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Oh i got a new one already lol: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/76338976
@Eevee-Trainer and all of yall
MhkaCHemistry posted...

Oh, and this one kind of interested me.

Who did you think we'd pick for the last choice since you felt Allie didn't get enough time?

Honestly I didnt have much expectation for this one. When I was writing the ladies, at first I was trying too hard to make their personalities stand out and seem appealing but after a while i just kinda stopped thinking too hard about it and simply winged it, still keeping their personalities in mind when it came to dialogue and actions of course.

That said, i was lowkey expecting Lucy since i saw some support for her in the first topic's choices when it wasnt about bros before hoes.
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C) Use your stick.

This is it; this is your destiny. From the moment you picked up the stick, you knew you'd be doing great things with it.

You take it out and hold it like a sword while glaring at the hefty man.

"Now, look here sonny," he begins as he continues to stare at the bottle, "I don't know what ya think yer doin with that there stick, but if ya get in between me and the love of my life, it ain't gonna be pretty fer ya."

You don't give a shit. It's your beer. You take the stick and swing it to his side, but his blubber is too strong; It doesn't faze him.

He cracks his knuckles. "Wrong choice, sonny."

Before he could try to throw a punch, a loud whack rings out as he gets clobbered from behind.

Upon falling down, his assailant is revealed: a homeless looking man wearing tattered clothes.

Oh fuck. He has a stick too. What do you do?

A) See if he had anything to say.
B) Run
C) Use your stick
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Elsword, Dragon Saga, LaTale
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Actually sometimes the opposite is true.

A lot of Apple's apps do not have access to certain program functions because of pretty harsh restrictions. A good example of this is how Chrome on iOS is marginally slower than the native Safari app because Chrome cannot utilize Nitro Javascript, which Apple's own software has access to.

In other words, Apple devices are only well optimized for Apple software, which are very limited in the first place. This isn't a bad thing if all you need is a basic phone, but this excuse can't be justified since it doesn't have a basic price.
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bump
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You are Joe Stickler, a very average Joe, and you just picked up a stick on the ground.

You're really not sure what to with it, so you tuck it somewhere in your pockets.

[ Stick equipped! ]

You've wasted too much time picking up that stick. You have much more important things to do at the grocery store, so you briskly make your way there.

You walk to the only isle that matters: The Alcoholic Beverages. However, there's only one bottle left in stock, and it's currently being eyed by hefty man with a really long beard and a beer belly that makes Santa Claus look like a fitness model.

What do you do?

A) [Dexterity] Grab it before he can.
B) [Charisma] Negotiate with him
C) Use your stick
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MhkaCHemistry posted...

Well, I'm glad I read it all the way through.

Was there a particular choice that led us to war or was it possible to just have a slice of life deal No? It seemed pretty normal until like..... the mall-ish when the first angel showed up.

Honestly at first the farthest i was planning to take it was a mostly slice-of-life thing with a bit of drama and action, but it was around the first visit to Hell that i realized that it's more fun to escalate things and blow everything into full blast; feedback seemed positive when the escalation happened too so I wasn't stopping at that point

Also because my influences changed; at first it was a mostly mundane idea inspired by some anime and manga, and in the middle I just finished playing DmC Devil May Cry (the reboot) and Nier Automata, and I was all "oh damn i wanna do some cool shit" so it bled into here lmao.

And finally, I wanted to see if I could make something grander than my previous CYOA (the one about the slimes)
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Thanks again to everyone that stuck around. I really enjoyed writing this and couldn't have done this without y'all. If you read it from the beginning to the end it's really incoherent lmao, but it's kinda surprising where it went. No ragrets tho.

Here's the full story once again (same link as above but im relinking it for convenience): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MRvVdjLsBDvx9gVd5WJbo1yEwHB3Skpc-LCeZT6L4kk/edit?usp=sharing

Also the two artworks I did for the climax (They're in 1080p for wallpaper convenience): https://imgur.com/a/fbh4z

I'd love to hear your thoughts overall now that we reached the end! Also I'll probably do another CYOA in the near future, not sure yet. So far for ideas I got "You are a rogue Roomba", "You are Clippy from the old MS Office days", and "You have a stick"
I'm down to hear suggestions for the next CYOA too

Once again, thanks for reading!
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You look to him and scratch your head a little. Hey Bub. I dont know when Ill be seeing you again, but I had a really fun time being roommates.

He pats you on the back. Hey now, if you think about it, this whole worlds just a giant room. You can still call me a roommate. He holds out his fist.

You smile, then give him a brofist before exiting the car.

He waves at you as he rolls up the window and drives away.

You stretch out a bit, admiring the clear blue skies one last time before walking up to one of the apartment doors and ringing the doorbell.

The door opens to the view of Allie, still in her pajamas.

You grin at her and step inside. Are you sure youre not still a succubus? I can still feel myself being drawn to you.

She blushes a bit as she walks past you. Wow. Smooth.

You laugh. "I'm home," you say as Allie closes the door behind you.
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A) Game Over.



Lucy waves at you as you walk through the library doors. Look who it is!

Valerie turns around from arranging some books on the shelf and smiles at you, then runs up behind the counter. Heya, sweetie. Whatcha need?

You wave back at them, then take out a pair of textbooks from your bag and lay it on the counter. Just gotta return these overpriced piles of garbage.

Valerie giggles. Well, my job wouldnt like it if I agreed with you--

Lucy leans forward. Fuck that, Ill fully agree with you!

Valerie rolls her eyes. Anyway, sweetie, thanks for returning them on time. Is it really already the end of the semester?

You cross your arms. Yep. Time flies, huh? Anyways, I gotta be someplace else, but it was nice seen you guys again, you say as you wave at them then head out the door.

A bit of walking leads you right to the cafeteria, where you see Lily waving at you from a table, alongside Avery whos sitting across from her.

You wave back and walk up to them. Good job securing the table, Lily, you say as you take a seat next to Avery.

She does a peace sign with her hand. Of course! Now we can properly celebrate our survival through this semester!

Avery nods as she slurps on some ramen noodles.

You blink a few times. I, uh, expected something more extravagant, to be honest.

Lily laughs awkwardly. I totally would throw a party if I could afford it.

Avery finishes the last few strands of her noodles, then wipes her mouth and looks at the both of you with a bit of a somber expression. Hey...um, I just wanted to apologize. To both of you. For all the trouble I caused. She looks to the side. Especially to you, Lily. I didnt know you resented me so much--

Lily interrupts her with a flick to her forehead. Being sad is temporarily on the list! And yeah, I wont say its all okay; your obsession was kinda unhealthy. But, I still love you friendo!

You smile at her. Wasnt all that much trouble to me, honestly.

Avery faintly smiles back at you both without another word.

Lily claps her hands together. Oh! she says as she takes out her phone. Lets take a pic to mark this day!

You look to the side. Uh, I dont really like how I look on camera--

She already got up and got behind you two, leaning forward with the phone framing all three of you. We gotta cherish these moments, Walky! After all--

Flash.

--Thats what friends do, right?



You admire the moving scenery of the city as you sit at the front of Bubs car. Thanks again for the ride, man. How long are you visiting for?

He glances at you for a bit but keeps his eyes on the road for the most part. Probably for a while. Travelling around the countrys cool and all, but you really cant beat home.

You chuckle. You wanna call this shithole home?

He shrugs. Beats Hell.

Fair enough. You look to the back seats. So, what happened with them? you say as you point at Kryden and Phoebe, both passed out. You notice theyre dressed in business suits.

Well, lets just say they had too much to drink. Rough day at work, apparently. He chuckles a bit. But dont worry, Ill drop you off first since your stops closer.

The drive continues on mostly in silence. You take in the scenery and ponder on everything thats happened. The city always seemed small. Even now, it still seems small. Everyone goes about their days without much consideration of whats really around them. That what could be around them might be Angels or Demons or whatever supernatural phenomenon.

But thats none of your business.

Bub pulls up the car to a familiar apartment complex. Here we are.
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Bumpin
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W-wait Allie is actually winning? That's surprising; I thought I wasn't able to give her enough screen time
Out of curiosity, why Allie?
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Lily faintly smiles at you. Walky...I'm done playing God. All this power just feels empty. This Heaven and Hell stuff is just tiring. I'm just...tired of it all.

