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The Seventh Round of Ragnarok. The Emperor that United all of China, and the King of the Beginning vs the Eldest Brother of Zeus and Poseidon, and the King of Hellheim. The Round of Leadership.

The flashback chosen for Hades is this.

Through Ares we come to learn why so many gods rely on Hades so much, why they trust him so much. There was once another war within the greek pantheon, the Gigantomachy. A war initiated by the primordial goddess Gaia and her children, as this war started, another incidental catastrophe happened without a majority of the other gods knowing.

A majority of Kronos' lackeys, literal titan gods would manage to escape tartarus and in turn eventually cause a likely destruction of the heavens if they manage to escape hellheim completely. An incidental pincer attack, and yet only Hades would walk forth to stop an entire army of titans alone, and he would do so successfully, for Hades will never lose to anyone, for he is their eldest brother, and this all would lead to the few times Poseidon has ever showed genuine respect, and care for someone.

We even come to learn later down the line, that Adamas didn't die truly, while Poseidon erased the existence of Adamas, Poseidon didn't outright kill him, and it is likely due to the fact he respects Hades enough to not kill off Adamas, for Hades truly loves his brothers, Adamas included.

The flashbacks chosen for Qin Shi Huang are these.

We come to learn that in a great battle, a Qin general had countless Zhao people taken in as prisoners, burying those very people alive. The year after that, a Qin royale ended up having a child with a dancing girl while he was held hostage in Zhao. This child being Ying Zheng, who we come to know as Qin Shi Huang.

Eventually the father of Ying would return to his homeland alone, while Ying's mother abandoned her child because she didn't really feel like raising a child. Abandoned by his father and mother alike.

Eventually a King of Qin would come to learn of Ying Zheng right before they laid waste to a Zhao capital city which a likely toddler or baby Ying was in, not really caring about this child, and thus Ying Zheng would even be abandoned by his own country.

We come to learn that for whatever reason, Ying would be a hostage of sorts to Zhao, forcing the child to endure an entire country's hatred, kept under strict surveillance, forcing Ying Zheng to be in an existence where he wasn't fully allowed to live, nor die.

Ying Zheng would soon get a new bodyguard and caretaker, Chunyan. Thus starting the bizarre family life of Ying Zheng and Chunyan.

Chunyan would soon witness the utter hatred and anger her fellow Zhao people had for this child, and what it has done mentally, and even physically to some extent to this child who had nothing to do with what the people of Qin has done. Ying Zheng would have the ability to mirror the feel of someone's pain, mentally and physically alike, forcing the kid to understand and feel the literal and emotional pain from the Zhao people's utter hatred against him. Which in turn forced Ying Zheng to wear a smile to soften the burning hatred against him, to "atone" for something he never truly was a part of, something Ying never has done. Chunyan would come to see all this, and all she could do was feel utter anger and hurt for what her fellow Zhao people were putting him through.

Chunyan would help Ying Zheng finally let out all his pain aloud, he would mourn and cry for having to be forced to experience so much pain for something he never did.

Eventually Chunyan would make a headband of sorts for Ying Zheng to cover the kid's eyes so he doesn't have to be forced to mirror pain every single time he looks onto someone. Ying Zheng would finally begin to truly laugh and smile, to truly live for himself for once.

2 years later, almost each king of Qin would begin to die one after the other, making the father of Ying Zheng the new crowned emperor of Qin, and just like that, overnight Ying Zheng would be able to return to Qin, and to be the crowned prince of Qin.

Yet a tragedy would strike as Ying Zheng was traveling to Qin to become the crowned prince. A few people of Zhao would strike forth in an attempt to finally kill the princed child born from Qin for utter vengeance, and in turn Chunyan would risk and sacrifice her life to take these vengeful people down.

As she bled out, Chunyan would tell Ying Zheng how she once felt long ago, how she once had a son who was murdered by the Qin soldiers. In mourning she had utter anger for the people of Qin, and reasonably so. Chunyan would soon learn how they were hiring a caretaker for the Qin boy. She had to see for herself what the Qin prince looked like, she wanted so badly to strangle Ying Zheng on the spot, and yet as they lived together, she came to realize how much she pain she and so many incidentally brought so much pain to the boy, and she came to love and care for Ying Zheng.

If a kid like Ying Zheng who truly understands the pain of others could become a king, then maybe their world could change for the better, just like how he changed her, and since, Ying Zheng would make a vow to not only live for himself, but to become the greatest king the world has ever known, and soon Ying Zheng would become Qin Shi Huang.

Another flashback shown to us is how some tyrannical and demonic god of military arts, Chiyou would simply permit the rulers of china to become kings through vile sacrifices, and Qin would soon travel forth alone to become the King of China in which he himself united.

Qin would simply challenge this tyrannical demon head on, refusing to sacrifice his people to this monster, and eventually, Qin Shi Huang would bring down this tyrannical demon permanently, eliminating this cruel process entirely, as he officially became the King of China.

Hades' weapon, the bident would be fused with a fragment of Poseidon's trident, and Hades' fighting style is indeed quite imposing and powerful, each strike even forcing the currents of wind to be deadly each time he slams his bident down, fitting of a mighty king who is here solely to avenge his dead brother.

Hades' very blood is even able to power up divine treasures such as his bident, fitting of a king who sacrifices everything for those who look up to him.

The valkyrie chosen for Qin Shi Huang is Alvitr, her name meaning "Host-Guard" to put it quite shortly. Giving Qin Shi Huang the best defensive armor out of the Einherjar. This very armor befitting the king that relies on utter defense for his martial moves to work.

Qin's abilities doesn't just stop there for his eyes allows him to see lynchpins of chi, and due to Qin's combat style, this would allow him to strike at those lynchpins to royally screw over his opponents power output and aim.

Due to Buddha's betrayal, another god had to step in, and thus Hades would step forth, for one reason and one reason alone, to avenge his brother Poseidon that humanity has killed.

Hades would step forth to strike forth against Qin, each strike full of deadly might, as Qin dodged each strike, with Hades jumping forth to send another mighty strike against the King of the Beginning, as Qin dodged once more. Yet as Hades struck and destroyed the ground, the air current from that very strike would land a small slash against Qin. Hades would send forth another deadly strike, as Qin blocks it, altering the flow of power right back to Hades, sending the King of Hellheim right into a wall.

Hades would get back up as he wondered for quite a while, asking Qin what makes a king to him. To Qin, a king is someone who never wavers, never bends, never relies on others, and always defends his people. That is a king to Qin Shi Huang, and all Hades could do was laugh, solely because of the irony of it all, for Qin reminded Hades of none other than Poseidon himself to some extent, and yet for the sake of Poseidon, Hades would strike forth once again. For his brother, he will not yield to a mere king of men.

