[exciting music plays]
[music fades]
A CLASH OF SOULS
[rock music plays]
[Heimdall] He deflected the arrow and sent it right back!
[panting]
Huh?
Apollo!
He deflected it back.
Was he able to see Apollo's arrow?
You're wrong. He wasn't able to see it.
What we witnessed was pure instinct.
Consider the countless savage battles that human has experienced.
Those experiences shaped him, carved him.
And it was his well-honed instinct as a warrior
that allowed him to deflect the arrow of a god.
Instinct?
Instinct? Battle sense and intuition?
[chuckles] Intuition.
Yes, you could say that as well.
[goddess] Oh no, Apollo!
Get up! Come on Apollo!
[Heimdall] Apollo's not moving!
Will the Sun God, known for his brilliant beauty,
sink into a sickening sea of gore?
Will Apollo succumb to a strike from his own arrow of light?!
[chuckles] Really gonna die from your own arrow?
Come on, you arrogant prick. That can't be all you've got.
[grunts]
[strains]
[gasps]
[strains]
[groans]
[breathes heavily]
[Leonidas] Come on.
[breathes heavily]
Not feeling so praised now, are ya?
I thought you weren't gonna let me suffer any longer.
Talking that shit like I was some mewling mortal,
eager for you to put me out of my misery.
Just who the hell do you think you're facing?
I am King Leonidas!
[gasps]
[strains]
[grunts]
[music stops]
[panting]
[breathes heavily]
[chuckles softly]
[Apollo laughs]
I just realized
you're a twisted man.
It's what drives you.
I hate it so much!
-[laughs] -Huh?
[chuckles]
[dramatic music plays]
That being said,
you have become more beautiful.
Whereas you seem to have manned-up a bit now, haven't you?
[Zeus] That human, he's taken too many of those arrows.
He must be close to his limit.
[grunts]
King Leonidas…
[Zeus] And Apollo's right there with him.
Great lord Apollo!
[poignant music plays]
Hm. May I ask you a question?
Why do you fight to the extent that you do?
Is it to exact revenge?
Or is it for the sake of humanity?
It's neither of those reasons anymore.
I stand here now because it's my time to fight.
Humans cannot choose how they are born.
But they can choose how to live, and also how to die.
The orders they follow
are issued from their own hearts.
I wanted to gather the world's most selfish men
and bring them together as a nation.
[exhales]
My Sparta.
Lovely.
[music stops]
[Haggis] King Leonidas!
[shields clang]
You have our shields!
[laughs]
You bunch of dumbasses.
All right, Geirölul!
Leo!
[Leonidas] Let's do this!
[dramatic choral music plays]
[Heimdall] Leonidas's shield, it's changing form again!
Aletheia Sparta!
But that shield looks so basic.
He must be planning something, right, Brunhilde?
I suspect he intends to return to the core principles of Sparta.
The Spartans are most known for the phalanx,
meaning "heavy infantry dense formation."
The essence of this principle is not defense,
but rather an unstoppable advance.
It moves in quickly like a spear…
[rock music plays]
…and shatters the enemy lines.
What incredible power.
I can't thank you enough.
This battle has tested me,
made me dig deep.
setting my soul aflame,
increasing my beauty!
[threads creak]
[statue clangs]
[music stops]
Whoa! What the hell is that?
[narrator] There's more to the myth of Apollo.
The tale of how Phoibos Apollo sundered the walls of Argos.
[threads creak]
Shining as bright as the sun itself,
he nocked himself upon the bow of Artemis,
becoming a deadly silver arrow and delivering a mighty blow.
Huh? Is he…
Is he really going to try to break that shield head-on?!
[Heimdall] We are about to witness an epic clash.
The strongest arrow in Valhalla
will be put against the strongest shield of humanity.
[tense music plays]
[music fades]
[dramatic music plays]
Phalanx Lambda!
Argyrotoxus!
[cracking]
Leo! Do it!
[gasps]
That smug face gets…
[both] One more punch!
Here you go, pretty boy!
[groans]
[music stops]
[chuckles]
You got me, didn't you?
But that cocky face of yours is still pissing me off.
[narrator] That powerful, unwavering back so many had admired.
That strong back that so many men had followed into battle.
Hey, men!
