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	=== Book 1 - The Sunderous Oblivion ===		=== Book 1 - The Sunderous Oblivion ===
	[[“The Sunderous Oblivion”]] will place at the same time as the [[Yomtach]] invasion of the human world - [[~~the Insurgency~~]]. The main characters are Andrei Varady and Cormac Connolly.		[[“The Sunderous Oblivion”]] will place at the same time as the [[Yomtach]] invasion of the human world - the [[Fifth Human-Yomtach War]]. The main characters are Andrei Varady and Cormac Connolly.

	This book is a rewrite of [[“The Insurgency”]]		This book is a rewrite of [[“The Insurgency”]]

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	~~<center>''Not to be confused with the "[[Ascendancy of the Nornir]]"''</center>~~
	The '''Ascendancy''' saga refers to the collection of YATA lore surrounding the [[The counter-Insurgents\|counter-insurgents]] and their subsequent adventures. As of 10/09/2024, the saga is comprised of 10 books and three interlude chapters across three volumes. The saga surrounds the machinations of the SDS as well as the plots of several powerful beings that threaten the universe.		The '''Ascendancy''' saga refers to the collection of YATA lore surrounding the [[The counter-Insurgents\|counter-insurgents]] and their subsequent adventures. As of 10/09/2024, the saga is comprised of 10 books and three interlude chapters across three volumes. The saga surrounds the machinations of the SDS as well as the plots of several powerful beings that threaten the universe.

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	=== Books 2-4 - TBA ===		=== Books 2-4 - TBA ===
	The next 3 books in this volume will be rewrites of “Daybreak”, “Annihilation” and “The Divine Resurgence.”		The next 3 books in this volume will be rewrites of “Daybreak”, “Annihilation” and “The Divine Resurgence.”

			=== Epilogue - Tenno's Travels, or, Prelude to Madness (238 CE) ===
			"Tenno's Travels" is the epilogue of the volume that sets up the large time-jump between Volumes 1 and 2. The main characters are Sakura Sakamoto and Andrei Varady.

	== Volume 2: World Enders ==		== Volume 2: World Enders ==
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	=== Interlude - Carbonado and Wisteria (319 CE) ===		=== Interlude - Carbonado and Wisteria (319 CE) ===
	"[[Carbonado and Wisteria]]" takes place ~~following~~ the ~~final demise~~ of ~~the Theian gods~~. The main characters are Sakura Sakamoto, Nikolay Petrov, Eucleia, and Carbonado.		"[[Carbonado and Wisteria]]" takes place around eighty years after the events of Prelude to Madness. The main characters are Sakura Sakamoto, Nikolay Petrov, Eucleia, and Carbonado.

	=== Book 5 - From Dusk to Dawn in Miyaki (320 CE) ===		=== Book 5 - From Dusk to Dawn in Miyaki (320 CE) ===

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	== Volume 1: Survival ==		== Volume 1: Survival ==

	=== Book 1 - The ~~Sundering~~ Oblivion ===		=== Book 1 - The Sunderous Oblivion ===
	[[“The ~~Sundering~~ Oblivion”]] will place at the same time as the [[Yomtach]] invasion of the human world - [[the Insurgency]]. The main characters are Andrei Varady and Cormac Connolly.		[[“The Sunderous Oblivion”]] will place at the same time as the [[Yomtach]] invasion of the human world - [[the Insurgency]]. The main characters are Andrei Varady and Cormac Connolly.

	This book is a rewrite of “The ~~Insurgency~~.”		This book is a rewrite of [[“The Insurgency”]]

			=== Books 2-4 - TBA ===
			The next 3 books in this volume will be rewrites of “Daybreak”, “Annihilation” and “The Divine Resurgence.”

