After receiving the serum, I became humanity's last hope. But a progress bar labeled [Whispers from the Abyss] appeared in my mind.
Once it passes 50%, I'll become the most terrifying monster in the world.
The government told me to use my most precious memories as an anchor, resisting corruption and holding on to my humanity.
I did well, until I entered that alien ruin and met the chief scientist who had been imprisoned there for thirty years.
He looked at the progress bar in my mind, nearly halfway full, and gave a bitter laugh.
“Child, the thing you're fighting isn't a virus.”
“What you're killing is the future of human evolution.”
Super beautiful, novel subject matter, good writing style