The One Above The Heavens Chapter 10 (Patreon)

After that shower with Sakura... I cannot lie. Whether it be this life or the previous, I had never slept better than with Sakura in my arms.

I slept from mid-afternoon all the way to the next day and I only woke up because Sakura had to leave to go to school. 

"Alright... That priestess of the History Committee will probably be here later today so I should probably just work in my workshop." I muttered to myself after I finished the breakfast Sakura made me before she took off for school.

I had four main enchanted items that I used in combat. First was my Sage Emperor's robe, next was my Yin-Yang Imperial Seals, and lastly was my flying sword.

The Yin Seal was utterly fucked from my fight with Verathragna, and my flying sword also had several cracks in it due to blocking his stupid-as-hell anti-divine sword authority.

So the name of the game for this morning was fixing my armaments in case someone else decided to pop in to fuck around and find out.

'So the Yin seal can be fixed by having it absorb some lunar essence which I can call upon... And thankfully I already made several ingots of Heavenly Gold so I can reforge my flying sword.' I thought as I got to work in doing so.

First I got a large bucket filled with pure untainted rainwater and then I cast a small ritual that filled the bucket with lunar essence and made it look like the moon was reflected off the bucket of water despite the bucket being in my workshop underground.

Next, I moved over to the Yang Fire pit I made along with the Yin Ice pit out of the original worm pits down here in the Matou manor and from there I began working to reforge my Flying Sword and enhance it as I quenched the sword in my Campione blood. 

'It should be stronger with my blood having the essence of a war god in Verathragna.' I muttered to myself before popping my neck to the side with my newly reforged flying sword flying into my sleeve to disappear.

After a moment I looked at my phone and seeing it was getting close to noon I took a breath as I realized that Illya was going to be awake now. And it was better now than never in dealing with her issues honestly.

I walked out of my workshop and not long afterward I pinged out my mana in a spell that would reflect off other people's innate mana so I could find her and I realized that she was with Erica and one of her maids?

Making my way up to the Matou Library I pushed it open and I froze hearing the conversation. "Why can a Homunculus lactate when they don't even have a womb?" Erica asked in honest confusion.

But the sound of the door opening and abruptly stopping in a squeak as I gripped it too hard made all three look over at me as I registered that it was Illya, her more lazy and deadpan maid Leysritt, was having tea with Erica Blandelli.

"Hello girls, I was looking for Illya." I spoke out with a wry smile as Leysritt waved with a flat face while Illya and Erica both blushed slightly at the topic I walked into.

Knowing they were a bit embarrassed I coughed and clearly trying to move on I spoke. "So! Illya, with Sakura's issues dealt with. Are you ready for your own treatment? I am sure that the replacement organs Medea has grown for you are ready and I myself am very interested to see how your body will quickly grow to match your soul's age." 

My words made Illya lose her blush but she looked nervous as she asked quietly. "Will I be alright? Like what are my chances in this spiritual surgery?" 

I gave Illya a long look before I said frankly. "Illya although your heart is the Lesser Grail, Sakura's very womb was literally a small heart of a god of Evil... With my domains over the heavens and earth, your soul may not leave your body. And even if you did die, with my domains of Verethragna I can take you under my Authority of the Youth from Verethragna so you cannot die." 

Arguably the Youth authority in the right person's hands was the most powerful of Verethragna's authorities as it allowed me to bless someone with a 'war gods' strength, durability, and vitality in exchange for being obscene agony.

In blessing someone I could have them go and quite evenly match Campione and Heretic Gods for a good while in terms of close-range combat. 'I wonder if I blessed Rin and Sakura and did some rituals... Could I make them Campione by having them kill their natural goddess counterparts in the goddesses that could use their bodies?'

But I shook aside the thought as Illya looked a bit better. "It will be alright Illya I promise... Now so are you and Erica getting along?" I asked with a knowing smile.

Erica gave a small chuckle before she threw back her hair and said elegantly. "Oh I was just communicating with your adorable little alchemy disciple. You know, the Copper Black Cross Organisation actually has the notes of Paracelsus. But Jake your knowledge of Xian Alchemy far exceeds his own deeds!" 

I actually grimaced at that making her blink as I said wryly. "Paracelsus was an amazing scientist and alchemist... He was just born in the wrong era to make his philosopher stone. In the modern era its use has been by far degraded with humanity's decline of mystery so its fullest ability cannot be unlocked by using human logic." 

Illya being an actual alchemist as that was the Einzbern's main study of Magecraft asked me curiously. "How is human logic a failing? As the Philosopher Stone is a human construct." 

Hearing the good question I began to explain that Western Alchemy was based on the alchemy that began in ancient China back in the age of the gods and back before the Human Texture fully dominated the Earth.

