Hello everyone, Lealius here with a new chapter
In this one, the 8th continues
Without further ado, enjoy
Record of Ragnarok belongs to Takumi Fukui, Shinya Umemura and Chika Aji
Shikimori´s not Just a Cutie and its characters belong to Keigo Maki
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
Round 6
Taiki Inomata vs Chaquen
Match time: 21 minutes 33 seconds
Deciding move: Cutting Disk: Speed of Light
Winner: Chaquen
Score: Gods 4 - Humans 2
Round 7
Takuya Oohara vs Zeus
Match time: 16 minutes 41 seconds
Deciding move: The Sword that Connects with those I Love, Final Cut
Winner: Takuya Oohara
Score: Gods 4 - Humans 3
Many years ago
Beelzebub
A name that has always been uttered alongside two other reviled names
First: The Lord of the Flies
The embodiment of gluttony so to speak. Or, in other words, the ruler of all evil spirits
And the second
Satan
He was walking down the streets of a village in one of the many Valhallas islands
He was the most lonesome god in all Valhalla
-"That boy" an inhabitant of Valhalla said terrified "Is it true he is cursed by Satan?"
-"Yes" another inhabitant said "They say it began when he was born, lightning fell from the heavens, and burned everything around him to a crisp"
At a local bar
-"They say every god that gets involved with him experiences misfortune, one by one. Apparently, they have their hearts gnawed out by Satan, and lose their lives"
-"Don´t speak with him"
-"Don´t even make eye contact with him"
-"Don't ever have anything to do with him"
For his entire life, and by all around him, Beelzebub was spoken of as thus
One cursed by Satan, Anathema
No one dared to draw near to Beelzebub, and likewise, Beelzebub never drew near to anyone
Until one day, while he was feeding an unicorn
-"So" a male voice said "You´re Beelzebub, huh?"
They were three angels
One wore glasses and a striped suit
It was Samael
The other was a chubby one with two horns
It was Azazel
And in the middle, one with wings in the sides of his head and the tallest of them
It was Lucifer
-"We heard there was an interesting guy in this city and came to check him out" Lucifer said "You´re him, aren´t cha? Beelzebub"?
No answer
-"No need to answer me, I already know it's you" he grinned "I´ve got good instincts"
No answer
-"Oh? Sweet, real nice! You really are interesting, Beelzebub" They all began to dance happily "We´re gonna head down to Eden after this to hang out, wanna come?"
-"The apples there are super yummy!" Azazel said, stroking his belly "I love them!"
-"Yeah" Lucifer agreed "Aint a trip unless we hit up the apple orchard!"
Then Azazel´s mood went down "Huh? Does he not wanna?"
-"You´re the only one here who´d be enticed by food, Azazel" Samael pointed out "This calls for some of my spectacularly fascinating trivia knowledge! It's sure to get his attention, so listen well! Zeus nipples are actually"
-"You should just go back" Beelzebub finally said
-"Haha!" Lucifer laughed "He speaks! So, why not?"
-"According to everybody else, I´m cursed by Satan. You shouldn't get involved with me"
-"So what?"
That caught him off guard, and for the first time, he looked at them "Huh?"
-"That stuff about "Satan" being some ancient monster or whatever is just superstition, right? Why should you take it seriously? And about everybody else, You really think they´re always right about everything?"
No answer
Luci grinned "If you don´t, then just hit them back with this: Who cares, assholes?"
-"Yeah, he´s right" Azazel said "Even I´ve never eaten any satan before"
-"Why would you think that Satan is food?" Samael asked
-"It´s not?"
Samael just facepalmed
-"Anyway" Beelzebub said "Just leave me alone, please"
-"Nope" Lucifer said "Not happening!"
-"Why are you concerned about me?"
-"Aint it obvious?" Lucifer smiled "Cause we wanna be friends with you!"
That was unexpected, he frowned "You don´t know a thing about me"
-"What a coincidence! You don't seem to know a thing about me either! Which means" they smiled brightly "We´d totally get along"
Beelzebub was speechless
-"That's just my instinct though"
-"Sorry but…" Beelzebub said "Are you stupid?"
-"Well, why don't you just see for yourself?"
-"Yeah" Samael agreed "Dont worry, I don't know what this Satan thing is, but I´m gonna hack them to bits!"
