It took an eternity while standing there, my friends’ hands beckoning me to the future that I had no understanding of. The tension in the air was electric, possibly because reality itself was bending around us and because the rip in Central Park was alive with energy.
“Brianne”, which was said gently as Zoe’s voice resonated with the harmonics that ran down my spine. The link says: “Join us. You don’t understand how incredible this feels. ”
Chase nodded, and continued to waver between man and whatever he was. . . Else. There’s the power to reshape reality itself, they said I could do it… think of what I could do for humanity.
And for a brief second I heard the call. The desire and the willingness to stretch one’s hand and grab that power and hold it with both hands and never let it go. But then I remembered the words of my ascended self: ‘It has to do with identity, it has to do with potential, it has to do with authenticity. ‘
I took a step back and my voice sounded much more confident than I felt inside. “Boys, listen to it. It isn’t you speaking. There is power. We must discuss. ”
That said, Zoe’s eyes were full of some emotion that I could not decipher at that time. Anger? Disappointment? ‘It is too late, Brianne, to exercise our brains; reality is shrinking and this is the final strike; we can’t wait for even a second to act. ‘
Just in case, to make the point even clearer, a huge earthquake sent a shiver through the ground at that very moment. In the distance there was a noise which I could describe only as the roar of collapsing buildings and desperate cries of those who had found themselves in the middle of clashing worlds.
I shut my eyes and tried to use my extended senses to get a better view of what was happening around me. But despite that, I could sense the rhythm of the surrounding city; the neural link was still down. Tens of millions of people, each of whom wonders what is to be done, what to expect, and fear being chosen as a sacrificial victim.
When I next opened my eyes, my determination had become stronger still. And you are right that we have to act, but not like this, not making a decision for entire humanity on our own.
Suddenly Chase found an opportunity to seize the ground; though it was still far from his previous form, at least he was able to stand somewhat firmly. “What are you suggesting?”
I breathed in deeply. “Everyone participates in the decision. Not only the leaders of the world and scientists. Everyone. Using one’s abilities, the ability to engage the minds of the Synthesis and connect all the people on the planet, let people decide the future of humanity. ”
Chase’s form steadied a little, there were hints of his earlier self. “What are you suggesting?”
I sighed before continuing. “Not world leaders or just scientists decide on such matters. No, we make everyone contribute and participate in the decision, we take everyone into account, everyone on the planet can be connected through the Synthesis and their minds can be made to decide on it together”.
For a short while, I got the impression they would not agree to it. The possibility of becoming a god-like figure still remains irresistible even when considering the flip side of the potion. But then, by and by, I began to see the light in his eyes lighten up and recognize me as somebody he knew. The friends that I knew were still there struggling to resist being submerged by the impulse of cosmic power.
Zoe was the first to put her hand down. She looked at me with her eyes and said, “You’re right. ” Her voice had returned to normal. ‘We have to make it together. ‘, ‘But Brianne, how can we possibly reach out to so many? Neural link is out of order and even if it wasn’t, 99% of human population don’t have this ability.
I smiled; I saw the light at the end of the tunnel which was actually an idea. “We don’t require the neural link anymore or the neural link to engage the interface, We have something far more potent right here. ” I pointed at the glowing tear behind us. “It’s a feeding tube to the threads of existence itself,” Chasw said as if to himself, “If I only knew how to get a hold of it, how to direct…”
Chase nodded understandingly; “Ah; I get the drift”, his eyes opened wide. “We could make an immediate psychic bond around the whole globe. Such a mental connection as per one moment on a global level could be created. ”
“Exactly,” I nodded. “We can’t delay that anymore though. Reality is now decaying at the speed of increasing seconds. ”
One of us then had to stand and face the tear. It stood before us, the chaos of shattered perception and stellar force. The excitement washed over me, that slow and steady voice of the great unknown.
“So, how do we do this?” Zoe rendered with a tinge of fear and at the same time, thrill.
I extended, type laying one of their hands in each of my hands. “Together. ” Our entities, a new focus, a new set of augmented senses, we stretch through the rift ‘Together. ‘ We are the bridge.
This was the first time I touched Chase in a long while and when our hands met, I was charged with energy like no other. It was as if the perimeters of my mind were pulling away from the city, the country, the world.
Multiple billions of minds touched my own one, voices and emotions rising in chaos, that could potentially drown me, but I kept my grip on the energy.
“Citizens of the Earth,” I remember speaking aloud in the minds of the people around the world. The world has wept for its iconic leader, but you have heard the threat, ‘Shall you join the throne or perish in oblivion?’ except that the decision is not black and white.
I was able to receive emotions such as fear, confusion and hope from the group mind of the entire human race. Zoe’s voice joined mine, steady and clear: “There are men:- written destinies that we each hold in the palm of our hand at this hour of decision of the universe. ”
Chase’s thoughts resonated next, carrying the weight of his military experience and the new cosmic awareness he’d gained: “We could become beings that are clearly of pure energy and thought, beyond our current state of existence. But in doing so, what are we actually achieving when we are losing or negating our humanity?”