You smile back. Yknow, I think I'd have to agree. You look right at the Judge with confidence. Our request, as the overseers of Heaven and Hell, is

[ It's time for the final choice. ]
[ You're free to input your own ending, or modify any of the endings below, or simply choose one of them as is. ]

A) Abolish Heaven and Hell. Demons and Angels will live as humans, including you, Lily, and all your friends. Those that died will return, also as humans. The cities that were destroyed will revert back to their non-ruined state.
B) Only you and Lily return to being humans. The ruined cities revert back. Those that died will resurrect. Heaven and Hell will appoint a new Demon Lord and a new God.
C) Simply pass on from this world. Everything will continue from here without you two. Nothing reverts. You join your fallen comrades.

(If you choose A, feel free to choose someone to end up with. Or not, being single is A-okay too (pun intended))
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You quickly materialize your bow and start shooting at her rapidly as she fast approaches. Much like your other attacks, they simply bounce off like flies. You didnt think itd come to this.

Error 666.

Activating it emitted an incredible shockwave around you, which still hasnt fazed Lily. She at least stopped in her tracks to defend against it. You take this moment to use everything you got. A hundred clones, some are using Energy Snare, while others are charging up an Energy Sphere. A hundred more clones with Lucys Sword. A hundred more with Averys Bow. A hundred more with Allies Whip. You send them all out at her at once while letting out a powerful scream.

The only thing Lily does is simply stay still, staring at you in the eye with a pained expression as she nullifies your attack.

They all keep coming at her, flying into her and sending blasts of energy at her.

And yet she continues to stay still. Every clone that touches her simply disappears. Every blast of energy simply fades away.

Its over. That was all you had. You cant even keep your wings up. You plummet from the air and land on the floor of the void.

She lands in front of you gently, looking down on you with tears forming in the corner of her eyes. She kneels on top of you and raises her rapier, ready to stab into you.



She finally stops sobbing and simply lays on your chest in silence, still being held in your arms.

You continue to look to the distance. Im, uh, not the best at this, and don't know exactly what happened, but everythings gonna be okay, alright? I'm always here for you. After all, that's what friends are for, right?

Eventually, she looks up with her reddened eyes and tries to smile at you weakly.



She looks down at you with her reddened eyes, then she brings her rapier down.

Stabbing it to the ground next to you.

She breaks down into tears, laying on top of you and sobbing on your chest.

Exhausted as you are, you still try embrace her without a word.

I'm sorry she says through her sobbing, Im...I'm so sorry

You chuckle weakly. Glad to see you again, Lily.

Neither of you say anything more. The two of you remain like this for a while; only the sounds of intermittent sobbing is audible to you.

Suddenly, a suit of silver armor appears before you two, wielding a longsword in his hands.

You blink a bit to make sure you're not hallucinating from exhaustion. That must be... The Judge.

Lily looks behind in surprise, then wipes her face and tries to help you up to face him properly.

The Judge slams his sword into the ground, painting the white void into a golden hue. He speaks with a robotic voice. Overseers of Heaven and Hell. I sense unity between you two. The prerequisites have been met, and I am able to assist you both.

You look at him in confusion. Wait...I thought the Judge only shows up to he who controls Heaven and Hell. And...assist?

Lily also raises an eyebrow. Jack must have gotten it all wrong

His helmets visor glows green for a moment. That is correct. The overseer of Heaven and the overseer of Hell are both present, and currently not in conflict. My role is simply to grant the requests of the overseers, provided it does not favor one side or the other. I must remain neutral.

You blink a bit more. What about Demon Deals? Aren't they biased for Demons?

His visor glows red. I am not aware of this concept of Demon Deals. If you are referring to 'Trials, this is a power granted to both sides. He pounds his sword to the ground again. Please state your request.
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A) The one and only. (Walker)
You take a deep breath, then quickly take the first move by dashing at her and swinging your sword.

She parries it away, somehow causing the sword to vanish upon contact, then counters with a lunge.

You sidestep it and materialize another sword to swing right at her...only for it to vanish again upon hitting her. You quickly jump back before she could counter again, then start charging up an energy sphere.



It was your first day of high school, and you were stuck waiting for the ever so late teacher. You look around nervously, seeing that most people have already formed their cliques and friend groups. You're used to being alone, but it gets tiring. You look left, to the girl sitting next to you looking idly out the window. You decide to try and make her your first friend in this new environment.

Except you're kind of terrible with people and only know how social cues work in anime. You take your eraser and chuck it at her arm.

Ow! She says while rubbing the targeted area and looking at you with a frown.

You sweat even more nervously. You didn't think you'd get this far. I, uh, dropped my eraser. You put a hand behind your head. Not really. I just, um, wanted to say hi.

She keeps her frown on, then giggles a little as she chucks the eraser back at you. That's a funny way of dropping things.



You throw the sphere of energy at her with full force.

She brings her rapier back, then quickly swipes at the sphere, swatting it away and dissipating it. She then starts making a mad dash towards you, keeping her blade pointed forward.

You point your palm at her to swap her, but it doesn't do anything. You quickly take to the skies before she could close the distance.



She follows you around as you look for a spot to eat lunch. The cafeteria's no good, so you head outside.

You find a peculiar tree at the courtyard. Well, it's kind of far from everything else, but at least there's no one else here.

She sits down right under it, then smiles at you. We should give it a name!

You sit next to her and look up at the tree leaves. I'm terrible with names. I'd probably just call this Tree.

She pouts at you. That's so lame! She puts her finger on her chin. How about...Wally?

You smirk. Wally? That's your not-lame name?

She looks up to the leaves as well. Yeah! It's part Walky, and part Lily.

You blush a little and look to the side. Oh. I'm still calling it Tree. Easier that way.

She closes her eyes. Nope. We're putting the name Tree on the list. You have to call it Wally.



She follows you into the air, shooting waves of wind at you.

You try to dodge them, but one of them grazes a wing, causing it to disappear and destabilizing your flight a little. You reorient yourself then spread out your arms to send out a dozen copies at her.

She twirls around, sending a giant gust of wind which destroys all the copies surrounding her.

However, that created an opening for you. You materialize your whip and crack it at her.

And yet, her reflexes are too much. She immediately sees it coming then grabs a hold of the end of the whip, then yanks it and pulls herself towards you as the whip disappears.



She pulls herself towards you as she embraces you, sobbing on your chest.

You return her embrace and look at the faces of students going about their day, all from the shade of Wally. You think about their stories too, about whats on their minds, about if they have their share of troubles too.

Much like Lily does. You dont ask her what happened. If she wants to talk about it, she trusts you enough to do so. But right now is simply the time to be held in safety, away from the troubles.

Its the best you could do, anyway.


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I let the last topic purge. We are literally right at the ending and I let it purge. fml.

Story so far here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MRvVdjLsBDvx9gVd5WJbo1yEwHB3Skpc-LCeZT6L4kk/edit?usp=drivesdk

The update is actually also in there lmao, but I'll post it here officially in a bit when I get on a PC. Thanks again for sticking around and sorry that it took this many topics!
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They already exist
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qkv9dw/heres-the-canadian-militarys-futuristic-prototype-smart-rifle
2015 article, im not aware of any recent news on the matter
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It's probably a legal thing
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He raises his hands and starts cackling as thunder booms from a distance. And so the final piece is ready; a fresh sacrifice both Demonic and Angelic in nature! I would have preferred that Lily lady but this one will have to suffice. His hands start glowing a bright white. Now, come before me--

Lightning flashes.

He gets stabbed; Two blades, from both the back and the front: Lucy's sword from you, and a rapier blade of energy from out of nowhere.

Before you could fully process what happened, the white circle glows with immense intensity, until the world around you is painted white.

You stand in a white void, along with the wielder of that rapier. You look at her with widened eyes. Lily



She holds her sword by her side and looks at you with a serious face. Walky. I thought you looked familiar. Here I was, thinking you died in the city, but here you are.

You loosen the grip on your sword. Whyd you kill all the Demons and take over Hell? That's not something you'd do.

She tenses her face. Because it made me feel strong, Walky. You're right, it's not something I' would do because I was weak! Because I wasn't anything special! Tears start forming on the corner of her eyes. It's why I liked being by you, Walky. You weren't anything special either. You and I were equals. It made me feel normal. Her serious expression turns into a weak smile. And here we are now, still standing as equals. She reverts to her fierce gaze as she points her rapier at you. But I'm through being equals. I'm through being below equals. My place is at the top, and if Jack wasnt lying, this Judge is gonna get me there.

