There is the natural realm, right? (what seems natural to us). However, existence goes beyond the natural into the supernatural (what is supernatural to us). The supernatural geometry is overlaid exactly over the geometry of the natural. (At least we can think of it this way because our perspective)
So that means that a structure in the natural (a school for example) might correspond to something in the supernatural. The natural is not merely effected by the supernatural. It's actually all one game. The line that is drawn between natural and supernatural is the line where our sight stops. However, there is no such line. It's just a gradual acceleration of more powerful dimensions (sometimes called levels). (What we are used to seeing is all on the side of the least powerful dimensions). (Keep in mind though that the angels can't see everything. Their natural realm goes much farther than ours, but they have a supernatural realm too where their sight stops. So, in fact, there is a line for them too). (Another note: In my school we use the term “upperworld” to mean the supernatural. upperworld=supernatural.)
Now I'm going to explain heaven and hell. I want to put three different places in your mind. All three of these place exist in the our natural reality. Ready? First, there is place on which we live (the grass, the buildings, the trees). Second, there is up further and further in the air (space, the stars, planets, ect. Who knows how far it goes or what's out there). Third, there is what exists buried in the planets. (rock? Caverns? Lava?) Currently, we have access to the first, and we are denied access to the other two. Remember I said, the upperworld's geometry is overlaid directly over the geometry of the lowerworld? This is true for all three of these places too. The upperworld that corresponds to outer space is what you might refer to as “heaven.” The upperworld that corresponds to what is buried in our planets is what you might refer to as “hell.” The upperworld that corresponds to the place where we walk is often where you'll find angel's (from heaven) and demons (from hell) battling over the minds and souls of our race. That's painfully simplifying it because there are so many different species of angels and demons that all have different motives, and further there's a lot of gray area that exists when discussing supernatural beings (we define angels as any being higher than us and for us, and demons as any being higher than us and against us, but there is a gray area between). Angels and demons can die, but they come right back unlike us. The reason heaven and hell are significant is because its everything we fight for. Simply enough, we desire heaven personally and for others. Our greatest fear is hell.
Now to explain death. There are misconceptions about death too. Death is occurs by the failure of our supernatural bodies--not our natural bodies. I'll get into that next. The consequence of death is that it gives a soul access to certain parts of existence and denies access to other. Also death greatly increases our height of upperworld level. Death is irreversible. Obviously, one of the main ways that death effects us is that it can cause a separation between souls.
Now to explain the concept we call “waking.” A being who is at a higher supernatrual perspective than another can in theory “pull” a less supernaturally aware being towards a higher supernatrual perspective in a process called “waking.” So, an angel can pull one of us higher into the supernatural. This can be a long hard process depending on how far they want to pull. Remember, I said that the upperworld is overlaid on the groundworld. This is true for even ourselves. It's kind of like I have a shadow of supernatural ghosts that trail off deeper in the upperworld, but I can only control as high as I'm quickened. A column of me that shoots straight up through all the upperworld dimensions. I can only consciously control myself so high, but after that I can still be effected by others who are that high. This explains why the students we meet say gibberish, and why what happens to them effects them in all dimensions including the lower one they are aware of.
So, that's a basic introduction to all of existence as we see it in the Alma. So with that as a foundation let's move into how my school fits in. The legend goes that there was a certain demon called by the name of Alkador who held great power and skill. Alkador was one of the most ruthless and terrible demons in all of the worlds. He had a great mind for understanding the psychology of children of our race, and he used it to torture them by building environments that denied them the things that were most vital to them. As the story goes Alkador and his legion were roaming the settlement when they found a shining sapphire bright like the reflection of sunlight on water and blue like the sky. They located 8 more such sapphires totaling to 9. The sapphires had a spell on them that gave the holder great power. Alkador knew that these sapphires were the key that would make his dreams come true and allow him to destroy possibly hundreds of children if he played it right, but he would need to find the best environment to unleash their power. He choose to build an academy on the far east side of the settlement. He choose this location because he wanted his permanent dwelling to be by a certain waterfall that the angels call Galaxy Waterfall. He knew that if he could establish a stronghold over the area using the academy he could also have power over the famous waterfall giving him almost unlimited power. The waterfall has high value in supernatural realm. You'd have to see it to believe it. It's dimension is higher than time and death.
