“The world is in shock this morning. Sarah O’Connor, superhero, and apparent Saint from history drew the sword from the marble at St. Peters. We were all wondering what it would mean. Now we know that Sarah O’Connor is thousands of years old. She identified herself as the same Sarah who was a Saint in Medieval Britain. Everyone is wondering what her words meant, that she would accept no disobedience. Does she mean to rule the world?
China was the first. North Korea has declared her an enemy of the state due to her involvement with what they call an unprovoked attack in 2022. The Taliban have cracked down as women have flooded the streets in support of this new female prophet.
Christians around the world are wondering if this is a return to the God of the Old Testament. Other religions are calling her the new Prophet of God. Claiming she is of all races because she seems to have no true shape. Spontaneous protests against governments who have banned the woman from their borders have sprung up worldwide. The Jewish faith is reportedly split on the meaning of her arrival. Noted Jewish Scholars are in debate whether she is descended from the line of David and if she is the messiah that was prophesied as she seems to be any gender, shape she wants. They also note she has never once referred to Jesus as the Messiah. Only as a good man. The middle east is in the midst of a religious upheaval. Leading to violent clashes between different sects in the streets. In one instance a fundamentalist Imam that spoke out against Enid Aurelius was stoned to death in the streets for speaking blasphemy. Fundamentalists are saying she is an agent of chaos. More open sects are saying she is the ideal Muslim woman because she has lived by their prophet’s words, she has been a dutiful wife, she has birthed children, she has been charitable, she has cared for her neighbors, what god has asked she has done. The world is seeing chaos on an unprecedented scale.
More references are being reported throughout recorded history. Once thought myths are being re-evaluated through the lens of an immortal woman. Stories of a European woman who visited a Navajo tribe before the new World was discovered are being circulated online. She slew an army of demons, adopted a child, and vanished in a beam of light. Things that were once the realm of crack alien theories are now thought to be the truth. Pictures of a fire haired woman in ancient Egyptian art wielding lightning as a weapon. How many Greek stories were created about her? How old as she really?
Scientists are baffled by her existence. DNA collected as part an investigation at her identities home in Edmonton have been rushed to testing. They matched the DNA found in Saint Sarah of Savia’s crystal sarcophagus. Her sample has also been matched to US military records we are told by the US government. Nothing in the blood sample indicates how she could be immortal; In fact, she appears to be human woman of European descent. Who is really? What is she? Is she God in mortal form. Is she an alien preying on our religious beliefs? Is she an angel? Unless she is open to tests these answers may never be known.
President Morris has stated that no matter what her name or how old she is, Sarah O’Connor is an American Hero and would always be treated as such. Canada’s Prime Minister has been quoted as saying that the woman in question does hold lawful Canadian Citizenship. Our sources in Edmonton Alberta have confirmed her residence there and that she is attending senior high school. We’ve also confirmed her age to be listed seventeen years old and that she had a recent birthday.
How many human lives has she lived? How many are like her in the world? Who is this husband she refers too? What are the legalities of this? The only birth certificates available show she is either forty-seven years old, or seventeen? Is she an adult? Countries do not even have laws determining how this works. We have gathered a panel of experts to this with more depth. Dr. Silvio Jackson, Professor of Law at Harvard, Bishop Derek Kelly, Senator Tucker, and General Morris.
Let’s start with you Dr. Jackson, what are the legalities of this woman’s citizenship, age, well everything?”
“Those are questions that could take us years to answer. Research tells us that she has a valid degree in computer science. Her university friends confirm she went to school with them. Her crewmates confirm she was on their ship. She did these things. She earned her pilot’s license. We can’t prove she is not Sarah O’Connor. By the same token, we cannot prove she is not this seventeen-year-old girl from Canada. As for her true citizenship, where was she born? Does that even apply anymore? She claims to have been born in Scotland. Does that make her British citizen? Her apparent date of birth was before any of our current laws applied, and before any of our current countries or governments existed. DNA tests have proven she was Saint Sarah of Savia, that makes her a noblewoman, a duchess. Does that still apply? And can she be licensed to do anything? Our systems have mandatory age cut offs, based on her apparent true age, she would have been forced into retirement two thousand years ago. It is going to be decades sorting out the legal ramifications of this.”
