The Last Trials of Altum

The Last Trials of Altum was an event which re-shaped the altum status-quo and set the stage for The Obliteration Event

## Book 1

Wanting to reclaim his birthright as the head of SIN; Dy’Ri researches Cybele and concludes that she is from another dimension. Using the knowledge of the Children of Purity; he decides that her only opponent would be the fated ‘Waking Nightmare’ in her home dimension.

Dy’Ri ordered The Willing to recruit the strongest altum users; believing that their combined power was the key to reaching out to the Waking Nightmare and bringing them through the dimensions.

The Willing collect their Tribunal - Nephthys, a resurrected Chi, Makaio and Amos Page, promising them each something they desire. They attempt a crossing into the other dimension; but the spell backfires and triggers - sending a shockwave across the altum energies of the whole planet.

## BOOK 2

Across the planet; altum users and those connected are faced with unexpected dangers. (TIE-INS)

* Nephthys is able to recover her husband Set (bringing forth Io also)
* Extraviado is exposed for the first time
* Vampires invert into day walkers; causing them to die when hit with moonlight
* Kåre’s life support triggers
* Curse’s powers activate, nearly destroying her grandmother’s home
* Catacomb’s powers awake, causing Persephone to track down the Externals
* Umukoro is left catatonic
* Whitechapel loses his immortality; ageing him rapidly

S.I.N. jump into action to take down the Tribunal; but are equally matched by the grouping. They are rescued by a strike team of heroes (Osiris, Apollo, Kronos, Krux, Delirium, Eden) - who are all drawn to the fight by their powers. The two groups fight and in the battle, it seems that Teardrop is killed by Dy’Ri.

## BOOK 3

Cybele and SIN unleashes all of their power against Dy’Ri for killing Teardrop. Unbeknownst to them; she had survived but was now stuck in her water form permenantly.

Wounded by SIN’s attack; The Tribunal escape and head to the location with the easiest access to the Aether. Makiao believes the Tribunal betrayed his people; and abandons the group. SIN & the assembled heroes meet for the first time - with Cybele & Pandora being revealed to Kronos. Cybele is also forced to reveal that the backfired spell from the Tribunal was a preventive measure by her; and without it the boundary between dimensions is easily breakable.

The heroes converge on the Tribunal again (using Apollo’s psychic connection to Nephthys). This leads to a huge battle where the heroes manage to defeat the Tribunal; forcing them into a altum prison. Cybele is able to revert the trigger spell causing disruption across the planet; but many of the effects are seemingly permenant.

## EPILOGUE

Beyond the weakened barrier of the Aether; Ephialtes senses Cybele and reads her memories; learning of the spell she used to cross dimensions centuries ago. Plotting his revenge; Ephialtes prepares to break into our dimension…

### Aftermath -

* The Tribunal are captured in one altum prison (an orb?)
* Ephialties is aware of Cybele’s location (triggers the Obliteration event)
* Cybele & Pandora are revealed to Kronos
* Teardrop is trapped in her water form
* SIN begins to lose trust in Cybele
* Catacomb & Kore are now with the Externals
* Set & Io are now loose on the planet
* Vampires further retreat
* Extraviado believes that doomsday is coming
* Curse is activated and approached by Birthright Academy
* Umukoro & Whitechapel are off the field; disrupting London