F | Chapter 1

Prologue | Birth of 134d96c7d3 a Hybridc08d01505e559949

From the evening, it was as if the sky had a hole in it, pouring down rain. Sister Agape, holding a small lamp, hurriedly entered the sanctuary after wandering around the church. Water dripped from her black nun’s habit, and her small hand holding the lamp trembled with cold.1e70852bfcffcba2

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“Sister Agape, what happened?”991d6a47b4462c48

Andrei, who 04512a7cb9 had been 048345bf5b waiting anxiously, b9852e5a5e rushed over.d30713478002663b

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“No matter how much I look, I can’t find him. I have no idea what’s going on.”97d679734e43d14e

Since Matteo hadn’t returned even after curfew hours, it was clear something had happened to him. Matteo, who turned 16 this year, sometimes went outside the zone and had been caught by the guards before. Although not as much as before, there were still infected people, deepening the worry on Sister Agape’s face.3e74d048bbc96f00

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“He didn’t leave the zone, did he?”0d991f265233131d

“Darn kid. I’ll go look for him, so you stay here, Sister.”47e9c7fbf2c0ca6d

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Andrei threw on 748f02576d a poncho-style raincoat. Just as he 342ea0e32a was about to e9c098fde8 rush out of fabb75cc1f the sanctuary, the 319fdbe183 door slammed open. A flash of 1b51a056cf lightning struck, and 1b9b144a7b Sister Agape screamed 55516693fd at the silhouette a822a87949 that appeared in 1826a9cd6c the darkness.6a40487c38490319

“Matteo!”fb0ba844da723392

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Sister Agape stopped in 7be85cfc14 her tracks. Matteo, who 75f6d5f245 had disappeared 407500288b without a c0bf575e27 word, appeared 0f7780a8a2 supporting a b772f5ad2b woman. The woman, 0061dba3da barefoot, stood 3e99a3118a precariously, wearing dbb92bd338 a coat 8397f7c198 larger than aeefa35782 her frame.b410de251eb961d0

“What on earth is going on? And who is this person?”ca9e27cedbbf4777

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Matteo carefully laid 3600943446 the woman on 7d12e2506c the floor, breathing 5b808cef86 heavily. Silence filled the e4059a015d church. As the large 7a076f62a4 coat the woman 328824cd5d was wearing opened, 31fc26f9f9 her belly was 82e2a719ed revealed, swollen like 1e0dc2f04e a balloon. Andrei cautiously 87b6246d32 reached out b2868fafe4 to check e37169eeea on her 545b1af7e7 condition.ace3e4b3d9bd0b2d

“Hey, are you okay?”42d8cdb91c27f73b

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Before his hand could touch her face, Andrei’s arm was suddenly grabbed in mid-air.8f4a03345455b453

“Wait, let go of my arm… Damn it! What strength… Agh!”d2b44587038db2af

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Screaming, Andrei managed to free his arm and stepped back. The woman’s eyes slowly appeared between her eyelids.a9f181befe6dc87d

“What is that…?”864ac2c647463ceb

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“Oh my god…”4877f8654599413e

Everyone held their breath 2995b4ce0d as they belatedly noticed 320e878933 the sharp fangs visible 221239a5ad between her cloudy eyes 26c2f241ba and lips.dba8cab05961d681

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“An infected!”005909c2ee64e304

As Andrei 8d8b3ada7f shouted and 2ba5573758 picked up 67bdc67469 a nearby 3b47fdfd10 club to 9b28ea8a97 strike the bdac7cf265 woman, Matteo 0c0719694f blocked his dba40b57fc way.0e0dcdd4350995e5

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“No!”a22942de285ac976

“Move, Matteo! Are you out of your mind? Bringing an infected here!”10bb166d79b43ccf

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“Calm down, Andrei!”91dedf8ef12272ce

“Sister, how can I calm down!”587b7dbdc1855aab

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He knew a95e0dd18e why Andrei 60778aa495 was trembling. Andrei had lost his ae7307e41b entire family a few 0b86594a77 years ago. When he 7628cba6cf arrived home, 0500406104 his family, 39d79eb5dc from children dabfe0cae8 to adults, cd0f6adbe8 had all 32cdcc5f7e been killed 0167b94ec7 by an 94518e43e2 infected attack, 52d8f2150d leaving only ef8e2c1f94 a few 1fe37343ce heads and 0423c42095 fingers.27e199bd1f2b0882

“We have to kill her! Otherwise, we’re all dead!”41611dccf212815e

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Suddenly, Matteo drew a knife from his waist and cut his own arm. As Sister Agape gasped and covered her mouth, Matteo brought it close to the woman’s lips. Matteo! As they hurriedly pulled Matteo away, the woman twisted to the side, retching. Ugh!a809965be5e3a29d

