Pantheon Rising
This story is based on XCOM: Enemy Within, as well as Xabiar's XCOM: The Advent Directive work.
As this is based in large part on Xabiar's work, spoilers to his stories will be plenty. It is encouraged, but not necessary, that his work is read first.
I do not own any characters directly named in either of the aforementioned works.
Reader discretion is advised, as some material may be disturbing or triggering for some.
Dramatis Personae
(Not all characters are listed)
The Pantheon
Kwon Seul-Gi - ATHENA, Command Strategist
Leo Booker - ARES, Tactical Squad Commander
ADVENT-aligned
Saudia Vyandar - Chancellor of ADVENT
Elizabeth Falka - Director of ADVENT Intelligence
Dr. Richard Tygan - Chief Geneticist for ADVENT
Dr. Akilah Kettani - Director of the PRIEST Program
Keith Watkins - Chief Overseer of the Oversight Division
XCOM-aligned
The Commander - Commander of XCOM
Dr. Moira Vahlen - Head of XCOM Research and Development
Dr. Raymond Shen - Head of XCOM Engineering
Ethereal Collective-aligned
The Imperator - Leader of the Ethereal Collective
Patricia Trask - Harbinger of the Imperator, first human Psion.
The Battlemaster - Commander of the Ethereal Collective Military
Sicarius - Ethereal Assassin for the Imperator.
Synopsis
The world is at war. Alien forces under the banner of the Collective have begun invading across the globe. The United Nations is no more. In its place has risen a new order, ADVENT. As the war develops, and each side unleashes their armies, it is clear humanity needs something more. To combat the enigmatic Ethereal gods of the Collective, ADVENT has decided to make their own gods.
