by Eddie Patin
Universe 309. A similar Earth with another Jason Leaper that regularly leaves 'Nova Cola' in his garage for Jason 113. Jason 934 discovers this world in his bookmarks in Book 3 and tries Nova Cola for himself.
Universe 772. Cloud World. Jason discovers this world in Book 3 in his OCS, but can't rift there due to the compatibility block. Later in Book 3, he finds a focus key to Cloud World, and uses the key in battle to save his life when plummeting to the ground, dropped by a gargoyle from up high. It's a strange and wonderful world with a euphoric effect on mammals and a very bouncy ground.
Universe 932. The Fridge. This is a version of Earth with zero life, a little too far from the sun and in a permanent state of ice and snowstorms. Jason discovers 'the Fridge' while exploring his OCS's bookmarks. On the other side of the portal, there is a small shed in the middle of an icy plain that the Reality Rifters had built in the past under the direction of Jason 113. The shed is used to keep monster meat in cold storage.
The Omniverse and the Ten Dimensions
Universe. A single infinite space where we live. Jason starts the series living in Universe 934; a number previously designated by Jason 113. A universe is big—infinitely, mind-bogglingly so. Most sci-fi stories—those with starships travelling across space and galaxies—entirely take place in one infinite universe.
Multiverse. A collection of universes (each infinite in size) that all obey the same laws of physics. Every multiverse contains an infinite amount of universes—parallel worlds/timelines/realities—all branching out in infinite directions based on probability space. Traveling between universes within the same multiverse is possible via the fifth dimension or any dimension higher than that, although traveling along the sixth is the best way to access alternate universes within the same multiverse.
Omniverse. The Omniverse is the all-encompassing collection of infinite multiverses. Different multiverses pop in and out of existence in the quantum foam. All multiverses across the omniverse are (at least) slightly different from one another in their laws of physics, with endless possibilities available, most of which would be completely incomprehensible to the human mind and instantly kill visiting humans from our universe because of simply incompatible physical laws.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Dimensions. These are the physical dimensions that we're all familiar with. The first dimension is a line connecting two points. The second adds an extra dimension to allow for sideways movement around the line of the first. The third is the physical dimension we humans live in, adding the extra dimension of depth. If you remember the 'line, sideways, and depth' concept as a 'set', it'll be easier to visualize the higher dimensions beyond the third. You can also think of the first dimension as forwards/backwards, the second as adding side-to-side movement, and the third as adding depth (or height, depending on how you look at it). Contrary to popular belief, we don't actually exist in only the third dimension. We physically exist in the third, but we also perceive time—the fourth dimension—as we move forward toward entropy. Without the fourth dimension, the third (and first and second) only exist in single frames—like photo snapshots—called Planck frames. This becomes relevant to Jason when he's learning how to rift through third-dimensional space. The first or second dimensions aren't really used in this series—there's no real reason for Jason to access them ... yet.
4th, 5th, and 6th Dimensions. Probability space. These are temporal dimensions that involve accessing the infinite universes all within the same multiverse. Just like with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd dimensions, it's best to think of this set of the 4th, 5th, and 6th as a line, sideways, and depth. Riley discusses the hose, ant, and fly analogy in Chapter Two of Book 2. The fourth dimension is a line, going forwards and backwards in time. We perceive the fourth going one way toward entropy, while fourth-dimensional creatures would actually physically exist there, being all versions of themselves throughout their lifetime simultaneously while also perceiving the fifth! That's not really relevant to Jason (yet), but just stop and think about how cool that is for a second. ;) The fifth dimension is where you start to access parallel universes; namely, alternate worlds very similar to your own. Imagine your universe constantly branching off in different directions—into parallel worlds—whenever you make a different decision or when different things happen. Traveling through the fifth dimension would let you access different universes that follow the same logical chain as the universe you're in now, such as a universe like ours where you made a different decision in life when you were eighteen, or where that airplane didn't crash randomly into your house a few minutes ago. Such travel has to follow a universe's adjacent 'branches' though, so trying to find a universe where, for instance, it's 2018 and dinosaurs never went extinct would be really tedious and difficult. That said, the sixth dimension—aka Phase Space—can be used to 'add depth' to interdimensional travel and just go anywhere and anytime you want within the same multiverse. That's the easiest way to travel to any parallel world without going into other multiverses with different laws of physics. Jason uses the temporal dimensions in the climax of Book 2. Time travel is weird shet. More on that in later books. Jason will use the temporal dimensions a lot in Book 4.
