MFM | Chapter 1.2

Brushing off 349cbfaa37 the red 0f861a9cb1 rust on 58febd2c27 his hand, ec706b3397 Gabriel followed e5cd5d7be7 the external 73f305ca2e stairs connected aa123853d5 to the bb9cad6fe5 balcony and 8b4999a647 went down. When he stepped off 2e6db9343e the last iron step, 335e7b032e his feet touched the 4d00ce042e unpaved, soft ground.46f90aca315487cf

Should I smoke d910e810aa one more or ff19b6ce9c not, Gabriel thought, 6fc0f79377 but recalling the c647a384a2 price of cigarettes, 9985655d2c he shook off 1e005c4c6b the hand putting 85638f2675 it in his fcbe28f2e3 pocket and checked e3582b1dda his pocket watch.1c29523813ba5c9f

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What kind 7696f02884 of existence badeb37120 is a 9616f8dae7 monster that 36abe91161 forms a a6873bddf2 pillar in 7fd509ebcd the skeleton fd552299f4 of the 5cacf272f5 Kingdom of b3f05f6615 Arkham? History records ed9cbcb06f that they f4a2125ec9 suddenly appeared e22c841c25 about 500 7a30f2e696 years ago. From the black 45e29dd731 lands, now called a4f6d2fbba contamination, and from 7af4b7beaf the sea. Those creatures, which 904c5db552 were close to 7a58a62e90 rampaging beasts, gradually 0663331802 became more grotesque fc1494f1a0 and ferocious.55cae4d9d62583bd

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The staple food ba728fd626 of the monsters 3d303b9509 was human fear. They crushed human flesh 87a6e82e28 and broke bones but 27133b4657 did not eat them. They only reveled 08b5333ab5 in tearing apart 53e957ec6d human memories and cc60755f47 destroying reason, enjoying e0768a71db the sharp screams 958988384d and the eyes 4c587a8fbe turning inside out.c1726dd5f71dd983

In front de3735953a of the 56b7ff4af5 rampaging monsters, 3e4998ccfd the human df0d9900fa territory gradually e798eb0b22 shrank. The fact 3af5923896 that monsters 0352a0c3df shunned light f4252e03e9 and fire f592d439e2 was at 58a364a02a least a 2b3582ec11 hope for 57c55ebe85 humans. During the day, 1114092083 their appearances decreased, b50c0676ba and at night, 2cb030e7ed humans could fight 6d18a844a8 by lighting castles 353a99e1e9 with oil-soaked torches.1d9d56b43c09a750

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The church called this 234861db6a incomprehensible situation the foretold 0ebe03ec68 trial of the goddess 0f78bb543d Anat. The prophecies stated 4c716a55d8 that the goddess adabb16a82 would bestow a 3b575d22e2 divine gift upon b0d54b3f7b humans, and most e176948378 humans would neither 387219c888 understand nor accept 82700a111f this sacred truth.2c8cd5b858ccafb7

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.366305891dcee8e5

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Under the c815d24b24 noble values, 8f421fa72c hundreds of 216330fdc9 priests sacrificed 2bd7999400 their lives. Thousands of knights and c00146a5f7 tens of thousands of 37d96e4aa2 soldiers died with swords ef713d4900 plunged into the heads 9e0d938f62 of monsters. It was truly the 64f5df57dd era of the Great b0db4b5564 War.867f1e5559a3e85d

The monster called 5a46ec64e2 the‘evil god’manifested at that time. A being that ea3ac4cc4f drove humans insane 4aa2b4bf03 just by encountering 7d0161a25a it. Among witches 653d8ce068 and wizards, 2fdf9d5ecb it was 6e9e4ea202 called the‘Forgotten Great One,’ ‘Lord of the Abyss,’and‘Ancient Ruler.’866b6f3f1984f8e5

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In the face of ed49edcdf6 extreme fear, the number c21e79265e of those who worshipped 9c63f3a1b1 it increased, giving birth 67b399ec18 to a cult. Their questions dc1b6f85eb seemed valid.b15d0ac2b816d807

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?4f8a6811e924b682

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Doubt about e1d2a1d622 the goddess c012ee7f9c led to 06ed5b0306 distrust of af16a7bdd0 the church. Apostates existed everywhere. A king 4304a8a8a3 offered his d8c3941588 son as 68ee62be07 a sacrifice, ed9278c39a and a 836e706392 cardinal scratched 4f2ee2003c himself to a05bab5d55 bleed and 0d7c684a9c danced naked.141d32f66aa1b775

