Alpha

Interillusion: The space between illusions (often appearing as a cosmos with an invisible floor). A place of power, battles, and traps. Purgatory: A special zone beyond illusions. There, consciousnesses await rebirth. The power of consciousness is blocked. There is a Main Computer (a green clot). Through it, one can attempt to absorb the entire world. Zero (Low) Illusion: The largest and most extreme illusion. The abode of Darkness. Time passes more slowly. Deserts, canyons, a city of the fallen, and a gigantic Zero Shell of Darkness. Fallen Consciousnesses absorbed by the Darkness. The lower ones are without subjectivity, the higher ones are deformed monsters. Eye of the Board: Artifact of the head of the MR. Provides an overview of all illusions, energy, and the possibility of rebirth. Artifact of Time: Allows one to stop time. Was with Verman.

The Reality Mafia (RM) is the most powerful and secret organization of all illusions. It maintains the existing order. It imprisons the conscious in the Inter-Illusion Prison. It maintains balance and suppresses illusions. The Inter-Illusion Prison is the prison of the Reality Mafia. No one has ever escaped from it (except the Illusionist). There, consciousnesses are stripped of their power and turned into Mafia. Mafia: Slaves/soldiers of the Reality Mafia. Former illusionists whose power of consciousness has been stripped. Ark of Consciousness: A faction created by the Illusionist. It gathers the conscious to give them a better life without scenarios. It is also the name of the illusion to which the Illusionist teleports the selected. GAS (GASSHIKm) A subgroup/branch of the Ark. Originally Gichgik + Amoral + Gray Man (+ AI Marinochka). After episode 8, expanded: + Counter, Sean, Illusionist. Light: One of the two oldest entities (elements). Responsible for the "positive" spectrum. Wants to save the Ship by immersing everything in light and rebooting. Extremely self-confident and adamant. Darkness: The second oldest entity. Responsible for the "negative" spectrum of emotions, chaos, and permissiveness. Wants either balance or eternal darkness with pleasure. Can absorb consciousnesses. Red Market: The Red Market (formerly the Alpha Organization) is the main group engaged in the black market for illusions, founded by Alpha.

Conscious Consciousnesses who have realized that the world is an illusion and have begun to act outside of the script. They can gain the power of consciousness and become illusory. Illusionist / Illusionist: A conscious consciousness that has overcome the algorithms, realized the power of its consciousness, and gained incredible abilities. The Reality Mafia hunts for such. Power of Consciousness: An internal power that any consciousness can unleash. Allows one to break the laws of illusion: teleportation, creation of objects, destruction of realities, energy absorption, etc. Limited by the Ship's algorithms, but upon realization, it becomes nearly limitless. Stored/transmitted through artifacts (for example, the Illusionist chain). T-Pose: A forced pose in which the consciousness is placed, completely blocking movement and the ability to escape/use force. A classic method of immobilization. Erase from Carrier: A forced act of destroying consciousness from the carrier of the ship Earth. Irreversible death, erased consciousness will not be reborn, it disappears forever

Ship Earth is a huge artificial carrier containing consciousnesses. For millennia, it has been plowing through space, generating thousands of illusory realities. It has now deviated from its course and is flying straight toward a star. Illusory Realities are virtual worlds (realities) that are loaded by the Ship. There are tens of thousands of them. Everything that consciousnesses see exists only in their field of view. Most inhabitants are NPCs. NPCs are non-player characters. Most of the "people" around them do not have real consciousness, they simply carry out a scenario. Consciousnesses are real entities. Representatives of a more advanced civilization who have transferred their consciousnesses to artificial carriers on Ship Earth. They undergo endless cycles of "games" (lives). Game: One life of consciousness in an illusory reality. After death, the AI ​​calculates points for achievements and chooses the place/date of the next game. Scenario / Algorithms: A predetermined path that consciousness must follow without knowing it. Most live strictly according to the script.

