Council of Blood

by SandyRook77

This is a tale of what if? What if Alie was actually Becca's twin sister? What if they shared Nightblood not only with the ground but also the Ark? What if there were two sets of AI implants? One went to the ground & a pair went to the Ark? What if Clarke and 11 others were born Nightbloods? What if the serum evolved? What if they were A/B/Os? Well, this is my answer.

1. Prologue

Ninety-seven years ago, the Earth, as we knew it, ended in a wave of fire, killing everything in its path. There were survivors. Those that fled into space among thirteen space stations and those that buried themselves in bunkers. An Artificial Intelligence had broken through protective firewalls and sent nuclear weapons across the Earth in order to save mankind, killing 6.5 billion people in the process. It thought that it had done the right thing. After all, mankind was its own worst enemy. History had proven it time and time again.

The AI's creator became determined to fix and atone for her creation. Her mistake. After two years of research and experimenting, she had finally figured out where she had gone wrong. The goal had been right, but it had been the path that was wrongfully chosen. As smart as an AI could be, there was no way to teach a machine how to be a human. For that was all it really was, a machine. A machine could not feel. Could not look beyond facts. Could not see the inherent strength and desire that pushed mankind to reach above and beyond what was in front of them. History had proven that when push came to shove, mankind would find a way to prevail.

This, the creator knew. What she had wanted to teach the AI and the only way for it to work was to meld the AI with the human mind. The mind was a complex machine in its own right. Able to make instant decisions quicker than the fastest manmade machine. Able to weigh the pros and cons to do what was right. Or at least what it thought was right. Able to see the forest as well as the trees. To feel. To learn. To teach.

It was right there. The answer was there in front of her and she took it. She and her sister created a serum that allowed the human body to metabolize radiation at a much more successful rate. To withstand higher radiation levels. The new AI created is meant to integrate with the human mind. Creating a symbiotic bond between both to the betterment of mankind. At least, that is what she hopes. That is what she theorizes and now was the time to put it into practice.

She created two sets of the new AI. A single chip, for a single person, to be passed down carrying the knowledge of those who had been chosen to carry it. This allowed each person to build on the experiences of the past and perhaps avoid creating similar mistakes in the future. The other set was a pair. The purpose was the same, but instead, the responsibility would be split between two people. One chip was meant to take in everything and then disseminate the information for the other chip. The other chip would take in the information and then decide the best course of action. The leader while the other served as an advisor.

This was the experiment. To see which way was better. To have a single entity or two. Only time would tell and there were only two places for this to happen. The creator sent her sister the pair to integrate with those that would live in space until they could return. She would return to Earth and integrate the single chip with those that had survived in bunkers. The serum was injected into various people and in time, it would spread sporadically into the population and creating a random pooling of those worthy of the chips. Neither sister could have ever imagined that the serum would, in time, create mutations in those born with it. Mutations that created faster, stronger, smarter, intuitive, special humans. Nor could they ever have imagined what would happen ninety-seven years later.

This is that story.