Light at the end of the tunnel
"For all the happiness you wish for someone, someone else gets cursed with equal misery"
Streim: a small settlement on the outskirts of a metropolis, tucked away by intervening wilderness and forgotten by most of the outside world, save for those looking for a rural retreat from their busy city lives. Its inhabitants live slow lives. There's not much excitement to be found here. But at least there's local tv. And cafes.
Behind the dream-like filter of lazy afternoons and beautiful sunsets, however, brews a darker state of affairs. Numerous female residents have vanished, leaving no trace behind. Suicides have been on the rise. But let's not get into the ugly side of things, shall we? The inhabitants of Streim would rather not discuss such things. Anyone investigating these events is likely to be laughed off as a conspiracy theorist. The people of Streim like to believe that they live in a small bubble of safety, a belief they defend even at a subconscious level.
Still, there are those who know the actuality of things. Who know that when the sun sets, the city reeks of despair and misery. There are those who have devoted themselves to a never-ending battle no short of slavery, in exchange for a miracle. These warriors are magical girls. Then there are those who have lost this battle and wreak havoc on the inhabitants, from behind the curtains of darkness. These lost ones are known as witches: sinister beings that are now nothing more than a shadow of the person they were before. They play with the inherent darkness in humans , tugging at their heartstrings when they're weak, till they lead them astray. The magical girls and witches personify the classical tale of light against dark. But unknown to some girls, with each passing day a battle of extreme proportions comes closer. Walpurgisnacht, the strongest witch, has a desire to transform the world into a stage. This bizarre conglomeration of various witches will wipe the town away in a series of "natural" disasters if not stopped.
As a girl living in Streim, your story starts now. You have a wish,a burning desire that makes everything else look insignificant in front it. You'd go to any lengths just to get this one wish. Soon an opportunity will present itself. A contract with a mysterious creature: Kyubey. Your fate is going to become entangled with magic and the stuff of nightmares ,whether you like it or not. Or perhaps you know this already. Maybe your journey has already begun, and you have amassed your share of battle scars .
Regardless of which chapter you are on, the end draws near. Will you fight together with others like you or use them as stepping stones for your own glory? Will you stand tall in the face of adversity and make through it all, or will you crumble before your own despair, surrendering to your own sorrow and shortcomings? Regardless, darkness will soon engulf everyone. Who remains to see the light at the end of this tunnel, only time will tell.
Behind the dream-like filter of lazy afternoons and beautiful sunsets, however, brews a darker state of affairs. Numerous female residents have vanished, leaving no trace behind. Suicides have been on the rise. But let's not get into the ugly side of things, shall we? The inhabitants of Streim would rather not discuss such things. Anyone investigating these events is likely to be laughed off as a conspiracy theorist. The people of Streim like to believe that they live in a small bubble of safety, a belief they defend even at a subconscious level.
Still, there are those who know the actuality of things. Who know that when the sun sets, the city reeks of despair and misery. There are those who have devoted themselves to a never-ending battle no short of slavery, in exchange for a miracle. These warriors are magical girls. Then there are those who have lost this battle and wreak havoc on the inhabitants, from behind the curtains of darkness. These lost ones are known as witches: sinister beings that are now nothing more than a shadow of the person they were before. They play with the inherent darkness in humans , tugging at their heartstrings when they're weak, till they lead them astray. The magical girls and witches personify the classical tale of light against dark. But unknown to some girls, with each passing day a battle of extreme proportions comes closer. Walpurgisnacht, the strongest witch, has a desire to transform the world into a stage. This bizarre conglomeration of various witches will wipe the town away in a series of "natural" disasters if not stopped.
As a girl living in Streim, your story starts now. You have a wish,a burning desire that makes everything else look insignificant in front it. You'd go to any lengths just to get this one wish. Soon an opportunity will present itself. A contract with a mysterious creature: Kyubey. Your fate is going to become entangled with magic and the stuff of nightmares ,whether you like it or not. Or perhaps you know this already. Maybe your journey has already begun, and you have amassed your share of battle scars .
Regardless of which chapter you are on, the end draws near. Will you fight together with others like you or use them as stepping stones for your own glory? Will you stand tall in the face of adversity and make through it all, or will you crumble before your own despair, surrendering to your own sorrow and shortcomings? Regardless, darkness will soon engulf everyone. Who remains to see the light at the end of this tunnel, only time will tell.
Posting requirements
- This is a casual roleplay. I'm expecting one or two decent paragraphs per post. Proof-reading your IC posts ONCE before posting will honestly get rid of most mistakes/typos. Collabs are encouraged for battles and the like.
- All general rp rules apply. Avoid metagaming, bunnying, godmoding etc etc
Another rp I'm currently in has ideal posting rules (imo), so I'm adding those here as well:- Posting at least once a week is encouraged. 0 activity in either OOC/IC for 2 weeks straight gets you dropped.
- Wait for atleast 2 others players to post before posting again. If 2 players haven't posted in 2 days, you may post again.
The roleplay
- The roleplay has the same genres as the Puella series: Dark fantasy/Horror/Psychological
- You need not have completed the series to join. If you're not familiar w/ pmmmverse, pm me & I'll gladly bring you up to speed.
- Any magical girl can die. It is very much likely that many will eventually end up dead or as witches.
- Although this is a puella-based rp, going off on tangents is possible.
- There are going to be np-witches throughout the town as well. The specific locations will not be known to the magical girls, however you can make reasonable guesses: eg dingy ol' abandoned places, etc. I have a map in the works for this.
The characters
- You can play as a magical girl. If she dies/despairs, you can play her witch or start anew.
- I don't think there are other possible characters that you could play as, but I'm open to suggestions.