Threads of Change

The forest floor squelched under Alex's boots, a thick layer of moss and decomposing matter that seemed to pulse with a life of its own. He paused, wiping sweat from his brow with a grimy sleeve. Beside him, Eli bent double, hands on his knees, catching his breath.

"How much further?" Eli gasped, his wiry frame shaking with exhaustion.

Alex squinted at the horizon, where the trees thinned out into an unnatural emptiness. "Not far now. Maybe a day's walk, if we push it."

Eli nodded, straightening up. "And then what? We just waltz into a top-secret facility that might not even exist anymore?"

"We'll figure it out when we get there," Alex replied, his tone leaving no room for argument. He started walking again, his enhanced muscles carrying him forward with a tireless stride.

As they trekked on, the forest around them grew stranger. Trees twisted into impossible shapes, their bark glistening with an oily sheen. Creatures skittered in the underbrush, glimpsed only in flashes of too many l
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