Anomaly

Author: Rowen

Chapter 141 – Inside the mist [6]

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I calmly observed the massive gate open in front of me. After attaching a camera to my body, Emily lifted me into the air, raising me upward with steady movements, while Laura, Victor, and Rupert followed closely behind.
Standing before the colossal structure, the first thing that caught my attention was the strange behavior of the fog: it seemed to respect an invisible boundary, not infiltrating past the gate's interior.
Outside, the world was so thickly blanketed by white that it was impossible to see more than a few meters ahead, as if we were surrounded by a living wall of mist.
Even though the gate was fully open, the fog wasn’t creeping into the interior of the warehouse we were in. When the gate began to open, I took the chance to carefully examine the area using my eyes. However, to my surprise, there was no glowing—indicating that the fog was completely natural.
In other words, an anomalous phenomenon had occurred, which oddly resulted in a regular fog, perhaps expelled by the anomaly itself or through some indirect effect. In any case, the fog seemed harmless, at least to a point, gently hanging in the air like a thin curtain separating the outside from our refuge.
As I momentarily lost myself in thought, Emily’s firm voice echoed behind me: “We’re counting on you, [Angel of Death]. Try to document everything you can and, if possible, figure out the origin of this strange fog. But above all, remember to prioritize your safety”
I turned for a brief moment and met Emily’s gaze. She was smiling warmly, as if trying to reassure me with just her expression. Victor and Rupert, on the other hand, maintained an apparently indifferent stance. Still, I noticed both casting furtive glances my way, trying to disguise it.
Despite their neutral masks, I could catch a subtle hint of concern in their faces... of course, it was something so slight, almost like a drop of oil lost in a vast ocean. Especially Rupert, with whom I had barely exchanged words up to that point.
On the other hand, as soon as Laura felt my gaze on her, she waved enthusiastically at me, like a child eager for attention... Well, how can I put it? Laura was exactly as always: spontaneous and unpredictable.
Anyway, to explain how exactly I ended up in this situation, I’ll need to rewind a few minutes back in time—more precisely, to the moment when I suddenly found myself transformed into a personal mannequin for Laura.
Emily sighed inwardly as she watched the scene unfolding before her. In a few words, Laura had turned the
into a kind of mannequin—or doll, depending on what you preferred to call it.
Each time Laura dressed the little anomaly in a new outfit, she’d immediately furrow her brow, say she could find something better, and, without wasting any time, swap it for another piece. At first, Emily wasn’t bothered by it; she even found it a bit amusing.
However, after nearly five minutes of watching that endless sequence of outfit changes and indecisions, even she was starting to feel the fatigue build up, silently wondering how much longer this would last.
In the end, the anomaly didn’t wear any of the clothes Laura had insisted it try. According to Laura, none of the pieces were able to enhance the creature's natural cuteness. Emily stayed silent after hearing this, struggling against irritation as she remembered all the time wasted on that pointless attempt.
Although an intense urge to strangle Laura gripped her for a few seconds, Emily took a deep breath and decided to ignore her. No more arguments, and sticking to the original plan, she carefully attached a small camera to the little anomaly’s chest, preparing it for the mission.
As she adjusted the camera, Emily raised her gaze. The anomaly was staring at her intently, its face expressionless and indifferent, making it almost impossible to guess what was going on in its mind.
Its eyes blinked at brief, regular intervals and, perhaps sensing Emily’s focused stare, it tilted its head slightly to the side, displaying a subtle yet clear confusion at her gesture.
Seeing this, Emily couldn’t help but smile faintly, the corner of her lips curling. Carefully, she finished securing the camera to the anomaly’s body. In a way, the anomaly didn’t seem any different from usual—the only change was the small device now fixed to its chest. Through it, everything the anomaly saw outside the base could be monitored in real-time by those inside.
From Emily’s point of view, there was something strange about all of this. She couldn’t explain why, but almost everything outside still seemed to be working perfectly. Even the contact with nearby bases had been restored without major issues. So, in her mind, maintaining the camera’s signal while the little anomaly explored the outside should also be possible—at least, in theory.
