Anhell Department Of Supernatural
''ADOS''' was a highly classified government entity formed by the federal government of the United States circa . The primary directive of the department was to formalize research and conduct systematic studies into widespread citizen accounts of supernatural phenomena occurring across the nation.
Overview
The organization's overarching designation, '''Anhell''', is derived from the Russian word for angel, ''ангел'' (pronounced ''ahn-gyel'').
The establishment of ADOS was fast-tracked via executive action shortly after the election of President James A. Garfield. Garfield positioned himself at the forefront of this clandestine department, acting as its primary executive sponsor. Government records indicate that the expedited creation of the agency was a direct response to a sudden and significant increase in nationwide reports of anomalous flying objects and aerial phenomena.
The establishment and immediate financing of ADOS generated severe political backlash within the United States Capitol. Members of Garfield's Congress strongly disparaged the reallocation of federal funding toward the department, leading to intense legislative friction. Detractors within the government publicly likened the department's supernatural research to "witchcraft." [[double brackets]].
As political tensions escalated, a vocal faction of congressional leaders began circulating extreme claims regarding the true nature of the department. This resulted in a smear campaign that accused President Garfield of engaging in the occult, with prominent politicians making public claims that the President was a practicing devil worshipper.
The intense political and public polarization surrounding Garfield's administration and the funding of ADOS ultimately culminated in violence. On July 2, Charles J. Guiteau, an American lawyer, orchestrated an assassination attempt on the President.
While Garfield survived the initial attack and the resulting ballistic trauma, the wound subsequently developed a severe medical complication. After enduring a prolonged period of declining health, Garfield succumbed to a fatal infection originating from the gunshot wound, passing away on .
Purpose
When ADOS was proposed, its purpose was to create a clearing house to collect, analyze, evaluate, and disseminate intelligence regarding domestic supernatural events and carry out covert operations.
As of 1881, ADOS had five primary priorities:
- Counter-occultism and supernatural threat suppression
- Containment and anatomical research of otherworldly entities
- Indications and warnings of anomalous events for senior policymakers
- Investigation of anomalous flying objects and aerial phenomena
History
Prior to its official dissolution, ADOS was a heavily scrutinized government entity. Although officially dismantled by the United States Congress following the assassination of President James A. Garfield, the department survived as a rogue, highly classified organization operating entirely outside of government oversight. Sustained by a secret endowment authorized by Garfield before his death, the department continued its clandestine research into supernatural anomalies. The organization's later operational years were defined by extreme secrecy and internal schisms, most notably the expulsion of[[Dr. Arthur Norhcott| Dr. Arthur Norhcott]], which directly resulted in the founding of the independent Norhcott Institute of Anatomy.
In the period leading up to President Garfield's death, congressional opposition to ADOS reached a breaking point. All official documentation and evidence of the department's continued functioning were systematically expunged from congressional records. Subsequently, Congress passed strict legislation explicitly barring the United States government from funding any initiatives classified as "pseudoscience or witchcraft," effectively outlawing such operations within the country.
Despite this federal mandate, ADOS did not cease its operations. Unknown to members of Congress and operating in complete secrecy from the broader United States government, the department transitioned into an underground entity. This survival was entirely dependent on a covert financial allocation made by President Garfield. Before he succumbed to his wounds, Garfield secretly funneled one million dollars (approximately $3,000,000 in modern currency) to the department, ensuring its research into the supernatural could continue uninterrupted.
Following its transition into a shadow organization, the department documented the discovery of a subject designated as Patient #444. Dr. Arthur Norhcott, a researcher within ADOS, was assigned to conduct extensive scientific studies on the subject.
As the studies progressed, Dr. Norhcott developed an extreme and escalating obsession with Patient #444, specifically regarding the subject's anatomy and documented otherworldly abilities. This fixation ultimately compromised his professional standing within the department. Citing his obsessive and erratic behavior, Chief Doctor Andrew Heitman formally intervened and permanently barred Norhcott from conducting any further research on behalf of ADOS.
Following his expulsion from the department, Norhcott managed to recover a small fraction of his research data. Utilizing this limited material, he established his own independent scientific research facility, known strictly as the Norhcott Institute of Anatomy.
See also
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