The Days After
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When the infection surfaced, it was already too late.
No warnings.
No broadcasts.
No time to prepare.
As cities fall and governments vanish, survivors have no idea where it started-only that it's spreading fast, and nothing can stop it.
The infected don't sleep.
They don't breathe.
They hunt.
Always.
But survival is more than running from the dead. It's about trust, guilt, and who you become when the laws no longer exist.
In the days after, nothing is safe.
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