Ragnarök

> "An incoming war is about to happen, I can feel it. When I went to the realms of the gods, I saw the future... a catastrophic event that will happen. Millions of lives will be lost. Something that will get humanity and the rest of the species to the edge of extinction."
>
> - Shouta

**Ragnarök** (ラグナロク, *Ragunaroku*), also known as **The War of the Gods** (神々の戦争, *Kamigami no sensō*) is an upcoming catastrophic war declared by Taka Jiro. It is the battle of the gods that is held on Earth. This event involves the five species; Dragons, Conduits, Ghouls (Both Normal and One-Eyed) and Gods against the Dire Ghouls. This event was predicted by Shouta after he revealed to Tohru what he had seen when he went to the realms of the gods with his ancestor.

## Norse Mythology

In Norse mythology, ***Ragnarök*** is a series of events, including a great battle, foretold to lead to the death of a number of great figures (including the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdallr, and Loki), natural disasters and the submersion of the world in water. After these events, the world will resurface anew and fertile, the surviving and returning gods will meet and the world will be repopulated by two human survivors. *Ragnarök* is an important event in Norse mythology and has been the subject of scholarly discourse and theory in the history of Germanic studies.

The event is attested primarily in the *Poetic Edda*, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources and the *Prose Edda*, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In the *Prose Edda* and in a single poem in the *Poetic Edda*, the event is referred to as ***Ragnarök*** or ***Ragnarøkkr*** (Old Norse for '"Fate of the Gods" and "Twilight of the Gods," respectively'), a usage popularised by 19th-century composer Richard Wagner with the title of the last of his *Der Ring des Nibelungen* operas, '**Götterdämmerung'** (1876), which is "Twilight of the Gods" in German.

In *Dragon Quinx*, the battle of Ragnarök soon took place in the modern world of Earth.

## History

In **Scandinavian mythology**, Ragnarök is a series of events and catastrophes that will ultimately lead to the end of the world. Ragnarök culminates in a final battle between the **gods** and the demons and giants, ending in the death of the **gods**. Before the war starts, there is a season called The Great Winter, also known as "Fimbulwinter". This winter shall last for the length of three normal winters, with no summers in between.

## Ragnarök

While Tohru and Shouta are leaving for TLF headquarters, he reveals to her that he had seen the future cataclysmic war that Taka will cause while he was at the realms of the gods. Tohru asked him if there is a way to prevent it, he stated that there is no way to prevent the war from happening as he added that whatever was mentioned in the prophecy, it cannot be undone.

By then, Mutsuki suddenly came up with an idea, knowing a way to put an end to Taka's rampage. She suggest on building a power ray inhibitor to the TLF. Amon told him that it might take weeks or days to get it complete as Taka might subsequently wipe out half of the population in the city.

### The Message

During the process of building the REI (*Radioactive Energy Inhibitor)* sphere, TLF recieves a message from Taka stating that if Shouta wants the suffering to end, he has to agree to start Ragnarök.

The group plans as Shouta invites Tohru's father, Damocles. He stated that he has no choice but to agree to fight in Ragnarök. Tohru urged to join the fight, despite her pregnancy. However, Shouta is too concerned about their child as he tells her to stay at headquarters until the war is over. In addition, he stated that he has to face the Taka by himself. That angered Shimura, stating that it's suicide. While Tohru and Shouta are alone, he revealed to her that he had the power from the resurrection stone and that he could revive the lives that were lost. But he could not do so at that moment as Taka might kill the resurrected innocent lives again. Shouta has to kill Taka before he could unleash the power of the Resurrection Stone.

### Arrival of the Gods

While the winter season (which is assumed to be the "Fimbulwinter") in Tokyo is coming to an end, Damocles took a glimpse of the city with Shouta. He revealed to him that the world is coming to an end. Shouta stated that the reason why that all of this is happening is because he was chosen by the gods. Damocles convinced him that being a god was foolish, however he replied that a lot of things of had changed.

Their conversation about gods were then interrupted when a red lightning had strike as the sky start to fall dark. Upon Taka's arrival with his army of superpowered Dire Ghouls, Shouta took a glimpse of his family photo.

