"It forced all the people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to be given a stamped image on their right hands or their foreheads, so that no one could buy or sell except the ones who have the stamped image of the beast's name or the number that stood for its name." -Rev. 13:16-17
Chapter 1: The Matthians and the Mark
An extremely religious man named Serge Matthian and his brother, Joseph Matthian, were enlightened to form a new religion called Matthiany, named after their surnames on December 25, 2005. They claim that they were enlightened by God through a dream and ordered them to make their own sect and religion similar to the Roman Catholic Church. The brothers followed the instructions and converted a lot of Catholics to their side. At first, they haven't decided what name is suitable for their sect but Serge suggested, "Maybe Matthiany is a good name, in honor of our family name!" The sect members agreed and called their sect, Matthiany, while their members are called Matthians. The Matthians have a similar ranking to those of the Freemasons but instead, they have five rankings: the novice, the servant, the adept, the freeman, and the master. The members of the sect were treated with equal respect.
Ten years later, the Matthians have allied itself to the Catholic Church, sharing the same glory of being the most supreme of religions on the face of earth, overpowering Islam, and other religions. Ten more years later, there was great apostasy; Catholics and Christians have been converted to Matthiany. The Catholic Church was pressured by the act but the Pope ordered in live television, "My brothers (the remaining Catholics), do not be afraid of the Matthians and their huge force. Our faith must be steadfast for the Kingdom of is near". This brought hope to the Catholics and they did as they were told.
The remaining Catholics left the growing sect alone. At the moment, everything seemed calm for moment... or did it? The Matthians somehow made a deal with the World Bank that after this year, the Euro would be replaced by their prototype microchip, which they will attach to either your forehead or your hand. They call this microchip, The Mark. The Mark is an electronic moneymaker that will make life easier. With one touch to the ATM, you can withdraw or deposit "Bytes". Bytes are the currency stored in The Mark. You'll also have to work to get The Bytes. A year later, the microchip has revolutionized the whole of Europe. Two years later, The Mark has completely replaced every currency worldwide. Every man and woman, rich or poor, good or evil, had these microchips implanted unto either their forehead or their hand, but little did they know that this microchip had secondary purpose… And the purpose is to brainwash them on denying their faith. Soon the Mark affected everyone. Those who had little faith were easily brainwashed but others had strong faith and they resisted the power of the chip. Those who resisted formed a vigilante sworn on exterminating all the Matthians and they were called the Koinonos, which means the company but those who were brainwashed were now slaves of the Matthians. The Matthians have learned that not everyone is on their side, so they ordered their puppets (the brainwashed initiates) to exterminate the Koinonos and so, they declared war
No one knew the severe consequences this will bring but one thing's for sure, the Revelation will be fulfilled. Many will suffer, many will die in vain, and some will be chosen to go to the promised Kingdom
And here's where the story starts…
A/N: Oops, sorry, but this is an intro, so please wait for my next chapter, Chapter 2: Father and Daughter. My grammar doesn't look to good, so please don't give me harsh ratings.