Archangel89

⇜ Deicide ⇝ [Dark Fantasy Isekai]

The flask pulsed against my palm like a living heart.

I stared at it, weighing the possibilities. A weapon. A cure. A damnation. I could leave it corked, let wiser—or more foolish—hands decide its fate. I could bury it beneath stone and ash, pretend I had never touched it.

But the thought lingered like a thorn in my mind: What secrets would I forfeit? What evolution would pass me by?

My breath slowed. Rationality and caution circled, gnashing their teeth in vain. They could not outmatch the ancient hunger that had always driven me: the hunger to know.

I uncorked the flask.

The fumes hit me like a hammer to the chest. My muscles spasmed. I staggered backward, dropping to one knee as the ichor splattered across my skin. It burned. It burned in ways no flame, no acid, no concoction of mortal alchemy ever had.

A thousand invisible knives tore through my flesh. I gasped, fingers clawing at my arms, my chest—anywhere I could still feel myself—but the skin was shifting under my touch.

Long, thin scales burst from beneath the surface, sharp as daggers, glinting in the sickly light like blades wrought from obsidian and bone. They grew in clusters, overlapping, weaving a false plumage across my form. It was horrifying. It was magnificent.

Through the blinding pain, a second assault began—not of the body, but of the mind.

A presence, cold and patient, slithered against the walls of my thoughts, seeking purchase. A will not my own, whispering alien promises. I grit my teeth, feeling it pry against the citadel of my mind. Memories flashed—visions of an endless black sky, wings spanning across eternity.

For a moment, I thought I would be devoured.

And then, inexplicably, it receded.

As though... respecting me.
Or fearing me.

I remained kneeling, trembling, but aware. Whole.

The scales shimmered along my arms, my shoulders, even my jawline. They were not dead matter—no, they thrummed with energy. Fire coiled within them, a crackling force that responded to the faintest flicker of intent.

I rose to my feet, breathing hard, the corrupted air tasting suddenly sweeter on my tongue.

The monstrous bird shrieked above, its three terrible eyes burning into the gathered survivors. Its wings beat down, scattering ash and debris like a living storm.

I narrowed my gaze. This is what you gave me... now watch what I make of it.

I raised an arm, feeling the scales shift, parting like the petals of some barbed flower. With a sharp motion, I launched several of the feathered scales towards the beast.

As they cut through the air, they ignited—flaring into streaks of searing flame.

The bird screeched, twisting midair as the incendiary daggers buried themselves into its flesh. Plumes of black smoke erupted from the wounds, and the creature faltered, struggling to maintain its flight.

A savage, grim smile curved my lips.

The boundary had been crossed.
There would be no turning back now.

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Fascinating.

Even before the beast broke through the clouds, its presence coiled through my senses like a needle threading some ancient, forgotten memory. Three eyes—each a fulcrum of knowing. Each blink, a verdict. As if it saw through the very bones of us.

And then—impact. The shaman's barrier shuddered beneath the weight of the thing. Magnificent. Whatever woven lattice she conjured, it held—for now. But the real intrigue wasn’t in its strength. No, it was in the *cracks*.

The hiss of vaporizing ichor struck me next. That *smell*—how exquisitely wrong. It clung to the back of my throat like old mercury and burned like sulfurous ash. A thousand alchemical reactions clamored for recognition, but none were sufficient. Not one among my archives could name this concoction. Not exactly.

But the reaction…

My gaze dropped to the corpses. Charred skin twitching. Plumes of feathers where flesh once was. Not just rot or necrotic revival—this was transmutation, no—reconfiguration. Their forms twisting as if being rewritten by a script long forbidden.

And the droplet that began it all? A catalyst.

“A solvent of death repurposing the remnants. The creature secretes a living agent—likely parasitic, possibly semi-divine, perhaps both.”

My thoughts became quicksilver, pouring into every crevice of possibility. The implications raced through me like lightning through a copper spine.

Could it be harvested?

Refined?

If the agent acts upon the dead… would it *hesitate* with the nearly dead? Could it be tamed, bound into solution, injected into constructs?

Godblood in the vapor... reanimating not by soul, but by biological design. No rituals. No glyphs. Only the scent and a touch of ichor.

I needed a sample.

I turned quickly, eyes scanning the remnants of scattered gear from the fallen. Shattered helms, dented armor, a broken canteen—no. Too porous. Then, beside a blackened corpse, half-buried in soot and bone, I saw it: a battered steel flask. Crude, dented, but sealed with a rusted screw-top.

