Lydia always thought she had a normal existence. Normal life, normal school, normal friends, normal apocalyptic thoughts. Well, It is normal to wish for the end of the world, right? Hypothetically of course, no one ever really means it. We all say things we don't mean, but what if someone decided to take you seriously? What if someone gave you the means to destroy the world, would you do it? Suddenly, normal becomes an entirely different word for Lydia. After all, who can really decide the fate of the world?
What happens when the world stops turning the way it should?
When the streets of a city once filled with life become hunting grounds for the dead? When the last echoes of civilization are drowned in the screams of the desperate, the selfish, the cruel?
The government promised order. The military promised safety. Both crumbled under the weight of their own lies.
The infection was only the beginning. The real horror came after.
How far will a man go to keep his humanity when starvation gnaws at his ribs and the dead claw at his door?
When the strong prey on the weak and power belongs to the ruthless, who decides who gets to live - and who is left behind?
Is there still room for kindness in a world where mercy is a death sentence?
In the ruins of civilization, the lines between savior and monster blur. Everyone has a breaking point.