God Almighty (上帝, Shàngdì, lit. 'Supreme Thearch') is the title of the Great Old One of the Visionary, Sun, Tyrant, White Tower, and Hanged Man Pathways.
This Great Old One is one of the three
∞↓↓↓SYMBOLS, AUTHORITIES & ABILITIES↓↓↓∞
"They" possess full authority over the Visionary, Sun, Tyrant, White Tower, and Hanged Man Pathways and the corresponding Symbols, which include but are not limited to the following:[2]
∞ VISIONARY: Authorities over Mind, Discernment, Dream, Loss of Control, and Envisioning.[3]
∞ SUN: Authorities over Holiness, Light, Order, and Sun with the symbols of Energy and Inextinguishable Light.
∞ TYRANT: Authorities over Matter, Tyrant, Water, Calamities, Wind, and Thunder.
∞ WHITE TOWER: Authorities over Omniscience, Wisdom, Principles, Astral World Ladder, Creation, and Calamity.
∞ HANGED MAN: Partial authorities over Darkness, Filth, Shadows, Mutation, and Degeneration with the symbols of Sin-Bearing and Sacrifice.[4]
The God Almighty's symbols are both reality and abstraction-oriented.[5]
«Note: A Pathway having certain symbolism doesn't mean at the level of Above the Sequence that it entirely stems from that Pathway. It might stem from the entire group or certain parts from it.»
The Symbols, Authorities, and Abilities "They" possess and display at the Above the Sequence level include:
∞ LORD OF THE ASTRAL WORLD: The God Almighty's most critical symbolism is "Their" symbolism as a Pillar.[6] "They" symbolize and are the controller of the Astral World, one of the three layers of the world.
A Pillar is slightly stronger but has no fundamental difference compared to the other Great Old Ones. In general, by relying on the unique symbolism of a Pillar, "They" will have the status and power to contend with two other Great Old Ones at most.[7][8]
Unlike normal Great Old Ones who can have "Their" will shattered—like how the Sefirot had "Their" wills shattered by the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings and the Primordial God Almighty in the First Epoch[9]—the will of a Pillar cannot be shattered, even by another Pillar.[10]
∞Among the five Pathways of the God Almighty:
The Visionary is the cornerstone of the Lord of The Astral World symbolism.[11]
The White Tower holds the Astral World Ladder authority.[12]
The specialness of the God Almighty compared to other Pillars is that "They" can use "Their" influence over Astral World concepts to temporarily interfere with, distort, or suppress the Symbols and Authorities of other Great Old Ones.[13][14]
"They" can partially Seal the Astral World to interfere with certain Symbols.[15]
The Symbolism itself cannot be completely Sealed, otherwise a single fight would lead to cosmic apocalypse.[16]
For Symbols of other Great Old Ones that restrain "Them" or "Their" allies, "They" can make them temporarily not restrained as much.[17]
"They" can use the Lord of the Astral World symbolism to disrupt the Astral World by causing abstract Concepts and Symbolic Markers there to descend into Disorder.[18]
Using this method, a Quasi-God Almighty can delay and disorient other Great Old Ones and prevent "Them" from utilizing the Astral World to travel for 2-3 seconds.
"They" can light up the entire Astral World inside the Astral Barrier. When the Astral World is lit up, there will be no secrets that could be Concealed, and it can even reveal the invisible Astral Barrier that was formed by the Original Creator.[19]
The light in the Astral World can also help others regain "Their" senses from the effect of the Fool's Blind Stupidity.[20]
∞ ASTRAL BARRIER: The Lord of the Astral World can create Barriers related to the Astral World, and possesses a certain level of control over the Astral Barrier from the Original Creator.
The Half-Lord of the Astral World's control over the world barrier, combined with the enhanced seal brought about by the corresponding authority of Door and the usage of the First Blasphemy Slate, can prevent any Outer Deity from being able to have "Their" powers penetrate inside for a short period in year 1352 of the Fifth Epoch.[21]
A Half-God Almighty can create a multi-layered prism-like spots of light that act as a Barrier, which can resist the attacks of a Sequence 0: Sun, Sequence 0: Tyrant, and Sequence 0: White Tower at the same time, while trapping "Them" in "Their" respective Divine Kingdom in the Astral World.[22]
Within the Barrier, there is a faint swirling light that repeatedly takes form, changing the critical points of the structure.