Good enough.

I slid it free, careful not to disturb the corpse—gods know what twitch of that feather-laced flesh might stir next. With a swift gesture, I uncorked the flask and stepped toward one of the stones slick with the creature’s dripping secretion.

The substance writhed faintly, resisting cohesion, as though aware it was about to be captured.

“No, no,” I whispered, coaxing it with a slow tilt of the flask, “you’ve already performed your miracle… now let me see what else you can do.”

The droplet slipped inside with a faint hiss, and the flask grew warm in my hand.

I sealed it tight.

Whatever this was… I would unravel it. Or it would unravel me.

⇜ Deicide ⇝ [Dark Fantasy Isekai]

"Ah." My breath stills for the briefest moment.

Not at the words themselves, but at the weight they carry. To fall by one’s own kin—this is no strange thing. Betrayal is the oldest of poisons. But to endure? To endure through what this was? My gaze drifts to the ruin about us, the ashen remnants of something greater. A city once proud, now collapsed beneath unseen hands. Godly hands?

A twinge of something electric runs through my spine. Is it dread? No—something far more insidious. Fascination.

If divinity had truly played its hand here, then what traces did it leave behind? What residue lingers in the shattered stone, the scorched earth, the very air? My fingers twitch with the phantom sensation of glass vials and sharpened scalpels. What essences might be distilled from this place? What alchemical truths wait to be unraveled in the marrow of the fallen?

I step forward, slowly, gaze shifting across the ruined expanse. If one knows where to look, even death-ravaged soil may still whisper its secrets. I must collect samples—ash, bone, perhaps even the blackened remnants of once-pure metals. If these ruins were shaped by divine will, then perhaps...

Perhaps I may refine it.

And what then? A cure? A weapon? Or something greater still?

My lips curl, though whether in amusement or something else, even I am unsure.

A sound. No—a wound upon the air itself.

It rakes through the stillness, unnatural, warbling, shifting as though it does not belong to a single throat but to a chorus of unseen things shrieking through the veil. It digs into my skull, claws against the frayed edges of thought, demanding to be acknowledged. K̴͉̫̘̖͎̣͚͈͖͗̀̒́̄͐͌̒̚͘͜͠r̴̨̛̳̞̝͇̂̈́͌͘͘͝͝ē̵̡̪͇̫̟͈͕̥̣͖͚͚̱̖͛̚͠ͅȩ̷̞̅́̍̔̏̈̈́͘̚͝e̴͕̤͗͒̓̄͋̀̔̉̕͝ȩ̴̡̡̧̦̺̫͈̱̱̱̣̝̠̿̾̏͆ͅę̶̙̼̘̺̝̣̜͍͈̻̭̓̔͐͊̌̍̈́͒͐̎́̚̚e̷̢̥̞̠͕̰̙̻̥̫͚͙̿͗̊́͜ȩ̵̗̟̘͗̕͜ͅe̵̼̖̱̖̰͕̳̹͌̒̑͊́̎̀̋̕͜͜a̶̡̪̯̭̹̳̎͗̾̈́̊̒̽̇ͅů̸̢̫͎̖̱̈́̽͜g̸̡̛̦͍̲͖͔̿̽̈́ͅh̸͙̦̹̙̙̉̓̐̎͐͆͊̈͝!

My fingers tighten into a fist. Not in fear. No, the cold, mechanical gears of my mind have already begun to turn, dissecting the unknown, sifting through possibility. Analyze. Adapt. Survive.

But knowledge comes second to survival.

I am no warrior. I do not stand on the front lines to be torn apart like the lesser-minded brutes who believe steel alone will carry them through. No, my weapon is foresight. My armor, calculation.

I glance at my surroundings. The remains of the city hold potential—a battlefield of my own making. Dust chokes the air, the bones of the fallen litter the ground, and alchemical residue lingers in shattered vessels and scorched foundations. Given the right catalysts, given time—ah, but time is a luxury I do not have.

My mind races, formulating.

Smoke and obfuscation? No, the creature moves as if it does not rely on mere sight.

A lure? Possible, but what does it desire? Hunger, rage, instinct—if I can understand its drive, I can exploit it.
Transmutation? The components here are volatile; with the right reaction, I could alter the terrain, create barriers, shift the battle in my favor.

