Author's Notes: Sorry it took some time, had some difficulty trying to write up the battle to go the way I wanted it to do because this fight is not like your standard fight, and this is where we go off the canon line aside from Humanity winning. As after all, for every action that is taken, there's also a reaction as well. Personally in my opinion this was possibly my worst chapter to date, I just got stuck on it.
After the meeting, Zelretch, Geir, and Brunhild exited their room as they had made plans for what they need to do to win Ragnarök and prevent Humanity's Extinction. "Now that Poseidon has fallen, the real question is who will be sent in next to fight us." Brunhild replied to Zelretch.
"Well, if you look at the pattern, considering the two losses that they have taken I can hazard a simple guess that it's going to become a God from the Greeks at the very least." Zelretch replied as Brunhild nodded, the Greek Gods have suffered most embarrassingly with Zeus and Poseidon's deaths, therefore it would only make sense that one more Greek God would try to take a shot.
"And you would not be wrong." A deep male voice rumbled out, sending a wave of pressure that could be felt by the trio but Zelretch instantly unleashed his own power as he knew who was coming, and for the first time since meeting him both Brunhild and Geir could see a look of pure unadulterated anger at who spoke. And before them was a very tall and muscular blue-eyed man whose height surpasses even that of the average tall human, with messy long red hair, with a red tattoo of unknown design that goes across his torso from his right shoulder to the lower left side of his abdomen; wearing a right shoulder guard and archery chest protector, a left ornate golden armband that covers his bicep, with a lion fur kilt, a championship belt, and simple leather sandals.
Geir then gained an intense look on her face before she rushed up to the God as if she was going to hit him, only for that look to turn into a look of joy and happiness as the God smiled and leaned down a bit and raised up his arm as the duo linked them up together in joy. "Brother Heracles!" Geir said happily.
"Geir, look at you now! You've gotten so big and you're so brave now!" Heracles said with a happy smile as he laughed joyfully.
"It has been a while since last we met…Brother Hercules." Brunhild said with a small smile, bowing a bit to Heracles.
"Indeed, it sure has, Brunhild." Hercules said. "You're just as polite as ever, huh?" He noted casually as he let go of Geir and scratched his head.
"At the very least I am glad you're looking as healthy as ever." Brunhild said softly.
Heracles nodded at that before he turned to Zelretch who glared at him most maliciously causing him to blink and the Valkyries turned and were stunned by the sheer anger that Zelretch carried on his face. It was as if Zelretch knew the God but something about him absolutely offended him. "Is there something wrong Lord Zelretch?" Geir soon spoke up.
As soon as Zelretch heard Geir speak he lost his anger and took a moment to control himself before breathing out his anger before returning his cool to his face. "No Geir, no there isn't." He said, though Brunhild and Geir could hear the sharper tone in his voice.
"I see so you must have been the one to be aiding Brunhild with the safeguarding of Humanity, isn't that, right?" Heracles asked calmly ignoring his earlier anger directed at him.
"Indeed, that is correct Lord Heracles." Zelretch replied to Heracles before his eyes gained a dark look in them. "And judging by what you said earlier just now." He added in more stoically.
"Yeah…I'm going to be the one appearing in the next fight." Hercules said seriously.
Brunhild looked Hercules in the eyes, as they remained silent as there was an unspoken conversation being held between them, as Geir looked worried now. Not just because she had seen Zelretch genuinely angry for the first time since she'd met him, but also because she was worried about Heracles now, since she knew for a fact that the Representatives that Zelretch brought to fight for Humanity were no weaklings, with Zeus, Thor, and Poseidon all declared as being among the Strongest Gods, but all fell before Humanity's Champions.
"Although, it is not my place to say this…I wish you good luck." Brunhild to Hercules.
"Yeah…you too." Hercules said back, and walked off leaving the trio by themselves and the moment that Heracles was out of hearing distance, Zelretch surprised both Valkyries by instantly cursing up a storm and smashing his fist into the wall in anger as he started breaking the wall.
"That stupid foolish no good naïve arrogant God!" Zelretch cursed as he smashed his fist into the wall.
"Hey! Watch what you say about Brother Heracles!" Geir said sounded very offended for the God that she regarded so highly as a brother.
"Indeed, Lord Zelretch, he may be our enemy but that is no reason to be furious with him." Brunhild said calmly as she frowned at him.
"If it was that simple, then that would be the end of it." Zelretch muttered as both Valkyries raised an eyebrow in confusion at him. "But it is nowhere near that simple." He spoke.
XXXXX
As Heracles was walking through the hallway unimpeded, he soon heard a very familiar voice calling out to him. "I saw that~." Loki said, appearing out of nowhere. "You sure get along with the Valkyries, don't you? Hercules." The Greek God of Strength simply remained silent. "Oh, I get it. Though our Pantheons may be far apart in geography…they're both full of you half-assed Demigods, huh? Isn't going to be hard for you~?" He asked, but Hercules smirked.
"Humanity is a fearsome foe, they prove themselves that much during Ragnarök, or do you fail to remember that we're zero and they're three?" Heracles said to Loki whose veins bulged a bit at that reminder before he continued on. "As a Representative of the Gods and as a warrior, I intend to have a fair fight."
"Hmm. Hope that works out for you." Loki scoffed out, not exactly believing in what Heracles can do considering who fell so far.
"Loki…let me just say one thing to you…I'm opposed to the end of Humanity." Hercules said firmly. "However, even since Ragnarök was started, I've had no intention of losing. As a Representative of the Gods, I will win without a shadow of a doubt!" He shouted. "On top of that…I will move to save Humanity...!" He declared passionately to Loki.
Loki simply scoffed at that. "As foolish as ever, you haven't changed a single bit." He noted before he gained a malicious sneer on his face. "But as you said, they've won three of the thirteen matches, while we, Gods, have won zero; at this rate they will earn their own right to live." He reminded him.
"I know that." Heracles said as he started smirking in anticipation. "I am rather excited to face what Humanity has to throw at me." He said gleefully, as he burned the images of the fights that Ragna, Kenshiro, and the Slayer of Demons had fought and won over the Gods.
Loki didn't say anything in response but his mind told a completely different story. 'Enjoy your battle while you can, we have no intention of losing here anymore.' Loki thought darkly before he gave a smile towards Heracles. "Well then, I wish you luck." He said as he left, leaving Heracles by himself.
"I don't need luck, I fight for Justice, and those that fight for Justice are always strong." Heracles said firmly then a voice spoke up.
