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

The scene of Gio gaining the world's acknowledgement wasn't a fantastical one. It wasn't completely silent, but it also wasn't grand enough to be called a scene.

As he meditated on his bed, his body floated a couple of inches into the air. A light blue sparkle of light swirled around his body before entering his pores, dispersing stardust through his veins.

And then, as soon as it began, it was over. He dropped back to the bed feeling refreshed. His eyes opened, and as if on command, Raymond knocked on the door.

When he said his piece and left, Gio was left with two things to think about.

He didn't think it would be a monumental change, but anything was welcomed.

'I spent two months in that damn operation center only to realize that there was never a mystery for me to solve. Raymond never set out a puzzle in the first place.'

The Foundation of Strength [3]