Master Xander
Chapter Twenty-two
London, England
MI-6 Conference Room Four
For two days, agents of Military Intelligence Section's Five and Six poured over the 'gifts' given to them by the enigmatic Mister Alexander Harris. The secretive organization didn't like secrets kept from them. They were the possessor of secrets! Before they even opened the packages, agents and researchers developed headaches attempting to discover the origins and location of the companies LG, Microsoft, and Samsung.
Microsoft was an obvious find, but the company strenuously denied developing software as sophisticated as the examples they were presented with their logos imprinted on the circuitry. Windows 3.1 Plus wasn't even close to finalization, and the so-called Windows Jaguar 13 was almost beyond comprehension and was far beyond what the company researchers understood, a fact they realized as they attempted to tear into the software's guts, not that they could. The DVD media was far beyond anything that they could decipher given the time they had and the agent's reluctance to allow them to experiment with it.
The common phrase heard by the agents from the company was, "this shouldn't exist." This was immediately followed by threats of lawsuits for copyright infringement against whoever dared to use their company logo, followed by offers to buy the laptop computer and or software. To them, the computer represented beyond the state-of-the art. Alex would have smiled as the laptop was twenty years behind his time.
Discrete offers for the computers and its software shown to them were exceptionally generous.
The companies LG and Samsung didn't exist according to their agents exhaustive inquires, neither company having a footprint of any kind. Their lack of discovery vexed the British government to no end.
Their frustration only increased as repeated attempts at finding Mister Alexander Harris's and Miss Ceraine Delane's home met with failure. The British agency knew the city, the street, even the exact location, but couldn't find the house itself. The couple was seen and photographed entering and leaving the 'cloaked' building, but detailed surveys failed to identify the house visually or by instrumentation the moment the two moved away from the property. Many in both organizations were disturbed yet awed at the possibilities of acquiring an invisible on demand building that defied all scientific instrumentation finding it. So far, most of the officials refused to believe that this unidentified technique involved magic. But more and more of them were opened to the possibilities.
Initially, Agent Anthony Stokes was skeptical about magic, but now he believed. He'd seen a lot of things in his life, and what he saw made him cynical about life. What he'd seen at the Harris home opened his eyes. But he was still skeptical. What he was certain of was that the couple was extremely dangerous. But Stokes couldn't dismiss what he'd seen, and although dangerous, they weren't dangerous to him or his people, yet. His own sources had confirmed the information told to him during the house meeting. Subconsciously, he fingered his ring. The agent was not happy at what was going on around them, and until now, they were completely unaware of what was happening right in front of them.
Doctor Terrell moved by him, inspecting the tele-device and the connections one last time. The doctor, like so many of the others in the room, was still in awe of the devices sitting in front of them. "I cannot believe how thin this tele is, if that's what this really is," he muttered for perhaps the fifth time in the last hour. "It doesn't even have a picture tube I could find. This technology is marvelous, astounding."
The head of MI-6 looked grim. "Can we even call this a tele? It doesn't have knobs to change channels or adjust the volume as far as I can tell. Is everything controlled by the remote device?"
"I'm afraid so, sir."
"Sixty-five inches diagonally, and it's so light I can almost carry it myself. And the computer tablet devices are remarkable if we are to believe the instructions. And let's not forget about the phones."
Thompson of MI-5 grunted in agreement. The seventy-year-old man was just as impressed as his MI-6 counterpart. "Shall we get along with it? We haven't all day," he grumbled. Gruffness aside, he was just as curious as the others in the room. All of them had the anti-wipe rings on, designed to block them from being mind-wiped. That sounded impossible, but no one was taking any chances. Alexander Harris and company was an unknown, but if even a small part of what he said was true, then they dare not ignore his warnings.
Terrence performed a last check. "The HDMI cables (whatever they were) were secured properly," he said to himself. "I have to use the remote to turn this bugger on." He smiled a bit. "I had trouble trying to find the 'on and off' button on this thing."
His boss nodded, and he turned it on. The tele generated a musical tone and the LG logo appeared on screen. With the small device called a USB plugged into the USB plug on the LG, the doctor pressed another button on the remote and immediately an image of Alexander appeared on the scene in breathtaking color.
The people in the room were extremely impressed at the quality.
"To the members of British Secret Service, hello. First, introductions are in order. My name is Alexander Harris and I see that you have your rings on. Good. This system wouldn't activate unless you had them on. You can think of it as a safeguard, one of several. As I just mentioned, these rings serve several purposes. First, it can detect magic use up to three hundred meters. Think of it as a warning system. Next, they protect you from being mind-wiped or, as the magicals call it, obliviated. It also protects your mind from being isn't so much as a block as much as it causes the magical force to slide off the ring's shield. Finally, it allows the computers and equipment I've given you to activate and operate in your presence.
Whether you believe in magic really doesn't matter at this point. What does matter is that I have scientific data that will allow you to create a non-magical analog to protect yourselves. For your safety, those schematics should remain secret. Your organization is compromised by the magical community. Most of these people are only interested in maintaining the Statute of Secrecy. This law keeps non-magicals, they prefer the derogatory term, 'muggle' from discovering that magic exists. As you now know, that law is being abused.
I took the liberty of scanning Agent Stokes and found that his memory was selectively wiped three times. If I were to perform more scans on your people, I would assume that they too were wiped at least once. These rings will prevent that.
In this introduction, I have a series of recommendations that will help protect your people and secure your properties.
