The Monument Mythos: The History of the Cage
1. Deanverse: The World that Diverged
The story takes place in a timeline that mirrors our own but has fatal, structural differences: *James Dean did not die in a car crash; instead, he became the 37th President of the United States, ruling with an increasingly autocratic and mysterious agenda. *Alcatraz Island has its own consciousness and is physically “replicating,” threatening to consume the West Coast.
- The Rockefeller family rules from the shadows, utilizing a supernatural energy source known as “Special Trees.”
These “facts” are presented through grainy 1960s-70s film, creating a powerful illusion that this is a suppressed history—a truth that was recorded and then erased.
2. ‘Special Trees’: The Dimensional Gears
At the heart of the conspiracy are the Special Trees . They resemble scorched, dead wood, but they possess the power to distort dimensions and bend time when triggered by sound or touch. Those who come into contact with them are often “stretched” or transported across existence.
The U.S. Government built massive stone structures—like the Washington Monument—not to celebrate founders, but to serve as “Lids” for these dimensional portals. Our monuments are the stitches holding together a world that is constantly trying to tear itself apart.
3. ‘The Horned Serpent’: The Founder’s True Form
The series’ most shocking revelation concerns George Washington . According to the mythos, the First President accidentally triggered a Special Tree, causing his body to expand and mutate across dimensions until it became The Horned Serpent —a creature so massive it circles the entire planet.
The North American continent is built directly on top of this slumbering god-serpent. Every city and every monument is part of a grand architecture designed to monitor and manage this “Founding Monster.” Our nation is literally a castle built on the back of a cosmic beast.
4. The Politics of Forgetting
The Monument Mythos is more than a monster story; it is a warning about “Information Control.” It examines how states create “Mythologies” to cover up inconvenient truths. The analog noise we see on the screen is the scar tissue of a reality that was edited and overwritten by those in power. It reminds us that history is not just what happened—it is what they tell us happened while the truth sleeps beneath the stone.