User blog:Fire InThe Hole/Detailed timeline overview

A.k.a. Fire makes the longest blog post title ever aka an example of how things will go aka Fire's too impatient to wait with publishing things. What do you mean I'm a copycat?

Either way, here's a page that will be up for good, listing events of Delinius' life in a way similar to this blog post. It is highly incomplete as of right now, and it'll actually be a sub-blog of what's currently here. I know that this is not in according to my grand plan, but it has to be done because it will give you an idea of what will be pulled up soon enough.

Saga
Delinius does all that which he would've done on Alpha if it hadn't been permission-locked. Considered the 'standard' Delinius compared to other ones.

Saga-Unsplit
[Section missing]

Return to Gredile
-93 ADC, ...but before we do, let's see where we stand at this point: quite some time before the Unaltered timeline splits off (-93 to be exact), Delinius gets back to mainland Ludus after his mistake with the Sanford-lookalike. After having to deal with greedy journalists and stupid imitators, Delinius has already seen enough and gets a home built in the desert.

When he arrives there (first by taking about a week to cross the desert, then an additional day to cross the sea to the other continent), his first sight on the place where he grew up hits him with great nostalgia, but also a feeling of immense loss, and for quite some time he does not do anything other than looking around him.

However, that's not the end of it. Nobody knows him directly, but there's the third branch of the Langton lineage to fix that (see another page full of notes to read about that, if you don't know what I'm speaking of). Soon enough, Delinius finds himself surrounded as much as when he first arrived on Gredile - though this time there are no annoying journalists, and instead admiring people. Delinius has a great time as he rediscovers the mountains and hills of his childhood. He also learns a lot about what caused the flood of Separ monsters, and the involvement of both Sanford and Zaion in this (notably the matters relating to Blackspell etc.), and comes to realise that he is fortunate to be among the living.

He ends up staying there for three months (rather than the two weeks he had planned), and returns to his house, but not before having been promised a very large amount of things by his (distant) relatives and a lot of the residents of Faeric: furniture, but also old books and seemingly random artifacts, and enough money for Delinius to expand his house. Soon enough, this would be a must due to a fairly steady flow of gifts from his homeland on Faeric. I'd imagine Delinius waking up every now and then to see several trucks full of things.

Speaking of which, Delinius has worked as a teacher up to then, the only thing for which he ventures into Steckenberg, aside from necessary groceries and whatnot. For the next years up to when LDZX is established, this pattern more or less continues, only being broken up the few times when someone feels that they have something to settle with Delinius - usually some family member they believe to have died by his hands. Needless to say, they tend to fail, either because such things are done while in an urban place, or because these people take the ridiculous effort to travel to the desert mansion, at which point they are usually dangerously dehydrated and exhausted and can only cry while Delinius tends to them while making them see the stupidity of their endeavour.

- 52 AEQ - IQ and The Kuipter Files
Osmium Although not immediately an employee, Delinius is quick to notice when Isles & Quint is started up, and after a bit of time has the trust to join the company, though he usually only works 2-3 days a week, and only when he has something in particular to do - he continues his job as a teacher for the remainder of the time.

When Kuipter shows up, Delinius ends up playing the role of 'guardian and keeper of the home front' as opposed to the heavier protagonists who go to actually fight Kuipter and his evil deeds, and is of some significance when evacuations take place due to Cassiopeia - not so much doing the evacuating itself but rather taking over the coordination from officials to allow them to do "things that need their attention more than this".

- 51/50 AEQ - The Sand Database, Corruption and a glance on the future
While everyone is busy fighting Dr. Sand, Kuipter and Zalgo, Delinius becomes increasingly distant. His work associates are confused, and Delinius is somewhat vague about it, only referring to something to do with "future disasters". Through some Dwinian religious person/whatever, he's been given a prophecy that warns him about the Reckoning (an old man who is in fact Delinius from the Wau timeline, who seems oddly interested in ensuring this). In order to survive it, Delinius will need to fortify his mansion in some way, and having this done takes him quite some of his time, and money, a large part of which he's gotten through agreements with his distant family. At least, that is how he tells it. It's actually more like a long-preserved inheritance than anything.

He is busily working away at both his own defenses and the safekeeping of the many, yet he notes a significant fluctuation with his sense for light and darkness - with the anomaly being distinctly the latter. This was caused by Amygea acquiring the Book of Shadows; when Delinius subsequently meets them, he adds up what he knows about Mori and Zaion and the fact that there's a marked increase in shadow he percieves around them to conclude that a powerful artifact of some dark nature must be in their possession. How he later learns that it is the Book of Shadows is never left to be explained but it can be assumed that either his own library or a Dwinian-maintained one holds some entries about it.

Dr. Sand
Panacea(?) [I'm currently going by general things from the old story, though I've already taken Mori's rewrite in mind. In general, this section is going to be subject to change.]

Delinius doesn't go fight Sand, but he provides aforementioned support by trying to protect potentially targeted locations and such. Though this is in part because of supposed loyalty to IQ, this also serves Delinius as a bit of an image improvement to change his reputation of being a questionable figure within the company, something which remained a thing even after he'd dealt with his personal fangroup of arsonists. As well, he briefly investigates the wreckage of Sand's airship and manages to recover parts of its documentation in the form of logs and technical documents - and soon thereafter notices that Amygea has come to investigate as well. Being somewhat surprised as well as not wanting them to know that he's been here, he vanishes from sight, only to watch Mori salvage much of the airship before heading back home with this strange action firmly planted in his head.