“Thank you for your insight, Dr. Jackson. Senator Tucker, what do you think of the President’s declaration that Sarah O’Connor will always be an American Hero?”
“I agree with her one hundred percent. This woman fought in wars for us, accepted assignments others balked at. She did everything our military asked of her, and more. When we have been threatened by these so-called super terrorists and we asked her to respond, she did, and she minimized damaged and when she could she brought them in alive.”
“Your democratic counterparts disagree with you vehemently, calling her a threat to freedom.”
“They’ll call everything a threat to freedom. She is a force for law and order in the world. She has always abided by our laws. Her military record was exemplary. Her police record even more so. She is beyond reproach in my opinion. This Black Son she called out, I’m with the president. You tell us when and where this world ending threat is and you’ll have the full support of the US Military and our allies if we have anything to say about it.”
“Thank you, Senator. General Morris what are your thoughts on this? Your wife’s words were quite clear.”
“I met Commander O’Connor on Okinawa just after the North Korean Nuclear deterrence air raid. She was in my opinion a good soldier. Knowing what I know now, and looking back, I’d say she was one of the best of us. Obviously, she has seen a lot of battle and death in her life. She’s two thousand years old, yet when I spoke to her, her main concern was the men she lost in that air raid. How can a woman who has lived for so long and has probably seen thousands of loved ones live and die, and still mourn for her lost pilots be bad? She wouldn’t be calling this Black Son out now if she wasn’t ready for him. She graduated top of her class from our strategic thinking courses. Everything she did at the Basilica was calculated to have the psychological impact on her enemies that she desired. She’s five moves ahead of the rest of the world I can guarantee you that. I support my wife in everything she said, I always do.”
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“Thank you General. Bishop, there must be a lot of ramifications for your faith with the revelations last night could you tell us you’re views on this?”
“This unprecedented, as we have all said. Two messengers from God? The revelation that we have a living Saint in the world. Now we’re finding out about a Doctor in Scotland, Doctor Stuart, that was likely her, who healed many children thought past the point of saving, miraculously. There were discussions of having her canonized as a Saint. Now we know why. How many lives has she saved in her lifetime? People are saying she has threatened the world at large, but I believe she was speaking to a certain few, the truly unrepentant sinners. We are still waiting on guidance from the Holy See, so more I cannot say. Beyond, the Vatican has stated that we are looking at the second coming, that God has sent his daughter to sacrifice herself to save us.”
“Thank you, Bishop. Let’s open up the floor to discuss this further.”
*****
Enid looked at the biggest of the threads on social media. One which started with a post by whom she was assumed was Allison.
I was in a car accident. Enid Aurelius healed me and nearly died doing so. It was a miracle. She is a miracle.
The posts that followed brought tears to Enid’s eyes because they were mostly from children she had saved. Many said she saved my life and now I have children of my own. If not for her my children would not exist. Bless you Saint Enid.
*****
Carla sat in the waiting area for the oval office. She heard her name called and she stood up and entered. She wasn’t as young as she used to be, and this being flown out in the middle of the night to answer to the President’s beck and call had ruffled her feathers. When she entered, she was greeted by President Morris, the vice president, several others, one of which was another retiree. An admiral.
“Please have a seat, Carla, Thank you for coming on such short notice.”
“You’re welcome. I’m not sure what I can tell you that I didn’t put in my report.”
“Reports are impersonal I wanted your opinion on this Enid person.”
The president held up an unredacted version of her Project Raijin after action report.
“You gave her the highest-level threat classification we have. Yet told us to leave her alone. Why?”
