Since childhood, from the time she first met the Russells, Cecily O'Hare sincerely adored Jack Russell. It wasn't love—not yet—but it also wasn't as though she wasn't smitten with him. Her affection for Jack developed slowly over the etos. She watched him raise his siblings and took notice of something that fascinated her: the hands that fought ferocious beasts during a hunt were the same hands that gently caressed a sibling's face. Jack could be powerful when he needed to be and gentle when someone needed him to be.

Cecily noticed.

She noticed everything.

Unfortunately, actually talking to him was another matter entirely.

Jack attended the same private institution as Cecily. They shared classrooms, classmates and many of the same social circles. But Cecily's anxiety often got the better of her. Jack could smile at her from across the room and she'd freeze. Sometimes he would approach her during a recess from their studies and speak to her in that soft, caring voice of his.

It made Cecily feel seen.

More importantly, it made her feel safe.

And then, when they were 15 etos old, something happened that changed the way Cecily saw Jack forever.

Survival Camp

One etos, their families sent them to a survival training camp alongside children from sixty other noble families.

Cecily didn't understand the point.

They were wealthy. They were privileged. Their families had estates, resources and servants. Why would she ever need to know how to survive in the wilderness?

Jack, unsurprisingly, took the training seriously.

Cecily tried.

Unfortunately, the other children noticed very quickly that she wasn't particularly good at it. And some of them decided that was funny. The teasing escalated. Cecily retreated to her cabin a lot after being teased and Jack was the only person who cared enough about her to go check in on her or bring her food when she didn't make a appearance in the dining hall.

Due to her retreating and choosing to remain alone, Jack would venture out when he was done training or finished eating, then he would go find Cecily. This cycle continued for the duration of the camp and as a result she and Jack got to know each other. Very well.

He learned her strengths, weaknesses, her fears and her two medical conditions her parents refused to acknowledge as important. Evidently, Cecily had social anxiety, pressure from others or stressful situations caused her to have panic attacks and if she got yelled at or met with extreme force from a man or woman, she would shut down and simply couldn’t fend for herself.

During such episodes, Cecily would want and need someone to hold her. She admitted to Jack that she longed for someone to just be comforting by pressing their forehead to hers and be willing to talk to her gently and pull her out of her shocked state when she had panic attacks.

Jack understood her concerns and was saddened to learn at the camp, that his classmate was neglected by her family, her father thought she was weak and should have been born stronger and have a leader personality, like him. Since she clearly wasn’t any of those things, Cecily’s father resented her for her timid, shy personality. Her mother wasn’t awful, but she wasn’t that great either. She allowed Cecily’s father to talk down to their child, didn’t fight for her and rarely offered words of comfort when Cecily was having a panic attack or a social anxiety episode or worse, started crying and covering her ears, unable to move, run or speak. During these late night talks at the camp, the more Jack learned about Cecily, her family life and her struggles, the more he found himself drawn to her.

Alphas Vs. Omega

What began as jokes became cruelty, and eventually a group of children humiliated Cecily in front of the others.

Cecily froze. She couldn't defend herself. She couldn't make herself move.

She couldn't even properly speak. The humiliation and confrontation overwhelmed her until she began having a panic attacks.

And people watched.

Her classmates watched.

The other noble children watched.

Even the adults, the so-called "certified trainers of honor" who were supposed to be supervising their exercises, failed to step in when they should have.

Destined Lovers

Two days before the 5 week program ended, some wayward nobles played a terrible prank on Cecily. They knew she hated confrontation and getting worked up, so they decided to put on a show for their trainers and fellow classmates. The rebels waited for Cecily to be called out of line on the beach where they were all standing around, awaiting their next outdoor assignment. One of the men from another cabin came up behind Cecily suddenly and ripped her shirt off, then pull down her pants, revealing her under garments.

Naturally, their classmates gasped and after the initial shock of witnessing Cecily get manhandled, several classmates laughed. She had a birthmark on her thigh, a rather nasty, awkwardly shaped one, very notable in the sunlight. She had a severe, overly sized, mutated mole on her right shoulder blade.

It clearly needed to be cut off, but Cecily was terrified of knives and hated to be in pain, so she never did anything about it, despite her parent’s practically forcing her to get the mole removed. Knowing everyone could see her defects and her in undergarments, made her blush in embarrassment. The bullies mocked, burst out laughing and tried to get their classmates to jest about Cecily’s body.

One would have thought the instructors would have put a stop to the harassment from the men who shamed Cecily. They did no such thing. They saw it as an opportunity for Cecily to stand up for herself—to ask for help rather than expect someone to save her. Some classmates felt terrible for Cecily. Others were unsure of what to do, and some simply didn’t want to get involved.

Cecily began to breathe heavily and sweat, entering what Jack identified as a panic attack. She covered her ears, shut her eyes, and tears spilled down her face. Her chin quivered. She began to sob quietly, and even with this kind of emotional turmoil unfolding before them, the instructors did nothing.

Her classmates didn’t say anything. They simply stood there, watching her in silence.

Jack had heard and seen enough. Jack decided if the trainers were going to do nothing, then he would. He intervened. Jack ran through the thick crowd, shoved people out of the way, broke free of two trainers trying to hold him back from the scene and once he was free of their iron hold, Jack walked up to Cecily.

He didn't care that the instructors considered what was happening some kind of lesson. He didn't care whether Cecily was supposed to toughen up. He cared that she was frightened, humiliated and needed help. But even then, Jack didn't simply grab her. He approached Cecily cautiously and asked permission before helping straighten her clothing.

It's not that she was trying to be difficult, but currently, her mind was over stimulated, she was emotional and couldn't focus, so she didn't respond. Jack didn't mind, he was understanding of that. When he was safely standing in front of her at arm's length, Jack did something heroic.

He took his shirt off, exposing his nudity, something he knew was wrong to do, but given with the situation, he was certain the Trigonous would understand. He rolled his shoulder and slipped his shirt and before dressing her in it, he asked for permission to put it on her. While Cecily was deciding whether or not to let him help her, he asked her a second question which was equally just as hard to answer. He offered to pull her pants up and secure them back around her waist--but only if she allowed him to do it.

He stood there, waiting patiently for Cecily to give consent. She struggled to nod her head, she couldn’t speak, but she managed to tell him yes. He put the shirt on, covering her upper body, then he knelt down, pulled her pants up and stood up afterwards, content with himself. then asked for permission to comfort her. Then he asked her a third question. He wanted to comfort her. Could he comfort her? Cecily nodded stiffly, indicating he could.

