Overlord Belenus the Storm Hearld of change

Chapter 2: Embers and Instinct: Kaiju Sparring Begins



Host: Belenus (formerly Rin Firestone)

Age: 3 Months (Chronological), ~50 Earth Years (Accelerated)

Race: Titanus Gojira (Omega-Class)

Gender: Male

Size: 158 meters tall, 345 meters long (Tail Included)

Weight: ~890,000 tons

Coloration: Obsidian black with radiant crimson seams; gold-drenched dorsal plates

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PASSIVE ABILITIES

– Solar Energy Conversion Lv. 4

– Supercellular Regeneration Lv. 8

– Atomic Energy Stability Lv. 10

ACTIVE ABILITIES

– Bite Lv. 1

– Claw Lv. 1

– Atomic Flame Lv. 1

– Beata Roar Lv. 1

Unique Traits:

– Hollow Core Engine (Stabilized)

– Adaptive Mutation Protocol (Dormant)

– Class Affinity: Cosmic / Primal Flame

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A faint shimmer blinked at the bottom of his interface:

> Inventory: Cosmic Draw Ticket (x1)

Narration – Rin Firestone

There are a few things no one tells you about being reborn as a giant nuclear lizard.

Like how your balance sucks for the first few weeks.

Or how you constantly break trees just trying to stretch.

Or how your body will spontaneously erupt in atomic light whenever you get too emotional. Yeah. That one's fun during nap time.

But the most dangerous part?

Training day.

Scene – Ashveil Hollow, The Great Crater

The Elder had led me here—into a blasted basin where even the strongest Titans dared not nest.

A place shaped like an impact zone. Probably was one.

Ash clung to the soil. The sky above felt heavier. The silence wasn't peaceful. It was… expectant.

She stood at the center, unmoving.

Then, she let out a soft rumble, low and drawn like a war drum at half-beat.

The signal.

Training begins now.

Narration – Observer Drone [Monarch Blackbox AI Recording]

"Subject: Unknown Juvenile Titanus-Gojira (Designation: FIRESTONE)"

"Event: Combat Orientation – Initiated by Prime Gojira"

"Observed Behavior: Pup displays erratic stance. Tail imbalance. Dorsal plate heat levels rising… overcharging risk… oh no—"

Combat Sequence – Round One: Tail Control is a Lie

I charged.

Well, waddled quickly. Coordination wasn't my strong suit yet.

I lunged forward, mimicking her posture. She slid back effortlessly, her sheer mass shifting with elegance mine lacked.

So, I did the one thing I could do well:

I swung my tail.

It hit a rock.

The rock hit me.

I hit a cliff.

I may have roared. Or burped.

Hard to tell with this throat.

The Elder tilted her head like a disappointed sensei watching her student trip over his own feet during meditation.

She didn't mock me.

She just advanced.

I braced myself for a swat, maybe a tail-thump.

What I got… was a shoulder-check that sent me rolling through a grove of obsidian thorns.

Lesson two: A Titan must not only strike. He must endure.

Combat Sequence – Round Two: Channeling the Core

I got up.

Eventually.

My ribs? Fine. My pride? Slightly irradiated.

But something had changed. My chest… throbbed.

No, not hurt—humming. Like a furnace lighting for the first time.

I inhaled. Felt the heat rise from my belly, curling up my throat.

I opened my mouth.

And released a more focused beam—a short-range blast of radiant flame that struck a nearby pillar and turned it into glowing slag.

The Elder paused.

For the first time, she gave a slight nod.

Progress.

She stomped once—another signal.

Try it in motion.

Combat Sequence – Round Three: Sparks and Grace

I sprinted—not fast, but with intent.

My claws carved into stone as I leapt from a broken ledge. I spun midair—tail finally moving with me, not against me.

She met me head-on, jaws parted.

Our roars collided like thunder, shaking the basin walls.

She struck me with her shoulder again—but this time, I braced.

Skidded.

Countered.

Atomic light surged through my dorsal plates. My beam crackled across her flank—not enough to wound, but enough to count.

The Elder growled… pleased.

Then she backhanded me into a magma pool.

