Calamity of Destruction

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Chinese	毁灭天灾
Pathway
High Sequence Group	Demoness Red Priest
Sefirah	City of Calamity

Calamity of Destruction (毁灭天灾, Destruction Calamity, Huǐmiè tiānzāi) is the title of the Great Old One of the Demoness, and Red Priest Pathways.

The convergence of the Calamity of Destruction and the Eternal Darkness will form the Fourth Pillar. When the Fourth Pillar is born, the Monarch of Decay will be drawn in and become a part of the Fourth Pillar.

• Because of this, Pathways of the Eternal Darkness and the Calamity of Destruction groups are exchangeable. But in that case, there's no way to become a Great Old One, unless one can separate the Beyonder Characteristics from before.
• The Monarch of Decay can accommodate either the Calamity of Destruction or the Eternal Darkness, though "He" could only choose one. The vice versa also applies.

As the Calamity of Destruction contains both the masculine and feminine aspects of the Original Creator, if the two aspects were allowed to be merged, it would lead to the birth of the Mirrored Original Creator.

By becoming the Calamity of Destruction, which combines the Red Priest Pathway and the Demoness Pathway, one would become a real hermaphrodite.

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Beyonders of the Calamity of Destruction group also need to contend with a mixture of the Primordial God Almighty's mental imprint, because in the First Epoch, the Primordial God Almighty had accommodated the City of Calamity.

Full Title

Calamity of Destruction;
Origins of DisasterSimplified Chinese: 
毁灭天灾，
根源之祸

— Full Title of the Calamity of Destruction

TRANSLATION NOTE

"根源之祸" actually means "Disaster of Origin", instead of "Origins of Disaster" from the official Webnovel English translation.

Authorities & Symbolisms

• "They" possess full authority over the Red Priest, and Demoness pathways, and the corresponding symbolisms, which include but are not limited to the following:
  • Demoness: Authorities over Chaos, Primordium, Charm, Mirror World, Dark Magic, and Femininity.
  • Red Priest: Authorities over War, Destruction, Conquest, Sacrifices, Charm, and Masculinity with the symbol of Lord of War.
• As a powerful existence of Destruction, "They" can kill another Great Old One in a short time.
• The 2 Pathways represent Disasters of all kinds, both natural and man-made.

Note: A Pathway having certain symbolism doesn't mean at the level of Above the Sequence that it entirely stems from that Pathway. It might stem from the entire group or certain parts from it.

The authorities above are derived from the following symbolisms:

• Mirrored Original Creator/The Original Creator in The MirrorSimplified Chinese: 镜中最初造物主: The Calamity of Destruction's two Pathways symbolize the Masculine and Feminine sides of the Original Creator.
  • Without a means to separate Yin and Yang and prevent them from fully merging, a fully-realized Calamity of Destruction would herald the return of a stable Mirrored Original Creator on "Them", who would be overpowered by Great Old Ones' standard.
  • If "They" have the Chaotic Vortex Face from God Almighty to separate Yin and Yang, "They" can exist stably as a three-fold Calamity of Destruction.
    • The two Uniquenesses that's closely linked to the Mirrored Original Creator are counterbalanced by the Chaotic Vortex Face corresponding to the God Almighty.
      • Thus the trifecta of forces maintains a delicate equilibrium.
    • If the Primordial God Almighty doesn't resurrect on "Their" body, this would give "Them" access to the Chaos Sea and the corresponding authorities/abilities.
    • Due to Yin and Yang not fully merging, a Calamity of Destruction's symbolism of The Oldest One in The Mirror is incomplete.
      • Lumian was barely affected by Inextinguishable Ravings's Ravings due to this incomplete symbolism, which instead caused "His" masculine and feminine consciousnesses that were actually strengthened under the influence of the Ravings.
        • This enhanced consciousness and symbolism of The Oldest One in The Mirror controlled the awakened spiritual imprint in "Him", allowing Lumian to retain "His" ability to think and fight, though it significantly shortened "His" fragile balance.
    • "They" can amplify the Original Creator's spiritual imprint within others.
      • Lumian Lee used the symbolism of Disaster of Origin along with this incomplete symbolism to make the Monarch of Decay suffer the effects of the Inextinguishable Ravings despite "Him" normally being able to resist it.
  • As the embodiment of Yin and Yang, "They" can have "Queens" and "Consorts" by their side, mystical partner tied to them symbolically, that can better share "Their" power.
    • Those mystical partners can withstand the power of a Mini Great Old One小旧日: 
      Xiǎo jiù rì, though only a "Queen" and "Consort" symbol can exist for "Their" mystical partners, and not anything else.
      • The Sequence 3 Franca used this to form a connection with the Dual-Pathway King of Angels Lumian both to serve as anchor, and to be able to approach him and calm "Him" in "His" moment of madness.
      • The Sequence 2 Franca has the ability to support the power of a Mini-Great Old One from the Calamity of Destruction Lumian.
    • If "They" have control over the powers of other Pathways (such as Lumian having control over the five Pathways of the Chaos Sea, and one Angel of Redemption Beyonder Characteristic), "They" can also share these abilities with "Their" mystical partners.
    • The strength of "Their" mystical partners as Mini-Great Old Ones is weaker than the Half Great Old Ones Dao Integrators in terms of utilization of symbolism, but if they really fought, they could hold on longer than the Dao Integrators.

