Aries

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And, the neck of the great beast would bend around to meet the eye of the Pumpkin Head, which was summoned prior to meet with the Ram Spirit face to face. Lord Aries knew about the Primordial events that went on about the mountain of Sin that had long plagued all creation -- contributed to by all parts. There was a single one ruler over it all, and of course the matters about it could only be spoken about to and by those who knew of the Fallen Angel above them all by name. That Fallen Angel was naught but a false image that caused holy angels to copy the essence of the Fallen and degenerate further into lesser slaves of the original from there. "Yea, I Summoned Thee," the great one bleated, "Yet, We Must Not Speak Of Such Matters Out In The Open." A swift turn of the head drew a great wind of change over the land, the vacuum of which yielded the voice of the speaking ancient. "This Way, Where Mine Face Goes." The way the ancestor spoke was in a dialect similar to the speech and thought patterns of those of an era long beyond what only knew of its own language. Thus, when it was spoken, it made sense to the one who could understand as well utilizing the same knowledge. This Pumpkinhead was what had been chosen long ago by the Aries to bear this burden -- Since before time began. "Azza, The Original 'Fallen Angel,' Is What Ophiuchus Was Supposed To Be. Yet, The Fallen Angel Has Not Been Extinguished Of Its Flame." Living on as an aspiring image in the offspring of the Fallen Angels -- the Degenerates -- they would continue to desire to be like the Fallen Angel Azza by default, even without any knowledge of the False Light, itself.

Where the Pumpkin Head's attention was drawn by the length of the neck of the Lord Aries stretched over the span of the sky, drawing forth a vacuous suction whilst in motion that rippled like the searing of intense heat. The land was scorched by this sudden rapid movement, something like friction, and what lived in the land was burnt up at the passing of the arid storm trailing behind the snap of the great ram's neck. "This Fallen Angel Lives On Perpetually By Using Azazel To Sustain Itself As Ruler Through Sacrifice And Reproduction." Farming the compatriot Fallen Angel, Azazel, was to fatten them up with Fruit of Evil whilst the Fallen Angel, Azza, who fed Azazel, partook of the Fruit of Good. "Come Hither That We Speak More Of The False Light." Lo', Aries turned its head fully, after all such time elapsed with the passing of its single motion over the land, and its entire head was taken to a new location by the turning of the long, brachial neck.

Summoned, the Pumpkin Head that belonged to the Tensei family appeared spontaneously before the face of the Zodiac Spirit, Aries, as its head and all attention transitioned to a new location. In his direct line of focus, the entity flickered before him as a fiery pumpkin-shaped crystalline head outlined in ethereal flame. There was an intense look on the face of what was like a floating jack o' lantern; it seemed pensive.

"How Do We Kill It?" uttered the Pumpkin Head, which rested in place suspended by a powerful force emanating from its fiery form. The new light shed on its conscious wisdom by the great Primordial Zodiac Spirit was observed intensely with a glaring focus, yet the Pumpkin Head remained eerily silent. The Fallen Angel was only roughly spoken of, yet the events of the other Fallen Angels, the Demon Lords and the Sins all within Hell was still fresh. The isolated incident that happened could potentially sprout anywhere as long as this Fallen Angel was still in existence, from what it seemed to be as it was spoken by the Aries. If that was all there was at base core value, that was the foundation for the Pumpkin Head's purpose in spreading over the land by command of the Ophiuchus.

The great one shifted its enormous eye before the Pumpkin Head, perking an ear up to the sound of its voice. "Aye, If We Knew, Wouldst We Not 'Ave Done Something About It In Times Of Yore?" Perhaps the perspective of the youngling was unclear in terms of the longevity of this issue in the universe. "Somehow, It Ends Up Being Either Of Us That The False Light Claims To Work Against Another Using The Apple Of Discord. Lo', It Is But The Image Of A Man That Would Be Like A God Upon Us." 'Twas a punishment all the Beasts of every variety were plagued with for what was done upon the earth during their reign of supremacy -- before Man was created, and Woman with him. "Even In The Kingdom Of The Beasts, The Great Ones, As I, Can Do Nothing Against This Strange Power Beyond Even Our Own Great Universal Force." A mystery to all the Zodiac was the only one cast beyond it, for each of the others were well in tune with each other in the Beast Kingdom. "We Know Naught What Could Be Greater Than Our Power Beyond A Man, Though We Do Know Of God And His Angels. Yea, Our Spawn May Not Have This Knowledge And Act Upon Their Ignorance As We Allow, Yet We Have Been Here Since We Were Set. Some Of Us Simply Have Forgotten And Will Not Listen To Others." For a time, this was even Aries. "We, Too, Had To Remember. And When We Did, We Began To Till The Soil Of The Universe."