Narration – Rin (Under Lava)

Ow.

But also… awesome.

Post-Battle Scene – Twilight at Ashveil

The Elder stood at the edge of the pool, rumbling low, rhythmic notes. Not quite a lullaby. Not quite a command.

I emerged slowly, steam rising from my hide.

She nudged my snout gently with hers—an ancient gesture of recognition.

I didn't just survive.

I grew.

My spines shimmered gold for the first time. My internal core glowed steady.

Level Up: 1.2

New Ability: Atomic Spiral Pulse (Unstable)

Tail Control: 38% functional

Dignity: Recovering

We stood there, side by side, as the Hollow Earth sky lit with bioluminescent firestorms.

I realized then—this was how Titans learned.

Not through lectures. Not through theory.

But through instinct, pain, and purpose.

Final Narration – Monarch Audio Log

"Subject FIRESTONE displays rapid combat adaptation. Intelligence and regenerative capability exceed baseline. Behavioral bonds with Prime Gojira confirmed. Training ritual appears more instructional than hostile."

"Conclusion: The hatchling is not merely a Titan."

"He is a future Alpha."

Amaterasu nudged him gently with a claw large enough to flatten cities.

"Come, Belenus," she said. "Let us seek the Fires of Origin. They will forge your instincts and mold your path."

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Time Skip – Forty Days Later

The lava caverns that once dwarfed him now bowed before his rising mass. Each day, Belenus sparred with the echoes of the molten earth, learning precision and restraint, learning what it meant to be born of fire.

His claws carved trenches through obsidian.

His roars shattered caverns sealed since the birth of Hollow Earth.

Yet his system continued to prod him.

> "Use the ticket."

One day, with the sky of the Hollow glowing blood-orange, he did.

He reached out, selecting the draw with a hesitant claw.

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[COSMIC SUMMON: INFERNAL THREAD DRAW – ACCEPTED]

Power surged through every fiber of his colossal body. The ground cracked beneath him. His dorsal plates flared like a supernova erupting from his spine. Energy, ancient and starborn, tore through his marrow.

His vision blackened.

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Decades Later – Earth Transformed

Belenus slumbered again—deep in the magma seas beneath Hollow Earth. When he woke, the world had changed beyond recognition.

Earth was no longer a terrestrial marble.

It had grown, expanding to half the size of Jupiter.

Its atmosphere now shimmered with colors previously reserved for dreams: cyan auroras, violet-tinted clouds, and radiant storms.

Seven new moons had been drawn into its orbit, each one pulsating with mana and elemental resonance. Earth had become a super-planet, ripe with ley lines, mana zones, ancient dungeons, and nesting Titans both new and awakened.

Above him, dragons had returned.

In the sky, creatures once known only to myth soared freely.

The surface had become a playground for heroes—and a crucible for gods-in-training.

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Narration – Present Day: Philippines, Surface World

Manila Bay cracked like a dropped mirror.

Seismic sensors screamed in silent terror as a colossus—skeletal and radiant—flashed into view and vanished just as quickly, leaving the sea boiling and glowing with dormant energy.

Within hours, both S.H.I.E.L.D. and Monarch deployed strike and research teams.

In the trench left behind, they found two eggs.

One was ruptured—empty and still glowing from within.

The other remained whole, sealed inside a vacuum containment chamber to prevent global instability.

The label: Subject: Dagon? Unknown Entity.

But the readings didn't lie.

A signature match had been found.

The Titan stirring beneath the Earth was no myth.

And above the molten horizon, a low rumble echoed across the skies—

> "Let the legends begin anew."

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System Update – Ascension Triggered

> Level: 50 → 70

Passive: Instant Cellular Regeneration Lv. 20

Merged Trait: Cosmic Energy Manipulation Lv. 50

Title Granted: Burning Sovereign of Hollow Earth

Inventory: 49 Cosmic Tickets Remaining

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Final Scene – Belenus Awakens Once More

Somewhere deep beneath the crust, Belenus' golden eye opened again.

The magma parted before him like rivers before a god.

He rose to his full height—towering, immense, divine.

The Earth had become a world of myths reborn.

And he?

He was its apex heartbeat.


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