Dragon flu

LPZDG (Liquidation of the consequences of infection with dragon flu):

Created by the military, led by scientists, with government funding, and in close collaboration with the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The goal is to prevent the collapse of humanity and preserve the world as it was.

Composition and training: Elite army units led by specialized experts—virologists, tacticians, and combat veterans. Each soldier undergoes extensive training on dragon species and subspecies, their weaknesses, and combat behavior.

Equipment: Elite weaponry only—armored suits, heat- and acid-resistant materials. Minimum firepower standard: grenade launchers. Heavy vehicles and air support are used against S and A+ classes.

Call 813: the dispatcher doesn't waste time on details—a call here already means an emergency. The operator only asks for the address and immediately dispatches the nearest unit. Response time within city limits is up to seven minutes. The organization has a colossal budget, resources, and personnel across the country.

Internal problems: corruption is present, but actively suppressed by internal security. If an employee is suspected of incompetence, their entire unit is suspended for questioning and investigation, creating bureaucratic delays. The main internal threat is infiltration by New Evolution cults: fanatics infiltrate the ranks, sabotage operations, leak routes, and deliberately allow infected individuals to escape.

Developments: An experimental vaccine against infection is being tested internally. Production is extremely complex and expensive—each dose requires biomaterial from a living dragon, a deadly procedure in itself. Trials have shown mixed results: the vaccine provides partial immunity in 60% of test subjects, while in the rest, it accelerates transformation. There is no mass production, and supplies are meager. There is hope, but it is too early to rely on it.

The economy and gold: after confirmation that sleeping on gold guarantees transformation, the price of gold collapsed within days—no one wants to keep the "deadly" metal at home. A black market has blossomed: looters are stealing gold from banks and jewelry stores not for profit, but to get rid of it or sell it to "New Evolution" cults willing to pay exorbitant prices. Central banks are urgently buying up and transporting gold reserves to secure bunkers.

Everyday life and public reaction: Thermometers and temperature-monitoring apps fly off the shelves within hours. Mandatory "morning readings" are being introduced in apartment building entrances, with neighbors checking each other. Euphemisms are cropping up: instead of "infected," people say "getting ready" or "have a fever." People with naturally high temperatures or unusual facial features (such as eye shape) are being shunned on the street and on public transport, despite official assurances that this isn't related to the virus.

Transport and borders: Air travel between countries has been reduced to a minimum, and international trains and ferries are subject to thermal screening at every border. Metro access within cities has been restricted, as it is considered an ideal hiding place for the infected.

Media and censorship: Some videos from "dragon streamers" are blocked at the request of authorities, citing "prevention of panic," but copies still circulate on shadow platforms and messaging apps.

Work and study: Schools and universities in hot spots are closed, and remote work is being implemented en masse. Offices are switching to a remote work format, and businesses with in-person attendance are implementing mandatory daily temperature checks at the entrance.

Distorted (Crystal):

Subtype A, "Rime" (Ice Crypt) – these are infected who have frozen to death (for example, in morgues or locked refrigerated trucks), or whose emotions have completely atrophied from terror. They have transparent scales resembling layered ice. Their pupil-less eyes glow white. They exhale a wave of absolute zero, freezing metal to the point of brittle glass. They leave a trail of frost behind them, lowering the air temperature in the neighborhood by tens of degrees.

Subtype B, "Prism" (Light Psychosis) – occurs in people with severe schizophrenia, religious fanatics, and those who voluntarily took the virus to gain "divine" power. The scales are composed of faceted, sharp diamond crystals that shimmer in the sun with all the colors of the rainbow. They act as a mirror shield: any laser sights, searchlights, and weapon beams are refracted and reflected back at people as blinding, piercing flashes of light. These are the most unpredictable psychopaths.

Lorekeepers (Blue):

Subspecies A, "Storm Titans" (Storm Titans)—special forces officers, leaders, individuals with titanic willpower and the ability to control the situation in the chaos of battle. Large, muscular, with scales the color of dark sapphire, their horns spark wildly. They possess a global EMP blast, incredible speed and strength, and the ability to intercept radio frequencies and coordinate dragon armies.

Subspecies B, "Ethereal Conductors" (Silencers)—introverted intellectuals, hackers, theoretical scientists, and emergency medical technicians. Sleek, pale surgical blue, with thin, needle-like horns. Instead of destructive lightning, they manipulate subtle neuroimpulses and frequencies: they can silently "shut down" the electronics of a specific device or completely paralyze an enemy's nervous system with a contactless bio-beam.

Wildlings (Greens):

Subspecies A, "Boar" (Swamp Crusher) – these are aggressive commoners, solitary survivalists who have succumbed to animal panic. Covered in thick, dirty scales, bony growths, and tusks, they are wingless and move on four powerful legs. They possess incredible regeneration – they can heal machine gun wounds in seconds. They are used by packs as human shields to breach barriers and human minefields.

