Ahura Mazda

**The Dualistic Ātman of Good and EvilAhura Mazda** (善悪二元真我アフラマズダ, *Zenaku Nigen ShingaAfuramazuda*?) also known as the **First Heaven**. A world under the rule of The Ātman, the first heaven under The Throne reign to ever exist. It original purpose is to create a powerful "army" and used as a archetype for further generation of The Throne. The setting of Avesta of Black and White.

An era of tragedy where all life is divided into two incompatible spiritual powers of self-proclaimed good and evil, and the war of constantly washing blood with blood is never ending. There is no clear idea of ​​what's right and what's wrong, although the names given are "Good" and "Evil". It's just **White** and **Black** killing each other repeatedly on the cosmic scale. Even if one destroys the other, their values ​​will be reversed at the next moment, and yesterday's good will become today's evil, so the battle won't end.

However, for those living in this world, it is an unquestionable truth that one must kill the enemy.

Those who were "Evil" were described as "prideful and beautiful" beings who carried out atrocities without a hint of maliciousness in them, while those who were "Good" were described as "rough and dangerous" beings driven by hatred and resentment, destroying both the enemy and themselves.

## Terminology

### Avesta

*(真我, Shinga)* is the law of the first heaven.

There are five core rules to Avesta :

* 1. All living beings in the world are divided into Good or Evil, both sides cannot coexist.
* 2. All living beings, via "reading someone's Avesta", can subconsciously know to which side the other belongs to. They feel compelled to kill each other on an instinctual level.
* 3. Both sides have a "core group", that acts as leaders. Decimating this group constitutes victory for the side that does it.
* 4. If elimination of the opposing side's core group takes too long, replacements will eventually be born to fill their spots.
* 5. Commandments. You shall put all of your soul into using them to enhance yourself.

Note that the depth of knowledge of the Avesta is not the same across the board. Most people on either side, White or Black, only can get as far as the first two points, the others being unknown to them. Members of the "core groups" (leaders) of both sides can read deeper into it.

### Commandments

are the deepest aspect of Avesta, and one that allows both Ashavan and Dragvant to increase their powers. As such, while both sides have access to them, it's only their "core groups" (leaders) that know anything about them and can use them to their fullest extent. Yazata tend to define their Commandments (referred to as "taking their Vows") while being sworn into service by the Holy King. Even said Holy King has Commandments, and one of the two requirements for the title involve bearing the extremely rigorous Commandments that the position entails.

In short, a Commandment is a limitation whose contents are defined by its user. In exchange for following the limitation to its full extent, the user is granted a massive boon. The larger the inconvenience imposed by the limitation becomes, the greater the boon becomes and in general, that boon is linked with that restriction. Usually, boons are the inverse of their limitations.

However, if a user breaks their Commandment, divine punishment falls upon them. The most prevalent punishment for doing so is ***death***, but there are said to be punishments worse than death for breaking a Commandment, usually in a form of **Fall**.

### Fall

*(転墜, Tentsui)* is a phenomenon in which the alignment of a being shifts. Form Black to White, vice versa. The strength also proportionally switching, whereas the fallen powerful being will become weak, the weak become strong. The Fall usually occurs as a punishment for breaking one's commandment. However, the main purpose of The Fall is a universal scale alignment shift at the end of each cycle. This is when that value of "good" and "evil" will be switch to each core group.

### Sensories of Avesta

Mitra, the godhead of the first heaven dispatched two sensories for each side of Black and White. Both acted as the pinnacle of duality and remain unchangeable. Both sensories are aware of Mitra but does not share the same sense of identity.

* The Ultimate White: **Ahura Mazda**. A divine sword that was forged at the beginning of the universe. Though her physical body is a sword, she requires a host. Namely Priestess of the sword. She became Varhram weapon/lover until Khvarenah consume her. It was then that she split part of her that became Quinn.
* The Ultimate Black: **Nadare**. Unlike Ahura Mazda, Nadare isn't a singular entity, but a position. The candidate is chosen by The Ātman herself and they must be on the side of Black only. The candidate for the position is the one who considers being ordinary but harbors an ambition far greater than oneself. In other words, the biggest failure of each cycle. The one who becomes Nadare will lose their original name, becoming part of Avesta's senses of touch and avatar.

Both Ahura Mazda and Nadare will face out in the final duel at the end of each cycle, with the result is always draw.