This can actively resist a White Tower Symbol2 White Tower's investigative and calculative abilities, preventing "Them" from finding weaknesses in the Barrier.
The Barrier can rapidly produce new layers to replace destroyed ones; those layers can withstand a Sun Symbol2 Sun's attacks.
This is regardless of how much Energy is being released or how many flares of super high-temperature flames are being created.
It can ripple like an illusory ocean that seems to contain all colors, solidifying the surrounding environment.
This will cause the light spots carrying the Storm to slow down uncontrollably, which allows it to resist a Tyrant Symbol2 Tyrant's violent "wave" that can destroy a planet.
The death of the Quasi-God Almighty can seal off a region of space from the outside world, making the sealed region a separate domain in mysticism. For example, the Ancient Sun God's death sealed off the Eastern Continent and turned it into the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
Advancement Rituals like that of the Pale Emperor normally requires a range of a Star System,[23] but because of the seal, the Forsaken Land of the Gods is sufficient.[24]
The seal prevented other True Gods from accessing the Forsaken Land of the Gods for the duration of the Fourth Epoch and Fifth Epoch. Only the True Creator, as the negative personality born from the corpse and spirit of the Ancient Sun God, can control the entrance into and out of the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
Sefirot such as the Sefirah Castle,[25] the Chaos Sea,[26] the River of Eternal Darkness,[27] etc. can get past the seal and influence the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
∞ CONTRACTS: The God Almighty can create a Contract comprised of the various Concepts, Symbols, and Authorities in the Astral World that even a Pillar has to follow.
The Primordial God Almighty made a Contract with the Mother Goddess of Depravity to have "Her" help "Him" Resurrect that was exceptionally tight, leaving no exploitable Loopholes.[28]
∞ PRIMORDIUM AND CHAOS: The Primordial God Almighty is one of the split-off personas of the Original Creator, and is the symbol of the Chaos Sea.[29] "He" possesses both the Primordium and Chaos qualities of the Original Creator.
Since the Primordial Hunger also possesses Primordium and Chaos qualities, "He" prioritized devouring the Sefirot and Great Old Ones related to those qualities the most. Among the Sefirot, "His" objectives include the Chaos Sea with the Hanged Man Symbol2 Hanged Man Uniqueness and others.[30]
∞ CHAOS SEA: The God Almighty is the symbol of the Sefirah Chaos Sea,[29] a chaotic and strange sea that seemed to encompass all colors and all possibilities.
"They" can use the Chaos Sea to swallow an enemy to make them suffer immense damage, or to submerge and protect an area, or to swallow the enemy's attacks.
Adam used the Chaos Sea to engulf the Protected Zones to protect them from the terrifying gravitational pull of the immense star cluster caused by Supernova Dominator's influence.[31]
Amon used the First Blasphemy Slate to send the Chaos Sea to devour the blood-colored robe sent by the Mother Goddess of Depravity through Bethel Abraham.
Adam used the Chaos Sea to swallow the Black Emperor Roselle Gustav and the Genie.[32][33]
The Chaos Sea tolerates all conflicts, which is the reason behind the compatibility of the Hanged Man Symbol2 Hanged Man and Sun Symbol2 Sun Pathways.[34]
"They" can create a domain of blazing, pure, Holy Sunlight that extends everywhere, leaving no Shadows behind, but at the same time, containing both Holiness and Degeneration and only a certain Degenerated Shadow to exist, and move within this domain. This Degenerated Shadow will attack the target causing them to Degenerate while being Purified.[35]
∞ CHAOTIC VORTEX HEAD/FACE: After the Primordial God Almighty accommodated another Sefirah, "He" can leave "His" consciousness behind (e.g., in the form of a Chaotic Vortex Head/Face) to serve "His" purpose. This can also act as a means of Resurrection for the future, since later Beyonders of those Pathways will have to resist a portion of "His" Godhood.
In the First Epoch, Foreseeing the danger of the Mirrored Original Creator, the Primordial God Almighty personally accommodated the City of Calamity and inserted "His" own consciousness to act as a barrier preventing yin and yang from fully merging within the City of Calamity, halting their integration, and averting the birth of the Mirrored Original Creator.[36] This manifested as the middle Chaotic Head of the Malevolent Dragon—the consciousness of the City of Calamity.
