Whatever idea you might have had about the characters is completely open-ended. If you think they should be anything different, go ahead and tell me and why. I'll gladly listen, I may even change and incorporate it into the story.


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INTERLUDE

How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously,
so much torment and sorrow give her:
for she saith in her heart,
'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.'

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I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a huge sword.

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!"

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" I looked and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

These, the Four Riders, these, the Horsemen of the Apocalypse…

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The Fool – Faith (Faith is blind and will lead to destruction, for 'leaders' of faith are corrupt)

The Magician – Davis (individualism, one tracked mind, chooses and sticks with one action, spiritually flexible)

The High Priestess – Yolie (Wisdom and seniority, ability to predict and to act)

The Empress – Sora (Evolution of spirit and body, feminine growth and power over male dominance, motherly, seeks order)

The Emperor – Jyou (Determination for safety and order, places self before danger for others, acts on reason)

The Pope – Sonya (Compassionate ruler, Lead through servitude, Lover of all)

The Lovers – Tojima (failure to commit, Love for beauty and Perfection, Speculative of self)

The Chariot – Cats (Adventure, fearless of death, acceptance of change and what is to come, Overwhelming affection of family)

Justice – Cody (Righteous outlook, stands for beliefs, even into death)

The Hermit – Matt (Frugality with Time, refusing to release his brother's hand to the sands of the hourglass)

The Wheel of Fortune – Gennai (Ability to look through all views, knowledge and ability to change one's destiny)

Strength – Ken (A fallen ruler, once corrupted by power, pledges to humility and love)


See you next chapter