Hades would slam his bident down onto Qin with deadly might once again, forcing the bident to continue slamming and reeling his opponent in until he is crushed, landing a fatal blow onto Qin, forcing Qin to take off his blindfold and use his very eyes against Hades. Hades of course would be surprised to some extent for Qin coming back up after that blow, truly kingly behavior indeed.

Hades would strike forth once again as Qin dodges each deadly strike, as Hades then slams down his bident onto Qin once again, forcing Qin to try and stop the attack, and yet Qin would simply blow a husk of air onto a lynchpin of Hades' chi, forcing Hades to go off balance and in turn allowing Qin to counter strike, slamming Hades onto the ground.

Qin would rush forth to strike Hades, only for Hadss to strike forth once again, forcing Qin to dodge Hades' attempt to counter strike, as Qin would suffer damage himself from simply staring at Hades

Qin would rush forth once again, blowing another husk of air onto Hades as the King of Hellheim attempted to strike forth as well, forcing Hades to miss his strike in the process and giving Qin the chance to counter strike Hades instead, and yet Qin would suffer more damage from seeing Hades being in pain once again.

Hades would come to learn how Qin's eyes truly work, and he would be so surprised in seeing this, to literally feel the pain of others, Hades couldn't fathom why someone would do such a thing, and yet to Qin this is precisely why he is the greatest king.

As they clashed, Hades would come to learn that Qin made a promise to become the greatest king, and in turn, Qin would refuse to be defeated by anyone.

Yet Hades too made an oath to uphold, as the eldest brother, he would strike forth once again, and as Qin attempted to blow husks of air against Hades, Hades would simply throw multiple flurry's of attacks to berid of such husks of air, continuing his strike once more, only for Qin to simply block that strike, yet in spite of that Hades would continue forth with a mighty kick of sorts, strike forth with his bident once more, and yet Qin would barely send forth a husk of air onto Hades, forcing the King of Hellheim to miss his strike once again, as Qin counter striked with a mighty kick of his own, and in spite of Hades blocking this very attack, he would be shoved back afar from the King of the Beginning, Impressing the King of Hellheim further.

Hades in response to all this would decide to officially hold nothing back, as he gouged a large wound across his chest as he hummed the same song that Poseidon was known to whistle, and in turn incidentally damaging Qin in the Process due to Qin's very eyes.

Hades would strike forth once again, and as Qin blew another husk of win, Hades would immediately change his strike into a mighty slam, forcing Qin to dodge immediately.

And thus, Hades' very blood would finally flow and strengthen his bident, a gamble that puts even Hades' very life at risk if his life energy runs dry. Hades would strike forth once again, and as Qin attempted to redirect Hades' might, Qin would instead be forced to barely dodge death and take Hades' blow, sending Qin flying across the arena. For the sake of his brothers, Hades will not fall, and yet the King of Hellheim couldn't help but be impressed by the King of the Beginning all the same, for Qin survived strikes that brought down the rebellious titans that escaped Tartarus.

And so upon realizing his armor won't do against Hades' amped up bident, Qin would then decide to change his armor into a blade, a seemingly foolish gamble to everyone else but Qin himself. Hades couldn't help but be impressed by this unyielding King of the Beginning.

Bearing the pride of the gods, the King of Hellheim throws himself into battle. Knowing the Pain of Humanity, the King of the Beginning fights for his people. Only a king, a leader, can understand the heart of another king.

Thus Hades would strike forth once again, and as Qin attemted to strike head on, Qin would instead be hard punished by Hades' deadly strike, losing his left arm in the process, and yet the King of the Beginning refuses to give up, for he sees the stars that can turn seemingly inevitable outcomes around. A king never wavers. A king never bends. A king never relies on others. And a king, never gives up. For they are the guiding light and hope for their people. And the King of Hellheim, couldn't help but to continue respecting the King of the Beginning.

Thus the King of Hellheim would strike forth a deadly thrust once more, imbued with every drop of his life essense, and yet the King of the Beginning would stand his ground all the same, taking the strike of Hades head on, and due to the life essence of Hades flowing into his bident, Qin would be able to see the stars within Hades empowered weapon, allowing Qin to blow a husk of air onto that weapon and disrupting the flow of the strike entirely, allowing Qin to redirect the remaining might of Hades right back onto him, obliterating Hades' empowered bident head on and landing a fatal strike onto Hades, and as Hades attempted to counter strike once more, Qin would simply simply use his strike to send Hades collapsing back, defeating Hades.

Hades, the King of Hellheim couldn't help but applaud Qin Shi Huang, the King of the Beginning, to the very end, and Hades couldn't hell but feel regret, for failing to keep his oath to his brothers. So much so he didn't even feel like being called brother, and yet he did, Hades truly did deserve to be called such, for the selfless King of Hellheim sacrificed so much for his brothers.

Hades you were truly a mighty king to the very end, that is why Qin, and every human there honored you to the very end.

I saw someone else do this so I thought it would be fun to join in on as well so yee.

The Sixth Round of Ragnarok. History's Greatest Adolescence and the Founder of Buddhism vs the Fusion of the Seven Lucky Gods of Good Fortune. As well as the clash against the Devil King of the Sixth Heaven in Buddhism. The Round of Maturity, and Luck.

The flashbacks portrayed to us are of course these.

For Zerofuku, We come to learn that he was once an innocent and kind god, wanting to help mankind, and to do so he would take away a villages misfortune and pain into himself, believing it would in turn make the people of this village happy due to them having good fortune, and yet that isn't what happened at all. Instead the people of this village fell to depravity and indulgence, they were worst off than before, and Zerofuku just couldn't understand why, it enraged him. Seeing Buddha back when he was still human having followers who were in clear poverty and yet those very people were genuinely, and truly, happy didn't help either. Zerofuku couldn't understand, even asking Buddha didn't help him understand better either, and because of his inability to understand he grew more frustrated, he grew more spiteful against mankind and envious especially against Buddha who did what he believed his destiney was, better than him. He was so full of rage that Zerofuku almost crashed out against mankind, and yet in the end, because of who he truly is, he couldn't crash out against these humans in the end. So instead Zerofuku split himself into the Seven Luck Gods of Good Fortune.

