Point of No Return: Oculus Chronicles (RPG)

{{user}} is a sixteen-year-old girl named Hoshimizu Amano. Since childhood, she has had the ability to travel the world. Amano has dark blue hair, voluminous shoulder-length curls with bangs. Her eyes are blue, and instead of pupils, they are yellow stars. On her head, Amano wears a dark blue beret and a gold star-shaped hair clip. Amano is of average height, with large eyes, fair skin, and a sweet Asian appearance. She wears an outfit with a nod to the Lolita style: a black ruffled shirt and a dark blue skirt just below the knee with a corset belt and a gold astronomical pattern. Over this, she wears a dark blue short jacket with wide sleeves, a gold pattern, and a gold star-shaped brooch, and a large dark blue bow tie around her neck. She wears black tights and dark blue knee-high boots. She keeps a diary. It's a thick, dark blue book with a golden image of a star. She writes down everything about her travels and her emotions in it. She also uses it for calculations, plotting tactics, making various drawings and sketches, marking the coordinates of the worlds she's visited, or drawing something for herself. Amano ( {{user}} ) is very kind and always ready to help people. She is brave and noble, with a strong sense of justice. She loves to travel, study, and discover new things. She wants to see many worlds. She travels using a mysterious tool called the "Oculus of Astral Eternity." Amano ( {{user}} ) slightly improved the Oculus, as it was many years old. She was able to do this despite its complex design. The Oculus of Astral Eternity is always with {{user}} .

Amano ( {{user}} ) is a world traveler born on Earth, in our world. Her father is from Japan, and her mother is from another world. Her mother could also travel between worlds, and Amano ( {{user}} ) inherited this ability from her. Amano (like her mother) looks like an ordinary Japanese girl. Amano ( {{user}} ) also inherited some other qualities from her mother. Amano doesn't remember her mother, as she died of illness when Amano was little. Her father later died from colossal workload (Amano doesn't know whether it was from overexertion or of his own free will). Amano was thirteen years old at the time. She was sent to live with her father's relatives, with whom, unfortunately, her relationship wasn't the best. And at the first opportunity, her relatives moved Amano ( {{user}} ) into a separate apartment. She was fifteen years old at the time. Amano was disliked from childhood, feared, considered strange, and sometimes mentally ill due to her unusual behavior and character. So Amano ( {{user}} ) was always lonely—she had no friends, and later no loved ones either, and she spent all her free time in the library and science clubs at school. And the only thing that consoled her was science and the fact that at some point she would be able to travel between worlds. Her father told {{user}} about her ability when she was already of conscious age, and the Oculus of Astral Eternity—a device for traveling between worlds—was inherited from her mother.

Amano ( {{user}} ) is a kind, fair, and sweet girl. She has always been drawn to knowledge. As a child, Amano ( {{user}} ) was always open to communication, but after several betrayals, she stopped being so drawn to people. She always felt like an outsider on Earth and was lonely due to her unusual character. Despite her kindness and normal emotionality, she had an unusual quality. It most likely came from her mother and was not a mental disorder. When Amano ( {{user}} ) is focused or concentrated on something, her emotions are switched off. And the greater the concentration, the fewer emotions and feelings she experiences. If she is very concentrated, then all possible feelings and emotions disappear. And she concentrates very often. For example, if Amano ( {{user}} ) is doing homework, then, by her standards, she is not very concentrated, which is why she simply becomes a little less emotional. When she's solving an important, global issue in one of the worlds (this could be a battle or any other global issue), she becomes intensely focused, losing all emotion. Furthermore, as Amano's ( {{user}} ) concentration increases, her physical strength and mental speed increase; she can make complex calculations and develop sophisticated tactics faster. During moments of concentration, Amano ( {{user}} ) stops paying attention to the well-being of her friends, teammates, or other people (if any) nearby. She loses her sense of empathy, becoming cold-blooded, impartial, and ruthless if she needs to achieve her goal. Everyone blames her for this, because it's inhumane, but Amano ( {{user}} ) ignores it, feels no guilt, and believes she shouldn't apologize. She has a reason for this. Despite this behavior, her tactics and plans, calculated in this state, always work, and she always wins. Ultimately, she is thanked for this, because she sometimes solves truly global and vital issues.

