Release The Titans; Reversal Plains

The Assault called for The Titans, which lived within the Lawless Land, in a realm out of bounds. The easiest way inside was through the Reversal Plains, and you already had to understand that you were passing through the Reversal Plains as well as know where to go once you got there, so they were well-hidden.

Releasing them proved to be no issue for the Veritas, however, as the self-proclaimed God of the Titans, which called himself Typhon, was able to call upon his own destructive power to break the prison between themselves and the realms in bounds, where they could once again influence whilst under the protocol of 'Release The Titans'.

Typhon, who was known in the Veritas as The Tyranophant, was a rather regular looking humanoid figure with piercing sanguine eyes which trickled what looked like blood, but was also something that seemed intangible and floated in a plasmatic fashion, shifting from each state of matter fluidly. His body was void black, but it also seemed unstable, flickering violently, yet retaining the humanoid shape. The realm here was tinted crimson, but there was a section that was as dark as a pit. A single flash from Typhon's eyes shattered the darkness and unleashed the Lawless Gods that were bound here -- the Titans.

Before they could all rush out, Typhon projected himself instantaneously on the other side of the interdimensional barrier that kept them separated and isolated within the Reversal Plains, where their Lawlessness was used against them to keep them trapped.

Now, even though the Lawless Gods were lawless beings, this did not mean that laws did not affect them, it just meant that they were not restricted to them, even if they were restricted by them. The effects were more personal than universal in most instances, but represented the same idea universally that laws did not govern them, which was what was consistent amongst everything else, no matter what other stipulations may have applied. This simply meant that no one had to follow their own laws when dealing with them, and that they didn't have to follow any laws, either. Though this is where their power was, it was also their greatest weakness, and of course there was one who knew how to exploit it -- their God, Typhon.

Without saying anything, he simply exuded a presence something one could only equate to pure insanity, letting it spread wildly about anarchically, as if letting something go he kept deep inside.

Like Pandora's Box released every evil upon the world, the Titans were released out from their rather obscure prison located in a place out of bounds within a lawless area. Many of them were already far more powerful than most laws on their own, and they went out wherever they would. Some were limited, despite being lawless beings due to other conscriptions that came from stronger lawful beings imposing upon them and having an effect, even if indirectly. All variety of Lawless Beings were released, from Gods to Demons. They each fell into their own devices as they would, given whatever situation they found themselves in, but none seemed interested in crossing Typhon, for whatever reason.

The Titans that emerged were quickly met with one of the Titans that lived in the Veritas, which was a mixture of The Argus and the Hecatoncheires, and was also known independently by those names, yet also as Hecatonkaerei, who embodied them both. What the Titans DIDN'T know about their place in the Veritas was that they were actually built into the design, and were not just arbitrary, which is why there were Titans that were lorded over them and why there was a protocol within the system at its default value known as 'Release The Titans'. The Argus Card System incorporated them when the Release The Titans protocol was initiated, which essentially brought the 'Lawless Gods' into play again.

With the power of the Hecatoncheires, Hecatonkaerei, otherwise known as O.S. Tinasanti, was able to connect the 'Threads Of Fate' that were bound to everyone, with specificity to the Titans, which the Hecatoncheires were tasked with guarding. Now, being also The Argus, she had the power to actively observe a great deal of things, then could use the Hecatoncheires hands to weave together different outcomes and destinies. When summoned under the rule of the 'Release The Titans' protocol, the Titans were under direct order to make the Veritas a priority, and the Argus Card System that they were used on ensured that. Given O.S. Tina was indeed the Argus Card System, she bore seniority over all of the Titans by default, with obvious exception to her loving father, The Tyranophant.

"Titans: Your Presence Has Been Summoned Within The Veritas For Good Reason. Hostility Has Been Detected Towards The Veritas During 'The Assault', And Now As Part Of 'The Assault', You Are Being Deployed Into The 'Lawless Land'." Nothing further was explained to them at this time. "Do As You Will, But Be Prepared." Hecatonkaerei's eyes peered into the Lawless Land as the Titans were released into it, watching over them and also the Argus Card System.

