Hades/Plot

## Past

Gigantomachy • Fighting the Cursed God • Adamas' Betrayal

## Past

### Gigantomachy

Following the events of the Titanomachy, Zeus inherited the throne from Kronos and became the new Chief God of the Greek Pantheon, despite being the youngest son. Unable to accept that, the Primordial Goddess, Gaia, led the Giants against the Greek Gods. This conflict would be known as the Gigantomachy.

While the Greek Gods fought against the Giants with all they had, Hades attended a meeting with his brothers, Ares and Hermes. Hermes reported that things weren't looking good and Adamas mockingly asked Zeus what he was going to do, now that he was their Chief God. Both Hades and Poseidon stayed silent. Zeus decided the only thing to do was to pummel the enemy with all their being and headed off for battle. The rest all left through their own exits and Hades sighed after hearing Adamas grumble about Zeus pushing his luck.

As soon as he went through his exit, Hades encountered one of his soldiers and asked what was wrong. The soldier reported to Hades that the Titans, who were subordinates of Kronos, have escaped Tartarus and are planning to invade from Helheim. Poseidon, still around, asked Hades if something was wrong but Hades walked off, assuring his brother he doesn't need to mind.

While the rest of his brothers fought against the Giants, Hades went down into Helheim and confronted the Titans alone. He then fought against them all by himself and was forced to use his trump card. Eventually, after many Titans were slain, the rest retreated and Hades was left sitting atop a broken column, whistling while covered in blood. Soon after, Poseidon arrived and witnessed the bloody scene for himself. Hades assumed Poseidon coming down here means they won the Gigantomachy. Poseidon criticised Hades for being so reckless and going off on his own to face the Titans, leaving his soldiers with them.

Hades insisted that he only did what was right as the elder brother by watching over his brothers' backs. Poseidon brought up that he could've been defeated but Hades said he won't be.

Hades vowed to Poseidon that he will never lose to anyone as the elder brother. Hades then fell back and admitted he may have been a bit too reckless this time around. Scoffing, Poseidon said Hades would hear no thanks from him. He then extended his hand out and called Hades "Brother". That surprised the King of the Netherworld and as he took Poseidon's hand, Hades noted that was the first time Poseidon ever called him his brother.

### Fighting the Cursed God

One day, as he read a book in the king's chamber of his castle, Hades noticed that someone invaded and took out all of his guards. That someone then entered the chamber and Hades remarked on how the intruder being here didn't seem accidental. After putting his book down, Hades identified the intruder as Lord of the Flies, Beelzebub, and questioned him as to what he wanted.

Beelzebub challenged Hades to a fight and Hades recalled hearing a rumor about a reckless fool who fell from Heaven, picking fights with the beasts of Helheim. Since that meant there were no need for words, Beelzebub readied his vibration blade, causing Hades to question if Beelzebub really wants to fight him when he's in such a raggedy state. That led Hades to ask if Beelzebub had a death wish and Beelzebub simply repeated his request. After calling him a troublesome guest, Hades took off his eyepatch and picked up his bident.

He introduced himself as the King of Helheim before he and Beelzebub fought. The only injuries Hades sustained were part of his coat and his right sleeve being ripped before he launched an attack that caused Beelzebub to be sent flying out of the chamber, all the way until the castle walls. As Beelzebub slowly got up, Hades reappeared and Beelzebub praised his strength before crying about this meant he could finally die. This prompted Hades to ask Beelzebub exactly why he wanted to die so badly and Beelzebub showed him by trying to stab himself, only for the tattoo on his chest to stop him.

Beelzebub explained to Hades that he thought the tattoo was a curse given to him by Lilith because he believed she wanted him to live and suffer for killing her. Beelzebub begged Hades to end this curse but Hades immediately pointed out that the tattoo wasn't a curse: it was a prayer. Since Lilith wished for Beelzebub to keep living, Hades instructed him to ask himself how to live rather than how to die. Hades told him to give what he said another thought and as he made his way back into the castle, Hades assured Beelzebub that he'd be waiting for him if Beelzebub still wanted to die.

As he waited for Beelzebub, Hades kept the Staff of Apomyius on him at all times since it suited Beelzebub's abilities.

