Eternal Galaxy Project

[Koishi]

From how I see it, the Nihilliods work on a system of efficiency. If eating another is the most efficient and logical path, so be it, they say. One body for the sake of billions.

Also, the whole "adapting" thing screams Borg to me.

[Cucoo5]

mmm... thanks to biology class I now have a good idea on an alternative way that Nihiliods work.

Let's say the way the adapt is by "consuming DNA"...
So maybe Nihilods don't just outright change, even though they could... Like... when they acquire a host they manage to obtain the cells and therefore the DNA that allows them to change their own body structure. It might even lead to some messed up scenes where Nihiliods that don't have an adaptation will eat a wounded Nihiliod (That might still have its host...) just to spread their adapted genetics.

[Cucoo5]

Crossposting:

With the New Editor I can now paste in as-is the Encyclopedia~
So I thought I would drop this in here for now.
Ask me about things so I can prioritize what to fill in.

Spoiler:

Void	A Caeles that has successfully merged with the void. Also known as the Unknown. All information about the Void had been lost, however fragments remain, such as the knowledge that it exists and that it was a colleague of Venturia who had been working on the VOID Project.
Caeles	The original inhabitants of the Eternal Galaxy. Beings that, through massive technological advances, became extraordinarily powerful. The creators of the GAIA Computer, VOID Project, and the dimension Heaven’s Forge.
Eternal Galaxy	The English translation of the name of the galaxy that the Caeles inhabited. Would later become known as the Venturian Galaxy.
Nihiliods	Parasitic creatures that were spawned from the Void. They consist of a material that technically does not exist. Through adaptation, this material gains properties that allow the Nihiliods to interact with the plane of existence. Nihiliods are capable of adapting to any threat. Due to the fact that they are interconnected via a hive mind, what one knows, they all know. > 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. Nihiliod Larvae are capable of being killed easily as they have no exoskeleton, relying on the host as protection. They cannot live long without a host. > 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. Nihiliod Parasite begins to develop and is more resilient depending on how far it is in the process to becoming an adult. During this phase it begins to quickly adapt and change. Variants of Nihiliods form during this phase. > 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. Due to their hive mind nature, what one Nihiliod knows as a threat, they all know. Attack one with Aura energy, and any other parasite phase Nihiliod begins to adapt against it. The Adult phase becomes perfectly immune to what the Nihiliods have perceived as a threat. Because Physical and energy based attacks are the main forms of attacks upon Nihiliods in the past, the Adult Phase Nihiliod's Exoskeleton is adapted to be immune to any physical trauma and any energy based attack. To what degree it is immune is unknown. Their form also varies depending on the environment. Flying Nihiliods to swimming Nihiliods are not unheard of. They tend to favor an insectoid form for general areas. > 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.
VOID Project	A project started by the Caeles in an attempt to exterminate all other beings of the Eternal Galaxy by utilizing the void.
GAIA Computer	A super computer created by the Caeles alongside the VOID Project. Originally designed to reset the Eternal Galaxy to renew resources. However, when the VOID Project backfired, it was modified to wipe out all life in the Galaxy. Venturia, who had been working on it at the time, modified it so that it would generate new life after eliminating the current.
Phoenix Incident (VOID)	The first time the GAIA Computer was activated by the Caeles in the hope to eliminate the Nihiliods. This is the first Phoenix Incident.
Venturia (Caeles)	A scientist who led the creation of the GAIA Computer. She is revered by those in the recreated Eternal Galaxy as a goddess due to what little information that was left behind about her.
Venturia (Galaxy)	The name of the Galaxy given by the inhabitants after the first Phoenix Incident. Can also be referred to as the Venturian Galaxy.
Phoenix Code	The name of the process which the GAIA Computer uses to reset the Galaxy.
Arcains	Beings that inhabited the Venturian Galaxy after the first Phoenix Incident. Capable of utilizing Gaia and Anti Energy. They are born with a Corlaviri Crystal within them that, without, would lead to their death.
Prometheos	Beings that inhabited the Venturian Galaxy after the first Phoenix Incident. Known as the "mortal gods" or "demigods." Their abilities are hereditary and tied to their blood. Should a Prometheos obtain the blood of another, they can gain a variation of the power of the owner.
