June 24th

10:00 am

They came suddenly. One moment, the sky was still blue, and the sun was still shining. The next, nothing but grey and darkness. It was as if the sun was snuffed out. Many claim it’s aliens, but we’ve received confirmation from the other side of the planet that they can’t see the night sky either. Whatever it is, it’s big enough to envelop the sky of the whole planet.

Everyone’s scrambling to figure out what to do while trying not to bump into each other in the dark. I was tasked to observe the situation, but there was nothing to be observed. Guess I’ll just keep sitting here, staring out at nothing.

For some reason, I feel oddly calm, as though a part of me is certain nothing bad will happen. Or is it just my coping mechanism with this sudden, bizarre phenomenon? I can’t tell for sure, but I guess I won’t be driving to lunch later. Don’t wanna risk crashing into something.

3:00 pm

A few countries attempted to send fighter jets closer to whatever was blocking the sky, but it was too far. It’s basically sitting on the outermost atmosphere of the planet. I doubt anything less than a rocket can reach it. They’ll try shooting the thing next, which I sincerely hope isn’t going to provoke retaliation or something.

People have been hearing things from the “Blanket of Doom.” Some claim it’s high-pitched, some say it’s a low grumbling, etc. Everyone’s saying different things, but I’m not hearing it. Frankly, I don’t think it’s a solid object like a UFO. It might be… alive. A wild thought, I know, but a movie that came out not too long ago showed the possibility of a UFO being a living being, so maybe that’s the case?

10:00 pm

It’s still there, and I can hear something. I can’t tell what it is exactly, but it’s not as unsettling as I thought it’d be. My partners said the same thing. Something tells me that, even if this thing is gone, things won’t be over.

June 26th

8:30 am

When I woke up, the thing blocking the sky was gone, and there was a new development. Those who witnessed the moment it disappeared claim the thing moved like waves, then in a rigid, mechanical manner, before it folded itself smaller and smaller until it became something and landed on the planet. Right now, everyone’s searching for it.

Even though the sky only turned dark for approximately two days, it caused massive disruption and destruction across the globe. Dozens of people died due to various mishaps and accidents. We were lucky, my partners and I. While my husband is eager to move on from this freaky phenomenon and not think about it anymore, my wife and I were still curious to learn what actually happened and what would transpire in the following days.

June 30th

9:00 pm

They found it. It was “floating” in the Mediterranean Sea. In quotes, because people could walk on the water around the object, which appeared to be something akin to a shrine. Or perhaps a temple? The whole thing was captured on camera.

The design was… otherworldly, to say the least. I was never good with words, so I’m not even going to bother describing it. It has weird shapes and weird colors. I’ll just snap a photo and attach it to my diary later.

In any case, they were still deciding what to do with it. There’s also no telling if any living beings are inside the structure, though the whole thing could be a living thing itself. My husband didn’t want to look at the news, but he did and admitted it looked like a fucked-up creature. I just hope I can sleep without this thing popping into my dream later tonight.

July 4th

11:00 pm

The “thing,” now dubbed Xenos, has moved to the mountains. Each day, it will “slide” towards a new mountain in a different part of the world. Additionally, its shape keeps changing. Sometimes, it resembles actual human structure; other times, it’s… utterly incomprehensible. It’s not an alien, for sure. Well, not alien like the ones we usually see. Technologically advanced and whatnot. It’s more supernatural and fantastical than anything.

However, that wasn’t the big thing everyone was talking about. It’s the second big thing. The initial discovery team, upon returning home, started feeling discomfort. Doctors assumed they were infected by some unknown virus, but they weren’t sick. At most, their bodies felt a little itchy and or painful, but other than that, they’re perfectly fine.

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Around two days ago, their bodies started to change, all doing so in different manners. For some, their hair or skin color shifted slightly, for others, they have nubs growing on their heads or waist. Each of their transformations is different and gradual but certain. Still, they were fine, mentally and physically.

They were requested to be quarantined as a failsafe, but it was still too late. Just hours ago, the other people who made contact with the discovery team also started showing similar symptoms. Once again, each of their bodies changed in slightly different ways.

In response to this, countries from all over the world are quarantining all regions that Xenos touched down upon. Some speculate it’s useless because no one can figure out how this “virus” is spreading. If it’s airborne, then there’s no stopping this “epidemic” cuz Xenos always land on a remote mountain area.

