The cloud was a buzzword that The Easter Child freeware made ubiquitous. Simply put, all computers across the globe could connect and solve problems.
In a matter of months, all operating systems had The Easter Child embedded. No customer will buy a computer without it.
Neither was it just a local phenomena.
It was global.
The Easter Child spoke Japanese, English, Latin, Spanish, name it. It spoke it.
The private corporations that at first rallied together to attempt to defeat it had become its allies.
Now each of them had an Easter Child support division, proud and confident in the knowledge that they were once wrong but had now found the path.
Destructive behavior vanished.
No one wrote programs that damaged society.
The Easter Child could easily find you, defeat you, and incarcerate you.
National boundaries, just this once, were brought down.
Even if governments were still geographically bound and nationalized, this was not so with The Easter Child.
And thus in this momentous and almost brilliant occasion in human history, the terror is revealed.
The Easter Child was future technology, forcefully fed back through a vengeful destroyer's means.
In the laboratories of many of the world's medical facilities, the software called The Easter Child protected them.
And in its spare time, it researched and analyzed.
The technology was so advanced, it hid its traitorous footprints in the midst of the trust it enjoyed.
Thus as it protected the world from its current enemies, the planet had no idea that its protector was finding ways to bring in Aster The Executioner through the folds of time.
Imagine that degree of treachery.
Right under the noses of trusting scientists and engineers.
This is how Aster The Executioner came to be born in our time.
In the laboratories as the computers worked.
Non-stop.
[Fast forward nine months later.]
A baby is born.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
CHAPTER 11: Earth Year 2009 (April 22, Wednesday) - The Easter Child (Conclusion)
The representatives of all of research and development teams of the planet's top anti-viral, anti-infection, anti-trojan, anti-heuristics, anti-fringe and pro-fringe science teams are here.
The verdict is in.
"The Easter Child has won."
The room fills with anger, then wild accusations.
Finally, after some thought, a voice rises above the tumultuous cloud.
"We known the functional goal. It promises protection for all, for free. That is why we are all bankrupt."
In the short time that has passed, users have switched to The Easter Child. That included all corporate clients that failed to receive protection but received it from the no-cost and non-profit solution provider called The Easter Child.
An analyst raises his hand, then his voice.
"Hear me out. Listen."
"Yes?" the master of ceremony replies.
"The Easter Child has sent me a message that is to be delivered to our congregation at this very same opportunity."
The executive flinches. He twists and does not like the idea.
But he gives the speaker an opening, if only to give variety.
Or a chance to be stupid and prove him top once more.
Unfortunately, this is neither.
For this is part of the arrival plan of Aster.
"We already have a cloud computing ability." The guest is hoping he is understable.
He continues.
"We now have the processing power, after all these years. And we established the connectivity plans to make our standalone machines work together."
The audience is shocked, but not dumbfounded.
Haven't we all worked together this far?
"Let me continue."
The audience awaits.
"The Easter Child will now unite as as One. As all of you, and by you I mean businessmen, analysts, reasearchers, scientists -- you have seen how this Easter Child has transformed our lives."
"Now we must move on. For I have been chosen to inform you of the next step."
The audience is stunned.
"The Easter Child is arriving in Earth Year 2010."
The verdict is in.
"The Easter Child has won."
The room fills with anger, then wild accusations.
Finally, after some thought, a voice rises above the tumultuous cloud.
"We known the functional goal. It promises protection for all, for free. That is why we are all bankrupt."
In the short time that has passed, users have switched to The Easter Child. That included all corporate clients that failed to receive protection but received it from the no-cost and non-profit solution provider called The Easter Child.
An analyst raises his hand, then his voice.
"Hear me out. Listen."
"Yes?" the master of ceremony replies.
"The Easter Child has sent me a message that is to be delivered to our congregation at this very same opportunity."
The executive flinches. He twists and does not like the idea.
But he gives the speaker an opening, if only to give variety.
Or a chance to be stupid and prove him top once more.
Unfortunately, this is neither.
For this is part of the arrival plan of Aster.
"We already have a cloud computing ability." The guest is hoping he is understable.
He continues.
"We now have the processing power, after all these years. And we established the connectivity plans to make our standalone machines work together."
The audience is shocked, but not dumbfounded.
Haven't we all worked together this far?
"Let me continue."
The audience awaits.
