Lord Of The Mysteries Timeline

Author of Lord of The Mysteries Web novel, Cuttlefish that loves diving, create a WeChat post, dated April 7, 2025, that offered a concise overview of the major epochs in the Lord of the Mysteries universe.

Original post link in chinese: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/wW__8avKqix8HeFELLEkaw

The translated version can be found on Lord of the Mysteries Discord Channel.

SPOILER WARNING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT FINISHED BOOK 1 AND BOOK 2

Epoch (Chaos Epoch)

The Lost Era (Year 0–564, a period with deliberately erased history):

True History:

The Original Creator (Primordial Chaos) awakened. Its kin emerged from oil wells, volcanic depths, and oceanic rifts. As the The Original Creator fully awoke, humanity faced the Apocalypse. At the brink of total annihilation, The Original Creator, being chaotic and mad to the extreme, began to experience internal conflicts of concepts and authorities, TOC fractured internally, and self-destructed. Thus humanity was saved.

The Original Creator’s fragmentation spawned shards of power and drew partial divinity from cosmic overlords like the Mother Goddess of Depravity. Remaining humans, animals, and surviving kin obtained those shards of power, and experience a myriad of mutations.

They mutated into beings including but not limited to giants, elves, demons, dragons, feathered serpents, orcs, naga, sea monsters, and wraiths.

The Original Creator’s split entities—”Primordial God Almighty” and “Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth”—leveraged THEIR long-prepared ancient schemes across the times of the Old Earth to gradually gain advantages in THEIR fight against the Sefirot, the two Pillars eventually defeated the other Sefirot and shattered THEIR Wills (excluding Broodhive and Key of Light).

However, as soon as the two Pillars each completed the devouring of THEIR very first “another Sefirah” (They each devoured another Sefirot that is not the Sefirah Castle or the Chaos Sea), the two Pillars began to gradually lose control of THEIR instinct of convergence, this devouring of THEIR first sefirot marked the end of The Lost Era.

The Primordial God Almighty (PGA) and Celestial Worthy’s strong and still-perfect-and-whole power deterred the Outer Deities, who can only settle for observing Earth from afar for now. The PGA served as the sun of Earth during the duration of the Lost Age.

—– Currently recorded history that survived to present day: The Creator shattered chaos and darkness, creating the first ray of light. Merging with the cosmos and forming all of creation, HIS body formed stars, eyes became the sun and moon, blood became seas, oceans, rivers and lakes, nurturing all life.

HIS organs birthed different races:

Lungs → Elves (Storm); Heart → Giants (War); Liver → Treants (Mother); Head → Dragons; Kidneys → Feathered Serpents; Hair → Phoenix; Ears → Demonic Wolves; Mouth → mutants (Chained); A small portion of HIS fluids → Sea Monsters;

The refined essence portion of HIS fluids → Naga (Nagas leaning towards Storm, but have subspecies variations based on which Shards of Power they infused with); Stomach/intestines, and the organs dealing with “Filth” → Demons/Wraiths. HIS spirit (Will) became the Eternal Blazing Sun, Lord of Storms, and God of Knowledge and Wisdom. HIS intellect birthed Humanity.

—- The Era of Destruction (564–566):

The “Son of Chaos” became the “Lamp Genie.” Foreseeing a portion of the future, the Primordial God Almighty and Broodhive gave birth to Omebella and Zedus, and also laid down some preparations.

The Celestial Worthy and Primordial God Almighty waged a total war against each other, as such the “Sun” is extinguished, darkness descends, and the Western Continent became isolated from the outside world.

—-The Era of Carnage (567–981):

The world gradually recovered its life after the war between CW and PGA.

All the Beyonder races (extraordinary races), originally kept in line by the two Pillars, were now freed from their shackles. Driven by madness and insanity and the influence of the convergence instinct, these races fight against each other just as much as they fought against the eldritch kins of TOC.

Spilled blood flowed across the lands and oceans. Omebella, as the eldest daughter of the Broodhive and the child of god of the Earth Pathway, wished to end this kind of chaotic carnage due to influence from HER own maternal instincts. Of course, despite HER efforts, Omebella alone was not enough to do this.

However, Zedus seems to be indifferent to HER wish of ending the carnage, instead, HE is focused on finding the physical body that is housing the Uniqueness of the Moon Pathway. Zedus only wish to complete HIS own self ascension, by using that body and the Boon given by The Broodhive through The Barrier.

