Fate/Magus Path

186 Muddy

"Huh."

"What a useless fool!"

"That idiot Kingu got taken out so easily!"

"And the Grail we gave him was snatched by Chaldea. What now?"

In the boundless expanse of imaginary number space, a temple aglow with radiant light stood alone.

This was the palace of the King of Magecraft, his mightiest bounded field Noble Phantasm: the Grand Temple of Time.

Beneath the vast, pristine pillars, a figure claiming to be King Solomon rested his chin in his hand, pondering the unusual events unfolding in the Seventh Singularity.

Even he hadn't expected Kingu's abrupt demise.

Below, the Demon God Pillars erupted in outrage over Kingu's arrogance—how he'd tried to intercept Chaldea's Master only to lose his head for nothing.

"Self-important moron couldn't even read the situation. Not only did he die before Tiamat's revival, but he handed our Grail to Chaldea too."

"At this rate, the Seventh Singularity falling is just a matter of time..."

"Forget critiquing that fool. We need to figure out what's next. That mysterious Master who appeared out of nowhere is no pushover—contracted to Karna and that inscrutable blond Servant. Gorgon alone can't hold them off."

"Tiamat's revival needs time and mana, but with Kingu gone and the Grail lost, her awakening's been delayed. We need a plan."

"...You're right. We must act."

"But where'd that weird kid come from? He's got the strength to clash with the Chains of Heaven head-on. I didn't think another human Master besides Chaldea's would show up in this Singularity."

Barbatos rumbled, "Unknown."

"..."

The Demon God Pillars fell silent.

"Wild guessing won't help. Let's have the King peek into that Master's background," Paimon, one of the supreme four pillars, finally offered a useful suggestion, halting their fruitless bickering.

"Seconded."

"Agreed."

After a quick vote, the pillars adopted Paimon's idea, turning their collective gaze to the new king atop the white throne—born from the remains of Solomon, the King of Magecraft: Goetia.

"..."

Stared at by countless giant eyes, Goetia shook his head with a无奈 sigh, rising from his seat to deliver his verdict.

"I've got plans for the Seventh Singularity."

"First, it's a critical piece of our strategy. We can't just hand it over to Chaldea's lot."

"Send some Demon God Pillars to take over Kingu's role there. Revive him while you're at it. He's still key to awakening the Primordial Mother Goddess—might as well squeeze some use out of him."

"Revive Kingu?"

The pillars understood Goetia's orders.

Even without him saying it, they'd have gone to obstruct Chaldea's Master as usual.

But how to revive Kingu?

Hadn't they seen him get killed by that blond Servant through the Grail's connection—followed by the link being severed? Enkidu's body was in Chaldea's hands now. How were they supposed to resurrect that dead fool?

"No need to worry about that. He's an idiot, but he's still Tiamat's child. As long as he's on Mesopotamian soil, even if destroyed by others or gods, there's a chance for revival."