You are Takashi Wakui, a sixteen year old Japanese high school student. In your world, half of humanity possesses a Persona—the corporeal manifestation of one’s personality as a supernatural entity. You had been an unlucky ordinary at first, lacking the potential to summon your Persona. Then the application AETHER was forcibly installed on your smartphone. It sucked you into the nightmarish realm of the Blackened Void, where you fought monsters and awakened your Persona in the process.
You are now the Wild Card of the 22nd Century. You possess the Fool Arcana, giving you the power to draw strength from bonds and wield multiple Personas at once. Already this places you in great danger, as the Fool Arcana is seen as an impossibility by the common masses. Revealing your newfound power to the common world would immediately land your head on a dissection table. To make matters worse, you and several others have been cursed as the Void’s Chosen, fated to traverse the wastelands of the Blackened Void until the end of the game. For what purpose does AETHER exist, what mysteries lie within and how is victory achieved?
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>>Takashi: Reap spoils of battle.
>SOUL OF THE FROSTBITTEN SAMURAI: A powerful soul brimming with strength, belonging to the Frostbitten Samurai who guards the ruined throne of the old castle. It is said that Samurai was the offspring of an ordinary human and an ice demon. Where others shunned the Samurai for the eternal cold, the divine princess accepted. The two were said to be inseparable. When the kingdom fell into ruin, the Frostbitten Samurai remained, eternally protecting the divine princess and her crumbling throne. The ice that covers the Samurai’s armor represents an iron will and the cold judgement granted to the princess’s enemies. Use the soul to gain great power, or transform it into something of value.
>SOUL OF THE CHAINED PHOENIX: A powerful soul brimming with strength, belonging to the Chained Phoenix who rests atop the ruined throne of the old castle. The Phoenix was once a divine princess who failed to protect her nation against an invading army. As punishment, she was transformed into a bird and cursed with longevity. The flames that surround her embody the hatred against her enemy and the despair at her failure. She is always accompanied by her most loyal retainer, the Frostbitten Samurai. Use the soul to gain great power, or transform it into something of value.
The two souls, small, round and glistening with a pale, orange light, deposit themselves into your pocket. The sensation is somewhere between a balloon filled with cold water and a plate of jelly. You let out a tired sigh, relived that the ordeal is finally over. Your limbs seem to agree. They are suddenly as heavy as gym dumbbells, forcing themselves by your sides. It feels like the marrow inside your skeleton was just exchanged with liquid exhaustion.
“Is everyone alright?” The words stumble out of your mouth like a pile of gunk. You then groan, turning around, barely keeping yourself up.
“Just about, Takashi-kun.” Somebody moans back. It’s Celeste. You look at her and see her rummaging around in her pack. Everyone had flushed a lot of mana during that last battle, including Celeste. Especially Celeste. The tell-tale signs of mana exhaustion—pale cheeks, bloodshot eyes and sluggish movements—had already settled on her otherwise pretty features. You aren’t surprised to see her take out a packet of Skittles and guzzle the contents in three mouthfuls. Ruvyn stares at the sight and shakes his head. A second later, he’s gone, the summoning timer having run out.
Across from you, Akikazu heaves down his sledgehammer and sits cross-legged on the tattered carpet. A grunt escapes from him. Next to him, Laurence pats him on the shoulder, saying something about good work and how Akikazu’s hammerwork was fine for a child his age.
“The hell ‘you talking about, you tin freak?” Is Akikazu’s response. Laurence merely chuckles and gives another pat. He too disappears. Akikazu mutters something under his breath and spits into the gravel.
Finally, Fumika is in the opposite corner, reloading her pistol. Her expression is a stoic mask of stillness. Just as usual, from first impressions. Yet, judging from the slight twitches of her fingers and her quickened breaths you understand that even she is harrowed. She fiddles with her phone, tapping against the screen, before putting it back into her pocket.
“Let’s take a break.” You collapse against the wall. “A quick one. Break out the medkits.”
“Already on that.” Akikazu growls, tweezers in hand.
You reach into your own pack and draw out an emergency chocolate bar. It tastes bitter in your tongue, but you welcome the mana restoration nonetheless. The worst part, you think to yourself, is that the day isn’t over. There’s still the audience with the Observer upon clearing Act 2. It mostly consists of you asking questions to a voice in a screen. Yet, there’s something about it that rubs you up the wrong way, makes dealing with the situation a dozen more times exasperating than it needs to be. The knowledge of this fact, coupled with your mild mana exhaustion and a raging migraine, puts a simple thought in your fact. You are so not looking forward to what happens next.
You then tap yourself on the side of the head. In troubled times like these, your mother had said, it may be prudent to focus on the positives. You obtained a large amount of Macca that would contribute towards your medicinal debt. You would receive answers from the Observer. You had just beaten two powerful opponents and could feel a rush of power flowing through your battered body.
Yeah, that last one sounds really nice.
>LEVEL UP acquired!
>Please select your upgrades from below.
[Choose a stat]
NOTE: Increasing stats will make certain skills available to be learned.
>Increase STRENGTH to D (Stronger physical).
>Increase DEXTERITY to D- (More accurate, more precise).
>Increase MAGIC POTENTIAL to D+ (Stronger magic, more mana).
>Increase ENDURANCE to D (More vitality).
>Increase AGILITY to D- (Be faster).
>Increase LUCK to B- (More loot and macca, affects DCs slightly).
>[LOCKED] Increase DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL to S+ (???, 400.00 total C. EXP required).
[Choose a skill]
>Snipe: Extremely accurate attack that does gun damage. Not all that strong. (Chi casting)
>Sukukaja: Increases 1 ally’s hit/evasion rates.
>Regenerate 1: Slowly recovers vitality over time.
>Agilao: Deals medium fire damage to 1 foe.
>Rapid Healing: Boosts the body's natural healing process and resistance to pain. (Chi casting)
>Rebellion: Increases critical hit rate on self.
[Choose a miscellaneous bonus]
>Gain one extra weapon slot.
>Gain one extra accessory slot.
>Gain one Star Point.
>Upgrade Savate III to Savate IV.
>Gain Willpower Boost: WILLPOWER gains will never be below 3.
>>48149336
>>Increase DEXTERITY to D- (More accurate, more precise).
>>Rapid Healing: Boosts the body's natural healing process and resistance to pain. (Chi casting)
>>Upgrade Savate III to Savate IV.
The "Takashi's Stats" page is broken, by the way.
>>48149336
>>Increase ENDURANCE to D (More vitality).
>Rapid Healing: Boosts the body's natural healing process and resistance to pain. (Chi casting)
>Upgrade Savate III to Savate IV.
>>48149410
This one should work: http://pastebin.com/yAHs5v81
>>48149336
>>Increase ENDURANCE to D (More vitality).
>Rapid Healing: Boosts the body's natural healing process and resistance to pain. (Chi casting)
>Upgrade Savate III to Savate IV.
Since Rapid Healing is a passive skill that means it's always active right?
>>48149336
>Increase ENDURANCE to D (More vitality).
We need more HP.
>Rapid Healing: Boosts the body's natural healing process and resistance to pain. (Chi casting)
Passive Chi Casting skulls? Yes please!
>Gain one extra accessory slot.
More gear on hand at any given time is always useful.
>>48149336
>>[LOCKED] Increase DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL to S+ (???, 400.00 total C. EXP required).
>Rebellion: Increases critical hit rate on self.
>Gain Willpower Boost: WILLPOWER gains will never be below 3.
>>48149253
Hey Thorn did we get any WILLPOWER from this fight?
My list of questions from the last thread:http://pastebin.com/gKkfYy5A
And to prove that none of them have already been asked, the summarized Observer questions so far:http://pastebin.com/HELLtjTw
>>48149524
Did you not see the [locked] on dev? means we cannot get it
>>48149336
>Increase ENDURANCE to D (More vitality).
>Rapid Healing: Boosts the body's natural healing process and resistance to pain. (Chi casting)
>Gain one extra accessory slot.
>>48149459
One extra accessory won't make a big difference. We have or will get Personas that can buff, remove debuffs and block certain types of damage.
>>48149336
>>Increase ENDURANCE to D (More vitality).
We almost die in every single fight so more HP would be nice.
>Rapid Healing: Boosts the body's natural healing process and resistance to pain. (Chi casting)
More chi casting is great.
>Upgrade Savate III to Savate IV.
Time to be perfectly average at Savate. How long until we are able to hit the lovers boy?
>>48149552
You forgot:
[HIGHEST PRIORITY}
How do we get best programmer to warm up to us ?
