Gonna be as fast as possible regarding this because Mbxx is probably gonna delete everything.
Basically, this is just a place to post various excerpts and showings in order for them to be analyzed. This includes the Chronicles of the Last Emperor of Melniboné, and all associated works made by Michael Moorcock. Such as Doctor Who: The Coming of the Terraphiles. Which apparently clarifies that Doctor Who is a part of the cosmology, and that the Doctor is one of the incarnations of the Eternal Champion. I will leave that for later though. Since I can only imagine the headaches that is going to cause.
We shall start with Elric of Melnibone's education, and his travels in the dream world. Which led him across the moonbeams which are the astral roads which connect the entire multiverse. He ventured across numerous worlds, and did so free of the constraints of time when in his astral body. Which directly effected his actual body. A wound in the dream world would appear in the actual world on his body, and so forth.
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Also, more on the moonbeams.
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In the setting universes are confirmed to be infinite.
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As for the size of the multiverse. It consists of at least several million spheres. The number is possibly much higher given this is from the perspective of someone who desperately hopes that it is finite, and that it can be completely traversed.
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Now that's just for starters.
More on the multiverse, and the Eternal Champion.
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It mentions various incarnations of the Eternal Champion. Which includes Elric of Melniboné.
That they all seek Tanelorn, and when they do they rise above the Lords of the Higher Worlds. Who are the Lords of Chaos, and Dukes of Law.
Next up is the Four Who are One. This is the form Elric of Melniboné takes when he fuses with three other versions of himself. Which includes Corum, Erekose, and Hawkmoon.
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In this state they are able to easily defeat Agak, and they could have devoured the entire universe. It is noted that if they indulged themselves not even the Lords of Chaos, and Dukes of Law would survive. Agak is able to devour many worlds before his defeat but afterwards he dies by the hands of the Four Who are One.
It is noted that Corum had already found Tanelorn.
It is confirmed that Agak, and Gagak are more powerful than all of the Lords of the Higher Worlds. Which is why the Eternal Champion was summoned to fight them instead. Since they're the only ones powerful enough to do so.
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We learn more about the Duke of Hell known as Arioch. Who is Elric's patron deity, and a Lord of Chaos. Arioch is displeased with Elric's defiance, and decides to hamper his journey. Arioch acknowledges that he is incapable of causing Elric harm but manages to banish him from the plane they are in. He does this by using his hammer, and hitting it. This shakes several universes, and when Esbern Snare attacks him in order to save Elric he unleashes a humongous blast of energy that destroys a thousand spheres. Which sends Elric careening throughout the multiverse. Elric, and Stormbringer are able to survive this. They fight back against Arioch's power, and dispel his banishment. They return to the plane they were in before.
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Just read above you. A lot of what I recently posted involves Elric of Melniboné, and his various incarnations as the Eternal Champion.
Also, he was the one responsible for the Lords of Law eventually destroying the Lords of Chaos. This conjunction of spheres rebooted the entire multiverse. Which was powered by Elric using the Horn of Fate, and this leads to his death as it was powered by his life-force. Then Stormbringer takes care of the rest, and takes his life. Which is revealed to be a literal part of him, and it carries a fraction of his soul.
Which is elaborated on in later stories. Since Stormbringer is an aspect of the Eternal Champion, and exists as part of him throughout every incarnation as the "black sword."
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How many are in the Deadlands? Since Elric should at least be powerful enough influence his entire multiverse. Which consists of millions at least, and even then that was from the perspective of someone who desperately hoped it was finite so that his family could eventually traverse the entirety of it. By Elric's perspective whenever he tries to summon Arioch there is an endless amount of universes his astral body traverses in order to find his patron deity.
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Also, once again the ancient sorcerers who resided in Melnibone make note of the fact there was likely an infinite number of alternate earths.
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Also, when Elric falls into the realms of the Lords of Chaos. It is referred to as containing a quasi-infinite amount of universes, and each one drastically different than the other.
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Varnik uses Stormbringer, and accidentally cuts the entire universe in half.
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This releases Phoorn from their inter-dimensional prison. The great dragon brothers, and sisters of Mernii. Who will one day be known as the Melniboneans.
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The moonbeams are also referred to as the Infinite Path. The roads between worlds, and what have you.
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Elric of Melnibone faces three Dukes of Hell in combat, and succeeds in defeating them. He banishes them back to chaos. Since he cannot destroy them. This is because they are immortal. This includes Arioch, Balan, and Maluk.
