Hello everyone, Lealius here, with the second chapter
Looks like some people are interested on this, thank you so much
Anyway, let´s see how the first fight continues now that Mars gets serious
On a side note, taking the idea from the Record of Ragnarok volume covers, I have decided to do one with the fighters of the current fight, so you can get a beter idea on how they look, the image will change with each new fight that begins
And another thing, during each fight, we will have the flashback to show the characters backstory, so there will be spoilers for the original series humanity´s representatives come from, as well as the gods representatives that are from Record of Ragnarok, so watch out for that
Anyway, without further ado, let´s proceed
Record of Ragnarok belongs to Takumi Fukui, Shinya Umemura and Chika Aji
Kaette kudasai Akutsu-san belongs to Taichi Nagaoka
-"In an unexpected turn of events" Heimdall said, still processing the scene "Contestant Ooyama was not only able to stop god Mars attack, but sent him flying towards the wall, and now"
Mars stood up next to the cracked wall, some bruises and dust on his body, and blood dripping from his mouth
-"God Mars has taken the first damage in all of Ragnarok"
Both gods and humans were asking themselves the same
-"How did he injure Mars?"
-"Is he that strong?"
-"Who is that human?"
-"Way to go Ooyama!" from the audience, Akutsu yelled happily
-"Aw, you´re happy for him!" one of Ooyama and Akutsu´s friends called Misaki said
-"Shut up!" Akutsu grabbed her by the collar of her shirt
-"She's definitely happy" a young adult known as Ooya thought to herself, gushing
-"Still" another one of their friends called Yoko added, pleased about the current situation "Not bad, Ooyama"
To all of this, Ooyama could not help but blush
Meanwhile, at one of the VIP balconies
-"Hmm" Zeus hummed, scratching his beard deep in thought "How strange"
A tall man with dark hair, dressed up as a butler thought how deep in thought Zeus was
He was Hermes, one of the 12 gods of the Olympus
He got closer to his liege´s ear and
-"LORD ZEUS!" Hermes yelled, causing ear damage to the older god "IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT HIM THAT INTERESTS YOU?!
Ignoring the ringing pain on his ear, Zeus continued
-"Something impossible has occurred"
-"YOU´RE WONDERING WHY A MERE HUMAN IS ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH A GOD!?"
Having enough of this, Zeus looked at him angrily
-"Shut up already! Don't shout right in my ear! My ears are still working, you know?!" taking a deep breath, the head of the Greek pantheon continued "There is that… But another issue is that he's up against Mars´s spear… even if those gloves he's using were a weapon and not just regular gloves, any weapon made by man should´ve been destroyed in one hit, he shouldn't have been able to block it"
He stroke his beard a few more times "Man-made weaponry would never stand against divine" it clicked him "Wait a second"
He looked to the other side of the arena, specifically, the balcony where Brünhilde and Goll were watching the match
The eldest of the Valkyries wear a smug grin, from ear to ear
-"Hmph" Zeus said, somewhat impressed "I see your plot, valkyrie girl"
-"Sis" Goll said, terrified and holding her elder sister dress as a security blanket "Lord Zeus is looking over here with a creepy smile"
-"It appears he's noticed"
Prior to Ragnarok´s beginning, at Brünhilde chambers
-"I mean" Goll said "Regardless of what god he faces first, does he even stand a chance in a duel with the gods?"
With a deadpan expression, her sister answered "Obviously, he's got no chance"
-"NO CHANCE?! OBVIOUSLY?!" the younger valkyrie repeated each word to process what she heard
-"The cheat the gods have up their sleeve is "Brünhilde continued "Is their ability to forge divine weapons, which have been honed within heaven. By comparison, the weapons of men are but toys in the face of gods. They'd be smashed to pieces in seconds. So Goll, there's no way in hell that humans could beat gods wielding their divine weapons''
-"No way in hell" repeating those words, Goll fell on his knees "We're doomed"
-"Fufufu" Brünhilde laughed "You´re right there. We´re absolutely doomed. So let me ask you this. What if humans had divine weapons?"
-"Huh?"
-"That's right, only a divine weapon can face another divine weapon"
Suddenly, a whirlwind with flower petals formed
One by one, 11 women, all from different sizes and physical features, appeared from it
-"You called, dear sister" one of the 11 women said "In accordance with our eldest sister, Brünhilde, summoning. We, the 11 Valkyries sisters, have gathered"
-"O-Our sisters!" Goll was amazed "This is the first time all 13 of us have gathered at one place, but why?"
-"Alvitr" Brünhilde said "Step forth"
And the valkyrie known as Alvitr, the 10th of the 13 valkyries, appeared. She looked like a young girl, her light red hair is bun curly braided. She wears a stylised black and white low cut dress with a crimson pendant at the base of her neck and with short separated sleeves and collar.
-"Yes, sis" Alvitr said
-"Hi, Alvitr!" Goll said cheerfully
-"I trust you know what I require of you?"
