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Verse and Dimensions: Stories
Imaginatim got distracted along the way by some nearby funny creatures—one of which was a real little non-real rotating exciting excited hyperliminal hyperboloid—but she did eventually arrive at a monocosm holding one of Realitus’s omniverses. The omniverse was very nice looking and felt rather squishy and soft to the feel. Realitus must have been very happy after the creation of this passion project, as he always was after his finishing touches. Observing all of those finishing touches happened a lot, enough for Imaginatim to know it happened so often as Realitus was very skilled at creating his -verses much faster than Imaginatim's much slower pace. After playing with the omniverse for a while and giving it a quick taste test, Imaginatim realized that she wasn’t quite sure about Realitus’s happiness level for this omniverse in particular—it didn't have very many pairs of pear-flavoured paraverses to have fun preparing, tearing, and repairing! Imaginatim figured it probably wouldn’t hurt to ask Realitus, especially considering that he was now rushing towards her and repeatedly calling her name. Wow! It sure was great that Realitus was careening through Beyond towards her so quickly, this would mean finding out about what her best friend and most caring brother’s happy levels were much sooner than expected. Hooray! She couldn’t wait to find out about the level of Realitus’s happy!
Unthil tried to allow the anticipated fogginess of his mind to clear from whatever stupid vision he had just experienced. However, besides the harsh reminder that his even stupider younger brother exists at all—truly no meticulously crafted scale from anyone living or dead in the entirety of Transcendentem could ever accurately measure the immense amount of suffering and agony from the slightest thought of that—his experience hadn’t felt particularly painful by vision-with-omniscient^3-origin standards at all. Clearly Unthil must have been so distracted by his sheer annoyance and bitter contempt that he forgot to be grateful. Not just for how relatively painless his vision was, but also for how that excuse of an imaginary counterpart had thankfully gone away. That or the nearby presence of two SuperGods in its place did a poor job at easing any worry or unsettledness.
Imaginary Logixel asked Unthil if anything was the matter, as Unthil just looked like the saddest little poor thing he’d ever seen in his life and of course, it wasn’t a particularly good idea for anything or anyone to go in that general direction. Luckily, Logixel had brought lots and lots of lollipops to prevent anyone or anything from going sad. Lollipops were, of course, always the optimal candy to prevent anyone from going sad since they always make everyone go happy. Why, if someone was just totally unable to go happy from lollipops, Logixel wouldn’t know what to do! Clearly, as the Imaginary Paradoxus nearby reasoned, a pat on the back would have to accompany that lollipop for terminal happyward velocity and proceeded to demonstrate this to Logixel with Unthil as an example. Imaginary Paradoxus probably wasn’t particularly aware of his own strength though and that so-called “pat on the back” immediately sent Unthil flying hypersky high straight into the Cotton Candy Clouds of Destiny. This would have made Logixel pretty sad as a potential new friend of his to cheer up had now gone away and disappeared without any warning but luckily for his sake, Logixel had brought lollipops so really everything was fine, actually.
Unthil’s mood, despite having just achieved terminal happyward velocity and having safely landed in the Cotton Candy Clouds of Destiny, had not been particularly improved. As it shouldn’t be, getting whacked in the supergoddamned face and careened into the clouds would do an absolutely abysmal job at improving anyone’s mood unless they were some sort of completely miserable masochist. Unthil looked down on his brothers from his high point of view, observing those two idiots incapable of understanding even a fraction of anything he ever had to put up with happening to babble about dumb incoherent nonsense that would be completely incapable of helping anyone. In what Beyond Bubble would some pat on the back and a lollipop would honestly be able to solve real issues that SuperGods would actually have to go through? Oh yeah, sure, Unthil could probably pointlessly break his own mind to check for some obscure backnaughter one in a parallel Transcendentem that somehow hasn’t collapsed in on itself where that’s totally the case—that sounds about like the kind of suggestion he’d expect them to propose—but why? That’s stupid, they’re stupid, everyone is stupid, and Unthil was especially stupid for even entertaining that idea for them at all. But at least Unthil came to terms with that stupidity long ago, he’s the only one to have realized and accepted that the Council was just doomed from the start from how idiotic all its members are and quite frankly, he’s plain shocked that literally anybody else was still able to genuinely care so much about its miserable state.