"Really now? You're fighting for justice? Even though you're fighting for the side that want to wipe out an entire race?" A very amused and dark voice spoke up as Heracles turned to see that it was none other than Alucard, who looked amused but at the same time superior and easily looking down on him. "If that's your idea of justice, then I rather be a monster of evil then."
Heracles simply narrowed his eyes. "Those without justice in their hearts will perish, only the righteous will remain on the battlefield." He said seriously.
Alucard simply smirked at that. "Then I suppose considering the current streak that we're on, that proves that you Gods aren't so righteous after all." He said mockingly. "And we're going to keep on winning, because our Cause is the most righteous." He all but declared to Heracles.
"We shall see about that." Heracles said seriously. "I assume you must have overheard what I said to Loki then yes?" He asked calmly as Alucard nodded at that. "Well then I can assure you, so long as I win; I promise to protect Humanity." He vowed before Alucard started laughing hysterically at him.
"You? Protect Humanity? While as a Champion of the Gods?!" Alucard said hysterically in response as he laughed for a bit before he stopped and gained a dead serious look. "What can you hope to protect as a champion for the Gods?" He questioned darkly. "The Gods have decided on Humanity's extinction and now you mean to tell me that you somehow found a way to overcome the absolute majority of the Gods' will to wipe out humanity? Don't be so ridiculous."
"That is where you're wrong, I can and I will save Humanity as a Champion of the Gods, once I win, I shall convince the Gods to stand down so Humanity can live." He declared.
"And how do you intend to do that? Do you intend to go against the Will of the Gods themselves by your lonesome? Don't be so foolish, one man's a continent and that goes for you Gods as well." Alucard scoffed as he turned to leave.
"I can and I will, because I fight with Justice on my side." Heracles said firmly as Alucard clearly ignored him.
"Justice? That's what you called Justice?" Another voice spoke up as Heracles turned to see Ragna and various other Champions of Humanity closing in as he sneered at him. "Have to ask, what kind of drugs are you on and where can I get some?" He asked nastily as some of them were staring at Heracles sternly while others were indifferent to him.
XXXXX
"What?!" Heimdall gasped out in shock at the Gods before him. "What do you mean you want to change the rules of Ragnarök?" He questioned in shock as he was staring at the Gods. After Poseidon's match was over, Heimdall was called over by some of the other Gods and learned that they wanted to change the rules.
"It's rather simple, we want to change the rules of the Ragnarök is all." Loki said very casually. "Humanity is winning more than we like, so in honor and recognition of their strength we would like to change up the circumstances in that Humanity must win all thirteen rounds of Ragnarök is all." Loki said maliciously.
Heimdall gasped in shock. "But that would be impossible! Humanity may be strong but they cannot win all thirteen rounds, furthermore it would negate the fairness that Ragnarök is supposed to bring!" He protested.
"So what?" Odin retorted. "We are Gods, we can do whatever we want, and we already bend the rules in our favor, so why not change the rules in our favor then?" He questioned.
"Besides, the humans are already cheating as well." Shiva added in as Heimdall blinked.
"What do you mean by that?" Heimdall questioned though he had a feeling that he knew what it was for, after all, he was the referee and as such he is privy to certain information and the likes.
"Humanity's champions do not hail from our version of humanity, so in a way you can call them Foreigners." Loki explained calmly. "And that doesn't seem fair, for humanity to call upon outsiders to fight their battles for them, does it?" Loki said with a sneer.
"But there's nothing in the rules against that!" Heimdall retorted. "All that's been agreed on is that humans must fight Gods and either persevere or falter against them! The one to gain the most victories will be declared the victors, what you're asking me to do is to drastically tilt the side of winning in your favor and drastically decrease the chance of winning on humanity's favor, as a referee I cannot abide by that!"
"Oh, I think you can and you will." Shiva said maliciously as the Gods started glowing with power. "Otherwise, you might upset some of us." He warned as Heimdall choked under the sheer amount of power directed at him. "But it wouldn't have to be this way so long as you accept the changes, we are enforcing is all." He added in.
"So then, do we have a deal then?" Loki asked smirking very maliciously. 'Now then I do wonder if that other affair is going as expected?' Loki thought to himself as he spied on the Valkyries and their helper and learned who was going next, certainly would be a bit of a shame if the champion was crippled to some extent. Loki smirked maliciously at the thought.
Heimdall looked as though he wanted to argue, but under the combined might of the other Gods in the room, he had no choice but to abide by them. "I will…agree to your…conditions." Heimdall said most reluctantly.
"Excellent!" Loki crowed. "It's good to hear you made the right choice, be sure to referee the matches well from here on out, Heimdall~" Loki said to him as he and other Gods left leaving Heimdall to stew in anger and distress over what had just happened.
"Damn it!" He cursed out as he was left by his lonesome.
XXXXX
"It seems that the next match has been decided." A teenage girl in a dress spoke up to Alucard. She has a youthful and bright face with large eyes, slightly protruding incisors and thin eyebrows and eyelashes. Her blonde hair is neck length, with her bangs fashioned into a fringe before devolving into a wild mass of blades of hair. Her head was adorned with a triangular patterned kokoshnik, with a stylized low-cut dress with a pendant at the base of her neck and with short separated sleeves and collar, her navel is exposed in a diamond cut and her skirt is exceedingly frilly, and to complete the look she had; she also wore black gloves.
"Is that so? Then tell me, Hlökk, who is the one that shall fight Heracles in this upcoming match?" Alucard asked as he was calmly sitting in a room listening to opera music as he had a bottle of red liquid besides him and a goblet of red liquid. "Who among us has gained the honor to slay the so called "Champion of Justice" Eleventh Sister of the Valkyries?"
Hlökk just frowned. "That would be us, it would seem our turn would be next going." She said as Alucard smiled. "You're rather excited to fight him." She noted.
"Oh, I am, I am very excited Hlökk, after all I am quite excited to put down another rabid monster down for in all of existence there is only need for one monster and that is me." He declared.
Hlökk sighed. "Of all the Champions that Brunhild picked, why did I have to get the one that is better known for his monstrous tendencies?" She muttered in exasperation as Alucard grinned at her. When the Champions were assigned to their Valkyries, Hlökk was not fond of the idea of working together with a monster like Alucard, and she was incredibly jealous of the fact that her other sisters got to fight with outstanding examples of human warriors and heroes, but she was the one that got the monster of the lot, the black sheep if you will.
