Long before the 'Prime' Universe was created, the Great Beings wandered the cosmic void aimlessly. Eventually, they discovered each other, which led them to realize the extent of their powers. In order to express themselves, they attempted to create unique bodies for themselves, but discovered that the void would rapidly destroy their creations in a process called Entropy.

After eons of experimentation, they discovered they could open pocket universes in the dimensions of space-time below them, and proceeded to create the multiverse, an exponentially expanding series of interwoven dimensions and timelines. Once inside the multiverse, the Great Beings could create to their hearts content. Three Great Beings volunteered to stay in the void in order to anchor and conceal the multiverse from destruction. Out of respect for these Great Beings, they where called Great Sages.

Domarius accompanied a group of Great Beings to the planet of Spherus Magna, to start a testing ground for their experiments. To their surprise, they encountered a native living entity, Annona, inhabiting the planet. Annona tried to feed on the dreams of the Great Beings, but found their minds too strange to do so. The Great Beings drove Annona deep underground by trying to feed on her dreams in response.

The Great Beings then created a civilization of sapient beings in their own image. This civilization was made up of the Glatorian and the Agori, who split into eight known tribes based on the elements found on the planet. The Great Beings then integrated themselves with the Spherus Magnans, and went on to become their scientist-kings. The Spherus Magnans then gave them the name 'Great Beings.' 

Led by Angonce, the 'Great Spirit Project' was started, in which he intended to create a pair of automatons to explore and gather data from the universe and automatically return it to him. With the help of the Spherus Magnans, they constructed a prototype version of these robots. However, its power source was unstable, and the prototype exploded, scattering pieces of itself across the desert of Bara Magna.

Because of this failure, the Great Beings doubled down on their experiments, instead delegating leadership of the tribes to seven newly created Element Lords. The Element Lords would soon discover Energized Protodermis leaking from the core of the planet. Seeing this as a more viable power source, the Great Beings started construction of the first robot, which Angonce would name Mata Nui. The tribes also began fighting over the Energized Protodermis, which would lead to the start of the Core War.

Once enough construction was complete on the robot, the beings Tren Krom, Artakha, and Karzahni were created and given purpose within the robot. After that, the Great Beings created a new species of bio-mechanical beings inspired by the Glatorian and Agori called Matoran, whose purpose was to maintain Mata Nui from within. After much debate, the Great Beings decided not to make the Matoran sapient, in order to prevent situations like the Core War from happening within Mata Nui. Domarius was in favor of this decision.

With all preparations completed, Mata Nui was readied for launch. However, the Core War caused a chain reaction within the planet's core that split Spherus Magna into three pieces, the forest moon of Bota Magna, the ocean moon of Aqua Magna, and the desert planet of Bara Magna. Because of this, the Great Spirit Project had to be abandoned while only half completed.

Disappointed by the actions of their civilization, the majority of Great Beings left Spherus Magna. Before leaving, Domarius informed Angonce that Crasevous seemed to have stowed away within the Matoran Universe. This puzzled Angonce, so he asked Domarius to pursue Crasevous to ensure he did not jeopardize Mata Nui's mission. Domarius and Angonce then went their separate ways.

When Domarius entered the Matoran Universe, he replaced Artakha, a powerful, secretive being, so that his presence would remain undetected, and any actions he took to direct the Matoran Universe would not seem unusual. Over time, he took on the personality of Artakha, and changed his name to reflect this.

Unable to locate Crasevous, Artakha watched over the Matoran Universe for many years, until he noticed all the beings within the universe suddenly become sapient simultaneously. Knowing this was likely the work of Crasevous, Artakha sought to undo the change. However, he was intrigued by the strong will of the Matoran Universe's inhabitants, and instead allowed events to progress in order to observe them.

Artakha would later notice the Red Star had malfunctioned. Inspired by the Matoran Universe's inhabitants, he would travel to the Red Star to take on the responsibility of teleporting revived beings manually. When he arrived, he gained the opportunity to observe the revived beings up close, and was shocked to find that true spirits had awoken in the originally artificial beings.

Artakha reached out to Yukore, an expert of spirit manipulation, to assist him in analyzing the spirits. Together, they formed the Ministry of the Red Star, and decided to provide an afterlife for the departed spirits, repurposing the space station as a stepping stone in that journey.

Artakha selected Chromach, a Kestora from the Red Star, to act as his servant in gathering spirits from the universe. He upgraded Chromach's body, giving him the ability of spirit-sight, and the ability to reduce the distance between objects.

With the help of Yukore, Artakha began to study Spirit Judgement, and would eventually gain the ability to perfectly judge if a spirit's destiny was good, evil, or incomplete.

Abilities & Tools

As a Great Being, Artakha is from a higher plain of reality, and is able to manipulate the universe around him. This allows him to create and destroy matter, energy, and spirits, but only from within the multiverse. He is unable to die, or be killed.

As a study, Artakha is fascinated by the actions of departed spirits. He learned to perfectly judge from a spirit's past decisions whether their destiny was ultimately good, evil, or incomplete. Based on this, Artakha would decide whether a spirit would spend their afterlife in Meikaitu-Nui, be incinerated in the core of the Red Star, or be revived. He refers to himself as the 'Great Being of Judgement.'

When Artakha's power is combined with that of another Great Being, they gain the ability to imprison a Great Being within an orb of space-time, which can only be undone if two or more Great Beings combine their power again.

Artakha created and wields the Sword of Justice, an artifact made from the Red Star's defunct teleportation system. It has the ability to extract spirits from a sapient being, and teleport them anywhere in the multiverse. The blade can also separate from the hilt and split into two smaller swords.

Kanohi, the Great Being of Emotion, created the Noble form of the Kanohi Xanadu based on Domarius' appearance. The mask was given the power of Creation, based on Domarius' favored study at the time. Due to its extreme power, it was deemed a Legendary Mask. Kanohi would go on to create a single 'Great' variant of the mask for a contest to be held between Artakha and Karzahni.

Personality

Like all Great Beings, Artakha is highly intelligent when compared to most sapient beings, due to being from a higher plain of reality.

Artakha is strict but fair judge of character. He has a calm demeanor, but is known for his lengthy lectures and rambles.

He is especially protective of sapient beings from the Matoran Universe and Spherus Magna. He sees the merits of their lives, and learns from them in order to better himself.

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