[This was an idea cobbled up to make it more plausible that Delinius has access to any sort of high-level technology in the first place. This can be changed if necessary, e.g. Delinius knows Mori has salvaged the ship and asks if he could have a copy of its technical documents "in order to preserve the advancements contained within".]

- 50 AEQ - The IQ holiday and the Grey Agents
Lazarus All of IQ's staff are summoned for everyone to have a vacation [In a to-be-rewritten The Dark Emissary]. Delinius initially tries to refuse, but then reluctantly joins, together with the recently time-forwarded Ina - why she was allowed to join in despite not being part of the I&Q crew may either be because she intended to join the company, or simply because she's just arrived so she gets to know Delinius' work friends a little better.

Curiously, somewhere while Hankvi gets struck in the head, Delinius is forced to come up with a plausible cover story because of the blueprints he's inspecting at the time, but more importantly his massive absence. With Ina being entirely aware of the truth, the two construct a perfectly plausible and mostly true story that relates to several past attacks and disasters, rather than pointing to the future. Everyone soon enough goes to sleep until Merynis makes her entry. Despite the fact that Delinius is normally difficult to wake up at night, the presence of Merynis, as well as "Hankvi", would serve to awaken his senses. With a grumpy head, he checks things out and ends up fighting both The Dictator and Merynis - and maybe she clones Delinius, but the attack derived from it would be absorbed by Ina? In any case, everyone would go to bed again... except for Delinius, who considers his night rest a lost cause and offers to stay up as a guard. As well, this allows him to continue his work, fueled mostly on sheer will and copious amounts of coffee.

Depending on how many times the gang fights Merynis (as well as any other villains?), Delinius and Ina would prove to be of value with their combined efforts. As well, Delinius enters a state of thorough rage at least twice and is able to use HS CC0000 (Inferno) HS 660033 (Curse) - probably a move with sufficient power to end the battle.

After the entire ordeal, the two Langtons return home (after perhaps a brief conversation between Delinius and Hankvi due to the appearance of the Dictator) and Delinius resumes his work - sending a minor complaint about his delayed works to his superiors.

Serendipity [Please note that this is not definitive and open to changes due to the obvious permission and involvement reasons. For Mori: this is that thing I mentioned a while ago and which needs your opinion] When the group known as the Grey Agents (possibly the Grey Agency?) begins taking action and Mori is suspected of being involved, Delinius initially disregards the rumours, not wanting to let himself fall prey to common suspicion so easily - even with the somewhat shady acts seen with the wreckage of Sand's airship. However, the prison break brings him to believing the same as everyone else, and he finally talks about what he knows about the Book of Shadows, and also admits he was aware of this for much longer, but did not want to think anything of it. As well, he notes that he saw Mori headed for the crash site a while before, but doesn't mention his own presence there - due to having to stick to his plans if he wants to remain of any significance and it would be shady if he was also at the wreckage site.

While Delinius is not actually part of the chase and battle between many I&Q characters and the Grey Agents, he does follow its events closely - having taken a break from his mansion fortifying to follow "HS FD7306 (at a safe distance - I am well aware of the sheer power in possession of the Grey Agents as well as the fact that my associates seem to be better off with me keeping their homefront safe)". The massive ship that is the Nemesis Veneer eventually disappears spontaneously, leaving everyone without a clue to its location...

... were it not that Delinius notes the distintcly northbound course of the ship. Putting two and two together and making five out of it because let's reference nineteen eighty-four, he concludes that it has possibly and presumably escaped to Auzos. He initially plans to head there immediately - without warning I&Q?

Well, as he puts it, "HS FD7306 ([he is] not here to unconditionally say 'how high' when one says 'jump', but to ensure that Ludus as a whole is not torn by disharmony and conflict. So far, this has been quite difficult, and it's likely to fall apart soon. I consider the possibility that the cause for which the Grey Agents work may not necessarily be harmful - yet I cannot abandon my firm suspicions.)" Quite obviously, he is merely guessing at the motives behind the Grey Agents, but considers himself neutral within the conflict. He reconsiders his plan and deems it suicidal, remembering the power displayed by many of the Grey Agents. Instead, he first seeks out a Dwinian priest of sorts who puts him under a Dwinian blessing, so that "HS D96442 (regardless of [his] location, [Delinius] will be able to escape from it.)"

After all of this sharp thinking and Fire making a reference to this character's SFANB Aspect, Delinius dons his old pseudonym of Leonard Essington, along with its disguise. Especially the hat is of importance, as it affects his aura's colour and scent to throw any would-be aura detection off; he travels to Auzos by different means than his own ability to fly.

[The story can be left as it is here; Delinius will have searched but failed to find anything and he returns home to continue preparation. Otherwise, the below can be played out.]

Eventually, Delinius catches wind of 'Headmaster Bismarck' not being everything appearance would suggest, and uses this information (likely in addition to other clues) to find a way to the Grey Agents' base. Upon discovery, he makes himself known (either by hacking his way in using his Navigation Table or just taking the hat off and knocking) - and is captured under threat and interrogated. He remains oddly calm from their perspective and firstly apologises for having tracked them down - which is unusual in itself - and then explains that he has not come to "HS FD7306 (rat [the Grey Agents] out, as the saying goes)", but rather because he wants to ensure that "HS FD7306 ([their] plans, whichever their goal or purpose, do not harm the rest of Ludus. I have come not one bit due to certain broken trust or the tense situation between this group and those surrounding the pet-catching headquarters. We all know who I speak of.)"

