Chapter 2:

Chapter 2

On that cold autumn morning, no one had ever expected such an incredible and catastrophic event. From that moment on, no one but everyone began to understand what it means to feel fear.

On the TV, the man in the mask who calls himself God was beginning his speech, but it was in those dark and frightening moments that Albert accidentally thought of his past, of the day he went hunting with his father in the Oregon forests, of those carefree days when he could smile without any problems.

The man began his speech with a tone that was strong and decisive, but which seemed almost sadistic deep down.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why I have appeared in this guise to you is very simple, I am afraid. Yes, I have a deep rooted fear of the future, a fear that lurks within us and only comes out in the darkest moments," said the masked man at the beginning of his speech.

Obviously this seemed strange to everyone, as if it was still unclear why we were all staring at that screen, incredulous, almost petrified. "I'm afraid for me, but also for you, I'm afraid for your children and your families, I'm really saddened.... But above all, I am afraid that you will go on living" with these sadistic words, uttered with a bloody expression and without the slightest trace of humanity, the man who called himself GOD, rightfully became part of our nightmares.

"I want to present you with a problem and give you a solution, and of course put you in front of a punishment in case the problem is not solved. The situation is simple, now it is up to you to decide how to act." After these words Albert turned to his mother and sister, and looking at them with an almost sad face, he said "what's going on?, why do they have to tease us like this, it almost seems like the government wants to make us into puppets".

Clara, her eyes almost out of their sockets, looked at Albert and said nothing, her gaze petrified the boy's vocal cords, leaving him there in agony, looking at the television. "The problem is this, the world is exploited and abused every day by man who does it only for the sake of enrichment and exponential growth rather than for himself and his species.

You obviously know this is intolerable, but you continue to use products made from fossil fuels and drive petrol cars. This is just the tip of the iceberg, now is the time to act.... "From the window of Albert's house, a siren could be heard in the distance, getting closer and closer, then more sirens appeared and more sirens appeared, and by now there was only chaos, it seemed as if they were living in the desert, or in Mad Max, rather than in Washington.

"The solution to the problem is very simple, once we have finished this recording we will forward to everyone an annual programme for the rehabilitation of the planet, which all the rulers of every country in the world will have to sign and obviously respect, this is the only way to allow everyone to return to live in a better world without more discrimination and corruption for the vile money". "Finally, there is the penalty if it is not signed by all the nations of the world, in 48 hours I will reappear right here, and if it is not approved by all, immediately an emergency measure will be taken to eradicate the problem at the root, I do not say more not to make spoilers hahah. Even just from these last words, one could easily guess what was going to happen, but nobody believed it, in the end why believe the ravings of a poor sadistic madman.

Or at least that's what everyone thought.... The video ended with the ultimatum and a final laugh, everything resumed as before, the cooking programme and everything else.

It seemed as if nothing had happened. However, shortly afterwards, files containing the programme developed by the terrorists appeared on all our mobile phones. They were pages and pages of plans to eradicate the culture of oil and consumerism (American homeland).

As the hours passed, many leaders made statements, such as the President of the United States, who said decisively and definitively, "we will not stop, to give in to such insulting threats would be to diminish our nation, the largest and most powerful in the world. So now we will engage in the fight against crime against these notorious terrorists who threaten not only us politicians but also the good people".

But looking back, I think that this was the exact moment when it was still possible to turn back, when you crossed the threshold of rejection, you had to look reality in the face, which was that we were in the wrong anyway.

"i keep wondering how we got to this point, after thousands of years where people have tried in so many ways to bring about new discoveries and innovations. from fire to stone, from steel to gold, from trains to planes, from oil to global warming. It's not just me who wants to put an end to this current of thought, it's all of us, only you still don't fully understand how far we have to go".

These were the last words spoken by the masked man, or at least they were the last words Albert remembered, it seemed as if he had gone into some kind of trance state at some point and had been plunged into darkness.

After 48 hours, of course, he reappeared, at the same time and with almost diabolical timing, he appeared before us, or rather, he stood before us.

"Hello everyone, here I am back, I haven't been gone long and you were already missing me eh?, I am ready to show you everything, but first answer this question. What are we to the earth, what do we represent to her, mother nature almighty?" when Albert heard this question he began to think about it, he wondered how it was possible that the earth, in all its greatness, could be represented by this little man, but at that moment he was the most heard man in the world.

Asking a question is difficult, giving an answer is even more so. "We represent a form of life for the earth, we are a living being that thrives on its land" Susan said, turning towards her mother, "I think we are one of the most evolved living organisms and for this reason we need more resources and therefore a greater exploitation of the land" Clara answered, her face revealing a sense of insecurity. "No, my dear ladies and gentlemen, no, we are an organism on the planet, but not what you think, if I had to classify us I would say that we are parasites, yes, filthy parasites who feed on the soil that supports them, without even showing respect, who kill animals and other forms of life for the sheer sake of it.

But most of all they are destroying the only place in the universe that they can call home".

"No, my dear ladies and gentlemen, no, we are an organism on the planet, but not what you think, if I had to classify us I would say that we are parasites, yes, filthy parasites who feed on the soil that supports them, without even showing respect, who kill animals and other forms of life for the sheer sake of it. The masked man who called himself god spoke these words with a frightening firmness that froze the blood in his veins. Albert turned his head at a noise he had just heard, it was his mobile phone, it was being called by John, Mark, Reginald and Peter.

"Hey Albert have you seen what the hell is going on, this man is a madman, how do you come up with hacking the entire information system of the world just to send this crap, let's see what he does now" said Reginald who meanwhile was ready to eat his usual popcorn, in front of the TV with Mark.

"Now it's time to decide on the punishment. Since the first country to reject the treaty is the great America, or so its president calls it, I think the first punishment should be for her to suffer, the land of opportunity. So without further ado count with me, 3,2,1, bye bye mr. president!".

after these words, spoken in a hoarse voice with a hint of sadism inside, the most incredible thing I have ever seen happened. The man who until recently was just a clown on TV had just become the number 1 terrorist in the world, for one simple reason. at the very moment he finished counting, he snapped his fingers and blew up the white house, killing 63 people, and leaving 6 others injured. Also among the dead was the president with the vice president and the secretary of defense.

Albert at that moment saw a cloud of fire and smoke, thickening outside his balcony, shortly after he felt the power of the shock wave that crashed against the windows, that moment will be remembered by posterity as the day of salvation. this was the beginning of the war that changed humanity forever.