Veins of Time

Non-physical
quasi-temporal concept originally founded by the Demonkin's
researchers.

## **History**

Even
to established masters of the multiverse such as the Demonkin, the Veins of
Time remain a complete mystery in origin, establishment, or operation; some
researchers who are thought to have discovered the truth have had their minds
utterly and irrevocably obliterated by the knowledge surrounding the concept,
leading some to believe the Veins are, in fact, either sentient or controlled
by a super-sentient being, capable of existing outside the established laws of
physics, time, and even outside the Veins themselves, which apply even to the
likes of the Demonkin.

What
being could be capable of creating the Veins, firstly, is a primary cause for
concern for the Demonkin, hence his focus on analyzing and deciphering it. Any
being which possesses the ability to create and exist outside these fundamental
principles of temporal consistency in the multiverse could very well pose a
threat to the Demonkin's rule, and, especially, the Veins of Time could be
altered to destroy the Demonkin's plans in some convoluted, unpredictable way.
It is thought that his willingness to become outside of these laws is the
reason for the formation of the Triumvirate,
whose dominance of their local chain of galaxies and universes enables them to
create marvels of scientific and technological significance.

The
establishment and origins of the Veins are cause for interest (or concern)
enough, but their continued operation, as well as their tendency to be
completely and fundamentally unalterable, are indeed indications that their
creator either still exists, or that this creator had such long foresight that
he, she, or they were capable of programming the Veins to take into account
every event across every universe across the entire length and breadth of time.

However,
research on the Veins has also shown truly cataclysmic events, such as the
utter annihilation of a universe or local cluster of universes, can momentarily
"stun" the Veins of Time, allowing any individual to act
independently and choose their own destiny for a period of four milliseconds.
Time manipulation devices that the Demonkin has constructed enhance this time
by a very small amount, although the sheer volume of them allows the Demonkin
to act independently, when such an event occurs, for an entire second.

The
Veins continue to be a source of interest for the Demonkin and other, unknown
individuals who have mastered the concepts of the physical and metaphysical
realms.

## **Powers**

Describing
all the theorised power and each kernel of scale in the Veins' operation would
be theoretically impossible within a time period not exceeding the current span
of the Prime Universe; however, three established principles exist as to the
Veins' operation:

* That the Veins have predetermined every event, action, life, and creation of such, as well as the formation of stars, planets, galaxies, and even other universes across the entirety of the multiverse

* That these predeterminations cannot be manipulated or acted outside of their influence, besides in a very particular exception

* That this particular exception discusses cataclysmic events which are felt throughout the entire multiverse and momentarily affect/disable the laws of the physical and metaphysical realms, including the Veins, allowing individuals to act independently for a very short time

Such
is the scale of these powers that the Demonkin wishes to harness them and use
them to create an infinite empire which will remain unchallenged and stable for
the rest of eternity across the entire multiverse. The Demonkin and, by
extension, every other master of the multiverse remain unaware of the true
operation and mastered conduct behind the Veins of Time.

It
is thought, however, that the Demonkin already exerts some kind of influence
over the Veins, albeit comparatively infinitesimally small to what the Veins'
usual modus operandi entails, as he, due to theories and scriptures written by
other multiversal masters and researchers, is believed to be the only one
existence of his kind in the multiverse; however, this may also refer to the
massive collection of souls and energy required to ascend to Demonkin, which he
is thought to be one of only three to have achieved such a feat; thus, his
reason for a lack of co-existence with other versions of himself may, as
opposed to being an Exclusivity
Singularity in the multiverse, have instead simply
consumed all other weaker versions in order to power his ascendance, and ties
into a different concept in multiversal quasi/non-quasi metaphysical mechanics.