#i'm not saying force's characters are simple or lack depth but book's always seem to have SO much going on

[forcebookish]

so today i have posted about akktheo, posted gifs of topmew, posted forcebook pics and shared a forcebook fic for beta'ing, and am currently writing guncher fanfic

they've taken over my life so wholly and viscerally i don't know why i still act shocked at this point but oh my god

[minophlia]

I dunno why, but I write that a while ago just for some lore for my RP Character.

- I want to tell you a story about one world, whose name is KZ-558 or "Darsom". It is somewhat similar to the Earth from the Fantasy Books, but still it has its differences. The planet is divided into 3 continents -

the first continent: "Zaplo". It is inhabited by anthropomorphic creatures consisting of Stones, Plants, or Crystals, depending on the biome in which a particular people lives. Only tribes exist on this continent, but this does not negate the picturesqueness and depth of their culture.

The second continent: "Paari". This continent consists of forests and fields, and above it there are floating islands with mountains and waterfalls. Only creatures capable of flying live on this continent, since the bulk of the population lives on floating islands, and the forests below are untouched and unexplored. The people of the Paari continent are quite peaceful and also maintain a clan-tribal lifestyle. Every big island has its own kingdom or just a "Ruling Family". These families are something like a Council that solves problems, but the opinion of the people is also always taken into account, so peace and harmony reigns on Paari.

And finally, the Third Continent :

"Ilfami". This is a fairly large continent, which used to be a simple wasteland, but over time, and the arrival of people, it found life and became a haven for the most diverse. This continent is home to creative and inventive personalities who can be anyone. This continent is a place of freedom. There is a very friendly population here, since most of them are freaks of their kind, who escaped for a quiet life and achieving their dreams. If you are strange and you are not understood and constantly persecuted - you will be accepted as a native in Ilfami! After all, you can even be scaly or fluffy, or maybe liquid? Or do you look like a humanoid mushroom? It doesn't matter.

In general, the planet "Darsom" is dominated by hormones most of the time. But not everything is always so rosy. Monsters live under the water that often attack coastal villages, so there are defensive walls on the "Ilfami" and "Zaplo". Also, the reason why the forest under the floating islands of Paari is not explored is the strange force living in the depths, in the heart of the forest, as well as the lack of defense of the island from underwater creatures.

- And there is also one story that is sometimes told by different peoples. There has been a rumor for a long time that a hermit lives, whose house is in the forest near Paari. And that he has the power to move him between worlds, and he collects different things, and also finds different adventures, which is why he is sometimes called the "Collector of Stars". Why stars? Because the rumor says that he collects memories and turns them into stars. The collector is rarely found anywhere on other continents, but those who saw him described him as Someone with long fiery red hair below the elbows, turning closer to the ends into a deep wine-scarlet color. The eyes are like two emeralds emitting an acid-green glow, like a cursed fire. On the lower part of her face is a steel mask that looks like part of some kind of armor, on her hands are clawed gloves made of black metal almost to the shoulders, a breastplate made of the same material but only with silver patterns, and under it a black sleeveless turtleneck, and long gray shorts to the knee of her bestial dark turquoise legs. She always wears a raincoat, during the day it is sand-colored, and at night it seems as if it is woven from the starry sky.

- That's the story. And I will definitely come back with a sequel..

*A strange dark figure, like a living shadow with white glowing dots-eyes, evaporated in the air, turning into a black fog*

I'm good at writing scripts, but I need to work on the drawing.

[arrancxr]

Henlo, I just discovered this blog and have been binging thru it like crazy lmao I love the way u go super deep into a characters pyche and how they act? I live for those kind of in depth examinations on behaviour, it's so nice ahh I'm v curious about this girls of virtue story?? If it's gucci, could u give out some general lore about the story? Like maybe some info about the world its set in, race descriptions?? General story plot/themes? Go wild 🤘

Henlo anon I love you for sending this~  (๑・ω-)～♥” I live for writing character analysis/development too, and while the Hollows will always be precious to me, there’s something extra fun about having my own characters to play with o3o I have another GoV ask waiting, and I intend to make that one the more simple, spoiler-free answer. Thus, what I’m writing here will have major spoilers for the story.

And it’s going under the cut in case anyone wants to avoid those~ (｡’▽’｡)

THE WORLD OF FOG

The world that Girls of Virtue is set in is called the World of Fog. It’s an alternate dimension parallel to our world, known as the “real world” within the story, and it is one fucked up place. The World of Fog itself is a parasitic dimension that draws creatures known as subconscious beings out of humans and into itself. It then feeds on the energy and life force of those beings, eventually draining them to the point where they fuse with the world itself. The World of Fog is very literally built on corpses, and while the ever-present fog hides it from the eyes of its inhabitants, the reality is terrifying. 

When subconscious beings have been drained, they lose energy and slow down, slowly entering a near-comatose state. When they’ve reached the point where they can no longer move, they start to merge with their surroundings. This process is slow and horrific, and it ends in a still-living subconscious being fused with whatever it was near, slowly sucked into the World of Fog itself to become a permanent energy source. For reasons that I’ll explain in the next section, this effectively kills the human that they were attached to. 