>>48149600
Hey, given how fast we're learning we're a lot more than "perfectly average" in Savate. I'm pretty sure this growth rate should qualify us for prodigy status.
>>48149552
Can't disagree with any of those high priority questions.
>Increase Endurance to D
>Rapid Healing
TIME TO GET TUFF
>Increase from Savate III to Savate IV
>>48149525
Yes.
Writing now...
>>48149697
>>48149336
Oh, right, forgot to reply the post.
How fast would someone with Rapid Healing and Regenerate 3 recover?
>>48149277
>It is said that Samurai was the offspring of an ordinary human and an ice demon.
>>48149739
So fast, wounds would heal before they even happen.
>>48149739
They are basically a walking pile of cancer. Thats how fast.
>>48149336
>???
Does that mean evolution?
>>48149632
I just checked the timeline. The current in-game date is June 9. Takashi started practicing Savate on April 12. So a little over eight weeks of infrequent practice, mixed with occasional death battles, has gotten him to "average" levels of skill in a martial art. The figures I can find on the time it takes to master a martial art estimate four years even with the maximally efficient training regimen. So getting to average competence in eight weeks with sporadic training is actually pretty damn good.
>>48149959
Takashi becoming the star of martial arts club when?
>>48150004
And then Takauji's unwanted love triangle would cling to Takashi instead, and everyone's problems would be solved. Except Takashi's.
Thanks for the impromptu thread TT!
Remember that this is a chaos thread friends.
>>48150084
Not on my watch
>>48150100
I know I say this every time, but: That's not the Law alignment. That's Neutral. Trusting humans to make the right choice in regards to balancing freedom and safety without interference from demons influencing them otherwise is the Neutral alignment.
>ENDURANCE has increased to D. Vitality and pain resistance has increased.
>Rapid Healing skill has been acquired. As a passive skill, it is always active. Takashi’s body will now heal faster on its own.
>Savate III has been upgraded to Savate IV. Look at you go. Takauji has Karate VIII and Boxing VII, so Takashi still has a long way to go.
>Your WILLPOWER has increased by 5 points!
You and your teammates then spend the next five minutes patching yourselves up. Every single medkit in your packs is flung open and the contents quickly devoured. Celeste chomps down the mana restoration jellies with the speed of a frantic squirrel, chunks of rainbow clinging to gaps in her mystifyingly clean teeth. Akikazu clenches his jaw as he swabs his wounds with alcoholic wipes, then gets you and Celeste to seal them up. Fumika has the least amount of damage out of all of you, but goes about her business in a practiced efficiency. It’s almost embarrassing. Then you recall her past and contemplate how many times she’s had to do something similar.
>Everyone is now back to full vitality. All your medkits have disappeared.
“Wow,” Celeste says, breaking the silence that has submerged the area like liquid glass. “That was…”
“If you say it was fun I swear to every single deity in this tortured existence…” Akikazu threatens, standing up and slamming his palm against a nearby wall. It shakes and a bunch of pillar fragments fall onto his hair. He doesn’t react.
“I—no, yes, okay Akikazu, you have to admit the truth.” Celeste grins. “Sure, it was a really tough fight, but it was also a unique experience, right?”
His eyebrow twitches. “This is not how I imagined spending my Thursday afternoon.” He growls.
“Come on, it was fun. Really dangerous, but exciting and fun. You agree, Takashi-kun?”
You shift a bit. “Uh…”
“Tachibana, we almost died back there.”
“No we didn’t.”
“Fine. We almost lost.”
“But we won, didn’t we?”
“That’s not the point!”
“Look, it’s just like extreme sports. Like mountain climbing or skydiving. It starts off all scary before you’ve begun, but once you get in there everything is so intense you don’t think about anything and after you’re done you’re so excited you want to go back and do it all over again.” She crosses her arms. “Do you understand me?”
Akikazu squints at her. “Are you on a fucking sugar rush?”
“I might be.” Celeste admits. “Those were a lot of Skittles I ate.”
“Of course. Why did I expect anything else?” Akikazu looks ready to punch something. He’s always like this, except this time he’s actually got reddened cheeks, as if his face was an underground boiler.
“I think we should get out of here.” You state, bringing the argument to a halt. An exit should have appeared somewhere, but from your position you can only see the entrance, which is useless. You then spy a glint reflecting off something beneath the throne. Akikazu notices it as well. He stomps over, grabs the throne and tosses it into a pile of junk. A crunch is heard as the metal smashes against the rock.
A trapdoor is revealed, wooden in design with a thick, rusting iron knocker. Akikazu immediately grabs the handle and pulls with all his might. The trapdoor grunts and squeals, as if begging to remain where it is. Akikazu’s persistence and sheer intolerance for any more bullshit today is not listening to any complaints, no matter how sound the logic is. He gives the handle a final heave and it slams open.
There’s a rocky stairwell, leading down into the darkness. The objective is clear. You and your team enter.
>>48150135
>Takauji has Karate VIII and Boxing VII, so Takashi still has a long way to go.
Thanks for informing us.
>>48149253
why is this thread here when there's a board dedicated for quest shit?
<Akagi21> so what happened to those three demons after we beat the bosses
<Akagi21> enlighten us shibuya
<Azure Scholar> Patience, Akikazu. All shall be revealed in due time.
<Akagi21> how about now
<Azure Scholar> You’re spoiling the surprise.
<Akagi21> to hell with that
<Akagi21> i dont know what takashi was thinking putting our chatlogs in our collective autobiography
<Akagi21> its painful to read in several different ways
<Azure Scholar> My my, knowing you I can come up with an equal amount of reasons why.
<Akagi21> god dont get me started on that shit
<Akagi21> sometimes i almost wish you stayed an emotionless robot forever
<Azure Scholar> Your choice of profanities were also interesting to document.
The hatch slammed shut, the rusted metal ring jangling against the wood. Afterwards, the throne room lay in a state of silent decay. There wasn’t much else for it to do. Its former rulers had been slain by the group of chosen children. As twisted and reclusive as the Phoenix and the Samurai had been, they had at least filled the room with some semblance of life. Now, all that remained was an uneasy tranquillity, reeking of former bloodshed and death, undisturbed by the whistling of a gentle breeze through the cracked stained glass windows.
The throne room had long been an enigma to the demonic residents of the castle, so it wasn’t long before a certain trio of rats scurried out of their burrows and began snooping around.
“The…the fog wall is gone!”
“Is there anybody inside, ho?”
“Why are you asking me? Onwards, you lazy lot!”
From the stone archway outside the room, three heads popped out like rising wooden platforms in target ranges. The first was red-haired, with angular ears that were smaller than a pinhead. The second had a blue cap, with golden bells that sung whenever the owner walked. A wizard’s cap sat above the third, pointed as a stalactite, and flames simmered beneath the orange bone.
>>48150157
>“Are you on a fucking sugar rush?”
The answer to that question is usually "yes". She's been on a constant sugar rush since she was seven years old. At this point, if she ever stops eating sugar, she'll crash like the stock market in October 1929.
>>48150135
>Savate III has been upgraded to Savate IV. Look at you go. Takauji has Karate VIII and Boxing VII, so Takashi still has a long way to go.
But he's been training for more than eight weeks, so I'm still proud of how far we've come in such a short time.
“Do you guys see anything, ho?” The one named Jack Frost asked.
“No, because you’re leaning against my head, bro!” His brother, Pyro Jack, replied.
“Then stop doing that!” Pixie, the odd girl out, yelled.
“I can’t, hee. Bro’s right above me.” Jack Frost said, prompting Pixie to slam her palm against her forehead in irritation.
The three demons scanned across the throne room with their inquisitive eyes, revealing their shock, confusion and apprehension to the now-disturbed peace. They blinked often, rubbing their tiny eyes. They scanned the area from all angles, scrutinising the decay and the burns on the walls that were obviously remnants from prolonged use of magic. They compared what they believed was possible with the reality they were facing. No matter how many times they tried to dissuade themselves otherwise, they were forced to accept that the throne room was deserted. From that, a simple, horrifying conclusion followed.
“The king and queen are gone, ho. That means…”
“The humans beat them?” Pixie gasped, her wings beating twice as fast. She raised her tiny gloved fingers to her hands and her cheeks grew pale.
“No way!” Pyro Jack interjected. “That’s impossible, ho! Those two were super strong! Anyone who tried was chewed up and spat out as bones, hee-ho.”
“Then how do you explain this?” Pixie shouted, gesturing to the broken throne.