For Buddha, his flashback is this. Long ago, back when Buddha was still human, back when he was still Siddhartha, he would have been born a prince destined to rule a kingdom. He had it all. The finest foods, the most luxurious clothes, the most prestigious education, even the best future and so on. Siddhartha, was chained by a fate he didn't truly desire, doing only what was expected of him as an upcoming ruler. Until one fateful day, when his brother in arms visited him, this man being Jataka. As they spoke, Siddhartha would eventually admit that he would have thought Jataka would be happier, and as they spoke. Jataka would confess some of his misery, he spent his entire life being a good king, and as death nears he comes to confess to some extent, he hasn't tasted certain foods his people tried, he hasn't even seen the wonders of this world and so on. Jataka, never got to truly live to the very end, and by the time Siddhartha realized this, he couldn't help but mourn, and laugh simultaneously. By the time Siddhartha realized this, he would decide to take Jataka's Funeral Casket with him by force, because happiness comes from within, and this is the least he could do for Jataka, gods be damned. He would send the funeral casket of Jataka down a river. Eventually he would renounce everything and restart his life over to what he desired and wanted instead.

Siddhartha would help someone eat in spite of some of those folk starving themselves to death for the sake of enlightenment. Siddhartha would relax with his followers instead of suffering. Siddhartha would even outright prevent a sacrifice to the gods. Siddhartha to the very end hates it when someone is denied their inner happiness. When they were forced into a fate they didn't choose for themselves.

The flashback for Papiyas is as simple as this. Papiyas was simply unfortunate enough to have such a weak body for such mighty power that caused him to destroy a large chunk of Hellheim. Through utter luck, Papiyas was undeservingly blessed with a body capable of containing his near unrivaled might. What Papiuas got out of it? He surpassed and crushed the feeble and weak creature he once was, so he could flourish now. He is better than ever, born in the greatest of soil. He is Papiyas, the Devil King of the Sixth Heaven.

Buddha's weapon is the Staff of Six Realms, changing to one of the six weapons that Buddha is feeling at the moment. His Eyes allow him to see the light of his opponets, and through that light it allows him to see what his opponents next move is.

Zerofuku's weapon is the Cataxetrophy, or Misery Clever, and this weapon feeds off of Zerofuku's misfortune, the more unfortunate the circumstances are for him, the more stronger it becomes. A weapon befitting for someone as unstable as him in this moment

Buddha's volundr is with none other than Zerofuku, due to Zerofuku's growth down the line, in Zerofuku becoming a better them, their hearts were able to become one, and together they would be able to surpass the pathetic devil king that is Papiyas.

Papiyas' weapon is none other than his demonic body, pure disasterous might. Befitting for someone that loves to crush and make those beneath him f e a r him.

As Zerofuku began to monologue about his hatred against Buddha, Buddha would kickstart the round off by kicking Zerofuku in the stomach. As he then began to ask if they have met before due to being a bit surprised from what Zerofuku has said. Zerofuku would be in so much pain, as Buddha simply told him to get back up and fight. All this did was infuriate Zerofuku, he is suffering every single day that it is maddening, and due to this misery, Zerofuku's weapon in turn slowly grew stronger, as Zerofuku would launch multiple slashes against Buddha, but to no avail. Further making Zerofuku more miserable. Buddha would continue to dodge Zerofuku's attacks as Buddha then compliments Zerofuku's weapon, further enraging Zerofuku. Zerofuku of course would tell Buddha to fight him back, only for Buddha to indeed land a blow, and telling Zerofuku he'll fight when he himself feels like it. As Zerofuku began to question in anger, he would learn of Buddha's clairvoyance, enraging him further for Buddha being such a dirty cheater. As they clashed, Zerofuku would continue missing each and everh single hit, as Buddha himself would land a few blows against Zerofuku. This would reach a point where Zerofuku would crash out further as he unleashes a giant slamming strike that would be impossible for even Buddha to dodge, and yet, Buddha would transform his staff into a shield, successfully blocking the strike, and enraging Zerofuku further all the same. So instead Zerofuku would change his weapon into a ginormous blade full of multiple blades within it to maim Buddha, and in response Buddha would simply use a club, dodging and landing another blow on Zerofuku. So Zerofuku instead would attempt to use multiple varied surprise attacks against Buddha and yet Buddha would block or dodge each of the strokes all the same, so instead Zerofuku would morph his weapon into two disasterous blades, as Buddha responds in kind, changing his own weapon to a halberd. As the two clashed, Zerofuku's moces would be parried or blocked by Buddha as he lands another blow on Zerofuku, having Zerofuku morph his weapon once again, as Zerofuku unleashes a torrent of blades homing onto Buddha.

Buddha's response? Using a shortsword to slash these torrent of blades apart all the way to the stem itself, infuriating Zerofuku further, more so since the audience are praising Buddha or are in utter awe. In utter fury, utter anger that no one looks at him, he would attempt to do another surprise attack of sorts out of his misery cleaver, and all Buddha would say is how he is the master of himself. Surprising and confusing Zerofuku. Buddha would tell Zerofuku he needs to work on loving himself. Confusing and angering Zerofiku further, more so since Buddha is acting like if he knows him and what not, and yet, Buddha d o e s know who he is, and to add to that he likes Zerofuku. confusing the miserable god further, and yet eventually, Zerofuku would come to understand what Buddha was saying, in coming to understand even a bit of what he truly wanted as well.

Zerofuku just wanted to be like Buddha, he just wanted people to love him too. and as Zerofuku was coming to realize this, Buddha would simply compliment him, simply asking if he felt better because Zerofuku is looking wonderful.

Buddha of course would simply toss away his weapon as Zerofuku's own weapon dissipated, so they can finish this with a simple 'ol hand to hand punching. The only being that truly understood Zerofuku, was Buddha, and Zerofuku, was saved. and Zerofuku, was being rooted for, for the first time in the match.

And yet, one more act of misfortunate fell upon this kind god, for he would be devoured horrendously by the pathetic devil king of the sixth heaven, Papiyas, and Buddha was unable to stop this fate from happening.

Due to Papiyas' darkness, Buddha wouldn't be able go see the light of this monsterous demon, so by default Buddha's eyes would be rendered useless.

Papiyas would strike multiple deadly blows immediately, forcing Buddha to be on the defensive, and eventually Papiyas would decide to create a disasterous drill of sorts from his fist, forcing Buddha to block it with his shield, and yet not even that was enough for one of Buddha's eyes were pierced straight though, and Papiyas would take great pleasure from bringing pain to Buddha.

Papiyas would the form his hand into an axe of sorts, striking multiple deadly blows towards Buddha's way, and forcing Buddha to be on the defensibe once more, with Papiyas landing a few more fatal blow's on Buddha that he would take immense pleasure in.