Brunhild wanted to force the connection but Zelretch and Alucard both stopped her, to Zelretch, it was important for Alucard to win over the Valkyrie by his own merit. And as for Alucard, he did not want to force the young Valkyrie to obey him like a slave, so he spent his free time winning her over, which he slowly did, bit by bit, until Hlökk agreed to bond with him. But that didn't mean she didn't get exasperated by his antics from time to time still.
"It hardly matters, for our goal is to simply slay the monster here and now." Alucard replied as unknown to either of them, the liquid that Alucard was drinking out of, suddenly let out a power and as Alucard raised the goblet to his lips and drank from it, he spat it out and started choking as Hlökk rushed over to him to help him.
"What's going on?" She asked frantically trying to find a way as she touched the liquid, noticing that was when Alucard started reacting badly and took a whiff of it and her eyes widened in shock. "Hydra's Blood? And a time delay spell too!" Hlökk cried out as Alucard coughed out a lot of blood before he went still and Hlökk was about to call for help before he regained conscious and spat out some nasty dark green substance. "Alucard, are you okay?" She asked in panicked worry.
Alucard hissed before he regained his composure. "I am fine, that took a lot more out of me than I had thought, whoever poisoned me made sure to try everything within his or her power to cripple me at the very least." Alucard noted. "That took out a number of my lives for sure, but it will not weaken me in the least." He said as Hlökk looked on in worry for him as his eyes softened. "Do not worry, taking that much damage is expected of a monster like myself, and it will not change our fight, so stop your worry." He said more softly as Hlökk nodded.
"I…understand then." Hlökk replied before she offered up her hand to him. "Shall we commence our Volund now?" Alucard smirked widely as he took her hand and soon the two glowed as they became one.
XXXXX
Back in the arena where Ragnarök was taking place, Heimdall came up and started speaking. "BEFORE WE START THIS MATCH, I'M AFRAID THAT I WILL HAVE TO ANNOUNCE SOMETHING OF GREAT IMPORTANCE." Heimdall spoke up as everyone was confused as to what could this mean. Brunhild and Geir were curious as to what he was talking about while Zelretch narrowed his eyes.
'It can't possibly be that those bastard gods are pulling a dirty trick now, can it?' He thought to himself.
"DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL, THE CONDITIONS FOR HUMANITY TO WIN RAGNAROK HAS CHANGED!" He announced as everyone was in an uproar, especially Brunhild and Geir, the former was absolutely livid while the latter was shocked beyond measure. "THE CONDITION FOR HUMANITY TO WIN IS THAT THEY MUST WIN ALL THIRTEEN MATCHES OF RAGNAROK, NO EXCEPTIONS. IN ADDITION, IF ONE CHAMPION OF HUMANITY LOSES THEN ALL OF HUMANITY LOSES AS WELL." Heimdall announced as Humanity roared in fury over the blatant cheating that was being done to them, while the Gods laughed in mockery over the fact that they simply have to win once to wipe out all of Humanity.
"Those Bastards! They're changing the rules because they realize they cannot win a fair match with us! What absolute bullshit!" Brunhild shouted angrily as she gripped the wall into dust as her veins popped out in anger and she gritted her teeth.
"They can't do that! That would drastically tilt the favor into the Gods!" Geir cried out as she now worried deeply for her sisters as now all of them have to fight.
"But they did and now we have to lay in this bed, and hope that our Champions can win and persevere in all thirteen matches now." Zelretch said grimly. 'This is a whole new timeline, one that I have not foreseen before, meaning that everything that has happened from here on out will be unknown to me.'
"This is absolute bullshit!" Brunhild cursed out as Heimdall waited for the outrage to calm down, he hated this as much as Humanity and the Valkyries did, he was supposed to be a fair referee, but with this, the fairness went out the window and got turned to ash and flushed down.
But Heimdall had a duty and he did what he was supposed to do, he can't change anything, but at the very least he can do his duty for now. "FIGHTING FOR HUMANITY, IS A TRUE TERROR…ONCE A FANATIC FIGHTING FOR GOD, THIS MAN SUFFERED A TERRIBLE END THAT WOULD FOREVER CHANGE HIM! HE ENDURED HORRIBLE ATROCITIES BEFORE HE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE KILLED! BUT DEATH WASN'T THE END! HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD AS A NIGHTMARE, A MONSTER THAT MADE A DEAL WITH EVIL ITSELF TO BECOME A VILE ABOMINATION THAT WOULD HAUNT THE WORLD AS THE FIRST PROTOTYPICAL VAMPIRE!" Heimdall announced as Alucard made his way. "HE WOULD PREY ON HUMANITY UNTIL HE WOULD BE DEFEATED BY A GROUP OF HUMANS LED BY DR. ABRAHAM VAN HELLSING AND WOULD BE FORCED INTO SERVITUDE TO THE HELLSING FAMILY ORGANIZATION TO BE USED AS THE ULTIMATE TRUMP CARD AGAINST OTHER MONSTERS! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I BRING TO YOU VALD TEPES THE THIRD, ALSO KNOWN AS DRACULA, OR BY HIS CURRENT IDENTITY, ALUCARD!"
Alucard simply smirked as he revealed his fangs to the audience, while Humanity was unsettled by the idea of a Monster representing them, they were angrier about the fact that the Gods ended up blatantly cheating so they cheered loudly for him, wanting him to unleash his monstrous fury on the God Opponent as the Gods couldn't help but be somewhat nervous of Alucard as they could tell that he devoured a lot of souls as some of the Gods of the Dead blanched at him.
"What a vile Monster." Thanatos muttered.
"You could smell the blood off of him." Osiris noted.
"Alucard, you better not lose!" Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, leader of the Hellsing Organization, roared to Alucard.
"Fight on Master!" Seras Victoria cheered on.
"Show them the fighting spirit of mankind, and that we're not to be trifled with." Pip Bernadotte called out.
"Show that Pagan God what for Alucard! I will never forgive you if you lose!" Alexander Anderson shouted out.
"This is strange, cheering for a monster." Yumi noted.
"But the alternative is cheering for a Pagan God." Heinkel reminded her.
AND FACING HIM...STANDS THE MAN THAT INTENDS TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF CLAIMING THE GOD'S FIRST VICTORY! HERE HE IS! THIS GALLIANT DEMIGOD FORCED BOTH THE NEMEAN LION AND CERBERUS, THE HOUND OF HADES…INTO SUBMISSION WITH HIS BARE FISTS! AFTER CLEARING ALL TWELVE LABORS ASSIGNED TO HIM, HE ADVANCED ONTO THE STEPS OF OLYMPUS!" Heimdall shouted, as a chariot pulled by horse appeared. "HE SHINES LIGHT UPON GODS AND HUMANS ALIKE. THE ENVOY OF JUSTICE! UNPARALLELED IN BRAVERY! IT'S HERACLES!"
