#void story

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Working title: Void Story

This is from 2018 and it was for an assignment in college! I used it for proof of concept purposes too. Script, designs, and illustrations by me. I LOVE mixed media, bro

[nothing-but-void-here]

Journey: When the trip is more important than the destination. Where are we going? What lies ahead of me?

You go into the void, and meet each of the tribes. Your actions decide the story. The goal is either to leave again, or make a way you can survive in the void. Whether that is to become half void through an experiment, go outside the void border and deal with a monster, or some other option that I may have ideas for later, or just leaving again, it's all up to you. You may not even meet everyone.

[the-cookies-of-darkness]

Computer: searching for all information related to Void! filtering for all UT and and Anti void- related results! please give a moment! (since its YOUR lore void! I hope! you're gonna! you know! PROVIDE IT IN THIS CASE- XD! )

There's a document that contains a photocopy and rewritten text of a journal labeled "The Flora, Fauna, and traditions of The Void".

The first pages of the Journal go over the plants and animals of the void, and then you reach a page labeled "How Void may affect Osega". There's first an entry about what was known about void infection at the time, and then a page that has the sub-label 'undead'. It briefly mentions how some form of void infection may cause some kind of zombie-like beings, it then brings up a list that reads:

When someone/something sapient dies in close proximity to a void crystal, it creates a Ghost called a Quvbi. Quvbi don't have anything tying it to the mortal realm other than its will and minimal void magic, it has properties of stereotypical ghosts with the ability to turn intangible and phase through things, turn invisible, float and fly, and have the ability of possession if needed. Prolonged possession will leave the host with mild symptoms of void infection, even if the host is non-sapient. Creation of this ghost type doesn’t happen often, because void crystals are not common in the Osega, and the void tribes want to avoid creation of Quvbi because of it being a sign of bad luck to them(Though we aren’t 100% sure on why).

While Quvbi often can go where they please, anything with the ability to neutralize void magic will stop the Quvbi. Most common ways to repel ghosts fail against Quvbi, and they can live perfectly normal lives despite being undead.

They are known for always retaining who they were before death with no altercations, to the point it’s been noticed a number of Quvbi didn’t even realize they were dead till they accidentally phased through something. (Which, we were told to note, their phasing through intangibility powers can be completely controlled once they have time to practice it.)

Extra abilities of this ghost type are still being researched, but notable abilities are: 

- Telekinesis

- The ability to enter mindscapes (including their own, which causes them to appear to be zoned out) 

- With enough practice, they can control the temperature of their ghostly aura. 

- While they do not like doing it, they can make things bleed. Of the already few Quvbi out there, only two have been recorded purposefully using this ability. One was to donate the created blood to hospitals(turns out that can choose the blood type, that’s handy), and the other was helping an anxiety-filled vampire friend of theirs.

Quvbi can consume Void Crystals for extra power. With enough power, they unlock more abilities, but our guides of The Void are telling us to not write it down so we do not encourage it.

Tim here, writing them down anyways in invisible ink lol try to stop me.

They can Shapeshift

Paralyze living things briefly

They can purposefully cause void infection without any negative consequence, so they can mind control what they have infected. The more crystals they consume, the more they can infect. They can also absorb void infection, even from things they didn’t infect, but that still requires them to have consumed at least one crystal.

The control of their aura gets boosted, and they can use that to block out mind reading or even cancel another Quvbi’s ability to enter their mindscape.

Their possession powers get stronger to the point where they do not need to be inside of something to possess it, and it is taken more of a mind control power than a possession power. It is debated, however, if this is linked to the void infection power, making the void infection invisible or only internal. It is classified as different, however, because the possessed do not get the strength boost void infected get, and it affects inanimate objects that can’t be void infected.

Ways to Neutralize void magic: 

Illumisium (A rare meteor metal, it has the ability to reverse Void Infection)

They are refusing to tell us more “for their own safety”. They noticed your invisible ink, Timmy. Thanks a lot…

[stxrmnight]

6.3 Ending

Part 1 and Part 2

See Alisae??? Nemi is asking for help!!

But I also think Vrtra going "I can see Nemi's puppy eyes. Please keep banding with her" and laugh

"Golbez sent... an exhibicionist???"

Being called pure hearted gave her pause. This guy clings to the concept of principles and honors almost like he dreams of stories and hope, much unlike every Voidsent she's met...

Random loop while waiting for queue

"Okay, he seems like a very principled person so it'll be good to get to reasOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAHH NOT NOW NO I CAN'T PASS OUT NOW"

"It makes sense he contacted the Ascians... ah, so they just want to pass away. I wondered if something else was possible."

