First Light: Book one of the Torus Saga

by Berg, Michael

  “Ha,” Chan laughed a little feeling their confusion and also in recognition of the ways of self he so strongly held. “You see...or feel it is not so difficult to understand if you consider intentions. Remember what I said to you when I told you to think about spirit sets the path for light to follow.” They still had no answer, and when he noticed this, he fell silent for a moment concentrating on the others and bringing them into his own visionary sphere of energy.

  “You mean it was put there with the power of someone’s mind?” Lyle said voicing the tentative thoughts the others were considering.

  “Hmm...” Chan thought for a moment. “Not so really but in part yes. It was put there by someone’s heart.”

  “Huh?”

  “Consider further what I just said a moment ago…sets the path. With this you may understand more.” They again went to silence in contemplation of his words. “It is a thing of both spirit and of physical construct, yes?” They agreed.

  “Then consider the idea that a person had the intuition of the dangers that would be presented to the Torus. Now do you understand? Human beings so much focused on their brains and on their egos, have forgotten their hearts and it is the hearts of humans that set the path…for light to follow. This is your connection to spirit, an unseen energy binding all planes of conceptualization. Within this resides energy that many, in fact all of you feel. It is just that some people on Earth, when they feel this, they assimilate it into life with their brain, which is controlled by ego, effectively disconnecting the connection.”

  “I see…” Raynie began.

  “Do you see or do you feel?”

  “Um…feel I suppose.”

  “Correct. So when you feel this intuition it tells you the Torus was placed in the rock simply by the intentions of the person who placed it there.”

  “That sounds impossible,” Jenna said. “People cannot relocate physical objects just using their minds.”

  “Ah, see your error. You say using their minds, but you do not say, using their hearts.” Everyone fell silent again for a minute.

  Chan broke the silence seeing the looks of realization coming to their faces, “So you feel why it was placed in the rock? I think you do. Aside from this, understand there are others who have achieved things most people do not know about. There have been instances of people on the Moon for over a century now, and it is during these times that others have traveled there for relocating the Torus. This has happened because in their hearts they were aware of what must be done, and so their hearts led them through life and through events enabling them to seek the place where they hid the Torus.”

  “But why did we find it? Why did all these events link together and end up with us here, with the Torus?” Tobias asked.

  “You just answered your question,” Chan replied. “You said link together. This means connection and so it is the connected heart, which is much more powerful than almost everyone who lives on Earth, gives it credit for. It is not a power appealing to the ego, it is a power, or energy as I said, which is the connecting energy binding existence.”

  “And, and, and…”Jenna was excited. “It was in the Leibnitz Mountains. Lyle and I researched who the mountains were named after and it turns out it was a German philosopher who was into the harmony between spirit and matter!”

  “Also, did you enjoy the festival of harmony in Timbuktu?”

  “Very much,” Jenna and Lyle said together.

  “It seems coincidental the Torus was located in mountains named after such a person, doesn’t it?” Chan asked. “Well, think of this as part of the activation process. This has been happening for some years now…since at least the time the name was dedicated to that area.” Everyone felt distinctly enlightened, this conversation giving them inspiration beyond any effect they had felt from the recent events and troubles.

  Over dinner, Chan felt it was time to discuss more of this with them, “We have much work to do still.”

  “How do you mean?” Asper asked speaking the minds of the others too.

  “We need to leave the United States.”

  “Why?” Jenna asked. She was feeling a little tired from travel and all the authority check points.

  “To further activate the Torus. It is only the beginning. You and Lyle have seen just a little when you were at Kennedy Space. There is much more yet to unveil…um, activate.”

  “Where will we go?” John asked thinking of what he might have to build technology wise, to get them past the authorities.

  “Germany. Yes. There is more you need to feel. Do not ask why at this moment. I will tell you at the right time.”

  “Why didn’t you go there when you were so close in Austria?”

  “There was no intention for a trip to Germany during those moments. It might have been just over the mountains, but think of those mountains as representing a climb all of you had to take to see beyond. This metaphor was laid out intentionally as part of the activation. There was no use for you visiting Germany when you would not have been able to feel the connection to be understood there. The journeys to Africa and to the Moon were requirements to be awakened prior to furthering your experiences by going to Germany.”

  “I need to get to work then.”

  “Yes John.” Lorraine said herself excited at the prospect of travel.

  “And quickly. We need to leave as soon as we can,” Chan added.

  “OK. How do false identities sound?”

  “Perfect!” Asper replied.

  By the next afternoon, they had all decided it would be best if they departed from Canada. Border crossings from the US into Canada were still allowed and after a quick call to The Fixture, they confirmed the authorities there were not requiring overseas passengers to wait as long for flight approval as they were in the United States. John had also made them each, including Chan, devices with false identities complete in details. He had taken this data from files supplied to him by Ryan’s friend who had created the false profiles in the official records. Ryan’s friend was also somber at the news of Ryan’s passing, and was very worried about his own future now such stern measures of control were being instituted. John assured him that if he left the services and wanted chip removal, to contact him and he would be able to help.