-"I doubt that you could" Samael said "But your sentiment is appreciated"
They started to fight, until they heard a gaseous sound
The chubby angel had just farted
Everybody was in a state of disgust
-"Pfft" Beelzebub fought back a laugh
-"Is that a laugh I hear?" Lucifer asked, smugness on his face "You can keep up the bluff all you want, but it don´t look cool anymore" he offered a hand "Now come on, come with us, Beelzebub"
Releasing an annoyed sigh, he agreed "I swear"
They were at the apples orchids, Lucifer tossed the god a couple of apples that the two other angels got from a tree
-"H-Hey" Beelzebub said "Do you always do stuff like this?"
A couple of guards spotted them
-"You three angel stooges are back again!?" they noticed Beelzebub "And you got another one to join you!"
-"No, I´m not" but he was grabbed from his collar by Lucifer, dragging him along
-"Yeap! He´s our new friend!"
Beelzebus eyes shone, he felt… strange, but in a good way
To Beelzebub, those three angels were the first friends he had ever made
They played together, They ate together
And
On one of their many adventures, Beelzebub was laughing out loud, feeling immense happiness
They laughed together
-"Ah" Beelzebub thought while laughing over a bonfire "This is so much fun. I wish things could stay just like this. I wish… I wish I could be together with them forever"
Beelzebub was no longer alone
He closed his eyes, feeling peace
Or so it should have been
The following morning, the sun was coming out, he opened his eyes
-"When did I fall asleep?"
He felt something sticky on his hand, upon taking a closer look, he realized what it was
It was on his clothes too
-"W-What the?! This… Is not my blood" he looked to where his friends were sleeping "Guys, wake up"
And what he saw made his skin go pale
-"Lucifer? Azazel? Samael?"
The three lifeless bodies of his friends, all with their hearts ripped out
-"Ah…" he was destroyed "AHHHHGGGGGGGGGGG!" he felt lost "How? How? What the hell could have?"
And that's when it hit him, the words people said, about anyone getting close to him experience misfortune, ad having their hearts gnawed out by Satan
He bent down on his knees "Satan?" he looked around "Is he real? Does Satan actually exist?"
With a rage that knows no bounds, he started to clench his fingers on the soil
-"Satan killed them… He killed my friends!"
At that moment, Beelzebub finally had a reason to keep living
-"I see, I get it now… Wherever you are, you hear me, Satan?!"
That being
-"I´m going to kill you!"
Revenge against Satan
From then on
Beelzebub abandoned everything to research Satan´s true identity
Once again, he was alone
Until one day, while doing his research at the library
-"Three angels wandering about Eden" a female voice said, a rather attractive woman who wears a very revealing red and white dress. She wears a metal brace around her neck that has a veil attached to it, going over her left shoulder. There are beads on the collar as well as on the dress itself while also wears heels that extend up to her thighs and a metal bangle around her left wrist.
Her body is also covered in floral tattoos, mainly coming down from her neck, over her left breast and on her back. On the left side of her face is a tattoo in the shape of roses and thorns.
-"Were attacked and killed in their sleep by a wild beast" she entered the library "Only a young god, who was accompanying the three angels at the time, survived, and is in custody of the Valhalla authorities. However, some who know about the incident believe that the culprit was Satan, and the cursed boy had summoned him"
She was standing in from of the table Beelzebub was at
-"Are you Beelzebub?"
He ignored her
-"The people of this city sure are generous. When I told them I was looking for you, they not only gave me your whereabouts, but also threw in some gossip I´d never heard before"
Ignored once again
She put her hand on the gods chin and lifted his face up, making sure he was looking at her
-"It's nice to meet you, I´m Lilith"
No answer
-"Apparently you´re looking into Satan, hm?" she grinned "Sounds interesting, why don't I help you out?"
Looking annoyed, he stood up and began to walk away "Don´t get involved with me"
-"But Satan" she continued "Killed my childhood friend, killed Lucifer, didn't he?"
That got his attention, he looked at her, and saw the rage on her face
-"I followed Lucifer´s last traces and that's how I learned about you. I came to this city to meet you, and then find out the truth about you and the curse of Satan!"
-"You´re Lucifer´s"
-"If Satan´s tied to this case, then that means Satan´s my enemy"
She walked to him, and stood face to face "If youre really cursed by Satan, I´ll keep an eye on you, and if you´re looking into Satan, I´ll help you uncover the truth" she was determined "You won't convince me otherwise, I´ll stay with you all the way to the pits of the hell"
-"You can´t just"
She pointed at him with a finger "I´m not begging you, or saying pretty please. This is an order!"