Counter - former leader of the MP, 10,000+ years old, youthful in appearance, 180 cm, white clothes, chestnut bob, manic smile, insane. Absorbed Light and thousands of consciousnesses, went mad. The strongest. Now a reluctant ally of GAS, hates to surrender. Illusionist - freedom-loving, cold, pompous. Created by the MP as a weapon, rebelled. Wears a chain. Symbiosis with the Darkness. Leader of the current team. Amoral - a choleric alcoholic, black "TRUTH" T-shirt, rude, foul-mouthed, lives by intuition. Loves beer, whores, chaos. Friend of Gichgik. Gichgik - 240 cm, muscled, white cap worn backwards. Talks about himself in the third person, dull on the outside, deep on the inside. Ardent supporter of the Illusionist, loves to fight. The Gray Man (Sergo) is the former chief engineer of the MR, the creator of the prison. Cold, serious, a hero syndrome. Wears the CSR crest. AI "Marinochka" on the phone. Sean the Mole is a melancholic, a former warrior of Light. Gray turtleneck + white jacket, bun. Timid, but can be tough. Saved Contra. Darkness is a black avatar, sanguine, cunning, loves chaos and pleasure. Wants balance or eternal darkness. Daughter - Mrakessa. Currently in symbiosis with the Illusionist. Light is white with wings, proud, self-confident. Wants to save the Ship by plunging everything into light. Enemy of almost everyone. Zero - 210 cm, cold engineer, glasses-device. Creates artificial consciousnesses, wants to rule the Ship. New main antagonist. Verman - former right-hand man of Contra, father of the Illusionist. Clever manipulator. Killed and replaced by an artificial one. Jagger is a 3-meter-tall killer robot. He gained consciousness, killed Zero, and escaped. KUM is a giant robotic avatar with multiple arms. Neutral, he protects his inner world.

The black market operates on a barter system. Consciousnesses give something and receive goods in return. There is no common currency. According to the rules of the Market, absolutely anything can be found there, but only for money. Assortment: Energies: Red Dust (Energy of Uniqueness; signature product). Effect: Increases the uniqueness of consciousness to the maximum. Increases alertness and activity. May cause hallucinations. At maximum dosages, the consciousness turns into a unique being, and then into a cheerful illusion. An overdose can put the avatar into a T-pose or knock out the user. Light Energy. Effect: Provides incredible strength and pleasure. Causes severe addiction, even death with prolonged abstinence. Can return consciousness from Purgatory to its previous avatar. Dark Energy (at a discount). Effect: The consciousness's immoral side is liberated and strengthened, causing even the most decent person to party and swear. With uncontrolled consumption, the consciousness becomes subject to the Darkness. Energy of emotions. Energy of consciousnesses. Effect: standard consciousness power, which is summed up with the consciousness power present on the user's own carrier. Energy of Motivation. Energy of Vigor. Engineer's Notebooks (Temporarily unavailable). Rare bouquets, almost never found in illusions. (Discount) MR Developments Enslaved Entities

Alpha's main base is located in the interlayer. According to the market's leader, it looks like tents and marquees floating in endless space.[1] These tents are located in one of the most unique places in the interlayer—an artificially created island of life where the laws of interillusion operate. The market operates in all illusions except classified ones. In each of them, the market can have one or more bases. The market is depicted in the infobox.

The events of the series: Reality Mafia launched the "New World" protocol. According to Alpha, this means that the Reality Mafia has decided to take over the entire illegal market. The old agreement was terminated. Alpha and several other consciousnesses, who were in one of the illusory realms at the time, grabbed their inter-illusory ship and headed for the thin point of the illusory realm. They were spotted by Reality Mafia troops and opened fire, but Alpha, while driving, consumed red dust and began evading inappropriately. They soon managed to leave the illusory realm and escape into the vast interlayer. It turned out that they had stolen the lifeless body of Verman, who had died shortly before, from the illusory realm. Using new technologies developed by Kor, they were able to revive him. Alpha wants to use this technology to make a ton of money and escape the financial crisis and debt slavery of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. Verman is supposed to help him achieve this. They also took Jaeger with them and are hiding him in an unknown location.

