Did the Heroic Spirit I conquered become a reality?

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[WARNING: An unavoidable, instant-death conceptual attack has been detected!]

[Warning: Under your current Spirit Origin state, your survival rate is 0%!]

With that blow, his life might truly be over.

'...Then give me some ideas! What good are warnings alone!' Tohsaka Yu was frantically complaining in her heart.

At that moment, his most rational, and only, choice was to surrender.

However, surrendering is nothing more than becoming a slave of an alien god... which is no different from death.

After all, the other side would never lower their guard because of his surrender, and might even use it against the other Beasts among the Primal Anchors.

"Hehehe... What foolish humans."

Ashiya Dōman, watching this scene, let out a gleeful, gloating laugh, saying, "Why not kneel down, gratefully accept God's blessing? Why choose such a meaningless death..."

However, faced with a scene that would make any being despair, Tohsaka Yu suddenly smiled.

He no longer looked at the lofty alien god, but instead fixed his gaze on Ashiya Dōman.

The next moment, a dazzling, sacred golden radiance, filled with the will of "hope" and "protection," suddenly burst forth from his hand!

—The Holy Sword of Stars!

"what?!"

Under Ashiya Doman's terrified gaze, Tohsaka Yu completely ignored the Alien God's impending fatal blow, gripped the golden sword tightly with both hands, and swung it fiercely at him with all her remaining strength!

Just as that holy sword, imbued with the will to "protect," was about to completely purify Ashiya Dōman, the embodiment of "evil"—

The alien god suddenly raised his indifferent golden eyes.

An indescribable, lawless "divine pressure" descended with a thunderous roar!

The sword that Tohsaka Yuna swung was frozen in mid-air, unable to advance even an inch further!

"—?!"

Yu Tohsaka's body, along with her soul, was completely imprisoned by an unparalleled power.

He can't even move a finger.

"Your opponent is me."

The alien god's emotionless voice slowly rang out.

She remained standing in the same spot, not even glancing at Ashiya Doman, but calmly watching the boy she had completely suppressed.

"...What exactly do you want to do?" Yu Tohsaka used all her strength to squeeze out these words through gritted teeth.

The alien god looked at him, and for the first time, a hint of pity appeared in his golden eyes. He slowly said, "My purpose has always been only one thing..."

"—That is, to 'save' humanity."

"What?" Tohsaka Yu was taken aback.

"This world is already riddled with holes. The human species has also long since entered an evolutionary dead end. War, selfishness, destruction... no matter how many times it is repeated, you will only keep repeating the same mistakes."

The alien god stated calmly, as if recounting a fact completely unrelated to himself, saying, "Therefore, I will bestow upon you 'new life'."

"I will create a higher-dimensional, absolutely perfect, and absolutely ordered world. Then, I will select 'qualified' humans, making them abandon their fragile bodies and mundane emotions, and in that eternal pure land, complete a completely new 'evolution'..."

"...Can something like that still be considered a 'person'?" Tohsaka Yu stared intently at her.

The alien god did not answer his question, but simply said indifferently:

"They will receive infinite life, achieving true 'immortality'."

However, upon hearing this, he couldn't help but chuckle.

The laughter was filled with disdain and mockery.

"What utter nonsense about salvation." He raised his head, staring at the deity. "That's just wishful thinking on your part!"

Slowly, he used all his willpower to resist the divine pressure and raised the imprisoned holy sword high!

In an instant, the Star Sword shone with unprecedented brilliance!

It was a grand and magnificent sight.

Within this barrier space, all the remaining magic power, and even the divine power belonging to the alien gods that were maintaining the barrier, were being uncontrollably and frantically absorbed by that golden sword!

Brilliant golden light particles, as if on a pilgrimage, converged from all directions, forming a tornado of light that connected heaven and earth!

The alien god's indifferent golden eyes finally narrowed slightly.

Then, she moved.

There were no unnecessary words, nor the slightest hesitation.

The moment Tohsaka Yu raised the brilliance of the Star Sword to its peak, the alien god's jet-black energy sphere, filled with the concepts of "end" and "nothingness," also completed its convergence.

She simply pushed the small, pitch-black energy ball, which seemed capable of sucking in the entire world, forward with a gentle push.

In an instant, an endless torrent of golden light surged toward Tohsaka Yuu.

No sound.

There was no explosion.

Yu Tohsaka felt an overwhelming, terrifying pressure emanating from the sword, as if it were about to completely "deny" his very existence.

He pushed the pulsation of the "White Dragon Furnace Heart" within his body to its limit, pouring all his magic power into the holy sword in his hand without reservation!

