Chapter 188: Artemis Unleashes Stella, and Shirou Reveals His True Trump Card!
On Orsa Island, two suns and a moon stood high in the sky.
This unprecedented spectacle not only shocked the people on the island but also caused an instinctive sense of shock and confusion among the gods on Babel.
"That moon... is it Artemis? The divine-powered monster created by Ouranos can actually fully reproduce a god's original Authority!"
"Artemis and Poseidon... two great gods have been turned into divine-powered monsters. Is Ouranos going to target us next?"
"Probably not. Our Authorities aren't that useful. He wouldn't value them that much, right?"
In the Gods' Hall of Babel, a group of gods whispered to each other while watching the unprecedented War Game, this mythological war.
After all, even the powerful Authorities of Poseidon and Artemis were turned into divine-powered monsters by Ouranos and manipulated at will. They, as ordinary gods, were ultimately unable to contend with that.
And besides the gods' fear, the gods of the Ouranos Faction and Shirou's Faction, who were truly engaged in a confrontation, were very interested in the mythological war in the sky.
After all, compared to the chaotic war on the ground, if the battle in the sky was decided, it would directly affect the entire war situation.
"Emiya's Authority is as exaggerated as ever... It's almost as hot as the sun..."
Hephaestus, as the Goddess of Forging and also the Goddess of Fire, had never imagined that the flames released by a mortal could even rival a god, or even be superior to a god.
At the very least, Hephaestus would have a hard time ensuring that she could create flames of the same level of heat as Shirou's if she fully unleashed her divine power.
"But Emiya's situation is still not good." Astraea frowned. "Even if his Authority is on the same level as a true god, it's difficult for him to contend with the divine Authorities of two god-level beings, Artemis and Poseidon, at the same time..."
"That scoundrel Ouranos is cheating!" Loki slapped her thigh on the side. "He said gods weren't allowed to participate, but he not only sent out a divine-powered monster, he brought out two at once! It's just unreasonable! How vile! I'm going to draw a voodoo doll and stab him fiercely!"
Loki's words were also the thoughts of all the gods in Shirou's Faction.
Ouranos had secretly hidden a second divine-powered monster and, without a word, suddenly launched an attack after the War Game had already started.
This was unacceptable to anyone.
From the situation in the Divine Mirror, it was clear that just the Authority of Artemis in the sky was already on par with Shirou's karma's fire.
The divine-powered monster of the Sea God Poseidon was still condensing a surging giant wave on the ground. The terrifying divine power of that wave already made the gods tremble, not to mention Shirou himself, who was directly fighting two great gods on Orsa Island. He must have been enduring unprecedented pressure and burden.
In a one-versus-two situation, even if he lost, it would be difficult for anyone to blame him.
However, just as many gods were worried about Shirou's safety and at the same time were indignant about Ouranos's shamelessness, a sudden change on Orsa Island attracted everyone's attention.
"What's that?!"
The first to notice the change on the island was none other than the Heavenly God Ouranos, who was in the main seat.
He immediately noticed a certain energy spreading out on Orsa Island, and its source was none other than the direction where Emiya Shirou was located.
"That power is... Artemis?"
Soon, the gods also felt the changes on Orsa Island.
At the same time, the gods were surprised to find that a certain aura and Authority, identical to the Moon Goddess Artemis, had appeared on Shirou's body.
This overly unique change was unexpected to anyone. It was difficult to understand what was happening before their eyes.
Trembling.
In the sky above Orsa Island.
"Boom!"
The boiling seawater returned once again. Under extreme condensation, the Sea God Poseidon's divine power transformed the vast sea into a wave that overturned the sky.
At the same time, the divine-powered monster that the Moon Goddess Artemis had turned into also appeared on the scene.
While the Scorpion Antares displayed a shocking sense of pressure, the crescent moon that appeared in the sky also showed an even more exaggerated sense of pressure.
