John Hardin Young

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I will never truly understand why I was chosen... and I accept that now. Perhaps that is why it had to be me. Every fiber of my strength was reduced to ash. As the pain pulsed from my eye through my body. Silent agony serving as a confirmation for my certain death. A death I would soon wish for that would never come. Counting the days quickly became a fruitless endeavor. Years wasted away into decades. Lifetimes came and went. Love and family were lost to the shadows… and I was alone. Time had left me cold, but somehow she brought a fleeting breath of life back into my lungs. Love was an error in judgment I never made again. The desire for vengeance for this curse overflowed in my veins. I needed to find the man responsible for my torment. Come on get it together... It's a genius system, really. There is no reason why anyone should suspect... that it’s anything more than, you know, a simple metal ring. There’s no way to tell what’s really going on. There’s also the contact display. But the truth, I probably couldn’t have made... any of this possible without the book. It just sort of showed up one day. The front cover has a hand-tooled rendition of a gryphon. There we go. The craftsmanship is exquisite. I can’t begin to imagine how long it must’ve taken. I like to keep it on me, even though I've already digitized all the information. I memorized the entire thing. It's exactly 85... 84 and a half pages long. Poems, for the most part. And after having read through it so many times, I began to notice a pattern in the pages. It took me years, but I eventually learned to decode the cypher. This is going to sound crazy but this book... contains the formulas that taught me how to bend space. Eventually, I applied those principles to bend time. There were other messages within the cypher. Page 16: 500 A.D. Monte Cassino. "Wisdom in the words." Page 43: 1967. Flight C79 Los Angeles. "The Catalyst.” I’m still trying to figure out why the book... keeps sending me to these seemingly random places in time. The don’t appear to have any obvious historical significance. That last page always bothered me. It's ripped in half, right down the center. 1299 A.D. Coordinates to a little wooden house in Auvergne. I had theories about the book’s origin. I figured it was a gift from a future version of myself. But I guess I was wrong... and I could finally figure out the meaning of the last page. "Avoid the wooden house." My chance to end this plague had slipped from my grasp. But all was not lost. He left behind the book. After studying it for hundreds of years I found hidden meaning in it's passages. I was sure the book would lead me to my cure. - Sorry. - Sir, can I offer you some peanuts? Ladies and gentleman of flight C79, we’re experiencing some slight turbulence and the captain has turned on the ‘fasten seatbelt’ sign. Please remain in your seats at this time. - Thank you. - Do you travel often? - Yes. - Is Boston your final destination? - Me too. - I’m heading to a medical conference there. - What do you do? - I’m a medical researcher. - Studying what? - Umm, it’s kind of complicated Complicated can sometimes be interesting. Ok. My company is studying different methods of isolating compounds from bone marrow, blood, different types of tissues. What’s the name of the company? Cypra. So what are you reading? Is it always this bad? At the time, I could not understand why the book had brought me here. Was it to taunt me? As the grim fate crept closer to those around me, I found myself unable to escape a poem from the book. “Beyond the reach of man or heavens, mountains destined for dust," "waves decay into sand, through rise and fall, form and erosion," "the horizon remains true... eternal.” The book had not brought me there to die, but rather to put me on another path. Coming... Great to see you sir. I took a look at your recommendation, and I wholeheartedly agree. Cypra shows a lot of promise. I think it will be a great addition to your portfolio. And I'd feel safe investing $500,000 during the first round of financing. Along with that I'm very excited, I got oil, I got car manufactures, - I mean it's really going to round things out. - Mr. Scott, I’d like to invest everything. Everything? Imagine that. All of it? - Yes everything. - Let’s just slow things down a little bit. I know you inherited a large sum of money from your family and... The medical field is exciting. Believe me I looked at the numbers myself And Cypra, I have no doubt it will be very successful - but diversity is the key to any successful… - That is my final decision, Mr. Scott. In good faith, I can't risk your assets. ok... ok ok so you would be naturally, the lead investor. I would negotiate a seat at the board and a meeting with the president. No, I would like for you to act as my proxy. That's not... I'm just a paper pusher basically. A glorified paper pusher. That's what I want Mr. Scott Thank you for your time. - yeah sure, I mean, I can go in there... - Thank you for everything, Mr. Scott. - I convey what you want. - Yes indeed, thank you goodbye. Until this moment, my entire life was an aimless search for a cure. To become human again. and I finally new that Cypra was the key. Come in. They tried to drown me but I would not drown. They tried to burn me, I would not burn. I quickly learned that discretion and anonymity were imperative. After nearly three decades Cypra had finally made the progress that I needed to see for myself. - What is your advancement on blood dissolution? - Here at Cypra we’ve been testing blood samples for 30 years. Intermittently, we’ve come across a fascinating blood compound. It’s an extremely robust protein that complements the body’s response to damage and degeneration. When injected into animals with