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Falling Sons
Delilah was just your average college student until she was attacked in an alley by a Fallen angel named Omar. From there her life became entangled with Aden and Gabel the chiseled, charmingly handsome angelic brothers who saved her. Delilah embarked on a quest with her guardian angels to save her best friend Tatyana from the devil himself. When in hell, truths (and heart-felt longings) were uncovered. Omar, the brother to Aden and Gabel, was trapped in hell. Delilah found out that she was half angel and Gabel found out that his biological father was Lucifer and not the Archangel Ezekiel. Delilah traveled to the angelic world with her brothers, Aden and Omar, and lover, Gabel, to see if she belonged there or on earth with mortals. While she struggled to find her place, Gabel struggled to control the darkness inside of him. When things went south at Aden and Milday's wedding, Gabel was accused of being a Fallen and Delilah fell off of the end of the angelic world, plummeting down to Earth. This is how their story continues (Recap of "Rising Stars: A novel by L.M. Williams)
By L. M. Williams5 years ago in Futurism
The Apprentice
The window curtains fluttered in the cold night's breeze, the candle flames flickering as the breeze moved through the shabby old house. The cold gripped the two people inside with harsh fingers, sinking through their skin, muscles, and tendons. The cold made a home in their coursing blood, wrapping around their bones like a blanket.
By Cameron Rawson5 years ago in Futurism
George Lucas' Sequel Trilogy Made Leia "The Chosen One"
It's long been known that George Lucas planned a sequel trilogy himself long before the one under Disney took shape in recent years, but now, thanks to Taschen's upcoming book The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005, we finally have insight into what could have been if we got to see Lucas' own sequel trilogy as planned. It is now revealed that it would have been focused around Leia Organa-Solo and poised her as the Chosen One, leading the New Republic during Luke's efforts to rebuild the Jedi. Alongside that, we know that it would have starred a resurrected Darth Maul with "mechanical legs" as he became "the godfather of crime in the universe" with another antagonist under him, Darth Talon, who was poised as "the new Darth Vader."
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Humans'
I am a little late to this party of a show as I was skeptical that the overall portrayal of AI and robotics is an overly saturated ideal in the cinematic universe. It is with great regret and apology that I did not sink my teeth into this show from its' inception. The telling of this story was nothing short of masterful. Of course, there are the undertones of "Terminator" elements within the story: man creates machines and machines in turn destroy all of humanity in a hope to save themselves but this is far from the heart of the show itself.
By Michael Grube5 years ago in Futurism
"TIME TRAVEL IS IMPOSSIBLE" When Hong Kong Got It All WRONG...
The headlines were splashed all across the world. Time Travel Proven Impossible. Time Travel Is Impossible: Claim Scientists. Researchers Claim Time Machines Are Impossible, Why time travel will remain a sci-fi fantasy: Scientists prove nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, etc.etc.etc. So much so that it seemed that it was a done deal - time travel is impossible and there was nothing to be done about it, except, the headlines were wrong. Any astute engineer or quantum mechanic that paid attention to some, such as the last one listed here, or read the articles, realized that the media madness was all bullocks based on baloney. What was the clue? The fact that this profound proclamation was derived solely from the discovery that a photon couldn't go faster than the speed of light and the outdated assumption that going faster than light is the way to flip the direction of time and thus accomplish time travel. That's right. Outdated. As in no one that knows anything about time travel pays attention to that anymore. That's like taking seriously the scene where Superman flies around the Earth in the opposite direction of its rotation to go back in time to save Lois Lane.
