliance in the hands of a noble person.

Only those with the knight's justice can fully wield a knight's sword.

The saintess's sword can only be drawn when she encounters an enemy she truly needs to defeat.

The Protoss' weapons require divinity to be unleashed.

In this way, although not every weapon requires a perfectly matched mind, if there is any deviation, its power and effect will inevitably decline.

Take the recent declaration by the great god Gungnir as an example.

This is a truly unstoppable weapon, its true power comparable to a meteor or lightning bolt. If fully unleashed, it can even pierce through fate, making it an absolute EX-level weapon of the sure-kill type.

However, that must be placed in the hands of a true god.

Although Orpheus gained divinity after replacing the Hero King's destiny, she is still not a god. If she were to actually use this gun... its effect would probably be inferior to Big Dog's Gae-Bolg in every sense.

Well, if we take luck into account, she'll probably still win in the end.

In short, up to this point, although everything Orpheus saw belonged to her, it was not something she could truly control completely.

Thinking this, Orpheus shifted his gaze to the stairs leading to the next level.

—This is the last one.

Although it was just an intuition, Orpheus was so certain of it that he took a step.

Unlike the previous vast plaza filled with countless magical artifacts, this final level only has three pedestals.

On the bases on the left and right are two identical golden longswords.

If you only look at one of them, it's just a very sharp longsword.

However, the sense of impending doom that Orpheus sensed was not an illusion.

—If the two swords were combined, they would have the power to destroy an entire civilization.

Summon the Star of Destruction, and then destroy the world with the flood described in the Bible.

This is the effect of this pair of Noble Phantasms.

───The End Sword Enki

Based on the known destiny, Orpheus directly gave these two swords such a name.

As for the one in the central government...

Perhaps this thing could be called a sword? But whether it is truly a sword is debatable.

After all, it was just too bizarre.

It has both a hilt and a guard, and its length is similar to that of an ordinary longsword.

However, the most crucial part, the 'blade', is quite different from traditional swords. It consists of three tightly connected cylindrical sections, with the not-so-sharp blade twisted into a spiral shape. The three cylinders slowly intertwine like chains, spiraling and extending outwards.

Yes, it can no longer be called a sword... Something that existed long before the concept of a 'sword' existed could not possibly take the shape of a sword. It was made by God before the creation of man, and is a manifestation of divinity at the time of creation.

───Ea

Similarly, Orpheus would address the other party in the same way.

Chapter 15 The Best Treasure

The sword Ea can also be called the initial sword, while the final sword Enki goes without saying.

The beginning and the end correspond to the two concepts of creation and destruction of the ouroboros, respectively.

Thanks to the characteristics of the Ouroboros, Orpheus's compatibility with these three weapons, or two sets of weapons, is much higher than Gilgamesh's!

Even the supreme hero-king Gilgamesh could not master Ea's true full power, but Orpheus, who shared the same concept, had this potential, as did Enki.

If there's one thing Orpheus most anticipates in this change of fate, it's undoubtedly these two weapons that best suit him.

Orpheus even suspected that the automatic selection mechanism that Qi had mentioned had chosen this identity in order to obtain these two weapons.

Ea and Enki actually refer to the same deity, Enki, the Sumerian god of water and creation, while Ea is the Babylonian name for the other.

The weapons Ea and Enki correspond to creation and water, respectively.

...It's not wrong to say that Ea corresponds to water in a certain sense.

In short, these two weapons didn't actually have names... at least no one knew what their original names were, so Gilgamesh named them after two minor titles of a creator god.

Orpheus had no intention of changing either of those names.

She couldn't think of anything better herself.

Moreover, Gilgamesh's name was indeed concise and powerful.

If you want to unleash a beam attack while wielding the Ea sword, all you need to do is shout "Ea!"

After all, Orpheus took his own personality into consideration.

In future battles, she will most likely just stand there with a fire poker pointing ahead and chanting "Ea, Ea".

If a name is too long, like Solomon's "The hour of his birth has come, that he may be the one who corrects all things" (Ars Almadel Salomonis), the aim is to use length to highlight its sophistication.

Orpheus's speech wouldn't be that fluent, and if it were animated, the enemy's attack would have to be delayed so she could finish reciting before continuing.