Hello everyone, Lealius here with a new chapter
In this one, the 4th battle begins
Let us proceed
Record of Ragnarok belongs to Takumi Fukui, Shinya Umemura and Chika Aji
Kaguya-sama Love is War belongs to Aka Akasaka
RESULTS SO FAR
Round 1
Kota Ooyama vs Mars
Match time: 10 minutes 2 seconds
Deciding move: Bear Claw: Downard Cut
Winner: Mars
Score: Gods 1 - Humans 0
Round 2
Shouya Nega vs Apollo
Match time: 12 minutes 20 seconds
Deciding move: Artemis Elenchos: Hunter´s Bow
Winner: Apollo
Score: Gods 2 - Humans 0
Round 3
Kazuya Kinoshita vs Bastet
Match time: 11 minutes 32 seconds
Deciding move: Horizontal Slash
Winner: Kazuya Kinoshita
-Thank you all for waiting" Heimdall said "Now, let's begin the 4th round of Ragnarok!"
The public cheered
-"In an unexpected turn of events, humanity has scored its first victory, will the gods allow them to even the score? Let's see what's in store, by presenting the fighter of the gods first!"
The door for the gods opened, revealing Loki, who could not hide his grin even if asked
-"Coming all the way from the Norse pantheon, it's him!"
He started to walk into the arena
-"Trickery, duplicity, cheating, all of these words describe him!"
Some of the humans in the stands gulped
-"For him, chaos is everything, there´s no boundary he's not willing to cross, and there's no wile he´s not willing to use, even the mightiest of the gods can fell prey to his schemes!"
He stood on the middle of the arena
-"The god of mischief, Loki!"
The god smiled at the public for the humans, who couldn't help to shiver in response
-"Geez, he's a total creep" a human said
-"Yeah, that smile hides some dark intentions" another said
Loki shook his head at them "Pitiful"
He was feeling bored
-"And now" Heimdall continued "Let's make way to the representative of humans!"
The door for humanity opened, revealing a rather handsome young man with blonde hair, dark blue sanpaku eyes with long eyelashes, though said eyes were decorated with dark bags under them, like he was deprived from sleep
He was wearing a traditional highschooler black uniform jacket and pants, though said jacket was decorated with a Aiguilette, a golden chain-like accessory around his neck
-"The president of Shuchi'in Academy´ Student Council, diligent, hard-working like no one else, one could say that he's perfect"
He started to walk into the arena
-"However, that's not the case for him, but he's the best example that there's nothing you cannot accomplish if you put your everything into it, his intelligence alone has allowed him to overcome impossible odds"
He was in the middle of the arena
-"The Strategic Lover, and probably the smartest one there is, Miyuki Shirogane!"
The humans cheered for him, it seems that the previous victory has raised their spirit
He opened his fan, which had written "Unyielding diligence in one´s studies"
-"I have to win for them!"
He looked at his right side
He saw his friends and fellow members of the student council, a pink long haired young woman known as Chika Fujiwara, a short haired dark blue young man known as Yuu Ishigami, a long brown haired young woman known as Miko Iino, and finally, the love of his life, a young woman with black hair tied up with a ribbon and red eyes known as Kaguya Shinomiya
His sister and father were there too
They were all smiling at him
He smiled back "Ooyama, Nega, Kazuya, and the others, I´ll get this one for you guys too!"
-"Intelligence vs deception, who will outsmart who? Let's see this one through!" with a signal of his hand, Heimdall marked the beginning of the fight "Fight!"
-"That´s a pretty fan you got there, Miyuki-kun" Loki began by teasing the president "It's a shame you´re never gonna have a chance to use it again"
To this, the president gave no answer, just kept looking ahead
-"Well then" he extended his hands to his sides "Let's begin" two small dark portals open on his hands, and from them, chains started to come out from them, and in the end of said chains, sharp hooks in each "Show me what you can do, Miyuki-kun"
Spinning his right chain, the god sent it towards his opponent, the chain extending itself and to hit Shirogane like it was a whip
To this, the president got down, the hook end passing over his head
But then, he felt something wrapping his ankles
-"Huh?!" Shirogane was confused, the other chain making it unable to move his legs, he started to wave his arms to not lose balance
-"Pay more attention next time!" the god cheeky said
-"I see, he threw that first attack with his right hook to have me distracted so I wouldn´t notice the second one"
Pulling from the chain, Shirogane fell on his back
-"Is that really it?" Loki sounded almost bored as he pulled the young president towards him, who was struggling to break free
For some reason, Shirogane closed his fan, and putting into his pocket
-"Almost there" he thought to himself "Just as we discussed it, Hlökk-san"
Deep within his soul, there was a female figure with a youthful face and large reddish eyes, slightly protruding incisors and thin eyebrows and eyelashes. Her blonde hair is neck length, and her bangs are fashioned into a fringe but devolve into a wild mass of blades of hair.