“Because she’s a force of nature. Like a hurricane, to survive it you need to get out of her way, or board your windows and hope she passes you by.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, she captured an entire Soviet submarine by herself, by threatening them. She can call down lightning on command. And I assume cause forty kiloton explosions without leaving a trace beyond a bit of blood. Look Madam president. We don’t want any part of her. If we stay out of her way, we are beneath her notice.”
“A superpower is beneath her notice?”
“Do we pay attention to an ant hill that happens to exist somewhere we will never cross paths with? You have people who have met her and know her. She seems nice, decent, honest, but I’ve seen her angry. Without the veil of humanity. That…woman, she is so far beyond us we may as well be ants. She can move faster than we can perceive. She can crush things with her mind.”
“Why would she join our Navy then?”
“I’d take her at her word on that, she wanted to fly fighters. She has feelings, emotions, we watched her care for an old man for no other reason than he was her neighbor and had no one else. She had friends. She was a doctor for Christ’s sake. I’m just saying based on our psych profiles, if we stay out of her way, she will leave us be. If we harm her, or her loved ones she will become the wrath of God she claims to be. You tell her the Soviets were responsible for her neighbor’s death, show her the evidence. I guarantee you they would lose that war.”
“Why didn’t we tell her then?”
“Because I wasn’t about to tell someone who has a volatile temper her friend was killed when she can waltz into a nuclear sub, convince the crew that the Soviet Union was the United States and that we had launched nukes and that orders are wipe out as much as they can before they lose.”
Silence ruled in the office for a few moments as her words sunk in.
“She could have easily done that with the sub she captured if she wanted too. You didn’t interview them. They were completely in her control.”
“So, it is your assessment we stay out of her way?”
“You want to guarantee she ignores you? Give her your blessing.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean endorse her. Call her an American Hero. She’ll do her best to avoid even coming near us. She seemed to pride herself on her neutrality when it came to world governments. It’s not a lie she a medal of honor recipient.”
“You know, you have a good point… Although I was hoping we could ask her for help with something.”
“What? That’s playing with fire Madam President.”
“Don’t worry about it. Thank you for your input, Carla and your long years of service. I’ll make sure your consulting fee is paid in full. If everyone will excuse us, my husband and I have something to discuss.”
*****
Lucius paced on the balcony looking out over the night cloaked Prague. A wide grin gracing his handsome face.
“Gaius, she handed herself to us on a silver platter.”
“She did my lord.”
“How many nights have I told them she will be the death of us?”
“Too many, my lord.”
“Gaius, you will be our messenger. Gather as many vampires as you can and put an end to this farce of her being the Empress. Bring her back to me.”
“Sire, you are nearly her equal should it not be you? She even asked for you to join her by name.”
“Gaius, this is a way for you to prove your strength. I have been telling you for centuries if you want to be the big man in the council chambers, you’re going to have to impress your creator. Isis is not easy to impress, bringing her Enid, that would bring a smile to her face.”
Gaius thought for a few moments a smile crossing his lips and he nodded.
“I am giving you a gift, I’m letting you be the hero, should you fail, I will step in, save you and end this myself.”
“Will she still… trust you are there to fight at her side if we attack her first?”
“You saw her, she truly thinks she can still sway me to her side to fight this Black Son, she is as obsessed as our sister was.”
“Your sister was present at the ceremony, my lord.”
“A vampire made up to look like her was. My father executed her. I saw nothing of the confidence and power of my sister in her. A cheap knock off at best. Though I did see Eyre there. My brat of a stepdaughter. I will gladly behead her in front of my wife to show her that cheating on our vows is not tolerated.”
“My Lord…”
“Gaius, my wife is ready to submit to me. Should she survive you that is. If you could keep her alive so I may enjoy her begging for her daughter’s life it would be appreciated.”
“As My Lord wishes. I have already started gathering our forces. We will meet her in this Edmonton, Alberta and crush her and her allies.”
“Excellent.”