“It’s all set. Now, everything you see, we’ll see too. Just try to remember not to disappear suddenly, like you usually do. I have a feeling that if you do that, the camera will lose the signal and we’ll be plunged into complete darkness in here” Emily said, keeping her eyes fixed on the anomaly in front of her.
As the little anomaly fixed its curious gaze on the device attached to its chest, Emily fell into thought. She wondered what exactly she would ask the anomaly to do once they were outside.
If she was being honest with herself, the truth was that, beyond the fog rapidly spreading around, she had no idea what to expect. The radars installed in the facility, which should be able to detect any signals, were completely useless—they couldn’t pick up any kind of energy or movement coming from the outside.
In the end, since the equipment could reveal almost nothing about the external situation, personnel had to be sent to investigate what was going on. However, these teams never returned. With each new attempt, more strange sounds emerged from the dense fog, an unsettling noise that abruptly dissipated, followed by silence.
No one ever came back. It was then that Emily, facing the mounting tension, finally confirmed: something, out there, was present. And that something, with an unrelenting presence, was hunting anyone who dared venture beyond the safety of the base, into the fog.
Sure, it wasn’t like Emily had never sent teams equipped with cameras, just like the little anomaly was doing now. However, unfortunately, the result was always the same: the team members were brutally killed by something out there.
The forms of these creatures varied, but there was one undeniable thing they all had in common: the presence of an unrelenting threat, hunting them. The creatures didn’t follow any pattern, and the methods they used to eliminate their victims were as cruel as they were varied—ranging from violent crushing to horrific dismemberments. Each encounter seemed more brutal than the last.
In the end, Emily imposed a strict order, forbidding anyone from leaving the base. She knew this would be a death sentence for everyone. However, as a last resort, the one being she still held hope for—someone whose survival, even in the worst circumstances, seemed possible—was also being sent outside.
The moment I stepped outside the warehouse, I was immediately engulfed by a thick fog that seemed endless. Visibility was practically zero; all my eyes could make out was a dense white curtain, obscuring everything around me.
The air was damp and cold, and the fog stretched on infinitely ahead of me. I looked around, but beyond the warehouse entrance, there was no sign of anything else—just the oppressive, foggy emptiness surrounding me.
A sharp crack broke the silence, and as I turned, I saw the warehouse slowly closing, its massive doors creaking. Emily, Laura, Victor, and Rupert were there, watching me with unreadable expressions. I held their gaze until the gate closed completely.
The exact moment the doors sealed, something strange happened: the warehouse, as if being swallowed by an invisible force, disappeared into a thick fog that seemed to rise from the very ground. I could still see a small part of the gate, but the fog made everything blurry and distorted, making it hard to see. The silhouette of the gate remained visible, though it was blurred.
In the end, all I did was stand there in front of the warehouse, as if time had slowed down around me. Three, maybe four minutes passed while I stood still, lost in my own thoughts. To be honest, I had no idea what to do next. My vision was completely obstructed, as if an invisible fog had taken over my field of view.
Where should I go first? What should I do? Deep down, I knew that in the worst-case scenario, I could just use my ability to swim through the shadows, but for some reason, that idea didn’t seem so simple. Emily had warned that the camera probably wouldn’t transmit any signal anymore, and I didn’t want to risk it.
While I was lost in thought about it, Laura’s voice echoed, her tone somewhat muffled, but still clear enough for me to identify that it was coming from the camera: “Oh! The fog is really covering everything ahead. The fact that it looks like something out of a horror movie only makes it more terrifying. Be careful,
”
Even with Laura’s warning, honestly, it didn’t seem like there was much I could do. I mean, I couldn’t even see what was in front of me. Sure, not that I would die if I was caught off guard, but for the sake of my mental sanity, I’d rather avoid the moment when I look at my own body and some parts of it are just missing.
As I grimly reflected on all of this, Emily’s voice came through the camera attached to my chest, breaking the heavy silence: “
, it’s me, Emily. We’ll be communicating through the device we placed on your chest. First, try walking a few steps forward... is the sound really coming through, can you hear it?”
I blinked slowly, trying to process Emily’s words. The fog around me seemed to devour everything, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t make anything out. The sense of disorientation was palpable. In the end, I decided to follow her suggestion; after all, there didn’t seem to be a better alternative.
