Here's version 2 of Round 1, please enjoy it. This one got second most votes for this battle.
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Chapter 1: The Strongest God vs. The Strongest Pirate! A Destructive Battle Between Monsters! And The Grand Conclusion Of Round 1!
Null was still holding the Book of Infinite Knowledge, when he realized that Brunhild was on her knees, Geir was confused on why.
"Big Sis, why are you kneeling before this person?" Geir asked.
"I didn't start kneeling because of him." Brunhild stated.
"She's right." Null stated. "At least not in public." He thought.
Then a large hammer slammed into Null's upper body, or would have if he didn't teleport at the last moment.
"It's been a long time… Lord Thor." Brunhild said calmly.
And before them was Thor, Thunder God and The Strongest Nordic God. He had white skin, long red hair, and black and gold eyes. He simply looks at Brunhild not even acknowledging Geir and Null existence.
"Quite the cold one, couldn't even say excuse me." Null stated, not fazed by the fact he almost died.
"Thor!? The Thunder God, Lord Thor!?" Geir thought in fear. "What is he doing here!? I need to kneel! Or else I'll be…" But then Thor walked past them.
"Brunhild… What are you two scheming?" Thor asked with an emotionless voice.
"I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about." Brunhild said sheepishly.
Then everything grew intense from a great pressure as Thor's eyes pierce into the back of Brunhild's head, Geir had a look of pure terror on her face, Null remained stone face. Then everything returns to normal and Thor continues to walk off.
"Whatever… don't disappoint me. Or I'll kill you, both of you." Thor threatened, making it clear he won't miss Null next time.
Geir fell to her knees again and exhaled, this was getting to more for the poor young Valkyrie.
"I almost pissed myself! But you two seem calm, Big Sis and Lord Null." Geir stated.
"Did I really look calm to you? Good then." Brunhild said to Geir.
"Huh?" Geir said confused, and saw Brunhild was holding herself with a look of fear on her face as her body trembled.
"Big Sis Hild…" Geir said in concern.
"Null, we need to hurry and choose the most powerful mortals of Mankind in history." Brunhild told him, seriously.
"I-It's impossible Big Sis… What kind of mortal can fight against the mighty Gods!?" Geir asked with a mix of fear and doubt.
"Calm down, young Valkyrie. I've already thought of the perfect one to start things off. He is a true monster of the battlefield." Null said, opening the book and flipped through over a thousand pages with his eyes glowing. "So if anyone is able to fight this battle it will be this man, the toughest, most destructive, and most powerful warrior of them all!" He then stops at a page then tears it off and it flashes to life!
Every God and Mortal across space and time had gathered for Ragnarok, inside the Valhalla Arena.
"THIS IS THE MOMENT THAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR AGES!" Heimdall, the Watchman of Apocalypse shouted. "THE MOMENT TO BLOW IN THIS GJALLARHORN! THE TIME TO OPEN THE CURTAIN OF {RAGNAROK}… IS DRAWING NEAR! ARE YOU RRREADY FOR THIS!?" He asked. "THE RULE ARE SIMPLE. FIGHT TO THE DEATH! THAT'S IT! THE WINNER IS DECIDED BY THE COMPLETE ANNIHILATION OF THE OF THE OTHER SIDE!"
"It's about time… Big Sis Brunhild… Lord Null." Geir said nervously.
"FROM THE SIDE OF THE GODS, THIS MAN! ONE KNOWN FOR HIS TREMENDOUS POWER AND HIS LEGENDARY WEAPON, MJOLNIR! IT'S THE STRONGEST NORDIC'S GOD, THE THUNDER BERSERKER!" Heimdall shouted. "THOR!"
Thor appeared in the arena with the same bored look on his face, meanwhile Odin from where he was looked down at his son with only one thing to say.
"Kill them." Odin said emotionlessly.
On the side of the humans, Brunhild, Geir, and Null were watching. Bit it wasn't just humans, there was also, Faunus, elves, and half-breed of all in between watching.
"Yikes." Geir said with fright.
"As expected, Lord Thor is the first one to fight." Brunhild thought. "Null, I hope the warriors you pick are enough…"
"AND FROM THE SIDE OF MANKIND, A TRUE WARRIOR! HAVING FOUGHT OVER A THOUSAND WIN WITHOUT LOSING A SINGLE ONE! RULING THE SEAS WITH GREAT STRENGTH, HE'S THE CAPTAIN OF THE WHITEBEARD PIRATES THE STRONGEST PIRATE CAPTAIN!" Heimdall shouted. "EDWARD NEWGATE! BETTER KNEW AS WHITEBEARD!"
Whitebeard came through the entrance, every step he took shook the ground a bit. He stood before the and slammed down his Bisento and kicked up a dust. Everyone cheered as the battle for survival was about to begin, both warriors looked each other in the eye. Nearby a human was praying to themselves.
"Human, you better stop praying. Since the ones that we have to defeat… are none other than the Gods that you're praying too." Brunhild stated.
"Indeed." Null stated.
"THIS IS TRULY, THE BATTLE OF THE STRONGEST!" Heimdall shouted. "THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE STADIUM IS AT MAXIMUM VOLTAGE!"
