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<p>One thousand years ago dragons returned to earth. Humanity finally learned that the reason the dinosaurs all went extinct was not from the arrival of a massive meteor, nor from climate change. No, the dinosaurs went extinct because the dragons left. The dragons gave off a strange energy that the dinosaurs fed on, and the sudden removal of that energy caused them to die off rapidly. All those ancient stories of monsters lurking in the oceans, deep forests, and mountains ended up being caused by the lingering presence of that energy in those areas. It changed things that came into contact with it, sometimes imperceptible changes, other times it created, well, monsters.</p> <p>When the dragons returned to Earth, it started with a huge stir amongst the scientific community. They had spotted a massive energy storm with a new space based telescope they had just finished bringing online, and it appeared to be growing in size. At first, they were convinced it was a type of electrical storm, and some were ready to dismiss the phenomenon as just a curiosity. However, excitement began to mount as they realized they could find no discernible source for the energy, it just seemed to continue growing as they watched it. They could not find any evidence of a dust cloud, or gasses, or anything that might be capable of creating or containing the storm. It was an enigma, and everyone wanted to be the first to understand it.</p> <p>Alas, it wasn't long before excitement was replaced with terror. After a few days scientists began to grow anxious that the storm continued to grow, and they redoubled their efforts to discover the cause of it. After numerous attempts to understand it's growth, one of the younger scientists studying the storm suddenly realized the truth, "We were so focused on the strangeness of the storm that we completely overlooked the possibility that it might not be growing at all, it might just be getting closer." This caused the scientists to immediately switch to different equations, measuring its growth in every direction in an effort to discover the storms trajectory through space. They learned that it was headed directly towards them.</p> <p>Panic spread across the world with the news, causing major riots, looting, and violence in unprecedented amounts. Images of the storm leaked to the public began appearing everywhere, as more and more people became convinced that the end of the world was coming. They had started a countdown to doomsday website that counted down to the time the storm was expected to hit. As it got closer, better images were captured, and people thought they could see things inside the storm. Faint outlines of giant winged monsters occasionally appearing through the energy flashes, or backlit very briefly by them.</p> <p>This caused even more widespread chaos, as much of the world became convinced that giant fire-breathing dragons were descending from space to annihilate mankind. Government leaders and the rich and powerful sealed themselves away in deep underground bunkers in an effort to survive the catastrophe. Nothing, however could have prepared mankind for the change brought by the storm.</p>
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