This chapter should be viewed as the glossary and the context of terms that will be used in this novel. Should there be a change in the novel, the changes should be and unquestionably be added to this chapter to avoid plot holes or confusion.
WORLD BUILDING GLOSSARY
Null-space: The infinitesimal, nearly unquantifiable scale that is smaller than even the concept of nonexistence itself. It is a structure with infinite negative dimensionality, a paradoxical place that defies conventional understanding of space, time, and matter. It is the ultimate void, a plane where the very fabric of existence collapses into absolute abstraction.
Universe: A self-contained realm consisting of countless galaxies bound together by local physical constants and the distinct laws of physics that govern it. Each universe within the multiverse operates under its own unique laws of physics and even mathematical constants, which can be radically different from those of neighboring universes.
Multiverse: An immeasurable party of universes that extend across infinite layers of diverse and distinct realities, each possessing unique dimensional frameworks, physical constants, and governing principles. Universes are often separated by insurmountable gaps in dimensionality, making the construction of bridges or portals between them effectively impossible.
Structures Within the Multiverse:
α. Klein Bottle: A four-dimensional construct that serves as a topological anomaly; a non-orientable surface with no discernible inside or outside. It's a paradoxical spatial loop that twists upon itself in higher-dimensional space.
β. Hilbert space: An infinite-dimensional space that encapsulates the totality of all possible quantum states, functioning as an abstract framework for the collective organization of existence within a given universe or set of universes.
There was also a case when this space could only contain a finite-dimensional structure before the first uncountable cardinal; this greatly affects its ability to store quantum states.
Γ . Collective Consciousness: A metaphysical network where the thoughts, emotions, and memories of all sentient corporeal beings become one, creating a shared psychic plane that transcends individual existence. Its influence was greatly reduced ever since the civil war of Celestial theos.
Δ. Impossibility Timeline: A sequence of events that defy the logical progression of cause and effect, existing outside the borders of conventional time and space. It is a realm where paradoxes, contradictions, and logical impossibilities are sustained without collapsing into nonexistence.
Ω. Timeline Branch: Divergent streams of causality that branch in all possible hyperdimensional spatial axes, forming a fractal web of alternate realities where every possible outcome of every possible event is happening in different realities.
False Void: A boundless emptiness that extends far beyond the multiverse, engulfing it to an unfathomable extent. It is a realm where the fundamental principles of physics dissolve into meaningless bubbles, making it useless, a place where the concept of existence itself dissolves.
Second Void: Existing one layer above the False Void, the Second Void is an even greater expanse of emptiness where impossibilities begin to untangle themselves, unraveling any form of mathematical or physical constant that attempts to resist within it. Any attempt at defining structure or law is obliterated upon entry.
Countless Layers Of Void: Successive layers of emptiness, each indescribably more hollow than the last. These layers stretch into depths of incomprehensible nothingness, each one more barren, more featureless, and more devoid of potential and changes than the preceding.
The Last Abyss is the final and ultimate layer of the void, an infinite expanse of absolute and utter nonexistence. In this abyss, not even the concept of nothingness itself can endure. It is the cessation of all things, the terminus of existence where even the voids themselves cannot persist.
Cataverse: Beyond the Last Abyss lies the Cataverse, an infinite ladder of totality that encompasses its own iterations of everything that could ever exist. Each layer is a distinct meta-reality that mirrors, reflects, or distorts the entirety of existence in increasingly abstract, transcendental ways.
Omniverse: A transcendent construct that dwarfs even the Cataverse in scope and scale. Just as a multiverse contains countless universes, the Omniverse contains countless Cataverses, each operating under its own rule of existence and nonexistence. It is the all-encompassing totality where paradox and contradiction are integral rather than incidental, where even the null space is but a fragmentary echo of its infinite, indescribable expanse.
Creation: The ultimate construct that exists beyond the Cataverses, encompassing all conceivable and inconceivable structures, laws, dimensions, and voids. It is the primal essence from which all existence and nonexistence emanate and to which all shall inevitably return. The Creation is the alpha and the omega, the all-encompassing matrix that holds not only every possible form of reality but also every conceivable abstraction and non-reality. It is the source of the Omniverse and the voids beyond it, a realm where every paradox finds resolution and where the very concept of "existence" transcends its own definition.
Anti-Creation: The antithesis of The Creation, existing as the void of all voids, the negation of all that is and ever could be. It is a place where not even nonexistence can persist, where the very concept of reality is inverted and undone. It is the endpoint of all paradoxes, the nullification of every structure, law, and constant. It is the space where every single subjective and nonsubjective view of all things that can or can't exist ceases to exist, the realm where the act of creation is eternally unwoven and reversed.
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TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY
Physicalistic: A variable term used to describe various types of physics beyond conventional understanding, similar to how we say 'dimensionality' instead of N-dimension. In a nutshell, physicalistic is the same as how we say 'dimensionality,' but instead of dimension, it is a type of classification for physics.
Hyper-physicalistic: A type of physics beyond the conventional hierarchy of physics. Strangely hyper-physicalistic doesn't have a hierarchy. It was the final physics beyond the conventional hierarchy, it cant be change nor tempered with. Even with theonic technology.
