Great Monsoon

"*It will define all other conflicts – past, present or future. Desirably so, the outcome may lead to peace, but the cost of that peace may be so exuberantly high that it would seem redundant. Put simply – so many will die that the peace that follows will be unstable, leading to more war.*"
—The Enlightener[src]

**The Great Monsoon** (also known as **Armageddon**, **Doomsday**,**The Day That Will Never End**, **The Storm of Abaddon**, **The Unstoppable Purge**, or simply **the Apocalypse**) is a prophesied war between the Eridians and an as yet unidentified opposing race. It is unknown how or why the war will come about, however it greatly worries the Enlightener, who believes that the outcome will only ever lead to more war and more death.

If or when the conflict occurs, it is suspected to last as long as several months, and that the majority of the war will take place on Midgard, specifically the Hathusis Galaxy in the universe of the Crimson Raiders. The Enlightener also claimed that Pandora would be their main operating ground beside the Infinite.

In preparation for this war, the Watcher sent Matt Rye and his sister on a hunt for Eridian Tombs that would ultimately provide a tether from the Infinite to Midgard. Using the power of all Sirens everywhere to send a link back in time, Eridian DNA would be extracted and the Seventh Conglomerate would be able to return to Midgard and draw their entire species out of the Infinite.

There will also be no winner or loser, according to Matt, thereby making the affair a pyrrhic victory. He stated that the war was not about winning or losing, it was simply about surviving.

## Alternate Designations

"*All religions that prophesise the end times? They’re all talking about the Great Monsoon.*"
—Matt Rye[src]
The numerous names for the Great Monsoon come from numerous races throughout history that have seen such a war coming. Matt explained that the Great Monsoon was the end times that all religions had foreseen, claiming its name was originally Armageddon, referring to Judeo-Christian beliefs. If this is taken to be true, then all names for all "end times" in any religion refer to the Great Monsoon. This would mean the Great Monsoon is additionally known as:

* **Li Hong**
* **Latter Day of the Law**
* **Eschaton**
* **End times/End of Days/End of Time/Last Days/Final Days**
* **Judgement Day/Day of Judgement/The Day of the Lord**
* **Frashokereti**
* **Ragnarök**
* **Prewrath rapture**

However, it would seem that not all of these are accurate. Matt (as told by the Enlightener) claimed that some religions were "slightly off" in their predictions of the Great Monsoon, although he did not state which ones. Due to his belief that the Great Monsoon will only bring more war, and not peace, it is suitable to believe that such events in religion that prognosticate peace are incorrect. If so, this would include Frashoketeri, Judgement Day and the prewrath rapture. Though, as the Great Monsoon has not occurred, it is entirely possible that the Enlightener (the original claimant) is wrong, as his thoughts are based on murky precognition.

There is also no "second coming", according to the Enlightener (as relayed by Matt), as he believes nothing can rescue them from Armageddon.