The $yndicate Chapter 8; Veritas Elite Order, The Seven Badasses

So, as the entirety of the $yndicate came to order and also brought the Veritas to order, there was still yet another higher faction of the Veritas Task Force. They were the Lordships of the $yndicate, who had total dominion over all facets of the $yndicate. Known also as the Seven Badasses, they were the Seven Legendary Spirits of the Veritas, who were also the Seven Elemental Gods which made up the Crystal God of the Veritas, The Tyranophant.

The Seven Badasses were the Lordships that embodied a specific Heavenly Virtue that they upheld in themselves and inspired in the $yndicate. They were: Lord Chastity, Lord Kindness, Lord Diligence, Lord Temperance, Lord Patience, Lord Humility, and Lord Charity. They were their own order of the $yndicate that no other entity could enter, in order to maintain a structure that would ensure that they were all stable in their positions in service to the Veritas without ever seeking any type of rebellion.

They each also had their own specific Color Factions dedicated to their teachings and each of their specialized units of the $yndicate dedicated to each of them individually. Though they were personalized and specialized to their specificity, they were technically considered extensions of the Lawless Land of Valparaiso, despite each territory being wholly dominated by whichever presiding force was over whichever Color Faction.

But every so often, each of the Seven Badasses came together from their factions, and they also sometimes had conflicting influences in their units, though this was not their doing, but a byproduct of the lower levels not being disciplined enough in the knowledge of representation. Not everyone was going to be a gem, but that didn't mean that they weren't welcome, or didn't have a place. Minor altercations between factions would never escalate into full-blown war between any two or more Color Factions, because the heads of each were so deeply interconnected that they could never fight. But animosity was allowed and allowed to be handled within the means of whomever should so have it.

In that regard, the Lordships trained their $yndicate Factions mostly in secret, and also had dominion over specific peoples. Be it the Beasts and Beastkin or the Fae or even the Humanoids, one of the Seven Badasses governed all such creatures that fell into the category and focused on just that community of beings specifically. They each related to their corresponding being that they governed in an intimate way, so they could easily bond with each other based on their relationships alone.

That was why they were kept separated from each other. Those spaces were dedicated to just their own kind, and not generally for intermingling with others. But the $yndicate Lordships still met regularly and reported their findings to each other, then went about in handling matters in the background, never revealing themselves in the forefront to the junior members of the $yndicate until they rise in the ranks. This way, there was never any impure or tainting exposure from either side based on premature presence. All presence was earned, and all dealings were in the background in terms of management of their collective systems, which the community could not know about so readily, and had to learn about over time.

This was how the $yndicate functioned, and this was the role of the Seven Badasses. They were the Veritas Elite Order, or V.E.O., and they were also the rulers of the V.E.O., which they were more directly in contact with. The Seven Lordships were meant to deal with the V.E.O. face to face, not the lower levels of the $yndicate, and the junior members of the $yndicate were supposed to aspire to get into the Veritas Elite Order in order to be near the Seven Badasses themselves.

Presiding the appearance of each of the other Seven Badasses was the first and greatest of them, Lord Chastity, MaTeus, the Crystal Archangel. His presence brought about precedence of the others of the Seven Spirits that embodied the pillars of the $yndicate. His appearance alone was enough to summon each of the others, and bring them to the Veritas Elite Order HQ.

In the umbra of the Presence, which was already invisible, though it still cast an equally invisible shadow, was the Living Shadow, the next of the Seven Badasses, known also as Lord Kindness. He did not reveal himself save for the opening of his three terrible eyes, and a sharp, fanged grin that seemed thrilled with excitement -- nearly maliciously so.

And, like the other two invisible entities, yet another would manifest -- yet, as a rising sound, coming seemingly from the shadow, but also from a distance. It sounded almost like a... Very showy announcer, actually. "Ladiiiies And Gentleemeeeeeennnn..." it bellowed deeply, the sound waves suddenly contracting into electrical currents when the bass began to tremble in the air, "... Presentiiiiiiiing... Alll The Way From The Veritas..."

Honestly, it was like a dramatic hypeman. Yet, anyone who knew where The Voice came from already was aware that it was Lord Diligence, the Voice Of The Veritas, hyping up the arrival of the Seven Badasses.

A vast compression condensed the entities that were already presented, in their ambiguous forms, into a singular entity, comprised of each of their ambiguous disembodied forms -- The Archangel took the form of the Image, the Living Shadow took the form of the Eyes, and the Voice was, of course, the Voice. But what bound them was the Presence, a powerful force that gave them unity as both independent presences and also as one united Presence. The Presence was known as Lord Diligence -- the only female Lordship of the Seven Badasses. Through her power, there was moderation about them; balance and equality. Yet, she wasn't done there just binding together the four of them... There were still three other Lordships that needed to be bound by the Presence. And so, they would be awaited to arrive, that they become one with the Seven Badasses.

The Presence was a binding force to each of the aspects of the different Lordships, but it was not the force that held them together -- it was not strong enough alone, and instead only functioned as a connection between them, that they would all be linked.

