True Longinus

Decalogue di Longia
Polar Night Longinus Chakravartin
Godslayer Longinus of the Twilight

**True Longinus**, also known as the **Holy Spear of the Setting Sun**, the **Spear of Destiny** and the **Spear/Lance of Longinus**, is the 1st Longinus Sacred Gear and the same spear which St. Longinus used to stab the side of Jesus Christ during the Crucifixion. It is currently wielded by Cao Cao, leader of the Hero Faction and descendant of the Chinese warlord Cao Cao.

## Overview

The Lance of Longinus, also known as Spear of Longinus, Spear of Destiny, or simply Longinus, is a powerful holy relic and weapon, which was created when a roman centurion, who would become Saint Longinus, used a lance to pierce the side of Jesus Christ in order to prove that he is dead while crucified.

The lance is called in Christianity the "Holy Lance" and the story is related in the Gospel of John during the Crucifixion. This act is said to have created the last of the Five Holy Wounds of Christ.

## Summary

True Longinus is ranked as number 1st among the Longinus, exceptionally powerful Sacred Gears that can potentially kill gods and destroy the world. According to Michael, even among other world-destroying Longinus, it is still an immensely powerful exception as, at its maximum power, it could be used to destroy the entirety of the four worlds of Creation and possibly even the Adam Kadmon.

It is considered to be one of the **Holy Relics**, alongside the Sephiroth Graal (**Holy Grail**), Incinerate Anthem (**True Cross**), Alphecca Tyrant (**Holy Nail**), and Consus Mantle (**Shroud of Turin**), as the "**Holy Lance**" used to pierce the side of Jesus Christ during the crucifixion.

It is a Sacred Gear that is known as the first and original Longinus and gave its name to all Sacred Gears capable of slaying gods and buddhas, which became known as the Longinus Sacred Gears. Even among the original 13 Longinus and the Neo-Longinus, it is still considered to be the strongest.

However, this is only on paper as there is no mortal capable of comprehending its powers great enough to fully use them for such a feat, even using the combined powers of the True Longinus and the Sephiroth Graal to supernaturally enhance themselves beyond the absolute limits.

Its first known user is an ancient Babylonian Hero who had used his Longinus to help the Mesopotamian gods fight against the dragon goddess Tiamat and gain back control of the Mesopotamian cosmos. However, during the final battle, while the hero was able to defeat and kill her, he was killed by the dragons born from her severed corpse.

Its second past user of True Longinus is Bellerophon, was a demigod son of Poseidon as well as a famous hero. Bellerophon was a wise man who could understand all the abilities of True Longinus. Even though he couldn't unlock all of its powers, he was able to use it in the fight against Chimera so well that he was able to win.

Another known user is Lü Bu, a legendary military general and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of Imperial China, most famously known for his role within the Chinese historical novel, *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*. Despite Lü Bu's military prowess, he had never truly used any of the True Longinus' magical powers for combat and only used it during military campaigns as a means to magically enhance his charisma.

It is also wielded by Sir Percival, one of the knights of the Round Table, who is also the first person in history to ever achieve a Balance Breaker, unlocking the True Longinus Götterdämmerung. With his Balance Breaker, he helped his half-brother Lugh defeated and killed their maternal grandfather Balor and his familiar Crom Cruach.

Its most famous user, however, is Saint Longinus, whose name became so famous that both the True Longinus and all other god-killing Sacred Gears were later named after him. He was a blind centurion who used the True Longinus to pierce the side of Jesus Christ, creating the last of the five holy wounds, and thus resulting in Jesus' death because of the Sacred Gear's Anti-Divine attribute.

Its newest user is **Han Zhihao**, who summoned it when he was 5 years old to defend himself against a wild monster. After a continuous string of misfortune in his life, he took up the name Cao Cao after his legendary ancestor and began to travel the world, training his skills with the Longinus and eventually formed the Hero Faction, the second-largest faction with the Order of the Iscariot consisting of descendants and/or reincarnations of mythological figures to serve as humanity's guardians independent from any government or religious organizations.

According to Azazel, the spear possesses powers beyond even the understanding of the Angels and Fallen Angels themselves, being the crystallization of [Anomaly] itself in its purest and most powerful form.

## Appearance

The True Longinus is an ornate spear with a dark blue rod and features golden decorations, in the shapes of arrow tips, that spiral around in a double helix pattern. They finish at the top of the rod of the spear ,which features a white circle and has a cross that fills in the circle, but not completely. The tip of the spear is silver, and similar to the rod of the spear is longer than other types of spears.

