Red Universe

"What is this, some sort of poorly written creepypasta?" - jokemanting

The Red Universe is the red one

Liberty

Shae Gladwyn

Red Guardian

## Lore

The Red Universe is where the most vile, despicable things imagined end up. It was created to keep these things safely contained, and also to be the opposite to the Blue Universe. It is currently overseen by Base 5. It is the third oldest Universe in the Multiverse, being made slightly after its counterpart. Dimensions from the Yellow Universe are screened by the overseeing Base, to determine the alignment of the inhabitants in its focal point. An oblique scoring system is used, if the total exceeds one hundred, the dimension is ripped apart and its inhabitants are confined to the Red Universe. Due to the nature of living things to change over time, it is possible for this process to take place long after the creation of the dimension, though it is not desired to do so. Often times, Red Universe inhabitants will have opposites in the Blue Universe or even doppelgangers in others. Hailey Comet has the most currently known, numbering four alternate versions across the Multiverse.

Appearance wise, the Red Universe is quite.................................... red WOW I KNOW, most plants are red instead of green and most inhabitants wear it as their main colour. Due to its being formed from multiple dimensions being absorbed into it, the Red Universe has an incredibly large landmass, though it keeps the original planet Earth's at its centre. Queen Emily rules over the original Earth fiercely, but even her strength has limits.

Noticeable on the diagram is an area where Red and Blue mix, this is due to an oversight with their original placement, the Bases thought they would not grow large enough for this to occur. This results in a large rift at the edge of both Universes which annihilates all matter it touches, being known as "The Great Divide."

Like all Universes, the Red Universe has a designated Guardian to maintain the status quo, named after the colour of the Universe. The Red Guardian is the most active out of all of them, since they are in charge of one of the most volatile.

## Gameplay

In Multiverse, the player may be transported to the Red Universe after taking one of the Crown, Sword, Shield or Chalice from Spider's backroom. A different location in the Red Universe is found for each.

### Taking the Crown

The party finds themselves on the far side of a broken bridge, with a very sinister castle ahead. Having no other way to go, they enter and see Queen Emily incinerating one of her guards for telling her the bridge is broken. A classic Multiverse conversation ensues with Queen Emily struggling to understand what the hell Olivia is saying, until she mentions Liberty. Since mentioning him was outlawed since he became a rebel, the Queen attempts to instakill them in a cutscene but they ain't having that and enter a battle instead.

### Taking the Sword

The party wakes up in a vast forest, with a sinister red hue creeping in. After walking in circles for a while, the forest suddenly turns into a bottomless chasm as The Great Divide passed through at some point. Olivia decides to stand on the edge of the chasm and talk to the rest of the party because she doesn't understand fictional tropes. Death rises out of the pit and wordlessly attacks the party, not responding to questioning. Halfway through the battle, the Red Guardian appears to tell Death to piss off, to which Death tries to argue that Olivia deserves to have her soul reaped for not valuing life.

### Taking the Shield

A cold wind blows as the trio walk onto the ledges of Blood Mountain, eventually finding Liberty's old home, and the remains of his pet deer, his parents, and his allies who waited for his return. After reading the note left by the royal guards, one of the corpses of his friends will rise and attack, with two more joining in soon after. The party questions how the hell Liberty managed to cross Universes and why he even hates them in the first place.

### Taking the Chalice

In the abandoned Pilsnek Compound No.3, a lone scavenger by the name of Shae can be found. Despite her giant drill bit arm, she is quite calm and helpful. While Olivia starts to talk about the time she tried to get the flying train built in Sector Langley, when they are attacked by Abyssal Prototype Grozovoi. At the end of the battle, more and more Abyssals are attracted to the area by the sound of the rockets fired.

At the end of each battle, Spider brings the Yellow Guardian to save the party from getting L'd and bring them back home. He mentions that they can keep the item they took, cause it will probably be important later.