The sunset cast in the arena as Yasuke and Sun Wukong reached their peak. Every human and god waits anxiously to see who will come out on top.
"YAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Sun howled as he charged at Yasuke.
"GRAAAAAAAAAAAHH!" Yasuke roared as he ran towards Wukong.
Once their weapons clashed, they caused the ground they were standing on to crack. They begin to exchange attacks and parries at each other at great speed.
"They're going out all! This fight...I...I...I don't know who's going to win!" Heimdall said while focusing intensely on this fight.
As the two give it their all, Goll wonders how Yasuke is still fighting despite everything Sun tries to break him.
"This is insane! After everything Sun gave, Yasuke won't stay down. He's incredible!"
Hanzo smiled as he knew the answer.
"Isn't it obvious? It's because he's fighting for the family and for our home!"
Goll was confused by the shinobi's statement.
"What do you mean?"
Brunhilde smiled, almost teary-eyed, "Because he draws his strength from the people who became his family. It's so beautiful."
William then interrupts the moment.
"That, and he held his breath to force his blood to flow faster to enhance his body."
Hanzo looked annoyed at Adams.
Meanwhile, Yasuke delivers a slash to the stomach of the Monkey King. Sun stumbles back as he feels he's down to three lives left.
"Damn! Sun is losing fast! Is he going to lose?" Zhu whimpered
Xuanzang yelled, "No way! Not as long as why show our support!"
The trio wastes no time cheering on Wukong.
"Come on, Sun! You can beat this asshole!"
"Give it your all, Wukong!"
"Go for it!"
Sun hears his friends cheering for him, and he feels more determined than ever.
'Heh, I've forgotten how Trip's cheering can make me much stronger!'
Sun retaliates with a staff thrust to Yasuke's stomach. Yasuke drops to one knee while staggeringly breathing.
"Yasuke! FIGHT!" Nobunaga and Ranmaru yelled in unison.
Yasuke smiled as he got up.
"Randgriz, are you ready for this!"
Randgriz's voice beamed with pride.
"All the way to the end."
Both warriors attacked each other with everything they had at this moment. For Sun Wukong, he fights for the honor of his friends and for martial arts.
Sun delivers rapid staff strikes to Yasuke.
For Yasuke, he fights for the family he forged through times of great struggle.
Yasuke slashes upon the monkey king with pure ferocity.
Both these warriors gained the respect of all those who knew them. They embodied the determination of gods and humans alike. The greatest heroes of their time.
Both were fatigued as they both knew they had one last move left in them.
Sun wearily looks at his stuff.
"This is it. One...last attack. I'm putting my final extra life into this moment."
Sun grips his cudgel as he imbues his second and final extra life into his staff.
The Jade Emperor gasped, "This fool! What is he doing!?"
Huitzopochtli asked, "What?"
Jade Emperor yelled angrily, "He is sacrificing his life force in his attack!"
Meanwhile, Erlang Shen is watching on in concern.
"Sun..."
Yasuke sees this and holds his nodachi to the side as he gets into a stance.
Both fighters for seen the ending play out in their minds. Yasuke was going to run toward the Monkey King and leaped into the air for a downward strike. Sun Wukong, in response, will strike back with his staff. As Yasuke's volund cuts into Sun's shoulder, Sun's staff punches through Yasuke's heart, killing him in the process.
As Yasuke leaped to attack and Sun prepared to deliver the killing blow, the black samurai realized that his death would not be today.
"Great West Divine Pillar!" Sun Wukong yelled as he raised Ryuji at Yasuke.
Yasuke, at the last minute, shifted his body and sacrificed his right arm to be destroyed by the staff. He then changed his grip to hold the blade.
"ODA YAMAGORI!" Yasuke roared as, with all of his determination into this, he dealt the final kill to the Immortal Monkey King.
The gods couldn't believe it. They were all left speechless.
Yasuke pulls his weapon out of Sun's chest. Sun stumbles back almost, about to fall but catches himself. Despite being defeated, the Monkey King smiled.
He looks at Yasuke and says, "Thank you. Because of you, I got to give it my all."
Sun stretched out his arms and laughed, "Now, I have no more regrets! For I against the human that I'm glad to call my friend!"
Yasuke was shocked to hear this.
Sun sees his body starts slowly crack and glow with a bluish-green hue.