Slowly, I began walking through the thick fog, the environment in an eerie silence. Every step I took echoed faintly, breaking the stillness, but... wait, steps? The realization that I was indeed making noise made me look down at the ground, an almost automatic gesture.
Hearing my footsteps was a strange feeling. I don’t mean to sound pretentious, but I’m light—so light that I actually have no weight. I’ve never been able to hear my own steps. That’s because I’m so ethereal that even when walking, I don’t make a sound. In other words, the footsteps I was hearing weren’t mine. And, as I expected, as soon as my eyes focused on the ground, I realized there was something there, right beneath my feet.
The texture was strange... or rather, no matter how you looked at it, it looked like a heap of shattered flesh, spread across the ground, in a grotesque state. And on top of that, whatever it was, it was clearly writhing, as if still alive.
My eyes fixed on the flesh, as I tried, in vain, to mentally understand what the hell I was stepping on. My mind spun, trying to speculate about the origin of that repulsive thing, when suddenly, voices came through the camera, interrupting my thoughts.
“Ugh!!!” The sound was muffled, as if it was stuck in someone’s throat.
All I could hear were the muffled sounds of gagging, and that’s when I realized: if anyone were to witness something like this, the first reaction would be to try to control their stomach, after all, the scene itself was grotesque enough to provoke that impulse. Of course, it had been a long time since I could fit into what might be considered "normal" I mean, I’m an anomaly.
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Chapter List

Chapter 1 – First Contact [1]
Chapter 2 – First Contact [2]
Chapter 3 – First Contact [3]
Announcement!
Chapter 4 – First Contact [4]
Chapter 5 – First Contact [5]
Chapter 6 – First Contact [6]
Chapter 7 – Outbreak [1]
Chapter 8 – Outbreak [2]
Chapter 9 – Outbreak [3]
Chapter 10 – Outbreak [4]
Chapter 11 – Outbreak [5]
Chapter 12 – Outbreak [6]
Chapter 13 – Adaptation period [1]
Chapter 14 – Adaptation period [2]
Chapter 15 – Adaptation period [3]
Chapter 16 – Adaptation period [4]
Chapter 17 – Adaptation period [5]
Chapter 18 – Threat from the shadows [1]
Chapter 19 – Threat from the shadows [2]
Chapter 20 – Threat from the shadows [3]
Chapter 21 – Threat from the shadows [4]
Chapter 22 – Threat from the shadows [5]
Chapter 23 – Threat from the shadows [6]
Chapter 24 – Threat from the shadows [7]
Chapter 25 – The director’s visit [1]
Chapter 26 – The director’s visit [2]
Chapter 27 – The director’s visit [3]
Chapter 28 – The director’s visit [4]
Chapter 29 – The director’s visit [5]
Chapter 30 – The director’s visit [6]
Chapter 31 – Conducting experiments [1]
Chapter 32 – Conducting experiments [2]
Chapter 33 – Conducting experiments [3]
Chapter 34 – Conducting experiments [4]
Chapter 35 – Conducting experiments [5]
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Chapter 36 – Conducting experiments [6]
Chapter 37 – Conducting experiments [7]
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Chapter 38 – Conducting experiments [8]
Chapter 39 – Conducting experiments [9]
Chapter 40 – Conducting experiments [10]
Chapter 41 – Black Lake [1]
Chapter 42 – Black Lake [2]
Chapter 43 – Black Lake [3]
Chapter 44 – Black Lake [4]