Heracles soon came out crossing his arms seriously as only Gods cheered for him, Heracles looked towards Humanity and not a single one cheered for him, then he looked among the crowd to see any familiar faces. And there was one, Castor, but even he turned away from Heracles. And the worst part was, Heracles knew exactly why Humanity had turned silent the moment he entered. Loki and the others told him of the changing of the rules and the winning condition, Heracles protested the rule changes but it was absolutely impossible to change since none of the Gods wanted to lose, so if Humanity was going to win, they were going to make them spill blood for it.
"Beat him up Heracles!" One God shouted.
"Reclaim our glory!" Another Goddess shouted as the various Gods shouted encouragement to Heracles, but it only served to anger him. He wanted to fight outstanding warriors in a fair and square match but instead he gained a fixed match instead. And now Humanity questioned his honor and integrity and now they won't put any trust in him, meaning his desire to save Humanity will only be seen as falseness.
'Ragna the Bloodedge, Kenshiro, Slayer of Demons, and now Alucard.' Heracles thought solemnly to himself. "The first three matches were against outstanding warriors, but for me…they send in the Monster of the lot…it's only fair I suppose. They would never let me fight one of the worthier ones." He sighed sadly.
"Big sis Brunhild, Lord Zelretch…Brother Heracles looks upset." Geir noted sadly, she knew her brother quite well and was quite excited to fight them, but then the rules changed and all of what Heracles wanted turned into ash.
"It can't be helped; the rules are fixed in his favor and he doesn't have a foe that would make him happy to fight. But this is about saving Humanity, not giving Heracles a worthy foe." Zelretch reprimanded her.
"This is his bed and he must lay in it." Brunhild said with a frown. "I had hoped that he might have not have chosen to fight, but he's always been stubborn like that."
"Big Brother Heracles's determination has always been his best trait." Geir said before she turned to Zelretch. "Do you think Alucard can win?" She asked.
Zelretch observed the two and grimaced. "Something's wrong with Alucard, he feels weaker." He said as Brunhild used her powers to observe Alucard and her eyes widened when she could no longer see an insidious number of souls flowing within him. "I believe he may have been sabotaged."
Brunhild gritted her teeth as she turned to the Gods and saw that Loki was smirking very maliciously. 'So that's how they want to play it then.' She thought before she turned to Alucard. 'Our champions are highly skilled but this is the first time we've been at a disadvantage.' She thought darkly.
Back in the arena, Heracles and Alucard stared each other down. "So, it would seem you are my foe, I suppose it seems fitting." Heracles rumbled. As the arena became a replica of the London City, changing the battleground in Alucard's favor
"Indeed, it's only fitting to send a monster to fight a monster." Alucard said snidely before he grinned maliciously. "And I have no intention of losing to another monster." He darkly as Heracles furrowed his brows in confusion.
"AND NOW THE FOURTH ROUND OF RAGNAROK SHALL START!" Heimdall announced as both fighters glared each other.
Alucard soon picked up his guns and fired on Heracles moving around as Heracles retaliated by using his club to protect himself as he charged for Alucard. But Alucard simply walked up the wall while keeping suppressive fire on Heracles as he smashed into the spot where he was before he growled and jumped up to where Alucard was but Alucard simply jumped around with ease.
"Fool! Did you not know that without your Volund you cannot hope to defeat me?!" Heracles shouted.
"Oh, and how do you presume to know how my Volund works?" Alucard replied before he jumped hard and slam kicked straight into Heracles's spine and sending Heracles flying through several buildings as Alucard got on top. "Even when you cheat, you cannot defeat me so easily and do not think it would be any easier to defeat my fellows." Alucard said quietly to himself.
"Get back here!" Heracles roared as he came charging out rushing at Alucard but Alucard was content to keep his distance. "Hold still so I can fight you!"
"Is that really necessary? I thought you were a God." Alucard said as he remained outside of Heracles's distance while firing at him. "Why would I even stay still or are you telling me you can't even aim and had to force your target to remain still for you to even win?" He asked mockingly.
"You dare mock me?" Heracles growled as he smashed a building and sent rubble flying all over at Alucard, as he simply and calmly sidestepped every piece of rubble thrown at him, as Heracles bulldozed his way over to Alucard intent on claiming his life, but Alucard soon jumped out of the way before Heracles could get him.
"Mocking you? Yes, no, maybe so?" Alucard questioned calmly before he snorted. "Yes actually." He waved mockingly towards Heracles, who growled and launched even more rubble at him as Alucard calmly moved out of the way, but then Heracles used his Sixth Labor, Birds of Stymphalia, to launch a gust of wind so powerful it sent Alucard smashing into a build and then Heracles used it again to boost his speed before turning it into First Labor, Nemean Lion to create a shockwave so powerful when it smashed into Alucard that it was akin to that of a large-scale explosion.
As Heracles breathed heavily and wiped away his sweat, he couldn't see the status of what Alucard looks like under the dust he kicked up with his attack and couldn't hear anything. "It is done." He declared before he heard and felt two shots smashing into his kneecaps. "What?!" He gasped out in shock as suddenly more and more shots were being fired and hitting into Heracles, but he couldn't see where Alucard was nor could he tell where exactly each shot was coming from since they were all over!
"Impressive!" Brunhild noted as she had expected Alucard to be heavily injured after getting attacked so badly, but he seemingly was able to keep up his attack.
"Alucard is one of the world's greatest monsters." Zelretch said solemnly. "It would take far more than simple brute force to kill the likes of him."
"Is that the best you can do?" Alucard asked in a bored tone as he fired upon Heracles before he cleared the dust with another application of Sixth Labor. "And now you finally start to use your brain somewhat you monster." He replied in a bored tone.
Heracles simply growled and charged at Alucard before he calmly and casually sidestepped him. "I will not lose here!" he shouted before he swung at Alucard once again and this time his club managed to smash into Alucard's guns and shattered them as Alucard was smacked into the street before he recollected himself.
Back on the God's stand Ares pumped his fist in excitement. "Alright, he finally got rid of his weapons! Heracles should be able to push Alucard back and win at this point!" Ares shouted.
"Think again." Hades frowned. "I highly doubt it would be that easy, and the Champions of Humanity all have such unique and surprising powers." He said before he observed Alucard. "As for him, I get the feeling he has yet to go all out at this point." He noted.
