Eternal Galaxy Project
09/25/2014, 09:17 PM #32
Right.
And that's where things are tricky.
Because I feel that If I can get a general mindset down then I could illustrate how each person either deviates from or is similar to that mindset.
I mean, straight from the playbook that is history, religion has proven to be quite the instrument to manipulate a population's mindset.
If Venturia had a general religion with different variations from planet to planet...
It would make defining the culture all the easier.
Now the fact Caeles were present at the start of the birth of the new races would give some leverage towards making them seem like gods.
The Void could easily be a God/Goddess of Destruction
Then maybe a Caeles named Venturia shows up and...
...
...
Shit...
Ok thats where I draw a blank.
What would Venturia do that would net her followers...
While keeping the Void relatively obscure in history...
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And that's where things are tricky.
Because I feel that If I can get a general mindset down then I could illustrate how each person either deviates from or is similar to that mindset.
I mean, straight from the playbook that is history, religion has proven to be quite the instrument to manipulate a population's mindset.
If Venturia had a general religion with different variations from planet to planet...
It would make defining the culture all the easier.
Now the fact Caeles were present at the start of the birth of the new races would give some leverage towards making them seem like gods.
The Void could easily be a God/Goddess of Destruction
Then maybe a Caeles named Venturia shows up and...
...
...
Shit...
Ok thats where I draw a blank.
What would Venturia do that would net her followers...
While keeping the Void relatively obscure in history...
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09/26/2014, 08:53 PM #33
Skeleton Draft of new Void Timeline
Contains some details not in the original.
The space to the right is where alternative timelines go.
Right now I'm experimenting with the idea that it diverges at one point and maybe converges again later.
Spoiler
Contains some details not in the original.
The space to the right is where alternative timelines go.
Right now I'm experimenting with the idea that it diverges at one point and maybe converges again later.
09/29/2014, 04:08 AM #34
Random passage I just felt like writing out
The Lost Princess
The great doors of the central hall of the ruins groaned as they were forced open. The pungent smell of rotten flesh greeted the group as they entered. Eleos pulled up the neck of his shirt over his nose. "This place is ripe..." he said to Aion.
The ground was littered with various treasures. Goblets, platters, jewelry; all covered in blood. A long stone table was brimming with musty food and chalices filled with the crimson liquid. As Aion looked along the table, a gentle clink of a glass being picked up alerted him of the presence of a girl at the far end. From the distance across the room, Aion could clearly make out who it was.
Theres the princess! Joe said in a loud whisper as he started to dash forward. He was stopped by Eleos.
Somethings wrong here. Eleos murmured. Somethings very wrong.
As the group approached the far end of the table, it became clear that the princess seemed very shaky where she sat. When she picked up a chalice, her arm seemed to be broken, yet still functioning. Her mouth was dripping blood. Her eyes were looking at the group, terrified, red with crying, as she seemed to unwilling bring the drink to her lips. The group stopped, a few feet away, slightly dumbstruck and very uncertain of themselves. Her head turned to look at them, but when it did, it moved as though it wasnt attached to her body. After a long pause, the princess managed to let out a guttural moan. Kill me At that moment she began to choke and her throat distended as an insect-like head emerged from her mouth, screeching.
Nihiliod-! Nemisis said with artificial shock. How-?
Nihiliod?! I thought they were quarantined! Aion yelped as he drew Mercurius. At the same time, the legs of the parasite within the princess jabbed through the sides of her torso, lifting her limp body into the air. The head remained in her mouth, screeching like a banshee. Suddenly, scurrying could be heard along the walls. It was as though the room came alive.
Shit. Eleos bluntly said.
Run!
This was the only time I ever thought of using Nihiliods originally. A scene where the main group goes looking for a Princess on some planet in Egale, most likely not Senarious.
The Lost Princess
The great doors of the central hall of the ruins groaned as they were forced open. The pungent smell of rotten flesh greeted the group as they entered. Eleos pulled up the neck of his shirt over his nose. "This place is ripe..." he said to Aion.
The ground was littered with various treasures. Goblets, platters, jewelry; all covered in blood. A long stone table was brimming with musty food and chalices filled with the crimson liquid. As Aion looked along the table, a gentle clink of a glass being picked up alerted him of the presence of a girl at the far end. From the distance across the room, Aion could clearly make out who it was.
Theres the princess! Joe said in a loud whisper as he started to dash forward. He was stopped by Eleos.
Somethings wrong here. Eleos murmured. Somethings very wrong.
As the group approached the far end of the table, it became clear that the princess seemed very shaky where she sat. When she picked up a chalice, her arm seemed to be broken, yet still functioning. Her mouth was dripping blood. Her eyes were looking at the group, terrified, red with crying, as she seemed to unwilling bring the drink to her lips. The group stopped, a few feet away, slightly dumbstruck and very uncertain of themselves. Her head turned to look at them, but when it did, it moved as though it wasnt attached to her body. After a long pause, the princess managed to let out a guttural moan. Kill me At that moment she began to choke and her throat distended as an insect-like head emerged from her mouth, screeching.
Nihiliod-! Nemisis said with artificial shock. How-?
Nihiliod?! I thought they were quarantined! Aion yelped as he drew Mercurius. At the same time, the legs of the parasite within the princess jabbed through the sides of her torso, lifting her limp body into the air. The head remained in her mouth, screeching like a banshee. Suddenly, scurrying could be heard along the walls. It was as though the room came alive.
Shit. Eleos bluntly said.
Run!
This was the only time I ever thought of using Nihiliods originally. A scene where the main group goes looking for a Princess on some planet in Egale, most likely not Senarious.
09/30/2014, 04:04 AM #35
Niii
I just realized something that could be a sticking point...
If I were to take the literal definition of the void as an absence of everything... this could prove troublesome with the following points:
If this Caeles becomes the embodiment of the void, how does she/he/it exist?
- I guess I could just ignore this for the sake of the plot but the next point begs the question...
If the void is in essence nothing, then how is it trapped and delayed? How can you interact with something that doesn't exist?
