Infinity Stones

**Infinity Stones**, also known as the **Ina Abanayyartu**, are six immensely powerful gem-like objects that can be used to manipulate the mortal world on a multiversal scale.

## Summary

For the most part, the history of the Infinity Stones are nothing but "myths and legends bound together by a link as strong as a shoelace". However, according to alien historians, there were once six singularities that existed before the universe, yet when the Big Bang happened, it formed concentrated crystals out of them and sent them hurtling throughout the near-infinite space.

... That, however, is mostly incorrect. While the Stones had existed since before the universe, the six of them predated the current mortal world in which all the multiverses and universes and alternate realities and dimensions are located by several eons.

They were created by the Four Great Seraphs eons before the Big Bang, when Creation was still cold and empty because of the recent Great Flood. As a way to recreate a fraction of their Father's marvels, they combined their powers together and created six singularities in the form of six crystals, each representing a different aspect of existence, much like the nature of the Celestial Princes, albeit on a vastly *miniscule* scale compared to them.

However, as time went on, the Stones proved to be volatile and were too tiresome to control, resulting in the Four Seraphs abandoning the plans all together. Instead, they turned to Gabriel's newest creations, a race of divine beings known as the Progenitor Deities.

What happened to the Stones after the Progenitor Deities' creation tends to vary from teller to teller. According to Brahma, after the Big Bang, Gabriel threw them behind her back and they scattered across the universe. Khaos mentioned Gabriel accidentally dropping them into the Galaxy Cauldron and the Stones were then shot out into random spots across the newly-created universe. Ophis, on the other hand, said Gabriel put them into the trash but since the garbage disposer couldn't process them, they shot back out and fell down into the universe where they disappeared.

Regardless of what happened to the Infinity Stones, there were two things for certain: One - This was entirely Gabriel's fault, and Two - Six immensely powerful items were now scattered anywhere and everywhere across the near-infinite universe, waiting for someone to come and claim their multiversal powers for themselves.

## Appearance

The Infinity Stones appear as six crystals the size of an adult's fist, each represented by a different color: Blue (Space), yellow (Mind), red (Reality), purple (Power), green (Time), and orange (Soul). However, in Parvati's and Khaos' memory of the event, the six stones appeared as pure-white so they might have changed into their current color at some point, though this is unconfirmed.

## Abilities

The Infinity Stones are powerful artifacts of primordial origins, representing the necessary aspects of existence in a manner similar - Yet still immensely and unfathomably inferior - to the Celestial Princes. They have an immense control over the fabric of reality they represent and from it, they derive extremely powerful capabilities to be wielded and are among the most powerful artifacts in the mortal world.

Individually, a single Infinity Stone is enough to raise an ordinary person on-par with top-tier Primordial-class beings, and when brought together and properly channeled, they will grant their wielder a near-absolute authority over the multiverse, being able to affect regions of the mortal world in almost any way they choose. As revealed by Khaos, once combined together, the collective power of the Stones will be imbued into the wielder, elevating them onto the same level as the Progenitor Deities.

However, due to their sheer power, only a single being of exceptional power, or collections of lesser beings who are unified and focused in their intent, is able to wield the Stones. As a result, the Stones are often placed in mediums made of metals - With divine metals being the most effective - that would allow for a restricted, yet more stable, access to their power. The power of all six Infinity Stones can be harnessed collectively, but prior to the Infinity Gauntlet, this had never been accomplished, as all who attempted were overwhelmed by the powers of the individual Stones.

Using the combined power of all the Infinity Stones simultaneously through the Infinity Gauntlet puts incredibly high amounts of strain on the wearer of the Gauntlet, even risking death for mortals. Should the wielder survive channeling the Stones' energy, they would undoubtedly suffer from a "divine punishment" courtesy of Entelecheia per the ancient rule of "Power always comes at a cost".

Due to their immense power, the Stones are extremely durable, though not on the level of nigh-indestructible as other primordial artifacts, and when it is destroyed, it would unleash all the energies contained within, though the resulting wave is relatively harmless.

In addition, as they are mainly created from crystallized creative energy, the Stones also give off a special type of supernatural radiation that grants superhuman powers which will persist even after the Stone the powers originated from is destroyed.

## Quotes

**Wong**: "*At the dawn of the universe, there was nothing. Then... boom. The Big Bang sent six elemental crystals hurtling across the virgin universe. These Infinity Stones each control an essential aspect of existence.*"
**Dr. Strange**: "*Space, Reality, Power, Soul, Mind, and Time.*"
— Wong and Stephen Strange

**Thanos**: "*I'm a survivor.*"
**Dr. Strange**: "*Who wants to murder trillions.*"
**Thanos**: "*With all six stones, I could simply snap my fingers. They would all cease to exist. I call that mercy.*"
— Thanos and Stephen Strange

## Trivia

* "Ina Abanayyartu" is Old Enochian for "Jewels of Many Worlds".
* According to Khaos, the Stones were "failed prototypes" of Progenitor Gods like him.
* While they're regarded as "extremely valuable", it's implied that jewels of similar powers exist "by the dozens" in Heaven, created by God and/or one of the His Divine Aeons.
* It's implied that this isn't the only set of Infinity Stones Gabriel created, but simply the first/most notable ones among her creations.
	+ Some of the mentioned Infinity Stones she's also created are the "Ego Stone", "Death Stone", "Genesis Stone", "Evolution Stone", "Chaos Stone", and "Nightmare Stone".