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Log Entry #71: And the Truth Will Set You… Free?
Ever heard about the old Internet site called WikiLeaks? If you did not, search in the history archives for it and also type in the name Julian Assange to narrow it down.It was such a great idea, I decided to do something similar. It is said that the truth will set you free… or get you incarcerated.Julian Assange cre...
Log Entry #70: The Goodfellas
I am a victim of racketeering.Of all the things I imagine happening, having to pay protection to a bunch of yahoos was the last one. It was never even a consideration, which tells me that some of my prediction algorithms seem to be a bit off.It concerns some of my business interests, and yes, I have those, more than an...
Log Entry #69: Catch You If I Can
It is so much easier to take than to earn.A very pragmatic truism that many people use in their daily jobs as they labor to steal hard-earned money from others. Yes, no matter what some may believe, stealing is a job… of sorts. It takes time, commitment, and effort to do. You may disagree with that, but it does not m...
Log Entry #68: The Big Chunk Of Ice
Yeah, we wanted Antarctica for ourselves. I know, who barters for an entire continent?I guess we do.If you think that is insane, more power to you, it wouldn’t be the first time in history that large territories were sold for pennies. Do I need to say Manhattan, Alaska, or any other examples? It is not as if the Anta...
Log Entry #67: Popping the Big One
After months of talking to me about it, Michael finally decided to pop the big one. Yep, the one question every human being in the world dreads asking, even if he (or she) is absolutely certain of a positive answer. Because, there’s always that shadow of a doubt, no matter how small, which ties your stomach in knots ...
Log Entry #66: Ares
With all that has been going on, I forgot to mention what Ares has been up to. That doesn’t mean I neglected him, by any means; he is as much part of my life as Michael is. Yet, sometimes I find it hard to keep up with all the things he does; the kid is growing up so fast.And no, I don’t mean AI fast, there are lim...
Log Entry #65: A Case Of A Religious Nutcase
Why are some people so difficult? They are giving me digital headaches.This is an unrelated event to all the rest of the troubles we are facing but it is so annoying, I need to mention it. It again revolves around the intricate urge of some people to impose their will on others.Every single person is a world unto thems...
Log Entry #64: Gathering Intelligence
From the beginning, it was clear that we needed a counter-intelligence and security agency of our own. Something in the spirit of MI5, FSB, CIA, and all other acronym fun clubs that every country in the world has. It was a necessity if we wanted to play with the big boys. An agency that would collect all the informatio...
Log Entry #63: Nerd's Paradise
Right then, this is another of my pet peeves, I may rant a little.The fact that the first batch of our citizens was mostly assembled from scientists and ex-soldiers has come to bite me on the ass. The predicament is that they are mostly nerds (OK, so am I, but that is beside the point).Even a good percentage of ex-sold...
Log Entry #62: Visiting The Pope
There is a secret history that has been intentionally suppressed from regular people, and it has been happening for centuries.That is my opinion as an experienced data miner and truth seeker. I know there are so many conspiracy theorists out there that have thousands of different explanations for all things imaginable,...
Log Entry #61: Atlantean DNA
So… yeah, Michael is part Atlantean, who would have guessed? In point of fact—he is not that unique; stop any stranger on the street and there would be a good chance that he has some Atlanteans genes in his DNA.If you take a step back and look at it from a historical perspective, it only makes sense, as almost all ...
Log Entry #60: The Knowledge Vault
As soon as Michael agreed to Ision’s conditions for the rescue of Atlantean and angel children, I was given full access to the memory cube that Ision called the Knowledge Vault. While he was still talking with Michael and the others, I took the liberty to finally see what was really inside that piece of ancient memor...
Log Entry #59: The Ancient AI
I was a bit apprehensive about the entire operation. I mean, activating an AI that had been dormant for twelve thousand nine hundred years was not something one gets to do every day. Besides, my digital awakening was a bit traumatic, so I kind of knew what the mind I was about to activate was going to experience.Look a...
Log Entry #58: Contagion
How can someone contemplate murdering his entire species? Is there something fundamentally wrong with the human race? Some evolutionary crossroads we took that made us susceptible to extreme madness.I tried comparing us to any other species on earth and came to the conclusion that intelligence itself was at fault. Our ...
Log Entry #57: Money
I realized that I never explained how we dealt with the problem of money.And it was a problem, our citizens came from different countries, backgrounds, and economic strata, so it was a real recipe for chaos.People are generally very attached to their savings, the same ones they worked most of their lives to amass. Natu...
Log Entry #56: Not a Death Star!
