Mana in the Modern World non illustrated version (22 page)

A watch with a GPS tracking signal within
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So will need a way to track them in the event
rescue is needed.

Figure how to give each healer something
arcane (spelled invisible tattoo that only certain Mages can
detect?) that will enable IMS to locate the healer like with GPS in
the likely event of being kidnapped. In fact have each with an
electronic locater also.

Imbue the arcane device (a very small
bracelet or anklet?) and its twin with a spot of the healers blood
for tracking and possibly installation of a modified teleport spell
to a specific place of safety -- where?? The Smithsonian?

Healers symbol is an open hand pendent about
one inch high.

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Pic here of the Healers medallion

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One Saturday Nora takes Abigail shopping so
they can build the most perfect Teddy Bear in the world at Build A
Bear for Abigail’s birthday. Deciding afterward that a perfect
Teddy needs the perfect Coke Float they stop at the Ice Cream
parlor near the mall exit.

They are almost finished when five masked men
storm in waving automatic weapons. One comes over to Nora and a
terrified Abigail. Grabbing Nora’s arm the man drags her up from
the booth shouting at Nora with a heavy Spanish accent, “Get up
bitch, you’re coming with us!” No longer terrified Abigail stands
and hits him with her Teddy saying, “Leave Grams alone!” The smelly
gunman grabs the bear and back hands Abigail knocking her to the
floor unconscious.

Livid; Nora wrenches free and shouts, “NO!”,
starting for her granddaughter. The gunman grabs her again and
tries to force her toward the exit. Jerking free of him once again
she glares at the thugs. Suddenly her head glows with a bright
white light and the armed men and customers stare in awe.
Continuing to glare at the men she then, as the light flares even
brighter, points both hands at them and shouts,
“GO; REPENT AND
SIN NO MORE!”

All the men lay down their weapons, remove
their masks, begin sobbing and leave. Nora’s white light winks out
as she goes to check Abigail. As she touches her the sparkly glow
forms and flows down to enter Abigail’s head who quickly opens her
eyes. “Wow Grams, that felt wonderful.” Looking around continues
she, “Bad mans gone?” Nora replies with a smile, “Yes Grandee and
somehow I think they will not ever bother anyone again.”

DC police soon arrive and Nora shows her IMS
identification and explains it looked like an attempted kidnapping
but the men changed their minds, dropped their weapons and left. “I
am not sure but you may want to check the nearest church for them.
I think they may have found religion.”

One of the younger female cops that had
responded to the shooting almost three weeks ago winked at Nora and
says, “Yes, I don’t doubt they did. Think I know one church nearby
so my partner and I will go check now, less they change their
minds.”

When interviewed the other customers all
seemed unable to clearly remember much as if all were traumatized
from the experience. The gunmen were indeed found in the nearby
church on their knees before the altar. When questioned they all
confessed to their many crimes and freely offered to testify on
everything they knew of the gangs drug dealings and other sinful
things. They were sent to kidnap Nora for a drug kingpin in
Columbia that is dying from cancer.

***

When visiting DC with Jack n Anna; Carol
always stays with Kerrie at her apartment. Having a great time
Carol shows Kerrie her Superboy illusion and both ‘buzz’ around the
apartment a bit when they suddenly stop laughing and go silent
looking into each other’s eyes with huge grins. Together they quip,
“You game?” giggles and then “Let’s do it!”

Just in case Carol inserts a warmth spell
into Kerrie’s bracelet as it was getting somewhat chilly out. Going
up on the roof they first make sure no one is around before get
into their ‘outfits’ so Kerrie can give Carol the aerial tour of
DC.

After an hour or so they begin getting hungry
so they decide on a pizza. The place they select is one that has
inside and outside seating. They land in the dark alley at the rear
and ‘walk’ to the front and set outside at a far table to watch the
kids antics. Despite the slight chill, or because of it, there are
numerous customers at the outside tables with even more customers
inside.

Chatting and thoroughly enjoying their deep
dish pie slices they are discussing the merits of different movies.
Two fathers are trying, with no luck, to get their five kids to
stop running around like crazy when one trips and falls. The other
kids gather around laughing when the girl, about 4 or 5 rolls over
screaming with something sticking about an inch out of her
chest.

Running over the father reaches over to pull
out the stick out. Someone knocks his hand away saying, “Leave it,
hold her still and don’t let her pull it out as that may kill her.
I’m a doctor and I’ll call 911.” The call is made and paramedics
are on their way but, with traffic, it could be 10 or 15 minutes
and there is no place for a chopper to land. The doctor says, “I am
not sure she will last long enough and there is nothing more I can
do than keep her still and stop her from pulling it out. Even if
they get here in time the jarring ride may kill her.”

Hearing this Kerrie and Carol whisper and
duck around into the dark alley and put their ‘outfits’ back on.
Then fly up and around to the other side of the patio. They descend
to just above and off to the side as Kerrie quietly asks, “Would it
help if we flew her to the emergency room?” Before the doctor looks
up he says, “Yes but there is no place ….to ..to lan..,” and
stutters to a halt as he looks up at Supergirl and Superboy
floating about three feet off the floor.

“If you can strap her onto something small
and stiff I can have her there quickly,” states Kerrie / Supergirl
to the stunned people as she and Superboy glide down to stand by
the Doctor. Superboy reaches over and points fingers at the child
and says something in a strange language. The child stops
screaming, wiggling and falls asleep.

“What did you do to her?” yells the father
jumping up. “Just put her to sleep for about 15 minutes so she will
quit thrashing around and dislodge whatever that is. Now; can we
take her?” answers Superboy in a child’s voice. The father agrees
and a board, several belts are found that works to securely carry
the sleeping child. “Please notify the hospital that we will be
flying her in and give them your diagnoses,” Supergirl tells the
doctor as she slowly lifts off, turning and heading in the
direction of the hospital.