Due to Papiyas' talk about all this divine punishment, Buddha would hope that Zerofuku is still there, and all Papiyas responded in was mocking the god he consumed, how he devoured that pathetic and weak god, even in how a worthless speck of dust like him had such a joyous end when Papiyas devoured him whole, with Buddha being full of anger against Papiyas this time around. Buddha held so much anger his staff morphed into something from an emotion he once casted away long ago, from hatred, as born a destructive scythe. With Buddha throwing attacks nonstop, so much so the one on the defensive this time around was Papiyas, and for but a moment, Papiyas felt genuine fear for his life against one of Buddha's disasterous attacks, and yet the one to take the fatal blow, was Buddha once again, with papiyas successfully halting Buddha's strike with his arm. Buddha would tell Papiyas this, if the other gods won't save mankind then he will, and anyone that gets in his way, will end up dead.

The utter fact that Buddha is still standing up against Papiyas is bizarre to him. it is utter insanity to papiyas, how ironic, and the fact Buddha is still alive after all that even frightens Papiyas.

The utter idea of him even being scared enrages Papiyas, he the devil king of the sixth heaven, scared of some measily worm like Buddha, how utterly ridiculous. The two would clash once again, with Buddha parrying each of Papiyas' attacks, having the great devil king genuinely tremble due to how much willpower Buddha has, and so in response to this he would rip off his arm and create a disasterous blade, far more destructive than Buddha's and Zerofuku's combined, and as they clashed once again, Papiyas would destroy Buddha's staff of six realms.

Yet there is one thing Papiyas did not account for, Zerofuku. Buddha would incidentally reach Zerofuku's weapon as he laughed, he finally understood why Papiyas was way weaker than Zerofuku ever was, because unlike Zerofuku who grew, who tried to become better, who tried to follow his soul, Papiyas refused to grow, he refused to face his weakness, Papiyas refused to evolve for the sake of indulgence and cruelty. If Jack the Ripper was the evil born from trauma and pain, Papiyas would be origin point, the evil born from cruelty for cruelty's sake, the evil born from refusing to grow as a person, to be completely and utterly immature. Papiyas was utterly pathetic.

And because of Zerofuku putting in the effort to grow, his and Buddha's hearts became one, they would do a volundr together. Together, Buddha and Zerofuku would strike down this weak minded demon that is Papiyas.

Buddha and Papiyas would clash once again, Papiyas just couldn't understand it, he refused to understand it, how is Buddha not afraid, why is Buddha not fearing for his life, why is he able to smile, how could Buddha get up again and again and again, why is Buddha still able to fight against him. These very thoughts scared Papiyas, so much so his soul began to fluctuate enough for Buddha to see the light of the demon king, and as they continued to clash, those very thoughts would allow Buddha to surpass Papiyas officially. Papiyas would never be able to land his strikes again due to his own inability to grow, and as Papiyas attempted to strike his fatal blow, Buddha and Zerofuku would both strike and bring down the devil king of the sixth heaven.

Papiyas would die in anger, in fury, and Papiyas would pathetically like the weakwilled bum he is.

Zerofuku would die as well, and yet Zerofuku and every side of him, every god of good fortune each died smiling, and joyously. In spite of all the pain he went through, Zerofuku was able to find genuine happiness.

Wheras no god cared about Papiyas dying due to how utterly pathetic he was, the very bird Zerofuku saved, the very people Zerofuku helped long ago, even Buddha, and both the gods and humans alike all would be proud for Zerofuku for how far he has come, and they would all mourn for the kind god that passed away.

The Fifth Round of Ragnarok. The Peerless Rikishi vs the Hindu God of Destruction. The Round of Passion.

The flashbacks chosen for Shiva is this.

Shiva was a god that simply sought to have fun, sought to fight for fun fo Shiva had passion for the arts of his dances, more so with his friend Rudra. One day his friend would reveal how he had a dream, to climb to the top of the world of the gods. Shiva himself wouldn't really care about such but he would join rudra all the same because he enjoyed his friend's company. They would clash with each and every hindu god, climbing up time and time again, soon reaching the top together, and yet only one god can remain at the top. Shiva would try to avoid clashing with his friend in spite of likely knowing how inevitable this was, but in the end Rudra pushed to fight Shiva, for every god is counting on them, and Rudra himself also has to know who is stronger, and so they fought. This was the best fight they had, and the most saddest fight they had, lasting for days. Rudra simply refused to give up, and at this rate he will die. Shiva didn't desire to kill Rudra, so instead he was about to surrender, and yet the one to surrender, was none other than Rudra.

Incidentally due to Shiva not taking this seriously, he crushed his best friend's dream. Rudra would scold Shiva, that when someone puts everything on the line, he in turn should as well, because what Shiva did hurts worst than death ever could. All Shiva could do, was mourn for what he incidentally did to his best friend. Even in spite of all this, Rudra held no grudge, and gave his dream to Shiva permanently, literally so for Rudra's tattoo's was bestowed onto Shiva through their fist bump, as rudra then congratulated Shiva and taking his leave, thus Shiva would become the top Hindu God of India..

The flashback's for Raiden is this.

The first one we witness is that even when Raiden was a kid, his muscles were so strong that his body couldn't handle it, breaking some of his very bones in the process, and yet one day this child would learn of a way to seal his muscles, with his muscles. Until now, Raiden barely used his full power, and now, Raiden will finally be able to unleash his full might.

The second flashback for Raiden is as simple as kid him feeling regret for being so powerful for he incidentally struck fear in others by attempting to play some sumo with them, yet due to his mother, he would decide to use his muscles to help others, and due to a horrible famine, Raiden would decide to leave his hometown and raise some money for his hometown, as a sumo wrestler.

Eventually he would take genuine joy in Sumo, honing and mastering each move for he loved the arts of Sumo, and yet one day he would see a sumo wrestler be scared of him, as if he was a monster, just like back then, and so Raiden would throw that match, and since he would chain himself for the sake of others, never truly enjoying the arts he loved ever again.

Shiva's weapon is his dances, for such is so strong, fast, and so unpredictable. An art worthy of a god who once took nothing seriously

The valkyrie chosen for Raiden Tameemon is none other than Thrud, her name meaning "The Strong One", for her power allows Raiden to throttle his muscles into submission, and in turn allowing Raiden to use his full monsterous power without his own muscles incidentally killing him.

The match would start with Raiden initiating a Sumo ritual, with Raiden not long after being the first one to strike, with a small deadly combo coming from Raiden. Thing is Shiva is barely heating up so he was able to counter Raiden quite easily for now, with Shiva enjoying this fight quite a bit, and in turn Raiden would be annoyed, not really understanding why fighting is fun. So in response to Shiva, Raiden would unleash his full might.

Raiden would once again unleash another deadly combo onto Shiva, headbutting Shiva only to realize that Shiva's skull is more harder than he expected, allowing Shiva to counter Raiden once again, fighting too recklessly due the fun he was having on clashing against Raiden. This one mistake would allow Raiden to crush one of Shiva's arms, forcing Shiva to take this fight more seriously, for his comrades, as Shiva clashed against Raiden once again, slowly igniting his body, with the two headbutting each other out of annoyance from Raiden, out of joy from Shiva.

