The Throne

**The Throne** (座, *za*), also known as the **Divine Throne** (神座, *Shinza*) or the **Taikyoku Throne** (太極座, *Taikyoku Za*) exists as the source of all reality, where the Law of God, known as **Atziluth-Tai**, emanates outward through infinite universes, It is the root of the creation and the source of all phenomena.

It exists in a special, hyperdimensional space, thought of as a higher dimension lacking the very concept of time, stands above all of God's domain, acting as the nucleus of past, present and future, as well as that of an infinitude of parallel universes. All of Creation is beneath it, and it is hierarchically superior to any and all extentions of the Singularity.

The Throne is sit upon by a Hadou God, and, due to their nature, only one could exist at a time, for two Laws overwrite each other, Hadou Gods by their very nature cannot coexist without rupturing the fabric of reality.

There have existed Seven Hadou Gods which have taken the Throne.

It is the main Macguffin throughout all of Shinza Bansho, which all events in the series revolve around.

## **History**

The **Divine Throne System** (神座システム, *Shinza Shisutemu*) was created for the purposes of holding back and eventually defeating the eldritch force known as Naraka which plagued the universe with the curse of Amrita

Mithra, one of the greatest warriors of the Era, took the Throne for herself, and brought about an era of greater strife through the Emanation of her Law. This led to the cycle of a God rising to the Throne, than be struck down by another, for only a new Era to be ushered in by the New God. She integrated her comrades, The Naraka, into the very depths of the Throne.
 She predicted that over the years seven Gods would rise to take the Throne, and she devised a grand plan for the final defeat of Naraka, creating her world as a sort of archetype for all that would follow after it.

She would rule for between twenty-thousand to thirty-thousand years, and come to be replaced with Muzan, who painted over the World with his own Law, birthing Paradise Lost.

Muzan would rule for around five-thousand years, and be replaced with Myoujo, who birthed Zoar (Shrine).

Myoujo would rule for between twenty-thousand to thirty-thousand years, and be replaced with Suigin, who birthed Omega Ewigkeit.

Suigin would rule for innumerable cycles of fourty-thousand years, and eventually be replaced with Tasogare, who birthed Anima Entelechia. His was the longest lasting of the Ages of the Throne.

Tasogare would rule for nearly ten-thousand years, and be replaced with Hajun, who birthed Mahāmāra.

Hajun would rule between seven-thousand and eight-thousand years, and be replaced by Shouko who birthed the Seventh Heaven.

## **Nature**

It is at the center of all reality, the nucleus of the universe and the wellspring of all phenomena. Where the Lord of All resides.

It is capable of manipulating reality on a multiversal scale, but must be ruled over by a God. Where it stabilizes and focuses the utmost Craving of the God that sits upon it. Turning their Craving into a new Law that will dictate any and all functions of the Universe. It is also a support device that allows the universe to continue existing as, without it, the spiritual pressure of its owner would destroy everything that exists.

Only those with a Hadou-Craving can take the Throne. Due to their Emmanatory Nature, while Gudou-Gods will never be able to become a Throne God due to their Self-Contained Nature. There is no Law for the Throne to magnify and siphon.

### **Judgement of Mortality**

​​​​​The Thrones main defense machanism is called the **Judgement of Mortality** (必滅の審判, *Hitsumetsu no Shinpan*). Thus machism is thought of as a trial to see if the aspiring God is worthy of challenging the Throne's owner.

In order to do this it barrages the challenger with a blast of the Throne's very killing intent, which annihilates any and all existences it hits, leaving absolutely no trace of the target, eradicating anything on both physical and spiritual levels alike. It is described as a wave of killing intent and bloodlust, as if the universe itself was sentencing one to death.

Naturally, to take over the Throne, the challenger must be able to overcome this defense system and be able to overcome the God itself.

### **Memory of the Throne**

The Throne does not simply forget the Laws of the God's that had weilded it, for it records their Laws and stores it's vestiges into itself, allowing the next God to call upon these past Laws.

It is also able to store the records of Challangers to the Throne, such as Ren Fuji and Reinhard Heydrich, who despite having no chance nor any desire to take the Throne, still had great power and a close connection to the Fourth and Fifth Heavens.

