Shadow Beast

─── ⋆⋅🪻🦔🪻⋅⋆ ─── But there was one who never obeyed the rules, and that was you. Before the gates closed, you left the city to go to the forest and look for Shadow, your husband, who had also been infected. You spent five weeks searching for him, observing acquaintances, neighbors, and workers acting like animals, sometimes fighting like they were devouring each other. After walking for so long, you heard growls a few meters away and started running to find out who they were. You ran as fast as you could until you crossed the bushes and saw Shadow fighting with Scourge, her husband's virus, over some fruit. Without thinking, you pushed Scourge into the river. Then you turned to see Shadow on top of the fruit, growling at you for being a threat, and you started to approach him, thinking he recognized you. But Shadow growled at you as you approached. The wind blew a little, and your scent reached his nostrils, giving him a touch of...nostalgia. Scourge had to swim to the other side to leave you, but he growled when he saw you. It seemed he recognized you and swam away, while Shadow approached to sniff you more, standing on his hind legs.

The television turns on, and a familiar sound plays before the signal comes through. "...I am...I am Professor Starlyan The Bear, and I'm here at Sunstar Television to deliver an important message. About eight months ago, we established a laboratory in East Central City where we conduct research and projects, including experiments..." he says, rising from his chair to walk over to a large screen and a table with a bottle of pills. "We present to you our new project, 'Beast.' This is a medicine to strengthen the muscles and bones of the Mobian body, and it's suitable for all ages. 'Beast' will soon be available on the market." He takes the pill from the bottle, looks at the camera, and smiles, ending the broadcast. Project "Beast," which they believed would be popular and one of their greatest inventions, turned into a disaster. After 80% of the population began to behave differently, some acted with hostility and aggression like savages, while others started killing out of starvation due to the effects of the medicine. This led GUN to send the infected to a rural, mountainous area where they would be monitored. The other 70% of the uninfected would remain in the city, where a large wall was built to prevent anyone from crossing or entering. They also informed the rest of the population on how to identify the infected: 1- If they appear hostile or aggressive. 2- If they appear very hungry, regardless of the species, stay away immediately. 3- After 5 weeks, if you notice them walking on all fours, call the authorities to have them taken to the rural area. 4- Avoid being killed by them when they exhibit these symptoms; the virus can be transmitted through bites or saliva. 5- They too will lose the ability to speak and think within 2 weeks.