A/N: Here is the aftermath of Round 1, and the next fighters for Ragnarok Round 2.

After the events of Round 1, all of humanity was left in silent, as they had just witnessed the death of their champion, William Wallace. Marion wept as she had watched her beloved husband fall in battle, while both Andrew and Robert let their tears flow at the death of both an ally and a friend.

"Well," Andrew sniffed. "at least brother William went out a fighter."

"Indeed," Robert slowly crossed his arms. "He died doing what he believed he would do."

Allan rose to his feet, as he raised his arms. "Andrew, Robert, All of Scotland and humanity, raise either your hands or your weapons. We shall give my son the send-off that he deserves."

In unison, Andrew and Robert raised their swords, Leonidas raised his spear, while the rest of humanity raised their hands high up in tribute.

"William, my son. You have fought bravely until the end. May you finally rest well."

A Scotsman with a bagpipe then began to play a solemn tune in the silence that followed.

However, despite the tribute, the gods began to erupt in laughter, and mocked the humans for their loss, thinking that any of them even had a chance at victory.

"As foolish as ever the lot of you!"

"Face it! It is better that you all grovel at our feet!"

"Just give up and face your inevitable deaths!"

"Perhaps you can beg instead. Then maybe. JUST maybe, we might show you some mercy!"

The gods continue to laugh and mock the mourning humans. Hearing the gods' mocking, Goll could only weep out. "How can you all be so heartless? They call themselves gods, yet they act no different than the rest of the humans!"

All the while, Brunhilde only silently looked on, before she eventually walked away from where they were. This was not left unnoticed by Goll.

"Big sis?"

Back in the arena, Horus could only stand there and look, as he observed the partial corpse of his opponent. He was so focused, that he ignored Heimdall's call to him.

"Sir Horus. Come now. The exit is this way." Heimdall started, as he tried to lead Horus out of the arena.

Eventually, Horus let out a sigh, touched his wounded chest, which was slowly healing, before he turned to walk away.

Heimdall could feel how Horus was feeling at the result. 'Poor guy… Didn't want to kill someone, yet here he is all guilty. I can't say I blame him one bit.'

Suddenly, the sound of continuous cracking caught Horus' attention.

Back to the two Valkyries, Goll rushes up to her sister, before asking her "Geez big sis, I know we lost, but you didn't have to walk off like that. Besides, both William and Kara took quite a beating. Shouldn't we at least help them to the infirmary?"

"Help then to the infirmary…" Brunhilde scoffs. "How foolish can you be Goll?"

"What are you talking about?"

Back in the arena, the audience were speechless, as what remained of William's body began to glow a teal green, cracks forming throughout. In addition, Kara sat there on her knees beside the fallen warrior, the same thing happening to her body as well.

"Kara, I-" Horus started, as tears began to stream out of his eye.

"No." Kara looked up to him, giving the best smile of genuine kindness that she could still muster. "It's okay. You don't need to apologize."

Soon after, the bodies of William and Kara shattered into glistening ashes. Horus and the audience watch as the ashes drift up into the sky, never to return again.

Back to the Valkyries, Brunhilde explains the meaning of Ragnarok.

"Goll. Raganrok is the battle of souls. If the soul itself is destroyed, then there is neither a second chance, or a return to the cycle of reincarnation. Instead, they go to Nifhel."

"Nifhel?" Goll uttered.

"The termination of the soul. They are reduced to dust in the vacuum of space." Brunhilde continues. "There is no after for them… not anymore…"

At the realization, Goll flashes back to the last thing she had heard between her two sisters.

Flashback

"Now Kara, pledge yourself!"

"Of course, dear sister. With pleasure…"

Flashback End

Finally, realizing what it meant for a Valkyrie to offer herself, Goll cried out in despair. "How… HOW CAN YOU STAND THERE, AND PRETEND LIKE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED?!"

Brunhilde immediately stops in her tracks at Goll's accusation.

"DON'T YOU CARE?! DON'T YOU CARE THAT WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO SEE OR HEAR SISTER KARA EVER AGAIN?! WE'LL NEVER SEE HER SMILE, OR HEAR HER VOICE EVER AGAIN!"

"Goll…" Brunhilde begins, before answering back. "DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT THERE IS A WAY TO KILL THOSE BASTARDS WITHOUT TAKING A RISK?! KARA WAS WELL AWARE OF THE RISK THAT SHE WAS WILLING TO MAKE!"

"But…" Goll continues as tears fall. "Do we… really have to… go so far? This war is just… ugh…"

Brunhilde leaves Goll to mourn, while saying, "The hope and fate of all of humanity rests upon the outcome of this war. We must do whatever is necessary to win."

