Sniper From Finland
After Simo's victory brought Hades, the lord of death, to his knees, there was silence in the arena. The gods began to shake in the face of the mortals' power, but there was one god who had established a strategy behind all these victories. He was Loki, the most cunning and dangerous god of Greek mythology. Known for his different strategic thinking styles, Loki would plan his next move after each victory.
As soon as Simo stepped out of the arena, he knew he would have to face another opponent. This time, a battle that would change the entire game awaited him. Loki's sneaky intelligence and traps would test him not only as a mortal, but also as a strategic warrior.
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As Simo left the arena and looked up at the sky, a deep darkness suddenly surrounded him. The darkness covered everything like a blanket, and began to fall on Simo with every step he took. Suddenly, a figure appeared from the darkness. Loki, the most cunning of the gods, walked towards Simo with a smiling look.
"Simo," Loki said in a cold voice, "Your victories are short-lived. You will be lost in a game where you do not know me."
Simo took a few steps back before smiling. "Let me give you another chance. Let's get to know the real strategy."
Loki, still smiling, opened his hands. "Strategy can be complicated for a person like you. When you start playing with me, you have already lost."
And suddenly, everything changed. For a moment, Simo realized that something was lost in the air. A series of illusions formed throughout the arena. Simo saw several opponent figures at every step. But these were only copies, illusions created by Loki. For a moment, each one seemed to attack Simo. But Simo did not lose his composure.
"Copies," he said to himself. "But I will find the real you."
Simo carefully examined all the illusions around him. He didn't want to fall into a trap. After a few seconds, he noticed Loki's real body. At that moment, Simo's reflexes kicked in. Suddenly, he aimed his rifle at Loki. However, Loki disappeared in an instant and another illusion appeared in his place.
"You want to shoot me, don't you?" Loki said, more mockingly than ever. "But you're not just a victim in this war, I'm slowly drawing you into my game."
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Loki's intelligence was really putting Simo in a difficult position. With every step he took, he encountered another illusion and each figure seemed to attack him, making him feel as if everything was right. However, Simo continued to think logically. Intelligence was his strongest weapon in this game.
Suddenly, the illusions around him began to disappear one by one. Simo carefully planned every move in order not to fall into any traps. Finally, Simo's eyes found Loki's real body. At that moment, Loki, who realized that all the plans had gone to waste, frowned.
"You were faster than I expected you to figure it out so quickly."
Simo did not miss this opportunity and aimed his rifle. However, Loki suddenly turned the entire area around him into a giant halo and tried to squeeze Simo. Although Simo lost his balance for a moment, he knew that he could break this halo at any moment.
"Last trap," said Loki, smiling slyly. "Come on, can you dodge this?"
Simo analyzed everything in a few seconds. He moved quickly, pierced the halo and moved directly towards Loki.
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Simo and Loki were now very close to each other. The two strategic warriors had begun a final fight in the arena. With each step, another trap, another attack was forming the battle. However, all of Loki's traps were ineffective against Simo's strategic intelligence. He had always managed to stay one step ahead.
Loki, suddenly unable to control his anger, decided to use all his strength. "Then the game is over!" he shouted, and launched a huge explosion that lit up the whole place for a moment.
Simo tried to quickly defend himself against this explosion, but all of Loki's strength suddenly began to fall on him. He began to fall slowly, but he was still determined to make one last move.
"I have seen your strategy once again, Loki. The end of this war will be yours," thought Simo. However, he realized something; this time there was a real trap.
With one last cunning, Loki made the final move he had prepared to defeat Simo. "I will destroy you now!" he said, and dealt the final blow to Simo.
As Simo fell to the ground in pain for a moment, a final light of victory shone in his eyes. As he took his last breath, he closed his eyes, saying, "The gods… can always… be defeated."
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A deep silence prevailed in the arena after Simo's death. The gods were in shock, thinking of the victories and eventual death of this mortal warrior. Simo, who had begun this journey as a mere man, had defeated the most powerful of the gods and shown them the power of man.
But his final victory had made him understand life and death, and had proven that true power lies in the determination and intelligence of mortals. Although he died against Loki's strategic intelligence, Simo's struggle had become immortal.
And behind this victory, a stronger future for humanity had emerged. The gods now had to know the limits of mortals.
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After Simo's struggle and death, history would respect him not only as a warrior, but as a strategist who could even scare the gods.
End.