From Volibear, Garon learned about the elemental attributes of Ornn and Anivia, respectively representing fire and frost elemental deities.
At this moment, the attributes sensed from within the giant building perfectly matched those of the two elemental deities. Garon initially planned to meet with the elder brother Ornn first, to inquire whether he could repair the seven artifacts of Imasca to perfection, before going to see the Ice Crystal Phoenix, their third sister Anivia.
However, since they were all together at this time, there was no need to traverse back and forth between locations.
"Let's go, we'll head over."
Volibear dispersed the storm surrounding it.
Garon also retracted his dragon wings and descended to the ground.
A dragon and a bear stepped forward, moving towards Ornn's house from the land exuding traces of scorching heat.
"Big brother!"
"Little sister!"
"Ha ha, I've brought a new younger brother for you."
Before entering the building, Volibear roared, calling out to Ornn and Anivia.
Creak!
As it spoke, a pair of bear paws pushed open the ancient and heavy giant wooden door, revealing the interior of the house.
This wooden structure, not matching the wild land's style, had a rather simple interior without unnecessary decorations. There was only a furnace surrounded by an unknown black metal, burning with roaring flames. Beside the furnace, there were forging tools like hammers and tongs. In the center of the house stood a demigod creature resembling a goat but with the demeanor of an elder. It was even more massive than Volibear.
This was the eldest among the siblings.
The demigod skilled in forging and flame, Ornn.
Huff, huff, huff.
The sound of heavy breathing mixed with sparks emanated from Ornn.
Its chest rose and fell gently, deeply asleep.
Next to Ornn was an ice crystal phoenix made entirely of ice crystals, with every feather seemingly carved from frost and ice, emitting bursts of cold air, forming floating diamond-shaped snowflakes around it.
Ice Crystal Phoenix, Anivia.
Her appearance quite matched Garon's aesthetics.
At the same time, as Volibear entered, Anivia was quietly squatting next to Ornn, stretching out her frosty wings, lightly brushing Ornn's nose with the icy crystal feathers at their tips. Ornn seemed somewhat discomforted, twitching his nose and turning over to continue his deep sleep.
After Ornn turned over, Anivia flew to the other side to continue her mischief.
Hearing Volibear's voice, the Ice Crystal Phoenix immediately retracted her wings, pretending as if nothing had happened. However, seeing that the sleeping Ornn did not wake up, she sighed in relief and showed an embarrassed expression.
"Big brother, keep it down."
"You almost woke up big brother."
The clear, ice-crystal-like voice rang out.
Anivia glared at Volibear.
Without waiting for Volibear's response, Anivia turned her delicate head and looked at Garon, the silver dragon she was seeing for the first time.
"What did you just say?"
"This is our new brother?"
After a few glances at Garon, Anivia remembered Volibear's words.
Volibear laughed heartily, patting Garon's shoulder, saying, "Sister, from now on, you're not the youngest among us anymore."
"This is Garon, the Eternal Dragon, our new youngest brother."
Hearing she was no longer the youngest, Anivia's eyes lit up, saying spiritedly, "Hmm? That's great."
She looked at the silver dragon again, speaking in a cheery tone, "Since you've acknowledged Volibear as your elder brother, then we are also your siblings."
"Come on, call me sister."
Garon hesitated for a moment but eventually said politely, "Hello, Anivia sister, I'm glad to meet you."
Becoming siblings with elemental deities wasn't so bad.
Since he had already acknowledged Volibear as an elder brother, having two more siblings wasn't an issue.
"Oh, sister Anivia, such a wonderful title."
Anivia's body trembled lightly.
A pleased laughter emerged from her.
Being the youngest in the demi-godly trio for who knows how many years, one could imagine Anivia's excitement upon hearing her status had suddenly been elevated.
"When you acknowledged Volibear as your elder brother, did he drag you into a fight?"
Anivia seemed to understand Volibear's character well.
Garon nodded, saying, "Yes, but I also wanted to see the gap between me and my second brother."
"How did it turn out?" Anivia asked curiously.
Volibear interjected, shaking its head, "Sister, our youngest brother has some developmental issues."
Then, Volibear told Anivia about how it met Garon and his current situation.
Knowing Garon didn't possess demi-god strength and couldn't titanize, Anivia showed a look of pity.
