Chapter 185
*** Space Monster. Grotesque ***
About 400 years before DIO’s creation, there was a great war in the physical world that shook the entire universe. Initially, the war was fought between the inhabitants of the physical realm and the unnamed, or beings that didn’t possess a known name. However, the war soon spread to encompass the battles between the heavenly beings and demons, transcendents and non-transcendents, and the dead and the living.
The damage from the war was extensive. In addition, no one could intervene because the explosive battles and strife occurred everywhere; hence, the entire physical world was thrown into chaos. Eventually, the beings of the physical world took advantage of this opportunity to create a group that gathered their individual powers into one: the [Union].
The forces leading the Union were divided into two main groups. These two powerful forces, which would control the entire universe, were the Noblesse and Elohim.
The Noblesse was a force primarily comprised of the Dragon and Prajna species who possessed ‘noble blood.’ As is often the case with dragon species, these Noblesse had strong powers from birth. It could be said that the name [Noble] clearly displayed their nature and tendencies.
Conversely, the Elohim consisted of ordinary races that existed all over the physical world, which included humans and various other sapient species. Of course, the leaders of the Elohim were not normal beings. They were individuals who had ‘disappeared.’ They’d been born with ordinary and weak bodies but had reached transcendence through understanding and realization.
Obviously, no matter whether it was the Noblesse or Elohim, all of their leaders were transcendents, but they were still beings bound to the physical world. In the entire vast universe, few entered the rarified realm of transcendence, and this minuscule number even extended to the Noblesse with their noble bloodlines.
Dragons, the pinnacle of a dragon species, weren’t an exception either, as they typically took nearly a thousand years to grow and enter the transcendence realm. Humans could become Grand Masters or great mages in decades or centuries, depending on when they understood the meaning of nothingness. So, in comparison, the dragon’s development rate was relatively slow.
‘Well, that’s not really the important point. The critical factor is that they ‘will’ reach transcendence if they don’t die.’