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Elseworld's Story: A Vicious Mutation
By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin Date: September 25, 2024, 6:39 am
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(Story: "World Views")
Prologue:
Prologue Theme: Rush Hour into Hell (
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Our story today takes us to a world where supernaturals were
revealed much like other worlds.
In this world, the reveal of supernaturals too a large toll on
the world when supernaturals no longer had to hide their
abilities.
In this world, many supernaturals use their abilities for their
jobs, and many pick jobs specifically to work with whatever
skills they have. For example, someone with a teleportation
ability may operate an escort service, or earth type
manipulators may use their power to do construction, or
werewolves may work for the police as detectives in place of
police dogs. Almost every supernatural ability has some use in
the workforce, and each supernatural does their best to make
money on their natural born abilities.
However, a phenomena started in the world a few years ago, known
as the Malicious Mutation.
It is not known where this started, or what causes it (since no
known cause has yet been discovered despite study into the
subject). What is known though is that animals were mutated by
some force, whether natural or supernatural, and have become
violent towards humans and supernaturals alike. They gain
stronger physical abilities, and some even gain supernatural
abilities depending on the animal.
However, the scariest part about this mutation is not the
animals suddenly becoming major threats. The scary part is that
they are able to infect and transform both humans and
supernaturals into creatures. For example, those struck by
Malevolent Bears (a mutated bear) will mutate into a Malevolent
Bear. This affliction is not a zombie outbreak, but mutates
others into whatever creature attacks them. The creatures don't
attack humans to eat them like one would expect. But instead,
their only goal is to either bite or slash with their claws in
order to spread the affliction. So far, studies have showed that
the mutation is not a virus, but it is known that the only thing
required for someone to mutate is for these creatures to somehow
cause an open injury.
There is a saying about these creatures: If you bleed, you're
one of them now.
And once fully transformed, the process has no known way of
being reverse.
As of yet, there is only one known person who has proven to know
how to reverse the process before it has completed... A
scientist and human alchemy magic user known as Kindron
Darkfire. It is not known what makes Kindron Darkfire resistant
and almost immune to this affliction, but Kindron Darkfire has
managed to reverse this with his alchemy and stop a
transformation. Kindron is also one of the few people to not
transform into a monster when hurt by one of the Malicious
Mutation creatures, and it is not known why he doesn't
transform.
Today's stories follow Kindron's adventures as he meets the
Special Forces, an American Military who's current primary task
is to contain and destroy threats to the US, including taking
out Malicious Mutations.
What will fate have in store for Kindron Darkfire and the
Special Forces during this adventure?
Main Story:
Kindron Helps Special Forces Theme: Beast Tamer OST Track 16 (
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Kindron is Attacked Theme: Death March (
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Kindron's Talk Theme: Opened Door (
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Kindron in the Shadows Theme (Story End Theme): Own Little World
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Special Forces Member: The bears have us surrounded!
Gang Member: More guns and ammo are in the boxes! Use them and
keep the bears at a distance!
This was the scene... A random attack by Malevolent Bears
mutated by the Malicious Mutation had spiraled out of control.
What should have been a routine mission had turned into a fight
for survival against a foe much more dangerous than any mortal
being.
Special Forces had originally shown up to fight a gang that was
trading in human trafficking and black market deals. However,
the Malevolent Bears appearance had forced both groups to work
together for mutual survival.
While on opposite sides, they stood together in this moment.
After all, working with the enemy was far more preferable to
becoming one of those... things...
As the group battled the bears, the bears would separate the
group, in which many of them would scatter and become easy prey
for the bears once they were in lesser groups of only a few
people. And for every person who was attacked, they would start
transforming into one of the bears, increasing the bear's
numbers even more.
As groups were panicking and getting caught by the bears, one of
the Special Forces people looks to their commander, Special
Agent Lisa Hadley , who was on the ground after being slashed in
the stomach by one of the bears.
Special Forces Member: They got the Commander! He says
desperately, trying to hold her down as she was screaming in
pain as she was beginning to change.
As a bear tries to attack some of the men around Lisa Hadley, a
lone figure jumps in and electrocutes the bear, forcing it to
fall to the ground as it was knocked out by the electricity.
The figure, who was actually Kindron Darkfire, then goes over to
Lisa Hadley, and uses alchemy to reverse the transformation and
heal her injury. This causes Hadley to come back to her senses,
and she gets up, holding her stomach where she was slashed,
unsure of what had happened.
She then looks up to Kindron. Hadley: You... reversed the
transformation? How?