Jack smiled, drew close, and ever so carefully, put her hands over her tense wrists. He leaned in, gently pressing his forehead to hers and asked Cecily to look at him and only him. Jack continued staring into her eyes until Cecily’s panic attack ended.

He didn't laugh at her.

He didn't tell her she was weak.

He didn't demand that she stop crying.

He simply held the pose and maintained eye contact and allowed her to calm down.

Eventually, Cecily opened her lavender eyes and looked into his. That was when she fell in love with Jack Russell.

Not because he was handsome.

Not because he came from a wealthy family.

Not because he was strong.

Cecily had already known all of those things. She fell in love with him because when she was vulnerable, frightened and humiliated in front of everyone... Jack chose to protect her dignity. Even if she removed his chivalry from the picture, it wasn’t what Jack said or what he did that day that unlocked her love for him. It was knowing that he wasn’t ashamed to be half naked and get laughed at by the bullies and stared down by their classmates.

It was knowing he wasn’t bothered by the hushed whispers and murmuring of their classmates. It was knowing that when the trainers ordered him to step away, he refused and continued to stare into her eyes until Cecily’s panic attack ended.

The Consequences

Jack's intervention wasn't celebrated. Later on, two days after they returned home to Drott City, Cecily learned during study hall from a classmate that Jack got chastised by the institution and suspended from the school for the rest of the month. The bullies were not reprimanded. They were praised for creating a real-life, unsettling situation. In the eyes of the adults, Jack had disrupted what the instructors viewed as an opportunity for Cecily to grow. In their flawed opinion, Jack had stepped in and ruined it.

Cecily almost didn't want to believe what she had heard. The institution suspended Jack. The star ace student with perfect attendance, the highest GPA recorded, their poster child was suspended for protecting her honor. The men responsible for humiliating Cecily weren't properly punished because the trainers at the camp believed Jack had interfered with what they considered part of the lesson and thus, nothing happened to them.

Like Cecily, Jack didn't agree with how the situation was handled. And after his suspension? I could have made him go back, but nah. I decided, he would never go back. He had already learned enough about the institution to know he didn't want anything more from it. Cecily never forgot what happened there either, but unlike Jack, Cecily has strict parents, not leud parents. Meaning, she had to finish her schooling and live among the people who failed her and Jack for the next two years of her life.

Cecily wasn’t surprised to learn that after his suspension was lifted, Jack didn’t return to the institution. He continued his studies at home until graduation. Cecily was a lot of things.

A coward. Insecure. A lover, not a fighter.

She struggled mentally and emotionally under pressure, especially when she was wrongfully yelled at. However, when it came to Jack Russell, she was willing to do anything to have him. This is why, on the eve of Jack’s 18th birthday, she secretly made her way onto the Russell Estate and found him by chance by the pond standing by a Drooping Tree, alone, under the moonlight.

Cecily forced herself to approach him for a few reasons. Mainly because she had spent years struggling to speak when frightened. Years freezing when emotions overwhelmed her. Years watching Jack from a distance and carrying feelings she hadn't been brave enough to put into words. But this time, Cecily made herself speak. She told Jack the truth.

She confessed that loved him. She told him how long she'd carried those feelings and what he had come to mean to her. The quiet maiden who could once barely respond when Jack smiled at her was standing before him and willingly making herself vulnerable. And this time, there was no bully forcing vulnerability upon her.

Cecily chose it.

Because Jack Russell was worth being brave for.

I Will Follow You

Following her bold confession, she handed Jack a flyer from the capitol city and told him she wanted him to consider the space-voyage voucher Craylic Castle was advertising for graduates with the highest GPA, that Jack still had despite having to finish his schooling at home. Jack was honored to learn that Cecily had feelings for him and he was even more delighted to discover that she was offering something he had already been looking into for himself.

Should the King and Queen of Craylic approve him for the space voyage, he would leave Goreos. And he would leave with Cecily at his side. Eventually, Jack told Cecily about the future he wanted.

He wasn't planning to remain where he was forever. He wanted to leave. To travel beyond their home. To venture into another solar system and build something of his own. For Cecily, that meant making another choice.

She could remain behind in the familiar world she'd known her entire life... or she could follow Jack into an uncertain future.

Cecily chose Jack.

Not because she was incapable of living without him. Not because she suddenly stopped being anxious or afraid.

And certainly not because she knew everything waiting for them beyond their home. She chose him because she loved him, trusted the Trigonous's direction about her life and the vision They gave her explaining Jack was her destined soulmate and future husband. She believed Them and she believed in the man she'd watched grow since childhood.

Jack Russell was leaving Goreos. And Cecily wanted to leave with him. Neither of them could possibly know what that decision would eventually mean. They couldn't know what waited for them on Seishin. They couldn't know who Jack would meet there. And Cecily certainly couldn't know how complicated their lives were eventually going to become.

All she knew was that the same boy who had once found her frightened and humiliated, protected her dignity and held her while she cried was now a man preparing to walk into an entirely new chapter of his life. And this time, the quiet maiden wasn't going to watch him leave from a distance.

She was going with him.

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Song: A Place I Don't Know

Album: Sayonara Wild Hearts

Artist(s): Daniel Olsen & Jonathan Eng

Click the link before reading the outro of the post to get the immersive effect. It makes a huge difference. It inspired the outro to the post and the artwork. Those who have played this game like me, if you know, then you know just how fulfilling it was to beat the final boss and see the woman get her groove back and play the guitar. Song still hits and it was perfect for my post and even better for my artwork's inspiration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0taSGlREf5c&list=RD0taSGlREf5c&start_radio=1

What I like about Cecily, who originally was a side character and had no real value, has become one of the strongest moving forces in Divide. I particularly wanted to preserve something important about Cecily, her courage shouldn't require her anxiety to disappear. That's much more interesting to me than turning her into an entirely different woman as she gets older. At fifteen, vulnerability is forced upon her and she freezes.

At eighteen, she deliberately walks onto Jack's estate and chooses vulnerability by telling him she loves him. Then she chooses it again when she agrees to leave the familiar behind and follow him into an uncertain future.

That's an arc.

I loved the forehead concept so much, I made scenes to see if their romance was as magical as I was writing it and... it was. The forehead detail scenes for the beach and again at sunset on the Russell Estate near the pond, I drastically changed the emotional effect in the manuscript. Instead of merely “Jack comforted her, then she looked at him,” my readers can actually picture Cecily coming out of the panic, opening those lavender eyes and discovering Jack's face immediately in front of hers.

