***2028. Earth: American White House.***
**POV: Steve. Random security guard**
*Vrrrrrrrr*
The gate to the White House slowly opened as I stood guard at the side, eyeing the impressive build of the presidential car. It was quite impressive knowing that this car could withstand the blast of even an explosion. Its sleek tires slowly rolled on the pavement as I hit the button to close the gate.
Another day as a piss-broke glorified gate boy. The work was boring, I mean, who in their right mind would willingly try to enter into the White House? It gave me the amount of money I needed to survive though, and that's what matters. I mean, aside from rent, food, and a PlayStation 7, what more would a single guy who lives in an apartment want?
I stared at the other guy opposite my position. A forty-something-ish old guy who has had this job for more than 15 years, earning him the position of entry point guard captain. And he certainly acted like he had a stick up his ass despite being nothing more than an even more glorified gate boy. Sadly for him, I'm quite good at my job, and seeing him frustrated at the lack of things to complain about me is always another reason to do good in school.
*Ting*
A slight sound brought me out of my wandering mind as I looked at the sky. It was a millisecond, and something easy to miss, but a blue line streaked by the sky. I looked to my 'boss' and saw him looking at the sky as well.
"You saw that, boss?"
"Yes, Steve, now get back to work!"
"Sure, man."
I rolled my eyes as I swept my gaze back to the road. That old SOB never changes. Better not to waste my good mood over him.
*Ting* *Ting* *Ting* *Ting*
I almost broke my neck with how fast I looked in the air, and what I saw... was interesting. Something that could potentially spice up my monotone life. Stars... and a lot of them. They were streaming through the air, creating a scene that looked like a rich guy's firework show. I wonder what kind of fun NASA is going to have when they try to explain this scenario to the theorists. I kept on staring at the sky, admiring the light show before it suddenly got dark...
Like literally, it got dark. The sun just went up and said "fuck this job" and disappeared, the moon taking its place. A low-pitched rumble began to shake the earth.
An earthquake?
That's impossible. However, seeing what is happening right now, I don't think the realms of impossibility are that tight anymore.
The rumbling continued as the old dude and I hurriedly clutched the gate, seeking any kind of stabilization as the earth genuinely was trying to throw us off our feet. I swear I could hear a low-pitched ringing in my ear, something that I really came to notice when the earth stopped actively trying to make us fall. I took out my phone, planning to just see if any news outlets had some kind of explanation on what the hell was happening. It was bad.
It was really fucking bad. This event... this... starry event... was happening everywhere. China, Japan, America, Africa—it was happening everywhere.
*RUMBLE*
The earth shook again... and it was not just its previous shaking... it felt like someone had a massive drill and was trying to drill the Earth's core open... and it seemed like I was right on the money.
*CRACCCKK*
A sound of rock being ripped in half echoed out as a massive being began to crawl out of the Earth's core. It was massive, with 4 white gleaming wings and a halo so gold, I thought my eyes were going to pop.
[WARNING: APOCALYPTIC LEVEL ABNORMALITY AWAKENED]
[The goddess Arux Xrex Zeera, Slaughterer of Light has awoken]
[System hint: RUN.]
Two blue chat bubbles appeared before me... In any normal circumstances I would be going fucking crazy, wondering if I had developed symptoms of schizophrenia. But we had bigger freaking fish to fry... a literal goddess had just awoken from our planet's core. One might think gods should be charismatic, beautiful—however, this... this thing was frightening, ugly. It had tentacles for a face, with tens of eyes strewn about, radiating golden light, its body a mixture of black and gold, looking like a divine body rash. Crooked sharp teeth numbering in the hundreds, with long nails the size of skyscrapers, capable of slicing a city in half...
"We are fucked," I said as I stared at my doom before a golden light washed through the Earth.
[Purgatory has arrived]
Golden text appeared above the goddess as monsters started swarming around us. Sharks with two heads, dogs the size of planes... we are doomed.