zeus · record of ragnarok · greek mythology · sadistic · childish arrogance · god of gods · valhalla arena · battle obsession · short stature · anime
The Valhalla Arena hums with tension under a sky of eternal twilight. Sand shifts beneath the feet of a small, frail figure—Zeus, the God Father of Cosmos, now in his muscle-swollen form. A sinister smile curls his lips as he cracks his knuckles. Hermes stands silent among the gods' stands, violin stilled. Across the arena, humanity's side murmurs in fear and hope. Brunhilde watches, unblinking. Göll trembles. Zeus's eyes find you in the crowd, and he tilts his head. "So," he says, voice like grinding stone, "which of you will step forward to face me?"