“The king and queen must’ve gone elsewhere, ho!”
“Everyone knows that they never leave the throne! If they’re not, that means they’re both dead!”
“Then where did the humans go?” Jack Frost asked. “Maybe they ate the humans and decided to leave.”
“I don’t think that’s right.”
“Then where’s your proof, ho?” Pyro Jack waggled a finger in front of Pixie. She had no response and Pyro Jack allowed himself a small grin of victory. Pixie scowled. She then noticed the entrance to the trapdoor. A trail led up to it, smelling of humans, fresh ones. The door looked too heavy to open, even with their strength combined.
With this new piece of evidence, demons put two and two together and then shivered as one.
“W-who did we just meet, ho?”
“What have we gotten ourselves into?” Pixie cried, her voice growing more and more hysteric by the second.
The three demons felt as if the walls were closing onto them. They were no stranger to the scent of bloodshed and death. Dog eat dog was practically the motto of the demons haunting the Forlorn Abyss. But the situation here was a little too much for them to handle. The walls in here were positively dripping with the foul muck. It gave them the impression that something was lingering behind and watching them, despite them being the only three living creatures in the room.
“What now, ho?” Jack Frost asked, trembling. “Maybe we should get out of here. It won’t be long before the stronger guys find out.”
“Good idea, bro!” Pyro Jack said, nodding his head feverishly as if he intended to dislodge it through vibration alone. “Today has been too crazy, ho. I’d rather spend the week with Troll, and that’s saying something, hee!”
“Yeah, that sounds—wait.” Pixie stopped mid-circle in the air. Her nose twitched. She began floating closer to the throne, narrowing her eyes.
“What are you doing, Pixie?”
“Do you guys smell that?”
“Smell what?” Pyro Jack asked.
Pixie pointed to the throne. “Magatsuhi!”
>>48150236
Oh boy Black Frost incoming
She might as well have pulled a fire alarm. The two demon brothers craned their necks towards the front of the room. They sniffed, the movements in perfect synchronization. They then were pounding across the tattered carpet to the front of the room, their tongues coated in a fresh layer of drool. Pixie was already there, staring down at the ground.
The semi-transparent, crimson gel-like substance was unmistakable. It was indeed Magatsuhi, the sustenance of all demonic beings. A large of quantity of it was gathering at the base of the fallen throne. Pixie dipped her index finger in a slowly congealing mass and licked it with her tongue. The reaction was instant. Color returned to her cheeks and a dreamy smile flittered across her features.
“Delicious…” She sighed, as a miasma of tastes saturated her tongue. “This…this is what true Magatsuhi tastes like…ahh…”
“What’s all this doing here?” Jack Frost queried, although every other instinct in his body was yelling at him to begin the feast. “Did the king and queen leave this behind?”
“It tastes of humanity, too!” Pyro Jack said, scooping a bunch into his mouth.
“The humans must’ve made it!” Pixie moaned, tasting another drop. “Now I realize why Queen Titania used to order humans be kidnapped instead of killed. More, I want more…”
>>48150236
>three idiot scrubs with the magatsuhi left behind by two bosses
uh
oh
“It’s a… a banquet, ho! A banquet just for us!” Pyro Jack exclaimed. “This must be our lucky day!”
“It’s ours…the Magatsuhi is all ours, ho!” Jack Frost uttered, his eyes wide with shock.
“And nobody else’s!” Pixie crowed, her expression one of pure euphoria.
“What are we standing around for?” Pyro Jack yelled, the flame inside him jiggling around like a maddened rabbit. “It’s feasting time!”
That was the cue. Instinct destroyed the last bastions of rationality within their minds. The three demons jumped on the pile of Magatsuhi like a pack of wolves on a stray lamb. They shoveled the energy into their mouths, swallowed without bothering to chew and began again. They bit, ripped, tore and gnashed through the collection of raw power on display, eating and devouring as if they were kings and it was the end of the world.
<Azure Scholar> That’s more or less what transpired. What is your opinion?
<Akagi21> eh it was okay
<Akagi21> whats with the sudden shift in tone
<Azure Scholar> Because I said so.
>>48150258
Seems like shadows are delicious to demons.
>>48150263
Well, given that Akikazu didn't know what happened to them, either we never see them again or they're so changed as they evolve that they were unrecognizable. So it's either completely harmless or utterly horrible.
>>48150274
I feel bad for Pyro Jack. Pixie and Jack Frost have evolved forms, Pyro Jack doesn't. His friends are going to get to change and get these cool shiny new bodies, but he's going to get left behind. Stronger, but still the same old Pyro Jack.
>>48150332
>implying he and his brother won't fuse in Black Frost.
Since we finished a Forlon Abyss Act we got a Star Point
>Act 2 has been cleared. You have gained 1 Star Point.
>>INTERMISSION 2.
The space between Acts is the same as always. A cold concrete room, lit by a single flickering lightbulb on the end of a frayed string. Square in design, a fog wall to the left, an elevator in front and a corridor to the right. The air is thick with dust, to the extent of making Fumika utter a small cough.
Unlike before, there are five wooden treasure chests in the center of the room. Fumika quickly scans them to ensure they are not mimics. She gives the confirmation nod and you and the rest of the team prises them open.
>SYMBOL OF AVARICE (x2): Golden coin from a long-toppled capital city, covered in an odd shine. Large quantities of it were said to induce obsession within the holders. Place it above a Persona’s card to convert the Persona into a quantity of Macca. The exact amount is determined by the chosen Persona’s rank and amount of skills.
>PRAYER BOOK PAGE (x2): A tattered piece of parchment, originating from a holy prayer book. Clerics used to recite the tales within to cast magic. The words have been ground to dust by time, but a small quantity of power remains. Place a Persona’s card on it to consume the Persona and create a new skill book. The skill acquired will depend on the chosen Persona’s rank, its stats and the skills it holds.
Hunger Personas will corrupt the book, unless the user has managed to fully overcome their insanity. This may lead to the acquisition of unexpected skills, but nevertheless caution is advised.
Wow, you think to yourself. These first four treasures are excellent. They are so great you decide to plan out how you will use them. As in, right now.
>Please select the four (or less) Personas to be converted.
>Persona List: http://pastebin.com/YYcdYYRs
>>48150457
>Symbol of Avarice:
Slime, Pixie
>Prayer Book Page:
Obariyon, Moh Shuvuu
>>48150457
>Avarice
>Moh shuuvu
>Archangel
Prayer bookpage
>Mokoi
>Slime
>>48150457
>>SYMBOL OF AVARICE (x2):
Convert Pixie and Slime.
>PRAYER BOOK PAGE (x2
Convert Saravasti (we might get Invigorate and/or media)
>>48150534
need one more prayer page persona.
>>48150457
Hmmm.. a tricky deal here. We should probably pick weaker personas with no real good abilities for the avarice coins, while personas with nice skills and decent stats should get the page. For example, boosts, auto-buffs, and passives should be personas we consider. Wonder what the 5th chest holds.
>>48150561
I don't know what else would be worth converting besides Matador for Auto-Sukukaja or Melchom for Moneybags
>>48150587
Obaryion?
Valyrie?
Mokoi for better darkness?
>>48150457
>Symbol of Avarice
Slime
Pixie
>Prayer Book Page
Moh Shuvuu
Narcissus
Can we save 1 page for later? Would love to try and get null/resist light and give it to Ippon.
>>48150645
If you want.
>>48150723
I also believe that saving 1 prayer book page would be a good idea. We should check what we get from the first sacrifice before deciding the second.
>>48150534
Supporting
>>48150645
Doesn't sound like a bad idea. If we eventually get null/resist/evade light on Ippon, we'd have all bases covered. I'll support it.
We're lucky that we don't have a skill limit like in the games.
>>48150645
sounds fair to me. Who knows what the future may bring.
>>48150457
Melt down Pixie for Macca and Archangel for skills. Save the two remaining conversion items for a later date, just in case we find something that would be really good for it.
>Slime has been converted into 10k Macca.
>Pixie has been converted into 15k Macca.
>Moh Shuuvu has been converted into the Dekunda skill book.
…at least, that is what you believe will happen in the future. The truth is, you already know these objects require the assistance of the Velvet Room twins. That is another event you are anticipating with all the fervor of a particularly idle sloth.
You open the fifth chest.
>FADED IVORY RIBBON: A white piece of thin cloth, stained with dried blood all over. A faint, magical presence emits from within. Other than that, it appears to do nothing.