***

Pic here of Supergirl
carring the child and Superboy speaking with the father

***

As Superboy lifts higher he says to the
father, “Sir, please follow and drive safely.” “Thank you very much
but who are you and why are you here?” says the father. Superboy,
pauses, grins real big and says, “For Truth, Justice, and the
American Way! Good night Sir.” Heard faintly as he speeds away, “I
always wanted to say that!”

The hospital emergency people on the roof
were ready for the child but expected a helo, not Supergirl for
crying out loud; someone was undoubtedly drunk or high on drugs. No
one heard a chopper but saw a young youth in a Superboy costume
that floated down to hover in front of them and say, “I came a bit
ahead, they are about a minute, possibly two, behind me so please
get ready.”

Waving his arms at the stunned people he
shouted, “Hey people; get ready,” pointing up he continues, “there
they are.” Supergirl flew down to the gurney and placed the child
and board on it. Superboy said, “She is simply asleep and should
wake in about another 5 minutes or so. No drugs or anything were
administrated.”

“Time for us to go,” Supergirl said as both
rise and head south at a good rate of speed. Within minutes, even
before they had arrived at the hospital, videos of Supergirl and
Superboy at the pizza place were being up loaded to social media.
There was also footage of them flying away from the hospital
captured by a news cameraman at the hospital all which created a
storm of speculation.

Today videos of Supergirl and Superboy saving
a 4 year old child by flying, yes flying without wings or an
aircraft, a child direct to the hospital. It was reported that
while playing at a pizza place she fell on a stick that ultra sound
has now shown had partly penetrated into her heart. Quick thinking
by a doctor there with his own family prevented anyone touching or
removing the stick which saved her life. The child is reported
doing well. Speculation of who or what the rescuers were are
running rampant, especially in view of the videos of a Supergirl
some weeks ago seen flying above the Washington Monument.

In further science news strange things have
been happening all over the world. Apparently due, at least in
part, to some kind of energy called Mana that scientists say hit
the earth in the far past and is again striking earth. A team of
scientists are reported to have developed an instrument that
confirmed the energies existence.

Others have indicated that tests also confirm
that some minds react to and use these emissions to do what most
are calling magic. This seems to confirm the previously scoffed at
information put out by the new International Marshals Service or
IMS. The US and a few other countries are working to enact laws and
regulations but it is proving difficult. To this end the federal
government has formed a committee called the National Arcane Energy
Committee, or NAEC.

Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on
your view, very few people appear to have the minds necessary to
make use of this Mana energy. Reports from all around the world
indicate people are responding in widely different ways: prayer
meetings, cults, riots and killings of people able to use this
energy.

***

A new embassy is being built just outside New
York City for the newly UN recognized island country of Bangalla.
It is reputed it will have state of the art cyber and patrolled
security. No pictures of the rulers are available and visitors to
the island are immediately turned away. “Visitors will be allowed
in the near future,” was the quote from one of Bangalla’s
officials.

***

A riot began at a soccer match in Brazil when
a wide kick took an abrupt turn to score a last second goal to win
the game. The various replays clearly show the ball make turns
around two defenders and an almost 90 degree turn getting past the
goalie. The riot spilled on to downtown and lasted for several
hours. Someone working with Mana was blamed and the last goal was
not allowed and the game called a tie. Three people died and many
injured. An overtime was scheduled for two days later at which the
government scheduled at least two IMS agents to see if they could
catch the one responsible.

Sports event videos around the globe are
being reviewed for evidence of possible cheating, especially those
events where the final outcome was very close. Las Vegas casinos
have joined together and hired Mages to also watch for
cheating.

***

Where is Superman? Is he going to let
Supergirl and Superboy do all the work? Shame on him!

***

Just in from Paris, France - many Parisians,
ones that are able, are reported fleeing the city in fear for their
lives. At first there were three Imams vying for leadership in the
Arab communities and all calling for return to strict Islamic
Sharia law. Hamza; one of the Imams, is now reputed to have been
given powers by Allah. Including the ability to curse heretics -
changing them into pigs. When the two other Imams were discovered
‘with’ young boys the Islamic community brought them in a cage
before Hamza and demanded punishment be administrated.

Hamza, reportedly cried out in a loud voice
for Allah to curse the men for 60 days. The men developed a glow
about them. They started screaming, becoming smaller and changing
form as they disappeared within their robes. Soon squealing was
heard from inside the robes and two small hairy pigs came out of
the clothing to start running around inside the cage. We are
attempting to get verification and videos.

As IMS, or any other able to use the energy,
are not allowed in France there is no way to verify if the Imam was
now able to use Mana. Further it has been repeatedly reported that
anyone caught doing magic is jailed or, in some cases, quickly
beaten to death. The entire Gypsy community are also reported to be
leaving France.

***

Word released from Iran: The Ayatollah has
issued a Fatwa against all those known as Wizards or Witches,
condemning them to immediate death. The decree further directs all
Muslims to take captive those known as Healers and turn them over
to Islamic justice for questioning. Muslims outside Iran are
further directed to kill any of those associated with the use of
this Mana as being against the wishes of Allah.

Riots, for and against the decree in numerous
countries, are bringing some countries almost to civil war. We are
also getting various reports from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Syria,
Iraq and several other mostly Islamic countries that have the
leading Imams in those countries saying the Iranian Fatwa is false.
That Allah has sent this Mana to help the people of Earth grow
stronger. Most Islamic communities in the US and Canada are also
decrying the Fatwa; especially those with budding Wizards and
Healers.