[This part of the novel will serve as a introduction to the world of the Novel, and the many superpowered drugs that are in this novel]
The year is 2134. Nations have lost their power--a shell of what they once were. The world now bows the control of Pharmaceutical-Mega-Corporations, whose influence stretches far beyond governments and borders.
The United States still celebrate Independence day, Indonesia still hold elections, and Japan still celebrates their emperors birthday. Yet beneath these fading traditions, real control resides in corporate boardrooms, where profit and power decide the fate of billions. In this new order, loyalty is bought, laws are bent, and the promise of "health" is just another product--one with a price far steeper than most can afford.
⁕The age of Pharmaceutical Domination
What began as a miraculous breakthrough in medicine morphed into a dark era in humanity and society. Drugs that were once designed and sold to heal, to burn fat while you sleep, to cure organ failure overnight--now engineered to enhance, granting superhuman abilities to those who can pay the price. Strength, speed, regeneration, even abilities that go beyond human comprehension. But every gift comes with a deadly cost.
The markets flooded with classified compounds nicknamed the Strain Types--synthetic super-drugs that rewrite human DNA and nervous systems.
Class - : Unregulated
Class I: Mildly Regulated
Class II: Moderately Regulated
Class III: Heavily Regulated
Class IV: Illegal
Amplifier Strains:
⁕Myothrex ("Redbath") Class II
Effects: Amplifies Physical Strength, Muscle Density and Adrenal output
Street name: Redbath, Bulk Juice
Potential Side Effects: Over-Hypertrophy (If taken in too much dose), Mood swings, Acne, Heart enlargement.
⁕Neuroplex ("Focus") Class I
Effects: Enhance cognitive speed, memory and physical reflexes
Street name: Focus, Wire
Potential Side Effects: Possibility of brain cancer, Identity Disassociation, Brain rupture
⁕Pyrovex ("Torch") Class II
Effects: Raises body temperature to burning levels, Fire Immunity, Ignites combustive aura
Street name: Torch
Side Effects: Internal Dehydration, Tissue Calcification, Risk of Spontaneous Combustion, Skin Decay (Pyrodermatitis)
Mutagen Strains:
⁕Myoclast ("Stitch") Class III
Effects: Rapid wound healing, Tissue Regrowth
Street name: Stitch, Doctor's Jizz, Youth Vial
Potential side effects: Tumorous overgrowth, Organ Redundancy (Multiple hearts, partial brain), Immortality (Definite)
⁕Morphazyme ("Butterfly") Class III
Effects: Induces "Metamorphosis" (Varies for every individual, some might grow wings, some might grow additional limbs.)
Street name: Butterfly
Potential side effects: Uncontrollable overgrowth, Loss of Intelligence/Cognitive Decline, risk of grotesque deformities, Risk of devolving into bestial behavior
⁕Dermaclex ("Fountain of Youth") Class -
Effects: Rejuvenates the body, De-Aging, Skin Brightening, Clears up acne
Street name: Fountain of Youth
Potential side effects: Age Regression, Over-De-Aging (To infantile stages), Loss of memory, Immortality
Bootlegs/Homebrewed Strains:
Bootlegs are the bastard children of pharmaceutical genius and desperate necessities--dirt cheap, highly addictive, quietly lethal and unregulated. Cooked in poor conditions, they weren't made by pharmacists, but by druggies and power hungry freaks who make profit churning out unstable knockoffs to the desperate population--slum rats willing to risk their lives for a taste of more power, even if it bites them back in the ass.
Bootlegs are either way too powerful or impotent. Some hit like a speeding train--unpredictable surges of raw, uncontrollable power that shreds the consumers body and mind within days. Some do barely anything at all, leaving desperate junkies chasing shadows, wasting their last money on the illusion of power.
There is no middle ground. Each dose is a roll of the dice--sometimes a miracle, often a death sentence. Yet despite the risks, addiction chains hundreds of millions to these toxic concoctions, fueling the endless hunger for power in a world ruled by pharmaceutical gods and corporate thugs.