  Chapter 34

  Passage into Canada was smooth via public transport, with their identities checking out with the border controls. After arrival at Vancouver, John took them on to The Fixture’s place in the inner city. When they arrived at his front door, he would not let them in. He told them to split up and come back shortly after, as too many people looked suspicious. They did this, with John and Lorraine returning to see him, whilst the others would meet up with the couple later.

  The scene in Vancouver was more relaxed than any place they had recently been in the United States. People were about the streets, in cafes and restaurants, and everything seemed relatively normal. The only telling factors were the amount of official personnel everywhere and the dull light about the buildings.

  During John and Lorraine’s meeting, the others had organized HyperJet flights to Germany, organized accommodation to ensure they were in by nine that evening to beat curfew, and then had taken to relaxing in the park by the harbor. Military vessels docked on the other side of the harbor from where they sat evoked particular interest for Tobias and Jenna. Neither of them had seen any design of such type previously – only Jenna had seen schematic holograms of the technology when it was still in a research phase.

  “They look like they have some capacity for complete invisibility of both holograph and physically detection,” Tobias said to her. “I have only seen fragments of material like that when they conducted a few tests at HAARP some months back. All I knew was it that was something to do with the antenna frequency calibration.”

  “Really! Weird. I know of similar materials testing to do with aligning systems frequencies with those produced at HAARP. What does concern me though is that I have seen those vessels befo
re, but only as proposed developments. I am pretty up to date with this, as recent as three months ago. I had no idea they had gone this far. I was involved because of my work with the protein strings used in propulsion systems.”

  The following day as the HyperJet powered up its engines for takeoff, Asper was almost beside herself with excitement. It was her very first flight anywhere in her life and she had been anticipating it all night. The views as it turned east over Vancouver harbor were her first thrill, only eclipsed when having reached the required altitude for hypersonic flight. The jet then pushed her back into her seat as it rapidly climbed to seventy thousand feet. It was not uncomfortable, as HyperJet flight was known as the smoothest ever. It was steady, and it gave her the thrill of a powerful takeoff in a powerful machine. “Whoosh,” she said softly to Tobias. He smiled back at her, himself enjoying the same feeling.

  At cruising altitude, Asper simply gazed at the magnificence below and beyond. With the Earth’s curve as a divider, she kept looking down to the mountains and the plains, then the vast ocean below, and up to the fringe of sky and space.

  Three hours later on approach to Munich International HyperJet Terminal, she watched Paris pass underneath as the jet began slowing and descent, and then marveled at the great expanse of the restored Black Forest, just before landing.

  “Now,” John thought to the others via audio synapses. “Time to be alert, the Germans are likely to be pretty hot.”

  *********

  Superior Officer One was at her station in her office, as usual. It was not just another day at work for her - it was one that she faced with a little nervousness. Today was the day where she had to explain Agent Eight’s failures. She knew those above her regarded her, but since this entire security event, she remained cautious knowing anyone could quickly become someone else if it suited their need for status. ‘Efficiency of the authorities’ showed permanently at the top of her holographic bank, reminding her of how she had treated the Agent.

  “I see you sent Agent Eight to the asteroids.” Her superior kept looking at her, and at the holographic data floating in front of him. “My my, he has indeed been quite a nuisance, hasn’t he?’ She did not answer, as it was not a real question, rather a statement.

  “Hmm…I would tend to agree with your decision to send Agent Eight to the asteroids. He is no use to us rotting in prison, wasting money. But, I am concerned with how I must decide on this from my position. As you know, I am compelled to take some action. Otherwise I would be seen as inefficient in doing nothing to enable the progress of the authorities. They don’t stand for inefficiency you know, which means they don’t stand for failure. I am sure you are well aware of that.” He paused for a few seconds, was about to speak, but then fell silent for a few more.

  “I see also that you gave Agent Eight a second chance after the debacle in San Francisco. Why did you make this decision? It appears soft to me.”

  She answered, “I was prepared to let him prove himself. I thought then, he could make an efficient agent. It was only just after his induction.”

  “I see. And so what made you think he could have been an efficient Agent? I see here he was quite the opposite in fact. Large amounts of laser energy used to vaporize trees, stun shooting over twenty people in Reno…hmm,” Recollection of Reno’s destruction made him pause for a second. “Murder. Of all things! Murdering an officer of the military. I see how much this has cost, apprehending him, transporting him, holding him, and now sending him to the asteroids. Surely the authorities already had a sufficient number of guards at the asteroids. So much in-efficiency. No one really likes that. In my view even the death penalty could be considered. Such an efficient way to dispose of problems.”