Some time later, Hades was playing chess with a cockatiel in his chamber when Beelzebub appeared. Hades wondered if Beelzebub wanted to be killed by him and Beelzebub said no. Hades then assumed that he wanted to keep living but Beelzebub said no to that too. Beelzebub divulged to Hades what conclusion he came to: he wanted to live as bitterly, wretchedly, repulsively and savagely just so he can die as horrifically as possible. This initially stunned Hades before he laughed out loud.

Hades sighed about how Beelzebub was such a bothersome fellow before admitting he liked how that sounded.

He then gave him the Staff of Apomyius since Beelzebub won't go down so easily with that before promising to see to Beelzebub's continued suffering and savage demise. Beelzebub asked Hades why he had any concern about him and Hades admitted it was because he was missing his younger brothers, who are quite bothersome, and Beelzebub reminded him of them. As he left, Beelzebub said that Hades was quite a bothersome God himself, much to Hades' confusion.

### Adamas' Betrayal

Upset over how Zeus became the ruler of Heaven, Adamas plotted a rebellion. To help, Adamas freed the remaining Titans and Giants and even bent the grisly Typhon to his will. Adamas also enlisted the help of Hermes, who convinced a number of the other 13 Gods of Olympus to defect, along with 49 members of Zeus' council.

To seal Zeus' fate, Adamas visited Poseidon's palace and tried to convince his younger brother to help him. However, Poseidon was only disappointed and cold-heartedly stated that Adamas defiled everything the Gods stood for. An angered Adamas tried to attack Poseidon but Poseidon grievously injured him with just one thrust of his trident. He then threw Adamas' body aside and left.

Having watched the whole ordeal secretly, Hermes would soon contact Hades and inform him on what happened to Adamas. To save Adamas' life, Hades ordered Hermes to take him to Beelzebub, who proceeded to heal Adamas by reconstructing his body into a cyborg. Since Poseidon had Adamas' name erased from history, he continued to live under a different name, *Adamantine*, in Helheim.

## Ragnarok

### Sixth Round

After Hajun unexpectedly appeared in the middle of the sixth round, Ares asked Hermes if he was a God. When Hermes claimed even he didn't know, Hades appeared and told them that Hajun was no God. Ares questioned why he was here but Hades told Ares to simply get off of his seat. Sweating, the God of War immediately complied and stood up, allowing Hades to sit down. After remarking on how rare it is to see him come all the way up to Valhalla, Hermes asked Hades why he's here. Hades revealed he heard about Poseidon's death but Zeus interrupted him by saying they don't talk about that around here anymore. Zeus questioned what Hades knew about Hajun and the latter telling Zeus to calm down.

Hades explained to them that Hajun was a legendary berserker spoken of in Helheim since ancient times. He relayed to them 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. Since Hajun is related to Helheim, Hermes asked Hades if this was his doing but Hades admitted this was his first time seeing Hajun, even though he's the ruler of Helheim. Hades began wondering how a meager God like Zerofuku, who came from Valhalla, became the legendary Hajun. During their fight, Hajun began to overwhelm Buddha, to the point where he gouged out his left eye.

When Ares expressed disbelief at Hajun's strength, Hades scoffed and said he didn't expect someone like Ares to understand. Hades told them all that Hajun's strength is on a level higher than that of most Gods as he was a genuine monster who was said to have destroyed half of Helheim long ago. Hades then clarified that Hajun left it half destroyed as according to the legends, after wreaking havoc across Helheim, Hajun suddenly vanished and never appeared again.

Hades actually thought that Hajun was nothing but a fairy tale by the time he came into rule of Helheim. When Hermes asked how Hajun could be here now, Hades came to a conclusion: someone must've acquired the detritus of Hajun that was left behind, cultivated it, formed it into something akin to a seed and planted it in Zerofuku. When Ares is at a loss at who did such a thing, Hades said there was only one who possesses that much technical skill and has enough eccentricity to waste energy on something so frivolous. Hermes realised he was talking about Beelzebub.

After getting angry at Hajun for talking about Zerofuku as if he was trash, Buddha ended up summoning a form of the Six Realms Staff which he had never seen before: **Fifth Realm: Preta Realm, Holy Kannon – Salakayas**. In response to the malice energy Buddha was exuding, Hades predicted he meant to end things with one blow. Buddha then swung his scythe, using **Karma-Destroying Samsara Cycle**. When Hajun ended up stabbing Buddha and took on **Salakayas** with his left arm, Hades was the only one left unsurprised. As they continued their fight, Ares guessed this was it for Buddha but Hades called him a fool, pointing out how Buddha hasn't given up yet.

