MANUEL GARCIA
Mexican youth, age 10. Only survivor of a cataclysm in Mexico, where a virulent disease wiped out a town which had been under observation by an Aegis team - also killed by the disease. The team had been monitoring Manuel because he was said to be a faith healer, and indeed showed remarkable results according to the records kept by the deceased Aegis members. Manuel is believed to have survived because of his astonishing regenerative abilities. However, he no longer possesses his ability to heal others. Instead, his touch now spreads the disease, and Manuel himself is using all his healing powers to prevent the disease from killing him. Present location is in a secure Aegis research facility. Sterilisation of the town by napalm took place immediately after the rescue of Manuel. The rescue helicopter was incinerated upon landing, along with all NBC suits worn by rescue operatives. The disease appears to have been specifically created to attack a genetic profile not consistent with a particular racial grouping, but has become more generalised. It is believed the Mexico outbreak was a test firing.

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