-"I know, not happy about being paired up out of nowhere, but I'll do my best"
Back at the fight
Ooyama´s gloves began to release light
-"Hm, as I thought" Zeus said
-"What is that weapon?" Hermes asked, shielding his eyes from the light
-"That right there" Brünhilde thought to herself confidently "Is the secret power of us sisters. Our counter to the god´s cheat. A cheat of our own!"
A valkyrie´s body may take the form of a human weapon. Meaning that man may obtain their own divine weapon!
That power is called
Völundr
Mars spit some blood, and grinned, he was happy "You got quite the little trick, don´t you?"
A weapon that has become divine, will take on the traits of the valkyrie it possesses
The name of the 10th of the valkyries, Alvitr, a Valkyrie specialized in defense, means
Army Guardian
-"I see" Goll said "So that's how it works, but i still don't get why gloves though"
-"Well, it is true the weapons that become divine ones take on the traits of the valkyrie it possesses, but it also takes into consideration the preferences of the user though. Ooyama has used his hands to endure all the shenanigans his life with Akutsu included, so gloves do make sense"
-"Hmmm" Mars was deep in thought "I think I got it. Your technique has a limit"
-"Huh?" Oyama was confused
Without announcement, the god charged at him
-"Let´s go… Wolf´s pack!"
The god started to do multiple pokes with his spear, forcing Ooyama to cover himself with his arms as best as he could
It was like he was being attacked from different places at the same time by a bunch of wild animals
-"God Mars launches a barrage of stabs against Ooyama, who for some reason, can block like before!" Heimdall said
Little by little, the different pokes started to damage Ooyama´s body, leaving bloody wounds on his arms and legs
Eventually, the god stopped
-"As I thought" the god smirked "You can only stop one attack at the time with those gloves of yours"
Ooyama clenched his teeth "He got me there!"
Meanwhile, at the Roman VIP balcony
-"Hmh, he really likes playing around" Jupiter, father of Mars, said "He could have started with the strongest one of his animal triangle and be done with him"
Animal Triangle
The woodpecker, the wolf, and the bear
Those are creatures inhabiting the wildlands,sacred to Mars, because they represent another aspect of the Roman god… His feral nature
-"Come on!" Mars grew impatient "Surely that's not all your gloves can do!"
-"This guy is intense" Ooyama thought, nervous "With all the respect, Mars-san, you´re quite off the collar"
-"Of course I am!" the god replied, now more irritated "Once we finish this, we can save your planet"
-"SAVE OUR PLANET!?" Akutsu yelled outraged "You´re trying to kill us all!"
The god looked at her
-"Akutsu-san, please" Ooyama said, trying to calm the situation "I´m the one who has to fight him"
-"She your woman?" Mars asked
Ooyama fiercely blushed "I-I mean… kind of!"
-"What do you mean kind of?!" Akutsu asked, feeling insulted
-"Oh, so you are" Riko asked in a teasing tone
-"Shut up!"
Mars let out a sigh "This is precisely what I am talking about"
-"What do you mean?" Ooyama asked
-"Kid, i am not a full bloodthirsty monster, I am doing this so that your world can start over"
-"By killing us all"
The god shrugged "It's not like you guys didn't have a chance, plus, don´t talk like your kind doesn´t fight each other all the time. Not even my dear Rome is the city I once knew. It's just sad"
Another sigh
-"That may be true…" Ooyama said "But we aren't all like that"
-"And you know this, how?" the god countered "From what the pipsqueak Heimdall over there said, you don't go out, like at all. So frankly, would that really be a big loss for you?"
-"It would be!" Ooyama yelled, not taking it anymore
-"Huh?"
-"You´re right, I am not the most outgoing person ever… I was always a loner… but that has changed!" he thought of a certain blond "Because of her"
It all started that day, while at class
-"Akutsu Riko, she 's… kind of bad. Always late to school, never paying attention in classes, hell, she even skipped some or fell asleep. So I thought she's a bad influence that I shouldn't get involved with her"
Except
-"My room is her lounge. You see, I happened to meet her in front of my house one day, then I´m forced to let her in. When she found out I was living alone, she was more than thrilled. Since then, she would come to my house almost every day after school. she would play games, sometimes dragging me along, she would practice her wrestling moves with me, which was painful, and she would pretty much stay at my house overnight… At first, I wanted her to leave, but"
-"Ooyama´s room is a hang-out place for my personal use" she said with a slight blush "I´ve decided to have this place all to myself. So you shouldn't let other people enter, other than me"
At the time, it was not certain why, but that made him… happy
Little by little, he realized that she was not the delinquent girl he thought she was
One day, when returning home
"Gyaaaa!"
-"Akutsu-san?!"
He was at his door, until he noticed what her predicament was
-"A cockroach appeared! Aaaa!"
-"A cockroach? That's… unexpected… Akutsu-san is usually really scary, but she's weak to cockroaches. So she's a normal girl after all"
-"Let´s do some muscle training" Akutsu said
-"Eeeeeh" Ooyama was not motivated "I´m good enough, see"
-"Come on! I will train you to get some hard muscles!"
