"Those who test boundaries find cliffs."
"Act ignorant, and you'll become enlightened."
These were quotes Loki had heard many times from his fellow Norse Gods, mainly Thor and Vidar. Whenever the two saw him, they would throw these lines at him in such a condescending manner, as though they already knew he was up to no good.
It was their favorite way of calling him a scheming bastard without actually saying it.
Loki had always thought they were annoying and self entitled, acting superior simply because Odin was their father and they had been born with greater strength than him.
But with how the situation was developing right now, Loki couldn't help but remember the words they had told him multiple times before.
Earlier, even though he had been constantly taking hits from those ten washing machines, he had only felt frustrated and angry. He wasn't truly afraid.
However, now that Fenrir had been stolen from him and Mjölnir was embedded in the ground, waiting for someone to pick it up, Loki finally began to realize that perhaps...
He was about to get fucked. Really, really badly.
Tsubaki landed on the ground next to Asia and helped the exhausted blond nun up. Asia had poured every last bit of her energy into her previous attack and was now completely spent. Tsubaki asked her with clear concern in her voice, "Can you keep going?"
"Hmm, don't worry about me," Asia forced a smile. Her legs felt incredibly heavy, and her knees trembled even as she struggled to remain standing.
She lifted her head and looked up at the sky, where the eight women were surrounding Loki in formation as they continuously exchanged blows with him. Her gaze then shifted to the hammer embedded in the ground.
"Is anyone going to use it?"
"Yeah," Tsubaki replied after giving the hammer a long look.
Generally speaking, anyone could use the hammer, but there were prerequisites. The wielder had to possess an exceptionally strong and pure heart, one completely devoid of evil or malicious intent, something the ten yanderes certainly did not have.
If someone fulfilled those requirements, the moment they picked up the hammer it would feel lighter than a feather, allowing them to effortlessly wield it and summon divine lightning.
Even so, having a pure heart was not the only way to use it. If someone was powerful enough, they could forcibly wield the hammer through sheer strength.
"Go help them. I'll be alright on my own," Asia said as she gently pushed Tsubaki away, insisting that she no longer needed the support.
She then added, "It's about time we finish him. I miss Yusuke-sama."
"Hmm, me too," Tsubaki replied.
She didn't insist on helping Asia any further. Giving her a serious nod, Tsubaki took one step forward, then another. After she had walked about a dozen steps away from Asia, an explosive aura suddenly erupted around the bespectacled beauty.
Her hair swayed wildly as if she were a Saiyan on the verge of transforming into a Super Saiyan. A light reddish purple aura enveloped her as she activated her Ascendant Form.
Another source of the yanderes' confidence was the Ascendant Form.
Ascendant Form: A transformation skill that grants the user a 100% boost in all aspects. During the transformation, energy and stamina consumption increases several times over.
Her eyes turned crimson, and her long hair became a reddish pink, swaying wildly behind her. She lightly tapped the ground and soared into the air.
Extending both hands forward, she summoned her Sacred Gear, Mirror Alice.
"Balance Breaker: Nostalgia Mad Tea Party!"
The moment she activated her Balance Breaker, three mirrors appeared around her. Moments later, three demons stepped out from within them.
The first was a giant demonic rat. Its mouth was slightly parted, and a thick gas continuously poured out from between its fangs. It was exhaling a sleeping gas.
The second was a demonic rabbit dressed in a formal suit.
The last was a tall, slender demon wearing a hat, its eyes twisted into an eerie, unnatural shape.
This was Tsubaki's Balance Breaker. Each of the three demons had a unique ability.
The giant rat could put enemies to sleep by releasing its sleeping gas.
The rabbit emitted mysterious ripples that drove anyone caught within them into a frenzied state.
Lastly, the slender demon had the most sinister ability of the three. Anyone who looked into its eyes would be thrown into a powerful hallucination.
