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[Kiwi]

So this is my first try at this, I've recently become interested in trying to write a short story (Or more if it happens). I've always loved TV series like Heroes and Alphas, or movies like X-men where it's set on our world, where humans end up with extraordinary abilities.

However, I began to realize that if I went that route, I'd be opening a can of worms due to the massive amount of abilities possible. So, I've taken a page from BS and decided to limit the abilities to a set of abilities with rules inherently obtained by being one of these Evolved Human Beings ("Slang" term for them atm is "Evo" or "Evos" for plural).

I haven't quite fleshed out what all the abilities will be, but I think I'm leaning towards them mostly having to do w/ control over one's mind and body (Muscles specifically). Obvious ones from below are Telekinesis and some type of high pitched scream by manipulating the vocal chords. The changing eye color also has to do w/ control of one's body. Another possible one could be Telepathic communication (Evos can block other Evos from looking into their mind though).

Anywho, that part is still a work in progress. So here's my prologue, and first paragraph of Chapter 1.

Prologue

Friday December 28, 2012

I don’t know who this will reach, or if it will even reach anyone. My name is not important, for I fear I will soon be silenced anyway. What is important, however, is something I have had the great misfortune of witnessing. I was merely a bystander to what happened, but I can tell you now; the world will never be the same again.

It’s been one week now since it happened. Friday December 21, 2012, the infamous date everyone scoffed at and ignored, or patiently waited for to see what would happen. My wife’s due date was set for December 25, but as usual nothing ever goes according to plan. Boy is that an understatement…

She went into labor late Thursday night. Drugs were administered for pain, and a room was set up for the birth. The moment we had been waiting 9 months for was finally here. I don’t know how they scale the difficulty of a child birth, they all seem pretty damnation difficult if you ask me, but apparently this was an extremely difficult one. The doctors wore confused expressions on their faces as they worked into the early hours of the morning.

After what seemed like a lifetime, the room let out a sigh of relief… and then gasped it right back in. The child had the most unnaturally white irises. We thought something was wrong. Was it sick? Was it some sort of disease or abnormality? Then, suddenly its eyes turned a bright violet, then a neon pink, and soon enough the irises were changing colors so fast it looked like a rainbow was trying to escape through my child’s eyes.

And then, things went terribly wrong. First the baby started crying, as most do when they first come into the world. This was no ordinary crying though, it was deafening. It was like nails on a chalkboard, a fork on a porcelain plate, and the highest frequency pitch that humans can distinguish mixed together and the volume set to eleven.

Objects started flying across the room. Canisters were falling off shelves, scalpels and other instruments zigzagged through the air, all while doctors and nurses covered their ears to block out what can only be described as a human dog whistle. Unfortunately there was no time to react or dodge anything. There were many casualties, including my wife. My child, my own flesh and blood, was inadvertently responsible for the death of his mother. What a way to start your life…

Little did we know that our tragic incident wasn’t the only one of its kind. I’ve heard reports of similar events taking place at nearby hospitals in the area. I thought this kind of thing would be blasted all over every news channel, but anyone who’s paying attention can see the government’s hand trying to cover up these events. This is why I must get this message to anyone who will listen. I can see them watching me from across the street, and I fear they may be listening into my conversations or hacking into my computer.

I don’t know what I saw exactly, things were very hectic, but I have a feeling I may have witnessed a new species being born; an evolution of humankind if you will. If I am right, I am terrified at what the future holds for our world. Our government is already meddling into it, and they obviously want to control the situation, but to what extent? How will all the other governments of the world handle this? I can’t imagine our small pinprick on the globe being the only place this has happened.

So please, whoever finds and reads this, tell everyone you know what has happened. I have witnessed something so miraculous and terrifying that I must tell someone, and the possibility of being silenced bolsters my desire to get this information to the public. I can’t even begin to fathom what this will lead to in the years to come, but whatever it is, I fear the outcome is nothing like what we expected.

Chapter 1

I guess we should have known this day was coming; the day the entire world was turned on its head. Conspiracy theorists had been screaming at the world that it would happen, while scientists and the like had been vehemently denying such a thing could happen. Neither side had any idea what was coming, nor did they know the whole story. A crucial part of the puzzle was missing. Facts and stories had been lost or forgotten. It wasn’t the end of the world; it was a test for the world.

Let me know what you guys think

Edited September 12, 2012 by Kiwi

[Aeshdan he/him]

So this is my first try at this, I've recently become interested in trying to write a short story (Or more if it happens). I've always loved TV series like Heroes and Alphas, or movies like X-men where it's set on our world, where humans end up with extraordinary abilities.

