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"The most beautiful flower is that which one could never have" - James Barthomeloi (is it the author or his OC trying to act cool? ( ≧ᗜ≦) Try to guess~) (>⩊<)
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In a vast empty void-
A young man with silver hair and azure eyes stared at the image of Ryuta Takehara, his eyes focusing on the young man's heart-
"A shame… I thought I could take her away but– well I guess she really loves him huh?"
He muttered as a female voice echoed behind him-
"That was your plan?"
"Reines my love~"
"Shut it fuckboy."
"Hai~"
Ryuta smiled as he gave the woman behind him, a mature lady with long blonde hair and a pair of bright blue eyes a bow.
"You returned, searched for a specific parallel world, a specific time in history, all so you can snatch a woman from another man… again?"
"What's wrong with that? Look! She's suffering! If she was with me, she'd already be free and enjoying a wonderful night with yours truly~"
"S C U M"
Reines spat at the man before turning away, her body dissolving into golden particles.
"Ha~ Honestly, she was just an afterthought- I wanted to see the female Nobu, I ended up seeing Oryuo tied to someone other than Ryoma… not to mention- a transmigrator…"
The young man stared at Ryuta once more, his gaze shifting to the image of a long black haired girl, desperately fighting and searching for something-
"Unfortunately he had already severed his "origin", he gave this world hope, turned it into its own history… a Proper History… but in exchange for that-"
The young man's azure eyes flashed with a bright blue glow, he stared at Ryuta and the long black haired woman-
"Nobu… stop it… he's severed it all- you should have learned of it by now… but-"
The young man let out another sigh, his actions had caused chaos but it was one that needed to occur.
"Unless you face it yourself- this world would be ended, not by Ryuta but by-"
The glow in his eyes died down, he stared deeply at the woman with long black hair-
"You"
He said as he vanished, his eyes landing on Ryuta one last time before saying-
"Enjoy the world of Danmachi- you earned it"
His figure turned into glittering lights that rushed towards the world that Ryuta had left, despite its stability a crack was forming.
A crimson crack, one made not by Ryuta or the world but by one individual.
Maybe it was fate doing its job? Or maybe something else-
Ultimately, this problem was not something Ryuta had to worry about as it had already been taken by the young man- James Barthomeloi.
The agreement he had made, the deal he had brokered-
Ryuta gave up his all, he gave up his own fate in exchange-
'You gave me what I wanted and now it's my turn to fulfill your wish- your world- those you care about… I'll make sure they reach the end of their fate'
With that a story unknown to Ryuta plays out, one that involves his second life, the fate of an entire universe and a chaotic storm centered around his disappearance. But that is a tale of another man-
[A/N: FATExMARVEL FANFIC: Anomalous Magus; the events follow a side story that will be released- eventually]
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While James was focused on keeping his promise, he failed to notice the small light that streaked through the void-
Originating from the same world as Ryuta, this white streak followed the traces left behind by the young magus who had cut through the void. These "traces" Ryuta had left turned into a pathway that allowed the passage of souls, energy and power…
Maybe it was luck? Or maybe fate-
The streak of light flew through this path and as it did the path dispersed-
The void consumed the open path, the light desperately rushed forward.
If the void caught up to it- it would die, no questions about it.
The desperation had paid of though as the light had crossed the barrier between realities, passing through countless worlds but-
It could not enter a single one.
The path was the only place it was safe, it could not enter another world that was not connected to the path but that didn't matter to it.
After all, it's main goal was to chase after that being that had opened the path-
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the light had finally reached a world which had its barrier opened by the path-
'THIS IS IT!'
A star streaked across the Orario night sky, unseen by many as most were too focused on dealing with the aftermath of dungeon explorations.
Some were celebrating yet another day of successful hunts-
Others were mourning the deceased.
Some were silently ruminating about their progress-
Others were drinking themselves silly hoping to ease the thoughts that were flooding their mind.
