Phoenix

by Elvis Noble

Jack Swanson, a man inspired to build the ultimate cyborg soldier, sets out to prolong his life. In the months to come, his body fails him due to cancer. Josie Whaler, a friend and supervisor to him at Cybertix, decides to help him with his problem. She secretly provides him parts to build his own cyborg in privacy of his own home lab. With the clock ticking, Jack spends every waking hour developing and perfecting an exact cyborg duplicate of himself. The fateful day comes for Jack to face death. Adam, the newly created cyborg, helps him and his dog Ralph into a cave used during the prohibition years. He hooks up machines to Jack that monitor his vitals to the point of death. Jack dies and finds himself looking at his cancer-ridden body. A holographic image of Adam appears to Jack. Black images appear around him, which put his soul deep in the depths of fear. Adam reassures Jack that he needs to walk in the cybernetic body created by him. He decides the world was not ready for a cyborg ran by a human soul. Both he and Adam go into a deep hybrid sleep for a thousand years. A thousand years later, Jack wakes up only to find that cyborgs enslaved the human race. The once beautiful landscape he remembered no longer exists. The devastations of World War III turned the world into a post-apocalyptic existence. Animals and humans mutate into violent creatures that adjusted to the harsh landscape. This makes Jack disgusted with his invention of the cyborg. In his heart, he believes that humanity will rise of the ashes and reestablish dominance over a corrupt cyborg race ran by a network titled the collective.

Jack Swanson sits at a desk looking at two inspiring books. He reads from a book called The God Machines also from a book titled Cyborg both written by Martin Caidin. His mind explodes with creativity and motivation to attempt the impossible. Cybertix, a lab funded by the government, provides him a way to meld man and machine. Josie Whaler, a fellow scientist works with him to build cyborg soldiers. He watches her then finds himself deeply passionate for her. Jack lives a simple solitude life in the mountains of Deer Lodge Montana. His longtime companion Ralph and he enjoy the benefits of the Big Sky Country. As time progresses, Jack faces his own mortality. Josie knew that he studied soul transference but had no idea that his plans were to transfer his own soul into an invention created and inspired by both of them.

Jack and Josie become to the tools to assist in humanity becoming a Phoenix. Humanity reestablishes itself as the dominant race. Governments reform to establish a world order to keep peace and tranquility throughout the world among cyborgs and humans. They live in harmony due to creating laws that govern their interactions with each other. Jack and Josie become the parents to all cyborgs. They set out to restore earth back to its natural beauty. Second Eden becomes a life-changing project for all inhabitants of earth.

The main premise of Phoenix is to show that humanity arises out of the ashes of destruction. The sole creators of the cyborg race become the saviors of humanity. For all the science fictions lovers out there, this work is a tasty tidbit that will leave you clamoring for more. The work interlaces with suspense that will leave you on the edge of your seating waiting for what happens next. Phoenix will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up out of pure and utter fear of the unknown.

Jack and his crew during their travels have battles with the collective. When one attempt to overthrow the collective happens, they put another kink in their plans to free humanity from their bonds. Once their mission completes the collective crumbles and becomes dust off their feet.

277 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2014