Campione! - Volume 21 - Chapter 5.2

Part 2
「Just why are you here?」

「I was guided here by the string of fate or something.」

The giant god Melqart was grinning widely at the shocked Godou.

His voice was like a roar of thunder, but that wasn’t all. His voice became blowing wind that jauntily rushed through the territory of god of fate.

「Brat. The string of opposite fate that was tied between you and me──the so called Bearer of Fate noticed its existence and she plotted a plan. That is to say, she reeled in this thread and manifested me before your eyes, preparing the place for a rematch……」

Perhaps it should be said as expected from the god of storm.

Melqart’s long winded speech became raging wind and began to shake the space thunderously.

Striking wind. Swirling wind. Surging wind. Cross wind. Whirlwind. Wind. Wind. Wind. Wind. Finally they became genuine storm *byuu byuu* and bellowed.

Bathed in the fiercely strong wind, it became hard to even stand straight──!

Undaunted by that wind, Godou yelled.

「The king of the world of god──is doing as he is told by something like string of fate, getting intentionally called just to fight me, you are okay with that!?」

「Hahahaha, isn’t that fine. This too is a side entertainment!」

Melqart laughed heartily with a broadmindedness that was worthy for the tile of god king.

「After all getting a draw against the like of you is a stain in my honor. That is something certain. Erasing that dishonor in this chance is also not bad!」

The ancient Phoenician’s god king stood imposingly in the center of the storm.

Magic power surged out from his whole body while he yelled with conspicuously sonorous loud voice.

「Look, I’ll allow you to get hit after a long time by my weapon. Come Yagarish! Hasten here Ayamari!」

From beyond the empty space, giant clubs almost as big as Melqart came flying.

Furthermore, there were two. The magic clubs Yagarish and Ayamari. Either of them was looking like scrap of wood getting picked and then shaved half-heartedly into disordered shape.

But, they were divine tool that murdered Yam Nahar that was a dragon and also sea god.

There was no way they were just mere club. The same like Rama’s divine sword, they were incarnation of 『lightning』. And then, lightning descended from the sky together with the flight of the two clubs!

*GOoooooooOOOOOOOOONNNNNNN-!*

*GOooooooOOOOOOOOooooNNNNNNNNN-!*

Lightning descended from the heaven, and not just one.

The fabric of fate that was spreading as far as the eye could see was regarded like land, several thousand lightning rained down incessantly like rain or hail. The fierceness, amount, and thickness of the surging lightning flash and lightning strike weren’t inferior even against the 《Mandala of Divine Sword》 that Rama controlled.

Rain and gale also blew there.

Godou heightened his magic power with all his might and raised his resistance against lightning. And then.

「It’s coming!」

He immediately lied down.

He kept his head down so lightning wouldn’t hit it, but it didn’t end there.

In a span of less than half a second the weapon that resembled a giant mass of rock──the flying club Yagarish passed through overhead. Its speed was like a squall.

Rama also lowered his body and the flying Ayamuri passed through.

However, there the loud laughter of the giant god Melqart resounded.

「Fuhahahaha! In exchange of being small like bug, you guys are nimble huh!」

*Gyun! Gyun!*

The magic clubs Yagarish and Ayamuri that formed a pair swiveled vertically in the air simultaneously and swooped down to right below. This time the two were aiming at the same target!

Godou yelled in worry of his ally getting targeted.

「Rama!」

「Kuh──then I’ll do this!」

Rama still hadn’t gotten up.

But, white lightning crackled from his whole body too. It repelled back Yagarish and Ayamuri back altogether.

The war gods of steel possessed the attribute of immortality, and they were also the heaven sent child of lightning.

Even the clubs Yagarish and Ayamuri that were also similarly incarnation of lightning could be forced back to some degree with the same power.

Both of them nodded to each other while standing up together.

「It’s going to be bad if we don’t stop those things somehow, Rama!」

「Agreed. Then let’s join our strength!」

If the other side had two weapons, then there was also a comrade at this side.

First Rama lifted the Divine Sword of Salvation toward the sky. Its tip pointed toward the White Star that had stopped radiating lightning attack──.

「Under my heroic name, crush the assassin dispatched by the king from the west!」

Countless lightning surged from the white star.

It was the magic club Yagarish that became the target of all those lightning. Due to the trump card of the King of the End, the weapon that possessed the legend of dragon slaying was greatly blown away.

Godou too commanded to the darkness star floating in the sky.