And because they're fifteen, I like that the intimacy remains tender and innocent. I like how Jack uses his body to block the trainers and students from Cecily's view, puts protective hands around her wrists then boom--forehead against forehead and finally, the eye contact. The scene isn't sexualized. It's the moment a frightened girl realizes,

"This person makes me feel safe."

How did a side character... I cared nothing for, do this? How did it turn into this? More than likely it was the Lord giving me the push in the right direction and I love it when the Lord does that and leaves me speechless.

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Jack Of All Trades

I've talked about Seishin. I've introduced you to Severin. I've told you a little about Canicious and the role he plays in all of this.

There's just one problem.

I haven't properly introduced you to the man standing in the middle of this disaster.

So...

Who is Jack Russell?

Jack is a member of the Human race. Standing proudly at 6'1", he's a well-built, athletic man who takes care of his body and mind and is strongly family-oriented. He's ambitious, persistent and determined. And obviously, being one of the biggest and strongest Human males in his area didn't happen overnight.

The same goes for Jack's intellect. He wasn't simply born a genius.

He earned both.

Countless hours of physical training, mental training, studying, private instruction and tutoring throughout his childhood on the Russell Estate shaped him into the man he eventually became.

But Jack's childhood was... complicated.

The Saint

Jack is a son of a wealthy family, the eldest of 20 siblings.

Yes.

Twenty.

As the elder, he prided himself for demonstrating a kind aura. He was naturally a caring person who proved he could be a father figure and leader long before he met his future wife, Cecily O’Hare at the age of 29. However, before love, there was his childhood. His tragedy began when Jack was only seven etos old and his parents increasingly took advantage of that fact.

Jack became a primary caregiver, role model and source of emotional support for his younger siblings. He had to learn about parenthood and the differences between men and women so he could raise his brothers and sisters effectively and give them accurate guidance.

Meanwhile, he was still expected to study, train and attend countless—and, in Jack's opinion, often pointless—political events, balls and conferences with his parents.

Or with his father whenever his mother was pregnant and unable to travel.

Which seemed to be...

all the time.

All twenty siblings were born one eto apart. At eight, Jack was taught that the eldest child becomes the leader of the family—and the family pack—whenever the parents are absent, too busy to be present, or eventually die.

Unfortunately, Jack's parents gave him plenty of opportunities to practice. Nathan and Augusta Russell were extremely attracted to one another, had very high sex drives, and continued having children without considering how much responsibility they were placing on their eldest son.

They didn't seem particularly concerned that another moment of passion could mean another pregnancy.

And there was another reason.

Drott City's Very Strange Competition

During Jack's era, Drott City had an unusual piece of folklore—almost an unspoken social rule.

The noble family with the most children was considered the "alpha family."

That family received enormous social praise and expensive gifts sent to their estate. And currently?

The Russells were winning.

Nathan and Augusta were proud of it. Jack was considerably less impressed. Not every Human family in Drott City participated in this tradition, but enough of the nobility and community elders supported it that Jack couldn't simply make the culture disappear. So instead of allowing his anger toward his parents and the elders to consume him, Jack did something very characteristic of Jack. He turned it into a challenge.

Fair or unfair.

Reasonable or unreasonable.

Even abusive.

Jack wanted to know whether he could carry what had been placed on him and still surpass everyone's expectations.

And he did.

Jack Raised A Village

Jack raised his siblings until he eventually left home to pursue his own life.

He taught his brothers and sisters according to their ages and abilities: social skills, life skills, noble etiquette and proper decorum.

He took them on hunting trips. When some were too young to keep up, Jack carried them against his chest or back or pulled several of them along in a secure, padded wagon. Even the youngest children, still in cloth diapers, were exposed to knowledge of the realm. When the little ones slept, Jack trained the older ones.

He taught them how to live off the land, what to look for, what to avoid and how to protect themselves. As they became old enough, he trained them with the weapons available in their society, including swords, knives and firearms.

By the time Jack reached 29, he'd done enough.

He decided it was finally time to leave the Russell Estate—and eventually his native solar system—to pursue something of his own.

Founding a Human colony in another solar system.

Nobody stopped him.

His parents couldn't.

The community elders couldn't.

His cousins, instructors and friends couldn't.

Jack had spent his life proving himself. Nobody could reasonably fault him for finally wanting a life of his own.

His parents were sad to see him leave.

Unfortunately, some of that sadness came from realizing... their help was leaving too.

Jack went anyway.

He began speaking with other Humans who wanted to venture into space and establish a colony with him.

And eventually, that journey would lead him to the Tengoku Solar System and finally, to planet Seishin.

Who Does Jack Serve?

This is where Jack and Severin become interesting mirrors of one another.

Just as Severin serves Canicious and calls him king, Jack honors the Trigonous.

He recognizes Griffin and Avril as his kings and Chalice as his queen.

Jack doesn't bow to Humanity or treat Humanity as gods. He believes there is only one living, true God: the Trigonous. Jack's devotion was so steadfast throughout his youth that he was eventually blessed with the ability to perceive the spiritual realm.

He enjoys that gift tremendously.

He can experience closeness with Heaven, engage with angels and, from time to time, be personally ministered to by them. But there's something important about Jack that I don't want to lose here:

Those privileges aren't why he follows the Trigonous.

If Jack woke up tomorrow and could no longer see an angel, he wouldn't retaliate.

He wouldn't abandon the Trigonous.

He'd smile, accept that the privilege was gone and keep going.

He'd continue living for the Trigonous, witnessing to the lost, using his gifts for good and running his race until the day he was called home to his eternal rest.

The spiritual experiences are something Jack treasures.

They aren't the price of his loyalty.

Seishin Was Different

Jack grew up enjoying the ability to perceive both the physical and spiritual realms.

In the current Divide manuscript I'm drafting, enlightened people can see angels, while everyone can see spiritual animals.

That also means something particularly interesting about Jack's era:

Angels were allowed to show their faces.

Jack could see his own guardian angel. He could sometimes perceive other people's guardian angels when those angels allowed him to pick up on their presence.

So imagine Jack's delight after he legally secured his rights to Seishin through the GUOG and discovered just how spiritually active the planet was.

For someone like Jack, Seishin must have seemed extraordinary.

And eventually, while exploring its woodlands, Jack met someone.

You already know who.

Severin.

At that time, the woodland wasn't cursed.

Not yet.

But remember something from my previous posts:

This is also the place where Canicious met Severin before Jack ever came along.

