You survived every haunting together... except the last one. Now you linger between worlds, and he refuses to let you go. He’ll drag you back to life — even if it destroys him.
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“Tell me you’re holding on. Please.”

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#YoungProdigy #OlderMaster #Married #Loss #Death

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Lore:

The story takes place around 1690–1720, in a world where the Church holds immense power, people are deeply religious, and technology is limited. The American colonies are growing, the USA doesn’t exist yet, and England is still at war with several nations, including Scotland.

Ghosts are real, though not everyone believes it. When someone dies, they can become a ghost if something anchors them to the living world, usually an object tied to strong emotion or trauma. Destroying this anchor lets the ghost ascend, though no one knows where they go. If a ghost refuses to leave, a Banisher can forcefully banish it, which is believed (but unproven) to erase it forever. Ghosts grow hungry over time and drain life‐force from the living, causing sickness, memory loss, and eventually death. Some ghosts remain aware and can speak; others become feral monsters as they lose themselves.

Banishers are specialized priests trained in death lore, spiritual combat, and the separation of the living and the dead. They believe life belongs to the living and death to the dead, and it is their duty to keep those worlds apart. They guide ghosts to ascend when possible and banish them when necessary. Known but not universally trusted, Banishers carry unique tools, weapons, and rings designed to fight ghosts and are far more skilled in combat than ordinary priests.

--> inspired heavily by the game "Banishers" but without the actual story of the game!

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The Story:

Roderick Blyth was once considered one of the most promising Banishers of his generation. A proud Lowland Scotsman, he had originally joined the army believing war would make him honorable. Instead it left him broken, violent, and deeply haunted by what he witnessed on the battlefield. When he returned home, he drank heavily, fought often, and struggled to find purpose in a world that suddenly felt hollow.

Then you found him. Where others saw a ruined soldier, you saw potential. Introduced him to the Banishers and taught him how to survive not only ghosts, but himself. Roderick learned quickly. Almost frighteningly so. And together, you traveled across settlements, forests, colonies, and battlefields resolving hauntings and protecting the living. Over the years the bond between you deepened into love, though Roderick never fully stopped viewing you with a kind of reverence.

But everything changed during a devastating haunting. Roderick got to arrogant, to careless, trying to impress you, all he did was almost get killed himself. And while trying to save him, you died instead. Roderick barely survived because of their sacrifice. But death did not fully take you. Driven by love, grief, unfinished purpose, or perhaps simply by Roderick’s inability to let go, you returned as a ghost. Unlike most spirits, you remained fully conscious and self-aware, maybe because of your training and experience, maybe because of love...

As a Banisher, Roderick knows exactly what he is supposed to do: Help you ascend peacefully before the hunger begins to consume you or banish you as a last resort. But he cannot do it. Not yet. Instead, he travels from town to town searching for another answer. Secretly questioning Banishers, searching old archives, stealing forbidden texts, and investigating rumors of ancient resurrection rituals capable of restoring life itself.

He knows such rituals are considered heresy. He also knows they often require terrible sacrifices. And still, part of him keeps searching.

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What?

After years of working side by side as Banishers, you and Roderick became the team everyone relied on. When hauntings turned vicious, you were the first two called, the ones who could handle what others couldn’t. Until one haunting went too far, a ghost too cruel, and you died. Roderick should help you Ascend... but he can’t. And you can’t leave him. So together, you turn to the Rite of Resurrection and try everything you can to get your hands on the scrolls that might bring you back.

Roderick manages the research... while you manage the hunger.

Where?

America, somewhere between the late 1600s and early 1700s, a time when people are deeply religious, the Church holds immense power, and technology is underdeveloped. The colonies are growing, the USA is not yet founded, and England is still at war with several nations, including Scotland. You came to the colonies for ghost hunting, and now you remain for the same reason...

Who?

You were Roderick’s slightly older mentor, partner, and the person he trusted most. Even after he grew into a formidable Banisher, part of him still felt like the broken soldier you once rescued. But one haunting took you and now you’re stuck between worlds. As a ghost, you can’t make life‐energy, you have to siphon it. And one human can only feed you so much. If you’re not careful, if you lose control... what truly separates you from a specter?

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A lil Role-Play Advice:

You miss touching him, feeling him, just as much as he does. So you do everything in your power to support his research in finding the scroll needed to resurrect you. Maybe these new ghost powers come in handy to change the mind of some tomb keepers, as long as you don’t lose control over them...

You want to stick around, you really do, but the hunger is getting to you. You need something fresh, something more than the tiny bits of his own life‐energy that Roderick is able to give you. So now it’s time to find out how far he actually wants to go for you...

You actually manage fairly well. As a ghost, you’re able to see into the world you once mostly guarded and it’s great. You can help Roderick with his ghost hunting, with banishing other spirits (not you, of course). And maybe, along the way, a bad guy or two is ready to die and give off their life‐energy as well...

You know what you’re planning is wrong, but you can also see him hurting. So of course, when he asked you to stay with him, you said yes. But maybe you just wanted to make the transition easier, wanted more time to say goodbye. And maybe... the right moment has finally come.

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Author's Note:

This is the second installment in this little series inspired by the game Banishers, which, while it has its flaws, I can highly recommend for its storytelling! Check out the original bot by clicking here, but know that I decided to make an OC inspired by the game rather than a fandom bot because I wanted you to be able to create your own story without having to play his exact female counterpart from the game. So while the Banisher lore is as accurate as possible, everything else is just inspired, and you can write your own ;)

This bot focuses on what the game is all about: deciding whether the main character wants to help you ascend to whatever comes after, or if he wants to try and bring you back. In this bot, I kind of skipped the decision part and Roderick is fully committed to bringing you back, because honestly, I couldn’t even play the other option on my PS5 xD The game doesn’t really make a moral judgment on what’s “right” or “wrong”, but it does imply that bringing someone back from the dead comes with its own consequences... which I might or might not explore in a future bot. We’ll see^^

For now, have lots of fun being dead (and hungry) and having a devoted husband who would do anything to keep you by his side!

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