• Disaster of OriginSimplified Chinese: 根源之祸: "They" are the symbol of Calamity and DisasterSimplified Chinese: 灾祸. "Their" mere presence, if "They" didn't restrain "Themselves", would bring Calamities for everything around "Them".
  • The Disaster of Origin symbolism can prevent Primordial Hunger from Devouring the abilities and authorities corresponding to Return to Chaos via Devouring parts of the vortex of Chaos.
  • "Their" Calamities scope could be infinitely small or infinitely vast. In addition, "Their" Calamities are not limited to the physical form but extend to symbolic and conceptual forms.
  • "Their" presence and "Themselves" can bring Calamities on a universal level, such as supernova explosions or black holes that can tear the dimensions bearing it.
  • "They" can unleash Disaster across the entire universe (e.g., filling the universe with Black Holes or similar phenomena); however, this has to be done gradually.
  • As long as a connection existed, "They" could curse, affect, and spread Catastrophe.
    • Even if a Substitution had been used, the Catastrophe will travel through the connection between the avatar and the true body, spreading to the target.
  • Fire of Destruction: "They" possess a black flame that embodies madness and Destruction that burns everything, something that neither material nor spiritual things can withstand.
    • The Fire of Destruction cause the body to collapse Catastrophically, nearing its annihilation and Return to Chaos.
    • While borrowing powers from the Eternal Darkness, "Their" Fire of Destruction can lead to true ruin and the end.
  • As Calamity itself, the Calamity of Destruction cannot be harmed by Disaster.
  • Plague: "They" can spread Plagues through rain, gales, and snowflakes.
    • This will influence a large area in the shortest time.

• Return of All Things to Chaos: A Calamity of Destruction can cause all contradictions in an area to erupt instantly, transforming the Apocalypse into a vortex of Chaos that will swallow nearby asteroids along with Space, Time, and Fate.
  • "They" could use it to drag a tributary of the River of Fate into the Apocalypse, returning it to Chaos, thereby breaking the Circle of Inevitability's Destined symbolism.

• Destruction: A symbol originated from the Red Priest, "They" are the symbol of Destruction. "They" can make everything and everyone face their Destruction; even Space-Time itself is no exception.

• At the Great Old One level, a Calamity of Destruction's Charm and Provocation have reached symbolic level, capable of affecting even abstract concepts and other Great Old Ones.
  • Lumian Lee Charmed the Mother Goddess of Depravity, to prevent "Her" from developing vigilance or spiritual forewarning.
  • Lumian Lee Provoked and Charmed the Monarch of Decay, who was under the influence of Foolishness.
    • This made the Monarch of Decay no longer be able to control "Himself" when it comes to not trying to accommodate Lumian Lee.
• Conquest: "They" can Conquer planets, stars, and black holes, turning them into "Their" soldiers.
• Ruler of the Mirror World: "They" embody and hold absolute control over the Mirror World.
  • The Calamity of Destruction can unfold the Mirror World that originated from the City of Calamity, forcibly dragging "Their" target into it.
  • Mirror Magic and Weather: "They" can also insert extreme Weather or lethal attacks into Mirrors, guiding them through the Mirror World.
    • It can then precisely target locations to attack people and areas outside the Mirrors.
• Essence of War: "They" are the Essence of War and have the corresponding authorities.
  • Gathering: "They" can share all of "Their" abilities and authorities - but not "Their" symbolisms - with "Their" allies, and vice versa. It wasn't entirely impossible to share symbolisms, but the sharer could only utilize them to a limited extent.
  • Fog of War: "They" can cause white mist to enshroud the star dominion, suppressing the perceptions of all Great Old Dominators present, except for "Their" allies. "They" also have an omniscient perspective within the Fog of War.