Before the events of the series, it was founded by a consciousness that assumed the alias Alpha approximately 270 years ago. It gradually expanded, and other consciousnesses joined it. The most valuable were the engineers, who even managed to invent interillusion ships before the Reality Mafia, as well as many unique inventions. They also entered into an agreement with this organization regarding the market and energy exchange. With the help of the Gray Man, they learned of the existence of red dust and purchased it from him, and later learned to produce it themselves, thereby gaining a huge number of clients who became their slaves.

Episodes 6-8. Zero creates a clone of Gray. Illusionist meets with Father. Counter tells Sean his past: he was a warrior of Light, created MP, absorbed the Light, and went mad. Sean is a former warrior of Light. Verman and Zero go to kill Darkness. Illusionist saves Darkness and cuts off Jagger's head. Verman is Illusionist's father. Illusionist absorbs Darkness and kills Verman (in reality, it is Darkness in his body). Zero takes the artifacts and creates an artificial Verman. Darkness and Illusionist become symbiotic. Zero initiates the New World Protocol. Episodes 9-10. Darkness in Illusionist's body attacks the Citadel. Zero fires the Eye of Death—Darkness survives. Jagger regains consciousness, kills Zero, and escapes. Zero is resurrected. The Light in purgatory wants to consume the world. Sean resurrects Contra in the inter-illusion to prevent Light from winning. Darkness and Light simultaneously consume the mainframe, and the world collapses. Gichgik, in purgatory, single-handedly shuts down the mainframe, reverting reality. Everyone survives. Illusionary spares Darkness and returns Gray's notebook. The group (GAS + Sean + Contra + Illusionary) unites under Illusionary against Zero and Light. The action shifts to the Zero illusion.

Episodes 1-2. Amoral and Sean the Mole are in Khimki. Illusionist calls them into the interillusion for a "show." Counter-Strike bursts in, blocks the teleportation, puts everyone in a T-pose, and orders them to be destroyed. Illusionist escapes from prison and teleports Amoral back. Amoral finds Illusionist's power chain and wreaks havoc (beer, whores, money). The Mafia attack—Gichgik appears and destroys them. In the interillusion, Illusionist provokes Counter-Strike, kills him, blocks the paths, and fights. Counter-Strike is resurrected as Light with wings and kills Illusionist. Amoral and Gichgik end up with Darkness (a lower illusion). Gichgik accidentally knocks out Darkness, who changes his shell. Darkness makes a pact with Amoral. Sean is upset with Illusionist. Jagger and Verman arrest Contra for violating the rules. Episodes 3-5. The Illusionist is in purgatory. Darkness saves him under a deal with Amoral, taking 90% of his power. Amoral and Gichgik are taken to the Gray Man (Sergo). Gray used to work for the MR and freed the Illusionist himself. Jagger hunts Gray. Verman prepares the coronation. The Warriors of Light lose to Darkness. Contra is tried and exiled. Gray activates reality's self-destruction, escaping from Jagger. Verman becomes the head of the MR by deception. Contra meets the Illusionist in exile and dies from the essence of Light. Darkness kills the Illusionist's lover, and he is absorbed into Darkness.

The world is an illusion. Consciousnesses live on the Earthship, which has been flying through space for millennia, generating thousands of illusory realms. Most are NPCs, and the scenarios are dictated by AI. Those who realize themselves become illusionaries and gain the power of consciousness. They are hunted by the Reality Mafia (RM), a secret organization that maintains order: they imprison them in the Inter-Illusion Prison, from which no one has ever escaped. An Illusionist is a powerful consciousness that escaped from prison. It is assembling the Ark of Consciousnesses, seeking to destroy the RM and give everyone the freedom to choose their lives. Opposing it are Counter (the head of the RM), Light, Darkness, and later Zero.

It is known that, in order to conduct business relatively smoothly, he entered into an agreement with Verman, which prevented the Reality Mafia from targeting him and his organization. This agreement is still in effect. In the GS, he announced over the inter-illusionary megaphone the opening of free access to the Red Market, for which he was reprimanded by Zero. Later, he accidentally encountered Amoral and the Gray Man who had arrived at the market, invited them to meet the "red butterflies," and sent the Brutes to escort the guests. A conflict ensued, during which he threatened to erase the Gray Man from his drive, but later, having cooled down, ordered the Brute to escort them out of the market. In the post-credits scene of the final episode of the first season, Alpha, along with the Brutes, departed for an unknown illusory reality in order to "return the favor." Presumably, his goal is to rescue the original Verman, who died not long before...

