DARKFALL 2022

A Tale Of Cyberpunk Horror

Music by Eric Pirtle, Joe Weir, and Chris Dillon

Lyrics by Joe Weir and Eric Pirtle

Story intro and outro by Joe Weir

Based on a GURPS game by Matthew Stiens, circa 1992

[30 years after the cataclysmic fall of darkness mankind, now well into the “cyberpunk” age, faces the horrific realization that nothing has been what it seemed to be for quite some time

Mel Loomis, television news and media personality, conspiracy theorist, and infamous “monster hunter”, now uses his cyber skills to broadcast one last unscheduled episode of his television program… to reveal his most shocking, and possibly fatal discovery.]

“Greetings, friends. This is Mel Loomis. Once more welcome to ‘Things Man Was Not Meant To Know’. The date is November 2nd, 2022. I apologize for this interruption. I have had to hack into your televisions to bring you this urgent news. Over the last 13 weeks I have uncovered for you, bit by bit, the evil, dark conspiracy which I have believed is slowly consuming humankind. I have brought to you evidence that after the fall of darkness those 30 long years ago (circa 1992) the corporations, great and small, as well as the governments of the world are secretly owned and operated by some terrible occult-related-or-controlled powers. Ladies and gentlemen… cyborgs and mutants… this… this is my last broadcast. As you can see my situation at this point is… is very bad. You see, I have obtained absolute proof of what I have long suspected. Everything I have believed… everything I have believed I have without any doubts unveiled as true. But I fear it … it is far, far worse than any of us could have possibly imagined. And now they’ve come for me.”

I have traveled cyberspace with my mind linked to the ‘Net

I have hacked my way into information that no one was to get

The things I have seen there are vast in complexity

A plan for domination built on demonic sovereignty

It’s Always Dark Here (Always Dark… Always Dark)

THIRTY YEARS GONE

Since The Elder One For 30 Days Walked The Earth

THIRTY YEARS GONE

Since The Moon And Sun Were Blotted Out From The Sky

BY EXPOSING THE CRUELTY OF WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON

I REALIZE MY TIME WITH YOU IS NEARLY GONE

SO LISTEN CLOSELY WHILE I STILL CAN SAY

THE CONSPIRACY SURROUNDS YOU

IN THE DARKNESS OF THE DAY

IN THE DARK…

IN THE DARKFALL

Street wars erupting, politicians cower

Gangs and corporations in a struggle for power

Just to keep the bodies burning and the souls astray

The one force that controls them all

Feasts on the chaos and decay

It’s Always Dark Here (Always Dark… Always Dark)

THIRTY YEARS GONE

Since The Elder One For 30 Days Walked The Earth

THIRTY YEARS GONE

Since The Darkness Fell

And Demons Rose Spilling Seas Of Blood

ON THE SHORES OF A TECHNO-INSANITY

I’VE WITNESSED A DARK CONSPIRACY

SO THIS WILL BE MY FINAL EXPOSE’

THE CONSPIRACY SURROUNDS ME

AND I AM NOW IT’S PREY

IN THE DARK…

IN THE DARKFALL…

AND THERE IS NO ESCAPE FOR ME!

“A… A thing… millions, perhaps billions of years old… controlling both the governments and the street gangs… feeding off of the emotional turmoil of conflict. I can’t say much more. Not without going into complicated explanations that would take much longer than I have. I beg of you, take heed of my words! It’s the only time I’ll be able to tell you! Something must be done… what I don’t know. Perhaps all we can do is pray now. Pray for me.”

[The strange broadcast appeared on everyone’s computers, or televisions (for in the future they are one and the same). Not sure what they had seen, they tuned in to the news for weeks thereafter, hoping for some word on the strange interruption, but there was none.

With the dangerous, towering artificial sun lamps blazing over the streets and homes by day, they eventually found enough distraction to let it fade from the forefront of their minds.

Mel Loomis had been called a madman many times, but something about the words they had heard that day struck a chord deep inside and disturbed them. Thereafter resuming their daily routines, they couldn’t help but notice the absence of Mel Loomis from all media… Not even so much a a Whisper In The Darkness…

The End]