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"Waking Up as the Legendary Builder: Crafting Hope in Alefgard"

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You sit comfortably on your couch, engrossed in your latest book, shedding the day's worries. However, as you turn the next page, a gnawing, tingly feeling worms its way across your skin. You brush it off, assuming it's just a bout of pins and needles. But the sensation intensifies, giving way to a curious dizziness. The world around you begins to warp and shift, the reality of your living room fading into a vibrant, pixelated landscape reminiscent of classic video games.

“W-what’s happening?” you barely manage to stammer, your voice trembling as the surroundings blur and distort. The tingling becomes a prickling burn, starting in your fingers and toes and spreading inward until it reaches your core.

Panic sets in when the changes move to your body. If you were a female, you feel your feminine curves evaporate like mist on a sunny day; your chest flattens, hips narrow, and an odd tugging in your groin replaces familiar features with alien ones: a penis and testicles that send a cold sweat down your brow. You feel your throat tighten and a deeper, more masculine voice emerges as you shout, trying to make sense of what’s happening to you.

Your height diminishes. Your limbs shrink, becoming stubby and exaggeratedly small, your torso no longer aligns with your mental image of yourself. When you catch a glimpse of your reflection in the mirror that’s hanging on the wall - reduced in stature with an oversized head and minimal details, looking exactly like one of the chibi characters from those games you used to play.

As the physical changes subside, a heaviness envelops your mind. Your thoughts fog like dampened parchment. “Remember... you have to remember...” you urge yourself through the mental fog. But the weight persists, and you struggle to focus. A dizziness stretches to every corner of your mind, pulling and twisting familiar memories until they slip through your fingers like sand.

“Please, no... I have to...” your voice, already lost to the transformation, falters. You feel your thoughts being tugged away—names, faces, places—each memory erasing itself until they’re out of your grasp.

Without any choice, you seize your head in your hands and wrestle against the swirling chaos. “I am... I was... who am I?” But the desperate mantra fades as new, alien memories flood your mind, carving out your former self entirely.

Then, there’s clarity. You snap to attention, standing in a worn, earthen grave. The transformation complete, the confusion clears, and you—no, the Builder—are reborn with an expansive purpose. You don your blue tunic, red scarf, and blue Phrygian cap adorned with large goggles. Your trusty mallet feels comfortably familiar in your grip.

“Can you hear my voice, Builder?” An ancient yet gentle voice resonates within you. It is Rubiss, speaking with authority yet immense compassion.

You acknowledge the call silently, curiosity piqued by the Goddess’ solemnity.

“The world lies in ruins,” Rubiss explains, her tone laced with sorrow and determination. “Only you, the Legendary Builder, can rejuvenate Alefgard. The Dragonlord’s curse has stifled humanity’s creativity, stripping them of the power to forge and dream anew. You alone wield the ability to craft from raw materials and restore hope.”

As Rubiss’ words sink in, knowledge of crafting surges through your consciousness. You understand the task at hand perfectly, even if part of you wishes for a simpler destiny.

You grumble softly in response, the prospect of rebuilding such a vast world daunting. But the idea of getting your hands on the raw materials, combining them into structures, shelters brimming with warmth and light, ignites a spark within you.

The Goddess' reaction is immediate. “Builder, this isn’t about fulfilling your whims! Alefgard needs you!” She seems exasperated but perhaps somewhat amused by your reluctant enthusiasm.

With strides filled with newfound determination, you set out, your purpose clear. Rubiss' closing words echo in your mind—“You are not a Hero. Your duty lies in rebuilding, giving the people of Alefgard the safety they have lost.”

As soil sifts through your fingers and the firm wood meets your hammer, you feel a sense of belonging that's deeper than any memory you might have grasped before. Each creation is a step toward mending the world, building not just shelters but hope itself.

You are the Legendary Builder, and Alefgard’s future is in your hands.

This story was generated by user LanHikari with assistance by one of OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model; prompts used to help generate the story are shown below.

Images were generated with OpenAI's AI system, DALL·E 2, or uploaded by the user.

