Fictions Mentioned: Doctor Who/Faction Paradox

Episode 7 - Divine Reminiscences

OP Song:

Mother - YU-NO: Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shoujo(Opening 2 Full w/ Lyrics & Subs in English)[4K]

There was absolute divine silence as he walked silently in divine reminiscence through the grand halls of the highest ancient complex buildings of The Capitol: The Grand Palace of The High Council of The Great Houses of The Time Lords.

When the bright sun of Frey was setting in the north while the bright sun of Pogar was just beginning to lighten up the orange burning sky over Mount Perdition.

The divine quiet was eerie, even preternatural.

Almost like an ancient echo of The Days of Old.

Well...

Not quite as much divine silence as he had hope in his ancient hearts of old.

His worn out and tattered boots had made an ominous clicking noise against the ancient marble floor, but other than that, there were no sounds of any sort as he walks through the hallowed halls in a seemingly divine manner that befits his status of divinity and his status of nobility as a Member of The Great House of Lungbarrow.

The House of Lungbarrow was an ancient noble house of wealth and privilege but in later Meta-Centuries became stagnant and only produced petty servants and clerks. It was notable throughout The People of Gallifrey, everyone of The Higher/Older Races, and everyone of The Member Races of The Temporal Powers Alliance (TPA) for being the ancient family home and the ancient family tree of The Time Lord known as The Doctor. It was located in a mountain range on Gallifrey which was just south of The Time Lord Capitol, perched on the west side of Mount Lung overlooking the Cadonflood River.

The House had fallen into disgrace among the other Houses when it was revealed that the quota of forty-five Cousins had been broken to weave a new Cousin, Owis, to replace The Doctor after he had been exiled from The House during his first incarnation. After The Doctor was notified by The Prydonian Chapterhouse of this heinous crime, The House of Lungbarrow was unfortunately removed from The Prydonian Chapter.

When The Doctor refused to attend the deathday of Lungbarrow's Kithriarch, Quences, the ancient House were he had lived in his ancient divine childhood alongside his ancient family such as Irving Braxiatel and his many countless sisters was buried into the soil of Mount Lung, going missing for 673 Meta-Years. During that Meta-Time, Quences was killed by his Cousin, Glospin, who framed The Doctor for the murder after Quences' will was hidden. The Doctor eventually returned to his home to face his Cousins during his seventh incarnation in order to resolve this murder. After The Doctor had foiled Glospin's conspiracy against him, the ancient House had arose from the Mountain and crashed into the valley below.

In an act of reparation, Lady President Romana reinstated The House in The Prydonian Chapter, allowing for a new House to be created from the original template. Cousin Innocet was appointed The Housekeeper of The Newly Reformed House of Lungbarrow.

The House of Lungbarrow was one of the senior Prydonian Houses formed in the wake of The Intuitive Revelation which was a Meta-Period in Gallifreyan History in The Dark Times when The Triumvirate which is composed of The Three Founding Fathers of Gallifrey: Rassilon, Omega, and The Other, had divinely decided that it was far better in their own divine interests, in the interests of their own People, in the interest of The Home Multiverse Clusters of Contradiction, and in the interests of The Known and Unknown Multiverse to promote REASON and SCIENCE with divine concern, divine responsibility, and divine service for the benefit and the betterment of The Lesser/Younger Races and for the raising of the divine rank and stature of their known and unknown allies among The Higher/Older races and among The Multiple Pantheons that were existing alongside them who would benefit greatly from such a divine gesture such as The Osiran Court, the close divine equals of The Time Lords, one of The Members of The Temporal Powers Alliance (TPA), who are The Original Primordial Egyptian Gods of The Ancient Egyptian Religion before any version of The Egyptian Pantheon of Gods came to be in The Known and Unknown Multiverse in the deep past, in the deep present, and in the deep future who became their ultimate inspiration.

The Ancient Egyptian Religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals that formed an integral part of ancient Egyptian culture in the ancient world. It centered on the Egyptians' interactions with many deities believed to be present in, and in control of the world. Rituals such as prayer and offerings were provided to the gods to gain their favor. Formal religious practice centered on the pharaohs, the rulers of Egypt, believed to possess divine powers by virtue of their positions. They acted as intermediaries between their people and the gods, and were obligated to sustain the gods through rituals and offerings so that they could maintain Ma'at, the order of the cosmos, and repel Isfet, which was chaos. The state dedicated enormous resources to religious rituals and to the construction of temples.

