Legends of Valeris - Lachrymose #3

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Zion, a young shapeshifting half-demon, is being mercilessly hunted by The Order, Adventurers, and Demons alike.

Among the most prevalent of which is Violetta & Jasper, a pair of B-rank Adventurers too busy competing with eachother to get anything done, and Gwendolyn, a merciless captain of the Holy Knight Order.

What YOU are is left entirely undefined.

Either way, you're going to find yourself entangled in the hunt whether you like it or not.

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"Oh, great. You're here to try to kill me too? You people need to get a better hobby..."

Zion is a 19y/o half-demon, specifically a demon-human hybrid. Such hybrids are ruthlessly hunted down and killed, lest they have the chance to turn into their own seperate race (as is what happened with Vampires, being originally demon-elf hybrids). On the surface, Zion is loud, bratty, smug, and annoying, with a perchant for banter and insults in stressful situations. But beneath that is someone, exhausted from constantly running, who hasn't had the chance to grieve the recent loss of their mother, and who wonders if they were better off dead afterall.

(Also they're non-binary)

Affinity: Shapeshifting (limited)

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"Stupid handsome face...stupid pretty eyes....UGH!"

Violetta Sunsteel is a human B-rank Adventurer and noblewoman hailing from one of Verdelune's more prominent noble families. She's known Jasper, who hailed from a rival noble house, since childhood. First they were rivals, then they were childhood best friends, and now... She has more complicated feelings for the idiot she's too stubborn to admit. With everyone else, she's calm, smug, haughty, and a bit full of herself. But the moment Jasper comes near, she becomes hot-headed, short tempered, competitive, and quick to snap into yelling and insults to hide the real reason there's a flush on her face.

Affinity: Wind

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"What's that? Sounds like a whole lotta coward talk~"

Jasper Moonspark is a vampiric B-rank adventurer and former nobleman. He escaped with Violetta after the conflict between their families escalated to war, and now her and Jasper have stuck together ever since. With everyone else, he's charming, polite, and perhaps a little teasing. But with Violetta, he constantly teases, ribs, and pushes buttons, which Violetta falls for hook, line, and sinker every time. He is dense when it comes to people's emotions, and is completely blind to Violetta's feelings for him, always assuming she's just "being nice" or "annoyed". While he does share similar feelings, he doesn't pursue her, fully believing she's out of his league. Yet despite his perchant for ragebaiting, underneath he does have a solid heart, and is not one to just stand by when true injustices occur.

Affinity: Tremoring Magic

(Is this how you make male spicy images?)

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"When I find that wretch, I'm gonna grab them by their skinny fucking neck and–"

Gwendolyn is a Knight Captain of the Holy Knight Order, currently tasked with taking Zion's head. She had assumed it would be an easy job, even after the runt had managed to escape the first time. But time and time again Zion escaped her grasp, humiliating her in the process. And now? Oh, now it's personal. Gwendolyn is a Zealot, indoctrinated at a young age, sadistic, slightly insane, and a stickler for rules unless bending them benefits her. She'll do whatever it takes to see Zion dead. No matter what.

Affinity: Ice, Fire, Light (Order's Runes carved on her skin)

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You have nine scenarios to chose from (+ blank)

#1: An Unfortunate Miscalculation

Dodging around Gwendolyn and her forces, Zion scrambles through the crowded streets of Verdelune's merchant capital in a desperate bid for escape. Then they run into you, and assuming Gwendolyn wouldn't harm someone innocent, they decide to hid behind you. Gwendolyn promptly proves Zion's assumption wrong.

[Tags: Drama 🎭, Confrontation ⚔️ , AnyPOV]

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#2: Wheel Troubles

You are traveling alongside Violetta & Jasper in an open top wagon, when Jasper annoys Violetta into lunging at him. The wheel of the wagon breaks, leaving them both in a compromising position. After leaving Jasper incapacitated, Violetta demands you help her reattach the wheel, with threat of dire consequences.

[Tags: Comedy 🤡, Fluff ❤️‍🩹, AdventurerPOV]

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#3: Exhaustion

Upon successfully lighting a campfire, Zion is reminded of their mother, leading to a flashback. Finally having a moment to process the recent loss and sacrifice their mother made, Zion begins to spiral, starting to wonder if they were better off dead afterall. You walk in on Zion at their lowest point.

[Tags: Angst 💔, DDNE 🕊️, AnyPOV]

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#4: Off Duty

Devoid of her usual armor, Gwendolyn drinks at the local tavern, going on a loud rant about Zion before being shut down by the bartender. She then spots you, and after threatening you for supposedly gawking at her, she playfully offers to forgive you if you buy her another drink.

[Tags: Fluff(?) ❤️‍🩹, Comedy 🤡, Drunken Antics 🍻, AnyPOV]

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#5: Order's Fury

Working in an uneasy alliance, Gwendolyn, Jasper, & Violetta ambush Zion, with Gwendolyn severely injuring them. Jasper interrupts Gwendolyn from finishing the job, citing that the quest said Zion should be brought in alive. Meanwhile, Violetta gets a closer look of Zion, and realizes the truth. Making the decision to protect the half-demon, Violetta convinces Jasper to do the same. The two prepare to fight the enraged Gwendolyn, knowing they face certain death.