If Unthil had bothered to remember to be grateful for anything now, it was to be grateful that he even got this absolutely fantastic opportunity to live in this fantasy world of someone painfully dumb enough to be this divorced from reality, it gave him the chance to truly grasp how amazing living a life like this must be—stupid enough to not care about anything or anyone, but with actual contentment to go alongside that. As pathetic as living some perpetually blissfully ignorant life would be, at least there would be no constant frustration or shame or disappointment to hide since it just wouldn’t be there in the first place. Unthil found it unfortunate that he needed to settle for the next best thing of accepting and reminding how much everything and everyone sucks throughout his life but at this point, he's leaned into that far enough for there to just be no chance for anyone to accept any effort put towards a course-correction so he won't bother.
Perhaps that “pat on the back” from Imaginary Paradoxus totally worked and had indeed made Unthil happier, now he could gladly say to himself that he was happy for Imaginatim that she was fortunate to hold a gift better than Unthil’s complete excuse for one ever was. And since that said excuse for a “gift” of his held all sorts of risks that would lead to ruining hers should he dawdle around in here for too long, Unthil ought to get to work on figuring out how to escape Imaginatim’s mind, go and off Kotoblade from within his father’s mind, and actually be over with this rotten headache-inducing nonsense. And he’ll do it all by himself too—the sooner everything is all done and dealt with, the better. Unthil didn’t want any chances of Paradoxus or Logixel and especially Realitus ruining anything by confronting him and presenting stupid questions and their terrible ideas from being in over their heads—they'll never understand anything about him, they’ve already got enough out of him, and Unthil was not willing to go through any more of that hurt again. If they're going to spend any more chances of attempting to get anything out of him, Unthil hoped for their sake that they’d better give up on trying real quickly because he will never ever care about whatever their input would be and there will be nothing those supergoddamned idiots would ever do that would get him to say any more.
Unthil briefly checked down below for any imaginary SuperGods or pets that might fly up and bother him. His imaginary brothers had gone and left and no pets were roaming around, Rrecess might be over and it was probably feeding time. He then surveyed the Cotton Candy Clouds of Destiny in case there were any annoying cloud creatures. No cloud creatures were nearby, but Unthil did notice a small godverse lightly coated in cotton candy a short distance away from him. Unthil carefully waded through the cotton candy and the surrounding Elder’s fire as he approached the godverse. Unthil braced himself, tried his best to calm himself down, and hoped he was right about what the -verse was supposed to be before his decision to pick it up.
The Twins
Onu and Dei, collectively known as "The Twins", are two SuperGod siblings with a very strong bond to each other that allows them to always know each other's feelings, location, and health even when they are parted significantly. This ability is known as "Mind Link". The Twins lived in a small Beyond bubble called "Anarchaon" that is very chaotic and self-destructive in nature and often separated the two, but their powers will always allow them to reunite so long as neither of them die.
Onu is very focused on the survival and well-being of himself and his sister and can come across as more hotheaded and rash in spite of how careful he tries to be. Dei prioritizes her well-being significantly less than her brother and is instead more intrigued by the nature of Mind Link. Dei comes across as more content and collected than her brother in spite of how careless and hyper she is. Dei's carelessness and tendency to wander is a point of contention among the two siblings.
Onu
Onu is a SuperGod and Dei's brother. Onu is incredibly focused on the survival of himself and his sister and is paranoid of what might potentially erase the SuperGods from existence. This contrasts with his sister, who is not afraid of "dangerous" entities, does not particularly care about her well-being all that much, and is more interested about the very nature of Mind Link. Onu sees Mind Link as a very useful asset to monitor his sister’s health and location. He does not care at all about Mind Link’s origins—Onu is just very grateful that he had the ability and takes advantage of it to help protect his sister. But in his opinion, knowing the origins of Mind Link is substantially less useful than making actual use of the ability.