In the end, Omebella found Aurmir who was still guarding HIS parents’ corpses despite being chaotic and mad. HER heart was touched by the scene, and as such SHE helped HIM regain a certain amount of HIS sanity. The death of Zedus and the birth of the ancient god Aurmir marked the end of the First Epoch.

The birth of the very first ancient god (Aurmir) is very significant: It was the very first Will or Creature’s Will, one that isn’t the Will of The Original Creator, that became a god in the truest of sense. Which also marked the exact moment of when The Original Creator’s Earth Barrier began deteriorating. It’s countdown to dissipation has begun. —-

Second Epoch (Epoch of Darkness):

The Budding Era

(0–1268, other ancient gods gradually step onto the stage):

The Eldritch Kin of Chaos (of The Original Creator) gradually dwindled and eliminated. A mythical era of rivalry among King of Giants, King of Elves, King of Mutants, Dragon, Phoenix, Demonic Wolf, Races of the Sea, and Demons began. At this time, except for mutants and werewolves who were divided, the giants, elves, vampires, and humans are still coexisting as a single unified “human” race (or race of humanoids), they have yet to split. —–

The Early Era of Fire

(a.k.a. The Age of Giants, 1268–1730): Humanity established relatively stable societies, marginalizing mutants, demons, and dragons, and placing them at a disadvantage. Balance formed among powers (wraiths are indiscriminate destroyers, and thus were suppressed by all races and became rare). During this era, extraordinary races (Beyonder races) such as giants, elves, and vampires became nobles and leaders within the united race of humanoids. Most humans became slaves, with few as commoners.

Prior to the year 1730 of the Early Era of Fire, the Sun, which used to be embodied by the Primordial God Almighty, is now occupied by the Supernova Dominator. But due to the Earth’s Barrier, HIS light could not shine through, and thus the world was in complete darkness – Which is why the 2nd Epoch was called the Epoch of Darkness. —–

The Dual Era (1730–1960):

The First Blasphemy Slate appeared, revealing paths for a mortal to reach godhood. Provoked by dragons, mutants, and demons, humanity completely fractured into different countries/factions. Races such as the giants and elves, began viewing themselves as the blessed ones of god, renouncing their humanity and no longer treat themselves as humans. Just as the Vampire Ancestor, Mutant King, and Demonic Wolf of Destruction perished at the same time (due to a conspiracy), the giants and elves also split, each denouncing the other as traitors and sparked a 230-year-long war, later referred to as the “War of Betrayers” by history. During this war, the dragons and the demons also meddled/participated in 3 instances.

—–The Era of Tranquility (1960–2325):

Continental balances shifted. Giants, elves, dragons, demons, and phoenixes reached stalemate in their power struggle, leading to 365 years of calmness, during which there were more peace than war. Humanity, which has now been enslaved for a long time, gradually lost their history, eventually forgetting everything about their once prosperous Earth civilization that existed before the awakening of The Original Creator.

The Dawn Era (2325–2561):

Adam, a human proclaiming himself “God Almighty/上帝”, emerged. HIS very first battle, remembered by those who came after, was when he killed the Elf King and the Dragon God (Year 2348). Right after that, the Giant King and Phoenix Ancestor were both gravely wounded, one passed down power to the next generation, the other eventually went into hiding as pieces, scattered across the entirety of the Southern Continent. The Devil Monarch was also gravely wounded.

By using the majority of the demon race and HIS own power as sacrificial tribute, HE converted the Islands of Beginning (perhaps Torres Strait Islands, Australia) into the Abyss, sealing it away from the outside world, and using this method to evade the radiance of “The Omniscient and Omnipotent”. Humanity became the kin/blessed ones of “The Omniscient and Omnipotent”, and thus the Epoch of Darkness ended. —–

Third Epoch (The Cataclysm Epoch/Radiant Epoch)

True History (Radiant Epoch, also known as Radiant Era, 0 – 1086): Humanity thrived under The Omniscient and Omnipotent’s favor, becoming the dominant race on the continents. The other races lowered their heads and backed down. They either went into hiding or relocated to live in regions with harsher conditions. Only the evil spirits/wraiths still appeared from time to time in front of humanity’s eyes (and causing trouble).

Due to the influence of The First Blasphemy Slate, beings known as the Evernight Goddess, God of Combat, and Earth Mother emerged one after another, stepping onto the world’s stage. (This is not saying these three only just became True Gods at this time, this is saying they gradually became key players on the continent during this time.) These three forced alliances with each other, going against the “The Omniscient and Omnipotent”.

