Post by Geoffrey Akins on Aug 7, 2010 21:57:13 GMT -5
The year is 1890. England has spent years under the peaceful reign of the Queen Victoria. Although every year has hardly been ideal, on the whole this time in England's history has been prosperous and calm.
Through the years, the number of civilians in England has grown exponentially. As this growth has occurred, so has a shift of thinking amongst the people of England. Where once people were stiffly held by the church and by more traditional ways of thinking, now people are breaking from their shells and becoming a bit more liberal. For a time, this change was so slight that it was barely noticeable. However, that has changed.
A religious cult deep in the undergrounds of England have been aware of this problem for ages. However, before they always assumed it was just a plague of a small amount of free-thinkers; nothing to be alarmed about. But now they are beginning to see that it is not just some passing fad, rather, it is a radical change that threatens everything they work for. In their eyes, they see this change as little but the tarnishing of a world that once was pure. And they are determined to fix that. To them, there is only one answer. And that is a complete cleansing.
It has started slowly, with a murder here, a murder there. At the bottom, of course. After all, who would cry for the loss of a drug dealer? A prostitute? The streets were dangerous at best, and such deaths happened all the time, with little effect on the rest of the population. But as time moves on, as they get more bold, as they run out of those they consider filth, they will move up, and the bloodbath will begin.
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But it is not only the humans of England who are affected by this change. Drawn by the inevitable release of souls that will soon affect this area, the Shinigami, or reapers, have created a new branch of their organization in this area, one which has drawn in a greater number than ever before.
Excited by the prospect of a cleansing like never before, a small population of Fallen Angels has also made it's way to the area. They are, perhaps, the most indistinguishable of all, staying to the shadows and lending their help and talents to the Underground Cult. But with plans of their own, it's a wonder just how long the cult will really be in charge...
And of course there are the Demons. Some come, intrigued by the suffering that is sure to happen. Some come for the chance to snatch souls from beneath the Shinigami's care. Others are there already, but are aware that change is in the air, and are so prepared for whatever is to come next.
And so the peace will break, and sides will clash. At the end, when the dust clears, who will be left to pick up the pieces? And the true question is; Will you be among the survivors?
Through the years, the number of civilians in England has grown exponentially. As this growth has occurred, so has a shift of thinking amongst the people of England. Where once people were stiffly held by the church and by more traditional ways of thinking, now people are breaking from their shells and becoming a bit more liberal. For a time, this change was so slight that it was barely noticeable. However, that has changed.
A religious cult deep in the undergrounds of England have been aware of this problem for ages. However, before they always assumed it was just a plague of a small amount of free-thinkers; nothing to be alarmed about. But now they are beginning to see that it is not just some passing fad, rather, it is a radical change that threatens everything they work for. In their eyes, they see this change as little but the tarnishing of a world that once was pure. And they are determined to fix that. To them, there is only one answer. And that is a complete cleansing.
It has started slowly, with a murder here, a murder there. At the bottom, of course. After all, who would cry for the loss of a drug dealer? A prostitute? The streets were dangerous at best, and such deaths happened all the time, with little effect on the rest of the population. But as time moves on, as they get more bold, as they run out of those they consider filth, they will move up, and the bloodbath will begin.
~~
But it is not only the humans of England who are affected by this change. Drawn by the inevitable release of souls that will soon affect this area, the Shinigami, or reapers, have created a new branch of their organization in this area, one which has drawn in a greater number than ever before.
Excited by the prospect of a cleansing like never before, a small population of Fallen Angels has also made it's way to the area. They are, perhaps, the most indistinguishable of all, staying to the shadows and lending their help and talents to the Underground Cult. But with plans of their own, it's a wonder just how long the cult will really be in charge...
And of course there are the Demons. Some come, intrigued by the suffering that is sure to happen. Some come for the chance to snatch souls from beneath the Shinigami's care. Others are there already, but are aware that change is in the air, and are so prepared for whatever is to come next.
And so the peace will break, and sides will clash. At the end, when the dust clears, who will be left to pick up the pieces? And the true question is; Will you be among the survivors?