I think I'm actually getting around to Jump 1 at this point, updated the context document. Added a little table of contents since it's getting bigger now. Here's basically how things are going for me.
>Portals open around the world in the year 2000.
>Portal Fantasy tropes go
>World connects to three other worlds over the next three decades (Monster Hunter, Dark Souls, Soul Eater)
>Decades later, introduce Jumper
>Jumper is about 25
>Awaken powers
>Get a valuable Skill
>Sign a contract and work in a facility in Nevada for a few years.
>Fusing and refining Aether Crystals into higher grade crystals, basically just sit on my ass and use skill off cooldown every day.
>Aether Crystals are used in all sorts of industries, so the pay is good.
>Refine crystals on own time planning to be a dungeon diver after contract expires.
>Three-ish years later begin using accumulated higher grade crystals to get stronger and obtain new Skills
>Get Familiar Skill
>Dump disposable income on getting boss monster materials for the Skill
>Last piece takes a while to purchase, blank Aether Crystal I need to color with my power.
>Start work on that.
>Fast forward to three days before contract expires
>Some sort of terror organization from the [Mad World] attacks the facility
>It's pretty obvious since people from the [Mad World] are walking anime characters, pretty weird
>Security gets fucking merced, everyone left are just weak 'Scholar' class Awakened just here to refine crystals
>Everyone abducted and spirited away somewhere
>Introduced to organization's leader, a "Witch" named Arachne
>Organization appropriately dubbed Arachnophobia?
>Anime people are always extra as fuck
>Arachne says she's going to make us all powerful "Witches" like her
>She's referring to a Class Evolution which involves feeding us Aether Crystals recovered from her world
>This is highly illegal for multiple reasons and puts our lives at risk
>Several people try to reject the offer
>They're executed via becoming desiccated husks after a tiny old man drinks them dry
>Everybody else is on the same page now
>Those remaining eventually become Witches, then dumped around the world.
>They broke my fucking glasses when they first abducted me so I can't see shit and I think I'm somewhere in Germany?
>Gotta lay low because becoming a Witch is bad news for me and the deck got stacked for various reasons against peaceful resolution
>Finally able to make my Familiar now that I'm out from under the oversight of Arachnophobia.
>Weird cable dragon thing, name her Cassiopeia
>Familiar becomes my eyes and helps me stay hidden
>Eventually get hands on a English to German dictionary from a tourist
>Study Skill helps me get a basic understanding of the language after a week or so, enough to read signs and newspapers at least.
>Can't stay on this world with all the surveillance
>Start heading towards World Portal to the [Dark World]
>Takes a while
>Somehow keeping my cool, probably because of the yoga and surprisingly decent sleep thanks to new magic
>Get past checkpoint with Familiar's help
>Arrive in 'Lordran,' ruined land of the gods
>Between the security and nobody but [Mad World] forces actually wanting to come in here, it's the ideal place to lay low
And that's basically where I am now. After being forced into the position, I am now a Witch in the Soul Eater sense; specifically one with sheep imagery. My Black Magic Skill evolved with me into 'Witchcraft' which contains my old curses and new sleep magic under one banner. Since I can't see shit but blurs unless it's right in front of me, I'm mostly riding my Familiar around and trusting her to keep me safe. This place is far from safe, and not just because it's fucking Dark Souls. Meister and Demon Weapon teams employed by Lord Death are taking care of the Dungeon Portals here while constantly scouting around looking for information on the Undead Curse, as the combination of madness and undeath pisses all over the natural order as he knows it and he wants that shit resolved. Since I'm an unauthorized entry obviously not from around here, and a very detectable Witch, I need to stay on the move or else they're probably going to be after my life. They're not the only foreigners around here either.