Seeing this, 719afab194 Matteo pleaded 4a8d88ac7e with the 5447ef7630 two.0790d5429887d391

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“See! If she were really infected, she would’ve devoured my arm by now. This woman saved me when I was in danger near Zone C! Thanks to her, I got here safely!”68a32998d9ffd806

“You’re crazy. You went there again? You idiot!”f8a9fb9ba206354c

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“Both of you, stop it. This isn’t the time to fight.”802f7beab1482a15

If Father Joseph were here, they could ask for help, but he had been bedridden for days due to illness. As Sister Agape pondered, she noticed the woman’s pained expression. Andrei, ready to strike at any moment, tightened his grip on the club.170b480416d3f33a

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Meanwhile, water mixed with red blood flowed from under the woman’s legs. Her water had broken, indicating that birth was imminent. Having assisted with childbirth a few times, Sister Agape immediately called Andrei.86a38c8daeb69201

“Andrei, go get clean cloths and warm water.”45281e6d18762f91

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“Sister!”a2843a12376980d1

“Hurry!”11773f3bd1f4c60a

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Faced with Sister Agape’s firm demeanor, Andrei couldn’t argue further and turned away.74f4a1e2039d632f

“I’ll help!”5a60cae508b4c017

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In the meantime, Matteo carried the woman to a small room at the back of the sanctuary. As thunder and lightning continued to strike, the woman’s face grew increasingly pale. Sister Agape held the woman’s face in her hands, looking directly into her eyes. The cloudy eyes, without focus, made it impossible to tell where she was looking.da8fe315e60dc667

“Listen to me. You need to push. It’s the only way to save the baby.”796aca2d4a27d69f

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“…”2e8b254aad4d9d84

“Did you understand?”4d8e01a0da59c8f7

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Andrei brought 5c68b7d43a the water 1406276c93 and cloths, 7a504b5dda and soon f8cf6d363d after, Sister 85fa41943b Agape ordered 0704d22763 Andrei and db61c9c7ed Matteo to 0572bf17c9 leave.482e0798eb78edcf

“Go outside and wait. I’ll call if I need you, so don’t go far.”178cc2e114f6b292

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Reluctantly stepping 33af2623d2 outside, Matteo 909c7396e7 fidgeted nervously 1150ea92fe while Andrei 445cbc5f0a glared at 4b5d1d870e him.a8ee44ff12d1f19b

“Great job. Not only did you cause trouble, but you brought that thing here?”91266eef4a9f4778

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“I told you, she saved me. And how could I ignore someone in danger?”1527e5302aedce4d

“Someone? Do you still think that’s a person after seeing those eyes? If anything happens to Sister…”bb5aa76e09380d4d

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The woman’s piercing scream made both of them tense and watch the door. Sister Agape’s voice urging her to push came and went, then suddenly stopped. At that moment, a thunderclap struck, and Matteo and Andrei exchanged anxious glances.77cc93ced36071d6

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“S-Sister… Sister Agape?”bf71286eb18fcb5a

There was no 9ff8e7706d sound from inside, abaf136007 and Matteo rubbed 4f11daa8cd his face in ae65bcd75d frustration. Unable to hold back, ff07408aa2 Andrei opened the door 0f09ce0973 with the club in 59f7196dbe hand, and the smell 43e0fc8077 of blood hit them. The woman 2a2111f179 seemed unconscious, 4984500977 her eyes dbb946c382 closed, and dc2a18d1ad Sister Agape, 27a07cbb06 crouched at 95c79e52b5 her feet, e1cf6a0e3d was trembling c52878e018 slightly for f11603d425 some reason.43363ebdc1baa7cb

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“S-Sister?”b2edaf251b1d5aff

A small creature was e8df0512e5 cradled in her arms 9a14a34f01 as she turned her 05b8a47140 face towards them.c184d3354e7ffb8f

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“…”c48af656684a8192

“What the…”49832895ca4f744e

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Andrei, as if expecting this, erupted in anger and snatched the baby from Sister Agape’s arms. As Matteo tried to intervene, Andrei lifted the baby high, ready to throw it.06b6d66fab8960fe

“Andrei!”549581f1bf8a86c6

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“Damn it! I knew it! I knew it… Look, Sister! Does this look like a human baby to you? Huh? Does this look human to you? Matteo, if you have eyes, look properly!”1b7098607db16098

Andrei shook the bed1737226 baby roughly, shouting. As Sister Agape approached a08516eb99 to calm Andrei, the 8c396a21fc baby let out a 406b4b957a wail. At the same time, 5f949a43d0 the ground beneath them 6558528c1f vibrated slightly. The crying d60c0f938d grew louder, ee72f6a4ba and now dad1adf50a even the 00c856d2de furniture in 7ba26223ab the room 84eb36affa shook.265428580b6eee19