Fazed by her determination, he let out a sigh
-"What?" she asked
-"You´re so forceful" despite his words, he had a small smile "Just like lucifer"
-"Looks like we´ve got a deal" she was pleased "Then let's get right back to it, you and I… will find Satan"
And so, they investigated. Checked all sorts of documents, talked to all sort of people, exploring all sorts of places
Getting to know each other, despite their arduous journey, they shared many good moments, sharing food over breaks, exchanging tales of the friend they had in common, helping each other in dangerous territory
They were happy
But one night
-"Damn it, Damn it!" Beelzebub was desperate "We´ve been to the outermost edges of Valhalla, and the deepest pits of Helheim. We´ve pored over so many documents. And pursued every trace of him, every tale pertaining to him, and yet"
He began to drift off, wondering where Satan could be
He felt its presence, the presence of the dark beast behind him
He turned around, and saw the monster holding the bodies of his three friends
-"Satan?!"
Some black chain like tentacles appeared and restrained him
-"Stop"
-"Love is hatred" Satan said, and pierced through his friend´s chests "All those whom you love" the best began to drink the blood of Beelzebub´s friends "Shall perish"
-"No, no" Beelzebub felt helpless, and tears began to fall "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
He woke up on his bed, breathing heavily
-"Beelzebub?" Lilith said, she was at his door, noticing his state, she sat on his bed "You had another dream about him, didn't you?" She embraced him "You poor thing"
He broke the hug "Lilith" he looked at his hand "Why did Lucifer become friends with someone like me? Why did he have to find me?" the tears began "Why did such a nice guy have to?"
-"He was always like that. He couldn't help but reach out to them. Just like the sun, he was warm and bright to everyone he met, But in spite of that, he hated being alone, which made it harder for him to ignore other lonely people" she embraced him once more "He didn't want to leave you alone. That's all there was to it, that's who Lucifer was"
-"..." he hugged her back "Lilith, just know that… I´ll get revenge for all of them"
-"Not just you. The both of us, right?"
He nodded
Before long, Beelzebub had left behind his life of solitude
-"Which is why I swear I´ll protect you Lilith"
Her face was warm "When you say it so upfront like that, I can't help but blush"
-"Lilith" he was happy "Thank you"
He closed his eyes for a moment
And thus
He opened them slowly
After spending so much time in search of Satan
-"Huh?" he felt strange
Beelzebub finally came upon
-"Lilith?"
His eyes went wide in horror
His own arm had pierced through Lilith chest, his hand coming out from the other side, all of if covered in blood, Lilith's blood
-"Lilith?"
The truth
-"Beelzebub. Thank goodness" despite the pain, she smiled "You´re back to normal"
When his love reached its utmost peak, Beelzebub
Would destroy
Those he loved
Just like Lucifer, Azazel and Samael
It is called
The Demonic Destrudo
-"It´s me" realization hit him "It was me all along… Satan is me"
Beelzebub realized that Satan had always been within himself
His beloved body fell to the floor, leaving his arm covered with her blood
-"Lilith!" Beelzebub got down and held her "This wasn't! I didn't mean to do this! I´m sorry Lilith. It's all because you were with me"
She grabbed his hand, there was not a single trace of hate or regret on her face
-"The time I spent with you really made me happy. Our quest for revenge is… over now, so I know Lucifer is not angry with you, either"
The tears began to fall, he was destroyed "No, Lilith! Satan is me.. I… can never forgive myself!"
Caressing his face "Beelzebub, I love you" with the same pointing finger when they first met, she said "So I… forgive you for everything… for our sakes… live"
His eyes went wide
-"That's" a gleam of light appeared on her finger "M-My last… and final… order to you"
With that, her hand fell
Lilith was gone
-"Lilith, no, please" he was desperate "Don´t leave me all alone"
And thus, the vengeful spirit which had provided Beelzebubs foundation
Lost its fire
-"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
And Beelzebub crumbled
And thus, in his lab, some time after that
-"Hurry, quickly" he said, hands intertwined and anxiously to his creations on his lab, all while surrounded (in his mind) by the decomposing bodies of his loved ones "Please, kill me" he touched his heart tattoo on his chest, it was the last mark of Lilith "As brutally and as hideously as you can"
Back at the fight, Izumi still had issues to process that question
-"Have you?" Beelzebub repeated
His face turned right, to where Shikimori was
-"That pink-haired girl" Beelzebub said "I am guessing that's your lover, and i am guessing those with her are your family and friends"
Izumi looked at him
-"So, no, you haven´t"
-"..."
