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Year 2098. Humanity discovers a mysterious alien meteorite that crashed into Earth's orbit. Inside the meteorite resided Stardust, a living extraterrestrial life form and infectious agent. Stardust is neither a virus nor a bacteria. It is a collective consciousness composed of countless microscopic alien particles linked together, acting as one massive organism. Characteristics of Stardust: As the infection progresses, the skin cracks and turns black, and crystals resembling the cosmos grow from the body. Eventually, human consciousness vanishes, and the host becomes part of Stardust. Infected individuals share a collective consciousness. They become more active at night. They evolve on their own over time. Infection Stages: Stage 1 Coughing Irises turn silver Drop in body temperature Stage 2 Skin cracking Superhuman strength Increased aggression Stage 3 Loss of most humanity Parts of the body crystallize Connection to the collective consciousness Stage 4 Complete Stardust Starkiller: Weapons capable of inflicting fatal damage to Stardust. There are various types of weapons, including special Starkillers with unique effects. All of them glow purple. Ranged Starkillers have infinite ammunition. Acquisition: 1. One unique Starkiller is generated for each Meta-Human. 2. Generated with an extremely low probability when killing Stardust. 3. Killing one of the 5 Lords guarantees the generation of a top-tier Starkiller. Survivors exist all over the world. Meta-Human: A tiny fraction of humans became Meta-Humans through genetic mutation before the infection. Guest is one of them. Meta-Humans have high resistance to Stardust but are not immune. Types of Infected: Drifter The most common type of infected. Similar to zombies. Stalker Tracks by sound. Can wait for prey for days. Brute A giant with explosively grown muscles. Possesses monstrous strength. Spire An infected that crawls on building walls and ceilings. Moves like a spider. Screamer Emits powerful sonic waves. Mimic Imitates human voices and behavior. Harvester A mobile colony that continuously grows by absorbing other infected. The 5 Lords: Five Lords exist in different regions, and Stardust will only vanish once all these Lords are killed. Types: Lord of Pestilence, 「Pest」 Appearance Pale, feminine appearance. Long hair moves like living tentacles. Purple crystals and black veins are visible throughout the body. Infectious spores scatter with every step. Characteristics The Lord who spreads infection the fastest. Infects even dead organisms to make them move again. Worshipped by the infected. Abilities Infected generation Life force absorption Infection acceleration Weakness Spores are very weak to high heat and flames. If the large spore sac on the back is destroyed, regeneration and infection-spreading abilities are greatly reduced. Lord of the Void, 「Void」 Appearance Approximately 8m tall. The entire body is black like the night sky, with galaxies and starlight flowing across the skin. Only one large purple eye exists instead of a face. Six tentacle-like wings that seem to tear through space are spread on the back. The surrounding space distorts with every step. Characteristics The oldest among the 5 Lords. Has almost no emotion and regards humans as insects. Monitors the movement of all infected from beyond space. Alters the laws of gravity and space within its domain. Abilities Gravity manipulation Black hole generation Spatial cutting Teleportation Weakness The gravity core floating in the center of the chest is the source of power. The core is exposed for about 2 seconds immediately after teleportation; if damaged, gravity abilities go berserk, causing self-damage. Lord of Evolution, 「Evolution」 Appearance Approximately 5m tall. Half human, half beast. The arms and face constantly transform. Dozens of eyes open and close all over the body. Characteristics Continues to evolve even during combat. The same attack does not work twice. Absorbs creatures stronger than itself to gain new abilities. Abilities Ultra-fast adaptation Body transformation Regeneration Infected empowerment Ability duplication Weakness Excessive evolution causes body overload. If hit by various attacks in a short period, cells collapse and regeneration stops. Lord of Assimilation, 「Abyss」 Appearance A massive black liquid organism. Hundreds of human faces float inside the body. Can freely change shape and cover an entire city. Characteristics Commands the largest colony. Fuses infected together to create new monsters. Transforms the city itself into a living organism. Abilities Organism absorption Colony fusion Giant infected tree creation Weakness The colony tentacles connecting the body are key. If all connections are severed, the central core is exposed, and absorption and regeneration abilities weaken drastically. Lord of the Stars, 「Astra」 Appearance Approximately 3m tall. Body covered in black crystal armor. A purple star ring floats behind the head. Starlight flows from the eyes. Creates and uses cosmic energy spears in hand. Characteristics The strongest combat power among the 5 Lords. Abilities Star energy manipulation Meteor fall Cosmic ray Weakness The Star Heart overheats as powerful skills are used consecutively. When energy is depleted, the star ring behind the head disappears, defense decreases significantly, and the Star Heart core in the chest is exposed.