If one were to look closer, they would discover that the so-called moon in the sky was, in essence, a collection of countless magic circles.
Thousands, tens of thousands of magic circles condensed together, emitting a faint light, and what was finally formed was this false moon.
Its essence was the ultimate form of the Moon Goddess Artemis's Authority, which ultimately constructed an incredibly huge bowstring!
"Ah ah ah ah!"
The moment that bowstring was about to be pulled back to shoot, the entire world trembled.
Some of the weaker adventurers on Orsa Island were even instantly knocked unconscious by the overly exaggerated divine power and fell into a coma.
Powerful adventurers could certainly resist this level of divine power pressure, but as time went on, they also gradually felt a stuffiness in their chests, a sense of impending death, and fell into a state of boundless fear.
And as if to counter this extreme divine power.
The moment the crescent moon in the sky was about to erupt, the figure of the Moon Goddess Artemis slowly appeared on a mountain peak at the highest point of Orsa Island.
She was clearly not the real Moon Goddess Artemis, but an avatar of Artemis.
In a normal situation, her power was so weak that it was impossible for her to affect the outcome of this battle in the slightest, let alone the mythological war in the sky.
However, at this moment, Artemis was holding a peculiar bow and arrow in her hand.
The bow and arrow themselves looked ordinary, just a simple wooden longbow. The whole thing was dark red, as if it had some kind of firm will, not bending at all.
But the moment Artemis picked up this bow and arrow, an astonishing energy emerged from Artemis, from this avatar of the main body.
The overly inflated divine power actually allowed her to rival her main body for a short period of time.
Such an exaggerated sight naturally attracted the attention of everyone on Orsa Island. Even if the adventurers did not know that this was an avatar of Artemis in action, they realized that a god-level existence was releasing power.
In their shock, they suddenly discovered that another full moon had opened on the ground and was rising at an extremely fast speed.
An unprecedented sight occurred on the entire Orsa Island: the simultaneous presence of two moons in the sky!
"What in the world is happening!?"
The gods on Babel were shocked.
Even Ouranos himself couldn't help but widen his eyes, not understanding what the scene in front of him was all about and why a second crescent moon had appeared.
Hadn't Artemis's body been swallowed by the divine-powered monster?
Where did the second moon on the island come from?!
Compared to the astonishment of the gods of the Ouranos Faction, the gods of Shirou's Faction were relatively more understanding of the situation, knowing that this must be the work of Artemis's avatar.
But even the gods, including Astraea, did not understand why Artemis, with only one avatar left, could release a power so close to her peak.
That overly absurd energy fluctuation was clearly abnormal and could completely rival a true god!
But was this really something an avatar could do?
How was it done?
In fact, everyone in this world probably could not understand the change in Artemis. Only Shirou and Artemis's avatar, who was granted this power by Shirou, understood what had happened.
There was only one reason: Shirou had forged an extremely special Noble Phantasm for Artemis's avatar.
The name of the Noble Phantasm was—Stella!
"Boom!"
Blazing divine power shook Orsa Island.
The chaotic divine power even caused a part of the island to crack directly.
In the center of the chaotic surging waves, Artemis's avatar slowly raised the bow and arrow in her hand, as if she were about to pour her all into this one arrow.
In fact, this statement was literally true.
Artemis's avatar was indeed pouring her everything, the entirety of this avatar body, into this one strike.
The reason was simple: the name of the Noble Phantasm she was now releasing was [Stella].
It was the weapon used by the Heroic Spirit Arash, the man also known as "The Great Hero."
In the legends of another world, the great hero Arash, in order to stop the war between two countries, relied on an ultimate arrow to delineate the "border" between Persia and Turan, splitting the land.
The range of that arrow was nearly 2500 kilometers, completely dividing the continent.
As the price for this superhuman feat, his body could not withstand the power, and he was torn apart and lost his life.
