Omega World

The Omega World or Version_Omega is the name of a Phase of the world as used in the "Final" 6th chapter of the 9th Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index light novel. It is the final recreation of the world by Magic God Othinus for the purpose of breaking Kamijou Touma's spirit. Seemingly the "perfect world", it was created after subjecting Touma to an countless number of Phases, where he experienced great suffering, failed to completely break his spirit. The Omega World ultimately does the job none of the other Phases Othinus created and ultimately leads to Touma's suicide attempt that was stopped only by the timely intervention of the Will of the Whole Misaka Network.

Principles
According to the Will of the Whole Misaka Network, Othinus has free control over life and death using two distinct methods, one for the living and the dead. Through Touma's observations, Othinus is manipulating the living and the dead based on the Einherjar spell that was now perfected using her Gungnir.

Regardless, Othinus have put a filter upon the world where everyone was saved, tragedies having been undone and enjoying their everyday lives. This refers not only to the people that Touma have saved himself in his original world but to people Touma has never met because they are already dead, like Ellis Warrior and Vento of the Front's brother, the people Touma has met but could not save such as Terra of the Left and Misaka 10031, as well as the people whose emotional baggage or trauma that put them in the path to becoming Touma's enemies such as Oriana Thomson. The difference of this perfect world vary from the mundane, such as Index still being friends with Stiyl Magnus and Kanzaki Kaori and the clergy from the Anglican Church, to the profound such as Sherry and Ellis still being children despite everyone else being their normal age. And though their personalities remain, such as the Kiharas chafing in the peaceful Academy City and forcing them to do their work that conforms with the perfect world, the interpersonal relationships between people that have been newly built up by Othinus throughout this worlld have made strange new connections, and is referred to be likely happier than in the original world. Specifically, the world was created with pleasant feelings taking precedence over "slight out-of-place" feelings. Academy City itself is different, the cityscape is a bit different because things that were unneeded in the "perfect world" were removed and new things had their taken their place, such as laboratories of the dark side that were disguised as private institutions. The city also lacks walls around it, as there is also no despute between the magic and science sides it was unnecessary.

Effectiveness
Touma already worn down by the many previous worlds created by Othinus to break him, the "perfect world" was effective in finally breaking him.

It turns the tables on Touma initially believing that Othinus twisting the world for her own convenience to torture Touma while ignoring he wishes of the very people it affected as an absolute evil, as well as Touma's thinking, the one that supported him throughout the countless worlds of suffering, that him returning everything to normal would be ideal. Taking advantage of his thinking, Othinus tells Touma that if he insists that the changed world and the act of changing the world are evil, then he should reject this perfect world. Further showing his powerlessness, she once again uses her argument from the Beta World, where the one saving people doesn't necessarily need to be Touma, but instead uses herself as the example and showing clearly to Touma that everyone has been saved using her powers as a magic god. As if to mock him or even give him an illusion of choice, let him choose whether to protect or destroy to which Touma asked what else he could do since even if he does not do anything, she can save the world. The effectiveness of the perfect world however banked upon the people whom Touma knew not to know of his existence, as such no one knows who Touma is in the so-called "perfect world", its one flaw other than Touma needs to die in order for it to be maintained, believing that those people would cast aside the perfect world just so they will not lose Touma. This is a fact of course noted by the Will of the Misaka Network to be Othinus "cheating".

Othinus relied on his personality of feeling the need to place himself below everyone else as well, she then tells him hat the perfect world was created on the assumption that he does not exist and him existing for much longer in this world will cause it to begin collapsing so he must end his life. The effectiveness of her "perfect world" and her continued provocation of his person that showed the meaningless of his existence proved effective, and it showed, as Touma was willing to throw away his life just so everybody have their happiness despite Touma himself knowing that Othinus did not remake the world out of concern for anyone, and also believes that she can just destroy the world again just so that happiness can be enjoyed even for a small while. Touma would later be broken and then further believe that the smiles of the people in the "perfect world" had weight and his decision to kill himself had meaning, compounding his delusions that his life meant nothing.

Othinus however, failed to account that despite surviving the countless worlds she has thrown at him, Touma is still human and at least have a sense of self-worth that was only buried by his belief that he should only prioritize others. Moreover, the fact that the Will of the Whole Misaka Network's existence was apparently unknown to her, proved to be the undoing of Othinus' plan, as she was the catalyst that aided Touma in bringing him out of his despair.