Corlaviri	A crystalline material that tends to retain Gaia or Aura Energy. When found naturally, it tends to already contain trace amounts of Gaia energy. If a large "lake" of crystals is found, they may have large quantities of the energy contained. Corlaviri Crystals that contain Aura Energy do not occur naturally. A process used to infuse Corlaviri with Aura energy is to take an uncharged crystal and dip it into blood.
Forterium	A material that is light weight, extremely durable, and is almost impervious to physical damage, however, Gaia energy can damage it. Anti passes through it unhindered.
Inerium	A material that can nullify the effects of both Gaia and Anti energy. It is easily affected by physical trauma.
Gaia Energy	Energy that affects the physical world. Behaves like electricity to a degree. Some refer to it as Aura Energy despite this being used as the name of actual Aura Energy. All matter poses this energy in minute amounts.
Aura Energy	Energy that affects the spiritual world. It can be considered the essence of a soul. All living entities have Aura Energy. Often confused with Gaia Energy.
Black Matter	An unknown substance that behaves as neither a solid, liquid, or gas. It exhibits qualities similar to that of Inerium as well as Aura Energy. It passes through living beings, and can cause harm to their life force, but when in contact with Corlaviri it behaves as a solid. Very rare, often contained in Corlaviri cases.
Phoenix Incident (Arcain Revolt)	The second Phoenix Incident. Originally a revolt that started to liberate Arcains from Prometheos oppression. Secretly, Venturia sought to use it to restart the Galaxy to prevent the Prometheos from becoming like the Caeles.
Venion System	One of the six primary solar systems of the Eternal Galaxy.
Nox	The main habitable planet of the Venion System.
Council of Twelve	Council of the twelve noble houses that existed during the Era of the Dawn.
Council of Venturia	Religious Council that existed during the Era of the Dawn.
Aurora	An AI created by Cicero to help manipulate the GAIA Computer. During the Second Phoenix Incident she was infused with the spirit of Tina, the head maid of Aion who died near the GAIA Computer.
Life Hackers	A group of people that were affected by the Phoenix Code that survived without being in a special safe area. These people were granted special abilities that could affect the fabric of existence. They were hunted by Aetheron and Erebos and eradicated. Notable Life Hackers that remain are Cicero and Nero.
Guardians of Time
Manor of Eternity
Vault	The structure that contains the GAIA Computer. Impervious to virtually anything. Can only be opened by a special control panel.
Sanctuary of Light	The central tower of the Manor of Eternity. The primary location for the Vault.
Sanctuary of Dark	An alternative version of the Sanctuary of Light that contains a special Rift Gate that is tied to the GAIA Computer.
Library of the Ethereal
Vatian
Irian
Papillian
Human
Dual City	Capital City of the planet Nox that existed during the Era of the Dawn.
Eternal Light
Ethereal Darkness
Luminarc
Noxarc
Demonarc
Morpheus
Twin Sisters
Celestora System	One of the six primary solar systems of the Eternal Galaxy.
Alcyon	The main habitable planet of the Celestora System.
Blood Tome	Book of Prophecy created by Cicero to warn of the reawakening of the Nihiliods.
War of Eternity
Passage of Fate
Heaven’s Forge	Dimension that serves as the home of the Caeles.
Aura Tech
Venturian Empire
Venturian Republic
Fissures of Time
Artifacts of Heaven’s Forge
Rift Incident
The Great Boundary
Mark of the Guardians
Starchild
Mercurius
Arke
Iris
Aeternitas
Shards of Starlight
City of Dusk
Venturian Council
Orion’s Legacy
Book of Crystals
War of Alcyon
Senari Republic
Egale System
Senarious
<Bio-Computer>
Sol Incineron System
Inopia
Noble Guardian Order
Guardians
Daedalus Project
Liberation of the Senari Republic
Shrine of Seasons
Tower of <Alcyon 1>
Tower of <Alcyon 2>
Mercurius’s Shield
Nexion System
Sedes Imperii
Helios System
Duon
Dua
Conlustrare
Ethereal Galaxy
Echoes of Time
Grey Phoenix
Fall of the Boundary
The Four Nymphs
Warships
Nova Engine
Keystones
AETHER Armor
BEHEMOTH Cannon
D – Helix Sabers
Affinity Break
Aura Burst
Aura Maneuvering Systems
Aura Harmonic
Harmonic Sync
Rift Gates
Rift Jumping
Phoenix
Tactician’s Eye
Chronorift
Lightrift
Darkrift
Chronolock
Nemesis
MIMI
Moirai Project
Philotes Project
Bioroid
Portable Rift Device
Nox Nex

[Cucoo5]

EG is more like a liquid that I'm slowly freezing into a solid.
Because Phoenix wasn't necessarily a part of the original plan for where I wanted to end EG, it's the most fluid part of it as the ending is still not fixed, And I don't even know what I want to do for a beginning...

