Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

Here is a detailed explanation on D-mail, and how it all works: [Refer Image]

Assume a timeline, marked with two instants 1 and 2, separated by a time length of 24 hours.

Now, Richard bought a dog at instant 1, but after 24 hours, at instant 2, he wanted to undo that decision. So, he sent a D-mail, telling "Don't buy the dog", from instant 2 to instant 1 i.e. 24 hours back into the past.

Let's call Richard's memory on the 1st timeline between these two instants M12.

Now, the Richard in the past, at instant 1, received the D-mail, and changed his decision.

The timeline diverged, and after 24 hours, it reached instant 3. Let's call Richard's memory on the 2nd timeline between the two instants M13.

In this example, the Richard at instant 2 on the first timeline will jump to the instant 3 on the second timeline, retaining memory M12. But he will not have the memory M13. Please keep in mind that it was information that had traveled to past, not Richard himself. This retaining of memory M12 is called Reading Steiner.

After jumping to instant 3 of the diverged timeline, our Richard will remember that he had sent a text back to instant 1 of his original timeline, telling himself not to buy a dog. And, yes. There is no dog around him. BUT, surprisingly enough, now there is a cat in the room. Now, Richard has no recollection of the memory M13, so he doesn't know why did he buy a cat, as he had mentioned nothing about it. This is a butterfly effect. It may happen, or it may not. There is no guarantee.

The longer the duration of D-Mail (how far it is sent back into the past), the higher the chances of encountering a butterfly effect.

The divergence no. of the second timeline tells how much it differ from the first. The higher the number (between 0P and 1P) the greater the divergence.

It is very very important, so if you didn't understand, read again.