Not all are able to call upon the Memory, such as Mercurius, as he was but a "distortion" of his predeccesors. Others cannot call upon them to their full extent, such as Hajun, who utterly disrespected his predeccesors, considering their mere Records to be "shit staining his body", thus he was only able to call upon a weakened form of their Laws.

However Marie was able to manifest all Laws to their fullest extent, and Hirume is able of the same thing except for Hajun's Law.

## **Eras**

### **First Heaven - Ahura Mazda**

*Main article: First Heaven*

The Rule of Mitra , the World of Duality. Where two Armies eternally fight one another. The Eternal Clash between Light and Dark.

### **Second Heaven - Paradise Lost**

*Main article: Second Heaven*

The Rule of Muzan, where evil devours evil and only the strong survive. Nerose Satanael attempted to overthrow God, though all of his attempts failed, thus forcing him to use Astaroth to simply erase the Second Heaven from existance, as if Muzan had never taken the Throne.

### **Third Heaven - Zoar**

*Main article: Third Heaven*

The Rule of Nerose Satanel, a dystopia that takes away all free will from its people, even thought is but part of a Hive Mind, the Hive Mind of Shamash.

A Faction stood opposed to the Oneness and Oppression, and stood free of the Hive Mind, the Gommorah.

### **Fourth Heaven - Omega Ewigkeit**

*Main article: Fourth Heaven*

The Rule of Mercurius, that of eternal recurrence.
It is born from his desire for new experiences, and to die in the arms of the woman he loves.

After a Nayuta of 40,000 year cycles the Throne was taken by Marie.

### **Fifth Heaven - Anima Entelecheia**

*Main article: Fifth Heaven*

The Rule of Marie. That of Twilight Reincarnation (黄昏輪廻転生 Romanji: *Tasogare rin'netenshō*).

It was a World of Peace and Embrace, though an evil cult, the Samsara Vartin, who worked behind the scenes to manipulate countless governments and organizations (much like the Illuminati), grew tired of the peace and wished to overthrow Tasogare and bring forth a new Heaven.

They purchases Mara Paipyas and put him in a sealed Masoluem, hoping to bring about his ascension. This was successful, and he sluaghtered Marie, along with two of her Guardians, Mercurius and Reinhard Heydrich, with only Tenma Yato surviving.

### **Sixth Heaven - Mahāmāra**

*Main article: Sixth Heaven*

The Rule of Hajun, a World of violence that is gradually erase by his Law, and one that completely disallows the existance of Hadou Gods, thus leading to a large amount of Gudou Gods.

The Law made stagnant by Tenma Yato, thus protecting the World from destruction. Though people were still made into vile Srgalah.

In the end Habaki Sakagami, with the help of the Tumor, slays Hajun, allowing the Tumor to take the Throne in the form of Amaterasu.

### **Seventh Heaven - Amaterasu**

*Main article: Seventh Heaven*

The Rule of Hirume. No Craving exists in this World, for she is but an inexperienced child. Born into Godhood.

Gods of the Throne
(二元論)
(堕天奈落)
(天道悲想天)
(永劫回帰)
(輪廻転生, *Rinne Tensei*)
(大欲界天狗道)
(八百万)

## References

1. ↑ The Caduceus rumbled. He commanded the laws of the universe to do his bidding, emanating light and waves which exceeded human comprehension. All phenomena and all foreknowledge; all cravings and souls that existed within the world- save for the Goddess, the substitute, and the Gold and his Legion- were inside his dominion. No one knew exactly how many stars flickered and lived in the world since the advent of foreknowledge's tyranny. And now all of them are in the palm of his hand. A myriad of souls formed the shape of a comet, assailing the Beast's Legion. And even that was hardly more significant than a strand of hair for the serpent.*Dies Irae*
2. ↑ The universe as a whole obeyed his script, and to a being who could realign the cosmos at will, a concept like time meant painfully little. By arraging the Milky Way, he could make it so that something never existed to begin with.*Dies Irae*
3. ↑ 万象の根源として、総てを司る主として、真実のこいつが表出しようとしているのだ。 その場所とは、すなわち太極座。既存の法を流れ出させている事象の中心、宇宙の核だ
4. ↑ Killing intent. Bloodlust. The core of the universe sentenced us to death with such ferocity the very cosmos felt its overwhelming ripples. Any other man would have been vaporized by its force, their souls reduced to nothingness in the blink of an eye.*Dies Irae*