"Lord Thor, please destroy that puny mortal in one hit!" Shouted Forseti, God of Justice.
Whitebeard give the god an annoyed and intimidating look, scaring him and making tremble with fear.
And when he saw that, Whitebeard gave a stern and intimidating look, scaring him and making him tremble with fear.
"Why the hell are you scared?" A god asked him.
"I-I don't know, it's just that mortal's aura…" Forseti said, unsure.
"Pops! Tears those Gods a new asshole!" Shouted the crew of Whitebeard.
"So Pops is fighting again, think he can win?" Marco, The First Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirate asked.
"Hell yeah, Pops isn't going to lose so easily."Ace, The Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates confidently.
"Let's not call it so earlier, Ace." Jozu, The Third Commander of the Whitebeard stated.
"He's right, Pops is fighting a God after all." Vista, The Fourth Commander of the Whitebeard ageed.
"Right." Ace stated.
Meanwhile, Brunhild, Geir, and Null were watching the fight about to begin. Geir wasn't sure about how this would go.
"Sister Hild and Lord Null… does Whitebeard even stand a chance?" Geir asked.
"Mortals cannot defeat the Gods, that's what your thinking isn't it?" Brunhild asked.
"Ah no… that's…" Geir said nervously.
"And I'm certain that's also whatever single God here is thinking but that's precisely why… Humanity has a chance of ramming a fist up the arse of the Gods that shat on them from above." Brunhild said with a calm smile.
"Gods that shat on them?" Geir repeated.
"God that shat on them." Brunhild stated.
"Ramming their fist?" Geir repeated.
"Ramming their fist." Brunhild stated.
"Sometimes her manner of speech gets really vulgar…" Geir thought with a sweatdrop
"Vulgar as always Brunhild…" Null stated. "Nonetheless, your right."
"It's finally beginning! The duel…" Geir thought nervously.
Heimdall took the gjallarhorn and at the ready, how he long to use the horn and blow through and now he has the chance. So with a deep breath, he blew into the horn and signaled the start of Ragnarok!
Both warriors lower their weapon and begin to close the distance between each other, everyone was confused on why but continue to watch. Thor had the same bore look on his face while Whitebeard had his calm look on his face.
"Oho? Neither is interesting in the other's opening move. It seems like they are not planning on observing each other at all." Zeus stated.
"What the hell is with him? Doesn't that mortal know the meaning of fear?" Forseti asked.
The two closing the distance even more, the tense was getting high. Everyone was on edge with how things would go.
"Sister… Lord Null… will he really be alright!? If anything now he seems to be looking down on Lord Thor!?" Geir asked, growing more worried.
"Just watch and see." Null told her, Brunhild remained quiet but had a smirk. "Show them the power of the strongest pirate, Whitebeard." He thought.
Whitebeard and Thor were now face-to-face, and even though they were bred differently the one thing that they shared was their claim for the title of the Strongest. With that in mind the two raised their weapons and with their very first strike, they annihilated their opponent!
The force from the clash of weapons was so strong it created a powerful gust of wind that right all the way where the Bookkeeper and Valkyrie are. Whitebeard put more power in his arm and forced the Nordic God back and closed the distance between them and went for another swing of his weapon. Both of them fought so many battles and defeated so many enemies this was the first time that their foe was able to withstand their blow in a long time. The two clash weapons again and create an even stronger gust of wind then before, Whitebeard soon had a grin on his face while Thor was now curious about the mortal and his overwhelming power.
"A-AMAZING! THEIR EQUAL! THEIR POWER IS A EQUAL MATCH-UP!" Heimdall shouted. "WHAT AN AMAZING DEVELOPMENT!"
"A mere mortal's keeping up… hohoho but it won't be long now… until Thor unleashes his true power~." Zeus said, enjoying the fight.
Thor jumped back and ready himself, unleashing lightning from his hands and gripping his hammer with both of them. He then takes an odd stance, almost like he was about to fall on his back. The story behind this stance was when a horde of giants attacked Asgard and nearly destroyed it, but Thor was able to finish them all with his instant kill technique and tales of his glory was told.
"Playtime is over." Zeus stated.
"Show them." Odin ordered.
Thor unleashes the killer move named, Thor's Hammer! Whitebeard looked at the technique with surprise and after that, a huge bursting flash of lightning that reached the skies appeared, a huge gust of wind and dust kicked up. Geir looked at the scene with dread, believing that everything was already over for the fight.
"That's… the true strength of a God?" Geir thought. "It's over no matter how you look at it… even the thought of a mortal beating a God is foolish after all…" She thought, falling to her knees.
"Stand up, Geir." Brunhild told her.
"Sister." Geir said, facing the older Valkyrie. "No more! I… I can't watch any longer!"
"Don't avert your eyes…" Brunhild told her.
"But!" Geir said, not understanding.
"She's right, you're about to miss a very important moment of history between God and Mankind." Null told her.
When the smoke cleared, Whitebeard was still alive and even more shocking, he was able to stop the attack with one arm, which was now jet black.
"Guararara, is that all got brat?" Whitebeard asked the God.
