The Blood Eagle in the Big Easy by K. A. Lange

whatever was going on wouldn’t be leaked. What she found was a tiny gemstone no larger than the head of a pin embedded deep in my ear canal.
    Without being too intrusive she was able to discern the stones composition. We both recognized it as a miniscule version of a gem I kept safely tucked away at home. After calibrating the machine to a more sensitive level to perform a full body scan and several hours later we had our results. There were hundreds of millions of microscopic crystalline stones throughout my entire body. They coalesced and pulsated throughout my entire being as if they were alive, and we theorized that something must have recently activated the crystals higher functions triggering new abilities in me. Without too much effort we determined that they were the source of my shields and possibly much more. Since their activation I have been able to tap into data streams, access and control computers or even cell phones after touching them once. It was as if I was suddenly hardwired into the internet. Most of the time I now used tablets or phones merely for show or habit since I more or less absorbed the knowledge I needed.
    Due to the information overload that I received the first two weeks nearly killed me and now Kira and I were wary of how this would affect me long term. There was also something more worrisome that I had kept to myself. There was old information stored inside of me, information I felt I should recognize but when I tried to access it, it slipped out of reach of my minds eye. The one thing I had told her about and regretted almost immediately was the fact that there was some sort of open frequency with a repeating pattern transmitting every few weeks, like some sort of SOS.
    Lately the large crystal I had hidden away at home glowed every time I went near the thing. I don’t actually know what it is. I found the crystal in my jacket pocket all those years ago while hiding in a cave, trying to stay warm and survive, while attempting to remember who I was. After Kira discovered crystals, I retrieved the items that I’d possessed when I first woke, including the large crystal from my secured research facilities. The sudden urge to find from whence I’d came was upon me. Again I thought maybe these trinkets of my past might hold the key to the knowledge I sought.
    Nearly all of the advanced technology used by my firm had been reversed engineered from these items. Some of them were so advanced that not even the most brilliant of today’s scientists could comprehend their inner workings. Several of my applied science divisions worked around the clock trying to unlock their secrets. For now they would have to be happy with the detailed scans and notes until I could find out the truth of the matter. There were two things they agreed on. First the technology was based off of some type of crystalyn fractal mathematics which allowed the items to hold untold power on a scale unheard of by today’s standard. Secondly the earth’s collective knowledge could fit in one of the smallest of the crystals they discovered. They promised me that one day they would unlock the crystals secrets and when they did the untold knowledge and power that it held would be available to whoever wielded the items. That made me less than comfortable when I thought about it for too long.
    “OK, back to the subject at hand. I am betting that you would like to pay this crackpot doctor a visit sooner than later?” Kira said with a smile.
    “Finally a woman who understands me!” Dr. Galvez was a flesh and blood mortal who I could do something about and not some ethereal voice from the great beyond like the one in my dream. That little fact brought a lightness to my soul.
    She rolled her eyes at me. “I will pull my new car around since your’s hasn’t arrived just yet.” Something about the way she laughed worried me as she gave me a wink on her way out the door.
    “You know ya love me...” I called after