The Beginning
First, there was nothing. just an empty space that was filled with darkness, corruption, sickness - It could have been called Hell itself. But no, it was called Chaos, the primordial ooze that made up the universe before it came into being what it is now. Chaos, although being filled with all these hated aliments, was good too, in every way imaginable. Chaos is a Paradox. The Creator was there, it always was, sleeping, gathering it's infinite amounts of energy that would soon be comprised into everything in the universe. Then, it unleashed it's untold, ununderstandable, everlasting eternal power... And slept, once again, until the time when Chaos shall emerge from us all, and be corrupted once again, by the evil that lurks within all of us.
And when God awakes, the world shall be recreated into the Light. But Chaos has other plans... for this time... It shall rule, instead of God.
"Power..."
It still exists within us. It exists within everything, and it, together with the energy of the Creator, that sparked the "Big Bang", still lies in us all. Everything Living and UnLiving...
"Mana, Mind, Spirit. All of these, is Chaos. Life, Personality, and your existence, is Energy."
According to science, all of what we know today was made by the Big Bang, yes; an explosion of pure energy and the sorts. No, it's not like that. It was never like that. Scientists discovered just an implosion of energy from a singular source, what it was, shall never be revealed to the public. Apparently, Japan was the first continent to have came into existence when the earth was born by the flames of the creator, and Gensokyo was made at that moment too, but at that time, it covered the whole of Japan. The Hakurei border was made by Yukari, the Youkai of Borders, and the one of the earliest Hakurei descendants, using the powers of the highest order of the Gods - Dragons. What they didn't realise, was that the creation of the Hakurei Border, will spark the emergence of Chaos... And the eventual return of the one, true god... However, it was estimated by Yukari, to take a million years to reach this stage, so they really didn't have to worry... and of course, no one knows about Gensokyo...
Soon enough, the outside world discovered Anti-Matter. It was the complete opposite of Matter, and it was the leftover remains of ther personified Chaos. A complete, perfect mixture of every Element and Chaos, into one, small little compacted ball. They tried making Matter and Anti-Matter contact. It failed, horribly. Fire, Lightning, Ice, Rock, beams of Light, tentacles of Darkness and all the other elements, spewed out, unseen by the scientist's eyes - They were not chosen by God, to see what they have done... The continuous experimentation on anti-matter eventually led to enough pure energy in the outside world to start infecting the border, and push the process of evolution in Chaos to it's limit, making the estimated One million years until recreation, start in four years.
No one knows the effects of this... Yet...
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You are a normal human from the outside, with no real knowledge of Gensokyo or well, much about myths and legends at all. On 9th of May, the world you know it colapses around you, and purple cracks tear through the fabric of spacetime, devouring you into it's abyssal maw. What you don't know is that you are one of the Chosen ones, to restore order, to the currently fading Universe, which would happen to start, within Gensokyo.
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Rules and Stuff:
You start out at a random place in Gensokyo, although you may choose to appear in Makai, Heaven or the Underground too. As a normal human, you are very, very weak compared to the Youkai in this place, but you could just grow stronger... All of you have a single note in hand, with a certain Touhou's name that you shall choose. After meeting that Touhou, you will gain a spiritual, "Chaotic" and "Elemental" connection to her/him. You are able to venture to the outside for at most a day, before having to rest in Gensokyo for three more days, oh and you can bring your Touhou too.
The Spiritual Connection allows you to talk to your partner in their head, like a psychic. Although you can't talk to them if you or the other are too tired, mortally wounded, or have your mana sealed. You also use this to travel back and forth to the outside and Gensokyo.
The Chaotic Connection allows you to adapt to the Chaos that attacks you, only once, allowing you to grow stronger while consuming it. You and your Partner cannot do this at the same time, and if you use it, it will be at the cost of most of your partner's mana, stamina, and physical well-being. Once you have consumed the attacking Chaos, you gain a certain special ability, which may evolve and grow stronger in time.
The Elemental Connection is a hidden system that will be revealed in due time...
Chaos is unable to affect you, physically, but is able to affect your mentality, energy, and your partnered Touhou, and if she/he dies, you will have a fate worse then Death, however, you do have one chance before death... Chaos is currently unknown to everyone in Gensokyo, including you. You arrive in Gensokyo a month after Touhou 12.8.
Chaos can take the form of everything, and anything, and is hostile to all. The Chaos that begin to spawn in Gensokyo are semi-intelligent, and can absorb anything from the environment to get a "Tier" There are six Tiers in the Chaos Evolutionary line. After gaining a Tier by absorbing something from the environment, they have to absorb a living thing, followed by Energy that lies in a Touhou, and then an Elemental. In very, very rare circumstances, a Chaotic Spawn will reach Tier 6, and become almost unkillable... Unless...
Elementals are rare beings of energy that is related to their element. One spawns when a Chosen One has made a connection with his/her Touhou. They are currently, Neutral.
Standard Text-based RP rules apply. You guys here should know what that means if you've read Waking Up from the Dream, or Tir Na Nog, etc.
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(I won't update this post to state who has chosen one. I'll update the post down Beeeelllloooooow.)
List of Touhous by Location.
Makai
+ Luize
+ Sara
+ Yuki
+ Mai
+ Yumeko
+ Shinki
Mugenkan
+ Orange
+ Kurumi
+ Elly
+ Yuuka
+ Mugetsu & Gengetsu
Other PC-98s
+ Yumemi
+ Chiyuri
+ Kana
+ Kotohime
+ Rikako
+ Rika
Hakurei Shrine
+ Reimu
+ Suika
+ Mima
+ Kasen
Scarlet Devil Mansion
+ Meiling
+ Koakuma
+ Patchouli
+ Sakuya
+ Remilia
+ Flandre
Mayohiga
+ Chen
+ Ran
+ Yukari
Hakugyokuro
+ Lily White
+ Lunasa
+ Merlin
+ Lyrica
+ Youmu
+ Yuyuko
Forest of Magic
+ Marisa
+ Alice + Shanghai & Hourai
+ Rumia
+ Mystia
+ Wriggle
+ Sunny
+ Luna
+ Star
Misty Lake
+ Cirno
+ Daiyousei
Human Village
+ Keine
+ Akyuu
Bamboo Forest of the Lost (and Eientei)
+ Mokou
+ Kaguya
+ Eirin
+ Tewi
+ Reisen
Higan
+ Komachi
+ Shikieiki
+ Lily Black
+ Medicine
Youkai Mountains
+ Aki Sisters (Shizuha & Minoriko)
+ Hina
+ Nitori
+ Momiji
+ Aya
+ Sanae
+ Kanako
+ Suwako
Chireiden
+ Kisume
+ Yamame
+ Parsee
+ Yuugi
+ Satori
+ Koishi
+ Rin
+ Utsuho
Myouren Temple
+ Nazrin
+ Kogasa
+ Ichirin
+ Murasa
+ Shou
+ Byakuren
+ Nue
Celestial Realms
+ Iku
+ Tenshi
Once again, Choose only One Touhou. However, you get BOTH Aki Sisters if you choose one of them.
Character Creation shall be like this...
Name:
Touhou:
Age:
Gender:
Personality:
History:
Others:
Haha, I usually ask a much more extended sign-up then those on normal text-based RPs.
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