Alkador's endeavors with the school were very successful. Further, in not long a town started to rise up around the academy. It was the only school around and parents eagerly sent their children even from far away so they could get an education. But it was a devil's trap just as most schools are to some degree. The angels wouldn't have been able to combat this disaster if it wasn't for one named Selah, an angel of very renowned capability. He was known for his leadership and his success in pushing back the enemy pulling souls out of the pit of hell against sizable odds. But warring Alkador would be his biggest challenge yet. He would have to force the sapphires from Alkador's hand. It gets interesting because Alkador couldn't just hang on to the sapphires. He learned he would be unable to keep the sapphires in his grasp forever. No one would have enough force to maintain possession of them because they desire to return to their ground-level state once a year in the heat of the summer. Selah wanted to take this opportunity to steal the sapphires and use them to combat Alkador. So, whoever ended up with the majority of the sapphires at the end of the year would have greater power over the children. If you're lost I'll condense and summarize for you. Basically, in the summertime the sapphires return to ground state, and around the time school is in session again the battle is on over control of the sapphires. The battle usually lasts the whole school year. Whoever has the majority of sapphires has power over the children.
Now let me explain where my race and the students at my school come into this battle. Angels, Demons, ect, sometimes decide it suits their purposes to “quicken” one of us, because we have access that they don't have. We have access to fellow students in ways that they do not. Actually, after the first year, most of the waking has been done from one student to another fellow student. I was quickened by Simeon. In my school the collective force of current students who are in Selah's camp are titled “Alma.” The collective force of current students who are in Alkador's camp are titled “Darma.”
Everyone is curious about time travel. It's a rather menial thing as time fades away at the higher dimensions. However, Selah tries to keep students in the Alma moving at uninterrupted time as much as possible. Still sometimes the deep involvement in the upperworld as the Alma entails forces a manipulation. For example, Selah values and requires team meetings especially for the sake of younger members. Such meetings are not in anyway possible in the normal timeline. Aside from the heightened security concerns, it would risk arousing suspicion as the acquaintances of the students in the meetings would get very curious where the students were disappearing to. Though this could be covered up with reactions of course, but it is easier have the students pass into a state in which they have lose no time or actually a very small number of seconds technically. This is the most that younger members can expect to play with their timeline, but I have reason to believe that a few veterans have gone further and dove into things of which I'm sure I don't even have the starting concept.
Sadier
He's an 8th grader at Waterfall Academy, and is a recruit to the Angel's team.
Saymi
She's a 7th grader at Waterfall Academy, and is a recruit to the Angel's team.
Adam Dinch
He's the principle at Waterfall Academy
Abigail
She's a senior at Waterfall Academy, and one of the most veteran students on the Angel's team.
She was awakened in 3rd grade by Alkador who she served for three years. In the fourth year she attempted to commit suicide using a train, but her older brother Daniel Brigsbe (who earlier attempted to murder Joseph Careheart in his house) stopped her from ending her life and apparently ended his. Their middle sibling Nathan Brigsbe ran into Daniel in the afterlife after he and three of his roommates stumbled upon a strange locked door that someone seemed to be knocking on from the inside.
Adrian
He's a sophomore at Waterfall Academy, and fights for the Angel's team.
Madeline
She's a freshmen at Waterfall Academy, and is a talented second year fighter for Team Angel.
