Chapter 57

## Chapter Chronology

**Chi You** is the 57th chapter of the "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*" manga series.

## Summary

Chiyou is a being that has appeared in various forms across the myths and records of Ancient China. In Shan Hai Jing, he is depicted as an ox-headed monster with four eyes and six arms. In Shu Yi Ji, he is a God of Battle with a bronze head and iron brow, who seeks to devour metal and stone. To the people in and around the state of Qi, Chiyou was revered as a God of War or of Militaries, who invented the five tools of war – the crossbow, the sword, the halberd, the spear and the armor.

But the truth is quite different. In China, kings did not become kings. Rather, they were permitted to become kings by the Demon God, Chiyou. According to the Shi Ji, in the 28th year of Shi Huang, the King of Qin brought about the unification of all of China.

From there, he made the journey east and ascended Mount Tai alone, performed the rite only those monarchs who had received a Mandate of Heaven could, called the Rite of Feng and Shan. He then paid homage to Chiyou. But just what kind of ceremony was the Rite of Feng and Shan? What took place at the summit of Mount Tai? The only one who knew the truth of both was Qin Shi Huang himself.

In the past, dragging along a coffin, Qin Shi Huang climbed up to the summit and found himself in an area filled with piles upon piles of Human skeletons. After munching on and tossing away a Human bone, Chiyou comments on how young Qin Shi Huang is and recognizes him as the King of Qin, the one who overthrew the six Warring States. Seeing him still smiling, Chiyou calls him admirable as every other king before Qin Shi Huang would tremble at the sight of Chiyou. He then commands Qin Shi Huang to offer up ten thousand of his own people and kneel.

In doing so, he will allow Qin Shi Huang to rule as Emperor – a king among kings. With a dissatisfied look, lifting up the coffin, Qin Shi Huang reveals he's already seen to getting a sacrifice, throwing it at Chiyou. In midair, the coffin opens up and Chiyou catches a soldier made entirely out of clay. He questions what's the meaning of this and Qin Shi Huang simply tells him that the soil of Qin is most delicious, encouraging Chiyou to eat to his heart's content. After taking one bite of the soldier, Chiyou spits it out and calls it disgusting. Throwing the rest of the clay soldier at Qin Shi Huang's feet, Chiyou declares that, without his divine admittance, Qin Shi Huang will never truly become Emperor and thus, will never rule over China.

When he says Qin Shi Huang should bow to him like all his predecessors have, Qin Shi Huang says "Buhăo" and clarifies how he completely disapproves of Chiyou's face, voice and attitude. He admits that he'd rather die than kneel before something like him. Chiyou reminds him he's speaking to a God but Qin Shi Huang simply calls him a man-eating beast. He asserts that the kings before him were not truly kings and vows to defeat Chiyou to become "The King Where It All Began." Angered, Chiyou attacks. The battle between Chiyou and Qin Shi Huang lasted for six days until finally, on a rainy day, Qin Shi Huang had prevailed. At that moment, the history of China finally passed over into the hands of man.

In the 28th year of Shi Huang, the King of Qin performed the Rite of Feng and Shan atop Mount Tai, and took on the title, "Qin Shi Huang." In the present, as Hades lay slumped against the borders, Göll calls Qin Shi Huang amazing for sending Hades flying back before asking what that move was. Brunhilde explains that these are the martial art techniques that Qin Shi Huang mastered during his fight with Chiyou. The ultimate martial art, derived from five different fighting styles, which he has dubbed, **Chi You**.

Sweating, Ares realizes this is the same thing Qin Shi Huang had used to previously throw him around and questions what kind of technique it is.

Hermes deduces that what Qin Shi Huang did was deflect the energy of Hades' strike before sending it right back at him. Though it's easy to say, Hermes doubts he knows any being, let alone Human or God, that could pull that off against Hades. As Ares exclaims that means Hades was sent flying back because of his own sheer power, Hades stands back up, bleeding from the head and coughing up blood. Qin Shi Huang calls him "Lord" of the Netherworld, instead of "King" and wonders if he wants to continue. Hades decides to ask Qin Shi Huang something before carrying on. He asks Qin Shi Huang what makes a king in his eyes. Qin Shi Huang declares that a king is one who never doubts, never yields, never relies and always stands as the leader of his people. This causes Hades to begin laughing with a big smile, an act which both Ares and Hermes admit they've never seen.

After a moment of silence, Qin Shi Huang begins laughing along with Hades. The spectators and Heimdall are left speechless as the two keep loudly laughing. Qin Shi Huang then questions what Hades found so funny and Hades admits it was just that Qin Shi Huang reminded him of someone. Recalling how his little brother once said they had no need for armies, no need for betrayal and no need for support, Hades calls him the most noble, most steadfast and most worthy of the title of a king: the King of the Seas, Poseidon. Gripping his bident by positioning his grip close to the spearhead, Hades raises it above his head and swears, as Poseidon's older brother, he will never give in to a King of Men.

The crowd make note of the weird stance as Qin Shi Huang prepares to counter.

Hades charges in. It was an attack made from an unusual stance by Hades, who was known for the sturdiness of his spear. Thus, it was not a thrust but rather, the proper way of fighting with a spear. As Hades swings, his grip moves further down the polearm, all the way until the end. With all his might, Hades unleashed a crushing downward swing: **Persephone Titan**. Seeing the bident come down, Qin Shi Huang prepares to intercept the attack with **Chi You – Armor Form: Heavenly Hand of Defense**. Ares is worried Qin Shi Huang will deflect the attack again but Hermes doubts it will happen this time. By crossing his forearms, Qin Shi Huang blocks the attack, trying to take in its force. Hades dares Qin Shi Huang to take all of it in and uses both hands to pressure the bident down. Ares sees that Qin Shi Huang is about to deflect it, only for Hades to suddenly draw back his bident while swinging it down, causing Qin Shi Huang to skid forward. Ares exclaims the combined force of the bident being swung down and drawn back is too much for Qin Shi Huang to try and deflect.

Reasserting his title as King of the Netherworld, Hades pushes the bident down even further and yells at Qin Shi Huang to get crushed as he jumps into the air.

This causes Qin Shi Huang to fall to the ground, much to the surprise of Göll, Kojiro Sasaki, Soji Okita, Isami Kondo and to the delight of Proteus. After the attack, Hades uses his bident to flip to the other side of the arena, which leaves Brunhilde completely stunned. Hades turns around and looks at the still Qin Shi Huang on the ground, with blood covering the back of his blindfold. Heimdall is about to declare him dead when Qin Shi Huang suddenly spits out blood. As he gets up, wobbly, Hades simply states he's still alive and Qin Shi Huang touches his blindfold, which is now sticky with blood as the force of Hades' attack mainly caused damage to his head. Hades asks Qin Shi Huang if he's still willing to fight, calling him the King of Men. Qin Shi Huang tells him not to worry and rips off his blindfold, causing the Chinese Emperors who are watching, to slightly bow their heads in silence. Facing Hades with his eyes uncovered, Qin Shi Huang asks if Hades wants to continue, acknowledging him as King of the Netherworld.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Qin Shi Huang
* Chiyou (Flashback)
* Göll
* Hades
* Brunhilde
* Ares
* Hermes
* Zhu Yuanzhang (No lines)
* Liu Bang (No lines)
* Liu Che (No lines)
* Heimdall
* Proteus (No lines)
* Isami Kondo (No lines)
* Soji Okita (No lines)
* Kojiro Sasaki (No lines)
* Liu Bei (No lines)
* Sun Quan (No lines)