//------------------------------// // Prologue (Rewrite) // Story: The Last Human // by Blackdragn18 //------------------------------// I’m writing this journal to document the life of our latest test subject and my son Sean. It has been centuries since Lord Bolas departed this world in search of new knowledge. Our people have not forgotten his warning. We have been working to create the warrior he told us was necessary for the survival of humanity. My son has become the latest subject to create such a warrior. He was chosen due to the fact I am the current leader of humanity and they hope he will be able to survive the tests. Sadly all of our previous tests have resulted in the death of the child subject. I’m not happy about my son being risked but we are becoming increasingly desperate. I worry that the threat is coming, the griffins are becoming more aggressive and have burned down many of our cities. For this reason we are going with DNA of some of the strongest beings in the world. Our most recent test was a mix between a bear, eagle, and changeling. The result was a grossly mutated child that died within four days of birth. My son will consist of DNA from the changeling queen the hope is that he will gain the shape shifting ability, Lord Bolas himself in the hopes of improved strength and regenerative capabilities, the last bit is that of the magical ruler of some new race known as ponies supposedly she is the strongest magical being alive. Day 1 Sean was born today, he looks great, and he still looks human and seems to have had no defects. The doctors are going to be keeping an eye on him to make sure there are no complications. If he lives they won’t be able to test his powers for at least three years. Day 1095 Today we tested his regenerative capabilities, it was not fun for me to watch them cut my son’s hand off. Though surprisingly it grew back almost instantly. Due to this development they think he will have gained his full powers when he is around five. Day 1460 He discovered his changeling powers today, he used it to scare some kids by turning into a giant scorpion and chasing them. We also conducted another test today, another power we’d been hoping for was the ability to drain magic. The way we tested this was by taking a sample of the magic from the monument left by Lord Bolas. We had tested this on animals and a prisoner and they had died almost instantly, to be accurate they more imploded than died. I had a hard time watching as they took my son and exposed him to the magic. To my surprise he absorbed all the magic and if anything he looked healthier afterwards. Sadly it is not all good news, the griffins recently killed off an entire squad of soldiers. The problem is we are not an aggressive race, so they are very easily beating us. We have been terrorized and massacred so brutally that what’s left of our people have fled to the capital city. We have managed to use some of the magic from Bolas’s monument to make a magic barrier around the city as protection. Day 1825 It would seem he has discovered his true strength, he got into a dispute with some police officers over him killing a 28 year old man who had stepped on his foot. He got so mad he ripped up a lamp post and nearly crushed the officers. The griffins have officially wiped out all humans not within the magic barrier of the capital city, luckily the barrier is holding up. Day 2190 Today is Sean’s 6th birthday! We believe he has all the powers he is going to get. The scientists think that he may have gained the unexpected benefit of immortality, they think it’s thanks to that “pony” we took DNA from. Well time for cake! This is bad! The griffins have broken down the gates to the city. It was so unexpected! They are killing everyone, the streets are littered with the bodies of what was left of humanity. I was able to hide Sean in a closet. My wife was one of the first to go, she was running home when a griffin swept her away and dropped her from fifty feet in the air. Could this be the cause of our extinction Lord Bolas was….