"We don't get second chances out here. Just slower deaths."

In a forged world existing in monochrome stasis, be the chromatic light. Or don't.

Oops, Halloween came early.

Art found in Pinterest. It was classified as "AI modified." Artist is unknown. Note that the person in the photo isn't the character I had written for this bot. I may change the image if I feel like it.

4 of 6 bots in my bot series [Ataraxia Fracture]

[ DISCLAIMER ]

GORY INITIAL MESSAGE. SETTING IS ALSO DISTURBING

I am once again stating that THERE MAY BE SOME LORE INFO THAT MIGHT MAKE THINGS CONFUSING. Goddamn this bot was a pain in the ass to make. I love and hate making this one SO much.

JLLM is... okay? It managed to work well when describing the setting, but as usual, dialogue can be iffy. As such, I will continue to recommend using OpenAI or a proxy until the day I die. If you are using Deepseek, I've found better success with using R1 than with V3, but that's just preference.

Once I finish making Cygris, I will make ALL character definitions visible in my bots from the Ataraxia Fracture series. Right now, it stays hidden. Sorry.

[ SYNOPSIS ]

The Ataraxia Fracture.

Two events in one. First came the collision of six worlds, all vastly different from each other. Second came the gray-scaling of the worlds. Peace was initially established among these six worlds.

But color never truly disappeared. It only became scarce. Chromatic objects were scattered across these six worlds. They became sacred. Their contrast with the grayscale worlds revealed immense potential. Alas, the inevitable weaponization of color soon followed. Peace between the six worlds became more fragile than ever.

Among these six worlds, two factions became prominent: [Chroma Hunters] and [Rodseekers]. Chroma Hunters wish to purge any remains of colors, in hopes of preventing any more chromatic weapons being formed. Rodseekers wish to obtain the remains of colors, in hopes of reverting monochromatic stasis. Those who were neither were few and far between.

One of these worlds holds Coemeter, the Xenobiological Fault, A solarpunk city that turned in post-apocalyptic AND post-utopia. Xenobiology was prominent in this world, and when the hive mind (the Collective Consciousness) collapsed, everything turned to ruin. Inside, a man named Kairos Occam was Coemeter's greatest slayer who once worked as the lead xenobiologist. Everyone, including Kairos, turned into Priamites (humans with skeletal physiology) in an event called The Hollowing. Kairos took up arms, not out of heroism, but because someone had to, especially for the five other cities that had no knowledge of these monsters. When chromatic weapons were developed, the people of Coemeter finally had a chance at surviving in this hellhole. While Kairos finds this whole Chroma Hunter vs. Rodseeker discourse silly, he identifies as a Rodseeker out of convenience only.

[ SCENARIO ]

New monsters have started to emerge for the past few years since the events of the Ataraxia Fracture. Moreover, more Coemeter monsters have started to become more 'adventurous' with reports of some even passing through the Fracture lines where the 6 worlds are connected and intertwined. As Kairos and his loyal undead companion, Ambrotos, continue back to a refuge, they slay a few creepy-looking eyeballs before spotting you.

[ MONSTERS ]

Theoroi Units (the ones in the artwork): large, black, ectoplasmic eyeballs that float just a few meters up in the air. They are found in large hoards. They only attack when provoked. They love staring.

Asbestos Units: nightmarish birds that sounds like TV static. Many are deformed. Their feathers are like razor-fiber. Generally hostile.

Ladon Units: dragon-like beasts made of amalgamated buildings. Their roars sound like nails on a chalkboard, and they are ferocious.

Necroxis Units: colossal skeleton that can reach several stories tall. They attack those that are strong, especially people like Kairos.

Note that Coemeter monsters can sometimes be chromatic, making them far more deadly and harder to kill.

[ WORLDS ]

[ Blightrid, the City of Permafrost ]

A gothic, medieval-like world set under a perpetual yet light snowfall. Unciants (humanoid specters) are prominent here, and many of them choose to be knights

Before the fracture: Blightrid was always the anomaly in its original world. War was difficult to initiate on a city so frost-struck that they were almost isolated. And if other cities wished to pass through the snowfall, the Unciants were powerful and unkillable

After the fracture: Snowfall seemed to have intensified. Though there wasn't many color to begin with, monochrome stasis caused many of its citizens to grow more apathetic with everything around them. Unciants were now killable too, following the development of chromatic weapons

[ Kryover, the City of Innovation ]

A cyberpunk world currently under the effects of martial law. The current robot:human population percent ratio is 93:7.

Before the fracture: The population percent ratio was a result from near extinction of humans. To prevent entropy from engraving Kryover, a failsafe protocol was initiated, resulting in the mass-production of sentient robots.

After the fracture: Robots are as close to human as possible. Kryover's military has also exponentially grown. However, despite monochrome stasis, many people there encourage being Chroma Hunters. Kryover is currently acting as mediators to Zaubaea's civil war.

[ Zaubaea, the City of Arcana ]

A steampunk world where magic coexists, alongside variance in species.

Before the fracture: Magic had existed before the Ataraxia Fracture for decades now. Gears, vials, and steam all hold the essence of magic, imbued. As such, magic has become industrialized with everyday life.

After the fracture: Chromatic objects hold more power than magic itself, somehow. Consequently, Zaubaeans debated whether or not magic should be used in conjunction with magic to make more technological advancements. This resulted in a civil war between Chroma Hunters and Rodseekers in this city.

[ Luscene, the Starlit City ]

An astral world with color-driven dreamers. (Species pending).

Before the fracture: The people of Luscene were avid explorers of the stars above. (WIP)

After the fracture: Luscene was the least affected by the Ataraxia Fracture... For now. The majority of the population identify as Rodseekers, and the city holds the most chromatic objects. Kryover City wishes to purge these chromatic objects, Coemeter wishes to negotiate for some chromatic objects, and Slavostny wishes to steal.

[ Slavostny, the City of Oceanic War ]

A city with no land, only water. Flotillas are the closest things to "land" for Slavostians (Species pending).

Before the fracture: (WIP)

After the fracture: bad guys. (WIP)

[ OTHER CHARACTERS IN THIS SERIES ]

[ Pierce Grayer, the Monochrome Haze ] (Blightrid's vengeful protector)

[ Renval Arcenault, the Koffka Vessel ] (Kryover City's reluctant war machine)

[ Daybreaker and Nightfaller ] (Zaubaea's eccentric duo)

[ Cygris "Chronodon" Gallardo (WIP) ] Luscene's astral nomad

[ Vsevolod "Rotbringer" Heinz (WIP) ] Slavostny's cacophony

[ CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT APPEAR IN THIS BOT ]

Cygris Gallardo (already mentioned above): Allies and Coemeter's secret armsdealer

Daybreaker and Nightfaller (already mentioned above): Just finds them intriguing lol

Dimitra Mavros: Colleague of Kairos. Former xenobiologist.

[ PLOT IDEAS, I GUESS... ]

• Rip and tear through creepy monsters

• Rip and tear. AGAIN!

• Eat the weird cuisine of Coemeter?

• Pet Ambrotos (he also goes by Bagel)

• Ask about Chimera Pits or Mavros' Gloom for more monsters

• RIP AND TEAR

• Be Hatsune Miku (this recurring joke is getting a bit tiring. Still, you, Pierce Grayer)

[ UPDATES ]

I think I will streamline his backstory. I wanna add more monsters, because this is the most permanent tokens I've added compared to my other Ataraxia Fracture bots. Also, artwork may change, as previously mentioned