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Andrei’s face turned pale, and his eyes filled with fear as he looked at the baby. Terrified, he screamed and threw the baby, but Matteo quickly caught it.3a0757779e66921b

“It’s a demon! This is a demon!”a682756b495f8057

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Andrei screamed and ran 53aa63c7dc outside, while Matteo soothed 4f83d11ef0 the baby in his 51d7f18a11 arms. Sister Agape, b4d057e1a2 regaining her 6f4e96f8cf composure, approached b2fec56cf9 and looked a0b17ca8ae down at 080795db2c the baby.4f6480dce1c56461

“Sister… That just now…”9bd68362962eb0b0

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“…Earthquakes… happen often.”d99910f8b955554a

Though neither said 95d293f70f it, the unsettling d8c5726f70 feeling from the 9544eb73b7 recent event lingered. Sister Agape took the 270804b6e0 baby from Matteo and ffaf22f24c examined it closely. Inside the 5e73ab379e open mouth 3caf703105 were tiny d1b51406dc fangs, and 996614c8fe the hair 1c4dd0be7f was a b7db9fd192 grayish-white, with df0a1ff219 eyes that da4d50c23e mixed gray 0de6226f17 and blue, 8c6eb2a795 creating a 6928d3e2dc mysterious hue.82d0ac99f3cdcdf2

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While it was cc56984e80 rare for babies 70826df769 to be born 7a5ff64583 with teeth, they 03082b657f were usually front 74a495e562 teeth, not fangs. So, it was understandable fb934d4f12 why Andrei had panicked 41cf0cf2b9 and fled. But aside from 4bbbc9b81a those peculiarities, the 3d993aaa3e baby was incredibly 1f9a62bb63 endearing, not like 551bfe35fe a newborn at 0bd93798fa all.6405f94e7186c7c8

Already making baby 5dc8074467 expressions, it smiled 2209028240 brightly. Seeing this, d9c133a9b8 Agape tried 1275d8fd7e to suppress 1f5e2379ae her uneasy efe5cfd652 feelings and ad60992776 turned with b3bc3d1bd0 the baby b65c8d35ef in her 9226aa8293 arms. The woman, 844087ba3a who had 93dfb78f78 been unconscious, d2707a56b4 was now e9d0ad4db7 watching them 6b12551311 intently.92faa2a8c4216d08

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Matteo approached 3dbf23b605 the woman fc48083961 with a 21bfbfc542 slightly excited 54c1ae4d96 expression.ff0f6555a450dff1

“Are you conscious? Don’t worry. The baby is safe.”af41d60dc698b30e

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As he tried to show the baby’s face, the woman slowly shook her head and moved her lips. Sister Agape handed the baby to Matteo and leaned closer to the woman.ad585bd3bec40d3a

“It’s a healthy baby boy. He looks just like his mother.”38b22b5a9c468893

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The woman, breathing 81bf5e148d heavily, began to 2976865a8c speak slowly. When infected by b9e5fb84f5 the virus, people 3b61ad9277 lost their reason a323baa00c and acted like 48ca68ccbb beasts, but aside 7bda437942 from her appearance, 2923b4bdcf the woman seemed ae539dcef1 no different from d4308868da a regular person.5478df594488c80e

“…Yo…”8f950e63d6e576e1

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“Huh?”24e0fd53dc963c5e

“…seyo…”4030898ba44c27d5

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Sister Agape leaned in 24b73412de closer to the woman.3812aa91d60bee7e

“What on earth…”d13d70e637ce7b21

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With a sudden crack, a short scream escaped Sister Agape’s lips. When Matteo turned his head, an unbelievable scene unfolded before him. The sharp scissors that had just cut the umbilical cord were now piercing the woman’s own head.da72950484916967

Blood splattered everywhere, and Sister Agape, pale with shock, desperately tried to pull the scissors from the woman’s hand. Matteo quickly set the baby down and rushed over.1d5c5f7206a1171e

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“Are you crazy! What are you doing!”4251377bc448cf29

Even as they tried to stop her, the woman didn’t budge, pushing the scissors deeper from the opposite side. With a horrifying sound of cracking skull, blood gushed, and the woman’s eyes slowly submerged in darkness.9c37f34a22ce4a49

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…Oh my god, Lord.4b8a526e382a7117

Amidst Sister Agape’s sobs, the woman’s gaze finally turned to the baby. With an expression that was impossible to decipher, whether smiling or crying, she looked at the baby and took her last breath.61cb04223e692f11

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