User blog comment:DYBAD/Character Sheet/@comment-24696772-20181208032717/@comment-4867780-20181221144744

I knew you would appreciate ^ ^

So the bond John shares with the people of his multiverse is spiritual in nature ? John is basically capital God there, right ? I remember reading that he was virtually omnipotent within its boundaries on top of all his other abilities. That's what allows him to be both perfect (inside) and ever-growing (outside) at the same time, correct ? In this Alpha-and-Omega context the spiritual path does seem the right one, similarly to the God of real-life monotheisms, except this spiritual bond applies much more perceptibly to everyone.

Lawrence's bond with his people is described as psycho-symbiotic because their "soul" in the metaphorical sense (also called "Soul-Self" : consciousness, perception, memories and personality - all the components of the "self") is hosted within a piece of his own soul (their Selforge Soul Essence), so they are functionally separate but structurally indissociable, which guarantees his people's perfect and eternal safety from any harm of any kind.

After all, a small percentage but still large number of them choose to wander the endless planes beyond Selforge boundaries, which basically contain an infinite diversity of potential threats, so some kind of perfect system was necessary to ensure all of them would remain completely safe throughout eternity. John's people on the other end don't need such drastic measure, as they all live within his inner multiverse which is under his omnipotent control.

I must admit I'm a bit confused about the sipirtual bond uniting John to his people and between themselves. What does it do, and how does it work exactly ? Does it allows them to understand each other better by spiritually sharing their feelings and experiences, like traveling together through each other's mental world, sharing parts of their respective story and helping each other to overcome their problems/flaws and become their best selves ? Is there some kind of more tangible benefits to reinforcing these bonds, like in the Mass Effect series where you unlock special bonuses/abilities by maxing out your companions' loyalty ?