Francisco was a college student at a music festival, experimenting with hallucinogens, when the voice first spoke to him. It introduced itself as Carnath, a supreme energy of the universe, and explained that it had chosen him to lead civilization into its next golden age. At first, he thought it was the drugs, but as the message took shape, so did his belief. Naturally charismatic, he amassed followers, eventually building a small utopian community in the rural woods of Missouri. When detectives learn of the commune, they go to investigate. To Charles and Laura, they seem like a small, peaceful group of people living their dreams. However, when reports of firearm purchases and drug sales crop up, images of Waco and Jonestown stir in their minds. Maybe there’s more happening out there than meets the eye. Mason had always been an introvert, preferring to stay inside and fiddle with computers. His dream; create the first self-learning neural network. When he moves to his new apartment, he’s on the verge of a breakthrough, but an unexpected welcome gift from a neighbor starts him down a path that he never would have expected. These three vastly different groups come together in a showdown that could alter the course of humanity forever…
Francisco was a college student at a music festival, experimenting with hallucinogens, when the voice first spoke to him. It introduced itself as Carnath, a supreme energy of the universe, and explained that it had chosen him to lead civilization into its next golden age. At first, he thought it was the drugs, but as the message took shape, so did his belief. Naturally charismatic, he amassed followers, eventually building a small utopian community in the rural woods of Missouri. When detectives learn of the commune, they go to investigate. To Charles and Laura, they seem like a small, peaceful group of people living their dreams. However, when reports of firearm purchases and drug sales crop up, images of Waco and Jonestown stir in their minds. Maybe there’s more happening out there than meets the eye. Mason had always been an introvert, preferring to stay inside and fiddle with computers. His dream; create the first self-learning neural network. When he moves to his new apartment, he’s on the verge of a breakthrough, but an unexpected welcome gift from a neighbor starts him down a path that he never would have expected. These three vastly different groups come together in a showdown that could alter the course of humanity forever…