Cosmology of the Omnyverse

 

The Omnyverse is the multi-dimensional reality cluster constructed by the Omnymphotents to serve as their ideal play world. Created by the Omny’s own Big Bang, the reality takes the form of a seemingly mundane Earth, surrounded by fantastical realms and forces hidden from normal view. It is a realm shaped by narrative causality, enabling many conflicting or nonsensical elements to co-exist without breaking the status quo that the Omnys desire.

 

This article discusses the physical structure of the Omnyverse as a whole. Further details about the worlds within will be covered in future articles.

 

 

BASELINE REALITY: THE FUNDAMENT

 

The Fundament, also known as the Baseline, is the Mundane Universe that acts as the existential foundation of the Omnyverse. All other universes and dimensions are built upon or branch off from the Baseline.

 

Strictly speaking, the Fundament as it exists in the Omnyverse was created by the Omnys themselves, when they performed the Big Bang to reset reality on their own terms. However, they do not consider this to really be their creation: for the most part, all they did was copy-paste our own reality, retroactively applying eons of history to its formation, such that it would conform to almost exactly the reality we know. From there, existence resumed from the moment the first Omny Ascended.

 

The universe is more or less the exact same world we already know. A completely mundane reality structured by rigid laws of physics. With a little subconscious guidance from the Omnys, conditions fell in place as the universe formed to recreate the Milky Way Galaxy, the Solar System, and even the Local Group of galaxies, exactly as we know it. Everything else in the universe, however, may or may not be different, up to and including the formation of wholly different galaxies beyond the Local Group and different planetary systems even within the Milky Way. Essentially, the Material Universe should be considered exactly like our own, right up until it is proven not to be.

 

At the time and place that humanity exists in the cosmos, Earth is the sole host of an intelligent species throughout the Milky Way Galaxy. Life does exist on a handful of other planets, but none of it is capable of civilization, much less technology. If advanced alien races did once naturally exist, they are long since gone, and any future sapients are far from development.

 

Any extant “alien civilizations” are the creations of the Omnys, as they occasionally construct alien worlds within the Baseline.

 

 

PERIPHERAL REALITY: THE SHADOW

 

The Shadow, also know as the Echo or the Border, is the buffer dimension between the Fundament and the Omny Worlds. It exists in the “peripheral perception” of the mundane Earth, co-existing alongside it, but half a step removed across the dimensional divide.

 

The Shadow is an inconsistent and inexplicable dimension, existing mostly around Earth in the form of Thrae. Islands of Shadow may also exist on select worlds across the Solar System and possibly on alien worlds. These islands are connected directly, making it possible to bypass galactic distances to reach alien worlds the Omnys have established Shadows onto.

 

World Shards are fragments of Omny Worlds that manifest on Thrae, forming direct connections to nearly every other world in the Omnyverse. These are usually only a couple miles across, and are sort of miniature representations of their worlds. These fragments may rarely be permanently established, but some only exist circumstantially, appearing and disappearing when it pleases an Omny to allow it, and such fragments may even migrate to different locations.

 

 

 

DREAMED REALITY: THE OMNY WORLDS

 

The Omny Worlds are customized realms created by the Omnymphotents that exist as “pocket dimensions”, self contained bubbles of reality with either hard physical limits, or space warping effects that loop the border of a World back onto itself. While generally consistent in appearance throughout the whole of the world, the actual size may be subject to change, given an Omny may wish to add more terrain for new features, the Native population grows larger and needs more space, or any number of other reasons. Likewise, an Omny may decide that not enough of the World is actually being used, and thus may shrink it as a result; the Baseline aside, the Omnys tend to eschew wasted space.

 

Temporal and spatial dimensions of the Omny Worlds may be a twisting quagmire of scientifically immeasurable patterns. Every Omny World is simultaneously a self-contained universe, but also connected to other Worlds via dimensional overlapping. That is to say, a mortal inside of an Omny World exists dimensionally separated from all other worlds, but may find very specific locations or channels which enable them to cross over into others. Nearly every Omny World is connected directly to Thrae via World Shards, while each Omny’s personal Cluster of Worlds tend to be more interconnected between each other as well.

 

In the case of particularly connected Worlds, seen as a whole from an outside observer, entire “planets” or mega structures may be formed of overlapping Omny Worlds that simultaneously co-exist and remain separate at the same time. To the mortal mind, a World Cluster may just look like another planet. How true this representation actually is may simply depend on the whims of the Omny that made the Cluster.

 

Every Omny eventually creates her own World, with at least one serving as her home dimension, though they may have others they have set up to play in. Each World is usually themed after a certain fetish or genre theme the Omny fancies, such as a medieval fantasy world where magic is common place, a technologically enhanced cyberpunk world, a world of demihuman civilizations, an ocean world, a world of endless sky, or any number of other variations. Some worlds may be entire reconstructions of established fictional worlds with minor tweaks, or at least, may be very obviously inspired by such fictions. Name any popular video game series or television show, and at least one Omny has probably cribbed from it at some point.

