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Wow, Joshua!

I love this. It does seem to have some real-world parallels, using a very creative fantasy palate.  I have read of some real-world psychopathic scientists that are actively involved in chimeric genetic abominations aimed at “redesigning” the human genome to “enhance humanity” into their psychotic view of the next stage of evolution.  Some of the big tech co’s are complicit and are actively stealing IP in stealth via the Dark Web, to assimilate, reverse engineer products and displace startup companies and independent and influenceable creators that cannot be bribed, manipulated, or compromised.  Small businesses have been wrecked and crushed by the larger monopolies, who illegally seek to shut them out of market share or buy them off, assimilate their IP into their collective product lines, and bleed off what might have been an innovative approach that could have eventually challenged their monolithic holdings.

I am always so much more intrigued when art is used to allow us to look back upon real-world events with a more investigative lens.

Do you read much in the way of eschatology and “end times” prophecy?

I see a few biblical parallels.
“unending wars”
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. [Matthew 24:6 NIV]

“march in with his legions”
And there went out another horse [that was] red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. [Revelation 6:4 KJV]

(paraphrasing: subjugates the people of the world)
It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. [Revelation 13:16-17 NIV]

“he deems as the new age of peace” (a false peace)
For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when [there is] no peace. … We looked for peace, but no good [came; and] for a time of health, and behold trouble! [Jeremiah 8:11, 15 KJV]

Is this “brilliant psychopath scientist” a representation of an “antichrist/son of perdition” figure?
Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. [2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 KJV]

I think it is interesting that mankind in its scientific hubris wants to “remake and improve” God’s designs in the real world.  It makes me wonder what is behind all of that obsession.  I am glad to see you showing where this kind of obsession leads and what its ultimate goal is in the service of this villain.  God designs uniqueness, something sinister seeks to blend it. I am reminded of this verse in that respect.

Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A different plant grows from each kind of seed. Similarly there are different kinds of flesh–one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies. [1 Corinthians 15:38-40 NLT]

How far along are you in your WIP? I would love to see you published.
Fiction should give us questions that cause us to evaluate our real world experiences.  To notice those spiritual parallels that we should arm ourselves against with God’s armor of light.