Dr. Timothy Johnson resided in solitary confinement for releasing a rapidly mutating virus.

  The authorities kept him there to remain unharmed from those willing to torture him.

  Timothy refused to publicly share an antidote he self-administered. His experiment transformed humans into rumored bloodthirsty vampires. The virus caused extreme anemia. Staying alive meant transfusing fresh blood by donors who also got infected.

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  An entire planet under quarantine ...

  Groups survived through isolation, weaponization, and being ruthless.

  Timothy counted the days ...

  He hid the formula in his mind, promising to cure loyal followers.

  Someday, they’d call him—Timothy, Ruler of Mars.