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The conjunction of spheres, and the rebirth of the earth. As Elric of Melnibone embraces his destiny as the Eternal Champion, and dies by the taste of Stormbringer's steel. By his action of blowing the Horn of Fate he summons the Lords of Law across the entire multiverse, and by blowing it once more their victory against the Lords of Chaos is assured. The only remnant of chaos being Stormbringer. During this he defeats, and murders Jagreen Lern. The greatest champion of chaos.
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The multiverse is outright noted to be infinite by Myshella. Also, Elric of Melnibone has an incarnation of himself in every plane of existence.
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Monsieur Zenith is revealed to be another one of Elric of Melnibone's incarnations. He has his own version of the "black sword." Just the act of unsealing it causes the entire universe he is in to shake.
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All of the melniboneans have access to the dream couches, and their astral bodies are perfect copies of their real bodies. This to the point they have flesh, and blood. As well as bones. Through the dream couches they can travel freely throughout the entire multiverse, and live hundreds of lifetimes.
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The melniboneans can easily traverse the multiverse even in their real bodies. Elric of Melnibone was able to search through over five-hundred spheres over the course of several hundred years. Just for reference a sphere is a megaverse consisting of an infinite number of multiverses. Which are confirmed to be infinite in size.
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So, over the course of several hundred years he was able search through five-hundred different megaverses for his targets. An impressive feat of speed, and dimensional travel. Considering the fact his targets were melniboneans, and basically looking for them in each of those spheres would be like sorting through a haystack the size of a universe for a single needle? That makes it even more impressive.
His targets were also searching for him, and scoured a thousand spheres over the course of millennia.
Rackhir, and Lamsar make their way into one of Vezhan's spheres. Vezhan is a Lord of Chaos, and Rackhir's former employer. It is revealed that the Lords of the Higher Worlds have complete control over the realms under their control. Their universes drastically change, and reform themselves according to their moods. In this one it consists of only a forest, and an ocean that goes on forever towards an infinite distance. In the sky there is a sun that is cold instead of hot, and the laws of physics do not exist here. After they encounter Hionhurn the Executioner they escape. They run into, and through the ocean as it becomes a range of mountains before making it to the next plane. Also, Lamsar can enchant weapons with the Charm of Justice. This gives them the ability to hurt denizens of chaos. Which Rackhir uses to hurt Hionhurn the Executioner.
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Rackhir the Red Archer is another incarnation of Elric of Melnibone. Therefore he is another incarnation of the Eternal Champion. He has made his way to Tanelorn, and now acts as a guardian against the Lords of Chaos. When once he served them. He is able to stop an invasion spearheaded by Narjhan. Another Lord of Chaos of considerable repute. Rackhir becomes known as the first mortal to have beaten a Lord of Chaos in combat forcing him to escape back to his realm, and what's more impressive is that Rackhir the Red Archer manages this without his version of the black sword.
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Another thing about Narjhan is that he had the whole strength of chaos behind him when this happens.
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Also, Elric was able to easily defeat Rackhir. Stormbringer being responsible for his death.
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Jagreen Lern was powerful enough to break a barrier made by the Lords of Law. That protected this universe from the Lords of Chaos. He does this to summon, and bind three Dukes of Hell to his service. This includes Arioch, Balan, and Maluk. When normally only one Duke of Hell can be summoned to a sphere at a time.
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Elric of Melnibone accidentally creates a black hole, and he is sucked into it. He survives, and is spit out into another sphere.
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Once again the multiverse is referred to as having infinite realms, and that moonbeams are roads that extend from different spheres. Which means anyone who is able travel across them is moving pretty darn fast. Considering the fact that each of them is supposed to be infinite in size.
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Also, the reason why both the Elric Saga and Doctor Who can both exist is because the conjunction of spheres rebooted the entire multiverse. Doctor Who is what comes after the Elric Saga.
While treading the moonbeams Elric, and Renark are able to scare away a crazed Lord of Law.
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It is said time does not exist on the moonbeams, and that those who tread the moonbeams have no need of time. Those who travel the moonbeams can travel through time, and through the histories of entire civilizations.
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Elric mentions how he is treading towards near-infinity on one of the moonbeams.
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Far-Seeing is treading the moonbeams towards The Rose. A galaxy in another sphere where all the planets form a humongous garden.
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When Arioch gains control over a sphere he can freely change anything about it. At some point he gains control of a realm where time does not exist, and then changes it to include time.
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Through this method Arioch controls the fate of every living thing in this realm he controls. He has connected their times together, and when one person's "clock" stops so do they all. In other words, the second a person dies they all do.