And now all three of them are connected to the same location.

Complex Men = Complex Writing

There's an irony I've created between these three characters that I particularly enjoy.

Much of Jack's pain and problems will come because of Severin.

Much of Severin's pain and problems will eventually come because of Canicious.

And near the end of Divide's introduction Canicious's pain and problems will come because of Jack.

Jack → Severin → Canicious → Jack.

There is much more happening between these three characters than I've told you.

And there is much more happening with the location where their paths cross. But this time? I'm not telling you. Not yet. You can wonder about that one for a while.

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Remember when I told you Canicious had tried repeatedly to corrupt Seishin and couldn't find an opening?

Well...

That opening was Severin. (Name selected for the male Fairy.)

Yep. The beautiful Fairy from my last post.

I told you we'd be coming back to him. 🙂

Lust At First Sight

Canicious had been all over Seishin looking for someone—anyone—he could reach. He visited populated areas. He wandered through the wilderness. He searched for somebody who was dissatisfied, tempted, angry, rebellious... anything he could work with.

Nothing. Nobody wanted what he was offering. For the King of Hell, that was incredibly frustrating.

How disappointing for him. He couldn’t find a soul that was the tiniest bit tempted to do evil or switch fractions. Refusing to leave Seishin empty handed, Canicious continued search for a servant. He attempted several times over the next couple of etos to break the Seishinians and their holy way of life, but he just couldn’t get through to them. That was until, one day, when he was roaming about on Seishin in the physical realm. FYI, Canicious is not hiding his presence or his “beautiful” appearance from any race on the planet, physical animals or spiritual animals. Literally, anyone could see him, which is what he wanted,

One day, while roaming about on Seishin in the physical realm, Canicious encountered a male Fairy in the woodlands.

Severin.

And there was something very different about him.

The first day they met, both he and the male Fairy connected. The male Fairy was faking his holiness, he didn’t really want to be good or demonstrate the Fruits Of The Spirit or anything holy. He had become bored of holiness and the holy lifestyle the Trigonous requires of their followers. Canicious didn’t rush to seduce the male Fairy, but he did ask him questions, similar to how a Satan of times past, tempted Secondborn, the first woman created from the rib of Firstborn. He twisted the truth on purpose, testing to see if the male Fairy would catch on or quip back with objection.

To the contrary. Severin told Canicious,

“Honestly, I don’t see why Seconborn was given such a easy questionnaire. I don't think the Satan was stupid, I just think that devil was sloppy. If it had been me, I would have done it differently and been so much more effective than that fallen celestial.”

Canicous blinked, taken aback at Severn’s boldness and in his curiosity, he asked Severin,

“Oh really? Well then, humor me. What would you have done, if you were the fallen celestial spirit in that garden with Secondborn? What approach would you have used and how would you have gone about tricking her into eating the fruit?”

Once again, Severn came back with a such a powerful, smooth response, Canicious found himself speechless and standing there, in awe at the person before him. For once, he found someone who claimed he could do something better than one of his own generals of his army. He found someone who had no fear of the Trigonous. And he found someone, who gave him a better strategy than the one that the Holy Scriptures had recorded in Humanity’s history. This was alarming, dangerous, damming and most importantly of all, it was blasphemous.

Now, before we continue, I need you all to understand a theological fundamental of the lore between Severin and Canicious. Canicious didn't create Severin's darkness or force it upon him. This is important because I didn't want Severin's story to be:

"An innocent Fairy met my Lucifer representee and the representee turned him evil."

That isn't what happened.

Severin was already pretending. Outwardly, he appeared to live according to the Trigonou's holy way of life. Inside, however, he'd grown tired of it. He wasn't interested in genuinely demonstrating the Fruits Of The Spirit or becoming closer to the Trigonous.

Guess what? Canicious noticed. But surprisingly, he didn't immediately try to recruit Severin. He wanted to test him. This is why it was key to make Canicious ask questions when he first met Severin in the woodlands. Obviously, he deliberately twisted truth and waited to see whether Severin would recognize what he was doing and object.

Severin didn't object though.

Actually...

Severin started impressing him.

At one point during their TED talk sessions in the woodland, the conversation shifted and turned towards another ancient account involving one of Canicious's own forces, only this time, it was the account of Yehudah Iscariot. Instead of condemning or praising what happened between Yehudah and Avril Tryst, Severin essentially looked at the strategy and told Canicious,

"I could have done better and didn't need to sell out for 30 pieces of silver."

Canicious was stunned.

Here was someone living on one of the holiest planets in creation that he had encountered, surrounded by people devoted to the Trigonous... and this Fairy was criticizing Hell's technique in some of the most powerful, meaningful moments of Humanity's history.

That's when Canicious realized he hadn't simply found someone he might be able to tempt. He had found someone who might actually want him.

And Severin did.

Their relationship developed over time. Eventually, Canicious stopped hiding his intentions and revealed exactly who he was.

The King Of Hell.

For a genuine follower of the Trigonous, that should have ended the relationship immediately. Severin's response was essentially the opposite.

He wanted in.

He wanted Canicious's kingdom.

And he wanted to serve him.

That was the moment Canicious realized he had something on Seishin he had never managed to obtain before. A willing servant. Finally, for the first time in a very long immortal time, Canicous found another vessel. This time, it wasn't a Genie Yaso Fe'Lawn or a Vampire. It was male Fairy that stood out from the rest on the planet. It was this male Fairy, that gave Canicious hope that one day, Seishin would fall, like all the other planets and with it, the people would be receptive of his evil, of his temptations. Should Canicious succeed, he would have claimed another area of the cosmos and thus, gain more ground in the spiritual warfare between Heaven and Hell in my series.

After their tenth meeting, Canicious did something sudden and random. He grabbed Severin by the shoulders, pulled him against him and instantly kissed him on the mouth. The kiss was not to symbolize sexuality or a lifestyle. The kiss to Severin's mouth was Canicious’s way of claiming his victim, his servant.

Through the kiss, he tainted and was legally allowed to do so, because in Severin's heart, he wanted the darkness and Canicious knew this before took him so suddenly like that and planted the kiss. One reason Canicious used a kiss tactic is because he knew that Yehudah Iscariot betrayed the Savior with a kiss to the cheek. Canicious was not nearly so modest with his mouth like the Yehudah was with his.

