12 years ago, everything went to hell. I was only 5.
Anyone over the age of 8 went nuts and we didn't know why. They were just crazy at first and all us little kids thought it was some big game, until those of us who were older saw the rising danger. The crazies began eating us.
The older kids tried to form some sort of defence, creating their own little "clans" and adopting the younger kids to increase the chances of their clan's survival. Many died, but those that lived became stronger.
A couple of years later came the kinesis', those with odd abilities. Some could move things with their mind, others could control your body. Some used these abilities for good, helping their clan. But many used them to gain power and fear. That was their downfall. Those of us who were normal took a stand, and most of the kinesis' were thrown out to fend for themselves. Almost all of them perished.
Now in the present day, my clan is struggling. Our territory is no longer able to support us and we must move, but that's always harder than it seems.
The infected are out there and now the older generations are trying to find a cure, with no success. Except maybe, for one...
With a new name and new life, Nathan must learn to fit in at an Academy of the Feral Investigation Bureau, or risk being sent back to prison.
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Escaping prison was only the beginning for inmate C41. Now on the run and going by Nathan, he's enrolled in an American Academy for training agents and joins the Feral Investigation Bureau, charged with hunting down criminals and sending them to the same place he just escaped. But after learning how blurred the distinction is between feral and non-feral, Nathan is forced to flee with his sister and his boyfriend, only to discover their safe house hides a secret that might cost Nathan his freedom.
Content and/or Trigger Warning: sex and violence. [Note: failed suicide attempt]
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