Ω-Bits: The state of bits being timeless and spaceless, an attribute that allows computation or calculation to be able to compute outside the frameworks of space and time, simultaneously touching upon all points of space that it can latch onto while simultaneously drawing its power from the already determined space coordinate while not being anchored to any level of space-time.
Concept: A concept is a metaphysical property of a higher physicalistic thing/object that burrows its way down to a lower physicalistic.
Normality: A fundamental fact that has always been the case since the beginning of the said structure. A normality can be entered into multiple timelines that have the same facts as the other timeline. But normality in the scale of a just universe is extremely fragile, as it allows a time-warping machine to change the progression of the said universe. Rendering the prior normality to be just an alternate timeline rather than the prime timeline.
Prime Timeline: The timeline that is the foundation of the countless alternate branching timelines. Every alternate timeline, with no exception, is merely a byproduct of the prime timeline.
Hyper-space: Hierarchy of space, each get infinetly more dense and abstract than the last. As a being progressed the space would get denser and denser.
A being that is native to a layer of space wouldn't be able to walk or move even the tiniest of movement on the higher layer. Travel method such as teleportation, phasing to higher dimensionality, and time travel was out the list.
Even if the said being is regarded to have speed beyond its universe mathemathics it still wouldn't be enough.
Physical/Corporeal Constant: Already set in settings of how the corporeal things in a universe should act. For example, in a different universe, the speed of light and the speed of sound are reversed, causing lightning in that universe to produce sound first, then the light.
Non-physical Constant: A Non-physical Constant is a non-corporeal force that shapes how reality interacts with things like consciousness, perception, and time. Unlike physical laws, it governs the intangible aspects of existence, influencing how we experience and understand the world beyond what we can measure.
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Some constants are listed below. Including but now limited to;
1. Void Affinity (Vx̌): The pull of the void on an individual. Measured at 0.0001 g/tu, it determines how likely one is to be drawn into alternate realities or non-existence.
2. Temporal Displacement Rate (Tx̌): How fast consciousness can move through time. Set at 0.000001 s/ħs, it dictates how fluidly one experiences past, present, and future moments.
3. Dimensional Overlap Coefficient (Dÿ): The degree to which dimensions influence each other. Measured at 0.0013 cross-dimensional force per awareness unit (CDF/au), it dictates how strongly different realities bleed into one another, allowing glimpses or incursions from parallel worlds.
4. Veil Thinness (Vÿ): The measure of how fragile the barrier is between worlds. At 0.002 fractures per 12 (fph), it gauges how likely a place is to bleed through with visions, whispers, or entities from beyond.
5. Omniversal Neural Pathways (Oÿ): A hyper-physicalistic energy that connect every omniverse to one another throught a lane of pure aether energy. Measure at 0.00001 energy per omniverse.
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The Rakasesha
They did not evolve. They did not arrive. They howled themselves into existence, their first breath a scream that cracked the silence between proto-creation—a noise so defiant, it bent time backward and ruptured the skin of non-being.
The Theos came after. The Rakasesha were the prelude and the anti-crescendo of reality. Not gods, not demons, but something that preceded the concept of comparison.
Even the dimmest of their kind—the runt of their quantum womb-cluster—could unweave the fabric of the omniverse like it was stale parchment. Not with effort. Not with thought. But with an absentminded twitch, like a bored child pulling wings off an angel.
Their technology is not technology. It is sentient heresy. It dreams. It bleeds. It recalibrates the nature of function with every act. It cannot be replicated, only endured. Only the Theonic machinations can dwarf them in comparison.
They are the ancient apex of anti-creation, the absolute inversion of the divine spark — the shadow that was cast before the light existed. Their forms are unshackled by causality: some slither and churn like biomechanical cancers, others wear human faces like masks stretched too tight over something vast and squirming beneath. And some… some cannot be perceived without rewriting your occipital lobe into a prayer for mercy.
Their kind is divided, but never diminished — ten echelons, each a rung down the throat of unreality:
1. The Voiceless Maw: Lurkers in the static between existence, speaking languages made of dying timelines.
These are the baseline Rakasesha, capable of erasing and consuming fragments of single universes within an omniverse. They devour memories and snuff out realities on a scale that leaves mortals broken and confused. Still, they're insignificant at the omniversal level.
Appearance: They are shifting black voids with gaping maws where faces should be, endless pits swallowing light and sound. Their forms ripple like static on broken screens, barely solid, always hungry.
Powers: They consume temporal events and memory, erasing the existence of things simply by whispering. Their presence distorts reality like a bad dream you can't wake from.
2. Fleshless Saints: Disembodied consciousnesses who consider genocide a form of abstract art.
Operating on the level of entire universes, Fleshless saint can annihilate countless universes inside an omniverse as casually as breathing. Voidmouths are trivial to them—like shadows on a wall, barely noticeable.
Appearance: Towering beings of raw darkness and entropy, no skin to hide the writhing energy pulsing beneath. Their eyes burn like molten metal, their posture resembles that of a beast. Standing on four legs with imposible geometry as the feet.
