Timeline of Reality 42 - Universe 42

Written by the History Conglomerate

The following is an outline and brief explanation of the timeline of Sovereign’s Universe or Architect designation ‘Universe 42’ of ‘Reality 42’. As always, the information gathered is by no means always accurate, without bias or conjecture. Archive information from various sources have been obtained to reconstruct this timeline as well as archaeological and exo-archaeological, sociological, paleoanthropological, astronomical, ontological and temporal. Respectively epoch, aeon, age and era are the terminological use when describing time and can be used interchangeably depending on historic or astronomic context if otherwise named. Comments are added here and there regarding certain events.

GENESIS EPOCH - BEFORE AGE OF SOVEREIGN

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* Sovereign, Draconis, Virgo, The Sage, and several unidentified Architects form the reality bubble and designate it ‘Reality 42’.

* The ‘Pearl of Sovereign’ is placed in the centre of the bubble. Using ancient celestial and cosmic power, The Architects breathe life into Reality 42.

* Draconis feeds his essence and power into the pearl.

* The pearl expands, and Virgo adds the ‘Shard of Arkus’—its function unknown (at this point).

* The pearl reaches critical mass and explodes, creating a massive burst of light and energy. This is the Big Bang of Reality 42, the origin of its multiverse.

* The Pearl of Sovereign splits into 42 smaller pearls, each containing the quantum information of a universe. The Shard of Arkus also splits into 42 smaller shards, each following a pearl.

* Zarathos, the Architect of Death and Destruction, assigns a legion of Destroyers to sit in void around the bubble of Reality 42 (every reality have these).

* 10^-43 seconds: Planck Epoch

* The pearls and the shards are smaller than the Planck length, with undefined and unstable laws of physics and logic. Quantum fluctuations create random and chaotic phenomena. The Architects can only observe them with the Ethernium Loom.

* 10^-36 seconds: Grand Unification Epoch

* The pearls and the shards grow larger than the Planck length. The laws of physics and logic begin to emerge and stabilize. The four fundamental forces are unified into the Grand Unified Force. The pearls and the shards are filled with a hot and dense plasma of quarks, leptons, and bosons. The Architects can now manipulate them with the Ethernium Loom but choose to observe their natural evolution (with hindsight probably wasn’t a good idea, but hey Supreme Beings are also fallible).

* 10^-32 seconds: Inflation Epoch

* The pearls and the shards undergo rapid and exponential expansion due to the inflation field. The space-time becomes homogeneous and isotropic. Tiny quantum ripples form the seeds of cosmic structures. The Architects monitor and adjust the inflation field if necessary.

* 10^-12 seconds: Electroweak Epoch

* The Grand Unified Force splits into the strong nuclear force and the electroweak force. The pearls and the shards are filled with a plasma of quarks, leptons, and bosons. The Architects experiment with different combinations of elementary particles and forces (given with what we know now, again not the best idea).

* 10^-6 seconds: Quark Epoch

* Quarks become bound by the strong nuclear force. The pearls and the shards are filled with a plasma of quarks and gluons. The Architects create and test different types and combinations of quarks and gluons (this one was ok).

* 10^-5 seconds: Hadron Epoch

* Quarks combine into hadrons, such as protons and neutrons. The pearls and the shards are filled with hadrons and anti-hadrons, which annihilate into photons. The Architects create and test different types of hadrons and anti-hadrons.

* 1 second: Lepton Epoch

* The electroweak force splits into the electromagnetic force and the weak nuclear force. The pearls and the shards are filled with leptons and anti-leptons, which annihilate into photons. The Architects measure and modify the pearls and the shards.

* 10 seconds: Photon Epoch

* Most hadrons and leptons annihilate with their anti-particles, leaving a small excess of matter. The pearls and the shards are filled with photons, neutrinos, electrons, and protons. The Architects create and test different ratios of matter and antimatter (we’re not sure if this was a contributing factor to what was yet to come).

