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The Cult of Armageddon worships cataclysmic wars from the past when destruction was rained upon the world. In Chapter 17, the cult meets at ground zero of the Great Annihilation and we see them worshipping a bomb image, chanting it will happen again. Based on recent events, reference to past use of biologic weapons triggering a deadly pandemic and significantly reducing the world population may be introduced into the storyline. Do you think our world could end up in a catastrophic end of times scenario for billions of people worldwide? What could happen?

Cults espousing cataclysmic events and the apocalypse as being holy have been around for centuries. A fundamental difference between some of the doomsday cults we’ve heard about in recent times and The Cult of Armageddon is how widespread and popular it became in this futuristic society. Why would this have happened? Does their twisted view of the world remind you of anything else you've seen in our current society?

Stories speculating on the perfect society are a common subject, especially in speculative and science fiction. The term utopia was coined in More's "Utopia" (1516) where the hero discovers an island culture that operates in perfect harmony. Subsequent authors, have written about utopias, dystopias, and anti-utopias as a way to examine current society and future possibilities. Some of the well-known sci-fis of this ilk, in the 20th century were: "Brave New World", "Nineteen Eighty-Four", "The Chrysalids", "The Handmaid's Tale", and many more. Is there anything relating to our current world that you feel this story is reacting to? Are some of the solutions proposed relevant for us now?