"Poor thing, as your only sister, I will protect you."
She said so.
Garon nodded helplessly, feeling like a fragile creature that needed protection everywhere in this place.
Then, Garon asked, "Sister, do you understand the principle of titanization? I want to try and see if I can learn it later."
Anivia thought carefully for a while and said, "Titanization is an ability I was born with, always able to perform it with just a thought, never exploring its techniques or principles."
Her answer was similar to Volibear's initial response.
However, after speaking, Anivia looked at the still-sleeping Ornn, saying, "On this issue, big brother might have a solution."
"I once heard big brother say, when he first materialized and descended, he couldn't control his power."
"He touched a mountain, and it would melt away; he walked on the land, and it would ignite into flames."
"But now, big brother Ornn has very good control over his power, much stronger in this aspect than me and Volibear."
Garon looked at the bear standing beside him.
Volibear nodded reluctantly, "Indeed, big brother Ornn's power control is very precise."
In the process of smelting and forging, the slightest carelessness could ruin the weapons and equipment being made. For Ornn, forging various weapons and equipment was also a way of refining his own power, his control over his divine-like power far surpasses ordinary demigods.
Garon was very envious of the ability to titanize.
Hearing that Ornn might be able to teach him titanization, Garon said, "If that's the case, could we wake up big brother Ornn? He seems to be sleeping quite deeply."
Throughout their conversation, the three did not deliberately lower their voices, but Ornn showed no signs of being disturbed in his sleep, continuing to snore louder than Garon and the others.
"Big brother is always hard to wake up."
"Let him wake up on his own."
"He won't sleep for too long."
Volibear spread its bear paws, speaking in a rough voice.
Garon wasn't in a hurry, so he decided to wait patiently here for a while.
But at that moment, Anivia suddenly giggled, saying, "No worries, just leave it to me."
"I have a way to wake up big brother Ornn."
Volibear and Garon looked at Anivia, then watched as she extended her ice crystal feather, gently placing it near Ornn's nose and lightly touching Ornn's nostrils, reminiscent of a dragonfly touching water.
"Sister, were you engaging in such pranks before we arrived?"
Volibear commented.
Anivia huffed and increased the frequency of her tickling Ornn's nose, simultaneously saying, "Big brother, little brother, do you know where the materials for big brother's house came from?"
Volibear and Garon shook their heads.
Anivia, sounding unhappy, said, "Big brother cut down my favorite phoenix tree to build this house."
"My tree is still bare."
"So, I had to get back at him."
As she spoke, Ornn turned over, and Anivia chased after him, continuing to tickle Ornn's nose on the other side.
This repeated for a good ten or so times, but Ornn still did not wake up.
However, each time he twitched his nose, the movement grew slightly larger.
It wasn't until the fourteenth time, when Anivia inserted a feather into Ornn's nostril, that the sleeping Ornn furrowed his brows, then subconsciously opened his mouth and took a deep breath.
"Achoo!"
A fierce blast of flames burst from Ornn's nostrils.
Anivia quickly dodged, avoiding the flames.
The black and red flames hit the wooden floor, consuming it instantly, and quickly spread throughout the entire house.
Some flames drifted towards Garon's body.
In these black and red flames, Garon sensed a significant danger, as if being ignited by them would spell trouble.
"Be careful, this is big brother Ornn's prime fire, very dangerous."
Volibear constructed a barrier of storms around Garon's body.
At that moment, Anivia flapped her wings.
Whoosh!
A chilling wind accompanied by ice crystals arose, covering the increasingly fierce flames.
Inside the spacious room, the temperature dropped suddenly with the appearance of the chilling wind. However, when Anivia's released cold wind and ice crystals touched Ornn's flames, they only weakened them a bit without completely dispersing the fire.
As the eldest among the siblings, Ornn's divine-like power was strong.
Boom, boom, boom!
After a few seconds of silence, several more sneezes carrying a large amount of fire erupted from Ornn. The prime fire spread everywhere, almost igniting Ornn's entire house, with a continuing trend to expand. As for Ornn himself, after releasing a few sneezes, he fell back into a peaceful sleep amidst the flames.
"This is bad, this is bad."
"I set big brother's house on fire."
Because the fire spread too fiercely and quickly, Garon and Anivia had already exited Ornn's house.