He distinctly looks at Amygea for a moment and resumes - intending to show that he is the sole master of this situation, and nobody else. "HS FD7306 (At present, this conflict does not harm the well-being of Ludus and its population to my knowing, nor do your intentions.)" Of course, there is some dramatic irony involved there when one considers the long run, but he doesn't know this. He's then asked why he's even bothering with the entire deal anyway; moreover, he is reminded that he is in no position to negotiate or make demands, and he smiles mysteriously. "HS FD7306 (Before I discuss that, I'll preface it with a revealed secret - you cannot, either by physical force or magical boundaries, prevent my escape, for I am under protection beyond your control. Now, here is why I have come to be of inconvenience to you. Though you believed my negotiatory chances to be nonexisting, I believe you will see now why they are well beyond that.)" He faces Caledonia in particular, knowing he has the most to fear from her, should she decide that he is a threat. He brings his statement across with as much diplomacy as he can. HS FD7306 ("What can be done is not what must be done, however. I personally have had nothing to do with this conflict, and do not wish for that to happen in the future. I propose as follows, and please listen carefully: for as long as your actions are not harmful to Ludus and its population, I remain silent and the information I possess about you does not exist - and likewise, our meeting here never came to pass. Should this condition be broken, your base will be located and I will personally see to it that it is.)"

"HS Ah, and how would you know this, then?" Delinius becomes highly amused by this question, and kindly replies: "HS FD7306 (You may question my ability to percieve this, but you would do well to remember my lineage, Rogue Witch of the Highlands, and why it renders me immune to any threats of you to retain me here. I am not a force of great power, but one of information - and the pen can be much sharper and lethal than the heaviest of swords.)" He defiantly rolls these words out at Caledonia - knowing that there's no reason for her to decline the proposed agreement as well as implying that his knowledge could harm a multitude of things if he is wronged in some way. [Or is there? This could make for interesting changes if not so, but I personally feel that it would mess with established things.]

His words are followed by a brief silence, and he remarks: "HS FD7306 (Then this is as I have spoken it out - that which I have seen and heard here never crossed into my mind, and our encounter never happened. . Consider it a deed done in good faith, and try your best not to let it go to waste - I assure you that it is far from pleasant to be at conflict with myself and my Dwinian kin.)

Still on the wagon of being the rhetorical master that he's always been:

HS FD7306 (If it does not displease you, I will take my leave now - as Amygea might know, Taku de Gridmasque doesn't like it when he cannot see and hear you, and my disguise only offers me temporary respite from his suspicion.)" After this, he adds one more thing: "HS FD7306 (In fact, to whom it concerns, that being a certain Moriam, I was quite aware of that "Book of Shadows" that you possess; nevertheless, I never spoke to you about it and never considered treating you differently because of any 'dark' affiliations. Hopefully, you and these people around you will be so good as to treat me on such terms as well.)" He finally takes his leave and gets back to business as usual - with the sidenote of having an extensive network of contacts and news followers rolled out in order to pick up on any further disturbances.

What has Delinius actually done with this? Aside from displaying his extensive knowledge and perception, he tries to be a source or reason for the Grey Agents to remain on their toes, while still keeping himself out of the entire conflict.

Meeting with Taku (?)
Antagonist -50 Of course, it has in fact been noted by Taku that Delinius was 'off the radar' for a while, last being at the Dwinian priest. Because of this, he gets Delinius summoned to him for questioning.

"HS 9ACD32 (I've noticed that you weren't anywhere to be seen or heard for a while - and you and I know better than to say that's just coincidence.)" Aware of the obviously suspicious circumstances, Delinius aptly brings a proper answer that reminds Taku that Delinius is a more perceptive individual than most. "HS FD7306 (I am quite aware that you suspect my involvement with the shady figures that are the Grey Agents. As we are both aware, you last percieved me while I recieved a Dwinian blessing that prevented me from being retained against my will.)" That Delinius not only remembers this, but actively brings it up, would be different to what Taku was expecting. "HS FD7306 (I will be honest with you - I have gone out in disguise to search the Grey Agents by myself, outside of your knowledge. That I had to mask my aura and thus render myself invisible to you was necessary in the event that these individuals would detect me otherwise - and you may understand why I would rather not attract their attention, should I discover them.)" Taku is somewhat surprised, and asks if he's found anything.

"HS FD7306 (I'm afraid not - they have gone to places unknown to all of us.)" It does not matter that this is a straight lie - Delinius has an agreement and he keeps it, even if he has to decieve nobody less than Emporer Taku de Gridmasque for it, who buys this deal (probably because they're only 6 years apart in terms of age?) and lets Delinius go after apologising for "HS 9ACD32 (being so suspicious of someone [Taku] shouldn't expect to be against [himself])".

