Summarizing my personal headcanon for the history of the Two Gods. English is not my first language so I used AI to translate this, sorry.
Techno is the reincarnation of Blood God, and Dream is half part (humanity) of DreamXD (and the divinity party is XD)
The Blood God and the Chaos God (DreamXD) were originally said to be partners. While they are indeed partners, they are, first and foremost, gods. The Blood God is highly independent and has little concept of human emotions like romantic love. The Chaos God, while capable of love, possesses a distorted version of it—more akin to the affection one has for a toy. Although the Blood God is the only special existence that has managed to hold DXD's interest and remain by His side, it ultimately stems from a desire for control, viewing the other as His personal possession. Originally, they grew close naturally because they were both outcasts with high compatibility. It was DXD who, on a whim, suggested they imitate humans and become partners. The Blood God, feeling it was a harmless enough proposal, casually agreed. Thus, the two gods were essentially partners in name only.
Because the Blood God's authority is inextricably linked to death, He naturally crossed paths with the Goddess of Death frequently. After witnessing the Goddess of Death fall in love with a human and voluntarily split her authority to turn that human into her kin, the Blood God—who already had frequent indirect contact with humans (unlike DXD, who mingled with humans in human form but never formed deep connections)—finally had an epiphany. He began to realize that DXD's "love" for Him was problematic. DXD, who had been monitoring the Blood God and already had a grudge against the Goddess of Death, was extremely displeased. When the Blood God returned, DXD began to interrogate Him. The Blood God was equally annoyed by DXD's meddling attitude and shot back, accusing Him of being overly controlling and merely treating Him as a possession. DXD was enraged that the Blood God dared to question His love, while the Blood God became even more convinced that DXD would always put Himself first, and that He was just a tool to satisfy DXD's desires. Consequently, the two gods had a massive fallout and "divorced."
Afterward, DXD remained in a state of constant rage and began a chaotic rampage, wreaking havoc on countless mortals and gods alike. This included, but was far from limited to, intentionally creating the Revival Book and Death Book specifically to cause trouble for the Goddess of Death. Finally, the gods reached their breaking point and decided to exile and imprison DXD. Knowing that he bore a significant responsibility for DXD’s descent into madness, the Blood God chose to sacrifice his own divinity to seal DXD, transforming himself into the blood-red chains that bound him. In retaliation, DXD planted "Voices" into the reincarnated soul of the Blood God's remaining essence. Furthermore, every time the Blood God reincarnated, DXD would cast down a human avatar to meet him—you know, them in the Tales. The two gods could never truly escape one another.
Later on, DXD grew increasingly insane from his long imprisonment. It just so happened that the Blood God’s current reincarnation was c!Techno, the version most similar to the original Blood God. To make matters worse, c!Techno encountered the Angel of Death once again. History was repeating itself with striking similarity. DXD, who already blamed the Goddess of Death and her lover for the Blood God’s "betrayal," was consumed by jealousy. Combined with the fact that his solitary confinement had driven him beyond the brink of madness (even though he couldn't consciously comprehend the emotion of "loneliness"), he decided to go all the way. He split himself into a human persona, c!Dream, and a divine persona, XD. This leads into the events of my fic They Could Never Know (which is essentially the DSMP plot, but with dreamnoblade get together in the end).
Although c!Dream found c!Techno under the influence of instinct, he initially sought him out simply because he had heard of his reputation and wanted to challenge him and become friends. The subsequent DSMP plot in the They Could Never Know universe unfolded naturally, without any divine will pulling strings behind the scenes. While some of c!Dream’s personality traits were inherited from DXD, he differs from DXD in that he is a pure human. He has experienced genuine friendship (once with Sapnap and George), familial bonds (once with Puffy), and love (Techno). Because of his genuine love for c!Techno, he chooses to make sacrifices—such as abandoning his own plans, or respecting c!Techno’s wishes by not resurrecting him if he were to truly die (that's another work of mine, not in They Could Never Know).
Of course, when DXD originally planted the Voices and the avatars, deep down he likely hoped to bring back the original Blood God. However, he is incapable of correctly understanding these feelings; as mentioned in They Could Never Know, he cannot comprehend the emotion of "loneliness." So, that’s essentially the situation between the two gods.
