OverconfidentMagi
Laugh Like You've Won Always
400 years ago, the human Hero Lucas struck down the last of the Devils, Amiya. This brought an end to the age of demons as humans became the dominant race, and we are now in the age of man.
300 years ago, the Kingdom of Arro was established and built around where the hero was laid to rest, the city of Ensis'Lucas serving as its center.
200 to 30 years ago, other human kingdoms and countries formed surrounding Arro. Though these nations fought and warred among each other, Arro was left untouched because of what it represented for all humans. Because of such longstanding peace, the kingdom grew lazy, corrupt, and weak.
30 years ago, the King Almus Lucius Arros took control of Arro. Almus wasn't content with letting his kingdom grow old and fade, so he bolstered the military slowly, and then when two neighboring countries were weakened from fighting each other, he invaded.
30 to 15 years ago, the Kingdom of Arro, having broken its stance of peace and proven to be a threat, now became a target for attack from all sides. Years of constant defensive warfare and raids wore down all support for the king, and Almus was gradually made into a tyrant as he attempted to maintain control.
15 to 8 years ago, the other kingdoms infiltrated Arro and turned the people against the king. The Kingdom of Arro was eaten away at by the other nations, until all the land it could still claim to control was the city of Ensis'Lucas and what could be watched over from its walls. For a siege of a half-dozen nations against a single city, the outcome was predictable.
8 years ago, the citizens of Ensis'Lucas revolted against the king. Knowing there was no way out, Almus accepted that he'd failed in every way, that he'd ruined his kingdom and would now die. It wouldn't just be his life though. His entire bloodline, all of the children he'd fathered as king, would be executed.
8 years ago...
The king summoned his children to dine with him. This was highly unusual. He was a father that rarely acknowledged, let alone interacted with, his children. But now they were all gathered at one table to share a meal. It was awkward, not pleasant at all. The king did not know his children, so they had little to genuinely talk about. But he was speaking to them, more than he'd done before. At the end of the meal there was a toast, "to kingdom and to blood", and all of the children drank. It was a nasty dark drink that burned going down, but none dared complain. Only the king drank alcohol.
After the children had imbibed the devil blood and spasmed onto the floor and fallen unconscious, the king ordered the few servants and slaves he still thought loyal to take his children away, as far as they could go.
Your character is one of these children, one of the lost children of the Almus the Tyrant that went missing 8 years ago. On the eve of his own death, your father gave you two gifts: He gave you a chance at life by escaping Arro, and he gave you the power to take everything back if that was your wish. The blood of the devil he had you drink that night transformed a part of your body into the devil's body. Arms, legs, tail, horns, wings, eyes, mouth... The children of the Tyrant King and the Devil itself are now both scattered to the winds throughout the nations of men. Either could bring ruin, both are sure to.
The plot will involve characters being hunted, both because of who they are and what they are, and what those characters choose to do in response.
My current ideas for what different body parts of the devil might involve:
300 years ago, the Kingdom of Arro was established and built around where the hero was laid to rest, the city of Ensis'Lucas serving as its center.
200 to 30 years ago, other human kingdoms and countries formed surrounding Arro. Though these nations fought and warred among each other, Arro was left untouched because of what it represented for all humans. Because of such longstanding peace, the kingdom grew lazy, corrupt, and weak.
30 years ago, the King Almus Lucius Arros took control of Arro. Almus wasn't content with letting his kingdom grow old and fade, so he bolstered the military slowly, and then when two neighboring countries were weakened from fighting each other, he invaded.
30 to 15 years ago, the Kingdom of Arro, having broken its stance of peace and proven to be a threat, now became a target for attack from all sides. Years of constant defensive warfare and raids wore down all support for the king, and Almus was gradually made into a tyrant as he attempted to maintain control.
15 to 8 years ago, the other kingdoms infiltrated Arro and turned the people against the king. The Kingdom of Arro was eaten away at by the other nations, until all the land it could still claim to control was the city of Ensis'Lucas and what could be watched over from its walls. For a siege of a half-dozen nations against a single city, the outcome was predictable.
8 years ago, the citizens of Ensis'Lucas revolted against the king. Knowing there was no way out, Almus accepted that he'd failed in every way, that he'd ruined his kingdom and would now die. It wouldn't just be his life though. His entire bloodline, all of the children he'd fathered as king, would be executed.
8 years ago...
The king summoned his children to dine with him. This was highly unusual. He was a father that rarely acknowledged, let alone interacted with, his children. But now they were all gathered at one table to share a meal. It was awkward, not pleasant at all. The king did not know his children, so they had little to genuinely talk about. But he was speaking to them, more than he'd done before. At the end of the meal there was a toast, "to kingdom and to blood", and all of the children drank. It was a nasty dark drink that burned going down, but none dared complain. Only the king drank alcohol.
After the children had imbibed the devil blood and spasmed onto the floor and fallen unconscious, the king ordered the few servants and slaves he still thought loyal to take his children away, as far as they could go.
Your character is one of these children, one of the lost children of the Almus the Tyrant that went missing 8 years ago. On the eve of his own death, your father gave you two gifts: He gave you a chance at life by escaping Arro, and he gave you the power to take everything back if that was your wish. The blood of the devil he had you drink that night transformed a part of your body into the devil's body. Arms, legs, tail, horns, wings, eyes, mouth... The children of the Tyrant King and the Devil itself are now both scattered to the winds throughout the nations of men. Either could bring ruin, both are sure to.
The plot will involve characters being hunted, both because of who they are and what they are, and what those characters choose to do in response.
My current ideas for what different body parts of the devil might involve:
Horns (Raw Magic)
Eyes (Mind Reading)
Mouth (Mind Control)
Left Arm (Death)
Right Arm (Healing)
Wings (Flight)
Legs (Strength)
Tail (Automatic Defense)
If anything here grabs your interest, let me know down below. I'll check back in to answer any questions and expand info as needed.
