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"It is alright, whatever the outcome is we will win," Brunhilde told you as you nodded. The Valkyrie was quick to tell you to follow her.

The three of you walked numerous halls until you arrived in front of a steel door. You looked around at the dim hallway and noticed it was the only door in sight.

You gulped as Brunhilde opened the door for you. Your heart was beating loudly in your ears as she and Göll let you in first. Your footsteps loudly echoed throughout the silent room as you saw a red curtain.

You reached to push the cloth aside and looked in front of you. It was empty and dim just like in the hallway. Only an array of torches in the perimeter of the room.

A glass bed in the middle is surrounded by a bed of flowers. You saw your old human body and stopped in your place. "W-woah!" Göll yelled out as she stood next to you. You jolted and looked at her and then quickly calmed down.

"Göll do mind your voice," Brunhilde whispered as she noticed you jolted. "I'm sorry..." Göll muttered in apologie.

Small beads of sweat formed on your forehead. You let out a nervous chuckle as you slowly closed your eyes. You opened them again and walked closer to your human self. "It's just an empty shell without its soul..."

You were quick to summon your staff and place it beside you on the floor. Sitting on your knees in front of the bed you intertwined your hand with the unmoving body.

You were surprised with the coldness of it and your body relaxed. You began focusing on the amount of energy you would need to transfer your soul to the other body.

"Ah, this is going to hurt a little..." You whispered. "Reform, make me of who I once was, to my highest point."

A soft green light began to engulf you. After a few seconds, it disappeared and only a small green orb was left in place in your heart.

The two Valkyries stared as the green orb left your body through your mouth. Göll freaked out as she saw your body sway before it started falling.

She quickly moved and caught your body before it fell fully onto the floor. "Ahh! She's not breathing...sister!" She cried out as tears began to form in her eyes.

"Sister!" She called out to Brunhilde. Brunhilde's eyes widened, a wide grin on her face. The green orb floater above your human body and Brunhilde quickly reached forward and put her hand on your face.

Göll's jaw dropped as she saw her sister squish your human body's cheeks with her hand to force your mouth to open.

Brunhilde laughed with excitement as she saw the green orb go into your body. After a few seconds, your whole body glowed and she backed up.

In front of Brunhilde and Göll, the body on the bed twitched. It was obviously you, Y/N but there was something different.

You opened your eyes, a yawn leaving your lips as you stretched your limps. A bored expression on your face as you looked at the valkyries beside you.

Gölls eyes widened and her grip on your goddess body tightened. One of her fingers pointed at you. "She lives once more!" Göll freaked out as her hands trembled.

"Where the hell am I?" You said as you scratched your head in confusion. You heard the taller girl in front of you hum. "Hm, I see you don't have your memories," Brunhilde stated with a grumble.

"My memories?" You asked in confusion.

Brundilde cleared her throat. "Hoshiko Hanae, you are one of the chosen ones who will fight for the survival of Mankind. You will be fighting in round 7 of Ragnarok. I am Brunhilde, a Valkyrie. My sister here is Göll."

"Huh...?" You muttered slowly, the gears in your head turning slowly. You began getting up from your resting spot. Your feet came in contact with the cold stone and you hummed.

You tapped your foot repeatedly on the floor, trying to remember something.

You snapped your fingers when you finally remembered, causing Göll to jolt. "Oh, right...that old man is the reason I died," You said as you rolled your eyes. "Old man?" Göll asked.

"Yeah, he was really old and he said he was called Zeus! I hope I get to fight him, I swear I'll beat the flying shit out of that old bastard!" You threw your hands up, an angry scowl on your face.

"The profanity!" Göll shrieked. Brundilde nodded in agreement to your statement.

"Well whoever your opponent is, you must defeat them. Winning your round will give Mankind one point closer to victory."

"I see..." Looking down you spotted your staff on the floor beside you. "Aha! My staff, will I be able to fight with this in my match?" It wasn't much taller than you, the rose gold color made you smile.

You played with it in your hands, gripping it tightly as you let the bottom touch the floor with a thud.

The Valkyrie nodded her head, motioning over to your weapon with her hand. "Of course, that you are holding is a divine weapon. I'm sure you already know how to use it?"

You laughed in excitement. "Hell yeah! This bad boy helped me a lot. I'm glad it found its way to me when it did." As you finished talking your mouth formed an "o" shape.

