Limitless The Strongest Revenant

I raised the M32 and fired a grenade at my Valkyrie. Among all the weapons I tried to pair with a shield only this one worked against Liv. The others were too long and unwieldy.

"HAAA!"

Yet my Northern simply smacked the 40mm low velocity grenade away. She was so fast the grenade flung over 30 feet before it even had a chance to explode. In retaliation, a powerful shockwave smashed into my shield.

Despite having {Endure} I felt my feet slide a bit. Who knew that a 10-gauge slug would have this much power. No, that wasn't accurate. It was because of Liv, who despite being in combat with me was using [One round marksman].

'She doesn't even need [Knight]. That's how fucking thick her defenses are.'

Stacking {Reinforce}, {Block} and {Withstand} turned Liv into a fucking fortress. Unfortunately, [Defender] had squat in offensive abilities. It was purely to absorb damage. So, I could do nothing but wait.

"IS THIS IT, BELOVED? The strength you claim that would be able to make me submit."

"Fuck!"

Liv crashed into me like a freight train. I didn't buckle but stopping her charge was useless. My Valkyrie attacked by chaining moves like a combo! This specific combination seemed to be her favorite. It comprised of a tackle, point blank shooting and a finisher.
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When I successfully stopped her first move, The armaments held by her extra hands began to glow. They carried an Milkor M32 40mm MGL grenade launcher and the Winchester 10-gauge 1887 lever action shotgun. Normally at this distance the 40mm grenade would not explode even if she fired it.

But Liv fucking charged her rounds with {Counter}. {Counter} energy manifested as heat or friction. So, it was enough to detonate the grenades at point blank. And as Liv was a tank, she intentionally exploded it super close so that she always got caught in the blast.

[Defend against it!]

'Gee you think?'

Ever since she got Exa, she no longer had issues in using her third {Fate}. Rather being able to economically leverage every bit of {Counter} energy made me a fucking cheat. Unable to resist I braced my body yet again to endure a beating.

[Defender] was created to match Liv's tanking skills, but it could not match her Asura mode. Eventually the gun and shield I held got fucked and broke against Liv's blows. The sound of glass shattering also resounded as my [Wall] armor again failed to survive.

But my Valkyrie was not yet done. Liv swung her main sword arm which also was fueled by energy from the blast.

'Ugh, this is going to hurt!'

Despite having the mass needed to stop her blow due to Defender, I still was sent flying. Liv bashed the left side of my torso like an Olympic baseball batter. Rather than diffuse the impact like normal, Liv's control allowed the energy to focus on one point.

"Bleargh!"

I felt all of my ribs shatter as I imitated an eagle in flight. Unable to keep it in I puked out blood and bile as I tried to right myself as I crashed. The taste of iron and stomach acids made me even more dizzy.

[This is not working. [Defender] was made using Liv's shielder techniques. She knows them like the back of her hand. Breaking you balance with each strike is easy for her.]

'I fucking know! Where are the others?'

[They will be arriving soon. Wednesday who [Sky Sentinel] will be overhead in ten minutes. Saturday's [Heavy Gunner] will arrive fifteen. Friday in [Ninja] will need sixteen. Thursday's [Executioner] is already lining up a shot. Sunday who has [Maestro] is supporting Tuesday.]

'I'm glad everyone else is doing well.'

[Your only goal at the moment is to not pass out!]

Due to [Defender's] skill set there was hardly anything I could do except buy time. Liv was cycling souls as she charged and unleaded full powered {Counters} without stopping. I helplessly looked up to the sky in defeat as my whole body danced between pain and relief.

"Get up Beloved! If you want to hurt so much, then I will beat you to a bloody pulp as many times as you want!"

Rage filled the Northerner's voice. It was obviously because I evolved on my own and she had to watch me suffer in silence. Liv loved me. And if you take her profession into account, you would know what kind of personality she had.

"I-I'm sorry Liv. I just didn't have it in me to ask more of you…"

"Cease such lies! Were you not the one that says that we are family? Then why must you feel that way! I already surrendered myself to you Beloved! Did not you get angry when I tried to do the same! I detest those who lie and those who reek of hypocrisy!"

I rolled on my stomach and tried to stand up. Only for Liv to smash the flat side of her sword into my head at full power. Even with all my defenses I felt the impact almost bent my neck like a pretzel. My consciousness almost flew away as my ears began to ring.

'Fucking hell, wouldn't that have decapitated me if I wasn't in [Defender]?'

"[Wall]."

Raising my arms to protect my head, I then heard Liv's fingers squeeze the triggers of her weapons. Soul powered bullets pummeled me while I laid on the ground. While my body didn't get pierced, the shockwaves turned my insides into mush.

[Vortex] only worked for projectiles that were at least 5 feet away from me. That meant it would stop anything further than that. But if it was within like now? It did absolutely nothing. Helplessly I got beaten down by my Valkyrie in the most domineering fashion.

She again ranted, "My love, have you had enough? I told you I didn't want to see you hurt. I call myself your shield. My role is to protect you. Each wound you get is a stain on my honor. Why can't you understand where I am coming from?"

"I know what it is you want Liv. You want to bear all my burdens. That is how you love me. Unfortunately, I am the same. As your man, I refuse to let you shoulder everything. Doing so makes me a useless bastard who doesn't deserve you."

"But beloved, you already did so much for me. This is the only way I can repay your love. Why deny me this right? Am I not even worth that much?" My Valkyrie cried out in tears.

"Liv, I…"

"She regretted it."

"What?"

"Freyja. The one whose life I lived before. I do not know the whole story yet, but she regretted it. She and Tyr didn't part on good terms. And when he died, the regret consumed her."

At Liv's words, I remembered the scene I saw in my dreams. {Withstand} or Freyja died while fighting a never-ending undead army. Much like Rhiannon, and Inari, 'I' wasn't in the vision at the moment of their deaths.

"Beloved. While I don't know the whole story. I know Freyja deeply loathed herself for a mistake. What it is I do not know. But at its core is her desire for vengeance. And it wasn't for her brother. But for Tyr."

'Fuck, I guess I need to eventually read up on my other lives. I have no idea what to answer.'

"I felt her pain. It was dreadful. The thought that your mistake caused the death of the one you hold most dear. It drove her insane. I do not wish to be like her Beloved. Please do not force me too. I will follow you into the depths of Hell. But please allow me to stand beside you."

I stood up and wiped the blood off my mouth. Hearing about Freyja's past seemed to have given Liv PTSD. But sadly, I had no intention of coddling her. Not for this. Liv actually created a paradox because of what she saw from her supposed past life.

"I am sorry Liv. I am sorry you had to be burdened with Freyja's pain and regret. But I am not Tyr. Nor are you her. We are different. Liv, my beloved, I never said I will not rely on you. It's just that each time I do, I get weaker."

"What?"

"You and I both know that battle and hardship forges character. But we want our loved ones to be safe. That is how you and I show our love. But I cannot follow your wishes, because if I do, I will lose the ability to protect you."

Before she could respond, the first of reinforcements I was waiting for finally arrived.

"And I would rather die a hundred times than to let that happen."