Altered

The **Altered** were Humans that underwent a Beasting Process using the DNA of Magical Beast fossils during the Magicless Era of Earth. They must not be confounded with the normal Beasted Humans (that were beasted with Beast Crystals) or with the Superhumans (that gained Abilities due to surviving the Zombie virus).

## Creation of the Altered

Humans discovered fossils of the ancient Magical Beasts that once roamed the Earth. They were hypothesized to be the ancestors of the modern animals. A scientist of the NIRV corp discovered a way to inject these Magical Beasts's DNA into Humans to alter them. In order to allow more people to become Altered, a method was found to artificially duplicate the Magical Beast fossils. According to Blake, the Altered existed for a lot longer than people were led to believe.

The process to create an Altered solution required to first revive the fossils using a Nest Crystal. The revived Magical Beast would not live for long, but would still have a Beast Crystal. It was the Beast Crystal that was used to gather the Altered DNA. It was possible to imput the data from the fossils into the Nest Crystal, as if it learned a language it was given, and then it could generate a beam that would create the matter around a fossil to make a live Magical beast. Altered called Recoverers would be used to quickly dispose of a revive Beast to take its Beast Crystal. The Crystals were handled carefully, with large metal prongs, and placed into a container before being used to create an Altered solution.

Some of the fossils were however not normal Magical Beasts, but Shadow Beasts. Their Crystals were called Infected Crystals and were not used by the NIRV corp since it made **Altered** feral. Scientists were aware the Magical Beats had different tiers depending on which Beast Crystal they dropped, but they had a hard time to determine what tier a beast was in advance. NIRV corp only recently began to figure it out.

## Turning into an Altered

### Alterification process

In the beginning, the alterification process had a high risk of causing death, like the regular Beasting Process with Beast Crystals. However, the NIRV corp decreased the fatality chance to one in a million. It was not possible to change the type of alterification once one was beasted, but it was possible to upgrade an existing alterification to a higher tier. This upgrade was free of charge at NIRV corp.

The alterification process was conducted with a serum injected into the subject's body. Each serum was color-coded according to which fossil it was made from. Jabbing the shoulder with the syringe was sufficient.

### Alterification from a Shadow Beast (Crazed Altered)

A dark serum that seemed alive, could turn Humans into feral Humanoid Shadow Beasts instead of proper **Altered**. Unlike the regular **Altered** solution, it only took a small amount of it to alterify, which is why many groups were researching it.

On the twins Sren and Leng and the orphans captured by the Gray Elephant Gang, it turned them into bald green-furred monsters that had black sclera, a melted mouth, elongated drilling nails and sharp teeth. Their blood was black, like actual Magical Beasts.

## Effects of the alterification on the Human body

The Altered could partly shift into an humanoid Magical Beast:

* Increased strength
* Reduction of the aging rate (maybe due to the increase of Qi ?)
* Immunity to many diseases affecting Humans, but very rarely, an Altered can still get sick
* Unlike Werewolves, Altered were not known to be dominated by beastial instincts
* They tend to have superhuman bodies even without transforming
* Like the Magical Beasts, the Altered have blood that tends towards being black, depending on the intensity of the alterification. A test can separate the red Human blood and the black Magical Beast blood that composed an Altered blood.
* Some Altered that are too beasted may display more the behaviour of a Magical Best rather than a Human and may be feral.
* Altered bodies generate more heat
* Most Altered have sensitive nose and can tell apart Human blood and Altered blood
* It was difficult to control the transformation into a beast. Some could only fully transform.
* Higher consumption of food, faster metabolism

## Learning to control the transformations

* Many Altered began by figuring out how to transform a part of their body. While it is the hardest in terms of control, it was the easiest. Precise control however, such as changing the fingernails alone, was something only masters could achieve.
* Most Altered preferred to fight in what was called the hybrid form: part-Human, part Magical Beast.
* Then there was the full transformation, when they completely changed into Magical Beasts.

## Anti-Altered Weapons / Anti Weapons

Most Anti-Altered Weapons were just weapons that released an electric discharge. However, some Anti-Altered Weapons (that were just Beast weapons) were discovered like the Magical Beast fossils: in excavations. Despite how much time passed, they were still in good condition. They were simply weapons forged by ancient blacksmiths with Beast Crystals. They were purchased by rich people in auctions, but many were not aware of how much power they had. Street gangs would procure those as it was cheaper than buying the serum to become an Altered.

