Incinerate Anthem

### Abilities

Allows the user to create and control fire, especially a special purple-colored holy fire.

## Possessors

### Formerly

**Trueborn Wielders*** {Sir Kay}

**Temporary Wielders**

* {Sheltergod Thropp}
* Walburga Belgrave

**Incinerate Anthem**, also known as the **True Cross** or the **Chief Mourner's Crucified Stand of Purple Flame**, is the ninth Longinus. It is currently wielded by Hadrian Marbrand of Uriel's Deck.

## Overview

The **True Cross** are the physical remnants which, by the tradition of some Christian churches, are said to be from the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.

According to historians, Empress Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, travelled to the Holy Land and discovered the hiding place of three crosses that were believed to have been used at the crucifixion of Jesus and the two thieves executed with him. To one cross was affixed the titulus bearing Jesus's name, but Helena was not sure until a miracle revealed that this was the True Cross.

Many churches possess fragmentary remains that are by tradition alleged to be those of the True Cross. While the bulk of Roman Catholic and Orthodox believers recognize them as genuine pieces of the cross of Christ, their authenticity is disputed by other Christians, mainly Protestants.

The acceptance and belief of the True Cross tradition of the early Christian Church is generally restricted to the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Church of the East. The medieval legends that developed concerning the provenance of the True Cross differ between Catholic and Orthodox tradition.

## Summary

Incinerate Anthem is the ninth of the original Longinus, exceptionally powerful Sacred Gears that have the potential to kill immortal gods and even destroy the world. It is considered the opposite of Absolute Demise, which possesses the power to generate ice capable of freezing time.

It is considered to be one of the **Holy Relics**, alongside the Holy Grail (Sephiroth Graal), the Holy Lance (True Longinus), the Holy Nails (Alphecca Tyrant, Unknown Dictator, Sanguine Autarch), the Crown of Thorns (Kybelis Aureola), and the Shroud of Turin (Consus Mantle). It is known as the **True Cross**, on which Jesus Christ was crucified.

It is an Independent Avatar-type Sacred Gear that can take on the form of any object/being it is bound to, after which it can be transferred to a temporary wielder even if the current wielder hasn't died. According to Azazel, the Longinus itself doesn't need a host to activate, similar to the current Regulus Nemea.

Its most famous wielder is Sir Kay, one of the Knights of the Round Table and the foster brother of King Arthur. He possessed such a mastery over the Longinus that fragments of his consciousness became sealed within the Incinerate Anthem, and in Britain's supernatural world, his name and the Longinus' are synonymous with each other.

Not much is known about its last trueborn wielder other than the fact it was a young 10-years-old girl living in Sydney, who supposedly died due to a chronic illness in the early 1900s. However, according to the Australian Ministry of Magic, her death was of a supernatural origin and there were reports of an unknown wizard appearing in her neighborhood multiple times shortly before her death.

Later on, it was revealed that said wizard was Sheltergod Thropp, a wizard from the Land of Oz and the original leader of the Hexennacht Faction, who attempted to use it for his plan to take over Misthaven, one of the many pocket-realms within the spirit world. His plans, however, were thwarted and he was killed by Team Slash/Dog, and the Longinus was taken by his apprentice, Walburga Belgrave, who also took over as the leader of Hexennacht.

During the Battle of Ilvermorny, Walburga and the Hexennacht Faction fought against Team D×D but were ultimately defeated. As she tried to explode herself with the Incinerate Anthem in a vain attempt to take out the devils of the team with her, the Longinus violently reacted and paralyzed her instead before disappearing entirely, leaving its previous wielder behind in an extremely painful and critical state.

Eventually, in 20XX, it was revealed that the Longinus has reappeared in Hadrian Marbrand, the reincarnation of its previous trueborn wielder.

## Appearance

Incinerate Anthem appears as a giant cross shrouded in purple flames, which is roughly 10-feet in height. When an object/being is bound to the flaming cross, the fire will quickly burn them to the point where no ashes remain and slowly morph into a giant version of that object/being.

