Miracle Summoner

At first, Rozen also believed that the Beast Goddess was Tiamat, the origin goddess, embodiment of the ocean, the mother of all.

Otherwise, how could one explain the Beasts ravaging Mesopotamia? And what about Kingu, manifesting in the form of Enkidu?

To be able to birth such a vast number of Beasts—mass-produced versions of Tiamat's Eleven Beasts—guarded by Kingu, all of this pointed directly to Tiamat.

However, when Rozen arrived at this Temple of Blood in the Cedar Forest, he began to harbor doubts.

The reason was simple.

"Tiamat is a goddess of creation, the primordial ocean. Whether creating the gods or the Eleven Beasts, she accomplished it all by her own power. That's why her corpse could be used to create the earth, the world. She never needed other creatures as materials."

Rozen raised Galatine, ablaze with the fire of the sun, and pointed it at the monster called Gorgon, speaking with conviction.

"But you, on the other hand, need to use humans as material to create Beasts. That alone is proof that the power you wield is not on the same level as Tiamat's."

Rozen had once thought that perhaps, in this end of the Age of Gods, manifesting was no longer easy, and Tiamat's power had diminished, forcing her to use such methods to wield her Authority and create Beasts.

But now, it was clear—that idea was wrong.

"The reason you can only do this is because this Authority isn't yours." Rozen said mercilessly, "You're not even a goddess anymore. You're a true monster with no divine Authority."

Yet, due to external factors, Gorgon had become a goddess and acquired Tiamat's Authority—using humans as materials to create countless Beasts in an attempt to conquer this land.

That external factor, unsurprisingly, was the Holy Grail.

In other words…

"You're a fake goddess—one who only became divine and obtained Tiamat's Authority through the power of the Holy Grail."

Rozen declared.

"You dream of revenge against humanity, of utterly annihilating them and erasing human history. Do you hate the people who pushed you to this point that much?"

"Medusa."

As soon as the name was spoken, countless beams of mana turned into bombardments and rained toward Rozen.

Rozen's Mind's Eye had already seen this future. Almost simultaneously, his body blurred like a mirage and instantly dodged the barrage.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The mana bombardments struck every corner of the petrified Cedar Forest, erupting into explosions.

Gorgon stood amidst the firelight, spitting words dripping with hatred.

"Don't call me by that name!"

At that moment, Gorgon unleashed all her monstrosity and hatred.

"It was all because of you humans—I lost that name, lost my home, lost everything!"

Her head of snake hair writhed wildly, unleashing a storm of mana blasts from every serpent's mouth, sweeping in all directions.

Everything around was shattered, crushed, and ground to cinders by the storm of mana bombardment, leaving behind only scorched earth.

Rozen, like a phantom, darted through the air, deftly evading the dense barrage.

But Gorgon no longer cared.

"I'll destroy you all—I'll wipe you out, make you taste what it's like to lose your name, your home, and everything!"

That's why Gorgon turned humans into monsters, ravaged the land, and sought to erase this era entirely.

"You're only getting back what you once did to me!"

"Now it's your turn!"

"Perish!"

"Be annihilated!"

"Turn to ash along with this era and its future!"

Gorgon's roar shook the heavens and the earth.

The entire petrified Cedar Forest turned into a sea of flames under the frenzied bombardment.

Amidst this chaos…

"You're truly pitiful, Gorgon."

As Rozen's voice echoed through the burning land, a powerful surge of mana erupted.

"Come forth—the Seventh Beast Vassal, Kiffa Ater!"

A crimson mist burst from one corner of the Cedar Forest, shooting toward the sky.

In that instant, one of the Beast Vassals slumbering within Rozen was awakened.

The blood mist transformed into a massive jet-black trident, appearing high in the sky.

The sword was over a hundred meters long—its sheer size rivaling that of Gorgon.

A living weapon once used by the gods to subjugate monsters—Kiffa Ater.

The Seventh Beast Vassal of the Fourth Primogenitor, manifesting in this world, fell like a meteor straight toward Gorgon.

BOOM—!

With a deafening roar like a falling asteroid, a shockwave blasted from Gorgon's body, spreading outward.

The shockwave extinguished the flames, blew away the petrified trees, and cracked the earth, crumbling it to dust.

"AAAAHHHHHHHHH…!"

Suffering the full force of the devastating blow, Gorgon screamed in agony as her skin tore open, blood sprayed, and her arms, wings, and massive serpentine body were destroyed—shattered and mangled.

The legendary Greek monster plummeted from the air, slamming into the ground with a thunderous crash.

Dust burst upward like a geyser.

The earth cracked like a spiderweb.

The black trident disappeared, and the overwhelming mana vanished with it.

Rozen, clad in a feathered robe sparkling with embers, hovered in the sky. He slowly lowered his hand and looked down.

"Ugh… ah…!"

The battered Gorgon lay in a giant crater, bleeding heavily and moaning in pain.

Rozen spoke coldly and without mercy.

"Indeed, you were a victim. If not for Athena's curse, and the so-called heroes who sought to slay monsters, you wouldn't have lost everything."

From that perspective, Gorgon had done no wrong.

But…

"Every grievance has its culprit. You shouldn't direct your hatred toward an era that did nothing to you, and you certainly shouldn't slaughter the people of this age."

"From the moment you blindly sought to cleanse this land with blood, your revenge lost all justification."

"I really shouldn't call you Medusa."

"Because you're no longer that little sister who tried so hard to protect her elder sisters."

"The you now is Gorgon—a frenzied, serpentine monster."

Saying this, Rozen threw Galatine into the air.

"You are a mistake. Let me release you from this existence."

The Solar Holy Sword, thrown skyward, transformed into a blazing sun, radiating brilliant light.

The sun rose over the scorched Cedar Forest.

Its light became a beam that fell in front of Rozen and was firmly grasped by him.

Rozen poured a vast amount of mana into it.

"Excalibur Galatine!"

The solar strike was brought down with tremendous force by Rozen.

A blazing pillar of light descended, slicing through air, sky, and earth—heading straight toward the fallen Gorgon.

At that very moment—

"Shhhk!"

A streak of light shot in from the distance.