MakiWangdu
On the year 2025, a deadly strain called the "Lagim virus" wreaks apocalyptic havoc across the Philippines. In the wake of this sudden, terrifying plague, the dead rise as monstrous, undead predators known as Amaranhigs, plunging the islands into chaos and turning paradise into a nightmare.
This is the world eighteen-year-old Cael Rivero must navigate. A simple schoolboy from Cavite, Cael had always been defined by low self-esteem and a history of being bullied. He had already weathered personal tragedy-the loss of his parents years ago in a car crash-leaving him the sole protector of his two siblings, Emma and Caela. The apocalypse, however, demands a strength he never knew he possessed. He struggles and fends to survive, only to be struck down by the very virus he fought to escape. But for Cael, death is a transformation. Due to a mysterious genetic mutation, Cael overcomes the Lagim virus, emerging as a being caught between two worlds: half-human, half-amaranhig. The Gabunan variant a powerful strain of the infected, granted him superhuman speed, strength, and regeneration. This power is a double-edged sword: a potential savior for humanity, or a curse that could drag him into the darkness he now embodies. His path soon crosses with Ava Cruz, a nineteen-year-old survivor from Lucena. The apocalypse stole everything from her including her parents, forging in her a burning, all-consuming hatred for the undead. Driven by a thirst for vengeance, she is determined to eliminate every Amaranhig in existence. Drawn together by the fight for survival, Cael and Ava form an unlikely, yet powerful, bond, with a burgeoning bond developing between them.
Rising Sun Undead is a brutal tale of survival, self-discovery, and love in a ravaged homeland. Will Cael master the overwhelming power of the Gabunan to eliminate the Amaranhigs and dismantle the corporate evil, or will he succumb to the Lagim within, forever losing the chance to hold onto the light?