anthrophobia[Original Story]

2180, The Beginning of The Parasite Era.

An era where a new parasite species called Objectifier(s) were discovered. They are parasites that start as something that looks like a natural resource, like a rock, something that isn't alive. These are called starting resources. Say something living comes across one, like an animal, or a human, the parasite will attach itself to it the body, shutting down most of the body's functions, killing the living host. Then the Objectifier will take over the body and be able to attach other objects to itself, they even gain randomized abilities, and they can both sexually and asexually reproduce, and they can only die when something has destroyed its starting resource, but if put through enough pain, they will completely lose their minds and transform into beasts based on them as individuals, this process is called Corruption.
Strange, right? Safe to say, some people were a little too curious. Facilities were built to experiment on these beings, but they were inhuman, and many protested against these experiments. This sparked up WW4's beginning. Meanwhile more and more Objectifiers began to form and gained awareness.
A second war began, a war of Objectifiers. The Peace Keepers, who just want peace and balance with humanity, and strive for that happy ending, and The Forbidden Ones, who feel that humanity should pay for what they've done. There is more than just Objectifiers to fear though. A new cult has also formed surrounding this tree with a humanoid figure that moves on its own. There is more to it, but that shall come later.

TWs Include-
Violence, emotional abuse, mentions of S/A, cruelty/inhuman experiments, cursing, self-harm, suicide, death, kidnapping, blood, mental illness, religious themes, mentions of satanism/occult

I will still put a warning for these in every chapter just in case. I suck at writing stories and scaring people, but I don't want to test any limits.