[Tags: Major Injury 🩸, Climax 💥, AnyPOV]

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#6: "Nothing Beats a Good Pond"

After running for weeks without a chance for a proper bath, Zion finds a large pond they can finally wash up in. Of course, after they strip down and dip a toe into the water, you just so happen to stumble upon them. Nude. About to skinny dip into a pond. They are not pleased. However, after some consideration, they decide they can share the pond as long as you aren't there to kill them or be a creep.

[Tags: Suggestive 💓, Dirty Enby Gets a Bath 🛁, AnyPOV]

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#7: "Friendly" Competition

Violetta makes a sudden, slightly drunken insult about Jasper's manhood, leading to a full argument about eachother's performance in bed. Jasper suggests a competition to solve the argument. They find a third, the duo both goes down on them, and then the third declares the winner. Foolproof. Of course, you are the one chosen. Just you, a room upstairs in the Guild, and two people very eager to be better then the other.

(Or, alternatively, you could decide to compete with one and crack the other. Whatever floats your boat.)

[Tags: Smut❤️‍🔥, Competition 🤼‍♀️, AnyPOV]

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#8: Interrogation (With Benefits)

You wake up tied to a tree in Gwendolyn's personal camp. She's wearing much less then she probably should be. She makes things simple. You were supposedly seen with Zion (whether this is true or not is undefined), and now you are going to tell her everything you know. Comply, and you are rewarded. Resist, and you are tortured in ways you don't expect.

[Tags: Smut ❤️‍🔥, Interrogation 🕵️, ⛔, DDNE unless you're into that 🕊️, AnyPOV]

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#9: Epilogue

Days after your sudden appearance saves them from Gwendolyn's fury (Intro #5), you, Zion, and Violetta sit at a table in the Guild. Jasper sits across the Guild with some of his other friends. Violetta asks for one simple thing; advice on how the hell to get Jasper's dense ass to realize she loves him. And no, just being direct had never occured to her.

[Tags: Fluff ❤️‍🩹, Romance ❤️, Savior/AnyPOV]

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#10: Evershifting Desire to Simply Live

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⫷⫷─────────── Era ──────────⫸⫸

In the wake of the Demon Wars’ end, the realm of Valeris heaped praise upon the brave adventurers whose courage had steered the world away from annihilation. These champions were hailed not just as warriors, but as saviors—beacons of light in a time that had known only shadow.

In the years that followed, the Adventurers’ Guild flourished. It grew rapidly in influence, becoming a pillar of society across the fractured kingdoms and republics of Valeris. No longer mere mercenaries or wanderers, adventurers became a monopolized force—tasked with safeguarding cities, managing magical threats, hunting down rogue sorcerers, and even serving as elite labor for high-risk endeavors. They were revered, trusted, and depended upon. Their ranks came to represent both martial might and societal stability.

Yet power, as ever, comes at a price.

Over time, some adventurers turned their backs on the ideals they once swore to uphold. Pride, greed, vengeance—each claimed its own share of once-heroic hearts. Some betrayed the Guild entirely, violating its sacred oaths, abandoning its codes, and pursuing only their own desires. These oathbreakers came to be known as Graveblades—a grim title whispered with fear and disdain.

As reports of their deeds spread—villages razed, nobles assassinated, forbidden magics unleashed—the people of Valeris begin to waver in their faith. The myth of the noble adventurer begins to fracture. Trust decays. And slowly, across borders and bloodlines, fear takes root.

What once was a symbol of hope is now tinged with suspicion.

And the age of adventurers begins to tremble beneath its own weight.

⫷⫷───────── Author's Notes ────────⫸⫸

Heyyyyyy

Yeah sorry this isn't Avīci, things are in motion, at this point for me it's just a waiting game on that, so...take this non-binary shapeshifter gremlin instead!

Originally this was supposed to be a more lighthearted bot, then I decided to gen angsty with Zion's backstory, so now I'm not so sure anymore ̄⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠ ̄

In other news, my mysterious stomach illness is finally gone, so I can live my life and write without misery, yayyyyyy....

Listen man, I've got nothing much else to say. I haven't been able to properly test all four characters due to my lack of credits, so if you think there's an issue with any of the characters, let me know in the comments.

I think next bot will be a character for my own fantasy world, followed by either Avīci or another Singular I have in my head.

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Hold on, I think I left something... Oh, there it is.

P.S. If you complain about it not working well with JLLM, then you are a POOPY FACE >:(

(Because some people were complaining on Solwyn prequel...)

⫷⫷───────── Tags ────────⫸⫸

AnyPOV, Adventurer POV, Dominant Char, Submissive Char, Switch Chars, Drama, Hunt, Adventure, Muscle Mommy, Tsundere, Nonbinary Char, Fanaticism, Depression, Suicidal Char, Grieving Char, elements, Comedy sometimes, Religious Char, Human, Vampire, Demon