Source

Logos

Logos (tr. સ્વર્ગ Svarga, cm. Source) is a name given to a meta-dimension that exists parallel to the material Universe. It is a quantum plane of energy and pure information, boundless and without any spacial characteristics. Many mortal scientists and Alphas theorize that is is a form of an information continuum – the aggregation of all data and knowledge to ever exist in the past and future, or the "Source code of the Universe" (an unattributed saying from which the name most likely originated).

Despite its ever-present state, Logos is unobservable due to its nature – no matter can be present in this dimension, and no attempts of empirical study have ever been successful. Nevertheless, some properties of the Source are known, mostly because of the Alphas enigmatic ability to shed their physical forms and return to their “birthplace” dimension.

Logos has a direct effect on the Entropy; as information diminishes uncertainty, so does the energy of this plane reduce the chaotic presence of unreality. It is speculated that the Celestial Machine is intrinsically connected to the Source and because of that its Infrastructure is capable of being a natural safety barrier for this Universe. Alphas, who rely on this energy as well, are also resilient to the destructive effects of the Entropy and thus capable of driving back the Entropocytes.

▸Numen◂

Numen (tr. ઊર્જા Ūrjā, cm. Essence) is a colloquial term for the energy emanating from Logos through natural rifts between the dimensional boundaries. This energy has several outstanding properties, chief among them an ability to neutralize the Entropy and stabilize the reality that would otherwise be swallowed by the primordial chaos. The Essence runs through the Machine’s Infrastructure and powers a lot of its components; it is also the primary energy used by Alphas to sustain their forms and power their abilities. Despite many attempts to invent a technology that could collect or utilize the Essence, nothing reliable has been found yet – this venture is highly sought after as the Source would then become a perpetual origin of this renewable energy.

Numen, when used correctly, has an outworldly effect on the material Universe, allowing Alphas to bend the reality to their will and display a wide range of divine powers. This energy can be naturally found in living organisms throughout the Great Abyssal Tree, as it tends to be accumulated in organic bodies; some types of organisms display greater affinity towards this property than the others – for example, most of the sentient species of the galaxy are outright capable of storing the amount magnitude greater than non-sentient organism. The exact reason for this is unknown.

Note that some mortal individuals have an uncanny ability to utilize the Essence stored within their bodies, achieving power somewhat similar to Alphas.

▸Hibernaculum◂

While it is still unknown whether the Alphas were created by the Celestial Machine, the proto-civilization that invented the Celestial Machine in the first place, or simply existed within the Source as its natural inhabitants, one fact is certain – upon destruction of their physical bodies they return to the Source, or rather a specific “part” of it known as the Hibernaculum (tr. પારણું Pāraṇuṁ, cm. Cradle). Within it, Alphas exist in their primal form of pure energy and information, dormant until the time they return – a process the triggers for which are still unknown.

There have been several attempts to breach the Hibernaculum and gain access to the Alphas within; Heaven's Bridge Project was the only one partially successful.