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Arioch tortures Count Mashabak by forcibly feeding him the psychic energy of a hundred suns.
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It is revealed that Arioch's control over the realm is so complete that Stormbringer cannot eat any souls in it. As they are under his control.
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Elric of Melnibone reveals that the reason why he is so important is because he is the most powerful sorcerer in his realm, and the only one powerful enough to unlock it. So, that the Lords of the Higher Worlds may enter. This is obviously referring to the conjunction of spheres we see later. The reason why this realm is so important is because those who have control over it are granted access to every sphere in the multiverse. It's basically the gateway through which the Lords of the Higher Worlds can begin their conquest over the entire multiverse.
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Stormbringer is described as more than just an incarnation of chaos. Instead of acting in contrast to law? It is in opposition of balance itself. It is the anti-balance. Whereas someone like Elric of Melnibone is representative of the balance as the Eternal Champion.
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Elric travels into the future using Stormbringer. It is revealed that Stormbringer once belonged to Lucifer (suggesting that he was one of the incarnations of the Eternal Champion), and that the forces of chaos were led by him. The Lords of Chaos are revealed to have been archangels who followed him.
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Also, since I got The Eternal Champion books recently.
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John Daker is an incarnation of the Eternal Champion, and he is unique in that he remembers all of his past lives. He lives on a modern version of Earth. However, he is called to another sphere by a desperate king to lead humanity against the eldren. His spirit is able to leave his body, and possess the corpse of one of his previous incarnations. The one known as Erekose. This brings his corpse back to life, and his begins his life anew in this other sphere. This despite the fact his corpse was thousands of years old, and nothing more than a skeleton. John Daker references many of his past incarnations by name. Which include Elric, and Rackhir. As well as Rose von Bek, and the Von Beks. Jerry Cornelius, and Hawkmoon.
Also, the book introduces the Ghost Worlds. Which are worlds that exist alongside a normal version of Earth. They are actually solid, and they each exist in their own dimension. There is an infinite number of them for every version of Earth. We already know there are an infinite number of Earths. Which means that the Elric Saga might actually be an omniverse consisting of an infinite number of megaverses.
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In The Eternal Champion we see the multiverse brought up again, and it is noted that it is infinite. It is revealed that Tanelorn exists at the center of the multiverse, and never decays like other worlds. It is forever like the Eternal Champion.
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Also, in the same book it is revealed that the Eternal Champion and the Black Sword are always bound for each other. The Eternal Champion is the only person who can truly wield it. Which adds credence to the idea that Lucifer was one of his incarnations. As he was able to use it.
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The Holy Grail is powerful enough to instantly destroy an Archduke of Hell.
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Prince Flamadin's version of the Black Sword is known as the Dragon Sword. It is powerful enough to defeat, and conquer the whole of chaos. John Daker is able to fight against Prince Flamadin's influence, and take the Dragon Sword. After Prince Flamadin takes it back he uses the Dragon Sword to free all of the Lords of Chaos. Yes, literally every Lord of Chaos led by Archduke Balarizaaf. John Daker takes the Dragon Sword back, and he uses the might of the Black Sword to summon every version of the Warriors at the End of Time. In other words, every single version of the Eternal Champion. John Daker leads them into battle. This army of heroes is able to defeat, and banish all of the forces of chaos.
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John Daker has another impressive showing after this. He is even able to break the Dragon Sword into two pieces. He slams the Dragon Sword against the Iron Round which is an anvil. His strike was so powerful that every planet, and star in the entire multiverse feels the reverberation of it causing them to break. He releases the she-dragon trapped inside of the black sword as a result. Who opens the Dragon Gate to what is apparently paradise. The dragon itself is larger than a sun.
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John Daker refuses to follow the Von Beks, and returns to the Dark Ship. So, that he may return back to his sphere after his many adventures as Erekose throughout the multiverse.
The Dreamthief's Daughter confirms that dragons share a relation with Melniboneans. They likely descend from dragons who were their ancestors. As a result they are able to drink dragon venom. The Phoorn as they are called have lifespans that are almost infinite. Which explains why Melniboneans can live for so long. The Phoorn are fast enough to fly around the multiverse.
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After being put into an enchanted slumber Elric's soul is ejected out of his body. As a spirit he comes across a humongous tree that is as large as the multiverse. He uses his knowledge of sorcery to traverse it, and it is revealed that he can observe time non-linearly. He meets several thousand of his other incarnations on the branches who are able to do the same thing he is doing. He eventually makes his way back to his body after this.