- This might be explained through the Caeles that becomes the embodiment of the void, where the Caeles is captured and restrained and therefore the void remains as it was. The Caeles serves as existential proof of the void and therefore can be defeated... By capturing his mortal body?
I might have answered my own question but... Something doesn't seem...solid enough.
I just realized something that could be a sticking point...
If I were to take the literal definition of the void as an absence of everything... this could prove troublesome with the following points:
If this Caeles becomes the embodiment of the void, how does she/he/it exist?
- I guess I could just ignore this for the sake of the plot but the next point begs the question...
If the void is in essence nothing, then how is it trapped and delayed? How can you interact with something that doesn't exist?
- This might be explained through the Caeles that becomes the embodiment of the void, where the Caeles is captured and restrained and therefore the void remains as it was. The Caeles serves as existential proof of the void and therefore can be defeated... By capturing his mortal body?
I might have answered my own question but... Something doesn't seem...solid enough.
10/03/2014, 12:54 AM #36
cross posting
A few concepts I would want to experiment with:
- The Nihiliod replaces internal organs with its own.
- A fully grown Nihiliod can exist without a host. So two phases of Nihiliod growth allows it to exist without a host.
> Larvae Phase: small, mite-like in appearance, about half the size of a golf ball and capable of becoming paper thin. They burrow into a host by first numbing the area of entry and then slipping in by flattening themselves.
Sometimes multiple larvae will enter a host and go dormant, using it as a transport.
> Parasitic Phase: This is where they start to reroute circulatory systems and nervous systems through them so when they consume internal organs, the host does not feel it.
> Adult Phase: They now have a fully developed exoskeleton independent of the host that is adapted to withstand whatever the host knows as a threat as well as what previous generations have adapted to. They will then consume the rest of the host body. They can start reproducing at this phase, laying hundreds of eggs at a time.
> Queen phase: Massive Nihiliods that can lay billions upon billions of eggs. Ultimately immobile. There can only be one Nihiliod Queen on one planet. The queen is capable of surviving off of Aura energy found near the core of a planet. If there is no more organic life on a planet other than the Nihiliod presence, then the queen will consume all Nihiliods and go dormant until new organic life disturbs it. How this happens...
...idk. Possibly using the concept that all living beings have Aura energy and if a concentration of Aura energy is detected on the surface of a planet, the queen awakes...
Or if the planet's Aura energy is altered through mining operations...
Also I realized that PSO2's Darkers are similar to Nihiliods
Darkers are part of Dark Falz if I recall (The Profound Darkness Kin I believe is part of this)
they corrupt life to make more darkers.
...for what little PSO2 does have maybe I should look into it again.
A few concepts I would want to experiment with:
- The Nihiliod replaces internal organs with its own.
- A fully grown Nihiliod can exist without a host. So two phases of Nihiliod growth allows it to exist without a host.
> Larvae Phase: small, mite-like in appearance, about half the size of a golf ball and capable of becoming paper thin. They burrow into a host by first numbing the area of entry and then slipping in by flattening themselves.
Sometimes multiple larvae will enter a host and go dormant, using it as a transport.
> Parasitic Phase: This is where they start to reroute circulatory systems and nervous systems through them so when they consume internal organs, the host does not feel it.
> Adult Phase: They now have a fully developed exoskeleton independent of the host that is adapted to withstand whatever the host knows as a threat as well as what previous generations have adapted to. They will then consume the rest of the host body. They can start reproducing at this phase, laying hundreds of eggs at a time.
> Queen phase: Massive Nihiliods that can lay billions upon billions of eggs. Ultimately immobile. There can only be one Nihiliod Queen on one planet. The queen is capable of surviving off of Aura energy found near the core of a planet. If there is no more organic life on a planet other than the Nihiliod presence, then the queen will consume all Nihiliods and go dormant until new organic life disturbs it. How this happens...
...idk. Possibly using the concept that all living beings have Aura energy and if a concentration of Aura energy is detected on the surface of a planet, the queen awakes...
Or if the planet's Aura energy is altered through mining operations...
Also I realized that PSO2's Darkers are similar to Nihiliods
Darkers are part of Dark Falz if I recall (The Profound Darkness Kin I believe is part of this)
they corrupt life to make more darkers.
...for what little PSO2 does have maybe I should look into it again.
10/04/2014, 10:18 PM #37
cross posting
Ok going through things and trying to solidify some stuff...
First off: the Void.
Next up: Shrine of Seasons
This shrine existed as a center of the power of four sacred nymphs that embodied the seasons of continent of Mana on Alcyon.
Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water were the four elements that represented the four seasons.
The four nymphs, each one representing one of the four elements, governed the seasons through the shrine.
The Nymphs depicted respectively are
Napaeae
Lampadesa
Aurae
Limnadesa (aka Kiara)
The shrine is divided into four parts, a section for each.
hidden deep within are five Corlaviri Crystals which help control the seasons, four of which are for the individual seasons with one master crystal. If these were removed from the Shrine, the continent's seasons would be thrown into chaosstill not a LoZ: OoS reference.
Each crystal is buried deep within the shrine, typically only accessible through the respective elements.
The master crystal is a keystone that contains a piece of Aurora's code.
The Shrine is in four quadrants pointing in the four cardinal directions with a central hub.
Respective to the list above, the sections go counterclockwise starting at the west.
The regions of Mana also represent this, with the mild groves of the western regions, the arid plains of the southern regions, the temperate forests of the eastern regions, and the frozen mountains in the northern region
The reason the Shrine is in the southwestern forest is due to the abundance of Aura energy there. The forest served as a safe haven for the Nymphs and therefore was ideal for the shrine.
In the western portion of Mana is a tower in the center of the old Kingdom of Luminox that contains a massive Corlaviri crystal known as the Eternal Light, safeguarded by countless barriers.
The eastern portion has another tower deep within the forests of the Dark Mages with a similar crystal known as the Ethereal Darkness. It is not guarded by anything, for in the past, fear was its shield.
