Authors note: You don't need to read this, just read the chapters. Use it for reference if needed.
Index:
Gods : Deity's that beings worship.
Demons : Deity's that beings fear.
Vessels : Beings that have formed a covenant with a god or a demon. There is a curse following every blessing they receive to counterbalance their power.
Atlanic : Ancient group of people who lived deep within the oceans. They knew of gods and their powers way before humans ever discovered them. Once they decided to eradicate humans they evaporated every large body of water into the sky, creating the oasis.
Ghoul : Terrifying creatures spawned from hell. Often a mixture of earths animals and enhanced by magic. There are six tiers. A B C D and F are categorized by their sheer power and their cognitive ability; S tier are for those ghouls who are able to create covenants with gods and demons. Those ghouls are enhanced with a blessing and endowed with a curse just like any other being.
Shepherd : The super soldiers of the Atlanic, capable of manipulating ghouls and the master minds behind the portals that spawn the abyssal fogs. They carry a lantern that emits obsidian light high up on their staff. This lantern can bend the abyssal fog as well as create it; it is their magic wand that spawns portals. They also carry a flute that the ghouls adhere to the melody and rhythm of.
Surfer : Scavengers of the abyss. Riding their hover boards, they elusively survey areas that have recently been ruined by war; looting the ancient buildings of the Atlanic civilization that they left behind.
Wolves : Mercenary surfers that do more than just scavenge.
Diver : The pawns of the peak's society made to fight the war by diving into the abyss and battling shepherds and ghouls. A human soldier that controls a mech suit adorned with weapons made by welders.
Welder : Foragemasters who weld using godsblood to create weapons of incredible power. Assistants to divers who's main role is to maintain the mech suit and work in the shop as a mechanic to maintain weapons and create new ones.
BEE : (Below Elevation Engines) Android machines that resembles humans. They are powered by godsblood and enslaved to work for the peak society. They do everything but war. They are forbidden to be involved in any violence for fear of their rebellion. They are also forbidden to enter the third sector (the alter) of the peak elevation (hence the "below elevation" in their names).
Keeper : Middlemen soldiers who guard and exterminate BEE's. They are also the peace keepers within the peaks (Think police).
Artisan : Wizards who can cast spells using air brushes (wands with a tip that sprays mist) to paint the sky with gods blood. They study the Atlanic ruins to create their spells and are the most powerful and valued humans aside from vessel outliers as well as the sovereign.
Sovereign : There is said to be seven sovereigns in the sky islands above the peaks. They are the founders of the peak society, the most powerful vessel's and said to be immortal. Little is known of them, they keep their identities and ways of governing shrouded in secrecy.
Characters:
Tyde - Titus Viktor, or Tyde, is our main character. He is a vessel of the demoness of Lust. Marking: one black and one white dragon along either side of his waist. Long wavy red hair, olive skin with freckles, 5ft 7in short, green eyes, sharp angular facial features, (all ages are for when the story begins) age: 16.
Dior - Dior Vain is a vessel of the god of Love. Marking: two colorful lovebird parrots on her lower ribs. Long straight silver hair, two short red horns, light pink skin (very close to normal skin color just a subtle pink touch), 6ft tall, yellow eyes, age: 17.
Zara - Zara Alexandra is a vessel of the demon of illusion. Marking: inside of her left pupil, a red peacock. Long dark curly hair, faded burn scar on her left cheek, pale skin, small nose (pierced), round facial features, white eyelashes and grey eyes, 6ft 2in tall, age: 18.
Perada - Perada is a shepherd of the abyss. A vessel of the demon of fear. Marking: A white tiger above his right temple. Devilishly handsome, short buzzed silver hair, tinge of red skin, yellow eyes, 5ft 6in tall, age: 18.
Aziel - The founding android of the BEE rebellion. Freed a select few and escaped to the coast to watch over the orphans who are cast out from the abyss as well as the peaks. He runs the bubble colony (the only remaining orphan colony) of the north. Ruins of godsblood mark his body.
Aki - Aki Rakine is a vessel of the demon of gluttony. Marking: flying boar, on his neck. Brown hair, brown eyes, short (but only cuz he's young), age: 14.
Tia - Tia Teliti is not yet a vessel. She is caring character with large ambitions and a tender heart. Long green hair, green eyes, tan skin, age: 12.
Tito - Tito Teliti is also not yet a vessel. He is a mischievous rascal that is too curious for his own good and brave enough to put his balls on the line if it means having a good time. Bobbed green hair, green eyes, tan skin, an identical twin to Tia, age: 12.
Panpun - An A tier ghoul that Aki has raised as a pet. He loves cabbages and friendly people. He is a mix of werewolf and a porcupine. His fur can change from soft to hard as steel, and he can also morph his physical body to any size he wants. No one has seen him in human form but we may perhaps see the day.
Ariel - A droid that joined Aziel, she is in charge of the burrow colony of the east coastal quadrant.
Benga - Benga Poatan is a wolf that is the vessel of the demon of luck. Marking: an owl, on the side of his head. He has dark braids, dark skin, extremely built body, light scruffy beard, 6ft 4in tall, age: 26.
Vatu - Vatu is a peak diver student as a vessel of the god of peace. Marking: a clover on his right butt cheek. He has short spiked black hair, built like a chiseled Greek god, and is 6ft 4in tall. Age: 16.
Soza - Soza is a welder student as a vessel of the demon of fire. Marking: a red phoenix bird on her back between her shoulder blades. Braided black hair, a bit more angular facial features than the regular peakie, thick and muscular (athletic build), 6ft 4in tall, age: 16.
Vixus - Vixus is a sculptor student at the academy as a vessel of the god of wisdom. Marking: a lion on his stomach. Slicked back medium length black hair, wears glasses and too much jewelry, thin lanky build, 5ft 11in tall, age: 16.
Faye - Faye is an aspiring artisan student as a vessel of the god of creativity. Marking: a hummingbird on her thigh. Pigtail dark hair, freckles, contagious smile, petite build, 5ft 5in tall, age: 16.
World:
Abyss : The ocean floor that spans most of the world. Its depths are so deep and covered in fog that no one has seen the bottom. Portals emit abyssal fog that burns flesh and provides protection to the ghouls. The fog is said to enhance and heal shepherds and ghouls. There are ruins of the ancient civilization all across the abyss where the surfers scavenge from.
Coastals : The abandoned lands of the shore that bridges between the peaks and the abyss. It is riddled with harsh conditions and flesh eating deserter ghouls (ghouls without a shepherd). Orphaned children that have been outcasts are raised by the androids who have successfully rebelled and fled the peaks. There are four quadrants to the coast, each marked by their respective poles. The north is a rainforest (this is where Tyde is raised), the east is a desert, the west is a frozen tundra, and the south is unknown territory (it is said to be highly populated by the most dangerous ghouls and no one has returned alive to tell of its contents).
Peaks : The protected civilization perched on elevated mountains. There are three sectors: The doghouse, the hive, and the alter. The doghouse refers to the lowest region of the garrison where the divers and welders live. The hive is where the main production of goods are, housing the worker BEE's and the keepers who transport and manage them. The alter is where the artisans live who serve the sovereign.
Sky-islands : It is a mysterious set of seven islands where the seven sovereigns live. They float above the peaks and just below the oasis.
Oasis : Where the oceans have evaporated to. A film of water that encapsulates the entire earth, creating an outer layer beyond the clouds and under the ozone. This is where the demigods (Atlanics) dwell and orchestrate the war of the abyss.