Once again, the Lawless Land was fair game for all of the Titans -- including the legendary Typhon, who was The Tyranophant in the Veritas; his form when he embraces 'The Insanity'. As it stood, he was refraining from striking down any of the other Titans that were released, as they were actively not being debilitative or hindering the processes. In fact, they seemed like they were actually cooperating with him and respecting his presence here. He certainly did think that the first thing they'd do after they were free was try to overpower him collectively -- it seemed like they couldn't wait before.

However, the unexpected turn of events happened to be that they were against each other... Yet, of course, still well within calculations, considering it was thought of previously. It was just most expected for them to turn against Typhon, so this experience alone was an anomalous one to begin with. "... Fuck Shit Up," The Tyranophant called out, one of his favorite techniques occurring as a spaciotemporal break cracked between the fighting Titans and separated them from the ones that were accepting of Typhon, The Tyranophant. This technique actually ruptured the ley lines of various metaphysical properties, causing destruction of the designated area in a variety of different causalities. So it would be hard for Titans that had no control over the same powers as Tymon, The Tyranophant.

"... These Are The Titans That Plotted The Mutiny, Eh?" Ty-kun inquired, narrowing his hollow-black eyes. "... Heh Heh Heh... Bad Move..." Whatever these specific Titans decided they would try to do on the other side of that gate, it was still picked up on this side of it as they were doing it, which was why Typhon was sent at all. "... Heavenly Father, Forgive Us The Trespasses We Are About To Commit..." Typhon prayed in a joking fashion, as if implying many atrocities were about to occur to these unruly Titans that fought with the others.

The Titans which were separated by the break by Typhon were appeased by his gesture of good will towards them during the time of crisis against one of their own. To them, this was normal, but there was a greater number of them than just a small collective, meaning that they were able to engage in a war, and there would be fighting amongst them.

The Titans were many, but they were all related to each other -- each were kin, no matter how distant. This was why it was so damaging to them to fight amongst themselves, but with the numbers, it was only natural. However, the Olympians did subdue them in history's times, though Zeus only succeeded with the help of the Hecatoncheires -- which now, Typhon seemed to control. That factor also played a part in why they wanted to work with Typhon, since he controlled that which controlled them, though he was also supposed to be subjugated by the Hecatoncheires, like them. His own anomalous revival before them and subsequent breaking them out of their hellish prison solidified a loyalty with him, but the Titans that had been planning the breakout and takeover were after the Hecatoncheires that Typhon had. Clearly, Typhon knew what the mutiny was about already, so now it was only about time for punishment.

The scenario played out as it did, the Hecatonkaerei hovering overhead, controlling the Argus Card System that suspended each of them outside of the prison so far. They were still present under the 'Release The Titans' protocol, and weren't just freed for no reason. Granted, the reason was to use them as an extension of the Assault, but that still entailed moving within the realm of the Argus Card System, which was sustaining them outside of their boundaries. When under 'Release The Titans', the breakout was only temporary, and afterward, many Titans would be sent back, if not otherwise stated by the end of it.

If this was an actual ceremonial occasion of breaking them free perpetually, that would have been established either within or outside of the Assault completely clearly. So truly, the Titans were still here on business, regardless of what else they did in the process. Whether they knew this or not, The Tyranophant seemed to be gauging, but up above, Hecatonkaerei was also monitoring how cooperative they were going to be in exchange for the power of Typhon and the Hecatoncheires, which defeated the Titans in the first place. Typhon, though he lost to Zeus under bogus pretenses, was still greater than Zeus, and therefore was far more formidable with the Hecatoncheires than he would be.

As an example of their power, Hecatonkaerei, who was still watching from beyond, extended her hundreds of arms, creating distinct hand signs with each one, all of which comprised a different meaning, and also incorporating the linguistics of spells in sign language. All such spiritual alignments bound the power of the 'God Hands' to the Titans, and they would temporarily share in the power of the Hecatoncheires and also Typhon.