Then with one swing of his sword, he slash Thor across the chest and made the God bleed! Everyone was shocked that a mortal was able to injure a God. the same thing crosses both their minds, had they been born in the same time and same place or even born in the same race, they would be rivals.
"What's wrong, brat? Didn't think a mortal could handle the likes of you?" Whitebeard said with a chuckle.
"Bastard, that strength wastes on a mortal like you." Thor said with a smirk.
Whitebeard then raised his Bisento and swung it at the God again and Thor blocked the attack, their weapons grinded against each other so hard they created sparks. The Pirate Captain spun his bisento and took another strong swing, like he was trying to chop the God in half. Thor took another swing with his hammer at him but he by turning his right arm jet black with Armament Haki and counter with a left swung of his bisento at the God and intended to cut his head off but Thor spun around and swung his hammer at the pirate with the intent to destroy his upper body but Whitebeard is able to blocked the attack with his weapon.
"Hmm… how strange." Zeus said, trying to figure how it was possible for a God to be injured.
"Lord Zeus! Is there something about him that interests you!?" Hermes, One of the 12 Olympus Gods shouted.
"Something impossible has occurred…" Zeus stated.
"You're wondering how a mere mortal is able to keep up with a God!?" Hermes shouted the question.
"Oh shut up already! Don't shout right in my ear!" Zeus shouted back. "I'm not so old my ears have stopped working!" He shouted with a huff, then calmed down. "There is that… but there another issue is that he's up against Mjolnir. Any weapon made by man should've been destroyed in one-hit." He pointed out. "So that should be impossible… man-made weaponry would never stand against, wait a second…" He looked to where Brunhild and Null were, the Valkyrie shot the God a sly grin. "Hmph. I see your plot, Valkyrie Girl. Bookkeeper."
"Sister, Lord Zeusis looking over here with a creepy smile." Geir said in fright.
"It appears he's noticed." Brunhild stated.
"It seems so." Null stated.
Prior to the beginning of Ragnarok
Null had pulled the page off and it flashed to life, it revealed a pirate ship door, Null told them to stay put. He opened the door and walked through it and was greeted with a large group of pirates having the Whitebeard Jolly Roger.
"Excuse me, Whitebeard." Null said to the Captain.
"Yeah, who are you, brat? Are you looking for trouble?" Whitebeard asked.
"No. I'll be straightforward with you, if you wish to protect the lives of your children then you must face a God." Null told him. "Will you?" He asked him.
"Hmmmm. If it means my children can live, then very well." Whitebeard stated.
"Then follow me." Null said with a smirk.
Null returned to Brunhild and Geir with Whitebeard, the two Valkyries were confused at the sight of the Captain but Brunhild could tell from his aura that he was powerful. Now they were trying to figure the next step of ensuring their plan worked.
"So this is the warrior you've chosen." Brunhild stated, observing the Shinigami.
"Yes. This is Edward Newgate a.k.a Whitebeard, the strongest Pirate in all the Seas, without a doubt he will be a perfect counter to Thor." Null stated. "He's beaten all kinds of monsters and foes."
"Perfect." Brunhild said, believing they may have a chance.
"Enough chit-chat, just when am I fighting? You better not be playing around with me, brat." Whitebeard said seriously.
"So scary!" Geir thought, feeling her body growing weak.
"Soon." Null told him. "Just wait for now." The Pirate grunted and walked off.
"Big Sis, Lord Null, even if he's the strongest. Do you really think he's capable of going up against a God? Let alone Lord Thor?" Geir asked them.
"Obviously, he got no chance." Brunhild answered.
"Of course not." Null said bluntly.
"Obviously? No chance!?" Geir asked in comedic horror.
"The cheats the Gods have are their divine weapons, have been forged and honed within heaven.." Brunhild explained.
"Compared to the weapons of Mankind, they are simply toys and therefore would be smashed to pieces within seconds." Null added.
"So Geir, there is no way in hell that the mortals can defeat Gods wielding their divine weapons." Brunhild stated.
"No way in hell…" Geir said weakly, filled with dread. "WE'RE DOOOOOOOOMED!" She shouted.
"Fufufu, you're right here. We're absolutely doomed~." Brunhild stated. "So let me ask you this. What if mortals had divine weapons as well?"
"Huh." Geir asked, confused.
"Brunhild is right, only a divine weapon can defeat another divine weapon." Null concluded.
"You called dear sister." A voice said in a plum of blossom petaled. "In accordance with our sister, Brunhild's summoning. We, the 11 Valkyrie Sisters, have gathered."
"Oh… our sisters!" Geir in awe.
"Quite the sight to behold." Null said softly.
"This is the first time all 13 of us have gathered in one place?!" Geir said surprise. "But why…"
"Randgriz. Step forth." Brunhild called out.
"Yes. dear sister." Randgriz, The 4th Valkyrie said, approaching.
"Sister Griz." Geir said happy.
"Miss Randgriz." Null said with a bow, she bowed back.
"Randgriz, I take it you know of Lord Thor's armaments?" Brunhild asked.
"Of course. The Jarngreipr, gauntlets capable of withstanding any attack." Randgriz explained. "And most importantly, "Jotun Bane", more commonly known as Mjolnir."
