Rupture

A Rupture is a cosmological event in which a particular form of radiation, called Bennett Rays after scientist Charles Bennett, enter planetary atmospheres. Bennett Rays are the leading cause of activating a dormant gene in biological life known as Mutagen. On Earth, only two instances of the Rupture have occurred: once around 1200 BC, and the other in 1928 AD. A resurgence of Mutagen Enhanced Individuals occurred during the 1980's and 1990's, leading experts to believe that Bennett Rays were somehow reintroduced into the atmosphere unnaturally. There is no current knowledge on the origin of Bennett Rays.