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The Grey Fees. They represent the desires, and dreams of everyone in the multiverse. They may be what created the multiverse to begin with. Gaynor tries to get access to them. Since anyone who controls them can reshape the multiverse into whatever they want. The Black Sword, and the Holy Grail act as potential "keys" to gain control over it.
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Also, in The White Wolf's Son it is revealed that Jack d'Acre and John Daker are the same person. So, John Daker is actually Elric of Melnibone's son.
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Jack d'Acre is a powerful seer, and the Black Sword is able to block seers from seeing into the past or the future by blinding them.
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More elaboration on the ritual needed to gain control of the Grey Fees.
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It requires the Black Sword, Holy Grail, the Stone, Runestaff, and the blood of the Von Beks. Namely, because they are the guardians of the Holy Grail. Who share blood with Elric of Melnibone as they descend from his lineage. Which is relevant likely because of the fact Elric of Melnibone is an incarnation of the Eternal Champion. In this case Jack, and his sister who are the children of Elric of Melnibone. In Jack's case he is the Eternal Champion as revealed in The Eternal Champion. Taragorm is able to see into the past, and the future. He can travel through time as well. Also, more information is given about the conjunction of spheres. It has happened on a smaller scale such as in a hundred spheres, or a million spheres. However, the only time the entire multiverse became subject to the conjunction of spheres was when Elric of Melnibone blew the Horn of Fate giving the Lords of Law the ability necessary to defeat the Lords of Chaos across the entire multiverse.
Ravenbrand is the ancestral sword of the Von Beks which has been passed down throughout their family's history. It is another version of the Black Sword, and it is confirmed to have belonged to Satan. Otherwise known as the Devil.
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The Von Beks were charged with the duty of protecting the Holy Grail by Satan, and as we know he is the progenitor of their family. Who is none other than Elric of Melnibone. Specifically, his son Onric (Jack d'Acre, and John Daker) and his daughter Onna started the family of Von Beks. The latter of which with Ulric Von Bek. This confirms once more that the Eternal Champion, and Lucifer are the same entity.
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More on Lucifer in The War Hound and the World's Pain. He fought against the Lords of Chaos after a civil war erupted in Hell. After the battle, and meeting with God; he says God has charged him with "ruling" the Earth. This is when he leaves Hell. His mission is to bring enlightenment, and knowledge to humanity so that the world's pain may be cured. The Holy Grail was created by Lilith. Yes, the biblical one. Lucifer's destiny is tied to humanity, and the Von Beks. It is likely when he became the Eternal Champion.
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Lucifer also notes that Hell is infinite in size but doesn't have infinite versions of itself. That Heaven is infinite in size too, and has infinite versions of itself unlike Hell.
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Corum is able to fight, and defeat Arioch. After collecting his heart which was locked away in a realm which Arioch could not enter.
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A battle ensues, and Arioch is incapable of hurting Corum. So, instead he plans on absorbing both Corum and his heart. This fails when Corum uses the Hand of Kwll to crush Arioch's heart. As a result Arioch is forced to retreat back into his realm. The Hand of Kwll is Corum's artificial hand.
Also, I just realize the Hand of Kwll is literally the Hand of Cool.
Oh, Michael Moorcock you cheeky bastard.
The Dead Gods are creatures of chaos. They are comparable to the Lords of Chaos, and with the aid of the Dead Gods the forces of chaos could have instantly conquered Elric's realm. Which is why Stormbringer, and Mournblade were made to keep them at bay. After Elric goes to face the Dead Gods, and save his wife Zarozinia he gives both of the black swords to Darnizhaan in exchange for the woman he loves. However, this is a trick. Elric uses sorcery to animate both of the black swords, and has them attack Danizhaan destroying him.
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Universes in the Elric Saga are confirmed to be infinite in size once more. In Dancers at the End of Time.
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I already went over the Ghost Worlds but in the Corum books it's made note of again that each version of Earth has many different planes or universes to it. Such as on Corum's version of the Earth where the various experts thought there were at least five planes to their Earth. However, recent studies by the Vadhagh and Nhadragh reveal that there are in fact many more than just five planes. Going by the information given to us in The Eternal Champion there is likely an infinite number of them. Once again corroborating the notion that the Elric Saga is in fact a megaverse composed of an infinite number of multiverses.
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Probably, yeah. However, I like the series so I am going to catalog what I find as I read it. Next up is Jerry Cornelius another incarnation of the Eternal Champion.