The only entrance to the Tower of the Ethereal Darkness is in the City of the Dark Mages, in the peculiar cavern complex immediately below the forest.
Last edited by Cucoo5; 10/24/2014, 03:14 AM. Ok going through things and trying to solidify some stuff...
First off: the Void.
Originally posted by Aion
There exists a theory that states the universe is in a constant cycle of creation and destruction. That the universe, when everything is created, it will eventually be destroyed. When everything is destroyed, it shall be reborn. Eternity exists for the universe. There is a beginning and an end to the cycle, but it loops forever.
But what if... what if the cycle wasn't truly eternal? What if the cycle did have a definitive beginning and a definitive end? What existed before, and what will exist after the ends of time itself? Nothing.
The void, the absence of existence, of everything. In our reality of existence, the void does not exist, yet it exists as a concept. A paradox in its own right, for to be the existence of non-existence contradicts itself. A maddening concept. Something that is the absolute end of all things that, in of itself, cannot be anything, for it is the very definition of nothing.
And this begs the question, if the void is nothing, then how can it be something?
A race of beings, Caeles, explored the concept of the void, and succeeded in giving this intangible concept a form in our plane of existence.
One of the Caeles ultimately became nothing; an intangible entity. an embodiment of the void.
How is this possible? It should be impossible to give the absence of existence an existence!
And yet, it happened.
Or perhaps it didn't. For there exists no records of this Caeles. The identity of this Caeles has been lost to us. It was as if the existence of this individual has been erased, as if they never existed.
But we know that this Caeles did exist, for we are speaking of it now. So it did exist, but now... it does not.
But again, the paradox still remains. If this one Caeles does not exist, then why do we speak of it as though it did exist at all?
We could try to argue both sides for eternity.
But that raises the last question...
If the void has proof of its existence through the individual Caeles that became the void, then does that mean that eternity itself does not exist if the void came before time itself?
Does this mean that eternity is not forever?
Does this mean that there is an end?
Have we found the edge of eternity?
Next up: Shrine of Seasons
This shrine existed as a center of the power of four sacred nymphs that embodied the seasons of continent of Mana on Alcyon.
Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water were the four elements that represented the four seasons.
The four nymphs, each one representing one of the four elements, governed the seasons through the shrine.
The Nymphs depicted respectively are
Napaeae
Lampadesa
Aurae
Limnadesa (aka Kiara)
Wind -> Spring -> Aurae
Fire -> Summer -> Lampadesa
Earth -> Fall -> Napaeae
Water -> Winter -> Limnadesa (aka Kiara)
The shrine is divided into four parts, a section for each.
hidden deep within are five Corlaviri Crystals which help control the seasons, four of which are for the individual seasons with one master crystal. If these were removed from the Shrine, the continent's seasons would be thrown into chaos
Each crystal is buried deep within the shrine, typically only accessible through the respective elements.
The master crystal is a keystone that contains a piece of Aurora's code.
The Shrine is in four quadrants pointing in the four cardinal directions with a central hub.
Respective to the list above, the sections go counterclockwise starting at the west.
The regions of Mana also represent this, with the mild groves of the western regions, the arid plains of the southern regions, the temperate forests of the eastern regions, and the frozen mountains in the northern region
The reason the Shrine is in the southwestern forest is due to the abundance of Aura energy there. The forest served as a safe haven for the Nymphs and therefore was ideal for the shrine.
In the western portion of Mana is a tower in the center of the old Kingdom of Luminox that contains a massive Corlaviri crystal known as the Eternal Light, safeguarded by countless barriers.
The eastern portion has another tower deep within the forests of the Dark Mages with a similar crystal known as the Ethereal Darkness. It is not guarded by anything, for in the past, fear was its shield.
The only entrance to the Tower of the Ethereal Darkness is in the City of the Dark Mages, in the peculiar cavern complex immediately below the forest.
10/20/2014, 10:57 PM #38
Cross posting this here to keep track of it since I haven't transcribed it yet
RY = Reference Year
RY -X
Void
The Caeles society advances to a point where they become god-like.
One delves into the notion of the void and studies it and attempts to replicate it.
The Caeles that does this eventually succeeds and becomes the embodiment of the void.
This consumes his/her identity and therefore he becomes simply known as that which he/she became, the Void.
Nihil
- Nihiliods are created from the Void as destroyers of life.
GAIA Computer and Heaven's Forge are created to combat the Nihiliods.
The First Phoenix Incident occurs, activated by a Caeles known as Venturia, in an attempt to fight back the Nihiliod infection.
It is mostly successful.
RY 0
Arcains and Prometheos evolve from the recreated galaxy
Seeing these new beings growing in the new Galaxy, the Caeles retreat to an alternative timeline so as to not interfere with the evolution of these new beings.
RY 10,000
Corlaviri and the rediscovery of the GAIA Computer
The crystalline substance known as Corlaviri is discovered by Arcains and the GAIA Computer is found by Prometheos on the Planet Nox of Venion system.
RY 12,120
A wayward scientific expeditionary group of Humans arrive in the galaxy.
Among them were Mike Warr (Cicero), Ryan Cyke (Nero), and Sarah Trinity.
RY 12,123
"Phoenix Incident"
Arcain Revolt: Began by Humans. The revolt that is later named the Phoenix Incident starts as a means to liberate the Arcains from Prometheos oppression. Cicero, Nero, and Sarah attempt to use the revolt as cover for their attempt to obtain access to the GAIA Computer, a large system that is capable of manipulating the very fabric of existence of the entire Venturian Galaxy through manipulation of both Gaia and Anti Energy. Originally, the revolt was dismissed by the Council of Twelve as a mere rumor. However, Aion Leonares begins investigating and starts to find out about Cicero's scheme to gain access to the GAIA Computer.
When the Council acknowledges the Phoenix Revolt as an actual threat, Aion chooses to remain neutral for fear of upsetting his Arcain servants, especially his head maid Tina, whom he has growing feelings for.
