The Holy Sword struck true, tearing into the corrupted Grail.
It's content, the manifestation...
It's content, the manifestation...
Enuma Elish: The Drill That Destroyed The Heavens (Nasu/TTGL)
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The Holy Sword struck true, tearing into the corrupted Grail.
It's content, the manifestation of All The World's Evil, was burnt away, bit by bit.
Had it been human, or any other living being with a mouth, Angra Mainyu would have screamed in pain. But with no mouth, it could not do so, as the Holy Light destroyed it.
In a swift action, the God of Evil reached for the Prana of the fallen Servants, using them to fuel a spell.
If it stayed, it would die. Even if it survived the Light, the Holy burns that remained would eat away at it, destroying it over several years.
The only escape would be to cut the burnt remnants off, and flee to where the spiritual connection with the burnt remnants would be broken.
And so, with the power of only five Servants, Angra Mainyu tore a hole between this world and the next.
But it was not enough.
Two Servants yet remained. Both were strong. But it would need to try to destroy one of them, regardless.
It chose the King of Hero's, for as strong as he was, the King of Knight's contract with Alaya would prevent her from being destroyed here.
And so the Golden King found his mana stores depleted, his spirit absorbed for more Prana. Such a procedure would damage the Grail, but it was preferable to complete destruction.
But even with his Prana, it was still not enough. And though the Holy Light had begun to fade, the rate of Angra Mainyu's destruction was increasing.
The King of Knight's was already gone, whisked away by Alaya before her Prana could be taken. Unfortunate.
Hoping it would be enough, Angra Mainyu poured all of it's Prana into the spell, to send itself to another world.
And that was it's greatest mistake.
With it's Prana consumed, there was nothing to counteract the Holy Light. Angra Mainyu was destroyed in an instant, and the Holy Grail fell through the portal.
And there, it lay dormant for many years.
It was of no matter. In this time, the Holy Grail found itself repairing the damage it had taken.
But it was slow, so slow.
After the time, it was still damaged. It would need more Prana to repair itself. Pure Prana, provided by a Servant.
But the summoning ritual hadn't had enough power. Even tainted Prana would work, but doing so would cause the Grail to fall apart again.
A Ley Line would be needed.
And so, to find one, the Grail used a miniscule amount of it's power to scan the world it had landed on.
There were no Ley Lines. In fact, there was little of everything. Less then a million humans, most of which lived underground, and the most common species on the planet did not seem to be capable of reproducing, which would surely sentence them to eventual extinction.
And yet, there was one thing of interest.
Floating by the Grail, faint indeed, was the shattered soul of Gilgamesh, King of Hero's.
How had it remained? Even with his Independent Action, the Spirit that had possessed the Grail had drained it completely. Even if it survived, it should have faded away.
Another brief scan revealed the answer.
Some sort of energy was flowing from the shattered soul. Provided by the soul's willpower, still great indeed, even when used by a mere fragment, a seemingly infinite amount of energy was being produced from nowhere.
Was this the Denial of Nothingness? The first, and greatest, of all True Magic's?
How was the King of Hero's capable of such a thing?
Well, it did not matter.
Intercepting the infinite supply, the Grail observed the energy.
It could not take much, or the soul remnant would fade, and the energy cease to flow. But not enough was being produced to repair it straight away.
...But perhaps it could be used to summon a new collection of Servants, for another War?
Yes, there was enough, barely. The Golden King would need to be summoned to make sure of it, using the existing remnants of the soul to ensure that not as much Prana was consumed, but it was possible.
Quickly selecting the Masters, the summoning was completed, and the Grail returned to it's hibernation.
[X] The King could not be Beaten. Saber
[X] The King could not be Denied. Archer
[X] The King could not be Stopped. Lancer
[X] The King could command Anything. Caster
[X] The King could only be matched by one Other. Rider
[X] The King could not be Controlled. Berserker
[X] The King could overcome any Disadvantage. Assassin
[X] The King could bear all of humanities Sins. Avenger
[X] The King could lead humanity to Salvation. Saver
[X] The King was the Rules. Ruler
[X] The King was The King. Gilgamesh
It's content, the manifestation of All The World's Evil, was burnt away, bit by bit.
Had it been human, or any other living being with a mouth, Angra Mainyu would have screamed in pain. But with no mouth, it could not do so, as the Holy Light destroyed it.
In a swift action, the God of Evil reached for the Prana of the fallen Servants, using them to fuel a spell.
If it stayed, it would die. Even if it survived the Light, the Holy burns that remained would eat away at it, destroying it over several years.
