The Chronicles of Aallandranon - Episode One - Ant-Lion Read Online Free PDF

understand, William. ” Jonathan approached the
stacks of tables quarantining William to the brig. William said
nothing. “ Our path is clear of all obstacles and your
dreams have convinced you that I ’ m trying to destroy the
world. In actuality, had your plan to destroy the reactor worked,
we are still within proximity of the Oort Cloud. You may have come
close to destroying our solar system, Earth
included. ”
    “ Protecting Earth was never my intention. ” William dropped to his
haunches and folded his hands together.
    Jonathan paced. “ Tell me something:
this figure from your dreams, are you sure he wanted you to destroy
the Enigma? ”
    William looked at Jonathan
curiously.
    “ Did
he really say destroy it, or was he talking about something else? I
saw the recording in your room. It was nearly impossible to
decipher what that man was trying to tell you. Perhaps he somehow
sent us a message from the future and you happened to be the
receiver of said message. Since we cannot know of what he was
trying to convey to us, any action to continue or prevent a future
situation is just as liable to cause the situation. Such is the
nature of trying to change the future. ”
    William gave a casual snort. “ I had a lot of
dreams. ”
    “ What else do you know? ” Jonathan asked. “ Who was the
girl that was murdered in your dream ? ”
    “ That is the question, isn ’ t it, Doctor
Tabith? ” William dropped to his side and rolled over with his back
to Jonathan.
    Ralph and Jonathan left the Cargo Hold and
entered the cafeteria. It was late, so there were only about thirty
people eating at the long tables dispersed throughout the
room.
    “ Sadly that ’ s more than I got out of him. ” Ralph
said.
    “ He’ ll tell me more. Give
him some time in solitary confinement to
reflect. ”
    Three days later, Jonathan returned to the
Lock-up with a tray of food. Corn on the cob and two pieces of
turkey breast. William lay on his side in the same position he had
been in when Jonathan left previously. Jonathan slid the tray to
the back of the table.
    William turned over and sat facing
Jonathan.
    “ Tell me more. ” Jonathan said. “ If you have
information that may prevent a catastrophe, then I want to do
whatever it takes to comply in keeping that from
happening. ”
    “ Maybe it ’ s not about preventing a catastrophe, but keeping one
at bay. Suppose society on Earth breaks down and everyone has to
live off the land again, which as you know is no longer possible on
our world, what will inevitably happen to Earth and its primary
race of Homo sapiens? ”
    “ We ’ d kill each other. ” Jonathan answered.
    “ And
resort to cannibalism. Humans eating humans, brother eating
brother. Now, what of the universe? What happens if humans, like an
intergalactic disease, spread to other worlds, other solar systems,
taking over whole galaxies? What happens when we ’ ve consumed everything
in the universe? ”
    “ By
your logic, we ’ ll eat each other. That ’ s just an assumption.
You ’ re
trying to change a future that has only been conceived within the
confines of your mind. ”
    “ We
are the future, Jonathan. We ’ re the
virus. ”
    “ So
why protect Earth then? If we ’ re just a plague that
needs to be wiped out, then for what good should we
exist? ”
    “ I
already told you: Earth isn ’ t important. Do you
believe humans are the only sentient race in the
universe? ” William asked.
    “ I
deal in things I know and understand, and so far as I know,
human-kind has never come into contact with another race similar to
ours on another planet. ”
    “ You ’ re in for a big surprise. ” William
smirked. “ Good day to you, Doctor
Tabith. ” He got to his feet, took his tray and sat back down with
his back to the tables.
     
     

 
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    “ He’ s just crazy.
There ’ s no reasoning with him. ” Elizabeth said at the bar a few hours
later.
    “ I
can ’ t
shake the feeling that he knows