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Chaos Theory: Base plotline

After a million years, I finally write out more of this AU.

This is the loose description of the plot, basically the setting and the main factions at hand. This isn't all of the characters, but simply the main ones. And so:

Storyline

This story takes place in a world that has been split into three realms. First, there is the Realm of Light, a world where darkness is seen as evil and the ‘standard’ world. Then there is the Realm of Dark, a world where the flood of light devastated the planet and Darkness has been embraced. Lastly, there is the Realm of the Sky, created when Xande cut the world off from the sun with a flood of darkness: a realm in which travel across floating continents via airships is casual.

In the past, the third advent of the Warriors of Light led to Xande falling into a portal into the Realm of Dark. However, he instead fell into The Minus World – Betwixt and Between and a common hiding spot for the Chaos Emeralds. Xande would come to study the Chaos Emeralds and eventually came to a realization that Dr. Robotnik previously realized: That the rings and the Chaos Emeralds are connected. Xande would begin experimentation with the rings in hopes of discovering a means of regaining his immortality. In doing so, the strange space-time properties of the labyrinth result in dimensional rifts opening across different times and places of all three realms.

One of the people whose attention was caught by these rifts were the Warriors of Light. With the help of an airship gifted to them, they and Desch – an engineer friend – would travel into the rift and explore the Minus World. At the same time however, a group from the Realm of Dark arrived – An entity that goes by the name of “Dark Matter” and his enigmatic leader, simply known as “The Director”. The two parties would encounter each other, leading to a fierce struggle. With their backs to the wall, the Warriors of Light, mistaking a giant emerald for THE controller of the Chaos Emeralds, attempts to use it against the dark forces.

The Emerald does channel life energy into them. However, the resulting energy is unfiltered and without restraint. The result shatters the Warriors of Light, scattering their light across the labyrinth and leaving their bodies in a living, yet decimated state. By contrast, the Director and Dark Matter manage to flee, but are injured and retreat, leaving their operations to three underlings: The Dark Trio (Rimura, Rimuru, Rimuro). Xande has taken notice and managed to collect cells of the Warriors of Light, allowing him to bolster his ranks with clones of his arch-enemies. At some point during the commotion, the original bodies of the Warriors of Light seem to have vanished… or have they?

Meanwhile, rifts are bringing people into the labyrinth. Some are adventurers, interested in the secrets of the labyrinth. Others are travelers who have their own journeys and are simply wandering around. And some are superpower nations that also seek the secrets of the Labyrinth… so that they can use them to conquer the realms, both their own and beyond.

Chaos is sure to follow...

The basic groups are as follows:

The Adventurers: A group of Adventurers who have stumbled into the Minus World. Seeking treasures or answers, they quickly get involved in the dangerous game at hand. There’s also the matter of the Blue Rogues, as well as a certain boy with a destructive power who ends up getting a second chance at life… (Mag Launcher & Linear Cannon, Rock Volnutt, Knuckles the Echidna, Shade the Procurator, Alex Kidd, Stella of Nibana)

The Imperial Forces (temp name. Maybe): A joint alliance between the Koopa Kingdom, the Eggman Empire, the Valua Empire and the 8th Imperial Army. They mobilize their forces to seek out the destructive forces hidden in the Minus World. (Bowser, Dr. Robotnik, Queen Teodora/Galcian, Eugene Leopold)

Demon King Xande & His Minions: The Demon King has survived his original demise and this time, he is determined to not only regain his immortality, but to surpass his creator. To that end, he bolsters his rank of clones - which already include copies of his fellow students/former friends - to include the Warriors of Light and later those who have found their way into the Minus World. However, Xande’s attention is so laser focused on the avenues to accomplish his goals that he may not understand the forces he is messing with… including his own clones. (Xande, Doga's Clone, Unei's Clone)

The Dark Matter: A race of dark cloudike aliens. In the past, they sought to cover the world in darkness and were summoned by Xande’s actions. The Warriors of Light managed to banish them to the Realm of Darkness and they haven’t been seen in the Realm of Light since. Coincidentally, a group of dark cloud-like creatures appeared in ancient past of the Realm of Darkness and aided the Warriors of Dark in stopping the Flood of Light. Even today, they host the people of the light-corrupted world on their numerous air fortresses… (Dark Matter, “The Director”)

The Warriors of Light: A group of Warriors who have constantly manifested in response to the balance of Light and Dark tipping too far in favor of the latter. One particular iteration, from “The Legend of the Eternal Wind” fable, are said to have fought Xande in the past. Strangely, sightings of these Warriors have been reported in the Minus World, even after Dark Matter and "the Director" claim to have seen them die and four massive structures appeared shortly after the time that the two claimed the event happened… (Luneth, Arc, Refia, Ingus, Onion Knight)

The Warriors of Light?: While Xande’s clones usually have little to no free will or personality, there are exceptions. Five of those exceptions are the Warriors of Blight: A group of five who rule over different structures within the Minus World. They initially seem to be following Xande’s orders, but seem to have their own plans…

These are not the only characters, but they are the ones who set the stage...

[subduethedragon]

Chaos Theory Primer

WHAT IS THIS:

An AU of an AU.

