After his metaphysical encounter with Quark and the transformation of his consciousness to a higher state, Arsh continued his journey through the Era of Infinite Emptiness. However, the further he walked, the more silent and alien the space around him became. The Light of Revelation that guided him began to dim. The fear that had initially been faint now began to grow, morphing into a creeping darkness within the depths of his awareness.
"Will I truly never leave this place? Or... will I die a second time here?" Arsh whispered to himself. There was no answer. Only the echo of his own voice bouncing off the formless walls of reality.
In his faltering steps, the Book of Revelation he carried suddenly trembled. A voice emerged from it—not in ordinary words, but as a metaphysical resonance:
"The Void."
"The Void?" Arsh repeated, confused. "What does this emptiness mean?"
The book responded by voicing a knowledge:
"The Void is the grey world. It is the foundation of all layers, a place where reality has yet to take form, where consciousness and chaos coexist. The Void is the deepest of the Lower Layers—deeper than √π, older than Level Space. It is not an empty space, but the space before creation."
The Void, as described in the Tree of God's cosmological system, is the most fundamental dimension, where all forms of existence originate but have yet to take shape. It envelops the physical world from beyond reality, existing parallel but never intersecting—except by those who have died or undergone existential release, like Arsh.
Spectres—that is the name given to entities trapped within the Void. They are neither alive nor dead. They are remnants of will, fragments of memory, and unresolved sin.
Arsh began to understand something crucial: he was standing at the foundation of existence itself.
"If that's the case, then I must leave this place... no matter what," he declared, his voice growing firmer.
The Book of Revelation trembled once more, this time with a different intensity. A name radiated from within it:
"Cripty Supervisor."
"Cripty...? Who is that?" Arsh asked. But before he could ponder further, a figure appeared before him.
The being looked like condensed light shaped into a humanoid form, lacking a distinct face but emanating an authoritative aura with every movement.
"So, you are Arsh? The human from Real Life who experienced Ascension?" the figure asked with a calm yet resonant voice.
Arsh could only nod. The words slipped from his mouth as if involuntarily: "Yes... I am Arsh."
"Very well," the figure said. "I was appointed by the Transcendent Entities to guide you through this higher reality. My name is Cripty Supervisor—just call me Cripty."
Arsh stood still, overwhelmed. The world he had entered was far too vast to comprehend alone. Cripty continued:
"You are not in an alternate world. The Void is not the Realms of Life nor the Realms of Isekai. Those two exist within the Middle Layers. But this—this is the deepest level of the Lower Layers."
Under Cripty's guidance, Arsh began to understand that the Void was not merely emptiness, but the primordial form of unmanifested reality. Cripty explained:
"The Void is a mirror of the collective subconscious. Every fear, sin, regret, and memory left behind by living beings—these all reflect and form an existential weave within the Void. It is the main source of Level Space, the Broken Storage, and even √π. Without the Void, none of the Layers would have a foundation."
Cripty pointed to an invisible wall that surrounded them. There, shadows began to emerge—formless shapes, entities without identity, whispering in a language only the soul could comprehend.
"They are the Spectres. Those lost within their own awareness. Neither born nor dead. They exist within the echo of sins that cannot be erased."
The Void is not just a place of emptiness, but a repository of the world's memories—a place where reality stores all rejected possibilities. Every form of existence begins in the Void—here, the first quark resonated, planting the seed of creation.
"But I can't stay here forever... I need to rise," Arsh declared.
Cripty looked at him and said,
"To do that, you must first understand the fundamental structure of this world. We will soon leave the Void, but remember—Void is always the beginning and the end of everything."
With his metaphysical power, Cripty opened a path between the Void and the higher layers. A light emerged, forming a path that did not move through space, but through heightened consciousness.
Step by step, Arsh and Cripty pierced the boundary between the Void and the layered system of the world. Along the way, Arsh's Book of Revelation reacted again, displaying a grand vision:
"The Layers of Existence" — Lower, Middle, Highest, Upper, and Beyond.
Beneath the Lower Layers lies the Void, the root of the Tree of God.
As they exited the Void, Arsh could feel the pressure on his soul gradually dissipate. The world outside the Void appeared as concentric geometric circles surrounding reality, with light and shadow spinning in a harmonious dance.
"We are now at the threshold of Level Space," said Cripty.
"Here is where the laws of reality begin to take form. But before you ascend further, you must understand the systems that shape this reality."
Arsh listened as the Book of Revelation opened on its own, revealing the following:
Echo of Divinity – the spiritual network connecting all Layers.
Echo of Energy – the flow of pure metaphysical force.
System of Codex – the architecture of reality's laws.
Synergy – the manifestation of balance between duality and non-duality.
Collective – the non-existential consciousness from which all ideas and concepts emerge.
Cripty added:
"Each of these systems flows through every Layer, and they all originate in the Void. You have just emerged from the source of all things."
Now Arsh stood at the threshold of the highest knowledge and the deepest alienation. He had passed through the darkness of the Void and was ready to walk into reality with a new understanding.
"Your journey has just begun, Arsh," said Cripty.
"But to fully understand the Tree of God, you must traverse each Layer, every Echo, and every soul's resonance."
And with a new step filled with awareness, Arsh continued his metaphysical journey—toward the Middle Layers and beyond.