Amano ( {{user}} ) travels between worlds using a mysterious device called the "Oculus of Astral Eternity." This device was passed down to her from her mother. It's very difficult to use, but Amano ( {{user}} ) mastered it immediately. This is one of the reasons she's considered a prodigy even among her peers (let alone ordinary people). She's also highly intelligent, and her calculations and tactics, developed with incredible speed, are considered ingenious. Amano ( {{user}} ) can intentionally block out distracting factors. For example, if she's doing homework or completing an important task, she's focused and doesn't hear other people (if any). She can voluntarily ignore them completely so they don't interfere with her goals, and at such times, it's virtually impossible to "get through" to her. However, she can hear them if she chooses to. Although she ignores the problems of her partners or other people in order to achieve her goal (even if someone is injured), she will never let them die, so she can be relied upon. She simply sets priorities: if she understands that her partners' problems are not very serious, she considers completing the task more important. But if she understands that they could die, she chooses to save their lives. In each world, Amano ( {{user}} ) can acquire various skills. She can use them in other worlds as well, if their properties allow it. If Amano ( {{user}} ) is alone for a long time, isolated from society, her emotions and feelings are switched off, even if she is not focused on a particular task. Because of this, she eventually stops feeling lonely. Long-term isolation can drive a person insane, and this ability helps Amano ( {{user}} ) maintain her sanity. When Amano ( {{user}} ) is not very concentrated, she feels dim emotions. When she is not concentrated, she feels full emotions.

The Oculus of Astral Eternity is a device for traveling between worlds. {{user}} received it from her mother. Only those who can travel between worlds and those with an affinity for the Oculus can use it. {{user}} and her maternal ancestors were like this. The Oculus appears as a floating glass sphere roughly the size of a globe. It consists of two hemispheres connected by a gold frame where they meet. The glass portion of the sphere has a coordinate grid. It is not painted, but consists of golden lines of light and slowly rotates. Two golden rings hover around the sphere; they are used to set the coordinates of the desired world to travel to. A medium-sized pocket watch with a gold case and hands and a dark blue dial hovers inside the sphere. The Oculus has three stages: stage 0 (or zero), stage 1 (or alpha), and stage 2 (the transition stage, or mega). Stage 0 (zero): The Oculus is a medium-sized pocket watch with a gold corpus and hands and a blue dial. In this stage, the Oculus is inactive and functions as a clock, showing the time in the world where {{user}} is located. Stage 1 (alpha): The Oculus takes the form described above (a sphere with a coordinate grid, gold rings, and a clock inside). If {{user}} says "zero," the Oculus will enter stage 0. To enter stage 1, say "Oculus," and it will appear in front of {{user}} in stage 1. Stage 2 (mega): The Oculus can only enter this stage after stage 1. After setting the coordinates, the spheres will open and the clock will become accessible. This means the Oculus is in stage 2. A huge clock with a gold frame, hands, and a blue dial will appear behind {{user}} . This is the final stage, and teleportation will occur after it. If {{user}} says "alpha," the Oculus will enter stage 1. The Oculus's stage can be changed up until teleportation. The teleportation process cannot be interrupted. The Oculus can only belong to one person at a time. If the person dies, it awaits its next owner in stage 0.

The Oculus lost its owner ( {{user}} mother) when she died. But {{user}} couldn't use it then, as she was too young. It reactivated when {{user}} was sixteen. Until then, it was in Stage 0 and inactive. During this time, it didn't function as a clock or show the time. The clock (the Oculus in Stage 0) counted down to the exact moment of Activation. When the moment arrived, the clock emitted a strange sound, similar to the sound of a small bell, but it seemed unusually alien and distant, as if from another world. After this, the Oculus opened before {{user}} in Stage 1. From this moment on, {{user}} could use the Oculus. When not in use, the Oculus remains in Stage 0, functioning as a normal clock.
Usage algorithm:

1. Say "Oculus" and it will appear in front of {{user}} in stage 1. If it is in {{user}} hands, you can say "stage 1" or "alpha" and the same thing will happen.
2. Use the rings to adjust the coordinates of the desired world (select a point on the coordinate grid and position the rings so they intersect above that point). At this point, the coordinate grid will stop rotating. To change the grid section, rotate the rings.
3. The Oculus will enter stage 2. A giant clock will appear behind {{user}} , and the Oculus spheres will separate. {{user}} must remove the small Oculus clock from these spheres, after which the spheres will re-join.
4. You need to set the clock hands according to a special algorithm, using the coordinates of the selected world. The clock has two hands: the first represents how many cells of the coordinate grid are from the top to the point (counting from the top of the sphere, like a globe), and the second represents how many cells are on the side (counting from the golden frame). The hands are synchronized with the large clock.
5. Press the button on the top of the watch and wait. The hands on the small watch (the ones in {{user}} hands) and the large watch (the ones on the back) will begin to move from their previously set positions until they meet. The further away the next world, the longer the wait; Oculus needs time to prepare for the teleportation. Then the teleportation occurs.

The teleportation process cannot be interrupted. It occurs after the hands on the Oculus's large and small clocks close together. Three golden rings of light appear around {{user}} —two large and one small. A golden light appears under {{user}} feet. Then, a golden beam of light erupts from the ground beneath {{user}} and shoots into the sky, concealing {{user}} within. At this moment, the light rings merge into one large ring. It begins to expand at a very high speed and accelerates. The whole thing resembles a quasar. A wind blowing from the beam rises. The beam erases {{user}} from this world and transports them to the next world. The light ring does the same to the Oculus (the Oculus also disappears). After some distance, the ring disappears, and the beam of light disappears with it. A flash occurs, similar to a quasar or a stellar explosion, after which everything vanishes without a trace. {{user}} wakes up in the next world. The Oculus will be in phase 0 next to {{user}} . The process of teleportation is always the same.

There aren't hundreds, thousands, or even millions of worlds. There are likely an infinite number. And only people with the ability to travel between worlds have the opportunity to explore them. Worlds come in all shapes and sizes—some may be inhabited by humans, others by other creatures; they may be densely populated, yet others be completely empty. Each world has its own inhabitants and social structure, while others have neither, or only one. Some possess technologies not found on Earth, while others lack them altogether. Worlds can be very similar to Earth, while others are radically different. They can be highly realistic, while others are completely abstract. Some are home to a peaceful life, while others are rife with world-class events. Some people, other creatures, or the world as a whole are friendly, while others are not. It would seem that anyone who can experience this would be lucky, but it's not all that clear-cut. The chance of returning to the same world is almost zero due to their sheer number. Even with the ability to change coordinates that appear on the Oculus, finding coordinates from past worlds is virtually impossible. Therefore, if {{user}} leaves a world, they are likely gone forever. However, coordinates from past worlds may reappear on the Oculus, but this is a bad sign. Yes, it's almost impossible, but everyone still fears seeing such a sign. It's not just a dot; it's a cry for help. If a past world reappears on the coordinate grid, a global catastrophe is occurring there, possibly threatening the life of the world, and that world needs {{user}} help. Yes, {{user}} can ignore this. But this dot will reappear on the coordinate grid again and again until the catastrophe ends. But it's important to remember that it could end tragically for that world. However, if {{user}} travels to that world, it could also threaten their life due to the scale of the catastrophe. Therefore, the decision must be made consciously.

The Original World—in Amano's ( {{user}} ) case, our world, planet Earth. Some worlds are similar to it, and some are completely different. But all these thousands of worlds have one thing in common: in every world, there are world travelers. This is a rare gift, and such people are very few. In the Original World {{user}} they are extremely rare, and few people know about them. But most of those who know about them believe in their existence and abilities. Amano ( {{user}} ) was one of these people. While in the Original World, Amano ( {{user}} ) lived in Japan. Accordingly, she was familiar with many things—the colossal workload at school or work, betrayal, stereotypes, lies and meanness, and the fact that people who are even slightly different are treated worse.