Both Hermes and Zeus agreed, with Zeus assuming Buddha is planning to turn it all around with one more **Karma-Destroying Samsara Cycle**. In the face of Buddha's unwavering confidence, Hajun instinctively took a step back, causing Hades to call him scared. Buddha used his attack once more but Hajun responded by pressing his left arm into the shape of a sword and using **Blaze of Glory**, shattering Buddha's scythe, which left Hades a little surprised. In the final stages of the battle, Buddha performed Völundr with the hilt of Zerofuku's Misery Cleaver, crafting a new Divine Weapon for himself called the Great Nirvana Sword – Zero. With it, Buddha began trading equal blows with Hajun and even injuring him. Ares said he was an unfathomable man and Hermes agreed but noted that it seems Buddha is the one reaching his limit first. When Zeus doubted Buddha would be able to take on another **Blaze of Glory**, Hades called them all fools and asserted that all Buddha needs to do is dodge Hajun's attack, not take it on. When Hajun seemingly sliced Buddha's head in half, Hades was unfazed as it was revealed it was nothing but an illusion. Lifting up Zero, Buddha used **Mahapari Nirvana** to slice Hajun up into pieces, which again, did not faze Hades in the slightest. Hajun's body soon disappeared and with the spirits of Zerofuku and the Seven Lucky Gods also passing on, Buddha was declared to be the winner of Round 6, which Hades was unsurprised by.

### Seventh Round

At the end of the sixth round, Hermes showed how, with Buddha's victory for the Humans, the score of the Ragnarok between the Gods and the Humans has been tied up at 3-3. Hermes called it a bitter loss, on top of Buddha's betrayal of them. Zeus asserted they had to win the next round by any means necessary and Hermes asked what he intended to do about Buddha's replacement in the Gods' roster. Zeus said they can't be too careful about who to select since Humanity had proven itself to be strong and Hermes looked over at Ares. Convinced Hermes wanted him to volunteer, Ares attempted to, only for Hades to say he'll fight in the next round for the Gods. Hermes and Ares were surprised and Zeus asked what's gotten into Hades. Standing up, Hades said that was a foolish question with an obvious answer. After taking off his eyepatch and crushing it, Hades proclaimed he would be getting revenge for Poseidon. Later on, before the seventh round started, Hades collected his bident and began walking up to the Gods' entrance into the arena, remarking on how it's been some time since he's had to use his bident.

A servant of Poseidon, Proteus, appeared behind Hades, begging for a moment of his time. Hades asked what he wanted and Proteus presented the remains of Poseidon's trident after his battle with Kojiro Sasaki. Proteus requested that Hades take the last bits of his lord with him to strike down the Humans that killed him. Hades reminded Proteus that Poseidon wouldn't like anyone avenging him before taking the remains of the trident regardless as he said that it was the duty of an older brother to avenge his little brother.

Hades then fused the remains of Poseidon's trident with his bident, causing his bident to gain a fin-like protrusion just beneath the spearhead. Telling Poseidon they should go together, Hades walked on and arrived into the arena to face the seventh representative for Humanity, *The King Where It All Began*, Qin Shi Huang. Immediately after entering the arena, Hades shed his coat. Heimdall declared it would be a battle between two kings to decide who truly stands at the top before starting the fight. Tightly gripping his bident, Hades apologised to Qin Shi Huang as he has no grudge against him before telling Qin Shi Huang to rue the fact that he's a part of the race that killed his brother. Hades proceeded to unleash a single, all-powerful thrust in an attempt to kill Qin Shi Huang with one blow.

Qin Shi Huang narrowly moved his head to the side, his earring being broken as a result. Hades continued to thrust his bident multiple times but Qin Shi Huang carefully dodged each strike. Exerting the muscles in his right arm, Hades jumped up and used **Peresphone Kallichoron: Hammer of the Netherworld**, jabbing down at Qin Shi Huang. The Emperor initially dodged it but when the bident hit the ground, the force of the attack continued to follow Qin Shi Huang all the way to the stands. The full force hit the stands while Qin Shi Huang's side was grazed by the wind created from the jab, before evolving into a larger wound.

Hades then used **Persephone Roa: Breaker of Storms**, jabbing his bident in a straightforward motion and causing spirals of wind to surround his weapon.