The archaic history of the Zodiac was not only etched into the very fabric of the universe in all its multiplications by design, it also bore rule over many things that continued to take place cycling and recycling through the circle of life. As many times and times again that had passed them by in all their eons, the Twelve Tribes never found their peace with each other, and this showed up in the marks of their historical discord imprinted in the fabric of space and time -- a record like a defect in a piece of cloth. The eyes of mortals could not see it nor even recognize its existence, but once they copied the sin of their ancestors, it bled through time and spread to the rest of those who fell under the Zodiac sign in question. "'Twere Terrible A Time We've Seen Because Of This Curse. Even Rebellion Did Not Loosen Our Chains, But Bound Us Closer Together." Somehow, even now, they had been confounded once again. The wisest of them all still were unclear of how the One True God did his Work, but what they had done was not yet in His image. Instead, they each grew closer together because of their flaws despite how repulsive all of them were to whichever one had whatever curse, plague or damnation upon them.

"Yet..." The lid of the marvelous eye lowered gently, gazing lucidly into the eyes of the Pumpkin Head floating present before it. The luster of its glow glittered in the iris, illuminating the cornea with a luminescent gleam like one gazing into fire or a stream. "... There Is Hope." Something that had not been seen for quite some time was found lurking inside the light of the silent disembodied lantern, and only the keen eye of an elder that knew what the universe lacked and also had extensive knowledge of the historical past would be able to see -- would not the eldest?

"Climb The Mountain Where Each Of The Zodiac Rests And Learn Of Their Ways And Their Nature," Lord Aries instructed, lowering his voice to a level that was appropriate for a conversation in an enclosed space. "Use The Blessings You Are Given To Subdue The Evil Fallen Angel And Establish A Throne For Each Of The Zodiac Signs -- Sun And Moon -- That They May Rest, Support And Stabilize The Foundation Of The Virtues That Have Been Set Up." If each of the 24 Zodiac Signs were established with the Spirits of Virtue and upheld those Virtues, then the true Foundation of a greater Temple would sustain them all and both equalize and neutralize the entire Zodiac, leaving all of them on level ground with mutual feelings for each other. "... A True Time Of Peace..." the old goat muttered on, carrying a tired bleat with him. The sound of it was like the reminiscing of a long journey coming to an end, wherein the serene Spirit would rest its eyes and lower its head upon the terrain. The neck of the Aries wrapped around some of the obstructions, yet only to curve the face still toward the Pumpkin Head that was being blessed with this most ancient of ancient hidden wisdom.

"Use Those That Have Already Blessed You To Your Advantage," he said with a long breath. "I Have Grown Weary From My Travels And Will Rest. You Already Have My Blessing, And So You May Be Off." Aries long ago blessed Pumpkinhead to carry out this Forbidden task, and so the terms of the prior blessing still applied, as did all of the other Zodiac Blessings that were achieved on the soil of the Veritas. "I Have Given You As Much Wisdom As You Need, And Now The Rest Must Be Achieved From The Others." With that said, Aries began to doze off into a pleasant slumber, yet remained attentive just long enough to see the Pumpkin Head off.

The Pumpkin Head recorded the words of the Lord Aries within and burned it into its sentience. The objective would never be forgotten nor strayed from and the path was already set at the beginning by the Lord Aries, himself. "I Understand," the Pumpkin Head responded before turning away from the tired old Zodiac Spirit. "You Deserve Your Rest." The Aries had been with Pumpkinhead since their time in the mainland when the blessings of the spirits were bestowed for their release. The next Zodiac Spirit that was actually also involved directly with Pumpkinhead was the Taurus Spirit, which was not only in motion elsewhere, but had formed a covenant with Pumpkinhead through the bestowing of its blessings when Aries gave his."I Sense The Taurus In Motion." The Spirit's activity could be sensed through the connection via the blessing, so once Taurus was active, those who were blessed by it or connected to it in some way would know.


"I Will Move With Haste," Pumpkinhead continued as the Pumpkin Head hovered in place. "Thank You For All Your Help." Aries had done more than enough to push things along, even to the point of giving the Tensei the extra little nudge necessary to begin the journey. Leaving the sentiments to be where they were, Pumpkinhead departed in a flickering fizzling out of a flame. He was on to the next area in order to establish a connection and place with the next in line on the Zodiac -- the Taurus.