The Primordial God Almighty's Resurrection plan was: When the Chaos Demoness combines with the Red Priest, "He" will become the Trinity, in the City of Calamity, within the Chaos Demoness and the Red Priest, simultaneously resurrecting, ultimately forming a whole, returning in the Mirror.
During The Day of Many Disasters, the Primordial God Almighty's attempt to Resurrect on Lumian's body manifested as a Chaotic Vortex Face.
The Chaotic Vortex Head/Face bears a deep, special connection to the Chaos Sea.[37] If the Primordial God Almighty doesn't Resurrect on the owner of the Chaotic Vortex Head/Face, "They" could use it as a medium to mobilize the Chaos Sea.
Lumian Lee could use the Chaotic Vortex Face on his body to use the corresponding authorities and abilities of the five Pathways of the God Almighty.
If an Outer Deity accommodated the City of Calamity, "They" could use the Primordial God Almighty's Chaotic Head within it to manipulate the Chaos Sea.[38]
∞ THE OMNIPOTENT AND OMNISCIENT: "They" hold the symbolism of Omnipotence and Omniscience. However, "Their" Omnipotence and Omniscience are only relative, not absolute in the true sense of the words.[39]
Each of the Pathways for the God Almighty represent an aspect of this symbolism.
If the Visionary Symbol2 Visionary has sufficient understanding and mastery of relevant concepts, "They" can be in a sense Omnipotent. As Lord of The Mind World, "They" can also be Omniscient in a sense. However, that Omniscience is only when it's related to the Mind World.[40]
The Hanged Man Symbol2 Hanged Man can Graze other Pathways, and thus represents Omnipotence which results in being Omniscient, making it interchangeable with the White Tower Symbol2 White Tower.
The White Tower Symbol2 White Tower represents Omniscience. Being Omniscient results in also being Omnipotent, making it interchangeable with theHanged Man Symbol2 Hanged Man.[2]
The Sun Symbol2 Sun is the symbol and cornerstone of Energy for The Omniscient and Omnipotent.[41]
Due to the symbolism of the Inextinguishable Light, The Omnipotent and Omniscient can more easily return via the Sun Symbol2 Sun after "They" perish.[41]
The Tyrant Symbol2 Tyrant is Omnipotent within the Water, Land, and Air Domains.[2]
The Water domain even encompasses the Sea of Collective Subconscious, Chaos Sea, Spiritual Sea, River of Eternal Darkness, and River of Fate, which is why "They" are part of the Omnipotent and Omniscient; however, not all of them can be interfered with directly, some can only be done indirectly, and the degree of influence isn't very high.[42]
The Omniscient and Omnipotent symbolism makes it very hard for "Them" to be truly countered or suppressed.[43]
"They" can set Global Parameters to influence other Great Old Ones' performance, weakening "Them". This is one aspect.[8]
"Their" Omniscience isn't affected by being isolated from the Spirit World.[44]
Because The Omnipotent and Omniscient cannot be easily tricked, the operational difficulty of using symbols like Deceit or Fooling from the Lord of Mysteries on the consciousness of the God Almighty is very high.[45]
∞ PROPHECY:
As the Omniscient, "They" can see portions of the future. This corresponds to the Prophecy ability of the White Tower Symbol2 White Tower.[12]
In the First Epoch, even though the Primordial God Almighty was unaware of the setup and contingency plans left by the Original Creator to stabilize existence when accommodating the City of Calamity,[46] "He" likely Foresaw its dangers. By intervening personally and using the Chaotic Head as a barrier, "He" prevented yin and yang from fully merging to form the Mirrored Original Creator, halting their integration.[47]
In the First Epoch, Foreseeing a portion of the future, the Primordial God Almighty and Brood Hive gave birth to Omebella and Zedus, and also laid down some preparations.[48]
The Primordial God Almighty Foresaw one of the resuscitation plans of the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings, and left arrangements spanning several epochs, leaving behind the magic mirror Arrodes.[49]
In the Second Epoch, the Ancient Sun God had a Prophecy that a person would walk out of the fog barrier from inside the Western Continent into the Eastern Continent, and ordered the Moon City to keep watch.[50]
This eventually came true, as Klein Moretti was, strictly speaking, from the Western Continent, and did eventually arrive at the Forsaken Land of the Gods to stand on the other side of the fog barrier near Moon City. It's just that the process is a little twisted and complicated, but the way it was achieved is rather unexpected.