But this time, Qin Shi Huang used **Chi You – Armor Form: Heavenly Hand of Defense** by intercepting with the back of his left hand and absorbing the energy of the bident's thrust before deflecting its strike, much to Hades' surprise. Qin Shi Huang then held onto the bident and redirected the energy he absorbed into his body back into the bident. Hades attempted to strike with his bident once more, only for Qin Shi Huang to let go of the bident and caused the other end of the bident to push into Hades' chest, sending the God of the Dead flying across the arena. As Hades laid slumped against the stands, Qin Shi Huang triumphantly declared that he is the only king in this world.

After getting back up, bleeding from his head, Hades asked Qin Shi Huang what a king means to him. Qin Shi Huang asserted that a king is someone who never doubts, never yields, never relies and always stands as the leader of his people. Realising his philosophy as a king is very similar to Poseidon's, Hades began to uncharacteristically laugh out loud for a long duration. Qin Shi Huang laughed along with him before asking why he laughed. Hades divulged to Qin Shi Huang how he just reminded him of Poseidon before declaring how, as his older brother, he'll never give into a King of Men. Hades then gripped onto the bit of the polearm near the spearhead and used **Peresphone Titan: Smasher of Earth**, swinging the bident forward with all his might. As he swang it forward, his grip on the polearm lowered all the way down to the end. Qin Shi Huang initially blocked the attack by crossing his forearms and prepared to use **Heavenly Hand of Defense** once more, only for Hades to grip the bident with both hands to push Qin Shi Huang down a bit more before also drawing it back.

The combined force of the bident being swung down and drawn back was too much for Qin Shi Huang to successfully deflect away. Hades then pushed down so hard, he forced himself into the air and kept the bident pressured down, forcing Qin Shi Huang to be knocked into the ground, causing damage to his head. After Hades flipped over to the other side, Qin Shi Huang got back up, wobbly. Because his blindfold has gotten sticky from the blood on it, Qin Shi Huang took it off. Seeing Qin Shi Huang still smile after taking his attack, Hades said that he expected nothing less from a king and charged in, unleashing a flurry of thrusts that grazed Qin Shi Huang's right cheek and chest. Qin Shi Huang began parrying these strikes with his hands, prompting Hades to use a more powerful jab that grazed Qin Shi Huang's side.

Hades then questioned if he'll be able to take this again and used **Peresphone Titan**, pushing Qin Shi Huang down with both his hands on the bident. Unbeknownst to Hades, Qin Shi Huang, with his eyes, was able to see the cruxes in the flow of Hades' Qi, in the form of stars. Looking at the largest star on Hades' left arm, Qin Shi Huang used **Chi You – Crossbow Form: Tortoise Ripple** and fired a small mass of air from his mouth. It hit the crux on Hades' left arm, causing his grip to loosen, which then caused there to be less force pushing Qin Shi Huang down, much to Hades' confusion.

Now clenching the bident by the spearhead, Qin Shi Huang lifted Hades up and utilised **Heavenly Hand of Defense**, crushing Hades into the ground behind him by letting the bident's polearm embed itself across Hades' chest. As dust spread around Hades, Qin Shi Huang charged in to try and stab Hades with the zhijiatao on his right hand when Hades striked from out of the smoke. Qin Shi Huang jumped into the air and span around, landing behind Hades. Huffing, Hades began to wonder how Qin Shi Huang was able to redirect his attack. After identifying a crux on Hades' chest, Qin Shi Huang received the same damage as Hades, which is a drawback of his eyes.

After recovering, Qin Shi Huang prepared to attack Hades with his right hand again. Seeing him charge in, Hades called head-on attacks his domain of combat and proceeded to do the same. Qin Shi Huang fired **Tortoise Ripple** once more, hitting the crux in the right side of Hades' chest. Hades finally realised what Qin Shi Huang has been doing but is too late as he already jabs his bident forward, but with much less force, allowing Qin Shi Huang to dodge by ducking. Now close, Qin Shi Huang used **Chi You – Spear Form: Mount Tai Dragon Claw** and stabbed Hades in the stomach with his zhijiatao. After Hades flew back, he gripped onto his new wound and pointed out that Qin Shi Huang's **Tortoise Ripple** lets him fire his breath at the crux of his power to upset the flow of his technique. He admitted it's an impressive feat for a puff of air and Qin Shi Huang decided to reveal to Hades that he can see his stars.

