Prolouge

December 8, 2019

11:35 am

It was like any other day in Serenoria city, the warmth of the sun, the slightly chilly winds to announce winter's approaching presence to the people, the hustle and bustle caused by the daily traffic is a reflection of the city's prosperity and the fruits of labor from the citizens.

*hurried steps*

A young man in his mid-twenties, a white collar worker was walking through a crowd with a hint of anxiety and anger on his face. His rushed movement pushed the passersby aside like one would do to slender low hanging branches in a forest. Another man who is middle aged a bit chubby, wearing a black suit, a fancy tie, an expensive looking watch and the latest smartphone he is talking on that seems to suggest he is someone of more importance than the average person. The young man was walking by him but end up pushing the business man which causes him to stumble and lose his grip on his phone causing it to fall on the screen and shatter.

The business man managed to regain his balance and look to his left to see a figure hastily walking and came to the conclusion that he pushed him but he was getting further away quickly. The business man looked at his right hand to see his phone missing only to see it face down on the ground.

He quickly reached down and picked it up.

'Please be okay, please be okay'

He pleaded

But life is a mischievous mistress

The screen was filled cracks resembling a spider's web, the phone was useless and the culprit was getting away.

"YOU BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU DESTROY MY PROPERTY AND NOT PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR SINS"

The surrounding people looked at him like he was a mad man briefly and then continued along their way as if it was a daily occurrence.

The business man looked in the direction he saw the culprit and saw his figure quickly getting smaller and decided to give chase.

The young man continued his hasty walking pace until he saw a public bathroom and entered it. In there he grabbed onto the sink and stared into the mirror as if to peer into his own soul. In the depths of his eyes you could see sadness that is always present but never spoken, the burning rage that is slowly becoming uncontrollable is growing at a rapid pace like a pot that is about to boil over.

He slowly started to feel a head ache approaching and rubbed his temples in an attempt to sooth the pain but it was ineffective. The pain got stronger all of a sudden which almost caused him to cry out. He grabbed his head as he became drenched in sweat, stumbling and feeling like his knees were about to give out.

"What. The... hell is...happening to m- ahhhhhhhhh!!!"

His scream of agony would put a woman who is giving birth to shame

The pain in his head increased 3 fold as dropped to floor and brought his knees up to his chest and rolled from side to side while trying to suppress his screams while it slips out every now and then. He slowly felt his body temperature rise as he became even more drenched in sweat, his figure slowly started to get skinnier as if his life was being sucked out of him. His cheeks became sunken; the face gradually became pale as paper and clothes got looser due him losing weight.

"There is no way I will let you get away without buying me a new and better phone"

Said the business man with a anger with a bit of arrogance and expectation in his voice.

He entered the bathroom he saw the culprit entered and getting ready to chew him out and get a new phone stopped in shock when he saw the a figure clutching his head in the fetal position, covered in and look like a gust of wind is enough to knock him over.

"What happened to you?"

He said with a slight tremor in his voice.

He saw the young man slowly uncurl himself with a dead look in his eyes mumbling something. He stepped at bit closer to hear what he was saying.

"I.....want *mumbles*"

"Can you speak louder I can't hear you that well"

He went closer to the young man and crouched; lean his head forward and turn his head to side.

He opened his mouth and spoke with a voice that sounded hoarse and sounded almost like a whisper.

"I.......want.............YOUR FLEEESSSSH!!!!!!!!!!!!

He said with a sudden burst of ferociousness and quickly lunged and grabbed onto his right shoulder with iron tight grip and grabbed the right side of his face and pulled him closer, opened his mouth to show canines that look dangerous and as sharp as knife bit into the business man's face as if he were a biting into a sandwich and pulled his head back ripping off skin, flesh and his ear.

"......Ahhhhhhhhhh...aaaahhhhhhhhhh"

His screams sounded like a pig being slaughtered as the pain seem to make him lose all reason as started to punch the young man repeatedly in the face. His hits were effective as he felt the grip on him become looser and was about to land the final hit, the young man's mouth became unhinged like a snake about to attack its prey and swallowed his fist. His teeth went through the business man's flesh and bones as though he was biting a cake and ripped his hand off.

The pain was so much that the business man went into shock as his body fell limp, free to be devoured. After a few minutes the only traces of the business man are a few scraps of clothes, splattered blood and some pieces of flesh. The young man's stomach was bulging as if he was a pregnant woman and with his skinny body the contrast was more apparent. He slowly felt his stomach shrank as a warm feeling passed through body that felt almost addicting.

Soon on the back of his palm he saw a vein that slowly started to swell and moved like a worm. This phenomenon started to spread all over his body as he felt his muscles being torn and reconnected his bones making cracking sounds. The pain made him fall to floor and opened his mouth to scream but couldn't as his neck muscles were also changing along with him coughing up blood.

After an hour his body transformed from frail to a lean muscular physique that would take years to get, he grew taller than before and felt like he had enough power to kill an elephant with one hit. His ears perked up as he heard sounds of screams, gunfire and car's crash and realized his hearing also increased. He went outside to take a look and was shocked at the chaos he saw, it looked as though a bomb was dropped on the city and people being eaten, shooting or just fleeing in panic.

He saw a young lady running only to have the heel on her shoe break causing her to trip. He saw this and felt an urge for more flesh and charged at her to make her his meal. This phenomenon was happening across the world and is so sudden and brutal that the military are struggling to handle them especially among their ranks. At this rate humans might end up extinct but..

Are they really that easy to kill?