Backrooms
The Backrooms became super popular a while back and just became discount SCP with “unimaginable horrors” lurking there chasing all who ventured in.
but that’s not the true horror of the backrooms. There’s no demon lurking in the shadows, no mysterious grime leaking from the ceiling, no, the true horror of the backrooms are the backrooms themselves.
The Backrooms are an immense, infinite maze of rooms; each one comprised of occasionally flickering fluorescent lights, off-white wallpaper of differing- but uniform- designs, and slightly soggy off-white carpeting.
The Backrooms are seemingly abandoned, almost as if the people who once lived or worked there vanished or left, leaving only the lights on. Sometimes, the carpet is packed down in such a way it looks like a heavy desk or shelf once stood there.
The Backrooms are quiet. Quiet in such a way that what background noise there is makes it even quieter. The sounds of air rushing through the vents, of fans spinning forever in place, of air conditioners turning on and off, of hidden pipes rattling with unseen contents, of fluorescent lights humming and flickering.
The Backrooms never end, each new room, each wall passed, always different from the last. Never the same, not even going backwards would the rooms stay the same. Minor differences, the wallpaper changing, the carpet a different shade of off-white, the ceiling tiles in different patterns, all look the same, they blend together, as if they were all one room.
The true horror of The Backrooms isn’t what’s there, it’s what isn’t there. It’s the things long forgotten and unremembered, the things that tickle memory, the things that give pause, the things that make eyes wander, that make ears perk, the things that make the heart stop. The things that make you want to explore, that make you fear.
There are no monsters in The Backrooms.
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Leander's Multiverse is heavily connected to and based upon the lore of @deathleads and @hmrtia, thus the abilities work the same within the multiverse. To give a spark notes version ― Leander was a budding knight and alchemist of a now long-gone kingdom in Germany, learning from a witch-like alchemist before her flight to the unknown hundreds of years ago. He drank from her elixir of life, and is thus immortal as she. So for clarity, I'm going to include her main-verses information on their alchemy here. To be added to his carrd in his verses.
Philosopher’s Stone & Alchemy. Origin & Creation.
A first Note: As this muse was born in the FMA canon, pieces of her story are inspired by the means and methods of alchemy in that universe. Most are of my own thoughts. If you want to know which was taken as inspiration from FMA, just ask! ( though I may make addendums when applicable. )
I. ― For a start, let’s go over some important definitions within Alchemy.
Qistina’s repeated mantra of ‘ Equivalent Exchange ’ is pivotal to the understanding and transmutations of alchemy.
The Law of Conservation of Mass, which states that energy and matter can neither be created from nothing nor destroyed to the point of elemental nonexistence. In other words, to create an object with the mass of one kilogram, at least one kilogram of material is necessary; destroying an object with the mass of one kilogram would reduce it to a set of parts, the sum of which would have the mass of one kilogram.*
The Law of Natural Providence, which states that an object or material made of a particular substance or element can only be transmuted into another object with the same basic makeup and properties of that initial material. In other words, an object or material made mostly of water can only be transmuted into another object with the attributes of water.*
II. ― ‘ To obtain, something of equal value must be lost ’. Attempting to bypass this Law of Equivalent Exchange will result in a REBOUND. Too much attempted out of too little, when alchemical forces are thrown out of balance on either side of the equation will fluctuate wildly of their own accord in order to stabilize themselves - taking or giving more than what was intended is often unpredictable and catastrophic in ways such as accidental mutation, serious injury, or death. This is why false philosopher’s stone are incredibly dangerous to use.
Alchemy itself is learned by the understanding of constructing and deconstructing matter, channeling that power through the matrix of a circle - an array. ( or the pressing of array against array ) However, simply knowing Alchemy is not enough. One must use a transmutation circle with the appropriate runes in order to transmute, unless the person is a matrix. For example, you can know how to boil water, but you need a fire and a pot to do so.
III. ― Each person contains a Gate of god - Of Infinity - The Ein Sof. The Gate is inscribed with the Tree of Life / the Sefirot, and within that gate is the Truth to all. The TRUTH is the world. it is ALL. it is ONE. it is You.
