Hello everyone, Lealius here with a new chapter
In this one, the 5th fight comes to an end
With that, enjoy
Record of Ragnarok belongs to Takumi Fukui, Shinya Umemura and Chika Aji
Uzaki-chan wants to Hang Out! belongs to Take
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
Round 4
Miyuki Shirogane vs Loki
Match time: 15 minutes 48 seconds
Deciding move: Dance of the Moon: Princess Kaguya
Winner: Miyuki Shirogane
Score: Gods 2 - Humans 2
Long ago
The Kingdom of the gods of India. It was full of thousands of gods, and, in order to become the strongest one, they concentrated on
The rivalry of power
And, in that field of the Kingdom of the gods of India
There were a pair that was almost unknown
One day, Shiva was enjoying a nap, until he woke up to the sounds of crushing rocks
-"Rudra" he said to his best friend "You don't get bored of training day after day?"
Rudra came to a stop, catching his breath "Yeah, a little bit, but… I want to get stronger"
-"Yeah, that 's great, but" Shiva stood up, and began to happily dance "Something like this is not bad, you don't think so? Look, look"
His best friend just stared at him
-"Come Rudra, you dance too!"
Rudra let out a chuckle "Heavens" and join in the dance too
The personalities of that pair were totally the opposite. However, for some reason, they are one of the same
For Shiva, Rudra was his best friend
One day, after fighting off some bullies
-"Hey Shiva" Rudra said "What do you have planned for the future?"
-"Uhm… Become the King of Dance. Just look at me. i have a natural gift of dance"
Rudra stood up "Youve been like that since a while. What do you want?"
-"If I tell you, promise you won't laugh?"
-"Huh?" Shiva was confused
-"I have a dream"
-"A dream?... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Shiva could not contain his laugh "What are you, a human?"
This earned him a hit in the head, courtesy of Rudra
-"Sorry" he said, bump in his head
-"I want" he looked at a tall mountain in the horizon "To stand on the top of the kingdom of the gods of india"
-"The top?"
-"I have to try" Rudra clenched his fist "You know how many gods have tried? And even so" he extended his open palm to the peak of the mountain, as if he was holding it "Still nobody has looked at the landscape from there… I want to see it"
-"Eh" Shiva was at loss for words
-"Shiva" he looked at his best friend "Would you go with me? You and me climbing to the extreme. Wouldn't you like to try?"
Shiva rested on the ground, feeling rather annoyed "There's no other way. You propose that to me without listening to me. however, I have no interest in doing that"
Silence filled the environment
-"But I always do fun things with rudra. so, I´ll go with you"
To this, Rudra smiled, and rested next to his best friend
-"Shiva?"
-"Hm?"
-"I'm sure" he raised a fist "That there will be surprising things. Don't you think so?"
-"Yeah"
They fist bumped
And so, they began their journey
At first, everyone laughed, calling them a duo of idiots. They were mocked and underestimated
But
They were successful over and over
As they moved towards the top, they were beginning to be taken seriously
Teasing unexpectedly turned into respect
And contempt with hope, the two advanced towards their goal
And the people following them was increasing
More people would follow them in their battles
Fierce fights against many strong gods came
And through the fights to the death, with the strongest gods of India
Shiva and Rudra beat 1115 gods
And so, they rose to the top of the Indian realm
-"Wow, it's amazing!" Shiva said, taking in the view above the clouds,the rising sun "This view is magnificent!"
Rudra gave no answer
-"Rudra, you should see it too" he turned around to look at his best friend "It's a good" he noticed how conflicted Rudra looked "Feeling"
-"Shiva" Rudra said
-"It's as big as we imagined it would be! But in the end you and i were the ones that reached the top" Shiva could not contain his happiness "As expected, we are the best combination"
-"Shiva…" Rudra said, tone serious "Just one god is enough for the Kingdom of India. For gods, as well as humans, that other person can't make you the strongest. Do you understand?"
-"I don't understand what you're saying?"
