Beyond the Apocalypse
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September 15, 2012:
5:18 P.M.
We interrupt this program to bring you a special
report from International News Inc..
World defense headquarters in Colorado is currently
tracking four objects approaching Earth. The objects, on a synchronous
trajectory, appear to be one to two miles in diameter. We have been instructed
to stress that these objects are not meteors, repeat, are not meteors, and
there is no reason for people to become alarmed. Secretary of World Defense,
Alexander Croix, has stated that the objects "appear to be under their own
power and are slowing down as they approach the planet." Again, there is
no reason to panic as the objects are not on a collision course with Earth.
World Headquarters say they do not know as of yet what the objects are but
stress that they do not appear to be a threat. More as this story develops.
September 16, 2012: 8:00 A.M.
Good morning and welcome to Earth News, Morning Edition. This is Alicia Mantrose reporting for
Phil Krosky who is on assignment. The four objects discovered speeding towards
Earth late yesterday afternoon have entered geosynchronous orbit above the
planet at equidistant intervals along the equator. World Defense said in an
earlier statement that they are unsure of what the objects might be but speculate
that the age-old question of "are we alone" may be about to be
answered. No attempts at communication have been made as of yet but officials
at the World Aeronautics and Space Administration say that a plan is in the
works to contact one of the objects. World Government officials continue to
stress that there is no need to panic as there is no reason to believe the
objects to be hostile. Stay tuned as we provide continuing coverage of this
historical event as it unfolds.
September 16, 2012
3:13 P.M.
Word just in that an attempt at communicating with
one of the objects has failed. Scientists at WASA have transmitted greetings in
142 languages including numerical, pictographical, and ancient hieroglyph
equivalents. As of present, there has been no reply. Again, World Government
stresses that there is no need for fear. It may take some time before whatever
intelligence controls the objects, now being referred to as orbs, can decipher
the greeting.
In other news, world officials stress that there is
no evidence that the recent reports of missing persons is in any way related to
the orbs. Citizens in all countries are urged to remain calm and stay indoors.
World Government spokesman Greg Kripps states; "In all likelihood, the
missing persons reports are undoubtedly linked to several radical
end-of-the-world cults that are preying on people's fear of the unknown during
this historic and incredible time for mankind."
September 17, 2012
9:03 A.M.
Reports of missing persons continue to roll in as
world religious leaders convene in Austria. Many say that the four orbs may
represent what Catholics believe are the four horseman of the apocalypse.
Muslim leaders discount the notion and reiterate their belief that the World
Government - the one eyed power - has violated the law of Allah and the orbs
are the result. Religious cults of various denominations have been active since
the arrival of the orbs and local police have been pressed to quell a multitude
of riots and demonstrations that have broken out in several cities.
September 19, 2012
12:31 P.M.
As guard forces have been mobilized around the world
to quell the growing anarchy in several large cities, world leaders stated that
all attempts at communication have failed and admit that the orbs may be linked
to the reports of missing persons. World Government spokesman Greg Kripps
however stated that the incidents are isolated and appear to be less frequent
today than yesterday. Mister Kripps said that citizens of Earth should remain
calm as there is no evidence that the orbs are hostile. He also stated that if
the disappearances are somehow linked to the orbs, this may be their way of
communicating with us and we should give them time.
September 19, 2012
7:46 P.M.
Breaking news just in. The four orbs that have been
orbiting Earth for the past three days have vanished. WASA states that they are
checking and double-checking their instruments to eliminate any possible error
in readings. Apparently, just after seven o'clock Central time, satellite
tracking failed to register the objects and visual confirmation from
high-flying AS-23 reconnaissance craft was negative. WASA states that the craft
did not move off in any direction but rather "one minute they were there,
and the next they were gone." WASA is considering the possibility that the
orbs may be using some sort of scrambling - or cloaking - technology. More on
this as it develops.
September 26, 2012
4:14 P.M.
URGENT MESSAGE FROM THE HIGH COMMANDER, WORLD AIR
DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS:
Mr. President,
At 3:57 P.M Central Time, orbiting satellites picked up a massive explosion within the newly discovered Clarris Nebulae. Time is short so I will be blunt. Something emerged from the nebulae and by all calculations, is on a direct collision course with Earth. Space-time analysis confirms that it is made of an unknown substance and is not similar to the orbs in any way. It measures
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About the Book
In the not-too-distant future, all life on Earth is
wiped out by what history would call a meteor – if history could record it.
Some are saved, and 2000 years later they return to begin again. This – by
ancient calendars – is the forth cycle of evolution. It is the last chance
humankind has to survive.
Now, after civilization is reborn with swords and
kings, and magic is rediscovered on what is left of the American continent,
that which man calls evil makes another play for the souls of the chosen. This
will be the final play, for evil has found a way to bend the rules, to use the
human mind and it’s power to bring what the ancients would call Hell into the
physical realm of man.
There is no religion. All the prophets are
forgotten. There is nothing to guide or save humankind from the creature that
has haunted their psyche since their beginning. The human race is on their own
and that which the ancients called evil will seize their ignorance in a final
coup of their immortal souls.
The dead will rise again--
The living will see them--
And all that possess the gift of life will mourn
forever at their loss--
This book was inspired by a number of factors, my
love for medieval fantasy and fascination with the end-of-the-world myth being
only two. Other inspiration was from my extensive research into the moral and
ethical systems so many people so blindly follow without any understanding into
just how they evolved.
Some of the characters in this book are based on
real people and real lives, and the major conflicts involved in the story deal
very closely with the same conflicts present in many people’s minds as I have
experienced through interviews while writing this book.
It is somewhat ironic that the story is set in the
future, in a culture that we today would consider primitive, and deals with the
very questions and conflicts that pervade the minds of so many here in the
present.
About the Author
Michael Mozeleski lives in northeastern Pennsylvania
with his wife and kids. He is 30 years old and has been a student of religious
and medieval history since he was 17. Devoting an enormous amount of time to
researching the evolution of mankind’s current system of values and ethics, he
has gained an in-depth understanding into how those values and ethics came into
being. The fact that many people today regard their current social value system
as set in stone as if it always was fascinates him.
Michael is also very interested in the medieval
times and is an active participant in the Society for Creative Anachronism,
(SCA), a medieval, recreationist group that is popular worldwide. This, and his
love for medieval fantasy, is the basis for the characters and stories he
creates.