Valkyrie Oblige

Valkyrie Oblige (ワルキューレ・オブリージュ) is a game event in Mass for the Dead that was released on November 30, 2024 to December 14, 2024.
==Background==
"I want to train" – that was merely the complaint of someone who had become acutely aware of her own lack of ability after repeated missions.
However, the proposal of someone who tried to respond to that complaint turned out to be far removed from the intention of the person who had muttered it...Valkyrie Oblige Episode 0: Prologue
== Incident ==
At a certain place not far from the Inner Sanctum of the Slane Theocracy, where few priests venture, a set of footsteps echoes strangely. They belong to the 11th Seat of the Black Scripture, "Infinite Magic" who appears despondent, with a look on her face that looked like it was the end of the world. The magic caster mutters weakly to herself of wanting to train. The woman though is unsure of anything anymore, with what's going on with her nation or even the world. 
Ever since the world world cracked and Chaos Beasts emerged from the Cracks, every country has been busy dealing with the fallout. On top of that, there's the massive amount of miasma that spewing out from the spatial anomalies, dealing damage to humans and monsters that have been contaminated that needing cleanup. Though it sounds like a joke when 11th Seat says it, the reality says it isn't as she hasn't had any time to rest.
The rest of the Theocracy is no exception. Because of the Chaos Beasts that have appeared in various places, the Six Scriptures, who are supposed to be the finest of the best...and even the Black Scripture have been greatly affected. Even with all the trouble they've had up until now, the Black Scriptures aren't even in peak condition. While the Captain of the Black Scripture is able to be active in the field, there still that issue with a certain person losing her memory. In her honest opinion, the 11th Seat finds everything is a mess now. And on top of that the Deputy Pontifex Maximus is also missing. She is referring to Enhela Read Gahi, and according to Cardinal Lauransan, he disappeared almost at the same time as the miasma incidents started happening all over the country. It's been months since then, and it seems they still haven't found the body. 
Well there are others besides Enhela who the Theocracy lost. Including those who died or were injured, leading it being difficult to fill in the gaps. Unfortunately that means the living have to take responsibility. It seems whether they want it or not, troublesome situations are always arising and the "responsibilities" they are forced to bear are increasing. 11th Seat hates the trouble, but missions appear to come whether she likes them or not. Including the ones that are definitely more than she can handle. Though she admits that taking on such big responsibilities are too much trouble due to her dislike for "trouble" and "responsibility". 
Therefore no matter how serious a mission is, there was no change on her dislike for it. However, no matter how hard she tries, there is little chance that her mission or the intentions of her superior who are forcing it upon her will change. But more than anything she hates being caught off guard, just like the other day while on a mission. 
To elaborate, unlike the other nations, the Slane Theocracy worships not only the Four Great Gods, that include the Gods of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind but also the God of Light and Darkness. It is a nation that maintains strong unity with the goal of protecting humanity. The epitome of this solidarity is the Theocracy's elite unit, the Six Scriptures ---although it is rumored that some of its members have reached the Realm of Heroes, and for a long time its true nature was unknown to other countries. 
----Until the world came apart. In order to deal with the crisis, the Tripartite Alliance was formed between the three remaining powers---the Kingdom, the Empire and the Theocracy. After that, a new nation calling the Sorcerer Kingdom came into contact with the alliance and joined, which dramatically changed the situation. 
The Sorcerer Kingdom includes races other than humanity, such as demi-humans and dark elves, and their national character and customer were different from the other three countries. However, despite the initial doubts from each country, the Sorcerer Kingdom not only played a part in dealing with the Cracks and Chaos Beasts, but also successfully implemented a series of groundbreaking measures in the reconstruction of E-Rantel, the allied nations' base, and steadily built up an impressive track record. 
Time passed, and rescue operations for those left behind on the other side of the Crack resumed, due to the delay in response caused by the miasma damage in each country. Then, some time passed, on one of the rescue operations, inside Crack, the 8th Seat of the Black Scripture, "Huge Shield, Myriad Barriers" and the 11th Seat of the Black Scripture, "Infinite Magic," were participating in the four-nation joint rescue team as the Theocracy's fighting force. 
The 8th Seat and 11th Seat fought side by side in exterminating the local Chaos Beasts in the Chaos Zone. Their enemies having ceased appearing, the 8th Seat believed that they wiped out all the Chaos Beasts in the area. Though to 11th Seat it almost seemed to be no end of them. Her partner is just relieved that they were able to resolve the matter themselves, as it saves save to the Theocracy. Of the two who who were dispatched to the rescue team, only 8th Seat had yet to fully regain his power. But the reason why he was sent anyway from the Black Scripture was precisely to save face. 