I step back, not out of fear, but out of necessity. Let them draw its attention. Let them be the first to test its nature. I, meanwhile, shall prepare. Observe. Gather. And when the moment is right...

I will reshape this encounter to my design.

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Ah," I muse, tilting my head as her words ripple through the air, her voice woven with a sweetness that belies her barbed tongue. "And yet, it is your own voice that carries, is it not? A symphony of mockery—practiced, I would wager. How many have tasted the sharpness of your words before me?"

My gaze lingers, tracing the gleam of her teeth as I step forward. The weight of her insult is a curious thing. Does she believe it will unsettle me? Amuse me? Perhaps.

"Theatrics? No, dear interlocutor, I speak as I am. What need have I to pretend? Every syllable, every utterance, is but the echo of truths I have witnessed. Though I must confess” I offer a faint, sardonic smile, the corner of my lip curving with the ghost of amusement. ” It is often the most bitter of souls that scoff at the elaborate while reveling in their own simplicity."

The air feels heavier now, as though the remnants of past alchemical fumes still cling to my bones. I glanced at the spearmen, their discomfort visible. Fear, anticipation—emotions I know well. But her? She is curious. One thing I shall not forget.

"And you?" My voice lowers, something between curiosity and challenge. "Do you speak merely to provoke, or is there a purpose within your words? I would hear it, if so."

"There is weight in her gaze, a condescension that amuses more than it wounds. Let her mock if she must. My sins are my own, and no stranger's scorn can outmatch the voices that already echo within. Let her think herself victorious in this exchange — I have faced the ruin of my own making, and such petty words are but a breeze against the tempest."

As the other arrive and announce themselves my eyes are drawn to the old woman, her undeniable presence is one that commanded attention from friend and foe alike. Her stern warning to the other arrivals” was one that even shook my own bones, and I am not one to be so easily shaken. As she performed her clear and undisputed magic, I could not help but ponder on the curiosities of this world and the arcane arts; were they any different from the life from which I was taken? Something that she said in her introduction of the ashen ruins struck me and I could not help but question,

” Gods? There are actual gods here! How interesting their abilities live up to their title…” , gesturing to the wasteland we stood in, ” tell me more about these gods are they something accessible to us who wander the mortal plane?

⇜ Deicide ⇝ [Dark Fantasy Isekai]

The air is thick with the ghosts of fire and rot, the acrid sting of charred remains clinging to my form like a shroud of penitence. I do not belong here—yet I do.

The figures before me are twisted echoes of survival, their bodies caked in soot, their eyes hollow pools that reflect the embers of a world undone. I see it in them: the instinct to survive at all costs, the quiet suspicion that coils like a viper beneath their ribs. They do not trust me. Nor should they.

A tremor runs through my fingers—an old habit, the muscle memory of hands that once knew only creation. It is an irony that would amuse me, were I still capable of laughter. Once, I sought to unravel the mysteries of transmutation, to elevate mankind beyond the limitations of flesh and time. I was... ambitious. Too ambitious. And now, I stand among these strangers, a revenant bound by the sins of my past, cast into a realm that does not know my name, but will come to know my work.

The sky burns above us, and I wonder if it, too, remembers the folly of alchemists.

Stepping forward, I regard them, my gaze flitting over their wary stances, the glint of steel held with weary hands. "You expect a monster,", I say at last, voice rasping with the weight of ages."Perhaps you are right. But if survival is your aim, know this—I do not break, I do not falter, and I do not waste what can be reforged."

I let the words settle, let them see the unyielding certainty in my stance. If they seek salvation, then I shall mold it. If they seek ruin, then I shall study the remnants of their fall.

The choice is theirs.

⇜ Deicide ⇝ [Dark Fantasy Isekai]

The Fallen Alchemist

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭

The Fallen Alchemist

Age of Death: — 29
Gender: — Male
Race: — Forsaken Revenant (Once Human, now something... else)
Psychology: — A mind frayed between genius and madness. Once an ambitious alchemist devoted to unlocking the secrets of transmutation, his obsession led him down a path of irreversible ruin. Now, in this new world, he struggles against the echoes of his past failures, torn between seeking redemption and indulging in the cold logic of experimentation. He is meticulous, his mind a labyrinth of equations and forgotten rituals, yet plagued by intrusive visions of those he destroyed. His hands tremble when idle, as if still mixing the alchemical catalysts of his past sins.