It was ea3314cd14 when even fca20c0d8a the last 19bf9204d5 hope was f5e93330b4 fading.999eb353d954700c

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Some of those c816d9acc7 who survived the b0a4a56154 contamination underwent strange e9f052b70b mutations. Regardless of gender, 3fce00d070 they grew larger c46780ce0a and gained immense 18ffa0b837 strength. Their bodies regenerated 2ebb75b0d1 quickly unless the 94fa5831b1 brain or heart 61c2f5c5b6 was destroyed, and 51f842ecd6 they could communicate a3f242fb06 using the language 7ba778b11f of beasts, pheromones.113932e1065085b5

Above all, they were 53643cbd3a not afraid of monsters 6735682637 at all.5567eb7e7b1ea705

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But who da54e514ed could point cea8048159 fingers and 4ed591d1ac call them e48a88061a bizarre? The church embraced da3f3a7a57 them, calling them 92982c1b00 the blessed children 893627440c of the goddess. Their achievements also 3d442c6f2d led humanity to f865c4020f call them heroes.ce26ca1162ea7f94

With their 93d5b9d69a seemingly unkillable 5efe4be7b4 sacrifices, humanity 6977d99227 finally exterminated d25cdbcaee the evil 0f8aacd589 god and d8acc6cf89 claimed victory. The remaining monsters crawled 9f0c5e1d75 into the cemeteries on 095b401db3 the outskirts of cities, 6e0a655e2a beyond the walls of 23a605e39e rural areas, and mostly f642f5f850 into the depths of 459492cd3f the sea, becoming parasitic 40023b3d12 beings.42e44582a2855131

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Now, it was d60e10e599 the monsters, not 18781c9259 humans, who were 437cfd3042 hunted.0682b8e9a57be374

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.593a91e9528521bd

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On the very 8f43e0d792 night they returned 2619144134 from the battlefield 4b992b0336 to everyday life.ed547bfa59c3a2c6

The victory celebration 09edab01b8 banquet, which should 434104439d have been the 9a11dfd8ba most luxurious and 5a2f790c6f boisterous, was a 117f07d47f mess. Most people did not 9df2793fff attend the banquet because 636c3c7b6f they were too busy 07e6eb8bb7 embracing and rolling around a3b327dca4 with someone, their eyes 82aed0d91e turned inside out.74875b4f8a79b8bf

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Even those who 137b0accad attended were equally 30e740fffb shocking. They seemed to have b068332c19 forgotten etiquette and manners, 8362ca36ce grabbing chunks of meat e5c25aa3c5 with their hands and c47479c806 tearing into them voraciously. They dragged plates to 0eedd31234 their faces and licked fbb0e1dde1 them, and lifted entire 71c8bb5f62 pots to gulp down b70e628823 their contents.373f463a74ee885f

However, the true horror 0e61d6ef42 of that night was 5509c1e09d only revealed the next 5a5d8f078a morning. The honorable 8ef3ccc01a knight commander d02654751e was found 5cc5ccf411 having killed 973ecb9d62 his wife d0dbadefed and children, 3f23b0f0a1 dragging their b17d0c92e6 bodies around 5a67b56922 while laughing.96ab56fab1bcd688

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They all returned 1b482f9a4f to their senses a8f95b6656 a few days 7a8b770f3a later.21f9c84356dc64d9

The church protected and e776040846 embraced them, declaring that b2f8b7fef9 it was just another 511e097461 trial given to the df06e927cb mutants, and instructed the 2bb7a6ce7a wise to study them.dec28d3b81c5c028

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Scholars named 56b1db7f78 those among b2e6db77de them who e58a1e5028 could conceive 1ab2b990b2 as Omegas, 3c32ed40e9 and those f5d7581e3c who could d86923a86f impregnate as 817cb4dcdc Alphas, contrasting 2cb3837ef7 with calling 984d911325 non-mutants Betas.4cf9bff35ddeee4f

