Fate/Grand Order story · Events, Christmas 2019
Section 7: Stars Shot into the Celestial Journey
Christmas 2019. Christmas2019_To Display at Chaldea Gate
2 scenes, 164 lines
1. Before the battle
111 linesThe adventure has come to an end. By this time tomorrow, the underworld will be closed.
Today is the last day I will be able to look up from here and see the sky.
...The smell of dirt, the fragrance of flowers, the colors of the wind, the sheer height of the sky.
Hmph. Turns out none of it was anything special.
If that's all the surface has to offer, the underworld is better off without it. Not to mention it's way dirtier up there thanks to all that life!
Now I know for sure that my underworld is darker, quieter, bigger, and cleaner!
So it's not like I'm jealous...
...Nope! Not even a teeny, tiny bit!
...But I did have a lot of fun traveling around with him.
All those blooming flowers that Merlin guy brought with him have disappeared. Everything that reminded me of him is gone.
...Come to think of it, I tried several times to make flowers bloom here, didn't I?
...It was hopeless. All I had to show for it after thousands of years was a bunch of dead seeds.
"Don't be sad." "The underworld is completely barren. It's not your fault they didn't grow."
The gazelle droned on like usual while I glared at the sky, fighting back tears.
"The underworld doesn't need flowers anyway." "It's not as though they're anything special."
I put on a brave face and agreed...however reluctant I was to do it.
"Who needs flowers? The poor things would never be happy here even if they did bloom, dark as it is..."
...Lady Ereshkigal. Preparations for the ritual to transfer your Authority are complete.
Now that you have broken your oath, you have no right to rule over the underworld.
As long as you harbor such doubts, it is only a matter of time until this place falls into disorder.
Which is why I must ask you... Please, cut out those memories.
Return to the perfect woman you once were, before you sinned and became an imperfect goddess.
Once you have done so, you must sleep forever in the abyss. Through your sacrifice, the underworld will continue in peace and prosperity.
Leave the rest to us... We will see that the underworld gains a more fitting ruler.
All of this is to ensure the underworld's survival... Please, fulfill your final duty as the Queen of Kur.
I let myself fall into the abyss. I cast away this new me that was created when I gained this avatar.
...How strange. Usually I would be crying from loneliness, but right now, I'm actually smiling.
Now that it's all ending, just thinking back brings a smile to my face. I've been so lonely, but back then, I had so much fun I can't help but be happy.
Goodbye, memories of the surface.
Goodbye, first friend I ever made. Thanks for all the lovely conversation.
I wonder if I'll ever be able to listen to another of your stories while I look up at the starry night sky.
Oh, right... Even if I do, I won't be me anymore.
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Altera Santa...?
Is there something on your mind?
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Ho ho ho. Santa has nothing to hide.
I'm just not quite sure how to explain this, since it's a bit complicated.
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...Don't look at me like that. This is awkward for me too. It's even rather frustrating.
...If only I didn't have this slight fever, I'd be able to fill you in as coolly as Brother Sheep...
Baaa. (No you couldn't.) Baaa. (No you couldn't.)
You think so too, Zerco? There, there. I'll give you some nice hay later.
Anyway, don't worry. Everything will make sense once we get to the abyss.
Look, there's the seventh gate now. Only one more left to go, Master.
...That's weird.
...I don't see anyone here.
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...Me neither. And I don't think they're hiding, like they were at the sixth gate...
I know that Brother Sheep said the greatest of Mesopotamia's demons would be here, but... Hm?
The sheep are terrified... They're scattering like baby spiders...
Why would they...?
Ah! Up there!
Something's punching through all the other gates!
Something's headed straight for us!
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There you are! You've got a lotta nerve, trying to get the jump on me!
If anyone's gonna make it all the way to the bottom of the underworld, it's gonna be me!
No way I'm letting Fujimaru and a rookie Santa beat me to it!
Let's do this, Maanna! Maximum power! Maximum energy!
I'm gonna rewrite the whole god record with a single strike!
This divine aura is unbelievable...! So you must be the demon of Mesopotamia!
That's right. It's me, the ruler of Venus and war! The embodiment of beauty and fertility! The blazing supernova synonymous with Mesopotamia!
Ishtar, soaring across the sky to avenge her humiliation in record time!
Damn, Ishtar's looking badass!
NOW what are you wasting your money on!?
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Sweet! My idea to blast through the gates before I could be punished worked awesomely!
No more black mark from the Age of Gods for me! It's the start of a new legend!
Baaa! (It's the sheep hunter! The sheep hunter!) Baaa! (She'll shear us for every bit of wool we've got!)
Ishtar... What are you doing here? Did you come to see Ereshkigal too?
Huh? Why the hell would I do that? I couldn't care less about her.
She and I have completely opposite Divinities. I've said everything I want to say to her!
Anything else is her problem to deal with. Me, I'm just here for revenge.
I mean, come on, how'm I gonna set a new course record once the underworld disappears?
And since it looks like Ereshkigal's not gonna get in my way, I thought this'd be the perfect chance to dominate it at full strength.
And I was right! Things turned out perfectly! Not that I ever doubted they would, since I went at it with everything I had☆
Aha... So that's why you look so demony...