Her head is adorned with a kokoshnik with a triangular pattern. She wears a stylised black and white low cut dress with a crimson 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. She wears black leather gloves on her hands, which have identical design with the gloves provided by her völundr. On her feet, she wears crimson shoes with high heels
She was Hlökk, the eleventh of the 13 valkyries, and she gave him a nod
Shirogane muttered the word "Switch" and inside his pocket, his hand began to shine
Loki finished pulling his opponent next to him, and then placed a foot on Shirogane´s chest
-"How boring" he then leaned closer to the young president´s face "Not so perfect after all, right?"
-"Now" he pulled out a small can of something
-"Eh?" the god was confused
Aiming it at Loki, Shirogane pressed the button, and a cloud spray emanated from the little hole on the can, and right into Loki's eyes
-"Agh!" the god screamed as he walked back, grabbing his eyes, who felt like they were on fire "Damn, it burns!"
Taking this opportunity, Shirogane freed himself, thanks to Loki losing his grip on the chains, he then took a few steps back
-"W-What did you do to me?! It all looks red and… what's that smell?"
-"That was a sprinkle of Kyoto´is famous seven spices blend, I do like the taste of Nori"
Loki slowly began to open his eyes, his vision blurry
-"Now, switch!" the can shine once more, reverting back to the fan he had before "Kaguya, sorry for using your gift like this" and threw it at the deity, like a throwing knife
Blinking a few times, the god´s vision was slightly adjusted, he could see the shape of something coming towards him "Is that?" by pure instinct, he moved to his side, the edge of the fan cutting his left cheek
Shirogane called his fan to his hand
Materializing a bottle of water, Loki used it to clean his eyes, the cooling sensation relieving him from the burn of his eyes "You" using a hand to wipe the remaining water from his face, he looked at his hand
And what he saw made his eyes go wide "My… blood?"
-"That idiot" Odin said from the stands
-"Incredible!" Heimdall yelled "Shirogane managed to inflict the first damage on this fight!"
Humanity cheered for this
-"Good work, Hlökk-san"
-"Hmph, obviously, were you expecting anything else?"
-"No, of course not, you deserve some pats on the head"
-"Don't treat me like your little sister or something!" she was mad "I´m way older than you and your family and friends combined"
To this, Shirogane just chuckled "She's just like Kei"
-"W-What just happened?" Goll was confused
-"Heh" Brünhilde was confident "I knew pairing those two would the best way to use the great intelligence of Shirogane-san"
-"What do you mean?"
-"The power that dwells within the runes which form Hlökk´s name means… The warping one"
-"Warping one… ah, I get it, because it changed Miyuki-san´s fan into that little can, right?"
-"Exactly, Shirogane-san can change his fan into an object of his choice, he can't change it into something bigger than said fan though, and it has to be something he can actually touch, as well as being something that can be seen"
-"I see, but why that little can of blend though?"
-"I´ll admit, I have no idea, but Shirogane-san knows what he's doing"
Back at the fight, Loki growled at Shirogane "You crafty little"
-"I knew you would get cocky and tried to brag first, a little humility would do you good, Loki-san"
-"Humility?"
-"Ooyama, Nega, Kazuya, and yet you still don´t get it, I don't think any of you gods do"
-"What?!"
He looked determined "That things won't always go your way!"
To this, the god began to laugh, like someone told him a good joke
That laugh was making Shirogane uncomfortable
-"Not always go our way?" he wiped a tear from his eye "It already is"
Throwing his right hook chain at Shirogane, who prepared his fan to deflect
However, just as the hook was about to reach him, a small portal opened, and the hook went through it
-"Huh?" the young warrior was confused
Behind him, the portal opened, and the hook came out of it, going straight at him
Figuring out that was the case, Shirogane turned around, using his fan to deflect the weapon
However, his fan just went through it, hell, the hook itself went through him, yet, he felt nothing
-"What the"
Another portal opened right to his left side, and the right hook chain came from it in a upper diagonal way
-"Huh?" he glance at the weapon, but it was too late
Blood and fabric were splattered in the air as the chain hook passed him, leaving a cut on his chest
-"Gah!" he screamed in pain
-"President!" Kaguya yelled concerned, as she and their friends looked shocked
-"Ups, you focused on the wrong one" Loki had a feral grin on him
-"What a trick by Loki, using a combination of portals, he managed to injure Shirogane"
The young president clenched his teeth, trying to endure the pain
Loki called his hooks back to him "Choose carefully, or you might end up blocking the one you have nothing to worry about"
A drop of sweat fell from Shirogane´s cheek
-"Think you can guess the correct one among two? Or better yet" he summoned more copies of the hooks "AMONG HUNDREDS!?"