After Dennis Beesley starts up the Beesley Steam Driven Calliopic the entire multiverse is flung into disarray. As time, and space is befuddled. Whatever this is threatens to destroy the multiverse, and Jerry Cornelius is able to navigate through it crossing an infinite distance on foot. After getting hit by Pluto (yes, the once planet) along the way. As universe upon universe changes, and he is flung between them. He is able to keep himself together, and intact as he changes between many versions of himself. His identity remaining the same. He then shuts the machine down. Which brings everything back to normal, and that includes the sun which had stopped moving as if frozen in time.
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After this Jerry Cornelius uses the energy that was gathered by Una Persson for a device he created to bring Catherine back to life for a day. The resulting explosion of energy is felt across the entire multiverse. As everything in the room they are in Jerry Cornelius himself included is dispersed across the entire multiverse before reforming back into itself. It is noted that he is one of the few people able to retain his "identity" after this multiversal reformation. Some changes that happened as a result of this are Dennis Beesley, and his daughter becoming statues.
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Also, been reading The Skrayling Tree. It confirms that the Elric Saga is a megaverse. It describes the multiverse as a tree. A branch is a sphere, and each branch has countless twigs which are each their own parallel world. So, spheres are actually infinite multiverses. Once you include Ghost Worlds these spheres become megaverses.
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It once again notes that history is an illusion, and that all events happen at the same exact time in the Time Field.
More information on Kwll, and Rhynn. They are known as the Lost Gods. They exist outside of Law, Chaos, and Balance. Just like Agak, and Gagak they are more powerful than the Lords of the Higher Worlds. Just by himself Kwll couldn't defeat all of the Lords of Chaos (as in their combined forces) but with Rhynn's help he could. Then afterwards they banish the Lords of Law. So, that humanity in Corum's sphere no longer has to be subject to their machinations.
Corum's artificial hand, and artificial eye are literally theirs. After they tore them away from each other after breaking their vow to never fight. Rhynn's eye lets Corum see everything in time, and space. Kwll's hand lets him summon anyone, or anything in time and space.
Kwll makes note of the fact the Lords of the Higher Worlds are created by mortals, and that mortals are potentially more powerful than them. This is likely referencing the Grey Fees. Which create the First Ether (where the Lords of Law come from), and the Second Ether (where the Lords of Chaos come from). Which is noted to be a product of the desires, and dreams of everyone in the megaverse.
Tanelorn acts as the prison for Kwll, and Rhynn. However, it can only keep them contained so long as they are incomplete. In other words if Kwll gets his hand back, or Rhynn gets his eye back they have the energy necessary to escape.
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I have been reading the Oswald Bastable series. Besides confirming that he is another incarnation of the Eternal Champion? It is confirmed that universes are once again infinite in size, and have an infinite number of different civilizations in them.
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The multiverse is once again referred to as infinite. It is confirmed that the archetypes, or the original versions of things do not actually exist. There are only ghosts, and shadows. A myriad of alternate versions of the same thing that have no origin, or ending for that matter. Una Persson is the only unique thing in the multiverse. There are no other versions of herself.
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Once again it is said there is an infinite number of dimensions, and just the concept of space itself has an infinite number of dimensions. That are constantly reproducing, and infinitely creating even more dimensions.
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Elric: The Balance Lost confirms that the multiverse is infinite once again. It is once again described to be like a tree with each branch having a world, and the entire history of that world.
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Billy Bob's ship the Spammer Gain is as large as a universe, and both Kwll and Rhynn are even larger than it.
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Rhynn was able to destroy the Cosmic Balance so that both himself and his brother Kwll could have a Game of Time.
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Billy Bob has a guitar that is powerful enough to ward away sliplings. They are comparable in size to the Spammer Gain which is the size of a universe, and are responsible for destroying the ships of Chaos Engineers. The sliplings are natives of the Second Ether. Which is used by Chaos Engineers like Billy Bob to traverse the multiverse.
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Okay, moving on. The Warriors at the End of Time are powerful enough to hold their own against not only the armies of chaos but the armies of law too. Elric is able to summon them with the ring of sorcerer kings, and Eric Beck's version of the black sword.
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As the Cosmic Balance is about to be repaired Rhynn notices this change, and stops Eric Beck from fixing it. Elric, Corum, and Hawkmoon realizing that there is no other way decide to become the Four Who are One. Eric Beck is meant to be the fourth member but Grayson Beck interrupts them. This leads to Elric, Corum, and Hawkmoon becoming the Three Who are One instead. The Three Who are One is equally matched by Rhynn, and is able to hold his own against both Kwll and Rhynn long enough for Eric Beck to restore the Cosmic Balance. Eric Beck does this by fusing with his brother Grayson Beck after their fight against each other is dragged across the entire multiverse. Alongside the battle between the Three Who are One, and the Lost Gods.
