2077; excessive violence and murder is on the rise, enough to cause a mass panic. The news reports are frequent and school children are escorted to and from school by soldiers and police to ensure their safety. There is a strong sense of foreboding in the city—people are paranoid, family members and loved ones have already been lost, there are no explanations as no murderer(s) has been caught. Conspiracies, distrust, fear; the city was pushed to its breaking point until all went silent. The news feeds went dead and the cities power cut. People changed into monsters, revealing themselves as demons in the guise of human beings, soon to rampaged the city, killing all its human inhabitants and those that survived, whether they knew it or not, were the same breed of monster that destroyed the city. The strongest of these demons rose up and reshaped the city with their limitless power, turning it into a chaotic mess indistinguishable from what it once was. The city is now an island surrounded by deadly poisonous waters, impenetrable and impossible to leave. There is no means of communication to the outside world, there's a possibility that the outside world no longer exists even.
2079; It's been roughly a year and a half later since the incident and the city has been divided into 13 wards. There are few settlements but no order, living in the city is like living in total anarchy where everyone makes their own rules and only those strong enough can enforce them. The people who once thought they were human have long since realized their survival was no coincidence. That they are in fact a demon in human form as well (at the time having yet to awaken to their true form), and the demons who orchestrated the cities invasion had never intended to kill their own kind from the beginning. For what little good it did because people are more inclined to kill one another with their new found powers regardless of kinsmanship. However, there is a rumor that some semblance of the Old World still exists in the upper wards and a small group of people are looking to make their way through the 13 wards to reach this supposed place. But the city is warped and dangerous, those that couldn't control their demon forms roam the wards as mindless killing abominations.
Loosely inspired by Shin Megami Tensei, the story revolves around a small group of protagonists who have the ability to change between a demon/human form and are, in essence, trying to find a sanctuary in post-apocalyptia. The characters have been around since before the city was destroyed/changed but their character isn't limited to a person who only thought they were human. They could have known what they were and were simply pretending to be human, they could have thought they were humans with some kind of exceptional/strange talent, been totally oblivious to their origins (even having gone so far as the have been raised by humans), etc.. As for the origins of these demons, they came from another world that humans had ruined (more on that later) and in retaliation took over the humans world but as far as some people are concerned it was only the city.
There are three major characteristics that all demons have in common;
- All of them can sense other demons, some better than others and some can hide their presence entirely.
- All of them are shapeshifters to an extent, their human form is irrelevant but their demon form will always be the same. Some can't change their human form however.
- As a result, some demons replaced human infants as sleeper agents for the inevitable invasion but there are those that had never awoken to their true origin. No matter how you look at it though, the body they inhabit isn't their original form.
The characters can change into their demon form at will but have the ability to utilize their powers in their human form but it wouldn't be as strong as if they transformed. However, the more they use their powers the more they lose their human side but the more powerful they become. So the trade off is power or their human emotions/memories. That said, the enemies that they fight while traveling won't be pushovers since a large majority of them (at least for the start of the story) are people who lost their minds to their power which means they'll actually be stronger than the average individual. I'm hoping to create a real sense of urgency and struggle when fighting.
I'm hoping to find at least four dedicated people but more is welcome. I have a lot more I want to say about this roleplay but I don't want to waste time writing everything up if no one is interested. I also tried to explain everything in the simplest terms but I have a habit or not saying enough so if anyone has any questions feel free to ask! I'm always happy to answer!
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