The Prophecy of Agnes

Black Sky Event <^>

Agnes and Charlie sat in front the blazing hearth.
It was a cool summer evening in August.
"Do you remember where you were when the lights went out?"
Agnes asked Charlie as they snuggled together under a quilt.
"I was watching the first transgender Doctor Who." he giggled.
Agnes snorted a laugh, "That was a fun sci-fi."
She rubbed her eyes, "Imagine living hundreds of years as
a man; a Time Lord and then regenerating as hot chick."
They laughed and clinked their glasses.

After a futile war in North Korea, China and the United states
had used nukes against in each other.
The resulting loss of power grids and infrastructure caught most
of the world off guard.
Millions of people died in the initial destruction of cities.
And millions more died from a lack of food and medical assistance.
Transportation and communications were for military use only.

"There was a great eclipse that crossed the country." Agnes whispered.
"Yeah every hundred years." Charlie filled his glass with bordello.
"That's when the Martians started popping up." he clinked his glass with hers.
Agnes fidgeted under the quilt, "They helped us survive."
Charlie looked over his shoulder at the gandfather pendulum clock.
It was almost midnight August 20th the anniversary of
Alternative III. ...

"The Martians took our nukes away and our fossil fuel." Charlie said
and kissed Agnes.
"But, you can't stop capitalism." Charlie raised his glass in a salute...
"Yeah, the global corporations made a deal with the Martians and here we are."
Agnes and Charlie threw their glasses into the blazing hearth ..
They drank from the bottle.
"Natural selection." Poe said. He had been standing quietly in the corner of the darkened
hall only the light from hearth outlined his silhouette.
"Jesus! You should announce your presence." Agnes gasped and drank more wine.

"I too remember the world's end." Poe continued, "It altered my birth."
Charlie scratched his head, "How old are you?"
Poe's face wrinkled as he smiled, "I am 12."
Agnes shook her head, "You look great.. Cheers!"
"Electromagnetic drive, that's how the world started over." Charlie mused:
"The Martians had given us a new power source that would never be depleted."
"We had a new Earth and a new Heaven." Agnes exclaimed as she raised the bottle.
Poe stepped forward with a fresh bottle on a tray with glasses.


Reflections~ Can good come from evil?
???????????? Or is everything God's will?


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