179 Differences and Similarities, a Journey from Eriellis to Earth (1/2)

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”Did your planet get infected with Mutagen?”

Seeing the scene in front of them, Mark could not help but ask. Now he was frowning. He was truly feeling the threat Earth could possibly face in the future. If it was really Mutagen, it would not be long before Earth followed the path Planet Eriellis took.

Surprisingly, Freed shook his head.

”Just watch.”

Freed urged Mark to watch the scene around them.

Like a fast forwarded scene, the birds that were flying high before they were blown away started to grow in size and started to grow features way different from their initial appearance. The mutated birds of different species started to fight. Then, the unexpected scene happened and the expected physical fight did not happen.

Instead…

One bird threw fire balls to another bird while another released electricity around its wings. Icicle spikes were conjured in front of one bird and the icicle spikes flew like a bullet and skewered the bodies of the enemy birds around it. It looked like a scene from an anime adaptation of a certain monster battling and hunting game.

The scene flashed and they were suddenly in the middle of the city. The fascinating city before became a scene of destruction. People wearing odd looking clothes were running away while many people had turned into zombie like creatures. There were different looking ones which had similarities to a Mutated Infected but they were actually hurling magic like attacks on the soldiers defending the civilians.

Even though the soldiers were wielding laser and plasma rifles, it did not have effect on some of the magical zombies since some of them conjured wind barriers and energy barriers around them. Some of them could even fly.

This was not Mutagen. Even though the transformation and the symptoms were similar, it was way more dangerous than Mutagen. It was no wonder that despite being an advanced civilization, Eriellis lost this war.

The scene flashed and fast forwarded. A woman bitten by the zombies in front of Mark and Freed did not turn. Instead, the bite wound started to heal and her hair started to change color. Her hair turned crimson as if her hair was colored with flames. She recovered from her pained and weakened state and started conjuring flames on her hand. She started to fight the zombies with her new power and protected the innocent people.

Mark watched the woman and he could link her to the Mutators infected by Mutagen.

”Get it now?” Freed spoke. ”That is why I did not recognize it first when I woke up few days ago when you fought with Odelina. Mutagen seemed similar but also different to the infection we experienced in our planet. The main difference I can see is that Mutagen affected creatures more on physical aspect while PsyPathogen affected creatures on a mental aspect.”

”You call it PsyPathogen?”

Mark questioned.

”That's right. It is because it turns almost everyone infected by it into Psychics or in another term, Espers.” Freed affirmed. ”Our scientists found out that PsyPathogen could either change or enhance the human brain enough for us to be sensitive and able to control forces and energies around us. It was never understood how the change or enhancement were chosen for every ability but it was confirmed that people with the same bloodline as those that became Psychics first had a higher chance to become one.”

”That's the same as what I assumed.”

Mark said.

”You're right. There are a lot of similarities between Mutagen and PsyPathogen. Even though the effects to those who were infected were different, I'm sure that both pathogens came from the same source.”

Freed agreed once more.

”Or maybe, the other was a mutated pathogen of another.”

Mark thought making Freed nod.

”So, you're also a Psychic from that pathogen, right?”

”I am. I'm sure, my hair gave it away.”

The scene flashed once more and they were transported in a room where Freed about a year or two younger was lying in a large regal bed. He was obviously in pain and his arm was bleeding. Around him were his officials and two beautiful girls sat to the right of his bed worriedly looking at him. Behind the two girls was a man about the same age as Freed looking all serious.

Before Mark could ask, Freed started to talk.

”A levitating infected managed to sneak into the castle and killed almost everyone. My father who was the king, the queen, my mother, the crowned prince, the soldiers and even maids and other officials, a lot of people died.” Freed looked at Mark with a helpless smile. ”I'm not really the crowned prince. I'm the second prince, the first son of the king on the first concubine who was my mother. In that attack, in order to protect the first princess who was my sister from the second concubine, I was bitten. Luckily, I did not die and became a Psychic and also inherited the throne that way.”

Freed looked at the younger girl and approached, he tried to touch her head. Unfortunately, everything around them was not real and his hand only passed through her.

”This is my beloved sister, Elailia. We've been too close since we were kids and she was even closer to me than my mother.” Freed glanced at the other girl but he did not introduce her to Mark.

Mark noticed the mixed emotions freed had for that girl. He was sad, lost, angry and happy at the same time.