The Obelisk

Humans are going through a crisis on Earth. Pandemics, social upheavals, manmade climate change, outbreaks of violence, scandals, and all manner of other minor inconveniences. Same story, different Tuesday. So, what more could the Universe throw at the Humans to heap on just a little more worry and misery to their already messed up lives? How about aliens? When aliens arrive in Earth's solar system to research and evaluate Humanity for its suitability for entry into their empire, they quickly find that they may have gotten a little more than they bargained for. Something on that chaotic world was waiting and it was all too happy to evaluate the alien researchers themselves in an effort to save Humanity from itself. Could these would-be alien invaders be useful to Humanity? Could they be made into pawns in the long game for the very survival of the Universe itself? A single decision would be made, and Humanity's fate would be sealed. Or would it? It wouldn't be if a certain myth who smiled up at the sneaky aliens had anything to do with it. The game begins when those invading aliens rebuke the direst of warnings to let Humanity alone and perish. And the game is all about the falling dominos that lead to truths behind Humanity's very existence. As those dominoes slam to the ground, they pull from the shadows of legend and myth the most awful of revelations into the light. If the universe wasn't prepared for normal blissfully ignorant humans to join them, then how unprepared will they be when it faces humans armed with the truth of who they really are? A normal human is an amusing puzzle at best and a terrifying monster at worst. An Awakened human on the other hand is beyond the Pale. Come, my friend. Come and learn your truth. Learn how Humanity faced an apocalypse that they've only ever dreamed of and stared it down smiling in eager anticipation. Aliens, old gods, angels, demons, myths, legends, broken people just trying to do what's right, and a storybook hero all will come to life before your eyes. They're all waiting for you to learn the truth behind the things that go bump in the night and why you've never felt complete before. Awaken, my child. Awaken and listen to the whispers in the darkness. See me. Turn around.