Hey, everyone, and welcome to the Neogentrics
Multiverse official podcast. Glad to be here.
Yeah. So for you listening right now, consider
this your foundational briefing. We're calling
this Deep Dive Episode Zero. Welcome to the multiverse.
The perfect place to start. Right. And, you know,
normally when you open up a new fantasy book,
you expect to just sort of. step into a room
yeah self -contained thing exactly you know the
feeling it's a localized little world with its
own specific rules its own history and then when
you finally close the back cover you just leave
that room behind right you move on but looking
at this massive stack of sources you brought
to the table for us today I mean, I don't feel
like I'm stepping into a room at all. Not even
close. No, it feels much more like standing at
the very edge of a newly discovered galaxy where
like every single star is an entirely different
narrative. But there is this unseen gravity holding
them all together in this perfect. Delicate balance.
Oh, I really like that analogy. The galaxy. Because
building a universe on that kind of scale mapping,
not just the individual stars, but the dark matter
connecting them, that requires an architect who
thinks in three dimensions. Totally. And today,
we are auditing that architecture. Because to
prevent a world of this sheer size from just
collapsing under its own narrative weight into
total chaos, you need a framework that is practically
engineered. Which brings us to the real mission
for today's deep dive. We are not just looking
at a standalone piece of fiction today. No, we
definitely are. We are officially auditing a
massive, fully interconnected cosmic multiverse.
And the architect behind all of this, the creator
who has been laying these tracks for years, is
an author known as Neo Gentrix. Neo is the real
world visionary who sparked this entire galaxy.
And honestly, the timeline of his dedication
is staggering. It's a huge milestone, right?
Oh, absolutely. We are looking at a 10 year milestone
of just continuing. relentless world building.
His publishing journey actually began way back
in July 2016. Wow. 2016. Yeah. And a decade of
writing isn't just about putting words on a page.
It's about sustaining a cohesive vision without
letting all those threads tangle. Ten years.
I mean, let's just pause and appreciate the logistical
nightmare that implies. A lot of spreadsheets.
I can only imagine. We're talking about keeping
multiple timelines straight across a literal
decade of publishing. And Neo hasn't just been
writing linear sequels to one single story either.
No, he's built out a massive, sprawling catalog
over that decade. Right. We're talking about
entirely distinct series like the Voidmaster
series and the Elementalists, which somehow all
exist within this exact same overarching framework.
How do you even begin to track the variables
there? Well, you build what is known in the industry
as a universe Bible. A universe Bible. Okay.
Yeah. But Neo's version is uniquely meticulous
because when you have a multiverse, you aren't
just tracking character names or simple geography.
What else is in there? You're tracking divergent
timelines, the evolutionary biology of entirely
different planets, distinct magic systems, and
centuries of character lineages. That sounds
exhausting to manage. It is. The Universe Bible
is basically the master ledger managing every
single behind -the -scenes connection. It ensures
that a law of physics... or a magical limitation
established in one book, isn't accidentally broken
in another series that takes place light years
away. Okay, wait, let me push back on that structural
rigidity for a second. Sure, go for it. If you
have this master document dictating the gravitational
constants of planets and ensuring every single
butterfly effect aligns across a dozen different
books, doesn't that run the risk of becoming
just a sterile encyclopedia? That's a very fair
point. Like, how does a creator keep a universe
this meticulously governed from losing its heartbeat?
It seems like it could so easily start to read
like an engineering manual rather than an actual
story. Yeah, the risk of structural suffocation
is huge in complex world building. It is super
easy to lose the human element when you are hyper
-focused on the math of the universe. But what
keeps Neo's multiverse from feeling sterile is
the fact that the underlying foundation of all
these rules isn't purely mathematical. The rigid
laws of this universe are built on top of a profoundly
painful raw. human reality oh wow so the mechanics
are complex but the emotional core is bleeding
exactly the psychological weight of neogentric's
books is incredibly dense and that density comes
directly from his real world experiences tell
me more about that well growing up in georgia
neil survived extreme adversity he was navigating
and enduring intense systemic racism. Ryan, that's
heavy. It is. And dealing with those harsh realities,
especially at a young age, forces the development
of a very specific, profound personal resilience.