Despite this, 11th Seat finds it shameful that it is now an indisputable fact that the Theocracy, the protector of humanity, is being protected by its allies...the other countries. Hence why she and 8th Seat were sent out, even though they were suppose to be the Theocracy's "secret". The 8th Seat muses that even if they, the Black Scripture, were on top, they are in a situation now where they are now trying to make a comeback no matter what. 
After the incident with the miasma, the higher-ups became naturally divided on whether or not to rely on the Sorcerer Kingdom. Still they accepted that they had no choice but to rely on the Sorcerer Kingdom out of a rational decision. But not all them agreed. Even accepting the undead as a fighting force is something they have put off due to the emotional conflict it would bring. As a result, the extent to which the Theocracy relies on the Sorcerer Kingdom was limited, and their reconstruction was slower than the other countries, and because of this delay, they were left behind in terms of their contributions to the Alliance. To the 11th Seat, if this is what the leaders of the Theocracy, who are supposed to lead humanity, are doing, then its only normal for the higher-ups to be anxious and don't care what happens. 
The two are joined by an armored Gazef Stronoff wanting to see if they are alright. The 11th Seat and 8th Seat respond they are fine, having cleared out the Chaos Beasts they were fighting. The 11th Seat makes small talk with Gazef asking how he was doing in his fight with the monsters, commenting it looked like he was struggling. Though in truth the Black Scripture member notices that the Warrior Captain doesn't appear to have any serious injuries or fatigue, despite him being in what was a tough fight due to fighting to protect his teammates. 
Her thoughts then go back to the Warrior Captain, who while treated as a hero in the Kingdom, in the eyes of the Black Scripture was not seen as nothing special. That was then, as now, when one has been contaminated by the miasma and recovered, like Gazef, one becomes stronger than before. And for Gazef it looks like he is stronger than she imagined. 
The sound of a horn alerts the warriors that another unit has encountered new enemies. From the sound, Gazef deduces that they might be dealing with a new Chaos Beats, and thus asks the Black Scripture members to come with him. When Gazef and the Black Scripture rushed over, they found themselves in a middle of a battle with a horde of Chaos Beasts. 
The 8th Seat guards the 11th Seat from attacks, commenting that the commotion is more than he imagined. His female companion though finds the Chaos Beasts to be not very strong and suitable for practice. But they're a lot of them and giving their allies trouble. The 11th Seat is eager to fight, despite her partner reminding her to not let her guard down.Valkyrie Oblige Episode 1: I Want To Train 
During the battle the 11th Seat uses ice magic to freeze the Chaos Beasts. She takes back what she said previously, thinking that the monsters were just small fries, but now she finds herself at a disadvantage as the Chaos Beasts separated her from her partner, which speaks that some of them are intelligent. The Black Scripture member suspects that the Chaos Beasts are receiving instructions from an something with intelligence. 
Suddenly a Giant Chaos Beast lumbers over, heading towards the female magic caster. 11th Seat finds that she won't be able to defend herself in time, but she is saved when the Chaos Beast is cut down by Leinas Rockbruise. The Imperial Knight, after saving 11th Seat, gives her an icy merciless glare telling the magic caster to not wait up. The 11th Seat recognizes the knight which Leinas finds sarcastically amusing, from a member of the Theocracy's "secret unit." Though the knight wonders if that term now can still be used. The 11th Seat quietly gives the other woman her thanks, though Leinas tells the Theocracy woman to thank her after the mission is completed before going back into the fight. Alone the 11th Seat is annoyed at the lack of respect given to her, but they fall to deaf ears. 
Back to the present, the 11th Seat still remembers the event. Not sure to call it good or bad luck, but in the end she was still saved by the female knight. Once the operation was done, 11th Seat returned to her home country and gave her report to the Cardinals. Fortunately she was not reprimanded for being saved from danger by a knight from another country during the mission. 
But the 11th Seat feels no sense of accomplishment. Even if that knight and her fellows are the strongest in the Empire, they are no doubt weaker than her and the other Black Scripture members. And yet she was being helped by them, which shocks her being helped by someone from another nation and the humiliated of having her pride hurt. 
Valkyrie Oblige Episode 2: Pride and Pressure
Valkyrie Oblige Episode 3: Training In The Snow
Valkyrie Oblige Episode 4: Thoughts Behind The Snow
Valkyrie Oblige Episode 5: Starting Afresh
Valkyrie Oblige Episode 6: Each Person's Results 
== Aftermath ==
TBA
==References==
Category:Events
Category:Mass for the Dead Events
Category:Incidents