Viewer, let me start from the beginning. It was before the collision of the multiverses. In a higher dimension, gods of both mind and body watched over the lower creatures. These gods were not evil or good, they simply were. They existed in that they were the basic building blocks of all creation and one of them was Dream. He, or it , is lord of all things that aren’t real. His domain encompasses this very blog post you are reading and he came into existence when reality did as well. He is an unavoidable concept that cannot be killed or even touched. He is endless.
In an infinitely great distance away from his kingdom, another concept enacts it’s will on the colliding multiverses. In the marvel multiverse, some readers are familiar with the abstracts. The abstracts are a group of nigh-omnipotent beings who hold sovereign over their respective reality. The most powerful of these gods, the Living Tribunal. He sits above the Marvel universe in his cosmic throne, watching and judging each timeline and making sure there are no anomalies that could upset the balance of the universe.
The battle between the Judge and the Dream will lead to their power being fragmented. Their energy will imbue both mind and matter with godlike properties. Objects such as the trident of Neptune, a weapon that can only be wielded by the true king of the oceans, or the white lantern power battery that charges the most powerful lantern ring.