Kindron: My alchemy can do that. As long as you're not fully
transformed. He says before he goes to attack more of the bears
with his electrical energy, using alchemic magic.
Soon after he took some more of the bears down, the gang members
start to break way and retreat into the forest, knowing Special
Forces would beat the rest of the bears.
Special Forces: Electricity seems to work pretty well... He
says, noticing Kindron was having good luck fighting the bears
with his electrical manipulation.
Kindron: Just like any other creature... Electricity can conduct
through their bodies as well as any other. He explains as the
bears left over were now chasing the gang members into the
forest.
Kindron then looks to the Special Forces group, noticing no one
was hurt that hadn't already transformed.
Kindron: It seems you are all safe.
Hadley: Who are you? I owe you my life. She says to Kindron.
Kindron: My name is Kindron Darkfire. He says simply.
Hadley: I'm Commander Lisa Hadley. Help us gather what we can.
And we'll reward you for your efforts here today.
Kindron then starts walking away. Kindron: That can wait.
There's more creatures in the forest. We need to get out of
here. He says as hears growls coming from deeper in the forest
with his enhanced senses.
As he starts leading them to their vehicles they took to get to
this area, blue tigers start jumping down from the trees,
attacking the group. Even Kindron himself barely as time to move
Hadley out of the way of one of the tigers coming down.
Special Forces Member: It's a pack of Ferocious Tigers! He says
as the Special Forces start firing on the tigers.
The tigers start attacking, and Kindron himself is forced to
take on two tigers as he pushes Hadley over to a group. However,
Kindron has trouble taking the two tigers on, as they jump and
seem to coordinate their attacks through combat instinct.
Kindron: Darn it... I need a way to separate them... He says
before he notices one of the black cars of the gang members
nearby. He then kicks throw the back window, and jumps into the
back seat. Once he turns back, he noticed that his plan worked,
and only one was able to come after him while the other one was
trying to find another way into the car. The tiger was stuck in
the window, unable to get closer to Kindron who was on the other
side of the car.
Kindron brings his arms up to try and fire an electrical blast
of energy, but has to bring his arms up in a guard position when
the tiger pushes forward and slashes at him. The slash manages
to cut into Kindron's arms, and Kindron screams in pain as the
claws tear his muscles. While he does regeneration, he noticed
that he was starting to transform into one of the Ferocious
Tigers as blue fur starts to sprout from his wrists.
The two tigers are then shot down by Special Forces, who managed
to take the opportunity to shoot them after having dealt with
all the other tigers (thankfully, the tigers weren't as tank-y
as the bears, so they were a little easier to take out.
Hadley opens the other door behind Kindron and looks to him.
Hadley: Oh no... You were hit! She says, noticing Kindron trying
to use his alchemy to stop the transformation (and failing).
Kindron: Something's wrong... I can't reverse the
transformation! He says desperately, only managing to slow the
transformation with his alchemy. Darnit! This hasn't ever
happened before! He says bitterly.
Hadley motions to the other Special Forces agents as a few get
into the car with Hadley getting into the driver's seat.
Hadley: We need to get him back to base before he transforms!
She says as she drives, flooring the gas pedal.
A Special Forces member was next to Kindron, giving him drugs
which were theorized to stop the transformation, but none seemed
to work well (though a few did slow the transformation for a few
seconds.
Thankfully, they were close to the nearest military base, and
they drive desperately to the base. It was a quick ride, though
Kindron barely was able to do anything other than scream in pain
and focus on trying to reverse the transformation.
Once there, they carry Kindron into the base, and take him into
one of the medical bays. Thankfully, every base had been doing
their own research on the Malicious Mutation, due to how much of
a global threat it was. They then manage to strap Kindron down
to one of the beds, who was still screaming in pain as he
couldn't stop the transformation anymore and his body was in
agony as it transformed.
Special Forces tried to inject him with things to control the
transformation, but his arms had almost completely transformed,
and his hands were now tiger claws.
As the group, led by Hadley, tried to fix Kindron, strange
people then walked in, almost breaking the door down in the
process.
These people were in strange black tech suits, and were unknown
to Special Forces.
Hadley: Who are you people?! Why are you intruding on our base?!
She says bitterly before one of the men pushes her to the side
and goes over to Kindron.
Hadley: What are you going to do to him?! She says angrily
before one of the men holds her back.