As the REI is fully constructed, Urie informed Shouta that it needs about 4 hours to get it fully charged, and suggest to buy him some time.

### Clash of the Gods

Taka made a warning to Shouta that if he does not surrender himself to finish what he had started, he had no choice but to slaughter all the gods, dragons, conduits and humanity. Despite his faith on humanity, Shouta request TLF to escort him to Taka. This resulted on being ambushed by a dozens of Dire Ghouls who proclaims to kill Shouta. However, the counter attack was unsuccessful for the Dire Ghouls as Akira deploys an army of Ghouls and Ghoul Investigators to join the fight.

During the onslaught of Ragnarök, Tohru takes a bird's a view of the fight from a safe area in a hospital where she has to look after her unborn child.

### Mortals vs Immortals

Realizing that the charging of the REI is slow, Urie starts to panic that TLF could not win against Taka. However, Mutsuki told Urie to be careful what he said as he charges against a Dire Ghoul with his quinque. However, the attack failed as he was impaled by another Dire Ghoul's kagune, leaving him dead. The Dire Ghouls gradually start to infiltrate half of the city, getting close to TLF headquarters. They were intervened by Hanbee Abara, Juuzou Suzuya, Ching Li-Hsiao and many unnamed reinforcements. However, due to the Dire Ghouls' overwhelming power, Abara was killed as both Suzuya and Hsiao is brutally injured at that state. Forced to retreat, many of the reinforcements were killed as some reached Urie's location where he and Saiko are charging the REI. Saiko informed Urie that they should leave the place and get the REI to Shouta while it is charged. However, Urie told her that it would slow down the charging speed due to its lack of energy.

### Fate of the Gods

As Shouta finally arrives at Taka's destination, Taka congratulated him for making it alive as Shouta is seen to be alone. Shouta ordered him to put an end to Ragnarök as killing millions of innocent lives will not change anything to the world. However, Taka refuses as he stated that the world has already changed. Despite Shouta's pleas to end the war, Taka proceeds to engage Shouta, as the two brutally battles across the ruined city of Tokyo.

When Shouta knocks down Taka, he got back his Conduit powers (which he had newly gained during the time of the DUP occupation). Taka reveals to him that he had won, and that he request Shouta to join forces with him despite possessing the same powers. However, Shouta refuses as he proceeds to take offense on Taka.

During their battle, Taka mocks Shouta that all of humanity is already dead as the more he fights him, the more stronger he gets. Shouta starts remembering those people who had tried to help him avenge his family's death. With Taka being overpowered, Shouta was thrown to Urie and Saiko, who kept hold of the REI. Shouta asked Urie if the REI is fully charged, he stated that the machine is still at a low percentage due to the lack of power. When Shouta asked what energy it uses, Saiko replied it uses electricty. Knowing that Shouta had possessed Electrokinesis, he request Urie to hand over the REI to him as he had an idea. At that moment, Shimura arrives to meet Shouta. Worrying on how to defeat him, Shimura told Shouta that the world is coming to an end. However, Shouta denies his opinion as the world can still be saved. Before he takes off to initiate the REI on Taka, Shouta tells Shimura to tell his family that he loves them. Knowing what he was trying to do, Shimura begged him to not do it. However, Shouta ignores him as he charges on Taka while he electrifies the REI to gain more energy for it to activate.

Upon Shouta reaching Taka, he gave out all of his electrokinetic powers on the REI. As Taka knows what Shouta is doing, he told him that initiating the REI would kill him too. However, Shouta stated to him that it will be worth it. Soon as the REI is fully charged, Shouta says his last words "Goodbye, brother" before initiating. Initiating the device, Taka was killed and Shouta was brutally injured. When the explosion occured, a yellowish-gold aurora spread through across the city which assumes to be the power of the resurrection stone. With all the Dire Ghouls slowly dying down due to the shockwave, the amount of people that were killed recently were resurrected. When Tohru leaves the hospital and out into the ruined street, she reunites with Kobayashi who is resurrected as the two kissed, while Ichika reunites with Kaneki and Touka, as well as Hide, and Hina reuniting with her brother and Hodaka.

