Thorium: Thanks for your message.The opening post is an attention getter to cause the reader to become curious. I reveal more detail as I progress through the plot.
No, I am not asking for story ideas. I open a "communication" thread so that readers can chat with me about the story as it progresses. This way, the conversation doesn't appear in the body of the story when it goes to archives. It's just a way of doing it I developed over the years of story telling in HeavenGames. However, you are free to ask me whatever you'd like, except I won't answer a question that gives away the plot or the ending.
To help you understand the story better, Thorium, you really should read the first story FATE'S PORTAL in the Story Archives. Just go to the new story thread's header post and click on the link. It will take you to the first story. Read it at your leisure and then follow the new story. Everything should be a lot clearer to you.