When the Revolution turned into open hostilities, a renegade group targeted the House of Eternity for the reasoning of "not choosing a side." The attack resulted in the death of Tina and most of Aion's servants.
Aion's original mortal form was also killed during this.
- This was not to Cicero's plans. Without Aion, he feared for the stability of the Galaxy's place in the natural timeline of the universe. Without the Master of Time, he feared that Time itself would start to erode away at the galaxy. "Time is a beast and we just killed its master." - Cicero
Sarah dies when Cicero activates the GAIA Computer.
Nyx, Aion's Mother, guided Aion's spirit to the Passages of Fate so that it might survive and be reborn in a new mortal body. This is to keep the last Master of Time in the plane of existence so that Time does not fall apart.
Birth of New Venturia. Dawn of the Life Hackers.
Destruction of Original Venturia.
Cicero shapes new Venturia using Aurora.
RY 12,124
Two of Cicero's friends before the Phoenix incident, known as Aetheron and Erebos, take up the duty of preventing Cicero from modifying the Galaxy any further by sealing the GAIA Computer in the Manor of Eternity.
End Purpose of the Phoenix Incident: Cicero's attempt to create a Utopian Society to eliminate suffering.
RY 12,125
New races evolve from the recreated galaxy
- Vatian
- Irian
- Papillian
***
The Manor of Eternity is used as a safe house for the GAIA Computer.
Cicero cannot enter normally.
The Manor is transported to a pocket dimension where it is not affected by the flow of time normally.
Gate to the Manor of Eternity on Dua
A passageway to the Manor of Eternity is on an island on the planet Dua.
This serves as a tether for the actual Manor of Eternity to reality, as well as a gateway to it.
The Mirror Sea is protected by a barrier to deter outsiders from finding the Isle of Spirits, the location of the gateway to the Manor of Eternity.
***
Remnants of the Dual City which originally housed the GAIA computer are on the planet Nox.
***
Two massive Corlaviri Crystals that serve as a basis for Aura energy outside the Manor of Eternity are created on Alcyon.
The Eternal Light and Ethereal Darkness.
The Crystals were created by Luminarcs and Noxarcs.
Morpheus's Conscious is born from the Ethereal Darkness.
The Twin Sisters, Hedone and Peitho, are born from the Eternal Light.
RY 12,130
The Passage of Fate
Cicero, Aetheron, and Erebos are aware of the Passage of Fate and have seen the coming of the War of Eternity (Fear of the return of Nihiliods).
Cicero does not want the war to come to pass. Yet Aetheron and Erebos want it to happen just to break the affect of the Phoenix Incident.
Cicero creates the Blood Tome as a book of prophecy.
The Blood Tome circulates through the galaxy as Cicero attempts to prevent the War of Eternity.
RY 12,500
The Twin Sisters, Hedone and Peitho, discover the Blood Tome and plan to start the war of eternity so that they can utilize the paranoia caused by the Nihiliods to their own ends and they plan to control it.
RY 12,666
Earth Destroyed
RY 12,740
Human survivors reach Venturia
RY 12,750
Aura Tech is advanced.
The Venturian Empire accepts Humans as a prominant race.
RY 12,756
Forterium Metal and Corlaviri Crystals are utilized in all aspects of society. From average life to warfare.
RY 12,780
Fissures in Time begin to form, creating openings into parallel timelines of the Galaxy. A mysterious human begins to catalogue the occurrences of these rifts and looks into adapting Aura Tech to manipulate these Fissures to his own benefit.However, his tampering with the rifts led to the rediscovery of the Caeles, who had hidden themselves in one of the alternative timelines that can be reached through the rifts. This also led to the release of the Void and a renewed outbreak of Nihiliods. The people of Venturia then fought along with the Caeles to contain the threat of the Void utilizing the artifacts of Heaven's Forge. The technology created during this incident was later repurposed to continue the advancement of society.
This is the first outbreak of Nihiliods the new people of the Venturian Galaxy experience.
***
Aurora creates the boundary that severs the tie of the Galaxy to the timeline of the rest of the Universe. This is to help contain the issue of the Fissures of Time.
RY 12,790
Aetheron takes in two humans, Sol and Luna and trains them to use Gaia and Anti Energy
He does this to prepare for the War of Eternity.
They become Guardians of Time and, against Aetheron's orders, interact with the people and help them.
RY 12,825
Heaven's Forge
Artifacts derived from a place refered to as Heaven's Forge are brought to Venturia through the Fissures of Time.
The Starchild (Caeles) Anankerisa brings Mercurius.
Aetheron and Erebos retrieve Arke.
Aion's soul travels through the rift and retrieves the spirtual essence of Iris as he could not obtain the physical artifact itself.
An artifact that would be later retrieved by Selene was also created. It was named Aeternitas.
The Artifacts were designed to help defeat the Nihiliods and later as an attempt to defeat the Void.
The Shards of Starlight were also created and used to imprison the Void.
RY 12,826
War of Eternity begins
Nihiliods Quarantined on a planet in the Egale System
Rifts become less stable
Prophecy of the Void's return circulates through the use of the Blood Tome
Fear of this leads to hysteria among many. Many rush to try and develop weapons to fight the Nihiliods.
***
Fortress of Nox
Isolated and protected from Nihiliods
At the beginning of the War, Erebos fortifies the former Dual City. Now the City of Dusk, Erebos presides over it as the Lord of the realm and makes it a haven for all people. He then Isolates it.
RY 96,136
Nihiliods break free of Quarantine
***
Venturian Council
Last Priestess/ Empress
Last of the Papilians
Lady Avonna
RY 108,403
Orion's Legacy
Defeat of Twin Sister's ideology on how to destroy Nihiliods after they realize that they cannot be controlled.
RY 108,404
Sol takes the Blood Tome and attempts to find a way to destroy the Nihiliods by entering Heaven's Forge to obtain the artifact Iris.
He succeeds in retrieving the physical form of Iris, however Aion still holds the other half.
Sol uses the power of Iris to try and force a Caeles to fight the Nihiliods for them. He uses it to influence the mind of Anankerisa.
