#anyways uuhh yeah i'll update this whenever i can bc again there's still some stuff i need to come back to

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alternate workings of the tmc unholy gift universe

i have randomly decided to explain how alternates work in regards to tmc unholy gift. hope y'all enjoy LMAO (some of this stuff will be copied from my really old au doc but the info is still pretty updated)

this will also be updated at some point bc there's a few things i haven't fully thought abt yet (specifically some of the alts special abilities and stuff so ye)

What are Alternates like in this world?

Alternates are a mix of pure demons who work for Lucius and humans who were converted into Alternates. They are mostly all the negative traits multiplied by 10 in a person if someone is converted.

There are currently 6 5 types of Alternates:

Type 1 - Unspeakable: - Can turn people into alts through a very specific and selective process (will be explained later) - If an Unspeakble's name is spoken in regards of directing something at them, they will summon them Examples: Gabriel, Six (technically)

Type 2 - Dopplegänger: - Look almost exactly like the person they are trying to copy - Usually cannot be spotted due to similar appearances with other people, therefore one of the more dangerous types Examples: Adam, Elizabeth, Abraham (the latter two are featured in vol 1)

Type 3 - Flawed Impersonators: - Usually look nothing like the person they try to copy - Most common type - Typically have some sort of deformity that has not been documented in human history Examples: Cesar, N, M

Type 4: Tulpa - Are typically found inside of old televisions and mirrors - Can travel through said TVs and mirrors into households and other places - Are usually stopped by breaking their paths of transportation (lemme say it again, TVs and mirrors) Examples: Stanley, Tiffany, Lynn

Type 5: Mimic - Cannot turn into humans but objects - Can be spotted through hearing/feeling an inanimate object breathing - Least common type Examples: Jude. That's it.

Type ??? - A specific category not documented by humans in which alternates cannot be placed into another category Examples: Mark, Evelin, Preacher, Puppet

Alternates also give Gifts to humans if they feel it’s their time to join Gabriel’s army. Also a thing to note: demons are usually Types 3, 4, and 5. Only converted humans can be Type 2, though they can of course be other types as well.

Wait, what are "gifts"?

“Gifts” are usually the items that people use to escape an alternate encounter. “Gifts” can be given to someone at any point in time but they will not take effect until someone has opened the gift. Examples being Adam having a A gift is also the term given to special abilities tied with Alternates. Examples being Adam having a teleportation apple “gift” and Cesar having a voice mimic “gift”. Let’s call the “gift” given to humans a “Gift” and the “gift” that alternates have a “gifT”.

How are Alternates made?

Alternates are made either by simply being a demon and just joining in on Gabriel's schemes, or by being a human when the requirements below have been met:

The victim must have received a Gift from an alternate previously

The Gift must be opened at some point, doesn’t matter when

The Gift must be the reason why the victim has died [literally (Mark’s gun) or metaphorically (Adam’s apple)]

The victim must have committed suicide

The victim’s body must not be touched by any other human skin before the transformation, including by Alternates in human form, otherwise the body has been “tainted”

The only two (technically) able to convert people into alternates is Gabriel and Six

Do Alternates have a distinct biology?

TBD bc i have not thought abt this too much FVGBHNJ

Important Alternates + their bios and abilities

Gabriel (any prns but prefers he/him): - Species: Devil/Alternates (like THE Devil, from the Bible /reference) - Type: Unspeakable - gifT: Creation - - Personality: As one would assume the Devil would be like; cunning, sly manipulative, but Satan’s deciding to be a bit more of a sadist today and likes to torture humans in any way possible. He actually has another form that he hides from everyone and only uses it if acting as the real Gabriel gets too tiring or frustrating.

Six (he/him) - Species: Human/Alternate - Type: Any, usually Tulpa - gifT: Type Swap - Can change into any type of Alternate, even turn into Unspeakable (Alt Gabriel doesn’t like that too much though and Six doesn’t like doing it anyway). - Personality: Fools around a lot, almost playful in a way. Loves kids a bit too much to the point of kidnapping them and kinda started a cult around kidnapping children? He loves messing with Gabriel and Stanley the most because he’s known them the longest. He does feel bad for Mark though with the way he went out as well as the whole "taking Adam" situation that happened. Adam was originally gonna be a part of the weird cult thing, but Six felt bad, so he let him go with a Gift.

Stanley (any prns + all neos, literally does not care what you call them) - Species: Human/Alternate - Type: Tulpa, previously a Flawed Impersonator - gifT: Summoning - Can spawn an Alternate within 30 feet of someone. - Personality: Extremely charismatic and manipulative of others, including other Alternates. He is only truly loyal to Gabriel and can mostly tolerate Six’s behavior. Actually might be the more sinister out of them and Six. It is also very neutral in terms of the weird cult with children thing, but got used to it overtime.

