#voorice writing

[voorice-corp]

A Dinoverse Creation Myth

(in three parts)

before we start - I am highly aware that what I put below is largely irrelevant to the "present day" stories of the Dinoverse games. however, though most of it was pulled out of the ass, at its very foundation the following is based on one-off mentions of what is likely a mythos for the world that the games take place in, despite it otherwise being very much sci-fi with no fantasy to speak of... perhaps a relic of a bygone era of superstition?

and if you know me, I am an enthusiast when it comes to mythology, from both real cultures and fictional worlds - though tenuous, I did notice some parallels in the excerpts from the games and a certain creation myth from real life - uncannily matching in what is literally stated in the first part, and while not as literal with the third part has some corresponding themes about the nature of humanity and destiny. both of these are from Phantom Of The G4, the translation of which you can read HERE (specifically at the bottom of page 4, and the middle of page 10).

(note: one day I might attempt my own translation, as Chinese is my second language since childhood)

the second part, meanwhile, is directly explained in VTSOM's chapter 4... albeit referencing real life a little too much. now this is probably intentional if VTSOM is set in a future Earth, but I doubt it (I mean, I can't find anywhere the g-districts match up with geographically)... and besides, it takes away all the fun of making up new lore! anyways, HERE is a chapter 4 playthrough (spoilers naturally abounding) with the timestamp where this piece of lore is discussed.

anyway, enough rambling, let's get to the proper writing I did...

I In the beginning, there was simply a vast nothingness. From this nothingness were born the light and the dark, still diffuse; it took many aeons for the light and the dark to coalesce, and become encased in an egg. And it was from within this egg that the Great God awoke, with a honed blade in hand. He sliced a boundary between the light and the dark, to create the heavens and the earth, and stood in the gap between to fully separate them. But still the world was an empty one, and the Great God knew that the only way to fill it was to use his own body. And so, facing the light, with his back to the dark, he abandoned his body to become a spirit that moved across the heavens. The place upon which he died became the Mount Arrat, where others after him shall ascend the same way. His bones became the rocks, and his marrow, precious ore; his flesh, the soil, and his hair, the plants; his blood, the rivers and seas; his left eye the sun, and his right eye the moon, still and forever keeping watch upon the world in both the light and the dark.

II From his remains, the spirit of the Great God could will new life, populating the land, and the seas, and the air with living creatures of all shapes and sizes. Among them was the great sea-serpent Liveiataan, or Leviathan; and she had become powerful and fearsome, with teeth like swords and eyes like the dawn. Her power and her ferocity made the spirit of the Great God wary, for it was only meant to be him who could create, and bestow, and change, and remove, and destroy. And with her heart like unbreakable stone, and her mouth that could not be shut by any force, Liveiataan did not submit to his will. Thus, the spirit of Great God took his sword and slew Liveiataan, and from her dead-flesh also willed new life; from it came gods shaped like men, but with the tails of serpents. And the spirit of the Great God found it good that these were now under his control.

III Among the gods born from Liveiataan's remains was the Serpent Woman; while her brothers took to the heavens, she remained on the earth, and grew lonely. Thus the Serpent Woman pleaded with the spirit of the Great God for companionship, which he understood, and gave her permission to create new life. From clay and fertile earth she molded the first humans, and showed these to the spirit of the Great God, who found her creations worthy to rule the world. From the heavens he called down the Serpent Woman’s twin, the Bright One, who taught the humans to hunt, fish, and tame the other living creatures whose world they now lived in. Though the Serpent Woman wished to create even more humans, the way she had previously made them was far too difficult, too time-consuming, and drained her of her power. And so she found a simpler method, by dragging a cord through the mud; and while this produced many humans, their quality was mediocre compared to those she had molded with her hands. And neither the spirit of the Great God nor the Bright One favoured these humans, who had to be taught by their predecessors. Thus, the people born from the mud, of which there is a great abundance, are forever destined to be inadequate, unable to ascend Arrat and join the gods; and the people shaped by the Serpent Woman’s hand and taught by the Bright One destined to lead and illuminate the path to the future.

now, an explanation of the inspirations for this story - as well as some extra thoughts not included in the story itself, left out for others to figure out later.