• Petrification: "They" can hide Petrification powers within Fireballs. After they explode, the effect is released, affecting the surroundings, without needing to spread it inch by inch.

Countering Symbolisms

Symbols of other Great Old Ones can counter some of "Their" symbols and powers, which include but are not limited to the following:

• Mother Goddess of Depravity:
  • Femininity mutually counteracts with Masculinity.
    • For example, the Calamity of Destruction cannot turn a weakened Mother Goddess of Depravity into a male, and vice versa.

• Monarch of Decay:
  • The Endpoint of the River of Time can make the Fog of War advance to its end.

• High-Dimensional Overseer:
  • Truth counters Fog of War.
    • The High-Dimensional Overseer's Truth symbol makes "Him" unaffected by the Fog of War.

Mythical Creature Form

NOTE

This Mythical Creature Form is taken from Lumian Lee, who is the only Calamity of Destruction in existence.

Three bodies connected to each other tightly and partially fused together. On the right was a purely female figure, clad in a sacred white robe, her hands milky and ethereal. Her head featured a female face at the front and a female face at the back, able to rotate freely in any direction, unrestrained by a neck. On the left was a half-male, half-female body, with a head composed of a female face, the chaotic vortex face, and a male face. It wielded a charred banner in its hands. In the center was a purely male body, with a head consisting of a single male face adorned with long, blood-red hair and iron-black eyes. A prominent design of a true dragon from the Western Continent was etched between his brows.

Formula

• City of Calamity
• Uniquenesses of:
  • The Demoness
  • The Red Priest
• 1 Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic each from:
  • The Apocalypse of the Demoness Pathway
  • The Conqueror of the Red Priest Pathway

Advancement Condition

Pure Yin does not last, Pure Yang does not grow, Yin contains Yang, Yang contains Yin, the union of Yin and Yang gives rise to Everything

Aside from the general advancement condition for all Above the Sequence, the correct way to approach the Calamity of Destruction is to keep switching between the Demoness and Red Priest pathways, spiraling upwards. This doesn't need to be symmetrical, depending on the situation, aiming to fulfill the phrase 'Pure Yin does not last, Pure Yang does not grow, Yin contains Yang, Yang contains Yin, the union of Yin and Yang gives rise to everything.'

The above method was indeed correct, and the only method, but only up until the final step because in this state, attempting to accommodate the City of Calamity would inevitably lead to disaster. The union of yin and yang signifies a return to the origin - the Original Creator creating this world - heralding the rebirth of all things. What would return wouldn't be the complete Original Creator but rather a Mirrored Original Creator, stable enough to avoid immediately destroying and rebooting the universe.

Everything was threefold, giving birth to all things. Only then could it be stable

In the First Epoch, the Primordial God Almighty foresaw the danger of the Mirrored Original Creator and intervened personally by accommodating the City of Calamity and inserting "His" own consciousness into the City of Calamity as a Chaotic Head to serve as a barrier to prevent yin and yang from fully merging, halting their integration. Subsequent advancers would also require a similar means to separate their own masculine and feminine aspects before accommodating the City of Calamity.

Known Achievers

• Lumian Lee
• Salinger (Half): As Sequence 0 Death, "He" planned to use the River of Eternal Darkness to fuse with the Red Priest Uniqueness to create a brand new Great Old One path. "He" became Half a Great Old One, but went mad as a result.
• Malevolent Dragon (Will of the Sefirah)
• Primordial God Almighty (Former, Indestructible Psych)

Trivia

• Alista Tudor and Primordial Demoness attempted to fuse and become Calamity of Destruction in the Fourth Epoch, but their lack of understanding towards the Yin and Yang Theory caused them to fail.
• Sauron-Einhorn-Medici is a similar attempt to complete Yin and Yang, but only on as spiritual level at first, and become suitable for Calamity of Destruction. Medici is Yang and Sauron and Einhorn who were formerly female are Yin.
• To bring Disaster upon oneself and embrace Destruction was the truest embodiment of the Disaster of Origin, the Calamity of Destruction.
• Lumian was able to hurl Box of the Great Old Ones to Ludwig through half the universe.