Individuals could interact with the gods for their own purposes, appealing for help through prayer or compelling the gods to act through magic. These practices were distinct from, but closely linked with, the formal rituals and institutions. The popular religious tradition grew more prominent over the course of Egyptian history as the status of the pharaoh declined. Egyptian belief in the afterlife and the importance of funerary practices is evident in the great efforts made to ensure the survival of their souls after death – via the provision of tombs, grave goods and offerings to preserve the bodies and spirits of the deceased.

The religion had its roots in Egypt's prehistory and lasted for 3,500 years. The details of religious belief changed over time as the importance of particular gods rose and declined, and their intricate relationships shifted. At various times, certain gods became preeminent over the others, including the sun god Ra, the creator god Amun, and the mother goddess Isis. For a brief period, in the theology promulgated by the pharaoh Akhenaten, a single god, the Aten, replaced the traditional pantheon. Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology left behind many writings and monuments, along with significant influences on ancient and modern cultures.

This divine decision that The Triumvirate had agreed to that would decide the fate of countless many had led to The Intuitive Revelation, where The Triumvirate successfully overthrew The Pythia who were the ruling matriarchal society on Gallifrey that was devoted to magic and superstition, with Rassilon gaining the most influence in the aftermath.

As The Doctor of War walked through the hallowed halls in a seemingly divine silence, he couldn't help but have ancient divine feelings of grief, despair, and resignation as he whispers in divine sadness.

"How did it come to this?"

It was a divine question that was rescinding in the ancient complex mind of The Time Lord that was once known as The Doctor, with his two ancient hearts grieving as he knew the divine answer to that divine question all to well.

Outside The Capitol where the beautiful bright orange sky was burning, with the orange fires turning into black mist in smoke, were littered across the ancient ground and the ancient dirt of The Homeworld a million countless Dalek War Saucers of many types, known and unknown, but more were unfortunately on their way although it would be futile and vain on their part as The Capitol was the most defended of Gallifrey's Ancient Cities.

The Ancient City of Arcadia which was Gallifrey's Second City, however, was not so fortunate despite it's ancient reputation in The Great Time War as the safest ancient city of Gallifrey, as The Doctor of War can attest as much in his ancient hearts that was full of divine grief as he witnessed first hand at the very front lines the many countless Dalek War Drones, with their Dalek Attack Ships and with their Dalek War Saucers coming down from the upper atmosphere that housed 400 of the many countless Sky Trenches that were active which was unfortunately breached slightly due to a number of factors from both sides, as The Daleks went down to The Ancient City of Arcadia in continued droves as they begin to shoot their EXTERMINATION Death Rays from above, shouting their shrill infamous battle cry that was well known by now at this Meta-Point throughout The Known and Unknown Multiverse which has struck divine fear and divine dread among the many countless numbers of gods, monsters, and demons alike.

"EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!"

The God-Killers have now descended.

They all shouted this accursed battle cry as they gunned down many Time Lord Civilians that were trying to flee for safety, with The Chancellery Guard providing cover fire and were returning fire with their most advanced stasers and multi-turret automatic defenses that were designed to penetrate The Dalek Attack Ships, The Dalek War Saucers, and The Dalek War Drone's outer shell which would kill the monstrous creatures inside.

This Event would be known as The Fall of Arcadia.

One Event among countless many in The Final Days of The War.

The Capitol's Great Dome had been breached heavily and was shattered in five different places in different dimensions and great swathes of the citadel had been leaved over the course of The War.

In the inner sanctum, His People were preparing for The Ultimate and Final Sanction.

He walked through the various and diverse countless doors, up and down many flights of stairs. Checking every nook and corner of the ancient rooms and halls as he would burn all of them in his ancient divine memory with divine resolution. He passed not a single divine soul of a Time Lord High Council Member as he went through the ancient stairs in ups and downs. For they were all gone. They would be voting now, he imagined gravely. He had at best another relative Meta-Hours before it is too late to reverse it which would destroy his home multiverse clusters and damaged many countless multiverse clusters Above, Below, and Beyond.

He was doing all of this with stealth and silence as the Meta-Hours seemed to past by as the bright sun of Frey had set completely and the bright sun of Pogar was turning the southern sky of the atmosphere into a bright blue color in the midst of the first Meta-Day of summer, as he spots the many countless daisies that were just beginning to bloom on the slopes of The Never-Ending Mountains of Solace and Solitude.

"What I'm about to do, I do it without choice in the name of peace and sanity."

