RisingRobin

Children of the Otherworld - An Isekai Story

Sweet. Are we good to post again, or would you rather we wait for the others, so that you can do a singular setting post for the cities we end up in?

@ERode

At this point, I'd say post at your own discretion. I'm not gonna force anyone to hurry up with posting, but I don't want to stall the whole RP waiting on one particular character to do something.

@Xaltwind A bit too fancy for what I'm thinking right at the start, but hey, minor detail so... have fun with it. XD

Children of the Otherworld - An Isekai Story

New Post is up. Morganna will be there tomorrow. Right now... I'm bushed. :P

Children of the Otherworld - An Isekai Story

"Rise..." The voice resounded in the heads of the three individuals. Minami opened her eyes to see the train-station platform completely deserted. Dalton slowly pulled himself into a sitting position inside his destroyed car, and Belo... he didn't know how but he was STANDING on top of the ocean! As the three took stock of their surroundings, they all noticed something similar in their experiences. It seemed as though time itself had stopped for each of them.

As Minami rose to her feet, she could see the image of her body sprawled on the ground and bleeding from a head wound. Vacating the car, Dalton found another version of himself still sitting there beaten and bloodied. If Belo squinted hard enough, he could just make out the silhouette of his drowned body just beneath the waves. Their fascinations were interrupted by the sudden appearance of a bright golden doorway in front of them. On the other side stood what could only be described as... an angel of death?! The figure was at least six and a half feet tall and had massive black wings sprouting from his back. His body was covered in golden armor and a long glowing sword was attached to his arm. He gestured for the three to step through the gate.

"Come," he said. As if to obey him, all three found themselves inexplicably drawn through the door. Upon stepping through, they were each in a void with the unusual being.

MINAMI
Drasil regarded the unassuming girl with a cold stare. [color=gold][i]"Not strong, not particularly extraordinary, but..." As if on cue, Minami's voice echoed through the void.

"Oh, Minami, Minami, Minami... What a wasted life you lead, huh? You couldn't do anything, because you were weak, because you didn't have the courage. I... I just wish... I just wanted... To be like... Others... Why couldn't I be pretty like the other girls? Why... Why couldn't I talk back when people were calling me crap? I... I wanted to be brave and strong and cool... If I... If I ever got to be pretty... No, if I was ever a babe, I'd snub all those pretty-boy-casanovas only interested in tits and asses..."

"You possess a fire within you that can't be ignored." Drasil reached forth his hand and Minami was enveloped in a golden light. She heard a voice in her head as something began to change.

"Soul Transfer Initiated! Suitable Race selected! Scanning soul..." Now it felt as though something were digging through her mind, her thoughts open like a book. "Skills Selected! Desire for Courage - Resist Fear Unlocked! Desire for Strength - Atlas Unlocked! Powerful Desire to Live combined with Desire for Beauty - LEGENDARY SKILL Life Drain Unlocked! Racial Traits - Blood Serf Unlocked!

As the light vanished, Minami was dropped back onto the ground. Drasil strode up to her and threw a smirk down at the young woman, "Today your desires have been granted. Welcome to my world of Vecta, Miss Minami! My name is Drasil. When you are ready, come and find me." Minami's vison suddenly went black and when she came too, she was lying on the ground outside of a gothic castle. Her office clothes replaced by a simple black dress and a dagger at her waist.

DALTON
Stepping through the gate, Drasil cocked his head at the young man, "An unusual soul. Deprived of any chance to prove yourself... " The god couldn't help but smile as Dalton last thoughts echoed around them.

"I didn't want to spend so much time studying! I didn't want to play nice, and be a kiss-up, to people who deserved to have their teeth kicked in! I didn't want to be bullied, or shunned! Everyone treated me like dirt, but if I ever stepped a toe out of line, I was the bad guy?! Society lets people who cheat, and steal, and lie, have everything they ever wanted but I was the selfish one for thinking I deserved better?!"

"Untapped anger, but with no true direction. You seek a world in which you can rise or fall by your own strength. You'll be a perfect candidate." Raising his hand, Drasil summoned the light once again and Dalton felt his mind be scanned as the transformation process occurred.

"Soul Transfer Initiated! Suitable Race selected! Scanning soul... Skills Selected! Desire for Battle- Combat Sense Unlocked! Desire to Lead - Pack Leader Unlocked! Powerful Desire to DESTROY detected! - LEGENDARY SKILL Primal Rage Unlocked! Racial Traits - Hunter's Trap Unlocked!

Stepping up to Dalton as the light vanished, Drasil offered a hand, "If you're going to get ahead in this world, you're going to need a pack of your own to follow you. I think I know right where I can send you. Welcome to Vecta, young Dalton". With that, Drasil and the void faded into black. When Dalton could open his eyes, he was no longer bleeding out on a city street, but instead was lying face down in the middle of a forest.

BELO

To say Belo's experience was "unique" would be putting it gently. As he walked over the waves towards the hole in reality, Drasil smiled at him, "A perfect physical specimen! You'll make a fine addition to the world of Vecta, dear friend. I've been watching your journey for some time now. Now let's see..." Unlike Minami and Dalton, scenes from Belo's life began to play out around the two beings in the void. Scenes of childhood, of battle, and of loss.

