Faith Summary pt.1 - Intro

Extremely long post warning.

Most of my friends will probably know this but my latest (and longest) mini-project of sorts is in the form of an epic novel.

After being pestered about how it's going and what it's about all the time, I've decided post a summary of the main and sub plots.

I'm not writing this to be interesting, so unless you really wanted to know then save yourself the eye strain and don't bother reading any further.

Also I've been told off for alleged bible bashing and blasphemy. For god's sake (oops pun not intended) it's a fiction novel, sod off.

I'll begin with the spoiler free intro, and the massive recap serving to reveal the story in it's entirety will follow (if my keyboard doesn't wear out first).

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The story unfolds:

I'll begin by filling you in on the background. Before the story begins, there was a war fought between the gathered armies of heaven and hell, each lead by "God" and "Lucifer" respectively. Of the two, it is believed Lucifer gained the upper hand largely due to the defection of Gabriel, one of the greatest angels on God's side. Further details about this are "unknown" as of yet.

With the conclusion of the war, God was forced to retreat and leave behind all he had created, leaving the world to slowly descend into darkness and discord. Furthermore, the clash between divine and dark power during the war caused a ripple in the fabric of dimensions, resulting in "echoes" of the original dying world to be created in their own pocket dimensions, and subsequently scattered.

These echoes created through distortions are not perfect copies, and as a result each one has unique traits and imperfections. The main trait they all share is that their religions are false, and there is no greater being governing them. As such, there exists no miracles or supernatural occurrences beyond myths and stories. Similarly, the Bible and other holy texts are merely twisted versions of the original record of events which existed in the real world.

This is where the world as we know it comes into play. The earth we live on is actually one of the echoes that carried on existed long after darkness consumed the real world. And in this world resides what appears to be average boy, upon whom's shoulders rest the power to overthrow Lucifer and restore the chaotic web of worlds to their former state.

Notes:

None of the characters know of all this, but it'll become apparent to them during the course of the book.

What exactly happened to the real world? Well, who knows, suppose you'll have to find out.

The world we live in is designated as the 8th echo "Spero", and has a relative chronological shift value of -351 years. This means the original earth is 351 years ahead. All of the echoes are existing in relatively "shifted" timelines because of the chaotic nature of their creation.

I was toying with the idea of writing a side story set simultaneously along side Faith, with a different cast of characters and regarding the anomalies caused by coexisted alternate bible texts and their effect on the eventual merge of the echoes as the story progresses (oops that was a spoiler), but that's something for another time.

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Next up are the characters. Stay tuned.

There's...so...much...more...to...write... *dies*