Chapter 28

## Chapter Chronology

**The Final Labor of a God** is the 28th chapter of the "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*" manga series.

## Summary

As Heracles takes in a breath, holding up his club, Jack the Ripper calls the sight beautiful. Heracles then throws his club into the sky and it begins spinning wildly. The club then grows and twists the fabric of reality as it creates a portal. Heracles calls for the Hound of Hades to come forth.

As Ares sweats, a giant three-headed, four-eyed hound emerges from the portal. Each head bites into Heracles' head and arms, activating the **Twelfth Labor: Cerberus**. Heracles' hair has grown to his lower back and he obtains characteristics of Cerberus. This are sharp fangs, claws, fur on his back, and a spiked collar. His tattoo has also become black and covers the right side of his body, along with most of his face. Humanity question what that form is and the kids of Thebes are frightened.

Zeus calls it a battle of time from here on out and explains to Loki that **Cerberus** possesses an overwhelming capacity for destruction but it takes an equal amount of toll on Heracles' body. Zeus wonders if Heracles will engulf his opponent first or if he will be drained of his essence first, concluding that whatever the case, the **Twelfth Labor** cannot be stopped. Calling it a skill that will burn through his life, Loki calls Heracles an amazing man while Ares inwardly tells Heracles to hurry. With his right eye, Jack the Ripper could tell that this skill was Heracles' final one and his most fearsome one to date.

The serial killer's instincts yelled at him to run away and formulate a plan, one befitting that of a gentleman. Heracles launches forward and instantly appears in front of Jack. He punches but Jack manages to avoid it. As Heracles' punch creates a giant three-clawed mark on a nearby building and ground, the God of Fortitude follows Jack. He punches again, only for Jack to duck, causing the building behind him to be hit. Taking advantage of the damage Heracles is causing, Jack grabs a rock and a piece of wood, turning them into Divine Weapons, before flinging them at Heracles.

For the next few moments, Jack turns the rubble around him into Divine Weapons and throws them at Heracles while Heracles destroys everything Jack throws at him. After Heracles knocks off a "Pub" sign, Jack catches it and attempts to use it but Heracles knocks it out of his hand, making Jack's body shake. With his right arm enlarged, Heracles attempts to unleash **Apheles Heros**. In order to counter, Jack jumps forward, puts his hands on Heracles' right arm and directs **Apheles Heros** towards the ground, avoiding it. After Jack lands behind him, Heracles tries to punch him, only to accidentally use his missing arm to try and attack. Heimdall observes that Heracles still isn't used to his body without a left arm and Loki calls Jack more capable than he initially thought. He then wonders how long Jack can hold out against the God of Fortitude.

When Heracles begins bringing down his right fist, Jack flips over a manhole cover and turns it into a Divine Weapon.

He attempts to use it as a shield but Heracles' punch completely busts through it, hitting Jack directly. As the Gods and the citizens of Thebes cheer for Heracles, Humanity begins considering that Jack may lose. Standing up and bleeding from the mouth, Jack calls Heracles fantastic and admits he exceeded his expectations. Jack then glances back at a cross on top of a church and fires his grappling gun at it. Heracles noticed Jack's line of sight and he went after Jack with no hesitation. When Heracles reaches and is about to hit him in midair, Jack looks down before letting go of his gun and crosses his arms together to block Heracles' blow. As he goes down, Jack ends up falling onto a metal fence, that stabs him through his side. After Heracles lands, Jack brings out a knife from his pouch and cuts the spike off the fence. Painfully ripping out the metal spike, Jack wobbly stands up once more, using the spike to help him.

Heracles tells Jack it's useless as there's nowhere he can run and hide in this city.

Taking off his cloak, Jack reminds Heracles that all of London is his weapon. He then uses his cloak to turn the church into a Divine Weapon while also cutting it, causing it to slowly begin toppling over. Jack, putting the cloak back on, runs at Heracles and jumps off of his right arm, allowing enough time for the building to come down on Heracles without leaving enough time for Heracles to run. Jack calls it, **Rondo of Blessing**.

As Jack stands atop the rubble, Heimdall announces how he turned a building itself into a Divine Weapon and made it fall on top of the God of Fortitude. Arthur Conan Doyle horrifyingly recounts how Jack turned the building divine, led Heracles within range and stopped him from escaping by using Heracles' own blow as a retreat, concluding by calling it a truly devilish plot.

The kids of Thebes yell for Heracles not to lose. When Göll cries for him, Castor also does. Ares tells Heracles he won't accept a conclusion like this and they all yell for him to get back up. Heracles suddenly emerges from the building, much to everyone's relief and Ares says, as the God of Fortitude, Heracles bears the pride of all the Gods and shall keep standing. Jack asks how his gift was before looking to see that Heracles is still dyed in the color of love. Jack suddenly laughs and confirms that his mother's love really was fake, as her "love" doesn't come close to the wonderous sight of true love that Heracles is displaying. Smearing blood onto his lips, Jack the Ripper asserts that it makes him want to dye Heracles in his favorite color even more. Smiling, Heracles dares him to.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Heracles
* Jack the Ripper
* Heimdall
* Hermes (No lines)
* Loki
* Ares
* Zeus
* Castor
* Brunhilde (No lines)
* Göll
* Arthur Conan Doyle
* William Shakespeare (No lines)
* Mary (Flashback, No lines)