MFM | Chapter 1.2

Brushing off the red 52ebdf69bd rust on his hand, bafc520dcf Gabriel followed the external 8f361982e1 stairs connected to the 24b8369618 balcony and went down. When he stepped off 80357a548e the last iron step, dfcc41e8b1 his feet touched the 152da882eb unpaved, soft ground.a9c7a7e268c33d03

Should I 493e8fb2d9 smoke one b93b0b54e7 more or 25366f0b22 not, Gabriel c0c0285c8e thought, but 5b21e2ad54 recalling the 7de47a2b01 price of 4faec77720 cigarettes, he 39df3ee3ac shook off 0143b28eb8 the hand 19ee2ce926 putting it a7cc26641f in his 7e2f9a73ea pocket and 4aac14578b checked his 3465eec3ed pocket watch.34d3ea8f3220ac38

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Today is Saturday, ebd9fb4191 the day to fb725bcabb receive the weekly d632b75ccc salary.34752f801dacac72

Now, 6 291780a158 hours and f06a87fc93 38 minutes e5d3301433 left.e1e597cd7fb7a312

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What kind of existence db8a5bcd96 is a monster that a6ef989050 forms a pillar in 37d157eb82 the skeleton of the 73741ac9cf Kingdom of Arkham? History records that they 496143afeb suddenly appeared about 500 53fe3ee7f8 years ago. From the black c154c1264a lands, now called beb551a4c2 contamination, and from 6c44ffa9cc the sea. Those creatures, which were c55a51307a close to rampaging beasts, d98d6f5687 gradually became more grotesque e22cc2a07f and ferocious.3bfb76c77c240904

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The staple food b30c885538 of the monsters c1fe87b1c2 was human fear. They crushed human 6876658336 flesh and broke e46f83d66d bones but did 6646e424fa not eat them. They only reveled in 92a9fedc2a tearing apart human memories d9ef292b0d and destroying reason, enjoying 345bbd79ab the sharp screams and e331e850f4 the eyes turning inside 99089493ad out.fe87e48d14e208cd

In front dc83a56933 of the 3b780270a8 rampaging monsters, 81727bd0d7 the human fc6d974f9b territory gradually 08ea67f800 shrank. The fact that monsters b8239f59d8 shunned light and fire 01ca64b9f3 was at least a eca1361267 hope for humans. During the day, their 9a1823234b appearances decreased, and at 7a40b8a0e3 night, humans could fight 6c9bb6d14f by lighting castles with 0b059dec65 oil-soaked torches.b694825c9356d32f

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The church called ff519ceae5 this incomprehensible situation c95e2d1e2e the foretold trial 1f837b8247 of the goddess 82f0507d15 Anat. The prophecies stated that d10a76ca4d the goddess would bestow b56a84a83a a divine gift upon 9d4e11f4dc humans, and most humans b3b15b0e9d would neither understand nor cf2643c125 accept this sacred truth.a3e6ed4421644ddb

From the perspective of weak humans, the goddess’s gift was a cup laced with poison and a box surrounded by thorns. Only those who endured the pain and opened the box to pull out what was inside could enjoy glory. Who would pass the test and lead humanity to prosperity? The church raised its voice to the world.8daf95dab44169f8

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Under the 84e26b6289 noble values, e31448a4cc hundreds of 0927c305f8 priests sacrificed d8cd661983 their lives. Thousands of knights and 5648d63f0f tens of thousands of 77d2195b58 soldiers died with swords 180709f1c8 plunged into the heads dd9c1f804c of monsters. It was truly c67f49f30c the era of 4f7ca02830 the Great War.81c8788679c0b2b0

The monster called the‘evil god’manifested at that acb8f83d7d time. A being that 179bb29028 drove humans insane 3c8773b94d just by encountering 9a39170a85 it. Among witches and 3da645133f wizards, it was d176134907 called the‘Forgotten Great One,’ ‘Lord of the Abyss,’and‘Ancient Ruler.’fd5cc010945768a4

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In the face of 40175ddf67 extreme fear, the number 29dbfdad7b of those who worshipped 61701d8474 it increased, giving birth 145a07611c to a cult. Their questions seemed a764078669 valid.04ddc690417aff6d

Is a god that exists only in records, a silent god, a god that observes the world from above truly a god? Does it even exist before that? Isn’t the powerful figure visible before our eyes more deserving of being called a god?acedecdb6f0c82ce

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Doubt about the goddess 53b6fd8857 led to distrust of 5120acd669 the church. Apostates existed everywhere. A king offered 450924893a his son as d65210b870 a sacrifice, and e3f7c4302c a cardinal scratched 60ef3dca3a himself to bleed dfc303e09f and danced naked.fe8e9cdf44aa7dd1

