Contents 1 Appearing in "New Beginnings" 2 Synopsis for "New Beginnings" 3 Notes 4 Trivia 5 See Also 6 Recommended Reading 7 Links and References

Appearing in "New Beginnings"

Featured Characters:

• Stormwatch Team Achilles

• Alias
• Flint
• Galena Golovin
• Charles Pickney
• Ben Santini
• Khalid Tefibi

Supporting Characters:

• Giovanni Basilio Medici
• Gauserand de Montpesant de Molay

Villains:

• Midnighter
• The Engineer

Other Characters:

• Sonny Terns
• Deadhead

Locations:

• Geneva, Switzerland

• Palais des Nations (Palace of Nations)

• Venice, Italy

Items:

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Synopsis for "New Beginnings"

Following the events of Coup d'État, Team Achilles are branded as wanted criminals by the Authority who are now rulers of the United States of America. In the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland; Ben Santini promptly walks into the office of Secretary-General of the UN and openly berate her for letting the UN to allow the Authority taking over America and doing nothing to prevent this, even if secretly funneling any kind of support for Team Achilles against the Authority. The Secretary-General defends herself, stating that neither the UN lack the funds and that she herself was against the creation of Achilles. And as well pointing out that Santini's presence will and has already alerted the Authority. Though, Santini states that this is what he wanted so he can have the Authority to blame the UN for affiliating with Santini and possibly overextending their rule over world for Achilles to easily neutralize them one by one. After this, Santini is seen leaving the Palace of Nations and is met by Authority members Midnighter and the Engineer, who come for his arrest. Midnighter kicks Santini, but reveals to be Alias who strings his form around Midnighter. Flint then appears and strikes down the Engineer and sends her to Liberia through a Project Entry portal.

The real Santini enters the scene and tells Midnighter of making an offer in having the Authority step down from America and instead put their use on taking over a 'deserving' country worth to be invaded and install with democracy, such as China. Midnighter refuses by spitting one of his teeth at a pillar near Santini, damaging with such a strong force. Santini then have Flint shock Midnighter to destroy his radio-communication with the Authority and literally slingshot him into a Entry portal to a rice paddy in China.

Two weeks later. Santini and Flint - who are now married - are in Venice, Italy to meet a contact from a Signore Medici. The contact meet them and acknowledge the fact that UN has turn its back on Team Achilles and that he is representing a group, in hoc signo vinces (In this Sign, Conquer), who are interest in funding Achilles - unlimited. This surprises both Santini and Flint, but the former is unsure if he could trust the group and must need to meet the group's heir. Medici agrees and arrange a dinner meeting at Ristorante Antico Pignolo to discuss a working arrangement.

Santini and Flint return to their hotel. Santini has Tefibi run a background check on Medici, whose real name is Giovanni Basilio Medici and a legitimate descendant of the Medici Grand Dukes of Tuscany. And as well associate with Pro Fide, Pro Utilitate Hominum ("Defender of the faith, For the welfare of humanity"), a phrase associate with the Knights of Malta. Santini shares with Tefibi about Medici's group in hoc signo vinces and almost believe that it is associated with the Knights Templar, the religious military group who conquered Jerusalem and founded the Holy Grail. Though, Santini interpret the Grail as representing the bloodline of Jesus Christ, who, contrary to public opinion, did not died on the cross, but lived to have children who were taken to France by the Templars and the secret society, the Prieure De Sion (Priory of Sion). In which Christ's secret heirs became part of the founding Merovingian dynasty and that the Templars and the Prieure De Sion had swore to have the dynasty rule the world. The Templars were opposed by the Church's Dominicans and the Knights of Malta, who eventually destroyed the Templars. Which Santini believe that the Church refuse to be "undercut" by the bloodline of Christ and have its descendants exterminated. Suspecting that this ancient conspiracy is far more than fiction and that Giovanni Medici is funded by both the Templars and the Maltese, Santini is confuse as to who Medici is sided with and focus on meeting Medici's group.

Santini attends with the in hoc signo vinces and it is learn that they are the Priory of Scion. The group is arrive by Gauserand de Montpesant de Molay, the current heir of Christ, who proves himself by turning water to wine. Santini then ask De Molay if he could raise the dead, which De Molay confirms. Suddenly, Santini pulls out a hidden gun and kills Medici. Team Achilles, who are disguise as waiters, hold the group at gunpoint as Santini tells De Molay to revive Medici back from the dead to prove himself to be the actual descendant of Christ or he will kill everyone in the room.

Notes

• This issue sets after the events of Coup d'État: Stormwatch: Team Achilles.
• In hoc signo vinces is a Latin rendering of the Greek phrase "with this as your standard you shall have victory."
• The ideas of the existing bloodline of Christ originates in 1956 by Pierre Plantard, who formed the Priory of Sion in which it's made up history is focus on this myth. According to the history created by Plantard, describes the Priory of Sion was founded on Mount Zion in the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099, which is devoted to installing a secret bloodline of the Merovingian dynasty on the thrones of France and the rest of Europe. This myth was expanded upon and popularised by the 1982 controversial book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, and later claimed as factual in the preface of the 2003 conspiracy fiction novel The Da Vinci Code.

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