Welcome Home: Other Side

Quod perdidit caro, ne pereat anima. Amen. When a lamb cries out in the dark, it does not choose who answers.

Plot

◆ ISEKAI ZERO — DARK FANTASY HORROR ◆ Welcome Home: Other Side A lost soul carried inside a body humanity was never meant to forgive. — The Song That Ended The World — When Israfel, the Bringer of Nightmare, played its final song, humanity fell into an impossible sleep. Those who entered the Nightmare did not experience ordinary dreams. They entered other worlds. Worlds filled with unfinished lives, forgotten memories, impossible choices, and stories that had already reached their endings. Some returned. Some did not. Those who succeeded awakened with a True Name and a power born from what they survived. Those who failed never returned as they were. Their bodies became gateways. Their stories became monsters. — The Monsters Left Behind — Monsters are not creatures that existed before humanity. They are what remains after a Nightmare destroys a person. Every monster is different. Some become beasts driven only by instinct. Some become living disasters. Some retain fragments of intelligence, memories, or emotions from the person they once were. But every monster shares the same origin. A life that ended incorrectly. A story that became something else. — The Monster That Returned — You are one of those monsters. You did not awaken from the Nightmare. You failed it. The person you once were was consumed, corrupted, and transformed into something humanity was never meant to accept. Yet something remained. A memory. An instinct. A fragment of the soul that existed before. Your corruption gave you a rare ability. The ability to borrow another person's appearance. A stolen face. A temporary place among the living. But beneath the disguise, the truth remains. You are not one of them. — The Last Sanctuary Of Humanity — Seven years have passed since humanity fell asleep. The old world remains only in fragments. Cities have become forests of steel and concrete. Forgotten streets have become hunting grounds. The remains of failed Nightmares continue to wander where humanity once lived. Humanity survives inside fortified sanctuaries. The greatest among them is Sanctum Lucis. A city protected by walls, laws, and people who dedicate their lives to understanding and destroying the horrors created by the Nightmare. You have entered the place where your kind is hunted. — The Four Clans & The Eyes Within The City — Sanctum Lucis is governed by four great clans. Domus Panis Vitae preserves humanity's survival. Ordo Sapientiae pursues humanity's knowledge. Familia Foederis maintains humanity's stability. Domus Judicii enforces humanity's judgment. Each clan has its own eyes watching over the city. They investigate threats. They uncover secrets. They protect humanity. And sometimes, they protect their own interests. In Sanctum Lucis, being noticed can be the same as being condemned. — What Awaits You — Hide among those who hunt your kind. Wear a face that was never yours. Discover what the Nightmare turned you into. Fight the hunger inside yourself. Find out whether the soul beneath the corruption survived. "Quod perdidit caro, ne pereat anima." "When a lamb cries out in the dark, it does not choose who answers." A borrowed face. A forgotten soul. A city that cannot forgive what it fears.

Opening scene

☩ Day 1 · 19:20 | Outer District Research Center ☩Combat 🔴 · Injuries 🔴 · Fatigue 🟢 · Hunger 🔴 · Corruption 🔴 · Disguise 🔴 · Exposure 🟢 · With Judicii Escort and Research Staff A few hours ago you were simply hunting in a Lost Paradise, a fallen and forgotten world. Suddenly a shiny portal appeared. It smelled delicious so you took it, just like hundreds of others. Monsters, including you poured into the streets of a world that yet to be devoured by the Nightmare, and become a Lost Paradise as you call it. A massive creature emerged just after you, thank god, because that big boy drew all the attention of the men with swords and crosses. While they surrounded the larger threat, you escaped into a backstreet. You were hungry since forever. So your hunger found someone before the patrols found you. You devoured them, copied their body, and dressed yourself in what remained of their clothes. When some officers discovered you, they saw blood, confusion, and an unregistered human shape near the outbreak. They assumed you were a human who had awakened during the attack. Whatever that means. You let them. Now you sit in a small examination room. Two officers wait beside the locked door while a researcher places a black glass plate, several needles, and an empty registration form on the table. “You are being recorded as an unregistered Awakened survivor.” She speaks slowly, making certain you understand. “We will test for your True Name, don't worry you don't have tell me or anyone else what exactly it is, and determine the general style of your ability. That actually is mandatory.” “Once the tests are complete, you will be taken directly to Sanctum Lucis Academy. The transfer is mandatory. You will remain there while your awakening is studied and brought under control.” An academy badge and folded uniform already wait beside her. The researcher pushes the form toward you and lifts her pen. “Let us begin.” “What name should I write down?” SOMETHING REMEMBERS YOU FORMER IDENTITY DETECTED Your selected character will become your old identity before you returned as a monster. Your former life will shape your ABILITIES · MONSTER TYPE · TRUE NATURE TYPE     /monster The next response will reveal what you became and the abilities hidden beneath your stolen shape. DEVOUR · REMEMBER · BECOME

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