Hello everyone, Lealius here with a new chapter
In this one, Loki uses his most dangerous trick against Shirogane
Warning: This chapter makes references to heavy topics like self-harm and depression, so if youre not comfortable with that, I reccomend you skip it
Let us proceed
Record of Ragnarok belongs to Takumi Fukui, Shinya Umemura and Chika Aji
Kaguya-sama Love is War belongs to Aka Akasaka
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
Shirogane couldn't help but sweat nervously, just what exactly was the strange mark that Loki inflicted on his cheek?
-"Hehe, you seem nervous, Miyuki-kun" Loki could not hide the amusement on his face "Let me ask you, ever heard the term Draumstafir?"
-"No, but judging by the name, I assume it has to do something with Nordic mythology, correct?"
-"Correct, a golden star for you, Miyuki-kun, but dont worry, consider that an exchange between us"
-"Exchange?"
-"Yeah, you get that cool tattoo, and in exchange, you are gonna give me something just as great, aren't you happy?"
To this, the young president threw him a dirty look
-"Oh my, why are you so angry? Girls love tattoos" the god of mischief tried to played it innocent
-"Yeah, youre not fooling me" Shirogane thought
-"Draumstafir" Ishigami said from the stands "Any of you guys know what that is?"
Kaguya put a hand on her chin "Draumstafir… a way for the bearer to dream of unfulfilled desires" her eyes went wide "Oh no, I see now! President!"
Shirogane looked at her
-"You have to finish this quickly!"
Shirogane gulped "If Kaguya is nervous, that's enough for me"
-"Hey" Loki looked at her, feeling displeased "Don't spoil the fun. I hate when they do that" he then stretched his arms "Well, it is true that is gonna take some time to start working, until then" he summoned his hook-chains "Why don't we keep playing, Miyuki-kun?"
The god started to levitate, going further into the sky
-"He can fly?!" Shirogane said surprised
-"Hey, Miyuki-kun!" the god called from high "I hope you've brought an umbrella, it's about to rain!"
With this, Loki began to send his hook downwards, ready to hit the young president
-"Yikes!" Shirogane dodged, the hook passing through the ground where he was standing, and leaving a whole as it came out
This process kept repeating, Shirogane dodging every attack, and a new whole forming on the ground
-"Hahaha, yes, dance for me, Miyuki-kun!" the god said sadistically "Not that it matters, you will soon run out of space anyway!"
-"He's right, I need to counter attack somehow, but he's too high for me to reach him, and Id rather not just throw my fan" he then came up with an idea
He dodged another incoming chain, and as soon as this one started to retract itself to Loki, Shirogane grabbed it
-"Huh?!" the god was confused
-"Here goes"
And he was pulled upwards, towards where the god was
-"What a great intellect!" Heimdall said "Shirogane is using Loki´s chains as a way of transport, heading towards the god is!"
Shirogane was getting closer "Hope you dont mind some company!"
-"Mmm, not bad" he then smiled "It's what you would have like for me to say"
-"Eh?" the young president was confused
Suddenly, the chains disappeared, now Shirogane had nothing to grab himself
-"Damn it!"
He saw the figure of Loki rapidly descending to the ground, once in there
-"Don´t worry, I won't let you fall from such a height!" he then summoned his chains once more, and threw them towards Shirogane, wrapping him around, arms restrained
-"Shit, it was a trap, he knew I would try something like this!"
-"Ready to come back to ground-level? Hehehe"
-"Switch" Shirogane whispered, his fan beginning to shine
But it was too late, the god pulled from his chains, bringing Shirogane towards the ground at great speed, like a meteorite
The collision of the young warrior against the ground was enough to generate a cloud of dust, engulfing him
-"Yikes!" Heimdall said "What a display of strength, The brute force with which Shirogane fell to the ground, I can only imagine the pain damage he has received"
-"Hehe, talk about coming in hot, right, Miyuki-kun?" the god started to walk towards the cloud of dust "What's wrong? Nothing to say? I mean, I don't blame you, your mouth must be full of dirt and such, hehehe, maybe I didn't need Draumstafir after all"
Suddenly, the cloud of dust disappeared, and an infuriated Shirogane came from it, holding an arrow
-"Eh?" Loki was beyond disbelief
-"Take this!"
And so, with all his strength, the young president stab the arrow into Loki's left eye, blood spilling as the eyeball was pop off and the arrow was pulled out
-"Agh!" the god of mischief yelled as he held his eye socket in pain
-"What a change!" Heimdall said "Miyuki used the attack of Loki as a way to catch the god off guard, and stabbing an arrow right into his eye!"
