Those Humans who survive are forced to live under the Mages,
at best as second-class citizens, at worst, as slaves. Over time as the
generations of Humans begin to die out, the Mages slowly rewrite Human history,
stating that they have always ruled. They destroy all trace of technology and
Human advancement, forcing them to live in the ruins of their former cities,
with no knowledge of technology.
It is several centuries later, that Jack Pinnacle is born
into this world. He lives amongst the Humans in the north of England, with the
only exciting event in his life being an explosive house-fire that killed his
parents. At the age of fifteen, he spends most of his time hanging around with
his friend Mark, and attending occasional school classes.
In his spare time, Jack collects any random scraps of
technology he can get his hands on – obviously not knowing what they are. Small
trinkets like spark plugs and remote controls that the Mages either missed or
overlooked.
One day, Jack chances across a mysterious light bulb, which
seems to be able to power anything technological, regardless of its natural
source of fuel or power. From there, he and Mark become embroiled in a plot to
kidnap the son of an Arch Mages, joining forces with the semi-legendary Emma
Derage and her grandmother.
Together, they discover a secret that could once again
remove magic from the planet and must set out on a journey across the world, going
after one Arch Mage at a time.
This whole series sprung from one very simple phrase:
“There’s no such thing as magic.” I thought it would be interesting to imagine that
phrase reversed. A world of magic, where something as prevalent as technology
itself, exists only in legends and bed time stories.
At the same time, having a world with magic gave me a chance
to create a whole new magical system, seeing as I didn’t want to just reuse the
one from Spirit Rider. Do you want to know about the seven different kinds of
magic? Ok!
Green magic is the power to change one thing into another
and is used through touch and physical contact. Its Arch Mage rules Britain,
Ireland, and Australia. Dark magic is designed specifically to cause harm or
pain and requires the user to offer a sacrifice. Its Arch Mage controls the
rest of Europe. Purple magic can control the mind and create illusions, being
cast via sight and eye contact. Its Arch Mage rules Asia. Blue magic is based
around convenience and transport, working via speech. Its Arch Mage holds power
in Africa. White magic works to heal and improve health, being cast with
writing. Its Arch Mage controls the North and South Poles. Red magic is used to
control the weather, being accessed via rituals. Its Arch Mage rules North and
South America. Finally, Silver magic is mostly an unknown force, yet holds
cataclysmic powers, being used simply with the power of thoughts. It is only
used by Theophilus, the ruler of the Mages and one who brought magic back into
the world. His seat of power is on the resurfaced continent of Atlantis.
At the moment, I'm having some trouble deciding on a series title, for these books. Obviously I imagine I'll have one by the time it comes to writing the series, but until then, I'll refer to it as 'The Fifth Series'.
Each book will follow the group as they go after one brand
of magic at a time, travelling the world and giving humanity the faith to rise
up and rebel.
The titles of each of the books are all common sayings based
colours.
Interestingly, early on we see a meeting between all the Arch Mages,
with each of them putting on an act, seeing as they all hold a secret of some
sort. Each of titles describe how the Arch Mages appear to be, but could really do with a question mark after each
of them.
At current, the titles are:
- Green With Envy
- Dark Times
- Purple Haze (not even sure if that is a saying, but I
couldn’t find anything else for purple)
- True Blue
- Light At The End Of The Tunnel
- Red Alert
- Clouds With Silver Lining
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