-"So… You truly don't know what it is to bring misfortune because of your curse"
Izumi looked down, "Have you?"
The silence confirmed it
-"That's… That's so horrible, I… probably would have lost it if I bring that to those I love"
-"... It's even worse" he charged his hand blade and tried to stab himself
-"Wait, dont!"
Nothing happened
Just as the tip of the blade was about to reach his chest, a set of stems had formed from the tattoo on his chest, spreading under the skin all the way to his hand blade, restraining it
-"I cannot die, even if I want to, I cannot find death… This tattoo will not allow me to die… cursing me to suffer until the end of time. Lilith, who I killed, she wanted me to live and continue suffering… This, is my curse"
The whole arena went quiet, both humans and gods were shocked by this turn of events
-"You´re wrong" Izumi said
-"Huh?" Beelzebub looked up
-"I said you´re wrong" he looked at the god, full of determination "It's not a curse that she wants you to live!"
That pissed him off "What do you"
-"You´re right! I have no idea how that would feel, if I killed Shikimori-san, or my parents, or my friends, I would probably go insane… but… "
-"But what?"
-"That's not what they would have wanted for me!" he pointed at Beelzebub "Nor is what Lilith would have wanted for you! It's not what anyone that loves someone would have wanted for that person they love!"
-"..."
He pointed at himself
-"I would be sad, I would cry, I would ask myself why?, but I'll continue living, because of them, for myself, I would keep helping and caring for others. That's what I believe it's the best to do, for both of our sakes"
The god clenched his teeth "Easy for you to say, they are all still here"
-"No, even if they were dead" he pointed at his heart "They would still be here" he pointed at Lilith´s tattoo "Just like Lilith is there, loving you, just like your friends are in there loving you. Then rather than wishing for death" he took a deep breath, reading himself "Shouldn't we be asking ourselves "How should we live instead?!"
That question stroke the god, he felt speechless, he had heard that question before
In the VIP balcony for the Greek gods, Hades, who was watching the fight alongside Hermes and Ares, smiled
-"Not bad at all, Yuuki Izumi" he was rather proud
"Heh" Beelzebub chuckled
-"What are you?"
-"It's nothing" he looked up "You just remind me of four people that I knew of" he looked at the young one "Someone bothersome"
Someone that in his darkest days, extended a warm hand to him, showing him the light and gave him a reason to live
-"And then theres Hades-san"
His eyes shifted to the King of the Underworld, who just innocently shrugged
-"You… And your bothersome personality…" he sheathed his staff, now with only the skull handle on his hands "I want to kill it" and begin to apply pressure on it
The skull´s eyes sockets began to shine, and little by little, dark energy began to accumulate
-"Just what is Beelzebub doing?!" Heimdall asked
-"He" realization hit Hades "He can´t be about to… the technique that was branded at taboo in Helheim"
An orb of said energy began to form on Beelzebub's hands
-"I don't like this!" Izumi was trembling, because the more energy Beelzebub was accumulating, the more wind waves were being generated, slightly pushing him back
-"Izumi!" his partner within his soul, Gondul, yelled in a hurry
-"Huh?" and once he heard her warning "Wait, what?!"
-"Just do it!"
The legend said that
The moment that Baal meets with Zebul
A false god is born
The orb began to increase in size, now it was a smaller orb within a bigger one
And the promised land is swallowed up
-"Stop! Beelzebub!" Hades yelled
A shiny light emanated
Original Sin of the Underworld - No. 0
Chaos
They were both engulfed by a big black sphere, it was so powerful that the sky turned dark and dark thunders were falling into it
The audience were protected by the barrier
But the fighters
BOOM
A massive explosion, most powerful than any explosive created by man, so powerful that it could be heard and see from miles
-"Whaaah!"
-"Kyaah"
Spectators had to shield their faces, a reaction by instinct
Heimdall himself had jumped into the stands for protection
Eventually, the smoke began to clear
-"What the" Heimdall said "Ah!"
