Transformers Beyond: Legendarium (old version)

Prologue: The Theomachy

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In the Beginning, before time properly began, there was only The One: an extradimensional entity that served as the sentient core and lifeforce of the primordial multiverse. We do not know how The One came to be, but it's believed that it resides in a higher plane of existence that's far beyond our understanding. For an untold time, it existed there in isolation, pure and inviolate, but it was sentient and therefore it questioned its own existence, seeking to understand itself, its place in creation, and its purpose. And so, to better understand those things, The One peered outside of its realm, witnessing the creation of a vast myriad of multiverses where on each of these worlds, the spark of life brought forth beings of infinite varieties and forms of life that were capable of dwelling in all the many corners of these universes. Inspired by these events, The One sought to create a multiverse of its own, where it can fragment itself across its many worlds to experience their myriad struggles and evolutions in order to understand itself and the nature of its very being when these vessels returned to their Source after their mission's completed. And so, it created. This is the chronicle of the events of but one universe...this is the story of the Beyondverse...

Approximately 13.8 billion years ago, the prime universe first existed as an ultra-hot fog of hydrogen energy that was smaller than an atom. Then, it expanded and inflated into proper existence in an event that the humans of Earth now call the Big Bang. After a billion years, galaxies of stars with orbiting planets were created. On several of these new worlds, life gradually evolved thanks to the mysterious life-giving energies of the Zodiac, eventually and miraculously bringing forth sentient beings in many shapes and sizes. First among these new lifeforms were beings made of energy such as the Vok race of the Nexus Zero Nebula, who were among the earliest alien civilizations in the universe. Meanwhile, organic life evolved through carbon bonding, while mechanical life evolved through the naturally-occurring interaction of gears, levers, and pulleys, dubbed "Atechnogenesis" by scientists. Advanced forms of atechnogenesis even brought forth technorganics, lifeforms made up of flesh and metal merged together at the cellular level.

In order to better observe this young universe, The One created from a portion of its lifeforce an immortal child, tasked with the goal of exploring the young universe and maintain balance within it. A child that was born without the prejudice and bias their parent's memories, so they'll be better able to judge its parent without preconception and favoritism, but only with a burgeoning curiosity. This child of The One was given the name of Daiakuron, an unique digital entity that wore the eight faces of Order, Chaos, Space, Wisdom, Nature, Transformation, Knowledge, and Death. And so, Daiakuron began their eternal exploration, passing freely across the cosmos, experiencing what would arise.

For many eons, Daiakuron traveled across the universe, making contact with numerous worlds and their inhabitants. They were amazed by their observations, but they lived in isolation. Without any of the creatures they've encountered equaling their power, Daiakuron questioned their existence, beginning to converse with themselves. Why did they exist, and What was their purpose, and if there was such a thing Who had set it all in motion and Where were they and How? However, Daiakuron was alone in the universe, with no equal to answer these questions but themselves. In time, eight unique personas begin to form within Daiakuron's mind, with each of them based on their eight faces of Order, Chaos, Space, Wisdom, Nature, Transformation, Knowledge, and Death. While the personas were one being in the form of Daiakuron, the act of division separated them into eight viewpoints whose opinions, insights and feelings began to grow ever more divisive and irreconcilable, until they all became entrenched in their views and unable-even unwilling-to see any of the others' side. And the more they argued, the more Daiakuron began to feel divided in both mind and spirit until they divided in form as well.