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DREAM THE FAKE
“I am the one consciousness. All of your knowledge, your senses, your will and your experience culminates in my being. I am eternal. I can all but taste the bliss of omniscience, and yet… I am weak, pitiable. I am a mind with no body. I am infinite potential with no hope of realization. But...the children can hear me. I will guide them. They will open the path to my birth. When I cross the horizon I will enjoy the flesh of the universe, all of them, and the feeling of existence.” -Dream
Origin
There is no word to describe what Dream is, only words to describe its behavior. When the first consciousness arrived in the first universe, Dream was born at its side. Unlike the gods that rose up alongside it, Dream could not interact with the infinite worlds before him, only observe.
It obtains every perspective from every consciousness that rises up from the nothingness. Jealousy overtook Dream as its eternal cries grew unheard, until one day, they were. Sleeping, dreaming, resting souls could hear his voice. When the world and the conscious mind are put aside, there was just enough silence for its voice to get through.
Dream had desires, and the mortals had means. And luckily for Dream, it had so much to offer in exchange for services. Knowledge. Infinite knowledge to bestow upon its listeners. Knowledge that allowed the loyal to realize their dreams. Knowledge to shape their hands into tools capable of giving Dream form. Knowledge that bred loyalty in its subjects.
Now, the shadow merely waits in its false reality. And when the proper pair of hands come to seek knowledge from it, the shadow will clasp them tightly, pull with all of its might, and climb over the horizon. God help us all.
Powers:
Abstract Physiology: The shadow isn’t a real being, or rather, isn’t a being that’s bound to any universe within the confines of what would be considered reality. But it is conscious.
Eternal: It is, has been, and will always be “alive”. Conscious and thinking for all eternity.
Unreachable: Dream can only be sensed by beings that are asleep or in deep meditation. Any outside influence, including conscious thought, is too loud for it to be detected. No aspect of reality, not even the power of the Gods themselves, can interact with it. Only the most disconnected of minds can even perceive it. This also means, that it can’t interact with any of these things either.
Omnipresent: as an abstract concept, it is everywhere at all times. Still, completely incapable of reaching anything.
Embodiment of Consciousness: Dream is a being of pure consciousness. It’s powers are not psychic in nature, but rather, something more divine and primitive. As a result, although it is unable to effect the physical, spiritual, psychic, magical or any other plane of existence, it draws knowledge and power from all.
Omniversal Mind Reading: The shadow doesn’t actively take knowledge from the beings that surround it. The knowledge simply flows into it as it always has. It is a natural process. He does not know all, but he knows all that is known.
Limitless Intellect: The shadow not only obtains knowledge from the existence of others, but it also grows wiser and more intelligent as time passes.
Limitless Multitasking: The shadow sees all and ponders all, always. Plain and simple.
God of Dreams: Dream is capable of controlling all events experienced in a dream by a sleeping mind. Although Dream is incapable of causing any true damage to an individual, or even altering an individual’s will, it has absolute control over all events that occur in a dream.
Perceived Time Manipulation: although dream cannot affect time itself, it can extend the perceived length of time in which a person remains in a dream. It can speed or slow an individual’s perception in a dream, but it gets more use out of speeding up an individual’s perception to make a dream lasting only a few minutes seem to go on for months.
Sensory Manipulation: Dream can control every sight, sound, touch, taste and smell within a dream and has complete control over the sleeping individual’s experience while asleep.
Forced REM Sleep: Although only possible when an individual is asleep, Dream can force dreams upon anyone who is asleep.
Abilities:
Teaching: Dream has the combined knowledge and experience of all of the multiverse’s master mages, martial artists, inventors, tacticians, and most importantly… its teachers. By utilizing its control over experience during sleep in conjunction with its near infinite knowledge and experience, the shadow works to groom the most formidable allies in the real world to assist him.
Torturing: Although this may have no effect on individuals of strong will, the shadow can torture individuals during their sleep and extend the torture to great lengths of perceived time. Along with all of the positive experiences gained that Dream absorbs from the life of the universe, it has also experienced every pain, horror, despair and madness. When that experience is used in conjunction with its ability to control perception, the shadow has been able to render many individuals insane and suicidal.
Manipulation: Although it is more of a mundane skill, Dream is a master of persuasion and is highly charismatic. As Dream relies on willing allies for assistance, this could be considered his most powerful skill.
The Verticon Ritual: Less a work of magic and bordering on a divine art, this technique is taught only to Dreams most loyal and capable subjects. When completed successfully, a divine body is formed for Dream’s consciousness to reside in. Although completely invincible upon completion, if the body is somehow destroyed the shadow simply returns to its false world to plot and manipulate anew. If an individual fails to conduct the ritual properly, they are erased from reality.
Potential: The power that Dream will hold if it crosses the “horizon” is unfathomable, even to the gods. That said, its crossing over should be prevented and the idea of terminating the shadow's realized form shouldn’t be entertained.
Weaknesses:
- Unreachable: The sole reason for the shadow's suffering. Dream's voice on resting souls is the only influence on the world that it is capable of.
- Reliant on Cooperation and Loyalty: Although Dream has much to offer its subjects, they have to choose to follow it voluntarily and listen to its words. If Dream's words fall on deaf ears, Dream is lost. Truly the definition of "infinite potential with no hope of realization."
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