	== Volume 2: World Enders ==		== Volume 2: World Enders ==

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	<center>''Not to be confused with the "[[Ascendancy of the Nornir]]"''</center>		<center>''Not to be confused with the "[[Ascendancy of the Nornir]]"''</center>
	The '''Ascendancy''' saga refers to the collection of YATA lore surrounding the [[The counter-Insurgents\|counter-insurgents]] and their subsequent adventures. As of 10/09/2024, the saga is comprised of 10 books and three interlude chapters across three volumes. The saga surrounds the machinations of the SDS as well as the plots of several powerful beings that threaten the universe.		The '''Ascendancy''' saga refers to the collection of YATA lore surrounding the [[The counter-Insurgents\|counter-insurgents]] and their subsequent adventures. As of 10/09/2024, the saga is comprised of 10 books and three interlude chapters across three volumes. The saga surrounds the machinations of the SDS as well as the plots of several powerful beings that threaten the universe.

			Starting in 2025, the first four books are to be rewritten entirely. The original books can be seen in the section “Redacted Books”.

	= Books =		= Books =

	== Volume 1: Survival ==		== Volume 1: Survival ==
	~~"Survival" is the first volume, comprising of Books 1-3. The common theme that links these books together is a highly dangerous event where survival is against the odds.~~

	~~=== Book 1 - The Insurgency (204 CE) ===~~
	~~"[[The Insurgency]]" takes place at the same time as the [[Yomtach]] invasion of the human world - the Insurgency. The main characters are Andrei Varady and Cormac Connolly.~~

	~~=== Book 2 - Daybreak (205 CE) ===~~
	~~"[[Daybreak]]" takes place during the [[SDS-028 "When day breaks"\|SDS-001]] crises on [[Theia]]. The main characters are Andrei and Cormac.~~

	~~=== Interlude - The Creature, part 1 (205 CE) ===~~
	"[[The Creature, part 1]]" takes place after the SDS-001 crises, focusing on the lore of a specific artefact from Book 2. The main characters are Nadia Szilagyi, Jimmy Navarro, Eldric de Laitinie, and Samuel Gordon.

	~~=== Book 3 - Total Annihilation (208 CE) ===~~
	~~"[[Total Annihilation]]" takes place during the second Theian [[SDS-029 "Total Annihilation"\|SDS-001]] crisis known as "the annihilation." The main characters are Andrei, Cormac, and Lazuli.~~

	=== ~~Interlude~~ - The ~~Creature, part 2 (210 CE)~~ ===		=== Book 1 - The Sundering Oblivion ===
	"[[~~The Creature, part 2~~]]~~" takes~~ place ~~following~~ the ~~Annihilation, focusing on an SDS entity known~~ as "[[~~SDS~~-~~027 "The Latina Ravager"\|The Revenant~~]]." The main characters are ~~Jimmy~~ and ~~Carbonado~~.		[[“The Sundering Oblivion”]] will place at the same time as the [[Yomtach]] invasion of the human world - [[the Insurgency]]. The main characters are Andrei Varady and Cormac Connolly.

	~~== Interlude Volume ==~~		This book is a rewrite of “The Insurgency.”

	~~=== Book 4 - The Divine Resurgence (238 CE) ===~~
	~~"[[The Divine Resurgence]]" takes place thirty years after the Annihilation, during the brief return of divinity to Theia. There~~ is ~~an ensemble cast~~ of ~~the Theian gods known as "[[Theian Native Faith\|The Nine]]~~."

	== Volume 2: World Enders ==		== Volume 2: World Enders ==
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	[["Eos at the Gates of Dawn"]] takes place after the epilogue of "Guinevere Lacrimae", 54 years after the appearance of [[Eos\|Guinevere's Planet]]. It focuses on [[Black Opal]] after he discovers he is alive on both Eos and Theia simultaneously. The main characters are Black Opal, [[Guinevere]] and Carbonado. It is the final instalment of the Ascendancy saga as the story leaves the [[Alpha Sol System\|Alpha Sol]] system, and is simultaneously the prologue and first book of the [[Eos Saga]].		[["Eos at the Gates of Dawn"]] takes place after the epilogue of "Guinevere Lacrimae", 54 years after the appearance of [[Eos\|Guinevere's Planet]]. It focuses on [[Black Opal]] after he discovers he is alive on both Eos and Theia simultaneously. The main characters are Black Opal, [[Guinevere]] and Carbonado. It is the final instalment of the Ascendancy saga as the story leaves the [[Alpha Sol System\|Alpha Sol]] system, and is simultaneously the prologue and first book of the [[Eos Saga]].