this tale is largely based on Chinese mythology - elements of which seem to show up elsewhere in the Dinoverse, possibly because Dino themselves are Chinese, and that I will touch on another time because of how fascinating mythological motifs are to me.

the Great God is based on the creator deity Pangu, who just like the "god" mentioned in POTG4 created the world from various parts of his body, down to the sun and moon being his eyes. however, instead of an axe, his weapon of choice is a sword as per his description in VTSOM.

the Serpent Woman was more or less original on my part, and based on the goddess Nüwa, creator of humans using different methods for nobles and commoners (which parallels the "some souls forever destined to be inadequate" thing in POTG4); and the Bright One likewise, based on her brother Fuxi. (it seems that for many of these ancient Chinese gods, their mark of divinity was having a serpentine tail/lower body, hence the Serpent Woman's other, unnamed brothers, who may be significant in another story.)

and while Liveiataan bears some resemblance in role to the aforementioned twin deities' parent Huaxu, she is based more on the Near-Eastern Leviathan as well as its forerunners Lotan, Tamtum, and especially Tiamat, who some have noted similarities with both Pangu and Nüwa. the odd spelling of "Liveiataan" is intentional, by the way, to avoid confusion with the real-world Leviathan.

speaking of Liveiataan - in-universe she is described as "a symbol of power, and perfect government" fitting as she was the only creature powerful enough to pose a threat to the Great God. Myers was certainly onto something to have a poster of her in their basement, doubly-so one with the image of the Great God cropped out, as Vincent discusses how they wish to achieve godhood and create a new world order.

interestingly, they do this with their cyborgs, and to create such, they infuse the bodies of the worthy - the ones created by the Serpent Woman - with (presumably?) metal - the refined bone-marrow of the Great God, if we are going by the myth...

now again, this is all p much pulled out of the ass and written at around 3am of last night, so forgive me if it is all very unhinged. but I had fun writing and analysing, and would like to hear thoughts.

[aethersflames]

have any vtsom fic recs? u seem like you got taste xd

xoxo

I regret to inform you that even tho I have read my fair share of fics there ain't much to write home about ;w; mid at best, with a few intriguing concepts I could yoink for my own stories, and atrocious at worst to the point of actually making me feel distress...

I would say what taste I have is stupidly specific, too - there's some types of smut I cannot handle (and there is A LOT OF THAT) and considering I selfship with Vic/tor I am picky as hell with stories that in my eyes mischaracterise him, or involve him being hurt too much. I don't reaaally mind the fact that he's one half of the fandom's most popular (canon) ship but again, see above. that, and also how there's criminally few x reader stories about him - and out of the 3 I found, only one was good. again, see above!!

ah, wait, speaking of him. I can throw you this one. not even 1k words and it had me crying, in a good way. I just want to hug this poor man and tell him everything will be ok...

agane I'm sorry if I couldn't help you out very well, had me a bit embarrassed that I provide a good answer even tho theoretically I should 😅

[rmu-vincent]

Dear Mr. Edgeworth,

I was honoured to discover that you have noticed my post regarding the mythology of the g-districts. For now, it is my pride and my joy, given the time and amount of thought I put into it; however, at the same time I worry if I came off as, what people these days call "unhinged" for my ramblings. Have you any further thoughts? You seem to be a person who is knowledgeable about these sorts of things.

I give my thanks and wish you well in your studies.

– @voorice-corp

Dear Ms Seraphine,

Thank you for the flattering words and kind wishes, I sincerely appreciate your message.

First of all, I would like to mention that your dedication to carefully putting together such a clear and concise piece of detailed analysis is worthy of respect. Please be informed that your writing strikes me as elaborate and thoughtful, and I enjoy reading your thoughts. I recall your discussion of the Leviathan under one of my posts; I might not agree with all of the statements there, but I cannot deny that you seem to be a great debate opponent.

Secondly, please note that I have never been the one to rely on mythology and fairytales, so my opinion is affected by my general beliefs. Myths are integral to any culture, and ours is no exception. However, with the rapid development of technology and the constant changing of our world, those stories, to my mind, are outdated at the very least. It does not matter if there was a Great God or a Liveiataan, what we have now is the present and our freedom of choice. Of course, some people are not ready to create their own destiny and choose to blindly follow the directions given by others. Ultimately, I would say that there definitely are some people who are more likely to succeed in life, to "ascend Arrat," as you put it, but it is only their choices that determine their fate.