"It's about time," Sona said as she saw Tsubaki going all out. She also felt they could no longer afford to drag this battle on any longer.
A dense light blue aura enveloped her as she activated her Ascendant Form.
Her hair turned light blue, while her originally violet eyes became a deep sapphire blue. She grew slightly taller, her figure became more voluptuous, and the air around her began to freeze.
As if on cue, the remaining girls activated their Ascendant Forms one after another.
Each time one of them began transforming, the other eight immediately moved to intercept Loki, preventing him from interrupting the woman in the middle of her transformation.
"Xenovia, go!"
Rias, now in her Ascendant Form, had even longer hair. It had become a blend of crimson and black, while her eyes glowed a deep crimson.
As she shouted to Xenovia, she unleashed multiple Spheres of Destruction at the Evil God. The black spheres tore through several layers of defensive magic circles as though they were made of paper, only to be halted by even more barriers that materialized in their path.
"Hmm!" Xenovia nodded firmly and hurriedly flew down to the ground. She landed beside Mjölnir and reached for it with both hands, preparing to lift the hammer.
"Ahhh!"
The moment Xenovia tried to lift it, her face twisted with effort as she gritted her teeth. The hammer was unbelievably heavy, far heavier than anything she had ever lifted before.
But there was no way Xenovia would give up so easily.
Gritting her teeth even harder, she let out a loud roar. Slowly, Mjölnir began to budge. Inch by inch, she forced the massive hammer off the ground until she finally lifted it into the air.
The hammer was larger than her entire body. Hovering in midair while holding it, Xenovia's body swayed slightly under its overwhelming weight.
Among all the yanderes present, Xenovia possessed the greatest physical strength. Even before she had been dispatched to Kuoh Town, she had always been known for her overwhelming physical power.
After all, wielding Durandal needed immense strength to keep the holy sword under control.
"You! You lifted Mjölnir! Impossible!" The moment Loki saw the scene, his eyes widened in horror. Without the slightest hesitation, he abandoned the fight altogether. He spun around and transformed into a green beam of light, fleeing the battlefield at full speed.
While fleeing, Loki burst into laughter, "I'll retreat for now! Fuhahahahaha! But I'll be back, and when I return, I'll spread chaos across the world!"
He ran faster than Justin Bieber after seeing Diddy pull out the baby oil!
"Where do you think you're going?!"
"Spineless bastard! Running away from a bunch of girls?"
"Pathetic little bitch, running with your tail between your legs!"
How could the girls possibly let him escape?
The moment Loki tried to flee, he found the eight yanderes already surrounding him from every direction. Earlier, he hadn't been able to break out when only five of them had trapped him.
How was he supposed to escape now that there were eight?
Five of the girls, Sona, Akeno, Murayama, Irina, and Xenovia, all possessed the Telekinesis skill.
The moment Loki attempted to escape, he suddenly felt multiple overwhelming forces seize his body and yank him backward. The combined telekinetic pull was so powerful that his speed rapidly dropped until he was nearly brought to a complete stop.
Although Telekinesis was obviously much weaker than the cringe named Ruler's Authority, it was still an incredibly powerful and versatile skill. It could easily influence the flow of battle by altering the trajectory of an enemy's attack, rescuing allies from danger, launching attacks, or restricting an opponent's movements.
And when five Telekinesis users activated it simultaneously, even someone like Loki found it extremely difficult to deal with. After all, despite being a God, he was never known for his physical strength.
The two abilities that had been giving both Fenrir and Loki endless headaches throughout the battle were Observation Haki and Telekinesis.
Those two skills were unbelievably annoying and infuriating to fight against. Observation Haki allowed the girls to predict incoming attacks before they happened, while Telekinesis constantly interfered with their movements and attacks. Together, they made it nearly impossible for either Loki or Fenrir to land even a single clean hit on the ten yanderes.
