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“The Starborn Order? Ordinary folks don’t even know they exist,” Tania exined, her tone sarcastic. “They’re a bunch of fanatics obsessed with this thing they call the ws of nature. In their minds, humanity is still crawling at the bottom, nowhere near real progress.
“They’re convinced higher civilizations came from the stars, and everything we’ve built so far is nothing more than cheap scrap.”
Theresa squinted. “So… they also look down on themselves?”
“Yep,” Tania replied without hesitation. “Most of them aren’t even fully human anymore. They carve away their own limbs to strap on mechanical parts, dead certain that metal outdoes the human body.”
Theresa nearly choked. “You’re serious?”
Tania gave a wry smile. “Dead serious. They’re crazy, no doubt about that. Still, they’re not idiots. Every single one of them is a top scientist, a specialist, or some genius gone off the rails. They all share one obsession–forcing mankind to ‘evolve‘ and chasing this fantasy of a true evolution.”
The words struck Theresa like lead weights sinking straight to the bottom of her chest<i>. </i><i>Inferior </i><i>species</i>? <i>True </i><i>evolution</i><i>? </i>
Her stomach tightened. “So, you’re hinting the zombie virus came from them?”
“Yes…” Tania hesitated, weighing her words. “And no.”
Theresa’s pulse kicked up.
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“They never had the skill to design the zombie virus from scratch,” Tania exined, her brows knitting together. “What they did was discover it. A meteorite crashed, carrying something theyter named Evoloid. My ex–husband was the one who told me about it.”
Theresa blinked. “Wait–your ex?”
“Yeah, he was one of them.” Tania exhaled and leaned back. “He even tried to drag me into their cult. Luckily, I cut him out of my life before he got the chance.”
Theresa couldn’t find the words to respond.
“Anyway, five years ago, that meteorite hit Earth. They found an active substance on it.” Tania lifted a small vial from her pocket and held it up. “This is what they turned into Evoloid.”
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She the vial between her fingers, her voice dropping to a whisper. “He swore this liquid
spun could turn people into something better. He experimented with cells—cancer vanished, old cells began regenerating, and people’s bodies appeared to grow younger. It was like hitting a reset button on life.”
Theresa swallowed hard as Tania continued, “In a few cases, people awakened abilities. Fire, water, telekinesis–you name it. Sound familiar? That’s where our ‘abilities‘ came from.
“For the Starborn Order, this was their golden ticket. They were convinced they’d finally unlocked the key to evolution. From then on, every scrap of zombie–virus research–whether by governments or privatebs–was rooted in Evoloid. The Starborn Order was the source.”
Theresa’s heart skipped. <i>So</i><i>, </i><i>that’s </i><i>why </i><i>the </i><i>three </i><i>camps </i><i>know </i><i>nothing </i><i>about </i><i>the </i>Starborn Order. All <i>along</i><i>, </i><i>they’re </i>building their <i>research </i><i>on </i><i>its </i><i>groundwork </i><i>without </i><i>even </i><i>realizing </i><i>it</i><i>. </i>
The truth hit her hard. <i>These </i><i>lunatics </i><i>aren’t </i><i>just </i><i>involved</i><i>; </i><i>they’re </i><i>the </i>first <i>to </i><i>dig </i><i>into </i>it<i>, </i><i>the </i>ones who <i>know </i>it <i>best</i><i>. </i>
Tania’s expression turned grim. “Of course, what they called ‘salvation‘ turned into a nightmare.
“Initially, the virus actually cured the sick. The original strain had a slow onset. It lingered quietly, making its way through DNA gradually and persistently.
“People didn’t just flip into zombies overnight.” Her eyes darkened. “The turning point was when mature zombies showed up. A single bite or scratch, and the victim transforms in just five minutes. The Starborn Order didn’t create the virus, but they sped it up, warped it into something horrific.”
Theresa’s chest tightened as the truth mmed into her. <i>The </i><i>zombie </i><i>virus </i><i>isn’t </i><i>some </i><i>freak </i><i>of </i><i>nature</i>–it’s <i>a </i><i>fabricated </i><i>disaster</i>. <i>A </i><i>cursed </i><i>seed </i><i>fallen </i><i>from </i><i>the stars</i><i>, </i><i>twisted </i><i>by </i><i>madmen </i><i>until </i><i>it </i><i>grows </i><i>into </i><i>the </i><i>end </i><i>of </i><i>the </i><i>world</i><i>. </i>
Her mind then shed to her own rebirth. The outbreak had started earlier this time, all because she came back. That wouldn’t make sense if it were a natural disaster. Since it was artificial, even the slightest ripple could throw the whole chain of events off.
Her stomach turned. She had changed everything.
“Then, why are there survivors with abilities instead of infection?” Theresa asked.
“That’s probably what the Starborn Order wanted all along,” Tania replied softly. “The original virus didn’t take hold in everyone. In the early wave, nearly a third of the frailest dropped straight into zombification. The rest survived.
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“Then came the mature zombies, and once they bit you, that was it–no exceptions.” She tapped the vial with her finger. “Those who made it this far are basically untouchable by the original strain. A handful even gained abilities.”
Her lips twisted into something between a smile and a grimace. “If you squint at it, you could almost call it human evolution.”
Theresa’s thoughts spun in circles.
<i>Evolution</i>… <i>So</i><i>, </i><i>this </i><i>hell </i>we’re living <i>through </i><i>is </i><i>nothing </i><i>more </i><i>than </i><i>a </i><i>fabricated </i><i>disaster </i><i>disguised </i><i>as </i><i>evolution</i>?