text - Xuanwu

[cloakedinruins]

Here's a thought: The Heavens and gods have worked in a certain way for beyond memory. Gods die and then they come back as younger versions of themselves, souls are gathered as shinki to aid them, and the ayakashi are set against them. There is a balanced rhythm to this place and how it all worked.

And then it didn't. Something happened, the balance was broken, the gods died and nothing came back. So what happened? A new way to fill in the missing pieces appeared. Us.

Now, I'm just theorizing out loud that this system is a mutation caused when a body, or The Heavens as it turns out, feels it's under attack and trying to keep itself alive and functioning. In order to do that, it has pushed to fill in the spots that it has lost too fast by doing the unthinkable - by grabbing people like us.

Does that mean there's an underlying sickness? A rot in the system that the pull of faith or belief is trying to heal through us? Or is this just an experiment to see if we are able to shore up the problems inside a collapsing system?

Any other theories, or am I just thinking too much on this?

Comments

[puzzlingly]

i dont have any theories of my own but your sounds plausible
i dont suppose you have any about what broke that balance do you?

[cloakedinruins]

None at the moment, but I wonder if it has to do with some of the internal politics we haven't seen much of. I get a feeling of inertia within the ranks, especially given how much they do not like to change.

[heptagram]

Fewer people believe in the existence of gods or anything metaphysical nowadays. I didn't until about a year until I wound up here when I actually met one first-hand. Maybe it's related to that.

[puzzlingly]

if that were true maybe you should be careful

[cloakedinruins]

For what? Bringing this topic up? If they were truly people of refinement and power, then they should actually be truthful to those who were brought here without their permission.

[cloakedinruins]

If that was the case, then there would be a lot less energy to draw in people to fill the old positions. You would also see a failing in the power of the older gods who would not have as much standing as they do. It's like the draining of a battery, not one side will retain all the power while the other side is drained. The energy moves from the full side to try to even out the power, it does not store up.

Now if the battery is damaged, say the casing is bent or wrapped, then the power grows uneven, and the energy fluctuates or flattens out entirely. That seems to be more the case here than actual rate of supply.

[puzzlingly]

something tells me youre asking for far too much

「 Which is disappointing in its own. 」

[abgrund]

All is destined for death. From death comes new life. The gods cling to their old ways and in defiance of change.

[cloakedinruins]

I'm not. That is my own impression from the way they kept on talking about their great achievements. Granted, most of that seem to dwell mostly on how many things they managed to destroy and how many people cheered the victory, but still.

[cloakedinruins]

That is what I feel. It's evolve or die, or become a piece of history that managed to survive through stubborn willfulness.

[abgrund]

Would you call the Heavens something like that?

[puzzlingly]

how long have you been here?

text/ from Cú Chulainn

[futhark]

I'd tentatively sign on the collapsing system theory. This world is just too modern, it's Age of Science, while Age of the Gods ended a long time ago.

The remnants clings to existence, because that's what we do.

Why not a positive counter-theory tho? The system collapsed and is now in process of rebuilding itself?

[cloakedinruins]

Not long.

[cloakedinruins]

I haven't enough data to assume one or another.

[puzzlingly]

it shows
are you going to ask them?

[cloakedinruins]

Yes, that could also be a different approach. In fact, that would be a better scenario than what I suggested, though it doesn't quite touch upon the way we factor into the system. Then again I don't have enough data on that portion yet.

[cloakedinruins]

Do you assume that they do not monitor this system and us through it?

[puzzlingly]

so what are you going to do just sit and wait for something to happen? 

[futhark]

Perhaps those gods died and were simply gone for too long? And when people remembered thow to worship them again, the world had to fill a place somehow.

[ Did New Age movement and internet bring gods again? Who knows ]

Those whose names got forgotten are sure to stay dead, though.

[cloakedinruins]

I do not have enough material to actually submit a working theory. I could ask for an audience, but I feel that I need to bring more than a hunch to them.

[cloakedinruins]

Human memory only last as long as the material they manage to save... I do remember that. I think it is similar to most races. My people lost most of their language and history so it wouldn't be impossible for the same to happen to humanity.

So a surge in new-found popularity precedes the appearance of new gods?

[puzzlingly]

something tells me they already know
and that you also know that...

i wanna help

[cloakedinruins]

Then why hide it from those affected most by whatever is happening?

How would you like to help?

[puzzlingly]

i dont know
they dont seem too fond of us to trust us with such regards

gathering information maybe. thats what you need isnt it?