"Now then tremble before True Justice." Heracles declared before he attempted to smash his Club into Alucard only for him to grab it and stop it dead in its track, to Heracles's and the other Gods' surprise as Alucard grinned and showed him all of his teeth.
"Justice you say? You think your actions are Just?" Alucard questioned before he started laughing insanely at him before he grinned even more maliciously. "How about I kick it up a notch?" He replied before he jumped back and made a sign "Releasing Control Art Restriction Systems 3...2...1. Approval of situation A recognized; commencing the Cromwell Invocation. Ability restrictions lifted for limited use until the enemy has been rendered silent." He said before Alucard became shadows and everyone was unnerved by what they saw and some started losing it at the sight of eyes appearing all over the city with Heracles being unnerved to the point he started sweating very nervously.
"Big sis." Geir whimpered as she held onto Brunhild, and in a rare display of sisterly love, was embraced warmly and tenderly by her. "It's here."
"It's okay Geir." Brunhild said soothingly. "He's not after us." She said to calm both her nerves and to calm down Geir.
"So, he finally released it." Zelretch muttered. "About time."
"What the!" Heracles gasped out as shadows appeared around him and soon forming from the mass of shadows was a monster that snarled deeply at Heracles, it was none other than the Hound of Baskerville, one of the most powerful Familiars that Alucard had in his Familiar army.
"Now then Heracles, it's time to educate you how a True Vampire does battle!" Alucard declared as his head and hands dropped onto the ground and the Hound of Baskerville roared and chased at Heracles while centipedes appeared crawling out of nowhere.
Heracles instantly reacted by engaging in battle with Alucard's Familiar but the Hound was simply too fast and agile for him to catch. Heracles seem to be panicking at the sight of the ungodly horror and all he could do was remain on guard as he tried to hit the shadows, Familiar and anything he could. 'The eyes, why are there so many eyes?' He thought in near panic before he jumped back to get some distance in and used Sixth Labor to push the shadows away but the Hound was not repulsed in the least and engaged up close and personal with Heracles.
The Gods were also freaked out by what they were seeing. "JUST WHAT IS THAT THING?!" Shiva shouted out as he sweated a lot. "Just what kind of Monster did those Valkyries sent out to fight Heracles with?" He muttered.
It was such a monstrosity that even Odin and Loki were rendered speechless in front of it.
"You are just another monster that I will kill." Heracles said with a grin despite the sweat pouring from him as he charged and engaged the Baskerville Familiar. Said Familiar simply snarled as it jumped around and lunged for Heracles as the God tried to beat back the Familiar but found it difficult to do so.
"Fool, only a Man can kill a Monster, and I swore I will let no other Monster kill me." Alucard's voice came out of nowhere behind him as jabbed into Heracles's body causing him to wince in pain before Heracles spun around and smash his club into Alucard. As Alucard was sent skidding across the street from him, the Baskerville Familiar lunged in while he was distracted and opened its jaws to chomp on Heracles's body.
Heracles howled in rage and pain as he struggled to get the Baskerville Familiar off of him, but the demon dog in question was one of Alucard's greatest trump cards for a reason. As the hound snarled and devoured a chunk of Heracles's flesh before he managed to get it off of him. And now Heracles gritted his teeth as he was now bleeding badly and the Baskerville Familiar returned to the shadows for the time being as Alucard stepped out into the light to be perfectly seen.
He was no longer wearing his red suit but was wearing some kind of mental asylum outfit of some kind. "Not as easy as you expected, did you?" Alucard asked mockingly. "I told you before, only a Man can kill a Monster, and you are certainly no Man you Monster." Alucard snarked at him as Heracles gritted his teeth at him.
"It matters not! Not when I have Justice by my side!" Heracles roared as Alucard sneered at him for a moment before he started laughing. "What's so funny?" He demanded of Alucard.
"Justice? You really think you're fighting for Justice? You think that Justice is by your side?" Alucard said mockingly before he dropped his mocking persona and turned dead serious, the sudden mood shift took Heracles aback by how different he became. "Don't make me laugh, someone who fights on the side for genocide is never righteous nor are they just." He said darkly towards the God. "Long before I was a Monster, I had seen the worst in what Humanity had to offer, I had seen war in all of its horror, in all its terror, and all it's evil. I had thought that if I fought hard enough in God's name it would bring salvation but instead, I lost everything and so I turned my back on God and became whom you see before you today." Alucard said in a tone that suggested he was remembering these events. "And when I terrorized Humanity as a Monster, who was it that stopped me? Not God for sure, nor was it anyone chosen by God." Alucard said before he gained a fond smile on his face.
"Is he seriously having a monologue in the middle of a fight?" Brunhild said incredulously.
"Alucard does what he wants and only obeys his Master, otherwise he's not so easily cowed." Zelretch replied. "But then again if he was so easily cowed, he wouldn't have been one of our representatives against the Gods now."
"He seems so happy yet he seems so sad." Geir noted upon taking a closer look at his expression. "It's as if he despaired the circumstances that lead him to become what he is, and yet he seems so happy about the way he was defeated."
'That's very close, almost on point Geir.' Zelretch thought approvingly.
"It was a group of Humans, ordinary mundane Humans that lead to my defeat." Alucard smiled as Heracles widened his eyes at that. "I had fought them with every fiber of my being and for all of my power, I stood absolute no chance against them, and they gave me first defeat as a Monster." Alucard said shivering in delight. "Arthur Holmwood, Quincy Morris, Jack Seward, Johnathan Harker, and…and Abraham Van Helsing." Alucard said in delight.
"What?!" Heracles gasped out.
"Impossible! Humans defeated that Monster that we're seeing before us?" Loki shouted angrily as it became apparent that whom Heracles is having trouble fighting was defeated by such a weak race like Humans. "Even when he's not doing or saying anything against us, he's still insinuating that we Gods are pathetic!" He gritted his teeth angrily.
"Don't you see Heracles? Like a dream, Humans are like a dream! They can be so pathetic, weak, cowardly, and greedy. But when they rise above that, they shine even greater than a star itself!" Alucard said with an absolute wide grin of ecstasy. "It's because they're weak that they stand up, it's because they're pathetic that they can become great! Only a Man can kill a Monster Heracles! And I have no intention of being killed by the likes of you! As a Monster who denied God, being defeated by you, a God who advocates to destroy Humanity. Will be akin to affirming your existence as a Monster of the Gods! Therefore, you cannot win, so give it your best shot, Heracles!" Alucard roared as he charged at Heracles.