"Okay, he didn't notice I didn't come off as flippantly ignorant. Phew"

And hmm, in this he is kind of like Zero if she'd not repressed her memories huh? As much as she denies it, she kept living as she did and provided a refuge for vulnerable people fleeing violence. Even after the flood, she was still trying to protect people all on her own, but she'd likely nor survived Barbariccia's siege if she'd ever come

But even then, she would not have furthered the cycle of violence, which has been replaced now with a wheel of hunger. Hmm...

This resolution makes sense, but, I feel the last line could have been executed kind of differently? I think the kind of rapid pace with her character in this patch doesn't help this feel organic, and it's hard to judge morality when the Voidsents are suffering perpetually with no other resources and options. I almost expected her to tell him what she learned about the First, and that people that can live kindly with each other will extend their help despite the potential danger.

Man... he should have been at the library. At least he died at peace with his principles

This is more of filler, but tone sure does tell

Squinty I got on the chat with Estinien

"Ah yeah it's all coming together"

You can bet Nemi burst blushing. I fear Zero may now flutter around Nemi more to get more opinions on her reflections, and even take on Nemi's past offer on getting more sights around

Which would be her island

Zero would come to know more of labor and systems to facilitate food and commodities to mortal people to a degree, and Zero would "barter" with more memories and knowledge refound. One night at the hill tent though, Nemi would catch her distraught struggling to remember. She would reach out and say, "You don't have to reply to everything with a story back. It's alright. I like sharing with you... as long as you're fine to listen of course!"

With a smile and a turn of backs, sleeping seemed in order until Nemi shifted while sleeping, waking Zero out of the sheer warmth of her hand on her scapula. This flashed her back to the same hand gloved andhelping her up some steps, her elbow knocking her while harvesting island sap, the surprising light reflecting on her back when she caught her swimming underwater. If only that shirt was off, she could contemplate the lines on her back shaped like glass and press her palm to those clawed hands,

and oh no

You've rediscovered a very special kind of hunger!

The next morning, she decides to go back for training at Radz-at-han, thanking Nemi for offering this contract. Nemi would tease her to accept the gift already, and that she's welcome to "her domain" anytime while possible.

Back on her favorite sunset spot, Zero wondered when she'd have the courage to ask the story on Nemi's skin. it felt something more than their current allyship, which was likely to end as soon as Vrtra's sister was found. Even with this fire in her chest, Zero still wants to return to her home... even not knowing what to do exactly.

She's had many paramours, this she remembers now, but she still feels a disconnection from that. She's not ready for that

[stxrmnight]

6.3 A Bright... Detour?

Damn when did zerosthola break up

I just thougth the early morning gang was amusing

Nemi thought that roar was really strange... unless they found a huge void portal there is no way she would've escaped. This can't really be it right?

"Oh, I can do that too, just watch!" /shares the eye and makes Vrtra get on edge/ "Oh, sorry"

Varshahn in the coat is cute, but it's odd he wouldn't think of blending in. Lack of experience I guess?

haha can you imagine if the lemures or someone sent by them was here. No seriously it's kind of odd how there is no one else

Hmm, I don't have the rest of this scene but, I feel her questioning of things could have been smoothed over. Like cooperation is more logical in a world that isn't in the Void's conditions. I feel that could have been a good segway of, coliving but still not really getting it and making mistakes. I'll still stick to msq reactions in these posts but it's hard when the overall execution is this awkward

"I think you two are kind of similar actually, just with different temperaments"

"What do you mean by that?"

"You're blunt and to the point, and don't see the point of things you don't quite understand."

"Hey! I'm not that disregarding!" "Hmm, is that really that problematic? It just isn't my business you know"

"I'm just speaking in general. Don't fuss over it Zero, I like getting to know you and, I don't think there's anything wrong with living how you've had to."

Alisae having suspicions now.

I wish this bond was the focus of Zero seeing the logic of cooperation ngl

Alisae's embarrassment at this part was cute. I think her crush has smoother over by now and she's accepted Nemi's more sisterly guardian edges. She's also super emotionally in orbit of others which, makes Nemi very proud.

"Damn bitch you live like this?"

I think we deduce enough from her living circumstances in the Void, but I think her relating some betrayal or double entendre attempt in the early days of the Darkness shift, since she is less sensible to hunger (?), could have been a good fold for the audience to get her better than we do

I almost missed this point of her finding community living familiar. I feel accompanying her while she does more of this willingly to

I wonder how others read this, but this frankly makes sense: she didn't truly come here out of true will and she isn't inscribed to the local camp, shitty of a move as it objectively is. If Jullus was a character less diminished by context, I'd ponder the how he got the wind of Zero's strange logic to not protest it further despite not knowing her circumstances.

!!!!!!!!!!! LEVELS OF AUTISM: TERMINAL!!!!

Damn hit post limit. Check out this crow

[stxrmnight]

You silly moe girl

I intend to convert these to GIFs later

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Just pretending to fall asleep... for no particular reason at all...

[stxrmnight]

Some more Troia screencaps I took for a blog page!