"Indeed." Brunhild stated. "Those two that Thor wield are heaven's strongest, shittiest cheats. In order to win against Lord Thor, first we must overcome those obstacles." She stated. "Randgriz… will you pledge your body to me?" She asked.
"Of course sister. With pleasure." Randgriz answered.
"Pledge your body?" Geir thought confused.
Back to the present
Whitebeard and Thor continue with their fight, then he's bisento begins to glow with a bright light and it reveals to be Randgriz.
"What is that weapon?" Hermes asked, trying to blow the light.
"Just as I thought…" Zeus stated.
"That right there is the secret of us sisters… our counter to the God's cheat! Is our very own cheat!" Brunhild thought with a wide smile.
"The body of a Valkyrie's body can become any mortal weapon. Along them to option divine weapons of their own." Null thought. "The technique is called… Volund!"
Whitebeard merely grunts and knocks Thor's hammer to the ground and swings his spear-like weapon at the neck of the God, but Thor blocks with his right arm.
"A weapon that has become divine, takes on the traits of the Valkyrie it possesses. The 4th sister, Randgriz." Brunhild explained. "Is… Sheildbreaker!" After she said that, one of Thor's gauntlets shattered!
"It's time for the party to begin." Null said, smirking.
Once Whitebeard had shattered one of Thor's gauntlets, he didn't waste time attacking one again, The Nordic God block with his hammer. Every mortal was cheering for the Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, because for the first time they have surpassed their creators! Whitebeard goes for another swing but Thor dodge, he keeps attacking with a barrage of precise swings and in the middle of his frenzy, Thor swung his hammer right for his head but at the last second he blocked with his bisento and went sliding across the arena. Whitebeard used Observation Haki to tell predict Thor's move and attacks with another swing of his weapon directly at the God, Thor quickly dodged but Whitebeard was able to land a small cut on his right shoulder, and with one more mighty swing the Pirate was able to knock Mjolnir away. While the fight was going on Hermes explained Volund to Zeus.
"That is… the essence of Ragnarok, correct?" Hermes asked.
"Yes… that's right… those pissy little girls… against, us might Gods… this is a rebellion!" Zeus shouted, not pleased. "But… to think that the Valkyries… would seriously turn their blades on us… it's so… this just… the greatest thrill I've had ever since the big bang!" Zeus said with a look of great pleasure, his muscle swelling up. "Right? Br-bru-bru-bru-bru-bru-bru-bru-brunhild?" He asked, pervertedly. this freaking out Geir, Brunhild has a blank face, and Null had a dark gaze.
"Quit staring over here. Creepy motherfuckering geezer." Brunhild thought.
"Fucking creep." Null thought with venom.
Whitebeard was about to continue the fight but a thundering boom was heard and when everyone looked where it was coming from, they saw Mjolnir was trembling and melting the ground under it into liquid hot stone.
"TH-THIS IS AMAZING, FOLKS! JUST LIKE IN THE LEGEND, IT'S WHITE HOT!" Heimdall shouted. "BUT WHY NOW…!? WELL, IN ANY CASE… LORD THOR HAS LOST ONE OF HIS JARNGREIPR… CAN HE EVEN WIELD MJOLNIR ANYMORE!?"
All the Gods with the exception of Zeus and Odin began to dread the worse, believing Thor could no longer use his hammer. Then everyone began to hear a thumping sound and it was coming from Mjolnir, it was revealed that it was pulsing!?
"Finally… you've awakened." Thor stated, and then veins burst from the hammer!
"Gaaaaaaah! It got veins!? Wha…? Huh…? Is that thing alive!?" Geir asked, completely freaking out. Even Brunhild was taken back in shock, only Null remained unfazed.
"Ohoho, so Mjolnir has finally awakened, eh?" Zeus stated.
"Awakened… you say?" Hermes asked, curious.
"See, there's a slight misunderstanding in the legend about Mjolnir and Jarngreipr… the gloves weren't there to protect Thor from Mjolnir." Zeus told Hermes. "Instead, it was actually there in order to protect Mjolnir, prior to its awakening from the weight of Thor's swing." He explained, and while he did Thor toss his other glove to the side.
"Come on, sleepyhead." Thor said, lifting his hammer with one hand. "Human… no your name was Whitebeard, right? I have one request to make." And lightning burst from the hammer. "Don't die on me now."
"Gurarararara, don't act so cheeky brat." Whitebeard told him with a grin.
Back in the stands, Brunhild had received a message from heavenly phone and pulled it out, Geir and Null saw this and but he remained silent while Geir felt the need to point it out.
"Ah! That's not allowed, you know! You have to turn your phone off while in the cinema." Geir stated.
Brunhild had a look of pure shock on her face, then smirked and Null could already tell why but Geir remained confused.
"It's here. The list of combatants for Ragnarok." Brunhild told her, then showed the list.
"Huh? Th-This is it…?" Geir said, trembling. "The 26 names that will decide everything? And the countdown to decide humanity's fate… for all Humanity, these are the final 13!"
"Very much so." Null stated, having his own smirk.
