A spoiler-free, standalone guide to the world of The Forgotten Orbit
They say reality is a line.
In truth, it is a shattered mirror—each piece a realm, each fracture a truth half-remembered.
This codex was never meant to be read. It was carved by the hands of forgotten time-keepers, sealed within the vaults of the Third Mind, and buried in stardust before the first wormhole ever tore the sky open.
But for those who seek understanding… here is the world behind the war.
❖ The Realms of Existence
The world of Final Horizon is divided into seven major realms, each layered atop the next like echoes of a single voice spoken across dimensions.
The Mortal Stride
This is the base realm—home to humans, cities, empires, and technology.
Time flows here normally… or so it seems.
Most of the known world begins here, under the illusion that it is the only realm.
The Riftline
A thin, unstable space between dimensions where wormholes and time fractures manifest.
Only those marked by the Chrono Keys can survive here for long.
The Riftline is alive. It watches. It remembers. It judges.
The Memory Sea
A realm made of discarded pasts—where forgotten timelines, erased people, and failed histories drift like ghosts.
Dangerous, because even a thought can anchor you permanently.
Creatures here feed on memory. They will wear your loved ones' faces.
Ashen Spiral
A decaying layer of pure entropy where corrupted gods and broken realities fall to rot.
Home to The Ancient One—not a god, but a law that watches when other laws fail.
Time and death are both dead here. What remains is choice alone.
The Veil Beyond
A luminous realm where time is a loop and fate is readable like scripture.
The Veil Watchers live here, weaving destinies across timelines.
It is forbidden to enter this realm more than once. Doing so invites collapse.
The Black Crown
A hidden empire constructed in a false dimension, ruled by The Choir of Silence.
They do not speak. They rewrite reality with thought alone.
Only one known traveler returned from the Black Crown. He could no longer dream.
The Final Horizon
A realm that is neither past nor future.
It is what remains after all timelines converge.
No one knows if it is salvation or oblivion. Only that all paths lead to it.
❖ Creatures and Entities
The world is not simply populated by men and monsters. Some beings exist between definitions.
Time-Touched
Mortals altered by exposure to Rift energy.
Can experience multiple futures at once. Often go mad.
The Remembered Dead
Souls who died in timelines that no longer exist.
Their bodies are gone, but their purpose survives.
Fractureborn
Entities born directly within a time fracture.
They are immune to paradox, but cannot leave the rift.
The Ancient One
Not a creature. Not a god.
A law given will. It exists to ensure certain outcomes are inevitable.
Speaks in the voice of your regrets.
❖ Laws That Govern the World
This universe does not obey one system. There are four governing forces, each in conflict.
Time – The natural flow of cause and effect.
Fate – The predetermined script, crafted by entities beyond comprehension.
Will – The power of choice, strong enough to rewrite both time and fate.
Entropy – The collapse of all order into silence.
In the world of Final Horizon, Will is the wildcard. It alone can alter both time and fate—but at a price.
❖ Power and Corruption
Power is not gifted. It is remembered.
All major factions and forces draw power from what they've endured:
The Chairmen of the Lost Epoch – Leaders who use memory as currency.
The Riftbringers – Warriors bound to wormholes, trained to kill across timelines.
The Hollow Kings – Rulers of kingdoms that never existed, yet whose banners wave.
The Archive of Silent Tomorrows – A library of events that haven't happened yet.
Power always corrupts. But in this world, corruption doesn't look like rot.
It looks like clarity.
The clearer you see the truth, the more unstable your reality becomes.
❖ Why It Matters
Because you, dear reader, are being prepared.
This world is not a setting—it is a test. Each realm you glimpse, each creature you encounter, each timeline you lose… is a reflection of something deeper.
You are not reading a story.
You are choosing which version of truth you'll believe.
And when the The Forgotten Orbit finally arrives, you'll remember this codex…
Even if the story makes you forget.
[End of Interlude: Codex of the Broken Realms]