The Shattered Skies

The year was 2035, and the world stood on the precipice of an unimaginable transformation. Governments had teamed up with the mysterious and powerful SkyForge Initiative, spearheaded by a coalition of elite scientists and shadowy billionaires. Publicly, they claimed it was a bold initiative to combat climate change. Secretly, it was something far darker. Among the architects of this plan was the enigmatic figure who had risen to prominence as a global savior, yet whispered rumors identified him as none other than the Antichrist himself.

Samuel Carter, a humble Christian man and father of two, lived in the rural heartlands of the United States. A devout believer in the Holy Scriptures, he had spent years warning anyone who would listen about the signs of the end times. His small congregation dismissed him as overzealous, but Samuel knew that the days of Noah were returning.

One evening, as he read the Book of Genesis by the dim light of his oil lamp—electricity outages were increasingly common—he lingered over Genesis 9:13: "I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth." He sighed deeply, gazing out the window at a clear but starless sky. The once vibrant rainbows that had followed storms were no longer seen. Something was changing, something unnatural.

The truth had begun to leak out in fragments. A whistleblower, one of SkyForge’s engineers, had sent encrypted files to fringe media outlets. They revealed the true purpose of the "SkyForge Terraforming Project." It was not about saving the Earth but preparing it for a new dominion—a dominion suited not for mankind but for giants and fallen beings. The process required the systematic removal of Earth’s atmosphere, altering the skies, and rendering the planet a shadow of what it once was.

Samuel stumbled upon these revelations late one night on an underground Christian livestream. The host tied it all together: the atmospheric manipulation would blot out rainbows forever, signifying the annulment of God’s covenant. "And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man," the host intoned.

Samuel fell to his knees, clutching his Bible. “Lord, prepare me for what is to come.”

The global transformation escalated rapidly. The skies grew pale and lifeless. Strange seismic activities occurred near the earth’s poles, where the "gates of hell" were said to be opening. Reports of unearthly creatures—giant human-like figures—surfaced across the globe. Samuel knew what they were: the Nephilim, the giants of Genesis 6 who once walked the Earth. Lucifer’s army was rising.

SkyForge Initiative’s true masters, working under the Antichrist’s command, had orchestrated this to prepare Earth for its new rulers: the fallen angels and the Nephilim. Through their efforts, the final pieces of the puzzle were falling into place. The Great Tribulation had begun.

Samuel’s town was one of the first to witness the emergence of giants. One towering figure, over 20 feet tall, smashed through the countryside, its roar shaking the ground. The town’s people scattered, screaming. Samuel grabbed his family and led them to the church, the only place they had ever felt safe. But even there, safety was fleeting.

The fallen angels descended from the skies, their forms luminous yet terrifying. They brought with them proclamations from the Antichrist, who now ruled openly as a world leader. The global currency had been dissolved, replaced by the "Mark of Unity," a system requiring every individual to bear a biometric tattoo—the Mark of the Beast. Without it, none could buy or sell.

Samuel’s wife, Sarah, held their children close, tears streaming down her face. “What do we do, Samuel?” she whispered.

Samuel gripped her hand tightly. “We stand firm in Christ, no matter what. This is the darkest time in human history, but it’s also the moment of His return.”

The transformation of Earth continued. Without the protective layers of the atmosphere, the planet became a harsh and unrecognizable world. The giants roamed freely, their strength unchecked by human weapons. Cities were destroyed, and humanity was driven to the edges of existence. The fallen angels enforced the Antichrist’s decrees, and those who refused the Mark were hunted.

One day, Samuel’s family found refuge in the wilderness. As they prayed, he looked to the sky. The absence of the rainbow haunted him—a stark reminder that the world had returned to the days of Noah. Yet, in his heart, he knew God’s promises remained true. Though the Earth had been overtaken, though giants and demons roamed, though the rainbow had been stripped from the heavens, Samuel clung to the hope that Christ would return.

In the distance, he heard the earth-shaking steps of a giant approaching their hideout. As his family prayed, Samuel stood with his Bible in one hand and a wooden cross in the other.

“The darkness will not prevail,” he whispered. "Even so, come, Lord Jesus."

And so, the world fell into its darkest hour, the Great Tribulation fully unleashed. But Samuel and his family, along with other believers, waited steadfastly for the moment when the King of Kings would descend, bringing light to a shattered Earth.