* 3 minutes: Nucleosynthesis Epoch

* Protons and neutrons fuse into nuclei. The pearls and the shards are filled with nuclei of hydrogen, helium, and traces of lithium and beryllium. The Architects create and test different types of nuclei and elements.

* 380,000 years: Recombination Epoch

* Electrons combine with nuclei to form neutral atoms. The pearls and the shards are filled with a gas of photons, neutrinos, and atoms. The fog clears, and photons form the cosmic microwave background. The Architects create and test different patterns of the cosmic microwave background.

* 300,000 years: Foundational Scaffold

* The 42 universes inside the reality bubble start to take shape and expand. Forms of unstable energy and matter are produced at exponential rates, and cold electronuclear fusion starts to take place.

* Sovereign interlocks the universes to prevent collisions or mergers, allowing their structures to set.

* Sovereign interlaces dimensional planes into and between each of the universes.

* Thermomagnetic forces cause mass inflation, ionizing particles. Temperatures fluctuate as the universes begin to expand.

UNEXPECTED EVENT AND STRUCTURAL WEAKNESSES

* 50 Million years

* An unexpected event causes structural weaknesses in Universes 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 21, 24, and 42. To mitigate any potential long-lasting effects, the Architects Sovereign and Virgo seal the dimensional pathway caused by the structural weakness. They relocate the weakness into the darkest depths of each affected Universe, hoping it wouldn’t be discovered. The Wanderer later discovers this anomaly, unlocking its secret in an investigation linked to disappearances, all related to the word ‘Paradise’.

* Architect Draconis’ essence creates the first beings of Light, Darkness, Time, Life, and Power. The Progeny of Draconis move through the universes as beings of consciousness and energy.

AEON LUX

* 200 - 400 Million years

* The first stars begin to form. Light takes ethereal form, illuminating each universe. Darkness remains a mass of shadow, enveloping each universe in darkness. Light and Darkness coalesce in harmony.

* Time takes physical form at the flashpoint of the universes. Using the remaining structure of Sovereign’s pearl, Time establishes dominion within its own dimensional plane and oversees the construction and evolution of Reality 42. The creation of Time is unique to each reality and exists simultaneously within and outside of each universe.

ORION’S PARADOX

* 442 Million years

* With approval from Chronos, the Architect of Time, Orion, a newly ascended Architect from billions of years in the future, makes an addition to the newly forming Universe 42.

* Orion creates the Quantum Annihilation, a sentient intelligence without physical form. Chronos allows the paradox to take effect.

* An unidentified Architect gives more power to Orion. Orion works in tandem with Sovereign, Draconis, and Chronos, with Chronos overseeing and assuring minimal effect from the universal paradox.

* Orion creates his own dimensional plane, Orion’s Vault—purpose unknown.

* Orion lays the foundations for his eventual ascension and the pathway for The Wanderer to rise. Chronos imbues Orion with temporal power, allowing Orion to contain the causality paradox to Universe 42. Orion stabilizes the paradox by tying it to his dimensional plane.

FORMATION ERA

* 500 Million years

* Galaxies begin forming.

* The Alamants of Draconis come into existence in their elemental forms: fire, water, earth, and air.

* The Ascension Galaxies, the oldest known galaxies in Universe 42, start to form. Initially one large unbarred spiral galaxy, an unknown event rips it apart, creating seven spiral, lenticular, and elliptical galaxies. Their orbital paths suggest a possible future collision, reforming into one galaxy.

SYMPHONY OF RAIN AND HEAVENS

* 700 Million years

* Planetary systems begin forming.

* The Symphony of Rain planetary systems form around a dimensional fissure and its neighbouring star ‘The Mainframe’. Three planets and two moons achieve perfect synchronous orbit around a singularity and star adjacent to the fissure. The Quantum Annihilation inhabits the planet closest to the fissure.

