The Crushing Fist, as first named by a deceased [[Sentient Flame]] during interrogation by [[Cristina Thompson]] with the [[Soul Reader (Book)]], is considered to be an upcoming apocalypse a series of apocalypic events that will result in the end destruction of the human populated area of the multiverse. The origin and nature of The Crushing Fist is largely unknownoriginated from the destruction of a vast number of realities by [[The Mad God]], however it and is caused by the destroyed fragments of realities being drawn to the [[Outer Shield]]. The result of the accumulated destroyed realities is to create a literal crushing forceon the entire shielded structure, which is causing causes earthquakes and dimensional rifts to [[The Raving In-betweens]] to appear between different parallel realities. It is the cause of the loud metallic screeching noises heard on many worlds affected by disasters.
The Crushing Fist is reported by [[Higgins]] to have been brought on by the actions of Ward Shaw, a brigadier-general commonly known as [[The Sword]], and later as The Double-Edged Sword. [[Higgins]] believes it to have been caused by [[The Sword]] going too far with his brutal tacticsduring the engagements in [[The Ink]] on [[Earth 44]].
Subsequent observation of the damage to the [[Outer Shield]] by [[The Sword]] after passing through the [[Shadow Sphere]] identified that the damage appeared to have been caused by the flailing of [[The Mad God]], which seriously compromised the [[Outer Shield]] and triggered various readjustments of the positions of various universes within, along with the buildup of the pressure later known as The Crushing Fist.
[[The First World]] has attempted to put both [[The Sword]] and a group of [[Brownshirt]]s on trial, accused of bringing The Crushing Fist down on the multiverse, however the subsequent escape of the [[Brownshirt]]s from [[Teskoy Prison]] and their capture by [[The Black-eyed Army]] changed the nature of the trial, which was then held against [[Cristina Thompson]], [[Conn Thompson]], [[The Sword]] and [[Vasiliev Blaku]].
The Crushing Fist is was not caused by the [[Shadow Entities]] as previously thought by [[The Council]], rather the [[Shadow Entities]] are were merely taking advantage of the breaches in the [[Outer Shield]] to devour the minds of helpless victims previously protected by the shield systemsystems.
The Crushing Fist is described as such due to the way it is visualized in the structure of the multiverse. It appears initially appeared as five lines of crushed bubbles of universes within the structure, which gives gave it the appearance of a hand holding , and crushing a globe. Even with the destruction of [[The First World]], the compression has continued to increase, resulting in distortion and damage to many universes within the [[Outer Shield]].
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Largely unknown, but apparently able Compressive force generated from the destroyed remnants of many realities pressing on the [[Outer Shield]]. Able to be described in the form of action figures, which were sold on [[The First World]]. When depicted in a 3D model of the multiverse, appears as five lines of damaged universes within the sphere of the outer shield, which exists around many universes which cushion originally cushioned [[The First World]] and its golden inner shield[[Inner Shield]].