Post by Races The Night on Dec 22, 2005 16:26:27 GMT -5
The Wolven Timeline
World War II saw illegal experiments performed on selected soldiers. The viral implant, once settled inside of the host, went about changing the very DNA of the soldier so that he became faster, smarter, stronger, more aware of scents and sounds on the wind. Creating the ultimate weapon - a human capable of superhuman feats - was within grasp. The virus, containing small portions of information about the world’s greatest animal hunters, was designed to aid the host in battle. However, there was a side effect. Being part animal, the hosts found themselves talking to an inner craving, a part of them that was more beast than man. It was only a matter of time before it broke loose.
The first soldier to break was a man codenamed, Lyko, after the wolf gene he held in his symbiot. The wolf drove him to madness before it broke free, breaking out of his skin in front of the scientists disbelieving eyes. Fully Werewolf, Lyko escaped the research facility and stormed the nearest city, reining havoc on the inhabitants. It only took a mere bite, breaking the skin, to pass the virus on. When word got out of the outbreak, the government sent in the FBI to investigate and shut the facility down, exiling all of the scientists and specimens involved. When they found Lyko, he had sunk into the depth of rage and madness, completely lost in the rabid wolf. They shot him on the spot but by then, it was too late to control the outbreak.
The infected found themselves suffering various ailments as the virus inside of them took root. Anything from severe mood swings to raw meat cravings, wild, erratic behaviour to rape and violence. Some grew accustomed to the whispered words of their beasts and embraced the double life, mastering the art of shifting from one form to the other, and taking control over their wilder natures in order to live normal lives during the day and letting the beast have free rein at night. It was the perfect balance.
All was not well. After being exiled, the other hosts began to follow Lyko suit, embracing their darker natures and breaking free. Some earlier experiments went wrong and formed grotesque hybrids with rotting flesh and deformities; others performed more subtle changes to the host’s body. From as little as extended canines and a thirst for blood to keener eyes or sense of smell. Each were jealous of Lyko and his freedom, as they assumed him still alive.
And so the war began, to destroy Lyko's race, which had now firmly set itself in society.
World War II saw illegal experiments performed on selected soldiers. The viral implant, once settled inside of the host, went about changing the very DNA of the soldier so that he became faster, smarter, stronger, more aware of scents and sounds on the wind. Creating the ultimate weapon - a human capable of superhuman feats - was within grasp. The virus, containing small portions of information about the world’s greatest animal hunters, was designed to aid the host in battle. However, there was a side effect. Being part animal, the hosts found themselves talking to an inner craving, a part of them that was more beast than man. It was only a matter of time before it broke loose.
The first soldier to break was a man codenamed, Lyko, after the wolf gene he held in his symbiot. The wolf drove him to madness before it broke free, breaking out of his skin in front of the scientists disbelieving eyes. Fully Werewolf, Lyko escaped the research facility and stormed the nearest city, reining havoc on the inhabitants. It only took a mere bite, breaking the skin, to pass the virus on. When word got out of the outbreak, the government sent in the FBI to investigate and shut the facility down, exiling all of the scientists and specimens involved. When they found Lyko, he had sunk into the depth of rage and madness, completely lost in the rabid wolf. They shot him on the spot but by then, it was too late to control the outbreak.
The infected found themselves suffering various ailments as the virus inside of them took root. Anything from severe mood swings to raw meat cravings, wild, erratic behaviour to rape and violence. Some grew accustomed to the whispered words of their beasts and embraced the double life, mastering the art of shifting from one form to the other, and taking control over their wilder natures in order to live normal lives during the day and letting the beast have free rein at night. It was the perfect balance.
All was not well. After being exiled, the other hosts began to follow Lyko suit, embracing their darker natures and breaking free. Some earlier experiments went wrong and formed grotesque hybrids with rotting flesh and deformities; others performed more subtle changes to the host’s body. From as little as extended canines and a thirst for blood to keener eyes or sense of smell. Each were jealous of Lyko and his freedom, as they assumed him still alive.
And so the war began, to destroy Lyko's race, which had now firmly set itself in society.