Aurora Consurgens: a treastise on laws

On Superpower and Systems

Doctor Herman Valderschung, Journal of Comparative Normality, pp. 115-116.

The existence of Omegas deforms the world. That this is true is without question: the answers and solutions depend upon how the world responds in turn. This paper aims to cover the basic problems in dealing with Omegas and offer several unpalatable solutions.

Firstly, Omegas are weapons of weapons of mass destruction. This is not true in all cases, and the scale of destruction is generally limited --- held in check by the limits of flesh, conscience and the imagination -- but the potential remains. And yet, a human with a gun can do as much damage, if not more. We regulate guns, thus people who are guns presumably need to be regulated as well.

Secondly, Omegas who commit crimes run afoul of the law. The cost of incarceration for a lifetime is ~2 million dollars for normal prisoners. Death penalties cost more, due to appeals processes and so forth.

Thirdly, there is the issue of discrimination and Omegas in everyday life and the workplace.


To regulate Omegas, one must have a branch of government open to scrutiny whose job is to keep records of all Omegas and their capabilities. That this can be stolen and used is without question but unfortunately no other solution exists. Omegas who do not register will be considered illegals and jailed or dealt with accordingly. Omegas whose abilities allow them to detect and classify other Omegas will be hired for this program. This allows us to determine what kind of Omegas qualify as dangerous, the degree of danger they pose, and to incarcerate them before crimes are committed if need be.

(I am well aware this measure will not be considered favourably, but allowing someone with such power -- and willingness -- to kill with it before arresting them will only serve to blacken the public image of the large majority of Omegas that are not killers and have no desire to be such.)

Regarding criminals, Omegas should be jailed for life. As some are supernormally resistant to damage and most forms of execution, keeping Omegas imprisoned for life is the only viable solution; as well, said Omegas may at some point have abilities society can make use of. The cost of building such prisons and devising ways to imprison Omegas will be extremely costly, but peace of mind has little cost in the long run.

Thirdly, the deeper issues at stake of separating Omegas from the general populace cannot be ignored. What happened in Germany can easily happen here, and perhaps more readily given the more alien appearance of Omegas. Leaving aside how one would make concentration camps (clearly prisons fall under the same penumbra), the obvious danger is creating criminals out of otherwise ordinary Omegas. Integration of Omegas into the world as a whole would be the only solution that does not lead to genocide.

In order for that to happen, the onus is on the Omegas -- and humans who are their allies -- to step forward into the light. This will not be easy, and could easily lead to persecutions and witch hunts, but is nevertheless their only viable option and must be understood as such.


To this end, the laws must move from punishment to understanding. Most new Omegas have no idea what is going or that others like them exist. Give a child a firework and they light it off. Make a child into one, and the results can be more unsettling. Despite this, the attitude of the law to Omegas should be akin to trying to calm down and reason with a crazy person rather than outright abuses of force.