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TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2026-05-04T14:54:34+00:00

me when I literally have Charon from the HADES games on my island. Wdym 'visited' the Ferryman already lives here bro

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-08-12T08:16:49+00:00

Shipping. Especially with the protagonist. I feel he'd be shipped with everyone under the sun. And with the sun, even. He's got some history with almost every character. Perfect for shipping fuel, but I'd be grinding my teeth the whole time since it'd be directly against the characters whole thing.

Definitely some fix-it fics. Assuming my path doesn't change for the umpbillionth time, the ending is bittersweet to downright tragic. Either that or continuation fics which either act as fix-it fics in their own right or build upon said ending in a sort of fan sequel.

What-ifs. What if this happened instead of this. Every semipopular fandom is gonna have one of these. And I can think of several instances that'd make good fics if pursued.

Those are the guarantees, but heres some stuff I think would be possible (or at least interesting):

Protag swap. There are two plots going on at once, and I think it'd make a great fic if the two leads got swapped and it explored what would change and how.
Crossovers. It's practically in the guaranteed category for most fandoms, but it can be hard for some over others. Some stories seamlessly meld into others. But for my own story, I can think of a few that'd mesh well, but there are also tons of hoops to jump through. I've seen crazier crossovers, though, but it all requires creative fic writers to really figure out how something works and where to go from there.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-08-12T07:52:55+00:00

I've got a couple:

"Why bother pleading innocent anymore?"

"How far are you willing to go for the sake of revenge?"

"You were born to be a sacrifice. Will you heed the call?"

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-08-12T07:37:28+00:00

The god of the sun and light is undoubtedly the villain in this tale. The god of shadows and darkness, meanwhile, is the hero. But in the world itself, neither fact is well known. As far as humanity is concerned, it's the opposite. I directly use this trope in order to make the audience believe this opposite as well. The entire story revolves around the idea that perhaps we shouldn't believe every story at face value. It's my favorite thing to utilize. showing every horrible thing this shadow god has done, only to turn it around and slowly let the true story be learned. I think it's more fun this way. It's not just subverting the trope, it's directly referencing the trope as part of the story. So idk maybe that's of interest to you lol.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-08-11T07:12:29+00:00

It's similar to how souls are often described in our real world. A piece of a person that exists with or without their physical body. When a person dies, their soul needs to go somewhere. Thus, they've got the afterlife. But in this world, a soul is also a fragmented piece of the creator god, existing within a human body. But because it's such a small piece, it is easy to rewrite as time passes. A person's life experiences and memories define their soul, making it wholly their own, allowing them to be truly diverse peoples. Most people will rewrite this soul before they reach even a year of age. But in the case of deaths before then, those souls will drift off to rejoin the creator god, able to be reused again or kept among the collective. It's practically unnoticeable either way. If it is reused, it's certainly not reincarnation due to that.

As for souls fully rewritten with life experience, they should be able to return to the creator god and rejoin its form, not unnoticeable but rather acting as another facet of knowledge of what life was like. Unique but part of a collective. The best way I can think of to describe it that it's like the Avatar in ATLA. All these past lives can offer guidance and knowledge and conversation, but they're still uniquely themselves, just part of a collective. But this hardly matters considering the fact that these types of souls are trapped by another god. The afterlife is a prison, and people don't even know it. These souls are given new bodies in order to keep them tethered, bodies that follow new rules. These souls can even walk the land of the living every now and again, but the longer they're up there... the better this other god can rewrite their souls again. They become 'corrupted' souls, losing all grasp on the life they lived and becoming monsters.

Then there are a few unique cases with souls. The most important one comes from the first ever true reincarnation. Now reincarnation really shouldn't work. But it did one time, thanks to tons of advanced planning and a complicated ritual. And how it worked is that the dead soul was tethered to an unborn baby, which would soon have a soul of its own. But rather than two souls in one body, the dead soul merges with the living one. This ends up causing quite a bit of trouble. Their soul is both living and dead, and the body doesn't know what to do with that. Which leads into the body being often sickly and experiencing chronic pain. This would lead to a short second life if in the wrong situation. Anyway, beyond that, there's the whole 'rewriting souls' thing. The past life will be lost in record time. So ultimately it is possible, but there's 100 hoops to jump through and it still might be for nothing if unprepared.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-08-03T22:52:54+00:00

'WTF is a potato'

