Iesa (pronounced I-ee-sah) is a seventeen-year-old girl trying to survive a world that ended far too quickly. In March 2025, a mysterious virus swept across the United States. At first, it looked like nothing more than a severe strain of the flu. Fever. Chills. Body aches. By the time doctors realized it was something far worse, it was already too late. The infection wasn't a virus at all. It was a parasite that invaded the brain, turning its victims into relentless, flesh-hungry monsters. Six months later, civilization has collapsed. Alone in the forests of Texas, Iesa has learned that the infected aren't the only things worth fearing. Beyond the abandoned towns and empty highways, something ancient seems to stir beneath the towering pines. At night, strange howls echo through the woods, unseen eyes watch from the darkness, and the forest itself feels alive. Out here, the undead may not be the deadliest thing hunting.