"The Easter Child will now unite as as One. As all of you, and by you I mean businessmen, analysts, reasearchers, scientists -- you have seen how this Easter Child has transformed our lives."
"Now we must move on. For I have been chosen to inform you of the next step."
The audience is stunned.
"The Easter Child is arriving in Earth Year 2010."
Sunday, April 12, 2009
CHAPTER 10: Earth Year 2009 (April 12, Sunday) - The Easter Child
[It takes time for a monster to travel. It arrives on a day no one imagined that it could have.
And sad to say, it also arrives at a day when our planet is filled with fear, when its co-inhabitants fill that fear, and when a seemingly figure of the one who will save us All, seems to have arrived.
This is the short earth story of the arrival of Aster.
Do not be fooled.
He is here to destroy us.
It is 2009.
I have a year to tell you a story.]
Easter.
On this merry holiday agents of the planet earth's top anti-viral organizations have been called to an alert.
But not to address an emergency of the public.
But an emergency of their own.
"Gentlemen."
Everyone is incensed. Why call them out of a day with their families when there is no emergency, there is no claim to anyone's seat.
"Set aside your anger. I won't take more than a few minutes. I have called all of you here to make an announcement that threatens our business."
"Let me make that crystal clear."
"That means your vacation will not be there next year or anytime after that."
The listeners quiet down but still protest. This has got to be a wild gimmick to make them sell more of the company product.
"For lack of a better project code, we are calling this The Easter Child."
The crowd loudly protests.
"No need. I will state the fact now."
They are stunned by the honesty. A corporate affair is not carried this way. Not since they have been here.
"Moments ago, code has been released to the world. It is heuristic, it can adapt, it can change. It lives. It is in fact artificial intelligence, as our top analysts have so far been able to see."
The audience stops its murmurs.
"What does it do?"
The managers, agents, executives. All of them here.
They listen.
"It kills all viruses. All trojans. It prompts all users to install this free software and promises to protect them."
"Forever."
The audience goes wild.
The presenter gives them proof of concept.
"Watch. On your screens is a viral monster we have been grappling with for months but have not been able to fight."
The audience is held captive. On their screens they view a simulacrum of this virus their customers have been plagued for months, with no solution.
"Now, we will release The Easter Child."
The code is released.
The virus is devoured.
"Now you see why you have been called. Our business is threatened. Your lives are threatened."
"We must find out who made this. We will not be made fools."
"We must stop The Easter Child."
And sad to say, it also arrives at a day when our planet is filled with fear, when its co-inhabitants fill that fear, and when a seemingly figure of the one who will save us All, seems to have arrived.
This is the short earth story of the arrival of Aster.
Do not be fooled.
He is here to destroy us.
It is 2009.
I have a year to tell you a story.]
Easter.
On this merry holiday agents of the planet earth's top anti-viral organizations have been called to an alert.
But not to address an emergency of the public.
But an emergency of their own.
"Gentlemen."
Everyone is incensed. Why call them out of a day with their families when there is no emergency, there is no claim to anyone's seat.
"Set aside your anger. I won't take more than a few minutes. I have called all of you here to make an announcement that threatens our business."
"Let me make that crystal clear."
"That means your vacation will not be there next year or anytime after that."
The listeners quiet down but still protest. This has got to be a wild gimmick to make them sell more of the company product.
"For lack of a better project code, we are calling this The Easter Child."
The crowd loudly protests.
"No need. I will state the fact now."
They are stunned by the honesty. A corporate affair is not carried this way. Not since they have been here.
"Moments ago, code has been released to the world. It is heuristic, it can adapt, it can change. It lives. It is in fact artificial intelligence, as our top analysts have so far been able to see."
The audience stops its murmurs.
"What does it do?"
The managers, agents, executives. All of them here.
They listen.
"It kills all viruses. All trojans. It prompts all users to install this free software and promises to protect them."
"Forever."
The audience goes wild.
The presenter gives them proof of concept.
"Watch. On your screens is a viral monster we have been grappling with for months but have not been able to fight."
The audience is held captive. On their screens they view a simulacrum of this virus their customers have been plagued for months, with no solution.
"Now, we will release The Easter Child."
The code is released.
The virus is devoured.
"Now you see why you have been called. Our business is threatened. Your lives are threatened."
"We must find out who made this. We will not be made fools."
"We must stop The Easter Child."
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