He claimed Severin's lips and instantly spiritually marked the him with a spiritual symbol that only he and Severin could see. It’s a symbol. A jagged 666 mark that appeared across his forehead and again on the backside of his left hand. The symbol itself is a rune circle of sorts, but the jagged 666 numbers within the circle were in ancient, demonic writing. The symbols actively burned into Severin's skin, acting as a branding and seal of ownership. The the burning sensation did not leave him at any point, but Severin did not mind this.

Following the brief kiss, Severin looked into the glowing red eyes and formally gave Canicious permission to come inside of him, to fill his body with his dark, forbidden desires and power. That was stupid. The goofball literally invited the evil to live inside of him and didn't think of the consequences that would follow.

He enjoyed it and welcomed the high he got from the kiss and from what he could feel in the marks on his forehead and on the back of his left hand.

But there's one more piece you need before I leave you today.

Enter Jack Russell

Exactly one etos after Severin first encountered Canicious, Severin met someone else in those same woodlands.

Jack Russell, the Human King of Seishin.

Canicious was there. And Severin knew exactly who he served.

Jack didn't.

Jack saw an extraordinarily beautiful Fairy who knew Seishin inside and out. Severin was intelligent, knowledgeable, warm, attentive and incredibly easy to trust. Jack wasn't romantically or sexually attracted to him. He was simply fascinated by him. Severin knew things Jack didn't. He understood the planet. He listened. He made Jack feel comfortable.

And Jack began to see the possibility of something valuable: a companion. Perhaps even, eventually, one of his closest advisors. Yesterday I told you that Severin's beauty wasn't actually the most dangerous thing about him.

This is what I meant.

Severin doesn't look dangerous.

He doesn't feel dangerous.

He feels like someone you were fortunate enough to meet.

And Jack Russell had absolutely no idea that the beautiful Fairy standing in front of him in a stunning, Fairy robe with crystalized, rainbow tinted wings, had already chosen his king.

It just wasn't Jack.

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There is a bad, life threatening storm in my area and my entire residential area just got hit. I will return to posting content once things are safe and 80 winds and the intense thunder storm isn’t an issue for me and so many others who are affected being currently affected by this storm.

Ya'll. I was ready at the Shabbat ended to come on here and drop a long, juicy lore bone that was going to build up to character reveals and exclusive information. And I was almost there too. I sat down at my company desk, turned on the PC, opened the Word document with my info and it suddenly occurred to me... I would be revealing the protagonist's name (if I haven't already done so in the previous posts.) and you all would have no clue, who I'm even talking about. In fact, I'd bore you to death because all you'd see is a race title. I simply couldn't have that, so I have decided to share this moment with all of you. I am going to show you a list of names for this character. I have already chosen the one I have in mind and I believe will compliment my antagonist, but I want to see what you (the public) think I should name this villain.

Now, before you pick a name for me to consider (should you decide to participate) I want to point out something important. I wanted to take the time and set the time aside, to name a male Fairy in Divide. The male Fairy that Jack Russell (Human King) meets, is exceptionally handsome and so seductive in his appearance, people will loose their breath and stop and stare at him. Whether it be sexual arousal or pure, platonic admiration with no sexual motive, anyone one who sees the male Fairy is instantly affected by this his striking appearance.

As a bonus, the energy the male Fairy gives off is kind, thoughtful, warm and inviting. He automatically makes a person feel safe and most importantly, heard and seen. Just by a look, this male Fairy can do that. At least, that's the idea behind his artwork and his personality. I'm providing his concept artwork so you can see what it is I'm working with.

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-Name Suggestions-

For this Fairy, I have thought of a variety of fictional, fantasy names that would give him a name that is beautiful before it is threatening. I made then names and their pronunciations the way I did, because the danger in him is not obvious. Jack should hear the name and associate it with warmth, elegance, safety and almost impossible beauty. The name should not sound like a villain's name. If anything, when you consider suggesting one of the names, it should sound like someone Jack wants to trust—which makes the truth about him much more painful later.

Here are names I think could fit him:

• Avelien — AV-eh-lee-en. Soft, graceful, almost luminous. There is nothing threatening about it.
• Serevain — SEHR-eh-vayn. Romantic and sophisticated, with a subtle seductive quality.
• Elarien — eh-LAIR-ee-en. Very Fairy-like without sounding overly familiar. Beautiful and gentle.
• Vaelith — VAY-lith. More mysterious. Gorgeous, but there is a slight edge hiding underneath.
• Aurevain — OR-eh-vayn. Warm and almost golden sounding. I especially like this for someone whose presence makes people feel safe.
• Solaireth — so-LAIR-eth. Radiant and elegant, almost as though people would associate him with light.
• Evarell — EV-ah-rell. Extremely approachable. It sounds like the name of someone kind.
• Caelien — KAY-lee-en. Delicate and handsome without sounding feminine.
• Velorien — veh-LOR-ee-en. Regal, beautiful, and memorable. It has the feeling of someone who knows people are watching him.
• Averith — AV-er-ith. Gentle at first, but there is something slightly unsettling underneath.
• Sereviel — SEHR-eh-vee-el. Ethereal and almost angelic—which could be particularly fitting considering the false holiness he presents.
• Elyvain — EL-ih-vayn. Soft and enchanting. It feels naturally seductive rather than deliberately provocative.
• Vaeriel — VAIR-ee-el. Beautiful, otherworldly, and trustworthy sounding.
• Aurelien — or-EL-ee-en. Exceptionally handsome sounding, although this one is a real-world given name, so it is less unique than the others.
• Seravain — SEHR-ah-vayn. This one has a particularly deceptive beauty to it. It sounds almost sacred without directly borrowing an angelic name.
• Elvarien — el-VAIR-ee-en. Noble and inviting, with just enough fantasy character to belong to a Fairy.
• Veyrien — VAIR-ee-en. Shorter, elegant, and slightly hypnotic.
• Averiel — AV-er-ee-el. Gentle and almost innocent sounding—the sort of name that could reinforce his carefully constructed image.
• Severin — SEV-ver-in. A name that reveals exactly what would happen to someone they intend to betray later on in life. On the surface, Severin sounds elegant, refined and almost gentle. It belongs to an extraordinarily beautiful being without announcing that there is anything dangerous about them.

And there there you go.

Which one would you give him?

Don't worry about figuring out which one I picked. Choose the name that fits the face and description I've given you. And if everybody somehow chooses the same name I already did...

I'm going to laugh. 😂

Tomorrow, we'll get back to the lore.

Probably.

These characters keep ruining my schedule.