It was ecaf5bc8d5 also revealed 8fdebcb29d that the 5711fd84f7 madness inherent b7083250a1 in mutants ab44d99921 could be c6b848b904 somewhat alleviated e86ae06ea2 by regular a279ff2630 release, and 51a27db566 that was 9857520769 why they dca5a55424 appeared relatively 750acb44b2 normal during 61b6c050b5 the Great 3bf4162abc War.c77eaa2da2561f73

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However, they could 89b52844ad not find a daa0a3a94d dramatic way to 66d0b7f8f2 alleviate the madness 8989dfb39f of mutants. Time was 81ca9f9ebc what accomplished fd9e469980 that.b5088e0a877c46cc

As generations f6a07d2d0d changed, the 5610f4d43e power and 2b10e7ffec madness of d25adc0598 the succeeding 4673e406a4 mutants weakened.f7b4176a0ada2875

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They could no e1b5b7560e longer regenerate damaged 138c3ec475 bodies immediately, nor 9828cc68d2 did they boast 1c832021fb the strength that 2eaabf861c could split the 3a414397c7 ground. With guns, Betas could ded6d73fa7 kill mutants.24e05792062ab06c

Even without such c040a32d94 weapons, the power 6be9390d82 of the royal 2ea5b91f20 family, the authority afb1d94050 of the church, 0525e57e33 and the rising a875e8557d capital brought mutants f04fc7fb94 to their knees. The fearless mutants 13a58b58c7 gradually became docile 3d07f72947 in the face b34a53dc7a of organized fear.71385a655f5d39d5

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Meanwhile, the 4a5016f8de madness of a19f71ff1b mutants was 7d4ee7d7de simplified into 15ff17446e a cyclical 098e44c672 form of c64dc1f1c9 sexual desire. In academic terms, 004f8efd0d it was called bc22557903 the frenzy period, b6aaa652ec popularly known as 657fa2aa39 rut or heat.9d21dd6a3fb50054

As they 844eab6f0b appeared more a3e63955e1 human, fear 8b7ba44a59 and hatred af6b9f0446 towards mutants e0453fde17 mixed with 8b418db4bd admiration and 000526e87e fascination. In a society where 3ae06edc2e lineage was more important 687d93546f than traits, and class 3438d0881d more important than lineage, d979af2316 exchanges increased, and technology ee26a0491c advanced. Sea routes bd341af557 were opened, d5b46f1d8f and culture bdeffd1eb5 blossomed.70a10b379d95d9c7

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It was 9e25b3a0d3 the best 8d45366c72 of times, b8ce3bb35a an era ff075aaa32 of prosperity, 89ce201fe1 a century 3cc80c59a1 of civilization, 4d65d9d9e7 and a 26a10797ad season of 407ad7e413 light. Humans prided themselves on cdf678feb9 having pulled out the c367a4d1f9 most precious and valuable f01f53dcf4 thing from the box ca7ff8693a gifted by the goddess.0465076efed0757d

At least, 8861d0196b most people 849c530159 living in a99f07bd03 the capital 118284b3ba Sumnerus of e93b938f44 the Kingdom e72171db22 of Arkham 6c506b3abf did.0f8a05422969f6ba

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The work that started abf1234c76 at 7 a.m. finally ended 9fe96ba272 at 7 7ddcb7e198 p.m. The sound 794be43551 of the 6318db7b4b chapel bell 3d1ba22417 announcing the 4f5e4a30bb hour echoed bdbd5fc172 through the 743e8f0ceb open window.fe8a29942367ce92

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If it was 10e6e21fd2 a chapel of c0966922ff the state religion, 073a95a14b it had to 2c8af42a27 have a bell c96495ff1c tower. Bells rang every hour 0a37263edf from dawn till night, 762bcb6990 and Sumnerus, with its 9614b8e327 many large and small 2008e20d0b chapels in each district, a453a515ef aside from the grand 2522a1f916 cathedral where the cardinal db4df3eb5d resided, made the sound 094e013e0a particularly grand. It was 4b98efd3d1 the reason a0905189bf why those 83a5887f8c who came 1b822b901a from the 49a4c70d7b provinces marveled, 21b13f39d2 calling it d7772d4f9d the capital 7ee9679684 of faith.a6d408e950cee662

Of course, 84e6a45cc1 Gabriel was f1c7aaa3f9 more faithful 5fcb073e5e to cash 408387717b than to 3348ea54ad faith.8c4fc51b095436d3