The only escape would be to cut the burnt remnants off, and flee to where the spiritual connection with the burnt remnants would be broken.
And so, with the power of only five Servants, Angra Mainyu tore a hole between this world and the next.
But it was not enough.
Two Servants yet remained. Both were strong. But it would need to try to destroy one of them, regardless.
It chose the King of Hero's, for as strong as he was, the King of Knight's contract with Alaya would prevent her from being destroyed here.
And so the Golden King found his mana stores depleted, his spirit absorbed for more Prana. Such a procedure would damage the Grail, but it was preferable to complete destruction.
But even with his Prana, it was still not enough. And though the Holy Light had begun to fade, the rate of Angra Mainyu's destruction was increasing.
The King of Knight's was already gone, whisked away by Alaya before her Prana could be taken. Unfortunate.
Hoping it would be enough, Angra Mainyu poured all of it's Prana into the spell, to send itself to another world.
And that was it's greatest mistake.
With it's Prana consumed, there was nothing to counteract the Holy Light. Angra Mainyu was destroyed in an instant, and the Holy Grail fell through the portal.
And there, it lay dormant for many years.
~~~~~
Who could say how long it had been since that day? Ten years? A hundred? A thousand? More?It was of no matter. In this time, the Holy Grail found itself repairing the damage it had taken.
But it was slow, so slow.
After the time, it was still damaged. It would need more Prana to repair itself. Pure Prana, provided by a Servant.
But the summoning ritual hadn't had enough power. Even tainted Prana would work, but doing so would cause the Grail to fall apart again.
A Ley Line would be needed.
And so, to find one, the Grail used a miniscule amount of it's power to scan the world it had landed on.
There were no Ley Lines. In fact, there was little of everything. Less then a million humans, most of which lived underground, and the most common species on the planet did not seem to be capable of reproducing, which would surely sentence them to eventual extinction.
And yet, there was one thing of interest.
Floating by the Grail, faint indeed, was the shattered soul of Gilgamesh, King of Hero's.
How had it remained? Even with his Independent Action, the Spirit that had possessed the Grail had drained it completely. Even if it survived, it should have faded away.
Another brief scan revealed the answer.
Some sort of energy was flowing from the shattered soul. Provided by the soul's willpower, still great indeed, even when used by a mere fragment, a seemingly infinite amount of energy was being produced from nowhere.
Was this the Denial of Nothingness? The first, and greatest, of all True Magic's?
How was the King of Hero's capable of such a thing?
Well, it did not matter.
Intercepting the infinite supply, the Grail observed the energy.
It could not take much, or the soul remnant would fade, and the energy cease to flow. But not enough was being produced to repair it straight away.
...But perhaps it could be used to summon a new collection of Servants, for another War?
Yes, there was enough, barely. The Golden King would need to be summoned to make sure of it, using the existing remnants of the soul to ensure that not as much Prana was consumed, but it was possible.
Quickly selecting the Masters, the summoning was completed, and the Grail returned to it's hibernation.
~~Enuma Elish: The Drill That Destroyed The Heavens~~
There was one thing that could be said about the King. And that was...[X] The King could not be Beaten. Saber
[X] The King could not be Denied. Archer
[X] The King could not be Stopped. Lancer
[X] The King could command Anything. Caster
[X] The King could only be matched by one Other. Rider
[X] The King could not be Controlled. Berserker
[X] The King could overcome any Disadvantage. Assassin
[X] The King could bear all of humanities Sins. Avenger
[X] The King could lead humanity to Salvation. Saver
[X] The King was the Rules. Ruler
[X] The King was The King. Gilgamesh
Update 2
Mortifer
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- Under a rock.
[X] The King was The King. Gilgamesh
To reduce that which could be said about the King to a single sentence was meaningless. Other, lesser hero's may be able to be described as such, but even the majority of them were more complex then a single descriptor. To think that the King, who was the greatest of heroes, would be able to be summed up in one statement is the pinnacle of foolishness.
There were many things that defined the King. His power. His charisma. His nature as the observer of humanity. His bond with Enkidu. The grief he felt when his only friend fell. His desperate pursuit of immortality, only to give it up with a laugh once he had it.
The King was Gilgamesh of Uruk, and there was no other way to describe him but that.
And though he may have lived in another time, in another world, he had come, resurrected by the power of the Holy Grail, into a world in which humanity was repressed, their numbers culled by Beastmen and the power of their Gunmen.
But, even with the disadvantages they face, the battle is not over. The power of the human spirit is too strong to be crushed by something as small as overwhelming odds. Already, humanity has struck back. One dared to take the power of Gunmen for him and his brother, and now, others are following in his footsteps.
