"I...I...I DON'T BELIEVE IT! Aphrodite, the goddess of love, has revealed her true form. And that form is none other than the Queen of the Heavens herself, Ishtar!"
As Heimdall exclaims, the gods couldn't believe what they were witnessing.
"Is that really Lady Ishtar?"
"I-impossible! I thought she was killed by Ereshkigal?"
"She actually returned. This is incredible!"
All the while, Zeus laughs with joy.
"It's good to see her finally accept herself."
Ares, as well as his children, were dumbfounded.
"W-wait? If our mom is Ishtar, that means you're our aunt!?" Eros gasped while looking at Ereshkigal.
Ereshkigal chuckled slightly, "Pretty much, young Eros. My sister surprisingly raised you all...decently."
"I can't believe it. My wife is an actual queen," Ares said,
coming to the realization and having a goofy smile on his face.
Meanwhile, Gilgamesh groans at the disclosure.
"You have got to be kidding me! I just can't get away from this crazy bitch."
"Shut up, Gilgamesh! Damn it. DAMN IT!" Hera shouted furiously
"Is this bad? Is this the same Ishtar who fought her own pantheon to ascend to be a chief god," Goll asked anxiously.
"The same one," Brunhilde said, looking livid at this situation.
"At this rate, Khutulun's survival is now in uncharted territory."
In the arena, Khutulun looks quite intrigued with Ishtar.
"So this is who you are? And telling by the reactions of your fellow gods, you're a big deal."
Ishtar grins as she shrugs, "What can I say? I've always had a commanding presence. Hmm, thank you."
Khutulun was slightly confused by Ishtar saying those humbling words.
"Hmm?"
"For making you realize that despite the ugliness within me, I should accept myself. Flaws and all," Ishtar stated with a smile.
"Glad to hear it. Now then, show me how you really fight!" Khutulun shouted as she lunged towards the goddess.
However, in a blink, Ishtar disappeared and reappeared behind Khutulun.
"What the KAAAH!" Khutulun yelled as she felt Ishtar landed a quick kick to Khutulun's back.
Khutulun quickly turns around and is met with an instant blur of jabs. The Mongolian princess stumbles back, but Ishtar moves faster than the eye can see and lands a swift barrage of attacks.
"Aphro-! Sorry, I meant Ishtar is unloading a speedy combination of attacks onto Khutulun! It's good to see that the Queen of the Heavens hasn't lost a step," Heimdall announces while the gods cheered.
"No! NOOOOO!" Kaidu shouted in distress
Khutulun goes on the defensive to block the strikes.
"Heh...hehe...damn! You're faster than I thought. But it'll take more than that to beat me," Khutulun declared.
"Oh, really. Then try to withstand this!" Ishtar answered boldly, leaping into the air.
Ishtar raised her leg higher before descending down toward Khutulun.
Bronze Heavenly Star: Akuṣitum
Khutulun dodged the attack at the last minute. As Ishtar landed on the ground, she saw a bloody scar on the right side of Khutulun's face. To make matters worse, Khutulun coughs up lots of blood and drops to one knee.
"What's going on? What's wrong with Khutulun," Goll asked worryingly.
"Her body is starting to break down," Brunhilde replied.
"W-what do you mean, valkyrie?" Hera demanded
Brunhilde had a look of reluctance as she began to explain.
"Khutulun was born with unbounded strength. However, her body has never used the full extent of it. Even as we speak, her muscles are starting to tear itself, and her vital organs are at their breaking point."
"That's mean... No,...Thrud," Goll weakly said as she felt her eyes water.
In the arena, Khutulun struggles to get to her feet.
"Khutulun, what are you doing? You're going damage yourself further," Thrud exclaims to Khutulun, showing worry for her partner.
Khutulun let out a light chuckle.
"Y-yeah, I know. Listen, Thrud, I might not make it out of this. So, if you leave to leave, I won't blame you."
"Y-you still want to fight, do you?" Thrud asked
Khutulun gave a small smile as she sighed.
"Back in Mongolia, all I wanted was to use my strength to do something fulfilling. The men I fought in battles and the suitors I fought in the courts. They didn't give me that feeling of fulfillment. But this fight is the greatest fun I've ever had. For the first time ever, I feel motivated to unleash my potential and give it my all. Besides, I am a wrestler, and wrestlers do not give up!"
Thrud was shocked by this statement and ultimately grinned as she knew she couldn't change Khutulun's mind.