movement disorders, the compound morphs into a protein we’re calling Entheozyme. We’re showing promising results with Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy... It's going to take a while but it could someday be tested on humans. When injected into a subject that is actively bleeding, the compound adapts into a protein we’re calling Velox. It stops the bleeding almost instantaneously. Currently, we’re developing it into a first-aid auto injector. Sir, if I may speak freely this compound will dramatically change millions of peoples lives. - You can isolate the compound from blood? - Sure. Absolutely. Tell me how As the velox was filter through my blood I started to remember what is was to feel alive again. You're okay. Okay.. - Are you okay? - I’m so sorry. - Leave it, leave it, leave it... - I didn't mean too. It's fine really. I can just wrap it up. No. No. No. Nonsense Now I promise you won't feel a thing. God I should've known better than to have used glass. It has never been good idea. - Why is that? - I have a condition that causes muscle spasms. - I’m sorry to hear that. That seems to be doing the trick. - Thank you. - Of course. You know, Cypra is doing some clinical trials that might interest you. - Yeah? - Yes its about people regaining their motor control after spinal cord injuries and strokes. You'd be a good candidate. -Good morning. - Morning Before we get started, I might just preference by informing you about Entheozyme. This drug has gone through rigorous testing and extensive development for over three decades. Okay? - Wow. - So it is completely safe to ingest. Now if you have any more of your side effects, go head and just call the number right there on the bottom. Anything serious, I'd advise you to go to the hospital as soon as possible. Okay? Okay. - Alright good job. Do you have any questions? - What should I expect? Well we're still in the beginning stages of human trials, so your dosage will be kept low but I'd definitely expect a lower frequency and size in your spasms and the tremors, those should be substantially reduced if not completely eradicate. You know we've had terrific results with this drug so... We will set you up with an appointment in about a month to follow up. Okay? Thank you. - Good to meet you - You too Cecilia. How are you today? Cecilia? You doing alright? Uhh? You doing alright? Oh yeah. Yeah I'm pretty good. Thanks. Well according to this you've had experienced a complete loss of tremors. Haven't had an episode in 2 weeks. That's great! Yeah. It's seems like it's going really well. Are you experiencing any side effects? Anything out of the ordinary? No. That's great news. Has anybody been experiencing any other side effects? To be honest we haven't really seen much of anything. There has been a couple of limited cases with some numbness and tingling but... Why? Have you been experiencing something else? No. I was just curious. Okay. Well you are good to go. Thank you. As humanity returned to me, I was able to find peace. Until I saw the book. In an instant I was overwhelmed with clarity. The man I misconstrued as my tormenter was simply an unknowing catalyst. I knew what I must do. We’re here with Silico’s Lead Engineer He is the architect behind the Terminal Transportation Network, and he is here to promote his new book, “Impossible Leaps, " Dr. Wade Edwards. Thank you for coming. - Thanks for having me. - Dr. Edward, your work with Silico has made it possible for people to travel around the world in a matter of seconds. - What was the inspiration behind the original discovery? - That’s a long story but what I will say that I believe TRUE inspiration must come to YOU. It is “Beyond the reach of man or heavens.” That’s beautiful, I take it you’re also a poet. Oh no. That’s just from an old book I was given when I was young. Well you’ve already changed the world. How do you follow that up? What I'm working on now I believe will have an even greater impact on humanity. Ok now. Those are some mighty big words now. You got to give us a little hint on what’s going on there. This is how I get you to invite me back. Ok that’s a good one. Stick around folks. Dr. Wade Edward is going to talk a little bit more later on... What the hell? Carter. You copy? Boss, what’s going on down there? What’s up with the reader on D3? I keep getting a read error on this. Murph was actually talking about potentially reclassifying a couple of the rooms as Tier 1. Let me see. Nah, that’s not it. Tier 1 would’ve given me an ‘Authorization Error’. I think this is just a faulty reader. Could you go remote? - Boss I thought we… - Yeah, go ahead and remote this. Also, start on the report for this faulty reader I’ll sign it once I finish this round. Okay copy that I will get right on it Don’t worry you will regain control in about 30 minutes Its going to hurt a little bit Its going to feel a little bit like pins and needles Now don’t lean back There you go - Hey - Cecilia. I got it. Thank you. I knew you'd come through. Of course - 100 milligrams? - 200. It’ll last longer. Thank you. What time did you remove the case? 3:05 am. - Approximately? - Exactly. That’s good. Are you okay? Yes, yes I'm fine. See you soon? Yeah. Okay. Cecilia. Thank you. Wade? Who is it? For over fifteen hundred years, I would of given anything to undo what had been done to me. Now I realized that I must be the one to set the events in motion. All this time all my suffering wasn’t a curse. It wasn’t a random cosmic event. It was necessary. I was chosen. If it wasn’t for my pain, for the compound in my blood... humanity would be the one to suffer. My torture life was imperative for the betterment of humankind. And it took me so long to realize that... I would never truly understand why I was chosen, and I accept that now. Perhaps that is why it had to be me.