By Marshall Barnes5 years ago in Futurism
The Daughters of the Galaxy
Chapter ONE: What’s going on? It’s the year 3050, and there are only a few humans alive. I dont think that they are going survive much longer. The apocalypse is now over, and i am doing everything in my power to save them. Wait before I say anything else, let me introduce myself. Hello, my name is Death. I am the person that everyone hates. I am probably the most hated person on planet Earth. Here’s the problem... I’m not really a person. I am more of a spirit than I am a person. I try to help the last few remaining to stay alive as much as I possibly can so that i can help the worlds population grow again. When the apocalypse hit just seven months ago, people just started dying in waves of 37. As days went by the number starting doubling. When everyone’s family members starting dying, I became one of the most hated things on the planet. Here’s the story of how it all started. On April 19, 3050, 101 volcanoes erupted in a single day which caused the sky to be blotted out. Without sunlight, planet Earth begins to freeze. People ended up burning things in order to keep warm. They ended up getting sick due to the extremely cold weather. Some of them were so bothered with the cold weather and could not handle it so it drove them insane to the extent where their insanity drove them to be serial killers. These were the people who we had to watch out for in order to survive. Once they hit the serial killer stage of life, they had become zombie like but kept their good looks, meaning that they still looked like themselves. Instead of of the typical zombie cravings, these zombies wanted all 206 bones in a persons’s body. The world went from having 10.5 billion people to only 3.2 million spread out over all 195 countries. When it comes to the county of Monroe Republic, there is only about 320 people throughout the 50 states that Monroe Republic is split into. So for there to be so little people to be alive is scary for me. I am terrified that these volcanoes are going to erupt again very answer soon. At that rate, we all would be dead, and life as we knew would be over. Now that you know the world is now in the post-apocalyptic phase, i would like to tell you how the world was pre-apocalypse. Seven months ago felt like a lifetime ago. Everything seemed so normal. Then April 19th rolled around and everyone started panicking when the sky went from the prettiest baby blue to pitch black. The scariest part about this whole situation was seeing al of those people pausing in their tracks and staring off in space before they turned. Of course at that point i was being blamed for all of this horrific occurrence they thought i was trying to get back at God for something. Honestly it is so crazy how many times a day that I hear all of the survivors saying how much they hate me. They see me as the Grimm reaper. That is the only thing I hate about living amongst the living. A few more days pass by before we noticed any more changes had occurred. A fair amount of people got sick and started dying off slowly one by one. By the start of 3051, the worlds population went from 3.2 million to 234,896. This time it was caused by something other than volcanoes for the first time in thousands of years. This time it was much different. I was doing my own thing, minding my own business. You know, normal spirit stuff when i noticed something that i had not noticed since before the apocalypse had started. When i saw them i got excited. I got more excited that a kid a candy store or someone’s dad when the nearby donut store’s hot sign is on. When I saw them, i knew my life was extended! It’s been about 2 years since the apocalypse had occurred and the world’s population has done nothing but decrease since April of 3050. As of 3052, the worlds population started growing again. I whisper to myself as the expecting parents walk by where i hang out. “See you in 9 months youngster.” The expecting parents stop in front of me suddenly. The dad, confused. The mom, looks around and smiles slightly. She looks at her husband and says “i don’t think that dying is all that bad now.” The husband stands and glares at her for a minute before he says to her “Honey, are you all right? What made you say that dying is all that bad now?” She pauses for a second before answering the question. A minute or two passes before she answers. She looked at her husband, smiles and says “I don’t know exactly what came over me but once we passed the courthouse just then something just snapped in a sense.” The husband just stands there for a second thinking of what to say next. He smiles at her then says to her quite ecstatically “maybe you had a sudden realization that we are going to be parents!” The expecting parents are off to spend one time together before this wonderful baby comes. I Rome around a little bit longer in Downtown Abby. I end up spending another 2 and a half hours in Downtown Abby roaming around before i saw someone else that catches my eye, then another and then another. Within those 2 and a half hours, I saw another four women who were pregnant. I am probably more excited that anyone would expect, like a Star Wars fan when a new episode comes out. When i saw the first couple of pregnant women, my excitement got the better of me. I jumped with joy, excitement, and so many more joyful emotions. Call me crazy but to see all of these women expecting makes me ecstatic because these women don’t hate me now. A few months pass by, and some of these women have had their babies. The others have a few more days or a couple of weeks until their babies are born. The year is now 3053. All of the expecting parents have had their babies, and they are so cute and so precious. As of February of 3053, the population has grown by a total of eight people. Of course that’s not a lot to keep me alive, but eight is good enough for now. These eight babies saved my life. How? If eight people died, I would be 8 steps closer to earth myself. Therefore, i hope every woman has a kid so that i can stay alive as long as i possibly can. Nothing too major happens in the next two days, then on March 15, 3053 there are 50 women in the country of Monroe Republic that just now announced their pregnancies, along with 12 other women in other countries that announced theirs on the same day. 62 more steps closer to living a long life. As long as the world’s population stays above 235,056 i will be fine. At this rate the planet’s population will have no problem going back to the way it was before.
By Allyssa Edenfield5 years ago in Futurism
Mark Hamill Comparing The U.S. Presidents To The Original Trilogy Titles
Everyone who knows Star Wars well enough knows Mark Hamill's iconic role as Luke Skywalker. They may also be familiar with his sense of humor, which was more present within the character at certain points in The Last Jedi. So it is probably not so surprising that, last weekend, he shared a meme that includes images of the past two US presidents and the incoming president, with each face accompanied by a different title from the original trilogy.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
