Chain of Venus

**Chain of Venus**, also known as the **Blinding Light of Love**, is the divine girdle belonging to Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty from Greco-Roman mythology.

## Summary

Although it is popularly believed that the "magic girdle" was a courting gift created by Hephaestus to ask for Aphrodite's hands in marriage, being depicted as such in many myths and legends, the truth of its origins is rather far-off from that.

While it was truly a gift for Aphrodite, Hephaestus had created it for her sometimes in the middle of the Titanomachy, when the two were still fighting against the Titan gods. Instead of a courting gift like what the myths had said, in reality, it is Aphrodite's main weapon of choice, having learned to wield the whip from her mother Deasura.

Later on, Aphrodite lent it to Paris of Troy, who used it to enchant and kidnap the married Helen of Sparta as part of her deal with him. During the Trojan War, it was borrowed by Hera, who was arguing with Zeus and needed its power to sooth his fearsome wrath.

## Appearance

The Chain of Venus has the power to change into various articles of clothing, from bodices to dresses to swimwears and even light armor, though for the most part, it takes the form of a chain made of golden links adorned with rubies, spiral hearts, and intricate roses that is wrapped around Aphrodite's waist.

Back in ancient Greece, the chain took the form of a *strophion*, known as the *keston himanta*, a saltire-shaped undergarment which accentuated Aphrodite's breasts, thus making her appeared even more irresistible. In the Iliad, it was described as an "embroidered girdle".

## Abilities

The Chain of Venus has the power to induce passion into living beings, inspiring love and desires into the hearts of others regardless of the targets' romantic and/or sexual orientations. According to Aphrodite, the feelings created by the chain are *not* actual feelings of love, but rather pure and unadulterated lust, though because of its power, unless the targets are either Gods of Love or their demigods/descendants, it is near impossible to differenciate one from another.

Upon activation, the wielder can induce powerful feelings of sexual desire into any being they want, provided that said beings are within a 10-meters radius from the wielder, without any needed for physical contact or having to look into the wielder's eyes, as opposed to popular belief. Upon being charmed, the wielder can subconsciously influence the thoughts and intentions of their charmed targets, disgusing the commands as the target's own thoughts, even if the commands are the opposite of their characteristics and go against their beliefs and ideologies.

While the chain can forcibly control the charmed targets' physical interactions, by doing so, their mind would automatically be snapped out of its hypnostied state and become fully aware of their situation, though they still cannot do anything about their body being controlled without their given consent. According to Hephaestus, the easiest way to break someone out of its charm is by splashing them or covering them in sea water.

Despite being formed of golden links, the chain is not soft. It is surprisingly sturdy, being made from a combination of adamatine and fragments of Raphite Gold, and as such, nearly indestructible. The chain can be telekinetically controlled, and its length can extend for seemingly infinitely and by channeling it with some divine power, it can multiply itself into hundreds and thousands of chains, which, while still extremely durable, are not on the same level of near indestrutability as the original chain.

## Techniques

### Venus Love-Me Chain

**Venus Love-Me Chain** (ヴィーナス・ラブ・ミー・チェーン, *Vu~īnasu Rabu Mī Chēn*) is a technique in which Aphrodite would imbue the chain to the brim with divine power before directing it toward her opponents to either harm or bind them.

With the former option, upon wrapping itself around the opponents, the chain would explode in a flash of white light, greatly burn the opponents and kill anyone that isn't at least God-class in terms of power, while the shattered chain links would then be summoned back to her and repair itself.

Alternatively, during the Evil Dragon War, as she coated the chains in her own blood, she multiplied the chain into hundreds of smaller ones before sending them toward the enemy forces, at which the chains would wrap around their necks and pierce into their brain took control of their dead body from their inside, turning them into "meat suit" servants at her commands. After she was done, the chains would self-explode, destroying the corpses, and returning to her side, though not before she cleaned it with magic.

### Venus Wink Chain Sword

**Venus Wink Chain Sword** (ヴィーナス・ウインク・チェーン・ソード, *Vu~īnasu Uinku Chēn Sōdo*) is a technique in which Aphrodite would create a sword made of her demonic and divine power before throwing it at the opponents, all the while, the chain would multiply itself into hundreds of smaller chains to act as a guide/booster for the sword.

Upon piercing the opponent, the chains would form a large cocoon-like barrier around the opponents as the sword detonates within, with an explosion comparable to "several nukes going off at once".

## Image Gallery

Venus Love-Me ChainVenus Wink Chain Sword
## Trivia

* It's already known as the "Chain of Venus" long before the name Venus is even formed.
* It was created for the purpose of letting Aphrodite use her demonic power without exposing her true nature as a cambion.
* While it's primarily used by female wielders, men can also use it, as shown with how Paris of Troy used it in the form of a *cestus* to enchant, rape, and kidnap Helen from her palace in Sparta.