Known Anti-Altered Weapons

* Whip (owned by Olivia Pearl)
* Axes made of bones with handles in scales (owned by Damion Hawk)
* Electric crossbows, batons, spears, axes (owned by the Underdogs)
* An ancient sword auctioned at the Dark Guild Auction House
* A trident auctioned at the Dark Guild Auction House
* Ball and chain (owned by the No Land Gang)
* Spears (owned by the No Land Gang)
* A scythe

## Altered in Human society

### Selection to become Altered

Less than 1 % of the population could afford to become an Altered, which is why most of them were sponsored by some organization. Altered candidates were meant to be Humans in their peak condition, between 16 or 25 years old, at least for those that were selected by a sponsor, which was the case for most.

## Altered Fighting Academy

England's AFC (Altered Fighting Championship) Academy or AFA (Altered Fighting Academy) was the most prominent gathering place for Altered all over the country, and it was not only meant to train Altered fighters but other professions as well. The Academy was located in the countryside around a Tier-2 city and was home to 2000 Altered. The Academy had a 2 years course and a boarding programme.

Money was not enough to be accepted, showing potential was also necessary. The blood of the applicants was tested when they couldn't properly control their transformation. The first test was to rate their control over their transformation. The second admission tests was evading a ball. The second was to duel other applicants or be assessed once a week to make it to the top 10 in the ranking, as only those 10 would be selected, and the benefits one was going to get in the Academy was proportional to the rank. The purpose was to maintain one's place in the top 10 during one week. There was no possibility to re-apply once one was rejected a first time to enter the Academy.

The Academy had a yellow uniform with white ornaments here and there. On the back, there was a white circle, in which was written AFA in yellow letters with a black outline. The material was stretchy, resistant and had a cooling ability.

It is traditional upon entering the AFA to have the top students duel the new ones to show them how far they still have to go. Students could come and go as they pleased so long they asked a teacher.

The best students could be selected to attend special lessons in which they would be apprentice Recoverers for NIRV corp (kill revived Magical Beasts so NIRV corp could retrieve the Beast Crystal). These special students could request outstanding privileges from NIRV corp like a first pick at rare Altered DNA or obtaining Altered DNA for a family member.

### Subjects

* Beginner Altered theory (History of the Altered)
* Personal lessons with a dietitician
* Special lesson, given to the students that reached top 3 during the last part of the test in less than a month. Students had to sign a NDA contract with NIRV corp, and every item obtained during the lesson had to belong to NIRV corp. The lesson made the students apprentice Recoverers.

### Facilities

* Dietetics building
* Massage rooms
* Infirmaries
* Oval building, a new facility
* Octagon rings, with the official AFC specifications
* Apartment blocks for students, color-coded depending on rank: red, yellow, blue
* High-tech training facilities

## Altered Fighting Championship

Altered Matches were a popular form of entertainment in which Altered dueled each other, and also a way to make a lot of money (in the millions). Although some Altered could use an Ability from their matching Magical Beast, it was not allowed to use them during the matches.

## Altered Investigation Force (A.I.F.) or White Rose

There was next to no regulations pertaining to Altered solutions or Altered DNA, but even so, the existence of the Altered made necessary to have a police force dedicated to solving their crimes. An example of that was the Altered Investigation Force (A.I.F.) of England. Their emblem was a silver rose with a sword on the middle, hence their other name: White Rose. The force was made up entirely of Altered and was regulated by the *Altered Investigation Force Act*.

One of the laws concerning the Altered stated they had to be registered. Section 5 of the *Altered Investigation Force Act* also stated the agents were permitted to enforce a test to detect an Altered if they had sufficient reasons to believe a person was an unregistered Altered

## Altered Hunters

Not everyone liked the existence of the Altered, or more accurately, that this power could not belong to everyone. As a result, some Humans hunted the Altered. They were the Altered Hunters, and had an Hunters' Association. They were known to use weapons prohibited by the *No Lethal Weapons Act*. They were regarded as dangerous criminals. They were in fact an older entity that it appeared: they carried the memories of when their ancestors fought the Magical Beasts that roamed the Earth. They passed down the stories of how the Red Wings defeated the Shadow Beasts, and remembered Gary Bluebird as a genius swordman and one of the strongest Hunters in existence. His ability to know where to strike in the form of white lines seems to have been seen among some of the Hunters, including Blake Hunt.