Heaven:
Zeus
Buddha
Loki
Apollo
Poseidon
Susano'o No Mikoto
Thor
Bishamonten
Anubis
Odin
Beelzebub
Shiva
Hercules
Humanity:
Whitebeard
Adam
Dante
Stain
Jack Hanma
Ghost Rider
Krato
Sasuke Uchiha
Death
Hulk
Yami Sukehiro
Issac Netero
Saitama
"Final? Fufufu… no, Geir one day, these warriors will be known as… The Ejinherjar!" Brunhild shouted with a bright smile.
"These 13 warriors from across the Dimensions will be the ones to face off against the Gods in Ragnarok!" Null said with a proud smile.
On the side of the Gods, Hermes showed Zeus the roster and he was very pleased with what he saw. Back with Whitebeard and Thor, the Nordic God was now getting serious and the Pirate Captain was getting pumped.
It was a rare sight it behold, The mighty Thor with his awakened Mjolnir was getting serious. Even the all omniscients Gods were in awe at the sight!
Thor spin around and toss his hammer with both hands, Mjolnir spun right at Whitebeard with great speed, he was able to dodge by leaning back then right at the God with the intent of cutting him in half but the hammer spun right back at him, luckily Whitebeard was able to avoid it for a second time thanks to Observation Haki. Thor caught the hammer and combined the velocity and centrifugal force and being through with all his own might had created the ultimate blow, this surprised everyone. The name of this technique was called, Geirrod.
In this battle of the strongest, Thor would display his finest smile while Whitebeard would meet it with his widest smile.
The pirate captain brace himself, Whitebeard meant the attack head with his arms forming a X and used Armament Haki. There was a large crash and it kicked up a cloud of dust, once it was cleared, Whitebeard was able to survive the ultimate blow.
"That blow buried Jormungandr… what with that mortal..." The Black Raven asked, confused.
"Whitebeard! Quit making my sister do all the heavy lifting!" Geir shouted. "Hm?" She said confused.
Even though Whitebeard survived the blow, he didn't get out of it unscathed. Both of his legs were now badly damaged. He fell onto one of his knees, everyone on the side of humanity was in shock and horror.
"POOOOOOPS!" Every member of the Whitebeard shouted with dread.
"Are we about to watch him die again!?" Marco asked, frustrated.
"Dammit," Ace said in anger. "This can't end this like this!"
Meanwhile on the side of the Gods, they were more than glad to see a mortal push to the brink before they would die.
"Hermes…" Zeus called out.
"Yes?" Hermes answered.
"Isn't it just wonderful…? To watch men fight and die?" Zeus said, taking great pleasure of the sight before him. "Although, seeing him take Thor's might head-on… he's shown us something special… but the time is up for him."
"Dear sister! Whitebeard! Hurry up and move out the way!" Geir shouted. "Please…"
"Dammit!" Brunhild cursed. "Is this really it?"
All of humanity had thought it was over, except for two beings… that being Null and other beings. The Bookkeeper remained unfazed.
"Geir, Brunhild, don't give up yet. Watch and you'll see." Null stated.
"This has better be a joke, because if not then I won't be pleased." Kaido, One of the Four Emperors of the Seas and Captain of the Beast Pirates said, drinking. "What the hell are you doing, Newgates!? Is that all you got!?" He asked, enraged.
That lit a fire under everyone and soon everyone was chanting and shouting for Whitebeard to get up and fight. Whitebeard then planted his bisento in the ground and picked himself up and got up on his two legs, he slammed his bisento onto the ground. Everyone cheered when he did and Thor had an excited smile on his face, finally getting a challenge for once in his left.
"Who the hell do you think I am? It's going to take more than some cheeky God brat to take me out." Whitebeard stated. "Don't forget who I am!"
"From this moment forward, you're going to see what Whitebeard is like when serious." Null told the two Valkyries.
Whitebeard swung his arm back then clenched his fist and slammed his fist into the air, it started to crack and unleash a shockwave that knocked Thor into the wall of the arena, the Nordic God coughing up blood from the attack, this surprised him and all the Gods. Whitebeard then coated his bisento in Armament Haki and swung it downward at full force, Thor blocked with his hammer but the power behind the blow pushed his feet into the ground.
"L-Lord Null… how is Whitebeard doing this?" Geir asked in shock.
"This is the power of Haki, there are three types; Observation, Armament, and Conquerors. Observation allows one to predict their opponents movement, Armament allows one to defend themselves or increase the damage of their blows, and the final one is a special case because it can only be had at birth, Conquerors let one imposed heir will onto others those with a weaker will be rendered unconscious." Null explained.
"B-But how did he send Lord Thor flying?" Geir asked, remembering the move Whitebeard did earlier.
"That was from the power of his Devil Fruit, the Tremor Tremor Fruit. It gives him the power to create tremors that are strong enough to cause earthquakes and tsunamis." Null told her. "If Whitebeard's not careful, he might destroy this whole place." He said casually.
"HUUUUUUUUH!?" Gier asked in comedic horror.