You tighten the grip on your sword and point it at her as you return her fierce gaze. Our place is as mere humans, Lily. As friends. I'm not letting you throw away our friendship for power.

Her fierce expression starts showing hints of pain as her tears start rolling down. We can still be friends, Walky. Just stand aside and let me have this.

You droop your eyebrows and tighten your grip further. I can't be friends with someone I don't know.

She wipes her eyes, then spreads out her 6 white wings, still pointing her rapier at you without any further words.

You spread out a pair of white wings and a second pair of black wings, also keeping your sword aimed at her.

[Final character select.]
A) Walker
B) Lily
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You glare at him, but your intensity is hindered by your worry for Lucy. What kind of plan requires you to nearly wipe out Hell?! Arent you happy with Heaven alone? Do you guys hate Demons that much?!

He laughs condescendingly. My dear boy, I assure you it is nothing as shallow as bitter hatred for one whos different. No, my ambitions are far grander than that. After all, he who controls the realms of Heaven and Hell, controls the Judge!

You raise an eyebrow. The...Judge?

He stretches his arms out. Do you Demons not wonder where the absolute power of a Demon Deal comes from? None other than the Judge! A neutral entity meant to oversee such Deals! His hands glow, and the circle glows with them. And with this ritual to harness the energies of both realms, he shall appear before me, and I shall make him bow before me! He cackles. This is power far beyond that of Gods and Demon Lords! This is absolute power!

You grit your teeth and start gathering energy. Not happening, freak.

He grabs the back of Lucys head and starts squeezing it. Id be careful if I were you. After all, people are rather...fragile. His hands start glowing again, and it engulfs Lucys body. Dearie, your kind efforts to do my bidding were gladly noted. I do hope you wont disappoint me this time either. With that, he vanishes into nothing.

You look around, but hes nowhere to be seen. You try to calm down to see the streams, but are shaken by the sight in front of you.

Lucy stands up erratically and starts emitting a black aura with black sparks running through her. She materalizes her golden swords as well as her black dragon.

You assume a battle stance. Lucy! I dont know what he did to you, but you gotta snap out of it!

She says nothing and instead starts dashing towards you.

You take a deep, pained breath and stand your ground. This is the worst cliche.

She quickly closes the distance between you two and slashes at you from both sides.

However, using the energy on your hands, you redirect her swords upwards before they could connect, then you kick her back and start charging a sphere of energy.

She doesnt give you much time as she sends her dragon out towards you.

You quickly disengage your energy and focus on Lucy. Right before the dragon lands on you, you quickly hold your palm out towards her and swap places, causing her to get pinned by her own dragon.

She struggles a bit, then de-materalizes her dragon to get up.

It took her too much time, though; just enough for you to using Krydens energy snare on her and hoist her up.

She tries to move, but its futile.

You slowly walk up to her--no other powers engaged. You stand in front of her; all you could gaze at is her blank, emotionless face as she continues to struggle. You give out a long sigh, then forcefully hold her chin as you kiss her.

Its not a kiss of love. Not a kiss of playfulness. Not even a kiss for yourself. It's a kiss as cold as both of your expressions. A kiss long enough for you to think about the time you shared with her.

Even after prolonging it, she's still struggling, but with much less intensity. This would have been the point she'd pass out from losing too much of her energy.

You continue the kiss. You don't even notice the energy surging through you; only the pain of your actions cloud your mind.

Eventually, she stops moving. You let go of your hold on her. She drops to the ground, just like a mannequin.

Just like a puppet.

You stand, looking away from her body. You didn't grant any wishes, but you did change my life, you mutter.

Suddenly, your lamenting is interrupted by her body levitating off the ground slightly, then zooming right into the glowing circle.

You look to where she went and see that the hooded Angel is standing by her.
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Cody doesn't say anything and instead slices out a wave of wind towards him.

He frantically jumps out of the way. Bro! What the f--

Before Anthony could finish, Cody appears before him in a flash and impales him in the chest.

He splurts out blood. Bro...why

Cody takes out the sword, then slices twice more in an X formation right on his torso.

He lets out more blood, then starts disintegrating. Before he completely disappears, he looks behind to you and speaks weakly. Guess you'll have to go on without me...God. With that, the last ethereal orb floats away.

You clench your fist. You jerk...that was on the list. You glare at Cody with intense rage; your hands are trembling as they get tenser, until eventually, a bright, golden light engulfs your hand.
You point your newly materialized golden rapier right at him. Cody. Looks like you've forgotten who runs things here.

He dashes forward with incredible speed, but it's nothing special to your extreme senses. He might as well have been walking up to you. He tries to slash you, but you parry his sword aside with ease.

With the opening you created, you slash a V on his chest.

Hes unfazed by his wounds, however, and pushes your blade aside with his, then uses the swords momentum to go for another attack.

But of course, he's still far too slow for you. You use the handle-guard of your rapier and glide it along his blade to slide it away, leaving him wide open. It's over, Cody! you tell as you plunge your blade right into his throat.

He bleeds profusely, but does not seem to writhe in pain. It's as if he was a zombie or something. He raises his blade to go for another attack, but you're having none of that.

You take out your blade and tighten the hold on your blade even more as you wind up your next attack. As though your rage responds to you, the blade of your rapier suddenly becomes engulfed in a white, searing hot energy. With your newfound laser rapier, you quickly slice off hand, causing him to drop his blade. You don't stop, however, and continue to relentlessly slice him apart, until you throw the last slice right at his neck and beheading him.

You pant, reveling at the sight of his head rolling to you.

It then starts disintegrating along with the rest of his body.

You pant a bit more, then stand up straight and brandish your rapier, which has now lost its energy. You'd better apologize to your brother, you say to the sky. With that, you spread your wings and make your way to the top of the mountain.



The energy I sensed is far too dense here; I cant tell exactly where its coming from, you say as you and Lucy finally make it to the top, just right above the Demon Lords castle.

Or more appropriately, the ruins of it. Its mostly nothing but rubble now. However, you see a hooded Angel standing in the middle of a glowing circle.

Immediately, Lucy divebombs and tries to attack the Angel, but before her attack could connect, he vanishes and reappears behind her, pinning her to the ground face-first.

You quickly land. Lucy! you call out.

Fascinating, says the hooded figure in a deep and husky voice. I was expecting guests, but not ones full of impurity.

Lucy tries to struggle under him. Its this fucker. I dont even have to look at his face; hes the one. He kidnapped Lily and forced me to kill her.

He chuckles eerily. Oh, lovely! That was you? What a small world we live in. You certainly did a good job being a puppet. He presses down on her back even harder, causing her to cry in pain. Too bad the girls friend just had to bring her back and delay my plan for another few years. But I suppose its not all bad. He chuckles again. After all, she turned out to be even more powerful than I expected thanks to that little hiccup, and that made taking over Hell all the more easier."
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You click your tongue. Fine. As long as you remember who you're looking at. You look once again at the crack, and it still fascinates you how it's just kinda floating there. Regardless, you have to move on. You decide to try out what you did last time and simply poke the crack. The moment your finger grazes it, chunks of reality fall out, and you see a dark, swirling void behind the cracks.

Anthony drops his jaw. Holy shit. This is hella trippy, dude.

You crack your knuckles and tighten your hand into a fist. We are so adding hella into the list.
With all your might, you throw a punch at full force into the crack, shattering it and blowing a hole into the fabric of reality. You spread out your wings and jet right through.

A spectrum of colors flash through your eyes until you reach a white hole at the end of your path, kicking you right into your destination.

Welcome to Hell.

However, the usual purple plains that welcomed you the first time you got here is currently stained with blood as you see Angels dying left and right. The sight of this genocide beholds you, but you don't have time to stand gawking.

Anthony appears beside you and is just as astonished as you are. Clearly we missed a party here.

We're not here for the dance, Anthony, you say, taking off into the direction of the great mountain in the distance. We're here for the host.

Anthony follows behind you.

You try to fly far away from the carnage, but as you observe the fight from a distance, you can't help but feel a familiarity to the face of the Demon that's appearing everywhere on the field.



Walky, Lucy says as she lands next to you, We lost a bit of our guys, but holy shit did we wipe out a lot of theirs!