She and her brother were new recruits to Team Angel in year nine and trained under Simeon, the student captain. Madeline was an 8th grader and her brother was a freshman. They both caught on extremely quick for new recruits and became effective, as they helped their team strive towards a sure win, but things turned sour when Madeline's brother started getting a little reckless with his ideas. Tragically, Alkador took advantage of him, and her brother was on the verge of wrecking the entire team's efforts. Her brother sacrificed himself so that the angels could capture the final Sapphire to try to make up for his huge mistake. They thought that Aklador would kill him, but he never turned up in heaven. This causes Madeline and everyone to assume that Aklador choose not to kill him knowing that this would just send him to heaven. It is thought that Madeline's brother lives a miserable existence in Aklador's dungeon. Madeline and Team Angel are eager to make their annual journey to the gates of Aklador's castle to see if they might find him while they are there.
Sal
I'm the narrator of the story, and a student at Waterfall Academy.
Being very inspired by the events of in year 10, Sal set out to write and narrate the story with the help of Sadier to make sure that it was accurate and did justice. Sal doesn't reveal much about himself...
Alkador
He's the leader of the demons who terrorize Waterfall Academy.
Lachish
He's a senior at Waterfall Academy and is the most veteran student on the Angel's team and the student captain.
Amos
He's a senior at Waterfall Academy is one of the most veteran student on Team Angel.
Gar
He's a demon captain above Alkador who has who jurisdiction includes our school.
Ali
She's a junior at Waterfall Academy and specializes as a medic on Team Angel jumping around to wherever she is needed.
Ali Jentley is the cousin of Calvin and Solana Jentley whose father worked for a big power plant called Woodbell Power Industry founded by Alfred Woodbell. Upon the founder's death, Glue, who had been working for the company took over. Solana also got involved in the dreams and even became acquainted and worked with Joseph and Hannah Careheart in the early work at Waterfall Academy before Solana was killed by a demon.
Emily
Definition: X
Conversation: X
Joseph Careheart
A legendary Angel student captain
When Selah looked over the incoming students at Waterfall Academy in that first year to see who he might first awaken to help him do his tasks the decision was easy. Joseph had a powerful morality, confidence, and comforting nature about him. Though Abel was the first student captain as a senior, Joseph took the reigns the following year becoming the 2nd year Angel student captain as a sophomore. He captained as a sophomore, junior and senior as the Angel's turned around Waterfall Academy winning all three years. Much of this was due to Joseph's humble but deft nature at influencing students in and out of the supernatural realm. He is clearly the greatest student to be involved in the supernatural at the academy. He wrote the “book” that students on both sides have studied every year since. His senior year an attempt was made at his life in the nature by an outlaw named Daniel Brigsbe. Then in the summer following his graduation while deep in a supernatural mission involving his brother, Ruby, Joseph was destroyed in combat with Gar himself. Gar had decided he must put an end to the hero, but Joseph put up a valiant fight before parishing. It was bittersweet as the Angels seemed overjoyed to have him working in heaven though Hannah cried much. Joseph surely still intercedes for his Waterfall Academy.
Hannah Careheart
Joseph's sister, and legend as the second person to be quickened at the school.
Hannah was the second student to be awakened by Selah (or Joseph depending on how you look at it). She was awakened in that first year of Waterfall Academy when in just 1st grade, and at an age of seven-years old, a record that stands. She continued to assist Joseph working as a medic. After Joseph's death when she had just finished 4th grade she took on much more responsibility. In the final stages of the sixth year the student captain of the angels and Hannah's sister, Jenifer, fought a brutal battle against the student captain of the demons and her brother, Ruby. Ruby pursued Hannah and struck her with a fatal wound, but the Angels soon closed in around them winning the battle. Jennifer defeated Ruby in combat and was about to kill him when Hannah made her stop. Hannah who possessed a share of Joseph's powerful influence was in her dying breaths able to finally melt her wicked brother's heart saving Ruby's eternal life. Ruby died before the next school year because he was unable to loose himself from Alkador who killed him. Jennifer is thought to still dwell on Tara by herself in some rainforest, but she is usually so deep into the supernatural that it is impossible to find her. They call her the good witch.