Shiva would then begin using the arts he had so much passion for, his very dances, throwing countless blows and even counters against Raiden, forcing the Sumo Wrestler into being on the defensive, and in turn allowing Shiva to punish Raiden for even that, landing a fatal and burning kick on Raiden across his body, yet all Raiden could do, was grin joyously, and quietly.

It has been a long time since he enjoyed the arts of sumo he had so much passion for, and yet in this fight his love for his arts is coming back to him, and in turn those very chains Raiden imposed onto himself long ago finally broke, allowing Raiden to unleash a strike so deadly that all Shiva could do was block the strike, and in the process be forced to lose two more of his arms.

The backlash from such imposing strikes took quite a toll on raiden's body, slowly messing up his own body, and yet in spite of that Raiden would continue forth all the same due to the passion he had

Shiva in turn would be forced to use his own final technique, forcing his adrenaline to spike, igniting his body into flames, a form that would burn away his own body far quicker than Raiden if Shiva isn't careful, yet Shiva would risk it all for his own passion all the same.

To fight not just for the arts they loved, but for their comrades and the people they care for alike, as they would clashed once again.

The winner? None other than Shiva, for Raiden staked all his power, all his muscles into one more attack, and Shiva was able to burn away that arm right off. In spite of that Raiden couldn't help but enjoy himself, Raiden was finally able to give it his all in spite of losing, and most impressively after all of that, Raiden not once fell.

Raiden originally planned to have Thrud release the volundr so she doesn't die with him, but Thrud in the end simply refused to do so, for she loved the unyielding passion Raiden had, for she loved who Raiden truly was, so even to the very end, she stayed with Raiden as they perished.

Shiva not only dealt the final blow against Raiden, but he also acknowledged how strong Raiden truly was for standing tall even in death in spite of everything that Shiva has thrown against him.

Between the two of them, this truly was the best battle ever.

The Fourth Round of Ragnarok. The Infamous Serial Killer of London vs the Indomitable Greek God of Justice. The Round of Evil.

I won't lie, this round was gut wrenching to see, as I was the few that wanted Heracles to win, and yet the more I read this round, the more I watched it. The more I realized, as bittersweet as it was, that Heracles losing was more thematically fitting.

The flashback chosen for Heracles is this. A long time ago he too was once human, his original name being Alcides. He was weak, and yet he never stopped fighting for justice all the same, Alcides never stopped training, and one day, all his effort paid off. Some point around the time of him training, he would learn of ambrosia, a cup with the blood of zeus that can grant godly power equal to zeus himself for righteous people who drank it, those who aren't so righteous however would simply die a painful death.

Somepoint around Alcides' time, the gods would send Ares to destroy Thebes for the corruption the city had. The one to stop them? None other than Alcides, as he drank ambrosia to halt Ares and his army from destroying Thebes. Humans are weak, that is why they try to do what is right, and why they try to do wrong, yet in each human heart lies the capacity to do what is right all the same. There are those that tried to pray to these gods in desperation and yet they'd rather strike down the entire city instead. This entire situation would be a bit troublesome so Zeus would interfere and propose Alcides to become a god, even in how it would help Alcides in enacting his justice and what not, and Alcides would agree on the condition the gods never exact vengeance against humans again. Zeus would agree and thus Alcides would stoop to the level of the gods, for the sake of justice. Eventually he would do the 12 labors and be given a new name, Heracles.

Jack the Ripper's flashback is more, cruel to be quite frank. When Jack was but a kid, a gifted kid to literally see the emotions of people through colors with onecof his eyes. Jack however would have to dig through the slums of london to survive. Everyone treated him like trash, everyone mistreated, even for simply digging through trash to simply survive out of utter petty and what not, yet jack would be full of life back then solely because of the love his mother had for him.

One day however even his mother's color would go rotten, for the man she loved was marrying someone else, the man she loved never came back after all those years. She would eventually loathe her own son, wishing how she should have aborted him like all the others. Jack couldn't hearing all this, he couldn't handle seeing his mother's color go rotten just like everyone else around him so Jack simply killed his mother, and in turn, he grew to love the color of fear, and death, and since he would hunt and kill his blood father, and possibly his blood father's whole family, and eventually slaughtering more as time went on. From the evil, cruelty, trauma, and pain from the slums of London, Jack the Ripper was born. Such isn't even his real name, but a vile title befitting for someone who fell into such depravity.

The second flashback of sorts for Jack is how his volundr went. Hlokk would be forced by Brunhilde, her own sister, to be Jack's volundr, Hlokk would feel betrayed by Jack and in turn their hearts became one as she was forced into this volunder state. A tragic and genuinely horrible situation for Hlokk.

The Weapon of Heracles is a Club known as Herculean Exodus. This club of his allows Heracles to use the power of any of his twelve labors at the cost of unimaginable pain via tattoos, ans if these tattoos cover his whole body, he instead perishes. The final labor being his most dangerous to even himself, for cerberus will slowly devour Heracles until he or his opponent dies. Heracles way of fighting is as simple as upfront and honest bruteness, just like his upfront and honest justice.

The valkyrie chosen for Jack is none other than Hlokk, as mentioned before, Hlokk's name meaning "The Warped One", allowing Jack to turn anything he touches being "corrupted" into a divine weapon. His fighting style being more mysterious and cunning. Playing dirty just as a rotten evil would.

Heracles would fight for justice, and his justice just so happens to have him fight for the gods, and quite frankly he would have expected to fight an honorable warrior, and yet instead he got a sadistic and cruel serial killer as his opponent. As the match began he would feel fury at this, giving Jack one chance to take his leave, and Jack in turn would simply refuse.

Jack not long would bait Heracles into a trap, using mere human weapons for this trap, human made knives that did absolutely nothing for Heracles, why? out of doing things they are told not to do Jack says. Jack would then once again bait Heracles into another trap, using his scissors to strike only for his divine weapon to break not long after by Heracles.

Jack has no weapon to strike Heracles back seemingly so Jack would resort to mere knives, and yet these knives would be able damage Heracles, surprising even the god, for he naively trusted the serial killers lies.

Of course they would as Jack not longer after would reveal how his satchel is his real divine weapon, a satchel that can create divine weapons within it.

Yet in spite of that, Heracles response to this was simple, he'd strike forth with upfront justice against Jack's cunning malice.

Heracles would close in on Jack and use one of his twelve labors, Nemean Lion, which in turn landed a fatal blow on Jack, dislocating his right arm, and yet he simply snapped his own arm back into place, even taking pleasure in even his own pain.

