Pre-Epoch

Pre-Epoch

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“There are some things that make it easier to be ‘infected’ the more you know.”

This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS relating to some of the most pivotal parts of the "Lord of Mysteries" and "Circle of Inevitability".

“	The Creator awoke from Chaos and shattered the darkness, creating the first ray of light. He then fused himself completely into the universe and made up all of existence.	„
— Myth of Creation on Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 18

History

On the first day, the Original Creator awoke and created this world, but reality, the Spirit World, the Astral World, and Fate were still mixed together.

On the second day, the Oldest One birthed the Mother Goddess of Depravity. Reality gained a foundation, the Spirit World and Astral World were separated, and the River of Fate began to flow. Soon after, the Mother Tree of Desire was born, giving rise to life and introducing evil and desire. Then came the Son of Chaos, who established order-and with it, shadows naturally emerged.

On the third day, the Oldest One and the Mother Goddess united, and the Mother of All Things gave birth to a firstborn daughter. From then on, the fates of all things began to intertwine, no longer in absolute chaos but instead forming relative patterns and foreseeable futures.

— Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 1171

The Original Creator was the maker of the Universe, and also its destroyer. It is both day and also night. It’s the light of holiness, and also the decadent abyss. It is an amalgamation of all contradicting concepts and symbolism. Therefore, "He" naturally has an uncontrollable tendency to split, and once "He" splits, there will be a stronger desire for Convergence.

In a time more ancient than the Modern Era, the sleeping Original Creator had naturally split into multiple personas. "They" were also in a state of slumber, but "They" began to use the authority and Beyonder Characteristics "They" controlled to influence the world, making many preparations for the true dissociation when the Original Creator awakened. Among the multiple personas, the Primordial God Almighty and the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings were the most powerful and active Great Old Ones on Earth. Many folklores and legends in this time were based on actual mysterious events.

The Mother Goddess of Depravity already had worshippers on Earth during this period. "She" was the source of every single Mother Goddess-type deity of any religion in the history of Earth.

The Earth Cataclysm

There was already a rumor going around the internet in the Modern Era about a prophecy stating:

When the stars are right, Chaos will rise from underground, and the Great Oldest One will awaken.

— Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1167

The Cataclysm came around and everything was destroyed. The Cataclysm started from the corruption from underground in the form of crude oil. This was due to the awakening of the Original Creator. "He" then shattered again into Beyonder Characteristics and Sefirot. This convergence and divergence tore apart the Sefirot and the Characteristics related to the Outer Deities that were directly nurtured and created from the Original Creator to Earth. The remains of "Him" then formed a barrier that protected the Earth from the Outer Deities.

• The previous Seven Lights had been wiped out when the Original Creator awoke, and the new Seven Lights were only born from the Spirit World in the First Epoch.

Many Outer Deities came to Earth, either seeking the characteristics that was torn from them and attracted to Earth or trying to consume additional characteristics and Sefirot to increase "Their" power. But "They" were shielded away from Earth due to the barrier left by the Original Creator and stayed in the solar system.

During this time, the stars and the earth all experienced great changes. North America became the Northern Continent; South America became the Southern Continent; Greenland became the Sonia Island; East Asia became the Western Continent; Europe and West Asia became the Eastern Continent, now known as the Forsaken Land of the Gods, Australia fell and became the Abyss.

Timeline

Main article: Timeline § Pre-Epoch