Aha... So that's why you look so demony...
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I'm not a demon! I'm just taking this seriously! This is who I used to be back in the Age of Gods, you know!
Right now, this goddess has got her new Manifestation of Beauty and War! I'm basically Super Ishtar here!
Baaa. (Super?) Baaa. (Super?)
I see... I had no idea you wished to restore your tarnished name so badly...
Disgracing yourself even further just to erase your humiliation... I guess the Sumerian gods like to live dangerously and...thoughtlessly...
Hmph. Say what you will. You outsiders could never understand why we hate each other so much.
Anyway... I see you're out on yet another adventure you didn't really think through, Fujimaru.
I'm guessing Gilgamesh talked you into this? Either way, this is waaay beyond you.
Not to mention, letting a human go to the abyss? No way. Out of the question. Now come on, let's go back to the surface. I'll even take you there myself.
Huh?
But, if I don't do something, Chaldea's...
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Don't worry, it's not gonna get wiped out. Worst case, Christmas'll just be ruined is all.
I was planning to take care of Nergal myself, but you already got to him, right?
In that case, the Sumerian Fever'll take care of itself.
It'd take seven days for Ereshkigal to wipe out all of Chaldea with a plague.
And she'll disappear before that happens anyway.
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Got it? So come on, it's not too late. Go back to Chaldea while you still can.
Remember, the Ereshkigal who's down in the abyss isn't the same Ereshkigal you knew.
She has no idea who you are, and the second she sees something alive in her underworld, she'll try to kill it without so much as a hello.
So come on, you don't need to bother with a goddess of death like that, right?
Be that as it may...
I'm still going down to the abyss.
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I see. Just gonna ignore my warning, huh... (Sigh) Well, in that case...
Heh. Hehehe. Hehehehehehehe!
If you won't listen to reason, I'll just have to beat some into you! And since I'm doing this out of the goodness of my heart, I think I've earned the right to go a little nuts!
Get ready, Fujimaru! I'm gonna test you to make sure you're strong enough to set foot in the abyss!
I'm gonna give you the fight of your life! This'll be WAY better than anything Ereshkigal could pull off!
2. After the battle
53 linesI lost!? But I was REALLY going all out this time!
I couldn't have won if you'd stayed super.
(Guess the underworld just isn't her place...)
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...We win, Ishtar. You fought well.
And I can tell you acted out of concern for Fujimaru's safety.
But please, let Fujimaru handle this. Don't you trust him?
...Dammit, I can't fib when you're being all earnest like that. Look, I DO trust him, stupid side and all, but...
...(Sigh). Okay, you win. I'm kind of wiped, anyway.
If you've got the guts to go toe-to-toe with super me, you should be able to face Ereshkigal without just dying instantly, at least.
Fine, go on down to the abyss if that's what you want. But what are you gonna do about the gate?
I was planning to smash through it, but I don't have any magical energy left after that battle.
Do you have a way to break it? Come to think of it, how'd you get past all the other gates, anyway?
We opened them with presents. Now that you're here, this should work out nicely.
When someone receives a present that makes them truly happy, the gates count that as them being saved and open.
Are you serious!? What the hell happened to this place!?
A once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Christmas and the underworld. May I, Master?
Go for it.
No time like the present to choose a present.
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Ho ho ho. Here you go, little flying girl.
Hey, thanks. I'm always happy to get a new jewel♡
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...So, this isn't the right gift? But, Ishtar seems happy with it...
Baaa. (It's not enough.) Baaa. (Her greed knows no bounds.)
Wh-what's with that look!? I really am happy about it, okay!?
But... Okay, if I'm being totally honest, I guess I'm just looking for something that's a little more exciting, or touching!
Now what would a goddess find touching...
Now what would a goddess find exciting...
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...Well done, Master. I knew you would have an idea.
Can you please tell me what it is? What do we need to make Ishtar happy...?
Is that...some sort of terminal device? It looks like a cataclysmic Noble Phantasm...
What is that!? It's AWESOME! Talk about thinking big!
Imagine, a temple that takes people's faith and transforms it into plain old magical energy...
That's a feat on par with anything the gods could pull off! Whoever came up with that's gotta be a true demon!
Oh yeah.
You've got that right.
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...But I guess now's not the time to be celebrating. I'll just file this idea away for later.
Now that the last gate is open, there's nothing standing between you and the abyssthe primal sea that was once home to Enki, the god of wisdom.
I wish I could go with you, but me being there would just piss Ereshkigal off.
...Good point. Fujimaru and I will go ahead alone.
You wait here, Ishtar. And if you sense any danger...
I know. I'll swoop in and make sure Fujimaru escapes with his life.
So don't think you need to conserve your magical energy or anything. Don't worry about what might happen; just go talk some sense into her!
Besides, thanks to these sheep, I think I've got a pretty good idea of why it's all Christmasy down here.
So maybe, juuust maybe...
...you'll actually be able to talk that stubborn, gloomy teacher's pet of a goddess out of this.
...Okay, let's go!
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...Right. It's finally time to deliver the present I've been waiting for.
Let's go bring Ereshkigal what she lost...!