Locales/The Eye of God
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These are rather ominous sounding words and they are well deserved. Of
all the legends and myths of El-Hazard, ranging from demon gods to the Bugrom, none
are more notorious than the large object that looms over the heads of every Roshtarian:
The Eye of God.
The Eye of God, from a distance, may simply resemble a small moon, but upon closer
inspection, it is much, much more. It is a gigantic construct of materials and technology.
It actually does resemble a giant eyeball, with the cornea of the eye looking down
upon El-Hazard.
Even when one considers the marvels of engineering required to first build something
so large, and second getting it up in the sky and keeping it there for several millennia,
one must never forget that the Eye of God is a weapon; an ultimate weapon. It is
a device capable of producing small vortexes or black holes of dimensional energy
on or over a specific target. Everything in the vicinity of the attack is either
destroyed by the attack or is taken... somewhere.
This is one of the major mysteries of the Eye. While it is established that the
Eye manipulates dimensions and dimensional energy, it is unclear where exactly to
where the vortexes lead, if they lead anywhere at all. Do these dimensional-based
attacks affect other dimensions or planets? An early answer would be yes, since
we know that the origins of the Phantom Tribe revolve around the first time the
Eye was used in the ancient wars. The tribe's ancestors were torn from their home
world/dimension and sent to El-Hazard where they then gained their special powers
of illusion. One can only wonder what effects the most recent activations of the
Eye have had on the vast multiverse.
Why was the Eye built? It seems that it was constructed as a final and ultimate
weapon, meant to win a war in one fell swoop. The fact that its ancient creators
seemed to care little about its impact on other dimensions and other peoples not
involved in the El-Hazardian conflicts reflects a self-centered way of thinking
that is associated with a prolonged war in which both sides wish to win "no matter
what the costs."
Imagine, if you will, a world in which Demon Gods - powerful, thinking weapons -
are bringing total destruction and chaos to the land at the behest of their creators.
Each side controls these weapons and it has led to a prolonged and very bloody stalemate.
A final solution had to be created. Thus a massive weapon that could be seen by
everyone was built with the promise it would be used if provoked. This situation
is much like the Cold War of Earth where a balance of power was so delicate that
the threat of total global annihilation once seemed likely. However, most likely,
one over-ambitious leader did not heed the warnings and thus the Eye of activated
with horrible consequences.
It is my belief that the Eye not only destroyed the enemies of those who built it,
but it also brought down heavy destruction upon its own creators. When it was finally
deactivated, its creators realized that the ultimate weapon was simply too dangerous
to ever be used again. If control was ever lost again, it could indeed spell the
end of all of El-Hazard.
It would seem that several factions formed after the great wars. Those who were
angry and vengeful after the great wars and thus built or created additional weapons
of mass or global destruction (Myuun, Kalia, the Trigger, etc.) Those who wished
to restore El-Hazard to its previous state (Salli). Finally, there were those who
wished to restore political balance and peace. It was these people who most likely
consulted the holy peoples to seal the Eye so that it couldn't be used, unless in
the most dire of dire circumstances. As the millennia passed, the ancient history
and warnings about the Eye fell into myth and prophecy, thus leaving many questions
one may have about the Eye unanswered.
Mysteries such as what perpetually supports the Eye in the sky? Could it possibly
fall to the ground and thus cause something like a nuclear winter? Is it in a geosynchronous
orbit in space over the area of Roshtaria when it is not in use? If so, how does
this affect El-Hazard's natural satellite (the planet does have a natural moon which
is seen in paintings, etc)? Does this have a major effect on tidal ebbs and flows?
Does the gravity of the two masses cause havoc with the planet's ecosystems? Could
the Eye ever be used as a safe and non-destructive method of transportation between
dimensions? These are questions that those who study the Eye ask all the time and
some of these questions may never be answered.
As for variations of the Eye, the only one that stands out tremendously is version
presented in The Wanderers. In that particular timeline, it would seem that
the demon god Ifurita (TV version) is a key component to the Eye's control matrix.
When she is connected to the control device, the final piece of Ifurita's personality
matrix is brought forth and the true purpose of the Eye is activated - which is
to destroy all of El-Hazard in a single cataclysmic event. Only those two who are
bound in holy contract can deactivate the process once it has started, making it
seem that in that universe, the Eye was not meant just as a weapon of mass destruction,
but as the LAST weapon.
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