「Like fly flying into fire! I’ll leave it to you!」

The release of absorption power that swallowed all creation.

The rotation of gravity storm began. Wind blew violently toward the star of darkness.

It had the strength in the level that oppressed the king of storm Melqart’s storm. And then, the flying course of magic club Ayamari was twisted, it was completely swallowed into the darkness star.

And then Godou──

「Manifesting justice in this world through these spell words of mine!」

He chanted words of power and glared at the giant god Melqart.

Deeply discerning the enemy’s nature and comprehending it. That too was also the ability of Verethragna’s tenth incarnation the Warrior. Godou noticed because of that power of observation.

「I can see it, the string of fate!」

The giant god with height of ten-odd meters, his limbs and burly torso were entangled by strings.

They were extremely thin strings of light.

Those strings were growing out from the ground where the giant god was standing──from the fabric that was made by the god of fate. It was as though vines of vegetation were creeping out from the ground.

「My bad but this is it for you!」

Several thousand light spheres, the spell words of Sword that were waiting behind his back.

Godou launched a part of them one after another to attack Melqart like shotgun firing. Of course, those Swords didn’t have the miraculous effect to cut apart the god king of Phoenician. However.

It was easy to cut apart all the strings of fate entwining around the giant god.

「Kukukuku. So you have become an astute warrior huh, godslayer.」

Melqart grinned broadly. His figure was suddenly turning blurry.

「Come to think of it, I also said it at the end of the previous battle. Between me and you, there is no opposite fate so great that I would thirst for a rematch with you no matter what. My connection with you originally should be in such shape. Even after getting in board with the so called guidance of fate, well, this degree should be fine.」

Melqart’s giant body suddenly vanished.

The storm blowing violently also calmed down immediately. The white star and darkness star above also lost sight of the opponent they should confront, and they turned inactive once more──.

Godou frowned and whispered.

「It’s somehow taken care of, but as expected, hoping that this is the end is──」

「Doesn’t look like it, my comrade in arms. A new opponent is coming. Furthermore, it will be an old acquaintance of both of us too.!」

「What!?」

The moment Godou was shocked by Rama’s warning.

Godou felt a hunch. Killing intent and fighting spirit were rapidly approaching with speed and momentum that were like lightning!

「Hahahaha. It has been a long time you all! It must be some kind of destiny to be especially invited like this, Son-sama is personally descending here!」

「Fuh. This a strange event to direct my blade toward the man who I once looked up as a leader!」

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong was roaring with laughter, while the hero Perseus smiled coolly.

Together they greeted at each their opponent with Ruyi Jingu Bang and large curved sword respectively. The Great Sage Equaling Heaven faced the godslayer, while Perseus faced his fellow hero of steel.

*GAKIiiiNN!*

The sound of steel clashing against steel.

The slash of the man who was also an ancient sun god was splendidly blocked by Rama’s Divine Sword of Salvation.

And then, the Ruyi Jingu Bang that attacked Godou was──

「Your wit isn’t working as always. To forget that I am here.」

「Nuuh! Being nuisance at the good place!」

The swung down Ruyi Jingu Bang was firmly blocked by a shield.

A diamond shaped shield. This shape was easy to be managed above horse. The moment Rama gave his warning, the war god shield flew out from behind Godou.

The guardian god, the knight of the lake, Lancelot du Lac.

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven charged with godspeed along with Perseus. This surprise attack could be defended against exactly because of Lancelot’s prowess.

「Fufufufu. Forgive my intrusion here, master.」

「Preposterous. I should be thanking you here for saving me!」

Godou spoke to the coolly smiling female knight.

At the same time he focused his eye. Thin strings of light──the strings of fate that connected them were entwining around the body of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and Perseus too.

As expected this was the guidance of opposite fate by the god of fate. However it was strange.

「Just why are you two here? Hanuman said it. Both the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and Perseus were extinguished after getting sent to twelve millennium in the past──!」

「Your question is only natural, Kusanagi Godou. However」

Hero Perseus smiled with the face of a masculine warrior.

「That is the mysterious work of the Bearer of Fate. She is also an existence that govern over time. Both of me and monkey-dono──were called here from the past period where we were in good condition.」

「What did you say!?」

「Kukukuku. It’s a secret power of god that the likes a human couldn’t possibly understand. It’s pointless even if you try to think desperately with a brain that you don’t have.」

「Shit!」

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven who was smiling with a self-satisfied look was irritating.

