[center][h3][u][b]The Divine Continuation[/b][/u][/h3][hr][hider=Continued][h3][i][u]Deities[/u][/i][/h3] Entities brought into being directly by the hands of the Primordial, through interraction with the Abstract, Deities are essentially Inaniae's children. While Lucy was not crafted directly of his essence, Aaurus was, and it was this deity that came to create reality as we know it. Deities may come to be from reality as well, ascending to power and surpassing the bounds of their origins, to reign as creators and molders of new realms--such is the way of things. Like all beings, gods are mortals, defined by their ability to be killed, but inability to die of old age. [h3][i]Aaurus[/i][/h3] The first of Inaniae's children, Aaurus is the primal cause of reality, having crafted the three realms and their inhabitants in Reality's Genesis so many thousands of years ago. He is an enigmatic deity who, at times, oversees his creation, interfering very little, though he is not unwilling to do so. His nature is similar to a painter protecting his masterpiece, unwilling to let it fade into obscurity, but equally as unwilling to alter it with his own hands Aaurus is one who would use subtle manipulation rather than direct intervention. When made to manifest for the eyes of worldly mortals, Aaurus' body appears composed of a type of essence crystal, with the same make-up as a rare mineral of reality. This mineral has roughly the same make up as a soul and as such is why he, a god, is made up of such. [h3][i]Lucy[/i][/h3] A mysterious mother figure of reality, Lucy was the first of the firstborne, a demon brought to ascension by Aaurus through the bond they shared. Her whereabouts and interactions with reality are largely unknown, if they exist at all. [hr][h3][i][u]Minor Deities and Demigods[/u][/i][/h3][hr] Beings that transcend worldly mortality, but do not entirely depart their place of origin, these beings are those who ascend mortality, are created upon this pedestal, or whom serve the Divine Equation. To this there are few exceptions [h3][b]Inaniae's Incarnation[/b][/h3] An incarnation of the great Old One, Inaniae wrought himself form by possessing Lucy and forcing her essence through Lilith, who then gave birth to his vessel, and subsequently the race of demons now known as Nightwalkers. He was the founder of the Western Kingdom of Hell, the Creator of the Chimeric Citadel, and perhaps the most feared among the Firstborne as his power was without equal. He, after a time, became bored with living and began to think he might rejoin his true body--the Void-- to bring about the destruction of the boring place that he thought himself to reside within. Aaurus fooled him, derailing his thought and gradually tricking him into believing he was a demon in truth, rather than an Elder God in demon form. So when he attempted a demonic ritual it shattered his soul, scattering it among the Nightwalkers. To this day he has sought to gather his many fragments and assimilate them into himself, so he may reign in his power, and cull the reality that he believes to have defied him. Such is his terrible wrath. [h3][b]The Terminus[/b][/h3] An avatar of the Abstract, Terminus are reality's grim reaper, but this is not their sole purpose. No, rather than simply reap souls as society believes them to, Terminus are harvesters and cultivators of concepts and new flavors of being, attempting to bring new life to strange and bizarre ideas that their true mind, The Abstract, has yet to internalize. Upon the completion of a being's purpose, a fulfilling of their potential, they are reaped, or harvested, their conceptual existence given to the Abstract and their form given to the Void--each which enriches the other. Without them, reality is without purpose and would be culled by the void, for once ideas can no longer be fostered from its form, it is deemed unworthy. Such is the way of the Divine Equation. [h3][b]The Gatekeepers[/b][/h3] Once supreme keepers, crafted by the gods to guard the junctions between realms, the Gatekeepers have since been fragmented and largely destroyed. These beings were capable of playing the World's very Essence, thus influencing the minds and souls of any who [i]experienced[/i] their song. They were fickle beings dedicated to the balance of their respective realms, and thus the balance of the whole. One [i]true[/i] Keeper remains, her name Luciana, who is the Gatekeeper of earth, seeking to maintain reality's balance eternally. This is the way of her kind. [h3][b][I]The Essence of the World[/I][/b][/h3] Known as Hazumi, or colloquially as the Essence, this demigod is one that was crafted by the now forgotten FleshShaper, a demonic lord of Old. This entity is one of many many minds, even that of a gatekeeper, sewn into one form and given no purpose. She is a chimera in all senses of the term, capable of shifting her essence to any given racial ability, or taking them all on at once when in her completed form. Her power is such that should she choose to, or be given purpose by another, she could change the very nature of Reality. However, rather than do so she is a lost being, one always seeking her identity, though fleeting it may be, and so she remains unused, and unfulfilled. Perhaps she will remain this way forever...or perhaps not. Only the Elder gods might know.[/hider][/center]