Heracles gritted his teeth and roared as he started engaging in combat with Alucard once more as he struggled to dominate over Alucard. What Alucard had said had gotten to him, what he said annoyed him more than he thought possible as he swung his club at Alucard with the intent to pulverize him. He wanted to do the best for Humanity and advocate their right to live, but no matter what, nobody seems to believe in him, not even his old friends after the rules were changed.
And to make him feel even more upset was that none of the other Champions of Humanity believed in his earnest goal to protect Humanity and they had their own scathing or biting remark towards him.
Back to when the Champions met up with Heracles.
"I do not know what you mean but I assure you that I am not on that poison that humans use to send themselves into an early grave." Heracles said with his eyes narrowing as he took in the sight of the Champions of Humanity. "So, these are the final thirteen." He noted as he took in the sight of them, and he could tell that they were powerful.
Ragna snorted. "Doesn't matter, we intend to win every match." Ragna said seriously. "And we aren't going to lose to some good for nothing God that's stupid enough to think he's got Justice on his side."
"Justice is on my side, for I always fight for Justice." Heracles thundered back.
"What justice is there in fighting for those that would commit such evil then?" Kenshiro asked calmly. "If that is what you believe to be is justice then it's no more than an incorrect understanding of justice." Kenshiro replied to him.
"That is wrong, I am fighting with Justice on my side, and I shall win my match and will save Humanity from extinction, that is a promise." Heracles argued back.
"How is fighting for a side that wants the extinction of us fighting for justice?" Slayer of Demons asked. "By fighting for that very side, you only served to legitimize their tyranny and evil. That is no justice at all, that is oppression and benefiting from their evil." Slayer of Demons retorted.
"You're wrong, as a God I can save and protect Humanity from extinction, and I will not allow the Gods to do so, I promise to save Humanity from extinction." Heracles answered back. "And I am certainly not doing this for my own benefit, but rather for Humanity's sake."
"I don't know, I mean you claim you're basically a hero, right?" Saitama spoke up. "But why would a hero fight to enforce justice using evil means and not even fulfilling the spirit of a hero. Everyone knows that, even a hero that's saving lives for fun like me knows better." Saitama commented.
"You're just selfish." Kratos spat out. "You don't want to pick a side, but you want to benefits of being respected by both Gods and Humans so you can indulge in your own twisted sense of self-righteousness." Kratos retorted to Heracles, which angered him. "Truly you Gods are selfish beyond reason." He scoffed at him.
"I am not selfish! And I am not doing this out of self-righteousness, I do intend to save Humanity, I will win my match and after Ragnarök is over, I will make my case to the Gods to not exterminate Humanity." Heracles replied angrily.
"Then why didn't you stepped up to speak up for Humanity like Brunhild did then?" Dante asked seriously before he shrugged. "It doesn't seem cool or stylish of you to not speak up for us, and then suddenly be against us, only to say you're going to save us. That sends way too many mixed messages you know?" Dante pointed out.
"Um, Mister Heracles?" Hibiki spoke up. "I get your sentiment, but I don't think that the way you're going about it is right." She said sadly as Heracles looked at her but her being a child in his eyes, he really can't get angry with her. "Saving lives is equally difficult no matter where you go, and when you're taking actions like…you're not really saving anyone's lives." Hibiki pointed out and that…stung Heracles more than he would like to admit.
"When I went out to the stars and started the Great Crusade, it was for the sake of Humanity's welfare and being, and while I took a great deal of many actions that costed lives, they were done for the greater good of Humanity, out of necessity, and because those were the only choices, I had to give them unity and a future where they would no longer be at war with each other, be at peace, and know scientific advances and morals far beyond what the stars have seen." The God Emperor of Mankind declared solemnly as his eyes glowed with powers. "While it is no longer like that where I am from, I do have people trying to fix the mess that is my Imperium, but your actions are nothing like mine, you did not have to make sacrifices, you do no have to make choices at the expense of others to save as many lives as I could. You had more freedom and power and you squandered it fighting for the Gods." The God Emperor of Mankind said in disgust.
Heracles wanted to retort angrily back at the Golden One, but he had power far beyond what he even could do at his greatest. "And what's wrong with what I am doing? Why can't any of you see that my action can and will save Humanity?" He then asked.
"Not at the expense of others!" Velvet said firmly. "What sacrifices have you made to uphold your vow to protect Humanity? What have you given up to save us? And that's the point, you haven't given up anything, and someone who has everything and has never lost anything can never hope to save Humanity. I won't accept this, I won't accept you, and I will certainly never accept being saved by someone as selfish as you that you never once bothered to speak up for Humanity. All I see is a gutless coward." She scoffed.
"But if I can win, then I will have enough prestige to challenge the Gods' will on the destruction of Humanity, why can't any of you understand that?" Heracles pleaded with them one last time to under his choices.
"On what grounds, do you think you can take away someone's misfortune like that?" Touma questioned. "Do you really have to be special to save anyone? Are you saying in order to help someone out you need special qualifications to do so? It's no skin off of anyone's nose if you try to help out, so what's stopping you from challenging the Gods to help us out then?" Touma demanded.
"…!" Heracles was left shocked at what Touma said to him. "I…"
"I don't know what you're trying to protect. Nor do I know what you want to protect mankind for but…if you want to protect anyone, do it with your chest held high regardless of your position. This is your life, right? Then decide for yourself! If you want to protect everything in your hands then do it already! You don't have to be a God to save anyone, when all you need are your fists." Touma said seriously. "And if you think otherwise, I'll shatter that fucked up illusion of yours." He vowed.
Hassan spoke. "I agree with the child." He rumbled and Doom Slayer nodded in agreement and simply flipped Heracles off.
"So, in short." The God Emperor of Mankind spoke up. "We say no thank you towards your plan and reject it completely." He said as he turned and walked away followed by the others, leaving Heracles by himself to ponder what was discusses.
Back to the Match.
"Truly, you really do care about Humanity." Heracles sighed as he got Alucard to back off before he took a deep breath. "It seems I can entrust Humanity's welfare to you, and if that is the case then." He said with a kind smile. "I will give you the best fight possible and make you prove your strength!" He shouted as he used the Twelfth Labor, Cerberus. Heracles threw the club into the air and summoned Cerberus before he and the famed guard dog of the underworld fused together into a more beastly monster. His hair grew to his lower back and he gained animalistic characteristics such as sharp fangs, claws, fur on his back, and a spiked collar.
