Adam/Plot

## Past

### Expelled From the Garden

Originally a creation of the Gods, Adam lived in the idyllic Garden of Eden. His wife was Eve, a woman accused of eating fruit from the Tree of Knowledge.

Adam was informed by two birds that the Serpent had framed Eve after his attempt to rape her failed. Knowing that the Gods were unfair to mortals, Adam fought his way into Heaven's Court, displaying his loyalty to his wife whilst defiantly showcasing his contempt for the gods and their unjust trial. Barging in on the procession unannounced, he began eating several of the apples from the Tree of Knowledge and instantly spitting them out in front of all gods present.

Adam ignored the Serpent and comforted Eve instead. He stated that if she were to be banished he would follow and be cast down alongside her.

The Serpent, now threatening Adam, demanded to know if he was truly foolish enough to believe he could defy the Gods. Adam, for the first time, acknowledged the Serpent's presence, but was more concerned over the fact that The Serpent had made Eve cry. The Serpent transformed and lunged at Adam. Activating his **Divine Reflection**, Adam copied and countered the Serpent's claw attack in an instant. Eve, now apologetic, believed that Adam had killed The Serpent out of necessity for her.

Adam dismissed this notion claiming that what he'd done was for both of them. Extending a hand to the grateful Eve he told his wife that they would leave for Earth and instead make a paradise of their own. Leaving Eden for good, both Adam and Eve proceeded to make a life for themselves on Earth producing initially two children, Cain and Abel, and later becoming the progenitors of all mankind.

## Ragnarok

Countless years after his death, all of the Gods decided to end all of Humanity, but Brunhilde points out a clause known as Ragnarok which gives Humanity a fighting chance. All of the Gods rejected the idea until Brunhilde insulted their pride as they agreed. Adam was one of the peak Human warriors selected to participate and fight against the Gods in Ragnarok.

### Second Round

After the end of the first round, Adam was chosen by Brunhilde to fight in the second round as her trump card against the gods. When he was introduced to the audience, every female in attendance of the match, be they human or god, universally found him to be an attractive male. Most of the audience doubted that Adam is a peak human fighter, and some of the gods who didn't know Adam's true strength looked at him with disdain and amusement.

After Zeus's entrance, he began to extremely enhance his muscles and became bigger and taller than Adam. He asked him to do a Völundr, as without it he'd stand no chance. Adam said that his Völundr was already here, as Reginleif made her appearance on a flying Pegasus. She performed Volund with Adam as she jumped off the pegasus and transformed into Knuckle Duster on his right hand. Both Adam and Zeus expressed joy in Reginleif's choice of weapon.

Adam casually asked for Zeus' weapon, but the Godfather of the Cosmos said he'd be fighting barehanded. He boasted and warmed up, kissing his fist. Adam told Zeus that he'd regret his overconfidence, but Zeus brushed off the warning.

Zeus suddenly started off his attack against Adam with **Meteor Jab**, but Adam used **Divine Reflection** to look at Zeus' movements and dodged the attack. Zeus punched faster and faster, with Adam avoiding every strike with ease. Zeus then used **Divine Axe**, a powerful roundhouse kick, to cut Adam in half, but Adam still dodged the attack by jumping and performing a front flip.

Zeus stated that Adam couldn't run away forever, and Adam responded by attacking Zeus with the same moves he'd used on him, surprising Zeus and leaving him with some minor bruises. He finished the attack off with the same **Divine Axe** Zeus had used, injuring his leg. Zeus remarked that Adam was good, and started to perform odd looking footwork.

He then proceeded to attempt a lightning fast kick on Adam, but he dodged it and started to perform similar footwork.

Adam performed the same kick, landing a clean hit on Zeus' head and sending him flying into the wall. Zeus, got to his feet, as Adam apologized for having to fight him. This enraged and excited Zeus in equal amounts, as he bulked up even more, screaming about how happy he was. Zeus then prepared his most devastating blow yet, daring Adam to dodge it. The move was one that he'd picked up from his father, as it was the only attack Kronos had landed during Titanomachy.

