The Crucifictions of the Fates
Logs: The Dark Hour, The Doors Open
Mortal Perspective:
All the news channels have been reporting it. People are saying it's a portent of the end of the world. Others are saying it's one of the most blasphemous acts that they have ever accomplished. In the end, it's getting major attention from people across the world.
There's three upside down crosses in a triangular shape. They're suspended from the large billboards in Times Square, one on each shape. What's worse is that there's a person hanging upside down completely crucified. Instead of nails through the palms and feet, there's just rope, though each of them has been stabbed in the side. Blood drips down each of their sides. All in all, there's a young teenager at the center. She can't be older than seventeen years old and there's a look of shock on her face. On the other, there's a young woman looking to be in her thirties. And finally, there's an elderly grandmother that just seems..calm.
With those three crucified, all of Times Square has been closed off. Yellow tape blocks off the past couple of blocks and as it's late in the night, there is the occasional policeman patrolling the borders. Evidence has been collected, and for the most part, the three women just appeared overnight. They were found in the morning and it's quite the news now.
Divinity Lost
Logs: Baron Samedi, Eris and Aphrodite, Thor, Amaterasu, Thoth and Kali occurred off screen.
Quick OOC Summary: Amaterasu, Kali, Eris, Thoth, Thor, Baron Samedi lose their powers. Aphrodite joins the titans
Mortal Perspective:
Is it a sign of the end times or something more? That's the question that's being asked on the latest rag mags out there as they report on the various phenomenon around the globe..
In Germany and most of central Europe, the skies have darkened. There is no rain or cloud in the sky, just clear skies. Prior to this, some people claimed to have heard a man scream in agony before thunder and lightning flashed through the sky before disapearing in an instant.
In Japan, the sun…is missing. There is no clear sunny day. The clouds hide the sun, and the land is covered in a murky gloom. People talk about Amaterasu hiding away again..will we have an Uzume to bring her out?
In Greece, people are listless. Divorce rates have gone through the roof. Men are becoming..impotent. They can't get it up. Even Viagra isnt helping! What's going on there?
In Haiti and India, rumors of the restless dead grow. Haiti has always been a place for zombie afficionados, but now people are talking about rumors..rumors of actual zombies. Of one such grandmother who suddenly rose up from her grave before being buried and freaked out her family. Of a young boy who suddenly woke up to terrorize his parents. But this is happening in India as well…what's going on?
In Egypt, people are finding themselves becoming more forgetful. What they wanted to do..who they wanted to talk to. Things they knew. Studying for exams. All those things don't help. The masses of Cairo are becoming..dumb..in a way. Or at least absentminded to the point of forgetting…where they lived and what their names are.
Death of a Million New Yorkers
Logs: The Great Escape Pt 1, The Great Escape Pt 2
Mortal Perspective:
A horrible tragedy occurred in New York City this evening. More than a million left dead, but in the end, Times Square was besieged with a tower rising from the ground. Times Square is in ruins, but who do we have to thank…
Gods are amongst us. People have come out to heal whom they can with nothing but a touch. Those whose homes have been ravaged have been rebuilt. People are shocked. People don't know what to do.
What does this mean?!?!?!?!?
In a news conference, the Vatican and Eastern Orthodox Church came out today talking about the disasters in new York City. They wish to send their support to all the families involved, and in this new and troubled time, they call for people to renew their faith in God. It is certainly a portent for something coming, but as to what it is, no one knows for sure. They claim that no, this not the second coming of the Messiah, but just a series of terrible tragic events.
They, along with world governments, especially that in the US proclaim it was a terrible accident. Extremists claim responsibility for a nuke, the governments and UN are in a tizzy over what it is. Everyone is still left scratching their heads about the events from the past week.
For the most part, mortals are still in shell shock, looking for an explanation of just what it is…
Scions become Public Knowledge
Logs: American Gods!
Mortal Perspective
A press conference occurred today at Rockefeller Center…this is part of the high lights playing on the various new stations such as CNN, MSNBC, etc..