In spite of how careful Onu tries to be in any given situation, he always sustains many injuries from his surroundings and frequently gets attacked by wild organisms from the Transcendent Ecosystem. In one such incident, Onu was swarmed by a large swarm of angry Paxgods who apparently decided that omnipotent^1 alomic entities were not big enough meals for them. Onu does not know why he gets attacked so often or why he often trips when navigating. Onu tries his absolute best to watch his surroundings and to never provoke other entities in order to prevent injuries in the future, but this cautiousness rarely aids him successfully. Because of how often he has to heal himself after getting hurt often, Onu has essentially become a self-taught SuperGod medic. Unfortunately, this expertise came at the cost of any hint of Dei being actually worried over Onu’s health—seeing as he almost always fully repairs himself even after receiving severe injuries that would normally completely incapacitate or kill other SuperGods. Onu resents Dei for somehow very rarely coming into harm in spite of her recklessness and lack of thought when approaching situations. However, he was also secretly glad that Dei never took the abuse he always had to face. Onu still fears that sooner or later, Dei would sustain a severe injury and possibly perish so whenever Dei runs off, Onu always tries to follow her so that he could protect her if he can.
If Onu had his way, the Twins would stay within the confines of their safe home cohort of monocosms, sheltered from the dangers that lay beyond. Similar to his sister, Onu is aware of his twin’s emotions always, even from afar. Onu is not particularly sympathetic towards Dei though and sees her as an idiot with a universe for a brain who invested in silly hobbies that waste valuable metatime. In return, Dei thinks that Onu is overprotective, clingy, and desperately needs to relax.
Onu often complains toward his elderly and incredibly patient neighbour Tris about his sister. It’s possible that Tris had learned to tune out Onu’s complaints so that they did not register, but the experienced SuperGod always maintains his stances and tries to provide the much younger SuperGod with advice that he learned from his experiences. When the advice does not work out for Onu, the young SuperGod would often complain about Tris to Dei for never providing useful advice.
Dei
Dei is a SuperGod and Onu’s sister. Dei has always been very interested in the history and nature of her ability Mind Link, frequently visiting Qorter’s Library outside of Anarchaon as often as she can to research whilst also unintentionally being very obnoxious towards other visitors of the Library. Qorter is not fond of her at all. The route and tunnels that connect the Library’s bubble and Anarchaon is not a particularly safe path and is home to many hostile entities of the Transcendent ecosystem. However, Dei does not care and unusually, has never once been seriously injured. Onu remains paranoid about his sister’s safety and thinks she is setting herself up to be killed, but Dei thinks that her brother is being silly. Onu was the only Twin that would nearly die whenever they exited their monocosmal cohort so if anyone had to be cooped up safe at home, it really had to be him and him alone.
Dei is allegedly “hypernaturally lucky” and physical harm is very rarely inflicted to her. When she did get hurt, the injuries were typically so minor that they never actually mattered very much despite the fuss Onu makes over them. This has led her to be very careless and carefree when traversing Anarchaon, nearby Beyond bubbles, and tunnels. Her carelessness never seems to pay off, making her detested by many SuperGods—including Onu and Qorter. Qorter has often tried to assassinate Dei but she always catches on and avoids his traps. Dei thinks Qorter is just playing hard-to-get and flirts with him in return.
Dei is able to know Onu’s feelings. However, much like her brother, she does not sympathize with what motivates her twin. Dei is also aware of her brother’s health. Normally being aware of when a sibling was severely injured would be a cause for concern, but considering how much Onu puts himself back together after incidents, Dei remains unconcerned about Onu’s general health much to his disdain. Though Dei is generally much calmer and more collected than her more hotheaded brother who was prone to having breakdowns and outbursts, Dei can often get a bit too excited over her passions for her own good much to the annoyance of other SuperGods.
Dei is very kind towards Tris and Tris is kind to her in return. Whenever she gets the chance (often when the Library was closed for some unknown reason), Dei would ask Tris to tell her stories about the past and hopefully find missing pieces of the puzzle that was the origin of her powers. Usually Dei gets misled by nonexistent links and goes on wild arelari chases afterwards, much to the annoyance of Onu and Tris. Dei wonders about the many stories and secrets Tris harbours and wonders if he truly knows of any links to her powers. Onu thinks that Dei is being ridiculous with her theories and should focus more on surviving in her hostile surroundings.