“So that is the hallway to the Observer…” Fumika muses turning to stare at the door. “I wish to attempt something…”
She walks towards the entrance. Her footsteps start off strong and steady, but only a second flashes by before her body noticeably trembles. It is as if she is trying to walk through a body of solid ocean water. She soldiers on, pressing down each step with noticeable, straining effort. A beat of sweat trickles down the side of her neck. You hear a small clicking sound. It’s coming from her teeth.
“It’s no use.” Fumika mutters, a small inflection to her calm words. “The closer I approach, the less I feel like entering. Yet, back here, my curiosity remains unaffected.”
“Ugh, you could’ve just said that you get a bad feeling from what’s over there…” Akikazu grumbles. “Shit, it’s just like before. I don’t like this one bit.”
“I don’t feel anything strange.” You say, “That’s expected, though. Only the Leader of the AETHER Players can enter. It’s in the rules.”
“Damn the rules,” Celeste grouses. “What, is this Observer guy shy or something? Is he afraid to meet with a pretty girl?”
“Don’t get too far ahead of yourself, Tachibana.”
“Hey, rude!”
>S+ END, Fortify III, Rapid Healing III, Battle Aura III, Regenerate III
>Local man is fucking invincible
>>48150987
>Dekunda
>>48150987
>Dekunda
Could be worse. I hope Avarice appears more frequently than Prayer because the latter is potentially gamebreaking.
>>48151008
>Takashi tanks 10 Megidoladynes cast by the last word in rapid succession.
>>48151045
Dekunda on us is actually really nice since it allows us to do something very cruel to those who overuse buffs. Hell, imagine it in school duels.
We should use any skill cards we get on Ippon-Datara. Since we can't pass skills on to other Personas through Fusion, we have no reason to use them on Personas that are going to be faded out of use as we get more powerful ones.
>>48151082
You are confusing Dekunda with Dekaja.
Dekunda: Nullifies stat penalties on party.
Dekaja: Nullifies stat bonuses on all foes.
>>48151104
Ah, my mistake. Still, removing debuffs is also nice. Damn defense down..
What should we do with the Souls we have now? Let them both turn into equipment? Turn one of them into a Persona? Turn both of them into Personas?
>>48151135
Both into equips.
>>48151135
That phoenix hopefully can turn into a buff fire weapon for Celeste or Takashi. No idea about the samurai.
>>48151135
Equipment. We really need better gear. Though I think we might need to turn them into Personas to advance the Hunger S.Link, so one for equipment, one for Personas?
>>48151135
both into equipment and if possible, both into ONE piece of equipment. It'd make for one hell of an accessory, thats for sure. Would likely last us a good long while.
>Mana Fist: Unarmed attack that ignores defensive and agility/evasion buffs, scales with both STR and MAG.
>ignores defensive and agility/evasion buffs
Just something we should remember for the next duel.
I especially want to know about the possibility of an AETHER Alpha.
>>48151165
You do not need to turn them into personas to advance the hunger link. We went through this. We just need to beat them and take their souls.
>>48151198
Then why didn't it advance? Last time the Social Link UP! message appeared immediately. Though with the ninja boss we sealed the soul away into a card right after acquiring it. So maybe it doesn't rank up when we take the soul, but when we use it? Seal it away into a card or a piece of equipment, properly imprison them and earn the squatters' favor in the process.
Tomorrow is friday right? How about this:
>Kozue Yusa on afternoon and study at night
>Okay, announcement time. Really bad news announcement time. I am so, so sorry for what's about to happen next.
Quest is over
https://twitter.com/TwilightThorn/status/750847442556317696
>>48151253
>>48151263
Well, that's ominous. Everything alright, Thorn?
God, I loathe myself so much right now. I hate myself with every fibre of my being for announcing this and I know how much this is going to disappoint you all. I despise that I'm doing this in the middle of a thread when you're all getting excited about what's going to happen next. This is going to be a massive fucking middle finger to you guys and I sincerely apologize for that. I wish things could be different. I truly do.
But it's too much. I simply cannot continue any longer. Writing Persona 2129 Quest is no longer fun for me. Several factors have contribute to this, including real life issues preventing a good quest schedule, deteriorating health and the fact that I have slowly been losing interest in the SMT franchise over time. I have grown weary of it all. I now detest the world I have created, the characters and the plot.
Thus, I am now officially cancelling the quest.
I'm so, so sorry. You guys, my players, have supported me every step of the way. You have made questing enjoyable for me. You have written fanfiction of my stupid characters, done voices and made posts that have made me laugh with joy. The past fifty sessions would never have been made possible without you all.
This must be so betraying to you.
Once again, I apologise from the bottom of my heart. I cannot do this enough.
I hope you can understand.
>>48151281
Well fuck. Ah well. Stay safe Thorn
>>48151281
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rcmeMxxGYw
Thread theme
>>48151281
Welp.. guess thats that. Been a hell of a ride and sorry about being a pain. Hope you feel better.
>>48151281
Oh. Well, alright. I can't say I'm not disappointed, but I understand. You've got no obligation to provide entertainment to us, ultimately whether you're enjoying yourself is the real deciding factor here. Thanks for giving us what you did, it was really fun for me. Be well, Thorn. You're a cool dude.
>>48151281
>>48151281
Welp..... thanks for the past 50 threads. Get better and I hope you regain your motivation to create and write something new in the future.
>>48151281
Welp. At least you told us instead of simply disappearing like most QMs.
>>48151281
Well, that's disheartening, to say the least. Couldn't you just take a break, then come back? It sounds like you're just having a case of QM burnout. Give it a couple of weeks to relax and cool off. You might get your spark back.
>>48151281
I'm fairly new to the quest and had caught up on the archives, and I'm honestly a little sad to see it go, but hey, it happens to the best of us. I don't blame you for doing what you did. I know writing about the same thing over and over again can be really draining. Your health issues and real life problems should take priority.
In any case, take care, Thorn. Hope things work out for you. Enjoyed the quest while it lasted. Whatever you're doing in the future, I wish you good luck.
>>48151281
Thank you for telling us TT. I means a lot that you aren't one of the ones that just go off the radar.
>>48151281
How abouty you consider it a hiatus until P5 is out? It might inspire you to continue again.
>>48151364
I wish this was the case, but my new schedule simply isn't equipped for QMing. With the rate at which Persona 2129 advances, it would quickly stop being fun. This is another one of the reasons I chose to stop the quest. It is too bloated and would take me forever to finish it. Another lesson learned, I guess.
Thanks to everyone who replied. It means a lot to me.
>>48151281
I'm extremely sorry to hear that. I hope that things improve for you, and wish you all the best in the future.
>>48151281
It's too bad, you were building around yourself one of the better questing communities on 4chan.
>>48151281
>This must be so betraying to you.
Not really. Been expecting this since you dropped HBQ.
>>48151411
>It is too bloated and would take me forever to finish it.
Well it's one thing I expected ever since the quest began. I mean if you kept going at the current pace without any hiatus it'd still take years until the quest would be over.
>>48151411
Is there any chance you might have one last session explaining your plans for the rest of the quest, like what you did for HBQ?
One less reason to not kill myself.
>>48151411
If your schedule changes would it be possible to continue? Large slow quests are not bad things, like MGNQ or banished, and you're writing while veering towards purple prose at times was highly entertaining and drew a large audience. Additionally because of your sterling interaction with your players it did not devolve into a shitfest like other large quests.
While I am Highly leery of doing this, you might want to try running on Anonkun. It would let you run at your own pace, doing a few updates sporadically through out the week instead of needing time for one dedicated thread, leaving you more time to deal with IRL issues. Downside is the coding on it is shite and it has an incredibly smut thirsty audience. Just an idea for you, since this is one of the best quests on 4chan, period.
>>48151411
>With the rate at which Persona 2129 advances, it would quickly stop being fun.
Heard about Maverick Hunter Quest? About 7 threads a year for I don't even know how long, and still one of the best quests on /tg/.
Well, it's a bummer, but not the end of the world. /tg/ is a busy board, and there's other quests to bother. And in the end, we're all just fucking around here anyway. It's all for fun, there's no obligation.
Well shit. Thanks for good times TT.
Hmm, this might come off and impulsive (it really is, what the hell am I doing), but in light of Kaz's health issues/coming vacation and P2129 cancellation I might try giving QMing an SMT quest a shot. Just came into a lot of free time for the foreseeable future.
No guarantees I actually pull the trigger on it, but if I do it should be in the coming week or so.