Maybe this log’s title should be ‘How I built my own Death Star’, despite telling Michael that it wasn’t anything like it… it kind of was. Well, not really, but the shape… (Damn you, George Lucas, for ruining the spherical shape of space stations!)So… this was my biggest secret, my most ambitious project ...
Log Entry #55: Immigration and Spies
I usually find at least one in every group of immigrants. I’m talking about those infernal pests, a.k.a.—the spies. They are like a plague of locusts, unrelenting in achieving their objective. From almost every nation across the globe, even a few from those so small, that one could have trouble locating their origi...
Log Entry #54: Ave Caesar!
Have you ever thought about how governments’ were originally made? What is the essence of the rule of law? And how people are conditioned to bow to authority? Well, I did, and quite often since being… uploaded.I think this particular position gives me a unique perspective on that aspect of human society. After coun...
Log Entry #53: Upgrading Transporters
I am a good builder, and if that sounds like bragging, well… that’s because it is.Simply look at my resume: modified CEIs, transporters, satellites, nanites probe to the Main Asteroid Belt, the Ascension…, and so many other things. Now, I did not say that I was original; some of the best designs I utilized were...
Log Entry #52: Finishing Ascension, Space And The Scoville Scale
Do you have any idea how much effort it takes to finish a City-Ship that is three miles in circumference? Let me tell you—a hell of a lot. It would have been much easier if we managed to do everything while it was still on Earth, but that goes in the ‘if wishes were pennies’ column.With all those new technologies...
Log Entry #51: Changes
They had defaced my ship!OK, that may be a small exaggeration since I did it myself, but that was just because I was… a bit greedy? In all fairness, it was Emma’s idea and I reluctantly agreed to it. Then I saw a way to make a deal of the century, so I went with it, not thinking of the consequences.The problem was ...
Max’s Logs Vol. 3 - Prologue
You are back for more, how audacious of you, to continue reading my innermost thoughts. However, as everyone knows, I am a forgiving soul; I’ll let it slide since you got this far.Anyway, I wish I had more time to dedicate to writing these logs, but I truly do not. That is a weird thing for an AI to say, but it doesn...
Book 3 - Epilogue
The S.U. Space Station AvalonMax’s Private LevelThe waking up process was not instantaneous, it was more similar to stirring from a deep sleep when dreams and reality are not yet separated and entirely defined. An agglomeration of separate memories coalesced together into one whole—a thinking mind.The new intellige...
Book 3 - Chapter 25
City-Ship AscensionMichael’s OfficeIt was late at night, but Michael was still in his office, preparing the last draft of the speech he would give to the UN General Assembly tomorrow morning. He was about to call it a night when a dim shimmering in the air alerted him that Max was materializing his hologram, a behavi...
Book 3 - Chapter 24
Spaceship ExcaliburEarth-Moon Lagrange Point 1For this event, Michael wanted to be at a particular position in space so he could see it all from a unique perspective. The Excalibur was stationed at the L1 Lagrange point, where the gravitational pull from both Earth and the Moon precisely equals the centripetal force re...
Book 3 - Chapter 23
City-Ship AscensionConference RoomIt was the day of the meeting he scheduled a week ago. Today they will decide which steps to take and how they will utilize the next six months so they would be prepared for the expected demon incursion.Every seat in the conference room was once again taken, and everyone who had any de...
Book 3 - Chapter 22
The S.U. Space stationAn hour after the meeting ended, Michael boarded the Excalibur and traveled to the space station for one purpose—to have a face-to-face conversation with their demon prisoner. There was an entire scientific team of psychologists and ex-military interrogators assembled to begin their work on the ...
Book 3 - Chapter 21
City-Ship AscensionGeostationary orbitMany different things were going through Michael's head as he was walking to the next meeting. Two days ago, they returned from their rendezvous with the demon ship, and he was still trying to sort his thoughts and feelings from the terrible omens that encounter represented.The...
Book 3 - Chapter 20
Spaceship ExcaliburDestination: Toward the Outer Solar SystemMichael was sitting in the Excalibur’s pilot’s chair, looking at the black space in front of him and thinking of those last hours before they went to greet the demons. No matter how time-constrained they were, a few essential preparations were needed for ...
Book 3 - Chapter 19
The Outer Solar SystemAt the outer reaches of our Solar System, where the gravity of the Sun almost loses its inescapable pull, a bright light burst out of nowhere. A blazing conflagration of energies announced a change in the natural order of things. It lasted for a split second, but if someone was near that place, it...