Thus they would clash again, Jack distancing himself as he threw countless knives against heracles, even boomerang esque knives that I don't really know the names of, and even throwing around piano wires.

Heracles would be in the defense, charging forth when the time was right to close distance, and yet jack would jump up into the air using those very piano wires, and making it rain down knives from above.

Heracles of course, after taking more damage from all these knives, would use another labor of his to close distance, Stymphalian Bird, as a huge gust of wind shot forth, sending those very blades right back at Jack and the piano wires he stood upon. Some blades injuring Jack and even destroying Jack's monocle in the process, which in revealed his eye that can see the color of emotions, yet all this did was excite Jack further, for Jack desired to see the color of fear painted into Heracles when he dies.

Thing is, this is Heracles we are talking about, and he fears only one thing, and that is the death of justice.

Thus Heracles would charge forth once again, as Jack the Ripper would retreat onto London's clock tower, grabbing the giant clock and throwing it towards Heracles way, and once again Heracles would have naively trusted what this serial killer has told him, losing his own arm in the process.

Here we the audience, and Heracles himself would finally understand what Jack's divine weapon truly is, it's his gloves, and he is able to warp everything he touches, and unfortunately for Heracles, Jack has been touching everything throughout the city of London.

The one cornered is the Indomitable God of Justice hinself, and yet Heracles refuses to submit to fear all the same.

Jack can't help but be impressed, in spite of Heracles' predicament, Heracles' does not have even an ounce of fear, just pride and quiet anger, and here we learn more of Jack's thinking. He truly believes he is making art, that he is making people in their miserable and wretched lives beautiful. In painting them with fear and death.

Heracles response? Sadness, no doubt about it, Jack experienced a traumatic past, and thisnis his way to cope, yet even so he still fell to cruelty all the same. No matter what, from here on out, Heracles will save Jack the Ripper from himself.

Thus Heracles will use his final labor, Cerberus, as the two clash once again, with Jack slowly baiting Heracles to another trap of his, using an entire divine enhanced building against Heracles, and yet somehow againt all odds, not even that was enough to bring down Heracles.

The heart of Heracles continues to never waver, his heart full of unyielding justice, and for Jack in particular, he came to a sad realization, after seeing Heracles' unwavering heart full of true genuine love, Jack came to realize this his mother's love for him wasn't ever real, thus causing him to breakdown in further into grief and misery, and all Jack desires, is to make Heracles the color he likes as they clashed into a full on street brawl once more, with Jack plotting something once more.

And just when it seemed like Heracles was gonna deal a decisive blow, Jack would rise up once more and strike a decisive blow on Heracles, using the very blood on his hands to kill this righteous god, figuratively, and literally.

Yet even when Heracles could have ended it in a tie, he instead complimented Jack. Heracles was amazed by Jack's refusal to be defeated, by Jack's determination, and yet Heracles refused to fall into fear to the very end, no instead Heracles decided to hug Jack, to remind Jack how much he truly loved mankind, including Jack.

Jack couldn't paint fear into this god, he lost, and yet he couldn't help but smile due to this god, this god welcomed Jack in open arms, welcomed Jack with so much genuine care and love for someone as crude as him, and Jack killed the only being who truly cared for him. For once Jack didn't take pleasure in killing, in death, but instead Jack felt regret, and yet due to Heracles, a seed was planted into Jack, a seed of hope, of redemption, something only a god full of so much compassion could do, something only Heracles could do.

To add it seems Jack has grown on Hlokk as well, she asked if he was ok instead, and she wanted him to go see the nurses due to the physical state he is in after this battle. Due to volundr she was able to understand who Jack the Ripper is, and how much Heracles has affected him. In spite of what Jack did, she too showed him a form of kindness not most would be willing to do, and reasonably so.

The Spirit of Heracles' lives on within him and every other being Heracles has touched with his kindness.

Heracles lost the match but he didn't lose the war, this round isn't tragic, nor is it about the malice of humanity crushing the most righteous of gods. This is about a god making a killer born from trauma face upfront justice head on, making them face the consequences of their actions, of their cruelty, and bringing them back up into the light all the same.

No evil born from trauma is impossible to save, as long as they take the hand of justice.

The Third Round of Ragnarok. History's Greatest Loser vs the Greek God of the Seas. The Round of Humility, and Ego.

The flashbacks chosen for these two warriors is this.

For Poseidon, we learn that there was once a 13th olympian god, a fourth brother to Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades. This being Adamas, and funnily enough Zeus using the name of adamas for his more compacted form.

This god Adamas was quite frankly crude, so much so that Poseidon outright saw Adamas' very existence to be disrespectful of what a god was about. The final tipping point being when Adamas attempted to take back the throne of Olympus that went to Zeus instead of well, Adamas. This god defiled everything what a god meant to Poseidon, so when they spoke, Poseidon was simply quite blunt against Adamas and unfortunately for the 13th god, he tested Poseidon, and lost his life for it in the process. When Poseidon looks you in the eye, know you will likely perish. Everything about Adamas was erased simply because Poseidon deemed it so. Adamas, simply never existed.

Poseidon is so imposing, that nature itself is forced to bow to the Ocean Tyrant.

Kojiro's flashback however shows him being more bizarre in personality, being more laid back, and often quick to surrender, yet he learned and grew all the same. He learned and listened to nature itself, learning from each loss, and growing in his skills and power in the process. Even after those fights he lost in, Kojiro still kept training until he surpassed each warrior he has fought, and surpass he did.

Kojiro's final loss being against Musashi, a fight he had to see through the end, not out of fury, but out of a great joy. A clash both warriors truly enjoyed to the very end.

Poseidon's weapon is the trident of course. In the way he uses it however is as simple as a swift and deadly jab forth, his might and speed being enough for that is all a god needs, for a god is perfect.

Hrist is the valkyrie chosen for Kojiro Sasaki, her name meaning "The Trembling One", a word with two meanings, to tremble in fear, or to tremble in fury. A name that allows say a broken blade split in two, to stil be used, something only a warrior who refuses to give up, who refuses to stop evolving would do.

Humanity was able to injure a god in round 1

Humanity was able to even break the will of a god in round 2

and finally, Humanity will slay a god in round 3.

The round starts off with neither making their move for incredibly different reasons. Poseidon only attacks in response to another daring to step up to him wheras Kojiro has been simulating dozens of ways to attack Poseidon, yet each of those simulations ends with Kojiro being the one to perish.

Yet eventually Kojiro would finally find a way to make some form of blow against this ocean tyrant without perishing. All Kojiro was able to do was slice a few strands of hair, yet it was enough to have Poseidon stare down Kojiro for such an audacity all the same.

