Last week in the 11th Paradomas, the largest technology lab raid in the history of the Multiverse unearthed a next-gen horsecart with deadly implications.
This Horsecart brings anyone within a mile of their intended target in any chosen para. The lab is called Chequed Tectonics. The main clientele is Parahunters.
Parahunters have always been able to jump around, but not with any precision. Traditional horsecarts can bring you to approximately the same place in another parallel or as close as possible without landing you in a wall.
Interpara Border Enforcement (IBE) monitors Earth’s energy field for electromagnetic surges and radiation fluctuations, but naturally occurring variations never stop, the effect of activity in other paras. The endless fluctual flutterings render it impossible to deploy a team to billions of occurrences yearly. Beyond a bit of luck, a tip-off from another parallel on the post-para launch site, or a gut-twisting hunch, there is no way to catch horsecarts.
The new Horsecart uses DNA to transport its rider within a range of a few yards to one mile of the intended target. If the target is already en route when the rider arrives and is no longer in close proximity, this new feature can jump within a single para to get closer to the mark. As long as an active DNA sample anchors to a moving target, the Horsecart trots on to the destination.
Another disturbing discovery seized from the Chequed Tectonics Lab is a reverse-engineered King Toss 17. A King Toss is a gadget that looks like a watch that can read the number of paraselves belonging to anyone in the vicinity. If someone has no paraselves, they possess concentrated consciousness, quietly validating to the Paraforce if a suspected perpetrator is a parahunter.
The King Toss can also confirm if an individual is having their paraselves exterminated. If someone had 150 paraselves today and 20 left in a month, that’s a red flag. The most successful parahunters are referred to as King Makers by the Paraforce; in answer to that, this device was named the King Toss.
The King Toss gives Parahunters another advantage – when alerted of zero-paraself individuals close by, it is most likely the Paraforce closing in. It also shows how many remaining paraselves the contractee has at any given moment and allows the parahunters to bypass any parallels where a paraself does not exist.
There is no telling what Parahunters will be capable of with the King Toss 17 and the souped-up horsecarts, but the chances are it will involve a business boon and lots of new kings.
Statisticians claim the most people have at least one paraself that would consider eliminating the rest for power and fortune. With the possibility of this grim service becoming more accessible and affordable, let’s hope they’re wrong.
The best way to get a handle on your safety is to learn to check in with the quality of your own paraselves. And watch out for solitaries who regularly check their watches in crowded places.
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