Crusade Against the Machines by Franklyn Santana

Crusade Against the Machines by Franklyn Santana

Author:Franklyn Santana [Santana, Franklyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-12T22:00:00+00:00


Washington, D. C., 2051

I followed Evelyne through a narrow alley between two tall buildings in the Washington Highlands district. It was cold. Therefore Evelyne was wearing a long black coat with a big hood. While the coat was fluttering in the wind, she somehow looked like a black raven – a strange image.

It was getting dark. We were on our way to some secret gathering. It was her day off, and she had insisted that we went to this meeting together today. I didn’t know why, but I finally agreed.

Behind the alley we reached a small square in front of a large one-story building. It looked like squeezed in between the surrounding high-rising multistory housing blocks. A small bell tower above the main entrance indicated that it was a church. On the small square in front of it, numerous people were standing. I wondered. Did Evelyne want to take me to a church service? Was she a secret religious nutcase who led a double life in the club and now tried to convert me? I couldn’t really believe that. And that didn’t fit the Wicca cover of the club either. Joining a neo-pagan witch cult and at the same time being a Christian churchgoer? This didn’t match up.

»What is this? Where are we actually going?« I asked her confused.

»To a meeting. I told you so,« she replied.

»You didn’t say anything about us going to church.«

»Just come with me and be quiet! You’ll see.«

I felt completely out of place here and regretted that I had let myself be talked into this trip instead of clarifying beforehand where I was actually going. I had not been to a church since my childhood, when my parents had forced me to accompany them. But Evelyne could not be dissuaded from her plan. Well, I would not have to endure more than one or two hours of boredom in this church. So I gave up my resistance and followed her.

Above the entrance was written: Reformed Christian Ecological Church - Garden of Eden. This did not bode well. These seemed to be some of those religious Luddite eco-fanatics.

At the entrance sat an elderly man surrounded by some other people of his congregation. »Greetings, sister,« he greeted Evelyne.

»Greetings,« replied Evelyne. »I’m bringing a brother.«

The older man looked at me suspiciously. »Is he...?«

»He is trustworthy and of great importance. I personally vouch for him«, Evelyne replied without letting him finish his question.

»All right, if you vouch for him, sister.«

I was told to leave my gun at the entrance. Again, my Class III security clearance was not accepted.

We entered the building. It was indeed a church, and it looked no different inside than any other church. There were about a few hundred people in there. Some had taken their seats on benches or some rows of chairs; others stood around in small groups and talked with each other. Surprisingly, I didn’t see any children among them, but some people who didn’t look like the typical conservative churchgoers. There were a few younger people with tattoos and piercings and flashy dyed hair.



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