You disengage your clones, which took a lot of energy to maintain. Whew. Good job scouting, Lucy. Did you see anyone that looked like the mastermind?

She shakes her head. Not a single bigwig here. Not even a high commander.

Suddenly, you feel an overwhelming aura. You look to where its coming from and see that it's in the direction of the mountain--the Demon Lords castle. I think I found where they are.

She looks to the direction you're looking. The mountain? You sure?

You spread out your wings. Only one way to find out.

She looks at you with conviction. Lemme come with you. If the mastermind is there, I have business with them.

You look around and see that the battle is still going on fairly well without you and Lucy. Alright. Just stay on high alert.

The two of you take to the skies and head for the mountain.



You land at the base of the mountain along with Anthony. Do you sense anyone from here?

He looks around. Careful. I do sense one. In fact, they're headed right for us. His face quickly tenses up. Wait...is this Demonic energy?!

Suddenly, a black flash of lightning erupts from the top of the mountain and crashes down in front of you, creating a cloud of smoke.

The smoke clears out, revealing itself to be

Cody! Anthony cries out.

Cody stands up straight, revealing a black aura and black sparks of electricity flowing around him. He unsheathes a katana from his side and points it at Anthony.

You raise your hand. Cody, is that anyway to greet your superior?! You shout as you swipe out a wave of nullifying wind at him.

However, with one big slice, he cuts away the wind.

Anthony steps in front of you. Lily. That's a real sword hes using. You can't nullify it. Just stand back and let me handle this.

You hesitate, but decide to agree and step back.

He approaches Cody, who assumes a battle stance as Anthony gets closer. Bro, we don't gotta do this, alright? I don't know what that asshole Jacks been telling you, but you can't trust him!
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(Sorry for the long delay, I decided to do more than just writing this time for this update.)
A) Take Hell back


You get up from the bed and stand up with confidence. Isnt it obvious? you say as you condense an immense amount of energy into your hands. With a swipe of your arm, you rip open a portal right in this room. Killing one guy wont bring back Hell. Were gonna do that ourselves.

Everyone nods at you with a smile.

You look around. Allies not joining us?

Valerie looks to the side. Shes...M.I.A.

You close your eyes. Well...I hope Averyll keep her company. You look at everyone with a serious face. Were definitely gonna have a big fight on our hands the moment we jump in. Phoebe, you say as you look right at her. Youre with me. Well use our copies as fodder and intimidation.

Phoebe nods.

You look over to Kryden and Valerie. The two of you will be in charge of rounding the enemy up into one small area. And then Lucy, youll use your dragon to wipe out the groups that these two gather.

The three of them nod.

You look out the door. Lastly, the rest of our fighters will engage the enemy directly. We wont win using numbers, so theyll have to pick them off using flanking and hit-and-run tactics.

Phoebe looks at you with awe. Wow mlord. I didnt know you were quite the tactician.

Im not, you say as you turn to face the portal. I just play way too many games. You take a deep breath, then look behind you one more time. Cmon then! Lets go and literally raise Hell! With that, you jump in, with the others following suit.



You and Anthony reach the bottom of the gateway, right at the top of the skyscraper. You land on the rooftop and look around. Darn. They sealed off the entrance I made last time. You hear Anthony giggle a little and you turn to glare at him. Whats so funny?

He tries to stifle his smile. You cant even say damn?

You puff up your cheeks. What I say is none of your darn business! Now help me find a new entrance! It'll look like a crack in space.

He sighs with a smile. You got it, your highness.

You look at him a little flustered. We are adding that to a list.

A list of what?

You look down below from the edge of the skyscraper. List of things that are banned in our talks. In the distance, you can sense a large shockwave of Demonic energy. With a grin, you spread out your wings. I think I just found our ticket to Hell.

The two of you take to the skies and head over to the source.

You land near an abandoned building, and are instantly met with the fearful yet hostile gaze of Demons.

Anthony lands next to you. Whoa, I didn't expect to see these guys here--

You yank him with you as you walk into the building. We don't have time to deal with them. Cmon.

He sighs defeatedly. Alright, your majesty.

You glare at him as you continue to drag him along. That's going on the list too.

The two of you walk into an empty bedroom. There you see it:

A crack! You say with glee.

Anthony looks at where you're looking in confusion, then at you. A...crack? I only see a bed.

You look at him smugly. Guess only Gods can see it. With that, you walk up to the crack and examine it carefully.

He stares at you with a tired face. No offense, but can we please add that to the list? I think everyone and their mothers know you're a God at this point.
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just a heads up, the next update will be pretty lengthy, and we're also fast approaching the end of the story (there's about 2-3 choices left)
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REAPER because its winrar free and also has a more straightforward UI than FL studio's
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MrK3V posted...

fuck that noise. After a long days work, you bet im setting my ass down

that's fair
KainWind posted...

Can you at least lean on it or something?

mmm i guess, kinda defeats the purpose though
Cleo_II posted...

I have one of those at work. I rarely stand though. Too lazy >.>

i wanna be less lazy eheu
weapon_d00d816 posted...

Standing desks are the dumbest recent health fad. "Oh, sitting for long periods of time is bad!" Yeah, so is standing.

too much of anything is bad, though at this rate i'd have to take sitting breaks or something lmao
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For those that have never heard of this, it's a desk that forces you to stand up when you wanna work on stuff on it. It's supposed to be healthy or something since sitting down for prolonged periods of time can cause pretty big problems.
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You sigh. Okay, what the heck is with everyone saying my powers are Demonic? Im an Angel, right?

He scratches his head. Uh, youre only half-Angel. I thought you knew?

You glare at him. Real funny, Anthony.

He smiles at you nervously. Im being real here, Lily!

You face forward while pouting. Fine! Then if my Demon powers wont work, Ill simply show them my Angel powers! You look at Anthony with a dumb smile. How do I use my Angel powers.

He scratches his head again. For a God, you sure dont know a lot about what you can do.

You pout again. Shush, Anthony. Just tell me how to use em.

He shrugs. I dunno, Lily. They kinda just happen. If it helps, they come from who you are.

You flail your arms around. Well, Im a God! That means my Angel powers have to be really grand, right?!

You are really letting this get to your head, aintcha.

After a bit more flying, the two of you finally arrive at the Gateway, only for it to be guarded by about ten Angel soldiers armed with spears.

Anthony lands, then materializes a knife and plays around with it. Alright Lily, lemme show you how Angel powers work. Ysee, I got a pretty sharp tongue-- he flings it right into the skull of one of the Angels, --and some pretty sharp knives to go with it.

The other Angels start charging towards Anthony.

He materalizes more knives and holds them on his knuckles like fans. Kinda lame, but Angel powers are usually just weapons. He quickly sidesteps one of the spear lunges with ease, then flings a knife on his attackers back. Im a little playful myself, so I get some pretty nice reflexes to let me toy with these shits.

You slice your hand through the air, which sends out a shockwave of wind at the Angels and destroys their weapons. Alright, I get it, wonderboy, so lets go down already!

He sighs and shoots out all his knives at the Angels to finish them off. If you werent so impatient, I might have thought you were cute.

You walk past him while flipping your hair. Thats nice Anthony, but I know Im cute without you having to tell me. With that, you jump down the Gateway, with Anthony following suit.



You hear the faint cry of your name as you slowly regain consciousness. This voice seems to be coming from...Lucy? You open your eyes and indeed see her on the side of your bed wearing a very worried face. You look around the room and see Valerie and Kryden standing there too.

Valerie smiles at your awakening. Glad to see youre back, sweetie. You gotta stop pushing yourself.

Lucy holds your hand tightly. Yeah! Stop pushing yourself, damnit!

You chuckle. Ill, uh, try not to next time. How long was I out? Whatd I miss?

Valerie looks to the side. Three days. We cant afford any more days though. Lucy, wanna explain?

She nods, then looks at you with a serious expression. Walker. Lily isnt who we should be worried about, after all. Theres a mastermind behind all of this. Valdin gave it away. I dont know what this mysterious persons planning, but it clearly involves having control over both Heaven and Hell.

Kryden chimes in. Yeah. So we either gotta take this guy out in Heaven, or take back Hell ASAP.

The door opens suddenly. Its Phoebe.

She salutes everyone in the room. I rounded up everyone who can fight. Were ready whenever. She looks at you and blinks a few times. Oh, and welcome back, Walker.