Godou sent several Swords flying once more and severed the strings of the Great Sage and Perseus who were summoned from the past. The figures of both war gods vanished.

It was the minimal salvation that the strings’ severance was easy.

「Fufufufu. As expected Kusanagi-sama’s──no, war god Verethragna’s Sword is a troublesome tool. In that case, a master of technique to seal it will be necessary.」

A girl’s voice descended from empty air.

When Godou looked up in surprise, another god who was also his old acquaintance was floating in the air.

She was a beautiful girl with shining silver curly hair. Her cheeks were rose colored, her lips were the color of cherry blossom. A long female garment splendidly wrapped around her limbs.

But, the girl’s two arms and her lower part starting from her waist──were made from brass.

「Circe!」

「We met again, Kusanagi-sama. My dear lover!」

The witch goddess who once stole the incarnations of Verethragna from godou.

Her nickname was the Witch of Dawn. And then above her──blazing mass of flames suddenly appeared and emitted light and heat like a sun!

Godou immediately yelled.

「Riding the wind of my father Vayu, I Hanuman steal the sun!」

「My, a new authority is it!」

Hanuman’s Shadow flew toward Circe who was floating midair.

The darkness in the shape of monkey had large built to the degree that could completely envelope the witch and that flame. However, the words of power of fire were breathed out.

「O those who enjoy fire, drown in that pleasure!」

It was Circe’s spell.

The flame blazing in the sky──the opponent’s combustion that was grappled by Hanuman’s Shadow was flaring up with increasing vigor, making it difficult to absorb it.

Furthermore, Godou suddenly felt suffocated.

「This is……!?」

Crest that was drawn from light came out from Godou’s shoulder.

It had a simple design, but it was certainly something that was a design of 『warrior with sword』. And then, the crest flew toward Circe in midair.

「At this chance──I’ll receive this golden sword!」

「That thing again!」

Godou was vexed.

The sorcery to steal the power of hero and war god. It was put into the air and sneaked into inside the body of godslayer. It was an attack that tormented him before in a solitary island of South Seas.

The several thousand light spheres waiting behind Godou until now, the Sword to tear apart the god of fate.

All of those suddenly became useless!

「Leave this to me, Kusanagi Godou!」

「I’m disinclined to point my sword to a goddess but──it can’t be helped!」

Lancelot and Rama were going to rush forward. One with spear and shield, while the other one with the Divine Sword of Salvation in hand.

Yes. This wasn’t a labyrinth like island. Right now Kusanagi Godou had reliable comrades. However, an unexpected formidable enemy stood in the way.

「In front of my shining eyes, I wonder how far you all can pretend to be tough?」

It was the voice of a girl that could even be said as childish.

The moment they heard this voice, Lancelot’s whole body and Rama’s legs until his waist became stone. Godou’s lower body also went through the same, it was petrified.

「What the!?」

「Thi, this power it’s……」

Rama and Godou looked at the direction the voice came from.

A girl at age around thirteen years old was standing there. She was wearing a uniform that seemed like from a school somewhere and also a hat. Her silver hair reached until her shoulder. The color of her eyes were black like the night’s darkness.

……She was goddess Athena. The arch enemy of Kusanagi Godou that he couldn’t possibly forget.

Her eyes were the same like the female monster Medusa, they would change anyone that saw them into stone altogether.

Godou and Rama endured the petrifaction until only half their body, while Lancelot was suddenly wholly petrified was because of the difference of the total magic power amount that their heart and body contained. No matter how powerful she was, as expected the current Lancelot du Lac was just a subordinate god.

「Shit. That fate fellow line up troublesome enemies for us huh……!」

Godou cursed and glared at Athena.

Athena also glared back at Godou. They glared at each other. Stared at each other. The two focused heavily on each other for about ten-odd seconds. To think that even a goddess who should have died completely and a goddess who was retired in Astral World could also be summoned. It surpassed every inexpedience and absurdity──

And then.

「Fuh. It looks like you are troubled, Kusanagi Godou.」

Athena smiled fearlessly, after that she murmured.

「Being seen like that feels quite pleasant for me. After all is said and done, you are my lifelong arch enemy. However」

She averted her eyes and glanced at far beyond.

The fabric of fate that was like ground was continuing everywhere to the ends of space. It didn’t feel like the place where the horizon was interrupted would be found no matter how far one walked.