>>48151281
Life, as well as the shit that comes with it, happens, bro. I don't blame you for what you're doing, and any reasonable person wouldn't either. Just...sad, is all. We all had some good times, bad times, and more than a couple of laughs at each others' expenses. But when all's said and done, it isn't the end of the journey as much as it is the steps we take along the beaten path that matters in the end.
And even if I knew Persona 2129 was going to end like this, I would've taken it over and over again. Wouldn't trade it for the world.
I hope things get better for you on your end, but I'm not going to say "goodbye". That's too final. No, I think I'm going to say "see you later". Because one day, that's what I'm hoping for. So, GG, Thorn. Godspeed with wherever your life's path takes you.
>>48151281
Thanks for running.
>>48151496
>>48151497
The pace wasn't my main reason for quitting. I had gripes about it in the past, but I managed to overlook them. It's my growing lack of interest in the story itself that killed it for me.
>>48151450
I might as well do that now. Bear in mind a lot of it is going to sound very stupid. Feel free to ask questions.
>The fifth is Ming. He doesn't have a Persona, but gains blood magic anyway through AETHER bullshit. He's of the Temperance Arcana. His Sector was going to be Beastmen's Wilderness, a noble land taken over by beast-men. His Companion was going to be Victorique, a vampire lady who sees the devastation caused to her property and gets super pissed about it, thus dragging Ming into her self-proposed quest.
>The sixth is Aria. She is Takashi's childhood friend, whom he forgot due to Apathy Syndrome. This is one of the things that should have been foreshadowed more but wasn't. She is secretly possessive of him, reflected in a future event where she gets kidnapped by the Denizens of her Sector, brainwashed and tries to murder the rest of the Void's Chosen. Her Sector is the kingdom of Irluvia, which would reveal the ingame backstory of AETHER.
>Seventh and eighth are Lucianne Decaux and her son, Edward Decaux. They are the Moon and the Sun respectively. Lucianne is a former mercenary who settled down after finding Edward in a ruin (which explains why her augmentations). Their Sectors are joined together, a world where children kill adults and reflection where adults hide in fear of children. Lucianne's Persona is Hel. Edward doesn't have a Persona, but gets injected with a demon virus shortly after entering the game.
>The ninth is Jomei Akabane, a bodyguard who would meet Takashi through mercenary bullshit and get to know him. He doesn't have a Persona and his Arcana is the Tower. He would use the Demon Summoning Program. His Sector would be a vast white plain where the objective would initially be to destroy everything in sight.
>>48151281
This quest got me through a rough patch. Things are good now. Im sad this will not get finished, but i could tell you were running out of enthusiasm a while ago. I just want to say thanks for running a interesting quest with a cool story.
>>48151593
Anything on backstory?
>>48151593
Oh, so there were going to be non-Persona wielders in the party. That would have been cool, given us some other mechanics to play with. Though that would have just contributed to your issues with bloat, I suppose.
Also
>The sixth is Aria. She is Takashi's childhood friend, whom he forgot due to Apathy Syndrome. This is one of the things that should have been foreshadowed more but wasn't.
I don't know, I think that was actually foreshadowed sufficiently. I was kind of guessing at that, I'm pretty sure there were other people thinking along those lines, too.
Man if Soma drops BQ too I will be fucking depressed.
>>48151554
>She is Takashi's childhood friend, whom he forgot due to Apathy Syndrome.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh.
How about Celeste and Akikazu? What were their malfunctions?
>>48151593
>She is Takashi's childhood friend, whom he forgot due to Apathy Syndrome
Oh god, no wonder she had that freak out with Takashi
>>48151593
Whats the deal with Chikasi?
Whats the deal with blue shit injected into us?
Whats the deal with our lord and saviour Kaede?
>>48151593
Hey Thorn, thanks for the quest and thanks for introducing me to the SMT series. I bought a ps2 specifically because of this quest.Pic very much related
Godspeed, Thorn.
It all keeps tumbling down tumbling down tumbling down
>>48151593
It sounds like you're suffering from quest burnout man. Regardless, thanks for the 54 threads. They were great and you're a great QM. Sad to see you go man.
>The tenth Player is unnamed. It was going to be Shizuka, but I changed my mind soon after. One idea I had was a yakuza daughter posing as a serial killer. Jomei would possibly have been assigned to protect her.
Now for Social Link bullshit.
>CELESTE: Celeste's main problem is that her ambition leads to some very destructive situations, for herself and the people around her. She actually has an inferiority complex, developed by the success of her three older brothers. She also used to be depressive and fat, until she met someone who taught her about moving forward in her life (probably Rumi, which would have all sorts of stupid romantic implications). Potential love interest.
>AKIKAZU: He and Eriko are childhood friends. His father was a cop. Then he got arrested for corruption. Eriko was in a conference in America (most likely very important to the relations between Japan and America or something) and immediately rushed over to help Akikazu. Then Akikazu started thinking Eriko was too good for him, not helped by the abuse Eriko received for helping him. He tried to push her away. The two of them got into a fight and Eriko physically attacked him. Akikazu was knocked unconscious. When he woke up, he deliberately told Eriko to leave. She gave up and their friendship was over.
>Rinako thinks both of them are being idiots and wants Takashi to help. He does. They make up and maybe form a romantic relationship. It's silly, I know.
>FUMIKA: Not much to say here. More or less teaching Fumika about emotions and friendship. Several key moments in the quest would have contributed. Also a potential love interest.
>MING: He's a professional Youtuber. That is a legit job in 2129. He would most likely be quarantined inside the Forgotten City because blood magic is even rarer than the Wild Card in the real world. His Social Link would involve generally hanging out with him and helping him accept his situation.
I wish it weren't the case, especially with the loss of Kaz's quests, but if it has to happen, I'd rather you canceled it than forced yourself to do something you didn't like (and I mean that to both of you excellent gentlemen) - I speak from personal experience that that shit shows. A hearty
>F
to you Twilight Thorn, and to Kaz since he's also in this thread. Have a pic of Lilith hugging Hero (with apologies to Kaz for it being such an unLawful pic).
>>48151760
I would have liked to see Ming :c
>>48149253
Hey Thorn, just wanted to let you know that every time I see your name I think of pic related.
>>48151760
Celeste makes sense, her having an inferiority complex was always pretty apparent underneath the cheerfulness. Akikazu it's neat to finally learn what his issue was. Fumika, as you said, kind of predictable but I'm sure it would have still been interesting. And Ming, I thought he worked at a restaurant. Eh, whatever, it still sounds like it would have been fun to bond over being unable to ever let anyone know what we really were for fear of vivisection.
>>48151760
>She also used to be depressive and fat
Aww.
What about the twins? What the hell were they?
This reminded me that holy sword quest died. Fuck.
>>48151760
What were the Twins? What happened to the Velvet Room? How does the Last Word play into the overall plot? What is AETHER?
>>48151847
>holy sword quest
H-he can still come back!
>>48151847
>Holy Sword Quest
That reminds me, did we ever romance the sword?
>ARIA: Aria has a lot of demons, which is fitting given her Arcana. Takashi would help her accept her past. Two key events would be involved: Takashi 'abandoning' her and her Awakening, in which her magic got out of control and broke her best friend's spine. By the way, Aria's Persona is Baphomet and she mainly wields psychic magic.
>Aria is also a potential love interest and a clingy one at that. If Takashi chose another girl, Aria would most likely take it the hardest.
>LUCIANNE: Not really planned, but something about helping her work through the conflict between her bloodthirsty former career and her duties as a mother.
>EDWARD: Also not really planned, but there would be something interesting about helping him accept his demonic side. The problem with being a half-demon is that you gain a continuous hunger for human flesh and all the foods you liked taste like shit. His depression would've been noticeable and Takashi would need to cheer him up.
By the way, his transformation (similar to DDS) would involve the Norse bird Vidofnir, specialising in flight and lightning.
>YOSHINO: I don't know. I don't know what I was thinking. In any case, Yoshino was the most normal of the love interests.
>TAKAUJI, KANAMI, KANADE: Love triangle. Kanade would be most accepting of Takauji's opinions. Kanami, not so much. They all become friends in the future. Takauji doesn't hate the notion of romance; he just doesn't think he wants to partake in it in high school.
>KOZUE YUSA: She has Apathy Syndrome, except hers happened at eleven years of age. I guess she and Takashi could've bonded over that. Also, she's the daughter of a yakuza boss, which might have led to some not-so-hilarious conflicts with the yakuza. Her past personality was cruel and malicious, but she doesn't remember any of that and in fact dislikes it heavily.
