Clowning

Clowning

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Year 2097, humans are devastated with the after effects of rapid technological advancement. Gadgets like cellular phones to software including computer systems created many years ago, silently altered the genetic make-up of human beings, cutting their lifespan by half. The desperation of humans was answered when a cure was made by a leading university. This gift from the heavens, that was meant to save, brought hell to mankind. The cure made hundreds of thousands human births in a day with a normal life span, but its side effects created humans with a new genetic set up. These brand new human had defects like having an extra eye and six fingers. Normal humans despised the new species with the fear of them ruling the world. Raging wars occurred, until both sides had innumerable casualties. The day of the King’s Wrath, as the humans who survived called it, was the day when all of the defective species were annihilated and humans decreased in number to a hundred. The remaining humans created a method to make their numbers rapidly rise again and it was called Clowning. This method avoids the act of copulation to reduce defects but instead manipulating human cells to create a perfect human; with perfect thinking and a perfect body. This new species called Newborns are starting to create a perfect world, every human’s livid dream. Eros Cervantes is a human survivor, who made himself a researcher in order to unravel the secrets of Clowning. Follow his story as he tries to adapt in a world where perfect thinking Newborns already rule. Enter his mind with ideals that are different from others and his ultimate perception that humans should not be perfect, for they have to experience mistakes and pain, for they are no God. Thanks for reading! This is my first work and I need insights for improvement so feel free to give your feedback.
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guys please don't read this anymore lmao i write totally differently now💋 _________________ In a future where humans are genetically modified -- 'altered' -- at the age of sixteen, the world has been, until now, a safe place. Without changing a person's personality, undergoing the Alteration perfects their appearance, IQ, and even their immunity to diseases. No human passes the age of sixteen without being Altered. In the blink of an eye, things change. An ominous message is sent out to all of those below the age of sixteen, providing precise instructions that suggest they flee. Simultaneously, a deadly virus starts to spread all about the world, attacking only the Altered -- every human over the age of sixteen. The virus eats at the modified human brain, and soon the Unaltered begin to realise that the Altered are losing their minds. Home is no longer safe. Friends and family turn on one another, losing control of their own minds and bodies. The Unaltered aren't safe. Even if the virus isn't attacking them, the ones with the virus are. Set on a pristine, futuristic Earth, this is the apocalypse like you've never seen it before. (Rated mature for graphic depictions of violence and mild language.) Banner credit to @itsnothardtodreamx 1st Place winner in the 2020 Spring Awards! Runner up in the 2020 Harmony Awards! 2nd place in the Belle Amé Awards 2020! [This piece was originally for the Open Novella Contest 2020, but has now surpassed the length of a novella and is a novel.]

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