Along the road to the lowest temple in the Underworld stood seven gates. Shiomi and his companions had already passed through six of them.
Each gate posed questions testing Shiomi’s understanding of right and wrong. And with each answer he gave, the gates accepted him and opened the way f...
2025-08-02 13:21:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Ziusudra? Isn’t he the old man believed to be the origin of the Noah story?”
After the old man disappeared, the four of them resumed their journey, sorting through the new information as they walked. Scáthach was the first to speak.
“In Sumerian mythology, the last person to...
2025-08-02 13:19:50 +0000 UTC View PostIn the past, the ANBU might not have listened to Kazuyama Gekkō.
But ever since he became the ANBU’s training officer, he had become the stuff of nightmares for them. After all, he would use One Thousand Years of Death at the drop of a hat—truly terrifying.
Even Sakumo Hatake, th...
2025-08-02 13:11:59 +0000 UTC View PostChōmei’s firm voice dispelled Kazuyama Gekkō’s doubts.
“It’s not the Nine-Tails?”
“That’s right. The cave is flooded with rage—feels like that little Nine-Tails Jinchūriki girl just went berserk.”
Berserk?
At a time like this, there was only one thing ...
2025-08-02 13:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostA dazzling golden light instantly lit up the sky.
“Yasakani no Magatama!”
Borsalino struck a pose. As his broad white cloak billowed behind him, countless golden light bullets, radiating searing heat, poured down like a torrential storm toward the blood-soaked figure of the Marine...
2025-08-02 13:05:37 +0000 UTC View PostNorth Blue, Philseque Island.
“They escaped, all of them...”
“How... how is this possible...”
“It was so easy...”
“Half of Mary Geoise has been destroyed...”
“...”
The Five Elders stared at the chaotic images projected by the Den Den Mushi i...
2025-08-02 13:04:41 +0000 UTC View PostQuetzalcoatl stared at the outstretched hand before her, dazed for a moment, then instinctively reached out and clasped the fingertips of her so-called victor.
“Anything that doesn’t kill us only makes us stronger.”
“Feathered Serpent of the Maya, it’s precisely because of t...
2025-08-01 09:34:41 +0000 UTC View Post“Pfft!”
Samael struggled to rise, coughing up a dark lump of purple-red blood, with fragments of internal organs mixed in.
Seeing their comrade in such a terrible state, Ishtar and the others instinctively moved to help.
“Stay back! I’m not dead—I’ve got this!”
... 2025-08-01 09:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh? Challenging me? That’s some admirable courage.”
“If you’re ready, then I’ll make my move.”
Standing atop the steps, Quetzalcoatl casually tossed aside the macuahuitl—an Aztec weapon resembling a wooden club lined with obsidian shards on either side—and descended...
2025-08-01 09:33:35 +0000 UTC View PostUnder Senna’s wary gaze, Masatsuki Aozaki approached at an unhurried pace.
The two floated in midair, with nothing between them.
She had no idea what Masatsuki was planning—but her instincts screamed that this man was serious trouble. If she didn’t shake him off now, she might n...
2025-08-01 09:16:16 +0000 UTC View PostThose spatial bubbles expanding and spreading throughout the Dangai were likely the collective form of the Blanks—known as the Valley of Screams.
Though it had been ages ago, Masatsuki Aozaki couldn’t recall every exact detail, but that was more or less how the story went.
Faced w...
2025-08-01 09:15:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe fall of Kutha into silence coincided precisely with the time the goddess Ishtar appeared in Mesopotamia.
But that was all it was—a coincidence in timing. There was no direct evidence to prove Ishtar had slaughtered the city's entire population.
In just half a year, the city had ...
2025-08-01 09:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostOn the road northeast toward Kutha, the group passed several pastures managed by Uruk.
As a result, the investigation team took on a new task—inspecting these pastures.
The reason was simple: every single one had been attacked by Ishtar. The once flat and fertile grasslands were now...
2025-08-01 09:04:16 +0000 UTC View Post"Why him!?"
Lefiya couldn’t hold it in anymore and shot to her feet.
As far as she remembered, Ais had only interacted with Bell a handful of times. So why would his name be the first that came to her mind when asked about marriage?
But Ais’s reasoning was surprisingly blunt...
2025-08-01 08:58:25 +0000 UTC View Post"That's amazing, Captain!"
Tione jumped up in excitement, tears of joy streaming down her face.
She knew this was the only moment Finn might say yes—so she seized it.
Overwhelmed, she threw her arms around Finn. Her Amazonian figure—far more voluptuous than her sister’s—...
2025-08-01 08:57:49 +0000 UTC View PostKazuyama Gekkō had a clear grasp of the enemy’s intentions.