-42 AEQ - The Reckoning and the Saltflame
Lazarus 2 The Reckoning begins, and Delinius activates his defense measures, shielding his home from the initial meteor showers (though it takes some minor damage from meteors shattering apart). As well, a few random alien invaders happen to pass in the direct vicinity of his mansion - something these relatively small vessels come to regret, as they escape with significant damage. A determined Delinius gets into his armored suit, equips the various weapons he intends to carry with him (still utilising his notebook's spatial magic but carrying two weapons on his person instead of one) and sets course for Steckenberg, knowing it will suffer greatly from the disaster. Upon arriving there, he meets with his associates at a bunker site and hears that Hankvi has died by meteor. With gritted teeth, he then shields them (and the panic-stricken citizens that are pouring into the bunker) from a meteor impact and kindly refuses their offer to stay indoors. "HS FD7306 (As you might conclude by my equipment, I do not intend to wait this disaster out. You have all done grand works to save this planet. It is time I live up to such a notion, and that time is now.)" When asked why he even has all of this stuff, he finally admits: "HS FD7306 (I was forewarned of this, some eight years before, yet I was also instructed to maintain silence of it. I am sorry that I could not share this information, or the knowledge of where the Grey Agents were. Perhaps I was a fraud or a liar in your eyes, after all. Whatever the case, I will not disappoint Ludus when it needs us most.)" Whether this last bit is an intentional snarky comment or not is unclear, but presumably it is. Throughout the remainder of that day, he does all he can in order to drive back the many invading forces - and apparently his ancestral god Dwin lives to tell the tale too through some chance.

As the smoke clears and the last bits of rubble fall down, Delinius has been leader of a squad of soldiers who lost their commander, fought with a minor water deity and staved off a bunch of aliens. His suit is fairly damaged but functional, and he himself is exhausted and emotionally torn, hardly able to utter more than a suggestive question full of contempt towards everyone who comes out of hiding and compliments him. He refuses to speak further and only seeks out Hankvi as soon as possible, the only person he seems to have any respect left for.

The Sealing of the Saltflame
-42 AEQ(?) "HS FD7306 (My dear cybernetic troll, I must ask of you one thing amidst these people who did not dare protect their planet. I believe my end to be soon: this world has been doomed to an unspeakable degree - even I cannot see light in it. Ludus has been wounded to the deepest of its very soul, and the same applies to myself. So please, should I come to die, make sure you find my book of notes and keep it safe - it may prove of some use to you in my absence.)"

Hankvi, willing but also surprised Delinius asks this, asks him why "HS 662399 ([Delinius] considers his end to be near)", and Delinius smiles weakly. "HS FD7306 (I have survived this disaster without much more than a few dents - something which may be considered miraculous in itself. However, there is nothing left for me here. The world of this timeline is doomed, and there is not enough hope left to really repair the wounds that this reckoning has left. So please, my dear cyborg, pass my written notes to the Delinius that will live to see the world remain more intact.)

Not long after this, a live television interview with Delinius about his actions during the Reckoning goes horribly wrong: a journalist asks Delinius if there's any relation between the death of his family and his protective actions, and Delinius furiously combusts. Literally. The journalist is vaporised in the blast, and Delinius discards his physical body...

... and rises as an Ethereal going by the name of Saltflame, who believes it is his task to punish those he believes are responsible for the Reckoning - primarily anyone practicing necromancy and especially of the blasphemous kind. Soon enough, 9 Dwinians arrive and seal Saltflame within the notes of his former self. Once the news about this spreads, Hankvi seeks out the Dwinians and repeats Delinius' request. They immediately understand what Delinius' idea was with it, and hand it to him - recommending him to not open the book alone. Although Ina was present on this timeline and survived the Reckoning, she doesn't play much of a role after the loss of her brother, which she seems fairly distraught about. She lives out the rest of her life as a hermit...

Except that the Alternian Army has come to find The Dictator. Ina seeks out Hankvi and agrees to help him bring Saltflame back. This unintentionally ends up splitting the cynical Saltflame from Delinius, with the former being destroyed by Ina. The Ethereal Delinius and Ina help Hankvi in a bitter last stand for the survival of Ludus, with Delinius acting as a major plague and poltergeist to all enemy Alternians that dare enter the desert - which he does with an wicked amount of pleasure, hinting that not all is as it seems about him.

Timeline fixing
-2 AEQ; possibly Embla

Delinius never joined in fixing the timeline due to being bound to his notes as an Ethereal ghost. Keeping to the agreement, Hankvi takes the Book of Saltflame with him, to be exchanged with Wau!Hankvi's journal later.

Saga-Fixed
-53 AEQ and later dates

On the Fixed timeline, Delinius adopts a slightly more open attitude towards the press and in general shares more information in most cases. The Reckoning and many other disasters never happened and Delinius seems to be on great terms with most people. Interestingly, Ina is granted an extended lifespan in this timeline and works together with Delinius (and Lyka, who is known to have tracked down Delinius at some point). When Delinius reaches 729 years (9×9×9) in 527 AEQ, he is made to be a demigod. Oddly enough, he fulfills a role not entirely unlike the Archlight on the Delta timeline, as he becomes something of an icon for his religion, except that it's by far not as influential as the Archlight's rule. Theories galore: possibilities include a wondrous city built in the desert that couldn't possibly exist by regular logic or maybe Delinius returning to his natal area on the Faeric.

