Zodiac Wheel Shield

The Zodiac Wheel Shield is a defensive artifact owned by Ranald as Ra. It has a temporary evolved form called the **Ecliptic Zodiac Wheel Shield of the Celestial Way**, created from its fusion with the twelve weapons Ranald received from his guides.

## Description

It is a Sun-like shield mostly made of gold. In Ranald and Ra's merged Super Form as the Golden Griffin Warrior, whenever he manifests his wings; his Zodiac Wheel Shield always magically appears behind them. He won't show his shield unless his wings manifest first. If he wants to fly and/or defend himself and his allies, he will manifest his wings, with the Zodiac Wheel Shield appearing behind him. When Ra in his Golden Griffin Warrior form evolves into his Blazing Sun Form, his wings erupt into Sun-fire and he sprouts two extra pair of wings, making him look like a seraph. The Zodiac Wheel Shield, as the **Ecliptic Zodiac Wheel Shield of the Celestial Way,** then appears behind him, unfurling its wings of sunlight and emitting intense heat.

When Ra separates from his Earth Dimensional Mate, the Zodiac Wheel Shield turns into a collar he wears around its neck, like his mother. When on the Boat of Hydara, Ranald in his fused form uses the shield as a steering wheel for the ship to be driven to a safe destination.

### Design

The Zodiac Wheel Shield is composed of the following parts:

* **Solar Disc**: The main body of the Zodiac Wheel Shield, made with gold. It is lightweight and hard, providing easy defense. It is divided into twelve sections, each bearing a symbol of the constellations of the zodiac. Ranald and Ra in their fused Super Form must memorize the 12 zodiac symbols in the correct order by his heart and not by his head to activate the Heart of the Araw Ginto, the seventh and most powerful Crystallized Sword.
* **Corona Edge:** The shield's frame, made of a scarlet metal called hihi'irokane, resembling the sun's flames. They are fueled by its owner's righteous spirit, the hotter it burns, the brighter the frame glows.
* **Sun Ray Blades:** The triangular golden blades jutting out of the edges. They represent the rays of the sun, and appropriately are fueled by sunlight. A slice from these blades hurt nightmare monsters. A lot.
* **Heart of the Sun:** The topaz gem at the centre of the shield. It is stronger that the rest of the shield in order to deflect the heavy bows of enemy swords and other weapons. It stores the hopes and dreams of its owner in it.

As the **Ecliptic Zodiac Wheel Shield of the Celestial Way,** it has the additional parts :

* **Aten's Wings:** The golden wings made of sunlight emerging from its sides. They enable the shield to fly alongside its owner or over anyone he wants to be protected.
* **The Zodiac Tools:** The weapons from Ranald's 12 guides attached to the Shield. Each weapon is attached to a section with the symbol of the zodiac constellation corresponding to the guide whose signature weapon was given to Ranald. The hammer for Aries, the axe for Taurus, twin swords for Gemini, the crab hammer for Cancer, the clawed gauntlet for Leo, the war fan for Virgo, the staff for Libra, the kusarigama for Scorpio, the bow and arrows for Sagittarius, the scimitar for Capricorn, the spear for Aquarius, and the whip for Pisces. Each zodiac symbol on the shield also glows a different colour: White for Aries, Red for Taurus, Grey for Gemini, Orange for Cancer, Yellow for Leo, Pink for Virgo, Jet-Black for Libra, Purple for Scorpio, Green for Sagittarius, Sandy Brown for Capricorn, Cyan for Aquarius, and Blue for Pisces.

## Powers and Abilities

* Sun Griffin's Will: The Shield in its Hyper Form is psychically connected to Ra and Ranald in their Hyper Form/Blazing Sun Form. It can move by itself, hovering around Ra to protect him from sudden attacks, and dancing around his allies or innocents by deflecting attacks from them and attacking their enemies with the zodiac tools fused with it.