Fiction:Chaos/Shard

"It is much like a piece of broken glass. A once celestial citadel turned into nothing but a metaphysical wasteland of death; this is a testament to the Ayrai'Shikua bending all wills to their power."

- Unknown



Shard (Vi'Navitum/Kicathian - Ekolnyúramadálnarya) is a plane of Chaos, and the home plane of the Xi'Arazulha and their divine ruler Xi'Arazkha. The realm is a 9th dimensional plane of existence, meaning that its shape and laws give way to an innumerable number of laws set in other universes.

History
Originally, what was once Shard was a part of the Vi'Navitum realm, Erratsactum. At an unknown period in time, perhaps hundreds of quadrillions of years ago, the Xhodocto laid waste to Erratsactum, to the point where the nine-dimensional realm was shattered completely. Whilst the Vi'Navitum planned its reconstruction, what drifted away from the citadel eventually manifested itself into its own plane of existence - a chaotic, seemingly formless structure, becoming a polar opposite of Erratsactum - Shard. The inhabitants, the Vi'Navitum were also changed. Rather than being extinguished by the Xhodocto, the Vi'Navitum that laid stranded on Shard began to warp, siring the Xi'Arazulha. Vi'Naherza's soul was also split in two, creating Xi'Arazkha.

Shard laid in a state of perpetual war against Erratsactum by the Xhodocto's hands; the Xi'Arazulha came to serve them on the basis of their creation. The war, lasting numerous eternities would eventually lay rest in this universe, taking place across numerous planets in numerous galaxies. The most prolific planet in this war was Paclernos - home of the Kicath race. The ultraterrestrial involvement eventually resulted in the Kicath becoming a descendant race of the Vi'Navitum and Xi'Arazulha. In the eventual victory of the Vi'Navitum, the Xi'Arazulha were driven from this universe - either back to Shard, or those who remained in this universe assumed the forms of mortal species. Those who retained their immortality would eventually reincarnate as a demigod-like being, Kithworto being one of the main examples.

Description
In appearance, Shard appears to be a seemingly infinite array of sharp rocks floating through Chaos. The energies emitted from the destruction of Erratsactum still plague the area as an atmosphere. The effect upon beings who enter this realm is utter dread and an aura of death that surrounds them. Being a metaphysically nihilistic realm, Shard is not composed of atoms or particles, suggesting that sensing Shard's appearance is extra-sensory or from the subconscious.

Due to the lack of any other essence in Shard, time does not flow.

Access
Due to its nature, Shard is inaccessible to almost every life form that has an adversity to Death Energy - the aura that surrounds Shard like an atmosphere. Entering the realm is considered an impossible feat, as there is no open connection from this reality to Shard. As Shard is also a part of Chaos, the physics interweaving with the mind would cause unpredictable (but destructive) results.

Inhabitants

 * Natives