Suited Man: We will reverse the transformation. He says from
behind his mask, his voice distorted. This will hurt. A lot. He
says to Kindron as he hits a button on his wrist pad, and puts
his hand on Kindron's chest. The hand of the suit then starts
burning something into Kindron's skin, causing him to scream in
pain even more.
Special Forces starts pulling their guns on the group, before
most of them teleport away in a flash of light, leaving only the
one in front of Kindron left.
Thankfully, whatever the man did seems to work, and Kindron
starts to change back, though a strange red mark was now on his
chest where the man had burned him with whatever he had burned
onto Kindron's skin.
Kindron gets up. Kindron: What did you do? He ask the man in the
black tech suit.
Suited Man: I put a seal on you. You will not transform as long
as the seal remains active. As the suited man then turns, he
finds Hadley in front of him who grabs his wrist, nearly
crushing his wrist device in his hand.[/b]
Hadley: You don't leave until I get answers! Who are you
people?!
Suited Man: That is not for you to know. He says. He then tries
to back away and get out of Hadley's grip, but Kindron was also
up, grabbing his other hand.
Kindron: I want answers too. He says as he grips the man's other
wrist, damaging the wrist device.
As the wrist device begins to spark, Kindron and Hadley realize
something was wrong as the sparks start to fly around them.
Suited Man: You fools! What have you done- He says before the
three of them vanish in a flash of sparks and light.
A few hours later.
Kindron had woken up in a warehouse, unsure of what was
happening. He could barely move, feeling as though his nervous
system was barely functioning. He only knew two things: He could
see and smell fire all around him. But the other thing was that
the sprinkler system in the warehouse was spraying water over
the fire to try and put it out.
Kindron could barely process what was happening before he goes
for the door of the warehouse. No one was around, and he had no
idea if he had caused the fire or what had happened. He did
notice that the spot he was in seemed to be melted, showing that
he must have teleported into this warehouse somehow.
Kindron breaks the door down and runs out. He then finds himself
in a town, one completely unfamiliar to him as he runs through
the streets to try and figure out where he was.
It was nighttime, and there were lights of bright purple and
blue everywhere he turned. Kindron could only half close his
eyes to avoid the light, and tries to get away from the light.
Kindron then starts making his way in one directly, where he
could see a darker area where it wasn't so bright.
Kindron was still completely disoriented, and was struggling not
to fall over from how dizzy he was. As he then finds what appear
to be houses and an apartment complex, he tries to find someone
who he might be able to get to help him. However, a security
guard walks over to him as he walks up to the apartment complex.
Security Guard: Hey... There's no trespassing here. He says,
realizing Kindron was not a resident of the apartment building.
Kindron: Easy... I just want to know where I am. He says
groggily.
However, as the security guard pulls a gun, Kindron then blasts
the man with lightning, trying to knock him out. Kindron then
sees a few other security guards come from nearby, and Kindron
runs into the apartment building to try and find a place to
hide.
One of the security guards calls in on his radio. Security: We
have a supernatural. Call in, the supernatural is using
supernatural abilities. Electrical based powers. Call the
Disciplinary Unit! The security guard says as they chase
Kindron.
Kindron runs into the building. He runs up the stairs, trying to
find a place he could hide.
While Kindron was running, one door opens and pulls him inside.
Once Kindron was pulled inside, a man closes the door to his
apartment and walks over to Kindron, who was on the ground.
Man: You okay, kid? He says to Kindron.
Kindron then looks up to the man. Kindron: Dad? He says,
recognizing the man as Qrow Darkfire, his father.
Qrow: I don't know you, but you do feel like Kindron... Just, a
human version. He says as he leans down to help Kindron to a
chair so he could sit. Qrow then sits across from him.
Qrow: So. Who are you?
Kindron: Kindron... Your son. He says, trying to figure out what
was going on.
Qrow: No. My Kindron is a Werepyre. And part of the police. He
says to Kindron.
Kindron: But... He then looks to Qrow. Where am I?
Qrow: You're really out of it, huh kid? He says to Kindron.
Kindron: Yeah. Sorry. The last thing I remember was nearly
changing from the Ferocious Tiger mutation, and then... light.
Then I was in a warehouse that was on fire.
Qrow: What's a "ferocious tiger?" And did you start that fire?
He asks Kindron. I saw it on the news. They were trying to
figure out what happened, but no one knows just yet what caused
it.
Kindron: I didn't break in... More like I broke out. He says.
Starting to get his bearings, he looks to Qrow again, his eyes a
little more focused. So... Tell me where I am. This place
doesn't look like anything I recognize. The lights, the people
here. It's all different.
