Beelzebub/Plot

## Past

Cursed by the Devil • Fighting the King of the Netherworld • Adamas' Betrayal • Planting the Seed

## Ragnarok

Sixth Round • Seventh Round • Eighth Round • Tenth Round

## Past

### Cursed by the Devil

When Beelzebub was born, it is said that lightning fell from the heavens and burnt everything around him to a crisp. Since his birth, Beelzebub was believed to be cursed by Satan and was regarded as "Anathema". Thus, the Gods that lived around him in the same city decided to not speak with him and not even make eye contact with him. Since no-one drew close to him, Beelzebub decided not to get close to anyone. One day, as he was feeding a unicorn, Beelzebub was approached by three angels: Lucifer, Azazel and Samael. Lucifer had heard of an interesting person in the city and came to see him. Lucifer told Beelzebub he didn't need to introduce himself as he had good instincts.

After that, Lucifer invited Beelzebub to come with them to Eden to hang out and eat the apples there. Since Beelzebub seemed unconvinced, Samael attempted to use his trivia knowledge to win Beelzebub over but he tells them to leave without him. Lucifer wondered why and Beelzebub brought up the fact that everyone said he'd been cursed by Satan. Lucifer, however, disregarded Satan as nothing but a superstition and encouraged Beelzebub to not care about what other people say.

Beelzebub told Lucifer to leave him alone but Lucifer refused to. When Beelzebub questioned why he had any concern for him, Lucifer revealed he wanted to be friends with Beelzebub.

Beelzebub pointed out how he didn't know a thing about him and Lucifer said the same thing, meaning they'd get along. Beelzebub thought Lucifer was stupid but Lucifer said he had to come see Beelzebub for himself. Samael and Azazel started getting into a fight about whether or not Azazel could defeat Satan, resulting in Azazel suddenly farting out of nowhere. This made Beelzebub chuckle and when Lucifer pointed this out, Beelzebub decided to come with them.

At Eden, Azazel and Samael picked apples out of a tree, passed them to Lucifer, who then passed them to Beelzebub. The guards soon arrived to chase them off.

As they ran, Lucifer introduced Beelzebub as their friend, which made him happy.

After they ate the apples, they went to swim in a nearby lake before going into the forest to grill some fish. When Samael got mad at Azazel for taking too many fish for himself, they stopped as they noticed Beelzebub smiling.

Beelzebub and Lucifer cheered for Azazel and Samael as they danced around the fire. Beelzebub thought about how fun this was and wished he could stay with them together like this forever.

Beelzebub then fell asleep. But because his love for his friends reached its peak, Beelzebub triggered his **Demonic Destrudo**, causing Satan to come out and gouge out the hearts of all his friends.

Beelzebub regained consciousness in the morning and found himself covered in blood. He realised it wasn't his and looked to see all of his new friends dead, with flies hovering over their corpses. Recalling how the rumor was that anyone who associated themselves with him had their hearts gnawed out by Satan, Beelzebub came to the conclusion that this was the work of Satan. From that moment on, Beelzebub swore to find Satan and get revenge. He then spent all of his time in the Library of Old Documents to try and find out everything he could about Satan, isolating himself once more.

One day, a Goddess approached Beelzebub and caught his attention by lifting his face up by his chin to look at her. The Goddess introduced herself as Lilith and offered to help Beelzebub find Satan. Beelzebub got up and started walking away, telling Lilith not to get involved with him when Lilith revealed that Lucifer was her childhood friend.

She traced his last steps and that led her to Beelzebub. She swore to stay with him to get revenge on Satan until the very end, telling Beelzebub this was an order, not a request. Lilith's forceful nature reminded Beelzebub of Lucifer and so, he let her join.

They both travelled from the outermost edges of Valhalla to the deepest pits of Helheim yet could not find anything about Satan. One night, Beelzebub was in his house, frustrated over how little progress they made before falling asleep. He then had a dream about Satan crushing the bodies of his friends, causing Beelzebub to wake up screaming.

