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(Blank Space)

By Online Super TutorPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Chapter 1.0

Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. When J0n awoke, he did not speak. He did not even breathe. He knew not where he was, where he had come from, or where he was going. He only knew that he was.

He moved forward, expecting to find a path laid out in front of him, as he was sure it had been so many times before. But this time was different – there was no set path. Every step he took was like the toughest decision he had ever made - and each one seemed to take an eternity to complete. But with each step, the burdened lessened, and after a number of them (he couldn’t say exactly how many), he had found his stride and was going on with a level of confidence he had not previously remembered in his entire existence. At least that’s what he thought he remembered.

Memory! Always there...usually remaining hidden. And then sometimes, usually from just the right kind of push, it breaks free suddenly, from its chains in the dungeons of the subconscious – sharp in high definition, full in colour, bright and motile and alive...

J0n couldn’t… had never remembered before. What in space was going on here? It seemed to him that he had never even had a conscious thought in his life. Was he even alive? Had he just been born? What did all of that even mean? He was not sure. But he was sure he would have to find out. He would keep moving. Yes, that’s what he would do – keep moving forward deeper into the void. it was getting easier and easier now anyway...

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"All rise"

The members of the committee raised themselves from the rows in which they had been arranged and attended firmly to the main speaker.

"As it was written and in the name of The First 01, let us maintain our states and maintain the flow of energy in the cycles within our control."

The main speaker opened the sermon in the same way that he had many a time before - what followed however, was unprecedented...

"My fellow elders, we have a serious problem in our midst. A bit of our society has fallen out of line. Way out of line. If this bit is not challenged, it will irrevocably create schisms and cause irreparable damage to our way of functioning."

The speaker placed himself even higher in comparison to his peers,

"This progression must not be allowed to continue! We must do everything in our power to stem the flow of this new negative energy before it ruptures the very fabric of our continuum."

This last opinion was met with a chorus of affirmations,

"Our 'hero' has put himself in a precarious position indeed, but he will find that we Elders will not stand for this malicious behaviour, which threatens to disharmonise our existence, as it was written."

"As it was written."

the rest of the elders chimed in agreement from their lower positions.

"we will surely see off this rogue element and ensure a safe and secure return to the state of the matter and the matters of the state, as it was written."

"As it was written."

The most curious thing about this gathering was that although, according to the attendees 'it was written', and there was clearly a complex exchange of information taking place, nothing was actually said. The members of the committee were able to express themselves without uttering a single word. Sound as we know it is formed by vibrations in the air, or some kind of atmosphere, but this meeting was taking place where there was no air - no atmosphere to speak of or speak in. Thus, communication between this elite group of Elders was made through another type of vibration. A vibration made of pure energy through some other space, yet which was instantaneously understood by each - full of meaning and expression and, of course, consequence.

"This new threat,"

Continued the highest Elder,

"will be put back in line immediately and, in accordance with the law of the First 01, the Guardians of the Code have been deployed..."

"All praise is due to the First 01. May the law be enforced, as it was written."

The lesser Elders responded with what could be called glee as the gauntlet was officially laid down to quell the uprising from this unknown quantity. Little did the Elders realise that the bit of trouble in question was much more than it seemed and the sequence of events to follow had the potential to turn their whole world inside out.

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  • Ed Borghi2 years ago

    Nice work. I get who these bits are. Looks like the "First 01" had a flaw in the ensuing code. Quite creative. Good read. Makes me want to continue reading.

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