Thor pushes Whitebeard's bisento off and swings his hammer right for the pirate captain's head but he blocks with his bisento and throws a left punch and sends Thor flying again with one another shockwave from his tremor. Thor coughs up more blood and wipes it off his face, he looks at it and smirks, finally having a challenge. The Nordic God channel bolts of electricity and attacks with a stream of lightning, Whitebeard guards against the attack and grits his teeth in pain but endured it, once it was over the pirate captain was slightly burned but still kicking. Whitebeard coated his bisento in Armament Haki and attack with swing slash that Thor blocks with his hammer, Whitebeard continues to attack with a onslaught of slash that Thor was able to block but the slash left multiple nick on the veins of the hammer and drip golden blood, Whitebeard parried the hammer and with a mighty swing is able to slash the Nordic God across chest once more, he could feel his excitement growing even though he was being pushed back. Thor coated his hammer in lightning and meet Whitebeard swing with his still Haki coated bisento and a mix of white and black bolts blast in waves kicking up dust and creating strong winds, they keep clashing weapon to try and get the edge over each other but they find themselves even for a while. Whitebeard turn up but heat by clenching his right fist and forming a white sphere around it then coated his whole arm with Armament Haki, and then with all his might he throw a destructive punch right at Thor's abdomen and leave large crack in the air and blast the Norddic God into the wall of the arena, Thor spit up blood and felt the inside of his body still shaking from the vicious blow, a nasty and bloody bruise on his abdomen proof of that. He merely chuckles and take his turn to the heat by clenching his Mjolnir with both hammer and channel lightning through it and sent a bolt into the sky, a few moment later the clouds darken and begun ti swarm, Thor then brought his hammer down and multiple bolt of lightning descend from the skies and strike that ground with the fury fit for a God, Whitebeard is now on the defensive by blocking the bolt of lightning with his bisento but their too many and few strike him and gave him a nasty shock, he counter the chaotic storm by throwing a powerful uppercut and uses his tremor powers and his Conqueror's Haki to blast the storm away and calm the skies.
"Sis… this power. I-I…" Geir was speechless.
"Null… is this the power you were talking about?" Brunhild asked, sweating a bit.
"Indeed. This is the power of Whitebeard." Null stated.
Whitebeard was panting and bit, his body burned more severely but he could still manage to cough up blood into his and saw just how much damage he really took. He wipes it off and clenched his bisento in left hand and his right fist, coating both in Armament Haki and charges right at the Nordic God, Thor meet the charge with Mjolnir in his hands and coated it in lightning, both swing their weapons and when they came in connect they clash with multiple bolt of black and white lightning more powerful ten they last clash they continue to swing their weapon at each other in hopes of landing a direct hit but it's not so easy, Thor land hit against Whitebeard's right leg but he coated it in haki on the moment of impact to soften the blow the pirate returns a favor by slashing Thor across his left shoulder, Whitebeard form a white sphere around his haki coated fist and throw a punch and slams his fist onto the face of the God and slams his head into the ground and creates a massive quake that shook the ground of the arena, now leaving it in shambles. It was silent for a moment, the Gods thought it was over but Thor burst through the rubble alive but not well, he was panting and couldn't see out his right eye, blood dripping down from a bloody wound on the right side of his face by some miracle he was still all. Whitebeard merely grunt and tries to finish off the God with a slash from his bisento but Thor is able to block the attack but just barely he grabs the weapon and unleashes a mighty shock onto the pirate captain then slams his hammer against Whitebard with all his might he intended to bash the pirate's head in but ended up hitting him directly in the chest and knocked him back, his mind was still scramble from the powerful blow but he could still fight. Whitebeard spit up blood and felt as if a few ribs were broken and the shock didn't help, he still stood firm. This was a shock for Gods and mortals alike, the mortals never thought someone so powerful could be alive and the Gods never thought a mortal could push a God so far and deal out such damage. Mankind felt hope while the Gods felt despair. Thor took a knee and vomit up blood his was slowly fading, he look at Whitebeard and know playtime was over, he pick himself up and gripped his hammer with both hands then lunged forward at Whitebeard and with all his might, he brings down Mjolnir! Then creates a boom sound and pushes Whitebeard, take a page from the Whitebeard's book, he channel lightning into his right fist and slams it directly into the chest of the Emperor of Sea, a few moment later a flash of white hot light burst and blinding everyone with a bright flash, Whitebeard could only feel the painful shock and blazing heat course through him for few unbearable moments, once the flash died down Mankind was in horror at the sight of Thor having his fist into the chest of Whitebeard and him being covered in lethal burns, he pull out his fist and focus all his strong and slam his hammer into Whitebeard's chest and send him flying into a wall, the Pirate Captain was deep into wall and remained motionless.
Mankind had dreaded the worse and thought that Whitebeard was done for, believing it was over. Geir, Brunhild, and even Null thought it was too much for even Whitebeard to handle. Thor was getting ready to finish Whitebeard off for good. Everything was black and quiet for the pirate, he wasn't sure if he was dead or just out of it.
"So this is the power of a God? It truly is something else, damn brat." Whitebeard thought, recalling all his battles, his fight with Kaido, his encounter with Oden, his match with Roger.
"Can you still fight, Whitebeard?" Randgriz asked in his mind.
