Hello everyone, Lealius here with a new chapter
In this one, the 6th fight ends
With that, enjoy
Record of Ragnarok belongs to Takumi Fukui, Shinya Umemura and Chika Aji
Blue Box belongs to Kouji Miura
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
Round 5
Shinichi Sakurai vs Shiva
Match time: 14 minutes 47 seconds
Deciding move: Deva Loka (Final Act Flame Dance)
Winner: Shiva
Score: Gods 3 - Humans 2
Taiki Inomata
A highschool student and member of the badminton team
His current goal is to make it to the nationals
However, his story started a long time ago, back when he was about to start his first year of highschool
-"Every morning" he thought as he was running to his school's gym "There's this one person who I´m always dying to see" he entered the gym "And that person is"
He was greeted by a basketball straight to his face
-"Ow!"
-"I´m so sorry" Chinatsu said, deeply embarrassed, approaching him "I was practicing my elbow passes" he lean closer to him "Let me take a look"
Taiki´s heart began to beat faster
-"I'm really fine!" Taiki said, waving his arms quickly "I mean it!"
-"But" she was not convinced "Oh" she began to search for something on her pocket "I´ve got just the thing" she extended a chocolate bar to him
Taiki took the bar, a faint blush on his face
-"Think you can forgive me?" Chinatsu asked, a warm smile on her face
A smile that had him lovestruck
-"Of course I´ll forgive you!"
And those were his regular mornings, arrive to the gym to practice, in the company of Chinatsu, even though they were on different teams and played different sports
Her strong determination and dedication to practice her skills
Taiki loved it
-"Aw, man" he said one day "I'd sure love to marry her"
-"Not gonna happen" his friend Kyo stated rather harshly "I mean, how would you suddenly get married?"
-"Her face would be the first thing i would see when i wake up in the morning" he started to daydream about their married life "It'd be paradise!"
-"Back up a bit. There's no way you could even date her. Chinatsu senpai's the basketball team's future mvp. She´s got not only the skills, she´s got a great personality and star quality. She's an incredibly popular player both inside and outside of school" he looked at his friend "While you on the other hand… may be all right at badminton"
-"May be?!" Taiki thought, somewhat hurt
-"But you´re not even a little bit popular. To put it another way, Chinatsu´s senpai´s the seeded team, and you´re the one who gets eliminated in the first round, that's how different the levels are between you two. You don't even have anything in common except practicing early in the morning"
-"We do have something in common then!" Taiki exclaimed, he then took a deep breath "Look Kyo, I get what you´re saying, but" he showed him his characteristic smile "You gotta rise to the challenge, because you miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take"
His usual determination and drive
However, there was one issue
How to get her to notice him
And the answer arrived one early morning he arrived to the gym
The door was still closed
And he noticed his love seating on the stairs, reading something
He was struggling to find the proper way to begin the conversation
Until
Chinatsu scratched her nose after sneezing
-"Excuse me!" Taiki went immediately to her, with a scarf "You can borrow this if you'd like!"
-"Huh?" Chinatsu was confused
However, she was not given time to process this, as Taiki kept taking stuff out of his bag
-"I´ve got warm tea! Plus I´ve got gloves! And pocket warmers!"
An awkward silence fell
-"Crap!" he realized what he did "I charged in blindly!"
However, Chinatsu stared at him, a small smile on her face
-"W-What is it?" Taiki asked
-"I was just wondering what else you were going to pull out of your bag"
-"Huh?" Taiki began to search again through his bag
However, Chinatsu just laughed "I'm just joking! I appreciate the thought"
-"It's… my pleasure" Taiki said "I got her to laugh! Score point for Inomata!"
Suddenly, he sneezed
-"I'm all right" Chinatsu said, wrapping the scarf on him "So you keep warm, okay?"
Taiki blushed while not making eye contact
-"Try not to catch a cold, Taiki Inomata"
His eyes went wide
-"How do you know my name!?"
-"Hm" Chinatsu made herself the mysterious one "Good question"
Taiki began to fantasize, has she always known?
-"You´ve got a good mom" she said, walking into the gym
-"My mom?" he checked the scarf´s label, it had his name written on it
-"Well, at least she knows my name" gotta look at this as a victory
After practice was done with, he´d realized he forgot his towel at the gym, so he went to look for it
Inside of it, she saw Chinatsu, practicing her shots
-"Oh" she noticed him "Taiki Inomata"
-"You still practicing?" he asked, deciding to ignore the happiness he was feeling that she remembered his name
-"I wasn't happy with how i played during today's practice"
-"It's not good to overwork yourself" Taiki said, not that he was any better in that regard
-"I know, but" she smiled, a faint blush on her "Today I just wanted to feel the ball a little longer"
Suddenly, she passed the ball to Taiki
-"How about a one-on-one game?!"