Qrow: You're in Atlantic City. He says to Kindron, speaking
softly so the people running around outside searching wouldn't
hear him.
Kindron: Wait, really? How did I wind up in New Jersey?
Qrow: You tell me, kid.
Kindron: The last thing I know, I was in the forests of South
Carolina. Near a military base. The ferocious tiger mutation
almost made me fully transform.
Qrow: What mutation? What are you talking about?
Kindron tilts his head. Kindron: The Malicious Mutation? The
biggest problem the world has right now?
Qrow: That's not a thing here, kid. Sorry. I don't know what
you're talking about.
Kindron: But... It's a worldwide thing. You helped me fight a
few... He then thinks for a moment. Now I remember... He says,
starting to realize what was going on.
Qrow: What's wrong, kid? He asks, Noticing Kindron's distress.
Kindron tries to hold back tears as he remembers what happened
to his father. Kindron: Either I died... Or I'm in another
universe. He says to himself.
Qrow: Well, you're not dead. He says, crossing his arms.
Kindron: The you in my world is dead... I know because... I
killed you. He says sadly.
Qrow: Wait what?! He says, surprised.
Kindron: We were living in Japan at the time. Then a pack of
Killer Macaques attacked us. I managed to reverse the
transformation when the bit me, but you... He says, trying to
explain but having trouble talking.
Qrow: Killer Macaques?
Kindron: Part of the Malicious Mutation... Any animal infected
with it mutates, and they become a Malicious Mutation creature,
each with their own names and variations. And if you get
scratched, claws or bit, you become one of the creatures that
did it. I just recently almost became a Ferocious Tiger.
Qrow tilts his head. Qrow: Sounds pretty bad. We have nothing
like that here. No mutations.
Kindron: I'd dealt with it my whole life... Hearing about people
being turned into creatures. When I saw it happening to you...
You begged me to kill you. He says, trying not to let himself
cry.
Qrow: I see. I'm sorry you had to live with that, kid. He says
as he pats Kindron's shoulder. The worst thing we have here is
dealing with the law not to use our powers in public...
Kindron stiffens, remembering how he used his powers against the
guards. Kindron: Wait... Why? He says, somewhat scared to ask.
Qrow: It's just the law, kiddo... You see, long ago, when
supernaturals were revealed, there was a huge job crash when
supernaturals started using their powers. Different creatures
started using their powers for jobs, and most of the humans
couldn't compete unless they got powers of their own.
Kindron then looks to Qrow. Wait... Something similar happened
in my world... It was long ago, but the world leaders of the
time changed how businesses operated so supernaturals could work
without taking jobs from humans.
Qrow: How did they do that without restricting the
supernatural's abilities? He asks curiously.
Kindron: In our world... We have a tier system. Supernaturals
with abilities have a higher tier where they can charge more for
services where they can use their powers to get the job done
easily, while humans are on another tier where they can do it
more cheaply. There's also certain jobs like office jobs that
supernaturals are banned from applying for so that humans could
keep supernaturals doing the harder jobs and humans mostly do
the easier jobs or the lower tier version of harder jobs.
Qrow: Not a bad solution... Here, they passed laws that
basically outlawed any public use of supernatural abilities.
Supernaturals are only ever allowed to use their powers outside
of their homes if their lives are in danger or they have special
permission, like being part of the police or something, or
having certain special jobs. I have one of those special jobs...
I work as an electrical generator, producing power for the city,
so I funnel my electrical energy into generators and get paid
pretty well for it. But it's one of the few normal jobs outside
of police and military that allow you to use your powers for
jobs.
Kindron: Wait... So your city runs on power from people like
you? That explains the weird lights I saw in the city and why
they look so different. He says, looking down, then looks back
up. But I don't understand... Why outlaw powers? It doesn't make
sense to me. Why did this world do it that way? He says,
thinking.
Qrow: Simple, kid... The people in charge saw it this way:
Supernaturals taking jobs and doing them more efficiently is a
danger to everyone. So they needed a way to prevent
supernaturals from using their powers on the job. Think about
it... A teleporter could escort people across the world in
seconds while flights on planes take sometimes a whole day. Then
you have earth manipulators who can do construction very easily,
and put entire teams of construction workers out of business.
And then there's those with healing powers who put almost every
doctor out of business. Supernatural abilities had to be
controlled. So they put into effect what they call The
Suppression Laws, which state that you can't use your abilities
in public without special permission.