  She remained silent – her superior had not really asked a question of what made her think of how she treated the Agent. Her superior was not interested in what made her think. All he considered was to merely be doing his job efficiently, as she did.

  “I can only consider this! I must do something, and I will. You know like I do Superior Officer One, in order to maintain and even gain status, we in the service are not unlike what the population is to become. We need to take all necessary steps to eliminate any chance of inefficiency in order to prevent demise in status. But I also know that you are relatively new to this business, like me, so I am going to show you a hint of compassion. But don’t get used to it, for it will not last. I have no desire other than to service the authorities, and when all evidence of emotion and empathy is gone from this planet, then all the better.”

  “Oh don’t see me as a monster,” he said noticing a slight look of disgust on her face. “I am nothing like your Agent Eight. Remember though, this is the last time I will give any leeway. For you I have decided to send you on an assignment, and your status could remain.”

  Superior Office One felt a tinge of relief. Upon seeing this, her superior continued, “I will further your relief and tell you we have a specific mission where your skills will fit in perfectly. I am sending you to Berlin. As you know, our authority friends in Europe do seek to further the efficiencies. I want you to do some investigation and then return after two weeks, to report.

  You will be issued with the appropriate holographic data. Study it well for you must bring something back, otherwise there will be inefficiencies noted. Oh this is not some do or die mission, but nearly. It is something I want looked into. When you return, you can have your job back, if…you are successful. Otherwise I am afraid I will have to take you down one level of status. Do you understand?”

  “Yes. Thank you…”

  “No need to thank me. You are dismissed.”

  **********

  On the ground in Germany, was about half way between Canada and the United States. Whilst stricter conditions than Canada were in place, there was not the same edge as in the US. Travel between major destinations required an application, where the local authorities would then confirm credentials during the one-day waiting period. Driving was relatively unaffected as was the pedestrian traffic about town and cities, despite the authorities present in almost all locations. Everyone was required to be indoors by nine though - the curfew was a global-wide agreement between nations.

  The group had traveled the short distance from the Bavarian capital, and found accommodation in a small motel located in Herrischried, on the edge of the Black Forest. The town retained much of its culture and architectural styles for which Bavaria was known and still had atmosphere and feeling. “Soon these places will disappear. Not actually disappear, but the feeling in the air,” Lorraine said.

  “Perhaps not,” replied Chan. “There is always a positive…as you know with electricity, positive and negative. The spirit of some people is strong. Don’t despair…look for the positive in things. Focus your intentions that way. Doubt is but a trick.”

  “Ah! Chan is in form,” Raynie gave him a jab.

  He laughed, pretending to do the same back “Ha. Watch out! Many form to come.”

  That night they discussed the Torus at length and it reminded them of the journey across China and into Africa. “Why did you not come to Africa Chan?” Jake asked.

  “No reason. I only wanted you to go there and get a feeling for the festival.”

  “There was no danger for us there as there was in China?”

  “None I knew of. It was good when you left China, they had followed you much of the way, as you know with Jake being poisoned. But we were able to see ahead of them. We knew what they would do – it is the way for people who are being foolish, to make mistakes.”

  “So do you think those people are still following us?”

  “Oh yes they surely would not give up until they get what they want. But they are not the authorities - no, they are a different group. Think of our earlier talk about the legends of evil creatures associated with the Moon. They are more like this.”

  “What?”

  “No, not werewolves,” Chan laughed briefly, seeing the look on Raynie’
s face. “They are a dark group. People who like to explore that side of life.”

  “Side of life?”

  “Way of life, call it what you will. They like these things.”

  “Do we need to be scared?” Lorraine asked.

  Chan turned and looked her directly in the eye, and before concluding the sentence he scanned them all with his eyes, “Never be scared, or your ego will attract things to be scared about.” This brought them to silence for a moment, as the point felt a bit somber.

  In the morning, they ended up at an institute for the study of movement in water, and its association with the related element of air - as Chan had intended. “People who originally founded this institute were interested to study the wave forms and the rhythmical balance of the elements,” Chan said as they stood outside before entering. “This is very relevant information to our understanding the activation.”

  “I think I know why,” Jenna replied. “I have researched wave forms in the development of the protein strings. We looked into the interruption of circulatory systems being broken into a linear chain of cause and then effect. We…I was designing systems for maintaining the construct of organic laws attached to governing string behavior. Interestingly, when particular elements are interrupted, they always try to return to their original, organic state.”

  “This was also very relevant to establishing fields in flux for the teleport, and for using matter and anti-matter frontier drive systems,” John added. “Like you Jenna, maintaining a stable field or state is required, but in this sense, a state just outside the solid organic, or natural state. This is a fundamental requirement in establishing any type of flux mechanics, otherwise they will phase in and out of operation. This should be interesting.”