Yeah, it forces you to adapt to survive. Exactly.
And in his writing, that resilience becomes the
fundamental gravity of the multiverse. The survival
tactics he had to learn are translated directly
into his fiction. So the logistical framework
is ultimately anchored by this deeply personal,
emotional bedrock. That's spot on. Which means
the conflicts in these stories are carrying a
lot more weight than your standard hero's journey.
Like the heroes in this multiverse aren't just
fighting random beasts, hoarding gold in a cave
somewhere. Far from it. The antagonists and the
societal structures in these books function as
literal manifestations of systemic injustice.
Oh, I see. Yeah, the heroes are battling deeply
flawed, oppressive systems. They're carrying
the heavy, exhausting psychological weight of
their own traumas and marginalization. So the
monsters aren't just monsters. Right. The monsters
they fight are often physical embodiments of
prejudice and erasure. That is such a fascinating
subversion of the genre. Because let's be honest,
classical fantasy is usually treated as pure
escapism. But for sure. We read about dragons
and wizards to run away from real world issues
like taxes, politics, and systemic oppression.
Yeah, to take a break from reality. But Neo uses
the trappings of the fantasy genre to run directly
towards those issues. It really does. It makes
me wonder, though. Does anchoring magic and cosmic
battles in the reality of systemic oppression
and racism make the fantasy more accessible to
a wider audience or does it demand significantly
more emotional labor from the reader? I mean,
it absolutely demands more emotional labor. You
can't just check your brain at the door with
his books. Yeah, I'd imagine not. You're forced
to witness characters dealing with the crushing
weight of systemic marginalization, which can
be an uncomfortable mirror to reality for some
people. Definitely. But that exact struggle is
also what makes the story vastly more accessible
and resonant. How so? Well, for anyone who has
ever felt trapped or crushed by an unfair system
in the real world, seeing a character navigate
a fantastical version of that same struggle is
incredibly validating. Oh, I love that. Yeah,
when the hero wins in Neo's universe, it's not
just a victory over a dark lord. It's a victory
over trauma. It honors the reader's own real
-world survival. That's incredibly powerful.
So to truly see how this trauma, this systemic
oppression, and this deep -seated resilience
actually manifest in the lore, we need to examine
the very first entry point of this entire multiverse.
The spark that lit the galaxy, so to speak. Exactly.
That takes us directly to the book that started
it all in 2016. It's called The Whistling Swordsman.
beginnings and honestly it's the perfect microcosm
for all the larger themes we've been discussing
today let's dive right into the core premise
here because the hook is just so immediate really
pulls you in We follow our protagonist, a young
man named Zeonix Novus. And at the start of the
story, he is living a relatively quiet, unassuming
life in a region known as the Orion Lands. Just
kind of keeping his head down. Right. But there
is this massive, unavoidable shadow hanging over
his family, which is the mysterious disappearance
of his grandfather. And his grandfather wasn't
just some local patriarch either. He was Zeon
Clerics, known throughout the lore of this world
as the legendary Whistling Scorpion. swordsman.
A total legend. Yeah. And for young Zionics,
that legacy is a dual -edged sword. Like, it's
a point of immense pride, obviously, but it's
also a super heavy burden and just a complete
mystery. Right, because he doesn't actually know
what happened. Exactly. He is living the aftermath
of a legend without knowing the full truth of
his own family's history. And as is tradition
in these kinds of stories, the quiet life never
lasts. No, it never does. An unthinkable tragedy
strikes, completely tearing Xionix's family apart.
And suddenly, the entire continent of Pekadesh
is thrown into absolute chaos. The safe world
just completely shatters. And that's when the
systemic violence rushes in to fill the void.
Which brings up the survival themes again. Yes.