However, I began to realize that if I went that route, I'd be opening a can of worms due to the massive amount of abilities possible. So, I've taken a page from BS and decided to limit the abilities to a set of abilities with rules inherently obtained by being one of these Evolved Human Beings ("Slang" term for them atm is "Evo" or "Evos" for plural).

I haven't quite fleshed out what all the abilities will be, but I think I'm leaning towards them mostly having to do w/ control over one's mind and body (Muscles specifically). Obvious ones from below are Telekinesis and some type of high pitched scream by manipulating the vocal chords. The changing eye color also has to do w/ control of one's body. Another possible one could be Telepathic communication (Evos can block other Evos from looking into their mind though).

Anywho, that part is still a work in progress. So here's my prologue, and first paragraph of Chapter 1.

Prologue

Friday December 28, 2012

I don’t know who this will reach, or if it will even reach anyone. My name is not important, for I fear I will soon be silenced anyway. What is important, however, is something I have had the great misfortune of witnessing. I was merely a bystander to what happened, but I can tell you now; the world will never be the same again.

It’s been one week now since it happened. Friday December 21, 2012, the infamous date everyone scoffed at and ignored, or patiently waited for to see what would happen. My wife’s due date was set for December 25, but as usual nothing ever goes according to plan. Boy is that an understatement…

She went into labor late Thursday night. Drugs were administered for pain, and a room was set up for the birth. The moment we had been waiting 9 months for was finally here. I don’t know how they scale the difficulty of a child birth, they all seem pretty damnation difficult if you ask me, but apparently this was an extremely difficult one. The doctors wore confused expressions on their faces as they worked into the early hours of the morning.

After what seemed like a lifetime, the room let out a sigh of relief… and then gasped it right back in. The child had the most unnaturally white irises. We thought something was wrong. Was it sick? Was it some sort of disease or abnormality? Then, suddenly its eyes turned a bright violet, then a neon pink, and soon enough the irises were changing colors so fast it looked like a rainbow was trying to escape through my child’s eyes.

And then, things went terribly wrong. First the baby started crying, as most do when they first come into the world. This was no ordinary crying though, it was deafening. It was like nails on a chalkboard, a fork on a porcelain plate, and the highest frequency pitch that humans can distinguish mixed together and the volume set to eleven.

Objects started flying across the room. Canisters were falling off shelves, scalpels and other instruments zigzagged through the air, all while doctors and nurses covered their ears to block out what can only be described as a human dog whistle. Unfortunately there was no time to react or dodge anything. There were many casualties, including my wife. My child, my own flesh and blood, was inadvertently responsible for the death of his mother. What a way to start your life…

Little did we know that our tragic incident wasn’t the only one of its kind. I’ve heard reports of similar events taking place at nearby hospitals in the area. I thought this kind of thing would be blasted all over every news channel, but anyone who’s paying attention can see the government’s hand trying to cover up these events. This is why I must get this message to anyone who will listen. I can see them watching me from across the street, and I fear they may be listening into my conversations or hacking into my computer.

I don’t know what I saw exactly, things were very hectic, but I have a feeling I may have witnessed a new species being born; an evolution of humankind if you will. If I am right, I am terrified at what the future holds for our world. Our government is already meddling into it, and they obviously want to control the situation, but to what extent? How will all the other governments of the world handle this? I can’t imagine our small pinprick on the globe being the only place this has happened.

So please, whoever finds and reads this, tell everyone you know what has happened. I have witnessed something so miraculous and terrifying that I must tell someone, and the possibility of being silenced bolsters my desire to get this information to the public. I can’t even begin to fathom what this will lead to in the years to come, but whatever it is, I fear the outcome is nothing like what we expected.

Chapter 1

I guess we should have known this day was coming; the day the entire world was turned on its head. Conspiracy theorists had been screaming at the world that it would happen, while scientists and the like had been vehemently denying such a thing could happen. Neither side had any idea what was coming, nor did they know the whole story. A crucial part of the puzzle was missing. Facts and stories had been lost or forgotten. It wasn’t the end of the world; it was a test for the world.

Let me know what you guys think

Very interesting take on the whole Altered idea. Usually, paranormal powers don't activate until the Evo is several years old at least, often not until the teens or even the twenties. (usually either the powers don't activate until puberty or the brain structures responsible take a while to devleop). I think this is to prevent exactly this effect.

[Kiwi]

Hmmmm, that's a very good point, but the way I'm spinning it is that this is a one day thing. There is a bigger picture type thing, but lets just say this sudden evolution of every baby born on that date is a gift, and part of a test from an outside source.

Can't give away all the goodies yet :-P

Thank you for the feedback regardless, I appreciate it a lot

Edited September 13, 2012 by Kiwi