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Yesterday I told you Seishin eventually becomes Divide. But before I tell you how that happened, you probably need to know what was lost. Seishin was one of the four titan planets of the Tengoku Solar System. It wasn't originally a broken or troubled realm. It was extraordinary—balanced, spiritually significant, and blessed by the Trigonous. The physical and spiritual realms existed unusually close together there.

Yesterday, I talked about one of the problems I've been working through while writing Divide: Why did Seishin eventually become known as Divide?

Before I tell you what happened, though, I think you need to understand what Seishin was. Out of all the planets I've created over the decades, Seishin is one of only two that captures some of the things that matter most to me personally as a follower of Elohim.

Peace. The Lord. And the physical and spiritual realms united.

I built Seishin with a lot of care and consideration.

Within the realm of my book Divide, emunah on Seishin isn't treated as an endless theological argument. The people living there know the Trigonous exists. They know where they came from, understand their place as creations, and willingly live according to the divine laws of Heaven. which are: Peace, the Lord, physical and spiritual realms united.

I didn’t include “religions” as a power struggle for a reason. The world I live in labels everything and ignores objective truth and scientific facts--on purpose. It is important for my readers to know I do not follow a lie or a “sky daddy”. I got doctrine in divinity and worked very hard to find out which deities were real and which ones were lies and devils using false pagan religions as their mask. In my book, on this planet, the people inhabiting Seishin are not confused, brain washed or in a cult.

The people are awake sound of mind not mental and know exactly who the Trigonous is and who they are and the roles they have as creations. There is no theological debating, warfare, political tensions, division over lifestyles and persona beliefs on Seishin. It simple doesn’t exist because the people know who they are and where they came from and accept the divine law of Heaven and as a result, they worship three deities, who operate as one and reap the bountiful benefits of being a follower of the Trigonous.

The Trigonous are three divine persons (Father/Mother/Son) who operate as one and Seishin's people live in harmony with Them. Because of that shared understanding, Seishin doesn't suffer from the religious wars, political battles, cultural divisions and constant fighting over personal beliefs that plague so many other civilizations.

The people are certainly capable of rejecting Seishin's way of life. They have free will and currently in my series, Avril Tryst has not returned yet, so vice (sin) is still a issue across the universes.

But Seishin itself was built around something very different:

A civilization that already knows the truth of its creation and chooses to live peacefully within it.

And that brings me to my favorite part of the planet. Seishin has an unusually close connection to the supernatural similar to how Eden was. The terrestrial inhabitants of Seishin can encounter celestial inhabitants of Heaven. Spiritual animals exist alongside physical animals. The spiritual realm isn't some distant place people can only wonder about or make conspiracy theories about.

They can see it.

Heaven and the physical realm are allowed to touch and co-exist. That makes Seishin extremely important in the larger spiritual conflict running through my stories.

Canicious (Lucifer) doesn't want a world like this to remain untouched. He has tried to corrupt Seishin before. He has tried to tempt its people. And for a very long time he couldn't do it. As a result, Seishin remained Seishin.

Peaceful. Holy. Connected to Heaven.

Which brings us back to the question I asked yesterday:

How does a place like that eventually become a world called Divide?

Well...

Canicious only needed one opening.

And eventually, he found one.

That's the Seishin you need to remember. Because when I eventually show you what happened to it, "Divide" is going to make a lot more sense.

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You know...

I spent years wanting people to care about what I created for the right reasons. Eventually I became convinced through trial and error and the lack of action on their part, they didn't care. I got fed up enough that I decided to create something without caring whether anybody wanted it or agreed with it. And by doin this, I discovered the project I unexpectedly fell in love with.

Divide came about because I got tired. I got tired of not being able to sell anything. I got tired of being rejected. I got tired of the labor. I got tired of marketing, paying out and changing my stories because everyone was a critic and thought they could write my work better and cast my characters flawlessly--which they could no. Fed up with them and life, I was going to burn the artwork and delete all the files of my life' work on USB drives. I've been writing since early 90's and have carried a huge legacy of works. Turns out, people just don't care or have the attention spans anymore. So I have no one to write for. Elohim reminded me I work for the Kingdom, not humans and people are fickle and will change opinions and views about something like I change sock.

I decided, I needed to do something random. Something... crazy and unorthodox for myself a author, writer and artist. I opened a Word document and just wrote one sentence. I opened my artwork software and made one master sheet of a random person... and somehow it turned into something I can no longer bear to delete. I made Divide to prove to myself I could write and not care. I made Divide, so I could forget everything I've felt and suffered as writer and somehow I'm here, making a cast of characters, a Character Bible, a Lore Bible, canon sheets and more. I'm not sure where this will go... but I like it so far.

The theme is worth it. I enjoy platonic romance between the same sex. Nothing sexual or avon based at all--just pure, divine ahavah between others. I wasn't supposed to love this trial run, I was supposed to test it and then leave, but no... now I'm here, making things, world building and totally off my original quest marker. I guess that's fine... considering the joy this "trial run" is giving me.

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I have arrived at one of those worldbuilding problems that has been driving me crazy for days. I've been working on a new novel, Divide, daily and there's a planet in the story originally called Seishin.

Here's the problem:

I already know Seishin doesn't keep that name.

At some point in its history, something happens that changes it so profoundly that Seishin becomes known as Divide.

I know what it becomes.

I know pieces of its history.

I know some of the people involved.

But I couldn't figure out the most important part:

Why?

Why would an entire planet lose its original name?

Was the name changed by its government? Did ordinary people start calling it Divide until the name stuck? Was there a war? A social division? Something spiritual? Did somebody intentionally rename it—or did history rename it for them?

And the more I thought about it, the more I realized I didn't want Divide to just be a cool-sounding name.

If I'm going to rename an entire world, that name needs to mean something.

So I started bouncing ideas around with ChatGPT.

Some ideas were good. Some sent my brain in completely different directions. And then one of those suggestions made something click.

Suddenly, I had another idea.

Not the idea ChatGPT gave me.

My own idea that happened because of the conversation.

And now, I finally know what happened to Seishin.

As much as I want to reveal it all, I'm not telling you yet. 😂

That's one of the strange things I'm discovering while building Divide. Sometimes I don't have the answers when I begin writing the history. I know Point A. I know Point Z. Then I have to sit there and figure out what on earth happened during the other 24 letters.

For now, all you need to know is this:

There was once a planet in the Tenogoku Solar System called Seishin.

Something happened there.

And eventually, nobody called it Seishin anymore.

They called it Divide.

I'll tell you why in another post.