I hope you were all watching.
Yes,
King Leonidas.
From the first moment we met, you've always been, always,
the fucking coolest…
[all] Spartan ever!
[chuckles] Is that so?
Well that's a relief.
The strongest soldiers are Spartans.
[somber music plays]
[gasps]
[narrator] He rebelled against fate itself.
A man who lived his life more selfishly than any other,
and yet…
[Apollo] All right, beauties.
[dramatic music plays]
Both of you were
so exceptionally beautiful.
[shattering]
[narrator] He was loved by all.
[Heimdall] The final battle between god and man,
Ragnarok, Round Nine, has its winner.
Apollo!
TIME: 9 MINUTES, 30 SECONDS WINNING ATTACK: ARGYROTOXUS
Five wins to four, the gods take the lead once more!
The Sun God has claimed a colossal victory,
shining his glorious radiance over all Valhalla.
[jubilant music plays]
My thanks to everybody!
[screaming]
I never thought he'd have the energy left to pull that off.
Man, what a guy.
Perhaps. But I suspect he's barely standing.
And yet his stubborn bravado and swagger demands he keep it up.
Shining brilliantly regardless of the situation.
I'd expect nothing less from the Sun God Apollo.
[goddess 1] Apollo! Make sure to tend to those wounds!
[goddess 2] You don't want scars on that beautiful face, do you?
I appreciate it, but I don't think I'll mind having these scars.
They'll help me remember this battle.
[all gasp]
[Apollo] They will remind me of you.
Two proud warriors who made my soul burn white-hot.
[music fades]
[Python] I know Apollo is insanely strong,
but still, I… I just…
I just can't help but think about all the what-ifs and maybes.
This is impossible to watch!
-[crowd cheering] -[yelps]
Does… Does this mean it's over now?
[cheering fades]
[gasps]
Apollo! [cries]
Oh, Python. What are you doing all the way back here?
Weren't you watching my spectacularly beautiful battle?
Well, see the thing is, I… I knew that you would win.
No point in watching a battle if you know how it's gonna end. Sounds boring to me.
[both chuckle]
[gentle music plays]
But look at you. You're covered in wounds!
Ah. [chuckles] They're beautiful, aren't they?
These scars,
they're proof of my fierce battle against Leonidas, the greatest man ever.
And I… I… am proud--
[yelps] Apollo!
Oh. Oh. I think we better hurry and get you to the clinic right away.
[Python panting]
Apollo, you're the most battered,
the most beautiful,
the most badass,
and the coolest man in the whole world.
King Leonidas.
Everyone, stand tall,
and stand proud.
I can still see it clearly, even now.
King Leonidas's back as he leads us into battle!
If we truly admired him,
if we want to stand with him still,
if we want to bind our fate to his,
then we, too, should stand tall with strong backs and shoulders.
[Haggis] Isn't that right, King Leonidas?
The strongest soldiers
are Spartans!
[sobbing] Geirölul. Oh, sister!
[gasps]
Brunhilde?
SINCERITY
[Hrist] Geirölul… [cries],
That was a battle to be proud of.
Hm. He fought the sun itself,
yet never seemed to blink or falter as he faced down his opponent.
I agree.
That was a truly honorable death.
The leader of Sparta, King Leonidas, will be remembered as a great warrior.
I'm envious of him.
Envious? But why?
I would have liked my death to be one fit for a warrior.
I didn't have the chance.
Nor did I.
[music fades]
[Brunhilde] Who to choose? Who? Who?
-[Göll] Brunhilde? Sis? -[Brunhilde] It wasn't supposed… [screams]
I can't choose!
How am I supposed to choose?
Wh-What's the matter? Try to calm down, sister!
We have to win.
They've got our backs to the wall.
We cannot afford to lose another one of these matches. We have to win!
But I…
I can't fucking decide who!
-[Brunhilde screams] -[gasps]
By "decide who," you must mean who will fight next.
Who's the next representative.
The remaining fighters are
Rasputin,
Nostradamus,
Simo Häyhä,
Kintoki Sakata,
and lastly…
OKITA
[Soji Okita] I will fight.
[Göll gasps]
SINCERITY
[suspenseful music plays]
And I will win.
Because I've never lost to anyone.
