GAME OVER!
We have been playing The Marble Game (you can block "the marble game" if you get tired of looking at asks) again! If you'd like context, the initiating post is here!
Those of you who swallowed the marble received the following text:
Upon swallowing the marble, you gain access to a unique well of Void magic. In a few weeks, you will encounter a second god who will stay her hand from killing you because she recognizes your new magic, and you will go on to save the rest of the world with her aid.
Good job! Thank you for playing!
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Those of you who did not swallow the marble received something similar to the following text:
In a few weeks, you will meet a second, different kind of god who will have no reason to stay her hand in killing you, and will do so.
My condolences, and thank you for playing!
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Where did this come from:
In my story The Final Pack, the main character has been led to believe that supernatural creatures are mindlessly feral and bloodthirsty. However, when his best friend is bitten, it is the humans who wish to kill him and the werewolves who agree to save him. This turns his perception of supernatural creatures on its ear, and in a bid to further protect his best friend from harm, he asks to set off into the apocalypse with the pack to find out what else he has been wrong about and what else is out there, and what to do about it.
Adventures ensue as they travel around the ruined world, including this particular one, where they happen upon Eden (the town in this game) and meet a trio of gods they help out of a bind. Afterwards, the main character is given the inert fragment, which he does in fact swallow and gains access to a well of Void magic which will aid him in later adventures (and do some horrific Void things as well, but he’ll get over that).
The reason I initially asked (a few years ago) about all of this was because I was concerned that people would not find it reasonable to swallow an unknowable object given to them by a likely-benevolent void god, but as it turns out, MOST people are perfectly willing to do so. Often without even asking questions. People just really want to put shiny things in their mouths I guess.
The god in this actually comes from the @void-lore tumblr (which is part of an original story), which is the setting for Georgia and Alex’s later story. Georgia and Alex actually have a story prior to interacting with The Final Pack characters. I am actually turning Final Pack into a novel! You can follow progress on the Final Pack discord!
Thank you again to everyone who participated, it was a pleasure playing with you all!