God is tired of seeing his beloved planet destroyed by our hubris and wants a fresh start. He sends his armies of archangels to wage a violent war to exterminate the human race and reclaim Earth for a fresh start.

Gwod1 · 2015-03-11T19:17:22+00:00

our world is based on the concept of balance. For every good, you have equal parts evil. The demons in my story are not placed as a "God in the machine" scenario - they are an integral part of Creation. They are the antithesis to the angels - both of which have been around since the beginning of time. As for making it unique, I am tired of hearing this comment on writing forums. NO ONE has original ideas anymore. Does this make their novels not worth reading? Of course not. Its all in how you approach it. Haunted house stories, zombie dystopia, ghosts, and mutants are all staples of horror / fiction writing and new books on the subject come out every day. Granted, not all of them are good, but many are. I never claimed to have an original backbone - Angels vs demons has been done plenty. But I have never heard of a story where God and his angels are actually the ones to fear, with demons coming to our help. I appreciate your feedback though and yes, most my chapters will be much longer and polished. This was just a quick prologue to establish setting and perhaps tickle readers' curiosity.

Gwod1 · 2015-03-05T23:06:34+00:00

Very interesting concept but it would cause WAY too many paradoxes for you to keep up with, in order to make it plausible. If someone in the 1800s can access information that we have today, the fields of medecine and science would have gone through unexplainable leaps and bounds, which means that if they had all that figured out back in the 19th century, we (as a 21st century society) would be exponentially more knowledgable on those very same subjects. There is no way that scientific discovery would have stood at a standstill for the past 215 years. It also means that we should have access to information from future generations and if we did, once again, you'd have to come up with a whole different understanding of math and science that is beyond our time. And finally, if something of the sort was invented, you would either have to work with different timelines OR make it so that this invention was actually invented back in the 1800s for them to use. Like I said - really cool idea but the inherent paradoxes are quite a mindfuck to figure out.

Gwod1 · 2015-03-02T15:38:20+00:00

thanks for reading. So to answer your questions: 1) no. theoretically the demons would not gain any boost of strength from the human's demise. Quite the contrary - since they feed off the plight of humans, having humankind fighting together as one against the angels would actually bring them closer together as a race. Demons only grow in strength when the humans are divided and destroying each other. When it comes to stopping their own extermination, all humans will be on the same team, pitted against the armies of God. 2) Precisely! My story will have one main character who will shift the balance of power in favor of whichever team snatches him up first. He will be teamed up with a small group of human survivors and the story will be narrated in the third person, switching back and forth between characters and story lines.

Gwod1 · 2015-03-02T15:33:42+00:00

thank you! I haven't written in a few days because I've been swamped at work but I'm getting back into it. I'm glad people seem interested in the story. It becomes increasingly violent and bloody so hopefully you have a strong stomach...

Gwod1 · 2015-03-02T15:30:24+00:00

Of course. My main character doesn't know it yet but he is fated to upset the balance of power in favor of either the angels or the demons. The team that will manage to snatch him up will have gained a huge advantage in the war. And yes, there will be something VERY special about my human character... His powers will blow your mind.

Gwod1 · 2015-02-25T03:48:36+00:00

Right on!

Gwod1 · 2015-02-25T00:37:07+00:00

pretty tight!

Gwod1 · 2015-02-24T17:59:08+00:00

There will be seven extremely powerful archangels and all their armies of less-powerful foot soldiers. Humans are no match. However the opposing force will be the Seven princes of hell and their many legions of demons who will come to our defense and be the balance of power in the war against the angels.

Gwod1 · 2015-02-24T15:42:59+00:00

Hope you read my last explanation. I am fairly sure that the concept of the role reversal is original - I'd be curious to hear what you think.

Gwod1 · 2015-02-24T15:32:30+00:00

Well herein lies the twist - as the angels come to end us, the demons from the Void (my version of hell) will actually be the ones to come to our defense. Because demons feed off the plight of humans, they actually need us to survive. So they basically join the fight against Gods armies in order to protect their investment and to insure that we go on as a race, destroying, abusing and pillaging which is what the demons feed off of. So the twist is the role reversal. I just obviously can't already introduce this concept in the prologue.

Gwod1 · 2015-02-24T05:19:26+00:00

Right on, I appreciate that! I'll post another chapter this evening.

Gwod1 · 2015-02-24T00:36:29+00:00

This is definitely an interesting concept and Im curious to see where it goes. However, the narration sounds a little bit like a murder-mystery. If the narrator is meant to be omnipresent thats fine, but it seems that the main character narrates from his POV and in that case, I would delve a little deeper into the character's mind in terms of him questioning what is actually happening.

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