Salvanium's World Changing Effect

As they're feasting on the simple soup that Kira has made, Kira started telling him the story.

"It all started when fifteen comets hit the earth two years ago.". Kira said, with a hint of sadness in her tone.

Herro couldn't help but ask a question: "Two years ago? What year was that?" Herro smiled sheepishly as he pointed out his head, gesturing to her about his amnesia.

Kira sighed in helplessness and then replied, "Two years ago was 3019, and this year is already 3021."

"Those comets at first had only caused small damages and casualties because they hit different parts of the planet. Nothing changed at first, but when a month passed by, visible changes happened. Plants grew greener and lusher, the mining pits from before started to grow grasses and other plants, the atmosphere repaired itself. It was even stronger at blocking UV rays. The global temperature subsides to normal, and other problems on earth were solved.

"People were pleased at first because the planet was about to die, but it was magically restored. Some say that it was the gods' way of saving them, and some say that it was just coincidences, but then scientists' disclosed a shocking revelation that people found ridiculous to believe in.

"Forests grew in a one-kilometer radius where the comets have landed. They only had monitored everything from the start, so they saw how shocking trees are growing at a ridiculous speed. They researched the comets' substances and found a new element in all of the fifteen comets that hit the earth, and they called it Salvanium.

"This new substance can nourish or complement other substances and compounds, making them multiply faster. For example, the ozone layer is a layer of ozone molecules or o3. Bombarded by the sun's ultraviolet energy, CFC molecules break up and release chlorine atoms. Free chlorine atoms then react with ozone molecules, taking one oxygen atom to form chlorine monoxide and leaving an ordinary oxygen molecule (o2)

So the work of Silvanium is to transform into an oxygen molecule (o) and combined itself with the ordinary oxygen molecules (o2) in the atmosphere and become an ozone molecule (o3)."

Herro, who could not understand what the hell Kira was talking about, hurriedly nodded his head to show her that he understood. Kira smiled when she saw Herro attentively listening to her, talking about the past.

"At first, people were happy, but then things went south. Viruses and diseases evolve due to the effect of Salvanium. Aside from the virus that evolved, animals also evolved, and they grew terrifying as mutations happen in their genes. Serpents and lizards grew wings and became an eastern or western dragons.

"Some canine animals grew three heads, like a Cerberus, from myths, and many other evolutions happened. The Salvanium might have triggered their genes and evolved them from where their lineage came from.

"And some people concluded that maybe the mythical creatures from the myths are all true."

"These monsters attacked humanity, and many had suffered from this. Viruses and diseases also became a problem.

"These diseases and viruses plagued humanity, and many people died because of this, but it did not take time for the scientist and doctors to find a solution. They found the solution simple: to mix the Salvanium with the vaccines to make it stronger. The solution was a success, and they injected it into the people to avoid being eradicated in this new world.

"The stronger variant of the viruses was eradicated, even though they have different and complex strands. But new types of viruses appeared. They were the viruses that just lay somewhere else on the planet and had never been discovered, but the Salvanium stimulated them, and they became more active and started their plague. Most of them are ignorable and only brought itchiness or rashes and some minor problems. But what changes everything is the Zombie virus or Z-virus for short.

"I bet this clarifies your thought about zombies you encountered outside. The virus turned humans into zombies, and these zombies cause great havoc to humanity.

"Scientists never found the cure for them, and the zombies will stay zombies until the day their body rots."

Herro listened to the gorgeous Kira, who explains things that happen here in this world while eating the soup Kira has made.

This is delish! Herro enjoyed, Kira has made, and he is happily slurping on it.

Kira continues on her explanation: "By this time, only a quarter of humanity is left. Although the Scientists never found the cure, we are able to find a way to be immune to this virus, and that is by injecting the Body Enhancement Serum. The Body Enhancement Serum, or BES for short, is a mixture of different things that can enhance our body, and Salvanium is the main ingredient.

"This allows us to be immune to almost all of the diseases and viruses and also gives us strength. The first batch injected with the first type of BES was just fine, so the second batch and 5th batch had finished their injection, but something drastic happened. The first batch of the injected people started to evolve, and they grew claws, tendrils, scorpion stingers, and many other mutations that appeared. Their form and their thoughts could not even be considered as those of a human anymore.