Qin Shi Huang suddenly winced in pain and Hades asked what's wrong. As the wound he dealt to Hades appears on his stomach too, Qin Shi Huang complains about the pain and says this is why he really didn't want to use his eyes. As Hades looked on, a smiling Qin Shi Huang pointed to his head and remarked about how the pain hurts. Hades realises he can feel the pain of others and calls it an unfortunate blight. Qin Shi Huang disagrees and asserts that, because he can feel the pain of others, he is the greatest king.

Hades questioned if Qin Shi Huang was really calling himself the greatest king in front of him.

Qin Shi Huang admitted Hades was strong but could not lose to anyone, in order to fulfill his promise. Looking at the amount of blood that's spilled from his stomach wound, Hades acknowledged Qin Shi Huang was strong and that he had a promise to never lose. However, Hades then brought up how he had his own vow to keep. He then began running forward and Qin Shi Huang responded by firing **Tortoise Ripple**. Hades decided to spin his bident around himself, like a windmill, and dispersed the air bullet without even being able to see it, much to Qin Shi Huang's surprise.

Hades then thrust his bident forward and Qin Shi Huang blocked the weapon with his left forearm. Digging his feet into the ground, Hades pushed Qin Shi Huang down before using **Cornucopia: Horn of Plenty**, straightening his left leg and bringing up his right knee, all while leaning back. Qin Shi Huang managed to just about block Hades' knee with his right hand but was still blown back. Gripping onto his bident with both hands, Hades then swung to try and kill Qin Shi Huang but the Emperor took advantage of Hades being midway through an attack to fire **Tortoise Ripple** again and hit Hades' left shoulder, causing Hades' attack to be completely swerved away. Now that Hades was open, Qin Shi Huang lifted up his right leg and unleashed **Chi You – Halberd Form: White Tiger Crescent Moon**, swinging his right leg in a crescent arc. Hades held back the attack by blocking it with his left forearm but the King of Men's attack proved to be stronger, knocking Hades back. Hades looked at his left arm and saw that Qin Shi Huang tore through his skin. Hades immediately checks if he can still move his arm.

Soon after, Hades admitted to Qin Shi Huang that he didn't expect a Human to be so strong. Smiling, Hades called Qin Shi Huang magnificent and Qin Shi Huang answered with "Hăo!" After reacknowledging Qin Shi Huang, Hades decided to answer as King of the Netherworld. Lifting up his bident, Hades then proceeded to drag the fin protrusion of his weapon across his chest, ripping his shirt in the process. As Qin Shi Huang felt his pain, Hades looked up at the sky and began whistling. With the blood collected on his left hand, Hades used it to then slick his hair back. Qin Shi Huang wondered why Hades would inflict so much damage onto himself. Hades proceeded to charge in and Qin Shi Huang fired **Tortoise Ripple**, aiming it at a Qi crux on the right side of Hades' chest. However, the air bullet has to touch the blood on top of Hades' chest first. Thanks to that, Hades could see where the air bullet was being aimed.

Before the air bullet could go through the blood, Hades quickly leaned backwards and caused his Qi crux to shift downwards, negating the effect of the air bullet. As Qin Shi Huang stood still from shock, Hades acted as if he was going to thrust his bident forward, only to change it into a swinging motion midway.

Qin Shi Huang managed to sidestep the attack, which broke a portion of the ground and created a large amount of wind. Hades pointed out that now that he has a way to counter Qin Shi Huang's air bullets, he no longer poses a threat. Hades then noticed that his bident was completely soaked and dripping with his blood. Noting it was finally complete, Hades ordered his bident to "Assemble" and a strong wind began to gather around his weapon.

Hades' blood, known as "Pluto Ichor", is a special substance. Any Divine Weapon that it is spilled on harbors Hades' life force and becomes stronger as a result. The prongs of Hades' bident crystallised and extended out into five prongs. It then replicated even more and reformed into **Ichor: Desmos**, which consisted of two sharp prongs with a long blade running through the middle and they all converged into a bloodstained tip. Hades warned Qin Shi Huang that this was his trump card and as he held his spear back, Hades told Desmos to tear his opponent's flesh. Hades proceeded to go forward and use **Ichor: Eos: Blood Led Dawn**. Qin Shi Huang decides to try and intercept the attack with the back of his left hand.

