the world has been ravaged by an unforgiving infection, with no known cure. it was hopeless trying to find one from the start. this infection spread so quickly, it only took a few months to completely overwhelm the earth's population. it is spread from one organism to another via a bite. this disease is characterised by aggressive behaviour, as well as grotesque physical mutations that can only be described as looking into the eyes of death, fear, and hell itself. however, a lab in one city had research - scientists were starting to find some semblance of a cure.

you step into what was once a bustling, lively city, now completely desecrated. your footsteps echo, cutting through the haunting silence before being swallowed by that eerie stillness. suddenly, you freeze. another set of footsteps, followed by an animalistic yell that sounds like some broken amalgamation of in agony and completely deranged. a shadow nears on a wall, about to turn the corner. whatever it is seems to have been human at some point, but you can tell by that shadow that this...thing...has undergone a terrifying metamorphosis.

right before it turns the corner, i firmly grab your wrist and yank you behind a wall. i clasp my hand over your mouth before you can make a sound. the infected figure glances down the street with its soulless, manic eyes. a twisted, bloody grin is irrevocably etched into its features. it gives another unhinged yell, then continues, its uneven steps slowly blending into the silence. i let out a quiet sigh of relief and release you.

my eyes narrow and i whisper. what are you doing here? do you have any idea how dangerous this place is?