Taiki was surprised, but he happily obliged
After playing for a while
-"Huff…Huff" he was red, steam coming out from his body
-"Let's take five" Chinatsu said, who looked like she barely broke a sweat
-"I'm… sorry"
-"But you're just what I expected from the badminton team. You´re quick on your feet"
-"Well, my mom was on the basketball team. We play together sometimes"
-"Same with my mom" Chinatsu said "She was on the basketball team too. We used to play together before i even started youth basketball"
-"We've got that in common! It's fate" Taiki thought, already excited
-"Have you ever considered trying out for basketball?"
-"I don´t think I´m really cut out" he looked away in shame "For the team aspect of it… Besides, I really like badminton. Standing on that, all by myself, The feeling of all the responsibility falling on me" he smiled "Whether I win or lose, is either to my credit or my own fault"
-"That's pretty masochistic" Chinatsu said, shocking Taiki "But I can see that. So that's why you practice so hard"
-"I could say the same about you"
-"Hey! Just take the compliment!"
-"I mean, Chinatsu-senpai, you were even practicing the very next day after leaving junior high, right?"
Chinatsu looked at him "What?"
-"It had to have been a year and a half ago. Practice was canceled that day, but I happened to come to school since I live nearby, and I had some gear to stow. And that's when"
He saw her practicing her shots, big tears falling from her eyes
-"After that, I heard how your team just barely missed the cut for the nationals… That must´ve really crushed you, and when i thought of how hard you must've worked to end up feeling that crushed. I told myself, that I should work just as hard"
Chinatsu was speechless, a blush on her hand
-"Huh?" Taiki was confused
-"I've forgot about that"
However, they were both told to return home
Little Taiki known how much of an impact his words had on her
A couple of days later, Taiki was running as fast as he could
Because he´s find out that Chinatsu and her family were moving overseas
-"Can she really be okay with this?!" he was panting "Always the first to arrive in the morning, practicing more than anyone, even when she was hurting so much inside" he arrived at the gym "What about her feelings? All the effort she´s put so far? Her goals? Her teammates? Everything. Can she really just leave all that behind?"
He entered the gym, and saw her practicing
-"Inomata" she said "What's wrong?"
-"Chinatsu-senpai" he took a deep breath "You have to go to the nationals!"
Her eyes went wide
-"You taught me, Chinatsu-senpai… That you need to keep your eye on the goal and put in the effort every day. And that even if you lose, you just keep looking forward… So please, don't give up! Your parents getting transferred for work… Something outside your power like that… Moving abroad because of that… That's just"
-"I´m sorry" Chinatsu said "But I'm not going abroad"
-"..." Taiki began to sweat "Huh?"
-"Well, technically my family's going"
-"Wait a minute" Taiki thought, realization sinking in
-"I´ll be staying here, at a family friend's house"
-"This means… That I just" he was red from embarrassment "Charged in blindly?!"
He really is the type to act first, ask questions later
He went towards the exit
-"Well, that's good to know!"
-"I struggled with the decision" Chinatsu said
Taiki stopped escaping
-"I know I´m going to miss my family, being apart from them.. But, then i had the opportunity to remember how the season ended for me in junior high"
Taiki´s eyes went wide
-"And then I realized I wanted to go to the nationals"
Taiki looked at her
-"I didn't want to give up" she had the brightest smile he has ever seen "Thank you, Taiki Inomata"
Back at the arena
That´s right
His drive to continue, no matter the circumstances
Every challenged he's faced, some had been more successful than others, but there's one thing they all had in common
He never gave up until the very end
And it was something that had inspired many others
-"You can do it, Taiki" Chinatsu thought
Taiki stood there, one foot down, catching his breath, injures all over his body
But
He knew he was not out yet
-"Let's keep this up, Geirölul-san" he said
-"Damn right, Tai!"
Chaquen finally stood up
His lips were bruised, he has lost some teeth
And his face had marks from the racquet
-"Hah…Hah… That was a good hit, niño"
At Miyuki Shirogane´s room, he was watching the fight alongside Kaguya Shinomiya and the valkyrie Hlökk
The rest of his family and friends decided to return to Earth
-"Let´s go!" Hlökk yelled "Way to go sister Geirölul!"
-"Inomata-kun is indeed strong" Kaguya said
She then looked at his boyfriend, who looked… concerned
-"What´s wrong?" she asked
-"I am happy that Taiki and Geirölu-san had reversed the situation, but" he gulped "There's still one issue"
-"Huh?" both of them were confused
Back at the fight
-"Now it's my turn, niño" Chaquen
-"Bring it!"
