User blog:Deathwalker 13000/Theory Time!

Secret and I were discussing how Katria, one of the God Forces, became a fractured being. Secret hadn't quite figured it out yet, but had the idea that something attacked her. We both immediately thought of Abysm or Miasma, ruled out the possibility of Miasma, and worked our way from there.

Our theory is that Abysm, who seeks an end to the dream by destroying the God-Forces, immediately attacked Katria- Abysm was fended off, yet the battle took it's toll and eventually allowed Xaerxez to break free from the wounded Katria. The resulting battle with Xaerxez broke three more fragments from Katria (as seen at the end of A Creative Contract)- Faible, Nocturne, and Veda. Katria, left as an almost empty shell of her former self but still an infinitely powerful God Force, secluded herself away. Xaerxez and Faible were imprisoned, and Nocturne secluded herself, leaving Veda completely in charge of everything within Secret's sector of the Multiverse.

From Veda, who controls all fate and destiny in Secret's sector of the Multiverse, came Seya. From Seya, came Daille, Tsukinode (from whom came the Secrets), and ultimately, Zied, who sought to awaken the Omega and allied with Evil and Sin to do so. Not only is Zied a direct "descendant" of Veda, but Veda has been confirmed to have an affinity with "Death Prime-" Abysm itself. We also discussed the possibility of Veda being a fragment of Abysm's power that latched onto Katria during their battle.

So, the theory is that Abysm was behind much of what transpired in The Shadow of Death, and everything that Zied has ever done and influenced. Interestingly enough, the Omega was placated by Misery herself, who has been confirmed to have an affinity with "Life Prime."

But this also means Abysm has had a hand in several significant events in our canon- since he is responsible for the creation of the Secrets as well (through Tsukinode, son of Seya, who in turn is the "son" of Veda), he is indirectly responsible for Arbiter's madness after gaining the power of Balance from the Secret of Order, and the destruction of every world at Arbiter's hands.

So... yeah. Thoughts?