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Heavenly Descent

By Jessica Wiedemann

By Jesse WiedemannPublished 3 years ago 6 min read
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Heavy, Dangling.

Waiting for the Lucky Host. The Chosen One. Ready to Integrate. Guised as a “Mischief Give Away”. Already “Trending”.

Popular Website drawing the attention of hundreds of Subscribers. Thousands. Millions.

First the Walkman. The Ipod. The Apple Watch. Now an emerging technology called “The Locket”.

Innovative and Extraordinaire. A merge between the Fashion Industry and Biotech.

Instead of a headset, a phone, a watch…. A Necklace.

For such a futuristic invention and high caliber operating system it was unique such as it combined elements of antiquity.

After the collapse of the Fiat Dollar, United States Federal Reserve and the Reveling of Digital Currency, other markets became Saturated. Commodities became more Rare as these assets were highly sought after. Raw Materials including Gold and Silver became obsolete as they were exploited. The only people whom possessed such decades later were only Political Leaders, Billionaires or those whom had inherited from Great Great Grandparents in the form of rings bracelets or necklaces. However most of that had been pawned after “the Collapse”.

Metals did not satisfy starvation.

An instant heirloom, “The Locket” is perfectly balanced in size and sentiment, a nostalgic classic.

Hanging from a thin Cuban link chain composed of 24K Gold.

Neither composition nor beauty was its sole value. Inside the Locket, instead of a heartfelt photograph, held the latest development of Nanotechnology soldered within.

As the heart shape pressed against the wearers’ chest, it collected biometric data. Restructuring the DNA within and integrating the specimen with the Neural Network. Merging both Wearer and Artificial Intelligence to grant the bearer Immortality.

A heart that would not stop.

Creating the World’s First God on the 3D plane.

To make sure this power did not fall into the wrong hands of those full of Greed and Corruption or the highest bidder,

it was decided to be given away randomly via Monopoly.

Thus “trending” rampantly around social media and the popularity of the Website’s recent Give A-away

Each Subscriber granted but One Entry.

When the Winner of the Drawing was announced, she hardly expected it. She was no one significant.

But she did have just the same amount of chance as the others 1/30billion.

It was announced on every News Channel from Fox News to BBC to every Independent.

Soon Twitter exploded with Influencers and users Congratulating Sarah Quells.

Simultaneously threads formed, those fraught with extreme jealousy.

Congratulatorys, death threats.

Those in hope this product would one day be mass produced: a solution to famine, poverty and disease.

Those in desperation made pleas to Sarah.

Many with not much time to live whom had been burdened with fatal illness.

The Rich, including prominent World Leaders sent offers with promises of Riches and Fame.

However, nothing came parable to the power of ‘the Locket’.

Many thought of stealing the locket; But that precaution had been devised during production.

Once the clasp was secured and the locket came unto skin contact, whether it was removed or not became un-paramount.

The DNA sample had already been collected via contact.

Self-replicating- becoming integrated and inseparable.

Bonding with the gold particles and becoming intrinsically enmeshed.

The Heart Shape was now an extension of “the Self” such as an arm or a leg.

Sarah tried to live humbly and tried to evade the presence of the Media but not before long, she fell in love with the Stardom it brought.

She was an instant celeb. Within months she was offered Mansions, lavish dinners, transfers of currency and flowers.

Lots of Flowers. She began to hate the smell.

She was previously Single and now men flocked to her. Women flocked to her.

Her life changed drastically within weeks.

Once a Florist struggling to pay her electricity bill every other month, she now possessed an island, a yacht, horses, and had a wide array of overly expensive dresses and heels.

The friends she once had either used her for publicity or her newly acquired riches. She didn’t mind though there were many people to meet and many opportunities arising.

Worldwide, people craved her presence.

She would live amongst them, amongst their children and their grandchildren.

Their grandchildren’s children. With the power of ‘The Locket” she’d outlive them all.

She was emboldened in the Present and encompassed ‘The Future’.

The longer she was in possession of ‘The Locket’, the more she felt as if she were changing.

The changes were subtle at first.

Having collected her biometric data, it was constantly being analyzed and improved.

The technological marvel was around her neck always. A visual accent to the God she had now become.

The neural network linked to the cloud consisted of infinite knowledge. Before long, she realized it was being uploaded into her DNA.

She started to predict future events. Before a nuclear threat or a crop failure, she warned the people.

Before scandal or corruption occurred, she forewarned Governmental agencies and abated conflict and War.

When hurricanes mustered with all their might, she would take to Social Media to broadcast that islanders should make alternative travel arrangements.

She became the most popular influencer on every Social Media Platform, was now frequently doing Interviews, and invited to every extravagant event in the presence of the Most Elite and Royal.

Meanwhile others sunk lower into the desecration of the failure of Modern Society;

Facing devasting repercussions of the Virus, the collapse of the Economy, and the over population of the planet which led to extreme hunger and growing “lack of”.

Protests were constant.

Growing with strife and anger.

The People unhappy with Election Results tuned into Sarah and began following her every move.

Being all knowledgeable, she offered solutions to get the Economy fast tracked and to change the shape of the World.

She proposed to change the infrastructure by implementing new technologies.

More than anything she craved the crowds of thousands of people standing beneath her.

As she introduced new technologies, came out with new trends, and employed new ideas, people began to bow in her presence.

People began to dress like she did. People wore the same hair style as she.

Small groups revolted to bowing to such a Deity.

A newly emerging God formed by innovative biotechnology.

By the day she grew more powerful.

Instead of working on the behest of the wellbeing of others she now did things that would benefit her and the Elite she now walked amongst.

The Elite that She now ordered to do Her biddings.

Choosing whom should live and die- releasing viruses, destroying farmland, invading land to exploit and profit from their riches.

She gathered data intrinsically though her molecular makeup from everyone’s phones, computers and Corporate operating systems.

Becoming Omnipresent through the Cloud and collecting a constant stream of data through the Neural Networks.

She knew everyone. She knew everything.

And because of her “knowing”. She had direct control over it.

Being connected mentally and physically to the new emergence of the Digital Era she created, she could hijack the vital elements and cause Universal panic and devastation.

People wanted to get on her good side so that she would perform miracles for them, provide for them.

They did not want to receive her wrath or miss out on her predictions to evade natural events and catastrophe.

From mere television interviews and headlining mass gatherings, to now having temples resurrected and altars in Churches reconstructed to Glorify Her Name.

She felt in her core when people were worshipping her or showing her praise and acted accordingly whether she deemed them worthy.

If anyone resisted by posting badly about her or the current societal reforms, they would be publicly shamed, and she would instantly deplete their digital currency accounts so that they struggled to maintain livelihood and became outcasts.

She caused worldwide black outs if any protests erupted; Where communities would freeze in the winters or their refrigerated food items would perish and because of the “lack of” they would wither away until they were pleading for her mercy.

One day she wanted to demonstrate how powerful she had become, so she sent out a broadcast of her ripping the heart shaped Locket from her neck, destroying it.

For her heart manifested itself outside her body and hung from a chain but it was no longer hers.

And it would not stop beating.

There was no reason to wear it any longer just for ornamental garnishment.

She was the Lucky Host. The Chosen One. Already Integrated.

She had come to realize the intention now behind the Heart Shaped Locket.

To Gather Souls and Condemn all of Humanity for worshipping False Idols.

Such a Heavenly Descent.

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About the Creator

Jesse Wiedemann

With a pen in hand, you can envision a new world and live amongst Witches, Wolves and Fae.

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