This was Orario, a city of chaos and order, a city that was the final bastion- the lid that ensured the monsters of the last dungeon did not flood the world.
A city of adventure-
A land of endless opportunities-
A graveyard of heroes-
A haunt of the nameless-
This is the city of dreams, tragedies and nightmares.
All manner of madness and joy could be experienced here, the question was-
Do you dare?
[A/N: Creative liberties, setting the tone you know (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧]
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A small village outside Orario
A young teen, 17 years of age- a girl, no a woman in a girls body-
Haruna Sakamata, a beastman- no a demi-human, a race of humanoid beings with animalistic features. In anime they would be called "beastmen", they looked human save for features such as ears and a tail.
Haruna Sakamata was such a being, her prominent, "non-human" features were the fox ears and tail she had.
Renard- that is what her race of Demi-human was called.
Humanoid beings with Fox-like characteristics, famed for being one of the few "beast human" races that have an innate aptitude for magic. Many God's would be quick to drag these individuals into their familia's, Haruna was no exception.
She had received dozens of invitations but-
Most of the God's backed down upon learning of her… "illness".
Unlike diseases such as aids, cancer and the like, the "illness" that plagued Haruna was more a mental condition than it was a physical one.
The cause was unknown as she developed such symptoms early on as a child and no cure was found-
What those around Haruna did not know though was that she was a reincarnator.
A standard template for "Isekai" stories but Haruna… she was one of the more- unfortunate reincarnators.
In her past life, Haruna was an ER nurse, a job she took seriously and carried with pride.
She was a very accomplished nurse, well liked and had saved many-
It was unfortunate though, her life came to an early end due to a madman.
Disguised as a patient, the madman faked an injury, how he got through was unknown, who made a mistake? She did not know-
All she knew was that she tried to quickly administer first aid to a man who was bleeding only to be shot four times at point blank range.
The four bullets all hit vital organs- unlike drama's, Haruna was not lucky and found herself bleeding heavily in a matter of seconds.
Nurses were used to chaos but their first priority were their patients and themselves.
The response to the chaos was quick though, in a few short minutes, Haruna was quickly brought to the operating room but-
She had long bled to death, all four shots had struck her chest area-
Her heart was shredded to pieces, the major veins all ruptured, the shots were so close that the bullets, despite being hollow point rounds still ended up shooting through her body-
Maybe it was her small stature, her petite figure?
Unfortunately all the doctors and nurses could do was speculate as Haruna had died-
Moreover, she died a painful, slow- yet swift death.
What was worse is the fact that she was reincarnated, given a second life- with all her memories intact…
The recollection was too much, the pain, the suffering… all of it had messed her up. Reincarnating did not help as she ended up carrying the trauma all the way to her teens.
Despite being given a "cheat" by whatever deity or higher power sent her to this world, Haruna was not at all elated.
What use was power? She did not dare use it-
She did not dare, for she feared the moment when she would be forced to face death. The moment when she faces an opponent intent on taking her life-
While some would desire even greater power to prevent a similar scenario from happening- not everyone was born with a will of steel.
Haruna was but a normal girl, with normal dreams and aspirations.
Her experiences had led her to make a choice-
'I just want to live peacefully…'
She thought as she stared fearfully at the walled city in the distance.
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At the same time, while Ryuta was being given an in-depth lecture about the Dungeon, God's and all that by two Goddesses-
Deep into the night, various lights of fate were slowly converging towards Orario-
Unfortunately, even if Ryuta saw these lights he would only see this as the "Start of the canon story, which he did not know".
Maybe, if Ryuta took a glance at this world before he entered it-
If he saw the lights before he entered the world-
Maybe then he would realize-
This was not a tale for another time-
These lights… they were not for the "tale of this world".
All these lights were converging not towards the "Hero of the World" but towards the "Anomaly".
But, what's done is done, on the first day of coming to this world, Ryuta found himself facing death in the dungeon, dodging fate by a hair's breadth and finally falling into the whirlpool that is Orario.
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