Waterfall Academy
It's the K-12 school on the far east side of Tara.
Waterfall Academy was founded by Adam Dinch, and nine years prior to the beginning of the story.
Galaxy Waterfall
It's a waterfall near the academy
There's a brook that flows just south of the academy, and there's a spot within eye-shot of the parking lot where the brook falls over some rocks a few feet. It's a beautiful place. It's said that the school got its name because its founder and principle Adam Dinch said that the waterfall sparkled so gorgeously in the sunlight that it looked like a galaxy. So, he wanted to build the school next to it. That's the story anyway...
Sapphires
These nine stones give the holder great power over their adversary
In 1994, A man named Hal put a spell on them. This was partly an accident and partly an experiment. The sapphires exist in the supernatural. In 1994 when Switceyland was still very much tumultuous, an angel who helped protect western Switceyland and still does to this day named Athore cast them to Tara in before it was discovered in 2003. The angel did this to keep the demons from discovering and using them hoping that when they were rediscovered the angels would be more ready.
Scales
Something like scales cover student eyes in the supernatural filtering what they see.
It takes one many months to realize that they even are wearing scales. The scales are devised by angels for the student's own protection. It is plainly known that students on Team Demon don't wear scales, but see everything as unfiltered. Scales making everything dimmer so to speak, less beautiful, though to the students the things they see are mind blowing. The scales filter things that Selah and his authorities don't want students to see (yet). The students are told not to remove the scales, but since it is an easy job to do it becomes a constant temptation to see what you're missing.
Reactions
Reactions are complex, powerful tools that both camps used to effect the student's mind and emotions. Reactions are fashioned far away and shipped to the front lines. Many reactions are custom ordered for certain students at a certain place in the time line. Reaction are cloud like in form, and can only be seen in higher dimensions. Reactions can be classified into 7 main types:
Alpha: This versatile all-purpose reaction is great for any situation. It can be short-term or long-term.
Beta: This long-term reaction if it lands can stick with a student for many years, but it is less powerful.
Gamma: This powerful short-term reaction is popular for effecting the students in higher dimensions as they sleep, but is sometimes used in the ground level dimension as well.
Delta: This reaction is used to dissolve another reactions though sometimes the angels put something inside them for the students in case it hits them.
Theta: This short-term reaction is specialized for boys.
Sigma: This short-term reaction is specialized for girls.
Omicron: This long-term reaction is almost limitless in power to manipulate most any being in the galaxy if deployed skillfully. Each camp only receives two or three per year, so their deployment is considered carefully. Usually they will be used to capture something highly desired like unexpectedly capturing a Sapphire that the other camp thought they had locked away, or unexpectedly changing destiny to save or destroy a student.
Sadier
He's an 8th grader at Waterfall Academy, and is a recruit to the Angel's team.
Saymi
She's a 7th grader at Waterfall Academy, and is a recruit to the Angel's team.
Adam Dinch
He's the principle at Waterfall Academy
Abigail
She's a senior at Waterfall Academy, and one of the most veteran students on the Angel's team.
She was awakened in 3rd grade by Alkador who she served for three years. In the fourth year she attempted to commit suicide using a train, but her older brother Daniel Brigsbe (who earlier attempted to murder Joseph Careheart in his house) stopped her from ending her life and apparently ended his. Their middle sibling Nathan Brigsbe ran into Daniel in the afterlife after he and three of his roommates stumbled upon a strange locked door that someone seemed to be knocking on from the inside.
Adrian
He's a sophomore at Waterfall Academy, and fights for the Angel's team.
Madeline
She's a freshmen at Waterfall Academy, and is a talented second year fighter for Team Angel.
