Gaia Storyline: Fallen Gods

Gaia Manga #40 Fallen Gods, was released December 17, 2009, and was for the Christmas 2k9 event which involved the Overseer and Sentinel. It was in black & white and spanned 17 pages.

The Story
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Stripped of Godhood, the Sentinel and the Overseer are left to lead human lives.

Their lack of worldly knowledge and ignorance of the basic workings of human existence has left them destitute, reduced to the status of bums.

Pg2 to 3

As rain poured down on their cardboard box shelters, Overseer quipped that "At least it can't get any worse", to which Sentinel replied "Of course it can, and I hope it does! I'd gladly endure twice the misery just to see you suffer a little more". The Overseer calmly replied "You won't have the satisfaction", then he got up to leave his cardboard home, determined to find a way to get his power back.

Pg4 to 6

With Gaia 9 Action News broadcasting, Cindy Donovinh reported that with Santa Claus being returned to his human body (after being stuck as a Cow for 2 years) a perfect Christmas would have come. But tells the viewers that Santa has vanished with no explanation, but states that his wife suspected foul play.

The camera pans to Mrs. Claus, who is in tears, and says that she came home to find him gone. She stated that this isn't like him and that something must have truly scared him.

The Overseer walked past an electronic store television display window and sees Cindy reporting on Santa's absence. Overseer began to feel bad about this, and concluding that this would mean no Christmas and no gifts. But then Overseer exclaimed "The world needs me! I've got to Do Something!", at that moment the Sentinel whopped him on the back of head and reminded him that he had no power.

Overseer asked her if she was following him, Sentinel grinned and replied that she's only following to remind him of his failures. The Overseer snaps back at that it is likely she has nowhere else to go. As he turned to leave, Sentinel mocks him, but Overseer had a thoughts that she might be right.

'''Pg5 to 7

The Overseer continued to walk, but with his head down and thinking that, if he could step in to save Christmas then everyone would love him and he would be a God again. He continued with this train of thought, noting that while he is good at creating gifts, he would have no way of delivering them.

Also walking down the road was Gino Gambino, who fumed about Liam kicking him out of the house. With neither the Overseer and Gino watching where they were going, they bumped into one another. Gino angrily snaps Watch it, Bum! but does a double take to see who he ran into, he began to ask if the person was the Overseer but brushes away the thought and continues to storm off.

'''Pg8 to 10

As the Overseer lays in the middle of the road, he sees a large silhouette in the sky. At that moment, a hand reaches out; it was Josie there to help him up. The Overseer ask what that large silhouette was, and Josie tells him it is Cresento's Airship, and that he flies it around occasionally to remind Gaians that he has one and they don't.

The Overseer stares at the Airship in wonder, and a thought quickly came to his mind. He imagined himself in his own Airship and tossing out presents to Gaians, the Gaians in returned for the gifts, exclaimed out much they loved him and asked to worship him.

As the Overseer daydreamed, Josie asked him if he was alright. He quickly comes out of his daydream and runs away, telling her that he has work to do.

'''Pg11 to 14

The Overseer arrived at a large junkyard site. Here, he attempted to lift a large porcelain tub out of the hole, only to be give up and decide to build his Airship there. Two minutes pass and Overseer comments tha this Airship has been completed, he gets into the tub shouts for his Airship to rise.

No result comes from his encouragement.

Over at another section of the junkyard, Nicolae has stopped Overseer, and tells him that his Airship is nothing but a bathtub. The Overseer doesn't understand why his Airship won't move.

Nicolae tells him that it won't move without an engine, which he just so happens to have. Telling the Overseer that he won it in a poker game.

The Overseer politely ask for the engine, to which Nicolae asks for the Overseer's demigod amulet in return. Overseer hands over the amulet with no protest, at which Nicolae offers some free advice (which he usually doesn't do) telling the Overseer that he is literally the world's dumbest living thing, and to never believe anything anyone tells him.

The Overseer appeared shocked, but gave no reply to this.

'''Page15 to 17

Back in the bathtub, the Overseer waited for his Airship to rise, he spots Sentinel who sarcastically says "Still saving XMas I see". The Overseer begins to explain that as soon as his Airship is off the ground, to which Sentinel cuts him off and tells him that he has been taken by a Swindler.

As two children run by and cheer about Christmas coming, the Sentinel goes on about the Overseer giving up the only valuable thing he owned in exchange for a piece of junk, but she is cut off because of the tub leg lifting slightly off the ground. The Overseer is happy to see that what Nicolea said was true, and tells her that the engine is powered by holiday festivity and cheer.

The Sentinel exclaims that since the engine worked, that Christmas can be saved and they can be Gods again. The Overseer grins at what she said and questions the We part of her comment. She stubbornly sits down and tells him that she wasn't letting him become a God without her, proclaiming herself first mate and telling him that they need to find fuel.

As the Airship zooms through the skies the Overseer asks how the fuel was holding him, to which Sentinel (holding two screaming children) says it was dwindling. The Overseer tries to think of a better way to get more cheer by appealing to the people.

Sentinel tells him that since they are Gaia's only hope of receiving presents this year, that they would have to lend cheer. While still holding the children she attempts to drop them over the side of the Airship, with the Overseer yelling at her.