Kindron: Yeah... I guess you're right. He says, sighing. He then
has a thought and looks to Qrow again. Two more questions: Why
did you help me? And what happens to people who use their powers
in public? He says, getting two last questions out.
Qrow: I sensed you outside earlier. When I sensed you come by, I
had to see you for myself. If you were one of my kids or a
member of my family, I wanted to help you, and I thought you
might be looking for me. As for what happens to people who use
their powers... The Disciplinary Unit gets involved. Those that
get caught by them are put into an underground prison, where
people have said that they design a special cell to negate
whatever powers you have, whether supernatural or technological.
So far, no one who gets sent there has ever escaped, and is
never heard from again. Some even go as far to say that they
might be experimenting on the prisoners there... And some say
prisoners there just get executed on the spot.
Kindron tenses up. Kindron: Oh... That's bad. He says to
himself.
Qrow: Yeah. So don't use your powers in public. He then looks to
Kindron, who was practically sweating bullets at this point.
Please tell me you didn't...
Kindron: I used electricity to knock out a guard earlier. He
says hesitantly.
Qrow: Crap... Then the Disciplinary Unit will be here any
minute! He says, getting up.
Kindron gets up as well. Kindron: Yeah. So it seems. Thankfully,
I have an idea. He says as he walks over to Qrow.
Qrow: I can't risk getting involved with them, kid. I'm already
wanted for my years as the Black Reaper before the laws went
into effect about powers in public. If they figure out I'm the
Black Reaper, I'm gonna be in jail right beside you.
Kindron puts his hand on Qrow's shoulder. Kindron: Don't worry.
They won't suspect you. He says before he moves behind Qrow and
hits him with a martial arts move in his pressure point, hitting
Qrow in the back hard enough to knock him out.
Kindron: Sorry dad... You may be p*ssed when you wake up, but at
least they won't be able to suspect you. He says as he runs
across the living room and looks outside. Seeing no one, he
opens the window and jumps out.
As soon as he lands though, a group of people in white suits
surround him, which was the Disciplinary Unit. Every one was a
supernatural, and most of them had some form of magic power.
DU Member 1: Stop! You are under arrest for violating the
Suppression Laws! He says as Kindron gets ready to fight.
Kindron starts blasting the DU member with electricity, knocking
them out.
However, Kindron was getting knocked around by the DU members,
who were managing to hit him as they coordinated their attacks
on Kindron and surrounded him.
Kindron, in desperation, tries to attack again, but this time,
his arms seem to get covered in blue fur, and his hands morph
into tiger claws and he knocks a group of the DU members into
the building wall hard. Kindron realized quickly that his
Ferocious Tiger mutation was being used somehow, and he had
somehow gained control of the transformation.
However, Kindron barely had time to think before one of the DU
members managed to hit him with magic attacks, and managed to
place some sort of seal on the back of his right hand when
Kindron instinctively brought his arm up to block what he
thought was an attack.
Realizing Kindron was at a disadvantage, he turns into a full
Ferocious Tiger, seeing no other option and runs off. He manages
to run extremely fast, and run up a house to jump from roof to
roof as he escapes the DU members who were now chasing him. Some
were flying with wings or other powers, while others were
running after Kindron.
Kindron keeps running and manages to turn a corner without any
people. He then turns into a dark flame rat and goes down into
the sewer.
Once inside though, the DU members also go down into the sewers
and catch up to Kindron again.
Kindron realizes how they had tracked him and he turns back into
a Ferocious Tiger and runs away. He turns a corner again and
tries to take a breath, but when the seal on the back of his
right hand lights up, Kindron panics and turns back to normal.
He then rips off his right hand where the seal was, and runs
away again, leaving behind the hand with the mark on it.
Thankfully, his plan seems to work as the DU members don't catch
up to him again once he makes it far enough away. As he sits
down, ripping off some of his jacket to wrap up his bloody stump
where his hand was.
However, before he could, a hologram message appears in front of
him, and it appears to be Hadley.
Kindron then stands up. Kindron: Hey.
Hadley: Hey, Kindron... I managed to get a message across
universes. We're both in alternate universes.
Kindron: I noticed I was... This place is crazy. No
supernaturals are allowed to use their powers here to keep job
stability, and since I did use my powers without knowing it was
against the law, I'm now being pursued. By people who are pretty
darn good at what they do...
Hadley: Wait. Really? Well, it's not as bad as it is in the
universe I was in. Here, all supernaturals get slave collars and
work as the human's slaves.
Kindron: Really? That's messed up! He says sarcastically.
