Moral Wiz
2007-11-19, 07:45 AM
"It has been thought that paranormal phenomenon, "Magic" if you like, would enter the world in an explosion, mass outbreaks, being weilded by thousands, beyond the ability of any existing authority to control. It was imagined that it would lead to a new age, governments collapsing, new authorities forming.
Well, it has not done that. We are still watching the same dance, listining to the all too familiar music. Only the tempo has changed. The singer may use different words, may even change the lyrics of the whole song, but the tune... that has yet to vary."
The Prime Minister of England; 3rd meeting of COBRA after the "event".
Magic entered our world on July 21st, 2009; at aproximatly 5:13 in the afternoon (That is the time of the first known manifestation, under current reconing.)
At this time, certian members of that varied group known as humanity were gifted with power. How this happened? A total unknown (Dispite the efforts of a myriad number of American "Inital Agencies" on the matter). There was no common factor between those chosen, nor in any subsector of the supernatural weilders. Hell, some of them didn't even realise what had happened to them. There were very few, about 1 - 500,000. Their existance never came into the public eye (there were so few of them; and the world's governments has some experiance in manipulating the media.) But they would have a notable effect on history.
The government of Britan was one of the first to discover it. To be precise, it was British troops in Iraq, who had the misfortune to run up against an insurgent didn't need a bomb to spread flame and death. It was hard, but he was captured.His interegation, and the subsequent findings, caused the British PM to declair a meeting of the emergancy committie COBRA.
A lot was discussed in that room.Such matters as "Do other countries know about this?" "Is this a major threat?" "How can we profit?" "How can we conceal somthing like this from the public" And every other question a worried authority asks itself.
Even more was discussed three weaks later, in the same room, with the addition of one unfortunate civil servent, who seemed to demonstrate powers similar to the ones showing up in reports everywhere. That poor man was given the enviable task of forming the new agiency, known informally amoungst those who formed COBRA's body as AI 7, designed as the governments authority on all matters relating to the supernatural. (It didn't stand for anything. Did it need to?)
That man, who before was happy in a middle management job, low in government, was placed at the head of an orginization with cutting edge military technology, and the ability to request assistance from MI 5, MI 6, Even the army.
Only a government official would believe that someone could cope with that comming out of a clear blue sky. By the next morning, the poor beauracrat had already done the most normal thing possible; indulge in a very large drinking binge and pretend nothing ever happened. That lasted well, untill mid-day the next day, when he was "reminded".
The poor man accepted the job. What choice did he have? He now refers to himself as John Timpson, and has the enviable duty of trying to find and recruit the "Innane", and to compile a comprehensive information on everything that happened since July 21st. Oh, and any screw ups, and his life is first thing to go.
At the same time, another group was forming. This group however, formed rather differently. They were even listed on the stock exchange as "Wholesale suppliers of militry grade+ equipment" They were called Warysia International
The founder of Warysia, Keo Brown, had no magical powers whatso ever. But he knew about their existance all too well. His sister was an "Innane" and had died because of it. The sin of a so called "christian" street gang, who bellieved her unholy. Brown never agreed though. He, and others he found, some supernatural, some not, founded Warysia, the first supernatural company, dedicated to investigation, and utilisation of "magic". He sold his holdings in the company in return for a seat as CEO, the better to oversee their opperations.
Warysia's techs found out a little more interesting infomation quickly. It was not just the few people so far discovered who could command this power. Many of those who could not draw on this "magic" directly could command it "indirectly". Not through simple thought, but through concentration and focus upon a perticular goal. In any indervidual case, such methords would not beat an "Innane" Weilder. But they can acchieve lasting effects more easily, and potential "Indirect"s are far more common. (Comparitivly speaking. About 1- 5000)
Naturally, the corperation set it's sights on hireing as much "Indirecdt" Tallent as it could. What did it have in mind? A question only Keo and the board could tell you.
The book itself would follow AI7 .
Is this better for understanding my idea?
Well, it has not done that. We are still watching the same dance, listining to the all too familiar music. Only the tempo has changed. The singer may use different words, may even change the lyrics of the whole song, but the tune... that has yet to vary."
The Prime Minister of England; 3rd meeting of COBRA after the "event".
Magic entered our world on July 21st, 2009; at aproximatly 5:13 in the afternoon (That is the time of the first known manifestation, under current reconing.)
At this time, certian members of that varied group known as humanity were gifted with power. How this happened? A total unknown (Dispite the efforts of a myriad number of American "Inital Agencies" on the matter). There was no common factor between those chosen, nor in any subsector of the supernatural weilders. Hell, some of them didn't even realise what had happened to them. There were very few, about 1 - 500,000. Their existance never came into the public eye (there were so few of them; and the world's governments has some experiance in manipulating the media.) But they would have a notable effect on history.
The government of Britan was one of the first to discover it. To be precise, it was British troops in Iraq, who had the misfortune to run up against an insurgent didn't need a bomb to spread flame and death. It was hard, but he was captured.His interegation, and the subsequent findings, caused the British PM to declair a meeting of the emergancy committie COBRA.
A lot was discussed in that room.Such matters as "Do other countries know about this?" "Is this a major threat?" "How can we profit?" "How can we conceal somthing like this from the public" And every other question a worried authority asks itself.
Even more was discussed three weaks later, in the same room, with the addition of one unfortunate civil servent, who seemed to demonstrate powers similar to the ones showing up in reports everywhere. That poor man was given the enviable task of forming the new agiency, known informally amoungst those who formed COBRA's body as AI 7, designed as the governments authority on all matters relating to the supernatural. (It didn't stand for anything. Did it need to?)
That man, who before was happy in a middle management job, low in government, was placed at the head of an orginization with cutting edge military technology, and the ability to request assistance from MI 5, MI 6, Even the army.
Only a government official would believe that someone could cope with that comming out of a clear blue sky. By the next morning, the poor beauracrat had already done the most normal thing possible; indulge in a very large drinking binge and pretend nothing ever happened. That lasted well, untill mid-day the next day, when he was "reminded".
The poor man accepted the job. What choice did he have? He now refers to himself as John Timpson, and has the enviable duty of trying to find and recruit the "Innane", and to compile a comprehensive information on everything that happened since July 21st. Oh, and any screw ups, and his life is first thing to go.
At the same time, another group was forming. This group however, formed rather differently. They were even listed on the stock exchange as "Wholesale suppliers of militry grade+ equipment" They were called Warysia International
The founder of Warysia, Keo Brown, had no magical powers whatso ever. But he knew about their existance all too well. His sister was an "Innane" and had died because of it. The sin of a so called "christian" street gang, who bellieved her unholy. Brown never agreed though. He, and others he found, some supernatural, some not, founded Warysia, the first supernatural company, dedicated to investigation, and utilisation of "magic". He sold his holdings in the company in return for a seat as CEO, the better to oversee their opperations.
Warysia's techs found out a little more interesting infomation quickly. It was not just the few people so far discovered who could command this power. Many of those who could not draw on this "magic" directly could command it "indirectly". Not through simple thought, but through concentration and focus upon a perticular goal. In any indervidual case, such methords would not beat an "Innane" Weilder. But they can acchieve lasting effects more easily, and potential "Indirect"s are far more common. (Comparitivly speaking. About 1- 5000)
Naturally, the corperation set it's sights on hireing as much "Indirecdt" Tallent as it could. What did it have in mind? A question only Keo and the board could tell you.
The book itself would follow AI7 .
Is this better for understanding my idea?