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Yuri*Edvard Munch I use a lot of quotes and even lyrics which I don't cite. I wonder if I should do it from now on. But I think if I started doing that, there'd be so much explaining to do. I hope everyone gets the references. Thank you everyone for reading up until now! Please share your opinion about the story. It would really help me. And I really appreciate it. (シ_ _ )シ
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Road to Valhalla Chapter 146: Revival, Again
I did indeed die.As for how I'm still able to tell you about it, that's a story for another time.So as I lay there, dead, the Valkyries walked up to check on me."Sight, didn't you put the evasive barrier on him?", Lady asked, while examining my lifeless remains."Ah...I forgot", Sight scratched his head as if no loss has been incurred.Surprisingly enough, Grim had quite the same shocked reaction as the rest of them."I didn't know it will work", he said, thinking Sight had already put this barrier on me. After all, those guys sure did take their time pepping me up.Now they all just hovered over me, cluelessly.As for me, I was in a nicer place."Lucy looks like she doesn't care but she asks about you often. Well, you know her", he stood tall, with a careless smirk on his gentle face.I looked over at Lucy who glared at him and then looked away when I looked her way. I did avert my gaze soon enough, seeing as she was stripped to the bone, as usual."She's surprisingly shy", I chuc
Road to Valhalla Chapter 147: A Final Gentle Wind Blows
By the time I came back to life, which wasn't more than about an hour, the gang had set up a camp on the mountain. Presently, they were lounging about a table and having some hot drinks. There had been negotiations while I was busy in the land of over yonder. Grim and Lady had com to terms about something."Nothing is solved yet, I suppose", I asked Sight."None yet, boy", he sipped on his hot drink, "But soon."No on offered me a seat or a drink. Today they were harsher than any other day, not that I'd ever mind. The wind was getting rather strong up here, and I wondered why they were suddenly having a tea party in such a windy location. The kettle rolled off the table by a strong gust of wind and spilled their precious drink but it was readily picked up and a new batch was brewed."Lady's finally decided to go at him herself", Sight said after a long silence and a longer sip of his drink."Finally?""Hmm, boy, you know how we all are. We've all fought against Lady at some point, but
Road to Valhalla Chapter 148: Grim vs Lady I
The ensuing smoke that engulfed the mountain site made it hard to keep a steady foot. I was told to look for something. What, I did not know.Only an hour ago, the mountain stood tall and proud. Now it was the rubble I walked on. I turned my head around to see Chopper in the distance. There wasn't a speck of wind anymore. I wished the smoke would disperse so I could at least catch a glimpse of the sky. For some reason, I had a feeling that we were nearing the end of this business. I was utterly wrong. **************"Doesn't look like there are any rules anymore, are there Chopper?", Deli asked as we were all standing as the audience of whatever it was that was about to sprawl open in front of us.Lady and Grim stood opposite each other."Those two aren't capable of following any rules", Chopper replied.The wind blew harder than ever, sending Lady's fur coat flitting behind her. I could barely grasp her figure
Road to Valhalla Chapter 149: Grim vs Lady II: Prayers of the Godless
"I'll take you to a world that doesn't exist yet."I didn't understand those words, they weren't spoken to me and yet, I felt something between fear and excitement. I wonder if Lady felt the same when Grim said that to her.Lady hadn't moved much from where she was. Grim was sending wave after wave of that black mass but she was able to avoid all of them without moving so much as an inch.Seeing as this wasn't having effect, Grim stopped and watched her silently. He then smirked. He'd realized her trick. Those black waves had served their purpose, now he could go all out.Grim remained on the offensive for most of the fight, it seemed to me that Lady was being very cautious, or perhaps reserved is the word for it.Grim raised his scythe towards the sky and seven portals opened up. Out of them, came black cubicle pillars. They were so overpowering, you could feel the pull of them. Like magnets...or perhaps black holes. Lady looked up at them as they
Road to Valhalla Chapter 150: Grim vs Lady III: Light
Everything before me seemed to be going by so fast and yet it didn't come to an end for god knows how long. I was so lost in there, it felt like I was the third person in their duel. Grim kept unleashing his pillars and Lady kept maneuvering through them to get close to him. For now, she hadn't succeeded in landing a blow. And although Grim looked like he was doing well, he hadn't had much success either.Eventually, perhaps when they got tired playing cat and mouse, their fight came to a halt. It was a decisive moment. This break would determine their next move and perhaps the rest of the course of this battle. Lady was on the ground, catching her breath while looking up at Grim with a stern look in her eyes.Grim was still floating midair, without attempting to hide his overwhelming aura. He was getting bored now, so he planned to take things to the next level in round two."Chopper-san", I asked, not having figured out some crucial things, "What is Lady's power right now?""You can
Road to Valhalla Chapter 150.5: The Perfect Twin