* Sovereign interlinks galactic halos, forming a protective ‘heliosphere’ around the universe. He creates four nomad stars at each pole point to strengthen the protective heliosphere. The centre of Universe 42 gains a giant white star with a complimentary planetary system, known as Sovereign’s System. The universe is shielded from potential extra-universal or extra-reality threats.

* First signs of sentient and intelligent life begin to emerge.

AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

* 900 Million years

* The first space-faring civilizations begin to spread through the universe.

* The Akron Configuration, the oldest sentient species from a group of six galaxies, forms the first intergalactic alliance.

* The Alamants become corporeal, beginning the age of Draconian Enlightenment. Each forms their own domain: Pyro, Agni, and Igni of Fire; The Conflagration Monarchies, Hydro and Hydra; The Tsunami Theocracy, Geo and Gaia; The Emirates of Terra, and Amun and Ilmatar; The Parliament of Zephyr.

* Power takes physical form as The Arcane, beginning the lineage of Draconis and becoming his emissary. The Arcane is the first omnipotent in the universe.

* The Federation of Eos settles in the galaxy Hyperion’s Cloud, and The Umbra Hegemony settles in The Fissure of Morpheus, representing the physical forms of Light and Darkness respectively.

THE DARK AGES

* 400 million years

* The pearls and the shards are filled with a dark and silent gas of photons, neutrinos, and atoms. The photons are too weak and too redshifted to be visible, and the atoms are too sparse and too cold to emit light. The pearls and the shards are in a state of equilibrium, with no significant changes or events. The Architects monitor and control the pearls and the shards with the Ethernium Loom, creating and testing different ways to end the Dark Ages and start the formation of cosmic structures.

REIONIZATION EPOCH

* 500 million years: The Reionization Epoch. The pearls and the shards are filled with a bright and noisy gas of photons, neutrinos, and atoms. The photons are produced by the first stars and galaxies, which form from the gravitational collapse of the gas. The photons ionize the atoms, creating a plasma of electrons and nuclei. The pearls and the shards are in a state of transition, with the formation of cosmic structures and the reionization of the gas. The Architects study and manipulate the pearls and the shards with the Ethernium Loom, creating and testing different types and properties of the first stars and galaxies.

STAR FORMATION EPOCH

* 1 billion years: The Star Formation Epoch. The pearls and the shards are filled with a hot and dense plasma of photons, neutrinos, electrons, and nuclei. The plasma is shaped by the gravity of the stars and galaxies, which form clusters, filaments, and voids. The stars and galaxies produce more photons, which heat and ionize the plasma. The pearls and the shards are in a state of evolution, with the growth and development of cosmic structures and the star formation and feedback processes. The Architects experiment and explore the pearls and the shards with the Ethernium Loom, creating and testing different types and properties of the stars and galaxies.

GALAXY FORMATION EPOCH

* 2 billion years: The Galaxy Formation Epoch. The pearls and the shards are filled with a warm and turbulent plasma of photons, neutrinos, electrons, and nuclei. The plasma is organized by the gravity of the stars and galaxies, which form larger and more complex structures. The stars and galaxies produce more photons, which regulate and enrich the plasma. The pearls and the shards are in a state of diversification, with the formation and evolution of different types and properties of galaxies.

PLANET FORMATION EPOCH

* 3 billion years: The Planet Formation Epoch. The pearls and the shards are filled with a cool and calm gas of photons, neutrinos, and atoms. The gas is shaped by the gravity of the stars and planets, which form smaller and more varied structures. The stars and planets produce more photons, which illuminate and warm the gas. The pearls and the shards are in a state of specialization, with the formation and development of different types and properties of planets.

LIFE FORMATION EPOCH

* 4 billion years: The Life Formation Epoch. The pearls and the shards are filled with a cold and thin gas of photons, neutrinos, and atoms. The gas is influenced by the chemistry of the stars and planets, which form organic and inorganic molecules. The stars and planets produce more photons, which energize and catalyse the molecules. The pearls and the shards are in a state of emergence, with the formation and evolution of different types and properties of life.