Will of the Whole Misaka Network
The Will of the Whole Misaka Network is an existence that is beyond Othinus' control. Othinus can apparently affect the living and the dead, she cannot affect those that are beyond living and the dead, specifically the Will of the Whole Misaka Network, a thought entity, who explains that she is a system formed from the 20,001 units, and the information that is contained in the network forming her has both from the clones who are currently alive and those who have died, she says that she "alive while dead and dead while alive". She emphasizes that she can't be called part of the living or the dead, and that since Othinus only have "software" or methods to handle those two cases, she slipped through the cracks and cannot manipulate her.

Existing in Touma's original world, After Othinus remakes the world, she remains unaffected directly by whatever Othinus is changing as she escapes the concept of life and death. Despite this she still affected indirectly through the Sisters, as whatever happens to them affects her, likely twisting her form every time Othinus remakes the world in order for her to put Touma in despair.

Lance of Gungnir Arc
Just as Touma had his resolve in bringing back everything to normal, Othinus showed Touma a seemingly perfect world where everyone was saved and enjoying their everyday lives. She told Touma that if he insists that the changed worlds and the act of changing the world are evil, then he should reject this perfect world. Othinus embraced Touma's shoulders from behind while holding the lance which is within reach of his right hand. She then told him that it must be right to return it to normal and that he should test out his own idea of justice by rejecting this perfect world. Othinus explained to him that the world does not need him and that even without him, everyone can be saved by using her power as the magic god regardless of the issue of good and evil. Touma then complained that it isn't fair and questions himself about what he is doing all along. He also complained that he could not save everyone and that his actions might have caused tragedy to other people. Othinus told him that he should not blame himself and that he had done well for a mere human. Suddenly, Index approached him for her ball and Touma reached for it. He also saw Stiyl, Kaori, and other priests and nuns that he did not recognize. Index then asked him what's wrong to which Touma responded that it's nothing. Index then jogged away and went back to her group. Othinus then let him choose whether to protect or destroy to which Touma asked what else he could do since even if he does not do anything, she can save the world. She then told him that the perfect world was created on the assumption that he does not exist and him existing for much longer in this world will cause it to begin collapsing so he must end his life and summons a number of ways for him to kill himself with.

After sitting on the bench for a long time Touma rose up and began walking to Academy City where in this world there is no reason for it to be walled off. As he walks through the city he sees many he knows some only antiquated with some he has never met and some he can never met in his world. After witnessing all this and enjoining a last meal he resolve to end his life to protect this world by ending his life. He resolves to end it by taking an elevator to the top off a forty story building and throw himself of it to his death, as someone calls out to him and just in time places a kick on his back, changing the path of his fall into a nearby window washing gondola, sighing as she sees that he is safe.

Apparently observing that Touma is in the deepest nadir of his utter despair and is about to commit suicide, she takes over Misaka 10031's body and scrambles to get to Touma just as he jumps off a building. Touma sees her and believes her to be Misaka 10032, but corrects him by saying that she is Misaka 10031, the Sister Touma refers to as the one he barely missed saving. She however corrects him saying that she is technically just borrowing her body, but says that since they all form a single large will together, anything she says is the same as hearing it from Misaka 10031. Touma asks what she means, to which she tells Touma that though this was the first time they have met, he has met a lot of her physical terminals. She then bows her head and says that she is the will created by the whole Misaka Network.

However, she says all this with a smile on her face. Still in despair, the Will asks what he will do now, though Touma doesn't understand. She reiterates, asking him that now that he know that the world they are in is the perfect world with nothing but happiness, what will he do now. She asks him if he is sure that he searched properly to escape the world and that if there are contradictions in Othinus' ideal world, saying that there must something he can find and that her very presence must be something. However, Touma points out on how there would no reason for him to turn the world around as it will only cause everything to collapse. The Will then says that he should only talk about things when he is more positive. She compares Othinus as a dictator who had made her "home" as pleasant as possible, and that was the world they were in now. However, the Will asks if there was a kindness that had to be completely eliminated in the world they were in. Touma says he understands and refers to his experiences with GREMLIN, saying that Othinus did not create the new world out of concern for people, she created the new world because it was an eyesore for her. Touma however, still points out that regardless of this she still saved everyone, even those who couldn't save himself, and that he couldn't return everything to normal after seeing all that. He says that though it would be right, it'd be evil as he would rob the happiness of those people just so he can get back his own place in the world. The Will understands his reasoning's but asks him if he ever fought because it was the right thing to do, or if he ever punched people because they were evil. Touma hesitated to answer, to which the Will smiles, answering for him, saying that he has never used those reasoning's then, and there should be no reason to allow those reasoning's to crush him now. Touma points out that the reasoning will only save him, but the WIll makes a rebuttal, telling him not to lie, taking Touma aback. The Will points out Touma should know that Othinus cheated to make the perfect world that could make Touma fall into despair. The answer would make this world turn out as something not so ideal that even Touma tries to deny it, saying that the world Othinus made was accomplished perfectly. Touma says that Othinus did save everyone where he could not. Hearing this, the Will asks Touma to prove that the world they were in was perfect and nothing anyone does can cause a single crack in it. Hearing her words, Touma finally admits the one thing that made the so-called "perfect world" flawed, the people there don't remember the original world.

