Ikwodo
Following 'Mirov,' 'Orion,' and 'Vilaad,' the fourth and final story in the 'Arlzverse' concept is presented in the form of 'Ikwodo'—a complete story spanning eight parts, all of which are being published simultaneously. A fundamental difference between the previous three stories and Equodo is that those stories dealt with Earth's past, present, and future, so the plot could be understood from the first page itself—this is not the case with Equodo. To understand it, it's important to understand that its story begins directly on other planets in the universe, where different types of intelligent life exist.
Although the first story in this concept, "Mirov," also shifted from Earth to the Shadow Universe in the third part, since it began in Earth's present, readers had already connected with the story by the time it left Earth, and therefore, the transition with the characters to a completely different universe didn't feel as strange as it might in Ikwodo. Ikwodo begins in the open universe—where a new force emerges in the form of "Thya-O-'Ron," who directly claims to be God and demonstrates various powers to support this. He now seeks to take control of all life in the universe and run it his way. Any Supreme Creator will have only nominal and conditional free will, and most life will live under control like robots—without the freedom humans have to live their lives arbitrarily and destroy their own planet.
The story begins on planets created by the Wooders or Heliders. The native species of the planets inhabited by the Heliders are the Fiends, who are also Heliders' creations—the same creatures who appeared in "Orion" and "Vilaad" as Jaegers and Helbreeds, or demons. "Ikwodo" begins with these aliens, who recognize their own species as Fiends. From a human perspective, we can say that the story of Equodo begins with the universe and aliens. To understand this story, let's recall the concept of the "Arlzverse" introduced in Orion and Vilad... There's a system, all the other apps, millions of different files—but within this system, there's a virus, and to combat it, to stop or eliminate it, an antivirus is installed... So, think of it this way: this entire universe, including all its elements, is a system in which Helider is the virus, and Wudder or Ikwodians are the antivirus. However, this is just one aspect of the whole picture.
It can also be understood that a Creator named Shomar created this entire universe—and for some unknown reason, he incorporated both divine and demonic forces within it. They symbolize good and evil, darkness and light, creation and destruction. As essential as one is, the other is equally necessary—without one, there is no existence. Just as day cannot exist without night, nor night without day. The existence of one requires the other, and only when both are present can creation exist. Now, we humans fall into one category: Shomar is the creator of the universe, the Wurders are his angels, who create life throughout the universe—and the Helders are the devils in this universe, unleashed, equipped with even greater powers than the Wurders, so that they can test us all… because the challenges of self-destruction that they pose, and the will to survive that they generate in response, will make us strong enough to survive.
But despite all this, this is only one side's truth—what is the other side's belief? The first part of Ikwodo highlights this perspective, and the difference is evident in the fact that everyone has a different perspective—where humans see everything through the eyes of the Equodians, and in their world, the Heliders are disgusting, dangerous, and evil… In contrast, in the eyes of the Fiander and Heliders, the Wooders were evil, while the humans they created were merely dirty, insignificant, insect-like creatures. So, to understand this concept, it's as important to understand the Fiander as it is the Heliders' philosophy. For example, the Wudders were a force created by Shomar, and they created diverse life forms on various planets that could sustain life—for them, neither Satan nor Haman was supreme; instead, they created a wide variety of life forms through genetic engineering. The Heliders did the same thing in their own way, but they weren't advocates of diversity. Therefore, the life they created flourished in the same form on all planets, and the creatures they created from their own parts were called Fiends. On Earth, these same creatures were called Joggers in Orion.
New to the universe, aside from the Wooders and Hellbreeds, is the entry of "Thya-O-'Ron" into the Ikwodo universe. He, unlike the other two powers, claims to be God and seeks to create a better being and better planets by correcting the default flaws in the design of any planet's Supreme Creator. His greatest enemies in this endeavor are the Wooders and Hellbreeds themselves—with whom he begins his journey and succeeds in limiting them. To establish his divinity and gain acceptance, he chooses to wage a galactic war that completely devastates two galaxies—one involving three sides: the Nelido galaxy, populated by the Hellbreeds' creation of Fiends; the Sassen galaxy, populated by humanoid creatures created by the Wooders; and the third, the extinct Wooders, who are trying to rebuild themselves with the help of abducted Earthlings.