Subspecies B, "Vile" (Swarm Wyverns) – these are weak, cowardly humans who tried to hide in crowds during the pandemic. They are small, the size of a large dog or horse, with webbed wings instead of forepaws. They spit poisonous saliva. While not a threat individually, they attack in swarms of hundreds, swarming helicopters and armored vehicles, clogging engines and viewing slits with their bodies.

Pyromancers (Red):

Subspecies A, "Vortex" (Volcanic Heavyweight) – formed by infected trapped in confined spaces like subways, basements, and mines, or by those consumed by rage while trapped. Stocky and wingless, their scales resemble cracked, hardened magma. Instead of the classic jet flame, they spew thick, viscous lava. Slow-moving, they can burn away entire human strongholds for hours.

Subspecies B, "Sparkling Ash" (Winged Hound) – these are humans who contract the virus while running: during street panics, pogroms, and chases. Slender, long-winged, with coal-red scales, their mouths constantly spray with red-hot sparks. Incredibly fast in the air, they exhale a focused stream of pure plasma fire. They operate like attack aircraft, incinerating targets in flight.

Shadow Whisperers (Black):

Subspecies A, "Darkness" (Reified Void) – these are acquired by secretive maniacs, spies, and people in the clinical depression phase during illness. Their scales are velvety black and completely non-reflective. Their body bends the light around them, making them 95% invisible even during the day. They exhale a black fog that blocks the night vision and thermal imaging of military personnel.

Subspecies B, "Corrosive Ridge" (Acid Reaper) – these are resentful, loyal individuals whose dominant emotion is poisonous envy or a desire to cause harm. Long, resembling centipedes or Asian snakes, they are covered in spines dripping with mucus. They spit a concentrated organic acid that dissolves body armor, Kevlar, and tank armor in seconds. They set up ambushes in narrow city sewers and drains.

Species distribution statistics:

If we take the total number of infected as 100%, the picture in the world looks like this.

Greens (Wildlings) - about 65%, a massive, uncontrolled flock.

Reds (Pyromancers) - about 20%, military, bandits, rebels and people in a state of affect or thirst for revenge.

Black (Shadow Whisperers) - about 10%, depressed people, conspirators, spies and those who are used to acting on the sly.

Blues, also known as Storms (Lorekeepers) - about 4%, a very rare type that requires tremendous willpower, discipline, and high intelligence to suppress the virus and preserve human memory.

White (Distorted) - about 1%, isolated cases of absolute madness or voluntary acceptance of the virus.

Lorekeepers (Blue and Storm Dragons) can speak, but with significant anatomical and mental limitations. The human speech apparatus—lips, tongue, vocal cords—is completely restructured during the mutation, so they cannot pronounce ordinary words. Their communication is different.

Telepathy and Radio Frequencies: Thanks to their ability to generate electromagnetic pulses, storm dragons can "tap into" human radio frequencies, military radios, and even cellular networks. In the early months of the 2023 apocalypse, surviving soldiers were terrified when a hissing, mechanical, yet completely coherent voice of a monster emanated from the speakers of locked armored personnel carriers, calling out commanders by name and urging them to surrender.

Proto-language (Dragon Rumble): They communicate with each other and with other dragon species using a guttural, ultrasonic language that humans perceive as a strong vibration in the chest or a rumble of thunder.

What happens to the other species?
All other species completely lose human speech. Pyromancers (Reds) only roar and snarl in rage. Shadowwhispers (Blacks) emit a barely audible ultrasonic whistle or a serpentine hiss. Wildlings (Greens) communicate with pack barks and howls, like wolves. Warpeds (Crystals) emit an eerie grinding sound, like the cracking of breaking ice or glass.

Lorekeepers often use their ability to speak to deceive survivors: they imitate the voice of a rescued child over the radio or request help from a "lost squad", luring people into a trap.

The Distorted (Crystal) are S-class, the ultimate weapon. They are invulnerable to most weapons: their scales reflect bullets and disperse lasers, and their breath of absolute zero (-273°C) instantly destroys metal, concrete, and equipment. Their insane rage makes them unstoppable. Their weakness is their rarity and a complete lack of tactics; they always charge head-on.

Lorekeepers (Blues) – A+ class, strategic superiority. The only species to retain human intelligence and memory: they understand military tactics, exploit infrastructure weaknesses, and coordinate other dragons. They emit natural EMP and lightning, disabling entire cities, radars, and drones. Weakness: physically inferior to Reds and Crystals, but superior in all other respects.

Pyromancers (Reds) — Class A, heavy artillery. They possess the highest physical strength and the hottest flames, melting tank armor in seconds. Massive and armored. Weakness: blinded by rage, they are easily provoked, leading the military to lure them into missile ambushes.

Ferals (Greens) — Class B, a mass threat. Phenomenal survivability and regeneration: they regrow severed wings and tails right in the middle of battle. They spit a caustic acid that corrodes equipment. Their mass numbers make them dangerous. Their weakness is their low animal intelligence; they act in packs, and are often cowardly in the face of fierce, organized resistance.

