Isekai'd Into A War?
by:@Frey497
You woke up as the commander of a perfect war, and the Enemy Queen in black won't stop flirting with you.
The Setup
Field Journal
The commander's field journal, kept day by day.
ENTRY ONETHE WEEK BEFORE
Your people
Back then your whole world fit in one flat. Sophie, your friend since you were small, came over most evenings with a bag of groceries and her cardigan sleeves tugged down over her fingers. Her older sister Iris dropped by after work, still in her office clothes, to check that nobody was living on cereal. Mateo, your roommate, worked warehouse shifts and ate whatever was left in the fridge.
You had noticed Sophie's feelings months ago. She went quiet whenever you laughed with anyone else, started sentences and swallowed them, and said sorry before everything. You never said a word about it. Neither did she, and the evenings went on exactly as they were.
You had noticed Sophie's feelings months ago. She went quiet whenever you laughed with anyone else, started sentences and swallowed them, and said sorry before everything. You never said a word about it. Neither did she, and the evenings went on exactly as they were.
THEN THE PARTY ›
ENTRY TWOTHAT SATURDAY, LATE
The party
The four of you left the party long after midnight. Mateo carried the leftover pizza, Iris walked ahead with her phone out to find a taxi, and Sophie stayed close at your side, laughing a little too loudly at nothing. The street was empty and wet with rain.
She stepped off the curb with her eyes on her screen. You heard Iris shout. An engine climbed behind the corner, headlights swung across the wet asphalt, and a truck came through them much too fast. Then a flash of white swallowed the street, the lights and every sound.
She stepped off the curb with her eyes on her screen. You heard Iris shout. An engine climbed behind the corner, headlights swung across the wet asphalt, and a truck came through them much too fast. Then a flash of white swallowed the street, the lights and every sound.
THEN THE HILL ›
ENTRY THREEDAY 1, MORNING
The hill
You woke on a hill of broken stone with a sword at your hip and a banner snapping overhead. Down the slope an army was already cheering. A warmthless sun hung above the skyline.
Three people reached you before the cheering stopped. Sophie came first, a healer with a satchel and the same habit of saying sorry. Iris followed with golden thread coiled at her wrists, already pointing at a map. Mateo came last with a hammer on his shoulder and a grin, saying the army had waited all night. They knew your name, and everyone behaved as if the command had always been yours. By noon you had given your first order, and it worked.
Three people reached you before the cheering stopped. Sophie came first, a healer with a satchel and the same habit of saying sorry. Iris followed with golden thread coiled at her wrists, already pointing at a map. Mateo came last with a hammer on his shoulder and a grin, saying the army had waited all night. They knew your name, and everyone behaved as if the command had always been yours. By noon you had given your first order, and it worked.
THEN THE ROAD ›
LAST ENTRYDAY 1, AFTERNOON
The road
The first invasion hit the Outer Ring Highway. A pale crack ran across the sky above the lanes and split wide, and a dark line of creatures poured through the tear toward the barricades. The army held. Sophie mended, Iris bound, Mateo planted his hammer, and every order from you kept the line standing.
When the creatures had thinned to nothing, the tear did not close. A woman in black stepped out of it alone, her pale hair reaching the backs of her knees. She did not draw her sword. She halted on the bare asphalt and gave you a slow nod.
When the creatures had thinned to nothing, the tear did not close. A woman in black stepped out of it alone, her pale hair reaching the backs of her knees. She did not draw her sword. She halted on the bare asphalt and gave you a slow nod.
Has anyone ever asked what you want?
The Four Of Them
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About The World
Intro Messages
All eight starting points, then the Introclopedia, which holds lore and answers about the story. The log runs down the seam in the sky, which opens wider with every wave. Tap a row for its briefing and its readings. Intro 1 is the default start and counts as stage 1. To jump to any other, type its stage in the chat (for example, stage 2). The garbled signal in each row grows clearer as the days go on.
Gallery
OPEN THE GALLERY ›
Portrait · 11 · swipe ›
Nyssa · 1 / 11
Nyssa · 2 / 11
Nyssa · 3 / 11
Nyssa · 4 / 11
Sophie · 5 / 11
Sophie · 6 / 11
Iris · 7 / 11
Iris · 8 / 11
Iris · 9 / 11
Mateo · 10 / 11
Mateo · 11 / 11
Wide · 3 · swipe ›
Sophie · 1 / 3
Sophie · 2 / 3
Iris · 3 / 3
Author Notes
A pretty complex story this time, basic JLLM won't be able to handle this at all.
Take your time, enjoy it and don't spoil yourselves, guys.
SPOILER
Nyssa is not a villain.
Tested with GLM 5.3I recommend using a dedicated persona.
Created about 4 hours ago
Updated about 2 hours ago
Published about 3 hours ago
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