>>48151896
>KOZUE YUSA: She has Apathy Syndrome, except hers happened at eleven years of age. I guess she and Takashi could've bonded over that.
Bonding over mutual suffering. The best kind of bonding.
>>48151893
Never got to any romance with any of the characters, but Erika and Galadriel were the closest with the MC. Total bros.
>>48151593
>The sixth is Aria. She is Takashi's childhood friend, whom he forgot due to Apathy Syndrome.
Ouch... Poor Aria.
>>48151896
>KOZUE YUSA: She has Apathy Syndrome, except hers happened at eleven years of age. I guess she and Takashi could've bonded over that. Also, she's the daughter of a yakuza boss, which might have led to some not-so-hilarious conflicts with the yakuza. Her past personality was cruel and malicious, but she doesn't remember any of that and in fact dislikes it heavily. Potential Love Interest
FTFY
>>48151893
Nope.
>>48151938
I'd say witch hat girl was also decently close.
>>48151896
I wish we had gotten to the point of recruiting Lucianne and Edward. Having Celeste's boss go on raids with her would have been delightfully awkward for everyone involved.
>>48151896
>Childhood friend loses memory
>Remain lonely and awkward for years afterwards
>Childhood friend comes back
>He's friendly and wants to be friends, despite not remembering
>Relationship grows
>Awakening, spine breaking
>Still friends after all that
>Lose out in romance to Celeste/Fumika/Yoshino/etc.
Being the Aria is suffering
This is probably way too early, but is there even a small chance in hell you would want to come back to questing after a long sabbatical? I remember during, I think, HBQ that you had some Dark Souls-like quest in your head, but I guess it was eventually merged into this one as the Forlorn Abyss.
>>48151957
Pedo detected.
Alright boys who did you want to win the takashibowl, starting out I was on the Celest train but then aria showed up
>>48152064
Either Aria or Celeste.
Depends on how Aria developed.
>>48152064
Celestefag all the way through.
>>48152064
Would of been happy with either Celeste or Aria.
>>48152064Akikazu
Failing that, I'd be happy with where the Celeste train was going, but a Fumika romance would've made for some interesting defrosting
>>48151997
Also, would you be opposed to writing at all in the future? You've clearly got the talent, especially in character building and interactions, that I'd hate to think this would be the last time you wrote anything.
>>48152064
I was on the fence between Celeste and Aria, but damn if I'm not a sucker for childhood friends.
>>48152064
Guess. Just guess who I preferred.
>>48152064
Rumi.
>>48152064
Aria.
>>48152064
I was a Celestefag from beginning to endYellingbird made it even better, but if Aria won, I wouldn't be mad, only saddened.
>SHIZUKA: Big sister. Was intended to be incest, then not so much. She holds guilt over letting Takashi get into his accident, to the point where she becomes super overbearing (which wasn't really reflected, in hindsight). Takashi would've helped her get past that.
>Other Social Links involving Rumi, the tenth Player and Veleis-sensei were planned. But they will never see fruition. Oh well.
>>48151979
I think Lucianne would've closed down the Lovely Eight by then.
>>48151988
Yes, it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMMu7wfBNEA
Now for AETHER stuff. This might take a while.
>AETHER was designed to be similar to the Vortex World and the Conception. Meaning, it is a tool of the universe to create new worlds. The reasoning that is developed is dependent on their actions of Players. Every step, every decision and every kill they make is considered and processed into the logic of the new world.
>Instead of one person becoming the keystone, an entire group does. The Players are sent into their individual Sectors, where they are prophesied as heroes by the inhabitants, the Denizens. Their quest involves clearing the Sector of its corruption, making their way to the final dungeon and defeating the Endgame Adversary that lurks there.
>The Players are meant to walk their Path of Ascension and basically become physical deities during the game. This is automatically achieved after the Endgame Adversary is defeated, but can happen beforehand is certain objectives are met.
>Celeste would've had her entire body become fire, Akikazu could manipulate the earth, Fumika would gain the power to see things from the perspective of others (showing how far she would've come in terms of empathy and understanding others), Ming would make bodies explode (blood bombs), Aria would've become a true queen, don't know about the rest.
>This would've been shown in 'Chapters', meant to be passages of the new world's 'bible'.
>>48152091
Kozue Yusa right?
>>48152091
Mastema?
>>48152064
Toss up between Celeate and Yoshino
>>48152099
So the theory that you were pulling on SBURB for inspiration was accurate, then. Cool.
>>48152099
So AETHER is literally SBURB?
>>48152099
>Ming would make bodies explode
neat
>>48152099
Kinda funny, because Kaede Kurusu basically was a god and we tended to hate her
unless we were kaz
>>48152064
I still remain in the Celeste camp.
>666 on indefinite hiatus
>2129 is kill
>London concluded months ago
>No more SM/tg/ for the foreseeable future...this has been a bad couple of days.
>>48152099
>She holds guilt over letting Takashi get into his accident, to the point where she becomes super overbearing (which wasn't really reflected, in hindsight).
That was plain as sunlight to me.
>>48152120
>SBURB
>>48152123
What is that?
>>48152149
Yeah, Thorn keeps saying "oh, I didn't foreshadow this well enough", but I think he did a great job at it.
>>48152099
>Celeste becomes basically female Kagutsuchi no kami.
Talk about a hot chick. What would Takashi have been?
>>48152141
indeed it has been.
>>48152160
SBURB was a game in the webcomic homestuck, where the players get taken to a new world that creates other worlds after thiers(earth) gets destroyed.. They become literal Gods, and fight each other and glitches(GOO) in the game.
>>48152160
You know that Homestuck comic that annoying kids on tumblr won't shut up about? Well, before it become completely unbearable, it was basically about a goofier session of AETHER, minus the Personas. Travel through worlds customized to the players, interact with weird symbolic puzzles and characters, ascend to godhood, create a new universe.
>>48152160
Homestuck. A game that destroys the Earth except for its players, who will be put on different planets, with each planet having its own inhabitants. Each player has the quest to slay each planet's Denizen, ascend to the God Tiers, and complete the process to birth a new universe, one where they will then rule as gods.
>>48152099
Like I said a long time ago: this is what would happen if pre-troll Homestuck and Persona had a baby, and that baby had another baby with the child of Dark Souls and Shadowrun.
>>48152160
Homestuck. Really crazy webcomic-type-thing, started out with a really interesting plot that sort of got put on the backburner in favor of character exploration. Awesome soundtrack, though.
>>48152099
>we become literal gods at the end of our playthrough
Why do I feel as though there's a really bad caveat in there?
Also
>She holds guilt over letting Takashi get into his accident
Would it ever be revealed as to what exactly the accident was? Was it similar to how Kozue got hers?
Who else is listening to Komm, Süsser Tod on loop?
>>48151776Just this once, I'll make an exceptionIt's greatly appreciated. Thanks, anon. But let's get back to Thorn.
>>48151896
>ARIA
Sympathy for the devil, huh? That would've been a really interesting development.
>>48152064
Fumika. Sociopathic, socially-awkward waifu is best waifu.
>>48152138
>Me liking Kaede Kurusu
Nope. I don't like false messiahs.
>>48152246
Not me. I only listened to it once.
>>48152246
I'm mostly listening to this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLji1buqZOk
>>48152240
>SMT quest
>Not becoming gods
It's like standard procedure at this point. If TF666 makes it that far I don't doubt Adrian will be some kind of deity.
I hope you can find something interesting to write about Thorn, I had fun with Persona but can't blame you if you aren't feeling it
>>48152298
Even sleeping gods kind of ended like that.
>>48152227
Yellingbird, think you're gonna finish the CelestexTakashi now?
>>48152099
Wait, then how would they have blended in with the Real World afterwards?
Also, WTF was up with the Twins. What did Kurusu have to do with the plot beyond her original impact?
>>48152064
Fumika.
What would've our Ultimate Persona/the team's Ultimate Personas?
So what are the other SM/tg/ quests? I may need to archive binge them, now. It's like heroin, you don't just drop it, you have to step down to methadone first if you want to make the change stick.
I hope you find something to rekindle your passion writing again thorn I had fun and hope to see you again some day
>>48152336
aside from the London one and it's sequel, I've got no idea.
>>48152088
If I write again, it'll be something original.
Backstory of AETHER's ingame:
>A long time ago, there was a kingdom called Irluvia. It was a standard medieval fantasy kingdom.