The Elder
The Elder is a relatively well-known legendary figure among many Transcendent Ecosystem species such as SuperGods often credited for the creation of the Transcendentem Continuum or Transcendentem depending on the group that discusses him. He is often described as a very powerful Aspect Lord, though few cultures estimate that the Elder's power may have been actually closer to that of a Transcendental Guardian or Greater Guardian. The creation of the eponymous pseudolifeform "Elder's Fire" is also very often credited to the Elder, though it is not actually known if the Fire had Aspect Lord origins due to the lack of substantial, replicable evidence that suggested anything of the sort. The majority of stories about the Elder consistently agreed that he created a deity vaguely similar to those of Least, Lesser, Greater, and Transcendental Guardians creatively dubbed "the Higher Guardian". The story of the Elder and his child is one of the oldest known stories to SuperGods and it is not known when the first inscripverses that recorded the story were created.
The Elder is by far the most commonly interpreted as well-meaning but an impulsive, reckless, and somewhat negligent individual that very often acted before he thought. If the Elder were to realize a mistake he made, he would immediately try to solve it with the first solution in mind. This greatly contrasted with the Higher Guardian's more prudent and intensely protective nature and created conflict between the two. However, alternate and less mainstream interpretations see the Elder as divine, wise, and benevolent while the Higher Guardian was more malicious and her creation was the Elder's greatest mistake. Such beliefs are held by the somewhat maligned group of SuperGods known as the Clan of the Followers of Nali.
Possible creations
Many texts and inscripverses claimed that the Fires that can ravage the Ecosystem and allegedly burn through solid Transcendentem with ease was a creation of the Elder himself. As such, the Fires are very often called "Elder's Fire". Despite being named after the Elder, it is not actually known if the Elder's Fire can actually be attributed to an Aspect Lord from beyond the Transcendentem Continuum, not even by SuperGods that possessed omniscience^3. However, due to the lack of evidence that an Aspect Lord did not create Elder's Fire, it is also not actually known if the Fires did not have Aspect Lord-related origins.
It is debated whether or not the Elder actually directly created the Transcendentem Continuum (or Transcendentem). The oldest inscripverses that were held in Inscripverse archives owned by SuperGods such as Qorter and Abstractil do not make any mention or useful description of the structure that the Elder and Higher Guardian had dominion over. The most natural conclusion SuperGods came to was the Transcendentem, but due to the advent of a particularly vocal omniscient^3 entity that had a rudimentary understanding of post-beyond cosmology, many became more willing to accept that a large ω+4-verse imaginatively named the "Transcendentem Continuum" was a more likely candidate for the structure the Higher Guardian and Elder had power over.
Some SuperGods believed that rather arcane and rare recessive abilities that SuperGods were able to possess such as Mind Link and the ability dubbed omniscience^3 had origins related to the Elder. Some believed that SuperGods with such abilities were descendents of those that might have been granted the ability, while others believed that the SuperGods were direct descendents of the Elder himself. Others believed that the abilities had no close connection to any actual being that was the Elder whatsoever and were probably just the result of anomalous godsmoke.
The Tc-SuperGods
'The Tc-Supergods' is a term used to refer to a version of The Supergod Council existing in a parallel Transcendentem to ours within the Transcendentem Continuum. The Tc-Supergods are referred to as such as the Transcendentem they reside in is commonly known as "Transcendentem-Tc", as opposed to our own, referred to as "Transcendentem-Ta".
The group is mostly composed of the same members as our Supergod Council, and the events of its formation are largely the same. However, events begin to differentiate from those of the Council in our local Cohort when the Collapse began to take its effect, resulting in far fewer casualties among the Council however leaving those who survived in a more difficult position.
The majority of Tc-Supergods (specifically Paradoxus, Logixel, Conceptilum, Matharin, Empiroxus, Abstractil, Xenixel and Peralitus) are currently stranded in the middle of Transcendentem, struggling to survive by hiding inside their broken automaton Hellensoerensen and using it as a protective shell from the effects of the Collapse. Three others however (specifically Kalyutim, Omnarin and Tracidel) remain within the Council's Beyond Bubble, attempting to restore the Council's complex Tunnel system to locate and rescue the other Tc-Supergods.