It can also turn into a cloak of purple fire shrouding over the user's body for additional defense.

## Abilities

Incinerate Anthem grants its user immense pyrokinetic powers, allowing them to create, shape, control, generate and manipulate every form/type of fire, as well as having an absolute control of the temperature of the fire at will. They can also turn the fire into tools, objects, weapons and other items, create semi-living constructs and/or create structures/buildings of varying permanence.

Its most well-known ability is to generate, shape and control large amounts of powerful purple-colored holy flames, which are especially effective against dark and demonic creatures. As opposed to regular fire or special ones created with magic, these purple flames are indistinguishable and absolute, and as such, they can cause natural and supernatural fire effects such as crown wildfires, firestorms, solar flares, hypernovas and heatwaves to manifest, as well as controlling flames that possess heat that go beyond Planck Level and defy the very laws of hyper-thermodynamics.

Because of this, it allows its user to burn anything, even non-flammable, incorporeal, or conceptual things such as time and nonexistence. They also have the ability to manipulate the underlying foundation of the concept of fire and concepts associated with it, such as passion and charisma. Those who are immune to fire and/or heat are also not protected from these flames as they will be completely bypassed due to its sheer potency and divine nature.

While these flames can burn for eternity and can only extinguish itself if the user, or the following user, wishes to, it can still be put out with two kinds of special water: One can be collected from the rivers running through the heart of the Fourth Heaven, while the other can only be collected from the heart of the Ring of Envy within the Abrahamic Underworld.

In addition, because of its status as a holy relic, it can also be used to influence and manipulate the mind of followers of the Abrahamic religions, especially Christians, and if anyone who tries to resist or rebel will have their mind destroyed and fall into a permanent vegetative state.

## Techniques

### Fire Giant

Sheltergod possessed the ability to manifest a 500-feet tall giant made out of purple flames to aid him in battle. The giant was powerful enough to fight equally agagainst Lavinia Reni's Ice Princess, and could use the physical manifestation of the Incinerate Anthem as a club during close-quarter combat, as well as a long-ranged weapon by launching fireballs and other pyrokinetic artillery at opponents.

He seemed to required these chants to manifest the giant:

## Forms

### Incinerate Antiphona Calvario

**Incinerate Antiphona Calvario** (最終審判者による覇焔の裁きインシネレート・アンティフォナ・カルヴァリオ, *Inshinerēto Antifona Karuvario*), also known as the **Blazing Verdict by the Final Judge**, is Walburga Belgrave's Sub-Species Balance Breaker. It has the ability to manifest different forms depending on the souls that she uses. The forms are able to move independently from her and act like an Independent Avatar-type.

* She used half of the soul of Yamata no Orochi, the Evil Dragon from Japanese mythology, in her fight against Team D×D. It took the form of a 1000-miles long eight-headed serpentine dragon crucified to a cross while appearing to be made entirely of purple holy flames. It could breathe out flames and continuously regenerate its heads.

### Pluvia Aurea Sanguinis

**Pluvia Aurea Sanguinis** (燃える天国の黄金の木プラビア・アウレーア・サンギニズ, *Purabia Aurēa Sanginizu*), also known as the **Golden Tree of the Burning Heavens**, is Hadrian Marbrand's Crest Side Balance Breaker. It creates a giant three-headed western dragon roughly the size of three football stadiums out of purple flames and can breathe out gusts of holy fire that "make atomic bombs look like some firecrackers".

## Trivia

* It has a consciousness inside of it, which is only referred to as the Chief Mourner.
* "Pluvia Aurea Sanguinis" means "Rain of Golden Blood".
* Antiphon has the meaning of "ecclesiastical" which means: of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular. Calvario has the meaning of "torment" so what Antiphon Calvario means in relation to the Incinerate Anthem's power is "Holy Torment".