To the OP: Read your story and I'm looking forward to its continuation. Many parts of it resonate with me. Apparently I've been put on a similar path. The groundwork was laid when I was a child. Currently "it" is trying to make me believe in "magic". If "magic" is advanced quantum technology, sure, I believe. The problem remains why focus all these resources on me? I am a nobody, not even a nobody who thinks they are a somebody. I am not a follower or a leader. Religions, esoteric and otherwise, and allegedly holy books, leave me cold. Imo your Revelation quotes were written by an angry man imprisoned on the Isle of Patmos living in a cave. He was inspired not by the demiurge but by mushrooms. I'm not mocking you. My story pushes the limits of credulity. Yet I cannot take that final step and believe in gods, but I do believe in men who would have me believe that they are gods. Thanks for the many links.