	== Characters ==		= Redacted Books =

			== Volume 1: Survival ==
			"Survival" is the first volume, comprising of Books 1-3. The common theme that links these books together is a highly dangerous event where survival is against the odds.

			=== Book 1 - The Insurgency (204 CE) ===
			"[[The Insurgency]]" takes place at the same time as the [[Yomtach]] invasion of the human world - the Insurgency. The main characters are Andrei Varady and Cormac Connolly.

			=== Book 2 - Daybreak (205 CE) ===
			"[[Daybreak]]" takes place during the [[SDS-028 "When day breaks"\|SDS-001]] crises on [[Theia]]. The main characters are Andrei and Cormac.

			=== Interlude - The Creature, part 1 (205 CE) ===
			"[[The Creature, part 1]]" takes place after the SDS-001 crises, focusing on the lore of a specific artefact from Book 2. The main characters are Nadia Szilagyi, Jimmy Navarro, Eldric de Laitinie, and Samuel Gordon.

			=== Book 3 - Total Annihilation (208 CE) ===
			"[[Total Annihilation]]" takes place during the second Theian [[SDS-029 "Total Annihilation"\|SDS-001]] crisis known as "the annihilation." The main characters are Andrei, Cormac, and Lazuli.

			=== Interlude - The Creature, part 2 (210 CE) ===
			"[[The Creature, part 2]]" takes place following the Annihilation, focusing on an SDS entity known as "[[SDS-027 "The Latina Ravager"\|The Revenant]]." The main characters are Jimmy and Carbonado.

			== Interlude Volume ==

			=== Book 4 - The Divine Resurgence (238 CE) ===
			"[[The Divine Resurgence]]" takes place thirty years after the Annihilation, during the brief return of divinity to Theia. There is an ensemble cast of the Theian gods known as "[[Theian Native Faith\|The Nine]]."

			= Characters =
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	''*** Appears as an apparition''		''*** Appears as an apparition''

	== Trivia ==		= Trivia =

	* The word counts (which are likely to have slight errors) for the following books are:		* The word counts (which are likely to have slight errors) for the following books are:
	** Book 1 - ~~"The Insurgency" has 14,912 words across eight chapters.~~		** Book 1 - Sunderous Oblivion
	** Book 2 ~~- "Daybreak" has 8,961 words across seven chapters.~~		** Book 2
	** Book 3 ~~- "Annihilation" has 4,500 words across the prologue and its six chapters.~~		** Book 3
	** Book 4 ~~- "The Divine Resurgence" has 19,309 words across thirteen chapters.~~		** Book 4
	** Book 5 - "From Dusk to Dawn in Miyaki" has 9,279 words across the prologue and its five chapters.		** Book 5 - "From Dusk to Dawn in Miyaki" has 9,279 words across the prologue and its five chapters.
	** Book 6 - "Once more, unto the Digiverse!" has 23,566 words across nine chapters.		** Book 6 - "Once more, unto the Digiverse!" has 23,566 words across nine chapters.
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	** Book 9 - "War of the Worlds, Part 1: Guinevere Lacrimae" has 16,712 words the prologue, epilogue and its seven chapters.		** Book 9 - "War of the Worlds, Part 1: Guinevere Lacrimae" has 16,712 words the prologue, epilogue and its seven chapters.
	** Book 10 - "War of the Worlds, Part 2: Eos at the Gates of Dawn" has 21,545 words across the prologue and its eight chapters.		** Book 10 - "War of the Worlds, Part 2: Eos at the Gates of Dawn" has 21,545 words across the prologue and its eight chapters.
			*Furthermore, the word counts for the original editions of the first four books are:
			**Book 1 - "The Insurgency" has 14,912 words across eight chapters.
			** Book 2 - "Daybreak" has 8,961 words across seven chapters.
			** Book 3 - "Annihilation" has 4,500 words across the prologue and its six chapters.
			** Book 4 - "The Divine Resurgence" has 19,309 words across thirteen chapters.
	* The saga has many instances of retroactive continuity:		* The saga has many instances of retroactive continuity:
	** Nihilantis was originally the secondary antagonist of Book 1 - "The Insurgency", however as the saga developed and Nihilantis developed as a character in Book 4 - "The Divine Resurgence", his earlier appearance was erased.		** Nihilantis was originally the secondary antagonist of Book 1 - "The Insurgency", however as the saga developed and Nihilantis developed as a character in Book 4 - "The Divine Resurgence", his earlier appearance was erased.
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	** The Digiverse project, although labelled as being in its prototype phase by the events of Book 6 - "Once more, unto the Digiverse!", is inferred to have begun development soon after the "death" of Carbonado in Book 4 - "The Divine Resurgence". This was done in order to preserve Andrei and Cormac's continuity, in other words, provide a way in which they could live past old age.		** The Digiverse project, although labelled as being in its prototype phase by the events of Book 6 - "Once more, unto the Digiverse!", is inferred to have begun development soon after the "death" of Carbonado in Book 4 - "The Divine Resurgence". This was done in order to preserve Andrei and Cormac's continuity, in other words, provide a way in which they could live past old age.
	*Carbonado is the only character to appear in all thirteen installments.		*Carbonado is the only character to appear in all thirteen installments.
			*Book 1 - “The Insurgency” was originally titled “Dark Nebula”.
			**Dark nebulae are a reoccurring theme in the saga - seen in the overall prelude to the sagas events, within the Miyaki Project, observed by Ariadne as a manifestation of Minerva, and as the Earendel Dark Nebula itself.
	* Book 7 - "The World Machine" was originally titled "Echoes of the Cataclysm".		* Book 7 - "The World Machine" was originally titled "Echoes of the Cataclysm".
	* Book 8 - "The Flavros Project" was originally titled "The Loom of Fate."		* Book 8 - "The Flavros Project" was originally titled "The Loom of Fate."