"Cerberus…" Hades muttered.
"From here on out, it's a battle of time." Ares said grimly.
"Time?" Hermes asked in confusion.
"That skill possesses an overwhelming capacity for destruction." Hades replied.
"However, it takes a proper toll on its user…" Ares added with a worried look. "Will he overcome his foe or will he be defeated by Alucard or his ultimate technique first?"
"Cerberus cannot be stopped either, his lifespan is on the line here." Aphrodite noted grimly.
"A skill that burns through the user's own life…so if he doesn't win that tattoo will overwhelm his body, stripping him of his life in the process…a truly amazing God." Loki noted with some respect for the willingness for how far Heracles is willing to go.
"Hurry Heracles." Ares pleaded.
Hercules charged right at Alucard as he threw a savage punch, which the vampire tanked and in response gained large claw like marks on his person. Alucard then unleashed the Baskerville Hound on him as the hound snarled and growled viciously as it charged straight for Heracles and intended to rip into his vital spots. But Heracles was far stronger than the Hound of Baskerville now and was able to grab it by the throat and started slamming it about before throwing it at Alucard and as Alucard got hit by his own Familiar, Heracles rushed in and unleashed a burst of speed never seen before and then unleased one of his most devastating attacks, Great Hero Blow, and pulverized both Alucard and the Baskerville Hound as Alucard's greatest Familiar was killed off.
The Gods cheered greatly as Humanity became worried and Brunhild couldn't help but sweat in worry over the way that the match turned in Heracles's favor.
"Come on Heracles! Beat that champion and win this!" Ares shouted.
"You got this in the bag." Hermes noted.
"Well seems that Heracles is going all out." Loki smirked. "Alucard doesn't stand a chance like this now."
Aphrodite sighed out in relief. "At least he's no longer being forced on the defensive." She said to herself.
"Master!" Seras cried out.
"Come on Alucard, you beaten me, you've beaten Millennium, don't let yourself be beaten by a Pagan God!" Anderson shouted.
"Oh no! big sis, Hlökk and Alucard won't last longer like this!" Geir cried out in worry as Heracles was pummeling Alucard into rubble with his power and was smashing him around. Then Heracles unleashed another Great Hero Blow on Alucard and sent him soaring across the stage before he slowly got back up and sighed as he spat out his dislocated teeth and replaced them with new one.
"Well now, this is getting interesting." Alucard smirked. 'How many lives do I have left Hlökk?' He questioned as he left her to maintain the vast number of souls, he had consumed so he can focus entirely on fighting Heracles. And it took a couple of seconds before she replied to him.
'You have about just over half a million souls left, the poison from earlier purged you of most of your souls, mainly that of the ones you consumed at first who are of no use fighting, but now it's mainly the newer souls that you have consumed and the combat worthy souls. Why do you ask?' She thought out to Alucard.
'Because I think it's time to go beyond Level One.' He thought to her as Hlökk went silent for a moment at the implication of what would happen.
'If that is what is needed to win, then do so." She replied to him as Alucard smirked and his smirk got even bigger when Integra spoke up.
"Alucard!" Integra shouted. "Destroy your foe, do not let him win, dye the whole of the arena red with blood if you have to! Control Art Restriction System, Level Zero!" She shouted as every human and God turned to her in surprise. Soon a collective shiver went down everyone's spines as Zelretch shivered in glee as his vampiric instincts went on overdrive.
Alucard took a deep breath before exhaling and seemingly like the chill that engulfed everyone, it became frosty cold coming out of him. "The bird…of Hermes is my name…" He started off as Hermes's eyes looked highly confused at the invocation of his name. "Eating…my Wings!" He suddenly shouted as Heracles rushed over and started pummeling him as he seemingly punched Alucard as much as he can as though preventing something bad from happening.
"What is going on here?" Odin muttered with his birds paralyzed from fear.
"He's using that again." Yumi noted grimly.
A certain Nazi Major laughed gleefully at what was happening. "And it's going to be a river of death! A river of blood shall flow and Heracles will lose~!" He said delightfully as he cackled in joy.
"Just what kind of Monster did those bitches set on us!?" Shiva demanded in shock.
Alucard seemingly chuckled through the paste that Heracles was making and then he spoke again. "To make me…tame!" He declared before Heracles's instincts fully shouted at him and he jumped far away sweating heavily of the unknown. Soon cards came flying out and struck at Heracles as they made numerous cuts over him as he tried to smack away the cards but got multiple cuts for it, only for a shot to be fired that seemingly moved around everywhere before it impacted the side of his head and causing him to bleed as he winced at the impact and stared on in horror of what he was seeing before his eyes.
Soon a large shadow was formed and seemingly arms carrying the cards and a musket also slowly came out of the large shadow that was soon taking shape and Heracles instantly unleashed multiple Great Hero Blows against it trying to push back the shadows but had to keep moving back and back due to the seemingly limitless number of shadows before him. And soon eyes started opening up from the shadows and much to audience's collective horror and terror, people started rising out of the shadows groaning and growling like zombies.
"Those are!" Osiris stood up in shock as did multiple Gods that governed over death as they turned pale in fear of what they were seeming. "Those are all souls! Souls trapped within that monster! No wonder he's able to regenerate easily, no wonder the Valkyries chose him to fight, no wonder why he's a Champion of Humanity! Just how many lives has Alucard devoured!?" He shouted.
"Just what is this?!" Geir gasped out in shock sensing all the souls that Alucard has unleashed.
"So, this is the Monster of Hellsing." Brunhild said as sweat dropped heavily from her face as she struggled to regain her composure. "The Monster that has traveled over a thousand battlefields, the Trump Card of the Hellsing Order of Royal Protestant Knights." She gulped nervously.
"That is the true nature of the Vampire, Alucard, himself. Blood is the currency of the Soul, the coinage of Life. No more than a vehicle in the traffic of life. To take blood is to make the whole existence of life one's whole." Zelretch said eerily. Soon standards were slowly raised and coming out of the shadows, blood, and eyes as several historians recognized them.
"The Kazan, the Janissary Infantry!" One of them gasped out as horses seemingly came out of the shadow carrying a very familiar standard as several Gods of War recognized them. Chief among them was Ares who gasped out at what he saw before him.
"Wallachia! The Principality's army!" He said in shock as those soldiers started rising as he started trembling in rage. "You…your own soldiers…! Your own vassals…! Your own subjects…!" Ares howled as he crushed his armrests. "How could you?!"