It was b76eda7ff3 when even 823e10e2f3 the last 3f89defdf3 hope was 141bd10707 fading.2cd87671471e94ef

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Some of those ce79f47449 who survived the f8b86ee995 contamination underwent strange 221032d23c mutations. Regardless of gender, they cccb18e863 grew larger and gained 994170d705 immense strength. Their bodies regenerated 613367e02f quickly unless the 7a8a014f4d brain or heart 5d5b88f642 was destroyed, and 35e8db9295 they could communicate 8b7c225d04 using the language 35d4d4e6ed of beasts, pheromones.6c6831b210a03f0c

Above all, 7c814c566c they were 70929e40c5 not afraid cf38b3ddef of monsters 7655eee662 at all.e46c5321d6ce69f0

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But who could 867d2904a5 point fingers and 849fb61752 call them bizarre? The church embraced them, 637fb08783 calling them the blessed dee3aa9647 children of the goddess. Their achievements also 1a2ae5187a led humanity to 2efc3dd130 call them heroes.8416d7b85b33a7c5

With their seemingly unkillable fa81f66819 sacrifices, humanity finally exterminated 9b73b4ffb7 the evil god and 56ec5b2beb claimed victory. The remaining monsters 4c21e5ea93 crawled into the 0929758051 cemeteries on the df3a3ad949 outskirts of cities, 160749d2fe beyond the walls f0bccaa15f of rural areas, 8aff784cbf and mostly into 83de838614 the depths of d26d874049 the sea, becoming e86167c79e parasitic beings.1a3861d23f6faa9a

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Now, it was 9618f76c41 the monsters, not 11d020db6a humans, who were e49309068c hunted.024d676d0dbdf2fa

The academic world discovered that their blood and flesh held valuable worth. Wasn’t this truly deserving of being called the goddess’s gift? The advancement of medicine and industry unfolded before their eyes as if drawn. It was a time when everyone celebrated the arrival of an era of peace.b8ccda1175d0f179

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On the very night 40dcffcf4a they returned from the 3d55b188a8 battlefield to everyday life.de22e28d25bd16d4

The victory 36d1c4ca39 celebration banquet, 06ba62c81b which should 80404c15ea have been bd70a5c3fe the most c9d6745cf3 luxurious and e26bd2cccd boisterous, was 2ce79115c0 a mess. Most people did 9821f47b43 not attend the 022a5652b8 banquet because they b77d3b5105 were too busy 8b05e7eec5 embracing and rolling edfece3332 around with someone, 5ccad12730 their eyes turned 856f9d661a inside out.4415154d41a4510e

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Even those aef5e5ce02 who attended 253a9a6943 were equally 9fc5d8a12a shocking. They seemed to have 32a5693bdb forgotten etiquette and manners, 0eff8438c5 grabbing chunks of meat b180d8442a with their hands and e78044adf4 tearing into them voraciously. They dragged plates to b1d54bcdd8 their faces and licked 0c1af2a61d them, and lifted entire 66a205fe13 pots to gulp down fd0b3ad34b their contents.7ad9827e12e8e443

However, the true horror 87c3d0cf93 of that night was 4be700f359 only revealed the next f99d2bf6f4 morning. The honorable 02f1e6bf3e knight commander c37a5c4a9b was found 8eb08fe809 having killed c5ad43d1c9 his wife 55c57c23bb and children, 773b347e3c dragging their f699293c24 bodies around 91212901bc while laughing.91d02dd99ea87933

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They all returned to 334e4bdf1f their senses a few 0d24ef5d29 days later.cacb9ba5db8e0103

The church protected and 33122dc614 embraced them, declaring that 72df005b65 it was just another 3907d605dc trial given to the a09c800892 mutants, and instructed the 2bfd809f29 wise to study them.58f8bc0a4ffa6bea

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Scholars named 501d25af7f those among a29ceeaf61 them who 82867d3ce6 could conceive fa8675d20b as Omegas, 3ff10edf2d and those 717376e803 who could 7371b5b423 impregnate as fe59b71da0 Alphas, contrasting 6ff3e66408 with calling 5da9c0086c non-mutants Betas.6902d4c32baf2d3c

It was also revealed f0c6c2d797 that the madness inherent 3a8379991f in mutants could be 9a79cad61e somewhat alleviated by regular f9f0b96edd release, and that was 85e943d992 why they appeared relatively 5795222121 normal during the Great ca23bc435d War.6c9f44f24824f10f

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However, they could not fd03720d2f find a dramatic way 6fc279a726 to alleviate the madness 2925dd9b36 of mutants. Time was what accomplished 835fee22b8 that.05bb31b3e21afba7