Some additional settings:
The Blood God has pure red hair. DXD has two common human forms: short golden-brown hair and long white hair (and then the "Blood God reincarnations", which was stuffed with "DXD's voice," have pink hair… well…)(DXD's hair turned white and long after he was imprisoned).
DXD's clothing is basically white with green accents. In human form, the most prominent features are the blood-red chains around the neck, wrists, and ankles
-The Blood God's true form is likely blood itself; although he usually takes a human shape, or at most a Piglin, that's about the extent of it. DXD is protean and can take any form; while he usually looks like an ordinary human (cough, Passerine!Dream, cough), he can switch to a non-human form in a split second when angry. His non-human form is eldritch and indescribable, and absolutely massive—even much bigger than the Blood God's mutated Piglin form (Giant Wife!!!).
-The Blood God is the younger one. Although DXD is among the oldest generation of "old fogey" gods, his nature as a God of Chaos makes his appearance, personality, and behavior seem much younger than his actual age.
When the Blood God used his divinity to seal DXD, he kissed him, and while DXD was dazed by the kiss, he reached behind DXD and impaled them both together (.). DXD was beyond furious—the angriest he had ever been in history—not only because the Blood God betrayed him, but because the Blood God actually dared to die right in front of him. DXD's feelings are such that he would rather torture the Blood God for all eternity than let him die (Blood God: I'd rather be dead).
DXD's blood in his original human form was silver, which was the only physical trait in that form indicating he wasn't human. After being stabbed and sealed by the Blood God, his blood turned red, just like the Blood God's.
During the imprisonment, DreamXD's mask remained shattered and could not be restored. After splitting into c!Dream and XD, XD's mask was restored. So, it was essentially a manifestation of a "shattered state of mind."
Techno gets along well with the Angel of Death because the Blood God was originally inspired by the Goddess of Death falling in love with a human. In any case, the two gods had a good relationship back then, which has now carried over to the reincarnation and the kin (how unlucky).
Regarding Techno's loyalty and sense of duty: it's actually unclear whether the Blood God shared these traits. Because He was isolated at the time and spent most of His divine life with DXD, it's difficult to verify. However, it is certain that Techno's loyalty is influenced to some extent by the Blood God's guilt toward DXD. This manifests in how he goes to great lengths to fulfill a friend's dying wishes or take care of their family; he carries a relatively strong sense of guilt.
Also because of DXD, the Blood God only realized later that DXD was a significant presence to Him. He later tried to approach DXD privately to persuade him to stop harming other people and gods, but DXD’s complete refusal to acknowledge their past connection infuriated the Blood God. He felt as though he truly had been treated as a toy to be played with and discarded. Ultimately, this resentment carried over to Techno as a "tenfold gratitude, thousandfold vengeance" mindset, along with an unconscious "heavy" possessiveness toward his partner.
Regarding the personality traits Dream inherited from DXD, I took some notes back when I was writing They Could Never Know (.). This doesn't mean these traits are entirely inherited from DXD; of course, they are also shaped by his own personality.
A strong desire for control over the server; the Puppeteer → a God accustomed to controlling everything within his own (imprisoned) world.
The original intention of the action was a desire to unite the server, a mysterious sense of responsibility toward bringing others together → A god's desire for control over their own world.
The deepest hidden wish is a longing for friends → An unconscious, incomprehensible loneliness that DreamXD himself doesn't realize.
Low demand for material life because there is no time or energy, and it could be used as a weakness → A god doesn't really need much to begin with, even physiological needs are hardly necessary.
The god complex after obtaining the Revival Book → He was a (half)god all along
Contempt for death → Truly has a vendetta against the family of the Goddess of Death
Loves chaos and enjoys the spectacle → DXD was a God of Chaos to begin with
Obsession and proactive attitude toward Techno → Those two gods are indeed exes, but Dream's own devotion is a genuine, self-initiated "iron arrow"
Hates betrayal → Gee, I wonder why? What's your opinion, Blood God?
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