#iis worldbuilding

[sixpillarsofgenesis]

I'm curious, will there be Part 2 of In Infinite Stars series that happens in events of Version 2.0 - 3.0 (such as events in Penacony) or will it be added onto as another long list of chapters?

Actually, as this fic is currently projected, In Infinite Stars is scheduled to wrap up the very end of the Belobog Arc and then I'll take a brief hiatus - there's a LOT in the Luofu that has to be covered, and I... Have been posting every other day for the better part of over half a year. So I'd like to take a chance to get everything in order. Most likely, IIS will conclude with their departure, and while they'll pop back into Belobog, the bulk of the focus will be on Herta's and the Luofu.

[sixpillarsofgenesis]

Worldbuilding question: do you think there would be some Nihility users hide they are Nihility users by saying "I follow [base path not Nihility]"? Since I could see them be like "why the fuck would I telegram my tragic backstory to bunch of strangers that would put me in danger". Especially on how badly they may react if some foreign stranger (like Caelus) who immediately could tell the full extent of their path, when they worked so hard to hide it from public knowledge

It's certainly a possibility. I don't believe that the ability to hide would work very well unless they're someone like Pela or Guinaifen simply because at some point or other, the truth will come out. On the other hand, I do think it's possible to be ignorant of one's true path - See Kafka asking Caelus about if she's really so negative when he pegs her as a Nihilist.

Additionally, using Kafka as an example, her backstory isn't exactly tragic, at least not to her, and that should inform her particular worldview. Nihility is a path you can essentially fall into, in IIS, and sometimes it's not entirely done on purpose.