Chapter 33
Yoren imitated ACE and gave Indra a thumbs-up.
"My friends, I wish you a smooth future."
Maybe it was just an act, a last-ditch attempt to save face. But in that moment, Yoren truly meant it.
He looked good right now—strong, determined.
Yes, this was his choice.
It had been more than five minutes since the infection symptoms first appeared. The only inhibitor had already been injected into Vina's body.
In other words, his fate was sealed. There was no changing it.
He was now infected.
The very thing everyone in Terra feared—mineral disease. Oripathy.
He had become part of the most despised group in this world. The infected.
It should have been a devastating realization. If life were a marathon, oripathy was the equivalent of having your leg shattered at the starting line. Not only was winning out of the question—he might not even make it to the end.