Transcendental beings

Summary
There are 14 transcendental existences (The Seven Wise Gods, the six great spirits and the Dragon King) that supported the world's only real god for many thousands of years. They assisted god in maintaining and managing the world before God disappeared. When god was around, god would interfere with mankind by giving the occasional prophecies and divine punishment. God decided the path the world's residents would walk on and the structure of their society, and the world's residents lived obeying god. When humans ignored prophecies and did evil deeds, god would nip them in the bud with divine punishment. That way, the world proceeded in the direction god wanted. It was described as a utopia where every life lived in harmony. However, god abandoned that utopia and left its management to the transcendent ones. But god left orders for the transcendent ones before leaving, and there were also several rules left in place to fulfill those orders.

The transcendent ones were bestowed roles before god left. They were ordered to limit their management of the world to a minimum. Without the guidance of god, mankind began its own journey. As a result, the opinions of the people clashed, creating individual differences in values. What was once a single collected mass for many millennia broke into several smaller groups, creating gaps in social status and wealth, and war broke out among mankind. The world was in much more disarray compared to when god was around. But the transcendent ones stuck to god’s orders and watched silently. They only interfered with the world when something they couldn’t overlook happened—in order to fulfill their roles. As the centuries continued, there was constant war and death, and some of the transcendent ones lamented over the fallen world. Some even felt despair and turned their backs completely on humanity.

The ones who wanted to do something were the Seven Wise Gods. Due to the absolute restrictions placed upon them prior to god leaving, they wanted to bring back the god that had disappeared to another dimension, and began researching ways to open a hole between dimensions. It was difficult even with the abilities of the transcendent ones. Using space sorcery was impossible—it would literally take an actual god to accomplish. However, they actually achieved some results. They couldn’t locate where the god had gone, but they managed to observe the existence of another dimension. Then after continuous trial and error, the wise gods finally succeeded in opening a hole to another dimension of their choice. Exactly one thousand years ago during a period now known as the Divine-Demon War.

Divine Rules for the Transcendent Ones
1. Every time a transcendent one exercises their power, their existence is wiped from the memory of the world's residents. If necessary, the memories will be adjusted to erase inconsistencies and make logical sense. The only people who can retain memories of the transcendent are fellow transcendent ones and their familiars. When anyone else tries to recall the transcendent ones, they first become incapable of thinking straight, then feel a heavy burden upon their brain.

2. Those who become transcendent will have difficulty remaining in the memory of others. They can make direct contact with the residents of the world and hold a conversation, but the memory of the transcendent being will fade the moment they part ways.

3. Transcendent ones are forbidden from supporting the interests of specific individuals or groups. Breaking this rule will result in the transcendent one forgetting the individual or group that was being supported.

4. The aforementioned rules of god apply to the familiars of the transcendent one as well. However, the effect of rule 2 can be weakened only when the familiar is separated from their transcendent master.

5. Anyone who leaves the world through any conceivable method, be that reincarnation or teleportation will lose the memories of their time spent in the world, and even if they return they won't recover the lost memories.

Common Characteristics of Familiars

 * Familiars are immortal.
 * The familiar will acquire different powers or traits depending on who is their master.
 * As long as the master is alive they receive an infinite supply of magic essence from them.
 * They can’t disobey their masters.
 * They will always know their master’s whereabouts.
 * They can summon their master if they have their consent.
 * The familiars are also affected by the rules.
 * They will lose the memories that their masters lose.
 * The familiars are similarly bound by God’s rules just like the transcendentals.
 * A familiar has the duty of interacting with the world's residents in their master's name.

Authority (transcendent powers), Blessings and Familiars
Each transcendental has a different authority, blessing, and familiars. So far, only the Dragon King’s and Lina's have been mentioned.

Explanations
Authority or transcendent powers are the powers given to them by god to fulfill their assigned roles. The powers itself are carved into the transcendent one’s soul. Blessings give one of the specific transcendental traits to a species of the world they bless. Familiars can be a human, beast-man or spirits. They can change their form according to whom they have a connection with.