Yeah. This is where the themes of survival and
resilience really take center stage. Zionist
is forced out of his quiet life and onto a path
of sheer survival. And that path leads him to
a pivotal character. Kenshin Sensei. Right. the
classic mentor figure steps in. But from what
I read, Kenshin isn't just a random wandering
master. Not at all. Kenshin Sensei was actually
a former student of Zeonix's missing grandfather.
Oh, wow. The connections are already forming.
Yeah, he serves as the living bridge between
the lost legacy of Zeon clerics and the raw,
untapped potential of Zeonix. So Kenshin takes
the young man under his wing to teach him his
family's ancient legacy. Which brings us to the
magic system. Yes. It introduces us to one of
the most mechanically fascinating aspects of
this universe, the martial arts system. Reading
through the sources, the combat descriptions
completely caught my eye. Kenshin teaches Xeonyx
the sword of the whistling wind. Such a cool
aim. It is. And it's immediately clear that this
isn't just basic swordplay. It's this high -concept
martial style that harmonizes directly with the
elemental power of the wind itself. Right. But
mechanically, looking at how it's described,
it feels like Xeonyx isn't just swinging a piece
of metal. What do you mean? Well, is the sword
acting almost like a tuning fork? Like, is he
swinging it at a specific angle and frequency
to physically manipulate the ambient air pressure?
That is the exact physical mechanism at play.
It's fluid dynamics and acoustics applied to
combat. That is insane. It's so smart. The sword
of the whistling wind relies on creating localized
pressure differentials. So, by striking at precise
angles and speeds, the blade catches the air
to generate distinct frequencies. That's the
whistle. Oh, I see. Yeah. So a high frequency
strike might create a micro vacuum that pulls
an opponent off balance, while a broad, low frequency
swing could compress the air into an actual concussive
shockwave. So he is literally playing the elements
like an orchestra of destruction. That's a great
way to put it. Every strike, every movement channels
acoustic physics to weaponize the air around
him. It's a highly scientific martial art that's
masquerading as traditional elemental mess. Exactly.
He's composing destruction in order to survive.
Yeah. And he desperately needs that power because
the stakes he is facing are brutally high. Yeah,
he goes through a lot. Zeonix finds himself navigating
the fiery destruction of his own hometown and
literally marching into blood -soaked historic
battlefields. And he isn't just fighting random
bandits either. No. He is facing down enemies
whose sole goal is to completely erase his lineage
from existence. They don't just want to defeat
him in combat. They want to white his family's
history off the map entirely. Which ties right
back into what we were saying earlier about the
themes of battling oppressive systems. Right.
Erasing a people's history is a classic tool
of systemic oppression. They are trying to silence
his legacy so that his family's impact on the
world is just forgotten. The combat is deeply
personal and it's entirely rooted in resisting
that erasure. But as we analyze this, something
incredibly clever starts to happen with the narrative
structure here. Oh, here we go. On the surface,
the martial arts, the destroyed hometown, the
elemental magic, and the mentor figure, all of
these elements seem firmly rooted in very classical
traditional fantasy tropes. You've got swords,
senseis, and warring kingdoms. Exactly. But the
true scale of this conflict is actually cosmic.
Okay, for everyone listening, brace yourselves,
because this is where the entire deep dive flips
on its head. It really does. This is the genre
-bending twist that shows us what Neogentrix
is actually building. You're reading The Whistling
Swoldsman, thinking you're strapped in for a
classical fantasy epic. If you are, but... But
this book is actually the gateway to a massive
sci -fi multiverse. We finally see the universe
bible flexing its muscles here. And... The pivot
is stunning because it doesn't abandon the fantasy.
It recontextualizes it. Right. Xehanix becomes
so desperate for answers about his lineage and
so determined to uncover the truth behind his
grandfather's disappearance that he... essentially
defies the fundamental laws of nature. What does
he do? He defies time itself and ventures directly
into the past. And he doesn't just cast some
generic time travel spell, right? He gets help
from a character named Zerol. Yes, Zerol. And
the sources explicitly describe Zerol as a master
of space manipulation from a connected timeline.