Chaquen threw another disk at his opponent
Taiki jumped left, dodging the projectile
But
As soon as he landed, he could feel his foot slipping
-"Wah" he was waving his arms, but it did not work
He ended up falling to the ground
-"Damn it!"
-"As I thought" Haryu thought, grimacing at the state his friend was "No matter how much drive he has, it does not change the fact he's one foot less"
Taiki slowly tried to stand up, however, his body began to give in due to the instability
-"Ek!" he put his hands on the ground, crouching "This is bad"
Chaquen threw another disk
Having no other choice, Taiki pushed off from the ground with his hands towards left, rolling as he landed, further dirting him
-"Seems you´ve reached your limit, niño" Chaquen said
-"Not yet" Taiki thought "I can still fight"
Chaquen threw another disk
Using all his strength, Taiki jumped left once more
However
As soon as he landed, a light engulfed
-"Crap, the mine!"
But it was too late
The explosion happened
After the smoke was clear, Taiki was there, face down on the ground
His skin was further burned, his shirt was completely gone, leaving his upper body exposed with the bruises and blood he´s sustained so far
-"Huff… Huff" he was breathing hard
-"Seems our time is done niño" Chaquen said, calling back his big disk from before
-"He's going to use that disk again!" Goll said, concerned "The one for Flying Disk: Speed of Light!"
Brunhilde gave no answer, fully focus on her warrior
-"You fought well" Chaquen had a genuine smile "I will never forget you"
And threw the disk at his opponent
-"Taiki!" Hina yelled
-"Stand up!" Kyo yelled
-"Taiki!" Haryu yelled
-"Taiki!" Chinatsu yelled "Don't give up!"
The disk kept going towards his opponent
Taiki just remained there, not moving at all
Was this it?
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No
Because he suddenly, he jumped towards the disk
-"What?!" Chaquen was shocked
-"What is Taiki doing?!" Heimdall asked, equally shocked
Taiki bent his arm with his racquet
-"Take this!" and hit the disk with all he had
The collision of the projectile and the racquet sent sparks flying
-"Ngh" Taiki clenched his teeth
-"This niño…" Chaquen thought "He´s really cool!"
-"Ragh!" Taiki was able to delivered the heavy projectile back to its owner
At great speed, Chaquen barely had any time to move his body left
However
-"Gah!" he yelled in pain
The disk had gone through his right arm, leaving an ugly bleeding cut to it
-"Nghh" the god clenched his teeth as his arm hung there, completely useless now
-"Hah…" Taiki stood up "I did it!" he smiled "I returned your strongest projectile!"
Humanity cheered for him
-"That sadistic bastard" Hina said, shaking her head in amusement
-"He really is like that, isn't he?" Kyo said
-"Hehe…" Chaquen began to laugh "Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!" he wiped a tear with his left hand "Man, you really are something else, niño! This is the best match I ever had!"
-"Hehe" Taiki could not help but laugh "Thanks Chaquen-san. You´re strong too"
-"Still" Chaquen looked down "It's sad that we had to met under these circumstances"
-"Yeah" Taiki agreed
If there´s something that both of them wanted at this point was
That this match could continue and that there was no death involved
So that they could have another match in the future
But….. They both knew that was not the case here
-"How about we wrap this one up, Ni…. Taiki?" Chaquen asked
-"Yeah" Taiki got ready "This is it, Chaquen-san!"
Suddenly, the arena went quiet
Taiki Inomata, Chaquen
One´s a human, the other´s a god
Yet, they both love their respective sport with all of their heart
And had the support of a lot on people on their backs
However, there's one other thing that linked them both
That neither of them like to lose
Now it's the time to see
Who the winner is
-"Here I go!" Chaquen yelled, dashing forward with his disk on his good hand
-"So he's not going to throw it?" Taiki got ready
Chaquen thrusted his disk forward, try to cut through Taiki
But the young player met its attack with his racquet
-"Ngh" both clenched his teeth
Sparks were flying as both contenders applied their remaining strength
-"What a final clash!" Heimdall yelled "Giving up on the distance battle, both fighters charged at each other in close quarters, giving everything they have! But who will be victorious?!"
The public was fully focussed on this fight, not even blinking
-"Come on, Inomata-san, sister Geirölul!"
-"Ngh" both fighters kept on going
-"You can do it Taiki" Chinatsu thought "I wish I could fight alongside him, but… I know he can do it, he's done it many times before, so I know you will do it again" her hands circled her mouth "You can do it, Taiki!"