Saga-Unified
1000 AEQ It's unclear as to what happens here: The demideitic rendering of Delinius as opposed to the 'dead' one from the Unaltered timeline? I would personally instead consider the possibility that Delinius' two different iterations merge due to neither being fully 'dead' in the sense that neither has entered the Separ realm. This could grant Delinius just a little more power and possibly alter his form somewhat (due to the merge between Soul Flame and Ethereal?) to a more translucent state. As well, he would be 798 years at this point - sheesh. Presumably, his role within stories, if any, would be to give advice to people capable of dealing with new problems. He'd also be living in the mountains of Faeric, where he seems to rest as some kind of hard-to-reach advisor that you might even convince to join you with his power if you really try. But those are merely theories.

Beta
The Beta timeline is under author- and ownership of Ludicrine.

For all I know, Delinius ends up playing no role, a massive one, or is just his usual inconspicuous self. Who knows.

86 years of Langton Incorporated
-150 AEQ and later dates For the most part, events of Delinius' life are parallel to Alpha, up to when Delinius flees to Auzos, which is about 12 years earlier. Aside from this, Delinius doesn't actually kill the man he mistakes for Sanford, and only is forced to leave Auzos when its people start attacking him and the residents of his buildings. These are events found in Langton Incorporated, with a sidenote that it proceeds to exist for 86 years - an enormous period that never came to be so long on other timelines - and it seems to be completely ignored by the authorities, despite being surrounded by various businesses that would like to see it gone. Even when Delinius decides to slay one or more groups of 'anti-Langton vigilantes', they choose to do nothing - and maybe it suits them just as fine that they don't have to spend so much law enforcement on arresting these combatant groups. Whatever the case, the entire situation has ended up in a permanent siege that Delinius occasionally deals with by axecution.

Internal conflicts
-70 AEQ Two of the three main managers within Langton Inc. decide to defect, trying to change the course of things. Delinius and Theo end up letting them be dealt with by the cruel vigilantes and whatnot that seem to exist solely to ruin the day. At this point, the place has become a self-sustaining fortress and yet its inhabitants still have jobs outside of it, though especially the former is much to the dismay of Delinius, who would rather have seen the walls pulled down than reinforced, but he is left no choice. After the cruel destruction of his defective managers, he begins the search for a suitable location of Gredile to house his fortress population in, and succeeds in buying this location when it comes to be sold (having sufficient capital at hand to make the other interested parties wonder what they did wrong). Thanks to being Leonard Essington and having all the appropriate documents attached to this pseudonym, nobody knows this is Delinius.

Re-migration and a notable brawl
-56 - -53 AEQ After discovering that Gredile is now safe for aliens and magic users, Delinius decides that it's best to move everyone under his care that way. This will take years to complete, and Delinius does not show his face much on Gredile, instead focusing on roasting all that which seeks to destroy his residents - enlisting the help of some of said residents as many of them have converted to Dwinianism throughout the years. Both this and his migration plans go quite well, and he gets ahead of schedule.

That is, until Isles & Quint gets bothering with the entire deal - with its leaders believing that it is all Delinius' doing (correct) and thus must be stopped (wrong), seeing as they only know the false reputation of Delinius. Hearing of this, Delinius grudgingly makes his way to Steckenberg to deal with them, choosing a fairly aggressive confrontation rather than the original 'peaceful attempt' he would've made otherwise. This would lead to a major brawl between Delinius (assisted by Lyka and maybe a few other people) and the I&Q gang - which would be interrupted by a major news flash on a nearby TV about Delinius not being as guilty as everyone says.

A highly irritated Soul Flame then launches into a 'this is why you guys should stick with catching monsters and not try to capture the likes of me' speech. He also says he ought to go and burn down the Isles & Quint building to make a very cruel joke - the joke being that he would follow his old reputation by doing so. He remains thoroughly pissed for another month or two, during which the many residents of Langton Incorporated are hailed by Steckenberg and beyond as invaluable assets in various field, but most of all in the way of construction, architecture and infrastructure. Curiously, Revelian is initially the only member of IQ who gets along to some extent with Delinius, with things between Delinius and Zachary never quite coming to be entirely normal. As to Baxter, we can only assume he thinks not too much of the entire thing and just goes on for now. I have even less of an idea as to how other characters would react.

Delinius has a splendid mansion built, located on the desert side of the coast of the Submarine series, in such a fashion that it can easily trump the looks of Rev's castle or Zachary's modern home. Now he moves onwards and begins an industrial business: Sunrise Industries (assorted reading here. Though off to a somewhat doubtful start, it soon takes off and rises to be the greatest in not only lamps and lightbulbs, but eventually a large variety of household appliances.

Delinius knows how to best harness the power of the sun and runs his factories entirely on it - because he's got solar panels that use all sorts of Dwinian magic tricks to better catch all that energy. Whoops, there went the energy bill. As well, Delinius works together with his distant kin, who are employed in all kinds of places (even as far as Universe City), and they all provide the other's members/customers/employees with mutual benefits here and there - making it all one big family just like Langton Incorporated was.

Hankvi "The Renegade" Guidza
-53 AEQ; Antagonist 1 - Feint 26 or Rorschach 2 - Lustrum 25 Here begins an interesting event, stolen based on what Hank envisioned - and approved and expanded upon by meself, though only as a suggestion.

