The Periods[note 1][note 2] were the separate worlds that existed in the Evillious Chronicles universe, each with their own distinct rules and characteristics.
History[]
Origins[]
At some point, humanity began populating the First Period, Earth; due to their technological advancements, they were able to spawn a digital world known as the Second Period.[1] The humans inside the Second Period, the earthlings, also developed incredibly advanced technology.[2] Later on, the people of the First Period introduced Hereditary Evil Raiser Syndrome to the Second Period; some time after, the First Period was destroyed.[1]
As the Second Period faced similar destruction due to the rise of HER, multiple spaceships filled with scientists were sent out to find habitable planets.[2] One of them, the Climb One, was then brought into reality by Behemo Barisol; the crew inside then came upon the destroyed Earth, thinking it was a new planet.[1]
Third Paradise[]
The earthlings then decided to create a new species of humans rather than merely repopulate onto the planet. They designed the new species with a template for their societies to follow, and supplied them with forests, lands, seas, and all the creatures for the new world. After the world's completion in BT 528, the new humans founded numerous civilizations in the different regions of the ground world, dominated by the Magic Kingdom Levianta.[2] Meanwhile, the sun god Sickle created an afterlife for all humans who had died in the third world using the world's moon, dubbing it the "Heavenly Yard".[3]
Over the centuries, the realm's various powers rose and fell. In EC 014, the vessels of sin were released into the world and caused numerous calamities throughout the following centuries.[4] After humanity became entrenched in a worldwide war, the nation of Elphegort developed a prototype Punishment weapon and used it to destroy the Third Period in EC 999.[5] Right before the world's destruction, Sickle meddled with parallel worlds, causing distortions to appear in the Third Period as well as other worlds.[6]
Afterward, the world began merging with the Hellish Yard and all the human souls of the Heavenly Yard were pulled into the ground world.[7] In EC 1000, the irregulars Adam and Eve created and traveled to a repeat of the Third Period using a Re_birthday; the same was done by the irregular twins Allen Avadonia and Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche, except to make a completely new world: the Fourth Period.[8] By the following year, many of the souls in the Third Period moved onto the latter, while some stayed behind.[9]
Worlds[]
First Period[]
The First Period[note 3] was the first world located on Earth. Its technologically-advanced people created the Second Period, although the world and all of its inhabitants were eventually destroyed.[10]
Second Period[]
Main Article: Second Period
A digital world created by the people of the First Period. It prospered for some time until its destruction from Hereditary Evil Raiser Syndrome, with only a small handful of its inhabitants managing to escape.[2]
Third Period[]
Main Article: Third Period
The third world located on Earth, sometimes referred to as the "ground world". It acted as a boundary between the Heavenly and Hellish Yards. Its land prospered for over 1500 years before its destruction by Punishment. Once the world ended, its land turned to deadened earth. Afterwards, its boundary disappeared and it began merging with the Hellish Yard, shifting the balance of power away from the Heavenly Yard and causes all its souls to be pulled into the Third Period's land.[7]
Fourth Period[]
The Fourth Period[note 4] was the fourth world created after the end of the Third Period, located in a separate world.[9] Identical to Earth, it was created by Allen Avadonia and Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche, the two being irregulars invoking the Heavenly ending of the Four Endings. It eventually adopted modern technology as well.[8]
Parallel Worlds[]
Main Article: Parallel Worlds
Aside from this, other realities existed, having a great amount of variation from the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Periods.
Configuration and Laws[]
The periods were separate worlds, save for the First and Third Period, which were both on Earth. Earth was governed by the laws of physics, while the Third Period was additionally governed by rules made by the scientists who established it,[2] as well as rules made by the gods who watched over the world.[3]
Due to the nature of the Heavenly Yard and the Hellish Yard, the two exerted a natural pull on the human souls of the Third Period, with the ground world itself creating a metaphysical boundary between them.[7] At least partially rooted in the advanced technology of the Second Period, magic was also part of the makeup of the Third Period and made anything theoretically possible for its users, if given enough power and time to utilize it.[2] Travel was also possible between the different worlds.[6]
Trivia[]
Conceptualization and Origin[]
- The First and Third Period are Earth; they are referred to in-narration as "periods" (時代), denoting stretches of time.
Curiosities[]
- The Levin Bible's account of the periods, containing fabrications by Levia and Behemo, largely warps the truth in regards to their true natures and creation.
- The Fourth Period is the setting for mothy's other novels, Unlock City and the Story of Evil series.
- One of mothy's novel series, Torture Tower Doesn't Sleep, also appears to takes place in a world parallel to the Third Period, traveled to by Amostia.
