HUMANITY: A Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Novel Read Free Page A

Mich couldn’t tell if he was shocked or excited. “I’ll be right back,” Benny stuttered.
    Mich laughed and gave him an approving nod.

Chapter Five
    “ M issile Strikes on South Korea ”
    Headlines across the world were plastered with the news the next day. The nuclear attacks in the Middle East had emboldened the northern regime. A simultaneous video threat was issued by Shashu Shabuli’s terrorist organization and posted on Youtube:
    A man covered from head-to-toe in a brown cloth stood proudly over a decrepit young American. The captor could only be seen through the slit around his eyes and was wielding a large machete. The prisoner was wearing a thin, white cloth, appeared to be about 20-25 years of age, and looked more tired and reserved than he was afraid. It was almost as if he was expecting what was about to happen and had just chosen to accept it. The prisoner spoke:
    “My name is Sam Black. My wife’s name is Kelly Black. I have 2 children, a boy and a girl. I just want to say that I’m sorry to my family, and I hope you’ll forgive me. Withdrawal all military personnel immediately. All hope is lost.”
    After a brief pause the man in brown spoke through the cloth around his mouth:
    “ Infidels! Yesterday was a great victory for all that are righteous. Millions of innocent people have given their life because of your mistakes and unwillingness to cooperate. Today our allies in Korea have joined our cause, and we will no longer be oppressed by your arrogance and greed. Withdrawal your troops immediately, or there will be more bloodshed that follows. You are given 48 hours only. I assure you all–Americans, Europeans and all infidels that oppose us–that our power is not isolated to the Middle-East. Your people have been warned.”
    The terrorist immediately cut through the man’s neck with the machete and held his decapitated head up to the camera.
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    “... a nd over here we have our nitrogen tanks. VPoint maintains over 50 million gallons of nitrogen at any given time to assist with the initial freeze,” a blond woman in a white scientist robe said as she pointed to the large white cylinders to the left of Mich.
    Mich nodded. “I’d like to see that actual freezing chamber if I can.” So far, the advanced facilities seemed impressive, but he was ready to get to the meet and bones of the operation.
    “Right this way, Mr. Sandstone.”
    The girl turned and began walking towards a large double door with a wide sign that read “RESTRICTED” in all red letters. She punched a code into the small metal box to the right of the door and pushed the handle in while motioning for Mich to enter.
    The inside of the freezing chamber was surprisingly small, having a large, metal, casket-like device with a clear half-cylinder on the top, slightly bigger than the size of a human. The top was propped up so it was easy to see that there was nothing inside. “This is our containment cell,” the girl said as she slid her finger against the side.
    The walls and ceiling were a solid, tiled metal, and there were no other distinguishing features in the room other than a steel control board with several buttons on top, mounted 5 feet away from the container.
    “After a client is sealed in the containment cell, we motion for them to count to three, and within a millisecond, the chamber is filled with our proprietary liquid, and they are instantly frozen.” She pointed to a circular outline on the floor which was about the same diameter of the container. “After a quality control check, the container is sent through this passage to our storage tunnel, which is over a mile underground. The suspended body is safe from all outside elements and is reanimated after the agreed upon time.”
    “Wow, that’s amazing,” Mich gushed.
    “Indeed it is Mr. Sandstone.” The woman lifted her hand to adjust the VPoint ID badge dangling around her neck. “Energy is stored in a proprietary