I doubt the author will ever see this, but I'll write my thoughts regardless. Influencer of the apocalypse had a really good and interesting start. The horror elements were really well done, and the MC's seeming indifference to all the crazy stuff going down added to the erie vibe pretty well. Even though the animal heads and the kid with the electric powers didn't make too much sense, it didn't have to; its a apocalyptic horror story, so things not making sense fit well with the plot. However, once the mc died for the first time, I think you lost most of us. Right around there, things went from a bit vague to being incomprehensibly confusing. Being unfamiliar with the authors other works, the whole planetary human thing felt a little confusing, but wasn't that crazy. But I feel like nothing was explained as to how it caused the disaster or why they were there. Seeing how the mc stayed alive by reviving himself was cool, but the addition of how the family was fake and he killed them all except for the sister kinda ruined it for me. The mc going from a kinda weird kid to a complete psycho was too jarring and I don't think it fit well. Also, that last little bit where its implied that the mc caused the initial egg outbreak really didn't make sense and kinda invalidated the entire first part of the story. Finally, having the mc try to kill the other guys seemed very random and stupid. Like I get he wanted their powers, but why would he fight them when they previously weren't enemies at all? And him killing his sister? Also wack.
So as a summary, good story up until the mc went from a weird, phone-obsessed kid to a psycho-killer maniac who's attacking his allies for no valid reason and killing his family.
So as a summary, good story up until the mc went from a weird, phone-obsessed kid to a psycho-killer maniac who's attacking his allies for no valid reason and killing his family.
