Ahura Mazda

*For the sword named "Ahura Mazda," see Divine Sword.*

**Ahura Mazda** (アフラ・マズダー, *Afura mazudā*) or **Dualistic Truth of Good and Evil** (善悪二元真我, *Zenaku nigen shinga*) is the world under the rule of Shinga, the first Era under the system of the Divine Throne, and The World of Duality and Binary Opposition. It is the prototype of all worlds to come after it.

It is a **Control Type** (管理型, *Kanrikata*) Law.

In terms of duration it lasts between 20,000 and 30,000 Years.

## **Nature**

In it were two armies, fighting an eternal war, each seeing each other as an irredeemable evil. For both were complete opposites of one another, thus this is the World of Duality; not in the form of Yin and Yang working in harmony, but like a fight of Angels against Demons, two sides of a coin, clashing violently against one another.

All beings could be described by one of two opposing attributes," 端な二つの属性&分かれておリ、互いが互いを敵視して”る 白と黑", Every life has two extreme and separate attributes, and each side is hostile to the other. An unstoppable conflict of two incompatible sides, which would not end until the other is wholly destroyed.

This conflict has expanded beyond simply a singular planet, and exists on a cosmic scale.

It is an unquestionable truth that one must kill the enemy.

Those who ere "Evil" were described as "ecstatic and beautiful" (は絢爛で綺麗だった), while those who were "Good" were described as "rough and dangerous" (は荒んでいたし危なかった).

Its setting is that of a medieval fantasy world. Though various forms of advanced technology have been created by Khvarenah and litter the Cosmos.

It only exists as a singular universe, and does not allow for the propogation of parallel worlds due to the authority exerted upon the people of it, who don't even know why they are fighting, therefore free will is restricted. Due to it only being a singular universe, Gudou Gods, who are universes unto themselves, are unable to form. Even beings with a Gudou nature like Bahlavan are unable to achieve divinity.

## Ashavan

*Main article: Ashavan*

The Side of Goodness.
They may be far more populous than the Dragvant, but they are far weaker. Unable to fight against them, spare the strongest of their ranks: the Yazata.

They are ruled over by the Holy King Sirius and the Star Spirit Vohu Manah, who is the one who blesses the Yazata with their great power.

Their operations are largely limited to Wahman Yast.

## Dragvant

*Main article: Dragvant*

The Side of Evil.
They lack in number compared to the Ashavan, but make up for the lack with incomparable power, even able to warp reality in ways that deny the laws of physics.

The Greatest among them, spare the Kings, are the Daeva. Beings of great power on the side of evil that mere humans don't stand a chance against. Thus they require Yazata in order to be defeated,

Their operations are spread further among the cosmos. With various Territories ruled over by their Kings. Some of which even exist in Realms wholly detached from the World.

## Seven Great Deamon Kings

*Main article: Seven Great Deamon Kings*

At the Height of the World there exist Seven Transcendent Evil Spirits. Called the Great Demon Kings (七大魔王). They can slaughter hundreds of millions of people, or create monsters that eat stars. They are the greatest threats in the entirety of the First Heaven, and for some reason they are universally set at Seven, and if one dies another would soon rise to take its place.

## Trivia

This World 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 Binary Opposition also derive from Zoroastrianism, and the eternal conflict between Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu. Two equal but opposite force, which forever clash. Each the absolute antithesis of the other.

Mithra herself is named after the Zoroastrian God of Covenant, Light, and Hope.

## References

1. ↑ However, in the world of this story, there is a Principle which obstructs it, that is, the conflict in between Good and Evil, absolutely controlled by Avesta. Because this is a universe of puppets in which the majority of people don't even understand why they are fighting, pluralistic expanses have nothing to do with it. In short, because the degree of freedom of choice is extremely low, it perhaps could be said that this is a world in which "ifs" do not happen.*Glossary 22*
2. ↑  Its complete/perfect form is, according to Khvarenah's hypothesis, an individual universe condensed into a human form, however, such a thing can't come into existence, unless under the aforementioned Law of parallel universes. The reasoning goes that, once countless different worlds exist, moreover, they exist at the same time, then the apex of Transcendence can too be born, as a different world of extremely small scale.*Glossary 22*