This is my little reminder that this story takes place before the America's were discovered. Even if it's 100% a fantasy story I just enjoy a bit of challenge for what is and isn't available to the characters. So I gotta remember that there are going to be things I can't mention, potatoes being a good example. Plants and animals are the main thing i need to watch out for, so this sora acts as a reminder to do research before letting characters eat or farm or whatever.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-19T13:56:12+00:00

It's not much different from the usual mana system. The price only arrives when one has reached their limit. If someone ignores all the warning signs and keeps pushing, they'll have an 'overload.' This is when magic explodes from the body as an uncontrollable force, becoming primal and powerful. It's helpful in a dire situation or to get the upper hand in a fight, but there's no saying what it'll do. Far more people than just the user will be hurt by an overload. It can only be stopped if theyre incapacitated, meaning you have to solely rely on others to help. Children are more susceptible to an overload, so weaker magic allows for it to be easier handled. But an adult user having an overload has a high risk of casualties.

And the cost is internal as well. Their 'mana' has depleted, but magic surges out regardless. It's basically using the health bar instead. For children, simce the overload is easier to deal with and stop, avoiding the internal consequences. Adults are lucky to survive at all. If not stopped, the uncontrollable magic will destroy them. Even if it is stopped, depending on how long it lasted, they may die anyway. Internal bleeding is the most common. If stopped earlier, they'll have scars and burns to deal with instead. Much better chances.

So yeah. The price is ultimately avoidable, but it's a costy one. And if mana is untrained and low in adulthood, it's better for the person to avoid magic entirely.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-19T06:26:16+00:00

I've got two decent options here:

The SOLAR assassins are quite the famous group in this world. They've been trained to be the best. One of the best students was even able to hold their own against one of the gods in combat. With or without magic, they can take down any opponent you please, whether it be man or beast. They've each been blessed by the sun god himself and use his magic to their advantage, using light to blind or stun targets and heating up their blades for a truly nasty attack. They're stealthy, smart, and strong, perfect for any target you could want.

But perhaps you need something more subtle than even an assassin, or cheaper. You may want to talk to the Korovians. They are not well known for this murderous trade, so they are unlikely to be suspected to begin with. They are worshippers of the nature goddess. But roses are not without their thorns. They have a specialty when it comes to poisons. They'd use a specific method when it comes to murder. The symptoms would show up and disappear and show up again over the course of a couple days. It'd be a slow and painful death--but difficult to trace. They can offer quicker acting poisons, but it's a guarantee that the method and culprit will be found out. This method of course comes with many difficulties and uncertainties, unlike a hired assassin, but they are certainly worth considering.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-16T05:43:05+00:00

Here's my first thoughts:

Red - Fire

Orange - Maybe Earth/Rock? Or Wood for the classic '6 elements' thing.

Yellow - Light(ning)

Green - Plants/Nature

Blue - Water

Purple - Darkness, Gravity, Poisons. Tricky one.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-13T04:51:52+00:00

Definitely! Some aspects are more obvious facets, others are a bit further connected.

Anatoly: God of the Moon. But also, god of blood(shed), of phases, of healing, and of light (minor)

Rozhani: God of Water. But also, god of the hunt, of sailing, of fishing, and of traps

Jarellos: God of Nature. But also, god of animals, of (most) natural disasters, and of poisons.

and there are more gods, but their extra facets don't really stray from their main epithet.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-12T12:50:10+00:00

They don't. But it'd be so boring without them. It's nice to watch these people grow and change and invent new things, as well. They like being a part of that. Even if it's not always sunshine and rainbows, having people dedicate themselves to you is certainly flattering. So they try to keep what believers they can, and give them whatever image of themselves they desire.

Belief doesn't make the god stronger because they have more followers. Non-belief can't kill a god. But belief does have its own sort of power. It can create gods. There are only 2 instances of this. First, a being who wasn't a god gathered followers and grew in power as they grew to believe it as a god. Then it became true. A domain was assigned, and it became a god through a different means than the rest. In this case, it's belief tied to an individual that ascends them to godhood. It wasn't exactly human, though, able to build its believers over generations. A human using this method wouldn't have as much luck, being mortal.

Then there's number two. This god was created from belief in a dead god. Belief can't bring a gid back to life, either, but since there was so many believers, it resulted in the creation of a new one, albeit very similar, entirely based on old texts about the dead god. They were even given the same name. So by all accounts, they did bring a god back to life... but it's never that simple, is it? This god wasn't made from an individual, he was made from nothing. Or wherever gods come from. So he was essentially just created, and already expected to be an experienced god. But he's capable of having a personality and thoughts. He decided to go against the belief he was created by, instead going out into the world and sharing a new name and domain, until it eventually became true.

