Callum lived behind the safe zone wall's most of his life in safety, only having few memories of what the decaying world outside was like.
Rayla lives out in the dangerous wilderness, traveling around with a group, raiding other camps and only cared about her own survival.
When the raiders attack the safe zone of Katolis, the infected flood inside, causing panic. For the first time in his life, Callum is separated from his younger brother and everyone he knows, now alone out in the world of the living dead. Rayla, separated from her group, runs into Callum, and the two decide to partner together, to look for Callum's family and survive.
||Zombie Apocalypse AU cause why not!||
||The art I use for the cover is by liyrical on Tumblr, so go check their art out, it's amazing!||
This is an AU timeline that diverges from the Season 3 finale of The Dragon Prince. In the original timeline, Rayla tackled Viren off the pinnacle of the Storm Spire. Callum then used the "Manus. Pluma. Volantus." spell to save her before both Rayla and Viren fell to the ground.
But in this alternate version, it's Callum who reaches the pinnacle first - and he's the one who tackles Viren before Rayla can intervene. From that one fateful change, everything begins to shift.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Dragon Prince or any of its original characters - all rights go to their respective creators. Unlike most TDP stories on Wattpad that use fanart (with or without credit), all of the visuals in this story are my own original works, created in Blender 3D using Minecraft-style renders.