Thya-O-Ron infiltrates the pasts of key figures involved in the war and manipulates events to alter the outcome of the galactic war, averting not only a catastrophe but also allowing him to suddenly become a god among thousands of advanced civilizations. His chosen pawns are embroiled in a fierce struggle, where Thya-O-Ron's intervention now has its effect and things begin to change—but will it alter the actual outcome of the war?
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1. Ikwodo Chapter 1: the Rise of Thya O Ron
"Ikwodo" is the fourth story in the vast "Arlzverse" concept, spanning multiple visions from Earth's past to the expanse of the universe. In this story, the idea of a new God and his own design takes shape—one distinct from the previous design of "life" and flawless in its conception. Whether it's a train racing on a railway track, a plane soaring through the air, a channel crew filming wildlife, a team of police and criminals racing recklessly on the road, or a cruise full of elites setting off to enjoy themselves—all of them are suddenly confronted by a vortex of light, and they involuntarily drift into it... and when they cross it, they find themselves in a world other than Earth.
In a world where, besides their own, there were people of many different species… But they are shocked to learn that they, like them, were also evolved creatures capable of living in a similar environment, brought there from different worlds like Earth.
Who brought them there? What was the purpose of kidnapping them from their planets and gathering them on one planet? People who had disappeared from different parts of Earth had arrived in different parts of that strange planet – would they be able to meet each other? Would they be able to survive on that strange world? And the biggest question was: would those who brought them here ever appear before them?
2. Ikwodo Chapter 2: Planet of the Dead
'Planet of the Dead' is the story of thousands of people who were banished from Earth—transported to a new and alien planet with an environment similar to Earth's, where they could survive as aliens without any additional support. Wandering there and becoming victims of accidents, they encounter creatures brought from other worlds just like them, who are both dangerous and deadly to them. These include supreme species, or intelligent species, like themselves, and creatures that have the potential to evolve into intelligent species in the future.
They encounter each other, victims of one good or bad event after another, sometimes becoming allies, sometimes even clashing as enemies. But this is how people who were brought and left in different parts of the entire universe come together. The biggest surprise they face in this new, strange, unfamiliar world is that they were brought there, but during their wanderings, every settlement or city they reach is full of dead people, and there is not a single living creature present there whom they could suspect of having brought them here.
So where did the inhabitants of that world go? Who brought them to such a seemingly dead planet or satellite? What happened to the inhabitants of that body that they became so extinct? And if no one was alive there, then the big question is who brought them there?
3. Ikwodo Chapter 3: Cosmic Insurgents
'Cosmic Insurgents' is the third installment of Equodo – in which those responsible for abducting Earthlings from Earth and bringing them to Equodo Forest are finally revealed, and the Earthlings finally discover why they were abducted in this manner… where a greater purpose is revealed to them. The story of Equodo follows three tracks – the first track is of the Earthlings, who have discovered the purpose of their being on Equodo Forest, but their biggest threat is from the Hellbreeds who have arrived there after them, on a suicide mission to completely destroy the Wooders and are now after them all.
The second track is set in the human-dominated Sassen Galaxy—where Nikron Simegdol, a fugitive from a galactic power, becomes a pawn of Theo O'Ran and sets off for the planet Lenore with Pular in search of Neo Jahesret, the leader of the Insurgents—who was adept at drawing anyone into a virtual reality he created, and as a reward for this, was traveling to Lenore as a royal guard. The third track of the story follows Robek and Blod, a couple targeted by power struggles in the Nelido Galaxy, home to the Fiends' galactic power. Robek is transported as a prisoner to a moon and put to work mining after rejecting the newly crowned emperor's proposal, and Blod, in his attempt to reach her, ends up on a planet trapped in a time loop for the past ten years.