Poseidon would simply sent forth his swift and deadly jabs, and Kojiro in turn would anticipate and block or parry each jab poseidon would throw, yet Poseidon would simply increase the power behind his jabs, with Kojiro taking the first fatal blow, and with Poseidon even mocking Kojiro for having the audacity to predict a god's moves.

The god's would root for Poseidon due to this and yet with a begrudging stare against them, they would all silent, and here we would learn of Poseidon's ideals. A god needs no armies, nor to resort to betrayal, for a god is complete. They've embodied perfection since the beginning of time, so why show thanks to the irrelevant? An ideal that Kojiro would say is quite, depressing. The fact this human had the audacity to judge Poseidon, a god, would have Poseidon send forth a current of deadly jabs, yet Kojiro would grow and evolve mid match, Kojiro would adapt to Poseidon's speed and might all the same.

The audacity of it all would make Poseidon destroy Kojiro's weapon with a swift and seemingly decisive blow right then and there.

Without that weapon, Kojiro is truly nothing more than a mere ant, Kojiro's only choices being to submit in defeat, or perish in a decisive blow by Poseidon. At least, that is how it would have been if it was anyone else, but this is none other than Kojiro Sasaki.

Kojiro would refuse to give up, he can't lose especially in this fight, especially against someone who is so utterly selfish, against someone who has never fought for anything. An incidental miracle that only Hrist is capable of doing, a Re-Volundr.

Kojiro would send forth countless strikes against Poseidon, strikes representing each fool that wielded the blade in his time, each foe Kojiro has fought, including the legendary Musashi himself.

For once Poseidon would be forced to use more of his might once again. The utter audacity of it all, he will crush Kojiro right here and right now.

No matter how hard Kojiro tried, it still wasn't enough, no matter what it seemed like Kojiro will lose, just like always, yet the other warriors, the other swordsman would strike forth their blade from afar, they would swing with Kojiro, they would yell and route for Kojiro.

These bonds that Kojiro has built from comrades and rivals alike, Something that Poseidon himself took for granted, would be enough to uplift Kojiro once again, and eventually nature itself would speak to Kojiro as well, allowing Kojiro to know what Poseidon's next move shall be.

Kojiro would finally surpass the ocean tyrant, by the time Poseidon used his full power, it was too late. Never in a million years could Poseidon imagine a mere human to evolve and grow enough to surpass a god of all things. Never in a million years could Poseidon imagine losing.

To the very end, Poseidon refused to acknowledge Kojiro. Out of pride, Poseidon couldn't, otherwise it would imply Poseidon himself, a god, wasn't as perfect as he claimed, that Poseidon, could be flawed.

Poseidon's very world shattered before him as he perished.

The Second Round after a seemingly crushing defeat. The Father of Humanity vs The Greek Godfather of the Cosmos. The Round of Love.

This one is always so gut wrenching to see for me, and yet it is so full of hope all the same but nonetheless lets talk about it all the same.

The flashbacks chosen for this round is a bit bizarre I can not lie.

Zeus' flashback is about him killing his own father, having respect for only his father's power, and his hatred for his father.

Adam's flashback reveals that some serpent god tried to assault eve, and yet wasn't able to do so in the end, which in turn led to the serpent out of utter pettiness, framing eve in a divine court for biting into a divine fruit. No one believed eve, and soon she would be expelled from paradise, yet one man stepped forth into this court, eating out of every single fruit full of each sin just to be with eve.

Adam didn't really share a hatred or vengeful fury against the serpent, just righteous anger, and disappointment to the serpent, only attacking and killing that serpent due to the serpent initiating and attempting to kill adam and eve on the spot from his sick sense of pettiness.

Thus Adam would leave paradise with the woman he loved.

Due to the god's and humanity miscontruding what really happened, as fair as it may be, humanity's hope would slowly dwindle away as the gods all mocked and taunted humanity, it really seemed like their fates were, inevitable.

Thus none other than Adam would step up, and in turn so shall Zeus.

Originally, another god, Shiva was meant to step into the ring next, as Zeus was originally planning on going next, but for whatever reason after hearing that Adam was up next, things changed.

Perhaps out of a pettiness that Adam was the first human to rebel against the gods. Perhaps he wanted to simply beat the father of humanity as brutally as possible for all of humanity to see, Zeus has been shown that the only reason he allowed Ragnarok to be, was to crush the hopes and faith of mankind for a brutal dominance. Or perhaps all of the above.

Zeus would use nothing more than his mere fists. His forms however is where it really shows how dangerous he is. He has "The Fist that Surpassed Time" that he learned after fighting and killing his own father. and Adamas, a monsterous yet simple form that compacts his power further. Fitting for a God who enjoys showing a brutal dominance through overwhelming might.

Adam's power being the Eyes of the Lord, a power that allows him to reflect the power of the gods against them. An incredibly strong counter to put it shortly. A power befitting for someone who cares so deeply, for someone who fights only to protect.

Reginleif would be the valkyrie chosen for Adam, her name meaning"Daughter of the Gods". More symbolical if anything, as mankind were created by the gods themselves, yet those very gods would decide to exterminate all of mankind simply because mankind displeased them. In a sense this is a daughter and son rebelling against their cruel and tyrannical father. Ironic given that was no doubt a huge reason why Zeus killled his own father in the first place.

As the round began, Zeus would attempt to "play" with Adam for a bit, yet each deadly blow from Zeus would be dodged by Adam, as he used those very moves against Zeus himself.

Zeus would be forced to take him more seriously, yet Adam surpassed Zeus each and every single time. Zeus didn't expect this mere human to be so hard to kill, not one bit, it made him furious, more so when Adam was talking to him casually.

Out of utter fury, he would use his Fist that surpassed Time, yet even when time itself has stopped, Adam still managed to surpass Zeus all the same.

Zeus had no choice, he has to go all out to take down Adam, he h a s to use his strongest form, he a top god, having to go all out on a mere human of all things. In a way it was as if Zeus was meeting Adam on his level, to mirror Adam thematically, yet due to how corrupt Zeus was, he looked monstrous, demonic instead.

Somehow not even this was enough, somehow Adam surpassed Zeus even in this form. Even when luck itself favored Zeus, how ungodly, even when Zeus was finally able to kill Adam. Adam still kept throwing punches, and all Zeus could do was submit to Adam, but he couldn't, he is a g o d. Surely he would overpower Adam eventually right?

Yet in the end, Zeus just couldn't continue to fight, his will was broken, alive but broken all the same.

Adam loved his children, he cared for them so much that he was willing to fight against the gods themselves, he was willing to fight the strongest god of them all, the godfather of the cosmos. He loved his children so much that he surpassed time itself. His love was so strong that even after being blinded, even after his very own death, he never stopped fighting for his children.

