The high sun that would normally beam down upon the land was unable to be seen today. Instead, the entire sky was blackened with thick smog from each of the volcanoes suddenly becoming active.
The dark clouds of burning sulfur cast the perfect haze over the body of the hidden serpent, descending from on high beyond the skies and down upon the blazing land. It took but a single great flap of its painted wings of all the colors of the rainbow to part the clouds, bringing with its presence the shining glow of the beaming sun in all its glory upon the feathery crown that was adorned upon the feathered bird-winged serpent's head. This was Quetzalcoatl, and though his coming brought the light of the sun, his continued descent returned the dark black clouds to their place as his burning gaze nearly kindled all of the suddenly active volcanoes into immediate eruption.
~At the next moment, Ty would also be able to see where every single head of Orochi was located at the time through his Third Eye, and at those marks, he would swing his arm to dice each of the spots where Orochi's heads connected to the main body with the ethereal energy of the blade projected into each of those locations, since the energy that he was able to omit from the 'King Blade' was able to reach anywhere within his established Presence. This would appear to be him slashing wildly at Orochi whilst his Commanding head was moving, but this was actually to hack at the other 7 the very moment they revealed themselves in the Veritas' reality. Not only would a connected slash sever their ties to the Veritas and isolate their realities as only individual heads, but also this would also sever their connection to their tails.~
The image of the 'Prayer Beads' surrounding the Greenhouse area would 'Project' itself around Tao's neck, thus binding Tiamat at the same time with the power of the presence of this land and the Master of the Presence, itself.
Through the synchronization of each of the Shinsangels and the Shinsanities, the subduing Prayer Beads that were once only on Tao and Tia's necks would be projected also around the necks of the severed dragon heads of Orochi, preventing them from being able to grow back, as well as establishing a set dominant influence belonging to the Tensei that would prevent Orochi's regeneration without first overpowering the binding forces of the sentient beings fighting against his presence within the Veritas. Though he was assimilated with the Veritas, the realm was fighting back against him, and therefore gave him a power struggle in addition to Ty's Presence as a while that were the individual wills and consciousness of the 7 Shinsangels that protected the Veritas. Thus, in order to overcome the Veritas, or even have any sort of control over any part of the Veritas, as well as the ability to regenerate any of the lost heads, Orochi would have to overcome all 7 of the Shinsangels.
~Each tail was slung at a high speed toward the respective targets, which were the 7 headless nubs of Orochi and where the dragon spawn were probably still wriggling about. Each spiritual hurricane was cast down upon the Veritas like a paintbrush upon paper, where the true artwork could be colored in fine detail by each tail working in tandem to create a greater story, now, and not working against each other individually. Through harmonizing with Orochi, the tactics of how each head and tail worked in harmony would be applied immediately to the 7 Shinsangels, as well. From there, through that connection, Tiamat would be able to paint each of the heads of the Veritas upon the headless nubs from where the Prayer Beads connected and assume complete control of the hijacked body, as well as each of its tails.~
The Kasaigami's spirit, which was connected to the very Blood Orange Sun itself, would become unsettled at being unable to see the land covered in smog with the rays of sunlight that was the extension of his sight. This troubled the very Sun of the Corona Badlands, and the Great Pumpkin would begin to redden.
It took but a single great flap of its painted wings of all the colors of the rainbow to part the clouds, bringing with its presence the shining glow of the beaming sun in all its glory upon the feathery crown that was adorned upon the feathered bird-winged serpent's head.
Fortunately, everything was able to be viewed clearly from a bird's eye view once the feathered serpent flapped its wings and parted the clouds. However, what the Great Pumpkin saw was distress in and upon the land, of which it was already aware was caused by the feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl. When the energy of the Kasaigami was returned to the Sun, it would immediately glow red like a terrible bloody beacon, signifying its 'Red Alert' state. "Iris," the now 'Bloodred Pumpkinhead' spake out, the vibrations of its voice being carried from its core as the very intensity of tropical heat becoming scorching arid air. The pupil of the eye in the sky dilated to the point of a pin, coming into complete isolation and focus upon the single target that was Quetzalcoatl entering the land. Glaring at its neck with a red hot gaze, the body of Titus would be scorched onto the back of the creature.
