The Void

"lmao like from hollow knight"

The Void, originally named Im'Va, is one of two realms in Cytoria that assists with the cycle of life and death. The Void collects bodies of those who have died into its realm and recycles them when new life is birthed in Cytoria.

However, eventually some souls clung onto their bodies after death, introducing life into the lifeless realm, causing a change within The Void. The Void grew sentient from the gradual introduction of life in the realm, and started interacting with the world of Cytoria along with the Lyvoids, the name given to these lives that defied death.

## **Geography**

In the past, The Void was a dimension that lacks any color not originally from a corpse due to its empty nature. As it encompasses the entire universe, it is also infinite in size. These hollow bodies are then broken down to be reconstructed later when a new soul emerges in the living world.

Now, some of the Lyvoids started to create structures and homes in The Void, firmly residing in the realm in comfort. These structures are sometimes created in reminiscence of their old homes, or entirely with their imagination, creating a strange yet lively community in the once hollow realm.

## **Biology**

The Void is usually empty and black, lacking any sign of life or color. However, when souls remained in their bodies after death, they are unable to be broken down by The Void. These residents of The Void were given the name Lyvoids by Joe Waltuh Ripleyhorn. Being one with the Void, Lyvoids are given a limited control over the Void's properties.

## Functions

Bodies are collected from the living world based on the amount of Sytor a soul possesses. The more Sytor a soul has, the faster the body is collected. For example, the body of a human from Demiurge is collected much faster than the body of a regular fish. The bodies are then reverted to their original state when it no longer possesses a soul's influence, as the shape and properties of a body is determined by the soul that inhabits it. Once broken down, The Void reconstructs these bodies and sends them back to the living world once a soul is formed.

## History

### Creation (???)

On the birth of the Cytoria universe, two parallel realms, A'Kir and Im'Va, were created. The purpose of these two realms were to assist in the cycle of life and death in the universe. These two realms possess souls of their own in order to perform their duty, albeit very limited for both cases. In Im'Va's case, the soul is devoid of any emotion and is very limited in thought.

### **Change (???)**

At a point in time, a change occurred in Im'Va. As a soul is extremely moldable due to its nature, the soul eventually evolved and allowed itself to cling onto its body even after death. This can be caused by intense emotions or thoughts. Due to this, bodies were transferred into Im'Va with part of their souls intact. Eventually, Im'Va got influenced by the gradual introduction of life in its realm and eventually grew sentient itself, transforming its soul to be strong enough to shape its own body.

### Conflict among Lyvoids (???)

As the amount of Lyvoids grew in number, a lot of them have conflicting views relating to fulfilling their dying wishes. These conflicting views eventually came to light (or dark idk there's no light in here) when a Lyvoid attacked another as one wanted to eliminate the race that the other was a part of. This fight caught the attention of other Lyvoids and the situation escalated into a civil war inside Im'Va that cannot end as the Lyvoids cannot die. Eventually, through the help of Jezibeth Goyslop 7/11, the Lyvoids were able to reach an agreement. They decided to not interfere with each other in carrying out their respective wishes, no matter the connection with their past lives.

### Clash with A'Kir (???)

As time passes, A'Kir noticed that some souls that were collected were small fragments of its original. Confused, A'Kir decides to investigate the occurrence in Im'Va. After witnessing the incredibly strong souls that reside in Im'Va, A'Kir was jealous of the amount of energy they could have produced, confronting Im'Va about the presence of souls in its realm under the guise of questioning Im'Va's performance of its duty.

Im'Va denies tampering with the soul collection process, causing A'Kir to retaliate by engaging with Im'Va in combat. However, due to the sheer power difference due to A'Kir not having bodies to channel all the energy generated from souls, Im'Va completely dominated the battle and forced A'Kir to retreat.