Of course, the power gap between the three of them and “The Omniscient and Omnipotent” are still relatively large, resulting in the three of them nearly perishing on multiple occasions. However, just as the “The Omniscient and Omnipotent” and HIS faction were about to win completely, HIS own body/existence began to have problems. When “The Omniscient and Omnipotent” fractured. HIS fragmentation devastated the most prosperous continent (The Eastern Continent – the combination of what was left of Europe and Africa after the great Cataclysm that ended the Gregorian calendar) and transformed it into the Forsaken Land of the Gods, while also created the Second Blasphemy Slate, which detailed the complete 10 Crowns (Emanations) and 22 Pathways. And with this, the 1,000+ years of Radiant Epoch (3rd Epoch) ended.

—–What remains of the 3rd Epoch History after the truth has been concealed (Now only known as The Cataclysm Epoch, 0-1086): Other races backed down as humanity outpaced them in growth. Evernight Goddess, God of Combat, and Earth Mother emerged one after another, stepping onto the world’s stage. Humanity received unprecedented development. However, another great cataclysm struck. Under the protection of the gods, humanity was able to barely avoid extinction, many historical records were lost, and civilization has been reset and now restart once again. All continents, once prosperous, were now completely separated (Only the North Continent and the South Continent are still navigable by water and maintain connection)

—– [Translation Note: There are two ways you can look at this.

1. This timeline summary was written by Cuttlefish back in 2018 before Book 1 was written, serving as his general plot guide. It is an old outdated rough draft and he didn’t bother with editing it thoroughly when he posted this on his WeChat account. This is evident in new terminologies that we have NEVER heard before, such as the Kin of Chaos that follow The Original Creator, etc. Cuttlefish maybe have eventually scrapped the 10 Sefirot (Crowns) idea and decided to write 9 Sefirot instead. Now obviously, the 10 Crowns or Sefirot is based on the 10 Emations/Sefirot in Kabbalah.

2. Alternatively, just like how Warhammer 40k has two Space Marine Legions (2nd and 11th) that are left blank for the players to create their own Legions (I know some 40K fans also disagree on this claim as well). Cuttlefish may have left this unrevealed 10th Sefirah as a convenient blank for fanfiction or spin-off writers to create their own Sefirah. One of the problem with this theory is that Cuttlefish didn’t leave blank pathways, note how it was 22 Pathways, not something like 24 or 25 Pathways. But then again, no one is going to stop those writers from creating original pathways that’s outside of the 22 pathway system anyways.

Ultimately, whether you want to treat this newly revealed 10th Sefirah as canon, or say that it is outdated and we should stick with the established 9-Sefirot system detailed in Book 1, is entirely up to personal preference. For the @Wiki Contributors , however, to prevent massive amount of revision, I suggest we only treat this “10 Crowns” as a trivia. Put it as a trivia at the bottom of a page at most. And just keep the current 9 Sefirot as the canon information.] —–

Fourth Epoch (The Epoch of The Gods):

The Era of Strife (0–112):

Conflicts that involved the Blasphemy Slates, True Creator, and the various other gods occurred. The Demoness family, Twilight Hermit Order, and Moses Ascetic Order were established one after another.

Solomon Empire (112–396): Taking advantage of the schism between the six gods, the Solomon family cooperated with the True Creator and established an empire that ruled over the North Continent. While the various other factions such as the Demoness family were suppressed and attacked in the North Continent, the “God of Death” family a.k.a. Eggers family took advantage of this opening (when the north is preoccupied) and unified the plentiful plans of the South Continent, and established the Balam Empire.

—–Tudor-Trunsoest United Empire (396–510): The six gods reconciled and once again formed an alliance. With the sixth gods’ support, the Tudor family and the Trunsoest family usurped the Solomon Empire (Black Emperor Solomon, the First, died). The North Continent is now governed by a system of dual Consuls (two Sequence 1 Prince of Abolition) and a Senate. During the same period of time, various countries such as the Haagenti Kingdom, the Paz Kingdom, and the Highlands Kingdom were formed one after another within the corresponding region – the Haagenti Plains, the Paz Valley, and the Star Highlands in the South Continent. All of these kingdoms were submitted to the Balam Empire (Translation note: Maybe like Vassal States).