He was lying
-"Between you and me, who's stronger?" Rudra asked
Shiva gave no answer
-"Well have to see that by fighting"
Shiva put a hand on his head, feeling annoyed once more
-"Damn you" he clenched his teeth "You proposed this to me without listening to me" he was fighting back the tears of having to fight his best friend "There… Theres no other way"
They stood in front of each other, fighting stances ready
-"Well dance all night… With all of our might" both said
Exchanging one last fist bump, they began their fight
Punch after punch, kick after kick, headbutt after headbutt
In the Kingdom of the gods of India, that was fight was tremendous from the beginning
The sounds of their fight echoed through India. The sweat that flowed became a heavy rain
As much as Shiva, as much as Rudra
They had fun at the top… Yet at the same time, they were in pain
However, Shiva began to gain the upperhand
Delivering a fist to his opponent's face, Rudra was knocked to the ground
-"Don´t get up" Shiva thought, noticing the state his best friend was in "Don´t get up Rudra"
Yet he did so, charging at Shiva once more, only to be knocked down yet again
-"Please, no more" Shiva felt desperate as he threw another punch "Please give up! Dont get up!"
Another punch
-"Don't get up Rudra!" another hit "At this rate, youll die"
Yet, he kept getting up "I want to stand at the top of the kingdom of the gods of India"
Shiva let out a sigh "There's no other way" he sat down, exhausted "Rudra, as expected, you´re amazingly strong"
Rudra stared at him
-"I los"
-"I give up" Rudra announced first "I accept defeat"
-"R-Rudra?" Shiva could not believe it "What are you saying? Your dream"
Rudra put a hand on his friend's shoulder "Listen Shiva… You must push forward with all your might. Until you can't anymore…. In a fight to the death… Make your enemy feel sorry… It's something worse than death"
-"Rudra…" Shiva began to cry fat tears "What about your dream?"
-"Idiot" Rudra grinned "Don´t cry… its genuine, but you… you´re above all of us" raising a fist "Shiva… will you rule the Kingdom of India?"
Still crying, Shiva raised a fist of his own "There… There´s no other way"
And thus, Shiva rose to the top of the gods
Back at the fight
Sakurai was helding his injured face, the burning skin leaving an ugly look to him "Damn, that hurted!"
-"Now then" Shiva smiled "Let's continue!"
Shiva charged at him, preparing his fiery fists
-"Shit!" Sakurai raised his arms, ready to block
-"Take this!"
Shiva unleashed a barrage of fists against the young fighter who, despite blocking the attacks with his forearms, could still feel his skin burning away
-"Damn it! not only he´s stronger, he´s combusted"
-"Sakurai has been brought to defense against Shiva's powerful blows!" Heimdall said "Is there no way out for him!?"
-"Come on!" Shiva yelled "Don't tell me that's all you got!"
-"You little!" Sakurai clenched his teeth, he was mad at the current situation he was in, but also… excited? "Time to do this the old fashioned way"
The barrage of fists kept coming against him
-"Wait for it"
The skin of his forearms was further gone, revealing tissues
-"Wait for it"
Shivas upper left fist came at him
But
-"Now!"
Sakura let go of his defensive stance just as the fist was about to collide against it
-"Huh?!" Shiva was at a lost
The fist kept his trajectory, and landed against Sakurais jaw, loosen up his teeth
-"Ngh" he endured the pain
And grabbed the gods wrist
-"What the?!" Shiva said surprised
-"Hot, hot, hot!" Sakura could feel his hand burning as he was touching Shivas combusted skin
But he couldnt waste this chance
-"Now" Sakurai began to pull him towards him
Lifting the god over his back, Sakurai began to pull harder from his arm
-"Seoi Nage: Two arm Shoulder Throw!"
He let go of the god, who was send flying against the wall once more, crashing it with great strength
-"Ngh" Sakurai let go of the tore arm, and put his hands on his knees "Ha….Ha…." he was catching his breath
His body was drenched in sweat from the high temperature form Shiva's body
-"Geez" Shiva stood up, also sweating, and two arms down "You're nuts"
-"I can't believe what I'm seeing!" Heimdall yelled "Sakurai performed the same throwing more as before, and managed to tear off another one of Shivas arms!... However"
Sakurais own arms were severely damaged too
-"Heh… I could say the same about you, Shiva-san" Sakurai had a small smile
Both humans and gods cheered for their respective warriors
-"Way to go Senpai!" Uzaki yelled from the stands "You only need to tear off two more to win, it's just like a videogame!"
-"Easier said than done"
-"Come on Saku!" Itsuhito yelled too "Show him why youre called a god of destruction too!"
-"THAT WAS IN SOCCER!" Sakurai yelled irritatedly "AND IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!"