"Wonderful," Titus nearly chuckled, yet maintained the same red hot focus on the dragon that the very sun itself had pasted upon its back. Their vision was one and the same, as were the two entities, even when split apart. "... I hope it isn't a Sun God." It was important to know the lore of these creatures, since that generally still applied in whatever incarnation of they took on. It was clear that they were beings able to manifest themselves in the work of others, and that generally revealed itself in their own appearance. "Then again, I am the Sun itself." Titus smirked. "AND WE SHALL HAVE NO OTHER BUT ME!!" he cried out with great Strength and authority. Suddenly, from that same 'Iris,' a spiraling pillar of fire concentrated into the shape of a drill shot through the sky like a falling star, aiming to completely skewer the dragon. It was large enough, however, to completely consume the entirety of the Hyperion Mountains. All of Titus' energy, because it was connected to the Veritas, would immediately be poisonous to Quetzalcoatl, and prolonged exposure as well as absorption of it would have proved completely and utterly lethal.
It seemed that at the disturbance caused by Quetzalcoatl's extravagant arrival, it was too much to look at for the very sun itself, which scorched his back after his tail was severed. The bird-winged dragon screeched in pain, but immediately twirled its long, slender body and outstretched a wing, flapping over its body and calling forth a thick veil of clouds on a powerful wind from a single stroke. The thick clouds would once again block the light of the sun, even in its intensity, whilst the twirling dragon should have thrown Titus right off of its back. It began to storm terrible, heavy rain suddenly falling from the clouds, but with all of the sulfuric acid in the air, the rain was polluted. Quetzalcoatl roared, weaving his way through each of the volcanoes, which still seemed as though they could erupt at any moment, disturbed by Quetzalcoatl's presence alone.
"Gotcha..." Titus cried, slamming his hand down on the back of Quetzalcoatl's neck where the Tensei Seal had been branded into his back upon just Titus' landing alone. He held on tightly as Quetzalcoatl spun, the mark on his neck being like a magnet to keep Titus bound to the dragon's back. Already, by accepting the mark branded on his body, Quetzalcoatl belonged to the Tensei family as a divine pet. "You Belong To Me Now, Dragon!!" The Tensei Seal started to activate, Titus shouting out "Consecration!" simultaneously, which not only should have completely bound Quetzalcoatl, but also claimed the being as one of the Tensei's. The ray of the sun beaming from behind the clouds would part them all around the Hyperion Mountains, activating the original Tensei Seal that was placed over this very same land that was claimed from another realm and have the overbearing might of the seal's power bind Quetzalcoatl to the Hyperion Mountains under the Tensei's command. The entire land around Quetzalcoatl, as well as the beaming sun, would force submission upon the feathered serpent. If Titus alone couldn't slam Quetzalcoatl to the ground, then the Consecrated Land should have been able to. And if not, then the might of the beaming sun glaring down at them should have easily scorched yet another mark into the entire being of Quetzalcoatl, rather than just the back of the neck. If Quetzalcoatl struggled, the seal would resist against him and cause entropy to rise to state unable to sustain existence, causing the dragon to disintegrate from fighting against this subduing force.
Quetzalcoatl screeched in horrific pain once the seal scorched into his back activated, causing the dragon's body to heat up. The pain grew as the heat did, and Quetzalcoatl would, as he struggled, that the heat became more intense upon him until it felt as though his body would collapse upon itself like a dying star. There was nowhere in all of the Hyperion Mountains that Quetzalcoatl was able to go to nor escape from the seal, and, after being scorched to near death by the heat of rising entropy, would finally fall unconscious and to the ground, no longer fighting back against Titus, the Tensei or the seal. Though Quetzalcoatl's defeat was most swift, there was simply nothing that could be done about being branded and sealed, nor escaping them after they had already been done. Quetzalcoatl belonged to the Tensei now.
