Background: The Demolisher also Rebuilds
We were the womb where all life began anew. We were a bubbling and since ancient times pressurizing volcano that could no longer be controlled. Ultimately we erupted in full force, and, instead of lava, spewed pure, molten gold high into the sky where it congealed into hefty, solid nuggets. Though these caused a considerable amount of casualties when landing, they enabled the survivors to take a flying start. … In retrospect it all started off quite harmlessly. At the time no-one could have guessed that two at first sight futile incidents that in a short period of time took place independently from each other, would launch a chain of events that rapidly lead humanity into the abyss. And yet one could pinpoint the interlocking consequences of a Dutch singer who got for unclear reasons thrown out of a renomated, international song contest and the suspension of a soccer player during a European Championship because of a political statement, as the epicenter from which the general decl...