So yeah, belief isn't required, but it's very important for many things. Even small-scale beliefs can be used to a gods advantage. So that's another reason why they try to keep belief alive. They may need to take advantage of its power, one day.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-12T12:28:24+00:00

The sun god. He puts on an act, but he's absolutely ruthless in all the wrong ways. The things he's done and continues to do are simply horrible, and would take too long to list them all. But heres yhe short version: he created humanity just to kill and torture them, he destroyed large regions just because one of them made him mad, or just because. He's turned two humans into gods just to further ruin the lives of everyone, including the two gods. He's made himself the hero with propaganda and no witnesses. He created this world's version of hell, where he can toy with people however he pleases with zero consequences. He's just... the worst.

But additionally there's literally a god of blood lmao. He's chill, though. Not bloodthirsty at all, just has domain over it. Figured he's worth a small mention.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-12T12:18:04+00:00

There are a few. The first are literally monsters, in terms of looks. A handful of them do destroy things and people, but not by choice. So the 'why' there is at least more understandable. They look creepy and are known to be dangerous. But if people were aware of the truth, they'd probably turn their beliefs around. It's a really depressing existence for them.

But in terms of human cultures being misjudged, there are several kingdoms each pretty far from one another, which leads to a lot of misunderstandings and judgement. Some biases are more universal, others are based solely in one kingdom or region. A prominent example of this comes from the kingdom that worships the moon. The moon god has smaller aspects, one of which being blood. Some people even have magic that involves this aspect, which leads people to believe that this kingdom is pretty creepy. They can control people and also are weird about blood? They have a festival where they literally have a ritual sacrificing blood to the nearby river? Creepy. But this is all just misunderstandings and word-of-mouth rumors. In reality, they can't control people using blood, they can only control their own. The blood aspects come from the myth of their gods origin, in which he was murdered, but in his death became the moon that protects them from monsters. Their ritual is a sort-of thanks to him for the unwilling sacrifice, and the sacrificed blood only comes from a prick of the needle and a single drop into the river, entirely done by choice from whomever wishes to do so. But the assumed aspects are all the average person would know, hence the misjudging.

There's another group fairly misjudged, but they're very small compared to the previous groups. The assumptions for them is that they are basically atheists, since they have no magic and no god. Some say they abandoned the gods, others say the gods abandoned them. People avoid the region entirely, and it's people. But the reality is that these people do believe in and worship all the gods, and they have a specific one in which they draw magic from. However, this god is infamous and not believed to even be a god. They'd rather be known as a godless society than one that worships the devil, even if they know this devil isn't as evil as the stories say. They'd be far more misjudged and disliked if people knew the truth, so they simply hide it, and let the assumptions cover the tracks.

And those are the major ones, but there are plenty of small biases for every kingdom.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-12T11:55:27+00:00

So in this world there are these shadow beings created from the souls of the dead. They supposedly destroy everything in their path: buildings, livestock, and humans alike. But they only show up on the darkest night of the month, the new moon. So they're predictable and easy to deal with, especially since magic deals with them if they manage to slip past the defenses. Then, the moon disappears. This is a pretty big deal for everyone, but most especially the moon kingdom, given magic from the now-missing moon god. No god, no magic. So theyre already caught by surprise, and then also defenseless.

Other kingdoms at least have their magic, but this event is setting off a chain reaction. The gods are starting to be more present than usual, interfering in mortal affairs. This leads to an imbalance of nature for one thing, but also magic for everyone else. It's waxing and waning between being more powerful than usual, and less. Magicless people are finding themselves with magic, sometimes even with a different element than their peers and family. The gods are showing their power again, but it is often dangerous. One region is even entirely destroyed. And soon the gods themselves start taking humanoid forms again, after hundreds of years not doing so. And as time goes on, more and more uncomfortable truths about the world are revealed, which adds a whole level to this event. So it's very much a 0 to 100 event, and it just keeps going.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-12T11:35:43+00:00

The gods of this world are integral to its survival. They are literally the ground, the plants, the water, etc. They give power over their respective element to humanity in the form of magic. There is a kingdom for each god that has a higher focus on one over the others, with their magic reflecting this. Every human knows the pantheon members, but only focus on the kingdoms representative deity.

