Reaching Heaven

Celestial / Cosmic

Wth the portal destroyed behind him them, Alec and the group make their way past the Angles to reach Heaven

With the portal delt with, the group stare out into the vast expanse of the Collective Unconscious. Green fields as far as the eye can see, patches of land floating in the sky and in strange rotations, all under a bright red sky. The source of all collective memories shared by human beings is certainly surreal. While taking it in, Alec is the one to take the first step forward. Maya looks around, wondering where to even look when suddenly a massive castle appears in the sky, going high above the clouds. That answers her question and if that weren't enough, a strange glowing ball of light seemed to be trying to lead them somewhere. Fighting through monsters, the group hops from sky island to sky island. When they finally reach the base, they meet with Jarred who leaned against the wall. Jayden asked what this place was. He answered that this is Heaven, at least Alistair's version of it. With his Mythos being so widly worshipped around the world, he can basically do whatever he wants. Hell, according to Alistair they guy who discovered this place thought God WAS the Collective Unconscious. He doesn't know if that's true but if it is, do they really intend to fight someone when the very ground they're standing on is a part of him   Jayden just smirked. Of course they do. Like he said, the weak can become powerful and right now, they can't afford to be weak. Jerrod scoffed in response. This stupidity was fun at first but was getting annoying fast. Jayden insisted that they all run ahead which they do, trusting him to finally finish their fight. Jerrod laugh, joking how his arrogance hasn't gone away. Jayden replies that it's not arrogance. He just can't prove his point if they're involved. He'll beat him alone. Then he'll have no excuse when he loses. With that a long brawl breaks out but Jayden finally wins. Jerrod drops to his knees. How? How could he beat him? Even with his friends, he couldn't beat him before? Jayden asks how many times does he have to tell him. The weak can become powerful. He then kneels down to Jerrod's level. He knows how he feels. They both lost someone close them that day and neither of them could do anything about it. Honestly, if not for Alec he may have come to the same conclusion. But that day shouldn't define them and it shouldn't drive them apart   Jerrod looks up to the castle above them, asking how he can believe that with all he's seen. He tried to fight Alistair and failed because he had power. Their dad and uncle died and the powerful people who orchestrated it got off scott free. That's just the way the world is. Jayden just laughs and says if that's true then he'll change it. The world is made up of countless individuals ya know? It won't be easy and it'll definitely take longer than Alistair's way. But the world itself has always fallen on the back of the people who live on it. It may take years, decades, hell he may not even be alive by the time he sees it. But what's important is to live your life as an example to others, make them want to live like you and see the world like you. If people see the world the way Jerrod does, things won't change. As he gave this speach a bright gold light envoloped him. His helmet changed to a crown, revealing his white hair beneath, his once uncovered wings now covered by a dark bronze armor, made to comfortably fit each feather. Jayden looks shocked, unsure of what happened. Jerrod says he's not sure but he can tell something's different. Jayden gives off a new, more powerful aura, as if his Mythos has changed entirely. Ra has transformed into Amun Ra!   Jayden just smiled and clenched a fist, looking to Jerrod who just nodded. If he really believes what he says then go. If he's right, he'll win. Then they can see who wins a game of Street Wreckers when this is all over. With a nod back, Jayden flew off   Back with the group, a little further up they run into Haruto. He chuckled about how they came. They can go ahead but Maya is his. But Akane shook her head and stepped up. His problem's with her so fight her. Haruto's about to say he doesn't care but Akane cuts him off. He can pretend this is all for a tactical purpose but really, he just wants to make her suffer. Haruto chuckles before bursting into manic laughter. Of course he does. Her mere existence ruined his life. But he needs to supress that anger, keep a cool head. But if this is where it all ends there's no point in keeping up that mask. Akane scoffed and said to shut up and fight. As the others run ahead, Akane fights him off with and eventually overpowers him, dodging past his lightning and his hammers, Akane deals a fatal slash to his gut. Despite this, Haruto stays standing, insisting that he stop fighting. But Haruto refuses, insisting that he gets his revenge. Akane argues that his revenge has