The Root.
It is the lifelong pursuit of almost every Magician. For the sake of the root, they are bloody, mad, cruel, and terrifying, advancing toward it at any cost.
However, the aura of the root now appeared on Akatsuki's body. Even the Demon God King Goetia had not expected this situation. As the aura of the root emanated from the Throne, the two major forces of the counter force in this world moved at this moment.
alaya, who was half-dead due to the Proper Human History Incineration, and gaia, who was almost unaffected, used all the power they could mobilize. Whether it was the Guardians or themselves, they both set their sights on Akatsuki.
"Mere gaia and alaya are nothing more than this."
Akatsuki sat on the Throne, her right hand resting against her head. The Rainbow Eyes in her sockets flickered, and in the next moment, she reached out and grabbed the air in front of her, refining it instantly!
"Just a joke. I can't actually crush the counter force to death, can I?"
Akatsuki shrugged. After reaching an agreement with the two invisible forces of the counter force, she stood up from the Throne. Simultaneously, a bright moon appeared in the center of the band of light above the Temple of Time.
Akatsuki extended her palm and gently made a grasping motion toward the bright moon in the sky. In the next moment, a connection with the moon was successfully established.
With almost no resistance, Akatsuki replaced Crimson Moon and directly became the new King of the Moon.
Precisely because of this, a "gate" appeared within Akatsuki's soul. This was a passage, the passage for Crimson Moon's resurrection.
The identities of King of Earth and King of the Moon were superimposed on Akatsuki. At this moment, Akatsuki herself had already reached the Root. Although she didn't know what had happened between the version of herself sent into the Root and that Little Loli, it no longer mattered to Akatsuki.
After all, at this moment, she was the absolute powerhouse within this space!
The magnetic field expanding with Akatsuki as the center allowed Chaldea's voice to enter the interior of the Temple of Time. However, it was also because of her that Chaldea's voice could not fully penetrate the Temple of Time.
"Zzz... zzz... reached... zzz... Root... zzz..."
Because of Akatsuki's aura, Roman's voice on the other side was somewhat intermittent. However, no one cared about his voice anymore; everyone's gaze was focused on Akatsuki.
It was just that Roman had urgently warned Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash earlier, so they only observed Akatsuki cautiously from the corner of their eyes.
Goetia, meanwhile, looked at Akatsuki in disbelief. He couldn't understand why Akatsuki could reach the Root just by sitting on the Throne for a while, and why even the two major forces of the counter force couldn't do anything to her, even nearly being counter-killed.
"So what if you've reached the Root! You alone can never withstand our Noble Phantasm!!"
"Hmph, why don't you try and see!"
King of Earth, King of the Moon, King of True Ancestors, Reacher of the root—the undisputed strongest uo!
Why would she fear a mere Beast of Humanity?
Under the moonlight, Akatsuki stood before the Throne. The aura of the root emanated from her body, and the resonance generated between the Earth and the Moon seemed to become a sort of movement. The physical body, created as a replica of Crimson Moon and a fake Earth UO, had now become an invincible existence.
"Hmph!"
Goetia snorted coldly. He intended to release his Noble Phantasm now to complete their grand work. However, before that, he intended to seek Mash's approval. Even though this sudden intrusion by Akatsuki had disrupted his plans, he still wanted to seek Mash's validation.
"Mash Kyrielight, a life created by humans and about to fade away, come and join me in negating human history! Declare that we are correct. You only need to say 'yes'. As long as you agree, I will grant you the right to travel to the ultimate point with me."
Saying this, Goetia turned his gaze toward Fujimaru Ritsuka behind Mash. "You think so too, don't you? Since you're going to die in the aftershocks of the battle between me and the creature of the root anyway, shouldn't you at least let Mash survive?"
"Pfft," Akatsuki sneered, her Rainbow Eyes reflecting Goetia's figure. "Even now, do you still hope for a human soulmate? But unfortunately, Mash will never agree."
"True, humans are boring and even laughable at times. To you, who cannot understand human emotions, all life on this planet is void and meaningless. It's normal for you to crave a planet without death. But, Goetia, it is precisely because everything is built upon the foundation of death that humans have become the most prosperous species on this planet."
Terrifying magical energy was gathering. The surge of magical energy directly changed the sky within the entire Temple of Time. This moment felt like the end of the world.
"In these three thousand years, you have seen it too. The obsession of humans not to be destroyed is truly terrifying. Whether it was the True Ancestors, the incarnations of gaia—the arbitrator of nature—or the Proper Human History Incineration you personally arranged, they were all defeated by that obsession."
"The only thing that can destroy humanity is humanity itself. No, perhaps even humanity itself cannot destroy humanity. After all, in a certain future, on a certain Land of Steel, the human species that adapted to the death of this planet are still tirelessly engaged in internal strife."
"Even I might eventually be killed by human obsession at some point in the future. By then, I might become an existence like Crimson Moon, leaving my own 'gate' within my descendants, seeking a chance to return."
After speaking, the aura of the root on Akatsuki's body gradually retracted. In front of the massive band of light, a tachi with a blood-red blade appeared in Akatsuki's hand.
"True Ancestor, I don't know what you saw in the root, but your life ends here!"
"Goetia..." Akatsuki held the sword in one hand, her gaze calmly fixed on Goetia nearby. "As a UO who has reached the root, my strength is not as weak as you think."
The girl holding the shield stood before Fujimaru Ritsuka. Just like in all the previous Singularities, she held the Shield of the Round Table to block the danger.
"Confirmed activation of the third Noble Phantasm. That's something that can't be stopped, right, Master?"
"This..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the band of light in the sky and the terrifying tachi in Akatsuki's hand. She gritted her teeth hard. She was just an ordinary human, neither a Magician nor a Servant. In the face of absolute power, it was inevitable to feel despair.
"Fujimaru Ritsuka, do you believe in me?"
The blonde-haired, rainbow-eyed UO girl from another world was now watching her. Even though they hadn't interacted much, she was willing to help in the final Singularity.
"Believe?"
"That's right, Fujimaru Ritsuka. If you are willing to believe in me, then I shall release the power sufficient to see you through this crisis. If you are unwilling to believe in me, then I shall pull this entire final Singularity back to its original track."
The blood-red tachi's crimson light was restrained, yet it held a faint power that could sever everything. Meanwhile, Goetia's band of light was grand and powerful enough to destroy all of human history.
"Akatsuki..."
"Let's go all out! Mash! Noble Phantasm, release!"
"Yes, Master!"
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