Story 1252: The Serum Split

The chamber lit up with flashing red as containment protocols failed. Subject H-13—no longer contained—walked calmly beside Juno and Shade through the white halls of the forgotten lab.

Alarms echoed above them, but none approached. Machines shut down as they passed. Lights dimmed. The entire facility seemed to obey him.

“What is this place really?” Juno asked, eyeing rows of sealed doors labeled GEN-SERUM, CLONE BANK, NEUROMAP STATION.

H-13 answered without speaking. Instead, he pointed.

Room 7: “Serum Vault A – Split Protocol”

Inside, they found a room filled with vials suspended in magnetic columns. Red on one side. Blue on the other. At the center: a steel table with two injection guns and a blinking console.

File: PROJECT SPLIT

Summary:

“VIREX failed to find a single cure. So they made two.”

“Red: Aggression suppressant. Blue: Neural stabilizer.”

“Individually incomplete. Together: unstable. Each alters the infected—but with opposing outcomes.”