The Ring of Chaos
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The Ring of Chaos is the eighteenth chapter in Kid Icarus Uprising. It is the only chapter in which Magnus and two other minor characters are playable. It is also the beginning of the Chaos Kin mini-arc.
Ring of Chaos
The level starts with Pit turned into a ring. A young girl comes up and puts the ring on her finger, allowing Pit to control her body. After a while the girl falls and drops the ring, causing Pit to lose control of the girl's body. Fortunately, a dog picks up the ring in its mouth. Using its new body, Pit reaches a town and sees that Palutena's Army, comprising of Centurions, are mysteriously attacking the town. The dog ventures through a good portion of the chapter, before Pit later encounters Magnus, who puts the ring on his finger, and allows Pit to take control of his body. The human explains to the angel that three years have past since the great war between Palutena's Army, the Forces of Nature, and the Underworld. Pit uses Magnus's strength to fight his way through the Centurions. Pit encounters his own body and defeats it to gain control of it again. When Pit starts asking Palutena to let him fly, Viridi grants him this power and explains to Pit what is going on.
Ground Mission
Unlike most levels, the ground mission comes first in the chapter. In the beginning of the chapter, Pit controls a little girl and then takes over the body of a dog. The Angel later encounters Magnus, who he uses to fight his way through the Centurion soldiers. All three types of Centurions are present within the Decimated Town including the Centurion Knights and Centurion Strongarms. The Juggernauts are also introduced to the player, which are the newly-built cannons of Palutena's Army after the Hewdraw incident. After Pit defeats a large number of Centurions, Pit's Body appears. Upon defeating the body, Magnus proceeds to put the ring on him, and causes it to shatter, allowing Pit to take control of his body once again.
Zodiac Chamber
After going through a narrow walkway, Pit will come across a Hot Spring. The left path will reveal a zodiac chamber which houses the power called Aries Armor.
Aerial Mission
After Pit cries out to the heavens for Palutena to grant him the Power of Flight, he discovers it is Viridi who has granted him the ability. She leads the angel to Skyworld to find Palutena, but the Centurions and Juggernauts continue to attack Pit. Once reaching their destination, Pit discovers his home has been ruined due to the continuous assault caused by the Underworld Army over the past three years. Shortly after, Palutena appears in front of Pit as a large astral projection and tells her servant that she is tired of helping the ungrateful humans, but she is especially sick of seeing Pit again.
Epilogue
As an attempt to save his goddess, Pit orders Viridi to send him in, but he is quickly deflected back by the powerful force field set up by Palutena. As there is nothing else that Pit can do, Viridi takes him to her palace. After this, Pit realizes the entire menu setting has changed, and Viridi explains that she will be taking over Palutena's duties for now.