Appearances[]
- Barisol's Child is an Only Child
- Bloodstained Switch
- Queen of the Glass
- Project 'Ma' (song)
- Escape of Salmhofer the Witch
- Moonlit Bear
- Ma Survival
- Whereabouts of the Miracle
- Recollective Musicbox
- Tale of Abandonment on a Moonlit Night
- The Song I Heard Somewhere
- Chrono Story
- The Lunacy of Duke Venomania
- The Portrait Glassred Drew
- Flower of the Plateau
- Evil Food Eater Conchita
- Drug of Gold
- That King was Born from Mud
- Neomaria of the Inverted Gravestone
- A Hero's Armor is Always Crimson
- Swear an Oath on that Bridge
- Twiright Prank
- The Daughter of Evil
- The Servant of Evil
- Tree Maiden ~Millennium Wiegenlied~
- Regret Message
- The Daughter of White
- Blink
- At the End of a Millennium Vow
- Handbeat Clocktower
- Reach for the Stars ~The Letter She Kept Waiting For~
- The Journey of Two Mages ~Great Wall and Watchman~
- Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
- Fifth Pierrot
- The Tailor of Enbizaka
- The Weathered Head at Onigashima
- And Then the Girl Went Mad -Ending Tale on a Moonlit Night-
- The Last Revolver
- Judgment of Corruption
- Miniature Garden Girl
- The Muzzle of Nemesis
- Heartbeat Clocktower
- Master of the Graveyard (song)
- Master of the Court (song)
- Capriccio Farce
- Master of the Hellish Yard (song)
- Ending Boy Hänsel
- Seven Crimes and Punishments (alternate timeline)
- Re_birthday (song)
- Master of the Heavenly Yard
- Banica Concerto!!
- The Karma of Evil Will Not End
- Song of the Third Period
- Waltz of the Departed
- Genesis Girl Gretel
- The Song of the Cowardly Black Bird
- Ten Minute Love (first appearance)
- The Song that Resounds with Lu Li La, Lu Li La
- South North Story (appears in PV; non-canon appearance)
- Desert Bluebird (non-canon appearance)
- The Daughter of Evil: Clôture of Yellow
- The Daughter of Evil: Wiegenlied of Green
- The Daughter of Evil: Praeludium of Red
- The Daughter of Evil: Praefacio of Blue
- Deadly Sins of Evil: The Lunacy of Duke Venomania
- Deadly Sins of Evil: Evil Food Eater Conchita
- Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
- Deadly Sins of Evil: Fifth Pierrot
- Deadly Sins of Evil: The Tailor of Enbizaka
- Deadly Sins of Evil: Judgment of Corruption
- Deadly Sins of Evil: The Muzzle of Nemesis
- Deadly Sins of Evil: Master of the Heavenly Yard
- Original Sin Story: Crime
- Original Sin Story: Punishment
- Unlock City
- Story of Evil: The Paper Demon and the Secret Archive
- Story of Evil: The Twilight Demon and the False Queen
- Entr'acte of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Worldguide
- Epic of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Fanbook
- The Daughter of Evil Schedule Book 2013
- Waltz of Evil: The Deadly Sins of Evil Guidebook
- The Adventure of a Boy and a Girl
- Twiright Prank (story)
- The Daughter of Evil: Illustration Story
- The Daughter of Fog
- Gloom of Held
- Moonlit Bear (story)
- Tale of Abandonment on a Moonlit Night (story)
- Heavenly Yard (story)
- Evil Food Eater Conchita: Setsubun (non-canon appearance)
- The Lunacy of Duke Venomania: Valentine's Day (non-canon appearance)
- The Daughter of Evil: The Doll Festival (non-canon appearance)
- The Daughter of Evil: Graduation (non-canon appearance)
- Gift Bonus Story
- Seven Crimes and Punishments (story) (alternate timeline)
- Pierrot & SCP Bonus Story
- Song of the Black Bird
- The Demonic Twin Blades
- Outlaw & Lychgate
- E.A.T Prologue (story) (mentioned only)
- Original Sin Story: To
- The Daughter of Evil: Novelette of White
- The Daughter of Evil: Retrouver of Silver
- Her Reason
- The Lunacy of Duke Venomania (manga)
- Aku Musu (non-canon appearance)
- The Servant of Evil ~Opera Buffa!~ (non-canon appearance)
- Welcome to Conchita Dining Room (non-canon appearance)
- Deadly Sins of Evil (manga) (non-canon appearance)
- Judgment of Corruption Side Story: Gallerian
- The Daughter of Evil (manga)
- Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep (manga short)
- Quartets of Evil (non-canon appearance)
- Seven Crimes and Punishments! (non-canon appearance)
- Fifth Pierrot (manga short)
- Evils Theater
- Screws, Gears, and Pride (album)
- The Daughter of Evil ~Gemini of Charm~ Vocal and Soundtrack
- Prelude to Forest
- Evils Forest
- Evil Food Eater Conchita (revised)
- Evils Kingdom
- Judgment of Corruption ~A Court of Greed~
- Evils Court
- Four Melodies of Evil ~The Daughter of Evil Novel Music Collection~
- Original Sin Story -Act 1-
- Original Sin Story -Act 2-
- The Muzzle of Nemesis (album)
- Seven Crimes and Punishments (album)
- Original Sin Story: Complete Edition
- Lucifenia Trinity
- Master of the Heavenly Yard (album)
- Clockwork Lullaby (album)
- Evils Extra
- E.A.T Prologue
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Deadly Sins of Evil: Master of the Heavenly Yard – Chapter 11, Part 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Deadly Sins of Evil: The Muzzle of Nemesis – 7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Heavenly Yard"
- ↑ Evils Kingdom – Chronicles of Evillious
- ↑ The Muzzle of Nemesis
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Outlaw & Lychgate" – Chapter 3
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Seven Crimes and Punishments" – Prologue
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Deadly Sins of Evil: Master of the Heavenly Yard – Chapter 12
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Outlaw & Lychgate" – Chapter 1
- ↑ Deadly Sins of Evil: Master of the Heavenly Yard – Chapter 11, Part 1