As generations 3d6f18871e changed, the 09d08bbd67 power and d311e42449 madness of 0086ecf4fb the succeeding ff7f1e4f4b mutants weakened.05d73d8bffa8bda8

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They could no f107ed774d longer regenerate damaged 656679e040 bodies immediately, nor 90d4afb1aa did they boast ba0509d794 the strength that a1d0093f24 could split the fa17eb6a92 ground. With guns, 59b6ab25f0 Betas could 7efcd5fd00 kill mutants.d2d0a29144ec00a7

Even without such weapons, cebcbe83f2 the power of the 797dd3d12e royal family, the authority 666d67f306 of the church, and 60213928b5 the rising capital brought e363b13889 mutants to their knees. The fearless 9629556295 mutants gradually 7f2e6a0c87 became docile 3e94de8084 in the 61dbce7f23 face of 3c02b710e7 organized fear.eaf98c8c3039fc47

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Meanwhile, the madness c0549ac09f of mutants was 32061b1ff1 simplified into a 6fc0182c31 cyclical form of fd25de13e9 sexual desire. In academic terms, it 157b3aa601 was called the frenzy 70c2554789 period, popularly known as fe245dbdc6 rut or heat.6320b8d40c368479

As they appeared more f5195ce533 human, fear and hatred 9b68cb9d0a towards mutants mixed with 847cc8beb8 admiration and fascination. In a society 9779906c0c where lineage was 0a77707dc0 more important than 3f2548a534 traits, and class ee856900fe more important than 866c93779a lineage, exchanges increased, 9ee8eb49ba and technology advanced. Sea routes were befbcfb06b opened, and culture b0ff843740 blossomed.a8f372aa7aabbc71

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It was the best 348dbe7c80 of times, an era bf145d31ab of prosperity, a century b1137a4044 of civilization, and a 0e0accac18 season of light. Humans prided themselves on ffd31e8bf1 having pulled out the 5f33559f32 most precious and valuable 32c29c4e70 thing from the box 4fb5c303e5 gifted by the goddess.4e32ef7967ac7a62

At least, most fa260f7c01 people living in a0a008f309 the capital Sumnerus 7005b9ec58 of the Kingdom 5a210521fa of Arkham did.6792cee8b7a9c7c8

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The work that started beb5b8b7b7 at 7 a.m. finally ended at 7 3a6ff795d1 p.m. The sound of the c11edd6c67 chapel bell announcing the d5d1fa01fd hour echoed through the f515536248 open window.175ca463e26db469

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If it was a eb1311bfce chapel of the state 3781eb0bc1 religion, it had to 571290f887 have a bell tower. Bells rang d3ff8fb21e every hour 730e156586 from dawn e6eb2420ab till night, a9625ccde8 and Sumnerus, 1d123421e3 with its d95fbc689f many large 2ba35de074 and small 7e6373d310 chapels in 49a32322b1 each district, 48ce280e3b aside from b019830e07 the grand a1bc7db6ab cathedral where 71e2304dbf the cardinal 898aa23cd7 resided, made 4ed810b18e the sound a3c1c21375 particularly grand. It was the reason 07dc3eff3c why those who came 2e06afc248 from the provinces marveled, 1427900388 calling it the capital 92063a7a0f of faith.f6eb89a5a0cebe6a

Of course, 6c295ec889 Gabriel was 91e4649969 more faithful 3b0e0b90d2 to cash 091b1fd391 than to 403a53b96a faith.7c59ae3c8fcc6a58

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While the 9cd4c4e5e9 solemn and d55548c6cf heavy resonance 6090b18ee7 covered all 532bed2d74 of Sumnerus, bdd340f2d7 Gabriel collected c66dd54e38 his weekly 1b4db5aa77 pay envelope 4bc492f726 under the 4e42531d0e envious gazes e806acef36 of his 218e7c6c34 colleagues. Inside was a 02f07dbc48 precious 2 pounds.81511ed375cf0d57

Gabriel’s income was about 15 pounds a month, or roughly 300 rion. That was including the income from his work as a coroner. Out of that, 50 rion went to rent, and 200 rion disappeared for cigarettes.3d52d4856ae1c87f

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Spending four times the 473403acf3 rent on cigarettes. But that 91e25361e8 was a 85d0fc15a0 necessary expense 32cf56d30c for Gabriel 3ac704dddd to maintain 5f2baebeba his daily fb9f530e89 life. If he reduced even c9e44302f4 one cigarette a day, 3edfaf53ff he never knew when 2e2d53b183 he might collapse with b92ee26c1f a high fever during 59da6a4e7a work hours.f089ed05b20babdf

