Part II

Alright, so let me continue. The three lands were representative of heaven, earth, and hell. So the messengers coming from the North land, were like angels, and the messengers coming from the South land, were like demons. The middle land was earth. Earth was in a middle ages setting, I suppose. The castle were mom worked was a school, unfortunately not Hogwarts. It was a school for people to come and learn basic skills, profession training, and study about the other lands. Mom was a caretaker and school teacher. She often brought me into her class to meet some of her students and to let me help with her demonstrations. I was still too young for school at age 16. It was more like college, I guess, but many people came to study when they came of age. It wasn't required, but it was highly recommended. One day after mom had taken me to class with her, I was hanging back talking to some of the students and she went ahead. She usually took a nap after class, so when I went back to our house, I expected to see her there in her room on her bed sleeping. But she wasn't there. She was nowhere. I couldn't find dad either. There was no sign of them, and I began to worry. I could tell that someone else had been there because the house was torn apart in certain rooms. I thought perhaps a messenger had come from the South land and taken them away, though it was hard to believe. The messengers from the South never dared come to the school and certainly not a school teacher.
As I continued to search a band of soldiers came by my house. With them was a messenger from the North. He came to speak to me. I didn't recognize him since he was dressed like a soldier. He said that a band of men from the South land had come to my house and forcibly taken my parent's with them. He also said that they were taking a group to go after them and that I was to go as well. Never before had a messenger ever come to participate in our middle land affairs, so I knew this was a big deal. I knew then and this was going to be one of those epic journeys that people don't always return from. It was a little bit terrifying, but I decided to go.

I don't want to get into the theology of this world too much, but I will explain a little more later when I post again.