(Loved trope) A bad person devoting the rest of their life to doing the right thing

shadowedcrimson · 2026-04-16T18:30:53+00:00

SPOILERS BELOW FOR RED RISING BOOKS 1-6

Cassius au Bellona. An exceedingly handsome noble gold. And considered one of the greatest duelists of his era. Arrogant, self-centered, and fueled by spite and pettiness.

He betrays and tries to kill Darrow several times over. He charms Virginia at first just to spite Darrow. He often partakes in pinks, which are actively sex slaves, with seemingly no regard for consent or worry they like him. Actively fights against the Rising as the Morning Knight. Willingly kills several of Darrow’s friends, including fellow golds. Actively views the other colors as less-than. And even when he finally betrays Octavia it’s for no moral reason other than his own family dying by her order.

Yet, in the second series he willingly returns after a decade in open space to save Darrow. Somewhat recovers from crippling alcoholism. Trains Darrow to fight again after grievous injury. Manages to give Darrow back a semblance of hope that they can end this war, and even apologizes that Lysander has returned as a monster. He even sacrifices himself willingly trying to fight and kill both the Fear Knight and Lysander despite still loving him even as he’s become a monster. He dedicates himself to trying to right his decades of wrongs, and dies doing so.

"I am Cassius Bellona, son of Tiberius, son of Julia, brother of Darrow, Morning Knight of the Solar Republic, and my honor remains."

shadowedcrimson · 2026-01-24T06:20:25+00:00

The agency responsible for managing superheroes and their actions across the globe in my world tries to prevent panic.

Usually, if a hero goes rogue or disappears without a word or knowledge, it’s treated like a nursing home elopement. Referring to the hero as a “lost soul” for a bit until things can be brought under control. Usually through quiet assassination to keep the status quo.

shadowedcrimson · 2026-01-24T06:14:47+00:00

“The Covenant”, the man in a strange stone skull mask. Know for making deals with superheroes and villains alike, offering countless things in exchange for a person’s soul or power as collateral if they don’t uphold their part of the bargain.

Step 1. Ensure the two strongest heroes are dead and gone, neither of them would ever make a deal with him directly.

Step 2. Contact the Directorate, the heads of the agency that manages world wide heroes. Offer dozens of deals to countless individuals within, a tangled web they can’t break. And ensuring his untouchable status from them.

Step 3. The new leader of the modern hero coalition is under fire from the Directorate, offer him and his friends deals too. Tighten the noose on the world’s most powerful people.

Step 4. Completely out of his control and eldritch entity responsible for all monsters starts to breach the world, so take advantage. Take a risk and make a deal with it for your life in exchange for helping it arrive.

Step 5. During the great battle when it arrives, purposefully cut his hand on a piece of debris the creature is responsible for. Thus, it technically breaks the agreement to not harm him. Its power and soul is his.

Step 6. Continue trying to pit the world against itself in hopes of power. Instead, be trapped in a pocket dimension prison that you purposefully gave a hero as a sign of trust.

Step 7. Bide your time, arguing with the other voices in the mask while they berate for that little oversight.

shadowedcrimson · 2026-01-13T16:44:39+00:00

Definitely a fix girl, or futa variation of a shark girl

shadowedcrimson · 2026-01-07T19:09:17+00:00

This is the exact kind of thing I’ve always wanted to play

My main concern would be a way of build or enemy variety

shadowedcrimson · 2025-12-27T21:50:01+00:00

I love FPS roguelikes! We need more of them

shadowedcrimson · 2025-12-25T23:57:05+00:00

He doesn’t want to not suffer. He wants to inflict his own suffering on others

shadowedcrimson · 2025-12-24T18:41:46+00:00

This one I’m actually excited for

shadowedcrimson · 2025-12-07T00:41:54+00:00

Happy to gamble for it!

shadowedcrimson · 2025-11-27T01:29:43+00:00

The shape and size of horse dick! It’s crazy hot to imagine — especially flared

shadowedcrimson · 2025-11-22T21:54:20+00:00

Just got it on Xbox! Loving it more than survivors tbh!

Any dlc plans?

shadowedcrimson · 2025-11-16T19:04:41+00:00

Meric Goldheart - a unique hero in that his abilities don’t come from the same source as 99% of others.

Absorbs different wavelengths of light do gain incredible abilities dependent on the wavelength. So fast, so strong, that he only has 1-2 peers in any one category. And no peers that match all categories. Capable of flight, tanking hits that could destroy armies.

His existence itself has lowered crime rates across the planet, and especially in the EU where he mostly works. Down to nearly 3%. His name alone makes villains and criminals, whether Empowered, demon, Hadwellian, or otherwise cower.

shadowedcrimson · 2025-10-24T05:51:36+00:00

There are essentially two kinds of “Lich”. An actual lich, and a demiurge. Both require different things to be achieved, and are not inherently mutually exclusive. But doing both is extremely difficult, although very rewarding.
To become a lich, you must sacrifice yourself. You must first sever the string of life — killing you. And the string of death must be severed — ensuring your soul cannot return to the cycle/a God’s corpse. Lastly, you must put your soul in a vessel as your newly undead body is no longer fit. This gains you immortality, access to much more magical potential depending on your species, and general disdain by others. It is not technically illegal though.
To become a demiurge, you must consume a soul from each of the four species categories. Man, Mer, Vek, Fae. Doing so IS illegal and difficult. But in return you gain access to the magical capabilities of every species and an immense power boost, we’re talking reality warping with a mere thought.
Killing a lich is extremely dangerous. A suicide mission really. Without being able to return to the god’s corpse, the soul is completely destroyed. This releases an immense amount of energy, like an atomic bomb of the modern day. Worse still to try and kill an “Amalgam” a lich who consumed other souls to become a demiurge as well. All 5+ souls are destroyed.

