1 North Idaho Mountains 

1996, July 18th.

3:30am.

The soldiers stood at the ready, barrels aimed towards the deep black mass that undulated midair. Men in white coats stood nervously behind them as they jotted down on clipboards and notebooks, they all seemed like they haven't been able to sleep in days and it seems hygiene became a footnote as they stood at the near peak of the mountains in a small clearing with tall spruce and oak surrounding it. In the center was gadgets and monitors, tall lights that tried to pierce the undulating mass to no avail, cold half emptied coffee mugs, half eaten snacks mixed with notes and theories in sloppy organization on tables and chairs. The black mass of God knows what did not make a sound, it did not have a smell, it was almost as if it was not there at all, and this made the men more nervous.

It came around 12:00am in an unknown way, and it hasn't done anything since. They wouldn't have even discovered it if not for a hiker that came across it on his way back to camp, and for national interest he was taken care of after… Another hour went by and still nothing, this caused the soldiers to slowly drop their guard and not give full attention to their cause of being there. The men in coats began to get sleepy and fatigued, and even a little annoyed, why won't this thing just do something already so I can sleep. They thought, their wish came. In a sudden moment, the mass began to move and ripple violently, and sensations of static filled the air, sounds of zaps and sparks erupted, the lights that surrounded the team exploded and dimmed. A mixture of sound came from the black mass, a sound like moving liquid merging with lightning strikes. The winds picked up and hit the soldiers and men harshly from all sides causing them to lose balance.

A light slowly appeared in the center of the mass and grew brighter and brighter and the sounds louder and louder, till all anyone could see and hear was a blinding light, wind and lightning. Then in one great implosion it stopped… the silence was deafening. The mass was gone and in its place was the singed ground where it levitated and man in the center looking up to the night sky arms stretched as if he wanted to hug the air, The team, when they could see clearly again stared in awe at him. The man slowly dropped his gaze and stared at them with a cold grin on his face…

"I am the beginning…" He said to them. These men then knew fear…