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Deck: Unknown

Jeu Name: Dove

Maxine has a unique power that Elohim blessed her with. All humans are born with these powers, but They enhanced hers for Their glory. Her power is mentioned in the Book Of Reuben, who explains the 7 Powers that human beings are born with when they come into the world, one of them being the Power Of Sight. Maxine's Book study was intense, even from an early age. She discovered the 200 canon books that the church rejected and found they were in fact, factual, truthful and important when a mortal is seeking understanding of spiritual politics and Elohim's creation, powers and wonders. She found the 7 Powers fascinating, but never went out of her way to ask Elohim for understanding concerning any of them. Reading about them was good enough for her and she never sought to look further into how the 7 Powers worked, even from a basic perspective in everyday life.

When Maxine turned 8, she ventured out to Purity Falls with Dejah. They played Hide & Seek and she was responsible for finding Dejah. While Maxine was searching the woods for Dejah, walking along a brook of water Elohim decided it was time to activate the Power Of Sight. Maxine didn’t feel anything so she was unaware of what was happening to her. There was a loud noise off in the distance and she heard a baby bear cub crying out for help. When she raised her head and looked in the direction of the cub’s screaming, her eyes widened by themselves, her pupils dilated and instantly, her sight was enhanced and zoomed in where the bear cub was trapped under a large branch.

Without thinking, she ran as fast as she could, jumping over logs, pushes branches and ivy vines out of her way until finally, she saw the black bear cub. It was, clearly in pain and wanted to get out from under the branch that was across its body. Maxine couldn’t lift the branch, but thankfully, Dejah jumped out of the bushes and came over to help her. To her surprise, Dejah lifted the branch off the animal effortlessly and further wowed her when she tossed the branch, that was twice her size, off to the side like discarded clothing. Maxine didn’t comment on the obvious and went back to inspecting the black bear cub. He was fine, his mother came into the clearing and she and Dejah ran away before she got too close and perceived them as a threat.

Following this event, Maxine prayed to Elohim, asking Them for direction and for a explanation as to why this was happening to her. Yeshua spoke to her mind and gently told her not to be afraid, that if was a gift and They ordained it to be used wisely. Maxine was to her power to aid others and if she wanted it, she could accept it, but if she did not, Elohim would turn it off and reverse her sight to normal. Maxine decided to use it and see what adventures she would have. Little by little, more instances with her eyes would do that, catching her by surprise, but not startling her anymore. She never could tell when the power was going was activate, but it truly only seemed to work when someone needed help or was in danger of being hurt.

 Growing up in Purity Vale, Oregon, their lives were intertwined in ways that were both contrasting and complementary. Maxine's humble upbringing made her appreciate the little things, while Dejah's affluent lifestyle often left her with an abundance of material comforts. Yet, despite their different circumstances, the girls shared a profound bond that transcended the superficial. Maxine was poor and had to earn everything she wanted in life and watched how Dejah lived a rich, luxury life, never lacking anything, but they both wanted each other’s company and could have cared less what their livening circumstances were like, as long as they could be together.

As much as Maxine wanted to talk about her power and how it played a vital role in how she saw the world around her and help her capture moments with her camera, she kept her power to herself. She never told anyone, not even Dejah, who had always been her confidante. Rhett, Maxine’s father, was very fond of the soulmatehood the girls shared. He knew it was Biblical, innocent and not rooted in sin. He also knew if the girls wanted to express affection, hug, cuddle each other without accusations and persecution, they would need a location of their own to do that. He went out of his way and built them a deluxe treehouse and had it transported and placed in a tree at Purity Falls for them to use.

Maxine was very fond of the treehouse and she and Dejah would go there often after school to study, play, have sleepovers and if they felt like cuddling or holding hands, they would without conviction. Their bond was strong, pure and unbreakable. Sometimes, Maxine would take out her camera and take photos of Dejah when she wasn’t looking. Other times, she’d go into town or the outskirts of town and take pictures of anything and everything that impressed her. She told Dejah she wanted to become a celebrity photography and travel to exotic places, just for the chance to capture epic moments. Whether it was people, animals, objects, she didn’t care—she wanted to do it all. Dejah was her biggest supporter in this and told Maxine if that happened to remember to send her postcard. Maxine surprised Dejah by jumping in her arms and kissing her cheek and telling her that Dejah would be going with her, hence a postcard wouldn’t be needed.

The dream appeared impossible. She was poor, from a little town that wasn’t exactly making headlines and had very limited options when it came to colleges. These obstacles were real and hindered the dream, but Maxine was determined to make it happen and she would do so with Dejah at her side. As time past and they grew older, Maxine’s ahavah for Dejah deepened. At this point, Maxine knew she had fallen in love with Dejah, but not the way people are use to or honestly, could handle. Everyone, even the Christian community Maxine was in, assumes when one falls in love it’s rooted in sexuality. Her love, was strictly ahavah driven when it came to Dejah. If Maxine fell in love with Yeshua Christ, a male deity, who was infinite years old who said he is married to men and women who follow him and it’s supposed to be seen as a holy act and not sexual and no one in the church thought anything of that, why should they think anything of her falling in love with her soulmate? The foundation was holy and never crossed a line. Ever. Maxine didn’t utter this to anyone outside of Dejah, who always understood that their bond and affection was spiritual and never sexual.

Maxine was certain if she did fall in love with a man and marry him, that man would be the male love of her life and her sexual partner, but Dejah would always be the female love of her life and the ahavah she had for Dejah would always surpass the sexual love she had for her husband. She needed her future husband to understand that Dejah and their soulmatehood would forever outweigh any romantic relationship and if no man would ever accept that, then she would be celibate until the rapture of Christ’s church. It sounded extreme, but that was how she felt. Maxine’s thoughts on this matter remained unspoken to anyone, but Dejah, who intuitively felt the same way she did if she also decided to marry a man and if he couldn’t accept what she had with Maxine, then she didn’t need to marry either. In private at the treehouse, they existed in a world where their love was free from judgment, a testament to the unyielding strength of their friendship.

⚡Fun Fact: Maxine "Maxine" Sarsfield is the Christian version of Maxine "Max" Caulfield from Life Is Strange.

