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.