Touma however, asks why that matters as no matter what those people think they were truly saved. He says that having their memories or not does not change that they were saved. The Will points out however that it changes everything as it would disregard all the things Touma has done so far. She tells him that he should not change the rules he used then now. She then says that Othinus was afraid, but not because people would find it strange that dead people were standing before them, it's because that if everyone remembered the original world, everyone who was saved here would be unable to accept losing him. Touma tries to take in what the Will just said, who can only smile, apparently finding it funny that he could not understand that simple concept. The Will says that though Touma thinks that he can protect everyone's smiles by casting aside his place in the world, there are those who would not want to lose him, like her among others. Touma understood her words, that despite in the darkest of situations, no matter how hopeless the situation, people could still get along. The Will says that nowhere does it say that everyone would readily accept the terms of them losing Touma in exchange of the "perfect world". She says that it was Othinus feared, everyone gathering together to save him, as is the reason she "cheated" as the Will says and made no one remember him through the happiness they have. The Will continues on how it would not make any sense if he forced them to accept it as he himself did not allow that sort of thing to happen.

Touma is in deep thought, having believed that his existence did not weigh heavily in the hearts of people after seeing everyone smiling in a world without him. Here, he believes that there would be others who could do what he did and maybe even better. As if cutting his own thoughts, the Will says that those possibilities of other people doing what he could do or even being better at it doesn't matter because he is still the one who has done it, the one in the right time and place who ran in and saved people. Touma could not but the Will pressed further. She says that he will be saved if he rejected this world, and that they will do for him what he has done for them, that is the reason why Othinus cheated. Touma does not reject her words, and begins thinking it all over. Touma however says that with that result, it'll just make it even worse. Touma cannot allow for them to be reminded of the original world as they'll only reject their "perfect world" just to save him. Hearing this, the Will then asks Touma a question, without all moral dilemmas and mysteries surrounding life. She asks him if it doesn't bother him that Othinus just appeared out of nowhere and stole everything he had built up.

Although the question was simple, it cuts deep into Touma's heart. He remains silent for a while, but finally trembled out the words from his lips as he cried. He says that it bothers him. Here, Touma pours all of his emotions to the Will. He bemoans his cruel fate. He curses Othinus for making his life meaningless easily through her power, and though she can easily take away and destroy the perfect world made it to crush him underfoot, she still achieved something that he could not. He tells that if she were to tell him that she would return all those people who have lost their lives before she made the "perfect world" then he would probably reject it based on a random ideal or another, like saying their deaths had meaning or she can't toy with people's lives so easily. However, since she has already done it, to return things to normal now would be no different from killing the people that are happy now with his own hands. He states there would be no excuses for that, to return to the normal would mean to kill the people in this "perfect world." And so Touma asks what good would come out of destroying the "perfect world". He asks if he could really return to the old world he pictured in his head. He asks if he could ever face the people who are living their normal lives who are ignorant of what happened. He asks if he could really just smile when he knows the truth. Here, admits he cannot do those, even if he defeats Othinus, nothing would remain for him either way, he can't return to normal. He says that no matter what happens there is no way for him to succeed, stating that if he doesn't fail in whatever he chose to do he will still have complaints and will eventually fall apart, giving him no reason to fight. He asks why he should destroy the miraculous "perfect world" again. He asks why they couldn't just accept Othinus' victory if every path leads to destruction. He asks why they could not just let the number of people saved decide it. And since Othinus saved more, there is nothing else he can do, there is nowhere he can go to.

Touma confronts Othinus at the schoolyard of A Certain High School. Othinus, irritated that Touma is still there and alive when he should have already killed himself after accepting the perfect world that requires that he must not exist, then decided that she will just kill him if she cannot break him and that she might achieve more stable control if she transferred the Imagine Breaker to a more fragile container and then break it. And thus the battle between a man and a god began.

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