Sun looks at the distraught Trip, Piggsy, and Sandy.
"Hey, guys! Don't cry for me. I'm...happy. I've finally got to feel like myself again."
Sun's friends gave painful smiles of reassurance. Reminiscing about his journey, Wukong beams as he looks up at the sky.
"Heh, it truly was a wild ride!"
Then Sun's entire body shatters, and his essence floats to the cosmos.
Yasuke bowed to his fallen opponent, "Farewell, my friend. It was a good fight."
Heimdall clears his throat as he declares the winner.
"Ragnarok: round four has come to an end! The winner of this bout, representing the human race...YASUKE!"
All of the humans gave a standing ovation for Yasuke as he did the impossible.
Ragnarok Round Four
Yasuke vs Sun Wukong
Winner: Yasuke
Deciding Move: Oda Yamagori
Time: 21:28
Among the crowd, Hideyoshi was collecting all of his winnings as his pick won.
"Yes! I'm filthy rich!"
As the audience cheers for Yasuke, the samurai drops to his knees and gives a painful sigh. Randgriz reverts back to her original self to check on Yasuke.
"Yasuke, can you still breathe?"
Yasuke rubs his head wearily.
"Yeah, it's just...Sun Wukong was something else."
"YASUKE-CHAN!" Ranmaru yelled as he hugged tightly.
"You did it! You actually won!"
"Ranmaru...my ribs," Yasuke croaked in pain.
Ranmaru immediately lets go. Then Nobunaga entered the arena and helped Yasuke up.
"I got you, my brother."
Yasuke smiled as he helped to humanity's gates while raising his left arm in victory.
In Gilgamesh's chamber, he and many of his lovers watched Yasuke emerge victorious.
"Heh, well, I'll be damned," Gilgamesh chuckled.
Back in the arena, the Jade Emperor went ballistic.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Damn it! DAMN IT! THAT HAND-WALKING PIECE OF SHIT HAD ONE JOB! He was supposed to kill that stupid human! Now, he's...DEAD!"
Amid the emperor's temper tantrum, Amaterasu got up and walked away.
Huitzilopochtli sat on his throne with pure disappointment on his face.
Zeus, like Amaterasu, leaves with the ground breaking beneath him as he is filled with overwhelming fury.
As Hermes watched this unfold, a sly smirk plastered across his face.
On the other side of the arena, the guardian angels ran up to Hera and Brunhilde with something urgent.
"Lady Hera! Lady Brunhilde!"
Hera looked at the angels and asked angrily, "What is it?! Why are you interrupting a joyous occasion?"
One of the angels yelled, "She got out! She on the loose!"
The eyes of Hera and Brunhilde widened simultaneously.
Suddenly, Brunhilde exclaimed, "We must hurry!" as she, Hera, and Goll raced to the chambers of the human reserve.
They heard a bloodcurdling scream as they approached the chambers.
The scream came from the black door with the chains on the ground. Hera opened the door, and the trio entered. They found themselves in pitch darkness. The air was chilling, which even caused Hera to rub her hands for warmth.
"Sis... I'm scared," Goll whimpered with fear gripping her heart.
In an attempt to hold her sister close, Brunhilde said, "Goll, stay close to me."
Then a haunting voice of a little girl echoed within the abyss.
"Hello, Hera. Brunhilde. And sweet little Goll."
Hera spoke sternly, "We don't have time for your games, witch. What were you doing?"
The voice feint innocently, "Me? Oh, I was playing with my new friend."
"What new friend!" Brunhilde demanded
Then to answer Brunhilde's command, a bloody secutor helmet skids across the floor to the eldest valkyrie's feet.
Goll stifled a scream as Brunhilde picked up the helm.
"What have you done?!" Brunhilde yelled at the darkness
Then two glowing red eyes pierced the abyss and glared at Brunhilde.
"I simply took the weakest link out of the equation, my dear valkyrie. For you see, I've waited a long time to bring Hell straight to Heaven. Now, I believe it's my turn to kill a god unless there's any objection."
The group went silent.
"I thought so. Now, bye-bye, I need to prepare for my match."
As the women left the godforsaken room, Goll quaked in unimaginable dread.
"W-who was that..."
Hera sighed as she walked away.
"What you just met is the most demonic bitch to ever exist in the history of mankind. Whoever the gods send out, may they have mercy on their souls."
Next Time: Darkness Falls
