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FORWARD
Before I begin, I want to thank all of the people (I would say "fans" but I can't bring myself to think in terms of having fans- I'm nobody) here on Steemit that have followed my story... You're the ones that have made this possible! Without your support this would never gotten started, much less happened.
In the series I try to explore the nature of evil. There's what I call Hollywood evil- a bunch of nuts in black robes running around shouting "Hail Satan," and real evil... Power- the power of life and death over other human beings. "Nice" people don't seek power... power is sought by individuals that wield it like a sword to control others... Power for the sake of power and evil for the sake of evil.
The Night Gods III is a continuation of the Night Gods saga... beginning with serial killer Eddie Phillips and ending in part II with his resurrection to kill the president. This third installment will probably be the last (hold the applause) I said probably- you never know what will happen (because I don't until I write it). It is also the most complex story to tell so I beg your indulgence and patience- I'll do the best I can.
There will emerge a character named Baraq U'Bamah... This is NOT former president Barack Obama. He isn't American and doesn't even speak English, except through a translator. I selected this name because of the Hebrew meaning. In the Books of Isaiah and Luke in the Bible, prophesy says that when Satan comes he will come as "A flash of light (Baraq) from (U) on high (Bamah). So, once again, this is NOT the former president, it is a fictional character in a made up story.
Once again, I want to thank everyone for their support. I only hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing it. I can't wait to find out how things turn out- I have no idea what will happen until I get up at around 3:00 AM have a cup of coffee and pick up my "magic pen."
PROLOGUE
The war was over and for all intents and purposes, the peace that followed may turn out more violent and calamitous than the war- if peace is is what it could be called. True to the Doctor's predictions, the entire Eastern seaboard was virtually wiped out... The urban centers at least. The same was true of every major urban center nationwide. From Washington northward, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Providence... all gone, destroyed by a precision nuclear attack. Likewise, Chicago, New Orleans, Denver, Detroit, Phoenix, St. Louis- gone, but by conventional weapons. Similarly, the West Coast fell to nuclear attack- Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, Sacramento- wiped out. Only roving gangs dared to go there, foraging through the rubble for anything of value they could steal.
Some of the state capitals managed to survive, in one form or another. It took a few years to accomplish, but a semblance of order had been restored. Basic services- electricity, sanitation, postal service, phone services, television (State run now) even the internet. Automobiles once again graced the roads, but travel was restricted for average citizens... UN checkpoints along every major artery were commonplace. The most profound difference came in policing and security- it was all under the auspices of the United Nations. This was true worldwide... Nationalism as a form of governing was a thing of the past.
Most of the foreign capitals and major urban centers were gone, those not targeted by nukes were destroyed by conventional weapons. Rome, Paris, London, Berlin, Beijing all gone... Taking millennia of history with them. No one was spared the fiery onslaught. As was the case in the US, basic services had been restored... along with blue-helmeted UN soldiers patrolling the streets of every city that had at least been partially rebuilt.
Many people around the globe, however, still maintained a strong national and cultural identity, but the political apparatus was enforced by the UN.This displeased many and pockets of resistance worldwide began to spring up with a frequency that alarmed the political elites. The animosity, in large part was fueled by the conduct of the UN "Peacekeepers." They policed with the barbarous cruelty of the Gestapo... they took what they wanted and brutalized the populace- no matter where they were. Most of the soldiers were from former third world African nations and India- others were from the "host" country, military who had sold out to the oppressors. To add to the rancor, they wantonly raped any woman that pleased them and savagely beat any who dared to resist- often to death.
Every nation had a puppet government... all controlled by the UN, who had moved their headquarters from New York to the safety of Switzerland- the only nation completely spared the destruction. It was an inversion of the previous paradigm... Where the United Nations had previously played a secondary role, they were now the governing body of the world. The nations of the world still maintained a capital (America's now was in Las Vegas, which had miraculously escaped the devastation) and a president, a mere figurehead who served as representative to the UN's Council of Nations. The UN President, hand selected by globalist bankers and the amalgam of Councils around the world, presided over global policy making. It was the epitome of the New World Order dreams of the 20th Century. The globalists finally got their wish- but it took a worldwide cataclysm to achieve it.
The monied elites of every country picked right up where they left off. Loaning money to effect the necessary cleanup and repairs- they would get richer from the devastation, while the poor would foot the bill. As it had been after WWI, the most egregiously affected nations would demand reparations from America. Unfortunately, there was no real federal authority, so the peacekeepers looted whatever they could steal... except from the elites- they ones that hadn't relocated abroad. America was learning what it was like to be on the receiving end of endless aggression... only it wasn't the ones responsible that were picking up the tab.
What was left of the military were partially conscripted into the service of the UN. Those who refused were stripped of their arms and either released or imprisoned, according to the whims of the interlopers. Mony of those who chose to remain is service, quickly began to organize- founding a refurbished version of Oathkeepers. If there was to be any hope for America's survival as an independent entity- the New Oathkeepers (NO) would play a pivotal role. Unfortunately, most of the brass- the upper echelon of of the military leadership, had quickly sold out.
Throughout the country, secret militias sprang up- patriots who refused to knuckle under to the oppressors. The globalist NWO may have won in the short term, but their victory would prove pyrrhic. Day after day, snipers took pot shots at the pretty blue helmets. The State run media invariably portrayed these patriots as a "cabal of criminal thugs and right-wing extremists who would soon be brought to justice." The anti-American left-wing groups that had proliferated since the 1960's, immediately threw in with the oppressors- partly out of ideological uniformity and partly out of cowardice... They realized early on that it's easy to be brave when you have the police to protect you.
America's European allies fared little better. Groups in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and other nations were also forming militias. They had more difficulty having given up their weapons decades ago. They set traps and stole weapons from the UN troops, as well as raided armories. The indigenous leadership in many of these nations were replaced by Muslim puppets who had emigrated during the American incursion into the Middle East... All had an axe to grind. The Scandinavian countries were mostly under Muslim control.
Russia, in it, had mostly been spared with the exception of Moscow. St. Petersburg, unscathed, was the new seat of the Russian government- such as it was. A strong national fervor was taking root there as well- the Russians, always known for their irresolute national identity- weren't about to buckle to the UN pressures. Activities similar to those in the US were going on there as well- although the UN presence wasn't nearly as profound as across the Atlantic, it was still intolerable. Heeding the the historical failures of Napoleon and Hitler the UN didn't venture much beyond the Crimea.
Chine too was spared for the most part, the brunt of the UN incursion. Of the three largest superpowers, only the US suffered the constant harassment of the blue-helmeted UN troops in seemingly every nook and cranny.
Beck and his band of lunatics, purposely or otherwise, had propelled America into a Brave New World... One hideous and corrupted- virtually unrecognizable. Is it so permeated with evil as to be irredeemable... Or is there still hope? Only time and the tireless efforts of many courageous individuals can save her... If she can be saved at all.
GIF by @papa-pepper
