Stars and Moon

This book is temporarily on hold. I expect to rewrite it around the end of 2025. Thank you.

Throughout humanity's history of fighting alien species, genetic modification was once all the rage as a means of gaining greater power.

Due to technical limitations, the first generation of modified soldiers were unstable.

A woman walking down the street might suddenly sprout eight spider legs and crawl toward passersby.

A chef in a restaurant might sprout tentacles that coil around a spatula.

A boy running wild by the roadside might bite through a wire fence, spit sparks, and burn his own face.

A passing office worker might drip foul-smelling, corrosive slime, his flesh and blood a mangled mess.

Later, after the alien tide receded, these dangerous failures were gradually destroyed.

These once-exceptional soldiers vanished one by one amid self-righteous calls for accountability.

Decades later, another, even more powerful alien tide erupted.

A new generation of high-quality modified beings became the main force in the fight.

They had no flaws. They were gentle, obedient, and friendly toward ordinary humans.

But they were utterly outmatched by the aliens.

With no other choice, the authorities discussed the matter at length, then released Lu Xingwu, who had been imprisoned for decades.

After being reformed, he had become the most controllable first-generation modified being.

The beautiful, pale young man sat damp in the darkness, chains fastened around him. His head was bowed, his long hair covering his eyes.

Under the scrutiny of countless eyes, he answered obediently, "Yes."

When his teacher was forced to leave all those years ago, they took a secret with them.

Lu Xingwu carried the most dangerous genes.

*

In the dead of night, the first-generation modified beings who had supposedly been "destroyed" began to awaken, one after another, without anyone noticing.

As buildings collapsed and explosions rang out, the powerful fled in a panic, enraged.

Lu Xingwu stood atop a high-rise and casually tossed down a surveillance device he'd cut out of his own flesh.

A faint smile touched his beautiful face.

My friends.

It's time to reclaim our age.

Theme: Reject racial discrimination. All species are equal.