Once upon a time, I came up with a fighting game AU, where a bunch of series I like crossover. While this involves plenty of logistically questionable mechanics/character movesets, it also involves a story and Lore (TM)

Eventually, I decided to turn that fighting game AU into a story. As I am still on Act 1 of 3 and it’s been a year or two since the previous part, you can tell that that is going swimmingly. But, I got the idea for DLC for this AU. Eventually, as I picked up some new interests, and got deeper into the lore side of things, this escalated into what I like to call a “side B/Reverse-Side” of the AU: It’s still got the same fundamental key elements (with some new ones thrown in) but it’s gotten far beyond that: More SRW than fighting game, so to say.

Will I actually be writing this?

I dunno. I’ve got enough fics that I should be working on but aren’t. This project is just as much to unload the concepts in my head as it is to have it out there in some form. One could also argue that it’s also a bit much for a mediocre fanfic writer to handle.

If I get any particular ideas that I got an itch to write (I do have one idea in the wings, in fact) then I’ll definitely go for it.

But as is, think of this as more of a frame work. Maybe something akin to a TTRPG setting or something.

THE PLOT:

There is an overaching plot to Chaos Theory, as well as three different throughlines. Said throughlines aren’t fully thought out in regards to how they interact with the main plot so how it all shakes together at this point in time is… not too developed (cue AUs of an AU of an AU).

The overarching plotline revolves a mysterious space known as The Fantasy World or Minus World. This space twists and warps, creating new realms or shortcuts into existing ones. The result is a labyrinth, and later an “ocean” of structures such as shrines. This is due to the space being a hotbed for various types of energy, such as Star Power, Moon Power and especially Chaos Power.

Through some method, a warlock by the name of Xande found himself in the labyrinth. Seeking to recover his immortality, Xande began toying with the energies at play. While he was fruitless in directly making use of it, he came to understand the nature of the Chaos Emeralds, the Master Emerald and the space-time abilities of the rings. Thus, Xande began to experiment with the rings in hopes of drawing the emeralds to him.

Perhaps by fate, perhaps by coincidence, two parties found themselves within the labyrinth: The Warrior of Light, his four vassals and one of their allies, all of whom stood opposed to Xande previously, and an organization from the World of Darkness known as “World’s Eye” who bear similarities to the “Dark Cloud tribe”, a group of cloud-like aliens who control and corrupt planets, their callsign being their leader’s singular crimson eye.

However, not knowing of Xande’s presence, the two forces assumed that the other was up to some neferious plot. In the end, the Warriors of Light attempted to use Chaos Power against World’s Eye. However, it backfired and the four vanished. At the same time, five new structures arose in the Fantasy World: A treasure filled dungeon, a scholar castle, a lava-filled weapons forge, a manor atop a massive mountain range and a tower made of crystal, the lattermost of which creating a sea of light that makes entry towards it difficult, if not near impossible. One could also see massive airships flying around the space...

To make matters worse, Xande caught wind of his enemies being in the labyrinth and was able to secure biocells from them to create clones to search the world for anything useful. Mostof the clones are focused on their objectives, but other clones seem to be more self-interested. Then there are those that are so independent that it’s questionable if they came from Xande...

Time passes. Word soon spreads of the mysterious “Minus World”. Eventually it catches the attention of certain people. Some are explorers, such as Mag Launcher and Linear Cannon from Pannam Town or Rock Volnutt of the Skylands. It also catches the attention of power hungry people in high places, such as King Bowser of the Koopa Kingdom of Dr. Robotnik of the Eggman Empire. Some people enter for their own personal missions, such as Alex Kidd (& Stella!) of Radaxian, who enters in pursuit of the Bloom; A greedy star who has stolen the stars of planet Aeries. And finally, there are those who find themselves in the labyrinth purely by accident.

With so many people in such a place, chaos inevitably follows...

The three other plotlines/throughlines are as follows:

Plot A: A greedy Star known as the Bloom is absorbing all of the stars in the universe. When Planet Aries’ stars are absorbed, Alex and his good friend Stella set forth into the Fantasy World in order to stop it. But the Bloom isn’t the only villain who has their eyes to the stars…

Plot B: The age of Adventure is alive and well as all manner of diggers and adventurers strive to uncover the lost secrets of ancient civilizations. When the Launcher Clan (Mag Launcher and Linear Cannon) and Rock Volnutt find themselves in the labyrinth, they begin to discover a link between the ever present rings and Chaos Energy. Of course, while navigating the strange new world and unlocking the secrets, they’ll have to contend with ancient mechanisms, imperial forces and sky pirates and even secrets from their pasts...

Plot C: The odd interdimensional nature of the Labyrinth leads to some unforeseen results. When Kirby & Klonoa find themselves at an intersection between awakening and dreams, the two become fast friends. However, they quickly discover a threat that puts the dreams of all in jeopardy and the two set off to protect all good dreams everywhere. However, a certain Wizard is lurking in the shadows and is determined to make Klonoa’s greatest dream into a Nightmare of a reunion…

INVOLVED SERIES:

This rank has three categories to it; “Definitely” means that I envision it as a staple part of the AU. “Maybe” means that, had I been writing this for real, the series probably or probably not would’ve stayed. “Probably” just exists for the game that I want to include but haven’t actually played yet.

Definitely: Mario, Sonic, Kirby, Evolution/Evolutia, Mega Man**

Probably: Skies of Arcadia/Eternal Arcadia***

Probably Not: Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, Madou Monogatari* ***

* Probably the least likely on that list, but I’m putting it there anyway.

** The original AU this is based on had X as the Mega Man series in question. For Chaos Theory, it has been swapped to Mega Man Legends.

*** Have not played at the time of this writing.