Damn, "Death & Beyond." Hadn't thought of that story in years. The original, type-written version, is hidden somewhere in my parents' place, half a world away. In my PC I just have the version you saw on FF.net (translated and partially modified), the character notes and the list of Prima Incantati.
The problem I had with the "Digimon" version was that it was getting too...outlandish. While magic was the core of the original, too, it was not nearly as flashy an over-the-top as what I was making for this "all audiences" version. I felt the story was losing the mystery and creepiness I liked about the original.
I didn't mind losing the gore. I really don't know what was in my mind when I wrote some of the deaths in the original.
Thinking back, maybe Divi-Dead did inspire "Death & Beyond." It was the very first eroge I played, at a very young age. It's still one of my favorites, and Haruka was probably my first 2D crush...
...my parents never really supervised what I did in front of my computer. That's good for me, but I cannot help but feel a bit disappointed now.
Anyway.
? admit, I've thought about rewriting it. Not just translating, editing and adding little things, but actually rewriting it. It's been over a decade, so I would like to think I could do a better job now. Besides, I never really finished the Last Period in the original. I got over my depression, so I stopped typing and just scribbled the outline of the end in one of my notebooks. Unlike GOSPEL, which is really a monster of a tale, D&B would actually be manageable. I'll keep it in mind.
Heck, I've even considered writing "True Magic" again (my Yu-Gi-Oh! fanfic).
Right now, I'm really happy with Genkyouien. Which is weird, because even I can admit it's not a great story. But it's a happy story, and I guess that's what I want to write right now. Besides, like all my stories, it's inevitably becoming larger than itself. It will never be as dark as D&B or as...encompassing as GOSPEL, but I am confident it will be pretty epic.
Finally, if you don't mind, I will use this topic to spoil GOSPEL. It is not the conclusion it deserves, but it at least deserves one. It would be sad if the story I came up with dies with my neurons. I have pages and pages of notes, so I can assure you it won't be a half-hearted thing (I even started a wiki, remember?). I can present here the whole timeline of events in the GOSPEL universe, from the very beginning of the Universe (I'm talking Big-Bang here) to the end of Book 7, and maybe even further. Of course, I can answer any and all questions and present all the info about the characters and the setting. We can even talk about D&B if you wish.
P.S. ranmatoushin, send me a PM with your e-mail address and I can send you the "True Stories" I wrote. I'm in a good mood today, I guess.