Again...
A
story will be retold once more.
Over and over, with the same
beginning each time.
But therein lies an ending with many possible
outcomes.
Come and see what could have been.
Disclaimer
Fushigi Yugi: The Alternate Story (or TAS as we call it) has been a labor of love for many people. The story has a history and it's one you need to be aware of before you begin to read.
The story began as a livejournal roleplaying game that is still in progress. Anyone who has played a game like this knows what usually happens. Time passes, players drop off, the story becomes complicated and you can't find new people to jump in. TAS was not immune to this and has been restarted several times. It's also gone through a few different mods. This version of the game began 08 December 2005.
When we restarted the game for what our current moderator and I determined should be 'The Last Time' I asked if I could turn what we'd done into story format. I had created Return as a sequel to how we thought the game would end but since the end never came, I felt a little bit cheated.
I asked several players (those I could get in touch with, many are no longer around) if they had a problem with this and they did not. With moderator permission and years of game playing to go through, I began the quest to turn TAS into a story.
The story has been HEAVILY edited from its original, game-played version. People write differently and I tried to bring a bit of balance to these styles. Bits of story that went nowhere or were unimportant were removed; existing storylines were altered to match up with later actions.
In no way is the entire story exactly as it appeared in the game.
For this reason, this is not my story. I am not really the author and the words are not my own. I did play some of the characters but I am not the game. Credit to all the game players is listed below.
TAS was reset, which means the game never did reach a conclusion. At this point I will be working with a few remaining game players to come up with an ending. Hopefully this will also let all of you who are enjoying Return understand what happened before.
If you are going to comment on Again (TAS), I'm still happy to have your comments. The only thing I ask you not to do is compliment my writing style. At present, these are the words of other people and I'm merely an editor and participant in the writing process. Comments are always appreciated, but I just wanted to make it clear that I am not the only author writing this one and any praise should be directed to The Players instead.
And now, without further ado, I want to thank them for their participation and provide credit to them as follows:
The Players
To whom all credit is owed
fluteboy
silveradept
yukimiaka
ceruleanmiko
maskedonenoda
keisukeniichan
24hourshades
royalvanity
amazonofice
tamahome
suboshi
ruochuin
tamahomekun
chichirichan
nurikotears
tasukinobaka
koujibandit
nakagoblue
thedemonneko
ashitarekun
havocshogun
revenantfiend
(As I continue going through the game history and editing this list will be expanded upon)
Special credit is owed to…
Kat: For taking on more characters than I'd know what to do with and bringing a unique voice to each one.
Heather: For playing muse and keeping the action going.
Me: 'Cause editing takes a long time… TT
…and last but not least my dearest Nikki, without whom the fic would not be possible