[ WP ] You are watching TV when your show is abruptly interrupted by the President of the United States announcing to the world that the existence of God has been confirmed by NASA and a team of the most brilliant scientists from around the globe .

I remember, as plain as it was was yesterday. My mother was watching some documentary or other, when Suddenly the picture of the ocean, was replaced with an old, balding man. I stopped, playing with my dump truck, looking up at this old decrepit man, who was breathing heavily. `` My fellow Americans, today we have discovered the existence of an Almighty, Supreme Being, the existence of God'' I vaguely remember him talking more, and some other old men and women saying things as well. 
 
 Now that I'm older I realize that they were scientists, submitting their findings and proofs. Other nations and many people doubted the findings, until the miracles. Incurable patients walked out of hospitals, visions were had. The United States, completely dismantled their standing army. Other countries laughed at their folly, but fearing some trick, the powers and superpowers, tapdanced, until an alliance between most of them formed and a massive assault was launched. 
 
 All of the enemy units turned away immediately, saying that angels were standing in front blocking their way. Their leaders scoffed until they saw the footage. When the alliance fell apart, and the countries tried to turn against each other, once again angels stood in the way. 
 
 Then came the Reckoning. One day every man, woman, and child on the earth, received the exact same vision. I remember it well, I saw heaven it was much more beautiful than gold streets and pearly gates. It was peace and joy, I looked upon beauty itself. When it ended, tears were flowing from my eyes, I wanted to do anything to feel that again. I moved towards the window, to cast myself from our fifth story apartment. Another vision came, pure terror darkness and pain. When it cleared the memory of the first was still there. I moved towards the window again. This time an angel stopped me. He did so again, for seven days. A voice commanded across the earth, `` My children, for one week I had to take your choice away from you. Whoever glances upon heaven desires to go there, which is why I showed unto you the second vision, you must make the choice'' After that the angel disappeared, and suicide rates skyrocketed for a week. 
 
 Scientists and holy men worked together, in quite a few cases were one and the same. I grew up went to college and became one of the lead scientists in Theology, the study of God's power. Crime and violence had gone down, but still existed. People still made mistakes, and got hurt. 
 
 Only a few were able to work miracles on their own. So the field of Theology was born, by the word of God's Prophet, and a stunning invention was formed, I was part of the team. We crafted a device that could directly channel God's power, allowing even the wicked to heal others. Oddly enough it still worked on faith, the wicked could not raise the dead, and could heal certain life-threatening wounds, but only with good intentions in mind. 
 
 This device got us thinking, and soon many developments were made and released. We created a connector, that allowed two people feel each others emotions from a distance. We created a generator, which could form, or multiply food. Many cunning devices were crafted. Then we mad the Shield. 
 
 The Shield blocked God's power, none of our devices worked inside of it, and even the greatest miracle worker, could n't heal a cut, until he was outside the Shield. We tested many different things, we found that if a dog got impregnated outside of the Shield, the litter died before birth when moved inside the Shield, if impregnated inside, the litter was healthy when delivered, whether delivered inside or outside the Shield. 
 
 The entire time I was still haunted by the vision of heaven. It danced in my dreams, and tortured me with it's promise during my waking hours. Many times I wished for death, but the memory of hell and of the angel's hand on my shoulder, stopped me every time. It came to me one night. We had literally been able to copy each of God's miracles, exceeding some, by allowing those who did n't follow God's, apparently arbitrary, rules to use his miracles. The epiphany happened, God worked on physics, just ones that we had n't understood, until now. It was possible for me to create my own heaven! 
 
 I used my knowledge to create a device, that would recreate a heaven. I examined a terminal patient ( not even miracle workers could cure old age in others ) and using a measuring tool, I studied where his soul went. It almost worked, the soul moved towards my heaven, but redirected at the last second. I continued trials, time and time again the soul changed direction, until I tried inside the Shield. This time the soul went to my heaven. It was working, that is when I made the mistake, I ran outside the Shield to grab a syringe and suddenly the power was cut off, plunging me into blackness, I looked around and saw an angel. He walked up to my heaven machine and destroyed it with a flaming sword. Turning to me he warned me that my path would only cause me pain. 
 
 I was pissed. I knew that I had been short-sighted, God would interfere with someone taking his place. Use a little of the power that he happened to discover? Fine, but try to take too much? He would obviously interfere, He could be petty, but He was still powerful. I built a portable Shield that covered my mind. Freed from his mental watch, He sent an angel to watch over my actions. I was too clever by far for that, the angel could not step foot inside of a Shield, so I built one deep in the earth, far from the sight of Men and God. 
 
 I came up with my idea here, my greatest invention. It took me several years to find like-minded individuals, under the cloak of secrecy, and with liberal use of the Shield. We found friends in the government, we created The GodSlayer. 
 
 The GodSlayer would be able to collect, and then reciprocate the power that came from God, effectively cutting him off from his control, spreading his power to all. My other devices would work effectively, God must have been interfering, the devices were sound, they even exceeded and amplified God's power, so it must be Him that is causing the problems. 
 
 We built it, but we were not depraved individuals. We would not effectively kill a god, without consulting the people who worshipped him, a favor that He had not not extended to His rivals in biblical times. 
 
 We broadcast our challenge, our device was effectively hidden, and self sustaining. We braced ourselves for the veritable shitstorm from God and Men. Nothing happened, people did n't care. They either laughed at, did n't care about, or rooted for our cause, but no one interfered some even helped. 
 
 Now I stand in front of my device ready to throw the switch on the enormous machine. A huge crowd has gathered, cheering, jeering, all gathered for a show. Smiling, I walked forward taking the mic, I talked of the science, of the future, of the benefit, but the entire time an icy hand of fear gripped my chest. What if I was wrong? What if the angel's warning was right? I could even see him now, standing by me. He had the chance right now to cut me down, save his ruler, but he did n't. I finished my speech even offered the angel the mic. He just shook his head, and whispered to me `` your choice is made accept your misery'' before disappearing. 
 
 My heart was racing, as I walked up and flipped the switch.