Lilith came into his room and comforted him. Beelzebub asked her why a nice guy like Lucifer got involved with him. Lilith recounted how Lucifer was warm like the sun and found it hard to ignore lonely individuals, meaning he simply didn't want to leave Beelzebub alone.

This made Beelzebub cry about how Lucifer really was stupid before hugging Lilith and promising to avenge the three angels. Lilith reminded him that they'd do it together and Beelzebub promised to protect her, making Lilith blush. Beelzebub thanked Lilith before **Demonic Destrudo** was triggered once more, causing Beelzebub to stab his hand through Lilith's heart.

Beelzebub regained consciousness right after and realised that Satan was him. After Lilith fell to the ground, Beelzebub cradled her and apologised, to which Lilith smiled and said the time they spent together made her really happy. She said that their quest for revenge was over and that Lucifer would not be mad at him either. Lilith confessed her love for Beelzebub before leaving him with a tattoo on his chest that would prevent Beelzebub from killing himself. Lilith ordered Beelzebub to live for their sakes before dying. Beelzebub was left to cry over Lilith's corpse.

### Fighting the King of the Netherworld

Seeking retribution for what he had done, Beelzebub fled to Helheim and began picking fights with the beasts there. But because the tattoo wouldn't let him die, Beelzebub couldn't even allow others to deliberately kill him.

With no other choice, in a raggedy state, Beelzebub invaded Hades' castle and defeated all of his guards.

He then made his way into the king's chamber, where Hades was waiting for him. Hades questioned what he wanted and Beelzebub challenged him to a fight.

Hades recalled what he heard about Beelzebub, prompting the Lord of the Flies to ready his vibration blade. Hades couldn't believe Beelzebub would challenge him in such a state and wondered if he had a death wish. As Beelzebub asked for Hades to kill him again, Hades took off his eyepatch and grabbed his bident, deciding to accept Beelzebub's challenge. As the two fought, Beelzebub managed to rip part of Hades' coat and his right sleeve before being sent flying out of the chamber and against the castle walls.

As Beelzebub lay on the ground, Hades appeared before him and he called the King of Helheim strong. He then cried about how, with this, he would finally be able to die. Hades asked Beelzebub why he wanted to die so badly and Beelzebub demonstrated by trying to stab himself, only for the tattoo to hold back his arm. Beelzebub explained to Hades that this tattoo was cursing him to live and relayed his belief that Lilith did it to make him suffer. That is why Beelzebub asked for Hades to kill him. Hades called him a fool and told Beelzebub that the tattoo wasn't a curse but a prayer.

Hades instructed Beelzebub to think about how to live rather than die, which reminded Beelzebub of Lilith's last words. As Hades walked back into his castle, he told Beelzebub to give another thought to what he was bequeathed with. If Beelzebub still wanted to die after that, Hades said he'd be waiting for him anytime. Alone, Beelzebub took in the fact that the tattoo was a prayer before questioning what he should do. Crying, he asked Lilith, Lucifer, Azazel and Samael to tell him. Some time later, Beelzebub came back into Hades' chamber and Hades asked if Beelzebub still wanted to die.

Beelzebub's response to Hades' question was no, but after further questioning he revealed that he didn't want to live either. After thinking about it for a long time, Beelzebub had decided to live bitterly, wretchedly, repulsively and savagely so that he could die as horrifically as possible. He said that due to this, Hades would be unable to give him the death that he deserved. He said he decided that this would be his atonement for killing those close to him. Hades was initially stunned before he started laughing. He called Beelzebub bothersome before throwing a small skull at him. Beelzebub caught the skull and a staff extended out the bottom of it. Hades revealed it was the **Staff of Apomyius**. He was holding onto it and planned to give it to Beelzebub as it suited the Lord of the Flies' particular ability. With the new weapon, Hades noted Beelzebub wouldn't go down so easily before promising to see to Beelzebub's continued suffering and savage demise.