"So, you see Seraph, the sooner you realize it isn't about you, the more space you have left to take in everything", I'm sure she was going on about something that I'd been the culprit of starting."Ah...yeah. What was this about again?", I was a little on the verge of dozing off."Oi, oi! You weren't even listening, were you? God, you'll never be as good as Chopper!", she snapped."What? Lady, so you're just using me to replace Chopper, are you?""Oh, so you're awake enough for this? Well, of course! That idiot's up and gone missing again. For so long! This time I'll really-""Lady", I suddenly remembered something, "Lady, Lady! I heard you've got some really valuable treasure on you. Is that really true?""Treasure? Like the one that everyone has?""Hmm, well, I don't know. But it's something...err, what was it?", I pondered for a minute.While it looked like we were drunk, in all honesty, we weren't....says every drunk ever."Ah...that little box you got on your table. That jewelry
Road to Valhalla Chapter 151: Grim vs Lady IV: Promises to Keep
"So anyways, Seraph", Lady took a deep breath, clearing her mind, "You do remember you're out of time, right? I told you to solve the mystery or I'll kill you myself.""Oh, right", its not that I'd forgotten, "About Bardock's assassination."A new Commander in Chief had already been appointed. Bardock's era was officially over. The mystery remained unsolved, baffling many, but the top echelon of military didn't break their silence."By the way Seraph, I admitted this before and I'll confess again. I killed Bardock in cold blood", she smirked when she said this."Yeah, I remember you saying something along the lines.""But you haven't accepted that answer yet, have you? I wonder why. Is it that you can't accept it or is that you don't want to?", she was teasing me, knowing full well what it was.I didn't meet her eyes."When this thing with Grim is over...and if we all survive, then I'll tell you my answer", I said.She blankly stared at me for a while, then sighed."Alright, I'll be l
Road to Valhalla Chapter 152: Grim vs Lady V: The Finale
The dust was settling around the battlefield, there were no movements. Our eyes were focused entirely on the pillar that had buried Lady out of sight. As for Grim, he didn't move an inch. But the gaping hole in his chest and the carcass of his burst heart lying on the ground, didn't seem to have much effect on his vitality. He wasn't healing either, contrary to what I was expecting. Blood loss didn't seem to have any meaning either. But in his case, blood was as thick as pitch, so it didn't quite flow out of him either. "Lubbock, get moving", Chopper instructed him. Receiving this command, Lubbock sprang up and walked up front of the barrier that was holding us up. His eyes then made a whirring voice and seemed to be moving his lenses all about to get whatever it was that he was trying to get in focus. "Well?", Chopper asked after his eyes were geared up and doing their job. "Blood loss...hemoglobin is down to 9.8..." "Well, she's always been a li'l anemic. What else?" "Magic
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Final Chapter: A World Where They Are No Longer
I would like to think to myself that this isn't the end. But seeing as her story went back to where it all started, I realized that my role wasn't saving her at all. I just made sure she'd continue to exist, eternally.In eternal suffering and forgetfulness and new encounters and the last times, in every world, she'll continue to exist.As for me, I couldn't bear to live in a world knowing she was somewhere out there, helpless and torn, just as she'd been when I first found her.When did I first find her?Who can say? I had always been talking about how I wished I'd met her sooner. In fact, I had always known her. Our existences were intertwined so much that I don't think either of us could just pull away and be happy all on our own without thinking of the other.After I'd returned Lady's power to her, I floated away in an empty space for an eternity. I was foolish enough to think that the sorrow would fade away one day. But no matter how long and far I floated away, the memory and th
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Chapter 211: The End is The Beginning
It was the coldest I'd felt in ages, and there was an aching heaviness in my head that I simply couldn't seem to shake off no matter how much I walked. I don't know when, how, or why I was walking through the snow towards the top of some hill I didn't even know.For that matter, I didn't remember who I was, how I'd gotten there, or where I was going.And just like that, before I knew it, I had collapsed in a den of wolves. Luckily, it looked abandoned, so I didn't get eaten off right away. I figured it'd be a long, slow death. I found the idea of such a gentle death appealing, despite the fact that I was walking mindlessly just seconds ago.I must have passed out, for when I came to, I was stiff as a rock. And yet, I wasn't that cold anymore. I lifted my head to find myself covered in a bear pelt. Someone had been so kind as to cover me up. And yet, the pelt was rather old and shoddy. Who cared as long as it could keep me warm?I stood up, looking around, getting accustomed to my surr
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Chapter 210: Promise
"I didn't imagine we'd ever come to a crossroads such as this", I let out a puff of smoke, standing opposite her."But, as a matter of fact, I always had a feeling we would", Lady answered with her signature smirk."Sure, you did", I said sarcastically.It was surprising at first. But things made sense soon enough. Lady had sent all of us away on a mission. She'd isolated herself at Valhalla. Chopper had left of his own accord. She'd sent Sight to look for him. Deli had gone to see her children. And she bid Lubbock and June farewell. She'd even given her fur coat to June. Grim was on a mission, too. And I was looking for Jean V. to deliver her letter.It was all exactly as it had been back then. When I'd return from meeting Jean V., Lady would already be beyond saving. Back then, all I knew was that the person who sent her that blank letter was the one who came to kill her. I never ventured to find out much else.It all made sense now as I stood be
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Chapter 209: No Bells Ring in Heaven
