In A Blink
The Beginning
It began millennia ago.
Before the Earth, there was F.E.A.R. No one knew what it stood for, but everyone knew that they would kill anyone who dared to disobey orders. The people who were ten years old or older were put to horrible, grotesque work - pieces of rotten, gory meat were thrown into fire pits, the black smoke curling into the sky and forming into new demons that were to serve F.E.A.R. with their lives. The earth was dull and barren, without greenery or clean air.
One man dared to stand against F.E.A.R. He was old by then, yet the demons that F.E.A.R. created tore off his face and threw him into the fire pits still alive. His spirit was so enraged, the man became something of a spirit - trapped in a world that had nothing but purity and white. He managed to reach out and touch the spirits fo six unborn children - each with their own purposes to stop F.E.A.R., to open a portal to the Unknown and ask for Man Without Face, for his name was left behind in the fire pit. Each child was given a Holding, and a Holding Name. The Holding was the power they were given by the Man Without Face, and the Holding Name was the name the child would use in the rituals to communicate with him. These children were called the Holding Hands.
First, there was The Stilling. They were to erase any emotions or thoughts before a ritual, to keep each and fresh and clean.
Second, The Bonding. This persons duty was to bind each mind into the ritual, making it impossible to be distracted.
The third was The Powering. They were the one who acted third in the ritual, the most powerful - they would rip open the portal to Unknown.
And then the fourth - The Voice. They were the one who spoke with Man Without Face, who took the words and gave them to the other Holding Hands.
The fifth Holding Hand was the Closing - they simply closed the portal, took away the energy it took to open.
However, Man Without Face was well aware of the changes the world would come to. He created his angels, warriors in the Unknown that could only be awoken and summoned int he most desperate of times. Man Without Face continued to touch unborn lives, and the Holding Hands would live together as Clans of six. But if only five were needed to complete the ritual, who was the sixth?
They were The Summoned. Every Clan needed someone to keep them together, to keep them happy and firm in their cause. Perhaps it was to help conceal their identities - or maybe a replacement if one was killed. No matter how, or why, there was always a sixth. The fifth Summoned Holding Hand ever created finally managed to awaken the Angels - after a bloody battle, F.E.A.R. and its demons were killed and the whole of humanity rejoined their freedom. Man Without Face gave them life in plants and animals, gave them life and breath. Seeing them begin t o drift away from him, Man Without Face created the idea of The New Religion and gave it to them before erasing every thought and memory of himself - except for the Clans across the newly-named Earth, keeping his identity a secret. Holding Clans came and went in peace, forming friendships stronger than any love.
The Earth was at peace - F.E.A.R . was dead and forgotten. However, as a particular child found a special power in her mind, a demon long dead and long buried began to stir hundreds of miles under the soil her home was built on.
Before the Earth, there was F.E.A.R. No one knew what it stood for, but everyone knew that they would kill anyone who dared to disobey orders. The people who were ten years old or older were put to horrible, grotesque work - pieces of rotten, gory meat were thrown into fire pits, the black smoke curling into the sky and forming into new demons that were to serve F.E.A.R. with their lives. The earth was dull and barren, without greenery or clean air.
One man dared to stand against F.E.A.R. He was old by then, yet the demons that F.E.A.R. created tore off his face and threw him into the fire pits still alive. His spirit was so enraged, the man became something of a spirit - trapped in a world that had nothing but purity and white. He managed to reach out and touch the spirits fo six unborn children - each with their own purposes to stop F.E.A.R., to open a portal to the Unknown and ask for Man Without Face, for his name was left behind in the fire pit. Each child was given a Holding, and a Holding Name. The Holding was the power they were given by the Man Without Face, and the Holding Name was the name the child would use in the rituals to communicate with him. These children were called the Holding Hands.
First, there was The Stilling. They were to erase any emotions or thoughts before a ritual, to keep each and fresh and clean.
Second, The Bonding. This persons duty was to bind each mind into the ritual, making it impossible to be distracted.
The third was The Powering. They were the one who acted third in the ritual, the most powerful - they would rip open the portal to Unknown.
And then the fourth - The Voice. They were the one who spoke with Man Without Face, who took the words and gave them to the other Holding Hands.
The fifth Holding Hand was the Closing - they simply closed the portal, took away the energy it took to open.
However, Man Without Face was well aware of the changes the world would come to. He created his angels, warriors in the Unknown that could only be awoken and summoned int he most desperate of times. Man Without Face continued to touch unborn lives, and the Holding Hands would live together as Clans of six. But if only five were needed to complete the ritual, who was the sixth?
They were The Summoned. Every Clan needed someone to keep them together, to keep them happy and firm in their cause. Perhaps it was to help conceal their identities - or maybe a replacement if one was killed. No matter how, or why, there was always a sixth. The fifth Summoned Holding Hand ever created finally managed to awaken the Angels - after a bloody battle, F.E.A.R. and its demons were killed and the whole of humanity rejoined their freedom. Man Without Face gave them life in plants and animals, gave them life and breath. Seeing them begin t o drift away from him, Man Without Face created the idea of The New Religion and gave it to them before erasing every thought and memory of himself - except for the Clans across the newly-named Earth, keeping his identity a secret. Holding Clans came and went in peace, forming friendships stronger than any love.
The Earth was at peace - F.E.A.R . was dead and forgotten. However, as a particular child found a special power in her mind, a demon long dead and long buried began to stir hundreds of miles under the soil her home was built on.
Notes
Hey guys, glad to see you here! Thanks for stopping in! A note to you all, in case I add more stories: I rate my own work on a scale of 1-10 (the stars) with how well I think I did. I'm not bragging on myself - sometimes I write well, and sometimes... not so much! Anyways!
Stay calm and be safe, have a great day!
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LK MArie
It would be great if you could update in the near future . I can't speak for anyone else , but I'm definitely curious to find out how Bluebell is connected to the demons .
7/5/17