Inside an overseas military base.
A young man in uniform stared at a sheet of paper and recited an incantation under his breath.
"Praise to you, great Lord of the Endless Void! Mover of Stars! Firm Foundation! Master of Earthquakes..."
"Will he succeed?"
A military officer asked a researcher in a white protective suit as they watched through a monitor.
They were attempting to contact Yog-Sothoth, the All-in-One.
With the incantation for Summoning Yog-Sothoth in hand, they had begun trying to contact him. They hoped to obtain ancient, arcane knowledge from the Evil God known as the All-Knowing, All-Seeing One, leap ahead of their rivals, and reclaim America's position as Blue Star's dominant power.
From the outset, they had conducted the experiment on another country's soil. The subjects they chose were all strong-willed soldiers absolutely loyal to America. That way, if the experiment spun out of control, another country would suffer the consequences. It also meant that anyone who gained arcane knowledge would not turn into an anti-human, antisocial lunatic like Florence or Takuto Mizuno.
After all, the events in the Eastern Isles had taught them that Summoning was dangerous and contact demanded caution. If something went wrong and a subject performed Summoning of an Evil God after gaining arcane knowledge, they had no Amenominakanushi to protect them.
As for the Feathered Serpent God... It would be an enormous mercy if that mighty god descended without slaughtering Americans. Counting on him to fight an Evil God was less realistic than hoping God would descend to save humanity.
They had been conducting experiments at the base all this time and still had no idea the Son of God was about to descend.
"I don't know." The researcher shook his head. The experiment had failed too many times for him to hold