IV. ― Through the ten emanations on the sefirot, the Ein Sof ( The Infinite ) reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the chain of higher metaphysical realms. The Ein Sof represents the formless state of the universe before the self-materialization of god. In other words, the Ein Sof is god before he decided to become god as we now know him. Through this connection to god and infinity, one is able to perform alchemy.
The sefirot etched upon the gate is a complex array of the soul that houses ten emanations. To go within that gate is to have pure knowledge about the world, the universe, alchemy, and everything be forced into the alchemist's mind as the Truth, as god, breaks them down both physically and mentally, to become a part of the flow of the universe. However, through a proper toll is the Alchemist able to escape unharmed with their learned knowledge intact. Closer to godhood, still alive. A painful toll always taken as a meaningful lesson. Never to kill the alchemist, but to make them learn. They have no say in the matter.
When the alchemist returns from the gate, they have seen the Eye of God. Gazed into Infinity. Therefore, they do not need a matrix made of blood, ink, or otherwise. They become that matrix, and do not need an array to transmute - they need only press their hands together.
V. ― The words inscribed around her array directly from the sefirot / not the symbols themselves ( see the Alchemy tab on my carrd for a further explanation of her array ) :
Yesod - It is seen as a vehicle allowing movement from one thing or condition to another ( the power of connection )
Da'at - In Daʻat, all sefirot exist in their perfected state of infinite sharing.
Gevurah - " the essence of judgment (DIN) and limitation ", and corresponds to awe and the element of fire
Chokmah - Wisdom. " the potential of what is ", or, " the potential to be. "
All in One. The Truth is within gods realm. Within that realm is the Ein Sof/Gate. Within that gate is god before it was god. Anywhere, everywhere.
VI. ― The earth itself in her universe is a massive organism, and therefore, has a gate of its own. The truth behind that Ein Sof is, in simple terms, the god of all. Therefore is indeed possibility to create a true Philosopher’s Stone. By entering the gate of the earth, an Alchemist can essentially obtain any amount of information for however long they wish without physical consequence. However, once an Alchemist has made this choice, their soul will not return to the gods domain to experience everlasting eternity until reincarnation. Their soul will remain within the realms of both their own Gate and the gate of Earth in a state of existence and non-existence.
VII. ― The Philosopher’s Stone she transmuted was created by method of accessing Earth’s Gate. Through that endless knowledge. It is made of everything and nothing all at once. You could say it is a concentrated stone with god as its only and every ingredient. Boundless power, eternal life, one’s soul that is transfixed with the Truth’s. Calling upon ALL to transmute, ignoring the laws of Equivalent Exchange.
VIII. ― The stone is not a ‘stone’. It is only labeled as a stone. It is closer to mercury or mercury sulfide.
ex. explanation of mercury. its appearance, etc. ( hint. it’s one of the reasons I refer to her eyes as Vermillion, as the pigment was historically made of mercury sulfide, and why I’ve included it as a symbol on her array )
IX. ― Qistina first drew upon the gate of Earth, using the little bit of knowledge learned to transmute, she could look at it without consequence, though still following equivalent exchange ( even her transmutation of Basker/ a chimera ) , she continued to learn from it up until her flight from her village in the mid 1500′s. When placed upon the pyre in town, to be burned alive as a ‘ witch ’ , she entered a state of both life and death. Because of this, she could enter within the gate this time, rather than simply gazing upon it. Taking the power of the earth and her own learned knowledge, she destroyed the town and its people and gave herself her freedom. Through no physical consequence, but, her soul would be married to the soul of that entity. A fact she would not learn until she created the stone itself, and met once more with ‘god’.
X. ― Even in this method, it could be said that her slaughter of the village was indeed a toll paid to create the stone. To live with the guilt. To kill the ones whom she desired acceptance from the most. Sometime after this incident, after being captured by the King of that country for several years, she created a true Philosopher’s Stone. Drank from it. And made her escape once again, killing any and all who happened to be in her way.
XI. ― So long as the stone exists, she exists. So long as the earth exists, she exists. Her only respite from life is self destruction. No matter the eradication of her physical form, her soul will be forever tied to the earth itself, thus she will always come back.
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