She and her brother were new recruits to Team Angel in year nine and trained under Simeon, the student captain. Madeline was an 8th grader and her brother was a freshman. They both caught on extremely quick for new recruits and became effective, as they helped their team strive towards a sure win, but things turned sour when Madeline's brother started getting a little reckless with his ideas. Tragically, Alkador took advantage of him, and her brother was on the verge of wrecking the entire team's efforts. Her brother sacrificed himself so that the angels could capture the final Sapphire to try to make up for his huge mistake. They thought that Aklador would kill him, but he never turned up in heaven. This causes Madeline and everyone to assume that Aklador choose not to kill him knowing that this would just send him to heaven. It is thought that Madeline's brother lives a miserable existence in Aklador's dungeon. Madeline and Team Angel are eager to make their annual journey to the gates of Aklador's castle to see if they might find him while they are there.
Sal
I'm the narrator of the story, and a student at Waterfall Academy.
Being very inspired by the events of in year 10, Sal set out to write and narrate the story with the help of Sadier to make sure that it was accurate and did justice. Sal doesn't reveal much about himself...
Alkador
He's the leader of the demons who terrorize Waterfall Academy.
Lachish
He's a senior at Waterfall Academy and is the most veteran student on the Angel's team and the student captain.
Amos
He's a senior at Waterfall Academy is one of the most veteran student on Team Angel.
Gar
He's a demon captain above Alkador who has who jurisdiction includes our school.
Ali
She's a junior at Waterfall Academy and specializes as a medic on Team Angel jumping around to wherever she is needed.
Ali Jentley is the cousin of Calvin and Solana Jentley whose father worked for a big power plant called Woodbell Power Industry founded by Alfred Woodbell. Upon the founder's death, Glue, who had been working for the company took over. Solana also got involved in the dreams and even became acquainted and worked with Joseph and Hannah Careheart in the early work at Waterfall Academy before Solana was killed by a demon.
Emily
Definition: X
Conversation: X
Joseph Careheart
A legendary Angel student captain
When Selah looked over the incoming students at Waterfall Academy in that first year to see who he might first awaken to help him do his tasks the decision was easy. Joseph had a powerful morality, confidence, and comforting nature about him. Though Abel was the first student captain as a senior, Joseph took the reigns the following year becoming the 2nd year Angel student captain as a sophomore. He captained as a sophomore, junior and senior as the Angel's turned around Waterfall Academy winning all three years. Much of this was due to Joseph's humble but deft nature at influencing students in and out of the supernatural realm. He is clearly the greatest student to be involved in the supernatural at the academy. He wrote the “book” that students on both sides have studied every year since. His senior year an attempt was made at his life in the nature by an outlaw named Daniel Brigsbe. Then in the summer following his graduation while deep in a supernatural mission involving his brother, Ruby, Joseph was destroyed in combat with Gar himself. Gar had decided he must put an end to the hero, but Joseph put up a valiant fight before parishing. It was bittersweet as the Angels seemed overjoyed to have him working in heaven though Hannah cried much. Joseph surely still intercedes for his Waterfall Academy.
Hannah Careheart
Joseph's sister, and legend as the second person to be quickened at the school.
Hannah was the second student to be awakened by Selah (or Joseph depending on how you look at it). She was awakened in that first year of Waterfall Academy when in just 1st grade, and at an age of seven-years old, a record that stands. She continued to assist Joseph working as a medic. After Joseph's death when she had just finished 4th grade she took on much more responsibility. In the final stages of the sixth year the student captain of the angels and Hannah's sister, Jenifer, fought a brutal battle against the student captain of the demons and her brother, Ruby. Ruby pursued Hannah and struck her with a fatal wound, but the Angels soon closed in around them winning the battle. Jennifer defeated Ruby in combat and was about to kill him when Hannah made her stop. Hannah who possessed a share of Joseph's powerful influence was in her dying breaths able to finally melt her wicked brother's heart saving Ruby's eternal life. Ruby died before the next school year because he was unable to loose himself from Alkador who killed him. Jennifer is thought to still dwell on Tara by herself in some rainforest, but she is usually so deep into the supernatural that it is impossible to find her. They call her the good witch.
Waterfall Academy
It's the K-12 school on the far east side of Tara.
