Shatterspace
Description
The shatterspace is a flat, invisible plane of nothingness. Within the shatterspace are "portals" to other dimensions; large rifts sliced through the air, with the other side completely visible. These portals only appear in the shatterspace, and cannot be seen nor accessed from the dimension on the other side. As you are walking through the shatterspace, the portals will appear randomly. You could travel for centuries and not find a single portal, while another lucky soul may travel for a mere minute and thousands appear.
These portals won't remain here forever, either, as they run the risk of dying. A portal will die in just a few minutes after being opened, and if someone were to walk through the portal as it died the person would die too, and would be taken to the afterlife.
Access
It is incredibly difficult to access the shatterspace. There are only two ways of getting there, both of which are extremely hard to make possible.Summoning a portal
A special type of portal can be opened to access the shatterspace. Similar to how shatterspace portals are only visible on one side, these can only be walked through one way. By casting an extremely complex portal spell only accessible by high-class mages, you can successfully create a portal to this dimension, and in turn have access to every single dimension.Sheer Luck
If you are not a high-class mage, or a mage at all, there is another way to get to the shatterspace. It is more difficult, however. By sheer, dumb luck you could come across a portal to this realm. It is extremely rare, and has only been documented once in the Yonderverse. The math is all there, and there is scientific evidence to support shatterspace portals existing, but it's just the case of them being so rare.Fauna
Just a handful of species live in the shatterspace - the most common being fractured fish. These fish appear as fractured remains of old dimensions, as when a dimension dies they leave small shards in the shape of fish. Why? Nobody knows. Another creature in the shatterspace is the gravity whale. These giant creatures swim in every direction, defying the laws of gravity, travelling in herds of millions to form huge murmurations.Related Articles
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Omg I love the fauna you're describing. I need to know more of these whales and fish x3 Keep up the good work! :D
So glad you enjoyed the fauna! I'm writing about fracture fish as I write this, so keep your eyes peeled :D
I really like the concept of this, sort of like a transdimensional limbo. What color is the background? Does the Shatterspace have a floor, or do you just fall or kinda levitate? What math regarding portals? Need a period at "a mere minute and thousands appear"
I've always pictured Shatterspace as a plain white void - the best example I can give you is Janet's void from the Good Place - you can walk anywhere, upside down, but it is complete nothingness, aside from the portals that appear every so often
Does the Shatterspace have a floor, or do you just fall or kinda levitate? What math regarding portals?
The Shatterspace doesn't have a set floor, you can walk anywhere you want as if you're on the floor. I don't know about the math regarding portals, I just threw that line in because I wanted to xD
If you want to ascend or descend do you have to climb, or just float up/down?
When you want to descend, you'll immediately start descending as if you're walking down a flight of stairs, and same for ascending. And to stop, you just have to think about stopping, and you will :)