Chapter 5

## Chapter Chronology

**Coup de Grace** is the 5th chapter of the "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*" manga series.

## Summary

As Göll exclaims that the Einherjar are Humanity's champions, Hermes receives the finalized roster and shows it to Zeus. Looking at the list with intrigue, Zeus says that he'll be able to enjoy this more than he initially thought. Meanwhile, Heimdall announces that, with Thor finally getting serious, the conclusion to Round 1 may be coming soon. Lü Bu's soldiers are shocked that Thor wasn't serious before and Shiva expresses his interest in wanting to see Thor go all-out.

The Gods eagerly wait in anticipation as this will even be their first time seeing Thor go all-out. After asking Lü Bu not to die so quickly, Thor flings **Mjolnir** at him, much to everyone's surprise. The prose of Edda recounts how Thor would throw **Mjolnir** at the heads of the Jötunn, crushing their skulls. Supposedly, it has never once missed its mark.

Shockingly, Lü Bu managed to dodge by narrowly bending back halfway, resulting in the hammer searing his skin rather than crushing it. **Mjolnir** continues going out of the arena and Lü Bu gets back up, charging at Thor promptly after. However, **Mjolnir** begins coming back and Heimdall wonders if this spells the end for Lü Bu.

Noticing, Lü Bu jumps up and scrapes the tip of his **Sky Piercer** along **Mjolnir** to dodge it and letting it go towards Thor. The Thunder Berserker catches his Divine Weapon and it's revealed that there is more to Thor throwing **Mjolnir** than is mentioned in Edda. After Thor throws **Mjolnir**, it will come back to him so that Thor can catch it, in order to take advantage of the velocity and centrifugal force it built up, to unleash the ultimate killing blow.

As Thor lifts **Mjolnir** up, Huginn & Muninn reveal that Thor has only used this move once before – when he killed the great serpent, Jörmungandr: **Geirröd**. At that moment, Thor would display his finest smile and Lü Bu met it with his worst. The attack connects and Red Hare suddenly grows unrestful. The smoke clears to reveal that Lü Bu has seemingly defended against **Geirröd** with his **Sky Piercer**. Huginn & Muninn question how since that blow was powerful enough to kill Jörmungandr and Göll yells at Lü Bu to quit making her sister do all the heavy lifting, only for her and everyone else to see that the force of the attack caused the bones of Lü Bu's legs to snap.

Chen Gong, distressed, calls out for Lü Bu and the Flying General pushes Thor back before being forced to go on his knees. Sadistically smiling, Zeus tells Hermes it's wonderful seeing men die before admitting Lü Bu has shown them something special, taking Thor's might head-on. Still, this fight is over.

Chen Gong begins crying over how Lü Bu is going to die before him again and Göll yells for Randgriz to run away. However, Brunhilde tells Göll not to give up hope and to the surprise of many, Red Hare charges into the arena. As Red Hare licks Lü Bu's wounds, Chen Gong slaps himself, affirming they're not giving up here. Zhang Fei yells at Lü Bu to get back up, questioning why the supposedly strongest man in history is just lying down. As other Humans also encourage him to get back up, Shiva calls them cruel for doing so, since Lü Bu can't even stand. But, as the crowd all cheer for him, with sheer willpower, Lü Bu forces himself to stand on his feet. Thor is delighted, uncharacteristically laughing at the sight. As Lü Bu mounts Red Hare, Zhang Fei claims the two were made for each other. Liu Bei wonders how Guan Yu feels, being a fellow rider of Red Hare. Guan Yu simply states that the back of Red Hare is best suited for Lü Bu.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Göll
* Brunhilde
* Zeus
* Hermes
* Heimdall
* Lü Bu
* Thor
* Aphrodite (No lines)
* Shiva
* Forseti (No lines)
* Odin (No lines)
* Huginn & Muninn
* Liu Bei
* Zhang Fei
* Guan Yu
* Chen Gong
* Red Hare