A chance to strike at Konoha like this—there was no way they’d let it slip. The only difference this time was the identity of the attacker.
“I’m really curious... If it really is Madara Uchiha, how is he still aliv...
2025-08-01 08:42:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe original Chidori was hard to control due to the unstable nature of lightning and its extreme speed, making it nearly impossible to use flexibly. Kakashi had to put in a tremendous amount of effort to refine the technique.
Much of the credit went to the ninja blade in his hand—Lightnin...
2025-08-01 08:41:27 +0000 UTC View PostA thunderous roar echoed as the lightning dragons surged forward, their sheer scale dazzling like a brilliant galaxy, sweeping across the night sky above Mary Geoise.
Ultra-high voltage tore through the atmosphere, unleashing blinding sparks and shockwaves, the thunderclaps deafening.
North Blue — Philseque Island.
“Flying warships?!”
“This is impossible!”
“You little bastard!”
“Damn it!!”
“The Holy Land is being bombed?!”
The Five Elders stared at the image projected by the Den Den Mushi, eyes bloodshot, veins bulging...
2025-08-01 08:32:40 +0000 UTC View PostCrystal-clear wings of ice unfolded from Tōshirō Hitsugaya’s back.
Behind Sajin Komamura, a towering black-armored warrior—dozens of meters tall—materialized with a thunderous presence.
As the two activated their Bankai, the entire Lieutenant’s office began to tremble violen...
2025-07-31 08:59:52 +0000 UTC View PostFollowing right behind Shinji Hirako, Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Sajin Komamura also drew their Zanpakutō, their Reiatsu erupting in an instant.
“Seated upon the frozen heavens—Hyōrinmaru!”
“Roar, Tenken!”
As he watched the three of them release their Zanpakutō, Sōsuk...
2025-07-31 08:59:16 +0000 UTC View PostOn a sunny afternoon, the group moved through the dense forest.
The Jaguar Warrior, scouting ahead, kept glancing back, her eyes filled with unease. Overhead, the sky showed increasing signs of Mesoamericans Pterosaur activity. The Divine Spirit in the plush costume couldn’t hold back and...
2025-07-31 08:53:14 +0000 UTC View Post"Hiss!"
A sharp tear sliced through the air. The Jaguar Warrior, still hanging from the tree, shrank her pupils and frantically nodded.
"Wait, wait! I’ll talk, I’ll talk! Ask anything, I’ll answer!"
Samael casually lifted his hand, halting the sickle just inches from her t...
2025-07-31 08:52:38 +0000 UTC View Post“It hurts, it hurts...”
Shiomi knelt on the ground, rubbing his aching waist.
“Everyone—did you all see that? Even a warrior comparable to a Heroic Spirit can get this exhausted after training with 500 men!”
Leonidas I stood beside him, addressing both the onlookers an...
2025-07-31 08:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostBack when they were investigating the underground tomb in Gray’s hometown of Blackmore, Lord El-Melloi II once described the concept of the Underworld from a Magus’s perspective.
The Underworld is the realm of the dead—a domain adjacent to the world of the living.
Different cult...
2025-07-31 08:46:21 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s wrong? Still not moving?”
“Summoning Technique!”
Seeing that the new recruits were still frozen, Kazuyama Gekkō pressed one hand to the ground. A moment later, five massive anacondas launched into action on his behalf.
Only then did the remaining twenty-eight ...
2025-07-31 08:40:02 +0000 UTC View PostOn a remote island in the Land of Water...
“Nagato, how much longer until the sealing site for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is complete?”
“A few years. I’ll do everything I can to shorten the time.”
Muren Uchiha, Zetsu, and Nagato were gathered in a cave, stari...
2025-07-31 08:39:27 +0000 UTC View Post"Those bastards always cause trouble at the worst possible time."
Finn, having arrived at the same conclusion, let out a bitter laugh—though the smile on his face carried the scent of blood.
"Finn, should we talk to Bell-kun about this?"
"No. There's no need."
Riveria’...
2025-07-31 08:34:26 +0000 UTC View Post'Was I defeated because I tried to block the Spirit’s magic?'
When Riveria realized the Spirit could use magic, she understood immediately—she was the only one in the expedition team capable of resisting it.
If she didn’t appear during the later stages of the battle, it would me...
2025-07-31 08:33:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe earth burned, black smoke billowed into the sky.
The floating fleet, arranged in a grid across the heavens, roared like a stampede of iron war beasts—unleashing the fury of the North Blue upon this ancient and sacred city.
Blazing beams of golden laser crisscrossed downward. Wit...
2025-07-31 08:23:06 +0000 UTC View Post