Apocalypse

## Other Events

The **Apocalypse**, known as the **End Times**, the **Last Judgment** and the **Awakening**, is a series of events that precede the awakening of Yahweh who, according to the prophecies, will judge all and punish the wicked. Furthermore, it is predicted that the Fabric of Reality, very dense in the present day, will disintegrate, unifying the Physical and Spiritual Worlds again.

Alongside the Apocalypse came **Armageddon**, or the **Battle of Armageddon**, the final conflict between the New Rebels, the Loyalists and the demons.

## Prelude

### Seven Heavens

After realizing that his work on Creation was done, Yahweh decided to rest, leaving the Universe in the control of the angels and archangels. When he climbed to Mount Tsaphon and fell asleep, the angels prophesied that he would wake up at the end of the Seventh Day (which began in 200,000 B.C.) and that he would judge those who committed evil deeds against Creation.

For millennia, Michael ruled Paradise with an iron fist, determined to end humanity as he considered it corrupt and unworthy of receiving the love of the Mighty. In 1 AC, the Firstborn decided to get rid of Gabriel, believing he would turn against his genocidal ideals. He decided to banish the Messenger to Haled, but the Fire Master actually fell in love with a human and had a child with her, known as the Holy Child. Upon learning of this, Michael decided to kill his brother's son, but Gabriel joined angels loyal to his humanitarian cause and took them to Tartarus, the First Heaven, where they challenged Michael and the Civil War began, which would last more than 2000 years.

With the arrival of the 21st century, Michael decided to move a good part of his army to the Stronghold of Zion, his biggest stronghold located in the Ethereal Plane. The New Rebels, angels loyal to Gabriel, stationed themselves in a mountain range near Zion, where they would await the Battle of Armageddon. The winner of this military conflict would decide the fate of the Universe and control over the surviving troops.

### Earth

On Earth, in the middle of the 21st century, there was the beginning of a global conflict between the human world powers, motivated mainly by political and economic crises. After the Berlin League, a coalition formed by the US, UK, Italy and Germany, invaded Taiwan to set up a base of operations in the East, countries like China and North Korea decided to ally with the same intention of expanding in other countries.

The two armies then invaded the territory of Japan and conquered the archipelago, in a military campaign called the Two Armies Offensive. Soon after, they signed agreements with India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. The Russians, unhappy with the fall of communism and desiring political expansion, allied with China and North Korea, forming the Eastern Alliance.

Following the formation of the Eastern Alliance, the two blocs entered an open conflict for the first time for control of Turkey, turning the city of Ankara into a bloody field. The Eastern Alliance feared that the Berlin League would control the country and gain strategic passage to the east.

## Event

### Third World War

#### First Trumpet

Two years after the succession of the Three Hundred Days War, which sought Taiwan domination, the two blocs ended Turkey's civil war, but that did not mean that the world conflict was over. Both held nuclear weapons and were ready to fire them, as all attempts at diplomacy had been exhausted. With the support of the Eastern Alliance, militias were formed across the Middle East, ready to repudiate Western troops.

Following the growing world tension, the Berlin League decided to launch a nuclear warhead on the Chinese capital, Beijing, devastating the city and killing millions. The explosion spread to the Gulf of Bo, destroying other cities along the way, and the radiation reached Mongolia. Although the League did not take the blame for the attack, the Eastern Alliance promised that there would be retaliation.

With the start of World War III, countries that were not involved in the conflict, known as neutral countries, received many refugees from many nations. Commerce and services closed their doors, while churches and temples received thousands of faithful around the world. In Jerusalem, considered a holy city by the three largest religions on the planet, was crowded with believers, as well as soldiers who guarded the borders of the metropolis.

Each time a bomb exploded and large numbers of people died, a shrill noise echoed through the Fabric of Reality, affecting those who could feel it, such as angels, demons, and sensible humans. What happened was that with the deaths of thousands of humans, many mortal souls crossed the membrane at the same time, creating permanent rips in the Fabric. With each bomb, named by the angels as "Trumpets", the Fabric degraded more and more.

#### Second and Third Trumpet

In response to the offensive in Beijing, the Eastern Alliance dropped a nuclear bomb on New York City, one of the most important cities in the US. This attack had then made the Third World War official between the two blocs.