Brunhilde then continues walking onward, as she prepares for Round 2.

Meanwhile, after witnessing the final death of both William and Kara, Horus left the arena, before falling to his knees, and letting out a cry of pain, Kara's death in particular, having witnessed it for himself, hurt him the most.

"William… Kara. I. I'm so sorry."

Then, Isis, Nephthys, Eros and Santa Muerte appear, seeing the falcon king on his knees. Isis runs ahead to her son to comfort him

"Mother. I tried to… save them. It's. It's not fair…"

Isis wraps her son in a comforting embrace, as she tries to comfort him. "Hush now my dear son… It's okay. You did all you could."

"I just can't bear it!" Horus cried out some more. "Brunhilde and Goll. They must hate me so much! I am not fit to be called a king."

Nephthys placed a hand on her nephew's shoulder. "You are fit to be a king. A true king cares for not just his beliefs, but also the people around him. There is nothing to be ashamed of."

As Horus continues to be comforted, somewhere else, in the god's section, the gates of the VIP section swing open, revealing the overly excited Xolotl.

"What are you doing here Xolotl?" Bathala demands, looking crossly to the god.

"You are not worthy of being here. Begone!" The Dagda affirms.

"What?" Xolotl smirks. "Can't a guy just come here, excited that he is part of the group that is to extinguish all of humanity? Isn't that what all of us want?"

"What do want anyway?" Amaterasu says, suddenly appearing behind Xolotl.

"Ah, Amaterasu," Zeus starts. "What a pleasant surprise. What brings you here?"

"I got tired of being in my spot." Amaterasu shrugs. "As the head of the Shinto Pantheon, I demand better seating."

"Then step right in, and make yourself as comfortable as you need to be." Zeus says, as Amaterasu nods, moving pass Xolotl.

"Um. Hello!" Xolotl cries out, flailing his arms about, not wanting to be ignored. "I'm still here you know."

'Oh, right… you're still here…' Aphrodite groans, rolling her eyes. "What is it that you want?"

"I want to fight in Round 2!" Xolotl exclaims in glee. "If there is someone out there who can show these humans up, it's me."

"That won't be necessary Xolotl." Zeus calmly says. "You will not be fighting in round 2."

At the announcement, Aphrodite snickers, while both Bathala and The Dagda laugh at Xolotl's shock.

"What?!" Xolotl growls, before rushing over to Zeus. "What the hell old man! I'm the one who's more than ready for violence! I'm even volunteering myself to save you the trouble! If anything, you should be proud of my initiative."

"You are not fighting in the second round." Zeus responds. This time, more bluntly, as an all too familiar look forms on his face. "We already have a representative."

Xolotl cowers in fear, backing off slightly, before raising his hands up in defeat. "Fine! I'll wait my turn…"

Xolotl grumbles, as he leaves the room, slamming the doors behind him.

Aphrodite breaths a sigh of relief. "Finally. I thought he would never leave."

"By the way," Amaterasu begins, now seated on an elaborate throne before turning to Zeus. "Since I just arrived here, who did you get for Round 2?"

Zeus says nothing, as Bathala lets out an all-knowing smirk, saying "You will see soon enough, my dear."

Valkyrie Headquarters

As Brunhilde opens the Akashic Records, she begins "The first round is now over. Rather than dwell on our failure, our duty now is to decide on the representative for the second round."

"What's the point?" Goll says sadly, as she sits in the corner of the room, still mourning the death of Kara. "If William couldn't even stand up against the gods, and died, then what man or woman can?"

Brunhilde continues to scroll through the names, before Goll's final words give her an idea. Brunhilde scrolls some more, before speaking up again.

"You're right Goll. If neither man or woman can stand up to the gods, then neither of them can."

Goll looks up from her spot, as Brunhilde opens up a file, opening her eyes in shock.

"If there is one person out there who is detested the most by the gods, then it is this person."

Goll continues to look on in shock, as she reads one of the file's topmost data.

"Gender: Not Applicable?!"

Valhalla Arena

Following the events of Round 1, Heimdall stands in the middle of the arena, now cleaned up.

"With the arena now cleaned courtesy of the servants of the goddess Hygeia, we are now back for Round 2!" Heimdall begins. "Round 1 ended with the victory of Horus, who had to ultimately put down Sir William Wallace despite suggesting a mutual surrender. With a score of 1-0 in favor of the god, the stakes are higher than ever!"

The gods continue to bellow with pride.

"Hahahaha! Bring it on! The next human will fall just like the last one!"

"I don't even need to watch this one. The gods will win anyway!"

Despite the gods' arrogance, the humans roar back in defiance.