He glances from afar in his ancient divine sight as he spots the various and diverse explosions in the upper atmosphere of the planet which is caused by The Dalek Armada that was lead by The Dalek Prime Emperor Himself. It would appear that The Dalek War Saucers that are numbered in the billions, not counting The Clone War Saucers that were taken from different periods of time that are now being fielded, are trying their damnest to breach through the many layered defenses of ancient complexity surrounding The Homeworld of Gallifrey which is composed of The Transduction Barriers, The Quantum Forcefields, and The Sky Trenches as the most known among many other varieties and diversities of defenses. The Dalek Armada was reflecting the light of the twin suns of Frey and Pogar. It must make for a spectacular sight to behold were it not for the dire circumstances. From the spectacular to the dreaded. The Daleks were pure unadulterated evil incarnate. They were The Great Enemy of The Doctor since the very beginning up to the very end.

But now?

Now it wasn't just them that he had to worry about.

The Doctor of War couldn't help but grimaced as he knew that the timing couldn't have been more perfect and more precise.

Lord President Eternal Rassilon and The High Council would enact The Ultimate and Final Sanction as soon as possible.

Most would do it in a heartbeat by majority vote. Most would do it not a moment before. Even if some among The High Council still had some glimmer of hope left; Whatever good that will do as to defy The Lord President Eternal means punishment by de-mat which is a far worst fate than death among many. Not that it mattered in the slightest bit as the boundaries of the state of existence and the state of non-existence was shattered long ago since The Relative Beginning of The Time War. Some fool's hope among them that perhaps considered that this madness would no longer be necessary. That perhaps The War might end without any further bloodshed that hasn't already been spilled across the cinders and ashes of various and diverse worlds, galaxies, and universes. That perhaps The Daleks would turn back in the name of peace and sanity.

The Doctor of War had known of The Daleks from the very beginning when he encountered them in his first incarnation when he, Susan, Ian Chesterton, and Barbara Wright visited The Dalek City of Skaro all those Meta-Millennia ago. He had known of The Time Lords far longer due to being one himself who was immersed in The Ancient Cultures and The Ancient Traditions of His People since his childhood. Neither would turn back for it is far too late. There could be no peace now for it is far too late. Not as long as both races survive. And even if he could have just taken out merely The Daleks and all of their Axis Allies in The Known and Unknown Multiverse, The War had unfortunately become far more unpredictable than it would already should have been at this point of no return.

Countless enemies, known and unknown, have already appeared in the greatest possible and impossible of countless numbers from The Meta-Past, The Meta-Present, and The Meta- Future throughout The Known and Unknown Multiverse. Many known and unknown timelines of many varieties and diversities throughout many countless multiverse clusters, whether if it was his native home multiverse clusters, other multiverse clusters connected with it, or others not connected to it have already been totally and utterly derailed. The fate of all is hanging in the balance of the scales of divine predestination. His fellow members of The League (The Multiverse League of Extraordinary Gentleman and Ladies) throughout The Known and Unknown Multiverse are now trying their best to hold the line just for him to have the opening that he would truly need. For it was up to him alone to finally put an end to it all. To make the ultimate choice. To choose to be either a coward or a killer. The same ultimate choice that was given to him on Skaro during his fourth incarnation when he was sent there on a covert mission for The Time Lords.

His mission objectives were as follows:

a) Find a Dalek weakness.

b) Halt their development.

c) Make them into less aggressive creatures.

By the end of the covert mission, He had successfully managed to influence the surrounding events of The Creation of The Daleks so that Davros could survive, which would later result in Dalek Civil Wars (aka Davros is a Dalek weak link) in The Meta-Future. He had also set back their development by over 1000 years which was enough time for the many other races, higher and lesser, to unite as one in order to curb their nefarious influence. The Doctor fulfilled two of his mission objectives and, hence, it was a CIA success. It changed their predictions for The N-Space Universe for a time. Due to later Meta-Events such as The Time Lords vacating The N-Space Universe for a while in many Meta-Eras due to a number of complicated reasons and The Time Lords being unable to interact with The N-Space Universe for a while in many Meta-Eras due to a number of complicated reasons, The Daleks would gain significant temporal leads that were relatively unopposed that would again change their predictions. But at that point in time, it had worked and managed to delay them for a short while of relativity.

The reason why he was chosen for this covert mission was for his Meta-History with The Daleks, with his timeline and their timeline being connected like a thread, and his Meta-History as a renegade Time Lord. Politics in The Spatio-Temporal Order was very much considered in this covert mission for The Time Lords had many countless treaties with many different Higher/Temporal Powers (including The Daleks) and simply going back in time and blowing them up sky high would have resulted in The Time War starting much earlier than intended, with the other Temporal Powers thinking that if The Time Lords would do that to them, they could do it to us. As such, utilizing a renegade Time Lord in this affair gives them plausible deniability which worked just as intended.