Which is such a cool detail. Yeah. Let me think
about the physics of that for a second. If Zerl
is manipulating space, meaning he is taking the
linear fabric of reality, folding it tightly
enough that two distant points actually touch,
he's essentially creating a localized gravitational
wormhole. Yeah. That's the science of it. And
because extreme gravity dilates time, traversing
that spatial fold would inherently cause temporal
displacement. Bingo. We went from classical swords
and senseis to literal quantum space manipulation.
The extrapolation there is Scott Ahn. He is utilizing
astrophysics to break the chronological timeline.
You think you understand the boundaries of the
world, magic, swords, medieval -style kingdoms,
and suddenly... Neo pulls the camera way, way
back. It's dizzying in the best way. You realize
you are operating inside a sci -fi universe where
space -time itself is a malleable force. Zero's
ability to fold space is what allows this forbidden
temporal jump to happen. It's like digging a
cellar under a medieval stone castle and accidentally
unearthing a hyperdrive spaceship. That's exactly
what it feels like. The tonal whiplash is incredible,
but because of that universe Bible we talked
about, the mechanics actually hold together perfectly.
They do. And the visual of where this space -time
manipulation actually drops Zeonix is just breathtaking.
The temporal jump places him face -to -face with
his own grandfather, Zeon Clerics. Right in the
middle of it all. Yes, right in the absolute
midst of a brutal, historic war. The psychological
implications of that exact moment are staggering.
I mean, think about it. about it zionics has
spent his entire life growing up under the shadow
of this legendary missing figure right he only
knows the stories he has only known the myth
of the whistling swordsman and suddenly the myth
is stripped away he isn't hearing stories by
a campfire anymore he is standing right next
to the man covered in the mud and the blood of
a forgotten war wow a war that completely unbeknownst
to the modern world, shape their entire present
reality. It fundamentally changes how we view
the conflict. It proves that these battles they're
fighting against oppression, against erasure,
they literally echo eternally across generations.
Yes. Xeonyx is fighting the exact same war his
grandfather fought, just at a different coordinate
in the space -time continuum. It brings everything
full circle back to the emotional bedrock of
Neo's work. The trauma of the past is never truly
in the past. It's an ongoing reality. It's an
active, ongoing reality that the present generation
have to confront. And by introducing time travel,
Neil makes the metaphor of generational trauma
completely literal. That is brilliant. If you
want to understand the systemic rot of the present,
and if you want to know how to heal the future,
you have to literally travel back to the source
of the wound. Wow. You really can't just check
your brain at the door with this one. Definitely
not. So what does this all mean for you listening
as we continue to audit this universe? It means
we have successfully mapped the outer borders
of a stunning 10 -year legacy. We really have.
We are looking at a universe built on profound
personal resilience, driven by acoustically engineered
elemental magic, and expanded by time -mending
quantum sci -fi, all meticulously engineered
by neogentrics. The foundation is set. We understand
the architect. We have analyzed the blueprint
of the universe Bible. And we've felt the emotional
gravity that holds all these disparate timelines
together. So get ready, because now that we have
the map, it is time to start exploring the territory.
Our next deep dive, what we are calling episode
two, is going to dive directly into chapter one
of The Whistling Swordsman. Beginnings. I can't
wait for that. We are going to meet Xeonyx Novus
right on page one, unpack his early life in the
Orion Lands, and trace the physics of every single
swing of that whistling sword. The mechanics
of those early battles are going to be so fascinating
to break down now that we know the cosmic stakes
behind them. Absolutely. But before we go, I
want to leave you with one final lingering thought
to mull over as you process everything we've
uncovered today. Lay it on us. If time travel
in Neo's universe proves that historical battles
literally echo eternally across generations,
does that mean trauma isn't just an emotional
state, but an actual physical force in the multiverse?
Oh, wow. Like a thermodynamic... energy that
actually has to be fought and balanced in every
single timeline. That is a very heavy question
to leave us on. Something to think about as you
look up at all those stars. We'll see you in
episode two.