Hello everyone, Lealius here with a new chapter
In this one, the 4th round comes to an end
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: Hunters 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
Score: Gods 2- Humans 1
A swift movement was made
And a trail of blood splattered the ground
What happened, had everyone shocked
-"Ugh" Loki was holding his right abdomen, the deep cut leaving blood on his hands
Shaking slightly, he turned his head and glanced at Shirogane, who was standing a couple of feet away, with a bloody hook
-"H-How?"
-"Amazing!" Heimdall said "Whatever was happening to Shirogane, he has managed to overcome it, and deliver a powerful slash against Loki"
The public cheered for this
-"Here" Shirogane said, despite his face being swollen by Loki´s kicks, his tone was calm, and tossed the hook to the god "I believe that's yours"
-"Impossible" Odin´s white crow said "For a mere human to overcome Draumstafir"
-"Even the mightiest of gods can fall prey to it" the black crow said "How did he?"
-"It…It makes no sense" Loki was boiling with rage "You… You´re tormented by your past, you´ve always been, why aren't you on your knees and crying?!"
-"You´re correct in one thing, Loki-san, my past has been tormenting me for as long as I can remember, it still is nowadays, and I know it's not something that I can overcome in one day, it's a long and arduous process, but, I have learnt something from these fights, and from my closed ones too"
-"Huh?"
He raised one finger "Ooyama proved that a god can be injured" he raised a second finger "Nega proved that a god can be put down on its knees" he raised a third finger "Kinoshita proved that a god can be slayed, and" he pointed at himself
Miyuki Shirogane, the student council president of the prestigious Shuchi'in Academy
A young man that, despite only being 17, has proved himself academically and as a leader, defeating even those born with natural talent and from higher social status
In short, one could say he was a perfect human being
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But that was far from the truth
Because one day, while at the hospital, after he´s collapsed, he vented out his deepest fears
-"I´m worthless unless I push myself to the limit" he grabbed his face, a depressing aura surrounding him "So I´m always desperately straining myself. But… I can never talk to anyone about it"
He started to let everything out
-"I took an entrance exam to an elite kindergarten because my mother wanted me to. But I totally failed. I flunked the entrance exams for the most prestigious elementary schools too. My mom always wanted a smart kid"
He sniffed
-"Ever since I failed those tests, I could feel my mother losing interest in me"
The tears began to fall
-"And when my mom left, she only took my sister, who passed her exams, so I… kept studying my hardest in the hopes that, one day, she´d come for me too… But she never did"
The doctor just stared at him
-"The thing is, doctor… No one will accept you for who you really are… That's just an universal truth"
-"You really´ve been putting up quite the mask, haven't you? Do you really plan to keep wearing it from here on out as well?"
-"If I want to stand alongside Shinomiya, fainting once or twice is just inevitable"
-"She was utterly distraught, you know" the nurse said
-"Huh?" he could not believe it "She was?"
-"I'm sure she feels responsible too, she was at your bedside, white as a sheet, watching over you. I'm sure she's just worried about how you´re always pushing yourself too hard"
He looked down
-"Even so, I can't help but be scared of revealing who I am"
His room, filled to the brink with notes, books, and different signs
Fuck sleep. Fuck ignorance. Fuck careless mistakes. Always triple check. I must win
"There's only one way for me to compete with those who have talent. I have to put in more hours than anyone. I´ll never reveal my true self for as long as I live"
Little did he know, someone heard his heart to heart with the doctor
Days later, after the christmas´party
He was panicking over his gift for her
And Kaguya had enough
-"You really are dense. I'm saying that it's fine not to be perfect"
-"Huh?"
-"There´s a side of you, a side that's not perfect, that makes mistakes, but you try to keep it hidden, by a side that puts in so much time and effort to show me, and not just me, the others, something flawless"
-"That´s"
-"But the truth is, I want to see that side of you! Just like I showed you my true self!"
-"What are you talking about?"
-"I mean, who wouldn't want to show their true self to the person they love?!"
His eyes went wide
-"I don't want to hide anything from the person I love! There´s nothing more wonderful than sharing everything with each other and completely understanding one another!"
Shirogane was at a loss for words
-"I showed you my bad side cause I want us to understand each other! So I want you to show me your bad side too! Is that so strange!"
He let out a sigh
-"I get what you´re saying… But I believe the exact opposite"
-"Huh?"