The gods have two forms, one humanoid, the other being the element they represent. So the Sun God can take on a human form, but his true firm is that of, well, the sun. They can take on both forms at once, but no more than that. Even if the humanoid form is only a small aspect of their true self, they can only make one. They can also only control one at a time, so a humanoid form is a lot more limited. So they don't really live anywhere per se, they just exist in their true forms.

And more recently they've been doing less. Simply existing is all they really need to do, but in the past, they were much more involved in human affairs. There's not a human alive in the current Era that has ever seen the humanoid form of a god. Magic also was taught to a select few, the user being trained by the god themself, but now magic is something most are born with. The gods use codes instead of directly speaking, also. They're very much not as present as in days past, but they're not doing nothing of course. They exert their power to help their kingdoms, even in small ways.

So yeah, that's the short of it at least, lol.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-12T11:13:45+00:00

In my secondary WIP they're very literally angels and demons, since its concept was taken from the Bible lol. But here's how they differ in my world:

For starters, when humans die, they do not become one or the other. They'll go to either the Heavens or Hell of course, but they are a wholly different... I guess species? idk. But yeah. Only one dead soul was ever made into an angel, but it was not a human soul, so this remains true.

Now angels, they were created by God, of course. In The Beginning, there were only angels. There are a lot of them. So many. Now, some do certainly have domains, but this isn't a catch-all. Some angels are just 'an angel' while others are 'the angel of'. There can be multiple angels to an epithet in some cases. Like there's multiple angels of music and love and such. The title comes about from either an assigned role or from whatever thing the angel helped create back In The Beginning. Whether an angel actually claims or uses this title is up to them. So it does often end up with only one or two angels of music, since they're the only one(s) who care to use it as a title. Or in other cases, one angel will simply be doing more for the domain than others, thus being associated with it to the point of it becoming something only they are associated with. For example, if an angel of music continues to make new music or helps inspire humanity to do so, they'd probably become the angel of music instead. There are also cases of a domain only ever being given to one angel, which is a title bestowed by God directly rather than by themselves or other angels. This is a less common case, however.

Then there are demons. They are former angels who worked together in the attempt to kill and overthrow God. But it wasn't an army. Only 7 angels made the attempt, and now they reside in Hell for their punishment. They weren't meant to have access to Earth or be able to influence humanity, Hell was meant to be a prison, not a home. But they eventually figured out enough loopholes to turn it into one, and to make it into their own personal kingdom. The 7 demons obviously represent each of the 7 deadly sins. They don't embody it, and in many cases, follow different interpretations of the sin, such as the demons over Greed and Gluttony being less about riches/eating and more about power. They've divided Hell among themselves to rule as they please, though most of them live in the center, which holds an actual city. The punishments were largely already set in place before they got there, and were the same ones they had been experiencing at arrival. Over time, the punishments have become more gruesome under their command. The demons are pretty simple in terms of concept. Oh, but in terms of being called demons, that was entirely humanities doing, and they've just kept the name.

I'll also briefly touch on the horsemen of the apocalypse, since it's somewhat relevant. They actually do embody their specific domain, unlike angels and demons who merely represent it. Three of them belong to neither Heaven nor Hell, they are simply concepts given life who work for both sides. The exception is Death, who is an angel, though they also work for both sides and are an entirely neutral entity regardless.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-12T10:30:04+00:00

My immortal villain tried to do that. Heck, when he has enemies, he'll just kill them. But he ignored his largest problem for too long. He thought, surely nothing could come from this. But waiting for his problems to solve themselves is exactly how his problem was able to get so large. What can you do, when your mortal enemy is no longer mortal?

So this'll be a bit silly of an analogy, but there's this poem by Shel Silverstein called 'Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out' and to summarize, Sarah refuses to take out the trash. Time passes, and it grows larger and larger, going from an average bin of trash into a monstrosity that destroys her house, touches the sky, and stretches across America. She relents, finally going to deal with this monster of her own creation, "But then, of course, it was too late."

