The Agency (part 2)
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This new energy, this special energy, people weren’t sure what it was. Science didn’t know. Many religions said it was the proof of God’s existance. A few religions even sprung up that started worshiping this new energy. Science folk started calling it Aythir, a respelling of the acient Aether, thought to be the fifth element, the element of the spirit and soul. Aythirian churches started popping up amongst many scientists and intellectuals. In truth, The Explosion was the best thing to happen to the Earth, and to humanity. Though several billion people died, those that survived found a new way of life that was easier. Plants and animals florished like never before. There was an infinite energy source through Aythir. Aythir truly was a miracle, and Aythirism was becoming the most popular religion by far. People would pray to Aythir to give them powers.
Of course, the Aythir Church and the Agency worked hand-in-hand. All Aythirian Priests and Priestesses were people who were “awakend.” People who had powers and could use them, and used them to better humanity. Most of the Aytherian Clergy were Healers and Seers, recruited into the priesthood through the Agency. The Agency boasted a utopian, communistic society, but behind-the-scenes, the world was run by more of a totalitarian theocracy. Those who had power, ruled, and the Priests and Priestesses of Aythir were literally the most powerful people on the planet.
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