Apocalypse

The **Apocalypse**, also called the **End of Days** or the **Final Chapter**, is a major event first prophesied by John that foresees the ultimate battle between Heaven and Hell that results in the death of many major figures, including Lucifer and Satan, as well as the "rebirth" of the world.

## History

### Background

The Apocalypse was heard by Lucifer during his triads with his Father who would drag him over to hear his opinion on what He was writing. It was not until he heard from Michael on how the story would really end that Lucifer snapped and waged war on his Father and Heaven only to lose. Aside from Stolas and possibly Satan, the only individual among the fallen angels to know what would happen at the end of the book is Lucifer. But Lucifer does not know **how** it's going to happen, just that it will. So, he begins to lay out the seeds that will hopefully put a dent in the system; the serpent, the apple, the fall of man, Cain, etc., all acting as both to give them time to build their power and strike back at Heaven.

### A Guy Named John

The Apocalypse was first prophesied by a "guy named John", who unintentionally saw a vision of the actual events while being "high on shrooms" to relieve himself of the stress from trying to read the inscriptions on a strange obsidian prism. As he laid on the ground staring at the nighttime sky, these visions were unknowingly influenced by the prism which thus made him decipher some of the major events that are presumed to happen which were written down by God in His script and left as constellation drafts through the universe. However, his vision was so powerful that it was felt by Stolas himself, who promptly journeyed to John's library to demand what he had seen as Stolas was tasked with reading the stars to decipher the hidden messages left by God pertaining to how the story would end in order for Lucifer to change his fate. Seeing that John was hesitant to tell him anything, Stolas killed him and took his knowledge in the process.

But even then Stolas did not have a clear picture of the events that will transpire as well as the catalysts that will result in the beginning of the Apocalypse. He could only piece together the parts he managed to gather so far, which resulted in him and Lucifer misunderstanding certain events and when exactly they were supposed to happen, such as the Antichrist's birth (Satan and Eve's second born), Metatron's death, and the destruction of the gods at the hands of Typhon and his monstrous forces.

## Description

### Possible Catalysts

* Charlie's introduction of redemption in Hell results in an intervention from Metatron and Heaven.
* Heaven attacks Hell unprovoked despite the delicate treaty between them which results in Mammon's death.
* Metatron is killed.
* Azazel and the surviving Watchers attack Heaven in kind but mainly in revenge for what Heaven did to them before the Flood.
* Tensions increase between Heaven and Hell which only worsens because of I.M.P.'s illegal activities on Earth.
* Hell's existence is exposed by the Men in Black which is later followed by Heaven's as well.
* The Beast makes his presence known.

### Possible Events

* The Four Horsemen are summoned.
* The Beast drives the Antichrist to enslave humanity.
* The roots of the Tree of Life are splintered.
* Surtr and Sinmara become Ragnarök and set fire to the Tree of Life.
* The fires from Ragnarök spread throughout the realms, destroying the abodes of the gods, and release Typhon from his prison.
* The Chaoskampfs are set loose and kill the gods that wronged them with Typhon killing Zeus.
* Typhon's monsters roam the Earth killing all the humans in their path.
* The "Woman of the Apocalypse" (speculated to be Eve) will die resulting in Satan attacking and setting Heaven ablaze but is killed by Michael.
	+ It is said that this event can be averted when three souls are redeemed. The souls are referred to as the "Lovers", the "Widow", and the "Healer" which may allude to Hector and Alva, Cathy, and Doctor Wyld respectively.
* Heaven and Hell are incapacitated and the fabric of reality is weakened causing the Old Ones to seep through the cracks.
* Azathoth stirs in its sleep.
* Sins will die through virtue.
* Lucifer is killed by a "messenger of the dark".

## Trivia

* Apocalypse (from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις *(apokálupsis)* 'revelation, disclosure') is a literary genre in which a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a human intermediary.
	+ "Apocalypse" has come to be used popularly as a synonym for catastrophe, but the Greek word apokálypsis, from which it is derived, means a revelation.
* According to Cain, the Book of Revelations everyone is so familiar with is mainly used to attract tourists while there is a more arcane version that details actual events.
* It is debated on not only who is the catalyst behind the Apocalypse but on also who the true Antichrist is.