"Must you leave without fulfilling my wish, Seraph?"He had some guts to ask. I looked up at the red sky. There was nothing but barren, burnt land all around us."What else could you ask for?", I looked back at him."You look so old, Seraph", he chuckled, "What exactly did you give the others?"I looked behind me without answering his question. There was no one and nothing."What? It's a long story", I answered without looking at him."We've got time to kill", he grinned."I don't", I said, but went on to answer him anyway, "I gave everyone what they wanted.""Really?"I glared at him, "Yes, really, Grim. I took a fee, of course."He laughed."And what will you take from me?", he asked, grinning.I looked around and then rested my eyes on him."There's really nothing."He seemed to agree."So how'd you manage?""Well, Grim, you could almost call it travelling back through time. Though, it really isn't that. I split the worlds to create new ones. Time doesn't exist for me anymore. Ever
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Chapter 208: A Wonderful World
"I will take death in any way and form it comes to me, anywhere and anytime."That had to be the most brazen statement I'd heard. It took me a bit to take that statement in."You really have no special requests? If I can, I'd like to make it up to you", I sat down and stared at his bloodied face.He shook his head."Make up for what?", he asked.He didn't know me yet to call me "boy" but I suppose that's the way it had to be.I had become better at rewriting the reality. I could write quite far back in certain cases. For example, in Sight's case, I made it so he never met Lady and Chopper on the night he killed the prima donna, Czarna Dalia.Before meeting them he didn't know anything about what he'd been doing. He didn't know what an outcast was, even though he himself was an outcast. Ignorance is indeed the greatest of all blisses. And I thought for Sight, it had to be the biggest saving.Lady was right. People who see things differently are the most dangerous of all. Especially tho
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Chapter 207: A World You Deserve
"This isn't what I asked for, Seraph", she complained, fixing her glasses on her tiny nose."I don't get what the hell it is that you want exactly, June", I was beginning to get tired."You don't understand at all", she folded her arms."You're damn right, I don't. What kind of crazy a-""One thing.", she looked at me sternly, "One thing I'm asking for is a place to be happy. Not a mother, not a wife, not a hero, not any of the other things you're trying to come up with.""What'll make you happy, exactly?", I folded my arms and leaned against the wall of Valhalla.Everyone else was off to fend the red sky off. June had been left behind in a protective barrier.She fell silent."How about Lady? Isn't she your favorite?""I could care less about her", she answered, bluntly, "I hate her.""Huh?", I wasn't sure I'd her heard her right."She does everything on a whim. She claims to understand everything when rea
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Chapter 206: The Greatest Ordinary Man
"They are waiting for you, Monsieur Lubbock", a dark woman poked her head into the dressing room, "It's almost time for the show."The bajillion young ladies that were powdering his nose scattered away.His face was pink with heat and he wore a long fancy coat. It almost looked odd on his somewhat small figure."I'll be right there", he answered, gussying up in the mirror."Aww, you're leaving already, Monsieur?", some of the girls came up to him.He chuckled modestly."What can I say? The life of the greatest singer in the world isn't so relaxing, my dears.""You might be the greatest singer, but Monsieur is also the life of all women's hearts", one of the cheekier ones commented.Lubbock laughed. He didn't try to hide how much he loved being pampered like this."I'm sorry, girls. My audience awaits!"Saying so, he shot out of the room and hurried towards the stage. Backstage was always heated just before his shows. He was the one star that every theater wanted to have. But he was a
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Chapter 205: The Stars in Her Eyes Still Shine
"Do you blame me for mother's death, father?", she asked, placing the empty cup of tea on the little side table.Her father wasn't facing her. He was still locked up in his study, reclining on his chair and looking out of the window at some distance lands.She sat straight, with her back erect. The weight of her gown was enough to tire her but she was made up, as befitting of a noble. She had to look all the more perfect since she was visiting her home for the first time since her marriage."Blame you?", the lord of the house spoke in his grave voice after a while, "I simply don't think you were worth her death. Esme was a wise woman. A level headed, understanding, noble woman."Faye looked at her lap."You refuse to carry out the will of the house of Vlad. You'll go as far as to commit a heinous crime to that end. I'm disappointed beyond measure."Faye pursed her lips. No one but she herself had been hurt the most by what she'd done."Vlad was born to you twice. And yet, you ungratef
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Chapter 204: A Nice Dream For Grey Eyes
"Tell you what, Seraph, this one time, I met a girl and she had these enormous scars all over her arms and legs. I couldn't help noticing her, of course. When she told me she did it herself, I couldn't help it. I killed her then and there", he chuckled to himself, "I didn't want to do it, of course. Something just came over me. It wasn't that she told me she did it herself. It was how she said it. She was smiling.""I'm sure she wasn't smiling because she was happy", I answered, with a solemn look on my face."I'm sure of that too. I was sure of it back then too. That's probably why I killed her. But do you know how many people I've saved?"He looked at my face. I stayed silent."I've saved more people than I've killed. I've been counting since the beginning. I know, for sure, that my atonement is over. At least, it ought to be. But does it look like I'm still repenting?", he asked, smiling vaguely, knowing my answer."You do.""That's because I am. No matter how many I save...the ato
