Questions and Answers, Part 1

Hello Readers and Followers, Rose here!

A fan asked me a question which I am truly obliged to answer. It was:

“Does any element of the Higher Sources and the concept of heaven and hell in ‘If Death Should Love Me’ correspond with the King James Version of the Bible?”

I actually love this question. Most people don’t know this about me, but I’m infatuated with all things Mythological, as well as Judeo-Christian History, and all of fundamental beliefs therein.

Every religion has their version of God (sometimes plural), heaven and hell.

In the Fate’s Endeavor Series, I mostly played with the Judeo-Christian perspective of God, heaven and hell, yet twisted it up to fit the story.

In the King James Version of the Bible, it says:

1 John 5:7-8: For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

For those of you whom may not be familiar with Judeo-Christian beliefs, “the Word” is another name for Jesus Christ, the Son.

In, “If Death Should Love Me“, for all intended purposes, I tampered with the idea of instead of there being a God Trio, there was a God Duo. I based this on some of the Judeo-Christian names used to describe Jesus Christ.

In Revelation 22:13 it says, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” Due to the fact that in this verse, only two words are used to describe God, I opted to utilize this idea to create the “Higher Sources”. The Higher Sources are also loosely based  on the idea of “The Universe” and “Mother Nature” and “Father Time“.

Here is an example:

Highest Ground

Current Day

Looking through the Thin Glass of Life can be quite the challenging task. No one ever said the job of the Higher Sources was easy.

“Everything seems to be going according to plan. Do you not think? I believe that we have made a great choice, Alpha.” Her voice rang in the sound of a quiet symphony, a melodic stream of peace.

“Yes dear Omega, I believe that we have,” A look of wryness crossed his august face, “However, I fret that it will be a challenge. Do you believe that they will prevail?” His voice rang of ageless wisdom and majesty. The combination of the two, a perfect and regal musical composition.

“Yes. I trust that they shall.”

“It’s taken many millennia to choose a couple worthy of such an honor.”

They kept watch over all the occurrences. Nothing had escaped their vision. Nothing had been missed. ‘Fate‘, was absolutely in control.

Then there was the idea of heaven and hell.

As per the King James Version of the Bible it states in Deuteronomy 4:39: “Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.“

From this came the idea of the “Highest Ground” as shown in the excerpt above. Since the Bible clearly says that heaven is above, then I created a heaven for the Higher Sources.

Also, in the King James Version of the Bible, it says in Luke 6:39: “He also told them this parable: ‘Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?” This is one verse the Judeo-Christians refer to in order to prove that hell is “below” us, as in the term “hell below”. They get this from the words “fall into a pit”, which implies that things can only fall if that to which it is falling is underneath them. This is obviously a gravity thing, but that’s besides the point.

It is from this that I got the idea of the “Underground“.

“Well my dear, this place has been known by many names. Some call it Hell. Others, the Underworld. Many people know it as the Abyss. You can choose whatever name suits you best.” he let his grip loose, releasing me. That was unexpected.

“Hell? You brought me to hell?” I demanded more than questioned.

“Oh but Sophia, there is no need for that tone.” his charisma was malignant, maniacal even, the kind of chivalry that the bad guy in the medieval movies have. It made me grit my teeth. I spit in his direction. Jumping back before the loogie could hit him, he raised his finger and shook it at me. Stepping back towards me, he said in an evil tone, “Tsk, tsk, little woman. We will have none of that.” There was something about the way he said that, which caused me to panic. I could sense the threat in his words, so I took a couple of steps back.

Now, while other elements take part in the creation of the Fate’s Endeavor Series, to answer your question: yes! Yes, the King James Version of the Bible did play a role in the creation of the fantastical worlds in “If Death Should Love Me“.

However, as I mentioned above, the series is also loosely linked to other spiritual, mythological and historical elements. All of it tightly knit together, in order to produce one unique experience to my readers. Maybe, sometime in the future I will share with you all some of the other elements found in the Fate’s Endeavor Series.

Until soon,

Rosie