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Alright...prepare for what's probably the longest post ever made on this wiki.

First, the name of the idea. At first I didn't know what to call it, it's pretty much a rainbow (you'll understand). But then I got a good name for it: Judgement.

First, one needs to know the universe of that idea. Or multiverse.

-Premise (part 1: Nexus)

There are many, many universes in Judgement. Each one is different, has different versions of the same worlds, and can even have worlds other universes don't have. Each universe is ruled by a God, who administrates their own universe, and chooses their sucessor (they don't live forever). However, there is a place where this does not apply. Nexus.

You see, Nexus is a void, empty place outside time and space, connected to the multiple universes, but not being part of them. As such, it is not ruled by a God, and it's...empty. Or it was at first. It's connection to the other universes meant that eventually, some things, physical and not physical, found their way onto Nexus. In time, Nexus went from having nothing, to having things from everything. And this, is reflected on it's habitants.

Those habitants, are called Espers (Prototype name). They look like humans, talk like humans, and think like humans. However, that's only because humans are most common thing in the multiverse, and what makes them espers is something else: Their Esperials (Prototype name).

-Esperials

When Espers reach a certain age, they unlock their Esperial. An Esperial is...a 2nd body, to which they can switch into and out of at any moment. Said Esperial is shaped by the most important thing to the Esper so far, good or bad. This means it can be what they want, what they desire, what they hate, what they love. It could be a term like courage, an emotion like love or sadness, a feeling like hunger, even things like not being able to let go of the past, of being scared of the future, nightmares....even someone else. How the Esper's Esperial will be may also depend on the environment they grow up in.

While the Espers all look human, their Esperials can look like pretty much anything. It can look identical to themselves, or identical but with special clothing or armor. It can look like a monster or creature, like a god or a demon, even like something that would make Lovecraft proud. It can even be more than 1 body at the same time, be of a different gender (or even genderless), or even be an exact copy of someone else. The changes are not just physical; some Espers while using their Esperials may show a different personality, or even multiple personalities at once. Again, it all depends on what's more important or remarkable to the Esper, good or bad.

Espers also gain a varying amount of abilities when using their Esperial, all based on whatever the Esperial is and/or it's based on. This can go from just an increase in strenght, to the use of magic, manipulation of technology, slight control of time and space, shadow control, or many others. Let's say that what's more important to you is Fate/Destiny. So, that would be what shapes your Esperial, and your abilities while using it would be based on the Major Arcana of the Tarot, among other possibilities.

Once you get your Esperial, you're stuck with it, it can't be changed. There are, however, Artificial Esperials, devices that allow the Esper to turn their body into something else. This doesn't count as a 2nd body though, so if you lose an arm while using an Art.Esperial, you lose the same arm (or it's equivalent) in the "original" body.

Esperials are categorized in many different types based on their appearance, and further sub-categorized based on their abilities and traits. To put an example, an Esperial that looks identical to the Esper's original body is classified as "Anormal" (not anormal as crazy, just anormal as "not normal", with the normal being the Esper's 1st body). Sub-categories of Anormal esperials include "Alternative" (Different personality/Multiple personalities), and "Ascended" (Shows god-like/divine abilities, including magic).

Do note, that Espers are not forced to live in Nexus. There are Esper families outside Nexus, and some Espers may be raised in another world most of their life. Espers simply come from Nexus.

Also, should an Esper be strong enough, they can activate an "Over-Drive" mode. Esentially, the true potential of the Esper. The Esperial changes form in that mode, even possibly turning into a different type of Esperial. The Esperial's abilities become much stronger, and may even get new ones. However, after a few minutes, the Esper is forcibly kicked out into it's 1st body, and falls to the ground due to exhaustion.

-Premise (part 2: Valhalla)

Because Nexus was able to obtain and use things from many different universes, it eventually grew to become a huge citadel. Nexus is ruled by an organization not too different from a government. That organization, is called Valhalla. It's divided in 2 groups, the Valkyries, and the Aesirs.