「To push me and the princess over there into the battlefield like this, the Bearer of Fate too has done a crude gambit. Something like this cannot be said as the reproduction of my opposite fate at all.」

The silver haired goddess murmured that and then she didn’t try to look at Godou anymore.

「Eh──?」

Ignoring the perplexed Godou, Athena looked up at the witch who was still floating in the air.

「Honored daughter of sun god Helios, the master of Aeaea Island. I believe that we are somewhat out of place here but, how about you?」

「Perhaps……it’s as you say.」

When Godou noticed, the witch Circe was pondering.

The blazing mass of flame above her head vanished, at the same time, the Hanuman’s Shadow that was clinging on it was also terminated.

「My bond with Kusanagi-sama is certainly fastened in a sorrowful shape once. But that wasn’t the final destination by any means……I have recollection of that. In that case」

Circe’s figure suddenly blurred.

She was a beautiful girl who looked shining, her crushed lower body was compensated with brass artificial body. The nostalgic princess goddess of South Seas. As expected, she too was called here from the 『past』 but──

The Witch of Dawn Circe vanished. She left behind these words.

「Fare thee well, Kusanagi-sama. I’ll pray for your fortune in war!」

「That’s how it is, Kusanagi Godou. Know that if you are defeated by this kind of petty trick, than you will have no qualification at all to introduce yourself as mine arch enemy.」

The goddess of wisdom and war and a mother earth goddess, Athena’s gallant figure also vanished.

The crest of 『warrior with sword』 descended from the sky, entering into Godou’s body. The petrifaction of his lower body was also dispelled when he noticed.

「Those girls, they are really okay not fighting me……?」

「It must be because you and those goddesses──you all aren’t connected by only opposite fate, but also by favorable fate.」

Rama addressed him. His petrifaction was also dispelled as expected.

「God and godslayer are fellow arch enemy since the age of mythology……you aren’t a slave to such antiquate and walked the path that you believe. This is the result from that.」

「……Perhaps that’s so. Certainly, those fellows aren’t my enemies anymore.」

The two of them nodded at each other. Immediately after.

A new god suddenly manifested again. A giant about as big as Melqart just now. However, it was also an unreasonably strange giant god.

It was different from any of the old enemy that Godou knew. He reflexively yelled.

「Wha, what the hell is that!?」

It was an armed warrior clad in golden armor.

However, the weapons his hands had, sword, spear, bow, arrow, chakram, club, Buddhist tower club, shield, war fork──well, there were about twenty kinds of weapons. His arms were also twenty in total.

Not just from his shoulders, from right below his shoulders until around his waist, there were ten arms growing in each side.

And then, it was his face above all else.

A stern face that should be called as a demonic look.

Furthermore, there were four of exactly the same demon face at the side of the right ear, and another four at the side of left ear, they were connected like a skewered dumpling.

In addition, there was also a demonic face attached on the back of his head too!

「Ravana! So you are also guided here by fate!?」

「Fuhahahahaha! To think, that I can reunite with you like this!」

The grotesque evil god laughed loudly with shaking shoulders.

He possessed ten heads and twenty arms. A grotesque shape that could even be called as excessive. However at the same time, he was also clad with the majestic domineering aura of a king.

「Not my enemy, but Rama’s enemy huh.」

「Yeah. The Bearer of Fate too is finally setting about in earnest to corner us.」

Rama answered Godou’s murmur.

Raksasa Raja Ravana. The last enemy who appeared in the epic poem 『Ramayana』. In front of this powerful enemy, Rama broke off into a run.

「I still remember vividly the dreadfulness of the demon king Ravana, and also how to fight with that person as an opponent. First I will serve as the vanguard!」

「Yosh. I’ll also help──」

‘You out’, saying that, Godou was going to follow behind Rama.

Godou was dumbfounded. Because a new enemy appeared. He was small statured, wearing a coat that was like old rag, a young boy with lovely face. Most likely he was fifteen years old──.

「This is the guidance of the string of mysterious fate, godslayer.」

「……So she used this way.」

Godou took a stance even while being overwhelmed by shock.

「To think, that I’ll be able to meet you again.」

「Fufufufu. I seeked defeat. However, the outcome was a splendid lose from you. Furthermore you wield the 《authority of victory》 that you usrped from me and reached as far as the territory of fate……」

The shining fifteen years old youth grinned.

「I certainly remember your name. Kusanagi Godou.」

The war god Verethragna. The war god of the east that Godou first murdered.

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