Stepping Up

Stepping Up (formerly known as Level Up in its initial drafts) is one of the few stories in the Thornverse. Its plot, along with Kaimuh Recycle's and possibly many others center around the worldbuilding of said universe, but it has the most connection to Light Separation.

Its concept was developed in 2016, but considerations of rewriting were thought of by Al in the 2020s.

About
The story centers itself around the fictional country of Olana, with it along with Kaimuh, is also dealing with their long history of fighting monsters from the dark. Specifically, it takes place in a small town in Olana, where unlike in Light Separation, the darkness had been contained efficiently and for so long, it almost felt like it wasn't there anymore. This was a foolish decision made by two citizens of the town, and sought off to have a quick hike into the forest nearby the town for a short while, only to disappear for years. People have been risking themselves to go into the forest themselves to find the travelers or any others who may have fell into the same fate as them, but disappear as well.

Such is the case for young Yuka, whose brother, Blake, had recently disappeared after a hike months ago and has sought off to find him.

She then knows what happened to the people who vanished.

Characters

 * Yuka
 * Blake
 * Blythe
 * Seo-Hyeon
 * Casper
 * Agatha


 * Niilo
 * Fae
 * Putra

Trivia

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