Turn 45 - End of the Stone Age - End of the Era of Entropy
From the heavens, Amastay surveyed the Gridhood. A third undead horror, its origin unknown, had appeared, and its unearthly scream was bringing mad havoc. The second had defiled his mountain and temple, and his favorite mortals seemed resigned to the coming horror. The first, though wounded, was still spewing out locusts on the land. Things were going horribly wrong, and Amastay did not understand why, or what its source was.
An idea occurred to him. He had a great reserve of power built up over the age. He wondered what would happen to the monstrosities if he would unleash it all at once in a great cleansing wave of purification. The result would be unpredictable, and might destroy the mortals, but it was the only chance to save the Gridhood.
Amastay poured all his power and his rage into a burst of purification in the center of the Gridhood. It spread from the center in an ever-widening perfect circle, for it was Amastay's nature to construct perfect things. The wave first reached the Delta Dwellers, who lost half their number, though not all. Then it reached The People and the Jotun Oligarchy, and they too were purified but lost some of their numbers. Then Amastay watched with satisfaction as the first two horrors attempted to flee from the expanding wave but were engulfed and eradicated. The remaining civilizations were eventually engulfed, and finally the last undead horror in the corner of the world was destroyed. The world had been purified, and was now, in Amastay's eyes, much closer to perfect.
But the wave kept expanding upwards, towards the heavens. Amastay was not expecting this. He noticed that the wave seemed to be expanding at an ever faster rate; or perhaps time was slowing for him. Then the wave impacted the heavens, the abode of the gods. Amastay and the other gods found it became increasingly difficult to move.
"What have you done?" cried Nagas.
"I know not," said Amastay.
"Is this death?" asked Keerim, with more curiosity than fear.
"Perhaps it is sleep," said Tellus.
"How will the mortals survive without us?" wondered Mabel.
"Who will watch over the Zebras?" said Blarg angrily.
"This isn't fair! I just got here!" exclaimed Salot.
Amastay tried to respond, but found he could no longer speak. He fell into a deep slumber, as did the other gods.
On the surface of the Gridhood, the survivors emerged from the ruins, dazed, and wondered at what had just happened. They didn't have much time to wonder, though, for there was work to be done, picking up the pieces.
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