Somewhere around the time that Sunrise Industries flourishes, Hankvi (see here) has a family to sustain and needs a job. After unexpectedly bumping into Delinius when the Soul Flame takes an evening stroll, Hankvi befriends him as "HS 660099 (a g[][]d j[]e)", after some fright and hesitance due to the scary tales about the man. Hank and Issus would find similarities in their own histories compared to Delinius - sans the romantic part that brought the two of them together, but you get the point. Instead, Delinius is quite a friend to have, and someone who seems to be rather careless of his wealth and supposed status, offering Hank to help find a suitable house for his family, or even have a house built for him. That he can do all of this is due to Sunrise becoming something of an inevitable business that trumps all others in its branch and rivals Isles & Quint for sheer capital and other assets.

Issus seems to hold a certain reserve for a longer time than Hankvi, as they may have witnessed at least one 'confrontation' between Delinius and people of the Green Day, the latter party losing but not dying - and instead left crippled and broken for the remainder of their lives. "HS 800000 (I really don't know what to think. He might be a really nice person nowadays, but I've seen him fight with magic-hating people and it was almost savage.)" Eventually, though, Issus would come to realise that Delinius has put his past behind him - quite like Hank - and trusts him enough to be near him with the young Chariel, even with the mysterious legends and spooky tales surrounding the man.

Delinius would show his very best sides in order to put Issus and their child more at ease, and yet come to wonder "HS FD7306 (how one of a dozen witches, responsible for Ludus' well-being and subsequently all hunted down, survived this entire bloodshed...)" - thinking they had surely all died during that time. However, he does not ask any further, as he understands all too well how sensitive the subject probably is. Now being better acquainted with Hank & family, he instructs Hank on the task of 'exploring the factory basement', which turns out to be an adventure. Aside from that, though, all seems fine and Hank eventually goes to work at Isles & Quint under the 'inspiration' of Masa. Delinius accepts this and tells Hank to never forget that "HS FD7306 ([Delinius'] house will always have room for [him] and a child and partner)", by which he not only means his mansion, but also Sunrise.

Delinius and the Guidza troubles
-52 Serendipity 15 - Antagonist 23 When Mori and Caledonia proceed to steal Issus' piece of Subconscious Fragment and put both Hank and Issus in a sleep, Hankvl poses as Hankvi to keep appearances up at I&Q... but that doesn't work to fool Delinius, it seems - his absence cannot be explained, and apparently Caledonia, Amygea and Hankvl never considered Delinius as an extra factor to deal with. And while I&Q doesn't believe Hank's story, Delinius, pitying Hank, listens to the story, pays attention to who is supposedly to blame, and remembers it - knowing that Hankvi was in fact gone. He doesn't quite know if he should believe it, but rolls with it for the time being. Due to not being an actual member of the company Hank works at and on questionable terms with it, Delinius can't do much to increase Hank's credibility and wisely keeps his mouth shut - knowing his support would do nothing but harm said credibility. What he does do, is hold this event against Mori and Caledonia, despite not knowing the latter very well, and he would do so well beyond the resolving acts of Chariel some time later. Knowing from Issus at least something about the entire Subconscious Fragment situation, Delinius would perhaps come to plot something against the two sometime later, not only out of anger over the incident and "HS FD7306 (their blatant lies at the expense of this troll and his fairy partner, who just so happen to be my friends)", but specifically due to suspecting the theft to be part of a larger thing - which would be completing the Subconscious Fragment. This may or may not just remain at Delinius merely staying cold and hostile towards those responsible, however.

Things calm down for now and Delinius even becomes a business partner of Isles & Quint... until when Issus suspects something between Hank and Masa, and Delinius happens to be busy with other matters and only hears of everything when Hank is already sacked. He attempts to calm Hank and states that it's nothing to truly worry about. Though he offers the same position as before, Hank instead chooses to spend more time with Issus (maybe due to Delinius taking care of their finance to give both a little peace of mind). Delinius comes to be almost belligerent towards Mori and Caledonia around this time, but also develops a mild dislike of Masa due to her HS FD7306 (cringeworthy pression attempts), with many headshaking along the way. It should also be noted that he comes to work together with Isles & Quint in the area of custom-climate pet environments and specifically lighting and temperature regulation - which might have him end up working with Masa regardless of his opinions. This could make his dislike disappear (maybe), leave it the same or even outright worsen it (unlikely). As well, he tells Lyka to not engage in conversation with Masa, should she come along to the building at any time - having 'HS FD7306 (learned)' from the recent events though this is a conscious retaliation to make her feel bad.

Hunt for The Renegade and the Alternian Army
-23 AEQ, Serendipity 23 ...though said hunt is very short-lived, as Hank and Issus escape to Everspring. The Alternian Empire invades Ludus, with Zekrys Adepri ensuring the Ludusian people that they will take over Ludus and kill Hank if said Ludusians don't get to the troll themselves. With the various mess-ups between Hank and the I&Q, they regard him as a traitor and the cause of this invasion. Delinius adopts a different view on the matter, believing that Hank must have been at least slightly aware of but not responsible for the problem, though he would not seek to have this explained by Hankvi nor share it with others. He would seek to communicate with Isles & Quint - as they apparently do tend to fix things and whatnot - and discuss what to do about the invaders. Masa blaming herself for Hank's misfortune might be caught by Delinius' ears, and he would bluntly retort that "HS FD7306 (Well, it is your fault, then, is it not? It is no surprise to me that you feel sorry for it, as you ought to.)" Revenge for Hankvi's forced disappearance? Probably. It would contribute to Masa maybe isolating herself, though he might be inclined to comfort her later on to avoid the anger of certain IQ figureheads, believing disharmony is the last thing they need in this situation.