-The Aesirs: The manly men, pretty much. They take care of the most physical tasks, and are the ones in charge of construction and demolition, act as Nexus' police and military army, develop technology that can be used as weapons or for security. Their "uniform" is pretty much a white-and-blue heavy/medium armor. The Aesir King is the boss in this group, and also the Vice-President of Nexus. Current Aesir King is Vladimir Vindex. A good man, but can be a bit extreme at times.

-The Valkyries: The smart women. They deal with the less physical/direct stuff. Spyonage, assasination, capture of specific targets, among other things. Their work is rarely seen by the public, and that's what they want. Other than that, the Valkyries also investigate and analyze the different things obtained in other worlds, both to benefit Nexus/Valhalla, gain more knowledge of other worlds, or upgrade their technology. They are leaded by the Valkyrian Queen, which also acts as the president of Nexus. Current Queen is Rosamaria Hawthorne. Nice, gentle, beautiful, but knows what her job requires her to do, which isn't always nice. She's also socially awkward and has terrible luck with men.

One of the most important devices in Nexus is The Link Stations, which allows a body to travel through time and space towards another Link Station, even in another universe. Only works on a personal level though, so one can't take their car with them.

A sub-group of Valhalla, the Scouts, focuses on sending small groups (4-6) of Valkyries/Aesirs towards unexplored worlds, or worlds already explored but that may have changed with the passing of time. Their job is to explore these worlds, and report anything they find out about it. It's laws, it's habitants, it's plants and animals, how they affect Espers, and other stuff. With unexplored worlds, they have to travel the long way there, as they don't have a Link Station built there at the moment.

Normally, the process for becoming an Aesir/Valkyrie consists of a test, then a series of physical tests, then an interrogation, and then praying for getting good results in all of them. However, Valhalla also possesses a special device, unknown to the public, which allows them to take a dead person's soul into the device, make an identical copy of that person and their Esperial (if it's an Esper), and insert their soul into the copy.

This allows them to effectively revive a promising individual, even from other worlds. They can then do what they want. Most choose to become citizens at Nexus, using their skills or whatever they have, which is part of the reason Nexus is what it is. Some may be invited to join the Aesirs/Valkyries, but they can refuse. Disadvantages are, that only 1 person at a time can be revived, and it's required to input detailed information about the target, which isn't always available.

Although it is not required to be an Esper to join Valhalla, most of it's members are Espers.

-Premise (part 3: Judgement).

Long ago, Nexus and the Espers were discovered by a group of Gods, which ended there by accident during a fight. Re-producing the same accident to get out, the other Gods were informed of the place, and gave it a visit, astonished at how it had a good number of things from many different universes, and at the Espers's Esperials. It was very long ago, long before Valhalla was founded.

The Gods decided to treat Nexus as a hub. They offered different items from their universes to further it's growth, and most of their discussions took place there, outside of their universes. They noticed though, how Nexus didn't have a ruler or rulers. With no one willing to take the responsibility of an entire universe and Nexus, they eventually reached a decision everyone agreed on.

They chose 2 remarkable Espers, 1 male, 1 female, boyfriend and girlfriend. By then, Espers were already aware of the Gods. The Gods then proceded to give a bit of their power (which is still huge) to these 2 Espers, turning them into an Order and a Chaos respectively, each one in charge of controlling different sides of Nexus. As the responsibilities were too big for just 2 of them, each chose other outstanding Espers and turned them into other Orders and Chaoses (although weaker in comparison) to make things easier for them. Or so they thought.

Conflicts between Orders and Chaoses happened often, and with varying amounts of intensity, some being simple discussions, others being full-out duels that often caused unnecesary damage to Nexus. The original Order and Chaos, however, did not take part in those conflicts, and instead tried often to calm both sides, with no success. Eventually, they were forced to separate, or else risk a rebellion. They may be stronger than them, but they are just 2.

