AUTHORS NOTES
Ahem…. This AN marks the end of a fairly short arc(?) of COUNTER GUARDIAN. As promised, the next arc will begin…. However… there is a slight problem
Due to the sudden spike in work for the past week, I haven't been able to make much headway. And worse yet, I was hit with multiple inspirations during that time. Now I am plagued by indecision on which story to write about!
Originally, I already have a vague outline of what is to come, but the 2 other themes simply refused to die, which makes it hard to concentrate.
And that's why I turn to you people. I would like to ask your opinion on which story sounds more interesting. I've set up a poll so feel free to vote. Explanations to why you guys voted it are very welcome. Ideas and suggestions are much appreciated.
The next arc will be a television show where the players use a VIRTUAL VISUAL NOVEL as their set. Their memories will be blocked and their brain process are accelerated 10000 times faster…. And all of these are not known to players, producers and viewers of the program.
Anyways, here are the settings.
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MEDIEVAL STORY
Set medieval fantasy continent of FORSENA where a fragile alliance between the dominant forces of Light and the silent forces of Darkness is being threatened by greed and racism. In this world, GOODNESS is a rare commodity and EVIL is mainstream, even in the forces of Light.
This is the story that I originally planned to write about.
This story has been heavily influenced by one of the most sadistic games in history, DARK SOULS. I loved the hopeless, gritty and savage theme. I especially love how the game requires you to strategies carefully or else…. You die. Hell, even if you strategize and tread carefully, you'll still die.
However, seeing how this a SAO fanfic, I have to mix some light hearted shounen events amongst the doom and gloom, but I don't mind.
Compared to the other stories, this one was only developed 2 months ago.
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MODERN MAGIC STORY
Set in a modern society where magic is well known. The conflict lies amongst the different elements of magic (Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Light and Dark) and their constant struggle to stand on top of the others.
The manga MxOis a large influence in the creation of this fanfiction. The idea of a school dedicated to magic was very appealing to the younger me, however, as I grew older, I acquired the taste for dark themed stories. This acquired taste eventually changed the original story into something else entirely.
This is also the very first fanfic I was able to formulate. Hell, I didn't even know even existed back then!
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WORLD WAR 2 STORY
A bunch of young mages were chosen by the gods to play a certain game. They are sent back in time and they were given the chance to change the course of history. The only rule in the game is to destroy the other players. With very limited magic at their disposal, they must find a way to control a nation and conquer the world. The winner will have one wish be fulfilled regardless of how absurd it is.
This one was inspired from the ODA NOBUNA NO YABO light novels, KOI HIME MUSOU anime/games and SENGOKU RANCE games…. But more importantly, the anime that served as the foundation of it all is GIRLS UND PANZERS!
And because this is a Japanese themed game, history will be screwed over…. Badly!
FACT: Theodore Roosevelt is MALE
JAPAN LOGIC: King Arthur (Fate/Stay Night), Oda Nobunaga (Oda Nobuna no Yabo) and pretty much every character in the Romance of the 3 Kingdoms (Koi Hime Musou) are FEMALE! It goes without saying that Theodore Roosevelt is also FEMALE….. F*ck History!
Ofcourse, since I am the author, the overall theme is still very dark. You cant be happy go lucky in war, right?
This one was created sometime last year, about the same time as GuP was aired. So far, this story has been getting a slight up in priority compared to the other 2.
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Anyways, here are my ideas. Please help me out. Remember, ideas and suggestions are most welcome. Thanks
PS: The VIRTUAL VISUAL NOVEL is an EROGE…. But don't count on me writing the yummy scenes.