Preacher (they/it/she) - Species: Demon/Alternate - Type: ??? - gifT: Polyglot - Can understand any language - Personality: Mostly devoid of emotion but is good at faking them if they need to. Doesn’t go after people very much and is more of a secretary/bookkeeper to Lucifer. She is mostly mute and whenever they want to speak it will only whisper.

Tiffany (she/her) - Species: Human/Alternate - Type: Tulpq - gifT: Shatter - Can shatter and repair mirrors with her own mind, which is extremely useful to other Tulpas trying to kill victims - Personality: Extremely talkative and likes playing the long game with her victims, mainly as a way of gaining her power back from the time she died. She also used to have a previous name, but changed it to start a new life as an Alternate.

N (they/it) - Species: Demon/Alternate - Type: Flawed Impersonator - gifT: TBD - Personality: Almost a blank slate, mostly hangs out with M.

M (she/her) - Species: Demon/Alternate - Type: Flawed Impersonator - gifT: - Personality: Almost a blank slate, mostly hangs out with N.

Jude (he/him) - Species: Human/Alternate - Type: Mimic - Gift: TBD - gifT: TBD - Personality: Still smug, but not as smug as he used to be. Cares very much for Lynn even if he’s not supposed to show it as an Alternate.

Lynn (she/her) - Species: Human/Alternate - Type: Tulpa - Gift: Noose - given to her by Six and gives in immediately due to her losing Adam - gifT: Paranoia - can cause one to become extremely paranoid if they see her - Personality: Very sorrowful towards her human life though she doesn’t remember most of it. Clings to Jude like a lost puppy.

Mark (he/him) - Species: Human/Zombie/Half Alternate - Type: ??? - Gift: Desert eagle - Just the gun Mark uses to try and kill the alternate (as well as unfortunately kill himself with) - Personality: Very questionable of the authority running the Alternates (Gabriel), and tries to make a quiet effort to stopping them. He is unfortunately still very susceptible to being manipulated, seeing as he originally was on board with Puppet Thatcher's plan with overthrowing Gabriel.

Cesar (he/she) - Species: Human/Alternate - Type: Flawed Impersonator - Gift: Cursed poppy - Convinces Cesar to eat the poppy seeds, and overtime it acts as a drug. It makes Cesar hallucinate voices and they convince him to eat as many poppy seeds as he can to stop the constant rashes he gets as well as the voices themselves. - gifT: Voice mimic - Can mimic any voice if he hears for a good amount of time. Yes, this includes Alternates. - Personality: Sly, manipulative, and stealthy (as all alternates should be). He will do anything to have his way with people, even if it means stand outside your best friend’s door for a week minimum and torture them psychologically. Can also be a more bubbly guy, especially if he's posing as a person.

Adam (he/nya) - Species: Human/Alternate - Type: Dopplegänger - Gift: Replenishing apple - If bitten, hunger and thirst are basically reset, and the apple never rots and will replenish (as its name would imply) after 24 hours of being bitten (no matter how much was eaten). Became a metaphorical representation of Adam falling to temptation and going down the basement in Cesar’s house. - gifT: Safety apple - If bitten, he can teleport to any location he thinks of, whether it be a specific place or if he just thinks of a vague idea of a location, such as “I need to get somewhere safe”. - Personality: Cold and dismissive to most. Only likes his new alternate cat, Jonny. He tries his best to avoid Jonah mainly because he feels very angry and distraught at the sight of him (pun not included).

Evelin (she/ze) - Species: Human/Mostly Alternate - Type: ??? - Gift: Replenishing Apple - Was given by Adam in an attempt - gifT: Intercept - Can communicate through any sort of radio, though it is her only form of communication. - Personality: very shy and became almost nonverbal to others due to becoming an Alternate. Makes friends with Mark and Jonah's ghost because they are literally the only somewhat sane people there. She still tries reaching out to Thatcher and gives him info that he would have never been able to collect without her new association with Alternates.

Puppet Thatcher (he/him) - Species: Alternate - Type: ??? - gifT: Perfect Copy - Can perfectly mimic the image of a human being, no matter who they are. - Personality: Extremely cunning and manipulative, will do anything to get what he wants. Can get extremely obsessive over things, specifically people. He also grew the urge to not only make people kill themselves but do the actual killing himself. Blood on his hands made him happier anyway along with stealing Thatcher's appearance. He is also a liiiiiitle bit obsessed with kind of becoming Thatcher and also overthrowing Gabriel, which can only lead to disaster.

[][][][] - Species: Alternate - Type: ??? - Gift: The Forbidden Fruit - Personality: TBD (not really ;) )

That's all I have for now!!! Hope you enjoy!!!!