Luna attempted to stop him, but she was quickly defeated by Sol with the power of Iris at his command.
RY 109,242
War of Alcyon
Rise of Ethereal Darkness
Achlys's answer to Nihiliod threat on Alcyon by using the raw power of the Ethereal Darkness to defeat the "Plague"
***
Senari Republic's decline
Bio-Computer takes over and attempts to convert populace to cyborgs in order to defeat Nihiliods.
***
Renegades of Sol Incineron
Belief that there is no hope
Anarchy reigns
***
Noble Guardian Order
Daedalus Project
Massive battle station meant to destroy Nihiliods
***
Venturian Empire
Seeks to Quarantine Nihiliods again and attempt to keep them that way
***
RY 109,250
Hunt for the Lost Artifacts
The Shards of Starlight resurface and are sought after by both the Noble Guardian Order and Venturian Empire to aid there causes
***
Achlys's defeat
Aion turns to aid Kiara
Kiara restores the Eternal Light over the Ethereal Darkness
***
Liberation of the Republic
Eleos destroys the Bio-Computer at great cost.
The Republic is liberated
No one remains
RY 109,253
Discovery of the first Shard of Starlight on Alcyon
***
Discovery of the Second Shard of Starlight on Senarious
***
Discovery of the Third Shard of Starlight on Inopia
***
Discovery of the Fourth Shard of Starlight on Nox
Mercurius Breaks
Aion travels into the Manor of Eternity's Halls of Darkness in order to reforge the blade
***
Attack of Venturian Empire against the Daedalus Project
Venturian Empire loses
***
Discovery of the Fifth Shard of Starlight on Conlustrare
Venturian Empire regroups
***
Discovery of the Sixth Shard of Starlight at Sedes Imperii
Last stand against Daedalus Project
Venturian Empire wins
Aion dies to Revere
RY 109,254
Alternate version of Venturian Galaxy discovered
All who died in Venturia are found here
Rift realm
The Void's resting place
Aion recovers memories and challenges the Void
RY 109,258
Echoes of Time
The final struggle to destroy the Nihiliods and the Void.
Aion hunts down Sol to recover the physical half of Iris.
In the process, he defeats Anankerisa and stops Sol from using the GAIA Computer in the Sanctuary of Light.
Aurora then raised the GAIA Computer from the vault under the Sanctuary. She uses it to teleport the group out of the Sanctuary and then seals them out.
Nero, who had been waiting in the Halls of Time, explains that she is preparing to initilize the Phoenix Code to "restore" the Galaxy so that it would return to the way it was in the New Era.
***
Luna uses the last of her power and life force to breach the seal that Aurora had placed on the Sanctuary of Light.
Aion takes Mercurius and Arke and damages the GAIA Computer in an attempt to destroy it. Nero however, stops him by activating the vault's barrier to contain both Aurora and the GAIA Computer.
RY 109,300
Ignis, the daughter of Aion and Selene, is sent to a neighboring Galaxy, by utilizing the Manor of Eternity's time portals, in an attempt to keep her away from the remaining troubles of Venturia as it begins to decay.
Selene's Pocket Watch, Aeternitas, is given to Ignis.
RY 110,240
"Fall of the Boundary"
The Boundary that had been created by Aurora finally disipates. This allows Venturia to re-enter the natural timestream of the rest of the Universe. It also allows for colonists to enter the Galaxy. At this time, the Venturian Galaxy is in ruins. Even though the Galaxy appears deserted, some of the original races still exist.
RY 110,555
"Grey Phoenix"
Ignis, using an alternate identity as a man named Grey, leads various archaeological expeditions throughout Venturia. She is attempting to find a way to enter the Manor of Eternity in order to see if she can find out what has become of her father after all these years.
She discovers the Shards of Starlight through these expeditions. She uses them to enter the Manor. However, when brought within the Sanctuary, the concentration of Gaia and Anti Energy releases the seal on the Shards of Starlight, releasing the Void.
Spoiler
RY = Reference Year
Era of the Void
RY -X
Void
The Caeles society advances to a point where they become god-like.
One delves into the notion of the void and studies it and attempts to replicate it.
The Caeles that does this eventually succeeds and becomes the embodiment of the void.
This consumes his/her identity and therefore he becomes simply known as that which he/she became, the Void.
Nihil
- Nihiliods are created from the Void as destroyers of life.
GAIA Computer and Heaven's Forge are created to combat the Nihiliods.
The First Phoenix Incident occurs, activated by a Caeles known as Venturia, in an attempt to fight back the Nihiliod infection.
It is mostly successful.
Era of the Dawn
RY 0
Arcains and Prometheos evolve from the recreated galaxy
Seeing these new beings growing in the new Galaxy, the Caeles retreat to an alternative timeline so as to not interfere with the evolution of these new beings.
RY 10,000
Corlaviri and the rediscovery of the GAIA Computer
The crystalline substance known as Corlaviri is discovered by Arcains and the GAIA Computer is found by Prometheos on the Planet Nox of Venion system.
RY 12,120
A wayward scientific expeditionary group of Humans arrive in the galaxy.
Among them were Mike Warr (Cicero), Ryan Cyke (Nero), and Sarah Trinity.
RY 12,123
"Phoenix Incident"
Arcain Revolt: Began by Humans. The revolt that is later named the Phoenix Incident starts as a means to liberate the Arcains from Prometheos oppression. Cicero, Nero, and Sarah attempt to use the revolt as cover for their attempt to obtain access to the GAIA Computer, a large system that is capable of manipulating the very fabric of existence of the entire Venturian Galaxy through manipulation of both Gaia and Anti Energy. Originally, the revolt was dismissed by the Council of Twelve as a mere rumor. However, Aion Leonares begins investigating and starts to find out about Cicero's scheme to gain access to the GAIA Computer.
When the Council acknowledges the Phoenix Revolt as an actual threat, Aion chooses to remain neutral for fear of upsetting his Arcain servants, especially his head maid Tina, whom he has growing feelings for.