Valerie smiles and looks at you. As you can see, weve been busy too. Walky, sweetie, youre the Demon Lord. Whatll you have us do?

A) Take Hell back
B) Infiltrate Heaven and attempt assassination
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Demonic? What are they on? Youre clearly an Angel. No, youre still a God, no matter what anyone says. Though, Gods dont seem to be held against their will on a regular basis.

You continue to struggle anyway. What...the heck...is your game, Valdin?!

He grins. Its simple; until we find a way to permanently dispose of you, we shall be executing you every time you return. You shall feel the excruciating pain of death every three days.

You try to kick him, but its not working. Why?! What did I do?!

He presses the handle against your neck even further, nearly knocking the air out of you. You are a threat, therefore you must be eliminated. He looks at the rest of the Angels and nods at them.

With that, they begin marching forward slowly, with their pikes still pointed towards you.

You dont stop struggling, however. No matter how bad it seems.

Suddenly, a rain of golden knives shoot out from above, nailing every single one of the Angels in the neck and killing them.

Valdin looks up to see the source of the attacker, but instead is met with a barrage of knives to his face, his neck, and even his eyes, killing him as well.

You fall to your knees as he finally lets go of you, then you stand up after catching your breath. You look up and see none other than Anthony dropping from above.

He runs up to you and holds your shoulders. Lily, you alright?

You blink a few times to try and process everything thats going on right now. Anthony? What are you doing here? Whats going on? Wheres You quickly fume up in rage, pushing Anthony away. Where the HECK is Jack?!

Anthony smiles nervously. Looks like hes still used to how your anger is never good news. Uh, Lily--

You stomp your foot. Thats God to you, Anthony.

He puts a hand behind his head. Yeah, about that...Jack is the new God. Pretty sure hes been eyeing that throne for a long-ass time now. He clenches his fist. I shoulda kept an eye on him and decked him when I had the chance.

You starting marching out of the circle, which rests on top of a towering mountain that looms above all of Heaven. Well, heres our chance. Im gonna go there and--

Anthony stops you. And what, Lily? He knows how to deal with you. He has the entire army ready to fuck you up!

You scowl at him. Is that stopping you? Youre gonna be in huge trouble too, wont you? You and your brother?

He looks down. Fuck Cody. Hes in cahoots with Jack. Jacks probably using him, just like he used you. He used you to take care of the Demons, all so he could fuckin sit pretty on the throne without anyone to question his authority. He yells out from the mountain. Fuck him!

You join him. Yeah, heck him!

He laughs. Lily, cmon, heck?

You stomp. Gods dont cuss, Anthony. Now cmon, I have an idea, you say as you spread out your wings.

He spreads his wings as well. Whats the plan, God?

You flap your wings a bit to exercise them. Simple. I eliminated Hell for him, so now Im gonna bring it back. With that, you take to the skies and make your way to the Gateway.

Anthony follows behind. Wait, youre gonna WHAT now?! Return Hell?! Weve completely taken over it, Lily! Youre basically trying to pick a fight with another side of Heaven! And they already know about your Demon powers!
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Your body bursts out with intense energy, sending Valdin back, but he quickly reorients himself with his wings.

Not that it matters. You quickly trap him using Krydens technique once again, but this time, much more forcefully, and you constrict his neck as well. You snap with your other hand, summoning about fifty clones around the area. They ensnare him as well, further tightening the hold to the point where his innards might actually blow out. You let go, but still let your copies continue to hoist him up, then you materialize Averys bow in her honor and draw it. I dont know what the fuck is going on up there in Heaven, but when I get there, Lily better be goddamn alive.

He tries to respond to you, but is nearly out of breath.

Not that it matters. You shoot out the arrow, which goes right through his head.

Not another sound out of him. He dissolves into a bunch of ethereal orbs.

You quickly feel your power waning, bringing you to your knees. In the next moment, you can only wonder what Valdin was talking about when he mentioned Lily, then everything goes

Black.



You look up from your bag of cookies to hear a knock on your door. You may enter, you say with a muffled voice, thanks to your face being stuffed with cookies.

A hunched, hooded Angel walks in. He always gave off a really eerie vibe and you could never feel comfortable around him, but he is one of the High Commanders.

You quickly gulp up whatever you were chewing, then sit back in a dignified position. How can I help you, Jack?

He bows, as he should. Our almighty God, if I may, Im simply here to address one concern.

Well, alright, lay it on me.

He twiddles his thumbs nervously. Well... you see under the shroud of his hood, you faintly see an eerie grin flash. Youre no longer needed.

Before you could react, you hear a gunshot ring out, then you look to your chest and see a gaping bullet hole and a lot of blood gushing through. It took you awhile to realize how much pain youre actually in, then you fall to the ground.

Jack kicks your body over. Of course, Im perfectly aware of your ability. And Im also perfectly aware of its weakness. He chuckles, then snaps his fingers and walks out the door.

You then hear the sound of numerous footsteps marching into the room, though they grow less and less audible as you lose consciousness. What hurts more than your fatal wound is how pathetic you are right now. You were enjoying your place at the top, and now its all going away. You wonder what you did wrong. You did what they wanted. You took over Hell. You became God because of that. Why is this happening then. Youve died twice now, that youd think youd get used to the pain, but dying is never pleasant.

Your consciousness is barely holding on at this point. You can faintly feel your body evaporate into nothingness. Into nothingness. Into

Nothing. As youve always been.



Three days pass. You wake up in the middle of the magic circle where Angels return after death. Before you could fully realize whats going on around you, you feel the handle of a sledgehammer being held up against your neck and hoisting you up. You cant move. You hear the voice of Valdin behind you.

Lily, he begins as he tightens his hold on you, We are ever grateful for your services.

You struggle in futility, then realize that youre completely surrounded by Angels, all pointing pikes at you. You try to nullify their weapons, but cant seem to muster your powers right now.

Its pointless to try that hideous Demonic ability in this circle--the epitome of purity.
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He closes his eyes. Your guard isn't very high either.

Lighting zooms down from the sky, blowing up the area where Valdin was being pinned.

Lucy coughs up from the smoke, then quickly gets caught in a chokehold from Valdins hammer.

The smoke clears, and all you see is Lucy being held hostage by Valdin. The dragon disappeared too.

He tightens his hold. Demon. Surrender yourself, or I shall dispose of this one.

You point your palm at her. Not likely, you cosplay reject. In the next instant, you swap with Lucy, which brings you into the chokehold, but you unleash a burst of energy around you which blows both of you up, sending him back.
You turn around and calm yourself to reveal the streams. This time, you try to mimic Krydens style and manipulate your own energy to ensnare Valdin. Streams of green shoot out of your body and wrap around Valdins limbs, hoisting him in the air. Lucy!

She dashes past you with her swords out. On it! With blistering speed, she lunges her blade right into Valdins chest, which causes him to cough up blood. She readies another swing.

He coughs a bit more, then tries to speak up. The girl...Lilyis she important to you?

You tell Lucy to stand down, then walk up to him. What about her? She's your God now, isn't she?

He laughs unnervingly. Not for much longer. He notices that you loosened your hold on him, and he uses this opportunity to call another lightning strike.

You're both blown away.

The smoke clears once again, and all you see is him pulling out the sword from his chest. Love is impure. Thankfully, it is exploitable amongst you, the impure. He raises his hand, and this time, blue lightning gathers around him. I'm through with playing these games, Demon. His muscles bulge even more, and his eyes glow with a bright blue. He re-materializes his hammer, which is now fizzing with electricity, then he vanishes in the blink of an eye.

He quickly reappears behind Lucy and hammers her in the back, ringing out the sound of cracking bones. He then kicks her with incredible force, flinging her into a ruined building. He vanishes once again.

You try to calm yourself to bring the streams into view, but he doesn't give you that opportunity.

He quickly appears in front of you and tackles you down, then raises his hammer.

You swiftly swap with him and jump away, but he re-appears behind you in a flash, hammering you down as well. You feel intense pain jolt through your body as you feel your bones breaking and electricity running through your body.

He stomps on your back, further amplifying the pain, then raises his hammer, aimed right on your head. He brings it down.

All you hear is the sound of the wind whizzing through the hammer as it makes its way to you. The sound of sparks from the electricity. The sound your heartbeat going haywire.

The sound of Lucys words. We have to keep fighting.

