Somago

Introduction to the Work: As Earth's magnetism vanishes, humanity suffers mass casualties due to cosmic radiation, and for a hundred years, various heteromorphs mutate and begin to devour one another. The few remaining humans barely survive by establishing a handful of exclusive bases. 'An-jeo,' a small mushroom heteromorph possessing self-awareness, rescues 'An-jjeo,' a teenage boy dying from a monster's attack, and brings him to the cave where he lives. However, An-jjeo is already on the brink of death. By absorbing and consuming An-jjeo's corpse as nutrients, An-jeo becomes capable of mutating into a human form. Having had his cherished spores stolen by a sleeping bird in the past, An-...