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	** Book 8 - "The Flavros Project" has 25,286 words across eleven chapters.		** Book 8 - "The Flavros Project" has 25,286 words across eleven chapters.
	** Book 9 - "War of the Worlds, Part 1: Guinevere Lacrimae" has 16,712 words the prologue, epilogue and its seven chapters.		** Book 9 - "War of the Worlds, Part 1: Guinevere Lacrimae" has 16,712 words the prologue, epilogue and its seven chapters.
	** Book 10 - "War of the Worlds, Part 2: Eos at the Gates of Dawn" has, ~~at the time of writing, 12,163~~ words across the prologue and ~~the first three~~ chapters.		** Book 10 - "War of the Worlds, Part 2: Eos at the Gates of Dawn" has 21,545 words across the prologue and its eight chapters.
	* The saga has many instances of retroactive continuity:		* The saga has many instances of retroactive continuity:
	** Nihilantis was originally the secondary antagonist of Book 1 - "The Insurgency", however as the saga developed and Nihilantis developed as a character in Book 4 - "The Divine Resurgence", his earlier appearance was erased.		** Nihilantis was originally the secondary antagonist of Book 1 - "The Insurgency", however as the saga developed and Nihilantis developed as a character in Book 4 - "The Divine Resurgence", his earlier appearance was erased.

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	=== Book 9 - War of the Worlds, Part 1: Guinevere Lacrimae (408 CE) ===		=== Book 9 - War of the Worlds, Part 1: Guinevere Lacrimae (408 CE) ===
	[["Guinevere Lacrimae"]] takes place immediately where The Flavros Project leaves off, focusing on a mysterious "[[portal clock]]" and its relation to the enigmatic Twelverealm Gateway Offering. The main characters are Wisteria, Camellia, Isla and Sakura.		[[Guinevere Lacrimae\|"Guinevere Lacrimae"]] takes place immediately where The Flavros Project leaves off, focusing on a mysterious "[[portal clock]]" and its relation to the enigmatic Twelverealm Gateway Offering. The main characters are Wisteria, Camellia, Isla and Sakura.