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Sepiriz is confirmed to have existed throughout numerous cycles when the conjunction of spheres happen. He exists as a guardian of the balance. Sowing seeds of salvation, and destruction for each cycle.
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Adding in the entire ending of The Dragon in the Sword. Since it heavily implies that the she-dragon creates a Dragon Gate that leads into the earth where Melniboné would rise, and that Ulric Von Bek becomes the first emperor.
Oh, and that Stormbringer and Mournblade were created from the remains of the Dragon Sword. They're much weaker since they don't have a literal dragon in them, and are reforged using the empty shards.
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Here it is.
Specifically, he destroyed half the earth. It wasn't a claim that he could.
It was something he already did in the past.
I would simply bring up the fact that Elric of Melnibone is able to survive on moons, and inside of suns even before getting Stormbringer. It happens during his dream quests in Imrryr. So, he can both survive in the vacuum of outer space and in the environment of the interior of a sun. Besides, the typical sorcery like manipulating the elements. As well as necromancy.
Probably, someone will say this didn't actually happen because it was in one of his dream quests. However, something to remember is the fact the astral bodies Melniboneans have during these dream quests are perfect copies of their real bodies. They're tangible by having flesh, and blood. These dream quests are actually happening, and Rackhir even met other Melniboneans on their dream quests. When he was in his real body. These dream quests are actually happening, and when Melniboneans sleep on the dream couches? They get perfect copies of their actual bodies, and live different lives in other universes.
More on Michael Moorcock's Multiverse. Another comic book.
It is written by him so it's canon.
The most impressive feat in this series. Elric is able to absorb King Silverskin using Stormbringer. This entity embodies all of the Eternal Champions. After receiving this power Elric resets the spheres back to normal after everything in existence was reversed due the switching of polarity by the Lords of Law. They did this to have their perfect multiverse of neatness, and regulation for the sake of the original insect. Who seeks to devour the multiverse. Rose Von Bek reveals that the true form of the Holy Grail is the Spammer Gain.
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Also, more on the original insect and spammer gain. They are counterparts of each other.
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While the original insect hails from the first ether, and is the greatest representation of it? The spammer gain hails from the second ether, and represents it.
In The Skrayling Tree it is made a note of that the Spammer Gain is an elemental. The first elemental at that.
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Arioch wrestled control over Corum's realm from Arkyn. A lord of law.
Only after Corum defeats Arioch can Arkyn regain any sort of control over it, and even then it takes a long time to replace the "logic" that Arioch left behind.
Taken from Michael Moorcock's Multiverse.
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We see Duke Elric, and Flame Fang reunite after ten-thousand years. Flame Fang is a dragon, and revealed to be Elric's blood brother. After one of the people he is traveling with threatens the life of his brother he slays the man, and feeds his soul to his brother. So, that Flame Fang can be rejuvenated after ten-thousand years in solitude.
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In the next issue we see Flame Fang back at the height of his strength after receiving his Skeffla'a, and we see him use his strange membrane to navigate his way across the multiverse. It is both psychic, and physical in nature this navigation system. After which he is able to find the right plane for the pyramid, and blast it with his fire breath. Thus releasing the Horn of Fate from its confines.
Also, there is even a cross-over between the Elric Saga and The Dancers at the End of Time. Where Elric meets Una Persson, and Lord Jagged. Mistress Christina, and The Duke of Queens are revealed to be Lords of Chaos. After meeting Arioch he brokers a deal with him to return home. However, the cost is that he can only recall these events in his dreams.
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Considering this I think it's safe to say the setting is multi-megaversal or omniversal.
It's also hypothesized that humanity originally came from a Ghost World, and it was humanity much like us. Which affirms this size.
That's not the only time Ghost Worlds are referred to as universes, and hosts of universes either.
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The conflict between Law, and Chaos is the internal struggle of the mortal soul. The death, and rebirth of reality is the mortal soul trying to reconcile how it perceives reality. Basically, it is very Zoroastrian.
Also, I didn't post it before because of how incredibly meta it was but Michael Moorcock exists in the setting. He gets the ideas for his stories in Marrakesh, and from Jack. Who is revealed to be The Jackal. More commonly known as Anubis who ferries the dead, and he is an expert in the Game of Time.
Once more we see that the moonbeams are roads leading into other realities, and which people literally walk across. It is so commonplace you can see the moonbeam roads littered with countless travelers making their way to other realities.