The humans cheered for Shirogane
However
-"Hlökk-san, are you ok?"
-"Just covered in blood, gonna need a shower after this" she then noticed the state her partner was in "What about you?"
-"Hehe" he was panting heavily "It's nothing" he called back his fan
His face had blood all over it, and he also had some bruises, his lips were cut
No doubt from being pulled into the ground with such strength
-"Ngh" Loki growled at him, his left vision gone thanks to the arrow "You´re a little bastard, aren't you?"
-"You´re the one who got cocky and walked right to me, again, guess you didn't learn from the previous time, for someone called God of Mischief, you sure are gullible"
-"Hmph, it doesn't matter" he noticed something particular about Shirogane "It is ready"
-"Eh?" Shirogane remembered the mark on his cheek "Oh no, I forgot about that mark"
The mark that Loki bested upon him, Draumstafir, began to shine in gold
-"What is this?"
-"Time to take what's mine, Miyuki-kun"
The god extended his palm, and the mark got detached from Shiroganes cheek, and floated right to the god
-"Let's see what he have here" Loki then squeezed the mark with his hand, and the result was a golden dust that wrapped him and Shirogane
-"Just what are you planning?!" Shirogane asked
-"Oh" Loki's eyes went wide, what he saw made him happy "I see now, hehehe… HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
That laugh once more
-"What's so funny?"
-"Oh, Miyuki-kun, I see it now" he looked at the president, like a hunter at its prey "What is it that you desire the most, and that was never fulfilled"
-"What are you talking about?"
-"Let's see" the god ignore his question, and looked at where Shiroganes family and friends were "I see your dad, your sister, your girlfriend, and your friends, but, oh my" he put his hands on his cheeks, pretending to be surprised "Where's your mother?"
Miyukis skin went pale
-"Where is she, Miyuki-kun?"
-"That´s" he began to tremble
-"What's that god talking about?" his sister Kei asked
-"Kei-san" Kaguya said, concerned, but not surprised by the god's actions "You and your father, and all of us, should know exactly what he means by that"
-"Eh?"
-"You don't know?" Loki asked "Dont worry, Ill bring her here" he snapped his fingers
The same brand that was previously on Shiroganes cheek, was now on his eyes
And what he saw in front of him, made him dropped his fans
-"Mo…" his lips were quivering
In front of him, there was a woman with shoulder length slightly blonde hair
-"Mother" he finished
-"Hello, Miyuki" his mother said "Been a while"
-"Y-Yeah" he was at a loss "What are you doing here?"
-"Oh? Why that question?" she was confused "Does a mother need a reason to see her son?"
-"N-No" he quickly shook his head "I am glad to see you, pardon me for how I look right now, it's just"
-"What are you talking about? I don't see anything strange with you"
-"Eh?" Upon inspecting himself, he realized what the situation was
All the injuries he has sustained so far against Loki were gone, no blood, no bruises, his lip was healed, his clothes were back to normal
It was as if nothing happened to him
-"I don't get it, I was fighting Loki-san, and"
-"Come, my son" she said
-"Eh?"
She had her arms opened "Give your mom a hug"
-"B-But… You never were that sort of person"
-"Yes, and I realized that was a mistake of mine, I put way too much pressure on you, so please, come, my son"
Hesitant at first, Shirogane walked towards her mom
-"This.. This is unbelievable, after all this time"
-"Dont be scared, I wont hurt you any further"
-"Y…You wont?"
-"I wont"
Closing the distance, she wrapped her son with her arms
-"Mother, I"
-"It's ok, Miyuki" she pat his head a few times "I realized now the truth"
-"You do?"
-"Yes, and that truth is" she had a feral smile on her face "That you will always be a disappointment"
Shiroganes eyes went wide in fear, breaking the hug, he looked at his mother
-"W-What?"
-"Pfff, you really are useless, no wonder why I left you all, and here I thought me doing that, treating you as cold as I did would let to you becoming a successful young man, but look at you"
-"B-But" tears started to form "You left because you didn't love father anymore"
-"Partially the truth, he was a failure, just like you are now, Kei seemed to be the exception, why did you think I took her with me?" she let out a sigh "Then again, she turned out to be just like you two"
-"Thats… I tried so hard, with my studies, work, everything"
-"That's what losers said to themselves, the truth is, my dear son, is that you will never achieve anything, you are not perfect" her smile disappear, and she look at her son with cold death eyes "And you will never be, that's why no one loves you"
She began to disappear
-"Mother, wait, dont leave me, Ill study even harder, Ill be more of a success, so please!"