The future "They" proclaim will unfold and become reality. This corresponds to the Envisioning authority of the Visionary Symbol2 Visionary.[51]
As a Half-God Almighty, Adam manifested words written in the most ancient language on the surface of the Chaos Sea to make two Prophecies that affected Klein's Apotheosis Ritual: one to stop the Celestial Worthy's resurrection,[52] and one to prevent Klein from becoming The Fool through Antigonus' identity.[53]
∞ ANTI-DIVINATION: "They" can sense the prying of others from the future despite the long stretch of history in-between, and are able to exert influence back to the diviner.
At "His" death at the end of the Third Epoch, the Ancient Sun God was able to sense Klein's divination in the Fifth Epoch, and was able to cast "His" gaze above the gray fog into the Sefirah Castle. Furthermore, the influence "He" created not only openly caused destruction in the Sefirah Castle but also secretly invaded this place, creating a special Shadow that lurked there, hidden.[54]
The Omnipotence and Omniscience symbolism allows "Them" to figure out the different symbolism and deduce suitable formulas, methods and pathways to become different Great Old Ones.[1]
∞ BLASPHEMY SLATE: When the God Almighty or Quasi-God Almighty perished, "They" can use a portion of "Their" body and will to form a Blasphemy Slate[1] inside the Chaos Sea, which contains "Their" knowledge of the Paths of the Divine.[55] "They" can control certain content of the Blasphemy Slate to serve "Their" purpose.[56]
The Blasphemy Slates can be used as a medium to control the power of the Chaos Sea.[57] They can also be used to strengthen the Astral Barrier against the intervention of the Outer Deities.[58][22][21]
The First Blasphemy Slate was born after the Primordial God Almighty perished, and contained the potion names, formulas, and rituals of the 22 Standard Pathways.
The Second Blasphemy Slate was born after the Ancient Sun God perished. Beyond the 22 Standard Pathways, it also contained the secrets of Above the Sequence,[55] which comes from the Ancient Sun God's research.[1]
The Third Blasphemy Slate might appear after Grisha Adam's death.[59]
∞ GENESIS: The God Almighty and the Mother Goddess of Depravity both hold part of the Genesis symbolism - opposing the Termination symbolism of the Fourth Pillar[60] - with the God Almighty holding a larger share.[61]
∞ MAKER: The Maker (造物主: Zàowùzhǔ) is the same title as the Original Creator (最初造物主: Zuìchū zàowùzhǔ).[62] It represents that the God Almighty can utilize a part of the Original Creator's special traits, similar to the Mother Goddess of Depravity's Chaos Primogenitor.[63]
Symbolically, the Maker is the ability to create and manipulate all things and powers.[64]
In terms of symbolism and concept, some symbolisms fall outside the scope of "all things", such as the Error symbolism of the Lord of Mysteries.[64]
The Maker also refers to the one who Makes and shapes living beings, symbolized in the Hanged Man Symbol2 Hanged Man's authority of Mutation,[65] which can affect the Change of all things to some extent—an overlapping authority with the Fool Symbol2 Fool.[66]
The Ancient Sun God separated a portion of "His" Hanged Man Symbol2 Hanged Man characteristics and the corresponding negative personalities, and used one of "His" ribs to create Sasrir.[67][68][57]
The Ancient Sun God molded the bodies of "His" children—Adam and Amon—using the Hanged Man's Authority over Flesh and Blood, then bestowing characteristics.[69]
∞ CREATOR: The Creator is the one who Creates existence and concepts through "Their" Imagination, symbolized in the Visionary Symbol2 Visionary Pathway.[65]
"They" can Create Beyonder Characteristics from any Pathway but are only able to Create Uniquenesses from the Pathways of the God Almighty group and is subjected to a time limit when doing so.[70][71]
The Created Uniquenesses and Beyonder Characteristics that are that border between reality and illusion are sufficient to replace "Their" split off Uniquenesses and Beyonder Characteristics, allowing "Them" to still maintain "Their" state. This can be done so long as it doesn't exceed the necessary limitations.[72]
