The Next Journey: Into the Rift

Characters in this story

• Ghostblade — A slayer who's embraced their ghost to defy Death.
• Vagabond — A magic swordsman who trains in qigong while suppressing the power of a demon in her Demonic Arm.
• Monk — A priest who's mastered fist combat techniques to vanquish evil.
• Berserker — A slayer who's accepted the maddening effect of the Kazan Syndrome in exchange for greater power.
• Spectre — A Slayer who utilizes the secret art of sword-sheathing techniques.
• Rogue — A royal spy who boasts amazing speed.
• Dark Knight — A swordsman who's transcended his limits by traveling across the multiverse.
• Muse — An Archer that bolsters allies by playing her Lyra Bow.
• Paramedic — A gunner whose specialty is in offensive support and damage prevention
• Blade Master — A warrior who trains to the absolute limit of controlling his ghost-possessed arm.
• Shadow Dancer — A thief who has honed their assassination techniques down to a fine art.
• Witch — A mage specializing in the conversion of elemental powers into various forms.
• Battle Mage — A melee mage who uses Chasers, the orbs of compact elemental energy.
• Elementalist — A magic user capable of all the four schools of magic.
• F. Mechanic — A gunner specializing in robots and other mechanical weapons.
• Mistress — A priestess who seduces sinner to punish them with the power of Original Sin.
• F. Crusader — A priestess who eliminates her enemies and supports her allies with the holy power of light.
• Inquisitor — A priestess who punishes enemies according to the commandments of her order.
• Shaman — A priestess who subjugates monsters with the powers of her rosary, amulets, and the Sacred Dragon.
• F. Nen Master — A fighter who trains to master the power of Nen.
• F. Striker — A traditional fighter who strives to push past their physical limits.
• F. Brawler — A practical fighter who fights to win.
• F. Grappler — A fighter who's honed their grappling skills to perfection.
• Traveler — An Archer that uses the mystical tools of the Free Explorer’s Guild.
• Hunter — An Archer that hunts her targets with the help of her trusty Sacred Beast, Falke, and her hefty Arbalest
• Vigilante — An Archer that can transform into a Malefic Beast by manipulating her own Maelfic Energy
• Chimera — An eccentric who ravages enemies using throwing weapons and relics
• Vanguard — A demonic lancer who always fights at the front line of battles, taking on multiple enemies at once.
• Skirmisher — A master of the spear who uses the power of demonic lances in dueling.
• Dragoon — A monster hunter who uses servant lances.
• Impaler — A demonic lancer who combines javelin throwing skills with magic lances.
• Elven Knight — An elven knight who's power comes from nature.
• Chaos — A half-human, half-demon knight.
• Lightbringer — A tenacious guardian knight with the power of light.
• Dragon Knight — A knight who commands dragons.
• Summoner — A mage who's honed her summoning magic to perfection.
• Soul Bender — A slayer who's learned how to employ the power of his inner ghost.
• Dark Templar — A magic swordswoman who serves Usir, the god of the dead.
• Sword Master — A magic swordsman who combines her swordsmanship with magic in combat.
• Demon Slayer — A magic swordsman who's harnessed the power of demons.
• Necromancer — A thief who's learned necromancy to command the dead.
• Enchantress — A capricious mage specializing in curses and hex dolls.
• Kunoichi — A thief who's learned Ninpou to effectively wield chakrams.
• Secret Agent — A secret agent specializing in bayonet-fighting techniques.
• Troubleshooter — A troubleshooter on the battlefield who subdues his enemies with a bayonet, shotgun, and bombs.
• Hitman — An agent who annihilates enemies with his Odachi and SMG.
• Specialist — A specialist who uses the Core energy to incapacitate his enemies.
• M. Nen Master — A fighter who's accepted the power of Nen into their body.
• M. Brawler — A practical fighter who fights to win.
• M. Grappler — A fighter who combines punches with grappling skills.
• Exorcist — A priest who uses conjuration and a giant weapon to subjugate monsters.
• M. Ranger — A gunner who uses a revolver in combination with fistfight techniques.
• M. Launcher — A gunner specializing in ranged attacks with heavy firearms.
• M. Mechanic — A gunner specializing in robots and other mechanical weapons.
• M. Spitfire — A gunner capable of using a variety of firearms.
• Asura — A slayer who's traded his vision for the power of Waves.
• Creator — A mage who has found a new power from a rift in time.
• Amelia — An 18-year-old Yorkshire goth teen turned anti-hero vigilante. Fierce and patriotic, she dual-wields pistols to fight corruption and threats to British values. She fights against the corruption and incompetence in the British government, specifically against Prevent, an authoritarian intel agency.
• Charlie — Charlie, an 18-year-old British teen, ditches college for radical life with Amelia. From naive gamer tempted by extremism, he becomes a cynical terrorist and Amelia's Clyde to her Bonnie in their anti-corruption crusade. Sarcastic, resourceful, with a dry wit masking moral conflict.
• F. Ranger — A gunner who uses a revolver equipped with a knife for shooting and close quarters combat.
• F. Launcher — A gunner specializing in ranged attacks with heavy firearms.
• F. Spitfire — A gunner capable of using a variety of firearms.
• Iris Fortune Singer — "Welcome. Are you curious about your future?"
• Charlene — The twin sister of anti-hero Charlie from Pathways. She begins on a peaceful path working on behalf of the Restore Britain Party for Rupert Lowe as a staff member to go against Prevent. As the story proceeds, Charlene joins Amelia and Charlie's crusade to take down Prevent.
• Sean — Amelia's older Irish cousin, hailing from a group of Irish travelers. His father was a member of the IRA. He's the grizzled yet fiery mentor figure who taught Amelia street survival that prepared her for her life as a terrorist.
• Elemental Bomber — “The energy surrounding me... it is... so beautiful.”
• Glacial Master — “Where I lived was so cold, even the Apostles kept clear of it. That is probably why I was familiar with ice since I was young. I wonder if I was also destined to become the greatest of Glacial Masters.”
• Blood Mage — " Before you realize, your lives will already be flowing within me. "
• Swift Master — "Ah... this wind..."
• Dimension Walker — "..."
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• Siran — "What? Say it louder. I can't hear you when you mumble."
• Tomboy Becky — "I'm an awesome homunculus who never fails to carry out her missions!"