A universe in which there are multiple realms, and people can jump from realm to realm. After a realm ends, the inhabitants either are allowed to control their own realm, or they are condemned to a life in chaos and misery.

Fantasy

It all started with the realms. There are thousands of them. Each realm has a realm "god" or "goddess." The realm of Almia is ruled by Evangeline, a beautiful woman said to have been born from the stars themselves. Of course, she used to be a normal human being. In my universe, after a realm's guardian dies, the inhabitants are given the power to create one realm, which they can rule and govern. Of course, the unworthy would stay in their realm and live their forever, without a guardian. That usually causes chaos, and people begin to fight for the right to rule. Anyways, she is the guardian of Almia and the people who live there. She created the realm just to her liking, and so she made it possible for people to morph into creatures and change their appearance. But every action had a reaction, and no matter how much Evangeline wanted to, she couldn't make everyone equal. There came the six power classes.
1. Can morph into 1 creature (most common)
2. Can morph into a few select creatures
3. Can change appearance at will
4. Can change appearance and change into a few select animals
5. Can change into any animal or creature
6. Can change appearance and can turn into any creature

Evangeline was a good person, and she didn't want anyone to know about other classes. She split them up, so everyone could be equal, but wars broke out, and the people discovered the others. Before more bloodshed could occur, Evangeline erased everyone's memory and mixed them up. It gave everyone free roam, and there was a little less violence. Yes, every once and while higher classes would attack and enslave weaker classes, but the lower the class, the higher the numbers. An army of class one's could dominate the realm if they chose to. The realm lived in relative peace for a millennia or two, but one young man, a class 6, wanted to overthrow Evangeline. Most people thought him crazy, as no one had seen the goddess in centuries. But after fifteen years of searching, Zephyrus discovered Evangeline's whereabouts. She was living on a secluded planet, which to the people of Almia, just looked like a star. Zephyrus used his powers to turn into a bird of his own imagination. One that could stand intense pressure, lack of oxygen, and weightlessness. He flew to Evangeline's little planet and found her with a man by the name of Julian, and a young child named Willow. He attacked their home, fatally injuring Julian, and nearly killing Willow. Eventually, Evangeline used her powers to send her husband and daughter back to Almia. She faced Zephyrus alone, and with a final blast of her power, she exploded the planet she had been living on. The core of it was a star, holding a thousand galaxies and infinite power. Touching it would mean instant death, and that is exactly what Evangeline did. Her power was trapped inside of the star, overloading it. It shattered, sending shards of power into the realms. The star, Stella, broke into eight pieces, and Zephyrus caught one as it flew by him. He kept it, and he noticed as time went on, that he never got older. He fooled people by making himself look older, but his strength and power never became weak, rather it became stronger. No one on Almia became a god or goddess, but rather, Zephyrus became the new guardian of Almia. He met a woman, a wicked, vile, evil woman, by the name of Iris. Together, they found a second piece of Stella, and Iris kept it. She gained eternal life as well, and they ruled Almia for a thousand years. Eventually, they had non-identical twins, Snow and Raven, both of which become important later on. Meanwhile, on Ever's Drive in Almia, Willow lived with her adoptive parents. Willow had lived and died multiple times since her mother's death, every time she was reincarnated, losing her memories. She was never born, she was usually found in basket made of willow branches on the first day of Winter. This time she was found by a rich family, and was raised pampered and loved, although, she never was unkind or ungrateful. At the age of fifteen, Willow meets Echo, a strange boy with fiery red hair with a white streak in it, and eyes that faded from lime green to a golden yellow. He tells her the lore of Almia, and how Evangeline sacrificed herself to keep Zephyrus from gaining her full power. Willow, Echo, Snow, Raven, and Timothy set off across realms to find every piece of Stella, and to bring back Evangeline.

Normal

Most of it is up to date with ours, just not used as much.

Magic is limited to shape-shifting. Only Stella and Willow have other abilities.