7th, 8th, and 9th Dimensions. This is how to travel to entirely different multiverses—anywhere beyond your wildest dreams—with different laws of physics (dramatically different or hardly different at all) and all of the extreme dangers that come with it! To break out of a single multiverse, you need to use these highest dimensions. Using the same 'set' concept again, the seventh is a line, the eighth adds sideways movement, and the ninth adds depth, letting you go freaking anywhere. There isn't much use for traveling along the seventh or eighth dimensions since you can just hop around into any conceivable dimension using the ninth. The seventh dimension, as a line, is easiest to imagine using if you wanted to find a multiverse a lot like yours, but travel along a spectrum of a single variable, like how gravity works, or like how the flow of time works (like Jason 47 planned to do in the free novella, "A Bond Between Man and Monster" Click here to find it). Accessing the seventh dimension is for very specific applications of looking for a similar multiverse and/or manipulating a single aspect of a physical law. The eighth dimension is similar in use, but allows plotting courses anywhere along a combination of two variable spectrums; barely any practical applications. Finally, the ninth dimension is how to travel anywhere, to any universe in any conceivable multiverse. The vast majority of multiverses different than our own would be outright deadly to a mere human being. Just before being killed by such an incompatible universe, Jason 113 actually installed a 'block' into his OCS to prevent Jason 934 from accessing any universe through the ninth dimension that would be outside of a 95% compatibility threshold with his own. He did this to help prevent such a calamity from happening again, which not only killed Jason 113, but also destroyed his universe. Even though the ninth dimension is 'limited access' with his OCS, however, Jason can still travel through the ninth to anywhere—compatible or not—using focus keys.
The 10th Dimension. The entire Omniverse—which includes every possible multiverse and all of the infinite universes within each—is represented as a single point in the tenth. It would be impossible to travel through the tenth dimension without simply being shunted off to a lower dimension. Since the tenth dimension holds truly everything as a single point of data, the only practical use for the tenth is for accessing information. Jason's OCS has a direct conduit to the tenth, allowing it to act as an 'encyclopedia of anything' across the entire Omniverse.
Other Stuff
OCS. The Omniversal Cosmic Scanner. This device is part encyclopedia, part rifting focuser. It looks like a large electronic tablet (like an I-Pad), extra-thick with an extra rugged frame. At the end of Wyvern, Jason 934 is given the OCS that used to belong to Jason 113 before he died. As Jason experiments with the OCS more in Book 2, he learns about the 'block' installed by Jason 113. Before dying in Book 1, Jason 113 programmed a 'block' in the OCS to prevent using th
e higher dimensions to access multiverses outside of a 95% compatibility threshold of u934's laws of physics. He'd also assigned the 'informational set point' to universe 934, so that whenever Jason scans anything, it'll be run against the knowledge base and lore from that universe's Earth. Jason finds that he can scan things, creatures, rifts, etc. with a targeting laser built into the OCS to pull up whatever information is available according to his universe's data. He can also input coordinates, set bookmarks for places where he might want to rift back to (including their position in time if desired), and save notes. Over Book 2, Jason learns a lot about scanning (he learns the names of a lot of dinosaurs he had to deal with in Book 1), how to travel through the 3rd dimension (via pre-existing bookmarks) to 'teleport' or dispose of bodies. At the end of Book 2, he finally learned how to create a horizontal (vs vertical) portal. Over Book 3, he begins to learn how to use the OCS as a weapon...
Focus Key. An item unique to a particular universe (or set of universes) that Jason can use to focus on opening a rift to a particular point in space-time. The more unique the focus key is (i.e. to a single universe instead of several), the more easily Jason can open a predictable rift. Jason instinctively tries to use American cash as a focus key when trying to get home, which results in him jumping into random other universes that also have the same cash. Focus keys are only alluded to in Book One. In Book 2, Jason learns a lot more about focus keys and begins carrying them around, including his 'Home Key'—a focus key blank made into a necklace around his neck that can bring him home to his garage in an emergency.
Focus Key 'Blanks'. Available for sale at the Market, these are small metallic rods about the size of a pack of stick chewing gum with a hole bored through on each side. They're designed to be broken in half to act as semi-permanent or temporary focus keys. One half leads to the other. For example, Jason constructed a 'Home Key', which is a Focus Key Blank broken in half; one half is attached to a loop of paracord and worn as a necklace around Jason's neck, while the other half is in a locked tool cabinet drawer back in his garage on universe 934. He can use that blank around his neck to rift home. More uses of these blanks will come up in future books.
Infinity Crystal. A piezoelectric crystal from one world or another capable of producing more power than is required to activate it, capable of creating a surplus of energy. The infinity crystals from the Wilderlands are unique and act as a focus key to the wyvern's cavern in the u312 equivalent area of Jason's home on u934.
Infinity Charger. Using an infinity crystal from the Wilderlands, Jason built a 'free energy' charger with electronics parts bought in Book 2. It's a perpetual energy machine that would normally be impossible to build on Earth. Jason uses it as a USB charger for his phone. Jason 113 had also built something similar in the past, installing special chargers in Riley's boots that recharge his blaster power cells. In Book 3, Jason approached his friend, Ben, to show him the Infinity Charger, thinking that it might be a good business idea. Ben takes the prototype. Riley warns Jason against the idea.
That's it for now!
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