The three genders—Alpha, Omega, and Beta, can form compatible pairings with each other, but there are biological limitations: individuals of the same sex cannot reproduce. Alphas and Omegas possess extremely strong reproductive functions, and 95% of newborns worldwide are born from this pairing system. If an Alpha is strong enough, even a Beta can become pregnant, though this is rare, it is not unprecedented, and this accounts for the remaining 5% of births. This data therefore implies one thing:
The probability of an Alpha and an Alpha producing offspring is zero, because they can never form a permanent mark on each other. If a more dominant Alpha forcibly attempts to mark a weaker Alpha, it may lead to severe injury or even death due to physiological rejection. Theoretically, if Alpha–Alpha reproduction were possible, their offspring would be extraordinarily powerful. Therefore, medical institutions and universities worldwide have long been searching for a method to extend Alpha lineage, but all attempts have ended in failure.
Perhaps it is precisely because Alpha–Alpha offspring would be too powerful and violate the natural order that such a prohibition has been inscribed into the long river of life itself.
For Awakened individuals, the higher the rank, the more difficult it is to produce offspring. According to official records, when a 2S Alpha and a 2S Omega pair, it takes at least five years to conceive their first child. In addition, awakened bloodlines also possess corresponding attribute traits. Various countries have proposed classification systems for these attributes, but the AMP Alliance ultimately adopted this country’s system, based on the Five Elements—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. These five attributes account for over 60% of all Awakened individuals worldwide. In addition, there are other natural attributes such as Wind, Lightning, and Light, as well as special attributes such as Spirit, Time, and Space. In total, 56 attributes have been defined.
Of course, due to differing historical backgrounds, each country also possesses its own unique attributes, similar to rare endemic plants and animals. As a result, the number and type of special attributes vary by nation.
However, regardless of attribute type, there are relationships of mutual generation and mutual restraint between certain attributes. This leads to a critical issue: attribute incompatibility due to suppression. For example, when a Fire-type Alpha and a Spirit-type Omega combine, there is a 25% chance of giving birth to a pure Fire-type child, a 25% chance of a pure Spirit-type child, and a 50% chance of a dual-attribute child possessing both Fire and Spirit attributes. The third type is known as a hybrid attribute.
However, if a Fire-type Alpha and a Water-type Omega are paired, even with 100% compatibility, they cannot produce offspring. Even if an embryo is formed by chance, it will die within two months due to genetic conflict between the parents, often resulting in the tragedy of both mother and child dying together.
Throughout the course of human evolution and reproduction, no child with mutually suppressive attributes has ever been born.
Researchers believe this is a genetic lock left within bloodlines by 4.6 billion years of Earth’s evolutionary remnants. This restriction is even stricter than the prohibition on same-sex reproduction and cannot be broken, thus becoming a universally accepted scientific principle.
However, the birth of Ren Suixing completely overturned this long-held academic conclusion.
Seven years ago, Shen Yue’s true identity as an Alpha was not yet known. At the time, he was regarded as a pure Water-type Omega, and he paired with Ren Jinzhu, a pure Fire-type Alpha. Not only did a pregnancy reaction occur, but it also successfully continued beyond two months. The entire Headquarters was shaken by this development and immediately sealed the information, classifying it as a top-rank red military document personally reviewed and approved by the Commander.
Now, learning that Shen Yue was actually an Alpha makes the situation even more unimaginable. The birth of Ren Suixing not only meant that Shen Yue had broken through the same-sex prohibition, but also completely shattered the attribute suppression barrier of Awakened individuals. If this were ever made public, it would undoubtedly cause an earth-shaking shock across both the academic world and the entire AMP Alliance.
This is also why Ren Suixing is so extraordinarily precious and highly valued by the military. He is the only child in the world born from a high-ranking Alpha and Alpha pairing, as well as from Awakened individuals of mutually opposing pure Fire and pure Water attributes. He is the product of countless theoretical constraints being broken. His existence has confirmed academic theories that once only existed on paper, his physical constitution, courage, and psychological resilience are unparalleled among his peers worldwide. Most Awakened individuals experience their first awakening at 16 years old; an extremely small number of high-ranking Awakened individuals may awaken as early as 12. Medical institutions believe that Ren Suixing is very likely to experience his first awakening at just 10 years old.
Because of this, when Ren Suixing went missing some time ago, the base’s chief of staff was so anxious he developed blisters in his mouth. Upon learning that this precious child had secretly run to Wenshan Village in Yunzhu Province and encountered traffickers during a sting operation against child abduction, the chief of staff was so furious he even drew his gun, preparing to personally lead a rescue team. However, Ren Jinzhu moved too quickly, just one second after he took Shen Yue and Ren Suixing away, the organization behind those mercenaries was completely eradicated by Headquarters, down to their ancestral graves and even their ash boxes.
If news of Ren Suixing were ever leaked, no matter which organization Shen Yue fell into, he would inevitably end up confined in a laboratory, reduced to a test subject and studied to death.
“They performed transformation surgeries on many Alphas and then conducted mating and reproductive experiments on them. Among them were even 3S Alphas, but none produced the same result. The researchers concluded it was not the effect of the transformation surgery, but due to my own condition. Therefore, under my father’s arrangements, I was subjected to many experiments. Combined with the assistance of Awakened abilities, I lost most of my memories from the past seven years…”
“Brother Liao, if you want detailed answers, I really cannot provide them. I don’t remember.”
Shen Yue spoke softly. His expression was calm, and his tone carried no confusion or unease over his memory loss, but if one looked closely, his shoulders were trembling faintly and almost imperceptibly.
