The Device
Battered and bruised, she entered the chamber deep in the bowel of the city. With the chaos reigning above, she had had no time or means to tell those who cared about here where she was going. Many had wondered who had causes the devastation and why. Only her had discovered the truth.
The device which she had sought stood in front of her. Its simple construction and gentle hum belied its destructive nature. A simple action, without exsercion or skill would shut it down. And then ? There were no certainty but the scared masses above might have a better chance at survival.
There was no fairness to all this. Not to the world for what had happened and not to her for what she had to do.
Fear and adrenaline was in her but did not cloud her judgement. Thus when she reached for the device, knowing what it might do to her, she was guided by nothing but a rational mind.
What she did next was done without hope of acknowledgement, reward or even success. The sole reason was that it was the right thing to do and only she was there to do it. Her hand moved. The moment was sealed.
Humanity will always try to ackowledge its heroes but can never fully succeed for true heroes are unknown to all, even themselves.
The device which she had sought stood in front of her. Its simple construction and gentle hum belied its destructive nature. A simple action, without exsercion or skill would shut it down. And then ? There were no certainty but the scared masses above might have a better chance at survival.
There was no fairness to all this. Not to the world for what had happened and not to her for what she had to do.
Fear and adrenaline was in her but did not cloud her judgement. Thus when she reached for the device, knowing what it might do to her, she was guided by nothing but a rational mind.
What she did next was done without hope of acknowledgement, reward or even success. The sole reason was that it was the right thing to do and only she was there to do it. Her hand moved. The moment was sealed.
Humanity will always try to ackowledge its heroes but can never fully succeed for true heroes are unknown to all, even themselves.
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