Tag: Pandemic

Amidst the amber bottles and fragrant notes, Martin’s fight with COVID-19 revealed the most intimate scent of all: the aroma of time’s passage.

I have this peculiar ability to always remember where I am when significant news breaks. Today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared the end of the Covid-19 global pandemic whilst I was at Warsaw Airport, awaiting my flight to London.

In the year 2127, an enigmatic epidemic swept across the world. It was an odd disease, one that caused only a mild cough with no fever. The virus responsible for the epidemic was so unremarkable that it was discovered merely by chance. However, its long-term effects were anything but ordinary – it rendered those affected by it incredibly lazy.

As we slowly emerge from the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new challenge awaits the world: great burnout.

Days blend together, a monotonous blend
The mind foggy, the body on end
The normal routine, a distant memory
Long Covid takes hold, a harsh reality

When a worldwide pandemic unleashes a devastating mutation in human DNA, people with extraordinary abilities begin to emerge. They strive for greatness, but must also confront the harsh realities of their own mortality.