Beelzebub asked Hades why he had any concern about him and Hades told Beelzebub that he had some younger brothers that could be quite bothersome. Just as he was missing them, Beelzebub appeared and he turned out to be quite bothersome too.

Retracting the Staff of Apomyius, Beelzebub began to leave when he told Hades that he could be quite the bothersome God himself, leaving Hades to wonder how.

### Adamas' Betrayal

After Adamas' failed attempt to seize power by overthrowing Zeus, Beelzebub, on Hades' request, had Adamas (who mortally wounded by Poseidon) brought to Hermes and saved his life, transforming him into a cyborg.

### Planting the Seed

Many years previous, Hajun self-destructed due to too much power contained in his body after causing the destruction of half of the Netherworld. After this, Beelzebub managed to obtain a residue of Hajun's remains, which he cultivated through some unknown method, formed it into a seed, and later implanted the seed into a younger Zerofuku's head, which turned into a pair of horns.

## Ragnarok

Following the proclamation of Ragnarok, the challenge between Gods and Humans for the salvation of Humanity, Beelzebub was included among the 13 fighters of the Gods.

### Sixth Round

In the middle of the sixth round, after he found happiness, Zerofuku suddenly transformed into the Demon Lord of the Sixth Heaven, Hajun. When Beelzebub saw this in his laboratory located in the Valhalla Arena, he noted to himself that this was the result of what he did. He then recited a legend regarding Hajun to himself.

As Hajun began overwhelming Buddha, Beelzebub sipped some coffee and noted that this is what happens when the soil is good, referencing how Zerofuku's body was perfect for cultivating Hajun. Buddha's hatred for Hajun resulted in him being able to summon the **Fifth Realm, Preta Realm: Holy Kannon – Salakayas**. With this weapon, Buddha almost took off Hajun's left arm. To stop himself from shaking in fear, Hajun took off his left arm and fashioned it into a blade. He then used **Blaze of Glory** to destroy **Salakayas** and Buddha's Six Realms Staff as a whole. Upon seeing this, Beelzebub cut out a piece of a pear and ate it, pleased with the results of his experiment.

After Buddha performed Völundr with Zerofuku's Misery Cleaver to create the Great Nirvana Sword – Zero, Beelzebub was shown to be looking at it with interest.

Ultimately, the sixth round ended with Buddha's victory. After it was finished, disappointed over what happened to Hajun, Beelzebub began burning all of his documents related to his experiments with Hajun. At that moment, Odin came in and said he knew that Hajun was Beelzebub's doing. Beelzebub ignored him and kept burning his documents. Huginn & Muninn told him off for not paying attention before Odin revealed he'd been waiting for Ragnarok for a long time and would not allow anyone to disturb it. Beelzebub repeated what Odin said and called it intriguing, much to Odin's frustration.

### Seventh Round

Believing that Hades would win the seventh round against Qin Shi Huang without any doubt, Beelzebub didn't bother to watch the majority of the match. Instead, he used this time by working on creating a different monster.

At the same time as Hades charged at Qin Shi Huang and spun his bident around to block his air bullets, Beelzebub sat in front of a large test tube that contained a large white monster. It began banging against the glass before breaking out. As Beelzebub stayed silent, the monster fashioned its arm into a blade before slashing at Beelzebub. With his vibration blade, Beelzebub easily cut off the monster's arm and was disappointed in how weak it was. Scared, the monster tried to flee but then Adamas, now called *Adamantine*, appeared and destroyed the monster. After Adamantine confirmed his body was working fine, Beelzebub said that was good since Hades would get mad at him if it wasn't.

Adamantine questioned why Beelzebub went so far as to recreate a legendary being like Hajun and Beelzebub admitted all he wanted was to make something that could kill him.

Adamantine was unnerved by Beelzebub's creepy smile and tried lightening the mood by saying Beelzebub was such a downer because he had no friends. Beelzebub fired back by saying that Adamantine had no friends either.

