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Everyone has that one friend who's perpetually late. Unless, like Ingrid, that person is you. Despite her nature, Ingrid found herself on time to the apocalypse today. How did she do it? With a little help from Advancing Deadly Black Smoke™ . The new device developed by K.A.O.S. Inc. helps people cope with lateness by threatening them with death if they dare to slow down or go back for something they forgot. While the device does come with some risk, most experts agree that K.A.O.S. is still less evil that most pharmaceutical companies. It sure helped Satisfied Customer Ingrid show up just in time for the main event!
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BOOM!
Ingrid wished she had it in her to look away as a trio of horses levitated into the sky and exploded. Like some kind of horrible firework show, more and more families were quite literally torn apart in mid air. Not even Ingrid could make a joke at that moment. There was nothing she could do to stop the carnage, nor the tears filling her eyes.

The wise cracking Wise One from the Basin Festival fortune telling was there one minute, and the next his head was sliced clean off.
The striking leader of the Dragon's Throat who had appeared at the same event went up in flames too.
Sacre, who had been so patient and kind on her first trip the the Basin, was engulfed in shadow and turned to nothing.
Some were children. Some were so well renowned that Ingrid hadn't dared hope to even meet them. She watched them die.

Suddenly appearing out of a gap in the darkness, three new figures descended. They didn't seem to be quite as combustible. That's when Ingrid realized that they weren't just powerful Helovians, they were the divine. She closed her eyes and bowed her head, knowing everything would be alright. She had faith in the Gods, and in her Lady Moon. When she opened them again, she saw them evaporate.

"No... This isn't how this is supposed to work," she muttered, bewildered. "We're supposed to offer you sacrifices, not the other way around."

Then they were joined by two others. One she didn't recognize, but the other was Isopia. Her lovely former Seer was being ripped apart by divine energy inside her. Ingrid had known Isopia was powerful, but she never would have guessed she was part god. Now she too was giving her life.

The God of The Earth commanded them to go through the portal, and Ingrid, determined to stay true to them, obeyed. The last thing she saw was The Moon, looking more beautiful than ever as she turned to starlight and vanished. Desperately, Ingrid reached out, trying to save her presence. Something on the ground shimmered, and Ingrid snatched it up like something precious, not caring what she was holding onto.

As she fell into the portal, Ingrid did the only thing she could think of: She began to pray, knowing full well that nobody was listening.