"I am here to talk to you about questions." the woman in front of the bird says. "Questions that have answers - questions we have all asked. Who am I? Why am I here in life? Is there a god? Should I be an athiest - as the brutal laws of nature lead me to be - or is faith possible in a brutal, hopeless world?" She is silent a moment.
"We all know the problems we face. Spiritual poverty. Unemployment. Genocides in Africa, China, India, Arabica, Tibet, the Americas, starvation, global warming. Pollution of the air, water, soil. Terrorism on the rise, nuclear weapons threatening our cities, population growth raging out of control. And yes - the millions here who died just a few nights ago."
"I am here to tell you these problems are not yours alone, and that there are those among you unseen - trying to solve these problems. For these problems have a cause - the same cause rooted in the inhuman laws of nature which have lead us to a spiritually dead world."
"That cause is the titans. Yes, the gods are real. So are the titans. They are all real, since the beginning of time. But the titans are not your friends. They are the cruel laws of nature - and they want one thing. To destroy us all. They are behind the million dead in New York - and our other problems besides - and it is thanks to the works of the Gods - of Egypt, of Greece, of Ireland - all the ancient gods, the true gods - and their children, that the world still exists, that the world continues to exist."
The scene then shows a roc flying up into the air before the cameras shake and blood and gore are everywhere. The camera sweeps through the crowd catching sight of people doing amazing things. A young loli goth lifting up and going through rubble. A handsome and dashing man seeming disappearing into the flames to save a mother and child. A man, the cause for the wanton destruction being lifted almost telekinetically. Then, there's Gene Horkos,of associated press taking the microphone.
"Thanks," Gene mutters quietly to a dead man who lays beside a toppled camera, whose red light indicates that it's still broadcasting; hefting it up, he rests it to his shoulder, turning it slowly to focus upon the godlings and demigods as they work to salvage what's left of the lawn and those still alive. Here, a woman's healing hands tending the sick. There, stone shattering beneath a punch to clear it from the way. An eight-foot giant lifts a fallen piece of roof like it weighed nothing, allowing some of the others to gather the trapped wounded from beneath it. Immortals begin triage.
"…and there's your proof, America," he states quietly, firmly into the microphone attached to the camera, "The gods walk amongst us… and so do their enemies."
Discussions are abound. FOX of course is the first to be really angry…the woman who appeared has been identified as an Amirah. They're already linking things to the terrorrists in the middle east. Typical Fox reporting. Alas..
New York Becomes New Atlantis
Logs: A Prelude to the End
Mortal Perspective:
World governments are at a tizzy. After lack of contact with New York City due to some sort of unseen force field that surrounded the city, people were finally able to break through into something highly unexpected. The people were changed. The building were ruined. In the midst of battle, a large 300 foot long snake that was at least as thick as a one story house was toppled in a gigantic explosion. It was then that the world governments received an electronic broadcast from ABC, now dubbed Atlantis Broadcasting Company. It's a group of five rather pretty people gathered in front of the screen. Any Scions would recognize the princess and the head of the royal guard, but the other three are unknown to the others for now. There is a stern look on the young woman's features before the camera soon moves to a couple.
One of them is an older man, in his early 50s with a thick and full beard. Meanwhile, there's a younger woman beside him in her late thirties or early forties, but she's still has a cougary presence. She grins at the camera and speaks.
"My name is Amnis, Queen of the Atlantean people, and this is my husband, Badarus, King of the Atlanteans. We have brought utopia on Earth. For millenia our civilization was thought long lost, but now through the miracles of the gods, we are back. I open up New Atlantis as a haven for those who feel oppressed. For those who feel lost. Come and join me, join us under our benevolent dictatorship."
"However.." and the man speaks this time. "We were recently attacked by others. We do not welcome this and I warn those who would seek to destroy or attack us to have warning. We have power that you can only dream off. Threaten us at your peril."
And the broadcast ends. The world governments are speechless and they can't even meet at the UN since it's in New Atlantis! There will be a statement from Obama expected within the next few hours about the new nation within America itself. Only time will tell to see what happens.