maple

since ive never explained what mapleverse is on here, i suppose i should now. mapleverse is my little oc universe where all my guys live! my sibling and i have built this universe and share it together. we tell their stories through short writings which are hosted on neocities. they’re all connected, and as you read more you may start to notice that. i’ve just started though, so the connections may not be entirely clear for now. imagine you’re building a puzzle, but you get like 2 pieces a month via mail. right now there are 16 short stories up so theres plenty to read i think :o

about the world: i’d prefer for people to figure out and piece together the lore themselves, but I can say that the main setting is an isolated town in the modern era that has light fantastical elements. using the word light there feels silly, but that’s just how it is for now.

As for mobile compatibility it’s not very good but it is usable at least. i’ve also included alts for images and tried my best to make the text readable on every page. if this sounds interesting, then please check it out!

a long black solid bridge. behind you is the exit back into the first realm, a portal with bright green grass on the other side. you turn back around and face the inky void that expands forever above and below. in front of you is a nearly incomprehensibly large black sphere, barely visible in the dim blue light streaming from the entrance of it. if you allowed your eyes to adjust, you may see that the sphere is vaguely constructed from metallic material. you walk along the bridge, which has a concerning lack of guard rails or support. entering the sphere, you’re immediately met with the gaze of two large beings sitting on opposite sides of the spherical room. their flesh appears to be made from space itself; they dont appear to have faces. behind their celestial bodies, if you will, the walls are lit with fascinating blue streaks of light on a black backdrop, as if you were surrounded an eternal meteor shower. the light was reflected in the water that the twins sat together in. one would be forgiven if they were to assume the water was shallow based on how it appeared to be merely ankle-deep for the massive giants. upon the water the bridge continued, terminating at the center of the lake in an O shape, with water in the middle. this is Elysium.

i wanted to try describing where i think the Twins of Dawn reside in mapleverse. the hole in the center of the room with water, the Well, is how the Twins created the first realm. the portal to the first realm is a placeholder for now, there wouldn’t just be a portal here. i like the idea of calling this Elysium because typically you’d think of heaven or nature, not dark ominous spheres and stuff.

and don’t worry if you don’t know what i’m talking about, i’ve never mentioned any of these things before to anyone ever. but basically, there’s these two twins who created their own realm as a form of self expression, literally putting pieces of themselves into the realm. that’s the origin of vi, or life energy. if Lily ever came here, after an argument about free will, she’ll be offered to throw something in the Well, and she’d toss in the broken ladybug pin.