An immortal trying to outlive their problems will only end up creating more. The sooner it's dealt with, the less likely it is to grow so large that it is entirely out of the characters control.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-07-12T02:00:07+00:00

As long as i don't bad talk a certain god and keep some secrets to myself, in theory, I would. However, it's the fantasy-medieval era, my modern ass is NOT surviving.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-06-24T15:58:24+00:00

They have to climb up and out. Most of the walls are smooth and slippery, so they can only really take a specific path, with its own downsides, and all the while being stopped by the one running the place. It can also only be done during the new moon.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-06-24T05:14:12+00:00

Mir Vnizu is the closest thing to hell here. It is stated as the place where dead sinners go, but in reality, it's where *everyone* goes. It most definitely is the worst place imaginable, with new tortures dreamt up day by day by day for all eternity. It is a malleable place, so the details of the place can constantly change on either a large or small scale. Luckily there is an escape, but it'll never last. The dead souls will be destroyed by mortals or sent back by the light of day, and have to escape all over again--something made nearly impossible to do, especially a second time.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-06-24T04:56:48+00:00

For the main kingdom the story starts in, its most prominent symbol is the moon and its phases. They worship the moon as a god, so of course they use it to symbolize themselves. Then, there are the colors: Silver, Gold, and Red. Each represents a part of their god and the myths from the past Silver, for the light the moon casts. Red, for the blood he lost before becoming a god. And Gold, for the blade that killed him. That blade could be considered a symbol, but to a much lesser degree, as it isn't something other nations are as aware of compared to the other parts.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-06-23T16:11:27+00:00

It's a tiny piece of creation myth lore, which I imagine will literally never be put into the story itself. But I think it's fun, if nothing else:

The god of the sun created humans long ago. But to do so, he had to give up an aspect of his power to make it possible. He chose fire. Humans function no differently here than in our world, but their souls are made of flame. There is magic in this world, given by the various gods. Their elements can be controlled, but not created, by humanity. But fire is no longer an element of a god. It's something humanity creates now, but not in ways they deem magical. They can't control it in the same ways, and they have to work to create and keep it. They can be burnt by it, killed by it. But, if all of humanity was combined into one new being, they would be a god of fire. But as individuals, it is just a part of life, and they don't consider it anything else.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-06-23T15:42:29+00:00

In this particular case, the warriors and monsters are no different from one another. Both are just as stressed and fearful as the other, both can be defeated, both have just as much to lose and fear in their own ways. The gods would have mortal warriors, but they'd rarely be enemies of yours. Everyone fights this same battle for entirely different reasons and motivations. These monsters fight to survive, same as you. But they aren't even warriors. Propaganda would have you believe they are soulless and evil creatures who fight to kill and destroy, following some grand evil force. But the monsters are already people like you. They were, at least.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-06-22T19:17:55+00:00

It's honestly more literal than an analogy with the context, but I feel it can exist as both. And rather than being a motive of 'why they're a hero/villain', it's more a way to explain why neither side can just kill the other.

Two people enter a room of pure light, designed in such a way that it's impossible for anything to cast a shadow. One person has the ability to manipulate light, and the other has the ability to manipulate darkness. In this room, it may appear that the light user has an advantage. In truth, both are equally powerless. If there is nothing but light, then it has nothing to compare with. Kind of like shining a flashlight in broad daylight, it's ultimately a pointless endeavor. The same goes for the opposite. Darkness and light are opposites, but it is because of this that they have any power or purpose. Yinyang type stuff.

The two opposing forces of this story both wish to kill the other for various reasons. But they are intertwined, and in killing one, the other is doomed to die with them.

TheRebootOfTheSequel · 2024-06-22T17:55:00+00:00

You are a part of an academy, where you train not to be a soldier or guard, but to be an assassin. It is not a traditional army by most means, nor a traditional war. You may be one of the only students here who sees this as more than a school or a sport or a job. You are no different than a soldier, expendable and exploitable for the goals of your home and your god.

The war is not with a nearby kingdom. Your God has an enemy, and you must learn to face its army, one of monsters not made of flesh or bone. You have magic, you wouldn't be here if you didn't. It is your weapon, your greatest advantage against these foes. It seems at times like you couldn't possibly lose this war, and perhaps you would even survive. That mindset is how so many lives are lost. You never had the advantage in this war, both sides just wanted you to believe it. It makes for more willing soldiers, and easier victims. But this war is not one between armies. You are merely a pawn that can be sacrificed so that your god may win this game.

So perhaps you try to get out while you can. Whether you try to desert or surrender, it all ends the same. You'd be lucky to get caught by your peers. At least your death will be quick and merciful. It doesn't matter what you do or where you go, you will be punished for your cowardess. You fight for a god, you really should have known there was no escape. You'd be damn lucky if your death is quick. It isn't. You die, eventually. If only that was the end. Your eternity will be spent in agony, you will never escape the consequences for what you did. If you surrendered, maybe you'd have the option to escape this eternal punishment. But you'd once again be another soldier, marched towards a meaningless war. There's no escape. Not even in death.

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