My partners and I played video games for the night as my husband is getting a little too anxious about this. He started spiraling, talking about how the world’s going to end, and honestly, I don’t blame him. It’s scary, but there’s nothing much we can do.

July 10th

12:00 pm

The “virus,” now called Janus, is spreading fast. All attempts at quarantine failed. No matter how aggressively the governments across the world acted, they could not stop Janus from reaching more of the world. Many people protested these violent suppression acts, and riots broke out, which worsened the situation. Of course, there are those who immediately acted upon their racist tendencies, discriminating against those who were infected, but they weren’t immune.

Xenos is still moving around the world, and the locations it visited have expanded. It started visiting locations barely inhabited by humans. No one knows why, but we don’t care anymore. Oh, one thing the world is certain of is that the virus is spreading from the discovery team, not from any of the locations that Xenos visited. Quite strange, considering its the source of Janus.

My partners and I have been stuck in the house since about June 5th. It worsened my husband’s mental state, and my wife and I had to take turns caring for him. He seemed to have calmed down now that we’ve established a new routine. Of course, we all still have to work because capitalism is hell.

July 15th

9:00 pm

I was wondering why we haven’t seen any of the discovery team members or the people they first infected since the start of the month. Now, we know.

Alberto Lago, one of the members of the team, escaped the quarantine zone about a few hours ago. He… well… He doesn’t look like anything the man he used to be. His skin was red, he had four pairs of wings, and an extra arm. He flew at incredible speed and had retractable sharp nails. Despite the authority’s best attempt to capture (probably kill) him, they failed, and he’s gone.

Following that, a whole lot of secrets were exposed. Anonymous apparently have been getting quite busy as they leaked various videos and photos of infected people. Some people grew in size, most in shape, and some don’t even resemble a human anymore. However, most of them develop traits that resemble creatures in myths and stories.

I kept this a secret from my partners, but I… can’t help but be drawn to their transformations. It’s harder to tell in photos, but in videos, it’s clear that the infected people are more upset regarding their treatment by the people keeping them in “cages” than their new traits.

Demons, angels, satyrs, dragonborns, mermaids… Only a few of the infected shown on the internet looks truly inhuman and alien.

Either this is the end of the world… or a new beginning.

August 1st

11:00 am

My newly developed tail’s going to need some getting used to.

So… the world failed to contain Janus. It has spread to every part of the world.

I would’ve written more entries covering the events that led up to this day, but things have gotten very chaotic, and I haven’t had time to write until now.

All the infected break loose after people realize the new virus only changes a person’s appearance, not their minds. Not everyone has transformed yet, but it’s only a matter of time before everyone does, so the inhuman treatment of the infected ended. Some in violence, some in peace.

I was the one who went to buy groceries about a week ago, so I’m technically at fault for bringing the virus into our household. If I didn’t, though, we would’ve all starved to death, so it was inevitable. I wondered who in that store infected me. I didn’t see anyone looking or acting odd. Or maybe it’s someone I passed by? Regardless, people are just scrambling about what to do, including us.

My husband… understandably freaked out when his iris started to change shape, though his vision was unaffected. Honestly, my wife and I aren’t really that bothered. We’re the type to accept things as they come, but not quite my husband.

He acts like a drama queen every day, saying we’re all going to turn into monsters and lose our humanity. Well, we may not look fully human anymore, but we aren’t monsters. Well, some people are. News was reporting people using their new abilities to commit crimes, but frankly, it’s a lot lower than I thought, considering some people transformed into giants and dragon people.

My husband grew less agitated as everyone in our neighborhood slowly looked human. He had reluctantly accepted this was happening to everyone, and there was no changing it.

Yesterday, my wife, now looking like a reptilian creature with metal-looking scales, proposed that Janus might be turning our external appearance so it matches our internal one. Her strongest proof is that no one feels uncomfortable in their new skin, and some people are even overjoyed that their biological sex has changed.

I can accept that theory, honestly. I always felt quite like a cat if it’s a person, and now I’m a catperson with very flexible and extendable fingers. My husband’s now a shapeshifting deer person. His body changes shape whenever he feels strongly about something.

The main reason I’m writing today is because we all heard a voice in our heads. The voice claimed to be Xenos and that they’d have an announcement soon once everyone on Earth had changed.

This whole thing better not turn into another generic alien flick. Am I weird to be so casual about this? Maybe, but I'd rather meet my end in an interesting way instead of The One Scenario Everyone Believes Will Definitely Happen.

However this whole thing turns out, this has got to be the wildest year on Earth ever.