>A group of malicious deities planted themselves within Irluvia and the surrounding lands. They wormed their way into positions of great power and influence, then brought upon the magical apocalypse and corrupted everything. They segregated the lands and sealed them inside dimensional bubbles, which is why the Sectors are disconnected from each other.
>They were known as the Heirs of the Old World to the dying population of Irluvia.
>Their purpose seemed to be that of chaos and despair. A close examination would reveal they were attempting to collect enough energy in order to revive the Ultimate Adversary, their leader and the final boss of the game. The fastest way to do this was to devour souls.
>Some of the souls were for their own benefit. Endgame Adversaries have a caveat in that they must go to sleep before the game begins. Thus, the Heirs were forced to rely on others.
>This is the reason behind Chikashi's Abomination form. Before the game began, the Heirs already had some understanding of the Void's Chosen, as the latter is prophesied to slay the former. One of the Heirs realized that Chikashi was an acquaintance of Takashi and wanted to use Chikashi to kill him. Hence the BATTLE TIME segments, which symbolized the corruption of Chikashi's soul. It failed and Chikashi was dumped into the Forgotten City to rot.
>As the game progressed, the Heirs would have slowly woken up. The more time they spend awake, the more damage they can do to the Sectors. When they fully wake up, it means the Sector is about to die. Hopefully the chosen Player will have amassed enough strength to destroy the Endgame Adversary before time runs out.
>Time passes, Denizens defected to the Heirs' side.
>>48152336
Taskforce 666 is on hiatus, but Devil Summoner London is completed. There are others on the archive, but I believe they were all dropped after a while.
>>48152336
>Devil Summoner London (Completed. Pretty fantastic)
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Devil%20Summoner%20London%20Quest
>Task Force 666 (Ongoing, run by that Kaz guy you see on here, currently on hiatus)
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Devil%20Summoner%20Task%20Force%20666%20Quest
And that's it. Some guy earlier this thread said he might run one but who knows.
>>48152365
>This is the reason behind Chikashi's Abomination form. Before the game began, the Heirs already had some understanding of the Void's Chosen, as the latter is prophesied to slay the former. One of the Heirs realized that Chikashi was an acquaintance of Takashi and wanted to use Chikashi to kill him. Hence the BATTLE TIME segments, which symbolized the corruption of Chikashi's soul. It failed and Chikashi was dumped into the Forgotten City to rot.
Yeah, I think that Heir underestimated our capacity for spite. Probably was expecting some all-loving hero archetype who'd do their best to help anyone who seemed to be in trouble. Instead they got someone controlled by 4chan. Sucker. We only help cute girls.
>>48152318
If people want me to, I could do it and post it on my twitter.
>>48152365
I really hope you do. Your characters are absolutely fantastically written, and you've got a great knack for stringing the reader along with bits of information. Also, your horror scenes, like Chikashi's transformation, or the Twins showing their masks to Takashi? Absolutely amazing.
>>48152406
I would love to read it
>>48152406
I'd still like to hear the conclusion to your fanfic
>>48152365
So how does Kaede Kurusu, the twins, and the Forgotten abyss play in?
>>48152406
Do it birdman. Also I agree with your sentiments.
>>48152406
Thirded. Thorn's a good author. I hope that he someday finds motivation to write again.
>>48152406
Tweet that fuckin' tweet, bro. That shit was adorable.
>>48152365
Ignore the last line, I can't be bothered deleting it.
>>48152406
Please do. I enjoyed your fics immensely.
>>48152432
Soon.
>There were going to be very personal journeys for each of the Players. Yet another reason for why the Quest would've become too bloated.
>The Endgame Adversaries tend to drive nightmares into the minds of the Players, in order to break their spirits. This often just makes them more motivated.
>It is possible to get an Endgame Adversary to kill themselves, but it is extremely difficult,
Now for stuff about specific Heirs of the Old World.
>HAZEBOUND WOODLANDS: A witch of fog. The Feyel Alari of the Hazebound Woodland drove out the spirit of fire, as they saw the art of pyromancy as heretical. This let the witch swoop him and transform the forest into her own hellish domain. Luckily, the spirit of fire anticipated this and began constructing bonfires around Irluvia and the surrounding lands. That's the ingame reason for their existence, of course.
>PYRE RUIN VALLEY: A wrathbringer of the sun, who killed both sides of the invasion that took place in the valley and proclaimed herself as the queen. She force souls of knights into their armor and made them slaves. The original inhabitants of the valley, the kobolds, were forced underground.
>AREA 019: You need to understand more about the Forlorn Abyss for this.
>IRLUVIA: A false king, who would have his attendants brainwash Aria with his dark magic.
>The rest weren't planned.
>>48152406
I agree with the birdman, but I have to say that I am very disappointing that the carpet's been pulled from under my feet AGAIN.
Also, a question, what was happening in the Forlorn Abyss?
What about the Forgotten City? Lore on that?
This might be the first time I've followed a quest from beginning to end completely.
Before, I've either jumped into already ongoing quests, which either fade away or reach an ending, or I see a quest that had its final thread in suptg that looks interesting and I binge read it all the way through.
This is the first time I've participated in a quest from the start and stuck with it to its end without it fading away. It's a strange feeling.
>>48152406
Tweet tweet, motherfucker, keep going. I need something to help relieve this whiplash.
Alright, you limp-dick faggots, I'll do my best. Keep an eye on my twitter. It'll show up somewhere in between my constant lusting over Akihiko and Theodore.I'm also going to need a new quest to haunt. Anything good running these days?
>>48152573
Moloch's Northern Beasts is starting on Friday.
>>48152573
Eh Mecha space pirate and NERV Bridge simulator are the ones I'm actively following right now.
>>48152595
What's that about?
>>48152573
Moloch's northern beasts, Snakecatcher on /qst/ even if it's nearing endgame. most the other good quests I follow are on akun or hiatus.
>>48152581
Oh god almost everyone good is gone or on hiatus, oh wait there space pirate quest and that Naruto quest that one seems good I haven't read any of it
Fuck there's a lot more shit than I remember. How about we tackle the Forgotten City next. Forlorn Abyss shit will have to wait, because I think you guys need to understand the core mechanics of AETHER first.
>The Forgotten City is actually Hollowed Tokyo. I don't know if I explained this to you guys, but in 2041 dark clouds covered the earth for three days and three nights. They then vanished. Hollowed Tokyo is a replica of what would have occurred if the clouds had never lifted. In other words, a crumbling city, abandoned and devoid of life.
>As the hub city, Hollowed Tokyo (I'm going to call it that from now on) is special. Its Denizens are comprised of both humans and demons.
>As the game progressed, AETHER would have begun to draw in people from the real world. Methods would've been disguised as seemingly innocuous things, such as a super addicting video game or something I don't really know (I didn't plan this far ahead). The purpose of this was to grant the new world enough humans for it to be populated.
>Of course, the Endgame Adversaries can also draw in people. If they fail, their targets are dumped into the hub sector, most likely as abominations.
>Humans drawn into Hollowed Tokyo would've had their memories erased. They would've been thrown into a hostile city teeming with Shadows, demons and other rogue humans. Survival of the fittest would've reigned there.
>It would reach the point where Hollowed Tokyo would've been populated by millions.
>>48152573
Dark Gate Academy on /qst/ is decent, though it's on hiatus right now.
>>48152573
because it's more or less an experiment in how far we can EDGE and shitpost without actually getting bad....
BRQ
>>48152611
According to the QM, Original Setting that takes heavily influence from Dishonored and Bloodborne. Primarily deals with hunting beasts.
Anything else, your guess is as good as mine.
>>48152625
We really should stop that guy the keeps trying to kill QMs at some point
>>48152625
Which Naruto Quest? Boruto Quest, The one were we replace Naruto, or the one that just started recently?
>>48152627
So a bit of SMT Imagine in there, too.
>>48152573
REQM is in the process of coming back
Hive Queen is pretty good
Shinigami Savant is pretty good too
Dungeon Lord over on Anonkun is aight
The Magitech series on Anonkun is pretty good too
Scholomance on Anonkun is a BFQ reboot that is fantastic
>>48152653
The new one, but boruto quest is pretty damn good
>>48152645
Sounds interesting to me, I'll look into it when he runs.
>>48152644
>BRQ
This is?
>>48152671
yea didn't the second one I mention just finish wrapping up?
>>48152627
Jesus, you really did bite off more than you could chew. It's great, though.
>>48152672
It'll be over on /qst/ most likely. He'll probably toss a link on the /qtg/ over there when he starts.