@TTGL
Also, something I left out because I didn't want to spoil it but since you're reading Dancers at The End of Time it is pertinent.
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It is heavily implied that Lord Jagged and Arioch are the same person. That Lord Jagged is one of Arioch's guises, and that's why he could assume Arioch's identity so perfectly.
Also, some things from The Hollow Lands. The second book of The Dancers at The End of Time.
We learn that people with power rings can literally create fully-fledged solar systems. Which includes both planets, and stars. Not just miniature versions of them. It is said in Shanalorm they have access to technology that lets them use the whole energy of the cosmos, and they even have the capability to recreate the entire universe.
Lady Charlotina made a perfect recreation of Rome, and then disseminated it after the lions ate the population. In this Rome she created flying elephants too.
Okay, going to start talking about elementals. Besides being a major part of Elric's arsenal? They are powerful spirits that embody the elements, and are a match for denizens of chaos.
Elric can summon slyphs, sharnahs, and h'haarshanns. These are spirits of the wind. He can use them to manipulate the wind, and make things move much faster than normal.
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Elric can summon Misha the Lord of the Winds, and we see the short of control it has over the weather. It is said to be as fast as sunbeams, and it is able to ravage armies.
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Elric can summon Straasha. The Lord of Water. It noted how the spirits of water have been deadlocked with the forces of chaos since they have been growing in number on his Earth. The spirits of water are able to keep control of half of the ocean despite this. Whereas the forces of chaos control the dead fleet. Also, elementals exist between planes. They only partially exist in this reality while existing in their own realities. Which acts as their "home" for lack of a better word.
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Elric can summon Fileet. The Lord of Birds. As well as Haaashaastakk. The Lord of Lizards. He mentions how he can summon elementals of air, fire, earth, water and ether. Not to mention entities who have affinities over the flora and fauna of Earth.
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When Elric goes to get his revenge against Yyrkoon we see him summon an army of fire elementals to aid him. As he raids the dreaming city with them at his beck and call.
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Elric can summon Nnuuurrrr'c'c of the Insect Folk. He is known as the King with Wings. The lord of insects, and what have you.
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Also, we see that Artigkern is able to ravage multiple planets depriving them of water to the point there is nothing left. Artigkern is a denizen of chaos, and a fully-fledged Lord of Chaos.
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After Elric rescues Straasha's sister the Phoorn led by Dyvim Mar use their venom to destroy Artigkern. Which is doubly impressive considering the fact Melniboneans are able to drink it with no adverse side-effects. Showing how ridiculous their resistance to poison is that even poisons that can effect Lords of Chaos don't work on them.
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Also, more on Esbern Snare. The strongest werewolf we see in the setting. It is made clear that Esbern Snare was able to both defeat Arioch, and force him back into his own realm. Esbern Snare could not destroy him but Arioch lost his influence over the plane, and could no longer return to it. The act of doing so puts such a strain on Esbern Snare that the only thing that is left of himself is his wolf pelt. However, it is impressive regardless since it shows that if he pushes himself to death he can defeat Lords of Chaos and force them back into their own realm.
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This is another big one, and it comes from The Quest for Tanelorn. It signals the end of Dorian Hawkmoon's story, and him finally returning home to the people he loves. Jack d'Acre assumes the form of Erekose once more, and helps bring an end to everything. It is revealed that the demonic spirit within Stormbringer was set free by slaying Elric of Melnibone in Stormbringer. It started to wane in power after the Silver Queen brought life back to Elric's world by renewing the sun in Phoenix in Obsidian. It takes an entirely new manifestation. Also, it is confirmed that Stormbringer and Mournblade were made from the Dragon Sword's remains. After a demonic spirit was used to replace the dragon that was set free during the beginning of the great cycle. The essence of this dark entity being split between the two black swords. However, after Mournblade was destroyed both halves of this essence entered Stormbringer. Then there was another aspect of this being sealed into the black jewel, and the chaotic half of this being fused back with the lawful half. This entity is the Anti-Balance. This dark entity wishes to destroy the multiverse, and leave only Tanelorn behind. Which it is capable of doing.
After which it returns, and enters Stormbringer once more after the black sword was found again on the South Ice. Erekose takes up this Stormbringer which is stronger than it has ever been, and forces it to submit to him. As he destroys the cosmic balance, and this time permanently. However, he would not let this dark entity destroy the multiverse and using his connection to Dorian Hawkmoon he has him use the Runestaff to stop it. Thus destroying Stormbringer, the Runestaff, the Black Jewel, and the Cosmic Balance. This frees the Eternal Champions from their immutable fate.