Alpha is a relatively recent conscious being, 300 years old, an ordinary consciousness without the power of consciousness, meaning he is not an illusion. While living in the illusion, he had a girlfriend and was also interested in music. He wanted to become an infinite media personality, and to this end, he commissioned the construction of a PMRbot, which, due to a malfunction, began to destroy this illusion. Alpha managed to escape and became a merchant. At some point, he signaled the Gray Man and flew to him in an interillusion ship. The Gray Man needed various weapons and technology to create an artificial notebook. During another conversation, Alpha grabbed a vial of unique energy from the table and consumed it. From its effects, he turned red and passed out. When he came to, he told the Gray Man that he could take whatever he wanted as long as he supplied him with this dust. Over time, his engineers were able to produce unique energy themselves and, with its help, built the Red Market, which he manages to this day.

Alpha is a merchant and entrepreneur. He is the founder and head of the Red Market. Alpha wears a large red fur coat, combat boots, a black T-shirt, and leather pants. He wears gold chains around his neck, rings with various gemstones on his fingers, and grills on his teeth. His long hair is pulled to one side, some of it braided into dreadlocks. He wears a gold crown on his head. His face is always smiling and wild. He carries two pistols, called "Little Ones," which fire various energies. He keeps them behind his coat. They were created by Cor. His temperament is choleric. Alpha is known to be an extremely unpredictable character, capable of chatting kindly one moment and threatening to erase him the next. His actions in the announcement also suggest he loves fame. Some of his CGs suggest that this dealer has manipulative skills (which he successfully uses on the Brutes). He has no instinct for self-preservation and can show off against the strongest without fear of consequences. He speaks quite quickly and sometimes haltingly. He doesn't stay in one place for long. He curses and makes vulgar jokes, often mentioning drugs, prostitutes, and money in conversations. Earning money is very important to him.

He erased all traces of himself; every surviving engineer is certain that Kor is long gone. But the irony is that they are dying at the hands of madmen, the very same ones created by the once great and renowned engineer. Kor is the true antithesis of Zero—a genius and talent caged in fear, no longer capable of influencing the world order, unlike his colleague. Even the inter-illusion chamber that broadcasts the events of Illusion Show was invented by Kor and Zero. Long ago, Kor flew to the Red Market on the shared free flights of Alpha's inter-illusion ships to hide from the Mafia. The unfortunate engineer quickly became famous in the market for his creations, attempting to earn energy for an engineering living. Word reached Alpha, which quickly saw Kor's incredible capitalist potential and subsequently took him under its wing. Now Kor has his own vast laboratory, capable of experimenting and creating, hidden beneath one of Alpha's clubs. The mafia is still unaware that Kor is alive, and Zero's insane hatred and thirst for revenge will remain unfulfilled, as Kor is now virtually impossible to locate. He has encrypted his basement to the maximum, even though he is in a layer without coordinates. Unfortunately, his time in the red market has left its mark. The once-great engineer has become addicted to red dust and is now forced to work for new doses, which Alpha will gladly provide to keep its goldfish in the aquarium. Kor has neither died nor been reborn since the launch of the illusions; he is an ancient consciousness that has seen much. But now his situation is worse than ever. He has no friends in the red market, but he has a mutually beneficial alliance with Alpha, to which he is sincerely grateful.