Its been awhile since you visited your inner conscious. No one else is around here, besides inner loser. Although, he seems different now. He stands taller, not hunching down anymore with his usual timidness. After all, hes you now. And youre sure as hell not standing down now.

Error 666, engage.
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LONG UPDATE:
A) Walker
In the next instant, Lucy appears, lying down right where Kryden was standing. You look to the sky and see him flying down, giving you a middle finger.

You run over to her body and examine her. She's badly bruised, and her breathing is irregular. Lucy! Lucy, are you okay?

She coughs up a storm, then opens her eyes and tries to get up.

You stop her. Lucy, you shouldn't move like this. Please just rest.

She looks at you with narrowed eyes. Walky... I'm a...fucking mess.

Youre pretty worried about her, but you make a conscious effort to calm down. A few deep breaths bring the streams into view. Your eyes widen as you see red streams tied to Lucy, all scattered and chaotic. What the hell is this?

Her breathing gets more frantic as the streams start moving away from her.

The streams are fading. You gotta stay calm. You can save her. Breath in. Breath out. The streams come back, and you begin taking her streams and bringing them back into her body. It's a bit of a slow process, but it has to be doing something.

Her breathing stabilizes as you continue to mend her streams. The last loose stream sets back in, and her body emits a red aura, evenly distributed around her, then it turns green.

After a while, she suddenly sits upright and coughs up a bit. She feels her body up, then looks at you all freaked out. Walky, holy shit. It doesn't hurt as much anymore. What did you do?

You, uh, shrug. I have no idea--

She interrupts you with a constricting embrace. Walky! I just realized you're awake! I'm so glad you're safe!

You chuckle and return her embrace. Glad you made it back, Lucy. But you look around, wheres Avery?

She lets go and slams her fist on the ground. I couldnt save her...We should have never confronted Lily with just the two of us, it was a suicide mission! She stands up and screams at the sky. We! ...we flew too close to the sun.

You clench your fists and look to the ground.

She looks back at you with a sullen face. We have to keep fighting. Those were her last words.

The one piece of advice you gave her. You think about it for a moment, but your thoughts get interrupted. You quickly run up to Lucy. Lay low. I sense a pretty powerful Angel coming here.

She raises an eyebrow at you. Really? I don't sense anyone--wait, you're right. They're headed here really fast. She says as she materializes her golden swords.

You notice that the gold on her sword is a lot more tarnished than you remember. You guess that she went through a lot, but that's the last thing on your mind right now.

You take a deep breath and visualize the streams. In the sky, you sense a faint line of green approaching you. However, it abruptly stops in place and starts gathering blue energy around it. Your eyes widen and you lose your calmness. Lucy, watch out!

Both of you jump out of the way, right before a jolt of lightning strikes the ground and clouding up the area.

The smoke clears, and you see a hefty and somewhat muscular man--Valdin, though to you, you only know him as not-Sephiroth.

He glares at you as he materializes his golden sledgehammer. So, you're the source of all this Demonic energy. You are a threat, therefore you must be eliminated. He raises his hammer, but before he could swing it, he quickly steps to the side to dodge Lucys lunge.

She goes for another swing, but her sword meets his hammer head on, knocking her back. Valdin, you get that stick out of your ass yet?

He growls, then charges at her.

You materialize the black whip, then run up and strike his knee, which trips him up.

Lucy summons her black dragon, and it pins the fallen Valdin to the ground. She walks up to him with a condescending face. Wow. You don't seem to be standing very high, high commander.
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FF_Redux posted...

im touching mine rite now

same
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id say it gets at least a B in personal use, just because of performance and memory improvements
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I was not aware we had a CYOA archive board, could I have a PM link to that?
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Story so far (We're at 166 pages!): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FGZQcN62rOeBf8qQjqHZnRQKyIb1wFsqit6t6vejvug/edit?usp=sharing

"A) Walker" won the vote so that'll be coming soon
Thanks again dudes for sticking with this odd story :)
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You squint your eyes and realizeThats Lucy!
You panic a little, but Kryden puts his hand on your shoulder, reminding you to relax. You take a deep breath and think about what you can do from here. Nows a good time to try this out, I guess. You crouch down and pick up a small pebble, then emit a red glow from your hands. You toss the pebble into the air, and while focusing on Lucys body, you shout Swap!

...Nothing happens.

Kryden chuckles. Oh man, you got Vals powers too? Guess she forgot to tell you this, but you can only swap things that are similar in some way.

Fuck. Times ticking. You think back to what Valerie used her swap on before, which were mostly sizable rocks. You figure the similarity there is size, so you look around for something large enough to swap with Lucy.

Absolutely no large rocks anywhere here. And the building ruins are too large. What the heck.

You dart your eyes back and forth until they land on Kryden.

He looks at you nervously.

You squint your eyes at him. Kryden, were bros, right?

He looks to the side. Uhhh, noooo?

Fuck it. You hold your red hand towards him. I won the Demon Deal, so you technically owe me one.

He sighs. Ill let you have this one, Walker.

The glow intensifies and surrounds Kryden. You look back to Lucy, whos nearing the ground very quickly, then back to Kryden. With all the air in your lungs, you yell out, Swap!



[Character select]
A) Walker
B) Lily
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Your senses heighten as you see them bolting towards you, as though time slowed down slightly. You gather the blue energy around you and deflect his energy away. As they clear away, you notice he's gone from his spot once again.

The streams disappear. Calm down. You can't afford to panic. Another deep breath brings the streams back in view.

You see the green path again, but this time it's a tangled mess. You take a while to trace it, but before you can get to its end, you feel his energy wrap around your arms and legs, immobilizing you.

He strikes his palm right against the center of your back, causing your senses to shake. The streams fade in and out of view. Wanna hear another secret? He strikes you once again, which further disorients you. You don't actually need my powers. After all he lets go of you, then throws out an energy blast at point blank, sending you flying forward. Me and ol Beelzebub, we got the same power!

You crash into the ground. With a bit of a struggle, you get back on your feet and turn around, only to see Kryden charging right at you with a dense sphere of green energy surrounding him.

Your senses heighten like crazy at the last minute, almost like time is nearly frozen. Your primitive instincts kick in, and you gather all the energy surrounding you, right into your hand. Only one image comes into mind at this very moment.

With a swipe of your hand, you rip open a portal in front of you.

Kryden swoops right into it, then reappears from the sky and crashes into the ground, creating a giant dirt cloud of smoke.

Doesn't matter to you if your vision is obstructed--not anymore, at least. You see his green energy scattered all around in a mess. You raise your hand and gather more energy, forming it into a giant spear. Here's a secret for you. The names not human-dude-- you send the spear flying down.

The smoke clears up, and all that can be see is Krydens beat-up clothing being caught in the spear.

You snap your fingers, making the spear disappear. It's Walker.

Kryden coughs for a good while, then gets up and pats himself. Alright, ya got me, Walker. Well, you're free to take my power if you wanna.

You put your hand up to decline. Not like I need to anymore. You walk up to him and extend your hand at him. Thanks for teaching me.

He smirks, then simply gives you a high-five. It wasn't for you. I just didn't want Beelzebubs legacy to be carried like shit.

Heh, fair enough. I just gotta ask--if you and Bub had the same power, why do they feel so different?

He shrugs. He and I just practiced differently, I guess. Dunno what he does that makes me lose every time I fight him.

Your turn to smirk. Your attacks are too direct.

He gives a light punch to your shoulder. Ha! I'll give you that one.

Just then, you see a peculiar black blob making its way down from the sky. It slowly comes into view, revealing itself to be a...black dragon? It gets closer and closer, but suddenly, the dragons figure starts crumbling, leaving only the silhouette of a woman.
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A) Bubs powers

You both step back from each other in an instant.

Kryden twirls his staff around, then smashes it into pieces, sending a myriad of splinters into the air.

Before he can send them out, you blast every single one of his splinters into smithereens with an energy beam.

You blow away the smoke from your hands. I'm not fucking around, Kryden. Time isn't on our side.

He raises an eyebrow at you and grins devilishly. I thought I've seen that power before somewhere. He throws the remains of his staff away, then cracks his knuckles. Todays your lucky day, human-dude; I feel like trying just a little today. In the blink of an eye, he vanishes.

You scan the area for where he could be, but he's nowhere to be seen. You feel a tap on your shoulder and promptly look behind you, only to feel a finger poking your cheek.