Adamantine then wondered if Beelzebub was going to watch the match or not and Beelzebub relayed how he thought it was preposterous to think Hades would lose. Adamantine was happy Beelzebub felt the same as him and patted Beelzebub's back, Adamantine said that Hades wouldn't lose since he was the eldest of the four brothers. After Adamantine left to watch the rest of the match with the other Greek Gods, Beelzebub continued working before he witnessed Qin Shi Huang deal the finishing blow on Hades. Beelzebub couldn't believe it and this sowed a desire to erase Humanity within him. Beelzebub then left his laboratory and found Adamantine about to kill Brunhilde, who wouldn't give up the location of where Qin Shi Huang was recuperating. Beelzebub cut off his right hand as he attacked. He explained that if Brunhilde died, Ragnarok would be over and that would lead to him being deprived of his enjoyment.

Adamantine didn't care about Beelzebub's "enjoyment" and the two seemed as though they would fight then and there, when Beelzebub questioned if Adamantine would really belittle the dignity of the Gods that Hades showed in his fight. This deterred Adamantine from killing Qin Shi Huang and Brunhilde, until Ragnarok was over.

As he picked up Adamantine's severed hand, Beelzebub was thanked by Brunhilde, but Beelzebub warned her to be careful since he doubted it was just him and Adamantine who want to wipe out all of Humanity and were finding it hard to keep that urge under control.

### Eighth Round

While the arena was under construction in preparation for the eighth round, Beelzebub came into Hermes' room and sat in a chair, listening to the tune Hermes was playing.

After Hermes was done, Beelzebub clapped for his performance and guessed that was his requiem for Hades. After Hermes noted that his requiems were all that he could offer to the fine men that have fought so far, he asked Beelzebub why he came to his room. As he held the skull in his hand, Beelzebub revealed he wanted Hermes to tell Zeus something. As he extended the Staff of Apomyius, Beelzebub stood up and volunteered to fight in the eighth round.

For the eighth round, Beelzebub's opponent was Nikola Tesla, Human History's One and Only Sorcerer. After they entered the arena and the match started, Tesla immediately began observing Beelzebub.

He concluded Beelzebub looked far different from what the references all said and hoped this match would make for some wonderful research material. However, Beelzebub said this match would end with Tesla being destroyed, nothing more.

Tesla refuted that and claimed that Humanity would never stop creating or progressing since destruction was the abandonment of creation. Beelzebub questioned why any of that mattered before deciding to get to the killing. Beelzebub applies **Palmyra: Beat of the Devil's Wings** to the Staff of Apomyius, causing the ground that's touching the staff to crack. The crack extends towards Tesla and he dodges it, as the crack heads towards a pillar and destroys it. Everyone initially believed it was magic but Tesla insisted it was science, figuring out Beelzebub's ability was vibration. With the offensive vibrations of his right hand, Beelzebub leapt forward and slashed. Tesla just about moved back in time but the attack cut through the abdomen of his Völundr, **Super Automaton β**.

Tesla was amazed by Beelzebub's abilities, calling the works of the gods truly magnificent. This elicited no response from Beelzebub. Nikola then charged at the god, imbuing his armour with electricity as he tried to punch Beelzebub. The Lord of the Flies narrowly avoided the attack, as Tesla went on the offensive, delivering a series of fast punches all imbued with electrical energy, otherwise known as the **Plasma Pulse Punch**, or PPP. This barrage was completely avoided by Beelzebub, who was able to dodge all the attacks. Tesla then changed his strategy, trying for a punch, which Beelzebub dodged. However, the god realised Tesla was not releasing any energy from his attack, and Tesla was able to land a hit on the god with **Plasma Pulse Jet Punch**.