Reluctantly, he started to trains, doing some sit-ups
-"Yes, put more spirit into it!"
There was a strange feeling on his chest
-"See? You can do it if you try"
He felt happy that someone had hopes for him
One day, when deciding what to eat
-"Shall I make something?" she offered
-"Eh?"
After some minutes
-"Here it is" she said
It was fried rice
-"I´m often alone, so I made this. It may look like crap, but I think it's edible"
Against his better judgment, he began to eat, and
-"Delicious"
-"Isn't it?" she was proud
-"Akutsu-san, this is really delicious! You´re very good at cooking, it´s like everything tastes just right. I think maybe eating this for the rest of my life would be enough!"
She started to blush
-"I really love it!"
-"O-Ok" she felt embarrassed
-"Ah!" he realized his words "No I meant, the fried rice!"
-"I understood" she avoided eye contact "What are you getting worked up about?... But"
-"Huh?"
-"If it´s true that it was that good" she shyly looked at him "I can make it again on the next day off"
-"P" he felt his heart racing "Please, if you could"
One late evening
-"I was at the Karaoke and my throat is dry. Oh and guess what?"
-"What?"
-"Some creepy guy tried to grope me on my way here"
-"What?!" Ooyama was shocked "Grope you?! Are you Ok?!"
-"Yeah, it wasn't a big deal"
He could not believe how she was brushing it off
-"It was like, as soon as he tried touching me, I gave him a good kick, right in the balls"
-"That's… anyway, Akutsu-san, I think you should stop coming over so late if it's dangerous"
-"Huh?" she was confused "I´ll be fine, I´m not a kid anymore"
He placed his hands on her shoulders "I don´t care, I´m still worried! you may have been fine today, but next time, you could run into someone much worse!"
-"How weak do you think I am? I´ll just crush their balls if I have to!"
-"I don't care! I can't let a cute girl like you wander around at night like that!"
-"Cute?!" that definitely got her attention
-"So If you ever want to come late again, I´ll pick you up! And if you´re leaving late, I´ll take you to your house!
-"Ooyama" she felt strange
-"Just let me keep you safe!"
He breathed heavily
-"O-Ok" she said, blushing hard "I'll start calling you from now on"
And another day
-"Summer holidays start tomorrow!" she exclaimed happily "Holidays are the best!"
-"She's really excited" Ooyama thought "I saw her making plans with her friends, too… She's probably not gonna come during the holidays, so I guess I´ll be alone"
His expression turned into a dark one "What's this strange feeling?"
-"Why do you look twice as dead inside as usual!" she said grinning
-"Uh, i just thought it's gonna be lonely without you here" he realized his slip of the tongue "Ah!"
-"Whaat?" her grin grew bigger "You´re gonna feel lonely without me?"
Even though she already planned to come to his house
-"But you´re always telling me to go home"
-"Indeed, at first I was scared of her and wanted to leave… But now, I feel more worried on days she doesn't come by"
She charged at him "Just say that you want me to come during the holidays too!" she said in a playful tone "And I´ll just do that!"
-"Not being able to see Akutsu-san for two months"
He remembered all the good moments with her
-"I… want you to come during the holidays too"
Her heart was racing
-"I´ll admit it… I'm not lonely when I am with you, Akutsu-san"
-"Well" that was unexpected "Since you asked so nicely, I´ll come visit you like I promised. But be prepared, You´re gonna have to deal with me everyday"
She was happy
-"O…Ok" he was happy too
-"With Akutsu-san, I feel more confident, I try to do more stuff… because being with her, even if it's just us in my apartment… I feel"
-"It´s thanks to Akutsu-san that I am different, and who cares how outgoing a person is or not?! What matters is that you are fine with yourself! We all have our ways to live!"
Mars just stared at him
-"And more than than… so long as you are with someone you deeply care, that's all you need, doesn't matter where!" he pointed at the god "You have no right to judge that!"
The arena went quiet, that outburst was unexpected
-"That guy" Yoko said "He's something else"
-"He is" Misaki said and looked at Akutsu "Don't you think so, Riko?"
She just stared at the boy who has her heart, a wild blush on her face "Yeah"
-"So beautiful" Ooya thought to herself
-"Heh" Mars said "I like your attitude, kid" he prepared his spear "But actions speak louder, you´ll have to do better"
-"That's my plan" despite his wounds, he got ready to fight
-"Kick his ass Ooyama!" Akutsu said
And he charged at the god, preparing a punch
But the god easily hit him with the back of his spear, knocking him face down on the floor
-"Sorry, kid, this is it" he prepared the tip of his lance, ready to deliver the final blow
-"This is it!" Heimdall said "Mars is going to finish Ooyama off!"
Oh my, is this Ooyama´s end? how will he recover from this? Find out next chapter
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Next chapter: The first fight ends
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