Chapter 50

## Chapter Chronology

**A Dark Cloud Hangs** is the 50th chapter of the "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*" manga series.

## Summary

As dark and stormy clouds form over the arena, Buddha glares at Hajun. Trembling, Göll questions what Hajun is and Brunhilde falls to her knees, exclaiming she doesn't know, much to Göll's surprise. Buddha nervously questions what happened to Zerofuku and Hajun simply states that Zerofuku is no longer in this world before introducing himself. Buddha asks him what he wants and what he even is. Hajun admits he doesn't exactly know but all he wants to do right now, is test out these powers of his. Watching, Loki asks Odin what the heck Hajun is but Odin remains silent. As Zeus stares at Hajun in confusion, Ares asks Hermes if Hajun is a God, only for Hermes to admit that he has no idea what Hajun is, much to Ares' shock.

Someone begins walking towards the Greek Gods, revealing that Hajun is no God. With eyes widened, Ares questions what *he* is doing here. That someone tells Ares that is his seat and he immediately stands up. Hades then sits down. Hermes greets Hades before wondering why he came up to Valhalla.

Hades reveals he heard about Poseidon's death and expresses mild shock that Poseidon actually lost. Zeus interrupts him, asserting that they don't talk about that around here anymore. He mentions how Hades said Hajun wasn't a God and questions what he knows. After telling his younger brother to calm down, Hades reveals that Hajun is a legendary berserker, spoken of in Helheim since ancient times, much to Ares' fright at the mention of Helheim. Across all mythologies, there is often the theme of a three-layered world. The world where the Gods and the souls of the dead dwell – Valhalla. The world which Humans and animals live on – Midgard. And the third, where unearthly things prowl, is known as Helheim (though it is also known by other names, such as Hell, the Netherworld and Ne-no-Kuni).

Hades recalls how there is a certain legend in Helheim: "At white light and black shadow's blending, the horns of the Netherworld shall awaken and eternal darkness will be born". Otherwise known as the Demon Lord of the Sixth Heaven, Hajun. Considering it involves Helheim, Hermes guesses that Hades must have something to do with this. Though he is the ruler of Helheim, Hades admits this is his first time seeing Hajun and begins to question how a meager God from Valhalla managed to become the legendary Hajun. As Buddha holds up **Akshaya**, Hajun apologizes and spawns a blade from his right arm, claiming he may end up finishing this in an instant.

Hajun brings his blade down and Buddha just about blocks it, much to Hajun's blank-faced surprise. The two begin exchanging vicious blows. Göll notes how insane Hajun's speed is before saying that Buddha should have no problem keeping up with his future-vision. However, Brunhilde guesses that Buddha can't see any light from Hajun's soul right now, only darkness.

She elaborates, explaining how Buddha's **Pure Enlightenment Eighth Consciousness** is able to see the fluctuations of the soul. Whenever a person decides on a course of action, like pouring themselves a drink, their soul moves before their body. By seeing the light of the soul, Buddha is able to know what move that being is going to do next. Meaning, with there being no light in Hajun's soul and only darkness, Buddha can't see Hajun's soul and thus, cannot predict what moves he'll make next. As Hajun nicks Buddha's left arm, Heimdall shouts that Hajun is unleashing a flurry of vicious blows.

Hajun suddenly curves the blade coming out of his arm and attacks from above. Buddha just manages to block it before kicking off of Hajun's body to create some distance. Impressed by Buddha, Hajun decides to fight at maximum output.

The curved blade then begins twisting all around Hajun's arm before spinning at a high velocity to create the **Heaven-Piercing Demon Drill**, as Hajun says this is divine retribution. Buddha, in fright, just about manages to summon **Ahimsa** and Hajun's attack collides with Buddha's shield. The shockwave resounds around the entire arena. As he stops spinning the blade and looks at the blood on its tip, Hajun observes how his **Heaven-Piercing Demon Drill** completely busted through **Ahimsa** and gouged out Buddha's left eye. Smirking, Hajun mocks Buddha.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Buddha
* Hajun
* Göll
* Brunhilde
* Loki
* Huginn & Muninn (No lines)
* Odin (No lines)
* Ares
* Zeus
* Hermes
* Hades
* Confucius (No lines)
* Socrates (No lines)
* Jesus (No lines)