The tension between Orders and Chaoses eventually reached it's climax, and a war between both sides soon followed. It was...horrible, to say the least, with both sides being of equal strenght, and equal danger to Nexus and it's citizens. There were very few neutral Orders or Chaoses in the conflict, and most did what they could to stay out of the fight. The Original Order and Chaos tried to stop it, but it was too late, the war was going to happen like it or not.

Eventually, the pain proved to be too much for these 2. Having lost all hope, they killed themselves. The war stopped after that, temporarily, as both sides reflected on what they've caused: The death of 2 wonderful individuals that were just trying to keep peace. The Gods did notice this turn of events, and they were not happy about it.

So, they chose the "leaders" of the remaining Orders and Chaoses that took part in the war. And this, is where the Judgements began.

The Order and the Chaos were forced to choose their 30 strongest members, whether they even fought at all or not. Then, they were forced into a final, all-out battle between both sides, to the death. The winner, was the Chaoses. However, considering what they lost, there was no true winner then. The Gods performed consecutive Judgements every certain number of years, each time choosing an Order and a Chaos, an each one choosing their fighters, and each time fighting to the death.

However, it didn't stay like that forever. In time, rules started to being implemented, the number of participants in both sides decreased slowly until reaching 5 per side, and Non-Order/Chaos Espers were allowed to be chosen, and eventually even Non-Espers. The Judgements went from being organized by the Gods, to being organized by the Valkyrian Queen and Aesir King. Instead of taking place in Nexus, it started to take place in different worlds in the multiverse, only taking place there during the beggining and the end of the Judgement.

Deaths became completely optional. Instead of being an all-out fight, it became a series of 1-on-1 duels in different worlds. And the people always expected with joy the arrival of each new Judgement. To put it short, they turned what used to be a reminder and punishment for causing a great catastrophe, into entertainment. And that's, where our story begins.

In the Judgement 2179. The Order this time was Regnum Judicium, and the Chaos was Imperatrix Destino. Each one chose their 5 fighters, and the Valkyrian Queen and Aesir King had finished choosing the worlds the Judgement would take place in. Now all that was left was for the audience to sit down, and enjoy the show once more.

-How it would develop:

1-First 2-3 episodes would be mostly introduction of the characters and the beginning of the Judgement.

2-After that, each character and their rival would get 2-3 episodes focused on them, not just make us know more about them, or introduce character development, but also show the Judgement from both sides.

3-Not all the focus will be on the main characters on both sides. A good amount is given to secondary characters, or semi-secondary characters.

4-Final episodes would be on the final rounds of the Judgement. A last duel between the members of each side, though not all would be between rivals. I plan on making the Order side win this Judgement. After the final rounds, comes the final battle. A 5vs1 fight against Imperatrix. After that, comes the victory celebration and the epilogue.

5-Episodes would be 16-23 minutes long.

-Things to have in mind regarding Judgement:

1-There are no heroes or villains, only winners and losers. Sure, some characters may seem more sympathetic than others, and some may just come off as more evil, but in the end, there are no villains or heroes here.

2-The person that gives the final blow to a Chaos/Order becomes a new Chaos/Order. Exceptions are when the person is already one. However, in a Judgement the Chaos and the Order are not allowed to fight each other unless all of their fighters are dead/defeated and can't keep going.

3-While at first Orders and Chaos ruled over Order and Chaos, in recent times the only diference between one and a normal person is that Order/Chaoses are a lot stronger.

4-Participants can be attacked between rounds, and can be killed, in which case the round's victory is handed to it's oponent. Should both participants be dead, it's considered a draw.

5-Most commonly chosen worlds are the ones that are deemed useless or not-very-helpful to Nexus or Valhalla, and ones that may prove dangerous to other worlds. Reason? Everyone knows Espers can destroy worlds if they are strong enough.

There, that's my strongest idea. And that's not even including the characters that will participate in the Judgement 2179.