Read and say ok. For generations, the Ascendants to the Great Seat of Combine sought Oracles from the Incubation Chambers situated in the Central Citadel. Payment was made in advance at the time of embryo conception and the balance was surrendered upon delivery of a mature and trained prophet to the Gate of the Overwatch.

The collective memory storage system utilized by the Overwatch is referred to as the “Archive.” Oracles who were authorized were raised by Nihilants, and their physical forms were constrained to the shared world, while their psyches drifted freely, linked by the astral umbilicus. Upon returning from their astral wanderings, the prophets voiced their insights through figurative and impassioned language. The Combine Advisors analyzed their esoteric utterances, integrating them as forecasts of future happenings, diplomatic counsel, and metaphysical armaments to advance triumphs for the Overwatch, whether on the battlefield or elsewhere. This persisted for several centuries, with the Archive replete with records of successful Overwatches and their recent gains. Nonetheless, the surveillance shifted when “G-Man,” the specific Oracle, appeared to help the last ruler of machines.

Right from the onset, “G-Man” delivered premonitions that defied convention. Rather than merely foretelling events, his insights appeared to influence their outcome. The enigmatic seer dispensed unsolicited guidance, which resulted in the Combine becoming embroiled in unexpected conflicts with hitherto unknown rivals. The Advisors, sensing a threat to their authority, were swift to blame these unwelcome developments on the latest Oracle. They insisted that he be removed, petitioning the Nihilants to reclaim their flawed prophet and replace him with a more competent substitute. But “G-Man” reported a foreboding vision of the demise of the Incubation Chambers, followed by news of the renowned factory’s ruin in a disastrous avalanche. Terrified of experiencing a similar fate to the Nihilants, the Advisors 
For generations, the Ascendants to the Great Seat of Combine sought Oracles from the Incubation Chambers situated in the Central Citadel. Payment was made in advance at the time of embryo conception and the balance was surrendered upon delivery of a mature and trained prophet to the Gate of the Overwatch. The prophets’ psyches were constrained to the world while drifting freely, linked by the astral umbilicus. They returned from their astral excursions to the living world, transmitting their prophetic insights through impassioned, figurative language. The Advisors inspected these esoteric pronouncements and integrated them into forecasts of future occurrences, diplomatic advice, and metaphysical armaments for the Overwatch, both on the battlefield and beyond.

The collective memory system employed by the Overwatch is known as the Archive. Oracles were raised by Nihilants who constrained their physical forms to the shared plane. This continued for several centuries, with the Archive full of records of successful Overwatches and the recent expansions of their dominions. Nonetheless, the surveillance system shifted when the sacred ruler of machines was aided by a particular Oracle referred to as “G-Man”.

“G-Man” delivered premonitions that defied conventions, and rather than simply predicting events, his insights appeared to control their outcome. The enigmatic seer dispensed unsolicited counsel, which resulted in the Combine acquiring unexpected conflicts with previously unknown rivals. The Advisors, sensing a threat to their authority, were swift to scapegoat the Oracle. They requested that he be removed and replaced with a more competent substitute.

However, “G-Man” reported a foreboding vision of the obliteration of the Incubation Chambers. Terrified of experiencing a fate similar to that of the Nihilants, the Advisors retreated to their chambers of counsel, eager to avoid detection by the Oracle. The Overwatch recognized the practical value of an unusual Oracle like “G-Man” and chose to use him as a weapon to broaden its empire. Over time, it demoted its maneuvered counselors and partnered with the alluring “G-Man”, despite having only a rudimentary comprehension of his abilities.

The war between the Last Overwatch and the Vortigaunts seemed like an ideal test for the abilities of the new Oracle. However, despite the meticulous examination of the quantum records in the Archive, the events that took place on the battlefield outside the Vortigaunt’s palace were nearly incomprehensible. The conflict resulted in a quantum decoherence event, which caused a splitting and superposition of realities. Soldiers’ spatiotemporal coherence broke down, and information became entangled, leading to the bifurcation of soldiers and their surroundings. The soldiers found themselves both simultaneously alive and dead, diverging into separate quantum states and experiencing various outcomes. Victory and defeat were partitioned into multiple realities, playing out in parallel across the interconnected universe. The universe transformed into an infinite hall of mirrors, with countless reflections stemming from the collapse of the wave function at every instance.

Both factions were thrown into a state of madness, unable to grasp the dual realities of victory and defeat. The Last Overwatch’s psyche disintegrated into particles of lunacy, while the naive Vortigaunts fared no better. The reality pairs persisted in splitting again and again, resonating into countless histories, each inhabited by a disoriented populace that promptly lost the capacity to nourish, clothe, safeguard, or procreate itself in the conventional sense.

The Advisors of the Combine, realizing the catastrophic consequences of G-Man’s prophecies, apprehended him, restrained him, and projected him out of their universe on a dimensional vessel at large velocities. They wished to remove him from their world, hoping he could no longer pose a threat to them. Sadly, it was too late for the Combine and the desolated Vortigaunts. The consequences of G-Man’s prophecies had already been set in motion, and there was no stopping the events that would lead to their inevitable conclusions. The impact of this war and G-Man’s role in it will likely be felt for eons to come.