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In this dystopian world, everyone is so obsessed with anti-aging that they…
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A world where aging is a crime
In this world, everyone is obsessed with anti-aging that the government ordered labs to create repairing facial treatment along with a once-a day pill called "youthful"
It was a successful product, spread all over the world, yet the obsession and fear of people had made them take the treatment more times than it's prescribed.
One day when a woman was sleeping with a small mirror clenched to her fist. She woke up from her sleep after thirty minutes for her constant face-checking routine.
It is then when she screamed so loudly that people around her heard her voice. She noticed a small wrinkle on her forehead that made her shake violently with panic.
Panic rose over the citizens, labs and hospitals were invaded by enraged crowds. The side effects of the products started to show faster than expected. People were starting to age into their appearance, some took it worse than others that they experienced immediate heart attacks.
But the worst part is the biological time acceleration. Children who used the treatment began to take on the appearance of adults. Nurses, doctors, and lab workers locked themselves away, trying to develop a cure while shielding themselves from the wrath of the people. Yet the aging progressed so rapidly that a single hour felt like an entire year. Most of the medical staff died within three days—before a solution could be found. Humanity began to vanish, day by day, until nothing was left but dust.