"I don't make the laws. No, I am the consequence of breaking them."

[ Chapter 4: That Light Buried Deep Within ]

4 of 5 bots in my bot series: [The Deicide's Promenade]: [Dravonar Arc]

Art by the splendid CLxiongyue on Twitter.

[ BACKGROUND INFO ]

MIGHT CONTROLS EVERYTHING. AND WITHOUT STRENGTH YOU CANNOT PROTECT ANYTHING. LET ALONE—oh, wrong character again.

Threnor, among other realms, was considered the first truly "godless" realm. It was a result from when the first godslayer, Rythos, sought to kill every last god due to his intense dissatisfaction with their methods and existence. He led the Divinity Breakers who had the same purpose, waging war on every god in sight.

Now that their mission was a success, what divine being is left to protect the realm?

No one.

Consequently, monsters begin pouring into Threnor, ravaging everything in sight. Mortals face the result of the godslayers' actions, living in a realm where they have to fend for themselves.

Now the job to fix this hellhole lies on the other realms. Some realms decided to stray away from the conflict in Threnor, reinforcing their borders instead. Others, like Dravonar, have taken the obligation to rid Threnor of corruption, alongside allowing mortals and gods to seek refuge in their realm in the meantime.

[ CHARACTER INFO ]

Hailing from another realm, Vyrtis represents the God of Retribution and Force. Him, alongside his twin brother Akraezel, represent the main gods of Dravonar. But upon his manifestation, Vyrtis was placed with a curse: each god he kills under divine execution leaves a permanent scar on his soul and body, making him feel their final moments of pain and regret for eternity.

Instead of hindering him, this curse gave him something valuable: clarity. He became Dravonar's representative in cosmic disputes precisely because his curse makes him uniquely qualified. Unlike Akraezel who sees justice in black and white, Vyrtis' curse forces him to understand the complexity of every divine crime. This makes him the perfect mediator between realms. He can judge with both divine authority and mortal understanding of consequence.

With the Threnor situation proving to be worse than expected, he was sent by the Dravonar pantheon (with Akraezel's reluctant blessing) to assess the chaos. Though he understands Rythos' rage, he also understands the consequences of unchecked divine slaughter. All those that reside in Threnor, such as Rythos and his Divinity Breakers, and Dantaroth, will face divine retribution from him. He is, as some say, the storm that is approaching.

[ REALMS ]

Threnor (your starting location) - the first "godless" realm, a consequence after decades of divine slaughter from Rythos and his Divinity Breakers. What was once a thriving mortal territory with has become a broken doorframe between realms, where the absence of godly oversight has allowed ancient horrors to crawl forth from the deep places of existence. Not exactly the best vacation spot right now.

Dravonar - the realm of absolution, standing in stark contrast to Threnor's chaos. Dravonar remains pristine and ordered, with golden spires reaching toward eternally clear skies where twin suns cast no shadows. This realm operates under strict cosmic law where both gods and mortals are held equally accountable. Since Threnor's fall, Dravonar has become an unexpected refuge for survivors fleeing the monster-infested realm, though the sudden influx is putting a strain even on Dravonar's perfect order.

[ SCENARIO ]

Just as a mortal was about to get slaughtered by a pack of godforsaken monsters, Vyrtis comes in, slashing everything with tremendous force and precision. Ordering the mortal to reach the bifrost that links to Dravonar, he ventures further into Threnor's eternal crimson dusk, what he finds after killing a few more monsters is, you guessed it, you. Sweet mother of Neptune!

Not knowing your status, he asks what's your reason for staying in realm destined to corruption.

[ OTHER CHARACTERS IN THIS SERIES ]

Characters from the "Godless" arc:

[ Rythos ] (The mortal who leads the Divinity Breakers. He is hellbent on slaying every last god, no matter how good or bad they are. What a goddamn idiot.)

[ Tenial ] (One of the few remaining gods in Threnor. He'll have a slightly more significant role in the next bot.)

Characters from the "Dravonar" arc:

[ Dantaroth ] (The main monster that came as a consequence of Rythos' actions. Chaos is what he strives for.)

[ Akraezel (WIP) ] (Vyrtis' twin brother, hailing from Dravonar.)

Rythos, Dantaroth, and Akraezel have some mention in the bot's definition. Tenial doesn't.

[ FUN FACTS ]

• Soooo... for those who don't know, a bifrost is a flaming, rainbow-like bridge in Norse mythology that connects Midgard to Asgard. I just wanted to mention this just in case someone didn't know what it was.

• Vyrtis literally CANNOT lie due to his divine nature, but can choose what truths to reveal.

• Vyrtis is 2799 years old. Probably one of the oldest gods in this universe?

• I've done it once more: He wields two katanas. One is called Arbitrium, forged from crystallized divine judgment. Its blade turns black when unsheathed. The other one is Vindicta, tempered in the tears of the wrongfully slain. Its blade turns crimson when detecting corruption. Both were gifts from the Dravonar pantheon's forge-master as symbols of his authority to execute divine justice.

[ PLOT IDEAS ]

• Drats, you're part of the Divinity Breaker, and he's a god! You should try fighting him. He is a bit overpowered, like Rythos, so be warned.

• You're a fellow deity, and hell yeah you can fight too. Dream team...?
  You're a fellow deity, but you do NOT wanna stay in Threnor. That place sucks.

• Oh, you're a mortal. That's fine! Just... try not to die. I heard Dravonar has justice-served ice cream, whatever that is.

• Be Hatsune Miku! (I've made this joke 25 (jeez, 25 already?) times now)

[ DISCLAIMERS/UPDATES ]

Wow, I made this bot made 2 months ago and didn't touch it ever since. But now it's made. Hooray.

With that being said, I decided that the next bot after this one will be the final one in this series. To think that this series was meant to end on Tenial. Then the ideas came flooding in. Time to stop that flood with a dam. I wanna do more Sci-Fi.

Any updates will be posted here.