Serendipity 25 Delinius puts forth some plans that allow him to quickly split off part of his industry to support the coming war efforts - and brings up some oddly fitting weapon and equipment blueprints, both for personal use as well as a unit of Dwinian people trained from his own employees - which is considered not entirely legal, but at that point the government seems to simply put up with Delinius taking this liberty. He and his forces end up assisting the IQ crew on several occasions as a reluctant ally, and they would either win or lose. Either way, Delinius himself would seek to off Zekrys' head with his axe in a personal fight - irony intended if he succeeds, quite obviously.

Cross-timeline support package
Unspecified date As a bonus chapter, Delinius comes to hand a number of weapons and other things to The Maintenancekeeper, who has explained that "HS A13806 (a different one of [Gamma Delinius] on a different stream of time requires some assistance, and support would be of great value)".

Sidenotes

 * Was initially planned to have Delinius simply being much more of a free spirit and not part of LDZX I&Q, much like Hankvi, but this eventually ended up extending to him initially being on a very bad footing with them and never really getting much involved.
 * The events of this timeline also serve to shed light on the shadowed side that comes with Delinius' person.
 * Is also the only timeline along with Delta where Delinius is visibly (although not as intentionally) significant to the timeline's events.
 * Supposedly the timeline where Delinius has children with Lyka Westwood.
 * I have intentionally made certain things the (polar) opposite of their 'normal' state just to mess with your heads and because I like to be a rebel sometimes because certain unexplored ideas for Delinius (from the before-timelines era) brought me to do so.
 * Though it was Hank who initially came up with Hankvi befriending Delinius, I've decided to drive it up just a bit to the point where Delinius acts as a protective patron to Hankvi and his family.

Delta
Timeline where Teteoh never came to be featured as a part of Blackspell and thus the plague of Ludusian monsters never happened. Please note that this is only the supposed line of events and it can be changed to everyone's liking.

Foretold ruler
-202 ATC, Rorschach 2 and later dates Delinius is born as normally and lives his life in relative peace - though he still comes to ascend to being a Soul Flame through an accident. It is around this time that a bunch of high-ranking Dwinian figures come all the way from Mavus to inform Delinius that he is to come with them to be crowned Archlight due to a certain prophecy (although some HS A13806 (involvement) is part of this entire deal). With certain family members seeing the young Delinius go with pleasure, he is shipped off to Mavus and recieves his coronation on Osmium 6 (5/06) in -182 ATC. [N2S: Post the bloody Dwinian calendar some time you fool] Myriad(?) Through an elaborate ritual, Delinius is made ready to be a proper Archlight and is granted power from Dwin as well as a bunch of artifacts at his disposal. These things turn his aura into a notably yellow HS FDBD06 (sandstone) one as well.

I have my own little empire...?
-181 ATC, Panacea Delinius has a little difficulty getting adjusted to his new title and position, but soon enough begins living the glorious life of an Archlight. After renovating his palace (due to its last big renovation being well over 150 years ago), he also orders for a lot of work on the surrounding settlement, such as new roads and most of all a lot of vegetation (some of which bears fruit, which may be harvested freely). Aside from the HS FDBD06 (aesthetically pleasant sight) of these improvements, they also serve to give his subjects (most of which are Dwinians) a taste of his style of ruling. Several notables in his court question these actions, but soon find that they lead to a much better atmosphere and become some of his most loyal supporters.

Surprisingly, the place also attracts various followers of the Creation Trio, who come to peacefully live alongside the Dwinians - tolerance being a valuable characteristic. Their respective churches are also quite loyal supporters.

Bringing Down the Tyrant
Somewhere in -53 ATC; alternatively, -38 ATC

At some point in time, the Ludusian government believes the sovereign state of Mavus needs to be brought under its control - this being due to the fact that a few mishaps with Dwinian citizens make the group as a whole considered somewhat dubious - and thus initially sends out some people there to see if this can be resolved in a simple manner. This proves to be impossible (and perhaps some of ZedEx gets involved in the entire thing) and peace talks are off the table when the Archlight remarks that they ought to fear angering him.

Delinius knows that he cannot sit pretty and hope he will be left alone, and so instead chooses to further the moderate technology that's available to him. A lot of it is outdated or otherwise not on par with conventional things, but the money he puts into development suddenly puts him in a much better position. To top it off, while he doesn't have that large of an army, said army consists almost entirely of people with at least decent magical ability. Due to the fact that there are not only Dwinians (with both followers of the Creation Trio as well as unassorted deities and a few people who have their magical ability by nature), this makes for a beautiful yet powerful variation of skills.

They go to war, not to actually defeat the Ludusian government, but to make it see that Mavus should really just be left the sovereign state it is.

ZedEx involvement (?)
-50 ATC/-35 ATC

It's possible that ZedEx and its protagonists get involved here and convince both sides of the conflict to stop fighting for a moment. A meeting with the Archlight would be planned, and they would find him to be far from the tyrannical ruler pictured by the Ludusian government. Nevertheless, they believe him to be a dictator that needs to be dethroned - and Delinius simply laughs. He then explains that his rule is in no way unjust. "HS FDBD06 (Why then is it, I ask thee, that your Emporer has more right to his throne than I? Ah, was he elected for such a thing, was he not? Why, I was elected just the same - albeit with some religious connotation thereto. You have no grounds upon which to stand in this debate, so I would ask kindly that you, as well as the Ludusian government, leave myself be and consider cooperation rather than subduing an innocent state. The various mishaps that happened with some of my fellow Dwinians are arguably the fault of your intolerant laws, not theirs. How do I know that this is the reason for this war, you asked? I quite simply do.)

