Gifts From Gods

"Tia," said Tie Ta.

It took a moment, but the young woman finally focused on Tie Ta after having her memories sculpted by the man.

"Has Xiao Heng ever told you about his father?" Tie Ta asked.

"He's told me about you many times," she replied.

"No, his real father." Tie Ta corrected her, and the young vampire was confused.

Tie Ta took a deep breath then said, "Xiao Heng is Zhang Heng. He's named after his father. His father was a member of the Shinigami Company, and he died young and left a pregnant lover behind."

"So you took her in?" Tia asked.

"Yes." said Tie Ta, "What I'm about to tell you isn't about fatherly love. I am going to use Zhang Heng and my situation as a lesson to you. And it all boils down to my decision to take Aubrey in and raise Xiao Heng."

Tia was becoming nervous.

"Aubrey had two fates on that day. Either she and her unborn child could join Zhang Heng in oblivion or I could take her into the Shinigami Group. While we present ourselves as a company, we are a tribe. And the blood of our tribe exists only within our tribe. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Lord," she replied.

"Your only ticket into this family is Xiao Heng. If he dies, you die."

"What if I'm pregnant?" she asked with a trembling voice.

"I owed Zhang Heng. I owe Xiao Heng nothing. I and my family raised him. I am telling you now, protect him with your life, or find yourself exiled or dead." said Tie Ta, "I am more than just a father. Like Kings and Lords before me, emotions have been stripped from my decision-making."

"Yes, Lord."

"Now tell me how you managed to ensnare my son. A man with the blood to conquer a thousand women like you, yet he settled for only you. Besides his wife, of course. The family and I are curious."

"H-he's a lot like you, my lord. At least based on what I could gather from your legends. The Qwasers and Maria's went extinct because of you. You saw something of note and took it for yourself. Xiao Heng saw something in me and took me for himself. I was nothing but a tool before he found me."

"And what are you?" Tie Ta asked.

"I-I am an elementalist."

"Lies!" Tie Ta roared, and Tia trembled. "Is that what you told him? He may be blind, but I am not."

"What are you?" Tie Ta asked again.

"I...I am a hero." Tia couldn't withstand the pressure of Tie Ta. "I was a hero."

"You have a sacred gear. My eyes see many things clearer than most." said Tie Ta, "What is the name of your sacred gear?"

"Yzzaith, the Deathlady. It is dragon gear. She was slaughtered by the White Dragon Emperor after she killed four of the strongest elemental dragons of her time." Tia explained.

"Is that so. Well, I hope you give your all to repay the favor that you owe my son," said Tie Ta, "For you, he started a war."

He then got up and headed for the door.

"Is that all?" Tia asked.

"Yes. You are my son's woman, and I'll leave you for him to handle until he no longer can."

Sometime later, Tie Ta entered his room and found Lingyue cultivating. At the table, he spots the Embellished Baby, Essence of Hecate, and the Cock of Agdistis.

The Embellished baby is cruel-looking and small, postured like a balled-up armadillo. The Essence of Hecate was a crimson fluid in a large crystal bottle. Finally, the cock of Agdistis was a golden, thick, thirteen-inch phallus that radiated the energy of Devils and Divine chaos.

Without interrupting Lingyue, Tie Ta walked over and took the Embellished Baby first.

"What is that?" Lingyue spoke from her spot of meditation.

"A Demonic Cultivator Would Use The Blood Spirit To Form A Blood Infant/Baby. In Battle, He Could Send The Blood Infant To Absorb The Opponent's Blood Essence Then Kill Him. The Blood Infant Can Grow Along With The Cultivator.

A Blood Infant Is Considered To Be The Heart Of The Host, If It Was Destroyed, The Host Will Die. The Opposite Was Also True. Even If His Heart Organ Is Destroyed, He Wouldn't Die As Long As The Blood Infant Lived; Because The Moment He Was Bound With The Blood Infant, It Became His True Heart.

According To The Nine Serenities Secret Scriptures, There Was Once An Ancient Demonic Cultivator Expert, Patriarch Blood Demon, That Trained The Blood Infant To The Empyrean Stage. Even True Divinity experts Were Unwilling To Make An Enemy Out Of Him.

Patriarch Blood Demon Felt Invincible And Went To Challenge Nine Serenities Emperor For The Title Of The Strongest Demonic Cultivator. It Was A Drawn-Out Battle, With The Nine Serenities Emperor Heavily Wounded At The End; Barely Overcoming The Patriarch Blood Demon By Half A Move.