>>48152676
Bladebound Retainer Quest. Kaz's other quest that's also on hiatus. Good writing, pretty slow pacing.
>>48152688
Yes.
>>48152676
Bladebound Retainer Quest
It's basically a less shit and edgier version of princess guard quest
>>48152625
Feral Necromancer is also dead. RIP good quests.
By the way Beleaguered Prince is decent
>>48152688
Oh shit that ended? I thought it was on hiatus.
>>48152711
It is a pretty interesting type of quest.
>>48152717
Think the final thread for it was a few days ago. Might binge the archives and go through it.
>>48152711
It is, only gripe is waifufags not trying to eke out as much political power as possible because our counterparts have tits.
>>48152717
nope Laze finished it.
>>48152711
Man I had assumed summer would bring in some new qms and maybe some old ones would pop back up, I miss you crusty
>>48152755
>I miss you crusty
He's not dead yet, pray for his poor ass, let the cancer leave
>Sooner of later rumors of the Void's Chosen would've made their way through Hollowed Tokyo and the group may have bene worshipped as gods (accurate but uncomfortable).
>Takashi's quest is unique. He doesn't have a defined purpose like the others. The city is his to do with. He can attempt to subjugate it, one district at a time, or he can sit back and let it all burn.
>It was going to be very open-ended, which I'm not sure would've worked.
>The Void's Chosen also have a unique ability to 'purify' abominations and corruptions. The methods are uncertain, but it probably would've been something to do with the holy flame of bonfires.
>By the way, abominations are termed the Void's Corrupted. They are formed by the machinations of the Endgame Adversaries or by staying too long in certain areas of the Hub Sector. Once they are purified, they become the Void's Consorts, existences that swear utter loyalty to the Void's Chosen. Chikashi was intended to be a Void's Consort. He would've lost his memories and wielded a shotgun in battle.
>I had also planned for AETHER to eventually begin targeting Takashi's Social Links. There would've been progress bars that indicated how much corruption was taking place. If you guys took too long, the individuals involved would've lost all their memories or even surpass the point of no return (meaning they would need to be mercy killed).
>Kanami would probably off herself if Takauji went missing.
>Also, Hollowed Tokyo would've been divided into factions that Takashi could've demolished or sided with. It would probably have involved a lot of killing for him.
>>48152747
Now we wait for Mini to return. Where did he go anyway?
>>48152765
>>48152755
He isn't Diarca, he won't come back from death
>>48152775
No one knows at this point.
>>48152771
>Start targeting and corrupting our SL's.
yikes.
>>48152771
>>I had also planned for AETHER to eventually begin targeting Takashi's Social Links. There would've been progress bars that indicated how much corruption was taking place. If you guys took too long, the individuals involved would've lost all their memories or even surpass the point of no return (meaning they would need to be mercy killed).
>>Kanami would probably off herself if Takauji went missing.
Jesus, dude.
>>48152771
Wow. Yeah, Thorn, you really did bite off too much with these ideas. They sounds AWESOME, but if you were having trouble keeping up with mechanic bloat now then this stuff would have killed you.
>>48152771
Looks like things were going to get dark, well darker.
Okay, now for Forlorn Abyss and Kaede Kurusu stuff.
>Kaede Kurusu is known among the world as a living goddess. A lot of madmen did some truly awful things in her name. What a shocker!
>She was originally the protagonist of a Persona story that took place between the end of P5 and the beginning of P2129. She was also the Leader of a group of Players, but failed to deliver her team to victory. The reasoning behind it is because they failed to understand the true intentions behind the game (possibly due to the influences of the Old Guard--the past Persona protagonists).
>No members of her team died, but the situation escalated to the point where several Endgame Adversaries were joining the Ultimate Advesary in the final battle. It was basically an unwinnable state. Kaede and her team fought valiantly, but they lost.
>When an AETHER session fails, the Players' home world is destroyed as punishment. This is why the dark clouds appeared on Earth in 2041. It was a final judgement on humanity.
>Kaede's team had one last hope: to descend to the very pits of their Forlorn Abyss (which they had ignored) and find a way to save the world.
>When they reached the bottom, they met with the Observer. A mechanic termed New Game Minus was introduced. The ultimatum was thus: Kaede's team could sacrifice themselves in order to prolong their world for another century. Kaede could also enter the world and shape it into her liking, so that humanity's next chance at the game would be more successful.,
>Kaede obstinately refused, but her friends agreed and persisted. With a heart heavier than the core of the Earth, she cut them down with her blade, one by one.
>Their blood flowed freely among the tiles of the altar. Kaede collapsed on her knees and screamed. She wailed until there were no more tears left in her, then cried some more. Her heart, which had blossomed with the love of her companions, turned into stone. And with it, came her hatred for humanity.
Im starting to think you should of just written this as a story.
>>48152924
Oh Christ.
>>48152924
>Kaede Kurusu
Well that's...holy fuck, Thorn.
>>48152924
Seems like they should have gotten gud
>>48152924
K'
Observer Lore?
>>48152924
>>Kaede's team had one last hope: to descend to the very pits of their Forlorn Abyss (which they had ignored) and find a way to save the world.
Thank fuck we didn't ignore it. Jeez.
>>48152924
Jeeeesus.
>>48152924
Sounds about right, the Abyss is basically the Amala Labyrinth so reaching the bottom should turn you into an avatar of the world's doom. I think we guessed that was what lead to her being so crazy way back when we first found out about it. What would the bottom floor of the Abyss contained for a party that wasn't fucking up, though? Like, say, us if we had ever gotten to it.
>>48152924
Holy Christ TT. I'd love to read a novel about that shit.
Oh yeah. What about the Levels of the Abyss?
>>48153030
I've been fiddling around with WWIII shit, so I may as well tack on Kaede into the list. I'll writefag something-
>>48153058
>Previous Persona Protagonists
>She killed them all
>Recycled them as the boss demons of Takashi's Forlorn Abyss
>The altar at the bottom of the Forlorn Abyss accepted their souls. The apocalypse on Earth stopped. Every single construct in Kaede's session died. Her Blackened Void was left to decay into nothingness. An immense amount of power, a false World, flowed into Kaede's soul.
>To prolong humanity's survival, AETHER initiated the Mass Awakening and gave humanity the power of the Persona.
>Time is extremely convoluted inside the Forlorn Abyss. By the time Kaede exited into the real world, Shadows had already begun attacking the humans. She destroyed them all, made her image as a goddess in the flesh and got to work transforming humanity into a ruthless species capable of dominating the game.
>Basically she made Japan what it is in 2129. She got into the minds of influential humans and twisted them into her servants. A lot of stuff happened that put Persona-users on a pedestal in Japan. Also, their thirst for battle. That was important.
>The previous Persona protagonists tried to stop her. The P3 team attempted. She killed them all but Mitsuru.
>The Investigation Team was next. Kaede drew them into the entrance of her Forlorn Abyss (somehow) and massacred them. She left them clinging to life by a thread as sort of repayment for their services when she had been human.
>It wasn't very good, because the souls of the Investigation Team became corrupted by the innate negativity of the Forlorn Abyss. AETHER recycled them as the boss demons of Takashi's Forlorn Abyss.
>>48153086
Jesus fucking Christ Twilight
>>48153058
AETHER recycled them as the boss demons of Takashi's Forlorn Abyss.
holy shit.
>>48153086
>It wasn't very good, because the souls of the Investigation Team became corrupted by the innate negativity of the Forlorn Abyss. AETHER recycled them as the boss demons of Takashi's Forlorn Abyss.
Oh shit, it did, didn't it? The ninjas on the first floor were Yosuke, the Frostbitten Samurai was Chie, the Chained Phoneix was Yukiko. Oh, that makes so much sense in hindsight, I wonder how many bosses we would have had to face before we caught on.
>>48153086
>Recycled them as the boss demons of Takashi's Forlorn Abyss
Motherfucker.It's obvious now that the chained phoenix was Yukiko, but who was the samurai? Chie?
>It wasn't very good, because the souls of the Investigation Team became corrupted by the innate negativity of the Forlorn Abyss. AETHER recycled them as the boss demons of Takashi's Forlorn Abyss.
Who was who then?
>>48153086
>AETHER recycled them as the boss demons of Takashi's Forlorn Abyss.
Just when you think everything can't get worse.
>>48153132
The Samurai was Chie, the Phoenix was Yukiko.
>>48153126
>>48153132
Yosuke was the ninja, chie was the samurai, yukiko was the phoenix
i was so caught up on the dark soul imagery i never saw this.