	=== Epilogue - War of the Worlds, Part 2: Eos at the Gates of Dawn (462 CE) ===		=== Epilogue - War of the Worlds, Part 2: Eos at the Gates of Dawn (462 CE) ===

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	=== Book 7 - The World Machine (407 CE) ===		=== Book 7 - The World Machine (407 CE) ===
	"[[The World Machine]]" takes place during Cormac's plot to ascend to "godhood" through the [[Fourth Dimension\|fourth dimension]]. The main characters are Daniel Rand, Peridot, Andrei, Carbonado, and Cormac.		"[[The World Machine]]" takes place during Cormac's plot to ascend to "godhood" through the [[Fourth Dimension\|fourth dimension]]. The main characters are Daniel Rand, Peridot, Andrei, Carbonado, and Cormac.

			== Volume 3: War of the Worlds ==

	=== Book 8 - The Flavros Project (408 CE) ===		=== Book 8 - The Flavros Project (408 CE) ===
	"[[The Flavros Project]]" takes place during the discovery of, and effort to stop, Amesidian's mysterious "[[Flavros Project]]." . There is an ensemble cast featuring Daniel, Peridot, Diamond 1 and 2, Clotho, Sakura, Earendel, Amesidian, Lazuli, Ruby, Sapphire, Wisteria, and Isla.		"[[The Flavros Project]]" takes place during the discovery of, and effort to stop, Amesidian's mysterious "[[Flavros Project]]." . There is an ensemble cast featuring Daniel, Peridot, Diamond 1 and 2, Clotho, Sakura, Earendel, Amesidian, Lazuli, Ruby, Sapphire, Wisteria, and Isla.

	~~== Volume 3: War of the Worlds ==~~
	"War of the Worlds" is a volume that comprises books 9 and 10, which form one plot arc around the Eos Incident.		"War of the Worlds" is a volume that comprises books 9 and 10, which form one plot arc around the Eos Incident.

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	[["Guinevere Lacrimae"]] takes place immediately where The Flavros Project leaves off, focusing on a mysterious "[[portal clock]]" and its relation to the enigmatic Twelverealm Gateway Offering. The main characters are Wisteria, Camellia, Isla and Sakura.		[["Guinevere Lacrimae"]] takes place immediately where The Flavros Project leaves off, focusing on a mysterious "[[portal clock]]" and its relation to the enigmatic Twelverealm Gateway Offering. The main characters are Wisteria, Camellia, Isla and Sakura.

	=== ~~Book 10~~ - War of the Worlds, Part 2: Eos at the Gates of Dawn (462 CE) ===		=== Epilogue - War of the Worlds, Part 2: Eos at the Gates of Dawn (462 CE) ===
	[["Eos at the Gates of Dawn"]] takes place after the epilogue of "Guinevere Lacrimae", 54 years after the appearance of [[Eos\|Guinevere's Planet]]. It focuses on [[Black Opal]] after he discovers he is alive on both Eos and Theia simultaneously. The main characters are Black Opal, [[Guinevere]] and Carbonado.		[["Eos at the Gates of Dawn"]] takes place after the epilogue of "Guinevere Lacrimae", 54 years after the appearance of [[Eos\|Guinevere's Planet]]. It focuses on [[Black Opal]] after he discovers he is alive on both Eos and Theia simultaneously. The main characters are Black Opal, [[Guinevere]] and Carbonado. It is the final instalment of the Ascendancy saga as the story leaves the [[Alpha Sol System\|Alpha Sol]] system, and is simultaneously the prologue and first book of the [[Eos Saga]].

	== Characters ==		== Characters ==

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	== Characters ==		== Characters ==
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	\|+		\|+Books are numbered, whereas Interludes are numbered in (brackets).
	!Character		!Character
	!~~Book~~ 1		!1
	!~~Book~~ 2		!2
	!~~Interlude~~ 1		!(1)
	!~~Book~~ 3		!3
	!~~Interlude~~ 2		!(2)
	!~~Book~~ 4		!4
	!~~Interlude~~ 3		!(3)
	!~~Book~~ 5		!5
	!~~Book~~ 6		!6
	!~~Book~~ 7		!7
	!~~Book~~ 8		!8
	!~~Book~~ 9		!9
	!~~Book~~ 10		!10
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	\|[[Andrei Varady]]		\|[[Andrei Varady]]