Tathlum

### Abilities

Allows the user to kill and/or heavily maim powerful beings, even those of a divine origins.

### Wielder(s)

Grigori Agents
Possessors: Lugh & Fafnir

**Tathlum**, or **Origin Bullets**, are special bullets created and used by the Grigori. They are most well-known for being used by the god Lugh to kill the Evil God Balor in the Battle of Magh Tuireadh.

## Overview

**Tathlum** was the name of a special sling-stone used by Lugh, an Irish god of battle and craftsmanship, to kill his Fomorian grandfather Balor in the Battle of Magh Tuiredh.

It was described "as being formed from the bloods collected from toads, bears, the lion, vipers and the neck-base of Osmuinn, mixed with the sands of the Armorian Sea and the Red Sea." Lugh was also said to possess the mythological spear of Assal and Areadbhar.

## Summary

Tathlum was a type of special bullets invented by the Governor-General Azazel of the Grigori for their field agents to use against divine beings. According to rumors, he created them after experimenting with the strange floral and animals within Purgatory.

While incapable of inflicting long-term damage onto angels or demons, they have proven to be extremely lethal when used on humans or pagan gods, as their skills and technology didn't advance enough to treat the gunshot wounds, nor did they have a way to use it when having the chance.

The most notable usage of the tathlum bullets was in the Second Battle of Mag Tuired, when the Celtic god Lugh used a tathlum bullet to kill the Fomorian Evil God Balor using a "special sling". Later on, it was revealed that the "special sling" was a specialized pistol given to him by an unnamed fallen angel for reasons unknown to this day, though several days later after a peace treaty between Tuatha Dé Danann and the Grigori was sent to them by a messenger.

During the Great War, hundreds of millions of billions of tathlum bullets were used by the Fallen Angel faction against the military forces employed by Heaven and the Underworld, most of which were either mortal followers or heretic gods, and thus, had proven to be extremely effective. After the battles had finished, people from various factions would come to collect the slain to harvest the tathlum bullets stuck within the corpses before selling them on the black market for insanely high price, with some rare bullets still being found on, provided you know who to contact.

In the 1980s, as part of the familiar pact between him and Azazel, Fafnir was given a specialized break-action single-shot rifle, as well as a set of 666 tathlum high-grade bullets. According to Fafnir, this combined set alone is worth hundreds of billions on the supernatural black market.

## Appearance

Tathlum bullets appear as enchanted bullets that shine with a golden aura. They are 444 mm long and weigh 2060 g per each bullet, though most users described them to be significantly heavier once loaded into their guns.

## Abilities

Tathlum bullets are bullets created from high-ranked divine metals with fragments of impure Enochian metals mixed in during the melting process, making it an extremely dangerous ammunition that can only be shot using specialized artillery. If shot by a mundane one, the bullet will immediately explode in an explosion that "makes hydrogen bombs look like firecrackers".

When fired, a tathlum bullet will make no sound or recoil. There are also no wounds or bleeding upon the bullet making contact, but the targeted area or body part will instantaneously appear to be suffering from necrosis. While it is possible to treat the wound with Healing Magic, it will only seem to properly heal on the surface, as the nerves and capillaries will never regenerate properly and the original function will be forever lost. In these situations, the best solution is an immediate amputation via mundane methods, as any usage of magical or divine intervention has proven to only make the injury worsen and cause more pain to the victim.

The bullets excel in penetration and there is little outside of Defensive Magic capable of blocking the specialized bullets. As such, by being forced to defend with Defensive Magic, the impact of the bullet will affect everything all the way down to the magic core of the defender, resulting in permanent damage onto their core.

In addition, the more intense the pressure used to gather densely-packed magical energy for defense, the more active the magical core will be functioning upon the moment of contact, and the more severe the destructive power of the bullet becomes. If used against an opponent who does not actively use their magic, it will target the source of the abilities instead.

If someone used their utmost amount of magical energy, the damage is completely fatal. It causes excruciating pain within the body as the nervous system spasms while being broken down. Their internal organs are almost destroyed, and numerous muscles and nerves are damaged. If they do not die instantly, the wounds will quickly prove fatal, and even if healed by someone proficient in holy magic, it would be impossible to recover enough to even stand again.

## Trivia

* Tathlum roughly means "to pacify" in the angelic tongue.
* In Irish mythology, tathlum is described to be a small concrete ball for Lugh to throw.
	+ In some version of the myth, it is replaced by a brain ball.
	+ The mythological version is said to be made of the blood of toads, bears, lions, and vipers, before being mixed with sea-sand and/or lime and hardened under the sun. In some versions, it also requires the blood and brain of the enemies to become effective.
* It's believed that in the supernatural world, there are ten cases of murder each year comitting using a tathlum bullet.
* Following the Kuoh Treaty, the Grigori planned to supply the armies of Heaven and the Netherworld with tathlum bullets, though not before giving them a thorough course about protection and proper usage.