Kryden sticks his tongue out. Goteem.

You try to blast him point-blank, but he vanishes once again and reappears a few feet backwards.

He sighs. You're doing it all wrong! Do you even know how to use his powers? He stands still as you throw an energy sphere at him. Right before it reaches him, he raises his hand and somehow causes the sphere to be redirected back to you. Your attacks are too direct!

You run away from your own attack, pitifully. You look around and once again see no sight of him. However, you feel an odd weight on top of your head. Looking up, you see Kryden standing on your head with one leg.

He yawns. Oh man, and you say you want my power, when you can't even use your current ones properly? He springs off and lands in front of you. Cmon, human-dude, put more effort into THINKING like him--the guy who's always been able to kick my ass. With that, he flicks you in the forehead, sending you backwards into a building wall.

You cough a bit from the debris dust, then get back on your feet. Thinking like Bub? Is that what's gonna work against him? How exactly was Bub like? You take a deep breath, close your eyes, and try to get in his mindset.

You're too tense. You never really felt that from Bub. You try to loosen your shoulders and take another deep breath. With that, you can suddenly feel a strange aura around you. You open your eyes and see streams and waves of blue all around you. You reach out your hand towards one of the streams; it gathers into your hand and gives it a blue glow. Out of the corner of your eyes, you see a green stream. You follow it with your eyes, leading all the way up to the sky. There, you see Kryden levitating with his arms crossed.

He claps at you. Ooh, are we finally getting the hang of it? He grins devilishly at you again, then raises his hand. The green stream starts retracting and gathering around him. He points his palm at you. Think fast, human-dude. Just like a lightning bolt, the green stream shoots out and wraps around your neck in an instant.

You feel the all too familiar choking motion taking your breath away. With all the willpower you can muster, you move your glowing hand towards the green stream, then grab a hold of it, which severs it and causes the stream to retract back into Kryden. You pant as you feel your breath return to you.

Kryden laughs. Youre a fast learner, human-dude! I'll let you in on a little secret. He teleports once again.

This time, even though he's disappeared, you can see the green stream indicating his path of travel. You quickly trace it to your rear and turn around, intercepting his punch.

He steps back. I never really needed that stick. I just use it for fun. He unleashes a barrage of green streams at you.
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He grins. Valeries said that one too, but Ill bite. You really want a rematch?

You nod.

He materializes his staff. Now that, I can do. But heres the deal; Ive seen what you can do, so how about...you can only use one of your powers in this fight. Just to make things fair.

Do you really need that handicap? Ive been told youre much stronger than you make yourself look.

I said it before, didnt I? He yawns. I dont like doing a lot of work. So, we got a deal? My win, don't ask again. Your win, you can take my powers. Sound good?

You think about it for a moment, then nod and bit into your palm.

He scratches his palm with a splinter from his staff, then shakes your hand. The red outline surrounds you both, and everything goes dark.

[choose which power to use]
A) Bub's powers (Energy manipulation)
B) Valerie's powers (Swap)
C) Allie's powers (Paralyzing whip)
D) Avery's powers (Bow and Wings)
E) Phoebe's powers (Clones)
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A) Death
You stare at both of them, pained and pensively, then turn around and spread your wings. ...Demons are demons. Feel free to kill them. With that, you belt out a gust of wind with a flap of your wings, then take to the skies.

As youre halfway back to your tower, you look behind you to think of Avery one last time.

Only, theres a black dragon again. Wonderful.

The dragons form is fuzzy this time, making it look like an unstable invocation. You watch it flee away from here.

However, you dont bother to stop it. You have better things to do.

You arrive back at the tower, through the hole you created in the ceiling. As soon as you land, an Angel opens the door. Its not-sephiroth. Though to you, hes one of the high commanders of the Angels. You stand up straight and cross your arms at him. What is it, Valdin?

He salutes at you, like the hard-ass he is. One of the patrols reported a great demonic presence in one of the city ruins. What action shall we take, God?

You put a finger to your chin. That means a strong Demons around there, right? Ill leave it to your judgment, Mr. High Commander.

He clears his throat. With all due respect, God, have you not been giving me too much authority?

You shrug. I was never the leader type, Valdin. I know you guys love order and stuff, but see, I dont really care about that. You walk up to him and poke his nose. Think for yourself. Its what people in power get to do. You walk back to your throne and take a seat.

Valdin, unsure how to react, simply nods and walks away. Shortly after, you hear the sound of frantic footsteps.

Anthony peeks his head through the door. He waves at you awkwardly. Yo, Lily, uh--

God, Anthony. What happened?

He scratches his head. Lucielle got away.

You sigh. Thats fine. Shell probably lead the rest of the Demons here, so I guess thatll make things simpler. You tap your finger on the armrest of the throne. ...And Avery?

Slower footsteps follow, then Cody walks in. Avelyn has been executed.

You close your eyes and sit in silence for a moment, then look back at the two boys. Alright. Thanks. You guys can go now. Shoo. Oh, and reinforce the Gateway if you could. I dont know how they got in here, but Id rather not get anymore unwanted guests.

Cody nods and walks away.

Anthonys still by the door. You okay, Lily?

You look at the window with a blank face, then stand up and walk towards him Ill be better after some cookies. You walk out and close the door behind you.



You keep walking until you finally reach the edge of the ruined city, marked by miles of police tape. Standing by the edge is Kryden.

He turns around and grins at you. Well well, heres a familiar sight. You owe me a rematch, human-dude.

You point at your horns. Not a human anymore, Kryden. What are you doing all the way out here?

He looks behind him. Just sightseeing. Never went to the mortal realm a lot.

You chuckle. Youre in the wrong place, then. This city has seen better days.

Ill bet. He looks at you with his usual confident face. So, whats up? You clearly got business with me if you walked all the way out here.

You look him in the eyes gravely. I need your powers.

He looks up in thought. Hmm, nah.

You tense up your hand. Word hasnt gotten far yet, but Im the Demon Lord, you know.

He picks his nose. Tell me something Valerie hasnt said yet.

You take a deep breath. Lets make a Demon Deal.
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Mango Sauce posted...

This drives me fuckin nutzo. Sometimes my start menu won't even open. But for me, alt ctrl del, then finding the "explorer" process in the task manager and right click -> restart. Hasn't failed me yet.

yeah i was about to suggest this
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Been a while since we needed a tie breaker, it's between A and B unless C gets 2 more votes
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well, at least he's on the right subreddit
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Lucy tries to crawl away, still trembling at your revelation. Wait...you were that kid from back then?! Her trembling intensifies, and she musters the strength to stand up. Suddenly, she yells out in a fit of rage and charges at you with her fist. You were the damn reason I became Fallen!

You sidestep her punch with ease, but her assault doesn't stop.

She throws another missed punch. You! And that fucking Angel that kidnapped you! She throws one last punch in desperation. You can both die in Hell!

This time, you let that punch land, just for shits and giggles. However, you felt it. You actually felt pain. Unacceptable. You grab her wrist and twist her hand, which sends her writhing in pain on the ground.

Avery lands on the ground and retracts her black wings. Lily, please stop this. You don't have to fight. You shouldn't have to fight.

You glare at her. Why, because I'm weak? Because I'm helpless? Because I should be living a human life instead? Newsflash, Avery, my human life sucked!

She assumes a fighting stance with her fists ready. Did all the memories we made together suck as well?

You stay silent.

Avery takes a deep breath. No matter what happens, no matter how much you push me away, Ill always love you, Lily. With that, she vanishes, leaving behind her afterimage.

You look around with your heightened senses and see her attack coming, allowing you to dodge with ease. Every attack she throws at you feels ever so sluggish to you. With every attack you dodge, you can't help but giggle at how weak she is. She, who has looked down on you the most.

However, Avery pulls a sleight of hand and fires her bow at the ground, which creates a cloud of smoke in front of you.

You expected her to emerge from the smoke to sucker punch you, but instead she attacks you from behind with a kick, knocking you down.

Before she could attack again, she gets pinned down by a pair of Angels.

We came as soon as we could, Lily! says Cody, whos holding Avery down.

Anthony walks up next to the sullen Avery and kicks her in the face. Yeah, that'll show you, bitch!

You get up and stomp your foot, which makes the two boys jump. Cody. That's God to you. And Anthony you look at him fiercely, then to Averys beaten face, then back to him with less hostility. Don't call her a bitch.