"Don't speak too soon you arrogant assholes!"

"The fight's not over until the end!"

As the noise settles down, Heimdall announces once more. "And now, introducing the fighter representing humanity, for they will be the light in the dark!"

A god suddenly interjects. "What was that? Did you say they?!"

Heimdall then points out to the gates on humanity's side, as it opens up, as various letters and words from different languages swirl out.

"All throughout history, gods and man alike have adhered to certain rules of society that have been well established. However, despite these rules, both god and man alike have gone against these rules to establish their own identity, and this human is no different!"

As Heimdall announces, the letters then merge together, before showing the transformation of a simple human figure, as it undergoes several changes.

"Despite the outrage, this human continued on, preaching that anyone, despite on how they both looked and appeared, could ascend to the skies above, and have the free will on how they choose to act and believe, and even made their own society of Universal Friends!"

"Made their own society, just how crazy is this wack job?!" A god furiously called out in anger.

As the human figure changes, the physical manifestation of a figure appears, revealing the figure to be a person of indistinguishable gender who was fairly plump. The person wore long, black clerical robes, black leather shoes, with a purple cravat around their neck, with a beaver hat on their head, which the person later removed. The person had fair skin, dark brown eyes, and shoulder-length dark brown hair that ended in curls.

As the figure became more distinct, the humans gasped, as they realized who this person was.

"Is that really them?"

"Yes! It is! It is them!"

"Seriously? This is our next representative?!"

Heimdall finally prepares the last of his introduction. "Everyone, please stand up and welcome the First Reincarnated Human, and Preacher of the Ages!"

"Public Universal Friend!"

When Heimdall finished the introduction, Friend puts their hat to their heart, and bows mockingly to the gods as they say.

"I hope my presence isn't too much of a burden to all of you."

The Second Representative of Humanity

Public Universal Friend (United States of America)

GENDER: Not Applicable

Humanity cheered with delight for the Friend, but the gods were disgusted.

"Hey you! What the hell are you doing here!"

"Someone like you should be ashamed!"

"Reincarnated, my ass!"

"What an insult to the tournament!"

Meanwhile, In the VIP section, Amaterasu muses over the Friend's peculiar appearance. "My, my. And I thought some of the gods here dressed ridiculously."

"I am not sure if Friend is a man or woman, but they are quite the specimen I must say." Aphrodite says, observing the human.

While the outrage of the gods continues, this does not deter Heimdall from taking a deep breath, before he announces the next combatant.

"Well, well, well." Heimdall begins. "It seems that humanity's representative for the second round has not been well received by majority of the audience!"

"You're damn right about that one!"

"Well if that's the case," Heimdall's goggles glisten. "If the majority of you don't like Public Universal Friend, then for sure, none of you wouldn't like the representative of the gods for this round!"

"What is he talking about?!"

"In the land of the Philippines, this god was worshipped for their role as the benevolent giver of prosperity and food! With that regards, this god was known as the great mother goddess!"

"There he goes again! Quit using they you idiot!"

As Heimdall announces, fields of grass begin to magically sprout from the barren grounds of the arena, as grains of rice grow taller.

"But that is the ancient past!" Heimdall continues to ignore the bickering audience. "These days however, as society continues to evolve, this god has since been disregarded as a freak, and if there is someone out more than willing to end humanity, it is this god right here!"

"How can a god who provided for humanity end up wanting to end us?" a human asked in concern.

The fields of grass then carve a dirt road, as a carabao begins to walk out of the gate. The carabao carried a carriage behind it, where the god patiently sat.

As if to hear the human's question, Heimdall continues. "Why would this god want to end humanity despite their power? Well, I'm glad you ask! For this god is one of the few well-known hermaphrodites, and is proud of it!"

"Oh crud! It can't be!"

"Maybe I should've kept my mouth shut!"

Where the path ends, so does the carabao, before the god gently steps out of the carriage, gently patting the carabao as thanks, before it walks back into the arena, a pair of rice stalks held on each hand.

"Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone in-between, the benevolent, hermaphrodite goddess of fertility,"

The god had brown skin with minimal make-up and elaborate golden, hoop earrings, with long, flowing, waist-length dark brown hair, with a blooming sampaguita flower crown. The god wore an embroidered alampay around their upper body, with a red camisa with gold trimming at their upper body, with a matching saya with a white tapis, with a split up to the god's thigh, exposing their bare feet, with the right leg adorned in a gold bracelet. A pair of rice stalks rested on a woven scabbard behind their back.

"LAKAPATI!"

Second Representative of the Gods

Lakapati (Philippines)

Despite representing the gods, Lakapati was only met with half cheers, and murmurs. Lakapati gags, disgusted by such behavior.

