When 'MAGIC’ isn’t enough of an explanation for
you, writing fantasy can be hard as balls.
The only way I can allow a mythical creature into my books
is by making them as real as possible. Take vampires for example…
Chapter 21 from FATAL RETRIBUTION, The First Raina Kirkland
Novel:
“Vampire blood is dark
red, almost black, and the cells are crowded and deformed. When the disease is introduced into a living
host, it quickly spreads throughout the body through the circulatory
system. It violates every organ,
changing their purpose or consuming them entirely. The stomach develops a smooth, thick inner
wall that no longer produces acid. The
small intestine is shortened and redirected to the heart, where it does
somewhat the same job as a human heart.
The lower bowls are seemingly recycled by the body, as is excess fatty
tissue. This gives the vampire a leaner
appearance. The lungs are in good
working condition. Though, they seem to
have the capacity to hold a great deal of oxygen, allowing the vampire to hold
his breath for an extended period of time.
Their bones are denser, heavier and stronger. The disease seems to affects the host’s
ability to produce heme, a key element in hemoglobin. This causes a severe case of Porphyria,
normally a genetic malady. Porphyria has
many symptoms, but vampires only suffer from one, sensitivity to light. The light sensitivity is amplified to a
deadly degree, causing the vampires to burn through and through.”
~*~
It's always a bit of a challenge to write fantasy for me
mainly because I don't believe in such nonsense. Angles, demons, gods, devils,
vampires, werewolves, mermaids...nah, I can't make myself even consider
them...but I want to image a world where they're real and human and possible,
so I have to make them possible. Gods are aliens from another planet, who have
advanced to the point of interdenominational space travel. Their minds
are so advanced that they can manipulate matter on a microscopic level...but
they have a weakness in their pious arrogance. Angles were created by the gods
as servants. They are sentience energy who can use that energy to create
tangible illusions and manipulate matter to a lesser degree. When gods and angels are cast out of the minority
party, they are branded devils and demons... as for mermaids and other mythical
creatures...well, that would be Earth A History:
Chapter 40 from GRAVE OMEN, The Third Raina Kirkland Novel:
And, then there was Earth, a tiny, insignificant
planet, a grain of sand in an ever expanding desert. Life on Earth answered only to the chaos of
nature, and it prospered. But as beings
of intelligence evolved, Earth gained the attentions of the gods. These creatures: fish, reptiles, birds and
mammals intrigued the gods. They had
unique qualities; most notable was their capacity for strong emotion. The gods
joined them for a time and they learned of fear, anger, jealousy, lust, love,
loyalty and greed. They were as children
in their understanding and self-control.
The gods became petty, lustful creatures. They mated themselves with the Earthlings and
in doing so created new life forms, half god and half animal. These creatures were called humans; not
completely animal, but not completely god.
“Now,
the gods had minions called angels, created by the gods for the mere
purpose of servitude. They were stoic
creatures of pure energy. The angels
cared nothing much for life forms until they witnessed the creation of the
human race. Humans were as flawed as any
other animal, yet held inside them a piece of divinity, a whisper of something
greater. The angels fell in love with
them, and many of them mated with the humans.
What came of these unions were new races of humans, varied and terrible,
monsters capable of great feats of power: witches, elves, fairies and so on.
~*~
I know I'm not brilliant. I'm certainly no scientist...but I try to satisfy
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