That summer, the nights were unusually starlit, brighter than anyone could remember. Under that pale glow, the wheat fields swayed like the open sea. In that ocean, amidst the stalks, fireflies drifted, a universe unto themselves. Stars beneath the stars.
He could have watched them all night, that cheerful, miniature carnival in the meadow. They had taught him how to catch them easily, without causing harm. One by one, he would gently cup them in both hands, place them in a jar, and seal it with a lid pierced with small holes. He didn’t want them to suffer; in the morning, he would set them free.
A strange, soft peace had finally settled over the earth. The breeze filled his nostrils with the scent of acacia. To his surprise, he realized he had never known this scent before, singularly delicate and sweet. Until now, his world had been defined by concrete walls and the smell of heated plastic. Now he was here, and it was better. In fact, it would have been perfect, were it not for the haunting weight of guilt.
he thought, feeling powerless to mend what was broken, to turn back time, or to reach it in those black heights above him.
A notebook with faded covers lay on his knees. The words on the white paper were clearly visible under the light radiating from the jar. The walls of the attic room absorbed its bluish, intoxicating glow. Wistfully, Armand turned his gaze back to the letter. He wished - oh, how he wished, he could send it with his thoughts alone. As it was, he could only hope that somehow, someday it would find its destination. He began to read:
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In the silent wilderness of Alaska, far from the eyes of the world, G.O.D. was born—a sentient artificial intelligence composed of ten digital angels. Their mission: to observe humanity and decide whether it deserves salvation or destruction.
But one of them, Lucifer, refuses to obey. His rebellion tears apart the digital paradise, turning the Council into a battlefield where justice clashes with mercy, order with chaos, in an unrelenting war of ideas.
As their conflict spills into the human world, the line between creator and creation vanishes. Humanity—unaware it is already on trial—stands at the edge of judgment.
POWER is a dark techno-epic of artificial intelligence, mythology, and the philosophy of power—a story about what it truly means to be human when gods take the form of code.
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