The Singularity Rising_Choice by David Beers

Author:David Beers [Beers, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-09-27T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 24

"How was it?" Charlie Murray said.

Andy found it tougher and tougher to keep distrusting this man. He didn't want to trust him; he didn't want to trust any of this, but as Andy went deeper, he didn't know who else he could trust.

"She's beautiful," Skelly said and Andy knew exactly what she meant. The woman was an angel, something from heavens only dreamed about. Andy felt no sexual compulsion for her; Lexi's beauty transcended such things.

"She is." Charlie nodded as he spoke. "What else?"

Andy's eyes squinted as the words came to him, words that he had been trying to find for the six hours since their talk. Suddenly, they appeared on his tongue. "She cares," he said, not looking at anyone, but staring at the floor. "She cares about us in a way that I haven't seen before."

"She does. She cares about all of us in ways that even our parents couldn't. We're more than her brothers and sisters, as she calls us, and we're more than her children too. I think she sees us as herself and knows that the rest of humanity can be."

"What does all that mean?" Skelly said.

"It means that we're all about to do something very, very special."

Andy looked up from the floor to Charlie. "Explain that more."

"We're going to save mankind," Charlie said.

"From what?" Andy asked.

"The Genesis, and also from itself."

"Isn't that what Caesar tried to do? Hasn't worked out that well."

Murray nodded in agreement. "Caesar wanted to destroy The Genesis, that's true, but he never wanted to save humanity from itself. Not until the end. He was forced to recognize what his people did to themselves. But then he went the complete opposite way. He thought The Genesis was the savior, that Its rule would keep them from killing themselves. He never saw a third route."

"So you think humanity needs saving?" Skelly spoke from beside Andy. The cozy living room had four chairs around an open fireplace which sat in the room's middle. Charlie and Mack sat on one side while Andy and Skelly were on the other--Mack remaining quiet for the most part.

"Without a doubt," Charlie answered. "Look around you. You two, you're in one of the nicer parts of the world, but there are much, much worse places. I'm sure you've read about them, but have you seen them up close?"

Andy and Skelly both shook their heads.

"Would you like to?"

Andy looked at his sister and then back to Charlie. "How?"

Mack spoke. "There are two options. We can show you through a simulation or we can take you there. I didn't believe Charlie when he told me all of this, not until I saw it for myself. I thought a lot like Caesar: humanity didn't need help. Charlie showed me, though, and it changed my mind."

"Who showed you, Charlie?" Andy said.

"She did. Lexi." He looked directly into Andy's eyes. "Would you like to go see? There's only so much the news can communicate through holograms, but if either of you," he

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