Powers: Their touch causes entropy to decay instantly, and their roars shatter minds. They command lesser Rakasesha through sheer force of will and induce paralyzing terror.
3. Gods-Eaters: Parasites that consume pantheons like sugar.
They consume entire pantheons and divine forces that govern multiple multiverses. Gods eaters wield power that can erase entire multiverses—stacks of universes nested within omniverses—tearing apart the very laws that hold them together.
Appearance: Hulking monstrosities with jaws wide enough to swallow stars, covered in scales made from crystallized divine essence. Their bodies drip with holy blood, and every bite leaves a trail of divine ruin.
Powers: They devour gods and divine constructs, absorbing their power and growing stronger. They can tear apart the fabric of faith itself, unraveling miracles and curses alike.
4. Shardborne: Fragmented across dimensions, yet still whole.
Fractured are scattered across many omniverses simultaneously. Their influence shreds realities across infinite omniverses, existing as shards that phase in and out of countless planes of existence. Gods eaters are unable to track their movements, let alone stop them.
Appearance: Their bodies are shattered mosaics of bone, metal, and flesh, with glowing cracks revealing shifting energy inside. They flicker in and out of phase, sometimes appearing as multiple fractured versions of themselves.
Powers: They exist partially out of sync with reality, allowing them to dodge attacks and pass through solid matter. They can project fragments of themselves to fight independently.
5. Echo-Seraphs: Once divine, now corrupted reflections of themselves.
At this level, they manipulate reflections and distortions of entire cataverse, folding and twisting realities on a meta-cataversal scale. They warp perceptions of entire multiversal constructs, making armies crumble before they even realize what's happening.
Appearance: Human-like but grotesquely distorted—faces twisted into horrific parodies of familiar features, eyes reflecting madness. Their skin is smooth and cold, like polished obsidian mirrors, sometimes showing fleeting images of your worst fears.
Powers: They manipulate perceptions, causing hallucinations and paranoia. They can shape-shift into forms tailored to terrify their prey, reflecting and amplifying their inner demons.
6. Genesis Reconstructor: Breeders of entropy, mothers of extinction.
Genesis Reconstructor don't just kill life—they annihilate potential across the cataversal fabric. They render entire cataverses sterile, erasing the capacity for creation, hope, or rebirth. Lower echelons' devastations are mere sparks compared to their void.
Appearance: Massive, frail entities covered in scales and pustules that ooze black ichor. They carry nests of broken eggs and dead embryos in grotesque sacs. Their many arms end in claws stained with primordial blood.
Powers: They can halt or reverse life processes around them, withering plants and sterilizing creatures. They spread a psychic contagion that kills fertility and hope.
7. Singularity Shepherds: Architects of collapsing stars and dark knowledge.
Singularity Shepherds command the forces that govern cosmic cycles across omniverses—collapsing stars, creating black holes that consume entire omniversal clusters. Their power can reset or ignite sprawling collections of omniverses with cataclysmic intent.
Appearance: Colossal beings made of shimmering star-metal and burning hyper-space. Their limbs are like blazing comet tails, and their eyes blaze with supernova fire. They move with cosmic grace and terrible intent.
Powers: They bend omniverse, cataverse, igniting or snuffing them at will. They create hyper-concept storms and can summon celestial phenomena to obliterate them.
8. Veinwalkers: Navigators of interreality through the neural pathways of dead gods.
Veinwalkers navigate and manipulate the hidden threads of energy that connect all omniverses—the "neural" pathways of cosmic consciousness itself. Their influence seeps into the foundations of reality and un-reality, controlling information flows across infinite omniversal webs.
Appearance: Slim, sinewy figures draped in shadows that flicker with starry veins. Their eyes glow faintly with ancient knowledge. Their movements are unnatural, glitching but fluid.
Powers: They travel through the pathways of dead gods and cosmic ley lines. They steal memories, secrets, and even entire lifetimes from minds across realities.
9. Unmakers: The scientist of Rakasesha.
Unmaker think on a scale where entire omniverses end as side effects of their experiment. Their chemical can erase collection of neighboring omniverses, collapsing infinite omniverses into oblivion simply by existing or solving equation.
Appearance: Faceless silhouettes wreathed in a fog of dark energy, their forms constantly shifting and dissolving. Their voices are never heard but felt as an unbearable pressure inside the mind.
Powers: Their machine can unravel reality, breaking down societies and civilizations with psychic waves. They spread despair and madness, causing omniverses to collapse inward without a single blow.
10. The First Howler: Singular. Unknown. Worshiped and feared by its own kind. It is not seen. It is felt, like the moment before a scream.
The First Scream is a creation level threat. It is the origination and unmaking force of all omniverses—past, present, and future. It exists in the space between being and non-being, a scream that echoes through infinite realities, unraveling and reshaping all existence itself.
Appearance: It has no fixed form, appearing as a colossal, writhing storm of sound and shadow, a living black hole of agony. Its presence warps everything nearby, bending everything and anything to its will.
Powers: The primal scream birthed the Rakasesha. Its roar can tear apart hyper-space, and its mere existence drives lesser beings to insanity. It's the living embodiment of chaos and destruction.
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