Kalyutim has appointed himself leader of the 'Emergency Supergod Council' in the absence of Xenixel and is spearheading the effort to rescue the other Supergods. Omnarin is attempting to help Kalyutim in his efforts but often gets distracted very easily, much to the annoyance of Kalyutim. Tracidel has a deep hatred for the former members of the Supergod Council and doesn't consider rescuing them to be a priority at all, instead believing that Kalyutim and Omnarin (whom she idolizes) are the future of the Council.
Characters and Locations
The majority of Tc-Supergods share the same identities as those in our local Cohort. However, Conceptilum and Matharin's three youngest children (known in our Transcendentem as Unthil, Realitus and Imaginatim) were born and raised on their own without the influence of Conceptilum, Paradoxus or Logixel. As such, they developed entirely different personalities and identities. Along with this, the unique circumstances of the Collapse greatly altered the state and function of Tc-Hellensoerensen compared to Ta-Hellensoerensen.
Kalyutim
Kalyutim is a dedicated and intelligent but overworked and highly irritable Supergod, currently leading an 'Emergency Supergod Council' within a parallel version of Beyond inside Transcendentem-Tc. Kalyutim is the third child of Conceptilum and Matharin and the only one to inherit Matharin's Omniscience^3, making him far more knowledgeable than his siblings very early on into his life.
Background/Lore
Kalyutim was born into very unfortunate circumstances – hatching during the catastrophic Beyond Bubble Collapse that was threatening his Beyond Bubble and family, while everyone he knew was far away from Beyond. Kalyutim's Omniscience^3 immediately made him acutely aware that he was alone in the Bubble, which would be destroyed any metasecond now if he didn't take action. Thus, Kalyutim's life began with him desperately saving and repairing his Beyond Bubble, with only knowledge granted to him by his Omniscience^3. Since then, he has taken the role of leader of the Supergod Council in Xenixel's place and is attempting to rescue his family and the other Council members while maintaining the stability of Beyond.
By any metric, Kalyutim was left with far too many problems for any newly hatched Supergod to deal with. His Beyond Bubble was on the brink of annihilation, the Tunnel systems leading out of Beyond were destroyed, countless Monocosms were in desperate need of repair and he was also left as the only one capable of raising his two younger siblings, Omnarin and Tracidel, who hatched shortly after the Collapse. As such, Kalyutim's entire existence from the metamoment he was born has been a desperate rush to try and fix everything to the best of his abilities. He can never really remember a time when he wasn't working. His Omniscience^3 helps with this of course – not only does it serve as a massive collection of useful information, but it also aids him in quickly coming up with easy solutions to countless problems. But nevertheless, Kalyutim very often feels overwhelmed by his circumstances which sometimes appear to be far beyond his control.
Personality
Kalyutim is a very dedicated and somewhat altruistic Supergod, always on the lookout for new solutions to problems wherever he can find them. Despite his efforts to help anyone and everyone he can, Kalyutim is quick to anger as he is always in a constantly rushed state, making minor distractions utterly infuriating from his perspective. This mostly manifests when attempting to work with his younger sibling Omnarin, who gets constantly distracted and often seemingly makes attempts to distract Kalyutim too, something he absolutely cannot stand. Omnarin is a very difficult Supergod to offend, so Kalyutim's outbursts tend to have very few negative repercussions, although the extreme rage of this colossal all-powerful god must surely be a fright for passing mortals. (Something that very often makes Kalyutim feel bad, though he doesn't really have the metatime to apologize with his busy schedule.) Tracidel thinks Kalyutim's outbursts are perfectly reasonable and anyone in his position would be easy to anger, and more generally she is very keen that everyone knows how much of a competent, intelligent and level-headed leader he is.
Kalyutim finds attempting to deal with Tracidel exceedingly difficult as he sees her objectives as completely contradictory to his own. Obviously, if Omnarin's minor distractions greatly angered Kalyutim, Tracidel's interruptions make him absolutely livid. However, Tracidel has very thin skin and often gets extremely upset when Kalyutim loses his temper, prompting him to attempt to better control it when around her. (Although 'attempt' is very much the key word here.) Kalyutim loves Tracidel very much and put far more effort into her upbringing than Omnarin's, however absolutely does not trust her judgement whatsoever and goes to great lengths to prevent Tracidel from gaining any real control over Beyond in any form, while also hiding this fact from her as he knows how much this revelation would upset her. While one might assume Kalyutim greatly appreciates Tracidel's endless praise, in reality Kalyutim finds it difficult to listen to as the leaps in logic Tracidel has to make remind him of just how many failures he's had while attempting to set things right.
