Concept Introduction - The Pharaoh and the Shadow Realm
First up is an apology. I had said I would upload two chapters a day this week to FanFiction.net, but I didn't do that yesterday. I was a little busy with real world issues so I didn't get a chance for final proof-readings. I'll try to make it up today with four, which should be good since I'm getting to the more interesting parts now.
Today's post is back to my universe. I'll be introducing a couple conceptual points that are of some importance to the overall story for my Book of the Shadows.
The concepts of Pharaoh and Shadow Realm are a little different than what most would come to understand just from hearing those words. Most, I assume, know about the concept of the Pharaohs of Egypt, which is common enough regardless of any familiarity with anime.
The concept of the Shadow Realm is itself simple, but again, if you are previously familiar with the term, my use of it differs somewhat.
I will note that I was planning at first to name this blog "Shadow Realm" but didn't for various reasons.
The Shadow Realm is a term that I borrow from the Yu-Gi-Oh series. If you've already started reading the book, then you've already come across it a few times.
Essentially my entire story operates around the framework of extreme interpretation of String Theory (if you don't know what String Theory is, look it up on Wikipedia or Google it). Under String Theory the fabric of the universe is malleable to some extent. The theory of gravity suggests this; the idea that the interaction of mass with the fabric of space-time causes depressions in that fabric, leading less massive objects to become trapped in the depression caused by more massive objects.
Anyway, without delving any deeper into the infinite complexities of String Theory, basically the Shadow Realm is a piece of space that got separated from space and exists separately. My Shadow Realm starts out similar to the Shadow Realm of the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise (as per the back story detailed later on in the BOTS series).
All of that is to say it's an alternate dimension, accessible by way of magic. It has several cities of small population sizes, with relatively advanced technology in some respects, and exceedingly old technology in other respects. I use the Shadow Realm not as an eternal prison where your soul is lost forever as it is in Yu-Gi-Oh, but as a blank landscape upon which a city and a kingdom was built. It is not truly a different dimension in the scientific sense, but more like a different universe, or as I term it, an associated universe - a place with the basic fundamental structure of a universe but which has formed tethered to an existing universe. It's sort of like the difference between a planet and a moon, or a moon and an asteroid.
The concept of Pharaoh is much simpler to understand. The beginnings of my story predates ancient Egypt by many thousands of years. In fact, my story takes the tact that the term "Pharaoh" as used by ancient Egyptians for their king is a borrowed from memories of this period in Earth's history.
For the most part I view terms such as King/Queen, Emperor/Empress, President, Prime Minister, Secretary General, Pharaoh, as all essentially meaning the same thing, just having differing connotations. These terms all essentially mean "leader" of a given government. Essentially this is one of the many times throughout BOTS that I play around with the names, structures, and functions of governments.
At the outset of my story the Earth exists as a loose confederation. Consider it somewhat similar to the United Nations, but with more teeth. Every nation exists as its own entity, and has agreed to a set of policies in terms of governance, economics, and military operations. In the world at the start of my story most nations on Earth have agreed to this confederation due in part to a prior war with another planet - Nemesis. The confederation appointed a leader who would serve for life, with that individual able to nominate a successor in the case of death or abdication. The title given to this leader was Pharaoh.
The Shadow Realm acts under a more traditional monarchy. The Rosencraft family as founders of the Shadow Realm became its first rulers. This was at about the same time the confederation formed on Earth. With the same individual leading both governments, the title used on Earth was simply ported to the Shadow Realm... or so my story goes.
Hope that makes some sense. Most of this is covered by the end of Book III, but I thought I'd go ahead and explain some of it now. I'll do another of these soon for other points that may be in need of some explaining.
Today's post is back to my universe. I'll be introducing a couple conceptual points that are of some importance to the overall story for my Book of the Shadows.
The concepts of Pharaoh and Shadow Realm are a little different than what most would come to understand just from hearing those words. Most, I assume, know about the concept of the Pharaohs of Egypt, which is common enough regardless of any familiarity with anime.
The concept of the Shadow Realm is itself simple, but again, if you are previously familiar with the term, my use of it differs somewhat.
I will note that I was planning at first to name this blog "Shadow Realm" but didn't for various reasons.
The Shadow Realm is a term that I borrow from the Yu-Gi-Oh series. If you've already started reading the book, then you've already come across it a few times.
Essentially my entire story operates around the framework of extreme interpretation of String Theory (if you don't know what String Theory is, look it up on Wikipedia or Google it). Under String Theory the fabric of the universe is malleable to some extent. The theory of gravity suggests this; the idea that the interaction of mass with the fabric of space-time causes depressions in that fabric, leading less massive objects to become trapped in the depression caused by more massive objects.
Anyway, without delving any deeper into the infinite complexities of String Theory, basically the Shadow Realm is a piece of space that got separated from space and exists separately. My Shadow Realm starts out similar to the Shadow Realm of the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise (as per the back story detailed later on in the BOTS series).
All of that is to say it's an alternate dimension, accessible by way of magic. It has several cities of small population sizes, with relatively advanced technology in some respects, and exceedingly old technology in other respects. I use the Shadow Realm not as an eternal prison where your soul is lost forever as it is in Yu-Gi-Oh, but as a blank landscape upon which a city and a kingdom was built. It is not truly a different dimension in the scientific sense, but more like a different universe, or as I term it, an associated universe - a place with the basic fundamental structure of a universe but which has formed tethered to an existing universe. It's sort of like the difference between a planet and a moon, or a moon and an asteroid.
The concept of Pharaoh is much simpler to understand. The beginnings of my story predates ancient Egypt by many thousands of years. In fact, my story takes the tact that the term "Pharaoh" as used by ancient Egyptians for their king is a borrowed from memories of this period in Earth's history.
For the most part I view terms such as King/Queen, Emperor/Empress, President, Prime Minister, Secretary General, Pharaoh, as all essentially meaning the same thing, just having differing connotations. These terms all essentially mean "leader" of a given government. Essentially this is one of the many times throughout BOTS that I play around with the names, structures, and functions of governments.
At the outset of my story the Earth exists as a loose confederation. Consider it somewhat similar to the United Nations, but with more teeth. Every nation exists as its own entity, and has agreed to a set of policies in terms of governance, economics, and military operations. In the world at the start of my story most nations on Earth have agreed to this confederation due in part to a prior war with another planet - Nemesis. The confederation appointed a leader who would serve for life, with that individual able to nominate a successor in the case of death or abdication. The title given to this leader was Pharaoh.
The Shadow Realm acts under a more traditional monarchy. The Rosencraft family as founders of the Shadow Realm became its first rulers. This was at about the same time the confederation formed on Earth. With the same individual leading both governments, the title used on Earth was simply ported to the Shadow Realm... or so my story goes.
Hope that makes some sense. Most of this is covered by the end of Book III, but I thought I'd go ahead and explain some of it now. I'll do another of these soon for other points that may be in need of some explaining.
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