COD: The First One's Story

Chapter 22: Purgatory For The Mob

13 Kappa Realm (Ancient Evil)

The Kappa Realm diverged from the Alpha Realm sometime in the 19th Century. In 1882, the Apothicons invaded the Kappa Realm in an effort to consume it like they had done to many other realms. They began their invasion by raining from the sky over the New England area in the United States. The Ancient Evil orchestrated this invasion to be more tactical and successful, so the stuff falling from the sky was interpreted as a meteor shower by the human population. Fungus-like Apothicons began to inhabit the dark and moist corners within urban areas. The people there began to get sick and delirious. Many Keepers gathered to fight the Ancient Evil and the Apothicons, and they managed to fend off the Apothicons for now. Even with the billions of realms, the Summoning Key, the artifact originally used by the First One to create life, remained unique. The Keepers tried to protect it, but the Apothicons corrupted it, marking their runes upon it. The Apothicons called it the Astoth Arbzorak. The Keepers sealed it away and hid it in the South Pacific of the Kappa Realm. This invasion was a failure for the Apothicons.

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Evil

The Elders will continue to seed space and time. I must lead them to the place they cannot see.

In the 1900's, there was a kid named Billy Handsome who lived with his parents in the lower east side of New York City, New York, United States. His dad worked hard to pay for expenses, but his mom secretly turned to prostitution to help pay the bills. Billy found out, but he never told anyone. One day, the risky job ended up getting her killed. In the 1920's, Jessica Rose was a girl who dreamed of stardom. When she was young, she hunted deer with her father, until one day, when she was older, she introduced her boyfriend to her father, who replied with a shotgun. Salvatore "Sal" DeLuca was the boss of a mob in Chicago, Illinois. He bribed the mayor and city officials as part of his campaign of organized crime, and he owned a front company called DeLuca Shipping. He built an empire based on gambling, alcohol, and prostitution. He was ruthless, even going as far as killing his own girlfriend, believing she deserved it. In 1922, Sal's mob and rival gangs of Chicago became embroiled in the Turf Wars.

Billy Handsome, now a grown man, moved to Chicago to try to make a successful living, but he still kept in touch with his dad. He struggled to find a living in the city until he became successful as a hitman for Sal's mob. He wrote letters to his dad, but he left out that his success was due to being a hitman. Albert "The Weasel" Arlington lived in the Dust Bowl Circus for a few months before moving to Chicago and starting a business, Al's Barber Shop. However, he became well known as a con man for making shady deals. He was also an aspiring comic book artist on the side. Michael "Finn" O'Leary fell in love with a chorus girl he met in Boston, Massachusetts, named Angelina "Angela" Bow, and married her. They became wealthy through Finn's clever, illicit gambling exploits, and they moved to Chicago to start the business, O'Leary's B&L. Floyd Campbell spent his whole adult life training to be a professional boxer. However, when it came to actually fighting in the ring, he lost repeatedly to boxers younger and newer than him. His losses only drove him to train even harder, but he soon found himself without anyone willing to fight him. Nero Blackstone was a stage magician, the youngest of a powerful and wealthy family. His performances in Chicago made him famous, and the adoration of his fans strengthened Nero's arrogance.

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Billy

I know it's been a long time, but I wanted to write you just so you know I'm doing well. It's been a long time coming, but I finally managed to make a success of myself in the city. Work's been good to me these last few years, so much so that I decided to take a bit of time off. I'll write you again when I get back to work... Maybe I'll even send you some pictures.