The Mazkertis Paradox timeline

This is a condensed timeline of the events that occur in the BZPB epic, The Mazkertis Paradox. All events occur in the year 150,084 CMT, continuing on from the story arc of the same name.

Early in the year

 * Duke Nukem leaves Atuar Sadiares aboard a shuttle bound for Supermax 282.
 * The leaders of ZFT, HYDRA, The Dominion, the Order of the Great Beings, and the Claws of the Phoenix meet aboard the Divine Providence in the orbit of Saskana. They agree that the Ascheron-Mazkertis alliance is a threat.
 * Sasuken has a nightmare in which a disembodied Kraahkan tells him to kill Ynot, ere his Hollow takes over and kills more of his friends instead.
 * On Liquid-Metallicon, Mazkertis is chased through the streets by Fourteen, Sachiel, Cassius Calm, Cassandra Thorne, Ophelia Valentine, and John Shepard. Mazkertis cripples Fourteen with a telepathic attack, sending him into a coma, then flees through a portal.
 * Kakamu wakes up in the UG and finds that he is being held prisoner by someone calling himself Monarch; the same name that an old enemy of his used thousands of years ago. Kakamu is soon confronted by Dukamu, who tells him about User Kon and tries to turn him against him. Before Dukamu can reveal too much to his counterpart, User Kon appears in the control room to silence him, and teleports Kakamu back to the OU. Kakamu vows that he will solve this mystery when Mazkertis is defeated.
 * Now that the TrSBoM has been destroyed, SMK decides that it is time for him to lead the remnants of his Shattered Mirror invasion army home. He uses the thought transmitter beneath Stelta-Stal to telepathically contact many of the SMU natives that are still in the OU and ask them to meet him on XTR-686 in three days.
 * Dukamu's influence resurfaces in Kivalon once again, causing him to try to convince SMK to commit genocide. SMK is sickened by this, so he punches Kivalon out and traps him in a stasis pod.
 * The Stouttish Islands is swept by the NYPD, who have a warrant to search for Ross Mandell. Tourettes Guy, a Moonbase Alpha Astronaut, and a man named Chris are arrested for failing to comply with the sweep and are taken back to Earth for psychiatric evaluation.
 * Sheev emerges from a shipwreck on Linkit and witnesses a large gathering of Agrippa and Sahagin worship Leviathan. This display makes Sheev reflect fondly on the days when he had an army of his own, so he decides that he must build a new one for himself as soon as possible to prevent creatures like Leviathan from taking his place. Under the assumption that Leviathan's followers will abandon him if he is killed, Sheev attacks Leviathan with lightning; Leviathan responds by drowning Sheev in a sphere of water.
 * Koranis wakes up on an unfamiliar cliffside and is greeted by Viruel, who offers him a job as a pilot for a new form of Great Spirit Robot. He accepts after some consideration.
 * User Kon and User MK work together to rescue Etende, Micros, Masaharu and Spanha from the UG and teleport them into the User HQ. Once they have been freed, User MK executes a program that sends the UG and its contents (including Dukamu) 30 years into the future so that their characters can deal with the threat of Dukamu at a later date. DU Monarch escapes this purge, but User Kon buries him alive at an unknown location. He then gives a delirious Etende a new ship and tells her to regroup with the Claws of the Phoenix.
 * On Neo Z'Traa, Caiaphus and Ricochet observe Mazkertis emerge from a portal and search for living beings so that he can drain their life force. He finds none, so he leaves empty-handed.
 * Kakamu arrives at the meeting of the dignitaries at Saskana and leaves with Nadle to find and warn Zev Raregroove of the threat of Mazkertis.
 * Groups of HYDRA (Figlio, Eos, Hassan, Lalli Cain, and a footsoldier), Great Beings (TPK, Black Phantom, Straxus, and IG-88), and Knights of the Keruvim (Axalara, Perseus, Coro, Spotter, and Moe) allied forces to go Shinar-Karana to retrieve the Keruvim. Predictably, the groups turn on each other and a mighty battle ensues. During the battle, the footsoldier, Hassan, IG-88, Straxus, and TPK are all killed. Lalli Cain also reveals himself as Ezekiel Carter, a Knight of the Keruvim. Eos severs his ties with HYDRA and he and the survivors leave the planet. The Knights of the Keruvim decide to return the Keruvim to Vizima instead of using it against Mazkertis.
 * Mazkertis attempts to recruit Drepp to his cause, but fails. Instead, Raziel finds the wizard and offers to help him erase Klak from history so that F-Klak will never exist.
 * An unknown assassin shoots and kills President Howard of Malchior IV at his holiday retreat. The assassin deliberately leaves Alan Skedaddle's fingerprints on the murder weapon so that the investigating authorities will suspect Skedaddle of the crime.
 * The Ayy-Lmaliums finish making repairs to the Dong Squad and Wang Gang's ship and leave Meme World.
 * Terugan captain Ade, hoping to replicate the successes of the Dong Squad, forms her own team of joke characters from Meme World inhabitants with the intention of using them to end the Terugan Civil War. Using the reprogrammed matter converter of Hungry-man's log cabin as a replacement engine for the TSS Jet-Ball II, the ship disembarks for Teruga Prime. Chapter 7 (Note: This plot thread is continued in the spinoff story Alien Intervention.)
 * Boltman and the YONBOTS scan the planet Dekan for anime. Instead, they find a strange ship-like vehicle trapped in a time lock. When Boltman destroys the time lock, Peacock and Double appear from the ship and challenge Boltman to a fight. Boltman responds by executing Peacock, prompting Double to transform and fight back. However, she is overwhelmed and killed by the YONBOTS. Boltman and the YONBOTS raid the ship of its weaponry and destroy it as they leave the planet.
 * Somewhere in space, Genetoes appears next to the hibernating Eclipse and awakens him, telling him that they are "needed again".
 * The Chousin begin investigating Mazkertis, using their vast reach to gather information about his plans and their possible consequences. They decide to wait and see if the Claws of the Phoenix and other alliances will be successful before taking action of their own.
 * Klak lands on Neo Z'Traa and reluctantly agrees to ally with Caiaphus against Mazkertis. He, Caiaphus, and Ricochet leave the planet to meet up with the rest of the Claws.
 * Kakamu and Nadle meet Zev and several members of the Conquistadores Guild on Hei Fon 4, where they tell them that Mazkertis is on the loose and out for revenge. Zev, Namah, Nu-13, and Prudence Franklin agree to go with them to stop Mazkertis, with the rest of the Conquistadores staying behind as backup.
 * Following the death of TPK, Ganos Lal becomes the leader of the Order of the Great Beings.
 * Huriel and Orion Pax go to break Angonce out of his prison with Black Phantom in tow, but Phantom detonates an explosive that seemingly kills them all.
 * On Meme World, The Heckler and The Heller combine into The Heckumvirate to combat Stardust. Their battle is interrupted by Gub C. G. Giy, but Stardust banishes him to another realm and continues fighting The Heckumvirate.