Zeus threw the attack, a punch so fast it broke through the boundaries of time, aptly named **The Fist That Surpassed Time**. Time froze as Zeus approached Adam, about to connect with the attack. Zeus failed however, as Adam used **Divine Reflection** to hit Zeus with an equally powerful punch. Adam smiled wickedly as he thanked Zeus for the move. The blow broke Zeus' neck, turning his head as he collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Adam reiterated his statement, telling Zeus that he'd warned him that this would happen. Just as Heimdall was about to announce the winner of their match as Adam, Zeus got to his feet and shut Heimdall's mouth with two fingers and turned his head back around. Adam sarcastically told Zeus not to push himself too hard. Zeus' interest towards Adam became piqued as he asked Adam's reason for fighting. He said that he felt no hatred coming from Adam. Adam replied that everyone assumed he was here due to hatred or revenge, but in truth he didn't need any of that.

He said that there was no reason, and a man doesn't need a reason to protect his own children. Zeus admitted that he'd underestimated Adam, and that he was in fact very powerful. He reluctantly decided to bring out his trump card. The leader of the Greeks proceeded to squish and compress all of his muscles, screaming in agony. Eventually a cloud of smoke erupted from his form and out emerged his final form: **Adamas**. Zeus' final form intimidated the audience of humans and gods, causing Adam to subconsciously put his guard up.

Zeus immediately charged in with his ultimate attack: **True God's Right**. Adam used his eyes yet again and reflected it, landing a punch on Zeus. Without faltering, Zeus went in for another punch, getting another punch for his troubles. Zeus continued to try and connect punch after punch, but Adam reflected each and every one of them. Eventually, Adam's body faltered as he had a nosebleed, his constant use of **Divine Reflection** causing his body to overheat.

Zeus continued punching and Adam continued reflecting, as Zeus' body started to give his well, becoming mangled and mutilated. The two continued swinging, Adam managing to avoid every attack and hitting Zeus back with the same force. Adam landed another huge blow, finally drawing blood from Zeus, but a drop of blood landed right on his eye. The drop of blood coupled with the overuse of his eyes caused his body to fail him and his eyes to stop working.

Adam stumbled back, now blind. Before he could do much more, Zeus punched him in the face, finally landing a hit on Adam. Zeus continued to pummel the life out of the original man, landing every punch and kick, while all Adam could do was guard.

The humans in the audience screamed for Adam to stop as babies could be heard crying. Adam heard the baby, assuring the child that he would protect them and all humans if anyone tried to hurt them. He was interrupted as a punch from Zeus sent him reeling. Instead of going down, Adam instead grabbed Zeus' hair, refusing to die. The two combatants then proceeded to attack each other relentlessly. Adam and Zeus hit each other with everything they had, until Adam finally landed the definitive punch, sending Zeus to his knees.

The god's final form dissipated, as his body was now an injured, shriveled husk. Zeus pronounced that the fight was over, as he had been defeated, but Adam had died standing on his feet. As Heimdall announced his death, Zeus remarked that Adam had died a while ago, but had continued to fight, refusing to fall. He complimented Adam, and said that if it were a contest of endurance, he would have surely won. Heimdall announced Zeus as the winner of Round 2, as Adam and Reginleif died, their souls erased from history.

### Legacy

After Adam's death, all of humanity stood tall, carrying his legacy - the power to rebel against the gods and the force of will required to do so. Adam moved the hearts of both mortals and gods alike. Zeus began to respect Adam as a warrior and praised him for having endurance greater than his.

Shortly after the fourth match ended, a portrait of Adam was seen among portraits of Lü Bu and Heracles in Brunhilde's private shrine. Later Brunhilde also adds that of Raiden Tameemon.

Right after the end of the fifth match, Brunhilde quotes Adam's words about how one does not need a reason to protect what's dear to them when Göll asks her in tears why she goes that far to save humanity, even to the point of putting the lives of their sisters in danger.

It's revealed, at the end of the seventh round, that Hermes composed a requiem for each of the fallen participants of Ragnarok with Adam amongst them.

Another picture of Adam also appears in a, seemingly updated, shrine that Brunhilde visits after Round 8. In it, he represents "love".

## References

1. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 4 (Page 26 - 27).