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theseniorpartners) wrote2013-02-14 07:25 pm
theseniorpartners) wrote2013-02-14 07:25 pm
"SPEAK TO ME O' ORACLE."
The Ides of March (Latin: Idus Martii or Idus Martiae) is the name of the 15th day of March in the Roman calendar.
In the middle of the month, at exactly the same time, every seer in the world, every psychic dreamed the exact same dream.
In the dream a woman stood in a white temple. Her eyes were red and dripped blood. She came to them and she loved them until she became a hideous thing. On her head were written foul words and she said to them "I am six hundred and sixty six and I have come for you."
She raised her hands and formed massive shapes from the dream's reality. They became dogs, large black dogs that howled. The last thing that every seer saw were these dogs chasing after them. They all woke up at the same time from whatever they were doing and went about their business. Nothing ordinary.
At the same time, various agencies that monitor such things registered an increase in supernatural activity. Magic was twice as powerful, demons were twice as powerful, monsters that were men felt the urge to be monsters more often, and men that wanted to be monsters felt the urge to indulge. The veil between the worlds spread thin.
And the seers began to disappear.
It started slowly, just a few disappearances. A father from his bed, a little boy from his little league game. The United States faced an epidemic of missing people. It became worse, whole towns vanished off the landscape.
In each disappearance the police made note of a similar very strange act. Each person who vanished reported being stalked by a massive black creature. The night or day they vanished, they received a phone call. In the case of one individual, Mrs. Patty Margaret of Oklahoma, they were able to retrieve the following message from her voice mail:
In the middle of the month, at exactly the same time, every seer in the world, every psychic dreamed the exact same dream.
In the dream a woman stood in a white temple. Her eyes were red and dripped blood. She came to them and she loved them until she became a hideous thing. On her head were written foul words and she said to them "I am six hundred and sixty six and I have come for you."
She raised her hands and formed massive shapes from the dream's reality. They became dogs, large black dogs that howled. The last thing that every seer saw were these dogs chasing after them. They all woke up at the same time from whatever they were doing and went about their business. Nothing ordinary.
At the same time, various agencies that monitor such things registered an increase in supernatural activity. Magic was twice as powerful, demons were twice as powerful, monsters that were men felt the urge to be monsters more often, and men that wanted to be monsters felt the urge to indulge. The veil between the worlds spread thin.
And the seers began to disappear.
It started slowly, just a few disappearances. A father from his bed, a little boy from his little league game. The United States faced an epidemic of missing people. It became worse, whole towns vanished off the landscape.
In each disappearance the police made note of a similar very strange act. Each person who vanished reported being stalked by a massive black creature. The night or day they vanished, they received a phone call. In the case of one individual, Mrs. Patty Margaret of Oklahoma, they were able to retrieve the following message from her voice mail:
I am come to you and I say to you. The beast has opened it's eyes.
Beware the dog.
This information was promptly brought to the highest authority and categorized and locked away...but not before the watcher's council got ahold of it. Information has gone out. Beware the black dog. Watch the seers.
Who is taking the seers? Has anyone made the connection between the disappearances yet? Who are they and what do they want?
And why do the horrors of living in the world seem to be getting worse?
Coincidentally, you and your friends have received an invitation from the "Helping Hearts" Charity organization to a fundraiser carnival in your area. It promises food, games, fun, and friendship Haven't heard of helping hearts? Don't you know who funds animal rescue and shelters across the country?
Everyone knows Helping Hearts.
Maybe they shouldn't. In any case, you've decided to attend the carnival in your area and take your family and friends.
Let the games begin.
Who is taking the seers? Has anyone made the connection between the disappearances yet? Who are they and what do they want?
And why do the horrors of living in the world seem to be getting worse?
Coincidentally, you and your friends have received an invitation from the "Helping Hearts" Charity organization to a fundraiser carnival in your area. It promises food, games, fun, and friendship Haven't heard of helping hearts? Don't you know who funds animal rescue and shelters across the country?
Everyone knows Helping Hearts.
Maybe they shouldn't. In any case, you've decided to attend the carnival in your area and take your family and friends.
Let the games begin.