"Monster!" Aphrodite hissed. "Devil! Demon! Fiend! Dracula!" She shrieked as Alucard became Dracula or Vlad, the King of Vampires as his army appeared into existence as he motioned for all of his forces to charge at Heracles as they all howled and growled with hunger, anger, fear, and blood. And right at his side was Hlökk, who was calmly sitting on a saddle of a dead horse as she observed the force before her.
"That's right." Brunhild said to herself. "Hlökk is a Valkyrie who performed her Volund with Alucard, and Alucard's power relies in his vampiric abilities, but she fused not with any of his weapons, but his entire being!" She said to herself in shock. "Meaning that each and every last one of those souls have also gained the power of Volund as well, making this army the largest army of anti-divine warriors in existence!"
Heracles gasped at what he saw and then he growled before he roared and charged at the army of corpses. For every blow he got in, a dozen more got their cuts in. For everyone tremble he caused with his powerful blows, more than a dozen came in lunging at him with their nails and teeth. For every Familiar he killed, a hundred more took their place. And Heracles was only one person in this fight, and unlike Anderson, he did not have people assisting him to clear the way for him to reach Alucard.
"This is…" Hades grimaced at what he was seeing before him. 'Even after Loki poisoned Alucard, he still had this many souls left to use?!' Hades thought seriously as he could sense the number of souls that there were before him. 'There's more than hundreds of thousands.' He thought to himself in resignation. 'There's no way for Heracles to win this now.' He stated the finality.
Odin looked utterly repulsed by what he saw. "This is…Dracula!" He hissed out.
"What an absolute Monster." Hermes grimaced at what he saw. "And did my name really have to be part of the incantation to unleash his full power?" He added in as an afterthought.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. NO!" Loki shouted before he started cursing up a storm before unleashing a tantrum. "That poison was supposed to negate his combat prowess and yet it's doing absolutely nothing against him?!" He shrieked angrily. "Just what kind of Bullshit did Brunhild and the Outsider pulled?! Just how many times are we going to lose?! All of them?! Most of them?! Even if we win by having one victory, the proof remains that Humanity is superior to the Gods, it has been engraved so heavily and deeply that even Gods will say that Humans are strong!" He cursed up.
Heracles fought his way through the Familiars and wiped out as many as he could but to no avail, he could not stem the tide of the river by himself when it comes rushing out. He could not alter the course of the River of Death as he did for his Labors. His own power was taking its toll on him and he would soon expire, if he did not defeat Alucard now.
So, making one last desperate move, he jumped over the River of Death and started running across the corpses and Familiars in his way as he struggled to rush over to deliver one fatal blow on Alucard. Simply standing there at the end, smugly waiting for him with Hlökk at his side, with the Valkyrie seemingly bored of this fight. Heracles howled as he rushed through the River of Death to make at least one fatal shot at Alucard and gain something out of this fight.
The moment that Alucard unleashed Level Zero, Heracles knew this was over for him, when Heracles saw the army heading his way, with Hlökk by his side, he understood the nature of how their Volund worked completely now. His Guns, his Familiars, his tools weren't the Volund, Alucard's entire being was the Volund, and each and every last one of these souls were an extension of him and through that, are also an extension of the Volund as well.
Alucard never took him seriously, Alucard could have gone all out, but he waited until Heracles was finally making stride and took this form. It was the ultimate sign of disrespect from Alucard, that he didn't even deem him worthy of an actual and real fight and was simply screwing around with him.
So, gritting his teeth, he unleashed two Great Hero Blows with both of his fists and cleared some of the way to Alucard. And then he got closer and closer to him, ready to launch his first fatal attack on him, when suddenly he got skewered from beneath him, which stopped his momentum. Looking down he saw the faces of all the soldiers and warriors that Alucard has consumed and devoured in his life and soon they were dragging him down and stabbing and cutting into him as Heracles let out a wrathful scream of being denied the chance to be taken seriously. And as if thinking in unison, both Dracula and Hlökk waved merrily at him as Heracles was finally killed by the countless dead under Alucard's control. He didn't even deign to give him a name for the fatal blow that Alucard landed. And soon Alucard snapped his fingers and all of the dead soon went back into Alucard and only Hlökk by his side.
Heimdall soon reached back into the arena to confirm Heracles's death and saw him evaporating. "IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! ALUCARD HAS TRIUMPHED OVER HERACLES! THIS ROUND BELONGS TO HUMANITY!" He declared as the audience was silent at first but Integra started applauding for Alucard, followed by her organization, then that of Iscariot Section XIII, and then the rest of Humanity followed suit as they gave a polite applause for Alucard, who smiled and nodded to his Master.
"Well, that was thing." Hlökk muttered as Alucard walked away.
"Indeed, and now we're one step closer to winning Humanity's right to live." He said as Hlökk nodded as she followed after Alucard.
"So, it is done, we won the Fourth Match." Brunhild sighed out as she turned to Geir who was crying. "Geir." She called out before Geir rushed out and hugged her tightly as she started to sob.
"Why? Why did Brother Heracles have to fight for the Gods? Why couldn't he have stood with us?" She sobbed. "Why did he have to die just because the Gods want to wipe out Humanity?" Geir sobbed at the loss of Heracles.
"It is how the world is sadly." Brunhild said softly as she hugged her youngest sister with tears forming in her eyes. 'I am so sorry Heracles, but I must protect Humanity.' She thought to herself.
The fourth round of Ragnarök ended in Humanity's Victory, and despite the setbacks and new challenges that awaited them. Humanity had strong faith in their Champions that they would see them through.
Round Four
Alucard vs. Heracles: Alucard's Victory.
Finishing Move: N/A
Match Length: Eleven Minutes and Eight Seconds.
XXXXX
"Well now it seems that the rules are changing to suit the Gods." Saitama spoke up.
"Yeah, Gods are rotten cheaters like that, they can't accept their loss with grace and have to twist things around to make sure they win." Buddha scoffed as he devoured his candy.
"Well, it changes how much more difficult this is going to get, but I don't think any of us are backing down at the very least." Saitama replied to Buddha.
"No kidding yeah? Least you got the guts to take on this challenge." Buddha said with a smirk.
"Have to be brave to fight, and I am going up next." Saitama said before he turned to Buddha. "Wish me luck." He said to Buddha.
"Damn straight." Buddha said with a smile on his face. "I'm always willing to support Humanity." He said as Saitama got up from his position and got ready to fight. "Shiva's going to be in for a rough one." Buddha giggled uncontrollably. "That guy is possibly one of the strongest existence, period."