Chapter 0 — The Beginning of the End
On a day forever etched into history…
The day that never truly ended.
The day time split into before… and after.
It wasn't a war.Not a single bullet was fired.It wasn't a man-made catastrophe.
It was something deeper…Older…Far more terrifying.
A mutation.
A genetic mutation that swept across the entire planet without warning—as if the Earth itself had decided to rewrite the laws of life.
At first… no one noticed.
A few strange reports about animals behaving unusually.Scattered incidents in forests.Livestock disappearing in rural villages.
People dismissed it as media exaggeration.Or just another internet rumor.
But the truth…
had already begun.
Within mere weeks, the change spread like wildfire.This wasn't slow evolution as science had known it—it was a violent leap up the ladder of life.
Animals.Insects.Creatures humans had stood above for thousands of years…
began to transform.
They didn't just grow larger.They didn't simply become faster or stronger.
They became smarter.
Terrifyingly smart.
Eyes that watched with awareness.Calculated movements.Perfectly set ambushes.Cooperation never seen outside the human species.
The food chain collapsed.
And suddenly…
those who once stood at the top became prey.
Humans.
The species that ruled Earth for centuries,built civilizations,waged wars,and reached the sky…
found themselves at the bottom of the hierarchy.
At first, they believed it could be contained.
Firearms.Missiles.Tanks.Even nuclear weapons.
But reality was cruel.
It wasn't enough.
Because the new creatures weren't just monsters.
They could think.Learn.Adapt at a horrifying pace.
Every time humanity struck them down…they returned stronger.
Then the unimaginable happened.
The moment that shattered what remained of human pride.
The creatures began to speak.
It wasn't magic.It wasn't a miracle.
It was evolution.
The same path humanity once walked—but at a far faster pace.
They were given a name:
The New Generation.
Beings that combined the strength of beasts… with the awareness of humans.
As time passed, their appearance changed even further…until some began to resemble humans in a deeply unsettling way.
Many believed they were hybrids.
But the truth…
was far worse.
They weren't a mixture of species.
They were the next step of evolution.
An evolution that surpassed humanity itself.
And so…
humans were no longer alone in this world.
But as the saying goes:
"Perhaps the cure lies within the disease."
Amid despair…at the moment when the end seemed inevitable…
a miracle occurred.
Some humans began to be born different.
Children with abilities science could not explain.Unnatural physical strength.Speed approaching the sound barrier.Heightened senses.And an instinctive talent for combat.
They were called:
The Gifted.
Though their power couldn't rival the New Generation,they became humanity's last hope.
But…
this wasn't the real danger.
What happened on Earth…
did not go unnoticed.
In the depths of space, far beyond the reach of the sun,watchful eyes had been observing.
A star-faring civilization searching for a single resource—
Ether.
A rare energy.The fuel of interstellar wars.
Inside a massive vessel cutting through the void,a calm voice echoed across the bridge:
"An Ether-rich planet has been detected."
Silence followed.
"It appears to have awakened recently…"
A few seconds passed.
Then a faint smile formed on the commander's face.
"So… we've found treasure."
And in that moment—
While humanity fought to survive…While the New Generation tightened its grip on Earth…
another threat was approaching.
A threat without mercy.Without compassion.
Earth…
had been discovered.
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