The Fracturing is a term used by Miriad to describe the time in Atlantis where the continent itself was destroyed, and the consciousness of human beings and immortals alike were fractured, because of the release of Qliphothic entities into this dimension. Those who are seen as the most responsible for the Fracturing are the reptilian Sons of Belial, which is reinforced by the Biblical story of the Serpent in the Garden of Eden.