The first thing Amy's mother saw and felt as she opened her eyes was her daughter. Clinging onto her hand, tears continuously sobbing all over her. She wanted to say something, to ask what was happening, what was going on, but she let Amy cry out her tears and gently lifted her hand as she stroked the top of her head."Mum, I never thought you were going to wake up. I thought you might have stayed like that forever. I'm sorry, I'm sorry for being a bad kid, I'm sorry for shouting at you all those times when we didn't have enough food, or you weren't able to buy me things for school.”"I hate the fact that I was such a spoiled brat. All I wanted was to tell you this, I wanted to say sorry to you, but I wasn't sure if you heard me or not."Mrs. Dem continued to brush the hair of her daughter, and slowly she started to look around. There were kids, those that looked around Gary's age, or a bit older, closer to being young adults who were standing there. None that she had recognized. It m

Unlike before, when entering Slough, there were borders. People could usually come in and out of the city as they liked, but Kai had set up a border so they could tell when others would come to attack them. This had worked, at least with the first waves of attacks, but now that the attacks were so brutal, there were only a few people that had been set up further out, keeping an eye on the vehicles that were coming in and out.That was when several large buses were seen turning in; they were red in color and had a large feather imprint design on the side. It was quite clear who these people were, and the report was sent instantly.When they entered the edge of the city where the large buildings had started, the buses spun to their side, blocking the road. As the doors opened, a flood of those dressed in dark red clothing came out from the vehicles.With one of the buses in particular, slowly wearing a large red coat that dragged across the floor, with a furry white hood, was none other

The Howlers from behind weren't just regular members of the gang. Their bodies started to morph and transform, changing into parts of beasts. Those who didn't transform were holding onto Anti-Altered weapons. These people were a special group within the Howlers. Nearly all of the Howlers, including non-Altered members, were trained by Crowley. He had daily lessons that would run three times a day, each time with a different group. However, Kai had told him to pay special attention to a particular group because they were all Altered. With the funds they received, they bought up all the Altered solutions they could from the black market, making themselves stronger. They also had Tom trying to work on a way of making his own Altered solutions. He was close, but it wasn't possible just yet. Either way, those most loyal to the Howlers had been selected, the ones that worked under the core leaders. One person in particular, Park, had an arm that started to transform into a hard shell th

Immediately after hearing the news, Gary felt something strange happening to his body. His hands, they wouldn't stop shaking. They were moving on their own. When he looked down, he also noticed his own fingernails; they were growing.They were turning into the deadly claws they would do when he used his controlled transformation, but he wasn’t using it right now. At the same time, they started to revert back, going back to his usual hands.The only thing that was staying consistent was that they wouldn’t stop shaking.“My mother, she’s... she’s awake, after all this time she’s finally awake,” Gary repeated. The words, the reality, it didn’t feel real. He would visit her often whenever he got the chance to.Often he was too busy, but not a single day had gone by in his life where he wouldn’t think about his mother. What would she think when she woke up, what would she think of what he had become, or what he had made?He was sure she would be in for a number of surprises, their nice new

Blackjack, a prisoner who was full of mystery, spent most of his time gambling with the other fellow inmates. During his time here, he hadn't made anyone he could really call friends to rely on, nor had he joined any group.There was just one fact that everyone did know, and that was the fact that he was strong. Now it seemed like he was about to fight one of the strong newcomers head to head.Both Gary and Blackjack had their eyes locked on each other. The latter had approached Gary thinking it was the right time, the time to use the other's powers to help him, but he just needed to see a little more from him before he could put all of his hope into this stranger. Especially since they were part of that group of people, and now, it felt like they were ready to clash at any moment.“I’m telling you now,” Blackjack said once again, the tone of his voice shifting, condescending as if he was speaking to a dog. His eyes were slightly changing color. “I order you to stand down; this is not