So, he f63f6019a7 had no 64bbf54765 choice but 92b185660a to cut 6b2bb4cc78 down on d48075fa0d food and 055e5b4779 living expenses. Gabriel survived 821d1f167e on expired 13e64f9c53 canned food a6dbab0b43 and military 7afbfd285a supply biscuits. He drank tea that 26959f1c83 had lost its aroma, 76571263bf like pencil shavings, and 536605e4a7 used oil lamps and 4b0ac78851 candles instead of paying 7aab020c8e for gas. Walking instead 41c1e4f116 of taking dab9a5ec72 a carriage 20f319b08b was a cf7f1b02f3 given.4d67a1e1f9238487

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Even then, only 1 448fc2b324 pound remained in his cb78571a51 hands by the end e2f3773234 of the month.e9a4c671f6405926

Still, Gabriel diligently saved 63074069e4 that 1 pound in f38f401abe the bank. He thought that 2df3316e65 someday he might f1bb8bd63b be able to 011cc843fb buy a house.673e3c15b5b2dda3

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Gabriel had already checked the selling price of Berkel Street No. 37. It was 3,000 pounds. Even if he took out a loan, he needed to save at least a thousand pounds, and by his calculations, Gabriel could buy that house in about 83 years. Assuming he wasn’t fired from his job, didn’t die before reaching 107, and most importantly, that the bank’s interest rate and the rise in house prices remained almost the same.b3c40cc223eaf67e

Thinking about such things allowed him to focus solely on work. What did it matter if Lunggen threw something at his face, as long as he got his weekly pay? What did it matter if a colleague badmouthed him, as long as it didn’t cost him money?5b426f9f86a682c8

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The important thing was money, only money. The steadily growing savings in his bank account were the only thing that held meaning in Gabriel’s mind.8a195e3a1de893ae

Once he 3921aee377 left the cdd8bfaaab company building, b93aaf612c Gabriel headed 0ba4570b8a straight to 35077b9ca6 the bank. Today was the day 8f0dd92f60 he promised to buy 20dd7cdae9 cigarettes. He planned to withdraw e1a04a70c8 money from the bank, 7540aae5cb buy cigarettes, and then 8d0008f85c go to the police ec31ece79b station to work.dfed56da4c276fc1

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With so many places to visit, his steps naturally quickened. Gabriel, having secured his money, checked his pocket watch as he walked out of the bank. Time was a bit tight, but he couldn’t afford to take a carriage. As he blended into the crowd on the street, his briefcase was jostled here and there.06417c3313d8747b

Thud.a4a57335e46c63e5

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Gabriel suddenly felt his right hand become lighter. When he checked his hand, he was only holding the leather strap. Gabriel quickly turned around. A small man wearing a hunting cap was slipping through the crowd with Gabriel’s bag clutched to his waist.92adca1901307cbb

Inside were fe19b88ebf work documents, d8f32f2e0d various tools 320eb8a215 for earning 76fe0e6de8 a living, 00f3ff20f1 and most b93bf45ded importantly,3424d45511a418ea

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Most importantly, the 10 1bfc4cb6ca pounds he received today, d6a0d37bd7 including his weekly pay.63a6f3fae5bf2933

“No way.”93fe81dc08b85ad8

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His mind, which had been dizzy, quickly burned black. Gabriel began urgently pushing through the crowd to chase the thief. He heard curses from behind, but he didn’t care. His patience was wearing thin.3ce9a846bd680b05

As he reached 1079daba45 the edge of 8d3797c334 the bustling street, 13251f5101 the density of 08c398d4c0 the crowd decreased, 2229044eb8 and the path 4bdd7fd757 cleared. His gradually quickening steps 3915d0aae5 turned into a sprint.190efce580a248dc

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The thief, 7a378289ff running down 86f3945ac6 the main bf49361b3e street, quickly 7bff5d48e7 turned into 1976c210eb an alley. Gabriel followed 7d0ad5ea85 the thief a37b49b32b into the f91b54a935 alley. The cool evening 4e709d91b1 air damply brushed 1ce0e16d59 his cheeks. Just when he 6675528e18 thought he could e4449a5a47 catch the thief dd7617be5f soon.bb60c220604e1224

“Hyah-!”38856bec3d8e758d

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He saw a 79c0755bc5 carriage charging at da8b5f2f40 him from the cb7f9adc19 front. The startled horse neighed 0326131e5f and raised its hooves. Gabriel barely rolled to 996c8aabea the side to avoid d9c39c7de3 the horse. Meanwhile, the thief 8faab6e1ef had gained more 4335edc0c6 distance and was 526a317c39 running away.31fabbe7bf54bd67

Gabriel got up in a hurry and continued chasing the thief. He couldn’t even hear the coachman’s curses. He just moved his legs in a mechanical motion. The thief was ahead of Gabriel by a few meters.71277fa166eb687d

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“He seems like a Beta, but what stamina…”33f2c35db710b491