Hadley: Yeah, humans and supernaturals alike hate the idea, and
I'm working with a resistance against the laws. It seems each
universe had their own way of dealing with supernaturals in the
work force.
Kindron thinks for a moment. Kindron: Hey... Is the Malicious
Mutation a thing in the universe you're in?
Hadley: No, strangely. It's not a thing here.
Kindron: Weird. It's not a thing in this universe either. It
seems to only be our universe. Strange. He says, trying to
figure out why that was.
Hadley: Well. We can figure it out later. For now, stay alive. I
didn't meet that strange black suited guy who gave you that
weird mark.
Kindron: Yeah... I wanted to ask about that. I don't know why,
but now it seems like I can shift back and forth from Ferocious
Tiger. I want to know what that guy did to me.
Hadley: If I find him, I'll ask him. Alright... I'll contact you
again once I've figured out how to get us home. I got in contact
with them, and they seem to be doing okay for now. I found
someone who can help me build a device to cross dimensions, and
I managed to track our universe, and track you down.
Kindron: Cool. I'll be waiting. He says before the hologram
disappears.
Kindron then hears sounds nearby, and hears the DU members
communicating. Kindron, surprised, looks down at his bloody
stump.
Kindron: I thought I took out their tracking spel- Kindron's
eyes widened as he stops talking. His hand had regenerated with
the mark on it, even though Kindron had been suppressing his
regeneration.
Kindron rips off his hand again and runs (leaving the hand
behind as a decoy), realizing the DU members were tracking him
again.
As the DU members catch up to Kindron, Kindron again has to
focus on evasion.
Kindron: Man these guys are good! He says to himself as he runs
away.
6 Months Later:
Citizen 1: They still haven't caught that guy yet? He says,
watching a television broadcast about Kindron, who had not yet
been captured by the Disciplinary Unit.
Citizen 2: They'll get him eventually. The Disciplinary Unit has
a perfect record. No escapes them forever. Not even Alucard
himself lasted more than a year on the run.
Citizen 1: But how does one tracking spell work that well? There
are ways to negate tracking spells.
Citizen 2 just sighs and shakes their head. Citizen: You'd think
that... But not even magic negation works on cancelling it.
Meaning it's not fully magic at its core that holds the tracking
spell together. Not only that, but it's said the tracking spell
has other effects as well.
Citizen 1: Like what?
Citizen 2: I've heard that the tracker spell they use has other
functions, like it can mark you so that when you enter a
building, you send a wave of sound like an alarm. They can also
make you regenerate your damage if you cut off the area with the
tracker even if you don't have regeneration abilities. And if
you go into a crowd and have too many people nearby, you light
up like a Christmas tree. It's also said that the mark can emit
a frequency that wakes people up from REM sleep, meaning you
can't even sleep with the mark on you. There's multiple things
the tracker spell they use can do, and it's said that the one
that uses it can add new functions to the spell. But no one
knows how they add new functions to the spell.
Citizen 1: Whoa... No wonder no one escapes them.
Citizen 2: Yeah. It's not that they can just track you down. You
have to keep constant watch and learn to predict the effects
once you've been marked. The reason they never fail to capture
people is simple... They wear people down. You can't get rid of
it, and you have to be on constant guard. That's why everyone
who gets it, they eventually wear out. And they are always on
your tail... No matter how far you run...
Nearby on a roof, a long figure in a black cloak was standing,
listening to the broadcast and to the citizen's conversation.
Figure: I can see why these people have such a good record
catching people... I hope they get me home soon. Because I don't
know how much longer I can evade these people. Not even the
Malicious Mutation was this difficult to deal with. He thinks to
himself.
As the wind blows against the cloak, the figure is revealed to
be Kindron Darkfire when the cloak flaps in the wind.
However, in the time since he first was pursued, he now had a
mechanical left arm and left leg, and a scar over his right eye
in the form of the magic seal that was on his missing hand. His
right hand was gone, covered by bloody bandages. Beneath his
wrapped wrist, his right arm was covered in blue fur, showing
that he was using his Ferocious Tiger mutation and seemed to
have gained control over the mutation. He also had longer hair
and a short beard growing on his face, which seemed to hide his
tired expression. It was clear that he was fighting for his
life, and was barely avoiding capture by the Disciplinary Unit.
His regeneration was now being solely used to keep his stamina
from running out, as black flames flare around him to keep him
from passing out completely.
Kindron then turns and disappears in a burst of Sonido.
He knew his time was short before the Disciplinary Unit caught
up to him again...
End.
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