Jack d'Acre, John Daker, Dead Erekose, the White Wolf's Son meets his end with Ermizhad at his side. Dorian Hawkmoon returns home at last.
Now the whole multiverse would be free, and fate would no longer be set in stone.
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Arioch's fiefdom includes a million supernatural realms, and as realms are noted to be spheres that means he has control over millions of megaverses. He is capable of destroying them all as noted by Elric.
Baron Kalan contributed to the Conjunction of a Million Spheres. He could freely manipulate time in any way that he wanted. There was nothing in the multiverse that could hurt him besides the Eternal Champions. Anything else passes through him doing him no harm. Ilian, one of the Eternal Champions, is able to slay him.
The cosmic balance acts as the regulator which controls the Grey Fees. By destroying it a person can become the new regulator, and take control of the Grey Fees.
When people go on dream quests they do more than just leave their bodies, and live their lives out in replica bodies across the multiverse. They even create the universes in question.
Elric notes how dangerous going on dream quests is, and that people create universes and series of universes in the best case scenarios. In the worst case scenarios they threaten to destroy absolutely everything in the multiverse. Just with their sorcery, and drugs.
Elric defeats Prince Gaynor the Damned. The Eternal Predator, and constant enemy of the Eternal Champion. He does so by summoning hundreds of Stormbringer's brothers and sisters. After which Stormbringer greedily devours every aspect of Gaynor. We see Elric breathe fire like a dragon too.
Sepiriz makes note of the fact that all black swords are as powerful as each other.
Straasha, the Lord of Water, embodies the gods of all oceans and has dominion over every ocean in the multiverse. He has his own sphere where the water spirits reside, and he opens a way for Elric to go back to the plane he was looking for. Elric swims his way through universes of water with Stormbringer, and every ocean in the multiverse before finally making it to his destination. His backstroke is to be feared.
The Four Who are One experience, and contain the entire multiverse within themselves.
Now here are some really crazy ones. These instances are taken from The Skrayling Tree.
Ulric von Bek, and Sepiriz are able to navigate their way around the Skrayling Tree. Which embodies, and encompasses the entire multiverse. Ulric Von Bek grows to the size of galaxies while he is on his search for his wife, and yet he is still but an insignificant speck when compared to the tree. There are gusts of wind that shake the branches, and twigs of the Skyraling Tree. The spheres, and realms which make up the multiverse. It is revealed that it is the breathing of one of the phoorn. The dragon relatives of the mernii. In fact, it is the greatest of them. The Great Wyrm. The World Serpent.
Ouroboros.
We learn more about the phoorn. How they conquered universes, and witnessed the death of galaxies. The mernii otherwise known as the melniboneans were the half-human, and half-phoorn offspring they had. Ouroboros was sickening because without his skefla'a he had no way to feed on the multiverse, and he was starving to death over the course of thousands of years. Normally, he would be immortal with his skefla'a. The unique membrane the phoorn have. Which is a problem as he is was chosen by the Soul of Creation to protect the Skyraling Tree as the greatest of the phoorn. Which means his starvation is poisoning the whole Skyraling Tree, and threatening to destroy the cosmic balance. Which is why he asks Ulric Von Bek as one of his descendants to bring an end to his life before that happens.
Here Elric who summons Lord Shaoshooan. A lord of wind. After which Prince Gaynor the Damned hacks away at the roots of the Skyraling Tree. Lord Shaoshooan is able to summon tornadoes powerful enough to cause damage to the Skrayling Tree and shake it. However, he is contained by the nine Kakatanawa.
Elric grievously wounds the World Serpent, and cuts into his spine with Stormbringer. After which we find out he was only pretending to side with Prince Gaynor in order to give the World Serpent back the skefla'a it so desperately needed. It turns out the shield was one part of the skefla'a, the talisman Elric had given Ulric is another part of it, and he uses his sorcery to conjure flames to fuse it back into the World Serpent's spine. Another thing to remember is at this point Ulric, and Elric are the size of galaxies. The World Serpent is still far larger than they are, and yet these flames he conjured could still do this before disappearing among the branches of the Skrayling Oak. A good speed feat for Elric's sorcery, and the fire he can conjure.
Ulric, Elric, and White Crow fuse together to become the Three in One. At which point their black swords fuse together, and become the first black sword. The so called "archetype" of the black sword. After which they restore the Cosmic Balance, and undo the damage to the Skyraling Tree.
Also, something I forgot earlier but Elric notes how it only takes three blows with the Horn of Fate to change the nature of the entire multiverse.
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