CYBERDIVINITY
Cyber-Divinity -Chapter 01: The
Secret Sect- Edison Carter made his
way carefully through the rim of the town that made up the no man's
land between the city and its fringes. He was, as usual, searching
for something that would make a good story. So far he had done
shows on Security Systems (that had nearly cost him and Bryce Lynch
their lives), the Vu-Age church, Dream-Vu (he still missed Paddy
Ashton), and the recent telelection in which Simon Peller had managed
to get back into the public's good graces. This last had followed a
temporary hiatus in his governorship when Edison's scandalous
Harriet Garth report had caused both Network 23 and its rival Network
66 to lose the previous election. But what would catch
the public's eye? They were so used to the action-packed excitement
of Edison's recent reports that he doubted very seriously that he
would get away with a simple report on how well the zoo was getting
on with the new animals unless a cougar escaped its cage and started
mauling people. As he walked into the
Ouzo Bar just inside the Fringes, Edison saw two people in white
cloaks wander by, chatting softly to each other. He couldn't hear
most of what they were saying. Two words did meet his ears, however,
and he turned a curious head to ask what they were talking about. But
by then, the two were gone and all that remained were the two words
that still rang in Edison's ears: "The virgin." Edison looked into his
vidicam. "Theora. Did you catch where that pair just went?" "Two doors down,
Edison," Theora replied. "On the right." Edison followed
Theora's directions and found himself in a small room that was lit
by one candle. Around it sat seven cloaked figures. Edison couldn't
tell by looking at them whether they were male or female. The cloaks
were unrevealing. One of them spoke
softly. She seemed to be the leader of the group. "Holy virgin, holiest
of all the cyberpunks," she prayed, "whom we shall not fail. We
worship thee."
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