"Of course I can." Whitebeard thought firmly.
In the stands of Mankind, everyone was dreading the worse. Geir thought it was all over for them, Brunhild was biting her nail intensely, Null was sweating and was dreading the worse.
"It over… it all over, a mortal could never beat a God…" Geir said with a whimper.
"Fucking damn it…!" Brunhild cursed.
Thor stood before Whitebeard, and raised Mjolnir, he tightened his grip on the handle and was about to smash the Pirate's head into paste.
"It was fun, Whitebeard. You fought well." Thor stated. Whitebeard then coughed up a bunch of blood and was gasping.
Thor then swung his hammer at him, but to his shock it stopped! Whitebeard had stopped the attack with his bare hand and counter with a punch to the neck, even though he had a fist size hole in chest that was currently smoking a bit the pirate captain was still able to fight. Whitebeard coughs blood but power through the pain and gives Thor another punch to the face and knocks the God back.
"Did you forget who I am? I am Whitebeard, and in order to protect my family… I will fight the Gods themselve, even to the death!" Whitebeard shouted.
"Watch closely girls, this fight isn't over yet." Null stated.
He lost track of his bisento, so for now he had to use his fist. He cover his fist in Armament Haki and charge forward and deliver a third powerful punch to Thor's head and follow up another punch, Whitebeard continue slug the Nordic God across the face over and over, Whitebeard ready another punch but Thor caught the fist and swing his hammer in attempt to finish off the pirate but Whitebeard block with his other arm and then counter by using the fist that Thor caught and form a white sphere and unleash a shockwave and blast Thor away. The Nordic God grunted in pain and saw his left hand had mangle fingers, he scoffed and gripped his hammer with his right hand and channel white hot lightning through Mjolnir and leap at Whitebeard and swung it down, Whitebeard crossed his arms over his head and tanked the blow, he gritted his teeth from the power behind the blow put more of a burden on his legs, he was given another nasty shock and nearly collapsed but didn't waver. He grabbed Thor by his head and slammed him into the ground and formed a white sphere around the Nordic God, at the same time Thor let go of his hammer and plunged his fist into Whitebeard's abdomen. Both of them attacked at once, Whitebeard unleashing a powerful quake that shook the whole place and broke the ground while Thor shocked the insides of Whitebeard's body. It creates a dust clear and no see what was going but when the everyone single being was in great shock at the sight of what they saw, Whitebeard no had two fatal hole in his body and was look like he would drop dead any second while Thor's head was bloody and he couldn't even remember what was going on, the very arena look like a warzone.
"S-Sis… L-Lord Null… wh-what happens now…?" Geir asked, shocked to the core.
"Watch. This battle is nearly at the end…" Null stated. "Can you still pull it off, Whitebeard?" He thought.
"How is that he is still alive?" Brunhild asked, sweating from the tension.
"Sheer will. Whitebeard has an unshakeable will, this type of damage is going to stop him. But even willpower can get you so far." Null stated. "Whitebeard is on his last legs, if he doesn't finish up soon."
"He'll die." Brunhild concluded.
"Yes." Null nodded.
Whitebeard coughed up blood and fluid, he had two holes that were smoking and had fatal burns, it was a miracle he was still living were it not for Armament Haki it be a different story. He saw Thor was trying to pick himself up, Whitebeard got up with all his might and with luck was able to find his bisento, he used it to support himself and get to his feet. He limped through the down Nordic God and was about to chop his head off but Thor was able to sense his foe about to attack and roll out the way, not fast enough because Whitebeard ended up cutting off his left arm, he was able to locate his hammer and get to their feet. Both fighters had taken a great deal of damage that normally killed anyone else, in this battle of "The Strongest" it was near its end, these two rivals were going to give it their all, even if it meant death! Whitebeard was practically steaming and look like a monster, he unleash a powerful wave of Conqueror's Haki while Thor unleash the aura of the God with lightning that looks like a world-ending thunderstorm, the aura of these two filled the arena and clashed the very embodiment of their will to come out on top.
"This is it." Null thought having a cold sweat, he didn't realize he was trembling.
Whitebeard tightened his grip on his bisento and coated it in Armament Haki and on top of that formed a white sphere around the blade, every muscle bulk up to the max and started charging at the same time Thor tossed Mjolnir with all his might! Whitebeard channels all his power into his arms and is ready to slash with all his might! Mjolnir came circling back at Thor and he caught an attack with Thor's Hammer while Whitebeard attacked with One Man Army! This would be the strongest swing they had after use, but neither was going to fall to their foe without a fight! There was a large explosion of pure energy that made a big flash of black and white that reached heavens of the sky and shook the whole arena once more, after the deafening boom there was only silence and a large dust cloud, everyone watched with great suspense. "Who won?" That was the question, whichever side won would define the outcome for all here.
The dust cloud began to clear, everyone was at the edge of their seats and grew tense. When it had cleared, the first thing they saw shock them to the core. Before them was a gorey scene, the whole right side of Thor's upper body was gone, Mjolnir was in pieces with golden blood everywhere but Whitebeard wasn't any luckier, the Emperor of the Sea's loss both of his arms and was badly burn by lightning, and his weapon was cracked and then turn back into Randgriz. It wasn't something anyone had expected.