"There we go," Titus cooed, stroking the back of the enormous feathered serpent as it fell into unconsciousness, "Nice and easy." As expected, Quetzalcoatl exhausted all of his energy fighting against a force that was burning away all of his energy as he used it, causing entropy to rise. From that alone, anything Quetzalcoatl did except submit, unless he was able to control his entropy and also the Tensei seal from resisting him, would have ended in the dragon's ultimate destabilization and deterioration.
The two crash landed into one of the volcanic ridges, where Quetzalcoatl would lay unconscious, Titus petting the back of his head. "You made the right choice..." Titus would take good care of Quetzalcoatl... He took care of everything that he didn't have to completely destroy. "... Let's just be glad you came out alright." Titus looked up to the angry volcanoes, taking in a deep breath and exhaling slowly, lowering his own aggression. When he was at a cooler temperament, the volcanoes around him were also docile. "Let's just take it easy... There's no need to escalate anything." With Quetzalcoatl in Tensei custody, it shouldn't have been anything that would allow escalation of the situation, either, since the rest of the family would end up handling things from here in there were. "Mission Complete."
Sooner or later, however long it had been, Shinrona and his family of Shintsuki and Shinity would appear from a ripple of reality, right before the Fire God, Titus, who had just recently felled the feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl. As it lay before him, Shinrona would say, "Kasaigami! I have come for you bearing your next mission!" The Fire God was all for getting work accomplished and keeping active, Shinrona knew, for this is how he was when he was embodying the element of Fire. He knew how to interact well with each of his elemental sides of himself, and when greeting Titus, he would do so with directness and openness, as he liked. "Are you up for your next orders, oh Fire God?"
"What's that?" Titus said, turning around to where he'd hear the voice coming from. "Ah! Look who it is!" Titus slammed his hands together, binding the burning fists of flaming destruction together and locking them after no longer needing to use them, sealing them away with the two sacred prayer beads that were wrapped around his wrists. He made a vow not to use his Destroying Hands unless necessary, and was practicing keeping them contained of his own free will. He may have been shackled, but it was all willful, and simply as a method of training for himself. There was a peaceful expression on his face, and a bright light like the sun behind his flaming head. His body, once red, would cool down and become somewhat pale, and he would look to them like a monk. "What do you wish of me?" He was a very kind person by nature, even in his hot anger, and was always looking for peace, even when forced into war. Just like with Quetzalcoatl, if he didn't have to resort to violence or destruction, then he wouldn't. He learned long ago why he shouldn't, when he had to cover his face with the Pumpkinhead. Towering over the three of them, being 13 feet tall and a hulking, muscular man, he would drop down to meet their eye by assuming a meditative position, crossing his legs and placing his bound hands before him. He smiled warmly.
As the blazing giant dropped down to hopefully what was eye level for Shinrona, so that he wouldn't be so towering over them, Shinrona would bow courteously and say, "I need you to bestow the power of Fire to my wife, Shintsuki, and also to look after my daughter, Shinity, and teach her the ways of the Flame. She is young and free spirited, and has a fire in her heart that she need to learn to control and maintain." He rose up and looked to Titus, waiting for a response. "Do you think you can look after her for me and teach her? When she has learned the Element of Fire, feel free to send her to the next Elemental Embodiment."
Titus closed his eyes and thought deeply, the burning fire that was his hair becoming docile like a candlelight. He breathed in heavily after thorough contemplation and opened his eyes slowly, which glowed like those of a beast. Yet, his warm and inviting smile had not been removed from his face. He would nod his head gently, and say lowly, "Of course. Let me teach them the strength of a burning fire."
Shinrona nodded in return, thus coming to agreement with his embodiment of Fire. "Very good, then. I thank you, Kasaigami." He would then take a step forward and into his fiery embodiment, where the two of them would return to one. Though Shinrona could easily part back into his 5th form, which he would as he saw fit, as it stood for the moment, he would embrace the Fire God in their agreement and would completely disappear, leaving Titus to act on his behalf as they became one being again.
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