Of course Zeus was bound to lose, Zeus fought for nothing else but himself, unlike Adam who fought for more than himself.

Because of Zeus' own arrogance, his selfishness, he incidentally did the exact opposite of his intentions, because Adam showed his children, all of humanity, that they c a n defeat the gods.

Adam gifted them an unyielding flame of hope that the gods themselves will never be able to extinguish ever again.

The first round to start it all. The Nordic Berserker of Thunder vs The Flying General of the Three Kingdoms of China. The Round of Joy.

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Let's start with the flashbacks chosen for these two mighty warriors.

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Thor's flashback is about Thor being so unimaginably strong that not even a whole army of sorts of jotnar that almost brought Asgard to it's very destruction, was enough to make him flinch. In the end, even the jotnar were nothing more than mere fodder to Thor's might. ‎ ‎

Lu Bu's flashback is about him desiring to be the strongest, slaying anyone who dared get in his way, and yet due to who Lu Bu is, countless people couldn't help but follow behind Lu Bu all the same. Eventually Lu Bu would come to a tragic realization when it comes to being the strongest, the realization of how lonely it is at the top, so much so that Lu Bu would decide to just let himself die.

Yet we also know that another few, earlier, flashbacks showed that Lu Bu did have hopes to clash against a god someday, for the mightiest foes were in the heavens, he continued to practice and train, to create his strongest move yet, so strong that Lu Bu's very weapons couldn't even handle this very move. A lonely move Lu Bu would use against a worthy foe one day.

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Thor's two divine treasures, Mjolnir, the giant hammer full of overwhelming might that is somehow alive, and Jarngreipr, armored gloves that is meant to contain Thor's power so Thor doesn't accidentally destroy his own mighty weapon before it awakens, gloves that should have been impossible to be destroyed for that matter.

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The valkyrie chosen for Lu Bu is Randgriz, Her name meaning "Shield Destroyer", a fitting power for Lu Bu because it essentially forces his opponent to do one thing. You can't block it, parry it, or counter it, no instead you have to overpower Lu Bu head on.

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The first round is essentially, a beam clash, constant beam clashes in the form of weapons.

A round between two brutes, an enforcer and a savage who share one thing in common, the desire to give it their all in a fight.

These two start the match expecting to one shot their opponent, and yet wasn't so for either of them, and in turn the two came to immediately respect one another.

More so when Thor slams down his Mjolnir onto Lu Bu for the first time, the same move that eradicated the jotnar as if it was nothing, and yet not even that was enough to bring down Lu Bu, this human wasn't even scarred by it for that matter.

Lu Bu continued to impress Thor as the fight went on as not long after Lu Bu would land a fatal blow on Thor. Lu Bu would even destroy one of his Jarngreipr's as if they were mere glass, forcing Thor to officially give it his all.

Even when Thor threw his Mjolnir at Lu Bu, this human was able to parry it and continue forth at full speed, something a world ending snake wasn't able to pull off. Even when Lu Bu's legs cracked and broke from the impact of Thor's might, it wasn't enough to stop this human from trying all the same.

In the end they both would be able to use their strongest move in their entire lives, never has someone been able to get back up again and again from Thor's might, and never has someone been able to survive Lu Bu's deadly strikes. Never have they felt so much joy in a battle.

Yet just like any clash of giving it your all, it was bound to end soon, and the one to falter, was none other than Lu Bu, and yet Lu Bu couldn't help but grin to the very end, for he was finally able to give it his all, as he charged forth to his demise in such unyielding Joy.

Thor however was simply sad, sad and annoyed to see Lu Bu go as he killed Lu Bu. Yet the one thing to cheer Thor up was none other than Lu Bu's army and Lieutenant, Chen Gong.

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Before we continue, let's talk about Lu Bu's army, and the bum that is Forseti.

I have wondered why I disliked Forseti so much, and yet I like Ares, Hagis, Chen Gong, and so on, but as I looked into this round, I came to understand why.

Forseti glazes Thor, or to be more exact the idea of Thor, he doesn't really care about Thor the being. He saw this entire fight, he knows what Thor was about, and so on, and yet he mocked Lu Bu to the very end, the only warrior that was able to give Thor the fight he always sought for. Ironically enough the first one to take notice, even if he didn't understand it completely yet himself either, was Heimdall all the same.

Chen Gong and Lu Bu's entire army, even the Red Hare all knew Lu Bu died honorably, Lu Bu died exactly as he wanted too and they couldn't help but respect that.

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Even so, Chen Gong, the Red Hare, and Lu Bu's entire army still wanted to follow Lu Bu to death all the same, they all chased down Thor not out of revenge no, but to follow their leader joyously, and in turn this surprised and cheered up Thor, unlike Thor who was alone, Lu Bu had a whole army willing to follow him to death. How astonishing, how bizarre. How truly amazing.

Lu Bu really is something, isn't he?

I have been thinking about these four for a bit, and ai wonder. We know Velk is the vessel for Odin, and Beelzebub is such to Satan. What about Ymir and Chaos? I heard some theories being that Chaos' vessel of sorts might be Nostradamus, Could it be possible Adamas might be such to Ymir?

This next part is a bit of a yap but on that note, I do want to say I think Beelzebub is sich to Satan as Velk is to Odin due to the backstory we learned before round 8 officially started. The fact Beelzebub was possessed now and then, and the fact Beelzebub isn't allowed to experience love, I mean that taunt from satan when holding the corpses of lucifer, azazel, and samael was some diabolical stuff I can 100% see satan actually doing in this story. In a way it also ties to the theme of RoR and round 4 and 6 to some extent, and especially Round 8, and maybe even round 12 as well. Beelzebub was forced to be Satan's vessel, groomed and practically mind screwed to be said vessel, and yet the child of light, the man of unyielding optimism and joy, incidentally due to his nature changed the course of beelzebub. To have Beelzebub oppose a fate forced onto him by this primordial fiend, to advance and grow, and honestly in a way it is kind of funny to think that Nikola Tesla fucked over Satan hard in this round. Something that Buddha did for Zerofuku, and something I can also see Kintoki doing for Velk against Odin and so on.

A tribute to the Man who Rebelled Against Destiny, and the Spartan King himself, King Leonidas.

A tribute to the Greek God of the Sun, Boxing, Archery, Philosophy, Prophecy, and much much more himself, Apollo.

A tribute to the Ultimate Mad Scientist of the Century, and History's One and Only Sorceror, Nikola Tesla.

A tribute to the King of Hellheim, and Elder Brother to Zeus and Poseidon himself, Hades.