"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Here I thought the oh so mighty Evil God Loki was dying for some sweet, sweet Ragnarok. I honestly thought you were a brave God willing to die in battle, but it seems even Kokabiel has more guts than you."
Aika cracked her knuckles as she spoke, her sarcastic voice.
"You sure talk a lot of shit for a washing machine," Loki snorted disdainfully as divine power surged from his body, forcibly trying to break the invisible telekinetic restraints holding him in place.
"..." Aika's eyebrow twitched.
"Did I hit a nerve? My bad. I meant to say you have a good mouth for a dishwasher. Does that sound better now?" Loki laughed loudly.
Watching the yanderes' faces grow increasingly darker, he finally felt like he had gotten a measure of revenge after enduring their taunts throughout the battle.
"...Those are some nice last words," Rias chuckled darkly as she stepped aside.
The moment she moved, she revealed the blue haired, busty swordswoman standing behind her, both hands gripping the gigantic hammer.
"You think you can scare the great Loki with something like this!?" Loki roared.
With a furious shout, he finally broke free from the Telekinesis restraining him and shot into the air. Countless magic circles lit up around him as he unleashed a barrage of spells, sending them all toward Xenovia.
Xenovia gripped the hammer tightly and charged straight at Loki. Bolts of lightning danced around her as she forced her way through the barrage.
The other girls immediately rushed to her side, intercepting the incoming attacks with their own.
Multicolored flames, holy light, and dark crimson power collided with the God's divine magic, creating devastating explosions that lit up the sky like fireworks. One shockwave after another rippled through the air as the two sides clashed.
Because she was using all her strength just to control Mjölnir, Xenovia barely had any power left to defend herself. Even so, she neither hesitated nor cowered. She had absolute confidence in her comrades.
These were her pole sisters. The extra thick baby milk they shared and the love juice they bathed each other in was all the proof needed of how 'deep and thick' their bond really was!
Many of Loki's attacks flew so close that they nearly grazed her, only to be intercepted at the last possible moment by the other girls. Not a single spell managed to reach her.
Xenovia completely locked him down. She raised the gigantic hammer above her head, aimed it at Loki, and swung it down with all her might.
The instant Loki sensed the overwhelming danger closing in, he panicked. Hysterically unleashed attacks in every direction without any order or strategy, his face completely overcome with fear.
Feeling the gigantic hammer descending toward him and its enormous shadow swallowing his body, Loki let out a terrified roar.
BOOOOM!!
Mjölnir slammed into him with brutal force.
An overwhelming torrent of lightning erupted from the hammer. Countless bolts crackled wildly around Loki, engulfing him in a blinding sea of blue thunder before everything exploded.
When the light finally faded, Loki's charred body slowly fell from the sky.
Thin streams of smoke rose from him, and his body was already battered beyond recognition.
Thud!
Loki's battered body crashed onto the ground.
"I... I..." Bruised and completely spent, he weakly lifted his head. His lips parted as if he wanted to say something, but before a single word could leave his mouth, his consciousness faded, and he passed out.
The ten yanderes slowly gathered around his unconscious body.
Murayama rested her hand on the hilt of her sword and asked, "Should we heal him first before we start torturing him?"
"No," Sona replied calmly.
"Why?" Aika glared at her. "He insulted Yusuke-sama! He deserves to be punished!"
"Onii-sama and that old fuck Odin wanted us to capture him, not kill him. He will be sealed in Asgard," Rias said in a surprisingly calm tone, unlike her usual self.
Ignoring the displeased expressions of the other women, she continued, "But this won't last forever."
"Once we spread our teachings to Asgard in the future, this lowly God will also be 'enlightened'."
"This is all for Yusuke!" Akeno added seriously.
"All for Yusuke-sama!" Asia and the other women were no longer angry. The blond nun clasped her hands together and knelt down, closing her eyes as she prayed.
The others followed her lead, kneeling beside her with the same solemn expression.
Together, they chanted.
"Amen!"
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