Chapter 45 – Black Lake [5]
Chapter 46 – Black Lake [6]
Chapter 47 – Black Lake [7]
Chapter 48 – Black Lake [8]
Chapter 49 – Black Lake [9]
Chapter 50 – Black Lake [10]
Chapter 51 – Black Lake [11]
Creation of the Discord server
Chapter 52 – Black Lake [12]
Chapter 53 – Black Lake [13]
Chapter 54 – Black Lake [14]
Chapter 55 – Black Lake [15]
Chapter 56 – Black Lake [16]
Chapter 57 – Black Lake [17]
Chapter 58 – Black Lake [18]
Chapter 59 – The call [1]
Chapter 60 – The call [2]
Chapter 61 – The call [3]
Chapter 62 – The call [4]
Chapter 63 – The call [5]
Chapter 64 – The call [6]
Chapter 65 – The call [7]
Chapter 66 – The call [8]
Chapter 67 – The call [9]
Chapter 68 – The call [10]
Chapter 69 – The call [11]
Chapter 70 – The call [12]
Quick update
Chapter 71 – The call [13]
Chapter 72 – The call [14]
Chapter 73 – The call [15]
Chapter 74 – The call [16]
Chapter 75 – The call [17]
Chapter 76 – The call [18]
Chapter 77 – The call [19]
Chapter 78 – The call [20]
Chapter 79 – The call [21]
Chapter 80 – The call [22]
Chapter 81 – The call [23]
Chapter 82 – The call [24]
Chapter 83 – The call [25]
Chapter 84 – The call [26]
Chapter 85 – Storm [1]
Chapter 86 – Storm [2]
Chapter 87 – Storm [3]
Chapter 88 – Storm [4]
Chapter 89 – Storm [5]
Chapter 90 – Storm [6]
Chapter 91 – Storm [7]
Chapter 92 – Storm [8]
Chapter 93 – Storm [9]
Chapter 94 – Storm [10]
Chapter 95 – Storm [11]
Chapter 96 – Storm [12]
Chapter 97 – Storm [13]
Chapter 98 – Storm [14]
Chapter 99 – Storm [15]
Chapter 100 – Storm [16]
Chapter 101 – Storm [17]
Chapter 102 – Storm [18]
Chapter 103 – Storm [19]
Chapter 104 – Interludio – A little chat
Chapter 105 – Something called Life [1]
Chapter 106 – Something called Life [2]
Chapter 107 – Something called Life [3]
Chapter 108 – Something called Life [4]
Chapter 109 – Something called Life [5]
Chapter 110 – Something called Life [6]
Chapter 111 – Something called Life [7]
Chapter 112 – Something called Life [8]
Chapter 113 – Something called Life [9]
Chapter 114 – Something called Life [10]
Chapter 115 – Something called Life [11]
Chapter 116 – Something called Life [12]
Chapter 117 – Something called Life [13]
Chapter 118 – Something called Life [14]
Anomaly
Chapter 119 – Something called Life [15]
Chapter 120 – Something called Life [16]
Chapter 121 – Something called Life [17]
Chapter 122 – Something called Life [18]
Chapter 123 – Something called Life [19]
Chapter 124 – Something called Life [20]
Chapter 125 – Something called Life [21]
Chapter 126 – Something called Life [22]
Chapter 127 – Something called Life [23]
Chapter 128 – Something called Life [24]
Chapter 129 – Something called Life [25]
Chapter 130 – Something called Life [26]
Chapter 131 – Something called Life [27]
Chapter 132 – Something called Life [28]
Chapter 133 – Something called Life [29]
Chapter 134 – Something called Life [30]
Chapter 135 – interlude – Hidden intentions
Chapter 136 – Inside the mist [1]
Chapter 137 – Inside the mist [2]
Chapter 138 – Inside the mist [3]
Chapter 139 – Inside the mist [4]
Chapter 140 – Inside the mist [5]
Chapter 141 – Inside the mist [6]
Chapter 142 – Inside the mist [7]
Chapter 143 – Inside the mist [8]
Chapter 144 – Inside the mist [9]
Chapter 145 – Inside the mist [10]
Chapter 146 – Inside the mist [11]
Chapter 147 – Inside the mist [12]
Chapter 148 – Inside the mist [13]
SPECIAL PROMOTION ON PATREON!
