STORMWATCH: TEAM ACHILLES #20#21#22#23 - DC COMICS (2004) 445419

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Following the 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, Ben Santini promptly walks into the office of the
Secretary-General of the UN and openly berates 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 also points out that Santini's presence likely
has already alerted the Authority. Santini intends for this to happen
so he can have the Authority to blame the UN for affiliating with
Santini and possibly overextending their rule over the 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 then incapacitates 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 and spits out
one of his teeth at a pillar near Santini, severely damaging it. 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 to meet a Signore Medici. The contact meet them and acknowledge
the fact that the 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 greatly funding Achilles. Santini and
Flint, are surprised of this offer, but the former is unsure if he could
trust the group and want 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. 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. Supposedly these children were taken
to France by the Templars and the secret society, the Prieure De Sion (Prieure de Sion), and that Christ's secret heirs became part of the founding Merovingian dynasty
in which the Templars and the Prieure de Sion had sworn 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 believed that the Church refuse to be "undercut"
by the bloodline of Christ and have its descendants exterminated.
Santini suspects this ancient conspiracy to be far more than fiction and
that Giovanni Medici is funded by both the Templars and the Maltese.
But he is confuse as to who Medici is sided with. Santini attends the meeting with the in hoc signo vinces
and it is learn that they are the Priory of Scion. The group is arrive
with 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.