A Paradox in Retrograde (50 page)

"That is true you did see that. However what you did not and cannot see is that there are yet complexities to this universe that allow such as me to exist. These complexities are just now at the
leading edge of our understanding. It would seem that by way of
our ill-conceived experiment that we have created something
wholly new. Through a means in which I myself do not fully understand, there has been a fundamental breach in the fabric of the
universe. Here at the nexus, we have bridged the temporal gap
between what is and what could never be. Entangled here now
amongst an infinity of probabilities our two paths have collided.
Here your future and our past have been irrevocably joined and
fixed to this point." Jamison seemed to be almost in shock for
though Robert's words described something fantastic, he could
not however easily dispel what he had seen with his own eyes.
Somehow Jamison immediately sensed that what he was being
told was the truth. His mind reeled, overcome by a strange realization; for although it should not have, it all seemed to make
some kind of crazy sense, almost as if it had been predestined.

The two figures stood patiently waiting for some kind of response
from a startled Jamison. They were surprised by his first question.
"Who is your friend here?"

"You know him Frederick, this is Hector Ananda." Hector nodded
his head and Jamison reciprocated. Jamison stood there and
looked on him in astonishment, as the man he had once known
merely as a mentally ill murderer now stood before him resplendent in gleaming armor. Hector made no allowances to his
expressions of surprise and so then took this opportunity to speak.
"Introductions are not why we are here. Despite what you may
suspect my motives may be for being here, there is something terribly important that you must hear. Our time here is short and
there is much to tell you. Suffice it to say that we do not cast these
warnings lightly. So if you would please indulge mewith your
full attention. We are here to warn you of the coming of a new
age upon the Earth. The Earth, your Earth now travels with a dark
companion. The facts to which will soon be made clear to your
science. Though its passage now will perhaps be uneventful, your
future as a species is tied to its evolution. One day its inhabitants
will rain down a war of genocide onto the human race. You must
be ready when they approach. Who are they? Are theyyour descendants or perhaps your ancestors? To these questions there can
be no answers. The facts are that this age has dawned and you
now are caught as we are in its cosmic loop. You must make them
understand, spread the word and be forever vigilant. Now you
must go out onto this world and make your warnings. Tell them
about what has transpired here and let no one forget." With that
the glowing orb at the center of the room had begun to grow dim.
Soon thereafter the aura that had enveloped him had also diminished and he found himself again alone, standing among the rubble.

There in the center of the crystal structure on the spot where the
orb of light had once floated now stood a metallic cylinder planted firmly in the ground. In shocked disbelief he appraised for a
moment this new situation. He had barely just begun to make a
proper reckoning when suddenly the piercing sound of his radiation alarm jarred him from his observation. Looking down at the
dial on his wrist, he then recognized that his dose of radiation
would soon exceed his safe daily allowance. He began then his
hasty retreat back to the safety of the control zone. As he roved
he could not help but to look up onto the new blood red star in
the sky. There he noticed this new traveler among those more
familiar as it appeared bigger than Jupiter and brighter than Venus. As it rose in the sky he watched as the glowing orb of Nibaru seemed to touch and rest upon the top of the tower as if a
signal to its arrival. The question of whether or not that this new
celestial body be this dark companion of which he had been told
flashed across his mind. To this there could be little doubt. As he
contemplated the possibility a shiver of paralyzingfear crossed
over him.

John F. Faherty is an Artist and Writer. He works and
lives in Philadelphia Pa. He is A 1991 Graduate of Temple university’s Tyler School of Art. Other title currently
available are;

“Children of a Dark Age”
And
“The Strange Case of Cannibals under Kensington”