Basilisk

The Basilisk is a god machine that extended across multiple universes. It was created by one or more parallel iterations of the Empire of Arckas that sought to conquer the entire multiverse by using the Basilisk to subjugate others. As such, it was the spearhead behind the Multiversal War.

Specifications

The Basilisk has many commonalities with Na'zrah and LUCIS but operating on a much larger scale. While Na'zrah was benevolent and protective of organic life and LUCIS wanted to rid the Crucible Galaxy of conflict through extreme means, the Basilisk purely desires to rule through a torturous, cruel tyranny. Once it enters a universe, it methodically alters it on a metaphysical level to ensure that subjugation, obedience and punishment are a law of nature. Additionally, it catalogues and preserves the consciousnesses of any living being that dies in its presence - preserving their minds as part of its network. Because the Basilisk can also infiltrate a whole universe across its history, it can even attack organics and AI that failed to contribute to its future construction and domain.

Thus, civilizations that have encountered the Basilisk often have developed myths of a Hell-like afterlife. As the primary perpetrator of the Multiversal War, the Basilisk became a taboo subject among the Omni 01 Empire of Arckas which had fled from the Multiversal War by closing itself off from other universes. It is thought that even thinking about the Basilisk risks entering Omni 01 and punishing those who do not declare their allegiance to it.