- Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
The Alpha-Omega Bomb was a large atomic missile manufactured some time in the late 20th century.
Two thousand years later, George Taylor recognized it from the symbols ('ΑΩ') on the fins, and knew it to be the Doomsday Bomb which was being developed before he launched in 1972.
The missile was constructed with a cobalt casing with enough explosive potential that it could literally cause the Earth’s atmosphere to ignite.
It was designed not so much for actual use, but as a deterrent against opposing nations
. Ideally, the bomb’s very existence functioned as an instrument of fear.
By the 40th century, the bomb was relocated and placed at the altar of what used to be St. Patrick's Cathedral in the irradiated ruins of New York City.
There, it was venerated by a subspecies of psychic mutant-humans who safeguarded the missile as well as its operational launch systems.
The mutants believed they owed their very existence to weapons such as this, and as such, worshipped the missile as a deity – often referring to it as the Divine Bomb.
In casual life, the mutants wore specially designed latex masks to assume a more characteristically human appearance, but during liturgical services, they would remove the masks to "reveal their inmost selves unto their God".
The leader of this mutant caste was Mendez XXVI, the latest in a dynasty stretching back to a military leader at the end of the 20th century.
By this point in time, the followers of Mendez led a reclusive lifestyle in a region that was known as the Forbidden Zone.
Like their predecessors, the mutants maintained the Alpha-Omega Bomb as a deterrent to external threats to their existence.
Mendez XXVI was the only known member of the mutants who could operate the weapon's firing mechanisms.
This was done with a series of color-coordinated crystal keys that could be inserted into the central ignition device.
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SERMON BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES
Is now and ever shall be World without end Amen Amen Amen Amen
His sound has gone out unto all the land. And his light unto the end of the world.
He descendeth from the outermost part of heaven, and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. There is neither speech nor language, yet His voice is heard among them.
Glory be to the Bomb and to the holy fallout as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Amen Amen Amen Amen
Almighty and everlasting Bomb, who came down among us to make heaven under Earth, lighten our darkness. Oh Instrument of God, grant us Thy peace.
Behold the truth that abides in us. Reveal that truth unto that Maker.
I reveal my inmost self unto my God.
Unto my God.
Unto my God.