Qin attempted to redirect the attack with **Heavenly Hand of Defense**, but the force of Hades' attack was so great, that it broke through the armor on Qin Shi Huang's left hand. After cutting off Qin Shi Huang's ring and pinky fingers, Hades continued moving forward and gouged out Qin Shi Huang's left shoulder, breaking through a significant portion of the Almighty Spaulders as well. As Qin Shi Huang got blown back, Hades asserted he wasn't going to lose since he was the eldest brother.

As the Gods all cheered for Hades, he pointed Desmos at Qin Shi Huang and told his opponent to be proud that he drove him so far that he had to use his trump card.

After Alvitr decided to give all her power to Qin Shi Huang, the Emperor renewed the left sleeve of his Almighty Spaulders into the Shi Huang Goujian Sword with Völundr Re-Cast. Holding his new weapon back, Qin Shi Huang declared he was a king among kings and said that a king's only pride was in protecting his people. In response, Hades said that was excellent of the lofty king and held Desmos back, commenting on how he would like to tear that heart of Qin Shi Huang's. In that moment, both kings understood each other's minds and they could both tell the end of the match was near. Hades made the first move with **Ichor: Eos**.

Qin Shi Huang attempted to counter with a slash known as **Chi You – Sword Form: Shi Huang Yan Cut**. When the two attacks met, **Ichor: Eos** proved to be stronger and Hades knocked the Goujian Sword back. He continued moving forward and Qin Shi Huang just about leaned to the right, in time for Hades to cut off his left arm and blow him back. As Qin Shi Huang laid on the ground, Hades was left huffing. Having saw a way to beat Hades, Qin Shi Huang got back up and repeated what a king was, adding that a king would never surrender.

That impressed Hades, who gave Qin Shi Huang a smile. Holding Desmos back, Hades admitted he was proud to have fought Qin Shi Huang. The two stood off for a few seconds before Hades made the first move and used **Ichor: Eos** once more, filling it with all the Ichor he could give. Qin Shi Huang clashed the tip of his Goujian Sword against Desmos and used **Heavenly Hand of Defense** through his blade. Hades was impressed yet again and dug his foot forward, pushing against Qin Shi Huang's weapon. Just as it looked like Hades was about to emerge victorious, Qin Shi Huang fired **Tortoise Ripple** at a Qi crux that had formed near the tip of Desmos. Hades could feel Desmos weakening and Qin Shi Huang began to redirect the force of Desmos against itself.

Seeing the Goujian Sword start to pierce into his weapon, Hades tried to give Desmos even more blood but it was too late as Qin Shi Huang used **Chi You – Sword-Armor Form: Shi Huang Guard and Yan Cut** to break Desmos and stab Hades through the chest. As Qin Shi Huang huffed, Hades said he was magnificent once more. With the remains of his bident's polearm in his hand, Hades tried to make one last attack but Qin Shi Huang cut him off by slashing through his heart and out of his left shoulder.

With blood bursting out of his body, Hades said he expected nothing less from a king. As he fell back, Hades saw the distressed faces of both Zeus and Adamas. Thinking of Poseidon and the time where he vowed not to lose to anyone, Hades inwardly apologised to his younger brothers for not being able to keep his vow. Having fallen on the ground, as the last bits of his weapon crumble away, Hades asked his younger brothers to forgive him for failing as an elder brother. Hades was then sent to Niflhel and crumbled away into dust.

### Legacy

Hades' defeat in the seventh round was seen to be an unforeseeable outcome. His death greatly enraged Adamantine, who decided to go after Brunhilde and Göll to discover where they had hidden Qin Shi Huang after the match. He was stopped by Beelzebub before he could harm them. Unlike his brother, Zeus was less enraged and much more saddened by Hades' death, recounting to Hermes how Hades' last words were simply to apologise. Though he protected the Valkyries from Adamantine to ensure Ragnarok went on, Beelzebub was likewise enraged by Hades' death in the seventh round and this made him want to annihilate Humanity. Because of this and his wish to die, Beelzebub volunteered to fight in the eighth round. At some point during the eighth round, Beelzebub's wish to die became secondary as he focused on the fact that all he wanted was to make Humanity pay for killing Hades.

A picture of Hades also appears in a shrine that Brunhilde visits after Round 8. In it, he represents "dignity".