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The Cost of Evolution
Logan stared at the small cut on his palm.It wasn't deep. A few minutes earlier, he had accidentally scraped his hand against a rough wooden plank while reinforcing the barricade near the kitchen window. The cut had bled briefly before he cleaned it with some of their remaining medical supplies.Now, he watched it closely.The wound was already beginning to close.Logan turned his hand beneath the light, examining the skin. The cut hadn't disappeared completely, but its edges had drawn together much faster than he would have expected.Cellular Healing was working.He had known that ever since the Blood Hound Drauger's core had merged with his body. His more serious wounds had begun repairing themselves after the fight, and the improvement had saved his life.But he still didn't understand the limits of the ability.And if he wanted to survive another encounter, he needed to understand them."Are you planning to stare at your hand all day?"Logan looked up. Liam stood near the kitchen
Liam's First Breakthrough
Liam had been staring at his right hand for nearly twenty minutes.He sat at the kitchen table with his sleeves rolled up, watching the five Marks on the back of his hand. Each Mark was surrounded by ten tiny Stars, most of which still appeared empty.Logan noticed his brother's concentration while checking the barricades near the kitchen window."Planning to burn a hole through your hand with your eyes?" he asked.Liam looked up. "Very funny.""Then what's so interesting?""My Genome Points." Liam turned his hand toward him. "They've increased again."That caught Logan's attention.He pulled out the chair opposite his brother and sat down. "How much?""I've been keeping track." Liam opened the notebook beside him. "They've accumulated gradually since my awakening. I don't understand exactly why the increase happens at different rates, but I can see the difference when I compare my earlier records with the latest screen.""Have any of your Stars filled?""Not yet. Remember? It takes o
The First Real Test
Logan raised one finger to his lips.Mary immediately stopped speaking, while Liam turned toward the front of the house.A faint scraping sound came from outside.Something was moving along the pavement.Logan approached the window carefully and peered through a narrow gap in the curtain. The creature he had spotted earlier was now standing beside their front gate.It looked like a large dog, but its long forelegs and raised shoulders gave it an unnatural appearance. Dark ridges ran along its back, and its nose constantly moved as it sniffed the air.The beast took a few steps toward the entrance.Then it stopped.Logan held his breath.The creature lowered its head and sniffed near the bottom of the gate.Their barricades were still in place, but the gate had been damaged during the initial chaos. Logan had reinforced it with wooden planks and whatever heavy furniture he could move, yet he couldn't be certain how much force it would withstand."Is it going to come inside?" Liam whisp
The Silent Street
Logan returned to the window the following morning, his notebook in one hand and a pencil in the other.The damaged house across the street remained his biggest concern.He had watched it for hours the previous day, but nothing had emerged. The deep tracks beneath the broken wall were still visible, and the collapsed concrete suggested that whatever had passed through there was considerably larger than an ordinary dog.He wasn't going to investigate it without a plan.First, he needed to understand the neighborhood.Logan opened his notebook and studied the rough map he had drawn. Their house sat near the middle of a residential block, surrounded by narrow streets, small shops, and abandoned vehicles. The grocery store was several streets away, while a pharmacy stood near the main intersection.Both locations might contain useful supplies.Both were also exposed.He looked through the window again.A few days earlier, he had noticed that the beasts rarely crossed certain streets. At f
Running Out
The first thing Mary did that morning was count the food.Logan watched her sit at the kitchen table, surrounded by half-empty packets, a few cans, and bottles of water. She had arranged everything in neat rows, checking each item against the numbers in her notebook.Liam stood beside her, looking at the dwindling supplies."How bad is it?" Logan asked.Mary stopped writing and looked at her sons."If we keep eating like this, we have about ten days of food left. Maybe twelve if I stretch everything."Liam stared at the table. "Only twelve days?""That's assuming nothing goes wrong." Mary pointed toward the water bottles. "Clean drinking water is another problem. We have enough for now, but we can't keep relying on what we've stored."Logan glanced at the supplies. Ten days wasn't much time, especially when leaving the house could be more dangerous than staying inside."We could reduce our portions a little more," he suggested."We're already eating less than we used to." Mary closed
The First Month
The footsteps outside continued for several seconds before gradually fading into the distance.Logan remained beside the window, barely breathing as he watched the street through the narrow gap in the barricade. He couldn't see the creature clearly, but he caught a glimpse of a large shadow moving past the damaged building opposite their house.He waited until the street became quiet again before stepping away."Is it gone?" Liam whispered."I think so. But don't assume it's safe just because we can't hear it anymore."Mary let out a slow breath. "How long are we supposed to live like this?"Neither brother answered.They had no way of knowing when things would return to normal. For all they knew, the world they had grown up in was already gone.Logan looked around their damaged living room. Broken furniture, scattered belongings, and makeshift barricades filled the space. They had survived the first few weeks, but simply surviving wasn't enough anymore.They needed a plan."We should
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