They stare in dumbfounded silence, then nod, since that's all they know what to do around you.

Anthony walks up to Lucy whos still in pain, and he steps on her back. What'll their punishment be, God?

A) Execute these Demons.
B) Imprison these rebels.
C) Spare them.
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C) Deal it with yourself

You spread out your awesome wings, which happen to be 3 whole pairs of wings. Only fitting for someone as great as you. What we do, Anthony, is that Im going there to deal with this myself. With that, you burst through the ceiling and take to the skies.

You look from above your magnificent tower to see the gigantic black dragon destroying everything down below. Other Angels have tried to subjugate it, but you can only watch them being knocked back and flung around. You slowly descend to the ground, right in front of the dragon. There, you see a familiar face riding this dragon, along with another person whom you felt like youve seen before. Avery. Person-I-dont-know-and-dont-care. Nice to see you here, you say in a friendly manner. You notice that Averys changed a bit since youve last seen her, as if shes aged a bit.

Avery draws her bow--now a tarnished black--and points it at you. Lily...this isnt you. Snap out of it.

You put on an overly cheerful face. Oh, did you want me to talk like this? Oh! Avery! Its so great to see you again bestest of the friendest! Yay, now we can do Angel stuff together! Oh, this is wonderful! You quickly revert to your sarcastic face. Not. This is who I am, Avery! Its how Ive always been!

She grits her teeth and fires a bolt of black energy at you.

You simply hold your finger towards her attack. The moment it comes into contact with your fingertip, it vanishes. Im finally free, Avery. Why cant you be happy for me? Ive always been below-average. Ive always been looked down on. Always pitied. Especially by you. You giggle a little. It hurt, you know? Never being good enough. Never being anything special. But I smiled through that pain. I smiled, because its all I can do.

Avery draws her bow again, conjuring a gigantic arrow of darkness. Lily!! Please, come back! she yells, then fires at you.

This time, you simply stand still, smiling smugly at her attack. As the arrow hits you, it dissolves, leaving you unscathed. It was all I could do, Avery! But now, I can do so much more!

Oh, fuck this! The other person springs off of Averys shoulders and draws two golden swords out, divebombing towards you.

Avery tries to reach out to her, but shes already too far ahead. Lucy, no!

You stand still and let her strike you. Her swords try to drive into you, but they dissolve immediately.

She keeps on materializing swords and swinging them at you, but the same thing happens every time; They break into nothingness.

You sigh, then grab her wrist as she swings her sword once more. As soon as you do that, the swords disappear along with the black dragon, causing Avery to nearly hit the ground but stopping from her wings. Oh, so the dragons from your powers, huh?

Lucy tries to conjure more swords, but nothing happens. Hnngh...I cant use my powers!

You scoff at her, then throw her body to the ground. Lucy...now when have I heard that name beforeah! Are you Lucielle, maybe?

She tries to get up, but cant muster any energy to do so. The one and only, shithead.

You laugh again, but this time more playfully. Hey, Avery, remember that time I was killed? Fun time, right? Yeah, it was her. That golden sword that shined beautifully in her hand was covered with my blood that day.

Both of them widen their eyes as if theyve just been exposed to a terrifying secret. Oh wait, they have! This is great.
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C) Others

She ponders over your question for a moment, then looks at Phoebe with disappointment.

Phoebe nods at her with a sigh, then walks up to you. Sadly, only...Kryden comes to mind. I dont even know where he is, either. Hes always out doing something. Do you really want his strength?

Valerie shrugs. Hey, I mean, the kid could have been a Demon Lord.

Really? you say with skepticism. Kryden? That guy with the stick? Youre saying hes as strong as you and Bub?

Valerie picks up her book and adjusts her glasses. Dunno. He never went all-out, even when he fought us. Yet he was always a pain to fight. She turns around and starts walking away. I got things to sort out, so Ill catch you guys later.

Wait, you stop her, have you seen Lucy and Avery?

B) Lucy and Avery

Valerie pauses for a moment, then keeps walking again. Hopefully still alive. They went after Lily a few days ago. Havent heard from them since.

You clench your fist, then look at Phoebe with urgency. Phoebe, if you have any idea where Kryden is at all, please tell me.



White.



Everything is all white as you sit on your throne. Youd prefer it if it was more purple, but white seems to be the standard in Heaven.

Boring.

You stand up and stretch; not a good idea to be sitting all day, after all. You walk towards the giant window, where youre able to gaze at the grandiose settlement below you, lined with white houses, white buildings, white roads, and a black dragon.

Huh. A black dragon. Thats new.

Suddenly, you hear your door burst out from behind you. A male voice speaks out with urgency. Lily, someone--

Thats God to you, Anthony, you say without even looking at him.

O-oh, my apologies, God, but Heaven is under attack!

You feign surprise. Oh no. I cant believe this is happening. This is the first Ive heard of this. You turn around and face Anthony with a sarcastic face. Its almost like I never had this window.

Hes sweating bullets at this point, hoping he didnt offend you. Which he didn't, but you pretend that he did anyway. Well...uh...what do we do then?

A) Let them come to you
B) Order all of your forces to defend
C) Deal with this personally and visit them yourself
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[so it wasnt as much writing as i thought whoops, enjoy]
A) Valerie
You stare at Valerie's lips. Hey, Valerie--

Phoebe steps in front of her. Oh no, you are not doing this again.

You raise an eyebrow. Doing what?

She crosses her arms and blushes a little. Mlord, you may be in charge, but you can't just...play with a maidens heart for your gain!

Valerie chuckles and moves Phoebe aside. Thanks for the concern, Phoebe-sweetie, but Allie already looked into it and told me how this works.

You scratch your head. I'm so lost right now.

Valerie giggles, then stares into your eyes mischievously. Well, close your eyes, sweetie, and I'll guide you, she whispers. Her eyes narrow and she bites into her lower lip slightly, making them look fuller.

You feel your heart beat faster. You're unsure if Valerie has Allie's succubus allure as well, but right now, you're being drawn towards her. You do as she says and close your eyes.

Phoebe gets even redder at the sight of you two and covers her eyes.

In the next moment, you feel her arms around your neck and you get pulled in. The soft, warm sensation of her lips overwhelm you as your lips meet hers. Immediately, you feel a surge of energy flowing through you.

She pulls back, which rings out the soft sound of a smooch. She then goes for another kiss.

Your eyes are still closed. All you can do is follow along to her pace, as though she was leading a dance between you two. You feel the warmth of her sporadic breaths as the kisses get more intense. Eventually, you feel her tongue dance with yours. If kissing was a conversation, then all you've been doing is listening. But that's fine. You've been listening intently, listening to every word, every intonation, every crescendo to the tone of her voice.

She pulls back one more time, then leans against your chest while panting heavily.

Your mind blanks out. You thought you were satisfied with simple pecks to the lips, but real kisses are on a whole other level. The energy that flowed through you suddenly jolts you and snaps you out of your trance. You notice that Valerie has lost balance and can't really stand--just like when Allie's legs gave in after you kissed her.

Valerie, are you okay? you ask with concern.

She pants a little more, then tries to stand again, keeping one hand held onto you. Yeah...thanks sweetie. She let's go of you and stands up straight, then looks at you playfully. You can take in souls by kissing, right? Thought Id show you how it's done.

Dumbfounded, all you could say is Oh. Thanks. Suddenly, you feel an odd sensation on your hand. You look to see them pulsating with a familiar red glow.

Valerie holds both of your hands. Controlling space-- she claps them together, and in a blink of an eye, you find yourself standing where Valerie was, and see her standing in your previous spot. --is my specialty. She let's go of your hands, then she picks up a small pebble. You can swap anything-- her surrounds the pebble in a red glow, then it turns into the book she was holding. --so long as you know where both things are the moment you swap them. And when you get really good at it she drops her book, which creates a dust cloud from the debris, then she spreads out her arms and condenses the dust cloud into a dust barrier around her. ...you can get a little creative. She disengages the barrier, then smiles at you.

You look at your hands with a bit of excitement, but you decide that youll try out these powers when theyre needed since time isnt a luxury. Thanks, Valerie. But this still wont be enough. Would you happen to know any other powerful Demons around the area?
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I'm estimating ABC to be a lot of writing so next update will take a while, sorry guys
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