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Eternal Pitfall (久遠の陥穽 Kuon no Kansei?) is a secret method (秘方 Hihō?) devised by ancient Flame Haze to banish the God of Creation to the Rift Between Both Worlds. It is regarded as such from the considerable amount of efforts required to operate despite being based on simple principles.

The method itself is not a single Power of Unrestraint, but rather a collaboration between multiple Flame Haze through multiple spells.

Background[]

Eternal Pitfall is based on two things: acceleration of phenomenon and sensory deprivation.

It is done through a simple principle of Rift Crossing, but in reverse, by forcibly transfer the target into the Rift Between Both Worlds, and cut off that individual's resonance (共振 Kyōshin?) which is essential for navigation inside the Rift. Those sent there with no resonance with the Crimson Realm, even Gods themselves, are bound to wander for eternity. Thus, it is considered to be the ultimate kind of banishment.

Before the Ceremony[]

The method was proposed when there was a dispute among Flame Haze prior to the day of the ceremony to create the Great Binding Chain. While some of them wanted to crush the ceremony head-on, others including Khamsin aimed for a cautious plan that ensures victory against the Snake of the Festival and his servants. They finally agreed on the latter as they reached the day of the ceremony. Fortunately, the God of Creation gleefully allowed his kind's nemeses to come witness the ceremony against his Mediator's doubt.

The Binding of the God[]

Flame Haze intervened the creation of the Great Binding Chain the moment they had confirmed the occurrence of world-scale tremor. They started the assault which suspended the Priestess' work and momentarily stopped the ceremony's initiation. Many were slain by the General, who was protecting girl who was the crux of the ceremony.

Multiple Flame Haze near the tremor then committed suicide; by doing that, they had given a direction to the flow of this tremor back towards Crimson Realm.

Other Flame Haze then engaged enemies around the ceremonial ground, enforcing both sides to exercise Power of Existence; these actions accelerated the tremor's size considerably.

Eventually, the Snake of the Festival, who has extremely large existence, started to get dragged away from human world, comparable to someone breaking a bridge made from muddy sand by their own weight. As the God of Creation was dragged into the Rift, several Flame Haze dealt the finishing blow by using Power of Unrestraint to bind him and cut off his resonance. By the time his Servants realized what was happening, it was too late to save their leader.

Aftermath[]

Many Flame Haze were caught in the secret method along with the Snake of the Festival and trapped inside the Rift Between Both Worlds, becoming the Colored Silhouettes. Among these shadows were the Singer who Disperses Darkness and Nam who still wandered the Rift thousands of years later.

Ironically, these fallen Flame Haze's self-replenishing Power of Existence had been used by him to create and maintain the Path of Pilgrimage, which was used to guide his substitute and his followers back to retrieve his main body.

According to Khamsin, a minor distortion would remain permanently where the Eternal Pitfall once occurred, even after NorthAir had sealed the Rift and later come to understand the true nature of the Power of Existence and Distortion.

Trivia[]

  • Khamsin comments that this method is now impossible to succeed, and he would not even dare to do it again even if he was told to.

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Terminology
Character related Colored SilhouetteCrimson DenizenCrimson LordCrimson GodFaux VesselFlame HazeHeir to Both WorldsKrakenMystesParasitismRinneServantTorchTunerUnrestricted Spell Master
Conflicts Ancient WarSovereign's GameGreat WarCivil WarRévolution WarSecond Great WarChaotic Period
Events Early-morning trainingLate-night trainingMisago FestivalSeishū Festival
Expressions Crossroads of DestinyWatashi wa Hoka no Dare mo Aisanai
Items Crystallization of Self-ResearchDivine VesselTreasure Tool
Creations CryptaDivine GateFountain of ExistenceIron GiantStatue of Pride
Metaphysics Aggregate WillDivine SummoningFlameManifestationPower of ExistencePresenceRift CrossingThe Truth of This WorldUnrestricted SpellUnrestricted Spell InsigniaVesselVessel Known as Destiny
Concepts Grand OrderGrand Scheme
Organizations Bal MasquéBrothers of the MaccabeeCastle of MadnessColor ThievesHyakki YakōJewel GangMinackOutlawRévolutionTöten GlockeTrue Oracle
Phenomena DistortionGreat CalamityEternal PitfallFaint Heaven Quake
World Crimson RealmGreat Binding ChainHuman WorldMaelstrom of WarfareRift Between Both WorldsXanadu
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