 

An Omny’s relationship with a given World can range wildly depending on her personal desires. Some Omnys prefer to remain anonymous, either acting as just another denizen or not even revealing herself at all. Some prefer to be worshipped or feared as a Goddess or Devil by the population. Some don’t reveal their Omny nature, but may still openly use some of their powers as a sorceress or superhero. And this can be different for each Omny depending on what world they are in, so an Omny worshipped in one reality may be unknown in another.

 

Despite connections existing between the Worlds, many are hidden and accessible only by the chosen few. There is very little direct overlap or steady migration between any of the Worlds, with populations sticking to the thematic cultures they were created for. The exception are the occasional “crossover hubs” Omnys sometimes toy with, seeing how their civilizations will interact, but such experiments are usually temporary, with the exception of a few “melting pot” cities established on Thrae.

 

 

 

BETWEEN REALITY: THE PLANAR VOID

 

There is little to say about this realm, other than it is the non-existence between dimensions, a “sea” of unreality which surrounds all the worlds of the Omnyverse. It takes the form of rippling, iridescent mist, the “light of creation” from the various Worlds refracting infinitely through its nothingness.

 

Time and space and physics do not function here, but the Omnymphotents can still access this realm, regularly stepping through it to directly transport themselves across the Worlds of the Omnyverse, or using it as a safe zone to unleash their full powers without fear of disastrous repercussions on their Worlds.

 

 

 

METAFICTIONAL REALITY: THE META

 

The Omnymphotents is a metafictional work, which is to say that it is a story built upon the awareness that it is a story, and will occasionally address that fact. The Meta is the state of existence “beyond the fourth wall,” treated as its own dimension that overlooks the rest of the Omnyverse with the detached perspective of an auditorium.

 

The Omnymphotents are selectively aware that they are characters in a story, and as such are able to “break character” at any time to directly address readers or their author, or have discussions with similarly aware characters from other stories, or even just with each other about how their stories are proceeding. In the context of the Meta, the Omnys are simply actors playing roles, beyond their normal tendency to roleplay for their sex games.

 

This does not mean the Omnys are inauthentic in their presentation in-story; the Omnys are exactly the characters they are “playing” as, and in fact, most Omnys usually operate under a self-inflicted restriction to forget they are characters, until it behooves them to acknowledge that they are.

 

The Meta is hence used as a meeting ground where the characters of the Omnyverse come to discuss things “out of character”. Only the cosmically aware are able to access this facet of reality, which in this case mainly includes the Omnymphotents, but also cosmically powerful beings from other multiverses, such as the Dark God Temael and certain uniquely cognizant Fae Lords. The Meta has no true physical manifestation, but is instead more of a psychic virtual space.

 

If one were to go to the Meta it would mostly appear to be a gray void. From here, one can gaze through the void and concentrate to form “windows” to view any other part of the Omnyverse. If one concentrates further into the Meta itself, they may be able to see the very words of the stories that make up the reality of the Omnyverse. For the most part, however, those who can access the Meta tend to use it as a sort of psychic relay, communicating with other beings through the Meta without physically going there.

 

 

 

FORESAKEN REALITY: THE OLD CANONS

 

When the Omnymphotents reset their reality, they started everything over from scratch, eschewing all the past storylines, written and unwritten, to fully commit to the reset. Due to their cosmic awareness and metafictional access, however, the Omnys that existed prior to the Big Bang have not forgotten where they truly came from. To them, these past storylines all still happened, or at least could have happened. The echoes of pasts that never were still haunt them, even when most of the Omnys opt not to consciously acknowledge what came before.

 

Despite no longer existing, the legacy of the Old Canons can still influence the Omnyverse, even if mostly by way of influencing the Omnymphotents’ decision. Beyond the Meta and the Planar Void, however, those old continuities may continue to exist in some form, in a stasis of dubious canon. For the most part, this has little impact on the Omnyverse itself, unless of course some element or entity of the Old Canon refuses to be forgotten.

FURTHER REALITY: THE BEYOND

 

In much the same way the Planar Void is the non-space between Omny Worlds, the Beyond is the unreality between entire Multiverses. Infinite beyond infinity, the Beyond is the ephemeral sea in which every other universe in the Greater Multiverse drifts. There are endless ways to interpret the “form” of the Beyond, but the simplest metaphor, what mortal minds may see were they to peer into it, is a realm similar to outer space. A void of absolute black, broken by iridescent stars (Multiverses as viewed from the outside) and pale ribbon-like auroras (jetstreams of dimensional energy that flow in impossible directions between some Multiverses).

Multiverse Clusters refer to Multiverses that are tangentially connected, and drift closer together within the Beyond, while Super Clusters of Multiverses refer to all Multiverses that are tethered to a singular entity or phenomenon. In this case, the Salamando Cluster, or Erotica Cluster, is composed of all realities conceived and written under Salamando’s erotic works. Other Clusters feature myriad realities conceived of and written under various other pen names and focused on other genres. The totally of all of Salamando’s works and imaginings would be the Super Cluster.

The Omnys made sure to separate the Omnyverse well away from all other Multiverses, but ultimately, their reality still exists at the edges of the Erotic Cluster. Despite this, the Omnymphotents are capable of accessing most other universes adrift in their Author’s Super Cluster. Attempting to access any other Super Cluster on their own is beyond their capabilities, however, as that would require collaboration between Salamando and another Author.