This is the world that the King of Heroes materializes into.
Opening his eyes, the King of Heroes watched the battle from upon the mountain he stood upon.
The first thing he noticed were the 'Large beasts,' which were not, in fact, beasts at all. They were mechanical weapons of war, resembling mecha that had existed during Gilgamesh's rule. There were two of them, each with different designs.
Both of them had slight damage from the gunfire, which was originating from a nearby village. One of them, a yellow spiked one, had taken damage to it's leg, and was unbalanced.
A man was running towards it, holding a gun, and firing at it. The weapons small size meant that it shouldn't be able to damage the mecha, but the shots still drew the attention of the pilot, who was then too distracted to miss another shot from a weapon that did damage it.
Unable to keep it's balance any longer, the mecha fell.
"Gunman down!" Called a voice, just barely audible from the distance and with the noise. "Kittan, get in it!"
Whatever Kittan's reply was, it was drowned out by the second 'Gunman' firing it's cannon toward him. The shot kicked up a cloud of dust, obscuring Kittan from view, and the Gunmen returned it's attention towards the village, approaching it slowly.
Oh, but that was a mistake. It hadn't confirmed that it had struck true. If the man had survived, he would easily be able to hide in the dust cloud until he reached the Gunmen, and if he could overpower the pilot...
Still, Gilgamesh decided that he couldn't just stand and watch. He had been summoned from the Throne of Heroes, but the Grail was oddly quiet. No-one seemed to be designated as his Master, and he couldn't determine his Class. But that did not make sense at all...
...Unless he hadn't been summoned in a class. It was possible. The Class's were meant to contain and control the Heroic Spirits by preventing them from accessing their full abilities. So it was possible that the Grail, unable to stop him from using his full abilities, had simply manifested him, and allowed the lack of magical energy weaken him naturally.
Hm. A thought for later. For now, Gilgamesh needed to investigate the circumstances in which he was summoned. And for that, he needed to talk to the participants of the battle.
And so, with a running jump, Gilgamesh leapt from the mountain, landing lower on it, and began to run down.
As he descended, the dust cloud settled, and the yellow Gunman rose.
It was still damage, and moved slowly, but it slowly moved over towards the other Gunman, a blue thing that resembled a knight's helmet, but with a cannon on top.
Firing at the village again, the pilot of the blue Gunman spoke. "Finally back up, huh? Took your time!"
In response, the yellow Gunman darts forward, and punches the blue one, knocking it away.
"Took me some time to get your friend out of the cockpit." Replied a cocky voice. "But now? I'm going to use my King Kittan to take your Gunmen from you, too!"
The blue Gunman pilot struggles to keep it's balance for a second, before rising.
"You..." Gasped the pilot. "You... You filthy human scum! Taking out Gunmen from us? Despicable. Despicable!"
The blue Gunman fired a shot from it's cannon, and charged after it.
"I'll send you back to the caves, where you belong, you ape! I'll tear your village apart, and hunt you like the animals you are!"
The blue Gunman swings it's fist at the King Kittan, and...
[X] Gilgamesh intervenes.
-[X] Unleash the Gate of Babylon. Tear it to shreds.
-[X] Deflect the blow, monologue, then tear it to shreds.
-[X] Move in. Destroy it with your fists.
-[X] Search the Gate of Babylon for a mecha to fight it with.
-[X] Write-in.
[X] Gilgamesh doesn't intervene.
[X] Write-in.
To reduce that which could be said about the King to a single sentence was meaningless. Other, lesser hero's may be able to be described as such, but even the majority of them were more complex then a single descriptor. To think that the King, who was the greatest of heroes, would be able to be summed up in one statement is the pinnacle of foolishness.
There were many things that defined the King. His power. His charisma. His nature as the observer of humanity. His bond with Enkidu. The grief he felt when his only friend fell. His desperate pursuit of immortality, only to give it up with a laugh once he had it.
The King was Gilgamesh of Uruk, and there was no other way to describe him but that.
And though he may have lived in another time, in another world, he had come, resurrected by the power of the Holy Grail, into a world in which humanity was repressed, their numbers culled by Beastmen and the power of their Gunmen.
But, even with the disadvantages they face, the battle is not over. The power of the human spirit is too strong to be crushed by something as small as overwhelming odds. Already, humanity has struck back. One dared to take the power of Gunmen for him and his brother, and now, others are following in his footsteps.
This is the world that the King of Heroes materializes into.