Chapter 149 – Inside the mist [14]
Chapter 150 – Inside the mist [15]
Chapter 151 – Inside the mist [16]
Chapter 152 – Inside the mist [17]
Chapter 153 – Inside the mist [18]
Chapter 154 – Inside the mist [19]
Chapter 155 – Inside the mist [20]
Chapter 156 – Inside the mist [21]
Chapter 157 – Inside the mist [22]
Chapter 158 – Inside the mist [23]
Chapter 159 – Inside the mist [24]
Chapter 160 – When logic escapes [1]
Chapter 161 – When logic escapes [2]
Chapter 162 – When logic escapes [3]
Chapter 163 – When logic escapes [4]
Chapter 164 – When logic escapes [5]
Chapter 165 – When logic escapes [6]
Chapter 166 – When logic escapes [7]
Chapter 167 – When logic escapes [8]
Chapter 168 – When logic escapes [9]
Chapter 169 – When logic escapes [10]
Chapter 170 – When logic escapes [11]
Chapter 171 – When logic escapes [12]
Chapter 172 – When logic escapes [13]
Chapter 173 – When logic escapes [14]
Chapter 174 – When logic escapes [15]
Chapter 175 – When logic escapes [16]
Chapter 176 – When logic escapes [17]
Chapter 177 – When logic escapes [18]
Chapter 178 – When logic escapes [19]
Chapter 179 – When logic escapes [20]
Chapter 180 – When logic escapes [21]
Chapter 181 – The Burden of Remembering [1]
Chapter 182 – The Burden of Remembering [2]
Chapter 183 – The Burden of Remembering [3]
Chapter 184 – The Burden of Remembering [4]
Chapter 185 – The Burden of Remembering [5]
Chapter 186 – The Burden of Remembering [6]
Chapter 187 – The Burden of Remembering [7]
Chapter 188 – The Burden of Remembering [8]
Chapter 189 – The Burden of Remembering [9]
Chapter 190 – The Burden of Remembering [10]
Chapter 191 – The Burden of Remembering [11]
Chapter 192 – The Burden of Remembering [12]
Chapter 193 – The Burden of Remembering [13]
Chapter 194 – The Burden of Remembering [14]
Chapter 195 – The Burden of Remembering [15]
Chapter 196 – The Burden of Remembering [16]
Chapter 197 – The Burden of Remembering [17]
Chapter 198 – The Burden of Remembering [18]
Chapter 199 – The Burden of Remembering [19]
Chapter 200 – The Burden of Remembering [20]
Chapter 201 – The Burden of Remembering [21]
Chapter 202 – The Burden of Remembering [22]
Chapter 203 – The Burden of Remembering [23]
Chapter 204 – The Burden of Remembering [24]
Chapter 205 – The Burden of Remembering [25]
Chapter 206 – The Burden of Remembering [26]
Chapter 207 – The Burden of Remembering [27]
Chapter 208 – The Burden of Remembering [28]
Chapter 209 – The Burden of Remembering [29]
Chapter 210 – The Burden of Remembering [30]
Chapter 211 – The Burden of Remembering [31]
Chapter 212 – The Burden of Remembering [32]
Chapter 213 – The Burden of Remembering [33]
Chapter 214 – The Burden of Remembering [34]
Chapter 215 – The Burden of Remembering [35]
Chapter 216 – The Burden of Remembering [36]
Chapter 217 – The Burden of Remembering [37]
Chapter 218 – The Burden of Remembering [38]
Chapter 219 – The entity of pride [1]
Chapter 220 – The entity of pride [2]
Chapter 221 – The entity of pride [3]
Chapter 222 – The entity of pride [4]
Chapter 223 – The entity of pride [5]
Chapter 224 – The entity of pride [6]
Chapter 225 – The entity of pride [7]
Chapter 226 – The entity of pride [8]
Chapter 227 – The entity of pride [9]
Chapter 228 – The entity of pride [10]
Chapter 229 – The entity of pride [11]
Chapter 230 – The entity of pride [12]
Chapter 231 – The entity of pride [13]
Chapter 232 – The entity of pride [14]
Chapter 233 – The entity of pride [15]
Chapter 234 – The entity of pride [16]
Chapter 235 – The entity of pride [17]
Chapter 236 – The entity of pride [18]
Chapter 237 – The entity of pride [19]
Chapter 238 – The entity of pride [20]
Chapter 239 – The entity of pride [21]
Chapter 240 – The entity of pride [22]
Chapter 241 – The entity of pride [23]
Chapter 242 – The entity of pride [24]
Chapter 243 – The entity of pride [25]
Chapter 244 – Timeless State [1]
Chapter 245 – Timeless State [2]
Chapter 246 – Timeless State [3]
Chapter 247 – Timeless State [4]
Chapter 248 – Timeless State [5]
Chapter 249 – Timeless State [6]
Chapter 250 – Timeless State [7]
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