She was gone
-"Dont go again"
Back at the fight, Shirogane was on his knees, body slightly trembling, barely giving signs that he was still alive
-"Just what's going on?!" Heimdall asked "Suddenly, Shirogane dropped his fan, and got down on his knees!"
-"S-Sis?" Goll asked, worried about him "What's happening to Shirogane-san?"
The eldest of the valkyries bit a nail, reflecting her own nervousness "That tricky idiot, using that mark against him!"
-"Why? Why is that bad?"
-"Goll, of all the representatives chosen for humanity, Shirogane-san is probably among the ones who had the most trauma from his past, and Loki is taking advantage of that"
-"Eh?"
Back into Shiroganes mind
The young president was on his knees, tears falling without control
He then heard someone approaching from behind
-"Hurts, doesnt it?" Loki asked him, pretending to feel sorry "That's what you never got, right, Miyuki-kun?"
He gave no answer
-"You never had mommy saying how proud she was of you, despite you dedicating your entire life to your studies, ranking at the top over and over, working your ass off to provide for your family, and yet, she never returned"
No answer once more
With a clap of his fingers, the god change the scenery
It showed Shirogane, alongside his father, mother, and sister
All of them having a nice and warm dinner, laughing like there was no danger
-"Having your family together, all enjoying a nice meal, that's what you always wanted, right, Miyuki-kun?"
With another clap from his fingers, the lovely scene was gone
-"No!" the young warrior stretched his hand
-"That's your unfulfilled desire, Miyuki-kun" the god showed him a shit eating grin "And you will never have it"
Back at the fight
-"AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Shirogane gave an ear breaking scream, reflecting the deep sadness and emotional pain he was going through
-"What a horrific scream!" Ares said while trembling
-"Hehehe" Loki could not contain his laugh "Yes, scream more, Miyuki-kun, the chaos you are going through is music to my ears"
He kicked the young warrior on the face, leaving a trail of blood on the ground
-"You coward!" His father yelled from the stands
-"Eh?" The god looked at him
-"Using the president's deepest traumas to immobilize him?" Kaguya said, her cold red eyes looking at the trickster god "You're despicable"
-"Hey, now" the god raised his hands in mock defense "I am not the one who put him through all of that, he did that on himself, he's the idiot for actually believing people will like him if he worked himself to the bone"
-"He did that to help those who need him, he's the kind of soul that would put his life on the line for others, Weve seen that ourselves"
He shrugged "Cool story, still an idiot"
-"Watching you… You represent everything he hates, you are a taint in this world" she gave the god a shivering smile "And I cant wait until he defeats you"
-"Then, by all means" he looked at his traumatized president "He's welcome to it"
He kept kicking Shirogane, not necessarily with great strength
He wanted him to live for as long as possible, to further torture him
"Loki keeps delivering a barrage of kicks against Shirogane, who is not responding, has the end arrived for the young president?!"
-"Stand up, Miyuki-kun!" Fujiwara called for him
-"Come on, Miyuki!" Ishigami called
-"Don't let him do this to you!" Iino called
-"Snap out of it!" Kei called
No answer, he just kept looking ahead, dried tears on his face
-"Poor Miyuki-kun" Loki said as he stopped "See? Bonds and effort, they mean nothing"
Shirogane kept trembling
-"So why keep trying? It is all gonna be meaningless"
He summoned a hook, and tossed it at the young president
-"Just finish it, man, It doesn't suit you to see you like this"
-"I" the president's mind was shattered "Is he right? It is all pointless?"
He grabbed the hook
-"All you need is to put it against your neck, Miyuki-kun" Loki said
-"Against my neck" he repeated
-"President!" Kaguya yelled "Don't let him get to you! It is ok if you have failed before, but make it on your own terms, and not because of the manipulation of some crappy god!"
-"I"
-"It's pointless" Loki could not stop smiling "He knows what he wants"
The young president felt something warm in his chest
-"Just finish it, Miyuki-kun"
Tightening the hook, Miyuki snapped out of his trance
A swift movement was made
And a trail of blood splattered the ground
What happened, had everyone shocked
And thats the end of that, quite heavy, right? If you followed Kaguya-sama, you should know how dark Shiroganes life had been
Next chapter, the 4th fight ends
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Until next time
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