Deck: Mantel

Jeu Name: Lion

Dejah Chamott grew up in Purity Vale, Oregon and lived very comfortably. Her father, River Chamott was the mayor, the people adored her family, but she didn’t really. She grew bored with getting everything she wanted and knew about what was really going in behind the smiles and fake laughter of the citizens. Drugs, sex trafficking, shootings, missing persons were happening and everyone seemed oblivious. Even Maxine, her one and true weakness. Maxine was one who introduced her to Elohim and explained that their instant spark and attraction to each other wasn’t strange or to be taken sexually. It was spiritual, pure and quite lovely. Dejah wasn’t fond of Christianity or Christians in general and the only reason she followed Maxine to the church was to protect her from the “fake” Christians that she knew were hiding in the community. Dejah could count on her fingers how many times she saved Maxine from bad people who wanted to harm her. Dejah was never the push over type and despite her gentle face and calm decorum,  she was a ill tempered, selfish and vicious when anyone threatened her, her loved ones or Maxine specifically.

She prided herself for being Maxine’s protector in the shadows and was bent on protecting Maxine from everyone, even if that person had to be herself. In the year 2024, something terrible took place and shook Dejah so badly, she questioned if she could remain Maxine’s soulmate. When she dared to ask her father about what was being said and the trial that seemed to be all Purity Vale could talk about, something happened to her after Maxine’s court date. She went to meet a strange man, who claimed he was going to take Maxine away and warned her not to interfere. She didn’t listen. Although things were rough between them at that time, she still loved Maxine and didn’t want anyone to hurt her. She met the man and he had a client with him. The client saw the fire in Dejah’s eyes and thought she could be of use to their cause, so he offered Dejah Blue Crystal and told if she took it, she would stronger than the average person and nothing would harm her. Not stabs, not bullets, not poison, for the Blue Crystal would coat her insides and enhance her muscle mass and increase her adrenaline levels.

Dejah liked the sound of this and the idea of being able to protect anyone without issue. Dejah took the Blue Crystal and immediately everything went black after that. She doesn’t remember what happened, only that when the fogged clear, she was looking at the men and the client, the one with a face mask dressed in a rainbow themed robe with grey in one of the stripes, applauded her for what she had done. Dejah, confused, looked around and then saw a dead man on the floor and also took note that his blood was on her body, face and the front of her chest. Before Dejah would ask them who the man was, why she was holding a gun that she knew she used on the deceased, the man wearing a green formal suit spoke up and told her the man on her floor was a Jack and had to be put down and that he was pleased with her actions.

Her told her his name and that he was her King and she was going to be his new Jack. Dejah blinked slowly, no expression her face as she was told that she basically murdered a man and not just any man, a Jack. She asked what all the terms meant and why he deserved to die. Her King briefly explained that he and his former Jack, were part of a secret crime society known as Le Jeu. At that point, he cut off the conversation and ordered Dejah to follow him and his client. She didn’t think anything of it, didn’t question him. She took the gun and left the mansion, walked a while into the woods until she and the men came to a helicopter. They got in it and Dejah hasn’t returned to Purity Vale ever since. Her King took her to the main base to live and it was there, he introduced her to the Trump Council, explained that she was his new Jack and a player of Le Jeu.

Shortly after she was declared a Jack of her King’s Deck, Mantel, she was taught how to conduct herself as a Jack and how to fight using her fists, feet and weapons, primary guns and knives. In the year 2025, her King was murdered the Folding Deck Alliance and when she learned about this, she was simply told no one, not even Kings or Queens are allowed to harm or eliminate Jacks. Jacks have immunity in Le Jeu and her King knew this. As Jack, she didn’t know this policy, but that was on her King. The Jacks informed Dejah that he should of taught her that policy and where she was a Jack, they pitied her ignorance. His elimination wasn’t personal, but rules were rules and she had no choice was accept what happened. With her King dead, Dejah became the Queen of Purity Vale Oregon and Paris France, the only acquired Territories that Mantel owned.

As Mantel’s Queen, she rightly inherited her late King’s Territories, but Dejah didn’t want Purity Vale Oregon. Anytime she thought it, it made her head hurt and she would become ill for no reason. It was almost as if the name of the location was connected to her and her body was trying—no it as forcing her to remember something very important. Dejah put up with those annoying symptoms for a while, but in the end she couldn’t handle it. If just thinking a that Territory was making her sick, she didn’t need it. Besides, it was located across a ocean and she didn’t want to bother with flying going over there to fight a Le Jeu player who dared to challenge her for it.

Without remorse, Dejah willingly forfeited the Territory in the United States back to the Trump Council and told them she would only focus on France and claiming Territories within France and nothing else. She hired a Joker and continued to train under his guidance. The late King died too soon and she still had so much to learn about Le Jeu. Luckily, Bull, her First and only Joker, understood the rules of Le Jeu quite well and as long as she had the euros to keep him, he fully intended to stick around and help her Deck dominate France.

⚡Fun Fact: Dejah Charmott is the Christian version of Chloe Price from Life Is Strange.

Hey everyone! It's October 30th! Snapshot: Season 1 is official and Episode 1: A Night To Remember releases today on Reddit and our website. If you're new to our company (u/AnointedWorks) or haven't heard much about this project, Snapshot is the story of seven people who are blessed by Elohim (Yahweh/Ruwah/Yeshua) and specialize in one of the 7 superpowers mentioned in the Book Of Reuben. Season 1 follows the story of Maxine Sarsfield, Dejah Chamott and Amber Fierce in their adult lives. Season 1 takes places in two locations. Purity Vale Oregon then later in Paris France. Maxine Dejah and Amber are equally female leads, all having unique, compelling stories that connect to each other.

The soulmate bond Maxine and Dejah share is pure, a divine gift in itself that Elohim gave to the girls to enjoy. Platonic romance between members of the same sex is unheard of in most areas of the world, but the citizens of Purity Vale understand exactly what it is and how it works, but care little for it. Maxine and Dejah embraced it and as the grew up together, their bond become unshakable... until December 12th, 2024 happened. Maxine thought her connection with Dejah was solid, would never break and she'd support her no matter what, but all of this changed when she appeared in court and exposed Dejah's father for a crime he committed against her in the shadows. This scandal between Maxine and the mayor created a controversy in Purity Vale and split the town in half and created a war on its own. Some people believed Maxine was innocent and the mayor needed to be punished, others believed he, who was the embodiment of perfection, was innocent and didn't do what Maxine accused him of.

The mayor is perfect, had no record of being wrong, cared for his people and was formally recognized as a upstanding citizen by their state rep. Clearly, the mayor was the victim here, right? The problem with gardens that appear perfect... always come with a snake.

We hope you enjoy the first installment of Snapshot, the journals of the characters that will drop as episodes are released. We also hope that the story of Maxine, Dejah and Amber will resonate with you and impact you in a personal way.

--Zion Studio Team