-"Come on, Sakurai-kun!" Ami yelled, drooling "Destroy that god magnificent´s body!"
-"Eh?!" Shiva was confused over that last part
-"Is a thing of her, don´t ask" Sakurai said
-"Heh" Shiva smiled "A good man… always has good company"
-"I agree"
Shinichi Sakurai, he's 21 years old, and a third year college student
He's a shy soul who, whenever he has free time, just wants to wander off in peace and alone
Or at least that was his plan
-"SENPAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!" someone yelled
He turned around, and saw her
Hana Uzaki, her kouhai
-"Good work today, senpai!"
Sakurai let out a frustrated sigh
-"Uzaki, are you going to follow me again?"
-"Wow, you look mad"
Sakurai kept on walking
-"If you Keep up that attitude,Senpai, youll end up alone! Being together is way more fun than being alone!"
-"Mind your own business! I'm spending today by myself" that was his usual answer
-"I know!" Uzaki said, ignoring what he said "Ill go with you so youre not alone!"
-"Stop following me! Youre annoying!" he let out a grump "This Uzaki… I´m just a calm person that likes having alone time" he scratched the back of his head "I mean, I don't dislike spending time with Uzaki"
-"Come on, senpai!"
-"I am just not in the mood"
-"What the hell?!" Uzaki said, completely offended "You just did it with me the other day, you know?!" she was talking about hanging out together "Am I just a woman you can toy with as you please!?"
This earn him a few whispers from nearby people
-"Stop wording it weirdly!" Sakurai yelled embarrassed "It sounds like I'm a goddamn monster!"
He let out a sigh once more "Fine, you can come with me if you want!"
-"Yay!" she fist bumped at the sky
It was always like this, annoying people getting him out of his comfort zone
And Uzaki was not the only one
One day, as he was having drinks with his best friend Itsuhito
-"How 'bout you, Saku? Anything happen while I was gone?"
-"Well" he remembered the different shenanigans he has with Uzaki and Ami and Akihiko, whether at college or workplace
-"It's hard to explain, so, let's live it at that"
-"Huh?"
-"Well… It's normal, l guess I go to school and work, sometimes stuff happens"
-"Agh!" Itsuhito could not contain his anger "That 's enough! You gotta go out and have fun! This is my third year dealing with you and I´ve concluded your life has zero flavor! You only got four years, don't waste them! Get a girl or something!"
Sakurai opened his drink "You say that everytime we meet"
-"Stop drinking, damn it!" he grabbed Sakurai by the collar of his shirt
-"Fuck off! It's none of your business"
Suddenly, Uzaki showed up
-"Good morning, senpai!"
She noticed Itsuhito "Oh, are you senpai´s friend?"
-"Ah!" he recognized her "Aren't you that girl who´s with Saku a lot? I´m Sakaki Itsuhito, same year as Saku"
-"Don't worry Senpai" Uzaki pat Sakurai on the shoulder "I´ll still play with you even if you have friends"
-"Why're you acting like I already set aside time for you,dumbass?"
-"But Senpai, if you hang around guys too much, there'll be weird rumors about you"
-"What kind of fear is that?"
As they kept on bickering at each other, Itsuhito saw all of it
And it dawned on him
Eventually, she left
-"Nice girl" he said
-"Sometimes" Sakurai said
-"Hmmm" he had a playful tone "I get it now, Saku"
-"It's not what you"
-"I get it" he cut him off "Just leave it to me"
-"What?"
-"You finally want to fall in love, Saku?" he sounded rather proud
-"YOU DON'T GET IT AT ALL!"
-"No need to be flustered" he kept on with the teasing "I'll hook you two guys up in no time!"
-"ARGH, ALL OF YOU ARE A PAIN IN THE ASS!"
Yes, they were but there was a reason for it
One night, as they split up while exploring the forest
-"Asai-san" Itsuhito said
-"Yes?"
-"Not too long ago, you told me, not to intervene, but to watch them"
-"Yeah"
-"So l thought I'd at least give them a situation, one where they could both be doing something fun"
-"I knew it, I had my suspicious"
-"You see" he looked down "I´m in Saku´s care a lot, so I try to do what I can for him"
-"I see, why try so hard though?"