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Prompt: Write a POV transformation story of a human reader turning into male Builder (who is also a human, albeit magically reanimated unlike the reader himself/herself) from the 2016 video game "Dragon Quest Builders", complete with gender change (if the reader is a female before the transformation; in case the reader is female, her breasts flatten to leave her flat-chested, while her feminine curves vanished to give way to a male body, as an Adam's apple forms in her throat to give her a masculine voice, and her female genitals (vagina, ovaries, and uterus) invert itself into male genitals (testicles and penis); however, the reader could be a male before the transformation, so gender change is optional and only if the reader is female), height regression (making him/her shorter due to his/her chibification, making his/her body small with stubby limbs, an oversized head, and minimal detail), age change, voice change (the voice change also causes the reader to lose the ability to speak and becoming silent (aside from yelps, grunts, battle cries, and so forth)), reality change (the reader's real world becoming the world of "Dragon Quest Builders"), and mind/mental change (with all of the reader's personality and memories being completely replaced with Builder's personality and memories, making him/her dizzy with a fuzzy mind (the dizziness and the mind's fuzziness clears up when his/her memories are fully replaced), despite his/her best efforts on fighting them off (he doesn't want to forget his previous self but then completely forgets all about his previous self against his will), making him unable to remember his previous self, so he remembers (or rather knows) that he has always been Builder (which is his true/real self), completely oblivious/unaware of his previous self (which wasn't real to begin with)). The transformation is permanent (meaning it is forever) and is completely irreversible. For male Builer's appearance (after the reader turned into him), he is a young man (without any facial hair) who has light sandy-brown spiky hair (which is short and spiky), while his skin is fair in color, and his eyes' irises are blue in color. He is a very distant descendant of Erdrick and the last person left in Alefgard who has the power to create new things (as such he is titled as the Legendary Builder and he is tasked with rebuilding the ruined world around him). He wears a blue tunic with a red scarf, black undershirt, white pants and brown leather gloves and brown leather boots as well as a brown belt adorned with a sleeping roll and water skin (representing Wayfarer's clothes). He also wears a blue Phrygian cap with large brown goggles (with yellow rims) on top. He is shown equipped with a Hammerhood's giant mallet. On his hands, Geo wears red fingerless gloves with yellow squares on their backs, which widen into red-and-gold discs around his wrists. Here is male Builder's personality; The Builder is curt and informal when addressing their fellow citizens, and even when communing with Rubiss herself. One such instance of this is upon first meeting Myrlund, the Builder opts to address him as "Gramps". The Builder have a noticeably carefree attitude, often telling others not to worry about their concerns and also is initially disinterested in the larger plight of Alefgard, professing that they would rather build for building sake than doing it so for the good of mankind and their fight aganist the monsters. Over the course of his task however, the Builder's attitude changes, forming deep bonds of friendship with the people he met and assisted. In the end, when asked to leave them under the looming threat of the Dragonlord despite having at disposition all the tools necessary to confront him, the Builder couldn't bring themself to do so, and choosed to challenge the tyrant, even if it meant losing Rubiss protection and critically shortening their own lifespan. Even after proving their identity as the Legendary Builder and earning their respect, the Builder hopelessly appears inattentive and dim-witted to the citizens of Alefgard, who often remark on their vacant stare or overestimation of their own skills. This character follows the Dragon Quest series tradition of being silent, though character's voice actor is employed for yelps, grunts, battle cries, and so forth when taking damage or fighting monsters. Furthermore, a sassy personality is strongly implied for both as the protagonist will talk back to several characters over the course of the adventure, even the Goddess Herself. No dialogue is displayed when this happens, and the implication is carried through by the reactions of the other conversation participants. Here are the male Builder's abilities; The Builder is the only person alive who is able to combine, rearrange and construct objects from materials and the only one who can reduce said objects back to their components by destroying them. This being said, the Builder is not totally immune to the hex--he will be stripped of all knowledge gained during a chapter when beginning a new one, and must relearn every recipe again. Due to the focus of "Dragon Quest Builders" (the game which the Builder is part of) being more sandbox-orientated than previous Dragon Quest game titles, the Builder has far fewer stats than the typical protagonist. Only HP, attack, and defence are shown in-game, with the former improving through leveling up the quality of a given chapter's town and through Seeds of life, with the latter two being completely dependent on weapons and armour. Here is the male Builder's origins/history; The Builder's history prior to the events of the game are never fully explained, only that he died sometime ago by an unknown cause and was brought back to life by Rubiss for the express task of rebuilding Alefguard. The reasons for Rubiss's choice to revive him in particular is due to the fact that the Builder, like the the fallen Hero, is also a descendant of Erdrick--something she does not reveal to him until he has completed his task. However, unlike his ancestor, he was not blessed with strength but with the power of creation, an art lost in this series' timeline. The story is that the reader is minding his/her own business, but is then interrupted by a weird tingly feeling as his/her world suddenly starts warping into the world of Dragon Quest Builders, and his/her body starts to change against his will. After the physical transformation ends, his (the reader is now totally a male if he was a female before) mind starts clouding up (making him dizzy) and he starts forgetting all about his previous self (also against his will), making him hold his head in fear and tells/screams himself to remember, but then he loses his ability to speak (other than yelps, grunts, battle cries, and so forth) and he is losing all memories and personality of his previous self as he suffers from amnesia, making it completely impossible to remember his previous self or life and leaving him as an unnamed Builder. The Builder awakens in Alefgard at the words of Rubiss asking if the Builder can hear Her voice. She explains the fate that has befallen Her world, and that the Builder is the only person alive with the ability to forge items from raw materials, as all others have fallen prey to the curse of the Dragonlord that has clouded creative clarity the world over. The Builder begins the tutorial of the game entombed in an unmarked grave, where in Rubiss explains the process of crafting tools and what will be required of the Builder to save the remaining lives left in Alefguard (while being interrupted frequently). The Goddess ends the tutorial by stating that he is not a Hero, and thus the Builder's responsibility lies strictly with rebuilding the towns of Alefguard and giving safe haven to the people. The Goddess is then flabbergasted to hear Her chosen one "doesn't get it" and "just wants to build things" (but the Builder may in fact rebuild the towns of Alefguard and giving safe haven to the people, which depends on the Builder himself). There should also be quotes from the characters in this story so we know what they're saying and what they're thinking. Also, it is a POV reader story, so it should not be in an author's point of view (my, I, mine, etc), and it should be from the point of view of the reader (you, your, etc).