The World of Fog is a creepy, miserable place devoid of color and life. The only living things in it are the subconscious beings; there are no animals, and few living plants. The world seems to be endless, but the only thing resembling civilization is an abandoned town that springs up the middle of nowhere. The town is rotting and in terrible disrepair, but it’s the only real shelter available, and thus, what the Girls of Virtue call their home. 

SUBCONSCIOUS BEINGS

The only living things in the World of Fog are mysterious creatures known as Subconscious Beings. These beings are the physical manifestations of the worst parts of humans. They’re the hateful, violent, and unstable sides of people given a life of their own, and they’re dangerous. 

Since the World of Fog feeds on the energy of these beings, it’s drawn to the strongest negative forces. Thus, very few neutral or positive beings are formed. Each Subconscious Being is tied to the human that they originated from, and if one side of the connection dies, the other will as well. However, Subconscious beings are much tougher than humans. They’re stronger and faster, more agile, with supernatural regeneration levels and some forms of telekinesis. Their abilities vary by individual, but generally, the worse the human that the being came from, the stronger the being is. 

When Subconscious Beings are formed, they lack their human memories. They don’t know who or what they are, beyond a name that they can call their own. The current group of Subconscious Beings is lead by a vicious monster called Judgement, who considers herself to be the god of the World of Fog. While not directly said in the story, Judgement has killed all of the Subconscious Beings that were still in the World of Fog when she was formed, in order to leave only herself as leader. From there, she’s carefully selected the followers that she sees as useful, and disposed of any new beings that she doesn’t want to use. 

By extension, Judgement has been the death of many humans in the real world, who’s bodies would have shut down when their subconscious was killed. Judgement herself is the strongest being to have been formed, and is easily powerful enough to kill all of the others combined. She’s a monstrous tyrant, and one who considers herself a god. 

PLOT DETAILS

Judgment has the unique ability to open gateways between the World of Fog and the real world. At first, she’s only able to do this when she has an object to hold the gates open with, and the gates themselves are temporary but as she grows stronger, she’s eventually able to hold the gateways open on her own, with no anchor needed.

The plan that Judgement has is to enter the real world and kill the humans that she deems unworthy of life. Judgement seeks to destroy, and she uses the group that she’s assembled-- the Girls of Virtue, as she ironically calls them-- to cross into the real world and wreak as much havoc as they can. However, her plan is threatened when the newest arrival to the World of Fog, Beginning, a being who’s clearly out of place, decides that she’s going to stand up to Judgement. Beginning is kinder and more human than any of the rest, and her kindness is the one thing the heartless girls aren’t prepared to deal with. 

Beginning spreads discord throughout the Girls of Virtue, confusing and bewildering the girls who only know how to respond to hate and violence. All the while, she seeks to know who she is, and why she was brought to the World of Fog in the first place, when she so clearly doesn’t belong. 

In the end, Beginning regains her memories of her human self, and with her true name, Change, goes on to reveal to Judgement and her followers the true nature of what they are... and exactly what their world is doing to them. The girls’ panic leaves the World of Fog off balance, and when the ever-present fog finally lifts, they all see the true, horrifying nature of the World of Fog. Through tearing apart their twisted worldviews, Change forces the girls out of the World of Fog and back to their human selves, thus saving both them and the real world that they were set on destroying. 

Change wakes up as her human self when the World of Fog collapses, no longer having any living beings to sustain it. The only problem now? The Girls of Virtue are loose in the human world, with physical bodies and all of their memories intact. And Judgement is among them. 

THEMES/MEANING

The story itself is very, very personal to me. I’d have to go into a lot of detail to explain it all, but the short answer is that the whole thing symbolizes the struggles of mental illness, and the road to living with and recovering from the worst things that your brain can throw at you. 

The Subconscious Beings represent a distorted view of one’s self; the way that we see our worst parts as defining us. Their traits are the ways that our minds turn against us, and many of them represent symptoms and struggles that mental illness brings. Judgement herself, the leader of them all, is the force that thinks itself to be god, the voice that tries to tell us that we’re unworthy of life and love and happiness. Judgement is the dark, destructive nature of the illnesses that torment people. 

Thus, the story is one of positivity and recovery. Change is the force that allows us to heal and move on; the person choosing to face their demons and fight for the life that they want to live. Through facing and accepting the Girls of Virtue, she grabs them by the shoulders, and just like her name suggests, drags them towards something better. Even Judgement is bested by the will to see reality and break free of the voice that says that you’re better off dead. By breaking down the World of Fog and returning the Girls to who and what they really are, Change destroys the distorted perceptions that allow them to make the world-- and themselves-- suffer. 

There will be a second book at some point, featuring the Girls’ human selves and their recovery. That book will also feature Marina (Change) and Adora (Judgement)’s dynamic evolving from what is was as Change and Judgement, to something positive and healthy. 

I could go on for a lot longer, but this post is already pretty massive... >.> Thank you so much for the wonderful questions, anon!!!