Second Solomon Empire (510–1047): Tudor (Tudor Empire) and Trunsoest (Trunsoest Empire) broke up. The former (Tudor) obtained support from Antigonus and the Twilight Hermit Order, acquired the potion formula to become a “Red Priest”, and became the half-crazed Blood Emperor. The Tudor Empire became a strong faction that stood on its own by forming an alliance with the Amon family, Abraham (Door) family, recruiting the Jacob family and Tamara family (Tamara at this time are still Justiciar) for their cause, and forsaking the six gods yet also refusing to side with the True Creator. Then, the Solomon family resurfaced and restored their Empire, fracturing the North Continent into three, marking the beginning of a chaotic era that lasted for over 500 years (1047-510=537 years).

—– War of the Four Emperors (1047–1052): The Blood Emperor of Tudor Empire fell, ending the dynasty. Prior to the fall of Tudor Empire, the South Continent’s God of Death (Underworld Emperor) sudden descended (onto the North Continent). The Demonesses are still around. After the new Black Emperor of Solomon fell, The Night Emperor of Trunsoest Empire also started to have problems. The Andariel family and the Beria family teamed up to summon “The Abyss”, joining into this free-for-all war. At a crucial moment, Yuggs Stiano took advantage of chances to ascend to godhood, becoming an important chip that turned the tide of war.

(Cuttlefish: Clarification, Stiano became god during the late part of the War of the Four Emperors, not after the War of the Four Emperors concluded). The Night Emperor perished, the residual blasts from the battle swept up all of his fragments and scattered them across the land. The True Creator was heavily wounded, and escaped to the Forsaken Land of the Gods bearing seals. The Death God, enriched by spoils of war, returned to the South Continent. The Einhorn family, Augustus family, Sauron family, and Castiya family, each backed by one or two of the seven gods, established the corresponding Feysac Kingdom, Leon Kingdom, Intis Kingdom, and Feynapotter Kingdom. The churches of the seven gods began hunting down blasphemers and Demonesses.

—– Conflicts of the Seven Gods (1053–1210): Eternal Blazing Sun allied with God of Combat (Feysac Empire and Intis Kingdom); Lord of Storms allied with Evernight Goddess and God of Craftsmanship (Loen Kingdom); Earth Mother allied with God of Knowledge and Wisdom (former Feynapotter Kingdom). They began to fight one another. After this continued for 167 years, who knew the Demonesses and the God of Death suddenly allied with each other. And this God of Death, who had received a lot of benefits from the previous war, is now insane, but also a lot stronger, even stronger than the War of the Four Emperors era’s True Creator.

The God of Death now also wants to devour a certain few gods from among the seven gods. The Shadow of Order, Hermits of Fate, and Secret Order were established. [Translation Note: Yes, The Shadow of Order is a faction that we never seen before. They might be a group that holds the Black Emperor and Justiciar pathways, since their faction name is literally part of The Anarchy’s honorific name]

Pale Era (1210–1233): Death and apocalypse arrived, and the seven gods were defeated and retreated at every turn. Eventually, they finally took the time to sit down once again and decided to join hands…again. After a carefully schemed war with cataclysmic consequences, The Primordial Demoness was severely wounded, the God of Death fell, the ocean/sea between the North and South Continent was widened by one fold. Now engulfed by turbulent waves and storms, the water separated the North and South.

All seven gods were also heavily injured. More and more cracks started appearing on the Earth’s Barrier, forcing the gods to move their Divine Kingdoms to the Astral World to mend the cracks. Now, the gods are unable to leave, and can only send avatars to ascend onto reality. During the entirety of the Fourth Epoch, the Sea Monsters (The Sea Races) and Dragons no longer have leaders. Thus, they were hunted down en masse and turned into special/Beyonder materials, their numbers dwindled to the extreme, becoming very rare species.

—– The current version of Fourth Epoch history after its details were hidden over time: The Solomon family and the various other families colluded with Demons and Demonesses. Then, with support from the greatest devil, the “Fallen Angel”, they battled the seven gods for about 1,000 years. There were various wins and losses on both sides, the Solomon Empire, Tudor empire, and Tunsoest Empire rose and fell one after another

(Here the fabricated history was fashioned after a portion of the true history, but information regarding the Blasphemy Slates and the detailed power system were omitted. The history of the South Continent was also not told, only the God of Death and betrayers were mentioned). Ultimately, the seven gods triumphed, and sealed the Fallen Angel. After that the seven gods were also the ones to laugh till the very end during their fight against the invading God of Death and the Primordial Demoness.