## Abilities

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## Techniques

### Truth Idea

**Truth Idea** (覇輝トゥルース・イデア, *Turūsu Idea*), also known as the **Brightness of Supremacy**, is the forbidden ability exclusive to the True Longinus, which is similar to the Juggernaut Drive in nature. Azazel calls it the "Dying Will of the God of the Bible".

Its powers are dependent on the Holy Spirit's will, which dwells inside of the holy spear. Through absorbing the user's ambition and by responding to how strong their opponent is, it could cause many effects and miracles, ranging from granting the absolute power to annihilate their opponents or a blessing that will capture their hearts. However, according to Azazel, the final effect is entirely dependent on the Holy Spirit, whose personality is just as mysterious as Her origins'.

It requires a chant to activate it, which goes as follows:

## Forms

### True Longinus Götterdämmerung

**True Longinus Götterdämmerung** (真冥白夜の聖槍トウルー・ロンギヌス・ゲッターデメルング, *Tōrū Ronginusu Gettādemerungu*), also known as the **Holy Spear of the Pure White Night**, is the original Balance Breaker of the True Longinus. It grants the user the ability to summon celestial spheres known as the **Longinus Count Zero** (光さす運命の槍, *Ronginusu Kauntozero*), each possesses a different power and enshroud them in an immense holy aura, powerful enough to instantly kill a Satan-class devil upon contact.

According to Michael, it is the most powerful Balance Breaker in existence, allowing its wielder to reach the same power as that of the Chieftain Deities and the Emperors of Hell, and was thus sealed away permanently by the Heavenly Council in fear of immense destruction across Creation. He also stated that the form was sealed away by a seal that can only be broken in tandem with the first of the Seven Seals, and that only the Percival and Cao Cao can unlocked it from within the users.

### Decalogue di Longia

**Decalogue di Longia** (永遠の真っ白な黄昏の女神の十戒デカログ・ディ・ロンギア, *Dekarogu di Rongia*) was Ingrid Yggdmillennia's Sub-Species Balance Breaker while wielding the True Longinus. It created ten markings on her body in various places known as the **Ten Commandments of the False Goddess of the Eternal White Twilight** (十戒, *Jikkai*), The ten abilities are as follows: Piety, Faith, Reticence, Repose, Love, Pacifism, Purity, Patience, Truth and Selflessness. She could also concentrate the power of all ten markings into the True Longinus, creating a giant lance of holy light that could potentially destroy the entire Milky Way galaxy with a single shot.

### Polar Night Longinus Chakravartin

**Polar Night Longinus Chakravartin** (極夜なる天輪聖王の輝廻槍ポーラーナイト・ロンギヌス・チャクラヴァルティン, *Pōrā Naito Ronginusu Chakuravarutin*), also known as the **Heavenly Ring Holy King’s Spear Enveloped in Brightness Which Brings the Polar Night**, is Cao Cao's Sub-Species Balance Breaker. Similar to the original Balance Breaker, it creates seven orbs called the **Seven Treasures** (七宝, *Shippo*), each having a different ability but have the same appearance, making it hard for the opponents to differentiate between which ability is going to be used by him.

## Trivia

* It is the only Longinus confirmed to have killed gods.
* It gained the [Dragon-Slaying] attribute after one of its past users used it to kill the dragon goddess Tiamat.
* According to Tvastar, it is also the inspiration behind many powerful mythological weapons, such as Gungnir (Norse), Vajra (Hindu), or Keraunos (Greco-Roman).
* Due to the variety of powers it possesses, it can be placed into any category of Sacred Gear, safe for the Vritra's Sacred Gears.
* It is often mistaken for the divine spear Gungnir by users in the Scandinavian region prior to the pre-Christianization of the area, much to the Biblical God and the angels' amusement and Odin's embarrassment.
* Cao Cao's names for his Sub-Species Balance Breaker and Ratana jewels come from Hindu mythology.
	+ "Chakravartin" means Chakra "wheel" and vartin "one who turns", also referencing an ideal ruler. Both him and Azazel references this after being activated for the first time
* "Götterdämmerung" means "Twilight of the Gods", and is the German translation of "Ragnarök".
* "Ratana" means "jewel" in the Pali language.
* In the *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*, the True Longinus is depicted as a ji and is named *Fangtian Huaji* (方天畫戟/方天画戟, "Sky Piercer").