-"Saku´s a good guy, but… He's too honest, clumsy, terrible at making friends, and likes being alone" he let out a sigh "l just want him to have a fun college life, you know… Otherwise, it's a waste"
That's why they were annoying. Because they care about him
And he knew that deep down
So, little by little, he tried breaking out of his shell
Specially when it came to figure out his own feelings for a certain someone
-"If I´m indecisive, I´ll cause her trouble" those were his father words, even if he was a jerk about it "Hadn't thought about that" he felt conflicted "No,maybe in ways I don't even know, I´ve already caused her trouble… But what should I do to resolve this properly? I don't have a clue"
-"Sakurai-kun" his gym teacher and friend, Fujio said "You´ve been looking miserable all day"
-"I´m sorry. I´ve been thinking too much… And it's all getting so confusing"
-"The cause of your worries is that girl you were talking about?"
He was spot on, bringing the mood down of his two unaware of this friends
-"Sakurai-kun, you could´ve talk about it to us too" Akihiko said
-"Even though we´ve known you for longer" Itsuhito said
-"I didn't exactly ask to talk about it with him" he quickly clarified "It's just that, instead of discussing it" he looked down, feeling miserable "He just took a guess and was spot on… I didn't mean to leave you two out of it or anything" he bowed at them "I´m sorry, please forgive me"
They just let out a chuckle, they werent really angry at him
-"Anyways" Fujio continued "Tell it to me straight… How do you want your relationship with that girl to be?"
-"Huh?"
-"Do you wanna date her? make her your lover? be with her? Are you worried because you like it the way it is? Or because you want things to change?"
He felt flustered at those questions
-"Solving the problem" Akihiko said while fixing his glasses, giving him an aura of wisdom "While how you solve it is up to you… First putting aside your concerns, Then setting a goal is one way to bring it together in your head…. What's the best outcome for you, Sakurai-kun? Try thinking about that carefully and earnestly. And if you can´t resolve it yourself, try relying on others. You already have friends who would gladly help you right?"
-"Everyone knows you´re a good guy, Saku" Itsuhito continued "Nobody would mind if you get a little selfish and asked for help once in a while"
-"Master, Itsuhito… you guys" Sakurai felt touched
Sure, they were annoying, but they wanted the best for him
And thanks to then, he was able to overcome his greatest challenge
Confessing his love
Back at the fight
-"It is as you say, Shiva-san" he gave a glance to his loved ones "Having good people at your side really makes a difference" he spoke to the valkyrie deep in his soul "That includes you too, Thrud-san"
-"Indeed it does" Shiva agreed
They were both severely injured, but at the same time, they were having the best time of their lives
-"Now human" Shiva turned his left foot on fire "Let's finish this"
Sakurai took his battle stance once more "Yeah"
Shinichi Sakurai, Shiva
Both were individuals that wanted to live life on their own terms
But the constant support of their closed ones led them both out of their respective comfort zones
Which allowed them both to accomplish many great things
In true, they were quite alike
However, they both knew only one will survive this fight
And the one to start things
Was Shiva
-"Here goes" He gave a spinning heel kick "Deva Loka (Final Act Flame Dance)"
The spinning kick collided against both of Sakurais hands, who pushed back
-"Ngh" they both clenched their teeth
-"Incredible!" Heimdall yelled "Shivas kick is clashing against Sakurais hand, and now, both are struggling over dominance!"
-"Come on" Uzaki said
-"Nghhhhh" they both kept applying strength, no one being able to to push the other back and break the stalemate
-"You´re so close Shiva" Rudra said
The public, both humans and gods, were fully focused at this clash
The rest of humanitys champions still at their rooms could not keep their eyes off the screen
-"Come on, Sakurai-senpai!" Taiki said, clenching his fists
-"Don't give up now, Shinichi!" Sakuta said
-"You can do it!" both Kazuya and Shirogane said
The other fighters gave their full support too
-"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" both warriors let out a final cry of battle
Suddenly, the accumulation of strength and heat created an explosion
Both were engulfed by the smoke from it
-"Just what is the result?!" Heimdall asked
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Suddenly, from the smoke, two arms came out flying
-"Those are!" Heimdall said
The arms landed on the ground
Once the smoke cleared, what they saw… crushed humanity´s once more
-"Ngh… Damn it" Sakurai was standing, armless
-"Senpai!" Uzaki yelled
-"Heh… I tried to endure it in order to perform another judo move… but" he felt his body twitching "Blagh!" he coughed some blood
-"Ha….Ha…" Shiva was recovering his breath, the attack taking a toll on him
Upon further inspection, he could see that his left ankle was almost torn apart, a few threads of flesh keeping his foot attached to the rest of his leg
-"Still" Shiva said "That was really awesome, human"
-"Yeah… Ngh… I can't do anything else" he looked at his loved ones
-"No!" Uzaki said while on tears "No, Shinichi!"
