Singularity Cycle

Not to be confused with the unit of time called a cycle, a singularity cycle (sometimes stylized as a Cycle) is a process of civilizational ascendance charting a species' advancement in scientific and technological aptitude towards, essentially, godhood. Because of the complication of multiple civilizations merging into supercivilizations, historical Cycles are measured from the start of the oldest species' civilization to the Hyperichon stage of their descendant supercivilization; this typically results in a period of about two billion cycs. An ideal Cycle encourages the start or continuation of the next Cycle after it at some point, but this is not a requirement. Cycles have historically been preceded by a period of nonsapient development called a Dawn, of which there are three.

Stages

There are seven stages of a Cycle, which somewhat parallel the technological levels of its subject civilization.

Protogenon

Civilization is present on one planet. Spans tech levels 1 - 11.

Ektainomon

Civilization has at least one continuous presence on another celestial body. Spans tech levels 11 - 13.

Asterion

Civilization has at least one continuous presence in a separate star system. Spans tech levels 13 - 15.

Galaxion

Civilization is present across at least 50% of their home galaxy. Spans tech levels 15 - 17.

Ektasion

Civilization has at least one continuous presence in another galaxy. Spans tech levels 17 - 19.

Kyriarchon

Civilization is present across at least 50% of their home universe. Spans tech levels 19 - 20.

Hyperichon

Civilization has fully transcended to their Drifter form. Tech level 21.