Third Epoch: The Cataclysm Epoch

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

“	As for the words Cataclysm Epoch, he was no stranger to that term as a historian. It was the name of the third epoch. After his recent revision, Klein even knew that the third epoch was separated into two eras: the Glorious Era and the Cataclysm Era.	„
— Klein Moretti on Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 60

History

Glorious Era

After the death of all Ancient Gods, the Ancient Sun God became the absolute ruler of the world and the one and only Orthodox God. Humans walked out of the shadow of other races and became the dominant race of the land, all other races retreat, bow their heads, or hide in treacherous lands. Only evil spirits and resentful souls occasionally appear.

Due to the influence of the first Blasphemy Slate, the Evernight Goddess, the God of Combat, and the Earth Mother emerge successively (not necessarily becoming gods at this time).

The Evernight Goddess' followers formed a secret organization. The Earth Mother and the God of Combat also became Sequence 0 around this time.

The Dark Angel Sasrir collaborated with the Evernight Goddess to form Rose Redemption. This was done under the will of the Ancient Sun God as an attempt to fight against the Primordial God Almighty's awakening inside of "Himself". The members included 6 Kings of Angels, excluding Adam and Amon, and 5 former Subsidiary Gods, who at this time had become Gods or Kings of Angels: Evernight Goddess, Earth Mother, God of Combat, God of the Dead, and God of Spiritual Creatures (for the entire list, see Rose Redemption). "They" often gathered in the Giant King's Court in order to plot against the Ancient Sun God.

However, they were still far inferior to the Primordial God Almighty, and encountered numerous difficulties. Just as "He" was about to triumph, "He" encountered several complications that allowed Rose Redemption an opportunity, and they successfully assassinate the Ancient Sun God.

By the beginning of the story, the Forsaken Land of the Gods has been trapped in darkness for 2,583 years.

The Glorious Era, spanning 1086 years, ends.

Cataclysm Era

Sasrir fell asleep inside the Giant King's Court and "His" consciousness returned to the Ancient Sun God's body. "His" and The Primordial One's consciousnesses fought while the Ancient Sun God was besieged by Rose Redemption at the Battlefield of the Gods (now the Sea of Ruins). Rose Redemption's plot succeeded, and "He" was killed. "He" planned to revive in Sasrir's body in the Giant King's Court and accommodate the corresponding Uniquenesses and Beyonder Characteristics via the correct method. However, "He" was betrayed by the White Angel (Eternal Blazing Sun), Wind Angel (Lord of Storms), and Wisdom Angel (God of Knowledge and Wisdom), who took "His" Beyonder Characteristics and the Uniqueness of "Their" corresponding Pathways from "His" body. "He" urgently fused the extreme emotions of "His" fall and be reborn on "His" corpse. "He" could only take back the Hanged Man Pathway's Characteristics and the Authority of "Depravity" and became the True Creator. "His" godhood awoke inside of Adam, who was another identity 'Envisioned' by the Ancient Sun God and can be used as his resurrection plan.

Upon splitting, Ancient Sun God turns the once-most-prosperous continent (Eastern Continent—a fusion of Europe’s and Africa’s remnants) into the Forsaken Land of the Gods, where the City of Silver was located, and creates the second Blasphemy Slate, recording nine Sefiroth and twenty-two pathways.

According to the legends of the orthodox churches, the Evernight Goddess, the Earth Mother, and the God of Combat descended upon this world and protected humans from the Cataclysm along with the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Blazing Sun, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. The continents become separated (only the Northern and Southern Continents remain navigable).

Timeline

Main article: Timeline § Third Epoch: The Cataclysm Epoch