A drop of blood
-"N-No… way!" Inuzuka barely uttered
That's what all of Izumi´s friends and family could think of once they saw him
Down on his knees
-"Hah….Hah…" catching his breath, he looked up
-"The details are currently unclear but… Beelzebub´s horrendous attack"
Izumi's whole upper clothes were gone, leaving exposed his body, full of scars from his previous accidents, as well as wounds and cuts that had blood dripping from them, tainting every inch of it… And a rock fragment that had pierced his left eye
-"Has torn Izumi to shreds, and having missed his left eye, the fighter for humanity is on death's door!"
The public covered their mouths in mixes of shock and fear
-"So that ́s chaos" Hades said "The right hand of offense and the left hand of defense, you firmly clasp the two together to condense the vibrations, and then they explode in one violent burst… Truly terrifying, but" he looked at Beelzebub, who was even more of a mess as well, with more cuts and blood than before "He's all torn to shreds too" he put a hand on his chin "That human, did he?"
-"I am quite surprised" Beelzebub said, catching his breath "Your light has yet to be snuffed out"
Another 7 symbol disappeared
-"He used another Lucky Break?!" Saruogi asked
-"He did" Hachimitsu said
Everyone looked at her
-"The Lucky Break acts in a way that's beneficial for its user, but Izumi can't fully control it, but it was better than just stand there and took the attack fully head on"
-"So, what?" Nekozaki asked "Maybe the Lucky Lucky Break weakened the attack, that would be beneficial for him"
-"It's just a guess"
-"He's still alive" Shikimori said, eyes fully on him now "Thank goodness" she said that, but her concern was not gone
Meanwhile
-"Gondull-san" Izumi said to his partner "This is probably a bad question" he looked at the state his shield was in "But are you?"
-"It is, so don't ask!" she sounded more meanie than necessary, but the problem was that she was missing an entire arm and part of her torso
Because the shield had also been destroyed due to the attack, now all that was left was the part with the 777 on it
-"I must acknowledge you" Beelzebub said while standing up "You are truly amazing. However" He called his staff once more "It's time to finish this"
Pushing himself beyond his pain, the Dark God rushed towards Izumi
-"Ngh!" Izumi was barely able to stand up, and crossed his arms over him to protect himself
Once he was close, Beelzebub began to thrust his Staff of Apomyius in his right hand, amplifying the vibrations with even more vibrations.
-"Sorath Tau (Prayer of Darkness)!"
-"Ugh!" each hit Izumi took was pushing him back
It felt like being attacked by a swarm of flies
-"Ngg…" the final push was too much, and it sent the young warrior flying backwards "Blagh!"
With a heavy thud sound, he landed face up, coughing blood as he did so
-"My goodness!" Heimdall yelled "Taking the barrage of hits from Beelzebub, Izumi has been cornered even more!"
Humanity was horrified at the state their fighter was, even some gods felt bad for him
-"Eek!" Beelzebud fell down on his knees, one hand on the ground "Blagh!" he coughed up blood as well, no doubt the attack had taken its toll on him
-"Huff…Huff" each breath in Izumi took was hurting, it felt sharp
-"His body is gravely injured, not to mention that he has lost his left eye" he shook his head, feeling genuine pity for the human "This is the end for him"
-"Fool" Hades said
-"Fool?... Yes, I suppose he was, but I have to recognize that he has fought bravely and"
The King pointed at the God of War, not hiding the grin on his face "You´re the fool, hahahaha!"
-"Eh?" Ares´ mouth and face form an :O, not believing he had been insulted
To this, Hades pointed at Izumi "Do you really think that's going to be enough to stop him?"
-"What do you mean, Hades-sama?" Hermes asked
-"It's quite simple if you actually have been paying attention"
-"Ngh" Beelzebub pushed himself up "I have to end this" and slowly walked towards his opponent
Izumi kept staring at the sky, his vision partially clouded due to his missing eye
-"I… The pain Beelzebub-san has gone through"
The desire of not wanting to exist anymore if it mean being at the mercy of a curse
The loneliness that came with it
-"I…"
He knew it all too well
-"I can´t let myself be defeated here"
His loved ones, humanity was counting on him
-"You really are too kind, Izumi" Gondull smiled, touched by his devotion to help someone
-"I want to help them… I want to help Beelzebub-san"
The god stood next to him
-"This is it" he raised his hand blade for one last attack
-"Which is why"
-"DISAPPEAR!" Beelzebub went for the final thrust
And that´s the end of that
Poor Beelzebub, quite the heavy story, and Izumi has been cornered. Can he turned this around?
Next time, the 8th fight comes to an end
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Until next time
Peace