Taiki smiled at that "I have always thought that I´m alone whenever I stand alone in the court, but… That's not true"
He thought of his family
-"I have their support"
He thought of his friends, both from school and the other fighters for humanity
-"They support me as well"
He thought of Chinatsu
-"And I have her as well"
He pressed harder
-"For them, I won't lose!"
-"Go for it, Taiki!" the rest of humanity´s representatives yelled for their friend
-"For the sake of Tommy" Chaquen thought of that small boy "And for my opponent who has given his all against me… I will not fail!"
Chaquen applied more pressure
-"RAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Both human and warrior released their final battle cry
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Something shattered in pieces
-"Ah!" Heimdall yelled
There was something attached to the wall
It was a disk…. tainted in blood
-"Gah" Taiki choked in pain
Humanity looked shocked and disheartened
-"N…..No" Chinatsu said, not believing this
Taiki´s racquet has been shattered, the only thing that was left was the handle
-"Nghh… Blagh!" the young fighter coughed blood
All of his belly area had a big cut on it, result from the disk going through him
Chunks of his intestines, or whatever was left of them, were hanging from him, blood tainting the ground
-"I… I lost" Taiki admitted, feeling weaker by the second
Chaquen stood back, looking at his opponent
He felt….. sad
-"You did well, Taiki"
-"Y-Yeah" using his remaining strength, he offered his left hand to him "It was a good game"
-"..." Chaquen took his hand, and shook it "It really was… Thank you"
He let go of his hand
-"Geirölul-san" Taiki spoke to her "Thank you… You were a great partner for doubles"
-"That's my line, Tai" she smiled, despite the grim situation
-"... Taiki" Chinatsu said, she and the others on the verge of tears
His body began to disappear
-"DON´T WORRY ABOUT THIS DEFEAT!" Taiki yelled to humanity "THIS ONLY MEANS THE SCORE IS 4-2! WE CAN STILL RECOVER FROM THIS! WE WILL RECOVER FROM THIS!"
His legs were gone, following now his arms and torso
-"DON´T GIVE UP! SO LONG AS THERE'S A CHANCE TO TURN THE SCORE, CONTINUE FIGHTING!... RAGNAROK WON´T HAPPEN!"
The rest of humanity representative´s closed their eyes, fighting back the tears for losing another friend
Before he was gone, he gave one last look to his family and friends
-"Don´t give up… Love you"
And with those final words
Taiki Inomata was no more
-"The winner!" Heimdall said "Of the 6th round of Ragnarok is…The representative of the gods… Chaquen!"
While the gods cheered for him
Chaquen looked at the sky
-"Descansa en paz, Taiki"
Taiki Inomata vs Chaquen
Match time: 21 minutes 33 seconds
Deciding move: Cutting Disk: Speed of Light
Winner: Chaquen
Wounded, Chaquen headed towards the exit
-"Mierda…. I'm never going to have another match like that, but… At least it was the best of my life"
Back on Earth
As soon as they got teleported back
Chinatsu immediately headed for the gymnasium
And began to practice her basketball shots
-"Chi" Haryu said as he and the others came to the gym "What on Earth are you doing?"
-"..."
-"Chi!" Haryu approached her
-"It's what he would have wanted"
-"Huh?"
Her face had big fat tears falling from her eyes. She had a runny nose and her cheeks were red
-"It's what he would have wanted…. To not give up… But….BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"
Haryu wrapped her in a hug "I know Chi" he started to cry "I know"
Taiki said that they shouldn't give up
-"Damn it, Taiki" Kyo was crying too
-"Why on Earth did you lose?" Hina was crying too
But that didn´t mean they were not allowed to grieve, to feel pain
Humanity was down by 2 fights
Things were not looking good
Specially considering
That the next representative for the gods is the most dangerous one
And that´s the end of that, and poor Taiki, but he never gave up, he truly was a marvelous fighter
So, things are not looking good for humanity, and considering who´s the next fighter for the gods... The next fight will be probably the hardest one yet
Next time, the 7th fight begins
As usual, thank you all for reading, leave any comments if you want or send a PM, and I will gladly answer
Until next time
Peace
Taiki´s story
The series focuses on Taiki Inomata, a student at Eimei Junior and Senior High who is a member of the boys' badminton team. Every morning, he trains alongside his upperclasswoman and fellow crush Chinatsu Kano, who is on the girls' basketball team. However, Chinatsu moves in with Taiki's family when her parents leave Japan to work abroad. With Chinatsu now living with him, Taiki aims to slowly develop his relationship with her as they both strive to make it to the national championship with their respective teams
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