"It's hitting Critical mass," shouted the technician, his eyes glued in horror on his monitor, "It's energy just keeps building it's going…" His sentence was cut off as the sudden explosion melted his flesh and bones into a sort of fleshy slag. The tremendous amounts of energy expended by the explosion started to melt the Polar Ice cap from the south pole outward, leaving those in the vicinity to either drown or burn. Those who had survived the initial explosion looked in stunned awe as the figure's wings spread up beyond the atmosphere. A single escape pod left the site, carrying a small girl who clutched a cross shaped pendant to her chest, she looked out from the pod, as the thing let out a mighty bellow before it's wings fell back into the Earth.

Chapter One

Endless darkness, that was all it had known for eons as it slept, waiting for the call to action. Finally, a faint cry reached it, and it knew. The first had been awakened. It's time was now.

Breaking free of it's cramped sleeping quarters, it saw light in the distance. Light that it then headed towards, desperate to fulfill it's purpose. Once in that light, it began to explore the world that Humanity had ruled over for too long, the world that should have belonged to another.

Stumbling across the hot sands of the Nevada desert, it's mind reached out, trying to latch onto the signs of Civilization, the signs that would provide it the form of it's disguise, it's bipedal form to grotesque to be called Human. As it worked through the desert, snakes, spiders, and other vermin scurried out of its path, fearful of it's aura.

In the distance, a town began to grow closer, and it began to choose its form. It's arms settled into the single joint that humanity had evolved, remaining thick with muscles, it's hands becoming gnarled to indicate it's strength. Long, well-toned legs soon became apparent, well designed for running or walking great lengths. Its head was perfectly symmetrical, the chin holding a distinctive cleft as deep red eyes surveyed the desert still surrounding it, a thin layer of stubble and slightly lengthy hair grew in. Its chest was as well toned as the rest of him, a chiseled six-pack finishing the form off. Making sure it would be able to pass off as human, it developed well-proportioned genitalia, allowing it to be a man. Now fully disguised, it began to prepare to interact with the beasts called humanity.

Entering the town, He did his best to remain out of sight as He found a set of clothing hanging on a clothes line, and once satisfied with the fit, He walked barefoot towards the larger city a few miles off. There, He found the City of Sin, Las Vegas, the perfect place to set Himself up. The journey was an easy one for Him, His body capable of months of travel before a necessary re-fueling. He reached the town and was quick to relieve a few of it's patrons of their wallets. Sporting nothing more then a few hundred dollars of spending cash, He made His way to a craps table.