"Well, I guess I can't argue with that. Then, let's go all the way!"
Khutulun could feel a surge of newfound strength. Before Ishtar could react, Khutulun was upon her with a barrage of punches. Ishtar weaved through the punches but could feel each strike coming in faster.
'Her speed! It's...increasing! It's getting harder to dodge at this rate,' Ishtar's thoughts race as she wonders what to do.
Ishtar quickly blocks one of Khutulun's punches and lands a powerful straight jab.
Silver Heavenly Star: Ningalanna
Despite taking the punch, Khutulun grabs Ishtar by the arm with her left hand. Then she pulls back her right arm and hits her Iron Lariat. Ishtar was sent to fly back but managed to get her footing. Ishtar spits out some crimson as she breathes laboriously.
"Damn it! Even in her true form, Mom's injuries are still affecting her," Phobos exclaimed nervously.
"Now, it's a battle of who will fall first," Deimos replied.
"ISHTAR!" Ereshkigal and Ares yelled, which caught Ishtar's attention.
"Whatever you do! DO NOT LOSE!" The pair said with passion.
Ishtar chuckled to herself.
"Heh, I guess I've truly gone soft."
Then, the Babylonian goddess predatoryly smiled as she lunged at Khutulun.
"Screw it. Let's finish this Khutulun!"
Khutulun charges, roaring with a primal fury as her fist slams Ishtar's. The crowd reaches a fever pitch. The two women throw every punch, chop, kick, slam, and grapple at each other.
Kaidu had tears in his eyes as he pleaded, "Please, please come back to me, Aigiarne."
Genghis Khan rallies all of Mongolia to cheer on Khutulun. Goll, Brunhilde, Hera, and Gilgamesh clamored for Khutulun to finish this. At the same time, Ares, his children, Ereshkigal, and even Zeus yelled for Ishtar to win.
"Shit! SHIT! They're moving too fast," Sandro tried to paint every image of their fight with little success.
"I can't keep up with them. It's hopeless," Sandro yelled as he destroyed the canvas.
From the day of their births, both Khutulun and Ishtar stood at the pinnacle of strength. Khutulun, the warrior princess who refused to marry any man who couldn't tame her strong and independent spirit. Ishtar, the goddess who fought to be glorified by all of Uruk. They also fought for the love of their families respectively. Despite them coming to respect each other, the end has come for one of them.
"Now, Thrud!" Khutulun yelled as she extended her left arm.
The arm begins to swell as the muscles grow. Khutulun prepared her most powerful lariat despite the excruciating pain she was experiencing.
Khanum Godly Lariat
As the lariat prepares to strike, Ishtar's palm of her right hand glows in a golden aura as she prepared for a palm strike.
Golden Heavenly Star: Venus
Despite Khutulun's lariat almost an inch away from Ishtar's head, the goddess's speed proved to be the deal breaker as Ishtar's palm struck Khutulun's chest. The force of Venus disrupts the rhythm of Khutulun's heart. As Khutulun's arm returned to normal, she slumped onto Ishtar, who caught her.
"Heh...well. This is it for me, huh," Khutulun said weakly with a smile, feeling her heart beating weaker.
Ishtar sadly grinned as she replied, "Yeah, it is. You nearly had me there."
Khutulun smirks as her head rests on Ishtar's right shoulder.
"Hey, Ishtar. I want to say thank you."
"Thank you? For what?" Ishtar asked, slightly confused
"Because of you, I finally got to give everything I had in this."
Then Khutulun's body begins to glow with the same emerald green light. At the same time, Thrud appears behind Khutulun.
"Hey, Thrud. Thanks for being my partner for as long as possible," Khutulun said, glancing at the valkyrie for the final time.
"The pleasure is all mine, my friend," Thrud smiled as her body began to break like Khutulun.
And finally, Khutulun and Thrud shattered into dust, and Ishtar shredded a tear.
"Beautiful. You both truly are a pinnacle of beauty," Ishtar said with a kindly smile.
As Ishtar watches the glowing particles going up into the dusk-covered sky, Heimdall announces the winner.
"So ends Ragnarok: Round Six. Here is your winner, representing the gods in the final battle! ISHTAR!"
Round Round Six
Aphrodite/Ishtar vs Khutulun
Winner: Ishtar
Deciding Move: Golden Heavenly Star: Venus
Time: 25:11