"Your life tells a sad story, Captain Belo," said Drasil, observing each memory. "Howeverm it was not meant to end here! You've been gifted a new life in a new world. You'll have a new family to protect very soon!" The light began to close in around Belo and his mind became an open book to whatever power it was that Drasil had summoned. This time, due to Belo's lifespan, the processs took slightly longer than it did previously.

"Soul Transfer Initiated! Suitable Race selected! Scanning soul... Skills Selected! Desire for Battle- Combat Sense Unlocked! Desire to Defend- Iron Skin Unlocked! WARNING POWERFUL Desire for the Seas Detected - Master of Seas Unlocked! Racial Traits - Elemental Resistance Unlocked!

As the process completed, Drasil approached Belo and placed a hand on his chest. "The seas of a whole new world are calling to you, Captian. Go out and conquer in my name. I am Drasil. Welcome to my world of Vecta!"

Children of the Otherworld - An Isekai Story

That feeling of “can’t wait to see what gets posted next”!

Children of the Otherworld - An Isekai Story

I’m going to try and keep myself committed to regular GM updates, but right at the start, Morganna and Drasil will be saying roughly the same thing to each person they visit, and I feel like that would get boring fast. For brevity, it’ll probably be every 3-4 intro posts just to keep things moving along.

Children of the Otherworld - An Isekai Story

Will update again once a few more posts have come through. Otherwise y’all are going to see me making a lot of identical posts right at the start.

Children of the Otherworld - An Isekai Story

So do I have to include my character being visited by their God, or do I end my post with them dying?

@Crimson Flame

Just end your post with the death. Morganna will step in there.

Children of the Otherworld - An Isekai Story

@Xaltwind Great first post to get us started!

Children of the Otherworld - An Isekai Story

IC is up! Let's get started.

Children of the Otherworld - An Isekai Story

And

The world of Vecta, there raged a battle between the Light and the Dark. Two gods - Morganna and Drasil - had birthed this world from nothing. Conquering over the light and the dark, the brother and sister unleashed their might to bring life to a barren world. The first beings, the Primals, sprang forth from the Earth. Then, the dragons established their dominance before the twin gods birthed their ultimate creation: The Morai. A race that could grow and develop as they chose. A seed from which all other life could spring forth. However, it was the creation of this race that drove a wedge between the gods.

Morganna, goddess of Light, believed it was their duty as gods to attend to the needs of their creations and usher them along. Her brother Drasil, god of Darkness, decided they must experience hardship and grow stronger through trial by fire. This war of ideals tore the siblings apart and split Vecta in twain. A Divine Accord was forged shortly thereafter. Neither god would be permitted to set foot in the other's domain. Taking the North, Morganna ruled with peace and the study of magic while Drasil ruled the Southern lands and forced his subjects to grow strong. New races appeared over the centuries, but they were incomplete. Nothing could match the creations the siblings made when they were together. In their race to build the ideal world, the two gods had plateaued in their ability to create.

That all changed with the discovery of the Otherworld. It was Morganna who found it first. A world parallel to hers; ruled by science in place of magic. Filled with creatures who resembled the Morai, but imbued with a spirit that burned brighter than any in Vecta. It was during this time she noticed the souls that passed in the Otherworld often still possessed life within them. Almost as if they were dying before their appropriate time. Filled with pity for these souls, Morganna began to select the ones she deemed 'worthy' and brought them to Vecta in new bodies to complete their lives.

It didn't take long before these "Children of the Otherworld" were noticed by Drasil. Even placed into new bodies, he could sense this new spirit that blazed with might. Taking a note from his sister, Drasil began watching the Otherworld to find souls worthy of his time. Thus, Morganna and Drasil's battle began anew. A race to find the best and brightest of the Otherworld and bring them to Vecta. It came to be understood that a soul brought from the Otherworld was destined to achieve great things in Vecta. Thus, the arrival of an Otherworlder always caused quite the stir among particular circles. The Children of the Otherworld became highly sought after. Some wanted their protection, others wished to utilize their abilities for themselves.

One such day in Vecta, Drasil was in his temple in Sombros, the capital of Southern Vecta. A tear in reality - carved by his sword Oro - stood before him. Through this tear, he watched scenes from the Otherworld with an intense glare. There were a lot of deaths happening in the Otherworld. Knowing his fool of a sister would be watching as well, he needed to find souls before she took all the best. His thoughts were confirmed by a sickeningly sweet voice in his head.

"Watching the Otherworld too, dear brother? If you even think about putting another soul in those ugly things you call your subjects, I'll send another maelstrom to your ports."

"Truly you are the benevolent goddess of light," muttered Drasil as he rubbed his temple. "Even so, if you throw a storm at me, my people are stronger than those weaklings of yours. A light rain could destroy them." All Drasil heard was his sister's scoff before she cut off their connection. With a sigh of relief, Drasil returned his attention to the window. No matter what happened, this new crop of Otherworlders may shift the balance. Once all his targets were chosen, the dark god unfurled his wings and stepped through the portal. It was time to give these creatures the chance at a new life.