### Cycles

Refers to each session of war between Black and White, usually lasting between 2,000 to 3,000 years. At the end of each cycle where the decisive battle between two of Mitra's sensories, a universal scale fall will occure, switch the value of each sides. The new cycle will begin when Nadare using her authority to send Divine Sword to the random location, in which she will be pick up by the hero of the white.

### Star Spirit

An Ego of a celestial body, consider being the most powerful race of being in the first heaven. Star Spirit has Authority all over their body as well as the inhabitants. Most of them have the capability to destroy other celestial bodies and teleportation.

### Big Bang

The Creation of Heaven and Earth; godhood of this era. In the world of constant changing, only those who remain **Immutable** can break heaven's law. That is, they possess value lasting beyond the conflict of black and white. Since the composition is only a single universe, only Hegemony godhood can be achieved.

## Black & White

Two core groups that made up the duality of the first heaven constantly engage in the never-ending war. Every living thing belongs to either side and will never be able to settle down with another as Avesta influences them to the instinctual level. Each side will be urge to kill one another without any reason aside from their designated faction. Although they called themselves "Good" and "Evil", it is merely a self-proclaimed that depend on each core-group perspective, as the value constantly shifting from one side to another after the end of each cycle.

* The White
* The Black

### Ashavan

The side of the White. They are the righteous being who live in harmony with nature and form an army to fight against Dragvant. Although individually weak, they numbered more than their enemy.

#### Yazata

The elite warriors of Ashavan of the cycle in the main story, called **Asura** in the past and **Malak** in the final cycle.

### Dragvant

The side of Black. They are considered to be demons that consume everything, without any regard for natural balance. Dragvant is stronger than Ashavan, however, their number is fewer.

#### Daeva

The elite of Dragvant of the cycle in the main story, the opposition to Yazata. Daeva is rare, only a few per planet exist. They were called **Deva** in the past, and **Iblis** in the final cycle.

##### Seven Archdemons

The leaders of the Dragvant and the most powerful beings on the side of Evil. They can slaughter hundreds of millions of people, or create monsters that eat stars.

The members of The Seven kings during the main story are:

* Star Cluster of Extinction Saurva, Rank 1 Archdemon, Workshop of Destruction: Khvarenah.
* Singularity Angra Mainyu, Rank 2 Archdemon, Collapsed World: Nadare.
* Violent Locust Swarm Aeshma, Rank 3 Archdemon, Violent Locust Swarm: Bahlavan.
* Garden of Bloodshed Baliga, Rank 4 Archdemon, Princess of Slaughter: Frederica.
* Sky Burial Sphere Druj Nasu, Rank 5 Archdemon, Impure Immobile Mashyana.
* Star Dragon Corpse Zahak, Rank 6 Archdemon, Covetous Hungry Dragon: Kaikhosru.
* Domain of the True King Jahi, Rank 7 Archdemon, Wicked Merit Transfiguration: Aka Manah.

## Important Locations

### Stars

* **Wahman Yast**: Planet headquarter of Ashavan. The original planet was destroyed by Khvarenah 20 years before the story.
* **Zahhāk**: A dying planet ruled by Kaikhosru. It used to be Ashavan's territory before its Star Spirit got usurped.
* **Star Cluster of Extinction Saurva**: A hyper-giant star that is the body of Khvarenah.
* **Druj Nasu**: A gas planet with no solid surface. Ruled by Archdemon Mashyana.
* **Hiranyapura**: A former headquarter of Asura, it was the home planet of Varhram.

### Places

* **Garden of Bloodshed Baliga**: A seperated space that is the home of Man Murdering Demon. It used to be a Holy place of Ashavan.
* **Singularity Angra Mainyu**: A domain of Nadare, a space ship that is a remnant of the Age Zero. The place is where the Gathas of Archdemons always take place.

## Trivia

* This heaven name takes heavy influence from Zoroastrian Myth. It's name, Ahura Mazda, is in reference to the Supreme, Omnibenevolent Spirit that is treated as the Highest Deity in their faith. Its concepts of dualism also derive from Zoroastrianism, and the eternal conflict between Ahura Mazda and Angra Maiynu. Two equal but opposite forces, which eternally clash, each the absolute antithesis of the other.
* As a macrocosm of all Divine Throne, Ahura Mazda has reference of all religions that the proceeding heaven based on such as, Judeo-Christianity, Hinduism, Islamic and Shintoism.