"By the way, since this is the afterlife or whatever...that means the people I knew before that died are also here right?"

Göll hummed, "Yep! They will be here to support you in the crowd!"

You sighed in annoyance as you thought about your old friends watching you fight for the life of mankind. "No way, If they are going to watch my match I better give it my all. How embarrassing...I hope I don't fuck it up."

With a chuckle, Brunhilde told you to follow her. She would lead you somewhere so you could practice before your match started. She told you how she wasn't 100% certain you knew how to use your weapon.

You agreed and then she picked up the body the younger girl was holding and only then did you notice who it was that she was holding. Your eyes widened as your jaw dropped. "Wait...is that me?!"

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You pointed your staff to Ryubu, your eyes looking him up and down. "So, you will be my opponent? Sorry, I'm not one to play around. So I'll be giving it my all from the moment we begin." Ryubu scoffed at your words. "I will be doing the same." He angrily spat back.

"Now then may Round 7 of Ragnarok begin!" Heimdall said before blowing his horn. Stepping back he jumped over to where the seats were and watched the match begin.

Holding onto your staff tightly you put it in front of you. In the blink of an eye, Ryubu appeared in front of you, his eyes filled with anger. Clashing his sword on your staff he jumped back when you blocked it.

You looked at his weapon for a second, noticing the weird shape. The actual blade was formed to look like a slithering snake.

Sneering at him you threw your staff vertically towards him. Quickly he moved out of the way, a few of his hairs being cut off from the sheer force of your throw. Your staff impaled the side of the wall that was separating the spectators from the battle.

Cheers erupted from the God's side. "Come on Ryubu! Get her!" They yelled out.

"It seems Hanae is unarmed, the Gods are getting excited!" Heimdall spoke with enthusiasm as his voice echoed throughout the arena.

Smirking Ryubu stepped forward, slashing his sword your way. Jumping out of his reach, you sent him a smirk of your own. Just as he was going to step closer to you, you put your hand out and spoke quickly. "Change Position: Retract!"

Gasps erupted from all directions. Your staff that had been stuck on the wall had pierced through Ryubu's shoulder making a hole from where it went through. Staring up at him you slowly pulled it out all the way. His eyes trembled as he watched you.

"Should have told you to move huh?" You snickered.

Gritting his teeth he slashed his sword with force. Said force pushed you back from where you were standing, and using your staff to block it seemed insufficient as you gritted your teeth.

Using your feet to steady yourself he ran to you again. Slashing his sword in your direction continuously you moved out of the way in time.

You move out of the way making his attack hit the wall of the arena. It had cut the thick wall in half, and the humans behind it shrieked as they moved further up. "Just die already!" He yelled.

Slashing again he had managed to make a cut on your arm. Wincing you used your staff by planting it into the ground, Lifting your body onto it you swung around it and kicked him hard in the face.

The kick managed to blind him for a second, but as he began to steady himself. You didn't let him recover, using the end of your staff you pushed it forward.

Moving quickly Ryubu blocked it with his sword.

"Change Position: Restart!" Your staff had converted into its original form. It had become a scythe, the sharp blade daunting to anyone who looked at it.

The blade of your scythe appeared to be pointing upwards. Raising it above Ryubu's head, you began to slam the flat surface onto him quickly. Jumping backward, he stared hard at your figure. The spot where you had slammed my scyth down appeared to have a crack.

"A devastating blow that would have been!" Heimdall spoke loudly. As you continued to fight someone watched from the stands, sadness written all over their expression.

"Who am I supposed to cheer for.....?" They mumbled sadly. "For my dear brother or to the one I owe everything to?" Raijin spoke quietly to himself. His long white hair covered his face. His slender pale fingers came to grip harshly on his hair.

Putting his head down he closed his yellow eyes. Regaining his composure after a minute he stared at the bloody mess the fight had become. Ryubu was panting as his hand reached to touch the new wound on his head.

The blood dripped onto the ground. On the Other hand, Raijin's eyes landed on you. A giant slash that started on your shoulder and ended near the middle of your stomach could be seen.

His eyes began to tear up, with nothing else to do but wait, only to cry even harder when ultimately one of you would lose.

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AN: Erm I know a lot of people don't like ocs in stories (including me) but I just had to 🤷‍♀️ Also I'm not that good at writing fight scenes so...yeah.

Anyway hope you liked the chapter!