Chapter 27

## Chapter Chronology

**Endless Love** is the 27th chapter of the "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*" manga series.

## Summary

As the Gods pray for Heracles, the citizens of Thebes worry for him and the kids of Thebes cheer for him, Heracles stands tall. Jack the Ripper says that he can hear their cheers for him and declares they are now in the final act. As Heimdall repeats that all of London is a weapon for Jack to use against Heracles, he asserts that Heracles has been backed into a corner by Humanity's greatest evil. Shaking, Ares begins crying for Heracles, only to be punched in the face by Zeus. Zeus questions why Ares is giving up before the man himself and Ares defends himself by pointing out that Heracles has lost his left arm.

Zeus asks what of it and asserts that Heracles won't lose because of a thing like that. Wiping away his tears and standing up, Ares inwardly asserts that Heracles is the man who passed the trials of Zeus and the man he can proudly call his greatest friend.

Taking off his sash, Heracles wraps it around his stump of a left arm to stop the bleeding. Jack tells Heracles to be careful since the techniques he uses puts quite the strain on his body and as the right side of his body begins smoking, Heracles tells Jack not to worry and holds up his weapon. Upon such a display, Jack claps and remarks on how he can see such unimaginable pride coming from Heracles, mixed with but a hint of anger yet there's no sign of fear to be seen.

Bowing, Jack says he stands in awe of the God of Fortitude's color. Heracles finally figures out that Jack can see his emotions with his right eye and Jack calls it his sole reason for living. He calls it the one gift that the Gods saw fit to put upon him and expresses how the colors he sees are a work of art that only he can produce. Furthermore, he can make anybody shine, no matter how dark their life may have been. Heracles questions if Jack really only killed because of that and Jack calls it beyond his comprehension. He says those with hearts that resonate with the color of fear, possess a beauty he wouldn't trade for the world. As both Humanity and Gods are repulsed, Heracles says that he's lost. Heracles wonders if the reason Jack fell to evil was because of the bottomless pit of poverty or if it was because of the seared cuts of betrayal on his soul.

Heracles calls the reason irrelevant and states that Jack lost himself to despair, giving into hedonism.

With his right eye, Jack witnesses a nostalgic color, spreading and suppressing Heracles' negative feelings. As Jack questions where he's seen this before, Heracles recounts how he is a demigod who was born on Earth and ascended the steps of Olympus. Being of both Humanity and Gods, Heracles can confidently say that Humanity is jealous, hateful, discriminatory, scornful, depraved, faithless, treacherous, lustful and many other negative things. Despite it all, Heracles admits he truly loves Humans. Jack realizes that the color he's seeing in Heracles right now is the same color of love he saw within his mother. Lifting up his club, Heracles swears to save Jack the Ripper from his suffering.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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