Crocs_is_Dead

The world was never the same after that day.

Humanity learned that they weren't alone in the universe, but that wasn't something they had the time to worry about.

Their realization was accompanied by catastrophe.

Creatures beyond their wildest imaginations poured down from the sky and appeared from the earth. They slaughtered humans as if it was their singular purpose, driving them to the brink of extinction.

The people of the world did everything in their power, developing unique traits and technologies to create a united front their enemies couldn't penetrate. 

They secured victories and repopulated, feeling as if they stood a chance against the foreign invaders. 

They fought and they fought, doing everything they possibly could to ensure their survival.

Until the Great Calamities appeared. 

In front of them, humanity was nothing regardless of its efforts.

One by one, the worlds were turned into piles of rubble in between the cracks of their teeth. Civilization was torn apart, and the evolved humans living within could do nothing to stop its collapse. 

Humanity itself was left extinct, and in the end, only a single man was left alive amidst the chaos. 

Why?

For what reason were they punished so? 

Nobody knew why the attacks began in the first place.

He looked into the distance at the memories of the past and firmed his resolve. 

“It can only be me.”

He knew of a miracle that could return him to the place of those memories.

He knew of a way to make the wheels of time spin in reverse. 

And using it, he alone would save humanity from its doomed fate. 

That was his sacred duty as its final survivor.

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Transcendent Gene

Gio desperately crawled on the floor, hearing the chaos around him.

The rocks that flew from the walls hit him and knocked the wind out of him. The snake's body was always barely above his own, grinding against him and tearing apart his clothing.

His back would be next if he couldn't find a way out. If he wasn't smothered or crushed, he would be flayed to death.

The serpent's body shifted, almost landing on top of him. Gio barely managed to roll out of the way and escape with only cuts and scratches.

He looked around, looking for any kind of opening. If there was just something he could use to shield himself from the snake…

He spotted multiple locations in the span of several seconds before picking one. It was a small depression in the wall that could act as a cubby. If he hid there, he at least wouldn't have to worry about being crushed.

Blackwing Blood Serpent [4]