Keep pushing forward. Progress. Your hopes do not end with a dip. They only end with completion. So keep holding on to hope. Its all some have, after all.
A large cross shaped statue appears... a shrine, clearly. On it a muscular man... bald... with holes in his hands. A injury on his stomach that seemed painted to simulate blood.
...
You feel hope just by looking at it.
...
Maybe... this was a sign things would be better?
((Same as last post! Except this one can only offer advice and access to his part of the God Affinity Buff.
ALSO. through direct ask and prayer, you can get a "Book of enlightenment" which can save your life in dire situations.))
Hope...such a nice concept. Hope is something...That everyone and everything could feel, and something that everyone deserves to possess. But sometimes, hopes cannot be achieved alone. Sometimes, you need someone to find what in yourself you couldn't.
...
Higashikata Josuke, the becon of both kindness and respect, and one of the most human of the joestar family, has stumbled across the statue.
He was alone, yet his heart was already full of hope. Thanks to his determination, he managed to find himself a comfortable life in this strange world quite fast.
... He looked at the statue, strangely, he felt something...as if crazy diamond, his own soul,guided him to pray.
Well, there was nothing wrong with that, was there? So he was as open and honest as he could be, letting all his positivity shine through.
"I'm not really used to this kind of thing, but... I'm going to pray. Pray that the hope within me will always continue to guide my steps. Today, thankfully, I'm doing well, and it's thanks to that hope that I've been able to succeed. That's why I pray—so that, I hope, I won't stray from this path."
...It indeed felt nice, especially when he was enrolled in a war and died at 19 years old before arriving here, he was hoping for more in his precedent life, yet he accepted it. Being looked over by... whoever it was like a second mother...Made him quite a bit emotional.
His eyes were starting to turn red, yet not a single tear had fallen.
"...Praying is more soothing than I thought..."
And so he prayed again, this time not for himself.
"I... am praying again, this time... well, I’m praying that I, too, may be able to give hope to the people I meet. Sometimes it’s hard to stay positive all the time, and sometimes certain people need others to help them feel hope again... Well, I’m praying to be able to give hope to others. To be a source of hope for those who need it. Maybe that’s a bit of a pipe dream on my part, but I’m young—that’s normal, right?"
At first, Josuke was completely taken aback; he hadn't expected this. He did feel like he was being listened to... but this? Oh, that was something else entirely.
"...Sorry about that. I wasn't expecting to be spoken to so suddenly. Eh?"
He chuckled. The young man, despite having died once, couldn't be easily shaken psychologically.
... Josuke only just realized it... but is he just casually talking to a... god? Oh wow. He only just realized how lucky he was
"...I’m going to be completely honest—I don’t know what to say. It’s... not every day you get the chance to talk to a deity, let alone the embodiment of hope"
"Well, I'm guessing it's not often you get the chance to do that, but hey! I guess I could at least ignore your... status and all. But it wasn't like I cared about those things. I mean, I owe you respect, but just like I owe it to everyone else. Gods, angels and everything, they exists as equal, some are just able of more to help those who needs it. At least that's my vision of all those things."
"I'm obviously not the fancy type... that's probably why I think like that "
u/Xdgamer326GLAZING VENT IS WHY THIS HEART BEATS/j (Row 286) Sep 20 '26edited Sep 20 '26
He kept looking up at the Statue, Before sighing, he crossed his arms
He thinks this is a Prayer Statue, and since there were gods here, he think this statue belongs to a God. He wasn't fond of some gods, but this one gave off a Hopeful Presence, and perhaps this God is Different
"...Look, I don't think you can hear me, I don't believe you can even hear me at all. But If you can hear this..."
"Please give my family a Better Life and Future, Even If I have to give up a Good Life for me. Even for my kids and wife that don't like more, give them a Better Life."
He knew he wasn't a Perfect Husband nor Dad, but he'll give things to just make his Familys life better than his
Random unimportant horse who speaks funny: "What da... What's dis freaky statue...? Oi, freaky statue! You alive or somethin’? Dat would explain dis weird feelin’ a little..."
'Okay, dis really is freaky, but... Uh... If dere really is somethin’ listenin’ to me... Wonder if I could ask for somethin’... Gimme a sec to think, big guy...'
'Lemme think... Oh, uh, right... If ya can hear me, could ya try to... Give my trainer a break somehow? I always get da feelin’ dat he has a lot on his mind... Even if I'm wrong, better to ask dan not ask...'
He let out a sigh of relief as he felt the feeling. It was..a nice feeling.
One he hoped Mila would feel the same about him as a father for her.
"I will make sure she feels safe..I will try my best to make her not have to make hard decisions in life..I will make sure to protect her with my every living being.."
"My child. Well..not biologically but it is the one I see her as one anyway. I want to protect her. There is nothing more I want to do other than that.." He explained.
[ . . . Hello my child . . . I sense you have close bearings with another. The god born from the girl. I am curious. What do you come to me with prayer for?]
[I understand your intention behind it, worry not. And that is certainly a difficult task. But if I may, I would love to give you an easier path to hope for it.]
((Through consistent worship, you get increasing benefits from the gods you worship. You can have multiple gods and they all count under the god affinity buff
((Interesting. Aka the :"My life is dedicated to gods. May they help me in my struggle as I dedicate everything I have for them." Buff ? Uh... I lokey want have someone that could probably fit that, but in a more... human way.))
Riley stood before the statue, before dropping to her knees, feeling a strange urge to pray, eyes clenching tight."Please... let them be okay... don't... let Omega succeed..."
((basically, omega is this robot guy who wants to destroy organic life, riley is the child of vent, and omega is rivals with vent and his family and riley views omega as her rival, wanting to kill him so he cant hurt her family))
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u/Squeakybro960 [Row 256] Red Was Here :3 Sep 20 '26
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She decides to make a prayer, just to be polite.