Pretty Far Out There... PFOT

(Message to RoyalRoad staff: I'm posting this on RoyalRoad.com under the account Randomguy516 (https://www.royalroad.com/profile/96335).)

Okay... so, basically, the general idea I'm going for here is... uhm... God (in this fantasty world) represents the power of absolute authority. He basically behaves like many authoritarian leaders, but on a global scale and to the point where he can literally read your thoughts. The only thing stopping him from puppeting the entire planet is the fact that he is kind of clumsy/overpowered and ends up just breaking things. Because of this, he must select a "hero" to act on his behalf, but he's having trouble finding one.

The Devil embodies a more... chaotic philosophy. He believes that order/structure is unnatural--basically slavery to any free-minded creature (like humans, angels, demons, etc). He is unable to traverse Earth (er... alternate Earth) personally for fear of God finding and attacking him. Instead, he uses agents--demons or humans who sell their souls to him--to basically overthrow establishments dedicated to God. Because the current world is a theocratic regime... this basically means he sends agents to upturn society.

Neither deity necessarily values any life other than their own... they see humans kind of how might see them while reading this. You know, assuming I do a half-decent job, you get attached to maybe a couple, but they're mostly in the background and you don't really care if they die. For the most part, God and Satan just sort of force their own philosophies onto humans while trying to prove to each other than one is superior.

In any case, I hope you enjoy it. If not, that's fine (obviously), nothing is for everyone, and I'm not exactly a world-class author. This is just a fun idea. Don't expect regular updates... I have a job, college, and girlfriend to think about, so I don't know when I'll even have time for this.