Medical BreakthroughThe smell of antiseptic lingered heavily in the air, mixing with the ever-present scent of fear that seemed to permeate the medical bay. I could see it in the hollow stares of the survivors who milled around the infirmary, their faces pale and eyes haunted. They knew that once infection took hold, there was nothing to do but wait for the inevitable. A slow descent, ending in a transformation into something unrecognisable—a monster.But that hopelessness was exactly why we were here now. If there was even a chance to change the course of infection, to find some kind of solution, it was worth every risk. And Dr. Reese, our resident medic, might have finally found the key.Reese stood by a table covered in medical equipment and vials of strange, murky liquid, his face drawn but determined. The doctor was an older man, with silver hair cropped short and eyes that seemed to have seen more than they should. He didn’t speak much, but when he did, it was with the certaint
Strengthening Bonds and Dividing Roles The morning sun cast a soft, golden light over the camp, filtering through the trees and reflecting off the makeshift buildings that now made up our sanctuary. Though small and humble, this place was beginning to feel like a stronghold, a last line of defense against the chaos that raged outside. But a stronghold needed more than walls. It needed structure, roles, and people ready to defend it with every ounce of strength they had.The recent attacks, along with our discovery of the serum, had made it clear that we couldn’t rely on chance or hope. If we were going to protect what we’d built, we needed to organize—each person playing their part to ensure that when the next threat came, we’d be ready.I stood in the center of camp, a map spread out on a table in front of me. The others had gathered around: Hana, Eli, Dr. Reese, and Morgan, along with several of the new recruits who’d joined us in recent weeks. Each face held a mix of resolve and un
The Calm Before the StormI observed the final delivery vehicle departing from the warehouse with a sly smile. As expected, the room was piled with boxes of bottled water, bags of rice, and cans of food. I was the last human on a barren earth a week ago. I'm back in the world that existed before everything went topsy-turvy."Excellent," I whispered to myself, my voice resonating through the deserted warehouse.I lifted my hand and looked at the supply heaps. All the items disappeared with a single thought, absorbed into my spatial storage. My warehouse held an enormous expanse that measured thirty football fields in length and ninety meters in height. The finest part is that nothing kept inside was impacted by time. I smiled. I intend to occupy every square inch of it.My thoughts were cut off when my phone buzzed with a notice. My eyes darted to the television. Confirmation of daily necessities supply from an additional source. I lifted the phone to my ear and tapped the screen.Yes,
THE MEETING I stared out the window as the can drove into the compound, I had a funny feeling in my heart. This was the house I grew up in and while part of those memories were tainted by my foster parents, the rest them were very precious to me.These memories were the only thing that kept me going through the last days of humanity and after the end, they were the ones that made me kill myself and preserve whatever was left of my humanity.And now, I had just given up my ownership rights. But I knew it was because of the future, it had to be done.I paid off the cab driver and began walking towards the house and just as I expected, James, my foster father was standing on the balcony of the mansion, staring daggers at me.I stared back, my composure as cool as possible. I’ve battle beasts that would make the devil himself tremble and piss his pants, I wasn’t about to be scared of a coward.James expression subtly changed, I could see the surprise in his eyes, just as I thought. The
“I went to the future.” I could hear my voice echo through the living room, reverberating across the vast space. The silence was deafening and for a moment, I thought I had spoken in my mind and the others were still waiting for me to say something.But I always count on a fool like James to reassure me as he bursts into laughter a few moments later. I stared at both the laughing James and Maria who couldn't help the small smile on her face. I could see the ridicule in their eyes, the condescending look, the same one Maria had on her face just after she threw my brother to the shamblers and confronted me about my parents death.Just staring at her made my blood boil and I felt a bubbling rage seething within. But just then, I felt a soft hand touch mine and I looked beside me to see Eli with eyes as pure as I remember, staring at me. Although he had a look of confusion, I could see that he was waiting for an explanation.I smiled and continued,“In the future, the world will face a di
“Why are you doing this?” Maria asked, tears streaming down her face. Every single ounce of confidence and her silly sense of superiority were all gone, all that was left was a deep seated fear that made body tremble.I like it, because now, I was sure she was scared of me. But I also hated it, because it angered me to know that she could have this kind of expression and feel this kind of fear after she unhesitatingly threw my brother into the hands of shamblers.“Tell me what happened to my parents.” I asked again on a cold tone.“Johanne, what's wrong?” Eli asked and I looked at him. I was a bit surprised that he wasn't more scared, or at least even if he was, he was doing a good job hiding it. “Is it true? Did you really do to the future? How did you vanish from behind me?”“Eli, I'll explain everything later, but before then, I want you to bear with me and see this through, because soon, you'll be seeing more things like this.”“Torture and blood?” Eli asked,“No, a lot worse.”“T
PRELUDE “Take this,” I reach into my dimensional storage and brought out a wrapped burger, handing it to Eli. We were in the lift of the company. We obviously didn't enter through the front door, I directly transported Eli and I into the lift.I would have directly traveled to his office but I had to be careful, a lot of things could go wrong. And also, Eli advised against it, like he knew that was exactly what I was going to do.Eli looked at me with amazement as he collected the burger and I couldn't help but blush. I missed the look of adoration.“This is really cool! How did you do it?” He asked, already unwrapping the burger to take a bite.“I am a special space anomaly. I had many talents but I'm currently down to only two; dimensional traveling and dimensional storage.”“I see. So you can travel through dimensions and store things in your own space? That's awesome! Can I see?” Eli asked. He made sure to chew before talking.“Unfortunately, only non living things can go in ther
HASTE This! This can't be possible! What's wrong? Is the timeline speeding up? Because of me and my actions? I thought that was just some sci-fi nonsense.Eli looked at me, I could tell from his gaze that he had guessed the same thing. I sighed and looked at Jason, my gaze as serious as possible.“What's going on? Who are you and how do you know the world is about to end?” Jason asked. I could tell from his voice that there was a seed of belief within him which was a good sign.“I can't tell you how I know, you'll just have to take my word for it.” I began. I stood up and began to walk around, arranging my thoughts.“It was supposed to begin a month from now, exactly thirty days. The humidity of earth will suddenly increase, the temperature skyrocketing. The space research centers confirmed that the ozone layer had mutated, filtering in UV rays that have evolved and causing serious damage to earth. This was the first sign.”“But we found the changes first!” Jason said absentmindedly.