For all that Gilgamesh was the end of the Age of the Gods and signaled the end of the divine era. Time was weird in the Nasuverse to say nothing of alternate timelines and other nonsense including pruned timelines and events like Ragnarok and The Investiture of the Gods in the Jade Emperor's mythology.

Both women being both very intelligent and having been well educated in mythology nodded along as I gave a small impromptu history lesson and then I coughed and said. "In any case Erica, how is the moving of the Copper Black Cross assets here to Fuyuki?" 

She gave a confident smile as she said. "Most of the Copper Black Crosses more fluid assets in Europe are being transferred over along with the treasuries that are being protected by the seals you made. Though some lesser and smaller families have declined to move here to Japan, they have been cut loose from the organization and now at your beck and call are four hundred mages of various schoolings!"

'Four hundred mages is nothing to scoff at.' I thought as I nodded and spoke. "Good, now with the Einzbern main family being dealt with. The Copper Black Cross will have more than enough recourses to compensate for the losses in moving her to Japan."

"Yes, that would be the case." Erica agreed and then we both looked to Illya at the current conversation with Leysritt piping up in lieu of her mistress. "Lady Illya knows her place as your disciple. The Einzbern family is now her own sole property that is pledged to your own cause Lord Yuhuang." 

I gave Leysritt an amused look as I said. "Why are you calling me lord? I said you could call me Jake if you wanted."

And in response, Leysritt cutely tilted the head to the side and said plainly. "Ah. But you are above me in seniority and power. So shouldn't I call you lord or master?" 

Illya then cut in loudly with a shout. "No! You can't call him master or that's like he is stealing you away!"

"Ah... This is confusing." Leystritt said dully with a small frown crossing her face making me chuckle at how Illya's face twisted at her maid's blaise reaction.

"Hmm, though maybe I want Sella instead, she is a good proper maid and I imagine Leysritt would rather relax and watch TV instead of following my desires." 

And in a surprising twist, Illya nodded with her saying quickly. "If you want her, you can have her! She is always nagging at me to keep moving and to not take my favorite books into the bath or even giving me whole lectures on why I shoudn't put sugar in my bowls of cereal!"

There was a moment of silence after that before I shook my head with Erica coughing and saying. "Well in that case, I will leave you two so Jake can ready you for your surgery Illya. I have some phone calls to make either way." 

Erica stood up and then she walked over to the couch I was sitting on across from where she and the Einzbern duo were sitting. She gently cupped my face with her soft hands and then she dipped down low to kiss me with me humming at her forward action. And with a small popping noise our kiss ended as Leysritt said blandly. "Covering your eyes with your hands being so open doesn't block the sight mistress." 

Erica giggled heartily as she spun away from me with her red dress spinning and rising up slightly with the motion but I was more attracted by the impish proud smile on her face as she said cheerfully. "Don't forget about it while we are both working love!" And with that, she walked off out of the library with her hips swaying delightfully.

I coughed at Illya's face of blame that was aimed at me so I tried to change the subject. "In any case. Come with me Illya Let go check in with Medea." 

The short woman stuck in a child's body nodded more seriously as she hopped down from her seat with her carefully book marking the book she was reading and leaving it on the table she was sitting beside.

"Ok I am ready!" Illyasviel said firmly and I smiled at her pouting as I gave her a pat on the head that made her grumble. "Don't patronize me! I am already eighteen and I am going to turn nineteen in two months!"

Without an ounce of shame, I retorted instantly. "You only come up to my hips. So your head is literally the only thing I can pat." 

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Illya was only a bit of a goblin the rest of the way up to Medea who had taken over the Matou's mansion's attic and had changed it so it had an Observatory so the Greek Witch could tap into the power of the stars to enhance her magecraft.

I pushed the button leading into her workshop as I knew better than to touch her heavily cursed door as she was rightfully keeping her Workshop safe from people that may intrude especially when people came here to the Matou manner rather commonly.

After I rang the 'bell' the door opened in a couple of minutes of me impatiently waiting and as it opened I blinked seeing Medea's somewhat disheveled form as she had some of her blue hair hanging over her head and from her state of dress... I realized she had seemingly just gotten up if I hadn't awakened her to begin with.

"Medea, good morning." I spoke making her blink tiredly at me before I coughed and turned to the side allowing Medea to catch sight of Illya and Leysritt behind me. "I was hoping to do Illya's surgery this morning. As the sooner we do it, the sooner I can work to properly dismantle the grail without it hurting Illya." I explained with Medea blinking away the sleep from her eyes and straightening up.

Medea coughed and visibly shuddered as she called upon some mana to properly jolt herself awake and she spoke out briskly. "Oh? Then very well, I already have gone and fully grown Illya's new organs, to replace her Homunclous ones. And combined with the elixirs and treated herbs and materials her organs will be far more potent than any base humans." 