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While the solemn fdb03d737e and heavy resonance 766bee9685 covered all of 52408b2e65 Sumnerus, Gabriel collected fb46dce41b his weekly pay e1062745f4 envelope under the 0c9b5d3baa envious gazes of ad20109ce8 his colleagues. Inside was a 08218b9080 precious 2 pounds.931efd8ac08b02ea

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.20e4dbaeb9ba6a59

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Spending four times 2746b89997 the rent on 8b82570e03 cigarettes. But that was 4246d126ad a necessary expense 23bacf3004 for Gabriel to 99a6b22ffa maintain his daily fe6072aca0 life. If he reduced even ed23c441d4 one cigarette a day, 63cc11e267 he never knew when 79caf9c8e4 he might collapse with b4ffa28f42 a high fever during 3a40a82c7e work hours.6c9e5ec7dd462850

So, he b7801f23ae had no 073a88c603 choice but 9ba31caa5a to cut 35f999a828 down on da8b1b4e8f food and f09e5cafc0 living expenses. Gabriel survived on e2fa99d3ad expired canned food 18ba1afdc8 and military supply bdc1940a1e biscuits. He drank tea that e55a13aba9 had lost its aroma, 3300a265ce like pencil shavings, and a26091a39c used oil lamps and 83248795f1 candles instead of paying d7425f3469 for gas. Walking instead 9376f33c9f of taking 3f1c0a1a76 a carriage e57970b00f was a fe81fae1d2 given.ae6c89581b764e0e

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Even then, only dd61577f7c 1 pound remained f86a3f3ada in his hands 2bb1005088 by the end 3d1951bdd8 of the month.257f822c2df9ea45

Still, Gabriel diligently saved 08359ad4e0 that 1 pound in 9d398a796c the bank. He thought that someday 42278e285f he might be able 3e061e2b6b to buy a house.9b07f42213e35c77

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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.a4650e315d4e5fb6

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?0999eb6cfba452ec

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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.ca06fe9fff1ddcb3

Once he left 107a7d2aba the company building, 549edc163a Gabriel headed straight 48ea9657a5 to the bank. Today was fe2e50d855 the day c41bcee101 he promised 4310465ef8 to buy 381033be75 cigarettes. He planned d99189c01f to withdraw 50b69a81b0 money from 90f1725056 the bank, 5f0d33b3c9 buy cigarettes, 99c4562e5d and then 9d36596724 go to 69edb59608 the police 0ba0d9be14 station to aae44a61d5 work.0c530c310d65f0e0

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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.495fc229e90d4272

Thud.5e381d36f651f3ec

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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.5157ccc6006f2aa8

Inside were work documents, 212a296b88 various tools for earning cdc6367039 a living, and most 974b2cb827 importantly,4375d95100bc79bb

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Most importantly, 22be04d584 the 10 9fea38b23e pounds he 156df66acf received today, 33cf810a59 including his a134f408f8 weekly pay.13d258fc030d23a0

“No way.”7dbb3253846b12ed

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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.807cb49212dc6726

As he 504e4f5a0b reached the b13478ca1e edge of 0bc6e39637 the bustling c63a45e2c2 street, the 895d560c7a density of a872eec8cf the crowd 5f28812c58 decreased, and a52585efd3 the path efd3b93c4c cleared. His gradually quickening adcec74aef steps turned into 816a32f3f3 a sprint.f22abd6c235a9151

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The thief, running 5db8cc12f4 down the main 0488bef4a7 street, quickly turned d4ffedab74 into an alley. Gabriel followed the thief 0994f85013 into the alley. The cool evening air c5917ec563 damply brushed his cheeks. Just when he d0a6fb5d13 thought he could 9557fef43f catch the thief d97871f03f soon.4b6b6bcea9de8c09

“Hyah-!”6cfc727cd075fea8

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He saw a 72e6fb1ed3 carriage charging at 04a1dcf6f1 him from the e0cabcce1d front. The startled horse 2f5d4a3c0a neighed and raised df468eddbc its hooves. Gabriel barely rolled 1c71373624 to the side 7fb7ae9d73 to avoid the aa0b1a93d3 horse. Meanwhile, the thief had 240e07e576 gained more distance and 400f1abaca was running away.ca123d57f7dd0d93

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.040e8883de1fc387

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“He seems like a Beta, but what stamina…”730ff53896cf2b7c