A Song to the Future (Mirai e no Uta)

Chapter 2: The Hybrid

The Answer

"What do you long for."

You couldn't pinpoint exactly where the Voice came from; it seemed to stem from every point across the five-dimensional axis, including oneself. It was deep and soothing, maybe even a bit mechanical.

The very sense of self was diluted on a bath of pure, endless light; memories were compromised too. But among all the confusion, one could feel warmth. It wasn't painful at all, quite the opposite.

"What do you long for."

One knew you cannot possibly trick or deceive the Voice, for it was probably part of oneself too.

"What do I long for? Why, there can only be one response."

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Dr. Rosmärin's Entry: on 'voids', 'distortio/distortion' & 'contamination'

My my, where do I even begin with the guys who single-handedly ruined both our fields of study.

These creatures seem to exist between dream and reality, meaning they can alter the later practically on a whim. We call this phenomenon distortio, as it doesn't follow the laws of nature or make any logical sense.

'Distortio' is very dangerous for us humans, even if we are not the direct target of said process. Any distorted object becomes 'contaminated' and is charged with differing amounts of 'radiation'. Radiation may cause a chain reaction where nearby objects become contaminated or distorted again. It is advised that no human gets close to a contaminated object; currently the rule of thumb is the bigger the entity, the wider its area of influence gets. Obvious example would be the Needle. There are some exceptions to this rule though.

Distortio of any kind is usually lethal to the human body. Depending on the situation we might be able to do something if we act quickly; still, the loss of one or several organs and/or body members is commonplace and expected.

The effects of radiation can be lessened by using anti-radiation equipment we've manufactured using different materials. After years of testing what we have now seems to be reliable enough.

Now onto the voids themselves.

They are total dickheads. It seems they are what became of 99% of the human population after the 'whiteout'. (AKA: doomsday, judgement day, apocalypse, blackout, death & rebirth etc.)

Voids don't appear to have any sort of intelligence and just act on instinct from what we can tell. Experiments on them have been incredibly scarce and lackluster, for they seem to quickly vanish after being captured.

This is well known but in fact they are not really void at all. So far, their 'bodies' seem to be composed of a 'nucleus' or core (probably the real body, as it's the only material part) and a thick layer of slime protecting it. I call it 'slime' but in truth it is just distortion. Thick distortion film.

Voids are able to fuse, shapeshift and so forth,completely ignoring the laws of physics. The only way to dispose of them is by destroying the core, but their distortion body can also be hurt by using special armament or, specially, subject Zio's blood.

Related Entry: on subject Zio

I give up.

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Ara's Diary: on the 'Whiteout'