Fissures

Fissures are a tear in the fabric of Space-time. In which a peculiar energy emanates from, effecting all nearby it. No matter what it may be.

After their discovery in the early Twentieth Century much research as been done upon them by secret organizations formed and funded by various governments.

Pre-Busilov
The History of Fissures before 1915 is largely unknown. Though it is known that they have existed long before hand.

Some theories suggested that they may have begun forming since the dawn of time, or even before the conception of known reality.

These theories happen to be correct. Fissures have existed since the beginning of the Dream.

Busilov Expedition
An expedition to Antartica that led to the disappearance of many individuals. Their bodies never found.

The survivors brought about a mutated body, made of some strange, unfamiliar matter; and was incomparable to any known beasts.

This led to the first organization built around the research of the Beyond. Named the Armia Boga.

Research
Despite the years of research and study, little is known about the Fissures themselves. Only of their effects on their surroundings.

When directly by it everything is changed. Becoming tenebrous and horrifcally organic. The sinious flesh pulsating like a beating heart. Parts of them curved off into nonexistent dimensions, and its form contorted into impossible shapes.

Samples taken showed that the atoms had entirely changed, becoming incomparable to any known particles. These Particles also issued forth a sort of radiation that effected matter in a way identical to the Fissure. albeit to a much lesser extent.

Those who have passed through the Fissure have never returned.

Truth
They have existed since the conception of the Dream. The Onirogenesis.

They are, as suspected, tears in the fabric of reality. For each universe is surrounded by a "Barrier" of sorts. Though this Barrier can become weak, and have a tear open up in it. Allowing the Between to seep Inside.

The Energy is called Aether, and is unlike anything that could exist in the physical world with any semblance of stability, and like a cancer this instability spreads.

This grants power for it connects one to a Great One, taking in an infinitsimal fragment of its power. But so to does the power come in and overwrite all it touches.

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