"I-I DON'T BELIEVE IT! BOTH FIGHTER ARE MANGLE BEYOND REASON!" Heimdall shouted. "HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!? WHICH SIDE WON!? THE GODS! OR HUMANITY!" He asked, needing an answer.
"Hahaha… well done… Edward Newgate." Thor said, still conscious. "Your worthy… of being my… rival."
"Gurararara… not so bad… yourself, Thor." Whitebeard said, spitting up blood. "You were strong… for a brat."
Thor then falls on his back, reality returns to everyone now fully processing what was before them and was indeed the truth and not a lie.
"POOOOOOOOOOOP!" The Whitebeard pirates shouted in despair.
"DAAAAAAAAMMIT!" Ace shouted dreadfully.
LOOOOORD THOOOOOOR!" Forstei shouted with a heartbroken face.
"Dammit." Null cursed. Brunhild remained silent while Geir was still in shock.
"My children… I'm sorry I wasn't able to get Humanity a victory… but I know that we will win." Whitebeard thought, closing his eyes, never once falling on his back.
The battle had ended in a tie, neither side had won. Both these only serve to bring everyone down, with Humanity now seeing the power of the Gods could despair while the God comes to torns that Humanity was stronger then they thought.
Round 1 of Ragnarok:
Whitebeard vs Thor: Tied
Deciding Move: Thor's Hammer/One Man Army
Soon, Thor's and Whitebeard's bodies begin to crack and turn into particles along with Randgriz. Geir fell to her knees at the sight of her Valkyrie sister, Null's hood covered his face, and Brunhild maintained a serious face.
All the members of the Whitebeard Pirates cried for their lost father. All the Pirates Captains saluted Whitebeard, humanity may not have won the battle but this fight was an example of the potential mortals had and just how strong and how far they are willing to go.
The two older figures walk off to prepare for the next round, Geir regains her composure and follows after the two.
"S-Sister… Lord Null… just wait a second." Geir shouted, trying to catch up. "What will happen to Randgriz and Whitebeard now after this?" She asked.
"After this? A Foolish question." Brunhild stated, Null put a hand on her shoulder.
"I'll take over." Null told her. "For Whitebeard and any other mortal from across the dimension, if they died then beings higher than the Gods take care of that. But for the Valkyries, it's a different story…" He said softly but had a deep sadness.
"A-A different story… h-how?" Geir asked nervously.
"This is a battle of souls, if the soul is destroyed then there is no "after this" it the end of the line. At least for the Valkyries…" Null said with great shame.
"Huh? T-The end?" Geir said quietly.
"Niflhel…" Brunhild said. "They can no longer return to the cycle of reincarnation."
Geir realized what she meant and it horrified her, she was brought to tears and nearly yelled at Brunhild for knowing this the hold time but still went through with it. But felt something wrap around her and held her tight, she saw it was Null, he was hugging the young Valkyrie.
"I understand that you're upset for the loss of your sister. But we must do what we can to take out these bastard Gods, and we can't do it without risk." Null told her in a calm tone. But his face betrayed his tone, his eyes glowed red and had a fiery aura around them.
"Must we… really… god this far? In this… war?" Geir said, tearing up.
"The very existence of Humanity depends on it." Null told her. "I'm sorry, Geir. I'm truly am."
The young Valkyrie could don't nothing more than hug back and cry her eyes out for the loss of her sister, all Null could do was try and soothe her sorrows. Brunhild didn't say a word and merely held in the rage for the Gods and her own painful loss.
Meanwhile with the Gods, Zeus was holding a meeting which involved Shiva, himself, Hermes, and Odin. The aftermath of the Round 1 had left a deep impression on all of them, they may not have lost Round 1 but they didn't win either, the thought of tying with mortals was unthinkable.
"Now this is an interesting turn of events." Zeus stated.
"Interesting? How is this interesting!?" Shiva asked in anger. "Thor lost! To a mortal!"
"Thor was fated to die in Ragnarok, if he lost then it simply means that mortal was strong." Zeus stated. "Not strong enough to win but still."
Odin didn't say a word, but the look of anger in his eyes was clear and his fingers digging into his throne.
"Those little girls really do intend to kill us, we return in kind." Zeus said seriously.
This was only the start for Ragnarok, the Gods had no idea just how powerful Humanity is and how far they came, and when they did it would be too late.
With Null, Brunhild, and Geir they were making plans for the next round. Null was thinking over who to send into the arena next, but couldn't find anyone at the moment, Brunhild assured him and took over for the moment and was now mediating at the moment, he was re-thinking his strategy.
"The first battle is over. Our duty is to decide the next representative for round 2." Brunhild stated.
"But if even Whitebeard couldn't win against the Gods… who even could…?" Geir said, still sad.
"In that case… let's go with him." Brunhild, selecting their next fighter. "Amongst all of Humanity, the man most detested by the Gods… we shall bet on the man, with the strongest will."
"Wha…! File number… 1!?" Geir said with shock.
Here the conclusion for round 1 version 2. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope you like the list of fghter for the second version.
Peace!