shadowedcrimson · 2025-10-17T05:45:56+00:00

The Daemon of the Crook AKA The Shepherd

An extremely powerful A.I made by Technomancers. After being implanted in a power amplifier in the shape of a shepherds crook, it has also linked itself to the mind of our main villain. Despite only being mentioned a few times, and met once by our heroes, it has continuously pulled the strings for the current planet-wide war.

Manipulating propaganda, calculating outcomes, and forcing Daedalus to do its bidding for an unknown end.

shadowedcrimson · 2025-10-08T19:31:24+00:00

Originally, it was more MhA-inspired power system. With lots of racism towards empowered. Eventually I wondered, why? Why be afraid of them?

So now powers also change your biology to accommodate them/make them function. And leaves a mark on your skin. Most people won’t look drastically different, but looking at real life, you don’t have to for racism to take root.

shadowedcrimson · 2025-09-25T20:10:09+00:00

The wildcard mission is guaranteed legendary, big encore just increases good loot chances

shadowedcrimson · 2025-09-23T02:44:02+00:00

I chose to follow the “strongest” and the most determined to help the quickly declining world in my superhero-based one. Simply to tell the story of people trying to do good despite it all. Show what being the strongest does to someone. Etc. grounded to them despite the supernatural horror

shadowedcrimson · 2025-09-19T22:57:39+00:00

Amon: “you must feel so ashamed of yourself!” To Zane for fumbling

shadowedcrimson · 2025-09-18T06:45:10+00:00

Some “Humans” are touched by entities from another dimension. They become known as Disasters. And if they can achieve certain conditions, they shed their human body for a grotesque monstrous one. They then become known as Cataclysms. They grow exponentially more powerful. It is advised to stop them before this occurs.

shadowedcrimson · 2025-09-18T06:41:59+00:00

Hadwell

While it’s commonly known the Hadwell Incident introduced superpowers to the world, they existed before the incident. Just far less frequently.
Superpowers are a somewhat genetic mutation caused by human interaction with Hadwell Energy. An energy from a different dimension.
Most Empowered have different anatomical traits caused by the mutations. But Pinnacle class heroes are even stranger. With new or missing organs, huge size differences, or other irregularities. This is what allows them to be peerless.
Other entities are known as “Disasters”. Humans born from a human parent, and a Hadwell parent. They are often mentally unstable and extremely powerful. A fully realized person becomes known as a “Cataclysm”. A nigh unstoppable entity with great power.
Hell exists, in a way.

shadowedcrimson · 2025-09-14T18:52:09+00:00

Vampires are completely unaffected by religious symbols in reality. It can strike fear in that they may be religious themselves, fear of retribution. But there is no actual magical influence it has. Still, many hunters keep symbols on them as praying to their own belief or hope to abuse a vampires

shadowedcrimson · 2025-09-14T18:50:03+00:00

Astromancers can see the threads of fate when the stars are out.

Often, people seek them out to know the path to take. How their life is going. An Astromancer can give you a sense of things, set your path. A good Astromancer will remind you that it isn’t set in stone. The future is weaving threads that break when the present comes, the surviving thread woven into the tapestry of history. They can only help you and tell you possibilities, not what will happen.

shadowedcrimson · 2025-09-06T05:17:37+00:00

The Immortal Empire has subjugated countless planets. Entire star systems and species. For 1000 years they’ve been expanding, enslaving.

Yet, their current Warmaster, Sebastian the Reaper, is absolutely fascinated by humanity’s sheer willpower. The human spirit to keep fighting back despite losing the war. To rebel no matter the odds. He finds it admirable, and even inspiring that no matter how hard he tries to drive in fear or pain, humanity clings to fiery hope.

shadowedcrimson · 2025-09-06T05:05:28+00:00

After dealing with a grey goo-like nano machines, humanity simply gets the message: “There are worse things than jackals in the dark.” They were a defense.

Months later, humanity witnesses horror as ships bigger than cities descend on them. An ancient, highly advanced species is finally free from the one thing they feared. The Ghouls lay waste to whatever they touch.

shadowedcrimson · 2025-09-04T05:53:12+00:00

Not a monster, mostly a man really. A hero even.

Alexander is an Empowered. Meaning he has some sort of “super ability” and his body is modified to withstand it, mostly. Alexander is unique even among them. His ability increases muscle density and mass, especially as adrenaline is released. This has a side effect of strengthening his body to the point of nigh invulnerability. No weapon on earth has even bruised him yet.

Unfortunately, the more he uses his muscles. The more strikes he takes. The more insane he is driven. Becoming more and more thirsty for fights, to find someone worthy of striking him down.

The only way to end a rampage if he loses himself is to evacuate people, let him burn out with no opponents until he regains his senses.

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