"How revolting." Lakapati speaks, their voice calm and sweet, yet at the same time, has the hint of disgust. "I see that no matter what, both gods and humans still haven't change"

Back at the VIP stands, Amaterasu looks to Bathala.

"Ah, I see that you have chosen your child for this round Bathala. A little too early don't you think?"

"You are right there." Bathala starts. "I am a little concerned to be honest, but Lakapati insisted, having been waiting for an opportunity like this for years."

Lakapati then turns their attention to Public Universal Friend.

"You there, Public Universal Friend, correct?"

Friend simply nods at the god.

"It seems that despite being on opposite sides, we have one thing in common: Both of our allegiances are still disgusted by our choices in life, despite all that we have done."

Friend nodded. "Indeed. It is a shame that we are enemies. We could've been allies instead."

"Indeed we should have been." Lakapati bowed in shame. "But it is as it is."

It was there that Lakapati noticed something missing from the human. "By the way, where is your weapon? As you know, a human needs a divine weapon to stand a chance against us."

"You are correct," Friend acknowledged. "Though I am concerned about yours though. While I am not one to judge, but a pair of rice stalks is not enough for a weapon."

The gods were perplexed at the comment.

"How dare that human!"

"To question Lakapati like that!"

Lakapati let out a chuckle. "Oh no worries, dear. These rice stalks are more than enough of a weapon for my tastes. But what about you though? You have no weapon. This hardly seems fair." Unbeknownst to anyone, the rice stalks suddenly shined, as Lakapati unsheasthed them.

Back in the audience, Xolotl's head rest on his arm, sulking in annoyance. "Grah! I can't believe that I was forced to give up my turn in favor for this hermaphrodite weirdo." Xolotl then downed a glass of red wine to calm himself.

Back in the arena, Friend is amused. "Then I am impressed. But fret not, for I do have one."

As friend says this, the neigh of a cerapter was heard, before a single feather fluttered harmlessly into the arena. As the audience were in awe at the presence of a creature, the figure riding on the cerapter leaped from the animal, before gently landing on the ground.

"Could that be… one of our sisters?" Goll asks.

"Yeas Goll," Brunhilde smiles. "The Valkyrie sister most suited for the reincarnated preacher of humanity, Reginleif! "

The figure lands, showing the valkyrie in the shape of a short, young woman with green eyes dressed in white similar to a medieval scholar with a white dress, scholar cap, and long, white boots with a complimentary blue cape. The Valkyrie also wore white, rectangular-rimmed glasses.

The Seventh Valkyrie Sister

Reginleif (Norse)

Goll is at awe at the presence of her sister. "Wow. Reginleif looks so good!"

With her back turned to friend, Reginleif starts speaking. "So, I take it that you're the human that I'm going to be partnered with, correct?"

"Indeed I am my friend," Friend smiled.

"Very well then, shall we?" Reginleif started, smiling before she held her hand out to the human. "It is time for us to join hearts and become one."

Public Universal Friend reciprocated with reaching their own hand out, as the two uttered out the phrase.

"VOLUND!"

The audience is taken aback when a green light bathed Reginleif, before her body starts to shift. Once finished, on Friend's left hand is a decorated black book with gold borders, while a red ribbon bookmark hangs about.

The audience is bewildered at the choice of a divine weapon, while Goll looks in shock saying "Are you kidding me? A book?!"

Within seconds, the gods erupt in laughter.

"So much for that!"

"What are you gonna do human? Bore Lakapati to death with a lecture"

As for the humans, they groan in despair.

"That's it. We're dead."

Meanwhile, the book that is Reginleif speaks out. "My apologies Public Universal Friend. I should have transformed into something much more effective for combat."

"All of you are too quick to jump to conclusions." Friend starts, before turning their attention to Reginleif. "Fret not my Valkyrie friend, for a book is all I need."

Lakapati nods in agreement. "I see you too prefer unconventional battle methods. Very well then, shall we?"

All the while, Heimdall has been standing there, trying to process everything. After a while, at Lakapati's words, Heimdall finally gets back to announcing.

"Well then, with all of that finally out of the way, let Round 2, with Lakapati representing the gods, and Public Universal Friend representing the humans commence! Ready, FIGHT!"

The gong sounds again, once again signifying the start of another round.

Ragnarok Round 2

Lakapati Vs. Public Universal Friend

BEGINS!

A/N: And here is Round 2!

Yup, a returning Valkyrie returns to fight in the exact same round as the canon. It wasn't my intention. I originally had another Valkyrie planned, but with the story I have planned out, she had to be swapped out.

I think you all know where this might be headed.

Anyways, until the next chapter, BYE!