4. Ikwodo Chapter 4: The Mysterious World of Lenor
"The Mysterious World of Lenor" is the fourth story in the Equodo series, continuing on the three tracks established by the previous story. While the Earthlings attempt to confront the Hellbreeds with the help of similar, but even more powerful, avatars, Lepsky finds himself entangled in a strange time loop in an abandoned facility. In Nelido, Robek, after failing miserably in his first attempt to escape from Osato, attempts it again—enlisting the support of other prisoners. Blod's intervention breaks Sovran's loop, leaving Blod stranded on the planet, now plunged into chaos and soon to be destroyed.
On the sandy continent of Lenore in Sassen, Pular and Nikron both grapple with mysteries. While Pular journeys toward an unknown destination with two young women who have fallen victim to circumstance, Nikron, seemingly lost in time, arrives at a mysterious place where a profound secret awaits him—one that requires Theo O'Ran himself to convince him.
5. Ikwodo Chapter 5: Chaos of Sovran
Sovran was a planet trapped in a time loop to save it from certain doom—it was determined that if something happened during its loop that had not happened before, the loop would break and Sovran would then face its own certain doom—yet Blood Harlow makes the mistake that breaks the loop and triggers the planet's doom.
Now, on one side were the natural conditions that were wreaking havoc on Sovran, seemingly bent on destroying everything between them, like the earth and the sky. On the other side were the dying criminals of a dying civilization, who wanted to die in their own way, and before that, they wanted to destroy Blod at all costs. And Blod had to reach the space center, which had become useless after being the victim of this devastation, under such difficult circumstances. But Blod's last hope lay in that very place... Did Blod's hope come true?
6. Ikwodo Chapter 6: Clash of Civilizations
A clash of civilizations, a clash between two distinct civilizations, takes place on a planet called Ecuodo, now devoid of life and a lifeless mass of ice. On one side are the Hellbreeds, a cosmic force that champions uniformity and seeks to recreate life patterns throughout the universe.
On the other hand, there's the universe's other major force, the Wooders, who champion diverse life and continue to create life throughout the universe in the same pattern—and are responsible for the emergence of a human-like species on Earth. Now that they themselves have been wiped out, they want to continue this war with the help of humans they abducted to their planet. Those Earthlings must now fight and win this war not only for their own survival but also to restore the Wooders—their primary weapon in this war, the Voltus Power, which makes them equivalent to gods. Will the Earthlings succeed against such a force?
7. Ikwodo Chapter 7: Battle of the Galaxies
Battle of the Galaxies is the seventh chapter of the Equodo series—a series that gradually concludes three stories unfolding across three tracks, preparing for the final battle between the two galaxies. The Earthlings finally face their final battle against the Hellbreeds—who arrive at their designated battleground fully prepared and wreak havoc.
Robeck finally gets the chance to confront Macrus for complete control of the Cycrilis empire—who, having been fully prepared to overthrow him, sends Robeck to his death. Rollan also finally gets the chance to complete the unfinished battle he has been waiting for for the past thousand years, and victory over Nikron becomes even more difficult when the opposing force of Theo Ron, along with Hytz and Laertes, joins Rollan's side.
8. Ikwodo Chapter 8: The Final Apocalypse
The Final Apocalypse... a doomsday for two galaxies. On one end stood the galactic power of Nelido, with allies like Helidar and Wigzel—capable of destroying entire planets, crushing entire solar systems, and distorting the entire galaxy. On the other end were the people of the Sassen Galaxy, who, without any outside assistance, were capable of not only repelling the invaders who had reached their homelands—but also of reaching their enemies' homes and destroying their planets in the same manner, destroying the entire galaxy.
But there was a third party in this cataclysmic war: that of the new god emerging in the universe, Thy O'Ron—whose army included rebels from both galactic powers, warriors from the advanced civilizations of a neighboring third galaxy fit for such a war, the Wooders trying to recover from their near-extinction and rise again… and the Earthlings, who had now become soldiers of that new god. The war had begun, and everywhere lay a scene of devastation. Death rained down, planets were being destroyed, entire solar systems were collapsing… and galaxies were being distorted. What would be the final outcome?
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