Still, I would like to point out that you referenced Liveiataan as "a symbol of power and perfect government". It is not my place to discuss it in terms of religion, as I am the farthest one could be from believing in any sort of dieties both because of my stances on life and my predominantly non-religious peers (out of people I know, the one connected the most with mythological concepts such as God would probably be Victor, who is not actively practicing any religion), but I could assess it in relation to the book Leviathan. According to Thomas Hobbes, the perfect government is absolute and thus provides the ultimate form of safety for its people. There are those who have the right to choose and those whose faith is to obey orders. Hobbes mentions God imposing the ten commandments as well as other rules, but ultimately failing to realise that to hear his words, people would have to break his regulations; Liveiataan being the force that is able to challenge God himself makes sense.

In conclusion, I am much more knowledgeable on other subjects, but I am always open to reading and discussing matters similar to these. Your writing is delightful, and I look forward to seeing more of it in the future.

Best regards,

Vincent Edgeworth

[lo0cifer]

@voorice-corp this one goes out to you pookie I am LORE DROPPING WHAT I HAVE NOW!!!!! (if there's a way to respond to reblogs I do NOT know how I am a total newbie to Tumblr despite using it for years lol)

ANYWAYS IM GOING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION FROM YOUR REBLOG AND THEN GET INTO THE REAAALLL BIG BUSINESS!!!

Is he a bird mutant?: no! But i LOVE the thinking:))!! He's just a normal mutant, and in his old versions he actually used to have to munch on flesh for energy but I ended up scrapping it in his present version... The actual reason he wears feathers all throughout his outfit is actually because he's a casino owner!! His design is inspired by vintage casino costumes and stuff and I thought it would give him a lot of flare!

Also I would really love to hear about your headcanons about that since a bird mutant sounds SICK!! :D

OK SO INFO INFO TIME

Vermin is a mutant that owns a casino in the G4 district! :3 He worked at the Myers corporation as an engineer, but his job also had a more gruesome touch to it. Vermin runs his own casino and his husband, Adrienne, works alongside him. However, the casino has a certain energy that draws people in other than the desire to fill your pockets (or blow all your cash and hit the streets)

Long story short he guts people that overstay their welcome and uses them to make scary robot employees that work at the casino rather than humans

Then he sells their organs...with the help of his husband :3!! Yeah!!! Holding hands while gutting folks like fish sure is the life...

Just look at them.

They just love each other so much guys they KILL for eachother (more on that later ho ho ho you guys are in for a TREAT!!!! >_<...when I'm able to draw out the lore scenes JAJAJA SHHH)

Vermin also has albinism! He can't see very well at all but is able to make his way around pretty good! He has a difficult time with his work with his vision but he is able to make some pretty good handy work! He prefers using touch instead of his sight to better grasp his work!! :D if he needs an extra hand he has his husband to help him because they're silly and I love them

But yeah he's very vicious and WILL bite you!!! (He's actually very kind and gentle guys but he will still bite you) ((just for money of course))

BUT YEAH ONCE ME AND MY BOYFRIEND BEGIN WRITING UP MORE LORE I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS UPDATED!!! The new version doesn't have much for me to yap about but we have things PLANNEDDDDDD bro!!!! IM SORRY IF THIS ISNT ENOUGH SUSTENANCE BUT ITS COOL AND ITS WHAT I GOT!!!

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR ENJOYING MY WORK!!!! I'LL TRY TO POST MORE SOON :3

[aethersflames]

intro (wip, subject to change)

my name is Seraphine, or Sera for short.

there's not much here yet, but eventually I'll get into the swing of things and start posting about and reblogging... well, a lot of things. art and writing, fandom stuff, whatever catches my fancy...

oh, I've already got sideblogs for two fandoms I am in, big time. @akaviri-dovah for things about the elder scrolls, and @voorice-corp for things about the dinoverse games.

sooo yeah that's it for now, again will add more things once I have enough time.