Chapter 64

## Chapter Chronology

**The Return of the King** is the 64th chapter of the "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*" manga series.

## Summary

Heimdall announces that on the verge of death, with his left arm gone and even his life beginning to fade, Qin Shi Huang is standing up with sheer willpower alone. In awe of the fact that he hasn't given up yet, Humanity all cheer for Qin Shi Huang to hang in there, even the Zhao, who used to scorn him when he was a child.

With eyes closed, Qin Shi Huang can clearly hear the voices of the people cheering him on. He then imagines his child self standing in the arena. Worried, Chun Ou asks his mother if Qin Shi Huang will lose. Tears running down her face, Chun Yan knows that ever since her death, Qin Shi Huang has been fighting this whole time to keep the promise he made to her, all to bring happiness to people and not hatred.

Patting her son's head, Chun Yan tells Chun Ou that they should see this through to the end. As the soldiers of Qin cheer, Chun Yan says they should watch the Greatest King's battle. With both of them holding their weapons up, Qin Shi Huang and Hades exchange smiles.

Watching, Hrist's other personality comes out and worries for Alvitr. Isami Kondo doesn't believe there's anything Qin Shi Huang can do since his secret techniques are ineffective and he's missing a left arm, meaning he's as good as dead. Soji Okita disagrees since he can tell from Qin Shi Huang's eyes that he hasn't given up yet. That leads Kojiro Sasaki to assume Qin Shi Huang has a plan.

Alvitr says she knows that Qin Shi Huang hasn't given up but wonders what he's going to do. Qin Shi Huang reveals to her that he's going to use the **Heavenly Hand of Defense** once more. Alvitr can't believe that to be true since Qin Shi Huang is missing an arm but the Emperor assures the Valkyrie she can trust him as he is a king. Gently smiling, Alvitr stands beside Qin Shi Huang and places her hand on top of his, on the **Goujian Sword**'s hilt. Alvitr notes there's no need to ask and the **Goujian Sword** begins shining brightly as Qin Shi Huang exclaims "Hăo!" Hades holds back **Desmos** and admits he's proud to have fought Qin Shi Huang.

As they stood off against each other, both the Gods and mankind, every eye upon the arena could sense that this next clash would be the final clash of Round 7. The first to make a move was the King of the Netherworld, who led with **Ichor: Eos**. Continuous spirals of wind gathered around **Desmos** as Hades charged in. Göll shouts out to Qin Shi Huang to dodge. It was a fearsome thrust from **Desmos**, filled with all the Ichor that Hades could give it.

This fully-powered attack from the King of the Netherworld seemed as though it could kill with a single graze. But without any hesitation, the King of Men caught it. Smiling, Qin Shi Huang clashes the tip of his **Goujian Sword** against **Desmos** and at the same time, applies **Heavenly Hand of Defense** through his blade, holding back Hades' spear as a result. Shocked that he's trying to deflect it with his sword, Soji says that's absurd since he'll be crushed. Hades digs his right foot forward and **Desmos** began to push against the **Goujian Sword**. Everyone had braced themselves for the end. Everyone save for The King Where It All Began. After taking in a big breath, Qin Shi Huang fired **Tortoise Ripple**.

The air bullet makes contact with a Qi crux near **Desmos**' tip and weakens its attack. The swordsmen and Brunhilde are surprised Qin Shi Huang used **Tortoise Ripple** to hit **Desmos**' star while Hades realizes **Desmos** has gotten weaker. As the spirals of wind that were around **Desmos** start transferring to going around the **Goujian Sword**, Qin Shi Huang recalls how he had never forgotten, not even for an instant, that his life began from the end.

That was when Chun Yan, his mother, had showed him that a king was one who arises from the end and brings about the beginning. Redirecting the force of Desmos against it, Qin Shi Huang's **Goujian Sword** starts to pierce into **Desmos**. Hades yells out to **Desmos** and tries to give it more Ichor but it's too late. Combining two styles of his **Chi You**, Qin Shi Huang employs **Chi You – Sword-Armor Form: Shi Huang Guard and Yan Cut**. Qin Shi Huang completely pierces right through **Desmos** and destroys it, much to the shock of Brunhilde, Göll, Thor, Kojiro, Isami, Soji, Loki, Odin, Huginn & Muninn, Zeus, Ares and Hermes.

As Qin Shi Huang feels a throbbing, Hades calls him magnificent again as it's shown that Qin Shi Huang's strike has pierced him through his chest. With the remains of his bident's polearm in his hand, Hades attempts to attack but Qin Shi Huang cuts him off by slashing through his heart and out of his left shoulder. With a smile, Hades says he expected nothing less from a king, much to Qin Shi Huang's delight. Falling back with blood bursting out of his body, Hades notices the distressed faces of both Zeus and Adamantine.

Thinking of Poseidon and the time where he vowed not to lose to anyone, Hades apologizes to his brothers as he couldn't make good on his vow. Having fallen on the ground, Hades asks his younger brothers to forgive him for failing as an elder brother as both his body and the last bits of his weapon crumble into dust. As the pain of the strike he inflicted on Hades sears itself on Qin Shi Huang's body, a dumbfounded Heimdall is about to declare Qin Shi Huang the winner when he starts falling down. Chun Yan shouts out to Qin Shi Huang, who forces himself to keep standing and sticks the **Goujian Sword** into the ground.

As Qin Shi Huang catches his breath, he looks at how Hades completely disappears. Clenching his right fist in front of him, Qin Shi Huang is grateful that he could speak with Hades, calling him "King of the Netherworld." However, Qin Shi Huang immediately takes it back and while making a one-armed prayer, he calls Hades "Péngyou," meaning "Friend." Watching, Chun Yan, Chun Ou, the soldiers of Qin and the Chinese Emperors all offer their prayers too, along with Brunhilde and Göll. With a time of 12 minutes and 57 seconds, the king who won Round 7 of Ragnarok is Qin Shi Huang, earning Humanity its fourth win and for the first time in Ragnarok, putting Humanity in the lead over the Gods, with a score of 4-3.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Brunhilde
* Göll
* Heimdall
* Qin Shi Huang
* Chun Ou
* Chun Yan
* Hades
* Isami Kondo
* Soji Okita
* Hrist
* Kojiro Sasaki
* Alvitr
* Thor (No lines)
* Loki (No lines)
* Odin (No lines)
* Huginn & Muninn (No lines)
* Adamantine (No lines)
* Zeus (No lines)
* Ares (No lines)
* Hermes (No lines)
* Liu Bang (No lines)
* Cao Pi (No lines)
* Liu Bei (No lines)
* Sun Quan (No lines)
* Jack the Ripper (No lines)
* Hlökk (No lines)
* Michel Nostradamus (No lines)
* Beelzebub (No lines)
* Zhu Yuanzhang (No lines)
* Liu Che (No lines)