Post by Pachelbel on Dec 29, 2007 23:32:12 GMT -5
What if you had messed up severely in your life and regretted it? Or what if you had died as a child or baby? Or maybe you were mentally or physically handicapped to the point of you not being able to live your life?
There came a time when the angels of heaven and the demons of hell had a problem. Too many people were being sent to hell for mistakes that truly regretted them or maybe had one large mistake -like a crime of passion- that haunted them the rest of their lives and caused them to be sent down under. Heaven was having a bit of a similar problem- they had too many children or babies that had died and come there, or those disabled, who would never have had the chance to grow up and have their own family.
So the demons and angels came together to discuss and make a large, irreversible decision. They would create a new dimension for certain types of people to go to for a second chance. Thus, Middle World was born.
The first inhabitants of Middle World were younger people who had died in their twenties, and had been pulled here by the angels and demons as a 'test' run. In the meantime, other souls that needed to be tried once more or given a chance to live were placed in 'Nowhere', a storage for the souls. The angels and demons were pleasantly surprised by the results.
For a time, things went well. But then the angels and demons came upon another dilemma- still there were too many questionable cases. So they they turned to Earth, and pulled their solution from there. Recently on the planet there had been too many vampires hunted or hunting in return, and the race's numbers were diminishing. They accepted an offer to come to Middle World to live, to play as a temptation to the humans there.
The divine races, to make sure it was harder to pass into heaven or hell as a questionable case, made a decision to give the humans the one thing they abused the most: power. They arranged it so that once a child turned ten, they would gain a special ability that Earth would have called 'magic'. No two gifts were alike.
But something backfired. Something went wrong. No one knows exactly what happened, but the creation of the abilities led to them coming.
They had no specific form. The became known as the Soulless for what they did- they stole the souls of those with magic, although those ten and younger were safe. The angels, demons, and vampires were unaffected by them, as with the various creatures in Middle world, but unfortunately none of them could hurt the Soulless. The only people who had the power to vanquish them was humanity.
Now, those who were alive when the angels and demons made their mistake are long gone. Middle World is full of terror and hope, and many have seized this as an opportunity to help others or use it for personal gain. Which path will you choose?
There came a time when the angels of heaven and the demons of hell had a problem. Too many people were being sent to hell for mistakes that truly regretted them or maybe had one large mistake -like a crime of passion- that haunted them the rest of their lives and caused them to be sent down under. Heaven was having a bit of a similar problem- they had too many children or babies that had died and come there, or those disabled, who would never have had the chance to grow up and have their own family.
So the demons and angels came together to discuss and make a large, irreversible decision. They would create a new dimension for certain types of people to go to for a second chance. Thus, Middle World was born.
The first inhabitants of Middle World were younger people who had died in their twenties, and had been pulled here by the angels and demons as a 'test' run. In the meantime, other souls that needed to be tried once more or given a chance to live were placed in 'Nowhere', a storage for the souls. The angels and demons were pleasantly surprised by the results.
Reason One: The people of Middle World didn't remember their past life, and therefore could not be good this time around just to get into heaven. They did remember parts of their history, but it was as vague as a dream is- you can remember the sketchy outline, but not the little details.
Reason Two: Because they had no knowledge and were only human, they did form families. When the wives gave birth, their child would be a soul pulled from Nowhere, so the next second chance for a person could begin.
For a time, things went well. But then the angels and demons came upon another dilemma- still there were too many questionable cases. So they they turned to Earth, and pulled their solution from there. Recently on the planet there had been too many vampires hunted or hunting in return, and the race's numbers were diminishing. They accepted an offer to come to Middle World to live, to play as a temptation to the humans there.
The divine races, to make sure it was harder to pass into heaven or hell as a questionable case, made a decision to give the humans the one thing they abused the most: power. They arranged it so that once a child turned ten, they would gain a special ability that Earth would have called 'magic'. No two gifts were alike.
But something backfired. Something went wrong. No one knows exactly what happened, but the creation of the abilities led to them coming.
They had no specific form. The became known as the Soulless for what they did- they stole the souls of those with magic, although those ten and younger were safe. The angels, demons, and vampires were unaffected by them, as with the various creatures in Middle world, but unfortunately none of them could hurt the Soulless. The only people who had the power to vanquish them was humanity.
Now, those who were alive when the angels and demons made their mistake are long gone. Middle World is full of terror and hope, and many have seized this as an opportunity to help others or use it for personal gain. Which path will you choose?