When the Revolution turned into open hostilities, a renegade group targeted the House of Eternity for the reasoning of "not choosing a side." The attack resulted in the death of Tina and most of Aion's servants.
Aion's original mortal form was also killed during this.
- This was not to Cicero's plans. Without Aion, he feared for the stability of the Galaxy's place in the natural timeline of the universe. Without the Master of Time, he feared that Time itself would start to erode away at the galaxy. "Time is a beast and we just killed its master." - Cicero
Sarah dies when Cicero activates the GAIA Computer.
Nyx, Aion's Mother, guided Aion's spirit to the Passages of Fate so that it might survive and be reborn in a new mortal body. This is to keep the last Master of Time in the plane of existence so that Time does not fall apart.
Birth of New Venturia. Dawn of the Life Hackers.
Destruction of Original Venturia.
Cicero shapes new Venturia using Aurora.
RY 12,124
Two of Cicero's friends before the Phoenix incident, known as Aetheron and Erebos, take up the duty of preventing Cicero from modifying the Galaxy any further by sealing the GAIA Computer in the Manor of Eternity.
End Purpose of the Phoenix Incident: Cicero's attempt to create a Utopian Society to eliminate suffering.
New Era
RY 12,125
New races evolve from the recreated galaxy
- Vatian
- Irian
- Papillian
***
The Manor of Eternity is used as a safe house for the GAIA Computer.
Cicero cannot enter normally.
The Manor is transported to a pocket dimension where it is not affected by the flow of time normally.
Gate to the Manor of Eternity on Dua
A passageway to the Manor of Eternity is on an island on the planet Dua.
This serves as a tether for the actual Manor of Eternity to reality, as well as a gateway to it.
The Mirror Sea is protected by a barrier to deter outsiders from finding the Isle of Spirits, the location of the gateway to the Manor of Eternity.
***
Remnants of the Dual City which originally housed the GAIA computer are on the planet Nox.
***
Two massive Corlaviri Crystals that serve as a basis for Aura energy outside the Manor of Eternity are created on Alcyon.
The Eternal Light and Ethereal Darkness.
The Crystals were created by Luminarcs and Noxarcs.
Morpheus's Conscious is born from the Ethereal Darkness.
The Twin Sisters, Hedone and Peitho, are born from the Eternal Light.
RY 12,130
The Passage of Fate
Cicero, Aetheron, and Erebos are aware of the Passage of Fate and have seen the coming of the War of Eternity (Fear of the return of Nihiliods).
Cicero does not want the war to come to pass. Yet Aetheron and Erebos want it to happen just to break the affect of the Phoenix Incident.
Cicero creates the Blood Tome as a book of prophecy.
The Blood Tome circulates through the galaxy as Cicero attempts to prevent the War of Eternity.
RY 12,500
The Twin Sisters, Hedone and Peitho, discover the Blood Tome and plan to start the war of eternity so that they can utilize the paranoia caused by the Nihiliods to their own ends and they plan to control it.
Era of Prosperity
RY 12,666
Earth Destroyed
RY 12,740
Human survivors reach Venturia
RY 12,750
Aura Tech is advanced.
The Venturian Empire accepts Humans as a prominant race.
RY 12,756
Forterium Metal and Corlaviri Crystals are utilized in all aspects of society. From average life to warfare.
RY 12,780
Fissures in Time begin to form, creating openings into parallel timelines of the Galaxy. A mysterious human begins to catalogue the occurrences of these rifts and looks into adapting Aura Tech to manipulate these Fissures to his own benefit.However, his tampering with the rifts led to the rediscovery of the Caeles, who had hidden themselves in one of the alternative timelines that can be reached through the rifts. This also led to the release of the Void and a renewed outbreak of Nihiliods. The people of Venturia then fought along with the Caeles to contain the threat of the Void utilizing the artifacts of Heaven's Forge. The technology created during this incident was later repurposed to continue the advancement of society.
This is the first outbreak of Nihiliods the new people of the Venturian Galaxy experience.
***
Aurora creates the boundary that severs the tie of the Galaxy to the timeline of the rest of the Universe. This is to help contain the issue of the Fissures of Time.
RY 12,790
Aetheron takes in two humans, Sol and Luna and trains them to use Gaia and Anti Energy
He does this to prepare for the War of Eternity.
They become Guardians of Time and, against Aetheron's orders, interact with the people and help them.
RY 12,825
Heaven's Forge
Artifacts derived from a place refered to as Heaven's Forge are brought to Venturia through the Fissures of Time.
The Starchild (Caeles) Anankerisa brings Mercurius.
Aetheron and Erebos retrieve Arke.
Aion's soul travels through the rift and retrieves the spirtual essence of Iris as he could not obtain the physical artifact itself.
An artifact that would be later retrieved by Selene was also created. It was named Aeternitas.
The Artifacts were designed to help defeat the Nihiliods and later as an attempt to defeat the Void.
The Shards of Starlight were also created and used to imprison the Void.
Era of Decline
RY 12,826
War of Eternity begins
Nihiliods Quarantined on a planet in the Egale System
Rifts become less stable
Prophecy of the Void's return circulates through the use of the Blood Tome
Fear of this leads to hysteria among many. Many rush to try and develop weapons to fight the Nihiliods.
***
Fortress of Nox
Isolated and protected from Nihiliods
At the beginning of the War, Erebos fortifies the former Dual City. Now the City of Dusk, Erebos presides over it as the Lord of the realm and makes it a haven for all people. He then Isolates it.
RY 96,136
Nihiliods break free of Quarantine
***
Venturian Council
Last Priestess/ Empress
Last of the Papilians
Lady Avonna
RY 108,403
Orion's Legacy
Defeat of Twin Sister's ideology on how to destroy Nihiliods after they realize that they cannot be controlled.
Era of Heaven's Forge
RY 108,404
Sol takes the Blood Tome and attempts to find a way to destroy the Nihiliods by entering Heaven's Forge to obtain the artifact Iris.
He succeeds in retrieving the physical form of Iris, however Aion still holds the other half.
