Free Beacon Of Light: Episode one (The ultimate post apocalyptic sci-fi thriller serial) by Luis Samways Page B

die here tonight is her husband Connor Chase. He is MIA at the moment. We know he works at MIT, and we also know he came to work yesterday. He was acting normal all day, then all of a sudden he just ups and vanished 30 minutes before his shift ends,’ says the woman
    Frank looks puzzled.
    ‘How do you know all this?’ He asks
    ‘Because I am his boss,’ the woman declares
    ‘Oh, I thought you were a CSI,’ Frank laughs
    ‘MIT works in all fields Mr McKenzie,’ she explains
    She points up to the ceiling, Frank’s vision locks onto her hand and follows it until it stops. The woman is pointing at some writing on the ceiling.
    It reads: “FOR HELL HAS RISEN HERE TONIGHT. IT SHALL ONCE AGAIN ARISE UNTILL JUSTICE IS MET, AND THE INVADERS ARE EXECUTED”
    The message appeared to be written in blood.
    ‘So much for him only being human Frank,’ the lady says
    ‘What’s with this guy?’ Asks Frank
    ‘He thinks he’s Judge, Jury and Executioner to privacy invaders,’ says the woman
    ‘What do you mean? “ Privacy invaders ”?’ asks frank
    ‘He has a thing for privacy. Haven’t you noticed the rather large wall outside of his house? When he’s at work, he would always be talking about how it’s socially acceptable to plaster your life online for everyone to see. He always said how one day that would change. I guess this is what he meant,’ explains the woman
    Frank laughs
    ‘Look Miss. Leave the detective work to me. You don’t have the slightest idea what you’re talking about. This isn’t revenge, why would it be? He murdered his family for Christ’s sake. He clearly loved them; I’ve seen the countless pictures of him and his family all over the house, smiles and all. Maybe, just maybe he killed them because he thought he was saving them, saving them from the invaders,’ says Frank
    ‘Who are the invaders then?’ she asks
    ‘You guys. He was protecting himself from you’ Frank says
    ‘Excuse me?’ she asks defensively
    ‘Its simple lady, he thinks that any one official and government like are the enemy. It’s obvious. He smashes his office up. He puts an enormous wall around the house, yet there are no CCTV cameras anywhere. Why? Because he thinks the government are spying on him, that’s why he doesn't have the internet. I saw he had cable downstairs, but noticed no router for the internet. It's Strange seeing that all cable packages usually come with the internet included,’ says Frank
    The woman looks confused
    ‘How the hell did you come up with that? So that’s it? Case solved? The guy is a paranoid psycho! All worked out within a few hours by master detective Frank McKenzie?’ Says the woman sarcastically.
    Frank gives his trade mark cock eyed wink and a smile
    ‘No, I’m just getting started lady,’ He says
     

Four
    By now Connor Chase was tiring. He had been running through the subway system in the middle of the city for over 6 hours now. The modern wonder stretched for over 17 miles underground. It was a maze of darkened passages and old brittle tracks. His steps were echoing loudly as he ran through the western tunnel leading to his planned safe heaven.  Connor was finding it hard to see; as the lighting down the western track was sparse, making sections of the track completely pitch black to the naked eye. He carried on full pace down the tunnel with all the momentum he could muster, suddenly his right foot shifted on the gravel between the tracks and he fell tumbling down the western tunnel faster than he would have liked. He crashed into a platform and came to a stop. He gasped for air in pain. A smoulder of dust surrounded him as he got up. He patted himself clean. His office clothes were now torn, making him look like a victim of a natural disaster. He carried on; he turned and made his way up the platform he crashed into, and stopped dead looking up at the flickering sign above the platform exit.
    “SOUTH BOUND MAINTENANCE” The sign read.
    He smiles as he makes