Episode 8

## Grace Abounding

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## Episode Chronology

**Grace Abounding** is the 8th episode of the "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*" anime.

## Synopsis

Zeus has transformed into his final most powerful form, but after the beating he’s suffered, he may not last much longer in the fight.

## Plot

In Adamas form, Zeus can stay for about 12-13 minutes, but due to the damage he took, Hermes believes he can maintain the form for about 5 minutes. Zeus secret technique is collection of energy by compressing his muscles and releasing it in his fist with every ounce of speed.

Zeus uses God's True Right, but Adam copies it and hits him with it. Zeus continues to throw punches, and Adam continues to copy and hits him back. Suddenly Adam starts to bleed. Brunhilde realizes he is overheating from copying the endless amount of Zeus's punches, and wonders if Zeus is even realizing it. Loki has figured it as well and knows Adam is reaching his limit, however he states that Zeus's body is also reaching his limit and he is overheating as well.

Everyone felt amazed by their fight and ended up getting on their feet without realizing.

As their fight continues, Adam is the first to realize what will happen. Blood from Zeus falls on his eye, breaking his vision and causing him to bleed from his nose, eyes and ear. Adam then takes his first hit from Zeus. Adam becomes blind and takes a defense position, taking hit after hit from Zeus. Seeing what is happening, mankind starts to asks Adam to just give up or the fight to be stopped.

Adam hears a baby cry and states that as father of all, he will protect him from the scary things. As he takes another hit from Zeus, he manages to grab him by the head, making everyone realize that Adam took all those blows so that he can grab Zeus. Holding each other's head, Adam and Zeus release blow after blow on each other. Eventually Adam punches Zeus and he falls on his knees. His Adamas form is undone and that shocks everyone.

Zeus states its over and mankind starts to celebrate. However, as they look at Adam, they see he is standing up smiling, but is dead. Zeus states that before he crumbled to the ground, Adam had already died, but have never surrended and even in death, he kept throwing punches. Zeus congratulates Adam and states that if it was a contest of endurance, he would have won. As his and Reginleif's souls shatter, Heimdall announces Zeus as the winner.

All humanity stood tall as he left great inheritance for his children, the power to rebel against the gods and the unprecedented confidence to do so.

Göll rushes to Brunhilde wondering why Reginleif died when the brass knuckle was untouched. Hrist, the second of the Valkyries, explains that Völundr isn't just transforming yourself into a weapon, but you become one and fight and die together. As she hugs to comfort Göll, she ends up using more strength as her second personality kicks in. Angry Hrist swears to make the gods pay.

Angry for loosing her trump card, Adam, Brunhilde stuffs herself with special salmiak licorice pies. Brunhilde comments they can't loose the next fight. She receives a message and sees the next fighter for the gods is Poseidon. Being the older brother of Zeus, Göll is afraid Poseidon will be quite brutal and thinks the gods want to end this with seven straight wins. In a gentle way, Brunhilde tells Göll to stop talking, which scares her. While wondering who would go against Poseidon, an elderly Kojiro Sasaki appears and states he will go.

Göll wonders if he is really Kojiro Sasaki as he is quite old and the souls summoned to Ragnarok take their strongest form regardless of their age at death. Brunhilde wonders the same and as she gets up, she accidentally pushes the milk of the table. Using his blade, Kojiro captures all the spilled milk and drinks it. Seeing that Brunhilde realizes he is the real deal. Kojiro explains that he died 400 years ago, but never stopped honing his skills and his evolution still haven't ended, making it his golden age.

## Characters

* Ares
* Hermes
* Shiva
* Adam
* Zeus
* Brunhilde
* Odin (No lines)
* Aphrodite
* Eve
* Abel
* Cain
* Göll
* Brunhilde
* Heimdall
* Loki
* Huginn & Muninn
* Hrist
* Kojiro Sasaki

## Differences in Adaptations

* Göll didn't trip on her way to meet Brunhilde.
* Hrist tells Göll to be ready when her turn comes to perform a Völundr. No such dialogue exist on the manga.