Waterfall Academy was founded by Adam Dinch, and nine years prior to the beginning of the story.
Galaxy Waterfall
It's a waterfall near the academy
There's a brook that flows just south of the academy, and there's a spot within eye-shot of the parking lot where the brook falls over some rocks a few feet. It's a beautiful place. It's said that the school got its name because its founder and principle Adam Dinch said that the waterfall sparkled so gorgeously in the sunlight that it looked like a galaxy. So, he wanted to build the school next to it. That's the story anyway...
Sapphires
These nine stones give the holder great power over their adversary
In 1994, A man named Hal put a spell on them. This was partly an accident and partly an experiment. The sapphires exist in the supernatural. In 1994 when Switceyland was still very much tumultuous, an angel who helped protect western Switceyland and still does to this day named Athore cast them to Tara in before it was discovered in 2003. The angel did this to keep the demons from discovering and using them hoping that when they were rediscovered the angels would be more ready.
Scales
Something like scales cover student eyes in the supernatural filtering what they see.
It takes one many months to realize that they even are wearing scales. The scales are devised by angels for the student's own protection. It is plainly known that students on Team Demon don't wear scales, but see everything as unfiltered. Scales making everything dimmer so to speak, less beautiful, though to the students the things they see are mind blowing. The scales filter things that Selah and his authorities don't want students to see (yet). The students are told not to remove the scales, but since it is an easy job to do it becomes a constant temptation to see what you're missing.
Reactions
Reactions are complex, powerful tools that both camps used to effect the student's mind and emotions. Reactions are fashioned far away and shipped to the front lines. Many reactions are custom ordered for certain students at a certain place in the time line. Reaction are cloud like in form, and can only be seen in higher dimensions. Reactions can be classified into 7 main types:
Alpha: This versatile all-purpose reaction is great for any situation. It can be short-term or long-term.
Beta: This long-term reaction if it lands can stick with a student for many years, but it is less powerful.
Gamma: This powerful short-term reaction is popular for effecting the students in higher dimensions as they sleep, but is sometimes used in the ground level dimension as well.
Delta: This reaction is used to dissolve another reactions though sometimes the angels put something inside them for the students in case it hits them.
Theta: This short-term reaction is specialized for boys.
Sigma: This short-term reaction is specialized for girls.
Omicron: This long-term reaction is almost limitless in power to manipulate most any being in the galaxy if deployed skillfully. Each camp only receives two or three per year, so their deployment is considered carefully. Usually they will be used to capture something highly desired like unexpectedly capturing a Sapphire that the other camp thought they had locked away, or unexpectedly changing destiny to save or destroy a student.
The Next
I don't like to say The End. I like to say The Next. I worked with Sadier over the summer to write the story of year 10 at Waterfall Academy. However, from the start he made it clear that he didn't want me to publish the book I had written, and I was fine with that. It was to be for future generations. However, Saider told me that if ever he passed into the world of stars he would allow me to publish the book. It is the summer following the 14th year of Waterfall Academy. Sadier and the Alma took the castle in may. However, very similar to Joseph, this victory didn't come without retaliation. A few weeks ago Priscilla found that the car Sadier had been driving had been pushed by Gar off the road into a giant oak tree. So, I have permission to publish this book now because Sadier is dead. Sadier is home.
I don't like to say The End. I like to say The Next. I worked with Sadier over the summer to write the story of year 10 at Waterfall Academy. However, from the start he made it clear that he didn't want me to publish the book I had written, and I was fine with that. It was to be for future generations. However, Saider told me that if ever he passed into the world of stars he would allow me to publish the book. It is the summer following the 14th year of Waterfall Academy. Sadier and the Alma took the castle in may. However, very similar to Joseph, this victory didn't come without retaliation. A few weeks ago Priscilla found that the car Sadier had been driving had been pushed by Gar off the road into a giant oak tree. So, I have permission to publish this book now because Sadier is dead. Sadier is home.
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