If I were to refocus my efforts on anything would be the beginning of Phoenix and how it would play out.

To contrast, I have a fairly solid idea of how "Light's Shadow" starts (which is the very first part that takes place in Era of the Dawn) With a much tighter "schedule" of events.

Meanwhile Phoenix still feels bareboned. I'm starting to add events into it that are a bit more specific but I don't really have a good start point for it.

I've established that Ignis might have done some pirating during her time outside of Venturia and ticked off a faction which... I'm actually reconsidering its name and information as I want something of different effect than... Dovakhan...

What Ignis was doing with regards to these facts could establish how Phoenix actually starts.

[Kristia]

I suggest you to have your story/script/whatever solid and ready, then you can do tweaks here and there.

[Cucoo5]

_{but the possibilities this could add...}

Tbh it does conflict with why Ignis has to survive when it comes to managing the Beast of Time. Although I could pull a twist where Ignis was pretending to be this man named Grey when she raided the Dovakhan. That man might help to add another personality type to counteract Ignis's stuborness.


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[Kristia]

you donīt need to follow that game with everything, you know?

[Cucoo5]

Eternal Galaxy Project

Uuuuh...
Ok so I might have gone back to Tomodachi to figure out some characters' personalities...

In the process of doing that...

Ignis might now have a brother named Grey.

I don't know what I want to do with this information....

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[Cucoo5]

ok now to keep things moving here...

To put closure on the immediately previous questions I had, we've come to the conclusion that Heaven's Forge has been sealed off to prevent Nihiliod invasion. The only way in to it would be via time manipulation.

I'm using the concept on the second one and I'm not going to do anything for the third part.

Now next up...

Need help with working out where Suzy "Black Lotus" Fiorella comes into play.
I'm putting her as a rival pilot of Joe but the problem is who she would be working with.

[Cucoo5]

Ok two things came up...

1) what is the current state of Heaven's Forge after Era of Echoes
2) what is happening to the galaxies/universes that are being "revlaimed" by the Void.

for 2 I'm saying they are being "destroyed" however when things return to normal they might reappear.
For 1, no idea what to say has happened...


EDIT: Third thing - adjusting the timing of when the Era of Rebirth starts.
thinking of tacking on a few thousand years as currently it's only 1 thousand years between and I'm wondering if that's enough time to plunge the galaxy into ruin.
...might be with all the Nihiliods but...

[Cucoo5]

Eternal Galaxy Project

Aye

@s1
Bioroid brain is an artificial replica of an organic brain in function and properties. Shape is different to accommodate protecting it and allowing it to have back-up power.

Nemesis is similar to this except being an outdated yet more robust design more apt for combat purposes.

Their AIs are what dictates how the brain functions. For MIMI, neural pathways are generated organically while Nemesis is systematic. They are... Kind of Left brain and Right brain in contrast of each other.


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[Kristia]

you give me the tools, I will try to come up with something, that would be fun to do

[S121]

@Cucoo

I guess my only question throughout this entire discussion is how Nemesis and MIMI's brains are structured. That would serve as the determining factor when figuring out what they would need to transfer the minds.

I imagine that since Nemesis is an android of sorts, she might follow a neural architecture similar to that of a machine, most likely a quantum computer. What is a Bioroid's brain like? What structure does it have?

[Cucoo5]

Eternal Galaxy Project

Aye... I think if one of the cities fell they might land on the sphere of water that forms the core of the nebulous "planet" that is Sedes Imperii.

So it might go from floating city to hopefully not Atlantis.

...Unless it is already and needs to have power restored to raise it out of the water.

That would be interesting...

And yes, we can now try and make more headway as We should now be able to have everyone get on a Roc and proceed for a few posts and say they're at the tower.

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[Kristia]

"hm.. a floating city, what if I cut this cable? maybe a generator might turn off, or the gravity would fail.. ohh what fun I could have here"

That is what I first thought when I heard "floating city"

But anyways, canīt go all what ifs if there is no action to even get there XD

"Hm.. lots of dust, ruins everywhere, enough scrap for a small army.. a builderīs dream" and here is she at the first hour of being on such place