But unfortunately, unlike before when everything was just simple and could be solved easily without any further bloodshed, there was no real definite choice at this point in time. Neither black nor white. Not now, not anymore. Only shades of grey between the lines. He'd chosen to be the coward back on Skaro, with Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan. He'd been the coward every single time when he had the chance to completely obliterate and utterly annihilate the metal bastards and then let them continue due to his own convicted sense of ethics and morality. He'd caused this. Even with the other various and diverse players out there such as The Eternal Death and Coordinator Narvin among countless many playing some part in it whether they were of major or minor significance, whether if they were intentional or unintentional.

The former was due to the fact that The Eternal Death Herself was The Catalyst that was responsible for his seventh incarnation's regeneration into his eight incarnation in order to put The Time War back on track as it were. The Daleks had at that point in his Meta-Life accepted a peace accord with The Time Lords under the leadership of Lady President Romana, with The Daleks putting The Master, Death's Champion, on trial for his crimes against them that was known as The Act of Master Restitution which made The Doctor felt at that time that his job was finally finished and settled with as he begins to return The Hand of Omega to Gallifrey where it will be kept safe and sound. Unfortunately, The Master's trial turned out to be a ruse in order for The Master to gain access to The Eye of Harmony. Once The Eye of Harmony was opened, she could use it to reshape the timeline for her own nefarious purposes in order to restart The Time War. He never really forgave her for that little hiccup once he had found out about it later on in his Meta-Life, to his utter horror and to his utter shame.

The latter was due to an act of desperation, in a desperate bid to save the lives of Romana and his friends, sends a Time Lord Agent back to The Meta-Era of his fourth incarnation in order to change Dalek Meta-History. However, he only finds out too late that Romana has already settled the matter as she was most thankful that she's been able to restore Gallifrey whilst avoiding a temporal war whilst Narvin looks on utterly horrified at what he had just done. It seemed that for all intents and purposes, Coordinator Narvin himself was caught up in a predestination paradox of his own making which had brought constant shame upon himself as he has the most guilt of causing The War besides The Doctor, to which he could relate with sympathy and empathy.

As he watched with a bird's eye view, he contemplates his most beloved and most treasured Homeworld were he had many countless memories.

Before him was The Ancient Divine Planet of Gallifrey, The Homeworld of The Homeworlds, The Shining World of The Seven Systems. It's burnt orange surface glowed in the sunlight like a jewel placed in the inky blackness of space. The ancient planet was utterly majestic. The lakes and the seas were a rich chocolate color, and the silver clouds shone and sparkled. A great red desert stretched across the land in the south of the continent of Wild Endeavour, on the horizon of the southern continent of Mount Cadon that reached up into the heavens above, capped in sparkling white snow.

All of this made The Doctor of War shed a few tears that speaks many hidden words of meaning.

If you could touch the alien sand and hear the cries of strange birds, and watch them wheel in another sky, would that satisfy you?

There are strange corners of various and diverse sorts in The Known and Unknown Multiverse which have bred the most terrible things. Things which act against everything. They must be fought.

Courage isn't just a matter of not being frightened, you know. It's being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway.

Do I have the right?

When did you last have the pleasure of smelling a simple flower in the field, watching the beautiful sunset, eating a well-prepared meal?

Planets come and go. Stars perish. Galaxies dissipate. Universes would undergo entropy. Matter disperses, coalesces, forms into other patterns, other worlds, other galaxies, and other universes.

He'd caused all of this madness.

This was his fault.

All of it.

For every letter and every number of blood that was spilled.

And now...

He was going to clean it up.

In remembrance of the many innocent younger races that were dealt harshly because of this War.

In remembrance of the many higher races that were made utterly extinct because of this War.

In remembrance of everyone from the past, present, and future throughout The Known and Unknown Multiverse.

In remembrance of the promise that he had made to the grave tombstone of Cinder, one of the last of his companions for this Meta-Era of Meta-Eras, who he gave a proper burial alongside the remains of her mother, father, and brother at her old homestead at The Planet Moldox.

"NO MORE."

ED Song:

Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU NO Ending 2 Full

Characters:

The War Doctor - A: John Hurt

The Daleks - A: Nicholas Briggs

TV/EU Reference:

** The Day of the Doctor (TV story)

** The Daleks (TV story)

** Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)

** Meet the Doctor (short story)

** Doctor Who (TV story)

** Engines of War (novel)