You weren't perfect enough
-- you weren't numb enough for them.
They couldn't control you
and so they cast you out.
Welcome to there;
you're stuck here with the other mishaps of heaven.
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you're stuck here with the other mishaps of heaven.
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History of the Realms
The history of the four realms has been a large struggle of balance and power, which has essentially reflected there perfectly. Ages ago, the ruler of heaven, King Thoren rebuilt the world from a land ruined by war. He created the four realms: isles, earth, heaven, and of course there.
earth is the realm of choice. Inhabiting it is the only person who has ever escaped there, named Kasear. As mentioned, the universe is always struggling to keep balance, and with the immense power and good intention that Thoren had, there had to be a force to counter act it. Kasear is that force, and so Thoren struck a deal with him in which Kasear would be allowed to forever rule earth however he chose, if he would never leave. Kasear accepted and earth was encased in a barrier Kasear could never see or cross. Then to keep balance of power, Thoren split his power three ways and stored each portion into artifacts. The three artifacts went off to the remaining three realms.
isles is the realm of the dead. Surrounding it, instead of a barrier, is an enormous chasm infinitely deep and infinitely wide. This essentially means that, unless you are meant to find isles for one reason or another, it would be impossible to find it by crossing the chasm. Inside isles is a sentient force known as The Collection, who is the guardian of the realm's artifact, a silver petaled flower.
heaven is the realm of perfection. It is the utopia that Thoren always dreamed of, as his first home was ravaged by destruction and home, forcing him to take the role of a god to preserve the living. For the first inhabitants of heaven, he essentially went through and removed the evil, the badness in people, creating a race in there known as the impure. (More on them later :3) From there, heaven was meant to be a place where kindness ruled, art and beauty flourished, love prospered between everyone: a utopia. However, the universe seeks balance and there are always imperfections finding their way in again. That is the role of the guardians, to keep heaven untainted. Those take out are cast into there.
(Those are you. Your family.)
Thoren rules over heaven, though after the deal with Kasear, he was so drained that he fell into a deep slumber, now stuck in a state that is wedged between life and death. The artifact of heaven is a perfectly crafted steel sword with a golden hilt, which is in Thoren's arms as he rests. His guardians watch his utopia for him.
there is the realm of balance. It is this, rather than chaos or imperfection, as it is the utter opposite of heaven, because it is what keeps the balance in the universe. For each perfect angel in heaven there is an impure to match them. So, there is the entire reason heaven has been around as a utopia for centuries without even a crack in its foundation. Now, there are guardians in and around there, most of the time trying to blend in while still protecting the artifact. Thoren originally placed them there to protect the fallen from the impure, however at this point in time, most hardly intervene. The artifact is an ordinary looking pocket-watch with a bronze chain.
Now, with the artifacts are what keep the power balanced within the four realms, which means there is only a limited amount power within each realm. That is especially disastrous in there, so every person must fight with one another to secure any kind of magic, and so magic is extremely precious. People will kill others for their magic, since when one dies their energy is released once again. All the more reason the artifact must be heavily guarded because possession of the artifact means possession of all magic.
Races Found in there
There are four main races in there: the fallen, the impure, the humans and the guardians.
The impure were mentioned before. (But for those of you skimming the impure are the remaining parts of an angel in heaven that were taken out to make them perfect. Thus the impure have no good qualities or so little that they're negligible.) The impure are often savage-like, though there are some with prefer to mess with their victims psychologically. The closest thing most get to feeling "love" or "caring about someone" is their relationship with their family, which is very, very, very fiercely close.
Then are the fallen. These are angels that once lived in heaven but were cast out for one reason of another. The reason is often minimal, so the fallen aren't all bad when they first enter there. It's later on when the energy around them corrupts them. Often times, the one quality that got them cast out flourishes into a more extreme version, but they are never completely bad people. They are also much better magicians than the impure.
Next come the humans. Humans are essentially any child of the fallen. They are someone who lives in there but has never seen heaven, let along been cast out. Humans are strangely rare in there because it fairly difficult for a fallen to take care of themselves, let alone a child or lover. They are considerably good at magic, even better than the guardians, but they are often weak. Those around often have to be crafty and street smart to make it this far.
Finally are the guardians. Guardians are essentially the stereotypical angel. (Angels in heaven are only called angels because they are in heaven. Guardians are the only ones with wings.) They will likely find themselves in there because of exceptional skill in magic -- to disguise their wings -- and extremely set in "perfection". Which means that it is harder to taint them because of the energy in there. Guardians never live in there permanently and are always rotating in and out.
Your Story
You're probably wondering why this has anything to do with you. You know it all -- the story, the lore and the reason you, your family has been cast into this dreadful place. You have your story of either being born and raised here in the lovely land of there or finding yourself here, surrounded by guardians showing you into exile.
You also remember the barrier. Not many others can see it, most of you finding that out the hard way and appearing as more of a loon than before. But you know it's there. You can even place your hand out and touch its glassy structure and feel the energy pulsing in it. You. want. out.
One night, you dream. Dream of a King, the King -- King Kasear. He promises you his help, to free you from there and even the fear of returning. He promises to restore justice to the world in destroying heaven, the land of those who have wronged you in one way or another. He promises to help you cross the barrier and then shatter it, like he did all those centuries before.
All you have to do is take the artifact of there.
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