However, the attack did no damage to Beelzebub, who used his left hand's defensive ability through his staff: **Sorath Samekh: Gates of Hell**. Beelzebub remarked that if the attack was all Tesla had then he was dead, switching his staff to his right hand and using **Sorath Vav: Fallen Angel of Gluttony**, swining his staff down in a destructive arc. Nikola Tesla intercepted this attack with **Plasma Pulse Punch Twin**, but was unable to neutralize it and was hit by the attack, leaving numerous wounds and damaging his Völundr. Beelzebub, disappointed in Tesla's abilities, remarked that he wouldn't do, deeming him too weak to kill him.

However, Nikola simply beamed with joy, pointing out the capabilities of Beelzebub's staff and asking if he could borrow it for study. Beelzebub was not amused and stated he would not play along with the scientist's whims and fancies, preparing to kill him. Before he could, Tesla interrupted him, saying that he was getting too arrogant. The scientist then said it was ready, and created a massive cage of electricity around the two, known as the **Gematria Zone: Prison of the Gods**. Tesla began to float, stating that in the 9.63m by 9.63m world, Beelzebub was no god, he was.

Tesla then burst forward using **Zero Max**, forcing Beelzebub to use **Sorath Samekh** to defend himself. However, it wasn't enough, as a gash formed on his left shoulder. Tesla then quickly maneuvered around Beelzebub, using his immense speed to trip him up. Tesla then landed another punch, which Beelzebub was again unable to fully block, resulting in more injuries. The Lord of the Flies then used his right hand to slash at Tesla, who dodged, then trust his staff with both hands towards the human, trying to use **Sorath Vav** again. Before he could, Tesla dodged in the same awkward position, turning it into a spinning motion and attacking Beelzebub with **Plasma Pulse Punch Surprise**.

The impact yet again was too much for Beelzebub to block with **Sorath Samekh**, causing him to cough blood as he was sent back. Tesla dubbed his high speed movement as **Tesla Step**.

Nikola used his speed to try and land another attack on the god, but Beelzebub was able to completely negate the attack with his staff.

Preparing to attack once again, Beelzebub stated that the previous attack would be the last time Tesla would hit him, but Tesla disagreed. He crossed his arms as energy built up around him and disappeared, reappearing behind Beelzebub and landing a powerful **Plasma Pulse Punch**, resulting in an enormous explosion.

Despite being able to get his left hand up, Beelzebub took a heavy amount of damage, the attack tearing off all clothing on his upper half and sending him crashing to the ground.

Getting to his feet, Beelzebub stated that there were three conditions that needed to be met for Tesla to teleport. He said that the first was that Tesla needed time, citing his hesitance to aggressively attack him, instead focusing on preserving distance.

He surmised that the second one was that Tesla could only do it over a certain distance, saying that the **Tesla Steps** were not just wasteful motions, they were a way to get Beelzebub into the perfect position. Beelzebub then stated that the third condition was that Tesla could only teleport a limited number of times, as one of the coils attached to Tesla's **Super Automaton β** broke apart.

Tesla is ecstatic that Beelzebub was able to figure his technique out, further expanding on his **Tesla Warp** by saying that it could only be performed inside the **Gematria Zone** and that his barrage of punches were to amass Tesla particles. Beelzebub notes that the electricity flying off Tesla's fists was to amass particles in that area.

Tesla concurs with, saying that he synchronized the particles around them with his coil and 'flew'. He then stated that it took 63 seconds for the ability to work, leading Beelzebub to ask why he would give away something like that. Tesla then stated his philosophy that science and humanity had only progressed because they shared their strengths and weaknesses freely, and that with-holding information was a crime in and of itself. Beelzebub smiled as he got to his feet, stating that humans talked too much, before coughing blood. The pain he felt reminded him of his fight against Hades, as he remembered the Lord of the Netherworld's words.

He noted that Hades' bothersome personality caused Beelzebub himself to become an even more bothersome person as he blocked Tesla's attacks. He tried to hit Tesla, but he dodged. Beelzebub used the distance to place both hands on the skull on his staff, coming to the conclusion that humanity must be annihilated due to Hades' death. The eyes on the skull began to glow as Tesla tried to punch Beelzebub. The god was knocked back, but the skull continued to glow as he poured his power into it, using the vibrations of both his left and right hand. Beelzebub's body swelled up and the energy created a giant black orb around the fighters, which then burst in a massive explosion, destroying the **Gematria Zone** in the process.

