Class Reptilia
Summary
One hundred years ago, being diagnosed with the "affliction" was the kiss of death. Whether by mutation or firing squad, Linnaeans lived notoriously tragic lives. The few that lived suffered from irreversible mutations. These creatures, few as they were, inspired legends of werewolves, mermaids, and sirens.
Then came the treatments for the Linnaean affliction. The discovery of temporary gene repression meant that the development of mutations could be slowed and managed. This created an "unholy" new race that shared the DNA of both humans and animals.
Feared and hated by the outside world, they created a stronghold to develop their medicines and amass their power. Today, Linnaeans from all over the continent live in the City of Mendel and train under the renowned Professor Corax, a brilliant and eccentric geneticist.
Just before her eighteenth birthday, Ember is diagnosed with the affliction. Suddenly, instead of moving into her dorms and studying with the brightest in the country, she is whisked off to the City of Mendel by government officials who are as scared of her as she is of them. As she contends with a new city and her own treatment, she'll also have to face the tension of the half-baked treaty between the Linnaean people and the outside world.
There's no doubt - life won't be easy in a city where the population is able to harness the abilities (and instincts) of animals.
*This is a cross-post from Royal Road. Romance is not the primary focus of this work. I will likely update several times a week until I'm caught up to the other platform, then updates will drop back to weekly.
- 1 Chapter 1
- 2 Chapter 2
- 3 Chapter 3
- 4 Chapter 4
- 5 Chapter 5
- 6 Chapter 6
- 7 Chapter 7
- 8 Chapter 8
- 9 Chapter 9
- 10 Chapter 10
- 11 Chapter 11
- 12 Chapter 12
- 13 Chapter 13
- 14 Chapter 14
- 15 Chapter 15
- 16 Chapter 16
- 17 Chapter 17
- 18 Chapter 18
- 19 Chapter 19
- 20 Chapter 20
- 21 Chapter 21
- 22 Chapter 22
- 23 Chapter 23
- 24 Chapter 24
- 25 Chapter 25
- 26 Chapter 26
- 27 Chapter 27
- 28 Chapter 28
- 29 Chapter 29
- 30 Chapter 30
- 31 Chapter 31
- 32 Chapter 32
- 33 Chapter 33
- 34 Chapter 34
- 35 Chapter 35
- 36 Chapter 36
- 37 Chapter 37
- 38 Chapter 38
- 39 Chapter 39
- 40 Chapter 40
- 41 Chapter 41
- 42 Chapter 42
- 43 Chapter 43
- 44 Chapter 44
- 45 Chapter 45
- 46 Chapter 46
- 47 Chapter 47
- 48 Chapter 48
- 49 Chapter 49
- 50 Chapter 50
- 51 Chapter 51
- 52 Chapter 52
- 53 Chapter 53
- 54 Chapter 54
- 55 Chapter 55
- 56 Chapter 56
- 57 Chapter 57
- 58 Chapter 58
- 59 Chapter 59
- 60 Chapter 60
- 61 Chapter 61
- 62 Chapter 62
- 63 Chapter 63
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