“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
~ Genesis 1:26
Chapter One
The year was A.D. 2057. The date was 7th of May. The time was 8.16pm, Singapore time.
The human brain was still a mystery. Other than knowing its primitive functions and anatomy, no man had ever been able to fully utilize the brain.
For unknown reasons, the past few decades had seen the increase in the number of cases where individuals all over the world could utilize their brain function above the normal human range.
At first, such cases manifested as individuals with high Intelligence Quotient or possessing certain passive mental abilities such as having superb memorizing power.
Later on, individuals with Psychic Powers started to increase.
These incidences sparked a renewed interest in what was once known as the “pseudoscience” of Psionics or “Psi” for short. It movement started 35 years ago and was known as “The Great Liberation”.
Even though extensive researches are still ongoing, there is still no specific evidence of what really causes these sudden increases in the utilization of the human brain.
About 1 in every 1000 individuals in the world today demonstrates some form of Psi. However, most people who possessed such abilities could only do nothing more then bending an object or toppling a glass of water.
More powerful ones could cause multiple objects to move in mid-air, ignite fire, levitates and even cause mild quakes. However, such cases are rare.
“Deputy Superintendent! The suspect is hiding in that warehouse. Three of our men were hurt in action, all of them were injured by small flying objects. One of our men was also held hostage.”
“Thanks Inspector. My team will take over from here. Hagan and Elise, both of you ready?”
“Anytime Louis.”
“Inspector, seal all entrance to the warehouse. Hagan and Elise, put on your gears and follow me.”
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In these day and age, Psi crimes are increasing although it is still rare. Most cases were deranged psychics who went around causing injuries and damages.
Louis Tan, Hagan Lee and Elise Lohan belonged to the Psionics Department of the Singapore Police Force to handle such cases. The Department was formed 7 years ago and it was runned by a group of specially trained personnels, 7 altogether, head by Superintendent Daniel Manikum.
Others were Intelligence officer Razak , Administration officers Alexis Liew and Nicole Tan.
Being in the Department need not neccesarily means they have Psychic powers. They were just trained and dedicated to handle cases of such nature.
“Razak, run a check on the suspect. Do you copy?”
“Richard Ho Kim Siang. 32 years old. A confirmed Psi, Level 2 Telekinesis. No criminal record. Currently receiving treatment for mild psychological disorder.”
“Roger. Another deranged one.”
The three donned their vest, head protector, face shield and cocked their handguns. They entered by the back door and hid behind some crates.
The warehouse was dark except for the lights that shone in throught the windows.
Elise ran a mental scan on the layout of the warehouse.
“Louis. I sense some movement at the centre of the warehouse. The way there is on our right.”
“Let’s move in. Remember there is a hostage. Don’t attack blindly.”
The three moved quickly and silently towards the centre of the warehouse. Just then, Hagan accidentally made some noise by stepping onto a pile of nails.
“Who’s there!”
The nails on the floor started to rise.
“Duck!”
The three ran and dived in different directions as nails and other small debris flew and bounced off walls and other obstacles everywhere.
Louis kept low as he quickly assessed the situation. He couldn’t see where is the target and things were still flying around.
Looking up, Louis saw some lamps on the ceiling and it gave him an idea.
“Hagan! Elise! Close your eyes!”
Louis focused on the lamps and there was a sudden electrical surge running through the warehouse. Every machinary was turned on and the lamps shone forth brightly. For a moment, the whole place was lighted up with blinding white lights.
“Argh! My eyes! What did you do!”
All the flying objects fell to the ground. The room became dimmer as the lamps fused one by one. The target and the hostage were now clearly in sight.
“Now!”
Hagan and Elise spranged up and fired at the criminal.
Richard slumped to the ground, laying still.
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