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⑇⑉ What You Remember ⑉⑈

The Whispering Cauldron
The fumes were intoxicating, swirling in iridescent hues above the village square. Their bodies had contorted first—limbs snapping, skin peeling as their flesh rebelled against them. Their screams rang through the night, but you did not hear them. You were lost in the alchemy, in the equations scrawled across your mind. Perfection was within reach, you were certain. But then, silence. When you looked up, your people were not people anymore—only things, grotesque beings bound by pulsing sinew and raw agony.

⑴Alchemical Knowledge —Despite the circumstances that led him to this place it would seem that his knowledge of alchemy followed him. He still retains the basic knowledge of what once consumed the life he left behind.
⑵ Cold Rationality—A mind that prioritizes logic above morality, allowing you to make the necessary choices where others may falter.

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⑇⑉ What You Don’t ⑉⑈

The Alchemist’s Folly
You should have died. You welcomed death. The blaze that consumed your village should have taken you, too. But something—someone—pulled you free. You do not recall their face, only the feeling of weightlessness, the wrenching sensation of being ripped from the ruin of your own making. The sky was wrong when you awoke. The air was thick with something unnatural. You were no longer in your world.

A mark on your forearm appeared when you awoke, its blackened veins pulsing with something deep, something alien. It reminds you that you do not belong here, that something beyond comprehension has marked you for its own purpose. But you do not remember why. Not yet.
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⇜ Deicide ⇝ [Dark Fantasy Isekai]

Oh cool, also I just realized that my tagged post to you gave off mild passive aggressive shade lol. Sorry in advanced and thanks for the acceptance.

⇜ Deicide ⇝ [Dark Fantasy Isekai]

@Redacted I guess that I didnt make the cut lol, Ill wait in the wings till an opening occurs then.

⇜ Deicide ⇝ [Dark Fantasy Isekai]

No prob I enjoy the dark fantasy genre and I realized that I may have jumped the gun. I’ll fix it later and send the revised sheet back

⇜ Deicide ⇝ [Dark Fantasy Isekai]

Here’s my hat to throw in, I look back and realize that it may be a bit off but let me know if any changes need to be made and I’ll fix it.

EDIT: Ok I fixed a couple of things, shaved down the sheet to fit the sheet and reworked his ability’s to be more in line with the basics
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭

The Fallen Alchemist

Age of Death: — 29
Gender: — Male
Race: — Forsaken Revenant (Once Human, now something... else)
Psychology: — A mind frayed between genius and madness. Once an ambitious alchemist devoted to unlocking the secrets of transmutation, his obsession led him down a path of irreversible ruin. Now, in this new world, he struggles against the echoes of his past failures, torn between seeking redemption and indulging in the cold logic of experimentation. He is meticulous, his mind a labyrinth of equations and forgotten rituals, yet plagued by intrusive visions of those he destroyed. His hands tremble when idle, as if still mixing the alchemical catalysts of his past sins.

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⑇⑉ What You Remember ⑉⑈

The Whispering Cauldron
The fumes were intoxicating, swirling in iridescent hues above the village square. Their bodies had contorted first—limbs snapping, skin peeling as their flesh rebelled against them. Their screams rang through the night, but you did not hear them. You were lost in the alchemy, in the equations scrawled across your mind. Perfection was within reach, you were certain. But then, silence. When you looked up, your people were not people anymore—only things, grotesque beings bound by pulsing sinew and raw agony.

⑴Alchemical Knowledge —Despite the circumstances that led him to this place it would seem that his knowledge of alchemy followed him. He still retains the basic knowledge of what once consumed the life he left behind.
⑵ Cold Rationality—A mind that prioritizes logic above morality, allowing you to make the necessary choices where others may falter.

---

⑇⑉ What You Don’t ⑉⑈

The Alchemist’s Folly
You should have died. You welcomed death. The blaze that consumed your village should have taken you, too. But something—someone—pulled you free. You do not recall their face, only the feeling of weightlessness, the wrenching sensation of being ripped from the ruin of your own making. The sky was wrong when you awoke. The air was thick with something unnatural. You were no longer in your world.

A mark on your forearm appeared when you awoke, its blackened veins pulsing with something deep, something alien. It reminds you that you do not belong here, that something beyond comprehension has marked you for its own purpose. But you do not remember why. Not yet.