Her Sweetest Downfall (Forever Girl Journals)by Rebecca Hamilton
Guest Post
An Overview of The Forever Girl World and all its
Creatures!
The UNIVERSE
Many, many years ago, our Universe
used its power of creation to make Earth, and the Earth was an art to
watch on and manipulate and intrigue. It was through this creation that
the Universe realized they could create life that could sustain itself.
The trees would grow without the Universe commanding it to be so. The
wind would blow, the waves would roll, the earth would crack and shift.
But with this new world came a weakness.
The Universe’s energy was depleting faster than it could replenish,
and it feared soon it would fade out of existence. It was then the Universe
create Humans, and so designed them that they would be an energy, and
the Universe could draw from their positive energy each day and while
the Universe fed on this energy these humans would sleep.
Some of the humans, however, had
within them a darkness. The Universe could not thrive on their energy,
and so sleep did not come so easily for them. In their restlessness,
they caused destruction among their lands and cities and towns, and
with each life source that one human killed off, the Universe began
to feel more of a threat on their source of life.
And so came about the creation of the Cruor, as the Universe was one that could
only create and not destroy. The Cruor, who would later become known
by the modern man or woman as vampires, represent the element of Earth.
EARTH Elementals
In the world of The Forever Girl,
the Cruor (earth elementals) were created by the Universe resurrecting
humans who were buried alive. They were to be guardians of the night,
immortal creatures that would hunt the dark humans. As time went on, Cruor
became able to multiple in number by “turning” these humans. The
intention of the transformation was to purify the dark human so they
could join the Cruor in eliminating the dark energy in this world. Instead,
some Cruor harbored darkness of their own, and soon this darkness became
more of a keystone than an anomaly.
FIRE Elementals
At around the same time the Cruor
were brought forth, the Chibold were brought into existence as well.
The Chibold are Fire Elementals, based on sprites, known for the mischievous
behavior and tendency to appear as children. However, do not be deceived.
These little ones contain a supreme knowledge and are able to communicate
directly with the Universe, and can intuitively discern good from evil.
They are little watchers privy to the kind of information disclosed
around children by adults who think they won’t understand. Additionally,
they sometimes act as messengers and guides for other Elementals.
WATER Elementals
Water elementals are known as the
Strigoi. They are similar to shapeshifters. The Universe intended them
as hunters of the darker Cruor, but, unfortunately, this turned into
more of a battle between the elemental races. You could call them immortal
enemies, though Strigoi are only immortal so long as they don’t stop
shifting.
AIR Elementals
Air Elementals, or the Ankou, are
faerie grim reapers. They’re based on the legend of the Ankou, and
they brought to this world a magic intended to help bring peace between
the Strigoi and the Cruor, and also to deal with the spirits of these
supernaturals following their death. When the Ankou came, they brought
peace between the Cruor and Strigoi, but this also led to procreation
between the races.
The MALTORIM (and Dual Breeds)
The Maltorim are a council meant
to oversee the wishes of the Universe. The Universe, however, began to
request things of the Council that its members did not want to honor.
For example, the Universe wanted to bring a balance to the Council, with
one element representing one leader within the Council. The current
leaders, however, and more especially the Queen, did not want balance.
Moreover, the presence of the Ankou led to cross-breeding of other supernatural
races.
Dual bred races had an easier time integrating
with human society. Compared to their purebred counterparts, they are
weaker in some ways and stronger in others, but this gives them an edge
(while also making their abilities a bit unpredictable). This worries
the Council. Further, the presence of dual breeds increased discovery
by humans (or those two events coincided—which does not necessarily
mean one was the cause!). However, the Council liked to blame the dual-natured
for this, as it gave them an opportunity to launch an attack against
all of their kind.
Before that point, there was a resistance
between the Universe and the Council, but at this time, the Council was
in complete rebellion. The Council would argue that the Universe didn’t
know what it was doing—that the Universe had messed up time and time
again. The Council believed they could do better, but the Universe will
not give up yet, because the Council’s actions could lead to the extermination
of all life within the Universe (and the Universe itself).
SPIRIT Elementals
There had been several witch trials
before any spirit elementals were chosen, but as the first spirit elementals
were chosen during the Salem witch trials, they quickly became known
as “witches” as well, this being largely because “witch” was
something humans used to call humans they thought of as supernatural,
and the spirit elementals were just that—mortal supernaturals.
Witches were intended to conjure
magic from the Universe directly and use that magic to restore balance
in the Earth. Their very presence, of course, would help restore balance
just by bringing all of the elements into play, but it was their magic
that was intended to create harmony.
The Universe, being a bit wiser for
its past mistakes, created witches in such a way that any harm they caused
would be brought back to themselves. Because of a supernatural war (over
the existence of dual breeds), the spirit elementals were not able to
fulfill their duty, and the war raged in humanity over the idea of “witches”.
But as the witches were mortal, the Universe granted immortality to their
*magic* instead. This was the start of hereditary witches, whose magic,
when passed down, would be halved, and when passed down again, halved
again. And on it goes…
FOREVER GIRLS
Forever Girls are witches who don’t
always remain Spirit Elementals. Their magic is carried with their soul.
If the spirit of the first witch stays in her lineage, then she will
be a true Spirit elemental. Other Forever Girls, however, may come about
by other means. They also began as Spirit elementals, carrying their
magic with their soul, but if they strayed from their lineage, they
may become grounded to another element while still remaining one of
the Forever Girls.
If a woman can discover she is one
of the Forever Girls, she can tap into all those lifetimes of magic.
Otherwise, she can only use the magic that was passed down to her through
her ancestors.
Tidbits on the Author:
Rebecca Hamilton Website
Tidbits on the Author:
Rebecca
Hamilton writes Paranormal Fantasy, Horror, and Literary Fiction. She lives in
Florida with her husband and three kids, along with multiple writing
personalities that range from morbid to literary. Having a child diagnosed with
autism has inspired her to illuminate the world through the eyes of characters
who see things differently.
Rebecca Hamilton Website
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