Datalog #15

In the world tree cosmology every being is given an “existence level” or EL. The higher their EL the higher power they have and the greater understanding that they have of the true nature of reality. Here are the various ELs and what they mean.

Existence Lv1: Terrors. Demonic, mindless beings spawned from the archon Typhonus and his mate. The Queen of Monsters, Echidna whose only purpose is to kill and destroy. They are completely controlled by the influence of the dark god and only exist to bring ruin to the cosmos. After being spanned in Gundigap, the terrors are sent out throughout the multiverse in a meteor known as “Baetylus,” another archon and the embodiment of wrath. The meteor then crashes into a random planet filled with intelligent life in order to cause devastation and harvest the people’s life energy to hasten the dark god’s awakening. Afterward, the terrors traveling on said meteor raze what remains of that planet to finish Baetylus’ job. Terrors possess no higher mind or thoughts, they are mere extensions of the dark god’s will and cannot think, feel, or even experience pain. They are more like tools than anything else.

Existence Lv2: Creatures. Non-humanoid beings that are only partially intelligent. They can think, feel, and experience pain, but they do not possess a higher mind, cannot comprehend reason or morality, and act only based on instinct and learned behavior rather than a conscience. In other words, they are non-sentient. These include the beasts of the land, sea, and sky such as birds, fish, mammals, insects, reptiles, and other beasts.

Existence Lv3: Sheep. In spite of their name these beings aren’t actually the creature known as sheep. Rather, they are the everyday person. An average, sentient, usually humanoid being with no higher knowledge. The majority population of the cosmos is either EL2 or EL3. Any EL3 being can ascend to EL4 upon obtaining the “truth” of themselves and the nature of reality. Most can use magick unless they are affected by “the forbidden cloud” but they cannot access the higher levels of the arcane without ascending to a higher EL. Terrors that have been purified of the dark god’s control also fit under this category as well as all the races of the cosmos and all their subcategories such as Homs, Beastkin, Mystics, and Darklings.

Existence Lv4: Awakened Ones. Beings who have reached EL4 have obtained higher understanding of reality and thus have become able to travel to cosmos freely, unbound by their own starsphere. This also greatly enhances their physical appearance and their magickal talent, and beings who have reached EL4 often live much longer and healthier lives than beings of lower ELs. Archsage Amadeus is one such example of a being who has reached EL4.

Existence Lv4x: Chrono Travelers. Beings who have performed the forbidden art of time travel, becoming unbound from fate’s flow but as a result are unable to return to their own timeline, forced to wander the timestream for all eternity unbound by a set timeline or ordained destiny. This can result in one living in a better world than the one ordained or a world ruined by despair, it’s all up to the Chrono Traveler to choose, but once they reach this level there is no going back.

Existence Lv5: Scions. Beings who have ascended to a point to reach Demi-godhood, a state that grants neigh-immortality, heavy levels of regeneration, respawning upon death, and incredible power. These beings no longer age and are always in a state of physical perfection. They have no need to eat, drink, or sleep and are unbelievably powerful and dangerous. Long ago, a group of scions, the spawn of the fallen angels and human women who did not work for their power, waged war against the gods. However, they were easily defeated and forced into serving humanity as “bound scions.” Transformed into mere stone orbs, a summoner could bring forth their true forms by using magick. Once the summoner does so, the scion must then obey any command the summoner gives until the summoner’s ether supply runs out and the scion is forced back into their orb state. A fate worse than death. Very few “true scions", being scions unbound by a contract, exist. The only ones known so far being the zodiac dragon Sensayu, the Trinity of Terror Zaful, Flux, and Rheap, and the members of the original council of 6, also known as the "kings of old" that include Abez Sien, Etsuo Kabbah, Abellion Magnus, Zihark Radamanthus, Mordia Vael, and Natasha Nebros.

Existence Lv6: Aeons. Divine, god-like beings that rule over the physical world. They are fully immortal and cannot die and hold unbelievable power beyond mortal comprehension, easily able to destroy and create in equal measures. The strongest of the aeons is Mekala, goddess of light and order, her opposite being the dark god Elzakalas, god of darkness, evil, and chaos. There are also the seraphim, the creations of Zophia who resemble gigantic celestial 6-winged dragons that each embody a specific aspect of the cosmos. Elysium, the highest realm and home of the gods, is guarded by the Cherubim, divine beasts and the progenitors of life. Behemoth the Beast Cherub, Zhu the Avian Cherub, Gamal the Reptite Cherub, Keru the Frog Cherub, Leviathan the Aquarian Cherub, and Abbadon the Dweller Cherub.

Existence Lv7: Celestials. Higher-dimensional beings that exist in a higher plane of existence (upper domain) who created the entire lower domain through their cognition. They are completely mortal and almost always powerless in their own dimension, but in the lower domain they are like gods with complete control over reality and all known concepts. Examples of celestial beings include Barbello, the creator of Zutara and mother of both Zophia and Elzakalas, and the members of the Tzga Order.

Existence Lv8: True Divine. The creators of the celestials and beings beyond even the upper domain. These beings include the true angels, demons, and other spiritual beings that influence the celestial realm.

Existence Lv∞: THE NAMELESS ONE. The true, ultimate, almighty supreme being above all things. The creator of the true divine and the source of everything, a fully omnipresent, omniscient, all-knowing, all-seeing, eternal being who has always existed and will always exist. A singularity that transcends all existence and the omniversal flow, the source of all. The original one. The great father. None can match His glory, and all who bear witness to Him perish.