-"If you love someone, that's all the more reason not to show them your weak side. What if they're disappointed by what l they see?! don' t you worry that some part of you is a deal breaker for them?!" he looked down "if i let myself slip. everything crumbles" he looked at her desperately "so you're just playing with fire at this poi"
-"Would you quit whining already?" Kaguya yelled back "just show me what's in here!"
She took the gift he was gonna give to her, and opened it
It was a Kendama
-"Why a kendama?" she asked
He took a seat in a nearby bench
-"I don't even know anymore! I figure your family must have all sorts of fancy, top quality things! And you don't have any hobbies. There wasn't much time left until the party and I had to choose something fast! but I didn't want to get you something cheap either!"
-"So after you eliminated all the other options, you decided on an expensive kendama" she then started to laugh out loud "Hahahaha! You´re so strange!"
He let out a defeated sigh
-"Don't laugh at me like that"
-"But look at me"
He did as he was told
-"Do I look disappointed to you?"
He hated to admit, but she didn´t
-"It shouldn't be like this" he added "I was hoping to spend christmas eve with you somewhere more…"
-"This is fine" she interrupted "I don't need lights or balloons, I mean, those balloons were certainly splendid and romantic, but I 'm perfectly fine without any of that." she took a seat next to him "Just being normal like this… I think that's romantic as well"
-"Normal, huh…"
Who says that being imperfect is wrong? or that having flaws is bad too?
His friends, his family, his girlfriend
They don't care whether he was perfect or not
Because they know the kind soul he is
They trusted him
And that was enough
Back at the fight
He pointed at himself "I´ll prove that it's fine to not be perfect!"
He looked at his love ones
-"Right?"
They all nodded in agreement
-"Boring" Loki said
-"Huh?"
-"What you say, it's boring, I saw your memories, that seed of doubt"
-"Has disappeared, you know why? Because it's not enough that I help others, I also need to be able to ask others for help, helping each other is humanity's greatest invention" he pointed at his chest "And we use that with pride!"
-"Hahaha, my, you're gullible, Miyuki-kun, deceit, trickery, cheating, that's the truth behind the bonds, and behind the so called "kindness and helping each other" you speak of, we are all selfish in the inside"
-"Selfish people exist, true, but… That won´t stop me from trying to help others, or asking others for help, it's a feeling we all share, and" he pointed at the god "It's a feeling you will never understand!"
-"I don't need to, nor I want to" he showed him a creepy grin "All I want is chaos, and to see you suffer"
He let out a sigh "Guess there's no way to convince you" he prepared his fan "Time to see who is outsmarted"
-"Very well, Miyuki-kun… Let´s see you drop dead, in front of your precious friends!"
Miyuki Shirogane, Loki
One who deceived himself to keep up appearances, one who deceived others for sheer pleasure
One learnt that it's fine to be flawed and be true to yourself, the other believed that there´is no true self, and everything is based on lies
They were both incredibly intelligent beings, but their beliefs were different
And it was time to see
Whose story would end here
-"I´ll show you, Miyuki-kun, just how fragile those bonds are, and how they mean nothing"
The god looked at his loved ones
-"Got it now"
-"What is he planning?"
-"Let´s go" he summoned his hook chains, and dashed at the young warrior "DIE!"
They began to exchange blows
Metal against his fan, parrying and blocking every attack
No one being able to land a hit on the other
-"What an exchange!" Heimdall said "But it seems they are equally matched!"
-"Come on, President!" Kaguya yelled for him
Suddenly, Shirogane parried an attack, making the god lost his balanced, and falling on his back
-"This is it!" Shirogane thought
However
-"Wait, President!" Kaguya yelled
Shirogane´s eyes went wide
-"Kaguya?!"
For some reason, Kaguya was on the ground in front of the president, Loki was no longer there
-"Don't hurt me" she had tears on her eyes
Where was Loki?
-"Hehehe" unbeknown to him, the real Loki was behind the young president "Told you they were pointless" the god had a hook ready
-"Behind!"
It was too late, the god took a swing at him, to cut his head off
However
Shirogane ducked down, the hook passing over him
-"Huh?" the god could not believe it
The fake Kaguya dissapeared, it was just a hallucination
Shirogane gave him a confident smile "Got you"
His fan began to shine in a white light
-"Dance of the Moon: Princess Kaguya"
With a swift move resembling that of a crescent moon, Shirogane slashed at his opponent, leaving a trail of petals in the ground
The entire arena went quiet
-"Eh?" Loki felt strange
But suddenly, blood was splattered at his sides, and a big mark manifested
He could feel his upper body being separated from his lower parts as he fell to the ground
The entire arena was in shock
Because what happened once, has happened twice
-"I…" Loki could not believe it "I lost?"
