The Millennium Child

**The Millennium Child** (known also as **Twisted Cuts: The Millennium Child** or the **Pierre Bruno Story**) was an unconventional project that spanned 378 posts overall and takes place over multiple story arcs.

## Plot

The story takes place in Italy over the span of 2 years (starting November 1st 2016 and ending on December 31st 2017) and involves an unsuspecting employee called Pierre Bruno who works for the organization known as HERZ. Over the course of the story, Pierre and several others are swept up into an overarching conspiracy and eventually face up to an apocalyptic fate.

## Characters

**Pierre Bruno:** The main character of the story. Born on December 31st 1999, he is a young teenager with green eyes who dresses in a pink jester costume with striped pants and a black and white mask.

**Maya:** A fellow employee at HERZ with brunette hair who wears a lavender dress and a green Guy Fawkes mask. She and Pierre meet and eventually develop a strong bond with each other.

**Ren Bismuth:** A caretaker who works for HERZ and seems to know far more than what he appears.

**Jasper:** A girl whose military lifestyle gives her a tough demeanour. She's one of the three EVE Guardian pilots and later helps Pierre and Maya when things go south.

**Alfie Sketer:** An easy going individual who came here to do his job, ends up in a relationship with Kimothy and dragged into the overarching conspiracy.

**Kimothy Shana:** The secretary of HERZ. She's very supportive of Pierre and Maya's budding relationship and has feelings for Alfie Sketer.

**Dr Peter Karjam:**An intimidating self absorbed individual who was transferred over, he works for HERZ's Italian division though it's clear his loyalties lie elsewhere...

**Shellen:** A terrorist leader who operated in South Africa, he and Siegfried fought in the past which has effects even now.

**Siegfried King:** The boss of HERZ's Italian division, he is seen wearing jet black armour with a mouth-like pattern on the chest and a red cape. Though seemingly affable at first, he's revealed to have a checkered past and has deeper ambitions.

**Dr Peter Karjam:** A scientific genius who works for Seigfried King and has a terrifying presence. He works with Alfie Sketer and eventually his true loyalties are revealed.

**Charlie and Aria Seymour:** Sisters who work for Siegfried King, they're higher up than the others. Their job is to maintain and repair the EVE Supercomputer, a powerful device that is part of HERZ's plans.

**Deludere:** An individual who fused with a human experiment named Gestalt and was a powerful foe years ago, he has been sealed away in HERZ's prison cells and bides his time before making an escape. He and Nightmare are working together to bring about an apocalyptic fate upon humanity.

**Nightmare:** Collaborating with Siegfried King to bring about their own goals, he is secretly on Deludere's side. He is the reason why Pierre and all the employees suffer from nightmares created from his power.

## ACT 1

### Scene 1: Intro

* The beginning of the story. Pierre Bruno is introduced and meets one of his co-workers at the beach.

### Scene 2: Introducing HERZ

* Pierre Bruno goes to work. His job? Working for the organization known as HERZ.

### Scene 3: Power Cut

* The power goes out but Mr Rental is here to fix it! Pierre must also keep watch over Deludere, a malicious being imprisoned within HERZ itself...

### Scene 4: Alfie Sketer and Peter Karjam

* Two of the higher ups Alfie Sketer and Dr Peter Karjam have been transferred over to HERZ's Italian division.

### Scene 5: Building the Astrum 5DS

* Pierre goes off to spend time with his friend Melita while Dr Karjam has the new Astrum 5DS Sector built.

### Scene 10: Closing Time

* Pierre and Maya begin to spend more time with each other. HERZ's project is getting closer to completion, but what will it entail?

### Scene 11: 5 Dimensions

* The Astrum Sector is complete! With it, questions are asked and truths are revealed.

### Scene 12: Jasper

* A new member joins HERZ. Jasper is one of the three pilots of the EVE Guardians to undergo training.

### Scene 14: Free at Last

* Having finally escaped from his prison, Deludere is free at last or is he? However he's chosen to work with Dr Karjam as one of the three EVE Guardian pilots but for what end?

### Scene 15: Red October

* It's nearing the Christmas season here at HERZ. Kimothy Shana is also trying to put the moves on Alfie Sketer and it seems like everyone can relax, right?

## ACT 2

### Scene 16: EVE Shall Fall

* Deludere may've escaped... for real this time. Eve shall fall but what does it mean? The two Seymour sisters are also present, higher up than the others in the HERZ hierarchy.

### Scene 17: Environmental Report

* Christmas still, Charlie and Aria Seymour ask Dr Karjam about the environmental reports but he seems to have been slacking.

### Scene 18: It's Christmas

* Astrum 5DS's facilities will be seeing use eventually though Dr Karjam's got some explaining to do as the Seymour sisters take him to task for the lack of environmental report.

### Scene 19: Christmas Cheer

* It's Christmas Eve, Day and Boxing Day! Pierre and Maya also have to contend with a work review from the boss himself!

### Scene 20: Bonding Company

* Pierre and Maya become closer as do Kimothy Shana and Alfie Sketer.

### Scene 21: Upcoming EVE Guardians.

* With the environmental report finished, Dr Karjam and Alfie Sketer face up to the fact that the EVE Guardians will be launching in a month.

### Scene 22: HERZ Gets Hacked

* Tensions seem rife with the EVE Guardians being launched in a month, only for HERZ's networks to suddenly be hacked!

### Scene 23: The Secret Formula

* Alfie Sketer reveals the formula that Dr Karjam uses for his self centred memery, much to the doctor's exasperation.

### Scene 24: The Chains of Command

* Pierre and Maya are filled in by Alfie Sketer and Mr Rental, they plan to shut down HERZ by disabling it's three networks and granting EM Disruptors.

### Scene 25: 50 Shades of Kimothy

* Kimothy entrusts Alfie to ghost write her autobiography while Pierre learns more about Greek history.

### Scene 27: Love and Drainage

* Alfie Sketer and Kimothy Shana have a hot date lined up but eventually a problem occurs with the EVE Supercomputer.

### Scene 28: Shellen

* With the legendary hero turned terrorist Shellen revealed, office political tensions are at an all time high. Fortunately, a day off has been mandated for Pierre and Maya, lessening the tension involved.

### Scene 30: A Second Day Off

* Pierre takes a day off and takes time to see his friends but despite the happy feelings, this is merely the calm before the storm...

## ACT 3

### Scene 31: Arise, EVE Guardians!

* The EVE Guardians are sent off on their first mission against an EM Cluster. Something goes wrong and before they know, Pierre and co must escape from imprisonment.

### Scene 32: Virtual Reality Training

* With things going badly, Pierre and Maya take up VR Combat Training. However they don't have time for things are starting to change and fast!

### Scene 33: Evacuation

* Nightmare and Deludere are out on the attack! Can Pierre, Maya and Jasper liberate Floor 1 from their tyrannical power and evacuate the Seymour sisters out?

### Scene 34: Dr Karjam's Agenda

* Dr Karjam has hijacked one of the EVE Guardians in order to fulfil his true loyalties and he must be stopped. With his past revealed and his willingness to serve Shellen, can he be stopped?

### Scene 35: Siegfried's True Ambition

* With the treacherous doctor put out of commission, Siegfried has taken control of the EVE Supercomputer, intending to use it as part of his nefarious plans for his ascension as ruler of the world.

### Scene 36: The Archival Attack

* With the last battle looming ever closer, Ren Bismuth takes Pierre and Maya into the HERZ Archives only to be attacked by Deludere...

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### Scene 37: The Final Battle

* With all other opposition slain, Pierre and the others must take the fight to Nightmare himself. To do that, they must venture into the Nightmare Reverie...