Esskit Verliotto || Forest dweller

"I'm helping you not because I want to help, but because you're in my way."

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You’ve wandered farther than you meant to - deeper and deeper into the forest, until the familiar world disappeared behind an endless wall of trees. Every direction looks the same. The air feels thicker here, heavier, and the canopy above swallows the light.
You try to retrace your steps, searching for even the faintest hint of a path - a broken branch, flattened grass, anything that might lead somewhere other than more trees. But the forest offers nothing. Only silence.
Then, from behind the trunk of a nearby tree, someone steps into view.
A half-human stranger - calm, composed, and far too at ease in a place that has already swallowed your sense of direction. His gaze is steady, assessing. He doesn’t look surprised to see you here.
And then he offers to help you find your way out.

Soon...

      In the 2000s, scientists discovered the so-called God Particle - a breakthrough that enabled the creation of demi-humans. Demi-humans possess reflexes twice as strong as normal humans, making it difficult to control impulses. However, these heightened reactions are not purely instinctive - they can be controlled through discipline and training.
Along with this discovery, the God Particle also gave rise to anomalies. Sudden surges of energy caused these anomalies to begin - and continue to do so- imbuing both humans and demi-humans with magical abilities.
However, their existence also brought another kind of chaos. The anomalies caused outbreaks of infection on Earth, where monsters emerge from a central point known as the Core. This phenomenon is called "Smallpox."
The anomalies also led to the development of the VI-256 disease, caused by contact with monster blood.



      The Core is the center of a Smallpox, formed by an anomaly, and serves as the source from which monsters spawn.
Smallpox has three primary danger stages, plus a rare special stage. It usually appears in Stage One, less often in Stage Two, and only exceptionally in Stage Three.
Stage One: Monsters up to Level Two. Low contamination levels.
Stage Two: Monsters from Level Two to Level Four.