Mantra Cult/Neosages #

Neosages Mantra (Cult)

This article is about the cult of Mantra MANTRA, not about the song.

The Cult of Mantra

The Neosages, better known as the Mantra, are a cult with their leader being Skys. Skys is also in a band called ‘Skys & the Starjammers’, we learn from the first Unbeleevable episode.

One of the files in the FOR SOF folder contains a poster for the band, inviting people to their show at October Palace on the 19th of December 2004, where the Trinity would end up meeting and working together for the first time.

This is the same location where the October Massacre would later take place, an event we see in the music video for Mantra, which signified the end of the cult.

Backstory #

The cult was started by a man named Skys, who was born with pink hair. His parents abandoned him at 8 years old. After this point he fell in with a group of ‘nutters’ (as stated by Dr. Lee MD in Unbeleevable) and traveled the world. In the second Unbeleevable episode we learn that Skys was involved with a man named Alby, who was like a mentor to him that he ended up leaving after a fight. We also learn more about what young Skys went through in his own diary and the Book of Eclipse.

At some point he then picked up a guitar and his band got somewhat successful.

Project Kingslayer #

Sof on Project Kingslayer in her journal

The cult of Mantra was also responsible for Project Kingslayer, which caused people psychological and physical harm in order to access hidden dimensions and manipulate dark matter, according to Project D.U.S.T.. It is stated that the Mantra cult was able to fend off hundreds of troops, seemingly using a psychological weapon like the mares to paralyze the troops with fear.

Fall of the Cult #

In the music video for Mantra we see the fall of the cult in an event that is later named the October Massacre, at the October Palace, the same place where the collaboration between the trinity started in 2004. We see Skys in his office (seemingly) taking Mantra and dying. He is found by a woman in red, who we learn is called Medea at the end of the second Unbeleevable episode, and a funeral is planned. From the same episode, we also learn that Medea was trying to take down the cult from the inside.

The music video also shows us the funeral, where the cult members all take Mantra and start convulsing violently. A mysterious electricity-like power knocks out or kills all the cult members. Medea seems to be targeted specifically after the other cult members fall down, with her head eventually exploding. We then see Skys smirk in his coffin, showing that he is not dead.

The Trinity document also reveals that Skys’ death was indeed faked and that he was extracted from Novosovia in Operation Trinity.

It is believed that ARC/HIV recognizes the potential of their research and seeks to attract them to their ranks to advance their technological and neuronal learning initiatives.

Arc/Hive Gets Involved #

ARC/HIVE was after the practices of the Neosages/Mantra cult and the research from Project Kingslayer, extracting Skys along with Dallus Lauren and Karl Strassman. The operation took place around the 25th December 2020 and was ordered by Victor Carmine. It formed the foundation for Project D.U.S.T., which would expand on the research from project Kingslayer, as well as the application of mares as weapons.

However, Dallus later notes in his diary that Skys is in a coma and his body is “useless”. In Rebecca’s second Grumblr entry Skys gets another shot at life as a synth(etic human). He starts laughing before begging for death. Strassman and Dallus argue over how Skys got into this state and Rebecca states “I’ll do it.”.

joinmantra.org #

Mantra logo with the phrase "An Invitation to Salvation"

joinmantra.org was a promotion for the music video for Mantra (song).

An invitation to salvation is shown on the webpage, along with the Mantra logo. The website contained a slightly moving image of Oli in the music video. It was revealed to be a teaser for the song.

The website sadly does not exist in this form, but it can be viewed on the wayback machine.