After becoming a Heroic Spirit, Arash's deed was turned into a Noble Phantasm, thus becoming this exaggerated and ultimate special bow and arrow [Stella]. It was an all-out arrow as described in the legend, an unprecedented ultimate shot, and a long-range attack that literally "tore the earth" with its extreme range.
It was even called "Countless people can shoot down stars, but there is only one who can crush a star."
Of course, just like the Heroic Spirit's deed, the price of this Noble Phantasm was that the user's body and the Noble Phantasm would both collapse at the moment of use. In a sense, it was a double Fantasy Collapse.
While this was a huge price, it could also provide the user with unprecedented assistance.
For Artemis's avatar, this meant that she gained an exaggerated divine power that could rival her main body for a short period of time, displaying the true might of the Moon Goddess!
"O' sacred Lord in Heaven.
Radiant Lord, merciful, who bestowed upon me wisdom and strength.
I call upon thee to witness my heart, my thoughts, and everything I've achieved.
Now, creator of the moon and stars...
Behold my deeds, my death, and my Spənta Ārmaiti which I must carry out.
After I unleash this last arrow with all my strength, my iron body shall shatter and annihilate me where I stand!
STELLA!!"
At the moment the bow was drawn and the arrow was notched, the Noble Phantasm's chant was automatically activated. In a sense, this was also the Noble Phantasm realizing that its master was a god whose status far surpassed its own, so it was impossible to let the god chant the Noble Phantasm's incantation. It acted on its own behalf.
And the moment the Noble Phantasm was activated, the second crescent moon instantly formed, turning into a terrifying arrow that confronted the Scorpion Antares, the divine-powered monster that had swallowed Artemis—
"Boom!"
The two moon-like giant arrows confronted each other in the sky. Even before the arrows were fully released, their destructive power had already created ripples throughout the world.
But Artemis's avatar could not keep this up forever.
The side effect of Stella caused her already fragile soul to almost completely dissipate.
But she clearly had no complaints and willingly accepted all of this.
After learning about the existence of such a special Noble Phantasm from Shirou, Artemis's avatar did not hesitate at all.
She decided to sacrifice herself and completely defeat her body that had been swallowed by the monster and turned into Ouranos's puppet, so that it would no longer cause evil.
"The rest is up to you, my Orion..."
Artemis's avatar finally looked affectionately at Shirou, who was already as hot as the sun in the sky. The moment she granted all her hope and blessings to him, she willingly and completely vanished.
At the same time, the fierce arrow was suddenly released like a falling star.
The magnificent arrow, like a galloping star, shot straight toward the Scorpion Antares.
And the Scorpion Antares also decisively released a power of the same level, colliding with Artemis's all-out strike—
"Boom!"
If one were to use words to describe the destructive power of this moment, it would be like personally witnessing the shattering of a star.
However, the fierce collision came as quickly as it went.
The ultimate clash of the two divine powers was almost instantly swallowed up and dissipated.
It was clear that Artemis's self-sacrificing strike was ultimately not able to completely defeat her main body, which possessed all its divine power.
The Scorpion Antares was not even slightly damaged and safely took the blow.
However, Shirou's preparations had clearly not ended there.
On the surface, he was using Brahmastra Kundala to evaporate the sea and fight the divine-powered monster of the Sea God Poseidon to the death. But in reality, he had secretly prepared his second Noble Phantasm.
Its name was Antares Snipe.
As a Noble Phantasm of the Heroic Spirit Chiron, this Noble Phantasm was essentially the embodiment of the Sagittarius constellation.
And in the starry sky, the Sagittarius constellation always had its arrow pointed in the direction of the Scorpio constellation. This gave this Noble Phantasm an extreme special attack against the very concept of "Scorpio."
Yes, the self-detonating attack of Artemis's avatar was, in a sense, just a feint.
Its purpose was to allow Shirou to release his true trump card to defeat the Scorpion Antares!
Now, Antares Snipe was Shirou's true killing move!
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