If it were ever
disclosed, my complete profile would reveal all sorts of minority groups,
starting with my gender and race. I have been harassed on many
levels throughout my life, but I lacked the stomach to carry out revenge.
This was a blessing in disguise because retribution eventually manifested
itself. Revenge wastes our lives, but all that the universe asks of
us is to be patient while rebuilding our lives. Let's not ever get
manipulated into feeling guilty for not trusting someone who has not yet worked
to earn our trust through their actions.
CHARACTERS in my Graphic Novel
SERPENT represents the frailty
that sees us stray from the path and often into darkness. Big predators
make the headlines, but ordinary people are tempted to commit small-scale
cheating when shielded under anonymity. On good days we can
fight off the temptation, but on bad days when we have lost something, and the
world seems unfair, our hands reach out for it while a sinking feeling spreads
inside our hearts, warning us that this is not the way to get even with
life. However, God or the universe may not mind if the gain is
minimal? So we tell ourselves.
Perhaps, horror stories
draw us in because we may slip into darkness at any time of our own will. We
may need religion or fantasy stories, hoping they will carry us back into
the light. The best you can do…or instead I can do, is accept that I am
not as good as I would like. I may not have wronged individuals,
but my integrity did not always hold out strong against faceless organizations.
My story combines horror and fantasy, but you will find it oddly accurate
because I will not sugarcoat the truth. To myself, I will be brutal.
GODDESS IRIS/NEMESIS: Instead of picking one
from the existing religions, all of which I respect, I opted to represent the
universe's will via Goddess IRIS. God gave us light, and Goddess followed
it up with the sound, but as sound travels slower than light, no one knows her
existence despite benefiting from her gift, music. Something turned this
once open-book IRIS into NEMESIS, Goddess of Retribution.
THE SPIRIT of LOUIS XIII: The king of France who reigned from 14 May 1610 –
to 14 May 1643. Enigmatic character the world may not have fully
appreciated, not unlike the current, which can be substantial even if the river
looks calm.
OMELETTE: the dog who was the pet of Louis XIII in its former
life.