~~~~~
Before Gilgamesh even opens his eyes, he can hear the sound of conflict. Of the movements of large beasts, and shouts that can only just be heard over the sound of gunfire.Opening his eyes, the King of Heroes watched the battle from upon the mountain he stood upon.
The first thing he noticed were the 'Large beasts,' which were not, in fact, beasts at all. They were mechanical weapons of war, resembling mecha that had existed during Gilgamesh's rule. There were two of them, each with different designs.
Both of them had slight damage from the gunfire, which was originating from a nearby village. One of them, a yellow spiked one, had taken damage to it's leg, and was unbalanced.
A man was running towards it, holding a gun, and firing at it. The weapons small size meant that it shouldn't be able to damage the mecha, but the shots still drew the attention of the pilot, who was then too distracted to miss another shot from a weapon that did damage it.
Unable to keep it's balance any longer, the mecha fell.
"Gunman down!" Called a voice, just barely audible from the distance and with the noise. "Kittan, get in it!"
Whatever Kittan's reply was, it was drowned out by the second 'Gunman' firing it's cannon toward him. The shot kicked up a cloud of dust, obscuring Kittan from view, and the Gunmen returned it's attention towards the village, approaching it slowly.
Oh, but that was a mistake. It hadn't confirmed that it had struck true. If the man had survived, he would easily be able to hide in the dust cloud until he reached the Gunmen, and if he could overpower the pilot...
Still, Gilgamesh decided that he couldn't just stand and watch. He had been summoned from the Throne of Heroes, but the Grail was oddly quiet. No-one seemed to be designated as his Master, and he couldn't determine his Class. But that did not make sense at all...
...Unless he hadn't been summoned in a class. It was possible. The Class's were meant to contain and control the Heroic Spirits by preventing them from accessing their full abilities. So it was possible that the Grail, unable to stop him from using his full abilities, had simply manifested him, and allowed the lack of magical energy weaken him naturally.
Hm. A thought for later. For now, Gilgamesh needed to investigate the circumstances in which he was summoned. And for that, he needed to talk to the participants of the battle.
And so, with a running jump, Gilgamesh leapt from the mountain, landing lower on it, and began to run down.
As he descended, the dust cloud settled, and the yellow Gunman rose.
It was still damage, and moved slowly, but it slowly moved over towards the other Gunman, a blue thing that resembled a knight's helmet, but with a cannon on top.
Firing at the village again, the pilot of the blue Gunman spoke. "Finally back up, huh? Took your time!"
In response, the yellow Gunman darts forward, and punches the blue one, knocking it away.
"Took me some time to get your friend out of the cockpit." Replied a cocky voice. "But now? I'm going to use my King Kittan to take your Gunmen from you, too!"
The blue Gunman pilot struggles to keep it's balance for a second, before rising.
"You..." Gasped the pilot. "You... You filthy human scum! Taking out Gunmen from us? Despicable. Despicable!"
The blue Gunman fired a shot from it's cannon, and charged after it.
"I'll send you back to the caves, where you belong, you ape! I'll tear your village apart, and hunt you like the animals you are!"
The blue Gunman swings it's fist at the King Kittan, and...
[X] Gilgamesh intervenes.
-[X] Unleash the Gate of Babylon. Tear it to shreds.
-[X] Deflect the blow, monologue, then tear it to shreds.
-[X] Move in. Destroy it with your fists.
-[X] Search the Gate of Babylon for a mecha to fight it with.
-[X] Write-in.
[X] Gilgamesh doesn't intervene.
[X] Write-in.
Information Matrix- Gilgamesh (Max?)
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- Location
- Under a rock.
Status
Class: Gilgamesh
True Name: Gilgamesh
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Master: Himself/None.
Parameters
Strength: B
Endurance: B
Agility: B
Mana: A
Luck: A
Skills
Independent Action: EX
The ability to remain independent of a Master, or any other source of magical energy. Due to sheer force of ego, Gilgamesh will not allow himself to fade from the world simply because he lacks magical energy. As a result, the usual penalty for not having a Master does not apply to Gilgamesh. Which is not to say that there is not a benefit to having a Master.
Divinity: B (A+)
Though he possesses divine affinity of the highest level, Gilgamesh's personal dislike of the gods effectuates a rank down.
Golden Rule: A
The ability to amass a fortune. To Gilgamesh, money problems are completely unknown.
