Chapter 1: Outbreak: The Rise of V-12

You always thought the end would come with sirens. Instead, it began in silence.

It started with rumors—something went wrong at Shadow Labs. No one knew what. Then, one evening, a man staggered into a convenience store, pale and drenched in sweat. He collapsed, convulsing, then let out a scream that sent ice through your veins.

He lunged. His teeth snapped, his veins black.

Outside, the city was in chaos. People ran. Cars crashed. The infected spread fast—gray skin, glowing eyes, wounds that should’ve killed them but didn’t.

A broadcast crackled: “State of emergency. Do not approach infected. Shadow Labs is working on containment.”

You ran. Whatever V-12 was, it was loose. And no one was coming to save you.