He threw his hook chains in different differents, each passing through a different portal
-"Crap!" he cursed under his breath as a hook appeared in front of him, he went to block it, but it just phase through "Wrong one"
Another portal appeared from his left
-"Maybe this is a fake one too?" but the hook went over his left shoulder, leaving a cut "Gah!"
Over and over, different hooks appeared from all directions, it was hard to tell which one was real and which one was not
Little by little, the young warrior had more cuts on different parts of his body
-"Shirogane is being overwhelmed by Loki´s hook chains, is there a way out for him?!" Heimdall asked
-"D-Damn it, think Shirogane, think!"
-"What´s wrong?" Loki asked mockingly "Were you not the one who said that things don't always go the way the gods want? Because it seems they are going the way I want to"
Ignoring the mockery, Shirogane kept thinking "Pay attention, Shirogane, there has to be a way to distinguish a fake hook from a real one"
Looking at the upcoming hook, he paid full attention to it, not bothering in dodging or anything
And he saw a blue light covering the hook for a few seconds
-"Huh? that light" the hook passed through him "It didn't hurt, does that mean"
Another hook appeared, this one had no light, he blocked it "I could block this one, so, it has to do with that light"
Another hook, this one with no light either, and he blocked it once more "I see now"
He smiled confidently
-"Let´s do this"
He started to run towards Loki
-"Are you insane?!" the god asked as he released another hook from a portal
This one had a blue light
-"No need to worry"
He just let it pass him
-"Eh?" the god was surprised
Another hook, this one with no light
Shirogane deflected it
-"Don´t tell me he had figured it out?!" Loki thought alarmed
Little by little, Shirogane got closer "Won't work anymore!"
He was right in front of his opponent, who looked shocked
-"Take this!" raising his fan upwards, he slashed at the god, leaving a mark on his chest
-"Ngh" Loki jumped back, the mark bleeding
-"Uff, that was hard" despite him reversing the situation, Shirogane was still in pain "I noticed a blue light in some of those hooks, despite looking like thousands, they were actually only two of them, and you used that light to change between the one that hurts and the one that doesn´t"
Loki clenched his teeth
-"Guess I am correct"
-"That was amazing, president!" Kaguya yelled from the stands
To this, their friends looked at her, causing her to blush
-"You look so adorable, Kaguya-sama" Fujiwara said while rubbing her cheek against her
-"The president is doing quite well" Iino said
-"Indeed, thank goodness he has that valkyrie with him to help him" Ishigami said
-"Oh, yeah, that's how it works, right?" Fujiwara added "Don´t get jealous, Kaguya-sama"
-"Please" she showed them a polite smile "They are fighting together, helping each other out, I don´t mind"
Deep inside her mind
-"If that valkyrie does something inappropriate to him, she will know the true terror of a Shinomiya"
Back at the fight, Shirogane felt confident on his success so far
Until
-"Hehehe" Loki began to laugh "Hahahahahahahaha!"
That nerve wracking laugh again
-"Sorry, Sorry" he recovered himself "Rude of me to laugh like that in the middle of a fight, right? But I do feel captivated by you"
-"Eh?" Shirogane was confused
-"That keen intellect, and the ability to figure things out while under pressure, not to mention what you did with that weird spray at the beginning" he smiled at the president, a happy yet cold smile "You are quite the trickster yourself, aren't you, Miyuki-kun?"
-"I am nothing like you"
-"You say that, but I can see it on your eyes" he licked his lips "And boy do I like what I see, I think you and I could have gotten along quite well, too bad you were born human"
-"Your definition of getting along is a twisted one, so I would had passed anyway"
He leaned back holding his chest, though he was not in pain "Oh, my poor broken heart, hehehe, but no matter" after saving his chains and hooks, he started to emanate a dark purple flame on his hand
-"What 's that?"
-"Here we go" and Loki disappeared
-"Where did he go?!"
To answer this, a portal opened, and Loki jumped right from it
-"Shit!" Shirogane was caught off guard
-"Here goes" using his flame covered hand, he slapped the president's left cheek "Tag, you´re it!" and he jumped back, gaining some distance
-"Eh?" Shirogane was at a loss for words, despite being slapped, he did not feel any pain
-"For some strange reason, Loki has slapped Shirogane!" Heimdall said "But why?"
To answer this, Shirogane began to feel something on where he was slapped
Vertical lines began to form in there, four to be precise, all curved in different ways
-"What is this?!"
The mark was complete
-"He has finally used it" Odin´s black crow said
-"Draumstafir" the white crow said
To this, Odin smiled like he was proud, he knew what that mark was
-"What did you do to me?!" Shirogane asked
-"Hehehe, oh, Miyuki-kun" his tone was made everyone on humanity´s side felt discomfort "You´re in for a ride"
And that´s the end of that, both are trying to outmsart the other, Shirogane with his brain, Loki with his tricks
Next time, we´ll see what the Draumstafir is about, Shirogane is in for a quite personal hell
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