The true POWER that condensed them into the singular being was at the Core -- which belonged to Lord Patience. The great gravity of the Presence and all other aspects were pulled into a burning singularity something like the sun, compressing all of them as individuals into their united oneness at the core. Therefore, the aspects that were made, which were once ambiguous, would be pulled together and given Formation under the Sun-like Core -- the Solar Plexus. That way, the Crown of the Lordships at the top, which was an Angel's Halo, the Living Shadow that made up the innards and Eyes, the Voice that made up the Mouth and Throat and Face, and the Presence that made up the Spirit, would start to take shape, with the burning furnace underneath them, starting to create the legs underneath.

The bindings of the different parts of the body of the Lordships coming together would become coated in a film that would establish a premium foundation and container for each of these aspects after they were all brought together. The liquid container itself that held them all in containment was Lord Humility, who commanded the waters. The outline of the waters would redden, becoming bloody in nature, and shape the anterior of the layers of the congregating body.

With all the elements of the Lordships unifying in convergence as one, the last element was the House, or Body, which would fully complete their embodiment -- which was under the jurisdiction of Lord Charity, the Grand Panda. The body that formed was the construct of a presence that didn't look like the independent versions of any of the Seven Badasses, but the culmination of them all as one entity.

Yet, if this was the case... Why were they the Seven Badasses? They were making a -single- entity, and though it was -made- of the seven, it was still a -singular- formation. So then... What was this vessel that the Lordships had created by binding themselves together?

It was none other than... "BITCH, YOU GUESSED IT!!! TYCOON TY-KUN, THE TYRANOPHANT!!!" The announcement he made from his Voice earlier finally completed its sentence, but only after Tymon was formed. "WHOO!! Ah, And He Looked Upon The Veritas, The Work Of His Hands, And It Was Good!" The Tyranophant would plop backwards, a throne of natural Veritas elements rising up to meet his rear, and he would gaze over the horizon and at all his creations -- the work of his hands. "... Good Job, Boys. Good Fucking Job..."

The Seven Lordships were the Seven Spirits that made up The Tyranophant -- his Seven Chakras. Yet, he and they were also still independent, though they were under his direct command, as he was the Seventh Restriction, and they were all the Sixth Restriction. Ty-kun was the Crystal God of the Veritas, and they were his Elemental Spirit Gods that exacted his will and way and maintained order and elemental stability all throughout the Veritas. "Now, Boys..." he chuckled, snapping his fingers, "... I Think It's About Time Youse Guys -OFFICIALLY- Take Your Places In The Circle Of Life." For, as long as the Veritas had been, the Lordships hadn't really... Been doing their jobs. Honestly. They -- Ty-kun inclusive -- had =MOSTLY= been fucking around and doing their jobs on a needs-basis.

That was about to change here.

The Tyranophant would release his Seven Spirits, the Seven Badasses, before him on his throne, each in their respective orders. "The $yndicate Is About To Take Their Place Also On The Veritas, And Do Their Jobs Finally, As Well. And You All, As Their -Highest- Leaders -Directly- Under Me, Will Be The Ones To Keep Them In Order. So... It's Time To Take Real Responsibility In The Veritas, My Children Of Mine Soul. Be Fruitful And Prosper, For You Have The Lord's Blessing Upon You Now."

After The Tyranophant gave an admittance speech to the members of the $yndicate, whom had reached the pinnacle and been met with their leaders, greeting them with warm regard and welcome as they were inducted into the Veritas. All of their presence together as well as The Tyranophant himself meant that the $yndicate was blessed with their respective purposes in the Veritas, and were now obligated to maintain the things intended for them to operate the Veritas without being deconstructive or unproductive.

To that end, whom would watch over the $yndicate from the world view would be The Me-ou, who was the daughter of The Tyranophant, who watched over the entirety of the Veritas Planet. She was the head chief of the $yndicate, in addition to the Head Mistress of the university, Pandemia. These three things combined as well as other factors were what made her The Me-ou of the Veritas -- daughter of The Tyranophant. Her position in the $yndicate -- as well as her other shared positions -- was singular; it could and would only be filled be she herself. So, whilst the $yndicate knew her, and the Pandemia Students knew her, they did not necessarily know each other, and she managed this on both ends as the head, to be able to see both the dark world and the surface world.

That said, the $yndicate already knew of The Me-ou, so her coming to get them should have come as no surprise once they were granted access to their places in the Veritas. "Come Along," she insisted, using her signature monitor projections as guidance for the large group. "From Now On, You Will Take Your Rightful Place And Serve In The Veritas And Learn It In Order To Function And Grow As Well As Operate And Keep It Functional." The $yndicate was specially comprised mostly of entities that were literally designed for what they were doing, and already had awareness of their own existences under The Creator. But there were others that were inducted into the $yndicate -- not designed into it to make it function, but to be supported or sustained by it -- that would not function so easily.

This was what the Me-ou was there to mediate as a 'manager' for. So, stepping in, she escorted the $yndicate all throughout the Veritas, back to their respective places, to utilize the new things they learned about in order to now actually operate the Veritas with those very same things.