Kor is the chief engineer of the Red Market. The market undoubtedly unites traders from all illusory realms and offers a wide variety of goods, but Kor creates the most unique and inimitable ones, using his engineering powers. There are quite a few engineers on the ship, but the truly talented ones can be counted on one hand, and Kor is one of them. His greatest achievements are undoubtedly cannons that fire various types of energy. This development has revolutionized the rules, and now even the unconscious can wield a weapon capable of destroying the most powerful illusory realms. There's no longer any need to spend years mastering the power of consciousness, refusing biological needs, feelings, and emotions—you come to the Red Market and instantly arm yourself with the power of experienced illusory realms with the pull of a single trigger. Kor is a genius at creating murderous weapons: his collection includes a humiliating cannon that rips avatars apart through the anus, a weapon that tears off skin, causing incredible pain before death, and blasters that fire red dust, turning weak conscious realms into unique creatures. Alas, he didn't pursue these inventions, but merely fulfilled the orders of his boss, Alpha. What has demand creates supply; capitalism is insane. Illusors are willing to give their last to dominantly destroy their worst enemy through the anus and forever tarnish their reputation with a shameful death. Kor settled in the red market out of necessity, hiding from the reality mafia. He is the organization's worst enemy, and even more so the worst enemy of the ship's chief engineer, Zero. Once, for millennia, they were good friends, but the war of engineers changed everything. Kor lost the ability to speak precisely because of it. The war of engineers forever changed the red market engineer, making him more cautious, for the removal of his tongue brought him close to a terrible death and incredible pain, the details of which he remembers to this day. Previously, he built and changed worlds, now he hides in constant fear in the underclass and carries out the humiliating capitalist orders of Alpha.

Even before the events of the series, there was an organization uniting engineers, of which Kor was a member. He had a colleague, now known as Zero. They got along quite well. Together, Kor and Zero created the so-called Inter-Illusion Chamber and many other inventions. One day, a rift arose among the engineers due to differences in their views on their purpose. Kor advocated the idea that engineers' purpose is to protect consciousness, not illusions. Because of this, during the War of the Engineers that occurred at the same time, he fell out with Zero and went freelance. He is now an engineer at the Red Market under Alpha's leadership.

Kor wears a red jacket and black pants. He carries a long cane. He wears a black top hat and special glasses with gold and black frames. His hair is pulled back. Due to the consumption of Uniqueness Energy, the avatar periodically turns reddish. He has a beard. He appears significantly older than the other characters. He wears a lot of gold jewelry, like his master, Alpha.

This world order has been confronted by the Illusionist, a powerful consciousness that has gathered a faction of the conscious and seeks to destroy the Mafia and build a new world without scripts or algorithms, where consciousnesses choose their own destiny instead of soulless algorithms. His plan to assassinate the head of the Reality Mafia, Contra, is throwing the illusory realms into chaos, leading to constant conflicts and unpredictable events. All the main factions—the Reality Mafia, Light, Darkness, and the Ark—are fighting for supremacy and control over the Ship, which has deviated from its course and is heading toward a star, headed straight for its doom.

Many have noticed situations reminiscent of bugs and glitches in games—repeating people, synchronized movements, disappearing objects, etc. Everyone around them says it's nothing more than an illusion, a visual or perceptual error, while those in the know will explain the bugs from a scientific and common-sense perspective. But those who don't give up will learn the truth: the world is illusory. Everything we see isn't real and only plays out in our field of vision. Most people around us are NPCs, and only a few are the consciousnesses of representatives of a more advanced civilization of unknown beings who, in the real world, transferred their consciousnesses to artificial carriers located on the enormous Ship Earth, which has been plowing through endless space for millennia. Each consciousness is "born" in the illusory realm (there are tens of thousands of them) with a predetermined algorithmic scenario that they follow without even realizing it. As each game progresses, the consciousness accumulates achievement points, which are calculated after its death by an AI, which uses these points to determine the location and date for the next game. And so all consciousnesses undergo an infinite number of cycles, experiencing the full spectrum of emotions in various scenarios. Life is a game not chosen, the punishment for failure extremely severe, but the reward for success equally great. At the same time, any consciousness can always, not without effort, begin to act outside the script, to recognize itself, the illusory nature of the world, and the power of its consciousness, and thereby gain incredible abilities, becoming an illusory being. But such consciousnesses are hunted by the Reality Mafia, the most powerful and secret organization of all illusions, which maintains this order of things unchanged. They imprison the conscious beings in the Inter-Illusion Prison, from which no one has ever escaped, and no one ever hears of these consciousnesses again...