However, The Nine Serenities Emperor Obtained Patriarch Blood Demon's Secret Method To Raise The Blood Infant, Improved It, And Added It To The Heavenly Great Demon Transformation Art --This Art Is Number Ten In Xuanyun's Cultivation Compendium."

Lingyue shivered as Tie Ta explained the origins of the Embellished baby.

"Do you really need such a harrowing technique?" she asked.

"I do." he replied simply, "The Blood Baby will become the ultimate manifestation of my essence. Martial Soul, Blood Baby, and the power of my vessel. With this Blood Baby, I become closer to perfection. A true path of supremacy."

"What is it that you aren't telling us?" Lingyue finally asked, "This mission aside. Something is swaying you, and we've all noticed."

"Focus on cultivating. The stronger you are, the stronger our child will become." Tie Ta ended the conversation there and fell to the lotus position.

To this day, he had yet to tell any of the team how fucked up their situation really was or how terrifying their future would be. He shouldered the weight of the truth from Chuck and continued to push his team as he strived for omnipotence.

Taking the Blood Baby in hand, Tie Ta's soul force struck out and obliterated the small soul mark on the mummified blood baby. He then projected his essence to refine the Bloody baby into himself. Slowly his blood essence was directed to the blood baby, assimilating and nourishing it.

Tyrant Ghoul, Blood of Set, and Titan were devoured until Tie Ta had become a living mummy. At his core was the bloody baby emitting intense energy, slowly growing from a baby to a toddler.

Tie Ta's soul force then erupted. It wrapped around another gift from the Gods and was destroyed. Every particle of the sealed beast, Rehab, was devoured. And like the bloodlines within Tie Ta, Rehab, the Hebrew Dragon of Storm and Sea, had become one with the Blood Baby.

Tie Ta's eyes snapped open, and an almighty light shone from his tear stigma. Knowledge rushed to his mind in the form of a divine voice.

' Formed by divinity on the battlefield of Angels. This blood scion was destined to become the guardian of Heaven. Stolen by Lucifer and gifted to his most loyal, this heavenly creation formed by the blood essence of Angels was corrupted by generations of Devils. Merging with Draconic and Titanic blood, equilibrium is established, forming the strongest Blood Baby since Nine Serenities Emperor. The Myriad Blood Baby holds limitless potential and destruction.'

The embryo within Tie Ta finally exploded, and a stage three blood baby in the form of a teenage boy emerged in the place of Tie Ta's heart. Gradually, Tie Ta regained vitality a hundredfold. His essence hadn't risen, but he experienced a qualitative leap as all of his bloodlines had become one.

Three days had passed, and the world was moving under the tension of war. Tie Ta could feel it, but ignored it all as his mind latched on to the next task. The Essence of Hecate hoovered over to him. His soul force crushed the jar, and the divine pressure of the witch goddess's blood weighed heavily on the entire Paimon Manor.

'Essence of Hecate, the blood of three turns; Earth, Sky, and the Underworld. As a beacon of the world's Arcanium and boundaries, she will shatter the barriers within you, and you need only apply it.'

After the information flowed from his Tear Stigma, Tie Ta continued to stare at the overbearing Crimson glob. His Tear Stigma revolved, and an instant later, the essence of Hecate was pulled into his eyes.

It was like a million needles had been lodged into Tie Ta's head, but he insisted as he refined his Tear Stigma. But only with the help of his martial soul did he keep from falling into the abyss. Another four days passed, and his eyes snapped open with a cosmic ripple.

A seven-pointed violet and silver star pupil rotated on black eyes.

"Star Stigma..." he muttered, "I wonder what you can do..."

"Tie Ta," Lingyue called out as she noticed Tie Ta hadn't reached out to refine the cock of Agdistis.

"Yes?" he asked.

"The Team has pulled out of the mortal world and relocated to Duat. But you should know that the Team leader of Russia has requested to see you."

"Mmm..." Tie Ta hummed as he summoned the cock of Agdistis.

It hovered over to him, and he closed his eyes once more, ending the conversation with Lingyue.

Lingyue took the hint then left the room.

"What did he say?" Ouyang Di asked her as soon as she stepped into the hall.

"Nothing," said Reika.

Lingyue nodded in agreement.

"That means he already has a plan." said Ahmanet, "The man is becoming more profound by the day. All of the features that made him the man we love is become greater and evolving. At the same time, his trust in us has no limits."

"Then what should we do?" asked Bai Wutong.

"Be the team he trained," said Banita. "We all play our roles and handle this. In a cultivation novel, Tie Ta is equivalent to the Great Ancestor. Now we need a patriarch."

The team all shared glances.