I gave a grunt of approval as I walked into Medea's workshop with her protections washing over the three of us like a film with Illya and Leysritt shuddering slightly as the wards pressed on them to check if they were a threat before relenting. 

We walked into the depths of Medea's workshop and laid out on in the back of the shop was the large padded stone slab where we did the ritual and spiritual surgery to remove Sakura's cursed womb. Which was to remove the fragments of the previous grail from her which had pieces of the evil god Angra Mainyu inside her.

"Alright... So this is going to be a full spiritual surgery my disciple." I spoke seriously as I prepped up the surgery site. My surgical tool of choice in my flying sword which could cut flesh with conceptually clean Qi and the actual padded stone was washed with yang and yin flames that cleared out any bacteria and remaining taint from previous magic. 

Leysritt knowing what needed to be done, got Illya changed into a gown and once Illya got onto the table she whispered. "Is this going to hurt?" 

My lips twitched hearing that as I watched Medea as she brought over a large stone that held an entire body's inner organs that were encased in a layer of skin and surrounded by bones that I would need to add into Illyasviel. 

But regardless I laid a hand gently on Illya's head as I swore firmly. "No Illyasviel, you will not feel a single thing I swear it. You will go to sleep, and then when you wake up... You will be an adult and have boobs to worry about." 

Illya's eyes widened at my words but the last thing she saw was my mischievous smile as I gave her head a small squeeze as I whispered a spell under my breath that put not only Illya's body to sleep. But with it being a Buddhism-based mantra it also put Illya's soul to sleep as we were going to be operating on it as well.

With Illya knocked out for the next long while I popped my neck and looked over to Leysritt and said. "You don't have to watch this if you don't want to. It's going to be a bit... Ick." I finished with a wry smile.

To which Leysritt said plainly. "While Sella is busy acting as the guard of the mansion along with lady Medusa. I will stand by my mistress's side no matter what." 

I could only nod to that as Medea hummed and spoke up. "So, we should first take out the Grail which has taken over her heart first in order to lessen the strain on her body and soul." 

Grunting in agreement I took a deep breath as I filled my form with my divine power as a Campione and spoke as I forced my dominion over the Heavens and Earth to activate. 

"In the name of the Jade Emperor, ruler of celestial realms, I invoke thy decree, unyielding and firm, By the heavens' mandate, by earth's boundless sway, Let not death's embrace claim thee, nor its shadows hold sway.

Thy little mortal life, woven into the fabric of eternity, a divine decree is thus given, Bound by the celestial threads, unbroken, unbowed, In the tapestry of my eternal existence, thy name shall resound.

Through the ages, through the eons untold, Thy spirit shall endure by my bidding, thy essence unfold like the endless jade lotus, For in the Jade Emperor's gaze, mortality shall be denied!" I finished as I felt my authority over the mortal Earth in my surroundings bow to my will with naught but the human will to 'contest' it in the area.

Sure my immortal decrees could be used in battle. But a god's own divinity would all but deny it and make it a major waste of my mana and authorities use.

But with the immortal decree, Illyasviel von Einzbern couldn't die even if she wanted to without another god's divinity trying to deny my decree. So with that extra insurance in place Medea and I got to our grizzly work.

We cut open Illyasviel's form to sum up a three-hour surgery we did the following. First, we removed Illya's glowing heart which had pieces of the Lesser Grail manifesting within it. And then after putting in her new heart began working to replace all her other organs. Including her brain.

As the ritual stone bed's whole point was to tie people's souls to the bed so that even if the entire body was switched around, so long as the body was fully put back together it would truly be Illya or whoever was on the stone slab. As here in the Nasuverse, memories and the ego of a person were very much based on and within the soul not so much the body.

So we were able to all but replace all of Illya's internal organs with an enhanced human version and then came the real nasty work. As we began stripping the flesh from Illya's bones and then in using a new bone frame we all but gave her a new body that her new organs would fit perfectly and as we were working to fit the muscles and skin on Illya properly I gave Medea a look as I noted that Illya was... Very healthy in the chest and other areas.

"The organs are made from her base DNA. And the Einzbern's were nothing if not precise in making sure their dolls were made to be beautiful and at one point they were fertile before the collapse of the age of the gods and the major decline of homunculi with human understanding over genetics." Medea said frankly while stretching out and then abruptly slouching making her large breasts bounce in the motion as she groaned at how her back was a bit stiff from working over Illya for the last three hours.

"Hmm... Well, I am glad she will be well." I mused while Leysritt walked over from the chair she was sitting on to take in Illya's new young adult form. And after taking in her mistress form she stated with a small mischievous smile crossing her normally bland-flat resting expression.

"Sella is going to be mad that Illya has bigger boobs than her."