-"Hey, it is what it is" he smiled at them "Thank you for making me a better person… I love you all"
They were all in tears
-"Thrud-san" he spoke to his partner "Call off the Völundr, you can do that, right?"
-"Yes, if we both agree to"
-"Then do it, you can still save yourself"
-"...You really think I will just leave you alone…?" he spoke in a warm voice "I wont leave a friend behind"
-"Heh" he smiled "Thank you"
His body began to disappear
-"Hey, Shiva-san"
-"Hmm?"
-"It was a good fight, a little noise, but… good" he really enjoyed it
Shiva showed him a small smile "...You're one helluva guy. 'Til the very end... you stood firm on your feet. The pleasure's all mine, Human. No… Shinichi Sakurai. With your help, that was… The best match of my life"
Having said his final words to his opponent
Shinichi Sakurai was no more
-"The winner!" Heimdall said "Of the 5th round of Ragnarok is… the representative of the gods"
Shival lifted his two remaining fist to the air
-"Shiva!"
Shinichi Sakurai vs Shiva
Match time: 14 minutes 47 seconds
Deciding move: Deva Loka (Final Act Flame Dance)
Winner: Shiva
With this announcement, the gods cheered for their warrior
-"Phew" Ares let out a relieved sigh "He won, but it was close, he lost two hands, and almost a foot"
-"Yeah, that human and his judo and sheer strength" Hermes said "Put Shiva in quite the situation"
While the humans, especially Sakurais family and friends, were broken
-"Senpai… Shinichi" Uzaki said "There was so much I wanted to do with you… BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Shiva left the arena, stumbling as he did, since he has to apply all of his weight on his good foot
-"Quite the beating you took" Rudra said
Shiva looked at his best friend "Hey Rudra" and began to fall
-"Hey" Rudra was quick to grab him "I got you… Man, you really went all out"
-"And whose fault do you think that is?" he remembered his opponent "It was really a close match"
He won't forget the devastating blows his opponent landed on him
-"I was in real danger… Hey, Rudra"
-"Yes?"
-"Humans" he smiled "Are really strong"
To this, Rudra smiled back "Yeah" and so, they went to the infirmary
Brunhilde and Goll were on their way to the formers chambers, a feeling of helplessness on their mind
-"So close to taking the lead, damn it" Brunhilde said
As soon as they reached her door, they saw someone waiting for them
-"Huh?" Goll was surprised
This person had dried tears on his cheeks, his eyes were red, clearly affected by the defeat of Sakurai
And yet, he still had a face full of determination
-"What are you doing here?" Brunhilde asked
-"Brunhilde-san…" he said "Please" he gave a bow "Let me be the next fighter!"
And that´s the end of that, poor Sakurai, but its too soon for humanity to suprass the gods, who will be the next fighters?
And so, this is the last chapter of the year, really dissapointed because I was hoping to at least finish the first 6 fights before the year ended, alas, things dont go as one has in mind
Also, if you go to chapter one, I made some changes to the list of humanitys representatives, Ive added Ryūto Kashima (You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story) and Amane Fujimiya (The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten), since I have some good ideas for them. There will be changes on the gods side too, but I wont reveal them yet
So, it´s the end of the year, and boy this year was quite wild for me, I did some things I regret, and hurt people who didnt deserve it, but all I can do is do beter next year, hopefully Ill be able to do so
As usual, thank you all for reading, leave a review or send a PM, and I will gladly answer. Merry Christmas and happy new year, blessings for you and your love ones
Until next time
Peace
Sakurai´s story
Hana Uzaki is thrilled to discover that she is attending the same college as her fellow high school upperclassman, Shinichi Sakurai. However, after a year of watching him just laze around, she comes to the conclusion that he has turned into a loner. She decides to spend as much time with Shinichi as possible, believing that he is an introvert or intimidating, which is uncool and unacceptable. Beginning her project to have Shinichi experience a fun lifestyle, Hana stalks him like an annoying pest. Will Shinichi ever make her understand that he prefers doing things by himself, or will he be won over by Hana's zany charm?
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