Second Spark
After responding to a call about a foul smell in a dilapidated apartment, police officers make a tragic discovery - the body of a man who appears to have died by suicide by hanging. As they document the scene with photos and prepare to notify the coroner, one officer notices a diary left on a table. Compelled by curiosity about the victim's final words, he begins reading.
The diary contains the man's reflections on being born into hardship and his life-long struggles to overcome poverty. He expresses deep resentment towards a world he feels treated him cruelly, costing him the stability he fought for. In his final entries, convinced no relief from loneliness and hopelessness awaits, the man alludes to suicide being his only escape from unrelenting misery.
The story then shifts to an entirely different narrative with the introduction of Galaxor - a towering Lovecraftian cosmic entity intent on obliterating all civilization. He sets his sights on Eventide, a serene utopian planet protected by three guardian gods. Although bound by cosmic accords from destroying Eventide outright, Galaxor invokes a loophole to send a swarming demonic army led by a hydra to besiege the planet instead.
As the beautifully advanced cities fall into flaming ruins, the desperate gods finally intervene, confronting Galaxor about violating ancient agreements. Ultimately they defeat him by summoning a Tribunal's portal which sucks Galaxor in, re-imprisoning the snarling Destroyer of Worlds for another eternity. But having exhausted themselves saving Eventide, the three flickering gods plunge into the ravaged planet's remaining devotees to anchor their drained souls symbiotically until they recover their essence over time.
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