Card Lores:Dragon Deity of Collapse, Gyze

This is the, summoned by from the time of the Cataclysm and the Messiah-Gyze war. This incarnation of Gyze currently serves as the joint leader of the Lawmakers along with Kallen, who summoned Gyze across timelines from the original timeline to the timeline of Cray i. Due to the time point from which Gyze was summoned, Gyze has the insanity inflicted upon them by the demiurge, but their mind has not been shattered by their defeat. Thus, this Gyze differs from the Gyze summoned by Hazur and Kairos, which originated from an earlier time point, and the present Gyze defeated by, currently a corpse being held by the Lawmakers.

Having been shown by the demiurge that the evil and suffering present on Cray was the purpose of Cray's existence, Gyze works towards the destruction of the world. To Gyze, as long as Cray exists in its current form, it cannot be free of the evil of the demiurge who created it, and Gyze seeks to destroy it so that it can be remade somewhere else free of the demiurge's influence.

Gyze sees everyone on Cray, themselves included, as puppets being controlled by the demiurge. Gyze believes that everyone in inherently evil, but through no fault of their own, rather because of the evil nature the demiurge weaved into the fabric of Cray. As a result, Gyze finds those who obediently play the roles the demiurge gave them as contemptible, and those who break free from the demiurge's roles and forge their own convictions as worthy of respect. Gyze is perfectly aware that, by trying to destroy the world, they are fulfilling the role the demiurge gave Gyze, and Gyze resents the demiurge for it.

In pursuit of their goals, Gyze carries out their mission with ruthless conviction. Gyze sees themselves as doing what needs to be done, and that anything in pursuit of that goal is worth doing. To this end, Gyze will order the deaths of millions and the destruction of civilizations; however, Gyze takes no pleasure in this. Gyze especially takes no pleasure in the fact that his actions have caused the deaths of innocents; indeed, they regret doing so. As the Dragon Deity of Destruction who smote evildoers, Gyze feels strongly about the plight of innocents. However, Gyze sees the suffering of innocents as inevitable due to the demiurge's influence, and if Gyze did not cause their suffering, they would have suffered anyways due to the evils of Cray instead. By destroying them, Gyze believes that they are merely ending their suffering, giving them the peace of death. Nevertheless, Gyze grieves for them.

Gyze loathed the s under their command, seeing them as prime examples of the evil of Cray that Gyze was trying to destroy, and nothing more than puppets of the demiurge. However, having few allies, Gyze accepted their assistance, manipulating them to further Gyze's own goals. Gyze gets along far better with the Lawmakers, who are all people that have suffered greatly due to Cray's evils, and treats them as equals. However, none of the Lawmakers see eye-to-eye with Gyze, even though they work towards the same goal of the destruction of the world. Gyze is fundamentally lonely, as no other person understands the burden Gyze has taken up, the sheer cost of the solution Gyze has chosen.

Gyze's Opinions

 * Gastille: "Apostle Gastille is nothing more than a blathering sycophant. Long have I tried to teach him about selflessness and regard for other people, but to the core, he is the same power-hungry demon lord he was when I forced him into servitude centuries ago. He is fanatically and mindlessly devoted to me, but understands nothing of me or my mission."
 * : "Apostle Gredora is disgusting. She and her armies of fanatics murder, torture, and enslave hundreds of people with their criminal activities, including her own people, and she has the gall to say that she does it out of love. People like her are the reason I desire to destroy the world in the first place; she is nothing more than a product of the demiurge, a puppet the demiurge uses to spread hatred and conflict across Cray. I find it unbelievable that she was so willing to work for me merely out of a remote chance that she would inherit the world and give it to her own children. I would never have given the world to someone like her. I had always planned to wipe her and Megacolony out, and I would have done so with great pleasure."
 * : "Apostle Valeos is an unfortunate creature. Having surrendered to me out of cowardice, he tried to justify his decision by becoming another fanatic in my name. I dislike fanatics, as they never understand what they are truly fighting for. I respect people who have convictions and are willing to fight for them, and Valeos has no such convictions."
 * : "So this is the body of my future self? How unfortunate. As I understand it, after my future self was revived, it was nothing more than a puppet that spouted meaningless words about destruction, and arrogant words about its superiority as a deity. Much like how Gastille sees me."
 * Kallen: "You have my respect. You have convictions, you loathe injustice, and you are willing to do whatever it takes to eliminate it. However, even though we agree on many things, you treat our war with the world as a personal vendetta rather than something that must be done. I believe that your strong connection with your long-lost friend may cause you to stray from the path you have chosen."
 * Hazur: "Even though we no longer see eye to eye, I respect Hazur immensely for attempting to free the world from the demiurge. However, it will not be enough. It will never be enough. As long as Cray exists, the demiurge is inescapable. I would like nothing more than for him to realize this. I would welcome him with open arms."
 * : "There are some beings like the demiurge who would seek to use me as a tool to examine the relationship between you and . They delighted in seeing you suffer as my present self seized control of Kazuma's body, imagined the relationship between you and him as something... more. Be rest assured that I have no personal interest in either you or Kazuma. All I desire is the destruction of the world."