Sol uses the power of Iris to try and force a Caeles to fight the Nihiliods for them. He uses it to influence the mind of Anankerisa.
Luna attempted to stop him, but she was quickly defeated by Sol with the power of Iris at his command.
RY 109,242
War of Alcyon
Rise of Ethereal Darkness
Achlys's answer to Nihiliod threat on Alcyon by using the raw power of the Ethereal Darkness to defeat the "Plague"
***
Senari Republic's decline
Bio-Computer takes over and attempts to convert populace to cyborgs in order to defeat Nihiliods.
***
Renegades of Sol Incineron
Belief that there is no hope
Anarchy reigns
***
Noble Guardian Order
Daedalus Project
Massive battle station meant to destroy Nihiliods
***
Venturian Empire
Seeks to Quarantine Nihiliods again and attempt to keep them that way
***
RY 109,250
Hunt for the Lost Artifacts
The Shards of Starlight resurface and are sought after by both the Noble Guardian Order and Venturian Empire to aid there causes
***
Achlys's defeat
Aion turns to aid Kiara
Kiara restores the Eternal Light over the Ethereal Darkness
***
Liberation of the Republic
Eleos destroys the Bio-Computer at great cost.
The Republic is liberated
No one remains
RY 109,253
Discovery of the first Shard of Starlight on Alcyon
***
Discovery of the Second Shard of Starlight on Senarious
***
Discovery of the Third Shard of Starlight on Inopia
***
Discovery of the Fourth Shard of Starlight on Nox
Mercurius Breaks
Aion travels into the Manor of Eternity's Halls of Darkness in order to reforge the blade
***
Attack of Venturian Empire against the Daedalus Project
Venturian Empire loses
***
Discovery of the Fifth Shard of Starlight on Conlustrare
Venturian Empire regroups
***
Discovery of the Sixth Shard of Starlight at Sedes Imperii
Last stand against Daedalus Project
Venturian Empire wins
Aion dies to Revere
Era of Echoes
RY 109,254
Alternate version of Venturian Galaxy discovered
All who died in Venturia are found here
Rift realm
The Void's resting place
Aion recovers memories and challenges the Void
RY 109,258
Echoes of Time
The final struggle to destroy the Nihiliods and the Void.
Aion hunts down Sol to recover the physical half of Iris.
In the process, he defeats Anankerisa and stops Sol from using the GAIA Computer in the Sanctuary of Light.
Aurora then raised the GAIA Computer from the vault under the Sanctuary. She uses it to teleport the group out of the Sanctuary and then seals them out.
Nero, who had been waiting in the Halls of Time, explains that she is preparing to initilize the Phoenix Code to "restore" the Galaxy so that it would return to the way it was in the New Era.
***
Luna uses the last of her power and life force to breach the seal that Aurora had placed on the Sanctuary of Light.
Aion takes Mercurius and Arke and damages the GAIA Computer in an attempt to destroy it. Nero however, stops him by activating the vault's barrier to contain both Aurora and the GAIA Computer.
RY 109,300
Ignis, the daughter of Aion and Selene, is sent to a neighboring Galaxy, by utilizing the Manor of Eternity's time portals, in an attempt to keep her away from the remaining troubles of Venturia as it begins to decay.
Selene's Pocket Watch, Aeternitas, is given to Ignis.
Era of Rebirth
RY 110,240
"Fall of the Boundary"
The Boundary that had been created by Aurora finally disipates. This allows Venturia to re-enter the natural timestream of the rest of the Universe. It also allows for colonists to enter the Galaxy. At this time, the Venturian Galaxy is in ruins. Even though the Galaxy appears deserted, some of the original races still exist.
RY 110,555
"Grey Phoenix"
Ignis, using an alternate identity as a man named Grey, leads various archaeological expeditions throughout Venturia. She is attempting to find a way to enter the Manor of Eternity in order to see if she can find out what has become of her father after all these years.
She discovers the Shards of Starlight through these expeditions. She uses them to enter the Manor. However, when brought within the Sanctuary, the concentration of Gaia and Anti Energy releases the seal on the Shards of Starlight, releasing the Void.
10/26/2014, 11:29 PM #39
Ok so I was looking through things to figure out what to tackle next and something struck me as being odd...
Part II: Echoes of Time
This was a list of chapters prior to the Void Timeline for Echoes of Time.
The highlighted parts are what could have a new relevance that wasn't present before.
Legacy of Her Writings of Reflection
- This one is odd. Why? Because "Her" was originally referencing Aurora.
Aurora's role is now that of an AI controlling the GAIA Computer in contrast to her previous role as a spirit that guarded the Halls of Time. She is no longer a living person, now she is artificial. So the concept of "writings of reflection" is something that is extraordinarily curious. Let alone a legacy derived from them. It begs the question... is this still relevant with a hidden meaning, or has its meaning changed too much to be relevant?
Where the Shards Belong
- add a question mark to this and you have what I'm trying to figure out. Where do the Shards of Starlight belong? Originally they were meant to be... in this "Shrine of Venturia."
Of course the Shrine which was previously defined as being "at the center of the universe" has been replaced with Heaven's Forge.
The Shards belong in Heaven's Forge? Possibly. They are the prison of the Void and the Caeles might want to contain it. But it's not the most effective... as the Void in general cannot be contained. Therefore it would make more sense for the Caeles to hide the Shards of Starlight away somewhere. And that they did when they placed them in the temples on 6 of the planets of the Eternal Galaxy.
So with that in mind, do the shards belong somewhere specific or is this irrelevant now?
Mirrored Reality
The Brink of Existence
- These are both relevant...surprisingly. The first references the Fissures of Time and the second references the Void.
The Goddess' Daemon
- This intrigues me for two reasons.
1) This can be relevant to Venturia's relationship with Anankerisa...
2) It's plural. Probably a typo but makes me wonder... who would it be referencing if it wasn't a mistake?
Now another thing that wasn't listed in the chapter titles was the concept of "Aurora's Curse" which was a name given to when Crystals would cause a sort of "fusion" with organic tissue.