3 days later

 * Some of the SMU natives who received SMK's message meet him on XTR-686, including Shroom. SMK reveals that he has reconfigured the gateway he built there to lead to the Shattered Mirror Universe and begins sending people through.

1 week later (Ch.7)

 * Boltman assassinates the leader of the Galactic Government, Kong, because he is an anime character. The future of the government is cast into doubt as a result.
 * Boltman's old enemy Moonman watches a news report of the incident presented by Neil Matheson. Moonman prepares to fight Boltman.

1 week later (Ch.8)

 * Mazkertis arrives at a bar on Alaine and absorbs the life force of several bystanders. K'theenya, who happens to be there at the time, prepares to fight him, but is thrown back by Blue, who is intrigued by the wizard. Mazkertis tells Blue of his crusade and Blue agrees to help him, so they both leave together. K'theenya decides to track down Klak to warn him about Mazkertis and his alliance with Blue.
 * On Kalta Thaea, Mazkertis gathers established allies Gabriel Ascheron, Raziel, and Blue, as well as more characters who are interested in joining his crusade: Genetoes, Eclipse, the Green Goblin, Osseron Tyrok, Mink, Moonman, and Donald Trump. Osseron, Moonman, and Trump decide not to join Mazkertis, but he secures the allegiances of Genetoes, Eclipse, Gobby, and Mink. He names his new brotherhood the "Kindred of Dawn", to symbolize a new beginning for their universe and another.


 * Inside the UG, Dukamu tries to turn Kakamu against The Users, but User Kon teleports Kakamu back to the OU before he can. Kakamu regroups with the Claws of the Phoenix to help stop Mazkertis.
 * The Users send the UG into the future so that their characters can face the threat of Dukamu later.
 * The leaders of ZFT, HYDRA, the Dominion, the Order of the Great Beings, and the Claws of the Phoenix agree that the Ascheron-Mazkertis alliance is a threat. Several members of HYDRA, the Knights of the Keruvim, and the Order of the Great Beings go to Shinar-Karana to retrieve the Keruvim to use against Mazkertis, but they end up turning on each other instead. TPK is killed and the Knights emerge victorious. They decide to return the Keruvim to Vizima instead of using it against Mazkertis.
 * Ganos Lal becomes the de-facto leader of the Order of the Great Beings. She invites back several Great Beings who fled when TPK took control of the order.
 * Realizing that he needs protection against his enemies, Mazkertis draws various villains to his cause, and the Kindred of Dawn is born.
 * The Cooperative forms a second strike team, the Wang Gang, on Meme World. The Wangers leave the planet with the Dongers and attempt to steal the Keruvim from Vizima.
 * The head of the Galactic Government, Kong, is assassinated by Boltman. The future of the government is cast into doubt as a result.
 * The Stardust Crusaders request the help of the Cooperative in destroying Mazkertis. Lord Zrintch agrees before leaving to secretly meet with Mazkertis himself. It is revealed that the two are actually allies.
 * The Chousin discover the fate of the Living Stars and inform Quolas what they have learned. However, Mazkertis encounters Tokimi, and extracts from her mind the location of someone who can neutralize the powers of the Chousin. Mazkertis visits this "Counter-Actor", who is revealed to be Misaki Raregroove. Mazkertis telepathically tortures Misaki until the dormant Counter-Actor personality surfaces and escapes.