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Gradually, the brilliant light of the Star Sword began to flicker ominously and uncertainly.

The golden torrent is being swallowed up bit by bit by the pitch-black darkness of the alien god, which represents "the end"!

His body grew heavier and heavier, he became more and more exhausted, and his consciousness began to blur.

The hands that held the holy sword had long since lost all feeling.

…click.

A very faint, crisp sound, like shattering glass, suddenly came from Tohsaka Yu's chest.

In that instant, the most fundamental source of magic within Yu Tohsaka's body was completely extinguished.

—The core of the White Dragon Furnace is shattered.

……

Almost simultaneously, in the living room of the apartment, the space distorted, and Ayaka Sajou's figure appeared out of thin air.

In the living room, only Morgan and Cosmic Ishtar were present at the moment.

Upon seeing this uninvited guest, Morgan immediately went on high alert.

"It's you?!" A cold killing intent flashed in Morgan's eyes.

"Princess of the Origin...? What brings you here?" Cosmic Ishtar was also somewhat puzzled, as she rarely saw this girl show such a flustered expression.

However, despite the undisguised hostility of the two "queens," Ayaka Sajou didn't even glance at them.

"There's no time to explain, come with me."

Her voice was filled with an unprecedented urgency.

"Yu is in danger."

Although she had left that barrier, she had once signed a fundamental magical contract with Tohsaka Yu, so she could still vaguely sense the special soul connection between herself and the boy.

At this moment, that connection is rapidly dimming and weakening at an extremely terrifying speed!

We must...we must go back and save him as soon as possible!

Morgan paused slightly.

Although her relationship with Aika Sajou was not particularly close, they were in complete agreement on the issue of "Yu Tohsaka's safety."

Without thinking twice, the two were ready to follow.

Just as Ayaka Sajou was about to tear open space and return to the battlefield, her steps suddenly came to an abrupt halt.

All expression vanished from her pretty face, which was pale from anxiety.

Instead, there was a kind of stagnation, as if the whole world had been lost, and even... helplessness.

"what happened?"

Morgan frowned slightly, keenly noticing the girl's unusual behavior.

Saya Aika slowly raised her head, and for the first time, a feeling called "fear" appeared in her eyes, which should have been pure and untainted.

She murmured, "...I...I can't sense his life force anymore."

Volume 1: Chapter 153 The Five Great Beasts Gather at the Clock Tower

The world of imaginary numbers.

This is the realm of consciousness belonging exclusively to Tiamat, the “Beast II,” located at the deepest part of the “Original Anchor.”

There is no sky, and no earth.

Yes, there is only a vast, boundless, warm sea of life, radiating a faint glow.

At the bottom of this ocean, which represents "creation" and "return," Tiamat's enormous dragon body, filled with sacred and maternal beauty, is quietly curled up, falling into a sweet slumber.

Since being bound to Tohsaka Yu by the "Anchor of the Primal," her heart, which had been filled with grief and rage from losing all her children, has found unprecedented peace.

Although the boy was human, he possessed an aura that made her feel incredibly safe.

As long as she could sense that aura, as long as she could maintain that warm connection with the boy, the one called "contract," she could peacefully slumber in this tranquil ocean.

However, at some point.

Tiamat, who was in a deep sleep, suddenly stiffened her massive dragon body.

The next moment, her golden eyes, which had been tightly closed for a long time, suddenly opened.

There was no longer any love or maternal instinct in those eyes.

There is something, but it is the loss of the entire world, the pure, the absolute... a sense of bewilderment and emptiness.

Just moments ago, she felt that the lifeline that held her together, the warm connection that provided her with peace, snap without warning.

“Aaaa?”

She tried to call out the name of the only "child" who had given her peace, through the covenant that was already engraved in the deepest part of her soul.

However, all that answered her was deathly silence.

That once warm and radiant realm of the boy's soul, now resembles a star that has been completely extinguished, leaving only cold, despairing darkness and nothingness.

“Aaaaa…”

She called out once again.

Still, there was no response.

Anxiety, like the deepest, coldest darkness, began to frantically grow from the depths of Tiamat's heart.

Immediately afterwards, that unease gradually turned into fear.

He is gone.

The only "child" who saved her from hundreds of millions of years of loneliness and sorrow has disappeared?

At this moment, the only "anchor" supporting Tiamat's rationality snapped.

“Aaaaaa…”

At first, it was just a childlike whisper filled with confusion and sadness.

“Aaaaaaa…”

Immediately afterwards, the voice took on an uncontrollable urgency, as if it were searching for something.