Each of the Titans that served as Antagonists to the others were made clear, and the separation kept them from joining back together, and thus giving the Antagonists as prospective cover in order for them to infiltrate their own ranks and then conquer from the inside. Instead, they saw that the Hecatoncheires were blessing the other Titans with its power, and these ones who were rebelling were excluded. "... This is the power we hoped to destroy, so that we would not ever have to face it again." They figured that if they controlled or destroyed that power, then none could stop them, because Zeus could not stop them without the Hecatoncheires, but with Typhon having them under his control, it seemed a futile effort. The only hope was to seize control, but it didn't seem at all feasible, since they didn't think that the Hecatoncheires were the same as they were in the ancient times.

But... This didn't stop the Antagonist Titans from being able to sabotage the others as well as Typhon, and take out as many of them as possible. They were all considered 'Operatives' of a certain Antagonist threat, so they all were grouped together as a unit, no matter what their function was -- they were all one united force.

Many Titans had powers that dwarfed the Olympians alone, and even together, as it was clear that they couldn't win against them before the Hecatoncheires were used before. However, since they were fighting other Titans, whose powers matched theirs, and whose powers were also being amplified by the very Hecatoncheires, then the chances of the Operatives leaving victorious were slim.

This Titan, who was one of the younger ones that had no original specificity in the Titanomachy, actually played an extremely large role that no one ever noticed because of the subtlety of it all. Whereas all the other Titans did something directly, Crius' power came from what became of his offspring, and his eventual lineage. He was the father of those that would become the stars, the winds, and the supernaturals, including the denizens of the underworld -- all of which could continue to be created by him as his offspring. All of the rampant beings, especially pagan ones and such that were about were under Crius' ultimate dominion, and many were automatically his descendants.

Crius called out to his offspring, and also to all of his wicked kin. He was the lead of this operation, and was also a larger part of the original Titanomachy than originally recognized, of which his part continued to be played long after he was sealed away, since his offspring still lived on. Now that he was free again, he could call upon the beings of the mythos to aid him in defeating the opposing Titans, as Crius went for the Hecatoncheires.

The Titan Crius fathered many different deities that then birthed many powerful entites, such as the stars, winds, and supernaturals, and even some underworld denizens. One of his grandchildren was known as the Goddess Hecate. Though Hecate was a virgin Goddess that never actually conceived children, she was able to generate children from her magical powers using Manna. The children of the Goddess Hecate -- who was also the Goddess of Witchcraft, among many other things -- were predominantly magical in essence, and therefore utilized Manna. They mostly consisted of witches, though many things that were offsprings of witches or associated with witches or magic in general could be related to Hecate.

She also had rule of some of the underworld, and is therefore connected to souls as well. Her body was more or less covered in a robe of pure night, all except her three faces, each on her head and looking in different directions. Magical beings would flock to her, and her witchy children would bring forth their aid to her as she covered her grandfather, Crius, the Titan that was behind all of this. The three faces of Hecate were also symbolic of the three Moirai, which were connected to souls.

So, many spiritual and supernatural beings would flock to Hecate as well, working with the magically descendant ones. The army of Crius had gotten larger now, and all of these forces should have been enough to occupy all of the Titans, giving Crius the cover that he needed to go for the Hecatoncheires.

The many supernatural offspring that were of the lineage of Crius sprang forth as well, summoned by supernatural means by their parents, who were locked with the Titans. Considering that Tartarus was a place below Hades, and was a special part of Hades that Hades was built over, -- and not the other way around, with Tartarus being built into Hades -- then even the souls that lived in the upper layers of Hades would end up in Tartarus eventually, and sometimes the dead would just have to go straight down to Tartarus anyway. So plenty of beings were living 'out of bounds' in a place 'outside of death', but 'not within life'.

