about your last post, how do you think the goddess of time and space fit in Fortuna religion narrative ? (it looks like she's still get worshipped since you can found statues around cities)
I’d never actually considered the Divinity Statue’s roll in the DMC universe outside of giving upgrades, so this is an interesting one for me.
So the first game refers to her as “The Watcher of Time”, and she is described as a god of time and space, but also acts as a teacher in ‘ancient ways’, specifically for those who have managed to kill a demon.
The story goes that when God created the world, he created it to be eternal. Nothing aged, nothing withered, and nothing died. Demons began to meddle in the affairs of the human world, and they created the concept of Time. Time is something that works differently between the world, and that affects humans and demons differently with its passing, as Time was made to torment the humans; with Time, the humans would know the pain of aging and of loss, but Time also gave rise to the creation of new things, and the humans learned and developed and changed as they continued to live out their short lives.
The Goddess portrayed in the Divinity Statues was charged with overseeing the passage of Time. She sees all that has happened, and she remembers all that she has seen. When Mundus took over the Human World, she realised how boring watching Time pass would be without humanity. The humans were curious creatures that were always advancing their ways, whereas the demon world had hardly changed in millennia. Plus, they were just fascinating to watch; despite being weak of body, the humans had strength of heart and the will to take on anything and everything that the changes of Time had to challenge them with.
When Sparda rose up against Mundus, she was one of few demons who supported him, teaching the humans ancient skills to combat their foes, because although the humans had forgotten them throughout the generations, she still remembered. This is why her effigy takes payment of the blood and souls of slain demons in exchange for knowledge in the art of war.
The modern Order of the Sword looks to her as a watchful eye that oversees the citizens of Fortuna, and for guidance in their continued battle against the Demons, and that is why her statue appears throughout the city.