-"I knew you would try to use my bonds in a way to defeat me" Shirogane said "And then attack me from behind… Your tricks, everything, all you do is to save yourself, while us" he pointed at himself "We´ll put our lives on the line to protect those we love!"
-"I… lost" he repeated, ignoring what Shirogane just said "Hehe… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Shirogane just stared at him
-"I'll" he coughed some blood "I´ll admit it, Miyuki-kun, you got me, you really are a genius" his body began to disappear "And as a reward, let me tell you something important"
-"The winner!" Heimdall said "Of the 4th round of Ragnarok is, the representative of humanity"
The last words that Loki told the young president were a whisper, but it was loud enough for him to listen
And what he heard, made the president shiver with fear
Having finished his last words, the god was gone
-"Miyuki Shirogane!"
Miyuki Shirogane vs Loki
Match time: 15 minutes 48 seconds
Deciding move: Dance of the Moon: Princess Kaguya
Winner: Miyuki Shirogane
The gods were stunned
Not only have they lost once, they have lost a second time
But the humans
-"YOU DID IT!" Ishigami yelled
-"WAY TO GO, MIYUKI-KUN!" Fujiwara yelled
-"THAT WAS AWESOME!" Iino yelled
-"I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT, PRESIDENT!" Kaguya yelled
Having being brought back to reality, Miyuki looked at his loved ones, and raised a v for victory sign
-"Loki-sama" Odin's white crow said
-"Has lost" the black crow said
They could feel the area around them trembling
Nervously looking at their owner
Odin was manifesting a dark aura
He was not happy over this defeat
They were at Shirogane´s room, were the nurses had wrapped him with bandages alongside the different cuts on his body, and a cool compression on his face to reduce the swelling
-"Congratulations are in order, Shirogane-san" Brünnhilde said
-"Thank you" he replied
-"My child defeated a god" his father was on the verge of tears "I have nothing left to teach you"
-"When did you ever teach me how to fight a god?"
-"Ehem" Hlökk called attention to her "Don´t I deserve some credit too?"
-"Of course, you did amazing too, Hlökk-san" Shirogane said
-"Don't just patronize me like I am your sister!" she then looked at his sister "How do you put up with him on an everyday basis?"
-"Years of practice, my dear valkyrie, years of practice"
They all shared a laugh
-"Anyway, we need to go and get ready for the next fight, once you recover Shirogane-san, you are free to return home if you wish" Brünhilde said
-"Thanks, I was planning to stay here regardless, I want to support the others in their fights"
-"Very well, your family and friends can stay here too, Hlökk can teleport you all back to Earth once you wish to do so"
-"Thank you" Kaguya said
-"Take care now, let's go, Göll"
-"Right behind you"
They were about to exit the door
-"Wait, Brünhilde-san" Shirogane called
-"Yes?"
-"... Nothing, good luck"
-"Thank you"
And they were gone
-"Something bothering you?" Kaguya asked concerned
Shirogane was deep in thought
He remembered the last words Loki told him
-"There´s a traitor among you and the others"
Not wasting any time, Shirogane took out his phone "Thank goodness this place still has reception"
-"What´s wrong?" Ishigami asked
-"I'll explain it to you later, let me finish this first"
He typed a text on his phone and send it
He got an answer
Unknown: So it is as we thought
Shirogane: Yeah, of course it could be just a trap to make us lose trust on each other and defeat us that way, but at the same time
Unknown: What can we do?
Unknown: Even if that were the case, we still need to continue with this, if what she said is true, we could lose everything and everyone we love if we don't win
Unknown: Doesn't mean we should not take extra precautions, specially with our lives and the valkyries lives at stake
Unknown: I´ll go and see what I can dig up, I´ll inform you all once I gathered something
Unknown: Won't that be dangerous?
Unknown: I´ll be fine
Unknown: I don't like doing this, I mean, she doesn't strike me as that kind of person
Shirogane: I don't like it either, but we need to be certain
He put his phone away "Please, I just hope that what Loki-san said was just a dying man's last words"
And that´s the end of that, and may to go Shirogane, you did it!
But what is this? A strange warning from Loki, is it another trick? Or there´s more to this tournament than meets the eye? We shall see
Next time, the 5th round begins
So, what do you think? Leave any reviews or comments, or send a PM, and I will gladly answer
Until next time
Peace
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