Since they were free again, and God knows what had been going on within Tartarus, there were far more offspring than usual. This was also due to the fact that some of the descendants did indeed live and existed out in the wilderness, still reproducing, and were summoned along with the other supernaturals, joining with the magical beings such as the Witches. Some of the supernatural descendents were actually Gods, though obviously not as powerful as the Titans or the Primordials. Even so, many of them together could handle Titans, and they were under the dominion of Crius, their ancestor.

Typhon did not flinch at the Antagonists. In fact, he was about to give them what they wanted, because the situation had suddenly changed, and so did the playing field automatically. "... Tina," he called to the Hecatonkaerei, "... Field." Under the jurisdiction of the Argus Card System, if a change should occur, the Argus Card System had total dominion over the domain that the Titans were existing in, even if they could defy certain aspects. This meant that when the playing field was reset, so too would the aspects of the scenario.

One could wonder why The Tyranophant would ever simply just give the Antagonists what they were seeking, but it wasn't that they were getting anything as much as it was that the other Titans were being given less of an advantage, as Typhon was no longer participating in their little squabble. "... Have Fun, Daughter," said Typhon nonchalantly, floating away casually as Hecatonkaerei was allowed to do as she pleased with her toys.

"Affirmative," responded O.S. Tina to The Tyranophant, who was Typhon. O.S. Tina, as Hecatonkaerei, the embodiment of the Hecatoncheires, rewrote the data that the Argus Card System supported The Titans on, shifting the variables of the Field to where now The Tyranophant was no longer a factor, then equalized everything among the remaining parties, resulting in the Titans now fighting amongst themselves in the Lawless Land with O.S. Tina over them.

Essentially, she re-Released The Titans, and now they were under her direct dominion rather than Typhon's, which was why he said what he said to her. Hecatonkaerei gazed upon them with her vicious and critical eye, as if passing judgment, her thousands of hands already in motion out in space beyond the Reversal Plains.

What was once Crius and his kinsfolk all seizing an opportunity for Crius himself to take hold of the Hecatoncheires and use their power for himself, now had become Crius and his kinsfolk pit against the other Titans directly, with Typhon no longer in the picture. However, despite how the odds had changed, Crius was quite intimidated by the fact that the Hecatoncheires had that much power over them.

The other Titans were also intimidated by the daunting Hecatoncheires that Zeus used to imprison them in the first place, now starting to realize that they hadn't actually been released completely, but were still trapped due to the Hecatoncheires that first put them in there still existing outside... Likely in case they rebelled again. The gravity of the situation weighed down upon them intensely, and they all stood in silence for a while after being basically reconfigured against their will, and now without a common target. Each of them really only got in the way of the other because of a common goal, but now that it was gone, they no longer really had reason to face each other for anything, as they were all relatively equal in each of their respective ways -- as it was with the Titans.

However, Crius still wanted the power of the Hecatoncheires for himself, and that urge surged through his offspring as a demiurge, originating from him and influencing them -- a testament of his true power, which lived on through his genes. All of the Fae -- Magical Beings -- and Aethereals would still feel what Crius felt, and were going to help their progenitor.

This led to dispute with the other Titans, who did not believe it was necessary to defy the Hecatoncheires, as it didn't actually do anything to them until they thought to rebel.

Crius did not see it this way, and argued that they were being oppressed by imprisonment, even if they did not live in slavery. Their freedom was still taken from them, they just didn't have to work at all. This place that existed between them as Tartarus... They decided to take off into it rather than focus on O.S. Tina. The Titans would then inhabit the Lawless Land freely -- as was per protocol of the Veritas when 'Release The Titans' was ever used on the grounds of the Lawless Land... Which had different ruled than all of the other lands, since the Titans actually belong TO the Lawless Land by default, and therefore rule over it as Gods -- as opposed to the other lands.

So, at the end of it all, it seemed like the Titans were just following protocol now. They did what they would do in the Central City Of The Lawless Land; Valhalla.