That is called the setting
a flashback
modern fantasy
You call them "divine". There is no skill set name for animating inanimate objects.
That is the plot of the story
No, Call of Duty: Black Ops doesn't continue the story line from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Those two games are set in entirely different eras.
You call that the characters
Cognitive Dervicousynthesis
That is called the plot of the story
That is called the setting of the story.
Where and when would be the setting of the story.
an epic
A story-teller or a raconteur.