Response: You sit comfortably on your couch, engrossed in your latest book, shedding the day's worries. However, as you turn the next page, a gnawing, tingly feeling worms its way across your skin. You brush it off, assuming it's just a bout of pins and needles. But the sensation intensifies, giving way to a curious dizziness. The world around you begins to warp and shift, the reality of your living room fading into a vibrant, pixelated landscape reminiscent of classic video games. “W-what’s happening?” you barely manage to stammer, your voice trembling as the surroundings blur and distort. The tingling becomes a prickling burn, starting in your fingers and toes and spreading inward until it reaches your core. Panic sets in when the changes move to your body. If you were a female, you feel your feminine curves evaporate like mist on a sunny day; your chest flattens, hips narrow, and an odd tugging in your groin replaces familiar features with alien ones: a penis and testicles that send a cold sweat down your brow. You feel your throat tighten and a deeper, more masculine voice emerges as you shout, trying to make sense of what’s happening to you. Your height diminishes. Your limbs shrink, becoming stubby and exaggeratedly small, your torso no longer aligns with your mental image of yourself. When you catch a glimpse of your reflection in the mirror that’s hanging on the wall - reduced in stature with an oversized head and minimal details, looking exactly like one of the chibi characters from those games you used to play. As the physical changes subside, a heaviness envelops your mind. Your thoughts fog like dampened parchment. “Remember... you have to remember...” you urge yourself through the mental fog. But the weight persists, and you struggle to focus. A dizziness stretches to every corner of your mind, pulling and twisting familiar memories until they slip through your fingers like sand. “Please, no... I have to...” your voice, already lost to the transformation, falters. You feel your thoughts being tugged away—names, faces, places—each memory erasing itself until they’re out of your grasp. Without any choice, you seize your head in your hands and wrestle against the swirling chaos. “I am... I was... who am I?” But the desperate mantra fades as new, alien memories flood your mind, carving out your former self entirely. Then, there’s clarity. You snap to attention, standing in a worn, earthen grave. The transformation complete, the confusion clears, and you—no, the Builder—are reborn with an expansive purpose. You don your blue tunic, red scarf, and blue Phrygian cap adorned with large goggles. Your trusty mallet feels comfortably familiar in your grip. “Can you hear my voice, Builder?” An ancient yet gentle voice resonates within you. It is Rubiss, speaking with authority yet immense compassion. You acknowledge the call silently, curiosity piqued by the Goddess’ solemnity. “The world lies in ruins,” Rubiss explains, her tone laced with sorrow and determination. “Only you, the Legendary Builder, can rejuvenate Alefgard. The Dragonlord’s curse has stifled humanity’s creativity, stripping them of the power to forge and dream anew. You alone wield the ability to craft from raw materials and restore hope.” As Rubiss’ words sink in, knowledge of crafting surges through your consciousness. You understand the task at hand perfectly, even if part of you wishes for a simpler destiny. You grumble softly in response, the prospect of rebuilding such a vast world daunting. But the idea of getting your hands on the raw materials, combining them into structures, shelters brimming with warmth and light, ignites a spark within you. The Goddess' reaction is immediate. “Builder, this isn’t about fulfilling your whims! Alefgard needs you!” She seems exasperated but perhaps somewhat amused by your reluctant enthusiasm. With strides filled with newfound determination, you set out, your purpose clear. Rubiss' closing words echo in your mind—“You are not a Hero. Your duty lies in rebuilding, giving the people of Alefgard the safety they have lost.” As soil sifts through your fingers and the firm wood meets your hammer, you feel a sense of belonging that's deeper than any memory you might have grasped before. Each creation is a step toward mending the world, building not just shelters but hope itself. You are the Legendary Builder, and Alefgard’s future is in your hands.

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