The Coalescence

*This page is about the anomaly. For information about the online roleplay series, see Coalescence; for the present iteration, see Coalescence: Spirits Unbound.*

The **Coalescence** is the common name given to the **Temporally and Spatially Divergent Coalescing Anomaly** (or **TSDCA**), a continuously expanding anomaly that is progressively consuming the multiversal space that the world of Remnant is thought to occupy. The Coalescence acts as a fifth-dimensional "magnet" for relativistic space, meaning that it naturally acts as a black hole that consumes time. The method by which timelines are "integrated" into the Coalescence is not known, nor is the rate at this integration occurs, successful or otherwise.

The present Coalescence is not the first of its kind; it has in fact repeated many times, with the present Coalescence being the 11943rd iteration of the cycle, though it has merged with the 11944th and 11945th iterations to become, collectively, the "11945th sub A" Coalescence, or CL-11945

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 in terms of its expression as a distinct timeline.

Coalescences are inherently unstable due to being unsustainable in a temporal context; thus, they often shift and dissolve at random, making their existence quite terrifying. However, the larger a Coalescence is, the less susceptible it is to paradoxes, and the natives of CL-11945 have found that a single significant paradox can serve as proper grounding that substitutes for a Coalescence's lack of Concept. Without this grounding, Coalescences are likely to deconverge in the long term due to the laws of physics proper. With sufficient power, they can also be ended intentionally, as by Lieri.

## Origin

The Coalescence was originally initiated by Salem in an effort to secure the Moon Soul from Luna Rose to attain her ultimate goal of self-destruction along with all of Remnant; in her eyes, the Moon Soul was the only thing that could surpass the power of the Brother Gods, thus circumventing the need for their power to die. However, it is believed by some, including many Ephemeran scholars, that the power Salem attained by using the four Relics would not ordinarily be sufficient to cause a paradox large enough to start a Coalescence. In short, there is a semi-common belief that outside forces may have assisted in the creation of the Coalescence.

It is also commonly believed that the version of Remnant from which the Coalescence began is temporally significant in some way or another, and perhaps the only extant Macroversally Static Dominant timeline apart from the Prime Timeline itself. Because of this, the "original" Remnant timeline that the Coalescence merged other timelines into is referred to as "CL-X", following the typical format for timeline designation. Attempting to mathematically calculate the origin of or otherwise observe this beginning world has led to inconclusive results.

## Traits

Every Coalescence is defined as such by the following qualifiers, determined by the Bureau of Time and Space Preservation:

* **Persistence:** The ability to converge and manifest for a period of relative time equal to at least 24 in-universe hours.
* **Convergence:** The coexistence of elements, objects, and/or individuals from at least three or more distinct Remnant world states differentiated in some qualifiable way from each other and the Prime Timeline.
* **Potency:** Having enough “pull” or “power” to consume other timelines and anomalies but not be consumed itself.
* **Consistency:** Containing, at minimum, an average of 30% persistent elements (including objects, collective concepts, and individuals) across each repetition. A timeline that has been a part of the Coalescence before is increasingly likely to become a part of it again.

Convergences that do not meet these criteria are classified as Anomalies or Locally Co-Dependent Timelines.

## Notable Iterations

The Coalescence has converged, separated, and reconverged many times, with almost all iterations universally ending in failure to prevent its destabilization or Salem's success. However, some iterations of the Coalescence are considered to be temporally significant due to unique divergences from typical events or defining the consistency of later iterations.

These significant Coalescences include:

* CL-X
* CL-1, *Union of Souls*
* CL-2, *Wayward Souls*
* CL-203, *Instrumentum Fati*
* CL-1436, *The Golden Boy*
* CL-5086, *Luna*
* CL-10555, *Once Upon a Time*
* CL-11943, *Misaligned Fates*
* CL-11944, *Cycle of Rebirth*
* CL-11945, *Remnant: Ephemera*
* CL-11945

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, *Spirits Unbound*
* The SSCES, *Endless Awakening*

### Non-Canon

* Union of Souls (Original)
* Wayward Souls (Original)