After the attack on New York, the Berlin League sent a military submarine to the waters of Barens, a sea located in northern Russia. From there, he launched a nuclear missile straight to Moscow, the explosion of which devastated not only a part of Russia, but also Ukraine, Belarus and Latvia, as well as hitting Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea.

#### Conclusion of the War

Following the events of World War III, three more nuclear bombs were dropped on the Earth's surface, but it is unknown which political bloc was the author of the attacks and which nations were hit by these warheads.

### Battle of Armageddon

When Ablon passed through the portal at Mount Horeb and arrived at the Ethereal Plane, he was greeted by Varna, Nathanael, and the Archangel Gabriel himself. With the battle getting closer and closer, Ablon and Gabriel talked about the future, about how Yahweh will awaken and judge the wicked, starting with Michael. However, the Messenger revealed to the Renegade that the Mighty will never awaken, as he never went to sleep in the first place: when the Splendent ascended to Mount Tsaphon, he dispersed his divine essence and became omnipresent, merging with the Universe and with every living beings. Following his father's example, Gabriel flew to the skies and also dispersed his essence, after giving control of the New Rebels to Ablon, as he knew his army would follow.

At the sounding of the Fifth Trumpet, an elite group of new rebels, guided by Ablon himself, flew to the Stronghold of Zion and began to attack the battalions defending the fortress, initiating the Battle of Armageddon. After the Sixth Trumpet was announced, the legion of archers, commanded by Varna, tore apart the loyalist rings that protected the upper part of Zion, leaving the top floor exposed.

Following the battle, Ablon managed to invade the fortress and climbed to the top, arriving in the Room of Portals, an immense hall that contained passages to other dimensions. There, he found Shamira trapped in an iron column and, upon rescuing her, was attacked by Lucifer, who had arrived in Zion through the portals and took the form of the woman. Badly wounded, Ablon was taken by Michael to the top floor, where the real sorceress was trapped. At the same time, the Sheonite hordes had arrived in the Ethereal Plane across the River Styx, ready to fight alongside the loyalists and share the victory.

#### Conclusion of the Battle

Despite dying from the wound inflicted by Lucifer, Ablon was brought back to life by a rune that Shamira had inscribed on his skin. Much stronger and more powerful, the Renegade wielded the Scourge of Fire, the sword given to him by Gabriel, and stabbed Michael through the heart, killing the Prince of Angels. In the Room of Portals, Lucifer met with Aziel and Amael, who, along with the rebellious Ishim, were tasked with burning the foundations of the fortress to demolish it. Because of the Dark Archangel's evil actions, the two decided to burn him in flames and fiery lava, putting an end to the Morning Star.

Without their leaders, the loyalist and infernal armies scattered, giving the rebels an advantage.

## Outcomes

After the dropping of the six bombs, much of the Earth was ravaged by war, both from the destruction and the radiation from the bombs. The humans who survived the conflict were scattered across the world, and as the Fabric of Reality had been torn apart by the Trumpets, the Physical and Spirit Worlds became one, as they were long ago.

In Zion, the Battle of Armageddon was already won by the new rebels, as Michael and Lucifer were dead and Ablon still lived. However, after rescuing the sorceress from the fortress, the general was taken to Megiddo by Apollyon, where they would have an epic showdown. The two fought valiantly, but the Destroyer decided to use Total Destruction to annihilate the rebel army.

Apollyon's destructive divinity became the Final Trumpet, responsible for razing the Earth's surface and wiping out humanity once and for all, something the archangels have been trying to do for millennia. In addition to humans, all angels and demons in the region were also wiped out, save for Ablon, Amael, Aziel, and Nathanael, who fled the blast in time. Seeing that there was nothing left, the survivors decided to turn the Wheel of Time, undoing that dark timeline.

## Participants

### Earth

* Berlin League
	+ USA
	+ UK
	+ Italy
	+ Germany
* Eastern Alliance
	+ China
	+ Korea
	+ Russia
* Neutral countries
	+ Brazil
	+ Countries of Africa

### Seven Heavens

* Loyalists
	+ Michael
* New Rebels
	+ Gabriel
	+ Varna
	+ Nathaniel
	+ Amael
	+ Aziel
* Demons
	+ Lucifer
	+ Dukes of Hell
		- Apollyon
		- Orion

## Trivia

* Apocalypse is a word of Greek origin (αποκάλυψις, apokálypsis) meaning "revelation".