In the European countries, the vast majority of human magicals don't interact or even associate with non-magicals and the few that do, do so as little as possible. It has to do with fear and history of witch burnings, etc. as you probably surmised. Humans have long memories. They haven't forgotten what happened during those times, and it has left an indelible mark on them and their culture. These people have a very limited understanding of what normal, non-magical life is. Many still believe that mankind uses balloons to achieve flight. The people who are interested are restricted by their laws and traditions. Any real interesting by them is frowned upon, and you can imagine the pressures placed on them. It's fantastic, but true. They are dangerous, but not a real threat with the proper precautions. However, let me be clear, trying to control them is not advisable. I caution you again, they are not primary threats. The science you are developing and what you will receive from me, provided that this presumptive alliance works out will balance the scales between your people and theirs.
The real danger is an organization called the Inheritors. This organization is a primary threat not only to you, but to the magical communities that don't use wands. We know that their ultimate plan is to devolve human technology to 16th century levels, Non-magical humanity will no longer have the ability to threaten their power. They intend to conquer the magical community using modern technology Now there are other magical communities that use different styles of magic. They're slated for extermination, as the Inheritors considered only wand magic as true magic. There are other kinds of magics are deemed sacrilege. If they succeed, then this world will become dark age, ruled by a small group of despots for generations if not longer. Going into space, going to the stars? Forget it. Redeveloping the automobile? Forget it. Modern medicine? Forget it. That is what's in store for everyone if they succeed. Their plans are not limited to humanity, either. They will subjugate or extinguish all magical non-human races living on this planet. I cannot stress how dangerous this organization is,
This is the reason the various magical races, for the first time, are coming to you, requesting an alliance against a mutual enemy. These magical races are wary of Humanity. Previous contact with us over the centuries went badly.
I am trying to convince them we are growing up. Personally, I believe we are not ready, but we are being forced to mature quickly if we are to survive. And they know also that this danger is too great to ignore. Many of them have died from attacks by the Inheritors, including small human settlements across the globe. The danger is real, and you need to be brought up to speed if you want to protect yourselves and this planet. Your science has not progressed as it should have, and this is not an accident. If you wonder why so many rockets have exploded and why so many experiments fail, now you know they've been sabotaged. Your religious programing, speculative fiction, science fantasy programing, or anything even suggesting the existence of magic is being continually suppressed. You're so used to it that you don't notice it. it's background noise to you/ and that is what the Inheritors want. They are playing a long game you didn't even know you were playing.
You can't avoid or stay out of the war because you are already knee-deep in it, which is another reason why I am giving you this information. You must understand that if the magic of this world is crippled, then there are other forces waiting in the darkness to take this world for their own. You- do-not- want this to happen. This is a fight for the world, and you won't be alone. There are several national security agencies across the world who will be made aware of this threat. You are the first.
I don't expect you to believe me and you shouldn't, not without verification, so I have given you several places of interest to look into so that you can ga1ther independent collaboration. I also present to you the various magical races that are interested in an alliance if you are willing.
They have as much right to this world as any human, and they will be very helpful in the war. I recommend you speak to them, establish a dialogue with them, and create trust so that an alliance with them can be possible. Don't allow your natural fears and prejudices to ruin this. And choose your representative carefully. If someone tries to lord over them or try to dominate, they, it will be a disaster that could lead to war.
After this introductory message is over, another video on the tablets, phones, and computers will introduce you to the various races and their cultural history. Treat them with respect and things will go well. Many of them are shy, gentle beings. Some of them are warriors. Study the data base well. Remember, knowledge is power. And a word of advice. don't think that you can control them. That would be a mistake.
The first species are the goblins. They are warriors, greedy, hostile, and contemptuous of humanity. Their contact with the magical community has left them with a sour taste. They lost the last war but still interact with the magicals. They are bankers and investors. If you approach them in the right way, they will be of great value. Don't treat them like second-class citizens and you will make the alliance work.
Alex smiled. There are three distinct species. Two of them are wildings and will never join you or anyone else. They are savages but small in number. Although they are considered magical creatures, they have almost no ability to use it and the other goblins keep them in check. The ones you will meet are the most civilized and least hostile against humans. They don't hate non-magicals as much as they ignore them. But they interact with humanity more than you may think. Work with them and the others, like the fairies and fae will be more willing to trust and work with you. We are all in this together, so study hard and establish a positive relationship. When you are ready, you will meet them face to face. Again, choose your representatives carefully. Human arrogance and prejudice will destroy any chance of an alliance, probably doom the world.
Good luck. And keep your security tight. Paranoia, in this case, is good.
Now please remove the USB device and place the first of the circular disks into the player. This will start you off with the history of the magical world and those you are going to meet. The world is about to change. You need to be buffers. Again, don't allow ignorance and racism to blow this up in your faces.
Oh, I almost forgot. There are several movies that your people will be interested in that will inspire you to update your technology and awareness of what is going around you. The Inheritors are playing a long game. You need to catch up. Use the phone, after you read the instructions, to contact me. You can consider me an asset, just as I am considering you as one. Let's see if we can make this work. And consider this a warning. I am not at your beck and call. I have other responsibilities that demand my attention trying to keep this world safe. But we will work together, at least I hope so.
The USB completed the video and was placed away for safe keeping. Carefully, Terrance carefully placed the DVD int the player and under heavy security, the pressed the 'play' button on the remote. The occupants in the room prepared to watch and watch closely.
The note on the DVD box said to watch this movie and that it would present them with some interesting ideas they might want to exploit and incorporate in the operations.
A few moments later Anthony glared at the actor playing a Double-O agent with a license to kill. Who was this James Bond, and why did this actor named Pierce Brosnan look so eerily like him?
Notes: The British agencies aren't fools. Alexander Harris's video to the British was no mistake on his part. The agencies analyzed every single word, every turn of phrase, every movement of his body, every twitch of his lips. The clues are there for them to suspect what Xander is and what his relationship to their world is. The tech only helps to confirm what they already suspect.
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