Who are you?
[Brunhilde sighs]
All right, it's settled then. You shall be our representative.
The greatest swordsman in all of human history
will be our champion.
Huh.
[chuckles]
I am sincerely grateful.
Captain of the First Unit of the Shinsengumi,
Soji Okita.
Let's do this.
[music stops]
[footsteps echo]
Is everything going according to your plan so far,
Din-Din?
State your business,
Buddha.
[chuckles]
-You lousy traitor! -You dare show your face around here?
And what's with that ridiculous outfit?
And "Din-Din"? That's bold of you. How about I peck your other eye out?
[Buddha] Hmm.
Aha! As expected, I'm getting nothing at all from your stony visage.
[Odin growls]
I have no time to waste with the likes of you.
Hey, Din-Din!
So, what's the whole story with this Siegfried character?
-[suspenseful music plays] -[both] Huh?
See, I've been having Kin-Kin look into things a bit for me, and, uh,
seems like poor Siggy's been serving a hell of a sentence
down there in Tartarus.
And sources tell me you're the one who put him there.
[dramatic choral music plays]
Siegfried has committed unforgivable sins.
Wouldn't you want a sinful god locked up too?
Of course. With you one hundo!
Except here's the rub.
As I understand it, Siegfried stole your magical sword, Gram. Correct?
Then he used that magic sword to slay your beloved dragon Fafnir. Right?
And there may have been a few other extraneous charges,
but none of them seemed like enough to deserve Tartarus.
I mean, it's not like he assassinated a god, or tried to overthrow Valhalla.
I just don't think that the punishment quite fits the crime. You know?
I mean…
Usually if someone pisses you off, you just take 'em out, don't you?
You can see why it kinda smells.
Enough of this.
Just what are you getting at?
Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Siegfried Hilde's lover?
Where'd you get the idea Siegfried was my ex?
[Buddha] That's how I started putting it all together.
Lil' Brun starts Ragnarok in a valiant effort to save humanity,
and in an effort to save her beloved Siegfried.
Also…
-Huh? -Huh?
[Buddha] Oh, this is chocolate by the way.
[both grumble]
Now this is only a little hunch of mine,
but that was the problem.
No way you were gonna let that happen.
[chuckles] Let what happen, you ask?
Siegfried's potential emancipation from Tartarus.
Now I don't know how his release and Ragnarok are connected,
or why you even care so much about keeping him locked up.
I can't seem to figure out that last little riddle.
It's starting to make me think that maybe Siegfried is some kind of special VIP.
Come on, Din-Din, spill it. What's the tea?
[growls]
[music stops]
Have you said everything you want to say?
Or do you have more to vomit up?
[gasps]
[both caw fearfully]
[dramatic music plays]
Gungnir, my Divine Treasure.
You can speculate all you want, but know this.
Huh?
[laughs] That was close!
See? This is what usually happens when you get mad.
[both whimper]
[Odin] Any fool who dares step foot in my domain,
be they man or god,
will suffer my wrath.
Well, now, seems like at least some part of my theory
managed to hit a bit of a sore spot there, didn't it?
Huh?
Now that is an interesting theory.
-[grunts] -It's piqued my curiosity too.
-Be- -Beelzebub!
[grunts]
[music fades]
[Beelzebub] Odin,
what is this "long-cherished ambition" you mentioned?
Ambition? What are you talking about?
Beelzebub. You little bastard.
Based on what I know of you,
I'm thinking
Arche,
the beginning of the cosmos.
[growls]
[Beelzebub] Or the revival of the primordial gods perhaps?
[upbeat theme music plays]
Huh?!
-Primordial gods?! -Primordial gods?!
[growls]
[laughs]
[music stops]
[hushed whispering]
Could this be sometime in the past?
Yes.
It's Bakumatsu period Kyoto.
[Heimdall] The final battle between god and man,
Ragnarok, Round Ten!
Taking the ring this time is…
[exciting music plays]
…the greatest swordsman in human history…
SOJI OKITA
…against the mightiest god-slayer of Valhalla!
SUSANOO NO MIKOTO
Just who will prove to be the stronger of the two?
SOJI OKITA VS SUSANOO NO MIKOTO
IKEDAYA
FIGHT!!
[music fades]