"Before you all start to guess, apply, and nominate. It has to be known that Ouyang Di isn't fit. He fits the role of a Chief Steward. Hell, he is the chief steward, if we're being honest, and Bai Wutong is more of a Chief Guard." said Banita.

"Yinkong should lead." said Reika.

"Second." Ahmanet added, "Ouyang Di will help her. Bai Wutong should get Duat in order."

"Why me?" Yinkong asked.

"Because you never stopped admiring your older brother, yet you have a mind of your own. You're capable, but you don't eye the position. You can do this." said Reika.

"Then we should return to Duat, and we can plan on the way," said Yinkong, though she was wrecked with anxiety.

"I'll tell Tie Ta everything when he opens his eyes," Lingyue said her goodbyes, then walked back into the room and sealed the door.

"You would think she was his wife," said Ahmanet.

"She's better," said Norma, the Nephilim brought from the world of Legion.

"She's the mother of his children," she added.

"Enough sulking. Let's go." said Reika.

Meanwhile, Tie Ta was nearing the final step of refining the cock of Agdistis. The technique he used was the Ninefall Vedic Body. It was the only method that allowed Tie Ta to refine the divine rod and pull from it the most benefits.

Lingyue stood by the door in awe as Tie Ta floated naked with dual cocks that emitted immense and captivating power. To see it was orgasmic for her, and a sensation so intense nearly broke her mind. It was this power that the Gods of the Greek pantheon feared and why they separated the cock from the Goddess Agdists.

Lingyue attempted to take a step forward but was blown back by an eruption that steemed from the opening of the Hidden Gate of Bliss. The power refined his body to the next level. The Nine gates connected, and the underworld became turbulent. Tie Ta's eyes opened, and a thousand hands appeared like a great Buddha behind him.

He appeared in the sky in less than a breath, and his hands formed innumerable hand seals.

He radiated golden splendor. It was as if a new sun had descended into the underworld. But what plunged into the underworld was much frightening.

"Erect the barriers!" the four stans shouted along with lords of different pantheons in the underworld.

Next came the Vedic gods, as the power of Tie Ta's cultivation technique was too familiar for them to ignore.

When they witnessed Tie Ta's figure, they choked on their words and were rendered speechless.

Tie Ta's nine gates opened and connected like a great constellation. The sky twisted, and a myriad of colors lit up the underworld as a pool of lightning formed.

Tie Ta finished his last hand seal, and it was the final straw. The world became angry as the Ninefall Vedic Body formed, and his body's presence alone was enough to weigh down and arrest everyone present.

The world was shocked when the old devils emerged and combined power to combat Tie Ta's presence. A race thought to be weak still had so many old monsters.

Kacha!

The first lightning bolt struck and hit Tie Ta's body like water.

"Hmm, is that it." his voice rumbled, shaking the lightning pool.

"Blood Baby, go!"

The teenage blood avatar shot out and dived into the lightning pool. It formed ten thousand hand seals and pulled the lightning into itself. He was using it as a source to increase its strength.

The cosmos churned, and eleven bolts of clear lightning hit Tie Ta.

The man fell from the sky and crashed to the ground. But the lightning didn't stop. It was like the bolts had become torrents and every passing second, Tie Ta was being hammed deeper into his grave.

The tribulation continued for four days and four nights. And without his blood essence, Tie Ta could only rely on his body and martial soul.

After the third day, his body and martial soul became stronger. After realizing it had become a whetstone, the tribulation of lightning dissipated on the fourth day.

The underworld then quaked as Tie Ta emerged. This event would change the world forever. The old devils and patriarchs had entered seclusion and expended resources to heal old wounds and increase their strength.

The young talents of numerous factions were nurtured without limits. The world pantheons had also anchored down as they sealed themselves off and trained. Little did Tie Ta know that many of the original deities had entered the world and merged with their slivers and Npc's during their closed-off periods.

A week later...

"Anya Smirnov..." said Tie Ta, "I hear you have business for Captains' ears only."

"I know you've been sent to kill me." said Anya, "But I have a proposition for you."

"Team China and Team Russia working together. I can be done. However, I need to know the truth."

"What truth?" Anya asked.

Tia Ta's star stigma shined. "Did you willingly choose to become a futanari?"

Anaya stiffened in her seat.

"And why did you pick this world?" Tie Ta added.

"How? Those eyes, they aren't part of the GOD's exchanges. Not even the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan can see through my physique." Anaya was now nervous. She wondered when Team China had gotten so strong.

"My eyes see all. Now tell me what I want to know and maybe I'll complete my mission without destroying you and your team."

"I thought that was the mission?" Anaya asked.

Tie Ta continued his misdierect. "You aren't that special. Now answer my questions."