### The Loss

Shouta was then thrown a distance from the blast, Shimura spotted him lying on the floor. At the brink of death, he begs Shouta to hold on a little longer so that TLF can arrive to rescue him, but Shouta made his final request to see the sunrise for the last time, which Shimura agrees to do so. Upon carrying Shouta to the coast, Shouta starts reminiscing those vivid moments he had with his family, especially with Tohru. Shouta thanked Shimura for everything he did as he held his hand. With his final breath, Shouta says his final words 'I'm finally free' before he dies.

Later, Shimura carries Shouta's body to the crowd of survivors and the ressurected. Soon as Shouta's family finds out that Shouta had died, Tohru, Ichika, Kobayashi and Hodaka begin to mourn for him as he is held on Tohru's arms. Tohru apologizes to Shouta for the mistakes she had made, blaming herself for causing his death.

## Aftermath

11 months after the death of Shouta, the city of Tokyo is gradually being rebuilt and TLF formed an organization called 'Phoenix', looking for any Conduits, Ghouls or any allied species to help prepare for any incoming attack. As well as Shouta's memorial is in the Hall of Heroes locating in Ward 23. Tohru visits his grave with her newborn daughter and Kobayashi. She had brought Shouta's iconic chain wrapped around her wrist. She request Kobayashi to give her a moment with Shouta. Tohru breaks down in tears stating that she is still lonely without him even though she got Kobayashi back, and that she can't do anything without him. Tohru is also deeply saddened that she is unable to marry him as she had promised. As she continues to lament, Hodaka came to visit Shouta's grave and apologizes to Tohru.

The two gradually became friends as they strive to find a way to resurrect Shouta the same way he resurrected those people that died. Shikorae, the long lost ghoul who was thought to be dead and TSC's greatest enemy, was alive as he is found underground in an unknown ward.

## Goals

Dragons, Conduits, Ghouls and TLF

* Destroy all Dire Ghouls
* Escort Shouta to Taka

Dire Ghouls

* Destroy all of the species
* Exterminate all the gods
* Transform as many humans as possible into a Dire Ghoul

## Combatants

### Japanese Government

* Japan Self-Defense Forces

* Tokyo Liberation Front
	+ Amon Koutarou
	+ Akira Mado
	+ Tohru Kobayashi
	+ Ayato Kirishima
	+ Hinami Fueguchi
	+ Kuki Urie
	+ Saiko Yonebayashi
	+ Tooru Mutsuki
	+ Ching Li Hsiao
	+ Makoto Takiya
	+ Juuzou Suzuya
	+ Hanbee Abara
	+ Numerous Unnamed TLF members

### Kaneki Faction

* Shouta Magatsuchi
* Damocles
* Naki
* Nishiki Nishou
* Ichika Kaneki
* Shuu Tsukiyama
* Hina Amano
* Makoto Shichiro
* Kurona Yasuhisa
* Elma Joui

### Legion

* Taka Jiro
* Multiple unnamed Dire Ghouls

### Gods

* Shouta Magatsuchi (After recovering his Conduit powers)
* Taka Jiro

### Independent

* Fafnir
* Ilulu
* Kanna Kamui
* Kimun Kamui
* Lucoa Quetzalcoatl
* Telne
* Chie Hori
* Kouki Shimura
* Shouta's volleyball friends

## Casualties

### Japanese Government

* 112 soldiers of the Japan Self-Defense Forces killed
* 18 Ghoul Investigators of TLF killed

### Tokyo Liberation Front

* Hanbee Abara - Killed
* Juuzou Suzuya - Heavily injured, but survived
* Ching Li Hsiao - Injured, later died in the hospital
* Tooru Mutsuki - Killed

### Legion

* Numerous Dire Ghouls - Killed after Taka is killed

### Gods

* Taka Jiro - Killed by Shouta
* Shouta - Sacrifices himself

## Resurrected

### Civilians

* Multiple civilians that were killed
* Nagi Amano

### Shouta's family

* Ken Kaneki
* Renji Yomo
* Touka Kirishima
* Kobayashi
* Hodaka Morishima
* Hideyoshi Nagachika