This could still be relevant as a property of Corlaviri Crystals... but the name...
As I type this out I think I should drop these as being irrelevant now and ignore them.
Spoiler
Part II: Echoes of Time
Prologue I: The Passage of Fate
Prologue II: In the Shadow of Death
Prologue II: In the Shadow of Death
Section I: Legacy of a Guardians Fate
Section II: Legacy of the Gods
Section III: Legacy of Heavens Forge
Section V: Legacy of the Great Halls of Time
Section III: Legacy of Her Writings of Reflection
Section IV: The Legacy Caught in the Crossroads of Fate
Section V: The End of an Undying Legacy
o Chapter 1: Astraeus, Mortal God of Light and Shadow
o Chapter 2: Their Demons
o Chapter 4: Sacred Shadow
o Chapter 5: Those Bound by Order and Chaos
o Chapter 6: Nox Nex
o Chapter 2: Their Demons
o Chapter 4: Sacred Shadow
o Chapter 5: Those Bound by Order and Chaos
o Chapter 6: Nox Nex
Section II: Legacy of the Gods
o Chapter 7: The Little Girl with the Red Stone
o Chapter 8: Legend of the Goddess Venturia
o Chapter 9: Where the Conflict Began
o Chapter 10: The Key to the Gates
o Chapter 11: When the Light Fades
o Chapter 8: Legend of the Goddess Venturia
o Chapter 9: Where the Conflict Began
o Chapter 10: The Key to the Gates
o Chapter 11: When the Light Fades
Section III: Legacy of Heavens Forge
o Chapter 12: Aion Leonares
o Chapter 13: Zeta Division
o Chapter 14: The Truth
o Chapter 15: Crystal Edge
o Chapter 16: Legend of the Shards
o Chapter 13: Zeta Division
o Chapter 14: The Truth
o Chapter 15: Crystal Edge
o Chapter 16: Legend of the Shards
Section V: Legacy of the Great Halls of Time
o Chapter 17: Where Their Hope Lies
o Chapter 18: The Blood on the Walls
o Chapter 19: The Ancient Ordeal
o Chapter 20: Ephemeral Time
o Chapter 21: Breaking Through the Gates
o Chapter 18: The Blood on the Walls
o Chapter 19: The Ancient Ordeal
o Chapter 20: Ephemeral Time
o Chapter 21: Breaking Through the Gates
Section III: Legacy of Her Writings of Reflection
o Chapter 22: His Sister
o Chapter 23: Where the Shards Belong
o Chapter 24: The Pieces of the Past
o Chapter 25: Mirrored Reality
o Chapter 26: The Brink of Existence
o Chapter 23: Where the Shards Belong
o Chapter 24: The Pieces of the Past
o Chapter 25: Mirrored Reality
o Chapter 26: The Brink of Existence
Section IV: The Legacy Caught in the Crossroads of Fate
o Chapter 27: Where the Blood Runs
o Chapter 28: The Choice He Makes
o Chapter 29: Life and Death
o Chapter 30: The Missing Girl
o Chapter 31: The New Dawn
o Chapter 28: The Choice He Makes
o Chapter 29: Life and Death
o Chapter 30: The Missing Girl
o Chapter 31: The New Dawn
Section V: The End of an Undying Legacy
o Chapter 32: Anankerisa
o Chapter 33: Where The Ritual Began
o Chapter 34: The Goddess Daemon
o Chapter 35: Endgame
o Chapter 33: Where The Ritual Began
o Chapter 34: The Goddess Daemon
o Chapter 35: Endgame
Part I: The Master of Providence
Part II: In Destinys Hand
Part III: Starlit Sword
Part IV: The Passage of Time
Part V: At the Inevitable Conclusion
Part II: In Destinys Hand
Part III: Starlit Sword
Part IV: The Passage of Time
Part V: At the Inevitable Conclusion
This was a list of chapters prior to the Void Timeline for Echoes of Time.
The highlighted parts are what could have a new relevance that wasn't present before.
Legacy of Her Writings of Reflection
- This one is odd. Why? Because "Her" was originally referencing Aurora.
Aurora's role is now that of an AI controlling the GAIA Computer in contrast to her previous role as a spirit that guarded the Halls of Time. She is no longer a living person, now she is artificial. So the concept of "writings of reflection" is something that is extraordinarily curious. Let alone a legacy derived from them. It begs the question... is this still relevant with a hidden meaning, or has its meaning changed too much to be relevant?
Where the Shards Belong
- add a question mark to this and you have what I'm trying to figure out. Where do the Shards of Starlight belong? Originally they were meant to be... in this "Shrine of Venturia."
Of course the Shrine which was previously defined as being "at the center of the universe" has been replaced with Heaven's Forge.
The Shards belong in Heaven's Forge? Possibly. They are the prison of the Void and the Caeles might want to contain it. But it's not the most effective... as the Void in general cannot be contained. Therefore it would make more sense for the Caeles to hide the Shards of Starlight away somewhere. And that they did when they placed them in the temples on 6 of the planets of the Eternal Galaxy.
So with that in mind, do the shards belong somewhere specific or is this irrelevant now?
Mirrored Reality
The Brink of Existence
- These are both relevant...surprisingly. The first references the Fissures of Time and the second references the Void.
The Goddess' Daemon
- This intrigues me for two reasons.
1) This can be relevant to Venturia's relationship with Anankerisa...
2) It's plural. Probably a typo but makes me wonder... who would it be referencing if it wasn't a mistake?
Now another thing that wasn't listed in the chapter titles was the concept of "Aurora's Curse" which was a name given to when Crystals would cause a sort of "fusion" with organic tissue.
This could still be relevant as a property of Corlaviri Crystals... but the name...
As I type this out I think I should drop these as being irrelevant now and ignore them.
10/26/2014, 11:37 PM #40
After reading this and the timeline, I realized just how much work you have put into EG. If you made it a novel, I would buy it, even though I'm not much of a reader I would read it.
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