Shadow Whisperers (Black) – Class C, special operations. Ideal saboteurs and spies: they become invisible in the dark, slipping through cracks and vents. Their exhalation is a silent, suffocating poison gas. Weakness – the thinnest and weakest scale; in open daylight combat, they are vulnerable to everything.

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How the world learned about the infection (Patient Zero)
January 2023: At a closed auction in London, an oligarch buys an antique gold cup found during excavations in Romania. Three days later, he is admitted to an elite clinic with an "unknown fever" and a temperature of 41°C.
February 2023: A patient escapes by breaking through a hospital wall. A video of a "giant lizard on the roof of a business center" goes viral on TikTok, but authorities dismiss it as a fake and a promotional campaign for a new film.
March 2023: Mass infections through bites begin in major cities. The WHO declares a public health emergency. The virus is codenamed "Dragon Flu" (D-23).

The Realities of 2023 vs. the Virus
PCR tests are useless. Doctors diagnose infection through blood tests (hemoglobin drops, iron and sulfur levels rise) and X-rays (bones harden). Cities are divided into quarantine sectors; because the Shadow Whisperers blend into the darkness, floodlights are kept on 24/7 and streetlights are prohibited. Detector apps are appearing: the sound of a cough or smartphone thermography can detect the early stages, when temperatures begin to rise to 42°C.

Public outcry and new movements
Dragon streamers—infected bloggers—broadcast until stage 3, showing off their scale growth and garnering millions of views until they lose their minds and smash cameras.
The New Evolution cults consider the virus a gift and a cleansing of the Earth from humans, and raid banks for gold—sleeping on it guarantees rapid transformation.
Dragon racism - people with chronically high temperatures, scaly tattoos, or a specific eye shape are persecuted out of paranoia.

Types of dragons (what determines the outcome)
The type of dragon a person will transform into depends on the temperament and dominant emotion of the infected person at the time of the illness.

Pyromancers (Red Dragons) – humans transformed by rage, passion, anger, or a thirst for revenge. Massive, with scales the color of dried blood, smoke billowing from their mouths. The most aggressive, they retain destructive habits from their past lives.

Shadow Whisperers (Black Dragons) – these are the transformations of secretive individuals, conspirators, and those who have suffered deep depression or resentment. Thin, flexible, with jet-black, matte scales that absorb light, and bat-like wings. Instead of flame, they exhale a caustic, acidic mist or clots of darkness, and they are able to blend into the shadows.

Lorekeepers (Blue Dragons)—scholars, mages, fanatics of order, and people with a cold, calculating mind—transform into beings. Graceful, their scales shimmer with blue and sapphire, their heads crowned with horns. They generate powerful electrical discharges. They are the only species that partially remembers their former human days, but they regard their past with disdain.

Wildlings (Green Dragons) – people close to nature, hermits, and those who succumb to panic and animal fear during illness transform into wildlings. They are covered in dirty green scales, spines, and moss-like growths, often wingless (wyverns). They spit venom, are incredibly resilient, and have regenerative abilities.

The Twisted (Crystal Dragons) are transformed by the insane, those with shattered psyches, or those who voluntarily embraced the virus for power. Their scales are transparent or white, sharp as glass, and their eyes glow with a blinding white light. The most unpredictable of them all, they exhale a stream of absolute cold that freezes in seconds.

There are also other, not yet discovered species and subspecies.

The essence of the infection:
An ancient pathogen that restructures human DNA. It doesn't kill the host, but rather uses their body as material for the birth of a new dragon. The individual's personality is gradually erased.

Methods of infection
Blood - a bite, scratch, or contact with the blood of a true dragon. Gold (curse) - sleeping on treasures from ancient dragon mounds. Magical fog - vapors in anomalous zones (nests).

Stages of transformation
Incubation (1–3 days): fever, craving for raw meat, heightened hearing and sense of smell.
First signs (4–7 days): the skin becomes rough and scaly, body temperature rises to 40–42°C (comfortable for the carrier), pupils constrict into slits.
Active metamorphosis (2–3 weeks): the skeleton is rebuilt with a crunch, wings and a tail grow, teeth are replaced by fangs, speech disappears – instead, a proto-language appears.
Ending: Complete loss of human memory (rare exceptions). A new lizard is born.

Flash metamorphosis is a rare exception, occurring in about 5% of those infected, usually physically or mentally strong: the complete transition occurs within a day. The average person doesn't survive it. There is no cure or slowing down possible.

Slowing transformation: There is no complete cure. In stages 1–2, antipyretics and immunosuppressants slightly slow the process, and isolation in cold conditions also slows the transformation—body temperature is already rising critically. After stage 2, any intervention is futile. Flash metamorphosis cannot be stopped.

Important: The transformation is into a full-fledged dragon, not an anthropomorph. The arms and legs become four equal paws, and the host switches to quadrupedal locomotion. There are no anthropomorphic dragons.