The attack, known as **The Original Sin of the Underworld No. 0: Chaos**, gouged out the arena floor, severely wounding both Tesla and Beelzebub. Beelzebub noted his surprise over Tesla's survival, as another coil from Tesla's armour broke, as he used it to reduce the damage caused by the attack. The Lord of the Flies acknowledged Tesla as amazing and prepared to end him, but Tesla simply stated that humanity had no end. Creating the **Gematria Zone** again, Tesla utilized **Tesla Step** to blitz Beelzebub with more electrified punches, forcing the god onto the defensive again. Beelzebub struggled to block Tesla's attacks due to the damage his body had sustained after using **Chaos**, but was able to cut Tesla with his right hand after stopping one of his attacks. Tesla tried to speed away, but the damage to the ground rendered **Tesla Step** useless. Nikola pointed out that Beelzebub's body had taken a lot of damage due to his techniques, to which Beelzebub rebuked him, saying that it didn't matter, and it's all to kill Tesla.

He rapidly thrusted his staff as his body began to get damaged further. Tesla asw barely able to avoid the strikes. Suddenly, Lilith's tattoo began to spread over his body, trying to stop him from killing himself. He urged her not to stop him, reasoning that he wasn't throwing his life away, that this time he was offering up his life for a higher purpose, that he was fighting to survive. The tattoo receded, allowing Beelzebub to use **Sorath Tau: Prayer of Darkness**, using the vibrations to amplify each other and creating a barrage of staff thrusts, the ensuing explosion causing further damage to Tesla.

The scientist exclaimed in joy, dubbing Beelzebub's attacks as incredible and calling them perfect material for his research. He used the power from the final coil to cloak himself in electricity. He then launched a barrage of punches, all imbued with the energy from his coil, an attack called **Plasma Pulse Punch Mobius**. The attack forced Beelzebub to once again use **Sorath Samekh**, trying his hardest to block the unrelenting attacks as his body got scarred and bled due to the strain. The two fighters continued their battle of attrition, as Tesla kept up his barrage and Beelzebub used both of his hands on his staff to defend himself. Eventually, Tesla staggered, Beelzebub's **Chaos** attack causing his insides to have become scrambled.

He tried for another punch, but Beelzebub deflected it and raised his right arm, planning on using a vibration blade. However, Tesla rebalanced himself and prepared to use **Plasma Pulse Punch Jet**, yet again forcing Beelzebub to defend himself with **Sorath Samekh**. Just before his fist was about to connect with the god's shield, Tesla's arm disappeared in a splatter of blood. Beelzebub realised that Tesla used **Tesla Warp** on only his right arm, causing it to teleport behind the god. Tesla then used his left arm to punch Beelzebub at the same time, using the pincer attack: **Plasma Pulse Punch Cross**. Before the attack could connect, Beelzebub used his left arm and staff to block the right arm and change it's course, while narrowly dodging Tesla's left arm and stabbing him through the heart with **Sorath Reish: Satan's Horns**. Defeated, Tesla's last coil disintegrated as he admitted that his last attacked turned out to be folly due to his naivety, despite him thinking it would win him the fight.

Beelzebub disagreed with his assertion, stating that he merely trusted Tesla, and that a man so smart would not reduce the fight into one of strength alone.

Due to this, Beelzebub was able to figure out that Tesla was going to trick him. Tesla began to disintegrate but remained hopeful, as he died, Beelzebub walked out of the arena, lamenting that Hades had gotten in his way once again. As the gods cheered Beelzebub on for the first time and compliment him, Beelzebub noted that at the end of the day there wasn't much difference between the gods, humans and himself. As he stumbled and leaned on the wall for support, he wondered what Hades would think.