"Then they started to attack humans and started eating them. They also attacked the facilities that contain the first version of BES, and a large amount of the serum was destroyed and scattered. Zombies wandered aimlessly, and when they came into contact with the serum, their bodies also got mutated, just like the ones which are injected."

When Herro heard the latter part of her story about the BES injection, his eyes widened in fear, and he started to stand and take a step backward, one at a time.

When Kira saw this, she chuckles and then said, "I knew what was running through your head. That was the first version that made them like that, and what was injected to me is the perfected version."

When Herro heard her explanation, he calmed down and sat back where he was sitting. He had long gone finished the soup that Kira made.

"The Perfected version of the BES is a success, and it also granted us abilities through mutations. For example, like me, I got an ability through anything." Then she suddenly threw a punch at Herro. Herro was so shocked by this sudden development that he just closed his eyes and shielded his face with his arms.

After a few seconds of shielding his face while closing his eyes, he was confused because Kira's fist didn't hit him anywhere in his body.

He slowly opened his eyes and thought that maybe Kira was pranking him. Then when his eyes opened, he saw Kira's elbow in front of his face, and he couldn't see the rest of his arm.

He was shocked, and he fell on his back from where he was sitting. Then he saw the rest of her arm as he fell back. As if it just passed through his head.

"That is the ability that I got from the mutation of the BES. It allows me to pass through objects like a ghost." Kira explained what happened when he punched him.

Herro's eyes shone in excitement, but the intensity of his excitement was not that great, unlike what he felt before when his skill, Ultimate Scented Body, was triggered.

"It seems like something came out from a fantasy book!" Herro excitedly said.

Kira frowned and asked, "I thought you lost your memory; how can you say that my ability seems like it came out from a fantasy book?"

Herro flinched when he heard Kira's question. Then he immediately followed up and answered her: "It just came out of my mouth, and it seems like the appropriate term to say as a compliment. I don't even know what fantasy means."

Kira scrutinizes him for a couple of seconds before shrugging and continues her story.

Herro praised himself for how quick-witted he is when in dire times.

"There are four classifications of the abilities that the ones which are injected with BES, or simply called as the enhanced. But I'm too sleepy right now, so let's continue talking about this tomorrow." Kira ended her story as she yawned.

Herro expressed his thanks to Kira for sheltering him and explaining these things to him. Then Kira accepted his gratitude and then told him to sleep, and she gave him another garbage bag that looked exactly like the thing where she sleeps.

Herro accepted it with a funny face, and then they slept five feet apart.

The morning came with a bright yellow sun peeking from the mountains. Kira wakes Herro up and since Herro was a biker in his past life, waking up early and immediately is nothing but a common thing for him.

He immediately got up and said with a smiling face, "Good Morning, Kira."

Kira also replied, "Good morning," but with an emotionless face.

What a cute tsundere! Herro thought.

Then the leftover, simple soup was reheated, and eat it as their breakfast. After finishing it, Kira started to talk.

"Our food will only sustain us for a few meals because I only prepared for myself, and I never expected a company. I will hunt for food today so you can stay here because you're not an Enhanced, and it will be hard for you to fight or even survive outside." Kira said as she shook her head while looking pitifully at Herro.

Herro felt embarrassed, but he followed up and said, "I can handle myself. I even survived a horde of zombies that were chasing the sh*t out of me!" Herro exclaimed, pointing out that even though he was weak physically, he has his own means of escaping danger.

Kira shook her head and said, "Do what you want. If you die, please don't assume that it's my fault anymore. We will be going different ways. I'm more adept at hunting alone."

When Herro heard this, the proud look on his face instantly vanished.

The heck! I am just going alone? Aren't we supposed to help each other?! Herro started to blame his sh*tty tongue for saying those things.

"Then, I'll be going north, and you will head south. Grab anything like fruits, animals, or anything that you think is edible because we will check it when you came back. After all, you have amnesia, and you didn't remember anything." Kira said as she shook her head after looking at Herro pitifully.

Then Kira left through the window, leaving behind Herro, who is really afraid of going out... Alone.