Emmanuel Nwanjoku rose above the sensor deprivation tank, above the scientists looking at him with wide open eyes, levitating over the operation theatre.
Much to the dismay of the lab personnel, the naked form of the African boy fled up to the ceiling, and even then didn’t stopped, crashing into it and opening a large hole toward the upper level.
A rain of dirt and debris fell over the screaming lab guys. The General and Doctor Shoemaker ran to the elevator, but when they were able to get to the upper floor, the only thing they found was another large opening in the above ceiling, and another in the upper one, up and up to the last one, so that a small piece of the pale blue sky was visible at the end.
“Fuck! What have you done, Shoemaker?” screamed the General, looking enraged at the scientist with fiery eyes.
“It was YOUR idea!” replied the German, running to the elevator.
When the two men were finally able to exit on the flat roof of the building, Emmanuel Nwanjoku was there, floating ten metres above them, rotating slowly, his pupilless eyes trying to embrace the vastness of downtown Los Angeles.
An expression of disgust was bending the corner of his mouth.
He had rose to see the greatness of Creation, to sing the glory of his Lord.
But what he saw was different. He saw evil. Pornographers. Prostitutes. Drug dealers. Car burglars. Thieves. Killers. Homosexuals!
The City was crying revenge to the eyes of God.
“Order him to land here. NOW!” shouted the General at Shoemaker.
The German put a strange helmet over his head, and frowned in concentration. A few second later, a puff of smoke was released by the device.
“Should I assume it’s not working, Otto?” said sarcastically the General.
But the scientist did not respond, as his eyes were fixed over the face of the young African, who had just turned toward him.
“Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone
and fire from the LORD out of heaven.” whispered Emmanuel Nwanjoku, tears running down across his face.
The General, Doctor Shoemaker, and the whole metropolis of Los Angeles were set on fire.