Altered Hunters have ranks in the form of a count of stars, and it is branded on their shoulders. One had to kill 5 Altered to obtain the first star. The top Hunters had 5 stars, and it was the maximum rank. The low starred Hunters would blend in society as part of their job. It's not only individual kills that count for stars but also the kills made as a team.

When they were on a hunt, they wore black masks and a very resistant black armour. They in fact managed to pass down the ancient ways to make Beast Gear, which they crafted themselves. They were however not as good as the ancient blacksmiths. The mask had night vision and heat sensors. When an Altered was killed, they used a calling card that showed a red Dragon.

Hunters would prefer to attack isolated Altered or steal the Altered solutions from the new gangs that would go purchase them.

There was a secret base of the Hunters in a Tier-4 town. It contained a warehouse with equipment, and more of it could be accessed depending on the number of stars. The Association would fund itself by selling Anti-Altered weapons. Each country had a head Hunter, and below him captains.

Although most Hunters were not familiar with the name, the Hunters knew how to use Qi. Only a selected few of their members had a formal awareness of Qi.

### Altered Hunters stars

1. 1 star = 5 kills
2. 2 stars = 15 kills
3. 3 stars = 50 kills
4. 4 stars = 100 kills
5. 5 stars = 250 kills

### Known Altered Hunters

* **Ozacas Hunt** (3 stars, then 4 stars)
* **Blake Hunt** (no stars, then 1 star)
* **Edvard Heimdallr** (5 stars)
* **Kane** (1 star)
* **Josh** (3 stars)
* **Ashen** (5 stars, that not only mastered Qi but that was also one of the first Ability users)

## Known Altered

* **Kirk Summerfield** (from a cheetah-type fossil), known for his Tornado Kick
* **Sam Dillpickle** (from a frog-type fossil)
* **Frank Hue** (A.I.F. agent, from a bird-type fossil)
* **Sadie Nimper** (A.I.F. agent, from a bird-type fossil)
* **Jayden Clove**, stage names White Tiger, Master of the Wind, public name Jayden Tiger (49th strongest AFC fighter, from a white tiger-type fossil with a wind attribute)
* **Sin Mutav** (Phoenix Gang leader, from a phoenix-type fossil)
* **Xin Clove**
* **Ben Clove** (Slough's mayor, from a shark-type fossil)
* **Rick Toenail**, AFA candidate
* **Ryan**, AFA #2 top student (Silverback Gorilla-type)
* **Diego Nascimento**, AFA candidate
* **Numba Cardenez**, AFA student, heir of Cardenez Electronics (Ram-type)
* **Vik Scissor**, AFA candidate
* **Tick Mybal**, AFA candidate
* **Ian Noblitt**, AFA student from the Tier-3 city of Pomperano, family in IT services (Hedgehog-type)
* **Izzy Shamone**, AFA student from the Tier-3 city of Pomperano, her family owns restaurants
* **Snow Light**, AFA student (Rabbit-type)
* **Apollo Zorian**, AFA student from Notsburg related to a Tier-1 gang (Polar bear-type)
* **Sty**, son of Slith, the leader of the Scatterbug Gang of Tier-2 city of Notsburg (Fly-type)
* **Wu Chen**, AFA student, his transformation has many arms
* **Brock**, AFA student, with a fraternal twin (Insect-type)
* **Eddy**, AFA professor, his transformation has a tail and brown scales
* **Singi**, one of top AFA students soon going to debut in the AFC
* **Stark**, one of the AFA top students
* **Crowley Corvus**, handler of the special class of the AFA
* **Lulu**, one of top 10 Altered, appeared in ads
* **Matthew**, one of top 10 Altered, appeared in ads
* **Kit** (boss of the No Land Gang, can have 6 arms)
* **King Henry**
* **Austin Foster** (Minotaur-type)
* **Mike**, AFA student, bully subordinated to Sty
* **Tyson**, debuting star (Red Panda-type)
* **Matthew**, second in command in the Ashen gang (rhinoceros-type)
* Cat-type woman, gang member of the Ashen

There was no known wolf-type Altered according to James Green, but there were dog-type ones.

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