This principle stems from the Visionary Symbol2 Visionary's special trait that allows "Them" to achieve a Uniqueness that's not unique and Envision a Half Great Old One,[73] which is unrelated to Sefirah clearance.[74] However, a Visionary's own status is insufficient to leverage the relevant aspects of the Astral World, thus "They" could only actualize this feat if "They" have accommodated the White Tower Symbol2 White Tower, can utilize Chaos Sea clearance, or have been Corrupted by another Sefirah.[75]
With the Chaos Sea as a source, Adam used "Himself" and the True Creator as a pillar to Envision and accommodate the three Uniquenesses of the Sun Symbol2 Sun, Tyrant Symbol2 Tyrant, and White Tower Symbol2 White Tower Pathways, allowing "Them" to briefly obtain strength that transcended the Sequences, giving "Them" a Half Great Old One's strength.[22]
This gave "Him" enough strength to not only forcefully suppress and trap the Eternal Blazing Sun, the Lord of Storms, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom within "Their" respective Divine Kingdoms, but also make two Prophecies that interfered with Klein's Apotheosis Ritual.[22][52][53]
∞ FATHERHOOD: The God Almighty has the symbolism of Fatherhood,[76] and holds the corresponding titles in mysticism like Father of All Living Beings and The Great Father.[77]
In the mid-First Epoch, foreseeing parts of the future, the Primordial God Almighty united with the Brood Hive to give birth to the twins Omebella and Zedus, making certain arrangements.[77][48]
There are ways for the God Almighty to reproduce autologously, bypassing a mother's body, e.g., by Envisioning a female self to be the mother's body.[69]
The Eternal Blazing Sun used this symbolism when proselytizing even though it's beyond "Him" in mysticism.[78] This allowed "Him" to partially harness the power of the Chaos Sea.[77]
However, it also strengthened the mystical connection between "Him" and the Primordial God Almighty, allowing the Primordial God Almighty to awaken on "His" body when this symbolism is strengthened through Omebella's birth in The Day of Many Disasters.
The symbolism of the Father of All Things is an advancement condition to becoming the God Almighty. If a purely female Beyonder doesn't obtain this symbolism when reaching the step of becoming God Almighty, it would be very dangerous.[79]
∞ UNSHADOWED: A symbol of the Sun Symbol2 Sun, it is capable of suppressing the spiritual imprint of the Primordial God Almighty and other Great Old Ones in mutual counteraction.[80]
Countering Symbols, Authorities & Abilities
Certain Symbols, Authorities, and Abilities of other Great Old Ones can counter some of "Their" powers, which include but are not limited to the following:
∞↓↑MYTHICAL CREATURE FORM↑↓∞
"NOTE
This Mythical Creature Form is taken from Grisha Adam, who temporarily became a Quasi-God Almighty."
A radiant giant whose head reached the Astral World. Beneath "His" feet lay the Chaos Sea, encompassing all colors and possibilities. Behind "Him" trailed Hanged Man Symbol2 a long shadow with five heads, while Sun Symbol2 a sun blazed at the back of "His" head. Tyrant Symbol2 Storms and lightning swirled around "Him", and in "His" hands, "He" held White Tower Symbol2 a white tower made of books, adorned with brass eyes.[85]
«Formula»
•Chaos Sea[86]
•Uniquenesses of:[86]
•The Visionary
•The Sun
•The Tyrant
•The White Tower
•The Hanged Man
•1 Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic each from:[86]
•The Author of the Visionary Pathway
•The White Angel of the Sun Pathway
•The Thunder God of the Tyrant Pathway
•The Omniscient Eye of the White Tower Pathway
•The Dark Angel of the Hanged Man Pathway
«Advancement Condition»
Aside from the general advancement condition for all Above the Sequence, according to the Ancient Sun God's research, the easiest path to advance to God Almighty is to become a True God of either the Visionary Symbol2 Visionary or Hanged Man Symbol2 Hanged Man Pathways and gaining initial control over the Chaos Sea before taking back the remaining Uniquenesses and Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics. And in this matter, there was something more special about the Visionary than the Hanged Man: the ability to "Create" the Uniquenesses of other Pathways to temporarily become a Half Great Old One.[22]
It's possible for a purely female Beyonder to advance to the God Almighty, but when reaching the step of becoming God Almighty, one must find a way to obtain the symbolism of the "Father of All Things"; otherwise, it would be very dangerous.[79]