The giant structure, hundreds of meters tall, was now engulfed in flames, with many parts burnt beyond recognition in just a short time. The surrounding air twisted non-stop, and the temperature rose steadily.
As the instigator, Anivia was very nervous.
She looked around, then whispered to the dragon and bear beside her, "Big brother, and my good little brother."
"We just arrived here."
"When we got here, it was already like this."
"We absolutely do not know how Ornn's house caught fire, right?"
Volibear crossed its arms and shook its head, saying, "I told you to wait for big brother Ornn to wake up on his own. See, now you've caused trouble."
"It would be better to confess directly; big brother probably won't blame you."
Hearing Volibear's words, Anivia huffed and looked at Garon, saying, "Little brother, don't listen to this big bear."
"When big brother wakes up, just explain it as I just said."
Garon looked at Volibear and then at Anivia, unsure of how to respond.
Meanwhile.
A deep and gentle voice came from the fire-engulfed wooden house.
"Hmm?"
"My flames are out of control again?"
"Sigh, I guess I'll need to build a new home."
The figure with red and black metallic horns slowly stood up and sighed. Around him, the terrifying flames stilled for a moment, then quickly receded inward, disappearing from Garon's view in an instant.
A hot wind blew past.
The house had become a ruin, its walls almost entirely burnt down, collapsing completely.
Before Volibear and Garon could speak, Anivia immediately exclaimed, "Oh dear, big brother, I just came over and saw your house on fire."
"I wanted to help you put it out."
"But your flames were too strong; it was already too late when I found it."
Volibear and Garon exchanged glances, simultaneously shaking their heads, not exposing Anivia's poor lie.
"Is that so?"
"You've done your best; it's okay."
Ornn emerged from the rubble, unconcerned.
At this moment, Garon got a clearer look at his big brother.
Like Volibear, he stood on two legs, similar in height, around sixty meters, but Ornn's build was more robust and solid. His bare arms had no fur, muscles stacked like layers of steel, with the forearms from the elbow down resembling glowing red-hot iron, unlike flesh and blood.
Ornn's face sported a thick beard, and his small eyes were deep red like blood.
His appearance seemed fierce, yet he possessed a calm demeanor like refined iron.
Hearing Ornn's response, Anivia breathed a sigh of relief.
"Who is this?"
At that moment, Ornn noticed Garon, whom he was seeing for the first time, and asked in confusion.
Volibear laughed heartily, saying, "Our new brother, Garon."
Ornn glanced at Garon and nodded slightly, saying, "Since Volibear has acknowledged you as a brother, then we are brothers too."
"I like to create little trinkets; if you see something you like, feel free to take some."
After knowing he had a new brother, Ornn's reaction was quite calm, unlike Anivia's excited demeanor.
Garon nodded and said, "Then I thank my brother in advance."
He looked at the now uninhabitable house, saying, "Big brother Ornn, if you plan to build a new residence, I can help you outline the structure."
Ornn's eyes sparkled, asking, "Oh? Little brother, do you also enjoy building houses?"
Garon thought for a moment, replying, "I wouldn't say I enjoy it, but I've seen quite a bit in this area."
While speaking, Garon released his magic, weaving together various patterns.
The floating city of Netheril, the marvelous city of Imaskar, the Eternal Hall located in the Dragon Court demi-plane, and the Immortal Fortress standing amidst snow and wind. Different architectural styles were depicted by Garon, presented before Ornn.
"Such exquisite craftsmanship, I've never seen before."
"Very good, very good."
Ornn showed a hint of admiration.
He pointed at the Immortal Fortress, asking Garon, "Little brother, I quite like this building."
"If it's not too much trouble, could you explain its structure in detail?"
Whether for titanization or repairing the artifacts, Garon had requests of his big brother, so he gladly nodded and said, "We are brothers, and since you like it, big brother, how could I possibly mind?"
Sparks of magic flowed out, intertwining like countless threads, gradually forming a three-dimensional miniature of the Immortal Fortress.
Although Garon wasn't skilled in architecture, he was familiar with the Immortal Fortress where he had lived for a significant period. Directly replicating its structure was enough.
The advanced fortress-style architecture appealed greatly to Ornn.
He observed it closely, engaging in discussions with Garon from time to time.
