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The Plan of The Shiny


Laying on the roof of the university, Golden peers down at the students eagerly conversing with one another. The light behind his sharply hollowed eyes seems to glow with interest. Here the youth gather. Here perhaps he can find more malleable minds to convince of the truth of his path. With the right persuasion it should be easy to bend such young minds into accepting the righteous path of The Shiny. He brings his gleaming hand up and runs it over the stalk adorning his head. His transfigured face, a symbol of the prosperity to which he has dedicated his life, stretches and the jack-o-lantern mouth smiles. Soon, he believes, his movement will overtake the world. All will prosper and share wealth, whether they willingly agree or must be "convinced" to accept the right path. It will happen.

Having finished his observations and information gathering on the youth of Metropolis for the day, Golden decides to head back to his city wide monitoring post on the balcony of the Science Spire. Plans must be made and the first phase of recruitment must begin. Flight and strength aid him in travel but his true gift, his Midas touch, though its creations are short lived, will enable him to defend himself against resistance he may meet, at least for a short while. By the time his true enemies are aware of his presence it will, if all goes well and enough new servants of Prosperity have been gathered, be too late to stop the tide of blinding good fortune that will encase the city. So he hopes and now he plans.

As part of his planning he consults his guiding text. "The Verse of the Flesh" is the guide to true prosperity. So he muses over Section 1, Verse 4, "Living is Strength".
"
We are living shadow.
We are death unmade.
We are promise shallow.
We are the stars that fade.
We are future feasts.
We are the praise of worms.
We are moving flesh.
We are hopeful urns.
"
He thinks, "All should have a chance to live, to share in the strength. It is truth in written form."

Seeking more guidance he turns to Section 2, Verse 5.
"
Sing praise for the verse of the flesh!
So different from the world but not detached.
The true signal that nature loves us best.
Even when we live we are dependent.
When we die we lose our independence.
If you're lucky you can have both like stars burning bright.
If you're lucky you will be connected to all past your twilight.
"
He thinks over its real meaning. The plan must contain a way to bring all living things together. There must be both connection and independence. There must be equality.
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The Plan of The Shiny Part 2


From his standing point on the Science Spire balcony Golden begins writing his plan in the empty pages he has added to his guiding book. As he does so, he speaks to himself, "From my observations I can tell that I should follow the tactics used by the many religious institutions I opposed before finding the true path. The easiest to convert to the true path will be the lonely and friendless. I should also concentrate on unattractive or depressed individuals. Once they know the truth of The Shiny they will be much improved and the force of Prosperity will increase in power." He records his thoughts and prepares to fly towards the university once more, where he is sure to find the youths he seeks to convert.

Arriving at the university he lands atop one of the buildings. Looking out over the campus he does not see anyone matching the profile of a potential first candidate. However, he is content to wait until one such possible convert appears. As he waits he mentally recites from "The Verse of The Flesh", his guiding book. He thinks over Section 1, Verse 3,"There we started. There we end."
"
we went grave robbing and felt so right,
in black we snuck, in dead of night,
their bones we moved, their rage we earned,
as we defiled them, each in turn,
though a promise after, we each did make,
to rob ourselves, when dawn did break
"
Repeating it over and over to himself strengthens his resolve and his patience. He will wait, until the new servants of Prosperity appear.
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The Plan of The Shiny Part 3


The list, held loosely in his hands, contains the names of the prospects Golden has identified. "These students are the most likely to willingly accept the true knowledge I offer. Soon I will begin initiation." His guiding book now contains a check next to the section labeled phase one. It is time to begin phase two of the plan. He makes a mental note to start identifying possible threats to the spread of the fair and humane word of The Shiny. The golden clad man looks out over the city from the edge of his base of operations. With bright orbs behind his triangle eyes he scans for areas where potential enemies may reside.

Though he recognizes that he will one day need to bring the force of his truth down upon the greedy and corrupt tower of LexCorp, he realizes that such an endeavor would prove fruitless at this time. The Shiny does not yet have the strength to face such evil. For now he must focus on those enemies who are easily vanquished. The blinding golden servant turns his attentions towards the greed demons corrupting the city. To them he flies, with violent intent.

The small minions of greed he encounters prove no challenge for his ax and his Midas touch but simply eradicating them will not be enough. Their master must be destroyed and so he too becomes an enemy of The Shiny. While raining destruction upon the many
servants of greed, Golden converses with himself. "The current fragile numbers of the servants of Prosperity necessitates that I keep us mostly hidden for the time being. I should do my utmost to convince our enemies that I act alone until the right path has been gilded onto an overwhelming congregation of minds."
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The Plan of The Shiny Part 4


Floating high above the mall he watches the base materialism that has consumed society impose its greedy will on the poor unenlightened shoppers. Phase two includes more than just identifying corporeal enemies. For the capitalist constructs of modern society are also the enemy. Golden adds more to his guiding book under the section labeled phase two. "I must find a way to slowly seep my teachings into this area, to have all gathered here reject this corrupt modernity and embrace a perfect future. In time I must make them all acknowledge the righteousness of permanent equality and well being."

Leaving his spot high above the Cain St. Mall, Golden flies towards the university once again. The small number of students that have disappeared from its campus has not yet caused any major police alerts. Hopefully it will be a few days before anyone realizes the students are missing and by then they will be back. They are the first batch Golden has selected, his chosen first inductees into the true path of The Shiny. He has filled them with the shining knowledge of "The Verse of The Flesh" and instructed them to remain inconspicuous while they spread his word to other students. Secrecy is the condition of their existence for now.

Standing on top of the main building he scans the area for signs of his fellow servants of Prosperity. Today he will monitor them and determine who among them needs more "teaching" to fully understand the true path. Before more fellows can inducted, the current followers must be wholly convinced of the plan; they must surrender absolutely to the verse.

While he observes his fellows Golden recites to himself the words he first told them, the hope that he gave them. In his mind he calls upon seciton two verse four.
"
You are an invasion force accepted by the invaded. You were forged by pistons flaming and lava burning. You were bare ground, then you were two parts.
You will be bare ground again.
You will never end.
"
The promise of his master will guide them.
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