Perhaps Kalyutim's most positive relationship is with Beyond's many mortals. Quickly realizing that his situation was too much to handle alone and as kind as his two younger siblings would be, they would not actually be particularly helpful in rescuing the other Supergods, Kalyutim immediately sought the help of many Monocosmic gods and mortals. Substantial power has been devolved to groups such as The Eternal Legion, the leader of whom Kalyutim is in close contact with, along with multiple Monocosmic god unions created in protest of the former Council's strict policies. His approach towards mortals and Monocosmic gods is far more popular among said mortals and Monocosmic gods and many share Tracidel's beliefs that it might be a mistake to rescue the former Supergods, who are widely regarded as authoritarian and cruel. Kalyutim has found some of these groups to be extremely helpful in maintaining Beyond, while others have frankly been an absolute nightmare to work with diplomatically. (Kalyutim's laughably poor temperament has certainly not helped these relations.)
Powers and Abilities
Along with the standard Omnipotence^2 present in the vast majority of Supergods, Kalyutim also possesses a wealth of knowledge known as Omniscience^3, giving him enhanced insight into the Cosmological structure of all areas of Beyond, as well as increased knowledge of very specific events occurring around him, allowing him to discover solutions to problems which most Supergods would be unable to see. The true scale of knowledge accessible via Omniscience^3 is nearly inconceivable, even to a Supergod, to the extent that attempting to acquire all of this knowledge at once would literally tear his mind apart. As such, Kalyutim has been forced to learn how to somewhat control his Omniscience and only tap into it when necessary.
Kalyutim never actually learned how to properly block out his Omniscience^3. He was able to hold it back enough that it doesn't damage his mind, to avoid the fates of Xenixel and Matharin, however it still constantly feeds him unwanted information in the back of his mind, creating an effect analogous to permanent mental static.. Kalyutim isn't actually aware this isn't normal and would likely be very surprised if he ever met a Supergod such as Unthil who is able to block it out.
Omnarin
Omnarin is a kind and observant but inattentive and careless Supergod, currently working as a member of Kalyutim's 'Emergency Supergod Council' within a parallel version of Beyond inside Transcendentem-Tc, along with their sister Tracidel. Omnarin is the fourth child of Conceptilum and Matharin, however was fully raised by his older brother Kalyutim.
Background/Lore
Due to being born shortly after the Beyond Bubble Collapse, Omnarin never got meet her parents who were stranded in Transcendentem. As a result, Omnarin's only parental figure was his older brother Kalyutim. Kalyutim didn't put very much effort into raising Omnarin and considered it a low priority, and this carelessness caused Omnarin to develop a condition known as 'Green Supergod Syndrome' prior to hatching. This resulted in Omnarin struggling to comprehend large quantities of information at once compared to his siblings. Thankfully for Kalyutim's will to live, Omnarin is well aware of his condition and he has taken great efforts to learn ways of coping with it. (Much unlike a certain other green Supergod.)
Personality
Omnarin does not appear to be a very attentive Supergod, spending much of her metatime in her own head, and very often not reacting at all when Kalyutim informs him of crucial pieces of information or asks him an important question. This has led Kalyutim to on more than one occasion questioning if she's even aware of what the hell is going on around her. Despite their appearance, Omnarin is fully aware of what's happening around them and simply finds it far easier to consider events for long periods of metatime before deciding on a calculated response or action, rather than instantly acting the metamoment something happens. Kalyutim understands Omnarin is much more intelligent than they appear but nevertheless thinks this is a terrible, terrible approach to take and will very often get unreasonably angry at their lack of urgency. Tracidel is very quick to note how she thinks this is a literally perfect approach and how Omnarin is the most reasonable "second-in-command" any leader could ever ask for. Omnarin appreciates the praise but believes that his outlook has room for improvement. (Though she never voices either of these opinions.)