Charisma: A+
Often praised as the greatest king, Gilgamesh's ability to command and lead great armies is excellent. Charisma is a rare talent, and a B rank is sufficient to lead a nation, but Gilgamesh has a rank of A+. At this level, it is not a matter of popularity or skill, but closer to something like sorcery or curse. An army led by Gilgamesh will have a tremendous increase in abilities. An egotistical Gilgamesh radiating with self-confidence will sure boost the morale of his army to an extremely high level.
Collector: EX
Gilgamesh is a collector of treasures. Within his era, he aggregated and sealed unto his collection all the fruits of civilization. Rather than 'possession of individual items,' it would be more appropriate to say that the true treasure he grasped was 'the very essence of human ingenuity.' All that falls beyond the Treasury of the King are those creations that came of 'new concepts' crafted by Post-Humans, and items derived of the civilizations of other celestial bodies.
Noble Phantasms
Gate of Babylon - King's Treasure
Rank: E~A++
Description: The treasury of Gilgamesh, within it's vaults are 'the origins of human wisdom' and 'the origin of all heroes'. As the origin of human wisdom, it holds everything humanity can achieve with their own two hands and intellect; as the progenitor of heroes it holds the prototypes of all Noble Phantasms.
Ea - Sword of Rapture
Rank: EX
Description: The divine instrument used to divide Heaven and Earth, it's power is immeasurable and unrivaled. A completely unique and original Noble Phantasm owned only by Gilgamesh, it's ability is to re-enact the genesis the created the world; obliterating everything in returning it all to the beginning, the 'Truth' before genesis, and recreating the division of Heaven, Sea, and Earth.
Enkidu - Chains of Heaven
Rank: A
Rank: Named after Gilgamesh's friend, Enkidu is a Noble Phantasm that holds the concept of 'Reigning over the Gods.' As such, when used to ensnare someone with Divinity, the already powerful chain grows even stronger. Gilgamesh holds this Noble Phantasm in the highest regard, even being more important that Ea in the eyes of the king.
Class: Gilgamesh
True Name: Gilgamesh
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Master: Himself/None.
Parameters
Strength: B
Endurance: B
Agility: B
Mana: A
Luck: A
Skills
Independent Action: EX
The ability to remain independent of a Master, or any other source of magical energy. Due to sheer force of ego, Gilgamesh will not allow himself to fade from the world simply because he lacks magical energy. As a result, the usual penalty for not having a Master does not apply to Gilgamesh. Which is not to say that there is not a benefit to having a Master.
Divinity: B (A+)
Though he possesses divine affinity of the highest level, Gilgamesh's personal dislike of the gods effectuates a rank down.
Golden Rule: A
The ability to amass a fortune. To Gilgamesh, money problems are completely unknown.
Charisma: A+
Often praised as the greatest king, Gilgamesh's ability to command and lead great armies is excellent. Charisma is a rare talent, and a B rank is sufficient to lead a nation, but Gilgamesh has a rank of A+. At this level, it is not a matter of popularity or skill, but closer to something like sorcery or curse. An army led by Gilgamesh will have a tremendous increase in abilities. An egotistical Gilgamesh radiating with self-confidence will sure boost the morale of his army to an extremely high level.
Collector: EX
Gilgamesh is a collector of treasures. Within his era, he aggregated and sealed unto his collection all the fruits of civilization. Rather than 'possession of individual items,' it would be more appropriate to say that the true treasure he grasped was 'the very essence of human ingenuity.' All that falls beyond the Treasury of the King are those creations that came of 'new concepts' crafted by Post-Humans, and items derived of the civilizations of other celestial bodies.
Noble Phantasms
Gate of Babylon - King's Treasure
Rank: E~A++
Description: The treasury of Gilgamesh, within it's vaults are 'the origins of human wisdom' and 'the origin of all heroes'. As the origin of human wisdom, it holds everything humanity can achieve with their own two hands and intellect; as the progenitor of heroes it holds the prototypes of all Noble Phantasms.
Ea - Sword of Rapture
Rank: EX
Description: The divine instrument used to divide Heaven and Earth, it's power is immeasurable and unrivaled. A completely unique and original Noble Phantasm owned only by Gilgamesh, it's ability is to re-enact the genesis the created the world; obliterating everything in returning it all to the beginning, the 'Truth' before genesis, and recreating the division of Heaven, Sea, and Earth.
Enkidu - Chains of Heaven
Rank: A
Rank: Named after Gilgamesh's friend, Enkidu is a Noble Phantasm that holds the concept of 'Reigning over the Gods.' As such, when used to ensnare someone with Divinity, the already powerful chain grows even stronger. Gilgamesh holds this Noble Phantasm in the highest regard, even being more important that Ea in the eyes of the king.