Memories can be erased, but the body does not lie. Fragmented flashes remained: in that windowless room under harsh, blinding white light, his limbs tightly bound to a bed; sharp needles gleaming with cold light; droplets of liquid flicked out by doctors before being injected into his glands. Instantly, searing pain erupted through his entire body, his muscles convulsing as if struck by electricity. But that was only the beginning, his glands were repeatedly injected with various drugs, while cold mechanical instruments entered and exited between his legs again and again.
He did not know who they were or what experiments they were conducting. Even the names of the drugs and the doctors’ faces melted and distorted like wax, leaving only pain etched into his bones. No matter how carefully he tried to recall, he could not retrieve a single useful detail. He raised his head slightly and said with faint apology, “Sorry, I really… don’t remember.”
In fact, they could all roughly guess what kind of experiments Shen Yue had undergone. It was precisely because they knew that his otherwise numb and detached demeanor was so chilling. Any research on marking inevitably targets the glands, the most vital and fragile part of the body. The glands are densely packed with sensitive nerves, and even the highest-ranking Alpha can hardly endure the pain of glandular experimentation, let alone someone of Shen Yue’s constitution…
The interrogation room fell silent for a moment.
Liao Lianzhi spoke softly: “Then how did you return to the country? Your adoptive father would never have let you go.”
Shen Yue nodded. “Of course he wouldn’t have let me go. But over those seven years, they never understood why I could bear children. Pressure from above kept increasing, so the frequency of experiments intensified, and my gland function deteriorated further. Because of this, I was transferred to an emergency treatment room for a period. The guards there were not as strict as in the research institute, and the experiments were temporarily suspended. After I regained some clarity of mind, I found an opportunity to escape, but I was discovered by an Awakened individual midway… In the end, I jumped into the sea.”
“Only after jumping did I realize it was a cruise ship. The research institute, the emergency room, and various experimental facilities were all located on it. That night the waves were extremely rough. I swam aimlessly for an unknown amount of time before losing consciousness. When I woke up again, I was already in Wenshan Village. A fisherman had saved me, in the only river leading out of the village.”
The Beta recorded everything he said. Liao Lianzhi nodded.
“Then how did you get involved with that group of mercenaries in Wenshan Village? Why did they capture you?”
“After I was rescued, I remained unconscious for a while. That fisherman took care of me. When I woke up, I separated from him and built a wooden hut on my own to temporarily recover. It had been raining continuously in Yunzhu Province recently, and I had a fever for several days. One night, I woke up and went to the clinic to get medicine. When I returned, I was abducted by that group of mercenaries. They were probably forced by circumstances and needed to gather enough ‘goods’ to deliver to their employer, so they kidnapped many villagers, including me… As for what happened afterward, you can probably guess.”
Shen Yue said sincerely, “That fisherman has nothing to do with my father. He simply saved me. If you investigate, please don’t make things difficult for him.”
Liao Lianzhi replied seriously, “If he is a law-abiding citizen of our country, of course we will not make things difficult for him.”
“Shen Yue, tell me in detail everything you remember about your adoptive father.”
Under the golden light, Shen Yue’s pale white eyelashes cast a faint semicircular shadow over his eyelids. He was silent for a moment before speaking softly:
“He… is a very gentle person.”
“I have never seen his face. When he meets us, he always wears a mask, and I never knew his name. The nine children called him Father; the others called him Leader. He was extremely wealthy and powerful, but he never controlled people through money or authority. His voice was very soft, like a breeze. Even though the training camp and selection base were extremely cruel, and the children who came out knew everything was arranged by him, no one ever hated him. He also never put any control devices like collars on us. Physically, we were free, yet we willingly obeyed him and treated him as our true father.”
“For all these years, no one ever disobeyed him, except me.”
Shen Yue’s words shocked Liao Lianzhi. According to what Shen Yue had described earlier, his adoptive father selected children through bloody methods and conducted seven years of human experimentation on him. He should have been a cold, cruel man who treated human lives as nothing. Yet Shen Yue’s evaluation of him was—”a very gentle person.” This assessment was the complete opposite of his actions.
Even someone like Liao Lianzhi, who had interrogated countless criminals, both truly vicious and expertly disguised, had never encountered such a contradictory individual.
He could control a group of high-rank Awakened individuals without relying on money, power, or coercion, and still earn their unwavering loyalty, even though they were likely victims of his own cruelty. What kind of terrifying person could manipulate human hearts to such an extent?
Liao Lianzhi asked several more questions, but Shen Yue could no longer recall any key information. It had likely been deliberately erased. Finally, Liao Lianzhi handed him a picture.
“One last question. Is the symbol of the organization you belonged to this one?”
Shen Yue took it. The moment he saw it, it was as if several heavy hammers struck his mind. Countless nerves seemed to snap. He clutched his head, his brows tightly furrowed in pain. The handcuffs on his wrists pulled taut with a sharp “clack.”
Alarmed, Liao Lianzhi stood up. “What’s wrong?!”
The door was slammed open. Several doctors in white coats rushed in. One of them looked at Shen Yue’s condition and said, “It looks like his ability has been triggered, causing a stress reaction.” He raised his hand to press on Shen Yue’s chest, but Shen Yue suddenly grabbed his wrist.
His face was pale, lips bloodless, faint blue veins visible at his temples. Trembling, he said:
“It… is it…”
He pointed at the scattered image on the floor. A pair of white hands were crossed at the center, and at the top was a face, only a pair of narrow eyes, with no other features. Those eyes seemed to be looking through the paper itself, continuously weaving through the chaotic fragments of Shen Yue’s shattered memories.
“Demiurge, meaning the Creator.”