nothing to do with her. Yes, her parents moving to the US triggered a slippery slope that affected him but she had no say in that. She can't convince him not to hate her. After all, his feelings are his own. But he should think for himself for once. Akane will live the life she wants to live because that's what she wants. She couldn't care less about the grudges between her family and their relatives. Maybe he should consider doing the same. Seemingly ignoring her words, Haruto attacks once again but it's blocked by...a tail? In a dim white light, Akane changed, her more fox like features were now white as snow and her kimono changed too. Inari has transformed into Inari No Kami! With a single slap from her tail, she knocked him out. After treating his wound so he wouldn't die, she met up with Jayden along the way and tried to catch up   Next up was Maya. Taylor was waiting for her and ambushed her while the group ran ahead. Chris noticed and was ready to turn around but Julian insisted they have no time. They just have to trust in Maya's abilities. Back with Maya, she quickly transformed as the two dangled from the cliffside. When they pulled themselves up, Taylor was grinning. Enough waiting, enough being told to pull back. He's making her pay here and now. Maya just rolls her eyes and steadies the grip on her club. All this time, he's never taken respoinsibility. Not just for that night, but for everything before that. And she's no different. She encouraged that behavior instead of stopping it while it was ahead. But no more. She was his girlfriend, not his mother. She's done making herself feel bad for his actions! Taylor laughed and asked if that's something Akane said. When he's done here, he'll kill her too when Haruto fails. Maya counters that not only will he fail, but she's finishing him off here and now. Transforming into her Mythos, Maya went to swing with her club but as she did, she was covered in a cool blue light. When the light disperse, her clothes were different and he hair went from jet black to a light blue as a sea dragon of some sort attacked. Coatlicue has transformed into Chalchiuhtlicue! From there, the fight was heavily weighed in Maya's direction. She knocked Taylor out cold and with nothing to say, she rushed to catch up   Last but not least were the two remaining Angles, Tyler and Amber. Alec can either tell them to move or ask if they're going to force them into a one-on-one. Amber shakes her head and either say she doesn't want to fight that she can't step aside. Just go home. It's over. There's no stopping Alistair now.   Chris argues that they don't know that. They can still stop him. Tyler just tells them to look around. Alistair was already stronger than all of them combined and here he's at the peak of his power. Do the seriously think they can win? They'll just get killed. Alec can argue that it's better that than giving up. Clearly frustrated, Tyler transforms. He's been trying to play nice but now he's going to drag him home by force. Amber was much more hesitant but did the same and thus a fight broke out with the two easily overpowering their former rivals   Despite their loss, Tyler still tried to fight but could barely move. Tyler asks why. Why does he keep fighting? It would be so much easier to back out. Alec can simply say he knows or say that the right choice isn't always easy. Tyler was shocked but couldn't resist smiling. All his life, he's just wanted to maintain the life he's made for himself. He's never tried to actually do what's right. With that, Alec began to change. He's green clothes replaced with bronze armor and a red cape and matching bandanna. Locksley has transformed into Odysseus!   Amber struggled to get up but couldn't help but chuckle. Looks like he didn't need her protection. Chris shakes his head and says it's her protection that changed him. He once thought of this as a war and that the enemy was just that, enemies. He was right because of course the enemies are the bad guys. She proved him wrong. His enemy was only his enemy because she wanted to protect him. This isn't so black and white. She gave him a new perspective. Now he's more concerned with others. A war has no meaning if the people they're fighting it for get hurt in the process. He'll stop his brother and protect everyone, including her. Suddenly, Chris was encased in white light. When it broke, his white amor was replaced with white and his black hair turned blond. Tyr has transformed into Forseti!     Julian was shocked, even moreso when he saw the others finally catch up. Jayden asked the doc what happened to them, to which he explains he never expected this. He theoriezed that as humans evolved, so too would the Mythos Gene but it was just a theory, one he called Mythos Ultima! They should now be stronger than ever. The group was shocked but Alec just looked at Tyler one last time, smile and continued his way up to Heaven and they followed