With this as his final sentence, he lets them be escorted out, but this isn't executed as planned - these visitors then begin arguing whether or not it would be best to fight him. (Sidenote - if Team Desmin is involved in any of this, perhaps Desmin would be quite conflicted about the situation, what with being a Dwinian). The Archlight then irritably sees to it that they exit personally HS FDBD06 (or be evaporated where [they] stand).

Of note, Mavus and the Ludusian government eventually come to an agreement that leaves the former mostly independent, but with some things being in the hands of the latter. This displeases Delinius mildly, but he considers it the best solution.

Self-uncrowning
-35 ATC/-20 ATC Things between Mavus and the rest of Ludus become tense after a heated discussion between law enforcers from outside of Mavus with their local counterparts about rulebreaking when it is done due to religion, and this sparks debates, riots and further escalations until Delinius, the Archlight of Mavus, decides that HS FDBD06 (this is enough disharmony). He uncrowns himself - taking with him several artifacts as well as his old garb - and disappears from sight completely.

He proceeds to the great Desert and is known to have built a house there, in fact not far from the place it would've been in on other timelines. Going by HS BD6D0F (Delinius Lessing), he eventually starts a deli store in Steckenberg using the limited capital he can muster from his personal bank account. Irony puts his front window right where the ZedEx building is clearly visible. Conspicuous pseudonym? The reason that the first name Delinius isn't suspicious is that the name has gained moderate popularity across Ludus for various reasons, and so he is just one of the many

The mysteries of Delinius' Deli
Date unknown Though nobody knows where the mysterious and quiet deli owner came from or what his history is, they all enjoy the fairly exotic menu that's served at a modest price. Customers come and go, but one peculiar woman always comes not only to eat, but also to talk with him, always trying to learn about his past.

This would be one Helen Des, and she isn't what she seems either - being employed by The Maintenancekeeper as well as being a fairly adventurous time-traveller (and a follower of Chronos). She eventually manages to peel the many layers of THE ONION this strange man away to find that which she was looking for all along: the Archlight. With this out of the way, she then also tells about herself before getting to the main point, which is restoring him to power. The both of them then proceed with spreading some stories that the Archlight is still alive and intends to return soon - sparking peaceful but urgent demonstrations planet-wide, even after this long (assuming it is quite some time later). The Ludusian government would deny such rumours but lack the ability to provide a better answer, because they simply don't know either.

A covert manhunt is started for the former Archlight in order to imprison him or at least stop him from returning to Mavus, and public announcements are to make clear that the Archlight is not going to return. A group of Dwinian students (with a slight hint of anarchy in their motives) then stirs up commotion by burning a police vehicle while yelling something about freeing the Archlight and how the government is holding him captive. While the bit about captivity isn't true, it does set off a chain reaction of demonstrations, eventually turning Steckenberg into a great mess and making things really unpleasant for everyone. In this chaos, Delinius' Deli is spontaneously closed. A stealthy Archlight then makes his way back to Mavus with some help from Helen, and reveals his identity... only to be arrested because law enforcers (not Dwinian) decide that the man is a hoax. They come to regret it.

An Archlight's Wrath
Everything related to the Ludusian government is expelled from Mavus (and subsequently, a similar series of events takes place in Delinius' place of birth). Fire extinguishers as well as high-pressure water hoses prove insufficient to calm everything down, but physical violence is only like oil to the fire. Delinius lets this situation proceed for some time HS FDBD06 (so as to see what will pass), until he is pleadingly contacted about the situation. By then, everything on Mavus is quite calm again, which cannot be said for many other areas. Eventually, he believes it's enough again and travels to Steckenberg in person to halt the massive riots.

"HS FDBD06 (My dear Dwinians, cease your fights and extinguish those motor vehicles that you have set ablaze. It is time to seek harmony once more, thus sayeth I. They will not punish you; they shall not punish me.)"

Though the last sentence is not agreed upon by many, this become the de facto situation - although the damage and losses caused on both sides are made up for under the influence of the Archlight. Said influence also wipes every discussion about his authority cleanly off the table, too. After all the mess, it's quite clear that the Archlight would be capable of disrupting and even overthrowing the Ludusian government if it suited him, which it doesn't right now. Piss him off, however...

Some people come to fear the Archlight; some hate him. A great deal of people respect him, however, which forms the base for a stable peace between Mavus under the Archlight and the rest of the planet under the Ludusian government.

Sidenotes

 * Initially Delinius would leave, set up his deli, then come back only to grab a few things.
 * Obviously a timeline where he has one of the most significant roles imaginable - capable of both causing and ending a global riot. Important? Very.
 * Some discussion happened about moving certain other stories to this timeline, which would have been possible and also have made this story arc native to the Iota timeline.

Wau/Digamma
HS A13806 (Caution is advised when attempting to reach the remains of that timeline. It doesn't conform to our understanding of time, or any sort of logical flow for that matter. Fragments of it have remained coherent, and that is at best.)

-The Maintenancekeeper, asked by Helen if he would go and try to go back to the Wau timeline if it was viable.