For a demigod, understanding a novel and unique architectural style was not difficult.
In just a few dozen seconds, Ornn showed a pleased expression and said, "I think I can now construct such a building."
At that moment, Garon said, "Big brother, I have some damaged equipment I'd like you to look at."
Ornn nodded, "Let's see."
"I'm fairly good at forging; perhaps I can help you repair them."
Garon brought out the seven artifacts of Imasca.
The crown, scepter, magic tome, including the Imasca magic ring, artifacts adorned with intricate mechanical runes appeared in the air, floating under Garon's control.
Upon seeing the seven artifacts of Imasca, Ornn's gaze was immediately captivated.
Garon had seen Volibear's rune battle armor.
Although its quality was quite fine, compared to the sophisticated Imasca artifacts, it felt crude and primitive, not employing the same type of forging methods. For Ornn, who loved forging and smelting, the different styles and mysterious allure of the Imasca artifacts invoked an irresistible urge to explore.
"I can't repair them in a short time."
"Little brother, may I study them more closely?"
"Just leaving one piece of equipment with me will do."
Ornn gently picked up the Imasca crown, examining it carefully, while speaking.
Garon pushed all seven artifacts towards Ornn, saying, "Leave them all with you, big brother. I only hope that once you've thoroughly studied them, you can help me repair them."
Ornn solemnly nodded, "Rest assured, I just need some time."
"Once I understand their structural principles, after repairing them, I will ensure their effects are even better than when they were intact."
At this time, Volibear came over, grinning at Ornn, "Big brother, wasn't it a good decision to recognize our new little brother?"
"Just in time, the battle armor you made for me broke."
"Make me a new set of battle armor, using the scales and bones of the lava python."
After Volibear spoke, Ornn asked, "Where's the damaged armor?"
"I can repair it for you."
Volibear appeared regretful, sighing, "Big brother, the lava python was too powerful; your armor melted away, leaving not even remnants."
Saying this, Volibear's tone rose, chuckling, "So, just make me a new one!"
Ornn glanced at Volibear, then took the materials Volibear provided and said, "How many times have I made battle armor for you?"
"Don't think I don't know. Any slight damage, and you just discard it, then come asking me for a new one."
Volibear hurriedly shook its head, "How could that be?"
"Big brother, you know me. I often engage in fierce battles, and my enemies are strong, so my armor gets damaged quickly."
Ornn calmly said, "Of course, I know you."
Volibear grinned, but Ornn continued, "But I know the quality of my own armor even better."
Hearing Ornn's words, Volibear's bear face drooped, asking, "So, big brother, are you still going to make me a new set of armor?"
Ornn stated flatly, "This is the last time."
"Next time you want armor, bring the damaged one to me."
"Otherwise, I won't make a new one for you."
With his request fulfilled, Volibear no longer bothered Ornn, saying, "Ha ha, last time it is."
Turning to look at the now uninhabitable house, Ornn glanced at Anivia and shook his head, "I need a new building; fortunately, my little brother has given me inspiration."
"Follow me; I've already found a suitable location for construction."
After collecting his forging tools, Ornn led Garon and the others northward. Before long, they arrived at the foot of a majestic, towering volcano.
"I want to build a fortress at the top of the volcano."
"This way, I can connect with the deepest heart of the earth's fire, allowing the furnace to operate continuously, aiding my forging."
"Do you need help?" Garon offered.
Ornn shook his head, "I prefer to do it alone."
After speaking, he looked at Volibear and Anivia, "In the future, if you come looking for me, come here."
Before Ornn began constructing the fortress, Garon inquired whether he could teach him the ability to titanize.
After hearing Garon's question, Ornn pondered and said, "We are all incarnations of a certain power, and actually, being in our titan form, releasing all our power, is our true form."
"We don't maintain our true form because, during titanization, our consciousness gradually becomes more susceptible to assimilation and erosion by more of the same kind of energy."
Garon was slightly taken aback.
Ornn's explanation seemed to resonate with his experiences in the time-space vortex.
After a pause, Ornn looked at Garon and slowly said, "Little brother, I'm not sure which power you are the incarnation of."
"However, I can clearly feel that you are one of us, an elemental deity."
"Communicate sincerely with the source of your power, try to merge with it, and hold onto your will."
"You will surely be able to display the titan form, just like us!"
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